Chapter 1382: Chapter 1382
The fish oil bombs were all packed in crude pottery, which shattered upon hitting the steel siege ladders, and the fish oil splashed onto the ladders.
In just a few seconds.
The enemy troops at the forefront had almost climbed to the top of the city walls.
"Light the fire, shoot!"
Flaming arrows were shot out, fiercely igniting the fish oil on the siege ladders.
In an instant, the entire ladder was engulfed in flames.
"Ah... ah..." The soldiers on the ladder, after being engulfed by the fire, screamed miserably and fell down.
Some Barbarian Tribe soldiers, immensely brave, continued climbing even as their bodies were on fire.
"Whizz, whizz, whizz, whizz..."
And the Flame Demon Tribe’s elite archers on the city wall specifically targeted these exceptionally brave enemies!
The battlefield turned into broad daylight, with the area beneath the walls becoming a complete meat grinder!
The ten-meter-high city wall was indeed a massive protective line, allowing the soldiers atop to relatively safely kill the enemies.
The Silver Alliance soldiers were absolutely fearless, madly climbing up the siege ladders.
Meanwhile, the defending troops on the wall desperately smashed fish oil bombs onto the ladders, ensuring all ladders were constantly surrounded by fire.
Soon, all the siege ladders were burnt red!
Dozens, hundreds of siege ladders, all burnt completely red!
The attacking enemy troops used dirt, used water to desperately extinguish the flames on the ladders, then put on leather gloves and wooden shoes, continuing to climb up the ladders.
However, the fish oil bombs from above continued to smash down crazily.
Once the flames on the ladders were extinguished, they were reignited, then extinguished again.
Meanwhile, logs, boulders, and arrows from the city wall fell down like a torrential downpour, frantically harvesting lives!
The entire battlefield was ablaze, with corpses scattered everywhere, and the sounds of battle shook the heavens!
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The sun gradually sloped westward!
The sunset, night descended!
The sound of the retreat signal from the Silver Alliance rang out once more!
The bloodthirsty soldiers gritted their teeth and began to retreat!
This time, no lime bombs were thrown from the Flame Demon Tribe, nor were there strong crossbow shots.
Instead, they allowed the Silver Alliance’s surviving troops to successfully retreat!
The city wall, which had been fiercely contested for three hours, was now shrouded in darkness.
The dozens, hundreds of siege ladders on it, repeatedly burnt red and quenched with cold water, were either bent and deformed or simply ruptured.
The ground beneath the walls was densely packed with corpses, truly piling up like a mountain!
Inside the Silver Alliance’s large military camp!
The headcount was completed, and in that afternoon’s battle, approximately fifteen thousand were casualties, mostly burned to death, with some crushed or shot!
On the first day’s fierce battle, the twelve hundred thousand troops of the Silver Alliance suffered nearly thirty thousand casualties.
This loss is utterly immense!
The twelve chieftains in the Central Military Camp all hung their heads in despair.
They truly hadn’t imagined that the mere Flame Demon Tribe could be such a tough nut to crack.
What they thought would be a crushing battle resulted in them being bloodied and bruised!
The atmosphere within the camp was extremely oppressive and downcast!
"Hahaha..." Nai Shu suddenly burst out laughing and said, "Why do you chieftains look so dejected?"
The Silver Alliance Leader knelt on one knee and said, "Today’s battle ended in a crushing defeat, for which I bear undeniable responsibility. Please, punish me!"
Nai Shu said, "Indeed, you made a grave mistake, especially during the morning’s battle. When the first wave of the siege army panicked and broke order, you should have immediately sounded the retreat. Furthermore, assembling three hundred Gryphon Knights to form a tidy line and carry a thousand pounds to air raid the Flame Demon Tribe’s heavy crossbows and catapults was a monumental blunder. However, in the afternoon’s battle, there was no mistake at all; I completely witnessed a brave, fearless, and elite Barbarian Tribe army!"
All chieftains raised their heads, looking at Nai Shu with some confusion.
