On June 12th, Qin's 450,000 troops arrived outside Yun City of Lu. Wang Jian saw the moat that was more than 12 meters high and four meters wide. He began to have a bad feeling.
Yun City was the only passage into the hinterland of Lu. However, it would take countless lives to take down such a majestic city. Wang Jian ordered the army to camp outside Yun City and repair the siege weapons. He planned to take down Yun City in one fell swoop tomorrow, even if he had to pay a high price.
The defense of Yun City was much better than what Wang Jian had imagined. They had long expected the Qin State to attack the State of Lu. This time, it was similar to what they had imagined. The Great General of the State of Lu was only at the early stage of the Foundation Realm. He stood on the city wall without any fear and looked at the Qin army setting up camp below.
"There are a total of 147,000 Qin soldiers. 40,000 of them should be the most elite veterans of Qin. The weakest of them is at the Qi Transformation Realm. Our cavalry will suffer great losses if we attack.
The remaining 100,000 Qin soldiers are stationed on both sides of the gate of the camp. This shows that Qin doesn't trust these surrendered soldiers. Their will to fight is not strong. The chance of victory is still on these surrendered soldiers. "
The general of Lu used to be the Grand Commandant of Zheng. After Zheng was destroyed, he fled to Lu and swore to defeat Qin and take the King of Zheng back from Xianyang City.
The King of Lu felt his loyalty and was willing to treat him as a general. That was why he stayed in Lu temporarily.
Standing on top of the city wall, the General of Lu State had a clear view of everything in the camp of Qin State. He asked his men to keep an eye on the movements of these 40,000 veterans of Qin State. For Lu State, these 40,000 veterans were the most difficult to deal with. The other 100,000 elite soldiers of Qin State were much weaker than the 50,000 elite soldiers of Lu State. Lu State was not afraid of Qin State at all since they occupied the advantageous terrain.
The night was uneventful. The next day, Wang Jian sent people outside Yun City to challenge Qin. He also sent a group of 1,000 veterans to shout outside the city.
The general of Lu knew that he couldn't let Qin's army be so arrogant. Yun City had more than 260,000 soldiers, which accounted for more than half of Lu's forces. As long as the morale was there, Qin would not be able to take down Yun City. What he needed to do now was to keep the morale of Yun City high. Even if he couldn't win, it would be enough to make the enemy anxious.
Yun City also sent 1,000 soldiers out of the city. These 1,000 soldiers were Lu's strongest forces. The weakest of them was at the late stage of the Qi Transformation Realm. Their average realm was higher than the Qin soldiers.
But there was no confidence on the General's face.
The sound of war drums was heard in Yun City. Thousands of Lu State's elite troops lined up in a battle formation and charged toward the Qin State's elite troops.
The thousands of elite soldiers of the Qin State gathered together. Their speed was not fast, but their pace was very neat. When the two sides fought together, the sound of war drums from both sides resounded throughout the battlefield.
Just like the elite soldiers of Lu State, the frontline of the elite soldiers of Qin State were all shield-bearers. They raised their shields and charged at the enemy. Apparently, the elite soldiers of Qin State were experienced in this aspect. Even though they did not fight, their rhythm was much better than the infantrymen of Lu State. Although their Cultivation state was not as good as the enemy, they were able to push the elite soldiers of Lu State back.
The soldiers of the Lu State seemed to have anticipated this. While shooting arrows at the Qin army, they divided into ten groups. They were going to fight the Qin army separately. The Qin army was too strong when fighting in groups.
Seeing that the enemy had dispersed, the archers in the center of the battle formation shot out arrows, which did not cause much damage to the enemy. On the contrary, the archers of the Lu State were more accurate and more powerful than the Qin State's.
For a moment, the Qin State seemed to have the upper hand, but its loss was much greater than that of the Lu State.
The Qin soldiers had no choice but to spread out as well. They were confident that the cooperation between the small teams was much better than the elite soldiers of Lu. Both sides began to form small teams of one hundred men, you attack and I defend, you encircle one small team, I encircle another small team, killing each other fiercely.
However, the advantage that the Qin State had expected did not appear.
Wang Jian frowned and looked at everything in front of him. The damage that the elite soldiers of the Qin State caused to the Lu State's elite troops was several times higher than that of the other side. It was reasonable to say that the elite soldiers of the Qin State would have the complete advantage in half an hour, and it would not be a problem to take down the other side in one hour.
But now, the situation was that more than half of the elite soldiers of the Qin State had been killed or injured, while only about 30% of the elite soldiers of the Lu State had been killed or injured.
Two of the elite soldiers of the Qin State stabbed the elite soldiers of the Lu State with their spears. The elite soldiers of the Lu State jumped in pain, but nothing happened. The spears did not pierce through their armor.
More than a thousand elite soldiers from the State of Lu, more than half of them were wearing high grade inner armor. The fact that the State of Lu was able to equip ordinary soldiers with such inner armor caused many of them to suffer heavy injuries. However, they were unable to die as long as their vitals were not injured.
Two hours later, only two hundred of the elite soldiers of the Qin State were still holding on, while more than six hundred of the Lu State's elite soldiers surrounded these two hundred in the middle. The Qin army did not intend to save these two hundred people. Watching them die one by one under the attack of the elite soldiers of the Lu State, a kind of murderous aura appeared on the battlefield.
Wang Jian did not say anything until the last Qin soldier died. The last four hundred of the surviving elite soldiers of the Lu State returned to the city under the cheers of all the defenders of Yun City. Almost all of them were injured, and half of them were disabled. If it were not for the protection of the Golden Silk Soft Armor, they would have been defeated long ago!
