Chapter 1465
Siege Unstoppable [2]
Chapter 1465 Siege Unstoppable [2]
"Alright, alright, we'll inform you right away, don't be impulsive!" Although Dongmangfu was afraid of contracting the plague, he was happy to go and report the death to Xiqinerqin in order to see the other party's expression of having eaten night soil.
As expected, upon hearing Dongmangfu's report of the death, Xiqinerqin's face was filled with shame, anger, and violence: "Xiliuer is not my son, he is a sinner of the Eastern Desert... Issue my royal decree that he shall not be given a divine burial. Throw his body into the latrine, defile his body and soul, and let this sinner be burdened with sin for eternity, rejected by the gods..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a voice saying, "The Divine Envoy's Supervisory Team and the Imperial Family have arrived in person."
With a series of thuds, Xiqin Erqin dismounted and bowed to the Rong royal family, saying, "Rong War God Envoy."
The face of the Rong royal family member, hidden beneath the leather mask, was ashen and ghostly. He raised the Divine Messenger Token and ordered: "If less than a thousand catties of poison are injected within two quarters of an hour, the entire family of the infected Dongmo soldiers will be slaughtered, the Dongmiewei will be destroyed and the poison injection site will be abandoned, and the Western King will be executed!"
Tribal kings often have many sons without titles. Killing three wouldn't damage the relationship between the western and eastern desert royal families, but it would be a blatant slap in the face.
The Second Prince's messenger arrived, clattering as he delivered a single order without inquiring about the battle: "The Divine Decree must be fulfilled today, or the Western King and Eastern King will be taken to the First Prince of Divine Power for execution and to apologize to the gods!"
Xiqin Erqin had no time to think and immediately spurred his horse: "Let's go, I will personally supervise the battle, this time we must complete the divine will!"
"Yes, Your Highness, I will obey the orders of the Second Prince and the Rong Royal Family!" Dong Mangfu flattered him before riding away.
Xiqin Erqin was annoyed that he was running too slowly, and turned around to curse him repeatedly.
The insults were extremely vulgar, comparable to those of a pimp.
Dong Mangfu sneered inwardly... Ha, coward, just you wait, I will send you to die of illness!
His own son, Dongmiecheng, was right. Regardless of the outcome of the war against Wei, it would greatly benefit the eastern region.
If we win, our eastern territory will expand, and we can also enslave the people of Wei.
If they lose, all the tribes will suffer heavy losses, and the eastern tribes will be able to take advantage of the situation to demand benefits from the tribes of the Eastern Desert. They may even be able to establish a new kingdom in the Dingmangtai area, taking advantage of the tribes of the Eastern Desert on the left and bullying Liangwei on the right, in order to strengthen themselves.
Now that his son is dead, he, as the father, will help him fulfill his last wish!
Take a break, you can't do it, you might as well let your princess do it?
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
After leading his troops to the edge of the poisoning position behind the wooden fence, Xiqinerqin immediately ordered the drums to be beaten. He then covered his mouth and nose and personally shouted towards the poisoning position: "Ah Lie, my brother, having learned of your bravery, I have come here personally to sing your praises!"
"And I bring you the latest orders from the Molten Royal Family and the Second Prince... Discharge a thousand catties of poison within two quarters of an hour; if there aren't enough fireflies, directly use infected chunks of meat! The divine decree must be completed today, otherwise..."
They repeated the same threat that they'd said countless times before.
"Haha, rest assured, my king, the heroes will definitely complete the divine decree before nightfall!" Ah Lie was genuinely happy.
He knew very well that for the cowardly Xiqinerqin to personally come to the edge of the poison array, the punishment for defeat must have been more severe than theirs.
Xiqinerqin was in an even worse situation than them, and he was pleased.
But in order to save his family from being wiped out, he turned around immediately after speaking and continued to carry out the poisoning order.
Seeing that he hadn't slacked off and had acted immediately upon receiving the order, Xiqin Erqin breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, "Brother Alie, rest assured, your descendants will forever be protected by the Western King!"
