Daqin: I, Fusu, can summon the undead

Chapter 45 Dunhuang Battle 4
In the center of the undead army outside the city.

The Western Region envoys who were watching the battle from a distance all looked very unhappy and became even more anxious.

Even though they were still far away and couldn't see clearly, they could see that the undead were gradually climbing up the city wall.

Although only a small number of undead have climbed onto the city wall now, it also shows that the undead's offensive has reached the point of seizing the city wall.

At this point, it means that the city wall is in danger. It would be best if the enemy could be driven off the wall, but if the enemy's advantage continues to expand, the wall will be lost.

Now that the number of troops between the enemy and us is so disparate, this hypothesis is magnified a lot.

Once the city wall is lost, it means that the city of Dunhuang will be lost.

Especially the envoy of Dayuezhi, he knew the battle record of the undead in Dayuan City, and understood how powerful these undead were and how difficult they were to eliminate. He had the least confidence in whether the city could be defended.

Even if the Western Regions really summoned all the soldiers and civilians to fight as they said, they would still be unable to resist the attack of more than 800,000 undead. Even if they could stop them, they would probably have to pay the price of more than 2 million casualties.

The total population of the Western Regions is only about seven million, and more than two million young and strong casualties would be unbearable.

At this time, the envoy of Dayuezhi was the first to be unable to sit still. He bowed to Sang Biao again and said respectfully:

"Respected Commander of the Undead! Please stop the war. We, the Great Yuezhi and the twenty-three countries in the Western Regions, are willing to offer ten boxes of jewels, one hundred ounces of gold (one ounce = 24 ounces = 384 grams), one thousand ounces of silver, and ten thousand pieces of cloth. We will also regard your country as a superior country and pay tribute to you every year."

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The other envoys from the Western Regions stared at the envoy from Dayuezhi with wide eyes.

They came here to seek peace, and paying a price is inevitable, but you stated your bottom line right away, so you'll have to ask for more later on!

And you mentioned the Great Yuezhi and the 23 countries in the Western Regions, as if the Great Yuezhi were the leader of the Western Regions, which made them very unhappy. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to survive in the Western Regions in the future?
They didn't know that the Great Yuezhi had already used them as guns, so how could they care about their interests and opinions?

"I don't want to negotiate peace. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. You have plenty of time to think about it slowly. Look, our siege towers are almost at the foot of your city."

However, when Dayuezhi asked for peace again, Sang Biao did not give in at all, and pointed in the direction of Dunhuang City, signaling them to continue watching the battle.

"." A group of envoys from the Western Regions.

At this point they were in no mood to watch the fight, as the ones being fought were their compatriots.

The strengths and weaknesses of both sides are obvious. The longer the fight goes on, the less confident they will be in negotiations.

Not only will there be more casualties, but the price to be paid will also be greater.

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In front of Dunhuang City, dense swarms of skeleton soldiers crowded under the city like a tide, constantly climbing up the city walls or shooting arrows for cover.

On the city wall, more and more skeleton soldiers were attacking the wall and fighting with the soldiers on the wall. Various sounds were mixed on the wall.

At the city gate, the Black Iron Skeleton Sword and Shield Soldiers were holding shields and continuously hitting the city gate of Dunhuang with battering rams.

Amid the rumbling of drums, a large number of skeleton beasts like cattle and horses struggled to pull the four-meter-wide and nine-meter-high wooden siege tower towards the city wall of Dunhuang. The siege tower was filled with skeleton archers with blackened bones.

These Black Iron Skeleton Archers started drawing their bows and shooting arrows when they were still 150 steps away from the city wall. Their arrows were very accurate, adding an extra point of pressure to the soldiers on the city wall.

"Hurry up and load the catapults with kerosene. The enemy's siege tower is coming."

He Shou, the small commander of the Great Yuezhi, saw the dozen wooden siege towers approaching and shouted anxiously. Once the siege towers were close to the city wall, it would be like building a wide staircase outside the city wall. At that time, a steady stream of undead would flow from the siege towers to the city wall, quickly magnifying the advantage, and the city wall would inevitably be undefendable.

Inside the city, the Western Region Allied Forces soldiers operating the catapults kept placing jars filled with kerosene on the catapults, lighting them, and then launching them out.

Outside the city, jars of burning kerosene were smashed onto the siege tower. The shattered flames directly ignited half of the huge siege tower. The kerosene flowing down like water poured onto the skeleton beasts below.

But the skeleton archers above simply ignored the burning flames and continued to draw their bows and shoot arrows, accurately shooting a large number of arrows at the Western Region Allied Forces soldiers on the city wall.

Even though the skeleton beast pulling the siege tower below was burning all over, it was still pulling the siege tower forward.

"Archers, quickly aim at those skeletons, cows and horses and shoot arrows."

The soldiers of the Western Region coalition on the city wall, responding to the shouts of their commanders, braved the arrows shot from the siege tower and drew their bows to shoot at the skeleton beasts that were pulling the siege tower forward.

Suddenly, a large number of arrows were shot at the skeleton beasts, but the effect was very weak. The limited penetrating power of the bows and arrows could not penetrate the skull of the skeleton beast even if they hit the head of the skeleton beast.

The soldiers on the city wall looked in despair as the tall siege tower gradually approached the city wall.

In just half a quarter of an hour (seven and a half minutes), the first siege tower reached the city wall.

The wide and heavy floor at the front end of the siege tower was lowered and hit the city wall directly.

A large number of skeleton swordsmen and spearmen began to rush up the city wall like a surging river.

Then came the second, third, and fourth. More and more siege towers were built against the city wall, as if a dozen gaps had been opened in the wall. More and more undead swarmed up the wall and killed the soldiers on it.

"Queen, the enemy's siege towers have reached the city walls. The walls can no longer be defended!"

"Queen, before the enemy's offensive reaches its maximum, please ask you and the other commanders to break out of the city first. Your subordinates will fight to the death to buy time for you."

Behind the city wall, a leader of the Dayuezhi came hurriedly to report, his face anxious.

The Queen of Yuezhi and the leaders of the 11 countries looked grim upon hearing this.

Without the support of the city walls, how could the less than 140,000 defenders in the city resist the 800,000 or 900,000 enemies that rushed into the city?

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"Respected Undead Commander, the twenty-three countries in the Western Regions are willing to offer twenty boxes of jewels, ten thousand cattle, sheep, and camels, a thousand ounces of gold, ten thousand catties of silver, ten thousand pieces of cloth, and ten thousand dan of grain. We beg the respected Undead Commander to stop the war here!"

Seeing more than a dozen siege towers against the city walls of Dunhuang, the envoys from the Western Regions became even more anxious.

They all knew that if these dozen siege towers were built against the city walls, the undead would continue to rush up the walls and the city would no longer be able to be defended.

The 150,000 troops in the city were already half of the Western Region's military strength. If they were lost here, the Western Region would have no qualifications for peace talks.

It was still the envoy of Dayuezhi, who promised more as soon as he opened his mouth.

"You are not qualified to negotiate!"

Sang Biao only said one sentence, and then ordered the guards beside him: "Send a message to the Xiongnu to block the enemy's escape route in the city. Don't let a single enemy escape."

(End of this chapter)