After today’s miserable battle, they expected Nai Shu to unleash a tirade, but they were surprised to find him instead being reasonable.
"Exactly, the casualty numbers don’t look good. We’ve lost nearly thirty thousand men but haven’t scaled the enemy’s walls, nor delivered significant damage to the Flame Demon Tribe," Nai Shu said. "But what is the basis for the enemy’s victory? Fish oil, lime, secret crossbows. Especially fish oil, burning our siege ladders red, making it impossible for our soldiers to climb up them."
"But the enemy’s fish oil is limited, and this situation isn’t unsolvable. We just need to have our soldiers wear iron gloves and boots. Of course, it’s too late to mass-produce iron gloves and boots now," Nai Shu said. "However, I believe the enemy’s fish oil will soon run out. Once it’s gone, those Near-Human Tribe bastards in the Flame Demon Tribe will be little more than lambs to the slaughter. Once it turns into close combat, the Flame Demon Tribe spells its demise!"
"Therefore, tomorrow we continue fighting like today, using lives to deplete the Flame Demon Tribe’s fish oil. I indeed want to see just how much fish oil they have!"
Inside the Flame Demon Tribe!
Today’s great battle, the Flame Demon Tribe achieved unprecedented victory.
Eliminating nearly thirty thousand enemies while suffering less than two thousand casualties themselves!
The entire tribe’s morale soared, vanquishing fear of the enemy.
Only Suo Mo was worried because he saw things very clearly. The morning’s victory was owed to lime bombs, the afternoon relied on fish oil fire attacks.
Currently, lime bombs were no longer effective.
And fish oil bombs were dwindling. Despite the tribe’s women continuing to desperately brew fish oil,
the day’s battle had already used up eighty percent of the fish oil.
With only seventy thousand pounds left from the original two hundred eighty thousand pounds.
This fish oil could only support one more two-hour battle at most!
And once the Barbarian Tribe army reaches the city walls and enters close combat, the real danger and test will arrive!
Suo Mo stood on the city wall, gazing into the distance, thinking to himself, "Ling, where are you? Have you borrowed reinforcements? If you don’t appear soon, the Flame Demon Tribe is in real peril!"
The entire Flame Demon Tribe was celebrating victory, filled with confidence in certain victory, but only Suo Mo and others saw the real crisis looming tomorrow!
Thirty miles outside the Flame Demon Tribe, within the dense forest!
Lanling, leading six thousand Centaur Army, was marching unhurriedly!
Centaurs were truly formidable; when they ran quickly, the sound of their hooves was thunderous.
However, when needing to hide their tracks, the six thousand Centaur Army could march almost silently.
Because, when running, they land on their front hooves, whose keratin layer is harder than steel.
But when marching stealthily, they land on the rear half of their hooves, which are cushioned with flesh. This flesh pad is tough yet elastic, virtually silent upon landing.
The daytime battle scene was clearly seen by Lanling, greatly exciting him.
The situation was even better than he had imagined.
The Flame Demon Tribe not only repelled the enemy with its people and various weapons but also achieved brilliant results.
"Master, those vile Barbarian soldiers, we only need a charge to defeat them, annihilating them completely!" Xie Li Khan said. "Our brothers are already itching for battle. When will we be given the command to slaughter?"
Lanling said, "Tomorrow, just like tomorrow. If all goes smoothly, then by noon you’ll descend from the sky, turn the tide, and annihilate the enemy completely!"
Meanwhile, within the Silver Alliance camp, a captured bird was discovered, with feathers inscribed with several words.
Fish oil less than one-third remaining!
Someone within the Flame Demon Tribe was secretly passing information outside.
The White Rakshasa King’s son-in-law Nai Shu gazed into the sky and murmured, "Less than one-third, which means by noon tomorrow we can storm into the Flame Demon Tribe, slaughter the Near-Human Tribe bastards completely!"
Fierce battle erupted once more!
Lanling leading the Centaur Army, thirty miles from the Flame Demon Tribe!
The moment of destruction is about to arrive!
Note: Here’s a second update of four thousand words. Apologies for the late update, thank you all!