Chapter 510: The Battle for the Southern Wall

"Very well! I will repeat the attack plan for everyone once more. Aoni, you take your team from the burned area of Changmai Village, head north, then east, and along the way, first clear out the enemy sentries on the village Wooden Wall, finally meeting up with the other group outside the village's east gate."

"Priest Bata'er, you take your men from the burned area of Changmai Village, head south, then east, and likewise defeat and kill those enemy sentries on the wall along the way, finally meeting up with the others at the village's east gate. This is a very good way to reduce the enemy's numbers. Since the enemy considers vigilance so important, if they have spread out their already scarce manpower, then I will devour them! As for meeting up outside the village's east gate, it is actually mainly to wait for me; I will be the one to open the village's east gate for everyone."

"The combat team of drivers, you are responsible for patrolling the entire outer farmland area on the north side of the village, defeating and killing any enemy that appears outside the village. As for me, I am responsible for the south side, because the main body of the enemy should be in the mountain forest to the south of the village; if they want to notify the main force that this place is under attack, they will most likely head directly south."

"When both the north and south groups reach the village's east gate, I will ride over as quickly as possible, cross the wall, and open the village's east gate. At that time, drivers, you must be responsible for patrolling and blocking the entire village area in a short time, prioritizing the southern region."

"After I open the village's east gate, the two united teams will enter the village from the east gate to fight, with the overall command under Priest Bata'er; as for the specific combination and pairing of combat squad members, you decide for yourselves. Everyone needs to rush to the Grain Warehouse on the south side of the village as quickly as possible, kill the small number of enemy personnel defending there, and then establish defensive measures on the spot to guard against possible enemy counterattacks. Mao Maos, you must spread out in the village and attack the scattered enemy soldiers in the village. I will go directly to the enemy Jiedian on the north side of the village while you are attacking and defending the Grain Warehouse, to protect and attempt to relocate the female Villagers imprisoned there."

"After settling those female Villagers, I will come over to assist everyone in defeating the enemy's counterattacking forces. At this time, the entire Warrior team will move north, but do not pass through the Nongshen Church area in the center of the village; instead, use the residential houses in the village as cover to reach the enemy Jiedian on the north side of the village and launch a fierce attack there. After the enemy's counterattack is defeated, I will go outside the village to assist the drivers in blocking the enemy's fleeing personnel and any messengers who might be trying to contact the main enemy force to the south."

"Finally, after breaking the Jiedian on the north side of the village, we must concentrate our strength and attack the Nongshen Church in the center of the village with all our might to completely defeat all the enemy's forces. As for the drivers, they must block and kill scattered enemies outside the village the entire time; you cannot slack off or let a single enemy escape."

All the Warriors looked at Jier on his horse with burning eyes. Jier finally said: "In this battle, I do not want enemy prisoners, and I do not accept enemy surrender. For these Defeated Soldiers who committed great crimes in Changmai Village, only death can repay the evil consequences they have caused."

"Everyone, move out!"

The Warriors did not shout in unison because they needed to catch the enemy off guard, so everyone kept their mouths shut, silently raised their right fists, waved them in the air, and then, facing the morning sun, automatically split into two teams and walked quickly toward Changmai Village.

Jier, meanwhile, took the lead in taking the drivers who were riding in vehicles, led them on a long detour, and reached the north side of Changmai Village, out of sight of the village, to wait for the attack to begin there. Jier then quickly rode Tianxuecao, circled around the entire Changmai Village, and arrived at the south side of the village to wait for the Priest and the others to launch their attack.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Meanwhile, the enemy sentries on the distant village wall were yawning one by one, with no heart to stand guard, calculating when their companions who were coming to replace them would arrive and whether they would be late.

Inside the village, the two Soldiers responsible for guarding the gate outside the Grain Warehouse were staring at each other, facing the Grain Warehouse gate that would not open, carrying the Bread and Wheat Porridge they were supposed to deliver inside.

One Soldier looked suspicious, considering whether to notify the Squad Leader in the Church.

