Chapter 47: The Soul of the Qin Army! A Tragic Siege Battle!

Accompanying this!

Was an endless rain of arrows shooting toward the Han Capital, the entire void being shrouded by a dense, torrential storm of chaotic arrows.

"Disperse!"

Cao Yi let out a great shout.

The personal guards beside him immediately raised their shields to protect him.

In the next moment, countless chaotic arrows were launched toward various parts of the Han Capital.

*Puchi.*

*Puchi.*

The sounds of arrows piercing armor and tearing through flesh echoed throughout the Han Capital.

The moment this torrential rain of arrows fell, countless Han soldiers were instantly killed, dying miserably within the city walls.

Screams rang out incessantly.

Upon the city towers.

Within the city.

Everything instantly turned into a living hell.

Blood and corpses were scattered everywhere across the fortifications.

"Hide!"

"Quick, hide..."

With just a single volley of arrows, the Han Capital fell into chaos, with Han soldiers everywhere attempting to dodge the lethal shafts.

But this rain of arrows was merely the first volley.

Thirty thousand elite soldiers rotated their firing; as the front ranks finished, they immediately retreated, while new ranks swiftly drew arrows from their quivers to take their place.

The torrential rain of arrows continued to fall, bringing endless casualties to the entire Han Capital.

Simultaneously.

Hundreds of catapults had also adjusted their angles, aiming directly at the Han Capital.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!*

One by one, the catapults launched incendiary stones; flaming projectiles were hurled toward the city towers and into the city streets.

When the incendiary stones hit the ground, they produced a roar like exploding shells, sending flames scattering in all directions.

The deployment of the catapults caused the screams within the city to become incessant, as countless Han soldiers were crushed into pulp.

The battlefield was thus brutal.

Within the military formation.

Zhao Feng was also providing arrow support, firing his arrows through the air.

Tens of thousands of men firing arrows—this was an indiscriminate assault that covered the entire Han Capital's city towers. Under such dense arrow fire, being exposed was almost a certain death sentence.

"Killed a Han soldier, gained 5 points of Strength."

"Killed a Han soldier, gained 5 points of Lifespan."

"Killed a Han soldier, gained 5 points of Speed."

...

Although it was indiscriminate firing, Zhao Feng seized every opportunity. Every time he fired, he released five arrows at once. His quiver was packed full with dozens of arrows; even with indiscriminate fire where targets weren't clearly seen, Zhao Feng's luck allowed him to kill Han soldiers and successfully collect attribute points.

"This level of arrow coverage is equivalent to the saturation fire strikes of the future," Zhao Feng mused to himself. "In terms of military weaponry, the Qin reign supreme in this era. Truly, to do a job well, one must first sharpen one's tools."

As he thought this, Zhao Feng continued to fire at full speed, the arrows in the quiver on his back rapidly depleting.

This was a rare opportunity to kill the enemy; Zhao Feng could not afford to miss it.

The rain of arrows continued to fall.

Accompanied by the continuous bombardment of incendiary stones through the void, the Han army within the city was completely suppressed!

At this moment!

On the central command chariot, Li Teng saw that the timing was right.

He immediately shouted, "The edge of our Great Qin has suppressed the Han army!"

"Take this chance! Vanguard! Attack!"

With a single command, the ten-thousand-man vanguard battalion, which had been poised for action, stood in solemn formation.

"Soldiers of the Second Ten-Thousand-Man Battalion, today we are the vanguard!"

"By the heavenly might of Great Qin, we swear to break the Han Capital!"

"Kill!"

Wu Hua swung his long spear and shouted loudly.

"Kill!"

"KILL!!!"

The vast numbers of vanguard soldiers roared, carrying an aura of being prepared to die. With the shield corps in front, carrying battering rams, siege towers, scaling ladders, and various siege engines, they charged toward the Han Capital.

Soon.

They bypassed the lined-up archers and rushed straight toward the Han Capital.

Under the suppression of the Qin archers, the vanguard soldiers quickly reached within twenty to thirty yards of the city walls, entering the Han army's effective range.

Seeing this.

The defending Cao Yi knew he could no longer sit idly by.

"We must never let the Qin army break the city."

"All troops, heed my command!"

"Engage!"

"Fire arrows!"

"Any who dare desert their post shall be executed immediately by the overseers!"

"Catapults, fire!"

"Kill!!"

Cao Yi bellowed.

Under his authority, the Han soldiers on the walls began to counterattack despite the rain of arrows.

From within the city, the Han army unleashed a chaotic volley of arrows toward the exterior.

Furthermore, under the threat of the overseers, the Han soldiers within the city began an organized defense.

The rain of arrows gradually increased, becoming even denser.

The catapults within the city also launched massive stones, hurling them toward the Qin army outside.

"Defend!"

Wu Hua shouted immediately.

The frontline soldiers immediately raised their shields high.

Many chaotic arrows were blocked by the shields, but many others shot through the gaps, hitting the soldiers in the rear.

*Puchi.*

*Puchi.*

Arrows pierced through bodies.

One by one, soldiers fell under the chaotic arrows, struggling in pools of blood.

The falling incendiary stones caused even greater casualties.

However, this did not stop the vanguard from advancing; they continued to steadily approach the city.

Siege warfare was inherently extremely brutal.

Once war broke out, human lives were as cheap as grass.

"This is a true siege," Zhao Feng observed while firing his arrows. "Using lives to fill the gap until the city is breached."

In such a massive battle, at such close range, the cruelty of the situation was even more apparent.

But Zhao Feng also saw these vanguard soldiers; they felt no fear, only an unstoppable momentum.

When a soldier beside him was struck down by an arrow, the next soldier immediately stepped up to fill the gap.

When many soldiers were crushed by massive stones, the soldiers behind them immediately moved forward to replace them.

Unstoppable, fearless!

"Is this... the military soul?"

"Fearless and brave."

"Not returning until the enemy's city is broken."

"They have completely cast aside life and death."

Seeing this scene, a sense of realization regarding the Qin army he belonged to rose in Zhao Feng's heart.

Or perhaps.

He had truly felt that intangible existence known as the military soul.

Under the cover of the Qin arrows.

The vanguard had already reached the foot of the city.

Scaling ladders and siege towers were quickly pressed against the city walls.

At the same time, there were battering rams.

"Catapults, continue the attack!"

"Archers, advance thirty yards and fire!"

Li Teng shouted loudly.

Now that the vanguard had reached the city, continuing long-range arrow fire would risk hitting their own side. While the archers had initially served a suppressive role, they now needed to advance.

As the orders were issued, the Great Qin soldiers advanced in an orderly fashion.

"Pass my command!"

"Mobilize all forces!"

"For every one who falls in battle, replace him with one; for every ten who fall, replace them with ten!"

"Never let the Qin army break the city!" Zhang Ping shouted loudly.

The Imperial Guards beside him immediately relayed the orders.

Large numbers of Han soldiers rushed toward the city towers.

The war of attrition.

Had truly begun.

The entire Han Capital was completely engulfed in war.

The vanguard attacked the city in successive waves, while the Han army defended tenaciously, with arrows raining down like a storm and the Qin's arrow fire continuing unabated.

With every breath, countless lives perished.

It was unimaginably tragic.

"Although the Han army has suffered heavy casualties from the arrow rain, they have the strength to defend, and their numbers are significant."

"Under such a defense, it is fundamentally impossible to break through so easily."

"And the city gates seem to have been sealed off as well."

Watching this battle of attrition and seeing his comrades dying one after another, a sense of worry rose in Zhao Feng's heart.

But as he was not in the vanguard, he could only watch!