Chapter 417: Fierce

"It collapsed!"

As the dust and smoke filling the sky dissipated, a gap nearly ten meters wide appeared in the middle of the eastern city wall.

Seeing this, Ma Han cried out in pleasant surprise.

Following Yan Wang into battle this time, he had truly opened his eyes; he never imagined one could destroy a city wall like this.

He asked himself, if he were to attack such a city with one hundred thousand Xiliang soldiers, it would be impossible to take it in two or three months without three hundred thousand troops.

"Your Highness, this subordinate has a request." Ma Han bowed with his hands cupped at this moment.

Zhao Xu was just about to order the capture of the city, and hearing this, he looked at Ma Han in confusion.

"Your Highness, please let our Ma Family soldiers go first. This land was once the Ma Family's, and this city was also once the Ma Family's. Every Ma Family general and soldier has a duty to take it back. Now that Your Highness has breached the city wall, please leave the rest to us!" Ma Han said solemnly.

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then he glanced at the expressions of the Ma Family generals.

Ma Han's words seemed to have moved them; one by one, their faces were excited, and they were eager to have a go.

Zhao Xu was even gratified, as he had feared these Ma Family generals would be timid and only want to follow behind him to pick up easy victories.

In that case, the Ma Family would be just like that, no different from other powerful clans.

However, this was war, not a time to be hot-headed.

At present, the priority should be to take Weicheng as quickly as possible.

So he said, "Do not worry, there will be a time when you are needed."

After a pause, he said, "Concentrate all the Heavy Infantry."

This "all" of his naturally included both the Wangfu Army and the Ma Family's troops.

Among the equipment delivered to the Ma Family, there were also three thousand sets of Plate Armor.

Military orders are like mountains; Ma Han naturally did not say more and immediately ordered the Ma Family generals to mobilize the Heavy Infantry to the front.

After the Heavy Infantry finished forming their ranks, Zhao Xu did not immediately order the attack on the city.

Instead, he was waiting.

When the eastern wall was blown up, Chang Wei also ordered the remaining two walls to be demolished using the same method.

One hour later, the southern wall was the first to be blown up, and half an hour after that, the northern wall was also blown up.

At this time, Zhao Xu gave the order to the Artillerymen, telling them to switch to Lime Bombs and throw them at the entire wall area.

The Heavy Infantry not only had to charge in from the gap but also had to carry Scaling Ladders to launch a full-scale attack; only in this way could the Xiliang forces be dragged onto the city walls.

Otherwise, if they only attacked one point, the Xiliang troops would certainly concentrate all their strength at that one point, and the gap in the wall would become a meat grinder.

When everything was ready, Zhao Xu drew the sword at his waist and pointed it at the city wall, "Fire!"

"Boom, boom, boom..." The Mortars spat out Flame, and the black projectiles traced curves as they landed above the city wall.

Following the explosions, the lime powder turned into a cloud of mist that obscured the city wall.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The Xiliang soldiers in the lime powder mist were coughing violently.

Then, they suddenly felt their eyes becoming more and more painful.

Some Xiliang soldiers began to rub their eyes, but the more they rubbed, the more it hurt, and they could not help but let out screams.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The explosions continued.

The thick white mist grew heavier, and their black Armor was dyed white.

"White mist!" Not far from the gap in the city wall, An Xi broke out in a cold sweat.

According to deserters, Yan Wang had used this thing when attacking Jincheng, but they had never been able to figure out what it was.

But at that time, the soldiers of Yan Wang only threw Firecrackers, and the white mist was not very thick.

But now, a single explosion covered everything within ten meters in white mist.

Before the battle, he still had full confidence.

After these two days, having witnessed Yan Wang's firearms with his own eyes, his confidence was now less than thirty percent.

Just last night, he had ordered people to move all the stones blocking the east gate.

If the battle situation turned unfavorable, he would have no choice but to break out from the east gate.

