Chapter 12: The Blazing Arrow Tower (Rushing for Votes)

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  Braving the hail of arrows, Rein led more than 500 soldiers to charge up to the city gate tower. Each soldier's shield was densely packed with arrow shafts, and they were occasionally hit by massive boulders, resulting in dozens of casualties.

  The soldiers who were originally defending the city, holding shields and hiding in the crenels, could only wait for the enemy to stop their arrow and catapult attacks before daring to stick their heads out. Those unfortunate soldiers who encountered misfortune were either pierced all over with arrows or crushed by flying boulders.

  The drums of the Caesar's army sounded urgently again, launching a crazy attack on the city tower that guarded the border. The arrows in the sky had stopped, leaving only the catapults still working. The outer wall was severely damaged, and some places even showed signs of collapse.

  A moat of several zhang, the water flows rapidly, but it is also unable to stop the crazy Caesar's army from advancing, wooden stakes, building bridges, paving roads and everything else are proceeding smoothly under the attack of arrows and catapults, the battle for the city has officially begun.

  Relying on the natural barrier of Tianhan, which is as solid as gold soup, the Imperial Army of Kaste has been rampaging hundreds of miles away from the border, with a very clear intention to expand its territory. The enraged Caesar Empire finally launched a counterattack, and now the target is the Tianhan Frontier Fortress, also known as the Xiahai Pass, which is called the First Strong Pass of the Kaste Empire.

  The Xia Hai Guan is located at the border of the Kaisa Empire and the Kaist Empire, with high mountains to the north and a deep valley sea to the south, forming a natural barrier that can be defended by one man against ten thousand.

  But the Caesar army gathered more than 100,000 troops and launched a crazy attack on this heroic pass. The purpose is very clear, they have been unbearable, and began to formally declare war on the Kaisar Empire.

  The outcome of the Battle of Xia Hai Guan is of great strategic significance to the Caesar Empire. If they successfully occupy Xia Hai Guan, hundreds of miles along the border will fall within their sphere of influence, allowing them to advance or retreat at will. If they fail, the consequences are unthinkable, which is also why they are attacking with such frenzy.

  Siege engines, mobile arrow towers, and C?sar's soldiers advancing slowly towards the border fortifications with shields held high.

  At this time, the city-defense soldiers of the Kaisser Empire launched a crazy counterattack, and the arrows shot wildly at those attacking soldiers, but the effect was not particularly obvious.

  The enemy soldiers' shields were too thick and heavy, advancing under a hail of arrows, long siege ladders, high arrow towers, and siege engines all arrived near the city gate.

  "Halt!" Reynn issued the command, at this time the garrison mission was in charge of the 'cannon fodder' soldiers he commanded. The wounded soldiers had been carried to the rear camp, their task was extremely arduous.

  "Captain, the enemy is about to attack the city, why should we stop our advance?" said Rus, who had a puzzled look on his face with his thick sideburns.

  "Now the primary target is the enemy's arrow tower, Rus, you lead a hundred archers to deal with those soldiers on the arrow towers. Not only must you eliminate the soldiers, but also destroy those arrow towers, do you understand?" Rayn said, gazing at the arrow towers that had not fired arrows yet, his face showing a worried expression.

  "Captain, the soldiers in front of the arrow tower are all holding thick shields, and the arrow tower is so far away from us. How can we destroy it?" Rus was even more puzzled.

  "Use a rocket, tie cotton threads on the arrow shaft, pour oil on it, set fire to it, aim at the arrow tower and that's it! Rus, go execute quickly!" Rayn said swiftly.

  "Yes sir!" Russ said, and then led a hundred archers to get ready.

  The enemy's arrow tower stopped in front of the city gate, and the soldiers behind began to set up long ladders. These long ladders did not reach the top of the city wall, but were placed on top of the arrow tower at a height parallel to the castle.

  The soldiers of Caesar's army were still coming in a steady stream along the pontoon bridge over the moat, hurrying towards the gate. The soldiers were still cautiously holding their shields and advancing slowly to prevent another attack by the archers on the city wall.

  "Hmph, so it's true!" Reyn said with a smile.

  "Captain, what are they doing?" Reid asked in puzzlement beside him, pointing at the distant arrow tower. The other soldiers were also extremely surprised.

  "Hahaha, brothers, just wait and watch the good show, hahaha!" Rayn laughed, unable to conceal his excited expression. He had seen this kind of siege scene countless times before, how could it escape his eyes?

  "You all defend your positions well, no one can retreat, otherwise you will be dealt with by military law." Lein's voice was stern and severe as he spoke.

  "Hehe, don't worry!" Reed said with a smile.

  "Don't worry, Captain! We guarantee that we will complete the mission!" The soldiers said in unison, which startled the Caesar soldiers below.

  Suddenly those soldiers who had just crossed the moat quickly formed a line, put down their shields, held bows and arrows, and shot rapidly at the city tower.

  "Damn it, how despicable! No regard for the lives of our own soldiers!" The situation had unfolded too suddenly, and Rain shouted loudly, then gave orders to have his men take cover.

  "Rus, speed up and launch the rocket, the enemy is going to attack! Reed, Dakota commands the catapults to knock down those arrow towers." Rayn continued to give orders, thinking about how the enemy would attack the city, but he didn't expect them to be so ruthless, disregarding the lives of their own soldiers. The hail of arrows not only prevented the resistance of the castle's soldiers but also harmed their own attacking soldiers. It seemed that the enemy was determined to take down the city at all costs, this symbol of the first stronghold of the Kastel Empire, the Strait of Haiguo.

  Ruth's rocket team was ready, starting to shoot wildly at the enemy below the city, while still facing the danger of the enemy's arrow rain.

  Rocket after rocket whizzed by, the arrow tower in front of the city gate was filled with rockets all around, and a raging fire began to engulf the soldiers inside the arrow tower, as well as some long ladders that had just been set up.

  Cries of agony, the sound of arrows flying, and the screeching sound of massive boulders tearing through the air signaled that the brutal battle had officially begun.

  "Charge!" The enemy's mad roar came from under the city, even with rockets stuck to their bodies and clothes on fire, those soldiers still didn't care about their own lives, crazily attacking forward.

  A towering arrow tower, ablaze with raging flames, charged towards the city gate under the push of fearless soldiers, ignoring the giant boulders whizzing by, and occasionally getting hit by concentrated rocks, but the soldiers continued to charge forward.