Chapter 263: Siege! Extra Update (Five Updates Today!)

As Li Jing gave the order, war drums thundered, and the 200,000-strong army surged toward Qi Zhou's city like a flood.

The main forces, under Li Jing's personal command, launched a fierce assault on Qi Zhou's central city.

However, when the vanguard approached the walls, a dense barrage of arrows suddenly rained down from the walls, pouring down like a violent storm.

Many soldiers were struck down before they could react, collapsing in heaps.

Next, the giant bolts of the siege crossbows came screaming, each capable of piercing several men, their power astonishing.

"Shields! Raise your shields!"

The commander ahead shouted loudly, and the soldiers quickly raised their shields, forming shield walls to try to block the overwhelming arrow rain.

Moving freely among the enemy, each swing of his weapon struck terror into them.

Orders were quickly passed, and soon Bai Hu, Sun Wukong, Wu Wenhua, Mo Peng and other elite forces gathered before Li Jing and Xue Ren Gui.

"Heh heh, it's been ages since I've had such a good fight! This old monkey will go meet those defenders!"

"Marshal! Our troops have already climbed the walls!"

Their archers took aim at the assault team and shot them down one by one.

At the same time, elite assault units were sent to scale the walls and destroy the defenders' siege equipment.

This development immediately caught the attention of Li Jing, Xue Ren Gui and others.

Li Jing drew a deep breath, knowing that continuing like this would only increase casualties.

The two stood on the walls like iron towers, steady and unmoving.

As the Cangzhou Army's relentless, casualty-blind offensive continued, scattered Cangzhou soldiers began to appear on the Qi Zhou Army's walls.

Li Jing waved his long sword and shouted.

A sharp-eyed deputy commander beside Li Jing was the first to notice this important situation, excitedly pointing at the Cangzhou soldiers on the wall and shouting.

Wu Wenhua and Mo Peng were not to be outdone, tracing beautiful arcs with their golden silk pai ba wood and Peng Demon Heaven-Mixing Halberd.

Though Wu Wenhua and Mo Peng spoke no words, their eyes shone with the same resolute light.

Each swing could send several enemies flying.

"Commander Li, rest assured! We will surely not disgrace our mission!"

He seized the moment, leapt up, and smashed his Golden Hooped Rod hard at that commander.

Bai Hu's aura condensed into a gigantic white tiger divine beast, its sharp claws and teeth tearing at the enemies.

Behind him stood tens of thousands of elite soldiers, following closely like an unstoppable force.

These cloud ladders were sturdy and stable, reaching straight to the top of the walls.

He quickly adjusted tactics, ordering soldiers to disperse to avoid greater casualties from the siege crossbow's giant bolts.

A glint flashed in his eyes as he decisively made his decision.

"Everyone, now is the crucial moment to expand our gains."

Corpses and broken weapons piled on the walls, blood staining every inch of ground.

Bai Hu and the others hesitated not, stepping onto the cloud ladders and beginning a rapid climb despite the defenders' arrow rain.

As they neared the walls, they immediately saw the erected cloud ladders.

Meanwhile, Xue Ren Gui and Qin Qiong each led their own troops in launching full-scale assaults on the surrounding cities.

Their movements were swift and agile, as nimble as monkeys.

Yet the arrows' penetrative power was extreme, and many soldiers still fell wounded behind the shield walls.

Each one spirited and eager for battle, awaiting further orders.

Upon hearing this, Li Jing immediately looked up and indeed saw those familiar figures on the wall.

"Good! Then you, set out at once!"

Sun Wukong also eagerly brandished his Golden Hooped Rod, grinning widely.

They crouched low, darting swiftly through the narrow passage between the shield walls and the city walls.

Li Jing glanced over the crowd and said in a low voice,

"Go at once to support, seize the walls completely, then open the gates to welcome the main army into the city."

The defenders' arrow rain continued to fall, but under the shield walls' protection they managed to avoid most of the attacks.

"It's time! Pass the order: let Generals Bai Hu, Sun Wukong, Wu Wenhua and Mo Peng prepare to scale the walls and take this city in one fell swoop!"

He gripped double halberds and led the way up the walls.

However, the defenders were clearly prepared.

Blood stained the walls, severed limbs littered the ground, showing the battle's brutality.

With a loud "bang," that commander fell, head and body severed.

At another city, Qin Qiong likewise led his troops in a fierce assault.

At Li Jing's command, Bai Hu, Sun Wukong, Wu Wenhua, Mo Peng and the others shot toward the walls like arrows from a bow.

Xue Ren Gui, armored and wielding a Heavenly Fang Painting Halberd, charged ahead toward a city.

His figure rose swiftly on the wall, soon nearing the top.

Sun Wukong brandished his Golden Hooped Rod like a War God, the rod turning into a golden flash in his hand— a graze meant injury, a touch meant death.

The battle entered its final stage, both sides suffering enormous losses.

This kind of siege leaves no room for maneuver.

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong also spotted an important target—the city's defending commander.

His figure darted across the battlefield, each swing of his halberd taking several enemy lives.

Li Jing frowned, watching the frontline struggle, knowing the battle would not be easy.

On the walls, blades flashed and killing cries shook the heavens.

The white tiger spoke full of confidence.

As a divine beast of weapons, it naturally possesses extraordinary combat power and talent, and now its fighting spirit is high.

Every clash of weapons produces a deafening impact sound, with sparks flying.

"Ding! Sun Wukong's skills Equal to Heaven and Fighting God activate!"

"Current Sun Wukong base martial power 108, weapon Golden Cudgel +1, mount War Horse Cloud-Treading Somersault Steed +1, when Equal to Heaven effect activates, martial power +8, when Fighting God effect activates twice, martial power +8, current martial power rises to 126!"

"There are already our soldiers on the city wall, but their numbers are still few, and the situation remains unclear."

But there's nothing to be done; facing a siege, even being outnumbered two to one by the defenders counts as success.

The defenders are not without strength to fight back; they resist tenaciously, with arrows and rolling stones continually pouring down from the city walls, inflicting considerable casualties on the Cangzhou Army.

The white tiger and others, taking cover behind the shield wall, cautiously approach the city wall.

At the foot of the city wall, the Cangzhou Army has already erected a solid shield wall, providing them with necessary cover.

However, under the leadership of the four top war gods—White Tiger, Sun Wukong, Wu Wenhua, and Mo Peng—the defenders on the wall quickly collapsed, and the Cangzhou Army on the wall began to gain the upper hand.

Moreover, the bed crossbow's giant bolts are shot from time to time, posing a great threat to the Cangzhou great army.

Having lost their commander's leadership, the defenders immediately fell into chaos.

The Cangzhou Army seized this opportunity to launch a fiercer assault, attempting to take the city gate in one fell swoop.

(End of chapter)