But the other Soldier let out a breath and threw the food basket in his hand onto the ground: "I knew it, these guys have been locked inside for so long, they must have gone crazy. Look, they blocked the gate from inside the warehouse; that is a sign of madness. Back where I'm from, there was a madman in the village who was just like this, locking himself in his house and muttering all day about how someone outside was trying to harm him or something."

Hearing this, the slightly suspicious Soldier was also at a loss. He was also afraid that after swapping the people inside out, they would then be made to take their place as replacements; how could that be? If others went crazy because of this, should he be made to go crazy along with them?

So these two Soldiers looked at each other and decided to just let it be. Let the people inside the Grain Warehouse go crazy however they wanted; anyway, there was grain inside, and the water in the Water bottles was enough for people to drink for half a month. Even if they chewed on dry wheat grains, people could live for a long time. It was better for the two of them not to meddle in other people's business; if the people inside wanted to come out, they would come out themselves.

So, these two continued their duty just like that, not knowing that there were no living people left in the Grain Warehouse, and that their own death was also approaching.

The sky had just brightened. Although it was the hot summer, because there was a small river nearby and it was also close to the Southern Mountains with their towering ridges to the south, a thin mist containing water vapor still floated around Changmai Village during the time from early morning until dawn.

Jier took a deep breath of the cool mist and waved to the group led by the Priest who were about to launch their attack in the distance, signaling that they could begin the battle.

Priest Bata'er was currently leading more than a dozen people, quickly approaching the wall of the village. Since yesterday, he had discovered for the first time that the village wall was such a troublesome existence.

"Shield bearers, you go in front, walk slowly, and the others follow behind. Archers, aim at the enemies on the wall and prepare to fire a volley." Priest Bata'er imitated Jier's tone, trying his best to command the Warriors under his lead.

He himself was not in the formation because there was no need to worry about his protection, and the Priest's own attacks were powerful and wide-ranging, making it difficult to coordinate with other Warriors because it was easy to hurt his own people. So the Priest walked slowly while loudly stating his command arrangements.

At this moment, their group had already approached within fifty meters of the village wall. Thanks to this morning mist, they were able to approach the enemy so smoothly.

But at this distance, coupled with the Priest's loud commands just now, the sentry Soldier on the wall still discovered them.

"How is this possible? Someone! Someone is approaching! Hey! Is it our own people from the Mine? Hurry up and answer, or I'll ring the alarm bell?" The Soldier on the wall shouted loudly to the outside, but as soon as he finished shouting, he looked carefully and saw that the people coming were not wearing the attire of their Soldiers at all, so they must be enemies?

He was just about to grab the Small Iron Hammer to strike a piece of metal that every sentry post was equipped with, when following Priest Bata'er's shout: "Fire arrows!" several Arrows had already been shot toward him.

At a distance of over fifty meters, this distance was not far, nor was it near, but because the attack target was a fixed point, the effect of this volley was not bad. Three arrows hit the Soldier, and although the Armor on the Soldier's body greatly hindered the power of the Arrows, the Soldier, who staggered after being hit by the arrows, was directly struck by three more arrows in the next wave.

Two arrows hit his chest, and one arrow hit the Soldier's cheek, directly causing him to fall to the ground.

Although he did not die, he was unable to move for a while.

"Quick! Everyone, go! Except for the archers, everyone else make a human ladder and climb up to fight!" the Priest shouted loudly.

The Shield bearers and several melee Warriors ran directly to approach the village Wooden Wall. One Shield bearer immediately backed against the thick wooden wall, tilted the Shield in his hand outward to cover his head and face, and then another person immediately squatted down, held the Shield above his head, and signaled for others to step on the Shield on his head, then step on the tilted Shield of the person in front to climb up the wall.

This trick was quite useful for dealing with walls that were not very high. A Shield bearer immediately stepped on his companion's Shield and rushed forward, stomped on the Shields twice with a thud, then made a big jump, grabbed the edge of the top of the wall with both hands, pushed up with both hands, kicked his feet around a few times, and flipped up.

As soon as this Shield bearer got up, he drew the Long Sword from his waist and slashed at the enemy Soldier who was clutching his injured part after falling to the ground.

