The refugees were always refugees, and they hadn't been organized for very long. Therefore, when a message was passed down to smear red mud on their foreheads, the execution was chaotic. Everyone dug for red mud around them, mixing it with melted snow. By the time they had all smeared it on their heads, a lot of time had passed.
Xu Xing was unwilling to wait for so much time. Originally, Xu Xing had hoped to win by continuing to execute Elder Zhizhen's plan. However, Elder Zhizhen had already been killed at this time, and continuing to execute the plan would not be effective. Xu Xing had abandoned these scheming methods and chosen a violent, proactive approach.
"Charge with me!" Xu Xing shouted and then charged out. Behind Xu Xing, hundreds of people followed and launched a charge together.
When the refugees saw this, they also rushed forward, but their steps were slow. After all, no one was foolish. Facing a five-meter-high city wall with countless defenders on it, the disparity in strength was so obvious that charging forward would be a death sentence.
There were no lack of shouting refugees who charged out with Xu Xing. These people had been terribly wronged by Xue Ba and Dong Chao, so at this time, they truly wanted revenge. As Xu Xing charged forward, these people immediately followed.
However, after only a few minutes of running over several hundred meters, the situation changed instantly. This was because most of the running refugees were slow. Although they were running in the snow, they were not fast. Only Xu Xing in the front and the hundreds of people behind her were still charging.
Xue Ba and Dong Chao on the city wall laughed heartily when they saw this scene. "These lowly people are chaotic and have no discipline. In this situation, we will definitely be able to defend, especially those behind. Their slow speed means they are afraid of death."
"Exactly. Such slow speed, and they still attack the city! I think even the commander of these lowly people outside the city is not very skilled."
Everyone on the city wall began to mock. Previously, they had only thought that the number of hungry people outside the city was large, numbering fifty to sixty thousand. With so many people surrounding the city, they had not dared to leave. But now, it seemed that even if the other party had a large number of people, it was useless in actual combat. These lowly people were acting as if they had no organization. Such a loose formation was simply a matter of crumbling at the slightest touch, and there was no need to worry at all.
However, at this moment, a soldier discovered something was wrong. The person charging at the forefront was a woman, and her speed was too fast, leaving the crowd behind by a large margin. Everyone panicked: "Someone is approaching, it's an ability user."
"Fire, fire quickly! Even if it's an ability user, they will definitely be killed once hit by bullets. Everyone, put in more effort and kill this woman." Xue Ba became serious upon hearing this. The most important thing at this time was to kill the leader of the other side. Since an ability user was charging forward, they naturally had to be killed immediately.
Hundreds of soldiers on the city wall immediately opened fire on the crowd below. Xu Xing, charging at the forefront, naturally received the highest attention.
Countless bullets poured down. When Xu Xing saw this, she immediately began to dodge. Amidst the hail of bullets, Xu Xing unleashed her full speed. Her figure became like a ghost. Most of the people on the city wall were ordinary people, and they could not lock onto Xu Xing's position at all. They could only watch helplessly as Xu Xing continuously moved on the snowy ground.
Xu Xing's movement trajectory was completely unpredictable. If she moved in a straight line, her direction would easily be locked. However, Xu Xing played a move called "Z-shaped shaking," also known as snake-like movement. Her trajectory was like a snake, constantly wriggling on the ground to dodge the bullets.
While Xu Xing could dodge the bullets, those charging with her could not. Dozens of people who were at the front were hit by bullets and fell to the ground, blood flowing out. The snow on the ground was then dyed red. The dead were like flowers blooming in the snow, beautiful and radiant, but unfortunately already withered.
The crowd following far behind, upon seeing this situation, immediately slowed their pace of attacking the city. This was because people in front had already suffered casualties. If they, who were behind, were to charge forward, they would likely die as well. For the sake of their lives, they must not charge forward rashly.
Lin Yue, seeing this scene, couldn't help but frown and thought, "Xu Xing is still too impulsive. The organization of the refugees is not good enough yet, and no one dares to charge forward. If this charge fails to capture the city, it will be very difficult to organize the next attack."
The principle of attacking a city was clearly explained in high school textbooks: "Strike while the iron is hot, then the spirit wanes, and finally it is exhausted." Therefore, if the first attack on the city did not achieve its goal, the morale would not be as high next time, and Xu Xing's prestige would also decrease.
Attacking a city was inherently a difficult task, especially in the age of cold weapons. As long as there were no internal problems, attacking a city would incur heavy casualties. Even now, breaking through defenses is not easy, and a group of refugees clearly would not have cannons or missiles. With insufficient firepower, breaking through defenses is naturally very difficult.
However, at this moment, Xu Xing had already arrived at the bottom of the city wall. There was no one behind Xu Xing. Almost no one could dodge the bullets being fired from the city wall. More than two hundred people who had followed Xu Xing had been killed, and their blood had dyed the snow red. Xu Xing glanced back inadvertently and saw that it was empty behind her, while the crowd was still moving slowly in the distance. She frowned and no longer cared about the crowd behind her.
Xu Xing, in her rage, stared at the city wall. The city wall was only five meters high. Looking up from below, she could even see the frenzied faces of the defending soldiers.
