Chapter 1391: Offensive and Defensive Battle (Part I)

Shaoyin turned back, seeing that the current situation was critical; if he waited for everyone to assemble before counterattacking, it would likely be too late, so he made a prompt decision and began directing everyone: "Push the stones and logs down! Push them all down!"

The Soldiers who heard Shaoyin's command reacted immediately, no longer waiting nervously, but quickly dismantling the supports on both sides and pushing the logs and rolling stones down the hillside.

People in other positions did not hear Shaoyin shouting at all, so Shaoyin began running around the entire defensive position, shouting as he ran: "Quickly push the stones and logs down! Push them quickly!"

Under the force of gravity, the logs and rolling stones gained speed and power, even bouncing off the ground; when the women in front discovered such things flying toward them, they panicked and dared not advance further, one by one either lying on the ground in an attempt to let the logs and rolling stones fly over them, or fleeing left and right to avoid the flying objects.

Although they were not standing in dense formations to guard against the Heavenly Thunder of Huaxia, the logs and rolling stones were no longer under human control once they started rolling down, their direction was impossible to predict, and with the dim visibility, it was impossible to see where things were, only to hear the rumbling sounds.

The people at the very front fled left and right, but more were hit directly; although not necessarily dying instantly, they were basically all severely injured—hitting limbs broke limbs, hitting chests ruptured internal organs, and hitting heads, if the head didn't shatter, they would still pass out on the spot.

Moreover, these logs and rolling stones were not sent down all at once, but in batches; simple things presented extreme effects, not only stopping the enemy's advance but also injuring a considerable portion, and those who were not injured also began to retreat, no longer moving forward.

But after all, the height was still insufficient and the speed could not fully build up; after the logs and rolling stones impacted for a certain distance and were heavily obstructed by human bodies, they stopped in disarray midway, failing to continue causing damage.

Seeing the attack stop, there were still people in the ranks shouting incessantly, "Keep charging, keep charging!" and pushing the women in front forward, not allowing them to refuse.

After one round of attacks, a few rolling stones and logs remained, but the quantity was not large, making it difficult to cause the same damage as before, but this was enough; Shaoyin wanted to delay the enemy's advance speed and consume the number of women in front to avoid serious consequences for himself after the enemy's strategy succeeded.

Now all the Soldiers of Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe were prepared and had reached their positions, layer after layer; Xuanyuan, Luzhi, and the other Leaders also arrived at the front to observe the battle situation; the enemy's charge just now had also left them a bit fearful, and they had also noticed the presence of the women and learned of the Jiebing Tribe's intentions.

It could only be said that Shaoyin remained calm in the face of danger; if he hadn't stabilized the command just now, the entire position would likely have been in complete chaos by now.

Torches were all stuck at the edge of the Trench, not only illuminating themselves but also illuminating the enemies on the hillside, but the dense mass of enemies made everyone feel very uneasy, as this number far exceeded their own.

Xuanyuan and Luzhi could only keep comforting the Soldiers: "They have even sent women onto the battlefield! Don't be afraid, they are just a group of women, they don't even have that many Weapons! Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"

The enemies who had just been pushed down were now approaching again; Luzhi and Xuanyuan ordered the last of the rolling stones and logs to be pushed down.

This time the quantity was small, but as soon as they heard the sound, the women in front were terrified and began to retreat quickly, forcing the entire formation into chaos.

The team that had been quietly sneaking along was now exceptionally noisy and chaotic.

"Tribal Chief Xuanyuan, let's stick to the previous plan; now that we are on Huaxia's home turf, we will conduct long-range attacks, and your Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers will hold the front!"

Luzhi's gaze was firm, and Xuanyuan did not hesitate at all: "No problem, our Soldiers will guard the very front, you strike hard, so we can lose fewer Soldiers."

Shaoyin was at the very front, commanding with great intensity, and he also held a bow in his hand, but the distance was too far and the visibility too poor for it to be effective, so he had not yet drawn the bow.

Luzhi quickly stood on the high platform built for surveillance over the past few days; it was only three meters high, but it was enough to control the overall situation.

He scanned it roughly; they were being besieged on three sides, and the numbers were astonishing.

He immediately shouted: "Second Battalion Commander! Seventh Battalion Commander!"

The two officers arrived under Luzhi immediately, and Luzhi conveyed: "Order your subordinates in each Platoon to guard their own positions; start the bombardment now, aim at the middle and the back, their Soldiers are all in the middle and back, don't waste Bombs on the women."

"Twenty Bombs per side for one round, fire one round first; if they haven't retreated or their formation hasn't scattered, fire another round at the places where there are many people."

"Tell the Archers and Crossbowmen to attack only when the enemy reaches shooting range, don't be nervous, don't shoot too early, the Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers are holding the front!"

"Do you understand!"

The two Battalion Commanders immediately stood at attention and shouted: "Understood!"

"Go quickly and convey the order!"

There were only two Strong Crossbows, so the main bombardment needed to rely on people throwing, but this was not a big problem because Huaxia had trained many Bomb Throwers; straight-line throwing on flat ground and precise throwing at thirty or forty meters were no problem, and like now, being in a high position, they mainly relied on the drop, coming in the form of a parabola, so the distance could be thrown even further.

After the order was quickly conveyed to the Platoon, each Bomb Thrower received a Bomb, an assistant lit the Fuse, and they took a step forward, ran to gain momentum, and then threw with force.

The firelight of the small Fuse soon disappeared as the distance increased; at this time, the enemy was also very close, and the Archers and Crossbowmen had to start attacking; they used Arrows without arrowheads to deal with these women who had no defensive capabilities at all.

Even if not fatal, as long as they could shoot into the flesh, it would limit their mobility and hinder those behind from continuing to charge forward.

The Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers were also each holding a Spear, waiting for the enemies below to charge up; those women were already terrified, because they could not see any way to survive in front, the Weapons they held could basically be called wooden sticks, how could they compare to others? They also saw many metal Weapons flashing with light.

The further they went, the more afraid they became, and there were also invisible things flying straight over and piercing into their flesh, making people unable to help but scream in pain.

This was completely throwing their lives away, how could they fight? But perhaps that was the plan the Tribal Chief had made, to let them die in the front.