He shouted excitedly: "I killed the first enemy! I killed the first enemy!"

This Warrior was too excited; he swung his sword several times and actually chopped off the head of the fallen and injured enemy Soldier. It was not until the scolding of Priest Bata'er came from under the wall behind him that he came back to his senses and hurriedly sheathed his sword, but because he was too excited, the simple act of sheathing the sword could not be done no matter what.

There was no other way; he pushed the tip of the sword downward with force, stuck it into the wooden floor under his feet, and then turned around and reached out to pull his companions who had not yet come up onto the wall.

One person went up, two people went up, and soon, at least six Shield bearers using shields, long swords, and axes, and melee Warriors all climbed up in a swarm. At the same time, another sentry post next door had already heard the sounds of fighting and directly rang the alarm.

Ding ding ding ding...

Ding ding...

The Soldier at the sentry post was about to strike again, but several Arrows were shot toward him, first sticking into the wooden pillar of the sentry post, and then other Arrows hit his arm. This Defeated Soldier had just dropped the Small Iron Hammer he was using to strike when he saw several unknown enemies from the position of the previous sentry post, already charging at him in a formation of shields in front and warriors behind.

The inner Corridor on the Changmai Village wall for people to walk on could only accommodate two people walking side by side, and at this moment, it was blocked tightly by two Shield bearers holding shields, while several people behind them were eager to try.

Seeing this situation, the Soldier at this sentry post turned and ran. With the enemy being many and them being few, this cunning guy would not fight hard at all and ran directly toward the other sentry post on the other side.

But Priest Bata'er would not let him off. While directing the archers to fire arrows, he strode forward, approached the sentry post position first, and seeing the opponent about to run, he directly raised the Wooden Agricultural God Statue filled with Cyan Divine Power, pointed it from afar at the enemy Soldier on the wall, and shouted forcefully: "For all the innocent people in the village!"

The Divine Power Impact was released, and a pale cyan translucent Divine Power surged out, shooting diagonally from bottom to top, directly blowing the Defeated Soldier who was fleeing on the wall several meters high and several meters away. The whole person swung his arms and legs helplessly, falling to the ground inside the wall like a rag doll.

Because most of the power of this Divine Power Impact was blocked by the village wall, but just by being affected, this Soldier was blown away. When he fell, his arms hit the ground first, and both arms were directly bent and broken, and then his head hit the ground, directly colliding solidly, and he passed out.

The Warriors who rushed up saw that this person looked dead, so they ignored him and continued to rush forward along the entire wall. Meanwhile, Priest Bata'er, the archers, and the Shield bearers who had not gone up outside the wall also followed closely.

But the Warriors rushed too fast, and Priest Bata'er had to look after the archers behind him who were raising their bows and firing, so he had to slow down his pace. In this way, their group gradually became separated, and the Priest saw that it was not right, but there was nothing he could do.

The Warriors who rushed up were too eager for victory and to defeat the enemy, so the six of them changed from the initial formation of shields in front and swords behind, walking slowly, to a state where everyone was scrambling forward without any formation, all striding toward the enemy.

"Slow down, slow down, wait for us!" But no matter how Priest Bata'er shouted, the Warriors on the wall could not hear him. Because when people get excited, their spirits are concentrated, their blood surges through their bodies, their hearts beat wildly, and they cannot hear anything in their ears.

"Ha! Go to hell!" A melee Warrior gripped the sword hilt with both hands and, in a fast sprint, made a straight thrust, heading straight for the Defeated Soldier at the third sentry post.

This Soldier had already dropped the Small Hammer that was constantly striking the metal piece, and such a close distance also left him no time to take out his bow and arrow for a long-range shot. He directly grabbed the Shield and Long Sword leaning against the wooden wall, and without even a chance to draw the Long Sword, he gripped the Shield and pushed back in the opposite direction.

The wooden Soldier Shield was also placed at a tilted angle by the Soldier in his haste, which caused the Warrior's straight thrust to miss, and he collided with the opponent.

The Defeated Soldier was a good hand at close-quarters fighting. The moment he was hit, he dodged backward, hooked his foot, and directly tripped this reckless Warrior.

