CHAPTER 1270: CHAPTER 1270: HEAVY CASUALTIES AT TIGER’S MOUTH PASS, A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DESPERATION

Huns Soldiers are too many, they swarmed to the city gate like maggots on a bone.

Despite Daqian soldiers’ fire attacks, the Huns Soldiers still fearlessly climbed up.

Su Yongming beheaded a Huns Soldier who dared to show his face, then turned his head and shouted, "Why hasn’t the boiling water arrived yet?"

"It’s here, it’s here!"

Buckets of steaming hot water were carried up to the city wall by the soldiers.

They reached in front of the Huns’ human ladder about to climb the wall and poured the boiling water down.

Heart-wrenching screams erupted, both gratifying and exhilarating to hear.

But there were too many Huns Soldiers; the piles of their corpses stacked under the city wall, the mountains of bodies providing convenience for others to climb up.

Soon, many Huns Soldiers climbed up; Su Yongming’s eyes again filled with bloodshot rage.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

The massive thuds resonated.

Huns Soldiers were battering the city gate; the molten iron had not yet set and might break under the tremendous impact.

Su Yongming gritted his teeth, his eyes brimming with deep sorrow.

He swallowed hard to suppress his urge to weep, and ordered the commander beside him, "Dispatch all soldiers to form a human wall and block the gate. Do not let a single Huns Soldier through unless they step over their corpses!"

The deputy general was momentarily stunned by the words, then his eyes reddened: "Yes, General!"

Su Yongming clenched the handle of his sword tightly and roared, "Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The soldiers on the city wall echoed the shout, their slashing at the Huns Soldiers grew even fiercer.

Today, they fight a decisive battle to the death with the Huns, and since survival seemed bleak, they would take down as many as they could even in death.

Blood splattered, bodies fell one after another.

Among them were Daqian’s brave men, as well as the greedy Huns Soldiers.

Both Daqian and Huns suffered heavy casualties in this battle, and it was clear to all Daqian soldiers that they were bound to lose this defense if it continued this way.

But they refused to give up, slashing Huns Soldiers desperately, even if maimed or limping, they would still inflict damage with their teeth.

Their eyes turned red, like the Asuras from Hell, and the hatred burning in their depths was alarming.

Mo Wanqing hurriedly arrived at Tiger Mouth Pass, witnessing this soul-stirring scene.

He composed himself, quickly ordering everyone to open the weapon crates and support the city wall.

Ten thousand Imperial Guards rushed to carry nearly one-meter-long weapons and sufficient ammunition, hanging several grenades around their waists, and roared towards the city wall.

"His Majesty has sent us to help!"

"Brothers, we are here!"

"Kill! Slaughter these damned mongrels!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Most of these Imperial Guards who usually guard the Capital City were from well-off families and had never participated in such large battles.

Seeing fellow Daqian men fall and pushed to the brink by the enemy filled them with vengeance.

Hearing the loud shouts of the Imperial Guards, Daqian soldiers fighting on the city wall glinted with astonishment.

Seeing the strange iron devices carried by the Imperial Guards sparked a strong desire to survive in them.

Thousands of Imperial Guards clambered onto the city wall, pushing past their exhausted brethren, and aimed their dark gun barrels at the Huns Soldiers below.

Mo Wanqing, accompanied by the Imperial Guards, ascended the city wall and immediately ordered the clearing of the battlefield and the treatment of the wounded.

The guards helped move the piled-up corpses and carried soldiers who were too exhausted to stand on their own.

"Wanqing, how did you come here?"

Su Yongming knew him as a highly favored individual by the Emperor’s side, born of noble origin, a legitimate son of the Duke’s family.

Mo Wanqing pursed his lips: "General Su, His Majesty commanded us to come and support. You can rest now; leave the rest to us."