Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 777

Chapter 777: Chapter 774: A Mob_1

Liu Hong’s army behind him made way. The three thousand armored soldiers brought by Bai Qingyan advanced rapidly.

At Zhao Ran’s command, the soldiers of Niujiao Mountain shouted and changed formations. Each group of six men, with four carrying light shields in front, three of which had different shapes. The middle one was a square-shaped light shield with four equal edges, while the sides were triangular shields with three equal edges. The ones at the back carried normal shields, protecting two soldiers with backpacks within. They moved steadily and quickly towards the two corners of the city wall.

Liu Hong watched the six-man groups, each with different-shaped shields, and was puzzled about their purpose.

"Duke Bai, what is the use of these shields in the hands of the six-man teams?" Liu Hong asked.

"Six men per team, with three of the shields carrying hidden clasps that interlock into a single unit. General Liu will see soon enough," Bai Qingyan replied.

Soon, the first six-man team reached the base of the city wall.

The city wall was built against steep cliffs on both sides. The team interlocked their three shields into a larger shield, with the longest edge pressed firmly against the wall and tilted overhead, sheltering the two soldiers nailing into the wall from the arrows shot down from the top.

When the Liang Army on the city tower saw that arrows were ineffective, they began to hurl rocks down to smash the shields.

But the interlocked shields, angled downward, made the rocks slip and fall off. The impact pushed the three shield-bearers downward, causing their shield to wedge onto the thick nails driven into the wall, and the stones rolled away, their force ringing through the rings tied to the soldiers’ bodies.

The three shield-bearers stepped on the nails, holding their shields up, while the two who nailed the stakes followed them steadily, embedding nails into the wall as they advanced.

The lone soldier holding a normal shield hid in the angle between the shield and the wall, gripping a rope whose purpose was unclear.

At Qingxi Mountain Pass, the soldiers of Niujiao Mountain gathered together, shields interlocked, climbing the wall.

From afar, the soldiers looked like lush vines growing up the wall, covering most of it steadily and methodically.

Occasionally, a soldier would slip, and then the soldier crouching in the angle between the wall and the shield would grasp the rope tightly and pull with force.

The nearly falling soldier would be lifted by the rope tied through the ring. A hand extended from under the shield to drag the soldier back.

Many attacking Jin soldiers saw this and helped pull the ropes, accelerating the assault visibly.

Once the first team climbed up, they threw down rope ladders. The first Niujiao Mountain soldier to reach the wall held the rope with a drawn sword, and soon Jin soldiers started climbing up continuously, engaging in bloody combat with the Liang Army!

The obstacles for the Jin soldiers diminished, and their climbing speed increased.