Immediately, the Defeated Soldier swung his right hand holding the sword and threw the Sword Sheath into the face of the next Warrior who rushed over. This Warrior did not expect such a move and fell off the wall into the village, dizzy and disoriented.

Facing the third Warrior who rushed over, this Defeated Soldier chuckled, discovering that the enemies were just ordinary enemies who were nothing special, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, raised his Long Sword, and began to fight with the third Warrior who rushed over.

He only used a few quick sword strikes to make the Warrior unable to support himself on either side and on the verge of being killed by the sword, but fortunately, the fourth, fifth, and sixth Warriors who rushed onto the wall arrived in time.

The four of them attacked together, with shields and weapons, and unexpectedly forced this Defeated Soldier back.

But before the Defeated Soldier could reorganize his strength, the Shield bearer who had been tripped to the ground by him earlier shook his head, and instead of climbing up, he directly lunged fiercely from behind the Soldier and hugged the Soldier's two legs.

"I've grabbed his legs, hurry up and attack!" the Shield Warrior shouted loudly.

But before the others could move, the Shield Warrior was struck in the back by an arrow; it was an enemy Soldier from the next sentry post, who, holding a Soldier Bow and knowing he could not make it in time, had picked up his bow and arrow, aimed for a good while, and fired at the opportune moment.

"Mmph..."

The Shield Warrior gritted his teeth; after being struck in the back by the arrow, he did not let go, but instead held firmly onto the enemy's legs, providing an opportunity for his companions to fight.

The others naturally did not waste this opportunity; the four of them shouted in unison, the Shield Warrior moved forward to block the space where the enemy Soldier was swinging his Long Sword with his right hand, while the others unleashed their weapons together: one raised the axe in his hand and struck downward, cracking open the enemy Soldier's Helmet-clad head; although the Helmet prevented an instant kill, it still left the enemy with blacked-out vision, unable to think after the heavy blow.

Two others used their swords; one lunged forward, aiming straight for the enemy's armpit beneath the shoulder, and as the tip pierced in, he twisted his wrist with force, making the tip of the Long Sword churn wildly in the enemy's armpit to sever the Tendon. Another used both hands to swing upward with force, slicing through more than half of the enemy Soldier's left forearm, leaving the left hand and Shield connected to the enemy's arm only by the Metal Armor Plate Arm Guard on the front of the forearm and a bit of flesh.

"Ah! Damn it!" The enemy Soldier tried to resist, but the next moment, the Warrior using the Single-handed Axe swung his axe down with both hands again, striking exactly the same spot where he had previously struck the enemy's Helmet.

Struck twice in the same spot by the axe, the Soldier's ordinary Metal Helmet was no longer of any use, or rather, its mission had already been fulfilled the moment it blocked the first strike of the axe.

As for failing to block the second strike, that really had nothing to do with the Helmet.

The axe fell, burying itself deep into the enemy's skull, blood splattered from the split head, and the Soldier died instantly.

"Watch out, the enemy's arrows!"

Having just killed the enemy, the few Warriors hurriedly pulled their companion who had been struck by the arrow on the ground to the inner side of the sentry post, avoiding the continuous shooting from the archer opposite.

They did not hide for more than a few seconds before the shooting from their own archers outside the wall arrived. Even though the enemy Soldier at that sentry post was more skilled in archery, the disadvantage in numbers caused him to lose in the three-on-one exchange, forcing him to dodge.

"Charge!"

"Charge!"

On the wall, one sword-wielding Warrior picked up the Shield dropped by the Shield Warrior, and another sword-wielding Warrior consciously picked up the Soldier Shield from the enemy Soldier's hand; suddenly, three Shield Warriors crowded together on the narrow wall Corridor, pressing toward the next enemy sentry post.

That enemy Soldier was no fool; knowing there was no chance of winning the fight under such a numerical disadvantage, he didn't even have time to retrieve his other weapons, instead taking his bow and arrow and firing back while retreating, preventing the attacking Warriors from getting too close.

Soon, the enemy Soldier retreated into the sentry tower atop the south gate of the Cunzi, joining the enemies there.

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