Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1606: Chapter 505: Assault on the Fort and First Clash (Part 2)

It wasn’t until three waves of arrow formations had passed, seeing the embarrassing state of his frontline army and hearing the unusual sound as the Xia Army’s arrow formations pierced the air, that he realized what was wrong. He grabbed an arrow to take a closer look.

This glance was when he discovered the issue.

“It’s not everyone, perhaps only half. Even Cold Resistance Level soldiers have equipped themselves with Ten Forged Silver arrows. Has the Great Xia become this prosperous?”

Having discovered the issue, when Yang Qin looked at the arrow barrage from the Xia Army, he was immediately informed. With just a quick glance, he quickly judged the specifics of the arrow barrage, his eyes slightly sinking.

Psshhh……

The reason Yang Qin stopped his side from continuing to shoot arrows was that the Xia Army had already determined the location of the defending archers inside the camp gate from the direction of the incoming arrow barrage. They slightly raised their bow bodies, and the arrow rain immediately bypassed the frontline shield soldiers, shooting towards the soldiers behind the camp gate.

There were already small-scale casualties among the soldiers behind the camp gate.

Knowing that crossbow arrows could not compete, there was no need to continue the contest. Regardless of the situation, the Xia Army would eventually attack the camp gate.

Just as he said beforehand, resting while the enemy tires is sufficient!

However, Yang Qin’s thoughts were still somewhat naive…

“All troops speed up, Yellow Armor and Red Sun Reconnaissance Camps build the bridge, the rest continue to shoot arrows, don’t stop until the Arrow Quiver is empty!”

As Yang Qin’s words fell, Mu Longhe’s second order arrived.

When the Xia Army launched arrows, they continuously advanced. After more than ten waves of arrow rain, the army was only a hundred meters away from the camp gate, and Yang Qin’s abandonment of bow and crossbow confrontation allowed the Xia Army’s advancement to become even smoother. With the commander Mu Longhe’s order, a total of 4,000 shield-carrying soldiers from the Yellow Armor Red Sun Army charged forward.

The rear 4,000 soldiers moved at a slightly slower pace, but most of them did not stop using their bow and arrows. Only more than a thousand soldiers in the center pressed ten Iron Wheel Cars forward at a very fast pace, following the team.

“The Divine Machine Crossbows are set up; Great Xia is going all out!”

When Yang Qin saw those ten large iron-wheeled cars, his pupils contracted. He was present at the Hongmen battle four years ago. At that time, his cultivation level was only at Cold Resistance Level, and he was left with an extremely deep impression by this weapon that could threaten the Xianyang Level.

“Fire!”

Bang……

In just tens of breaths, the Xia Army’s vanguard reached the edge of the wide moat in front of the camp gate. On both sides of the military formation, almost simultaneously, five teams composed of more than twenty men each, charged out. Each team worked together to lift a giant iron plate, three meters wide and twenty meters long.

The person at the front of the team reached the edge and shouted loudly, as more than twenty people forcefully pushed, and the long iron plate directly flew toward the ground in front of the camp gate.

“Ignite the fire, Yang Ping, follow me!”

Seeing the Xia Army building the bridge, Yang Qin could no longer stay still. He forcibly pulled out a long saber from his waist. After ordering, he called his cousin Yang Ping, and the two Xianyang Level warriors ignored the large wave of arrow rain in front and dashed towards the landing point of the pontoon bridge, their motives obvious.

Whoosh……swish……

Unfortunately, before he and Yang Ping reached the front of the camp gate, they were driven back by a long stick and a big saber.

To say driven back might not even be accurate.

Bang!

Mu Longhe’s strength clearly surpassed Yang Qin’s by far. The moment he swung down with his long stick, he seized the opportunity before Yang Qin could retreat and swept horizontally, hitting directly on his shoulder.

“At least 18 Jin, how could he be this strong!”

Yang Qin retreated more than ten meters, almost colliding with the camp gate. He clutched his shoulder wound, staring in astonishment at Mu Longhe ahead.

Two years ago, during the Chui Mountain upheaval, Mu Longhe had openly displayed his skills; and at that time his third uncle Yang Jian was present, remembering clearly he possessed a strength of only 12 Jin, increasing by more than 6 Jin in two years. This was clearly not the Nine Towns’ pace of growth.

Why did his father Yang Zhun entrust him with guarding Zhongyang?

Because he alone possessed 9 Jin of strength, and with the cultivation technique’s boost, he could unleash strength exceeding 12 Jin.

But now, things were evidently misjudged.

“Yang Ping, retreat!”

After one clash, realizing he couldn’t stop the Xia Army from building the bridge, Yang Qin didn’t recklessly advance further but quickly called back Yang Ping, both retreating to the camp gate.

Squeak……

Coincidentally, his previous command to ignite the fire took effect.

The so-called ignition referred to the wide moat in front of the camp gate, directly under the iron bridge erected by the Xia Army.

When the trench was first dug, Yang Qin had already instructed people to lay a substantial amount of flammable dry grass and coal stone underneath. At his command, personnel arranged atop the camp gate shot down fire arrows, instantly igniting the trench.

Boom………

Furious flames suddenly roared up, brightly illuminating the entire camp gate area.

“Damn Xia Army, they’ve erected an iron bridge…”

Yang Qin saw that the Xia Army behind the ditch were unaffected and crazily rushed onto the iron bridge towards the camp gate, his expression becoming extremely unsightly in an instant.

The moat at the Central Yang Camp entrance was only ten meters wide. Normally, chopping down a few trees and setting them up could suffice. If they built a wooden bridge, then this pre-arranged fierce fire would have worked.

Who could have expected that the Xia Army would prepare iron plates!

Without his obstruction, the five teams of Reconnaissance Camps from the Yellow Armor and Red Sun Army had finished setting up all five iron plates.

More and more Xia Army soldiers were also rushing across the iron plates.

“Charge!”

“A bit of fire helps see things clearly. Haha!”