nucmednet Chapter 259 Feint Attack
Chapter 259 Feint Attack
into the night.
The walls of Guanyue City were still brightly lit by fire.
Two huge bronze mirrors are mounted on the corner tower in the city.
The bronze mirror emitted a dazzling light, like two giant searchlights, moving back and forth in the darkness outside the city walls.
Looking at the two beams of light ahead, Ding Yi felt a strange sense of detachment, as if he had been transported back to modern society.
This world possesses the art of weapon crafting, which often allows the creation of many unimaginable items, making siege warfare even more complex.
However, the soldiers stationed on the city wall seemed to be used to this environment. They stared intently at the darkness in front of them, as motionless as stone statues.
"Master, would you like to go and rest for a while?"
Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Liu Xun quickly transmitted his voice to Ding Yi.
Ding Yi shook his head slightly. He had a feeling that Baiyun Temple must have a backup plan for making such a big fuss.
Now that the mysterious skull-marked powerhouse is blocking the entrance to the Myriad Manifestations Sect, Ding Yi can only rely on this opportunity to make a fortune so that he can find a chance to protect himself in the future.
Every time Ding Yi thought of that unknown skull mark, he felt a chill run down his spine. This made him eager to improve his strength, and he even wanted to risk exposing himself and go on a killing spree in Guanyue City.
Fortunately, Baiyun Temple provided an opportunity.
Another half hour passed, and suddenly the searchlight on the corner tower caught sight of a rapidly moving figure in the darkness.
"Something's up! Everyone get ready!"
With a loud roar, the people on the city wall drew their weapons and raised their shields in front of them. At the same time, the archers began to stand behind them, drawing their bows and nocking arrows, the arrowheads pointing far ahead.
"shoot!"
With a loud roar, the air was filled with the sound of bowstrings vibrating, and then a multitude of arrows shot forward in unison, creating a spectacular scene.
Ding Yi and Liu Xun stood on one side of the city wall, looking at this scene, with a slight sense of doubt in their hearts.
Does Baiyun Temple intend to launch a surprise attack under the cover of night? That would be incredibly foolish.
At that moment, a red light suddenly appeared in the darkness, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Before long, the red light got closer, only to be discovered to be a huge fireball burning with raging flames!
"defense!"
With a shout from the commander, the archers on the city wall retreated instantly, hiding behind the armored infantry. The next moment, the fireball slammed heavily onto the tall city wall.
A tremor instantly emanated from the city wall of Guanyue City, but at the same moment, a faint light flashed across the originally gray city wall, leaving the entire wall completely unharmed.
This is because the formation carved on the walls of Guanyue City has come into play. This formation can weaken some of the impact and strengthen the walls, but the cost of setting it up is astonishing, and not every city wall is qualified to have such a formation set up.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fight back!!"
With the commander's shout, the archers, who were already prepared, fired another volley, but the effect seemed minimal. Instead, a few breaths later, even more fireballs flew into the night.
At this moment, on the grass several hundred meters away from the city wall, soldiers from Baiyun Temple were pushing fake scarecrows across the ground.
These scarecrows were covered in arrows. Although the archers from Guanyue City were all armed with powerful bows, the distance was too great and the scarecrows were backed by wooden planks, so they did not cause any harm to the soldiers.
Only a few unlucky ones were hit by stray arrows during the gaps in the moving scarecrows, but none of them were fatally wounded.
Thus, Baiyun Temple continued to attack with fireballs, occasionally launching a volley of arrows, but Guanyue City was already tall, and the arrows, fired from below, were not very effective.
Finally, after more than an hour of this back and forth, the figures from Baiyun Temple quietly disappeared into the night, and the area in front of Guanyue City returned to silence. This probing attack, though causing few casualties, had tested the nerves of the Guanyue City defenders, leaving them feeling exhausted after their initial relaxation.
"Feint?"
Ding Yi stood behind Liu Xun and frowned as he watched this scene.
