552: Chapter 552 is going to be tough!

The structure of Delrosia City was unique, resembling Western castles, with its stylistic elements heavily utilizing the circular arc designs favored by Westerners.

Castle after castle was tightly packed together, forming a majestic city wall spanning over a thousand meters.

Under the sunlight, these castles cast massive shadows, giving off a sense of solemnity and indestructibility.

At the very top of the castles, rows of embrasures for archery were neatly arranged.

When news arrived that a vast tide of cavalry was surrounding the city, a group of foreigners whose appearance was distinctly different from that of the Huaxia people quickly appeared atop the castles.

Their facial features were more three-dimensional than those of the people of the Western Regions; their deep eyes were like dark pools, and their high noses resembled steep mountain peaks.

They also had much more body hair than the people of the Western Regions.

Each of them sported a full beard.

The hair on their arms was like wild boar bristles—not only thick but also very stiff.

Perhaps because the weather here was hot, scorched year-round by the equatorial sun, the ultraviolet rays were exceptionally strong. Even with the protection of many surrounding forests, while the temperature wasn't as unbearably hot as concrete ground in the height of summer, it made their skin tone darker, with some being very black.

Since entering the Mauryan Empire, not only Xiang Yu but even Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng's complexions had darkened considerably.

However, this land also possessed unique advantages; the vast great plains stretched as far as the eye could see, with ample heat allowing for three crops a year.

For Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng, who yearned to rebuild the foundation of the Chu State, this was undoubtedly extremely attractive.

Realizing they could not overthrow Great Qin, let alone rebuild the Chu State within its borders, coming to this land and utilizing its abundant resources and broad plains to rebuild the Chu State was a viable alternative.

At this moment, these foreigners on the castles were waiting in full battle array.

They either held uniquely shaped curved scimitars, their blades glinting with a cold light in the sun, or gripped bows and crossbows that were completely different from those commonly used in Great Qin.

The bows used by Great Qin were compound bows with double-curved bodies, known as recurve bows, relying on the curvature of the bow itself to provide powerful elasticity.

In contrast, the bows used by these foreigners had straight bodies; at first glance, they looked like a carrying pole with an elastic string tied to both ends, relying on the bowstring to provide elasticity.

Despite the differences in construction, any bow chosen as a weapon naturally possessed a power that could not be underestimated.

Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng held binoculars in their hands, gazing intently at the fortified city from afar.

With Xiang Yu as the vanguard, he led a hundred men at the very front.

The main army they commanded held the rear.

The binoculars in their hands were, of course, obtained from Zhao Fusu.

Such powerful tools of war were like giving wings to a tiger on the battlefield; naturally, they kept them on their persons at all times to observe the enemy's every move more clearly.

Through the binoculars, they could clearly see the enemy's situation.

"It's not going to be an easy fight!"

Xiang Liang said with a frown.

"Indeed!"

Fan Zeng nodded and said, "To attack a city, the besieging forces must be more than ten times that of the defenders."

"We are an expeditionary force and have driven straight into this place without recruiting any auxiliary troops; we do not have the advantage in numbers."

"Taking this fortified city will be no easy task."

This was also the reason why he had opposed Xiang Yu.

He looked through his binoculars at the city walls built from hard stone and shook his head involuntarily.

How many casualties would it take to break into such a heavily fortified city!