Chapter 1393: Offensive and Defensive Battle (Part 3)

"Hold! Hold!" Xuanyuan commanded from the very front line. He was feeling very panicked in his heart right now, because with the current state of the battle, if they truly failed to hold and were overrun, let alone a great victory, he feared he himself would perish here.

This could be considered the most dangerous battle he had fought in all these years. In the past, he had personally entered the fray to hack and slash, but none of those felt as terrifying as tonight, because the disparity in numbers was too great. No one could have imagined that they would let women also take up crude weapons and come over as expendable resources; this was truly a desperate, all-or-nothing approach.

Lu was at the highest point, commanding people to continue throwing bombs. The second round of shells was thrown out, but the effect was not as good as the first; the shock factor was much smaller, but it still made the enemies below tighten their hearts. The ability of this Huaxia Great Shaman was simply too strong; to think he could continue to release Heavenly Thunder in such a short time.

Lu saw that under these circumstances, the effect was very poor, and the dark clouds had already reached overhead; it probably wouldn't take long before it started to rain.

And because of issues with raw materials, Huaxia simply did not have enough Tung Oil to produce oil paper. Without oil paper to wrap the bombs, waterproofing could naturally be said to be non-existent. Although they used thick paper to wrap the Gunpowder, if the rain were heavy, the Gunpowder would definitely be soaked.

Judging by the thickness of the dark clouds overhead, as well as the thunder and lightning, it was estimated that the rain would not be light. By then, they wouldn't be able to use the bombs even if they wanted to.

Thus, Lu made a prompt decision and immediately passed down the order: "Distribute the bombs! Saturated Attack, attack the ones nearby now! Don't worry about the ones far away!

Before it rains, throw as many as you can!"

Although this was a bit too hasty, after all, the number of bombs they brought was not exactly massive. With such a Saturated Attack tonight, if they threw several hundred bombs all at once, what would they do afterward?

But there was no time to think too much; they had to survive tonight first. The dense, wolf-pack-like enemy no longer gave them the opportunity to think about the future.

With the order given, the messengers immediately relayed it to the Soldiers in several directions. The several Battalion Commanders did not overthink it and immediately arranged for the Soldiers to carry the bombs; they would throw as many as they could.

Xuanyuan also heard the shouting. He had not expected Lu to be so decisive. Only now did he feel that the cooperation with Huaxia this time was not a loss at all. Huaxia using bombs to replace Soldiers could indeed fulfill the role of those missing Soldiers.

"Hold the line! Huaxia's bombs are arriving soon!" Xuanyuan continued to encourage his Soldiers, although most of them could not hear him at all.

At this time, Huaxia's crossbowmen were no longer of any use. The archers' arms could no longer pull the bows, and even if the crossbowmen could pull theirs, the current state of the battle gave them no room to maneuver; they were surrounded by Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers who were constantly stabbing.

They themselves were also being stabbed, but they only felt the sensation of being stabbed; in reality, they suffered no injuries at all. As Huaxia Soldiers, Light Armor was standard issue. As long as it wasn't the neck or head, a knife slash to the body wouldn't be a major problem, let alone the sharp-tipped wooden sticks held by a group of women.

But the Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers were different. Most of them had no armor, and those who did basically only had Leather Armor. The best was Crocodile Skin, but most were made of things like Boar Skin, and the ratio was not high, so this group of women could indeed cause them harm.

It wouldn't go so far as to pierce through the body, but stabbing injuries were entirely possible. Under such a struggle, some Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers had already been injured, but they did not retreat and were still persisting.

The dead women were also hindering those behind from moving up. Every step forward they took, they might step on their own clanspeople who were not yet fully dead; one step meant one wail. If they weren't dead yet, they would be trampled to death even faster.

When the crossbowmen retreated, they did not forget to carry away the unused Arrows. Most of them had arrowheads now, which were quite precious. If left in place, they would definitely all be snapped during the fighting.

If they were shot out, there was still a high possibility of recovering them; if left there, it was basically impossible to use them again.

As soon as they retreated, the people carrying the bombs arrived. At this time, there was no need for any Bomb Throwers; the front was the most densely packed, so the retreating crossbowmen all transformed into Bomb Throwers and began to throw bombs.

There was no need for any Fire Tinder; they simply pulled a burning wooden stick from the fire, then one person held it steady while another took a bomb to light it, and finally, they quickly threw it.

As long as they didn't throw it near their own people, there was no problem. They didn't need to throw it very far; it flew over the heads of the Xuanyuan Soldiers, and after the bomb landed, it delayed for a few seconds before exploding.

Because it was a Saturated Attack, there was no need to consider where to throw it at all; they just grabbed them and threw them wildly. How many were blown to death was all up to Heaven's will.

The Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers were also frightened by such a sudden and violent attack. Under the reflection of the firelight, it could be seen that the enemy was rapidly decreasing and becoming more sparse. The continuous explosions made their ears unable to bear it.

This time, the enemies completely dared not move forward. Charge into the fire? Only a fool would charge. They began to retreat one after another, dodging the bombs.

This time, the bombs didn't just kill women; men also suffered because they were crowding forward.

Jiebing saw the Heavenly Thunder exploding incessantly, and his legs went soft, causing him to collapse directly to the ground. The Soldiers beside him had long since been too terrified to stand steadily and had moved far away.

Jiebing muttered: "Is this still human? Is this still human? It's over! It's over..."

"It's over!" A Soldier who was holding a bomb touched his forehead and secretly thought, "Not good: It's going to rain, hurry, hurry!"

Just as this bomb was thrown out, a thunderclap exploded overhead, and the rain instantly slapped against their faces. In the chaotic battlefield, the sound of rain appeared, making the battlefield even noisier.

"Quick, take the bombs back! Don't let them get wet!"

The Huaxia Soldiers quickly reached a consensus. Unfortunately, they had no way to take off their clothes; otherwise, they would have taken them off directly to cover the bombs. The bombs were too important.

There was no other way, so they had to use their own bodies to block the rain. In an extremely strange posture, they used their upper bodies to block the rain, then carried the bomb crates and ran back toward the Tents.

The sound of bombs also gradually subsided at this time, but because of the fierce artillery fire just now, the enemy had already retreated a distance. Those women who had not rushed up were also all retreating one after another, and the Xuanyuan Tribe Soldiers gained a respite.

"Quick, switch people, switch people!" Limu saw that the timing was just right and hurriedly had the exhausted Soldiers swapped out, letting the Soldiers waiting in the back move up to hold the line.