CH 128

Chapter 128: Defending The City.

Edited by: Mochiusagi

Amidst the darkness, Jin City was surrounded by fire.

The Barbarian army attacked the city with full force without any pause, which made the situation reach a boiling point.

A large number of ladders were set up, and the Barbarians quickly climbed up, one after the other. Some Barbarians rushed to the city wall, but they were quickly killed by the defenders.

The Commanders, leading 100 people and above in the Black Tiger Army, were all in the Qi Circulation Realm.

At the same time, the Cultivators staying in Jin City were also helping in the battle on the city wall.

Speaking of fighting, the Cultivators from the Martial Arts Community were not as good as the Black Tiger Army.

But since they were staying on the city wall and only needed to kill the Barbarians who rushed up, there was no big problem.

In individual strength, the Cultivators were not comparable to ordinary Black Tiger Army.

As the battle raged, blood splashed and heads rolled to the ground.

“Roll the rocks!”

With an angry shout, the Black Tiger Army troops lifted the stone that had been prepared long ago and pushed it down.

Weighing thousands of pounds, plus the momentum of falling, no Cultivator in the Body Forging Realm would dare to face this.

Many Barbarians were hit, vomited blood, and fell from the ladders.

However, as soon as a Barbarian fell, another would immediately take over.

The death of the predecessors did not make the subsequent Barbarians feel fear.

“Light the oil!”

A Commander ordered for the cans of kerosene to be poured down, before igniting it with torches.

In an instant, a sea of ​​fire appeared below the city, and the Barbarians screamed as they were burned alive.

“General, the Barbarian’s offensive is too fierce!”

Wen Ce looked at the Barbarians below, that were scorched black by the fire, with a solemn expression on his face. The problem was that there was more Barbarians following behind.

So far, it may seem that the Barbarians didn’t seem to have any advantage.

However, it should be understood that the greatest advantage of the Barbarians lies in their numbers.

With 120,000 Barbarian troops, the 12,000 Black Tiger Army troops were dwarfed.

If the latter want to kill all of the Barbarians, it meant that a single Black Tiger Army troop member must kill at least ten Barbarians.

Judging from the siege situation in front, the Barbarians also had their elites.

Basically, one Black Tiger Army troop member killing ten Barbarians was as difficult as ascending to the sky.

More importantly, when the number of the Barbarian army reached a certain level, their strength would be doubled.

Chu Ding calmly looked at the Barbarians, who were attacking the city below, with fire flashing in his pupils, making him look a little terrifying.

“No matter how fierce their offensive is, we must persist for at least two days, so that the Province has time to respond. There maybe even reinforcements.”

“Yes–“

Wen Ce lowered his head and replied.

He understood what Chu Ding meant, and that enduring for two days was the most important thing.

Two days.

This would give the Province a certain amount of time to make a reasonable response.

It could also buy some time for the people who evacuated from Jin City.

As for reinforcements, to be frank, from Wen Ce’s point of view, I’m afraid they won’t be able to survive the day when the reinforcements finally arrive.

At this time, the Black Tiger Army accept that defending the city was facing certain death.

However, no one was afraid.

The Black Tiger Army was never afraid of fighting, nor were they afraid of fighting to the death.

It’s just that Wen Ce still had some worries in his heart: “We can hold down Jin City for two days, but according to the news, the Barbarians attacked not just Jin City.”

“If the Barbarians found a breakthrough from other cities, our efforts here would be meaningless!”

Hearing this, Chu Ding looked at him sideways, his eyes seemed to be a little cold.

“Remember, there are some things that you should not consider. All we can do now is to hold down Jin City and wait for the reinforcements from the Imperial Court.”

“Yes!”

Wen Ce’s heart jumped, and he hurriedly lowered his head in response.

Seeing this, Chu Ding’s tone also softened a bit.

“This time the Barbarians are aggressive, but our army has been intercepting them for a quarter of an hour, which is basically buying another quarter of an hour for the Great Wilderness Province. If our army can kill one more Barbarian, it will weaken their strength.”

“If all 12,000 Black Tiger Army troops can kill 12,000 barbarians, then our deaths wouldn’t be in vain.”

“To be able to kill 24,000 Barbarians is a big achievement.”

In the current situation, there was no turning back.

Kill one enemy each to break even.

Kill two enemy and it was “profit.”

If the 120,000 Barbarians was crippled, even if the 12,000 Black Tiger Army was wiped out here, it would be worthwhile.

“For the Great Qin we will sacrifice our lives!”

Wen Ce knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and shouted in a deep voice.

“Get up.” Chu Ding nodded and came to the edge of the city wall. In his sight, a large number of Barbarians almost filled every inch of space.

The Barbarians’ determination to break through the city as soon as possible was obvious. 

“Momentum is like riding a tiger. Since the Barbarians invaded the Great Wilderness Province, they have never had a defeat, nor have they had any setbacks. This momentum then accumulated to a very terrifying level.”

