Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!
Chapter 406 - 397: Don’t Leave Since You’ve Come

Chapter 406: Chapter 397: Don’t Leave Since You’ve Come

Actually, not just the soldiers in the city, but even Lin Yi himself was extremely tense at this moment.

The heavy footsteps, as if hammering into his heart, especially the trembling sensation from the ground beneath, left Lin Yi quite shaken.

He had never felt this way before; even when the grand army was on the move, it would make a rumbling noise, but the momentum was clearly different from now.

After all, the pressure had built up to this extent.

In other words, the purpose of the enemy’s approach was to force you into a deadly situation—a mindset completely different from before.

Of course, among them, there were some who were still rather excited, especially those who had participated in the competition before.

These people now looked upon these barbarians as if they were seeing lambs ready to be slaughtered.

The once ferocious barbarians, the once towering warhorses, now seemed trivial in their eyes.

Even now, they were showing an excited gleam.

Those responsible for launching projectiles were so excited that their palms turned somewhat white as they tightly clutched the ropes of the catapult.

As for the gunners, they had already lit their flints, placing them on the matchlock guns.

As the barbarians approached step by step, they quickly came to a spot one li away from the city wall.

It was roughly a distance of 800 to 900 meters.

In fact, the cannon could barely reach this range, but its full power couldn’t be utilized yet.

Of course, a regular bow and arrow would definitely not reach 800 meters, or it would be difficult to cause even a slight injury.

After all, a truly skilled archer could only shoot an arrow about 200 paces.

Beyond that distance, the killing power would be minimal, and causing significant harm would be impossible.

This is why these barbarians dared to advance recklessly and stand at this spot.

After all, this had been their usual practice in warfare; each time they laid siege, they would bring their troops to this position, intending to intimidate the enemy.

Naturally, the ground at this one li mark was scattered with all sorts of iron caltrops. freeNovelFire

But for the barbarians, this wasn’t a big issue.

Someone had already cleared a path early on, and the army neatly stationed themselves there.

Although these barbarians weren’t as disciplined as the soldiers from You Country, looking more like scattered mercenaries,

one could not deny their wildness under their fierce yelling.

This display sent chills down the spines of the soldiers who had just left the front line.

However, when they turned their eyes to the new recruits, they noticed that despite the tension, there was a twinkle of excitement in their eyes.

Seeing this, the veteran soldiers could only shake their heads in resignation and sigh.

They had already concluded in their hearts that these recruits had never been on the battlefield and had not truly experienced the horror of these barbarians.

In their eyes, they still believed that their knives or those strange sticks were powerful enough to repel the enemy.

Once the enemy charged and engaged in combat, they would realize just how formidable they were.

At the same time, they were prepared and ready to rush to the front with their bows and arrows when the enemy launched their assault.

However, what made them feel utterly helpless was that, at this moment, the city wall was not as laden with rolling stones and other projectiles as before.

Now, while there were some rolling stones available, their number was far from sufficient.

At most, they could only last until the end of the enemy’s first wave of attack.

When the second wave arrived, they would be without stones to use, and if the enemy’s cloud ladders were set up, it would spell trouble.

Naturally, these veterans had already suggested to the Guard General that they dismantle the houses in the city to gather stones and wood.

To their surprise, the Guard General declined the suggestion courteously.

At such a critical time, they couldn’t understand—if the city was breached, all these resources would fall into enemy hands.

Once in the barbarians’ possession, they would be difficult to retrieve. Therefore, it would be better to demolish them to actually serve a purpose.

Of course, since the Guard General had made the decision, no matter how unwilling or puzzled they felt, they had to keep their thoughts to themselves.

Under this tense atmosphere, everyone’s attention was now focused on the large dark mass of barbarians below.

"Ha ha ha, who is the Guard General in this city? Show yourself and answer me!"

When the group of barbarians stopped, a tall sorrel horse emerged from the dividing soldiers and took a position at the very front of the army.

The man on the horse wore leather armor, looking much like a black bear.

He arrogantly pointed his leather whip towards the city wall and shouted loudly.

"My Lord, this man is Yelu Qi, the highest leader of the barbarians who has led the troops this time."

Hearing this, Lin Yi’s eyes lit up; he had never anticipated that the enemy would be so arrogant as to step right into the forefront of the formation.

Did he really think that there was nothing on this side that could hit him?

But on second thought, Lin Yi came to terms with it. In this era, indeed no one could shoot an arrow 800 paces.

In fact, not to mention in ancient society, even in modern society, the effective range of assault rifles is not as far as one might imagine.

Take those assault rifles with caliber less than eight millimeters, for example, their effective range is only about 300 to 400 meters.

Of course, the AK is an exception, the AK47 has an effective range of up to 800 meters.

But most do not reach that far.

And now, it’s even more impossible; although there are crossbows, these large devices require open deployment. f(r)eew(e)bnovel.(c)o(m)

So, if the city was indeed equipped with such a thing, it would be immediately spotted by the enemy.

And now, the barbarians believed that there were no crossbows on the city walls.

This made them lower their guard and boldly reach a stand-off at a distance of 800 paces outside.

"He he, this guy really has a big nerve.

Good, just in time, since you’ve come, don’t expect to go back."

...End of Chapter...