Upon hearing this, Ah Lie showed little emotion. He was about to die, and he had no interest in how his descendants fared... He was just afraid that if there really was a god, he would be punished after death for disregarding his family's words.
Thump thump thump!
"Heroes who haven't yet shown symptoms, go and dissect those severely infected. Don't put them in bags, just put them directly into stone buckets and throw them into Liangwei City!"
This?
Even the ruthless soldiers of the Eastern Desert were stunned for a moment before carrying out the order.
"Pushing the catapults onto the bridge will increase their range and allow us to fire the poison source closer to the Liangwei city wall!"
The enemy originally had a catapult on the moat bridge, but it was destroyed by Commander Feng and his men.
Now that Commander Feng and his men have fled, the bridge is safe, and the enemy dares to push their catapults across.
dong dong dong, dong dong dong!
"Hurry up, Commander Feng, hurry up!" the sentry soldiers shouted General Chu's words. *Beep beep beep!*
Commander Feng blew his horn and shouted, "Pine oil! Throw pine oil down from the city wall! We'll dig a trench here and set the pine oil on fire to prevent poisonous insects and germs from infiltrating the capital city!"
"Digging trenches now, are you not going into the city? Do you want to die at the foot of the city walls?!" General Chu was furious and personally argued with Da Feng.
Beep beep!
Jiang Dalang also hurriedly blew his arrow to attract everyone's attention, and then shouted: "Once we enter the city, the soldiers can light bundles of dry grass soaked in pine and tung oil on the city wall and throw them down to make a fire belt to drive away poisonous insects!"
Qi Tianshi: "Listen to Commander Jiang, he's smarter than you guys!"
I was forced to even speak with my hometown accent.
General Chu was still worried and asked Old Man Xun, "Master Physician Xun, won't the fire burn the medicine?"
The medicinal materials available for killing insects and preventing epidemics are limited, and we can't afford to waste them.
Old Man Xun: "No, the medicine will evaporate when the fire is lit, which will actually increase its potency... Hurry up and get some fire lit. If necessary, we can just spray the insecticide and disease-fighting medicine onto the city wall."
General Chu was relieved and immediately roared at Commander Feng: "Listen to Commander Jiang, you all quickly spray the medicine to kill the insects and eliminate the plague, then get into the city and go to the secret room to isolate yourselves from the plague. We will take care of the fire, you don't need to worry about it!"
After shouting, he ordered the sentry tower soldiers to repeat the shout.
The shouting made Commander Feng's head throb, and he hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, stop shouting! You all hurry up and get some firewood to drive away the poisonous insects!"
"Commander Jiang, go and do it. Notify all the other city towers as well, and get the fire cordon around the city up and running as soon as possible!"
"Understood!" Jiang Dalang immediately divided his troops into four parts and issued orders: mobilize pine and tung oil; and collect hay, firewood, and combustible materials.
"action!"
At a command, the team split up to carry out their tasks.
"Report! Enemy catapults are moving toward the bridge!" the watchtower soldier shouted.
General Chu immediately said, "Ignite the fire on the east gate side immediately, we cannot wait any longer!"
Glug glug glug, bundles of hay were shoved into large wooden tubs the size of water vats, soaked in oil, and then immediately scooped out after ten counts.
It was handed to a soldier with better aim.
One by one, the soldiers stretched their upper bodies out of the battlements, aimed downwards, estimated their landing positions, and then, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Bundles of oil-soaked straw fell at the foot of the city wall, then rolled forward a meter or two due to the force of the roll. In short, perfect!
"Launch the rocket! Ignite it!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A row of rockets shot towards the oil-soaked straw bundles, and flames blazed up. In the blink of an eye, a hundred-meter-long strip of fire was burning at the foot of the east city wall.
"It's done! No rush this time. We can change the firewood. Oil-soaked firewood burns longer than straw bundles."
No sooner had General Chu finished speaking than the sentry tower soldiers shouted in unison, "Take cover! The enemy is going to poison the bridge!"
After shouting, the sentry immediately lay down and hid under the leather wall of the sentry tower.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Chunks of meat from severely infected enemy soldiers, stuffed with bacteria-carrying fleas, were thrown into the open space in front of the East Gate.