“Look at the Barbarians, everyone is full of confidence. Hence, as they attack the city, they could exert power far beyond their own.”

“If we can stop this, the future will be much better.”

Chu Ding said calmly.

In war, many times the emphasis was on the momentum.

Take the Barbarians right now as an example.

They did not stop and directly attacked Jin City. The purpose was to build off their momentum.

If Jin City could not hold on, then the Barbarians’ momentum would be even stronger. However, if Jin City held on long enough, then the momentum behind the Barbarians would slow down a bit.

“Kill!”

“The first person to climb the city wall will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver afterwards!”

“The first person to open the city gate will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver afterward, and will be promoted to a Thousand Commander!”

A Barbarian General, riding on the back of a tiger, shouted loudly.

One hundred taels of silver!

One thousand taels of silver, promotion to a Thousand Commander!

When all of the Barbarians heard these words, their offensive became instantly became more violent.

After all, what was the war for, wasn’t it to get promoted and rich? 

As for life, in the eyes of other Barbarians, this was a chance that they were willing to take the risk for.

However, they also understood that although it would be easy to be the first to climb the city wall, it would be difficult to survive until the end of the battle. There were many Barbarians who had climbed the city wall, but none of them could survive.

But even so, it didn’t prevent the Barbarians from getting excited.

“Grab my bow!”

“Yes!”

Wen Ce turned and left. He soon came back and handed a large black bow into Chu Ding’s hands.

Drawing the bow, Chu Ding almost didn’t even need to aim. The next moment, his fingers that were holding the bow string loosened. The arrow flew out in the air and shot at the Barbarian General.

[Whoosh~]

The sound of the air being cut through sounded.

The Barbarian General was startled, and just as he saw the arrow, he waved his sword without hesitation. He wanted to deflect the arrow into the air.

[Boom–]

The two collided. The sword vibrated violently and a powerful force erupted from it, causing the Barbarian General to spit out blood, while his hand, holding the sword, unconsciously loosened.

Immediately after, the arrow remained unstoppable, piercing the Barbarian General’s defenses.

“Ahhh!”

With a scream, the Barbarian General fell from the tiger’s back to the ground.

He was killed.

Immediately, the momentum of some Barbarians dropped significantly.

“Good archery!”

Wen Ce sighed in admiration, when he saw the Barbarian General being shot to death.

On the other hand, Chu Ding did not speak, and instead continued to take arrows from the side. He pulled the bow and aimed at the other Barbarian Generals. Shooting and killing them too.

He was at the Innate Outer Astral Realm.

At the same time, his archery technique had also reached a perfect level.

Especially in today’s chaotic fighting, no one could completely pay attention to the arrows, so most of the Barbarian Generals targeted by Chu Ding had no way to resist and were killed one after another.

Only a very small number of Barbarian Generals survived for various reasons.

With the death of many Barbarian Generals, the morale of the Barbarians had suddenly dropped a lot.

On the rear of the Barbarian army, Merba looked at the arrows being shot from the city and killing the Barbarian Generals. His face was a little gloomy.

“Who is that person?”

Hearing this, the Barbarian Shaman on his side frowned slightly, and then said in a deep voice: “If I guessed it correctly, that person should be Chu Ding. The General of Jin City’s Black Tiger Army.”

Speaking of which, the Barbarian Shaman paused for a bit, before continuing, “Chu Ding is not weak. He was originally just a Captain, but he was promoted because of his outstanding strength. His Realm is around the Innate Outer Astral Realm. Compared to Lord Merba, he is much worse.”

“Innate Outer Astral Realm!”

Merba nodded slightly.

He was a Grandmaster and in his eyes, the Innate Realm was nothing.

Though, this was only relative to Merba’s perspective.

For ordinary people, an Innate Outer Astral Realm was the top powerhouse.

“Hand me my bow!”

Merba said lightly.

Soon, a few Barbarians came forward together with a big gilded bow, while some Barbarians came over with several golden arrows.

Merba then grabbed the gilded bow with one hand which took several people to lift. The bow weighed several hundred kilograms, but in his hands, it seemed very light.

Holding the bow in one hand and taking an arrow in the other.

He pulled the bowstring to a full moon.

The arrow flashed with cold light as it was aimed at Chu Ding on the city wall.

Meanwhile, a huge sense of crisis suddenly rose in Chu Ding’s heart.

At this time, a long arrow came out of the sky. The whistling sound was clear despite the screams of killing. It was akin to that a roar of a giant dragon.

When Chu Ding saw the arrow at an extremely fast speed, his heart skipped a beat.

He immediately took three arrows, and in less than a breath, shot all three in a row which then collided with the golden streak (the arrow).

[Break-]

All three arrows were broken, and the golden streak continued to head towards the city wall.

It was too late to draw the bow again, so Chu Ding grabbed his spear. He then pierced forward with the momentum of lightning. The air was swept away, which caused cracking sound, before the spear collided with the golden streak.

[Boom–]