Due to the desire to avoid too much damage, the Crusader Army went in search of the next city, intending to use it as a breakthrough point to enter Great Qin.
However, when they arrived at the next city, they were dumbfounded.
This was because they discovered that this city had more soldiers guarding it, and their defensive siege weapons were also incredibly powerful.
Such might gave the Crusader Army a sense of delusion.
"What's going on? Are all these their vital strongholds? Why is their defensive power so formidable?"
"This... such defensive power is truly incomprehensible. Is this ancient Eastern nation so powerful? Will we capsize in the gutter by coming here!!"
"No, I don't believe this ancient Eastern nation possesses such formidable combat prowess. Let's go to the next city, we'll go to the next city!!"
Although these Crusaders were already extremely weary, to minimize casualties, they still searched for the next entrance into Qin.
However, during this search, many of their soldiers became irritable.
After all, they had already reached the vicinity of Qin and were prepared to enjoy themselves.
Under such circumstances, they were repeatedly unable to enter Qin and begin their enjoyment, which was a form of immense torture for them.
If they had not been uncertain of their ability to directly storm Qin's cities, they might not have cared so much and would have attacked directly.
However, when they reached the next city, they truly couldn't hold back any longer.
The border cities of Qin were all extremely important, even small towns had a large number of soldiers guarding them.
Therefore, when these people arrived at the next city, they discovered that the guarding soldiers were similar to those in the previous two cities they had encountered.
Even their defensive strength was comparable.
At this point, they could no longer move forward.
"No, we can't leave. I don't want to walk any further. I want to attack this city!!"
"Right! I don't want to walk any further either. The defensive strength of these cities is all similar, and the next city will surely be the same. We can't keep going. We've already traveled over a hundred li, we must take it now!!"
"My lord, order an attack. Even if it's difficult to attack, it's still better than enduring hardship and exhaustion outside!!"
Such words swayed many hearts.
If they were still on the way, many members of the Crusader Army could restrain their inner restlessness and continue forward.
But now that the target was right before their eyes, it was too difficult to control their restless hearts.
Therefore, one by one, they all voiced their support at this moment.
"Yes, my lord, let's attack them now! With our combat power and numbers, we will definitely be able to capture this city!!"
"Yes, my lord, we Crusaders have conquered so many tribes and peoples, capturing this small city should be no problem!!"
"My lord, give the order. As long as you give the order, we will charge ahead. We will capture this city tonight and spend the night here!!"
As the soldiers of the Crusader Army spoke these words, their eyes were filled with longing.
They truly didn't want to walk any further, and they truly wanted to spend the night in this city and enjoy everything.
Seeing their eager gazes, the general of the Crusader Army finally sighed.
"Alas! So be it, then let's make some sacrifices and capture this city!!"
Given the defensive strength of Qin's cities, sacrifices from the Crusader Army were inevitable.
Although the general of the Crusader Army was reluctant, at this point, he could only make the decision to sacrifice a portion of his soldiers.
And this decision, far from making the soldiers of the Crusader Army feel disheartened, instead exhilarated each and every one of them.
"Soldiers, the general has ordered that we can attack. Everyone, charge!!"
"Roar! We can finally attack. I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Brothers, I'm charging first!!"
"Soldiers, don't worry about anything else, just charge forward. As long as we break into the city, everything inside will belong to us!!"
Amidst these shouts, the Crusader Army directly launched an assault on Qin's city.
The only response they received was Qin's cold arrows.
The dense rain of arrows instantly filled the entire sky, posing a great threat to the Crusader Army.
Fortunately, these Crusaders still had round shields in their hands, which, while not covering their entire bodies, greatly ensured their safety.
Because of this, they soon approached Qin's city.
However, after they approached Qin's city, the Qin soldiers within did not panic excessively, but continued to fight in an orderly manner.
"Bring out the rolling logs and large stones, smash them to death, and stop them from getting close!"
"Order our trebuchets to fire at full capacity, make them burst in the middle!"
"At the same time, bring out all our firebombs, and when the time is right, ignite the firebombs, detonate the firebombs!!"
The reason these soldiers were so calm was naturally because they had their own confidence.
Among them, firebombs were one of their sources of confidence.
Firebombs were undoubtedly very practical equipment against cavalry.
Especially when these cavalry were the only force, without other troop types, dealing with them was even simpler.
The Crusader Army was unaware of this. They continued their frenzied charge, consuming their own forces.
It wasn't until they had lost a large number of soldiers and neared the city gate that the Crusader Army finally relaxed slightly.
"Brothers, we're close. Just a little further, and we'll break through this city gate, and we can rush into their city!!"
"These defending armies are too hateful, they actually slaughter our soldiers wantonly. Once we get inside, we must avenge our fallen brothers!!"
"Charge in, charge in now! I don't want to wait a moment longer. Now is undoubtedly the best time to charge in!!"
Saying this, the armies of the Crusader Army began to storm Qin's city gate.
In their eyes, victory was within reach, and they were about to breach Qin's city gate and rush into the city.
However, what they did not know was that after they approached the city gate of Great Qin, their nightmare had truly begun.
The soldiers on the city walls had already taken out their firebombs and were ready to deploy them at any moment.