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Chapter 1177 – Beast Siege and Exploding the Camp
Dusk arrived once more.
The siege battle that lasted for a full day came to a temporary end as night fell.
Although the leaky city walls were riddled with holes, it still stood tall and did not fall. Beneath the feet of the city walls were corpses stacked up like mountains as well as the ground that was dyed red with blood, describing the strength of the hell slaughterers.
The bravery of Kargil only added to the killing intent and desires of the Dragon Legion Corps.
For the whole day, the Peacock Dynasty army took turns to attack, launching wave after wave of non-stop attacks. However, each and every one was crushed by the Dragon Legion Corps. Especially after the cannons came off cooldown, the trebuchets instantly suffered heavy damages. Without the cover of long-range firepower, the number of casualties of the Peacock Dynasty army rose by several times.
The Dragon Legion Corp soldiers on the city walls were really like slaughterers. They were highly efficient and well-trained as they took down wave after wave of enemies. When they were tired, they went to rest for half an hour before becoming as lively as tigers.
Under Baiqi’s training, these soldiers were used to fighting constantly.
When the night arrived, the savage-looking Kargil led his troops to leave the frontline. His back view showed obvious disappointment and even a little seriousness. Under the circumstances of asking to lead the lines and failing, with the character of the Peacock King, the upcoming battles would have nothing to do with Kargil. He might even be given the icy treatment in the army.
When he returned to the camp, the other generals did not gloat at his misfortune.
During the day, they had spectated. Speaking from their conscience, Kargil had actually done really well. Under such highly difficult circumstances, he still managed to ensure that the morale of the army did not fall.
If it were them, this was the most they would be able to achieve as well.
One could only say that the Dragon Legion Corps was worthy its reputation. This matter tossed a basin of cold water at their faces.
During the entire process, Kargil did not even manage to meet Durava and was whisked away by the guards.
Although the other generals sympathized with him, no one would plead for him. Without mentioning the chance of being scolded, what if the king told them to replace Kargil since they sought mercy for him?
If that happened, would the situation not be horrendous for them?
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6th month, 10th day, the 2nd day of the Naijia City siege.
An unlucky fellow was chosen by Durava to lead the troops to start another round of sieges on Naijia City.
After expending a wave of people, the 2nd day assaults of Peacock Dynasty finally started to show some effect. There were many people who managed to climb up the city walls, and for a period of time, they even managed to occupy a section of the wall.
Helplessly, the Dragon Legion Corps was just too strong. When they fought, they went all out with care for their own lives. After heavy casualties, they actually miraculously snatched back the land.
Even so, at 5 PM in the afternoon, the entire defensive line was on the verge of collapse.
The cannons were out of gunpowder and were totally silent.
This let the Peacock Dynasty see hope in breaking through. However, time was not standing on their side and night soon fell once more, signaling an end to this intense battle.
Although that was the case, Durava was still really delighted.
“Tomorrow, tomorrow, we will take down Naijia City!” Durava was both excited and impatient. A third of the country war had already passed, so they did not have much time to waste.
Luckily, they just needed to take down one city, and that would be able to cause a chain reaction, swiftly expanding their spoils of war.
During these past two days, the Dragon Legion Corps did not choose to come out of the city to fight, continuing to be tortoises, allowing Durava to siege Naijia City peacefully.
As the wilderness was covered by Durava’s informers, once any of the Dragon Legion Corps troops left the city, he would know right away. As such, there was no chance of a sneak attack.
If the nearby Dragon Legion Corp troops dared to exit the city to help, it would just be courting death.
But on that night, the change happened.
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Naijia City, city wall.
In the darkness, Xiao Chaogui was investigating the situation of the patrolling troops under the accompaniment of his Personal Guards.
Looking out at the enemy camp outside of the city and at the flickering lights, Xiao Chaogui had a really complicated expression. After sacrificing 15 thousand men, the 5th legion finally completed the mission given to them by the headquarters.
“Tomorrow the reinforcements should arrive, right?” Xiao Chaogui looked into the distance.
Although Great Xia did not have any other army in the region and the talk of reinforcements was doubtful, Xiao Chaogui trusted the marshal and knew that he would not lie.
“Maybe the king is going to summon the imperial city guards!”
As one of the generals in a high position, Xiao Chaogui had knowledge of this matter.
Thinking about that, Xiao Chaogui felt really pumped up. The 5th legion was suppressed for two days, and it was time for them to launch a swift counterattack. If not, they would have too much pent up frustration.
