Chapter 401: At this point, is it impossible for any reinforcements to fight their way in?

Without enemies blocking the way, Su Li led his troops to the foot of Yecheng in less than a minute, covering a distance of one or two kilometers.

It was different from his previous visit.

This time, Yecheng was heavily guarded.

A single glance was enough.

The entire city wall was filled with Han army troop types.

Perhaps because they belonged to the same faction.

Su Li could still see some prompts.

【Name】: Five Schools Army Changshui Camp Strongbowmen (High-tier Elite)

【Description】: A high-tier elite unit directly under the Han Dynasty, one of the Five Schools Army. The Changshui Camp Strongbowmen possess extremely powerful ranged combat capabilities. If they form a specialized military formation, they can be comparable to special troop types.

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【Name】: Five Schools Army Infantry Camp Heavy Armored Soldiers (High-tier Elite)

【Description】: A high-tier elite unit directly under the Han Dynasty, one of the Five Schools Army. The Infantry Camp Heavy Armored Soldiers possess extremely powerful defensive capabilities. If they form a specialized military formation, they can be comparable to special troop types.

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【Name】: Five Schools Army Shesheng Camp Heavy Crossbowmen (High-tier Elite)

【Description】: A high-tier elite unit directly under the Han Dynasty, one of the Five Schools Army. The Shesheng Camp Heavy Crossbowmen possess extremely powerful rapid-fire capabilities. If they form a specialized military formation, they can be comparable to special troop types.

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Su Li scanned the high-tier elite troop types stationed on the city wall. Although he had already felt a certain power from afar, he had not expected these troop types to be so strong.

They were all high-tier elite troop types, and they could also form specialized military formations to unleash the strength of special troop types.

What kind of concept was this?

It meant that the combat power they unleashed as a whole was absolutely worlds apart compared to ordinary high-tier elite troop units.

No wonder the millions of Yellow Turbans outside had not been able to take Yecheng.

So it was because of such a powerful Five Schools Camp.

If the Changshui Camp, Infantry Camp, and Shesheng Camp on the city wall alone were this powerful, the remaining Tunqi and Yueqi, the two major cavalry camps, were likely not far behind.

Originally, when Su Li saw the number of players joining the Huang Jin faction outside, as vast as the ocean, he had felt a bit apprehensive.

He feared that more and more players would join the Yellow Turbans faction, and with such a massive population base, they would forcibly devour Yecheng.

But now.

Su Li could only be glad that he had joined the Great Han faction.

Because he felt that facing such powerful Five Schools Camp troop types was better than being enemies with that group of players outside, who were almost all high-tier or even elite troop types.

Although the players were numerous, their troop strength was low; even if they besieged together, they could not cause any damage to the Crimson Dragon Cavalry.

But if they were replaced by these elite Five Schools Camp troop types before him, even if the Crimson Dragon Cavalry could be immune to the archers' attacks, once surrounded by the other types of melee units, accidents could still potentially happen.

After scanning the defenders on Yecheng, Su Li sighed slightly.

Then, he led Zhao Yu and the Crimson Dragon Cavalry to slowly approach the Yecheng gate.

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Before this.

The Yecheng gate was tightly shut.

Two Han army general NPCs stood on the gate tower.

Yecheng had been surrounded by the Yellow Turbans for several days.

Morale inside the city was low, and they could only defend by relying on the city.

However, the Yellow Turbans offensive was too strong and their numbers too great. The Han army had suffered losses; although they had repelled several waves of Yellow Turbans sieges due to Yecheng being as secure as a golden fortress and the elite Five Schools Camp troop types, if they continued to be worn down like this, defeat would be inevitable once time dragged on.

"General Lu, Yecheng is now completely blockaded by the Yellow Turbans. We are isolated and without reinforcements; morale will be lost sooner or later. What shall we do then!"

On the city wall, looking at the dense Huang Jin army surrounding them, Zong Yuan, the deputy general who had campaigned with Lu Zhi, pounded the wall and sighed.

Beyond being angry at Yecheng's current predicament, he was even more angry at his own incompetence.

He could not share Lu Zhi's worries.

"General Zong, do not be anxious. Let this old man think carefully!"

Lu Zhi's expression tightened slightly; he also knew that the situation had reached a critical juncture.

Judging by Yecheng's current city defenses, troop strength, and morale, even if they could hold out for some time, it was ultimately not a long-term solution.

Yet, with the enemy completely surrounding Yecheng with a numerical advantage, where could there be any way to reverse the situation?

After thinking for a long time, Lu Zhi could not come up with any feasible plan.

"General Lu, why don't I lead a vanguard out of the city to draw the Huang Jin army's attention from the front, while you send an elite force to break out from the rear, ambush and kill Zhang Jiao and the other rebel leaders, and settle the world in one stroke!"

Zong Yuan really did not want to keep cowering inside the city; gritting his teeth, he simply proposed this.

"No... The Huang Jin are too numerous. If you lead the army out of the city, General Zong, you will easily fall into the enemy's encirclement!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhi hurriedly shook his head.

With tens of millions of enemies besieging the city, using their current troop strength to draw attention...

Even if they sortied with the elite Five Schools Camp troop types, it would undoubtedly be no different from going to their deaths.

"But..."

Zong Yuan wanted to say something more.

However, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Lu Zhi: "There are no 'buts', General Zong."

"Even if you could draw the Huang Jin's attention, the rebel leaders like Zhang Jiao and the others possess strange arts and demonic magic, and they are not easily ambushed and killed."

Upon hearing this, Zong Yuan felt somewhat discouraged and said: "General Lu, are we just going to keep defending to the death like this?"

"We have no choice but to do so for now."

Lu Zhi also said with quite a bit of helplessness: "This old man has already notified the imperial court of Yecheng's situation. Let us hope the court can send reinforcements as soon as possible."

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"All we can do now is hold Yecheng and wait for reinforcements or a turning point to appear." ===== CHAPTER 404 =====