The fact that Baiyun Temple launched a feigned attack right away shows that the enemy was not in a hurry at all, but rather wanted to keep the defenders busy with defense, and then launch a fatal blow at a crucial moment.
The Yin-Yang Palace clearly noticed this as well, and the commander on the city wall immediately ordered new soldiers to go up the city wall to replace the group of people who had been guarding the city wall.
They'll take turns defending the city and see who can outlast whom!
As expected, Baiyun Temple launched several more attacks in the following days, but they were all meaningless feints. The most ruthless attack involved thousands of demons, but they were forced to retreat due to heavy losses before they could even get within a hundred meters of the Yin-Yang Palace's rain of arrows.
During this time, Li Wanyun and the others successfully left the place. They had also asked Ding Yi to come with them, but Ding Yi used the excuse that Liu Xun was keeping a close eye on them to refuse.
On the fourth day, Baiyun Temple's feints became more and more frequent, which made the atmosphere on Yin Yang Palace's side extremely tense, and a murderous aura gradually spread over the city walls.
Inside Guanyue City.
General Yuan Liangyu sat silently in the barracks, looking at the sand table in front of him.
Generals such as Wu Yusong and Du Jiuzhao stood on the left and right, constantly offering their opinions and ideas.
"General, I think this can't go on forever. Why don't we each divide into a battalion and march east and west, bypassing the city wall and then encircling and harassing the enemy?"
Wu Yusong said slowly.
"No, this method is too risky. What if those old bald monks are lying in ambush on both sides? Wouldn't we be walking right into their trap?!"
Someone quickly said.
"Then what do you suggest we do? Are we just going to let them lead us by the nose like this?!"
Wu Yusong snorted coldly, then asked.
"We'll remain calm and observe; our only objective is to defend the city. What's the panic?!"
The man sneered instead.
The room erupted into a commotion and split into two factions.
One faction, represented by Wu Yusong, wanted to launch a surprise attack around the city to contain the enemy.
One faction, represented by Hong Huang, advocated waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out and simply holding onto Guanyue City.
Both sides had their reasons, and for a time they couldn't reach an agreement. Just then, Yuan Liangyu suddenly spoke up:
“Xiwen Wuhen is a man with exceptional talent in leading troops. Knowing that attacking is difficult but defending is easy, he still did such a thing. He must have had a plan behind it.”
"Yusong, you will lead two battalions out of the city from the right flank, about a hundred li away. That area is a jungle; lie in ambush there and wait for the signal."
“Zhu Tao, you will also lead two battalions and go out of the city from the left side, about a hundred miles away. That area is also a jungle.”
"The rest of you, just hold Guanyue City."
Once the commander-in-chief gave the order, everyone had no objections. They clasped their hands in obeisance and then hurriedly left the barracks.
At this moment, Yuan Liangyu suddenly shouted to Du Jiuzhao:
"Nine Zhao, you stay."
Upon hearing this, Du Jiuzhao naturally stayed in the barracks, quietly standing there waiting for the other generals to leave.
When only Du Jiuzhao and Yuan Liangyu were in the barracks, Yuan Liangyu suddenly asked:
"Liu Xun, who brought Zhou Luan's head back, do you know his origins?"
Upon hearing this, Du Jiuzhao immediately smiled and said:
"General, Director Liu is a direct disciple of the Yangji Palace, and his background is impeccable."
Yuan Liangyu shook his head slightly and said:
"That's not what I'm asking you. I'm asking, how much do you know about his abilities?"
Du Jiuzhao was taken aback, then immediately shook his head, indicating that he did not know.
Yuan Liangyu then said leisurely:
“Zhou Luan is Xi Wen Wuhen’s master. You probably don’t know that.”
"Tomorrow, you will have Liu Xun stand on the city wall and insult Zhou Luan. I don't believe that Xi Wen Wuhen can tolerate it."