The night turned darker and darker.
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At the same time, in the wilderness, a certain beast cave.
This camp was merely 15 kilometers away from the camp of the Peacock Dynasty army. The few beasts that popped out were cleaned out by their scouts and did not cause any so-called beast wave.
In truth, five days ago, there was a Great Xia scout who was hiding near the cave, waiting for the arrival of the beast wave.
After a tiring five day wait, things finally changed for the better.
In the early hours of the 11th day, the beast cave that had been so quiet suddenly bellowed with black smoke. It was the sign of a beast wave. The black smoke rose into the air, reaching a total of 30 meters high, signaling that this was going to be a huge wave.
Such an abnormality instantly caught the eye of the Great Xia scout.
“Quick, wake up, the beast wave is coming!” The soldier on duty at night woke up his companion.
The captain woke up right away, looking out at the black smoke, a delighted expression appeared on his face, “The heavens are truly on our side. This is a never seen before giant beast wave.”
“Quick, immediately inform the command headquarters!”
The captain said as he took out a talisman. This was the Ghost Leading Talisman given to him by Baiqi. As long as it was used within five miles of the beast cave, it would be effective.
If not, who would dare to use the talisman?
In Baiqi’s plans, as the timing of the beast wave was uncertain, they could only be considered a special force and a surprise army. Even Baiqi himself did not know how big of an effect this talisman could have.
If no beast wave appeared, Ouyang Shuo would summon the imperial city guards to reinforce Naijia City. However, the beast wave appearing at the final night meant that luck was really on Great Xia’s side.
As a result, it was no wonder that the captain would be so delighted. He knew how on time this beast wave was, not hesitating at all as he tore up the talisman.
With a ‘Shua!’, the talisman turned into a white light like a bolt of lightning as it tossed itself toward the black smoke. The moment the white light touched the black smoke, it was like a steroid injection. The black pillar that was bellowing out suddenly became even higher and thicker.
In the blink of an eye, it became a 300 meter tall pillar.
When the scouts saw that, they were so shocked that their mouths hung agape. Even though they were far away, they could feel the killing intent and hear the shrieks of the beasts, making them numb up.
“Oh my god, how many beasts are there?”
As a scout, they had spent all their time in the wilderness, so they were really familiar with the beast caves. However, they had never seen a black smoke pillar reach more than 50 meters in height.
A 300 meter tall pillar of black smoke; the thought alone was terrifying.
Very quickly, the black smoke faded like wind, and ugly looking beasts appeared.
Looking out, there were no less than 30 Pterodactyls flying in the air. The surrounding of the beast cave was drowned by a beast flood, and there were no other living things left.
“Quick, fire the signal bullet!”
The captain held in his fear as he ordered quickly.
“Yes!”
In an instance, numerous signal bullets rose up in the sky and streaked past the pitch-black darkness.
The beast wave that had just appeared was worrying about a lack of targets. The appearance of the signal bullets was like them seeing prey, and they did not even think as they charged right at it.
From afar, one could hear the tremors from their footsteps, causing the entire mountain to shake.
“Get on your horses!”
Without needing the captain to instruct them, the scouts quickly hopped onto their horses and fled. Looking at the direction they were heading toward, it was the position of the Peacock Dynasty camp.
This was called attracting trouble.
To make the beast wave focus on their target, the scouts had to fire a signal bullet periodically. The bullets were like streetlights, leading the way for the beasts.
During this period of time, they also met the patrolling scouts of the Peacock Dynasty. However, in front of the giant beast wave, these scouts were like waves, quickly dispersing.
The deafening cries and thunderous footsteps of the beast wave totally broke the silence of the night.
In less than two hours, the beast wave arrived near the camp of the Peacock Dynasty army. The patrolling forces finally noticed them and hurriedly alerted the camp.
Unfortunately, they were too late.
The current camp was so quiet that there was no other noise. At this time, the soldiers were deep asleep, and even the patrolling soldiers were yawning and were prepared to tide past the last bit of darkness before the sun rose.
When the alert sounded out, the camp exploded.
Under such circumstances, if one did not deal with it well, not to mention being attacked by the beast wave, but there was even the risk of the entire camp splitting up.
The military camp was a really solemn place. In Chinese traditional army culture, there were the so-called 17 laws and 54 terms that would get one beheaded. The soldiers passed their days with their hearts in their mouths. As the days and months accumulated, the mental strain was obvious.
