The Crusaders spoke of attacking the city, and immediately the situation changed.
Originally, their cavalry charged in the front, but now their cavalry had become infantry.
Moreover, these infantry soldiers, one by one, held huge shields to block the arrows of Lin Tian's army.
While this slowed their advance, it was quite effective against archers.
If they had continued with their previous attack method, with these large shields, they might have actually broken into Lin Tian's city.
Not to mention, to cover these troops attacking the city, the Crusaders had also dispatched their cavalry.
However, just as they thought Lin Tian's attack would be the same as before, Lin Tian's attack changed once again.
This time, Lin Tian not only sent out archers but also deployed catapults.
These catapults were not transported by Lin Tian but were built on the spot.
Although cruder than other catapults, they were still capable of launching massive stones.
Because of this, as the Crusaders approached Lin Tian's city, they discovered that they were met not only by arrows but also by massive stones flying through the air.
Each of these stones was like a death knell, appearing before them and catching them completely off guard.
Furthermore, the landing sites of these stones were precisely where the soldiers holding large shields were positioned.
In an instant, dozens of Crusaders wielding large shields perished under the catapult stones.
As for the other Crusaders, their casualties were also not insignificant.
This scene, observed by the Crusader generals, caused their faces to change drastically.
If only some Crusaders had died, they would not have felt heartache.
After all, they had over a hundred thousand Crusaders here; a few casualties were negligible.
However, the death of the soldiers holding large shields was a different matter.
Without them, the Crusaders had no way to enter the city. Without them, the Crusader soldiers would find it very difficult to break through Lin Tian's city.
Therefore, the Crusader generals urgently issued their orders.
"Disperse, disperse quickly! Everyone, don't crowd too closely, don't get hit by the stones!!"
"Shield-bearing soldiers, you first, spread out and move towards the city gate from various directions. Don't give them a chance to concentrate their attack on you!"
"Everyone, cover our shield-bearing soldiers, cover them as they approach the city gate. As soon as they get close to the city gate, our army will be victorious!!"
In the eyes of the Crusaders, as long as their shield-bearers reached the city gate, victory would belong to the Crusaders.
The frantic attacks of the Qin army at this moment were the best proof of this.
Thus, they tried everything they could to get their shield-bearing soldiers close to the city gate.
To this end, they lost many Crusader soldiers.
Yet, even so, they did not cease their efforts and continued to charge forward with unwavering resolve.
This relentless charge did, in fact, bring them a glimmer of hope for victory.
Under their persistence, their shield-bearing soldiers truly approached Lin Tian's city gate.
Although there were still people on the city walls throwing stones and logs to stop them,
they seemed to be fearless and undaunted once they got close.
After leaving dozens of corpses behind, they indeed, shields in hand, pushed their way into the city gate.
As soon as they entered, they saw Lin Tian's archers again, and the cold arrows.
This situation should have instilled fear.
However, at this moment, the Crusaders did not feel fear; instead, they became exhilarated.
Lin Tian's army had not changed at all.
Their shield-bearing soldiers had also entered, which meant they could get close to Lin Tian's archers and break their formation.
At this point, the Crusaders finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew! I thought this time we would have to pay a heavy price again to break through this city. Now it seems we won't have to!!"
"Indeed! These enemies are not that smart, thinking that a method used once can be used again. Now we will show them with facts that they are terribly wrong!!"
"It's good that the enemy is a bit foolish! If the enemy is a bit foolish, fewer of our soldiers will die, which is also a good thing for us!!"
"Right! Right! If the enemy is a bit foolish, it's also a good thing for us, otherwise, we wouldn't have taken this city so easily!!"
In their opinion, with their shield-bearers inside, taking Lin Tian's city was a foregone conclusion.
Their army would surely advance step by step under the pressure of Lin Tian's archers, and then break through their archer formation.
By then, victory would be theirs.
However, their thoughts were very beautiful, but when their shield-bearers truly entered the city gate, a new twist occurred.
Dozens of cattle suddenly appeared at the city gate.
These cattle were very strange; they had various weapons tied to them, and at their tails were tied some flammable materials that looked easy to ignite.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian's soldiers, holding torches, appeared beside these cattle.
Seeing this scene, the Crusaders instinctively felt that something was wrong.
They wanted to shout, to warn their soldiers to be on guard, but they didn't know what was wrong or what to guard against.
It wasn't until the tails of the cattle were lit, and the flames caused the cattle to go mad, that they understood what was wrong.
"Not good, beware of those mad cows!!"
"Dodge, quickly dodge to the side!!"
"These cattle are very dangerous, retreat quickly, retreat backwards!!"
They had already realized that the real danger was these cattle, tied with various weapons, so they wanted to dodge to the side or retreat.
However, it was clearly too late for them to realize this now.
After Lin Tian's soldiers lit the flames, the cattle charged forward like mad.
Regardless of what obstacles were in front of them, regardless of what dangers lay ahead, they charged forward as if they had lost their minds.
This kind of charge was undoubtedly incredibly fierce.
So fierce that the Crusaders holding large shields were instantly sent flying.
Many others had their heads instantly severed by the weapons on the mad cattle.
Even more Crusader soldiers hid to the side, trying to avoid the impact of the mad cattle, but were still instantly trampled to death by the charging cows.
The number of mad cattle was not large, only a few dozen, barely forming a simple "mad cow formation."
But even this simple mad cow formation caused immense slaughter at the city gate.
Of the Crusaders wielding large shields, not a single one escaped the charge of the mad cattle.
Even if they were not trampled to death on the spot, they were severely wounded and lost their combat effectiveness.
This charge also caused the Crusaders to instantly lose their reliance on entering Lin Tian's city gate.
Even a simple mad cow formation demonstrated its terrifying power.
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