The first batch of Qin soldiers was defeated. The generals of both sides knew that the problem was with the armor of the Lu State, but ordinary soldiers could not see this.
Everyone saw the neat formation of the Qin soldiers, but the fighting strength of the Lu State's soldiers was very strong. Until the end, none of the Qin soldiers retreated. At the end of the battle, many of the Lu State's soldiers were carried back by their comrades, which greatly boosted the morale of the Lu State's soldiers.
Wang Jian was not worried about this. Even if all one thousand of the elite soldiers were killed today, he did not order any reinforcements, because as long as he ordered reinforcements first, the morale of the Qin State would be greatly reduced. If the surrendered soldiers were disloyal, it would be a big trouble.
But all one thousand of the Qin soldiers died on the battlefield, so the surrendered soldiers did not dare to have any disloyalty.
The next day, the Qin State sent out a general to challenge the Lu State, and the Lu State sent out a general to respond. Both sides fought for more than ten rounds, and the Qin State won more than they lost, but they did not raise their morale much.
On the third day, the Qin State did not challenge the Lu State anymore. They sent out the surrendered soldiers to carry the more than ten pontoon bridges built in the past few days, braving the rain of arrows from the city wall, to the Gu Cheng River. A large number of the surrendered soldiers of the Qin State died, but Wang Jian still sent out an endless stream of soldiers to replace them. When the pontoon bridges were built, more than thirty thousand surrendered soldiers had died.
Countless Qin soldiers braved the rain of arrows and carried ladders up to the city wall of Yun City. Some Qin soldiers had already begun to build catapults outside the moat. Before the Qin soldiers could reach the city wall, the catapults had already launched an attack.
The General of Lu State saw several Xiantian experts of the Qin State mixed in with the attacking army. Soon, the Qin soldiers broke through the twelve-meter-high city wall of Yun City. He hurriedly arranged for the Xiantian experts to provide reinforcements.
The Qin State had just started to send out Xiantian experts, and the General of Lu State understood their intention. They wanted to break through Yun City quickly, just like how he broke through Zheng State. As long as Yun City was taken down quickly, more than half of Lu State would be lost. No matter what, they could not let the Qin State attack Yun City.
When Wang Jian saw that the Qin State had sent out Xiantian experts to stop the Qin army from attacking the city wall, he waved his hand, and instantly 30 Blood Dragon Guards came out. They quickly stepped on the pontoon bridges and climbed up the city wall. When the Young Master of Lu State saw that the Blood Dragon Guards had already launched an attack, he knew that this was the most difficult time, so he quickly gave the order. No one noticed that several old men had begun to approach the city wall. When the Blood Dragon Guards climbed up the city wall, several Foundation Establishment experts suddenly appeared and caught the Blood Dragon Guards by surprise.
The Blood Dragon Guards were all Xiantian experts, and they were one of the most powerful forces of the Qin State. Ordinary Xiantian experts were no match for them.
Wang Jian did not expect that the State of Lu State would dare to send out Foundation Establishment experts first. He targeted several Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Lu State who had already launched an attack, and quickly flew up the city wall with more than 20 Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Qin. As long as they killed these Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Lu State, they would have taken half of Yun City.
The Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Lu had already guessed that the Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Qin would attack. After they quickly killed one or two Blood Dragon Guards, they fled into the city without looking back. Before the Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Qin reached the city wall, they had already hidden themselves in the barracks. When Wang Jian approached the barracks, several bows and arrows were shot at him. Hundreds of militiamen used their crude weapons to attack him. If Wang Jian wanted to enter the barracks, he would have to break through the blockade of these people. However, if he killed these people, he would also be entangled with karma. Was it worth it?
Just when the Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Qin were hesitating whether to attack the barracks or not, countless soldiers of the State of Lu surged up the city wall. They held their weapons and attacked the Qin army recklessly. The Qin army was forced to retreat.
The Blood Dragon Guards killed civilians for a while. Seeing that it was useless, they only looked for the Qi Refining Realm experts of the State of Lu to kill. They killed too many people, so it was very troublesome to accumulate karma.
The two sides engaged in a life-and-death battle on the city wall. The elite soldiers of the State of Qin kept climbing up the city wall along the ladder. The Blood Dragon Guards stood on the city wall and slowly expanded their advantage. At this time, Wang Jian saw a cavalry team in the distance charging toward the city wall.
This cavalry looked very well-equipped, and the horses under them were exceptionally handsome. Especially when they galloped together on the road, it gave people the illusion that there was only one cavalry. Wang Jian saw that the cavalry's flag had the word "Hua" written in a large font.
"The State of Hua?
Your timing is really accurate. We have firmly occupied the city wall. It is impossible to retreat now. However, although your cavalry team is elite, do you dare to attack the elite soldiers of the State of Qin? "
Wang Jian saw the cavalry of the Hua family coming from the distance. He just glanced at them and ignored them. He focused on looking for the Xiantian Realm experts of the State of Lu to kill. The Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Lu did not dare to attack. They could only use the lives of these militiamen to stall for time. As long as they killed the Xiantian Realm experts on the city wall, the State of Qin would slowly gain the absolute advantage.
There were more than 300,000 soldiers of the State of Qin outside the city. There were also 100,000 elite soldiers of the State of Qin guarding the city. The State of Lu sent out 10,000 cavalrymen in a hurry. No matter how elite they were, they could not fight against the 300,000 soldiers of the State of Qin.
Hua Zichen had been hiding in the forest north of Yun City for nearly ten days. This time, the most important task of the plan given by the King of Lu was assigned to the Azure Dragon Legion. Now, everything was going according to their plan. The Foundation Establishment experts of the State of Qin had really entered the city. Then, it was time for the Azure Dragon Legion to attack.