Although he knew that Yan Wang must have set an ambush at the east gate.

But that would be the only path to survival.

However, he would not treat the order Tuoba Hao had given him carelessly.

Unless it was an absolute last resort, he would not abandon Weicheng.

"Mobilize another three thousand soldiers to block the gap. If you cannot hold it, order the soldiers to hide in the courtyards within the city and defend it inch by inch!" An Xi shouted.

"Yes, Leader." The Main Generals received the order and left; next, they would engage in street fighting with Yan Wang's troops inside the city.

"Kill!"

Just as his order was issued, huge shouts of battle rang out from outside the city.

Yan Wang's troops were attacking the city.

"Charge with me!" Lv Chang was wearing Plate Armor; his tall stature combined with the thick Plate Armor made him as sturdy as a bear standing on its hind legs.

He was not allowed to go during the last Jinzhuzhizhan.

This time for the Northern Expedition, he was determined not to stay behind in Yanzhou, and after arguing with Chang Wei several times, he finally got his wish.

Naturally, he, who preferred hand-to-hand combat, was in command of the Heavy Infantry.

Gripping a heavy axe, he was the first to charge toward the gap in the city wall.

Other Heavy Infantry followed behind him, filled with murderous intent.

Beside Lv Chang was Dian Zhang, who was also in a full set of Plate Armor, and together with Lv Chang, he climbed up the collapsed city wall.

At this moment, the lime powder had basically settled to the ground, and only the Xiliang soldiers who had been dyed white were wailing.

Swinging his heavy axe, Lv Chang fought with wide, sweeping motions, and two Xiliang soldiers who had been blocking his path, clutching their eyes and screaming, immediately fell into a pool of blood.

Other Heavy Infantry surged forward, and after a bout of slaughter, they quickly wiped out the Xiliang soldiers at the breach.

Just then, they suddenly heard the booming sound of firearms being fired.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Stone Bullets struck the Plate Armor, causing some Heavy Infantry to be sent flying several meters backward to land on the ground, the Armor on their chests caved in.

At the same time, the sound of whistling through the air arrived, and Arrows swarmed over like locusts, landing among them with a clattering sound.

Lv Chang looked ahead and discovered that at a distance of fifty meters from the breach in the city wall.

A dense formation of Xiliang soldiers had gathered into a semicircle.

At the very front were the firearms, behind them were the Archers, and further behind were the Long Spear soldiers and others.

They were clearly afraid of the Lime Bombs and did not dare to get too close to the city wall.

At the same time they broke into the breach, the Heavy Infantry carrying Scaling Ladders climbed onto the city wall.

At this moment, most of the Xiliang soldiers on the city wall had lost their combat effectiveness.

Stepping onto the city wall, they immediately began to fight with the Xiliang soldiers who rushed up.

"Ah!" A Xiliang soldier lunged at a Heavy Infantry soldier like a madman.

Before the Heavy Infantry soldier could even raise his sword, he was grabbed by the waist by the Xiliang soldier, shoved backward, and fell off the city wall together with the Xiliang soldier.

Other Xiliang soldiers were equally ferocious, their swords striking at the vital parts of the Heavy Infantry with every move.

But they were all blocked by the dense Plate Armor; seeing that their swords were useless, they threw them aside and attempted to push the Heavy Infantry off the city wall just like the first Xiliang soldier.

Seeing this, the Heavy Infantry immediately formed a tight Battle Formation, with the soldiers in the back bracing those in front to move forward and attack.

The remaining Xiliang soldiers immediately lost all their tricks and fell one by one under the swords of the Heavy Infantry.

Outside the city, Zhao Xu frowned upon seeing this scene.

This group of Xiliang soldiers were all authentic Xiliang people.

He did not see a single face of a Song person.

And judging from the ferocious fighting style of these Xiliang soldiers, the Xiliang soldiers in Weicheng seemed to be elites.

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