Chapter 1614

Han Xin had people surround the city gate.

To prevent the enemy from breaking through the city wall later.

At this moment, an open expanse was left at the city gate.

A buffer zone of open ground at least several hundred meters wide.

Countless soldiers wielding heavy shields charged out from the rear.

In no time they sealed off the city gate so tightly not a drop of water could leak through.

The heavy shields formed a thick, solid defensive wall.

Behind the wall, soldiers holding long halberds thrust out their sharp blades, aimed at the city wall.

At the very back stood countless archers, every one of them armed with super divine crossbows.

All the archers had their weapons trained on the city gate.

The moment an outside enemy broke through the gate, the arrows would be fired without mercy.

All preparations were complete.

They only waited for the monsters outside the city to enter.

With more than three hundred thousand troops, the numbers were simply too great.

In this small city, for the moment, that many people could not be put to use.

More soldiers waited at the rear, ready to be deployed at any time, to reinforce any part of the battlefield.

And General Meng Tian directed his deputy general to lead men toward the stairway.

Their objective this time was to get up onto the city wall.

Since the enemy had not yet broken through the gate, attacking from the wall was undoubtedly the best choice.

At this moment inside the city, warhorses had temporarily lost their usefulness.

An endless stream of soldiers rushed up onto the wall.

They launched attacks against the infected monsters below.

They looked just like superbly trained elite warriors.

They had brought plenty of arrows on this expedition, enough to spend freely.

Tu Donghai and the others were dumbstruck, staring blankly at the scene.

Too powerful.

Originally this had been their home battlefield, yet they had been pushed to the point of having no power to fight back.

Now that reinforcements had arrived, the disadvantage was immediately reversed.

At the same time they felt an incomparable sense of relief.

The might of the Empire gave them tremendous confidence.

It was this ironclad backing that gave them such peace of mind.

They were exhausted in body and mind, holding on through sheer will.

Originally they had wanted to help, but now it seemed they were completely unable to.

And there was simply no need for them to help.

The soldiers relaxed, and some felt their legs go weak.

They found a spot and sat right down.

They had been holding on by sheer will all along.

Not just today — they had held this position for a very long time.

Although those monsters only attacked at night, and during the day they could rest,

having never seen such terrifying monsters, how could they possibly have slept?

Every day was spent in torment.

Now that true safety had come, they let go.

And their bodies went limp.

Tu Donghai finally relaxed as well.

It seemed Liaoyang Commandery City was going to be held after all.

With so many imperial troops arriving, they were bound to be invincible.

As he thought it over, he began to laugh.

Having held out so long, none of that effort had been in vain.

Fortunately his willpower was strong enough; otherwise his legs would have gone weak too.

"Little Dongzi, you lad did well."

"Thought the city had fallen — didn't expect you to hold out until we got here."

Wang Li walked up and gave Tu Donghai's shoulder a heavy pat with his big hand.

That single pat sent Tu Donghai staggering.

He nearly tripped and fell to the ground.

Wang Li hurriedly steadied him.

"What's the matter with you, lad?"

"Your legs didn't go weak on you, did they?"

Wang Li chuckled shamelessly.

"General Wang, easy there."

"My legs really are a bit weak."

Tu Donghai gave a wry smile; that slap really did carry quite a bit of force.

He also very generously admitted the fact that his legs had gone weak.

This wasn't the least bit shameful.

Besides, this Wang Li was still the same as before, not changed in the slightest.

"You kid really are... honest."

Wang Li instantly lost interest.

He had only meant to tease a little to begin with.

Who would have thought this kid would admit it so readily.

"Let's not talk about that — tell His Highness about the situation here."

Wang Li brought Tu Donghai before Ying Zi Ye.