Quick wear: cannon fodder is a bit strong

Chapter 666 The Young Master's Corpse Bride of the Republic of China 62

Three days later.

The coalition forces of six countries, including D, Japan, Y and M, officially arrived at the city.

Yuncheng has four gates: East, West, South, and North. The coalition forces of Country C and Country X primarily attacked the East Gate, where a group of "deserters" led by Jiang Shangwen and several of his officer friends faced the enemy head-on.

The Y and M country coalition forces mainly attacked the West City Gate, which was guarded by Gu Lingxiao and the merchant forces he organized;

Country D will attack the South Gate, which will be defended by the military forces around Yuncheng contacted by Song Hengchen;

The Japanese army mainly attacked the north gate, which was guarded by Taoist priests from Songyun Temple and members of the Illuminati led by Caiyun.

Song Nianru had deployed several puppets to guard each city gate, and countless civilians had taken up arms and joined the fight.

I vowed to contribute my own part to defending Yuncheng.

It was almost noon that day, outside the four city gates.

The armies of various nations were strong and powerful, armed with rifles and cannons, and loaded with live ammunition. On the city walls, the defenders were dressed in a variety of clothes, holding a chaotic array of weapons.

Such a strong contrast caused the soldiers of the powerful countries under the city to laugh loudly and show contemptuous expressions.

At the East City Gate.

General Arthur of Country C said to Simon, the coach of Country X:

"General Simon, I believe your army is completely unnecessary given the pitiful strength of the opposing guards. Why don't you take your troops and go to another city gate to lend a hand?"

Simon looked unhappy when he heard this.

During their cooperation, General Arthur and his troops were too arrogant, which made him very uncomfortable. But there was nothing he could do, because General Arthur had won several battles in a row.

Now he is indeed famous.

So he held back his anger and said:

"General Arthur, I heard that Cloud City has a number of well-trained teams joining us now. We should be careful not to capsize in this kind of situation. That would only make us laugh!"

Upon hearing this, Arthur smiled with his big white teeth.

He pointed at the ragtag army across the way, dressed in a riot of uniforms. They didn't even have a decent banner at the front. There was only a large, embroidered "cloud" flag with a flamboyant dragon and phoenix pattern, fluttering wantonly in the wind.

"Well-trained, you mean these rabble?"

General Arthur laughed and said, "General Simon, you are too cautious."

"I think we don't even need to fire a gun this time. All we need to do is move our fingers and the city gate will be blown open by a gust of wind, hahahaha~"

General Simon frowned, but he didn't argue. He just took out his pocket watch and checked the time:

"General Arthur, it's getting late. Let's stick to our plan."

Arthur nodded and waved his hand to order:

"attack!"

As the order was given, the allied soldiers shouted in unison and rushed towards the East Gate. When they got closer, General Arthur took the lead and fired the first shot at the gate.

Someone on the city wall immediately opened fire in response.

For a moment, artillery fire roared and gun smoke rose in all directions. Although the soldiers on the city wall were poorly equipped, their eyes were firm, and they were clearly determined to die.

Jiang Shangwen waved the cloud-lettered battle flag and said in a hoarse voice, "Heads can be cut off, blood can be shed, but Cloud City cannot be broken!"

"Our heads can be cut off and our blood can be shed, but Yuncheng cannot be broken!" the soldiers shouted.

"The head can be cut off, the blood can be shed, but Yuncheng cannot be destroyed!!" The people responded in unison.

"The head can be cut off, the blood can be shed, but Cloud City cannot be destroyed!!!"

All the voices came together, one sentence at a time, one sound at a time, shaking the mountains and rivers - the oaths of the children of Yuncheng echoed on the city wall filled with smoke.

Amid the artillery fire, the huge "Cloud" flag became increasingly bright red, as if telling of the unyielding will of the people of Yuncheng; beneath the city wall, the coalition forces' offensive became increasingly fierce, with artillery shells pouring down like raindrops.

The battle lasted for several hours, but the Yuncheng defenders still put up a stubborn resistance, and the coalition forces were unable to even enter the city gate.

"General Arthur, is this the city gate you mentioned that can be breached by a gust of wind?"

Taking advantage of a break in the fighting, General Simon, his uniform splattered with dirt and blood and his forehead bandaged, taunted Arthur.

A bullet that suddenly flew towards him just now almost blew his head off.

Simon, who had managed to escape death, was obviously in a bad mood. Most of the soldiers from Country X he led were killed or wounded. This was a situation that had never happened since they entered the Dragon Country.

And this was after the regular army of Yuncheng had already withdrawn.

How would he explain to Her Majesty the Queen after he returned?

General Arthur's face was livid. This was the biggest setback he had ever faced since he led his army into battle. It was conceivable that if he couldn't take the city gate as soon as possible today, his reputation would be greatly damaged.

It even left a huge stain on his history of military prowess.

"General Simon, stop making sarcastic remarks,"

He said in a gloomy tone:

"Your soldiers from Country X look like tourists, completely devoid of fighting ability!"

He slammed his fist hard on the Cloud City map in front of him:

"We must unite as one and concentrate our firepower. We must capture the city gate before sunset. Otherwise, our journey will end here today. How can you and I face our own country and our own people in the future?"

General Simon was silent for a moment and nodded:

"General Arthur, you are right!"

"We have come from afar, carrying the hopes of our country and people. Our march of conquest cannot stop in this small Cloud City!"

With that, he immediately passed the order down, urging the remaining troops to attack with all their might, regardless of the cost. Correspondingly, the counterattack from the defenders on the city walls intensified. For a moment, the battlefield was filled with smoke, obscuring the sky.

The East City Gate was like a candle in the wind, crumbling in the artillery fire, but it stood stubbornly.

The situation at the West Gate and the East Gate was similar at that time. The people spontaneously organized themselves, and the elderly, the weak, women and children all went to help the defenders transport ammunition and treat the wounded.

There was determination in everyone's eyes, and they vowed to live and die with Yuncheng.

The land in front of the city gate has long been stained red with blood, but the will of the people of Yuncheng is like the fluttering "Cloud" battle flag, always flying high.

Outside the North City Gate.

Rows of cannons were lined up neatly, with their black muzzles pointed towards the city gate.

Japan's highest general, Oda Kikujiro, looked at the closed city gate in the distance and the rows of Taoist priests in strange costumes on the city gate, and couldn't help laughing wildly.

"Haha, haha, these Taoist priests pretending to be ghosts, are they trying to chant a few spells to resist our spears and cannons?"

Hearing this, the general beside him flattered him at the right time:

"General Oda's reputation must be too great to frighten these East Asians. Not daring to confront the general head-on, they're actually trying to use a few Taoist priests to try to stop a chariot. Isn't that ridiculous?"

The soldiers nearby also laughed.

Another junior general also boasted:

"General Oda, it looks like today will be the easiest battle we've ever had. General, with just one cannon, we can blow these Taoists and the city gates into pieces!"

Hearing this, Oda Kikujiro snorted arrogantly and slowly raised his right arm:

"Pass the order down, prepare for artillery fire!"