Xu Xing took a deep breath and shouted, "Collapse!"
With that, Xu Xing punched the city wall directly. After being hit by Xu Xing's punch, the city wall immediately cracked. The shockwave spread out, and the entire city wall trembled. The city wall was very solid, as it was built with reinforced concrete. However, the constantly trembling city wall made it difficult for people on it to stand firm.
In order for Xu Xing to push down the city wall, she was already going all out at this moment. As her ability was unleashed, the city wall vibrated. During the vibration, stress cracks would form. The vibrations continued, and the cracks on the city wall kept increasing. Finally, the cracks on the city wall crisscrossed like a spider web.
The city wall began to collapse at this moment. Stones fell down one by one. People on the city wall felt that something was wrong. If the vibration continued, the city wall would collapse. At this time, resistance was useless. In front of a nature-type ability user, the strength of ordinary people was insignificant and not worth mentioning.
Xue Ba and Dong Chao, seeing that the situation was not good, immediately fled. They had not expected the ability user's strength to be so formidable that they could even shake the originally incredibly solid city wall. If this continued, they might be buried alive by the collapsing city wall.
After the vibration on the city wall continued for a period of time, the city wall could no longer withstand such violent shaking and then collapsed with a roar. For a time, dust and smoke billowed from the location of the city wall, and the sound of "rumbling" continuously spread into the distance. An unknown number of people on the city wall were buried by the falling stones. Those who were lucky enough to survive were also maimed. When the city wall collapsed, any stone hitting them would shatter them. Most of the defenders were civilians, and they had never seen such a terrifying scene. At that moment, they fell on the ruins and began to cry.
Xu Xing stood at the bottom of the collapsed city wall, looking at the city wall that had turned into ruins. She knew that her side had won. Although there were four city walls in Wine City, a city wall, once it had a gap, was considered to have a significant flaw. And now, the entire city wall had fallen, making the remaining three city walls useless.
The refugees who had been dawdling in the distance, upon seeing this situation, immediately erupted with powerful enthusiasm. This was because the city wall had been broken through by the great Immortal Xing. The guns on the opposite side had all gone silent. At this moment, why were they still dawdling?
"Brothers, take revenge! Charge!" a refugee shouted, his forehead covered with dark red mud. With that, he was the first to charge out.
More people followed. In their hands were knives, spears, clubs, and sticks, mostly cold weapons. However, even so, the people did not give up charging, picking up their weapons and following the main force. The common people were very pragmatic; they would help whoever won. Now that Xu Xing had won, the common people were about to become avengers.
Even those who did not find weapons picked up half a brick from the ground and followed. For a time, countless people were flooding into Wine City.
When a group of people arrived beside Xu Xing, they couldn't help but ask, "Immortal Xing, what should we do now?"
Xu Xing said coldly, "Take revenge. Who stole your grain? Who bought the dignity of your wives and daughters with money? Who brainwashed you? I don't need to say more, do I?"
After Xu Xing finished speaking, the refugees' anger intensified. Their hatred had completely erupted. The unfair treatment they had suffered before now needed to be vented.
"Brothers, take revenge!" someone shouted and charged forward, followed by more people. Wine City had been breached.
The refugees had their own way of distinguishing friend from foe. Those with red mud on their foreheads were their own people. If there was nothing on their foreheads, they were definitely enemies. Thus, after the frenzied refugees rushed into the city, they immediately began to slaughter. As long as there was no red mud on their heads, they were enemies. First were the soldiers in the city. These soldiers had standard uniforms, so they were the easiest to identify, and they were killed first.
After the wicked soldiers were killed, the refugees targeted the lamas wearing red and yellow robes. These were also cultists and deserved to be killed!
Then came the defenders of the city. These people had also been enemies of the refugees. The refugees, their eyes red with blood, had no intention of showing mercy to these people.
For a time, Wine City was in chaos. Xue Ba and Dong Chao fled directly back to their base camp. Xue Ba, in his palace, gathered the remaining manpower to defend desperately. On the temple side, Dong Chao led his followers to defend the temple desperately. At this time, the effect of brainwashing had already appeared, and countless followers were spontaneously protecting their beloved sect leader.
Lin Yue found Xu Xing and said, "Quickly restrain your people. If the killing continues, many people will die. The most important thing now is to eliminate the enemy, not to vent your anger on civilians."
After being reminded by Lin Yue, Xu Xing calmed down a bit and then issued an order: "Surround the cult temple and the palace in the city. Do not let any evildoers escape. Civilians in the city must not be harmed, and looting is also prohibited."
Xu Xing's prestige among the refugees was still very high, especially after Xu Xing caused the city wall to collapse directly. The refugees regarded Xu Xing as a celestial being. Since Immortal Xing had said so, the refugees naturally complied. They immediately led the main force to surround the places designated by Xu Xing and began to attack without waiting for Xu Xing's order.
Xu Xing had intended to capture the palace first, but the refugees quickly came to inform her: "Immortal Xing, we have broken through the cult temple, and that villain Dong Chao has also been captured."