Guard General Zhega was a little confused when he looked at the sudden appearance of the army. It was densely packed and boundless. The fierce flags clearly showed that it was the imperial army. The forest armor and the dark crossbows were even more mind-numbing - the imperial army was actually
If you dare to take the initiative to launch an attack, what are you doing?
"General, there is a battle report from Minzhou. General Xu was defeated because he suffered a loss from the crossbow. We can fight on horseback, but we are not proficient in defending the city. We must prepare in advance." A confidant next to him reminded.
road.
"I have long heard that the Central Plains is rich and prosperous. Today, I saw that the direction was different. There were at least 50,000 troops outside the city. All of them were armed with crossbows and started shooting together. Our army was unable to fight back, but we had to repay the kindness of the King of Han. At worst, we rushed out.
Just fight with it." Zhejia said angrily.
The words made everyone look heavy.
There is only one division of more than 7,000 troops in the city. Fighting outside the city is undoubtedly like an egg against a stone, but it is also difficult to defend the city. Thousands of crossbows are fired at once, and if you show your head, you will die. How to fight?
"Dong dong dong!"
Suddenly, the war drums roared in front, and the imperial army began to move. A phalanx of ten thousand people moved forward, and a passage opened in the middle. Dozens of strong men appeared in everyone's sight carrying wooden blocks.
"No, we need to launch thousands of crossbows to cover the city gate. Once the gate is broken, we will be defeated. This is how Qinzhou was lost." The confidant next to him came out again, showing a bit of anxiety.
"Lead two regiments to ambush near the city gate, equip them with extra arrows, and seize the commanding heights. Once the city gate is breached, a large army will rush in. Shoot them for me, and no one will be allowed in." Zhega made a quick decision.
"Follow the order!" The other party bowed solemnly and hurriedly made arrangements.
"Send the order, hide everything, don't show your head." Zhega shouted loudly, looking around.
Everyone didn't know why, but when they saw Zhega squatting down and leaning against the city wall to hide, they also followed suit.
The crossbow arrows are not feathered arrows. They can only be shot straight up and cannot be thrown. There is a city wall blocking the crossbow arrows, so the direct crossbow arrows cannot hit the people hiding under the city wall.
Everyone reminded each other and hid them.
Perhaps because they couldn't see the people on the city wall, the imperial troops outside the city did not take action immediately. They just held their crossbows motionless and stared at them with eager eyes. The men carrying the knockers rushed forward and went straight to the city gate.
Zhejia carefully looked around and saw Chuangmu approaching, and immediately shouted to the guard beside him: "Archers, shoot the warriors who carry the door for me. A total of one round. Hide quickly and listen to my command."
Everyone understood, they drew their bows and arrows, and listened attentively to the order.
"shoot!"
A roar shook all directions.
Many archers quickly put their heads out and shot an arrow at the strong man. Regardless of whether it hit the target, they quickly retracted, squatted down, and hid it again.
"Boohoo!"
A wave of crossbow bolts roared in and passed over everyone's heads. Anyone who slowed down would be dead.
Perhaps because there was no one to fight back, the imperial army stopped after two rounds of shooting. Zhega carefully looked up from the wall and observed that many warriors fell down after being struck by arrows, bumped into wood and fell to the ground. He was immediately overjoyed and laughed loudly: "
Okay, just fight like this to delay time."
As long as the city gate is not broken, the enemies outside the city will not be able to get in. They can only build ladders and climb up. If you really want to do that, you will risk your life, and the battle will be fought.
The soldiers also reacted and started laughing, their nervousness gone.
Soon, some more warriors rushed over, lifting up the wooden blocks, and a group of shield soldiers rushed up, holding shields in front of them to cover, preparing to continue moving forward.
Zhejia was smart and knew that the same method could not be used in the same place. He quickly ordered dozens of archers, pointed to the other side and warned: "Go over there and hide half of them, wait for my command."
Immediately, half of the people hunched over and rushed forward along the city wall.
Zhega waited for everyone to hide and shouted: "Fight as we did just now, get ready!"
Everyone nodded in understanding, nocked arrows and opened their bows, waiting attentively.
"shoot!"
Everyone stood up quickly, raised their heads, and shot an arrow at the warrior below who was about to hit the city gate, and then quickly hid it.
The serial crossbowmen who were responsible for covering outside the city changed places when they saw the sneak attack. They dared to prepare for a counterattack, but they were nowhere to be seen. They were so angry that they gritted their teeth and said, "Let's take action. There is no target. It's just a waste of crossbow arrows. Don't take action. It's hard to defeat him in one breath."
Seeing that most of the warriors fell down again, they hit the wood and fell, unable to hit the city gate. Not to mention the people who were covering them, even the generals watching from behind were livid with anger, but there was nothing they could do about it. This style of play was so stupid that they couldn't hold back.
, there is no way to fight head-on, there is no way to fight.
In desperation, another group of strong men rushed forward, preparing to continue knocking on the door.
If the city gate is not open, it is useless to have more people, and the city cannot be taken.
However, Zhega had been observing secretly and saw another group of warriors coming up. He was not in a hurry. After entering the shooting range, he said to the sharpshooters around him: "This time it is your turn to take action. The old method is to prepare."
Everyone nodded in tacit agreement, bows and arrows drawn, and they were very excited.
"shoot!"
"Boohoo!"
One by one, the feathered arrows were shot out almost simultaneously, as fast as a meteor.
The person in charge of covering the court was staring at the other side. Unexpectedly, another cold arrow appeared here. When he reacted, he was gone again. He was so angry that he cursed. This attack was so hateful.
This time, most of the warriors were killed or wounded before they could reach the collision wood. The rest lay on the ground and did not dare to move. They refused to get up despite the shouts of the generals behind them and began to pretend to be dead. It was too dangerous.
As long as you are not stupid, you can see that the strong men are chosen to shoot, prevent the door from being broken, and whoever gets up will die.
The generals of the imperial army only need to replace a group of strong men to go up, but no one is a fool. This kind of fighting method is obviously going to die, and they are all starting to be afraid. If they don't go, they will be punished by military law. They find shields to cover them one by one. They walk very slowly and very slowly.
nervous.
Seeing that these warriors were holding shields to cover and making it difficult to shoot, Zhega was not in a hurry to take action and let everyone come up.
Lifting the bumper is a strenuous task, and you need to support it with your hands, so you can't continue to hold the shield.
Zhega was waiting for this opportunity and decisively issued military orders to the archers on the other side.
"Boohoo!"
Another wave of arrows flew past, the distance was very close, and the hit rate was extremely high. The warriors screamed and fell down, hitting the wood and falling, hitting several people's calves, and they were in a mess.
The sharp archer hid after the attack, but the imperial army still didn't have a chance to take action, and they were so angry that they cursed.
But Zhega's soldiers were all Khotanese and couldn't understand. No one was angry. On the contrary, they were all very excited.
The angrier the opponent is, the greater the sense of accomplishment.
The generals of the imperial army were also so angry that the three corpses jumped up and ordered another group of warriors to go up, but this time they also ordered crossbows to shoot at the city wall. If they couldn't see anyone, they wouldn't care. Just don't let others take advantage of the opportunity.
This style of play really made it difficult for Zhejia, unless he took the risk of being shot to fight back, but the sharp archers were not ordinary soldiers, and it hurt to lose one of them. Zhejia yelled at everyone to hide, while thinking about ways to defeat the enemy.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The sound of banging on the door was deafening.
It also shattered the confidence of the soldiers, who all looked at Zhega and became nervous.