In their strict military life, only the generals were bullies and the soldiers followed orders blindly. Their daily lives were suppressed by military law. Before a war, everyone lived at the edge of life and death, not knowing whether they would be able to survive or not. Hence, everyone was on the verge of collapsing.
At such a time, as long as there was even a slight breeze or a soldier screaming from a nightmare, the tense atmosphere in the camp could potentially explode. Soldiers might totally break from the restraints of military law, and some might start to take revenge by killing enemies and officers.
The Peacock Dynasty was suppressed by Durava, and its military discipline was really messed up. The soldiers were living with a really nervous mindset. Along with the heavy casualties from the siege of the past two days, such emotions worsened.
Especially the imperial city guards who were summoned over. During these two days, they were constantly used as cannon fodder, and the generals and soldiers were all filled with grievances toward the Peacock Dynasty.
This air of grievance shot up into the sky.
Coincidentally, along with the battle in the day coming to an end, they were definitely going to breakthrough tomorrow. Under such circumstances, the soldiers went from highly tensed up to really relaxed.
Hence, they were sleeping really sweetly in the night.
Under such circumstances, for the patrolling forces to sound out the alarm, it sent the entire camp into chaos. The eyes of the awakened soldiers instantly turned blood red.
The first to explode were the imperial city guards.
First, the air of grievances spread as they complained and scolded at the person who actually pulled the alarm. Someone else shouted out about wanting to teach the Peacock Dynasty army a lesson.
The one who said these words might not have meant it, but everyone else agreed.
Pretty much in a single moment, there were large amounts of soldiers who replied. From one unit to two, to four, to 10….
This air of grievances was like a plague, spreading out around the camp.
In the blink of an eye, the entire army shouted and got up, charging at the Peacock Dynasty Army Camp like they were crazy. The soldiers of the Peacock Dynasty did not even know what was happening, only seeing people charging their way.
Without saying a second word, the two sides engaged with one another.
The entire camp was instantly in chaos. No one was able to clear up the air, and the generals who tried to maintain law and order were the first to be killed, dying without knowing what had happened.
At that very moment, the terrifying beast wave arrived.
This was a calamitous disaster for the Peacock Dynasty army.
Seeing the circling Pterodactyls in the air, the endless number of Ceratopsians, and the many unknown beasts, the soldiers were all terrified and instantly woke up.
“Oh my god, where did all these beasts come from?”
The mouths of the soldiers hung agape. Looking out, there was an endless wave of beasts. Based on rough estimations, there were no less than 10 thousand of them, and there might even be more than that.
They wanted to gather up to fight against the enemy together, but it was already too late.
The sudden camp explosion meant that everything was in chaos. Bodies were strewn all over, and the eyes of the soldiers were flushed red. Some had truly become crazy, while some were pretending to be crazy.
No matter who it was, facing such a beast wave, they felt really helpless.
“Run!”
After their shock, their instinctive reaction was that since they could not beat these beasts, they could only listen to the heavens. The surviving soldiers were like scattered sand, fleeing in all directions and disappearing into the night sky.
Unfortunately, they had chosen the wrong opponent.
If it were a normal battle between two armies, there might be a chance for a portion of them to escape under the cover of the night sky. After escaping, they could slowly gather up to ensure that they had some survivability.
However, they were up against beasts.
Them travelling in the night was no different from travelling during the day. Seeing that there was so much ‘food’ in the camp, the beasts unleashed their inner demons. Through the scent alone, they were able to track down their prey.
Under the night sky, there were scenes of hunters hunting down their prey all around the wilderness. The terrifying part was that the beasts were the hunters, and the humans were the prey.
The tragic screams sounded out through the night sky.
This was the most brutal beast siege in the history of the wilderness. Under the attacks of tens of thousands of beasts, the Peacock Dynasty army suffered heavy casualties.
Within a night, less than three out of ten of them survived.
They had only lost 50 thousand out of the 450 thousand during the two days of sieging, but in just one night, half of them were eaten by the beasts.
Even when the sky lit up, this nightmare did not end.
Be it the beast wave or the Peacock Dynasty army, after experiencing a night of chasing and battles, both sides had suffered heavy casualties. They were all totally split up, and one could not find a single formed up force.
The daylight only helped to intensify their fear.
The beasts did not have any fear. Their goal was just to search for food, and even if only one of them was left, they would not give up on hunting their prey.
The only way for one to leave would be to destroy all the beasts.
This was a cruel battlefield where only one side could survive. None of them were the true victors except for those hiding in the city – the Dragon Legion Corps.
