Zhega really lacked experience in defending the city. He didn't know that he would block the city gate and force his opponent to build a ladder to climb up. Looking at the roaring crossbow arrows, as dense as a violent storm, he felt panicked and became more and more confused about what to do.
good.
Suddenly, Zhega thought of someone and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, let the messenger come."
The messenger, the person responsible for communication matters left behind in the intelligence network, is Li Jingren's subordinate.
Not long after, a strong man hunched over and hurried over. He didn't bother to salute and sat down with his back against the wall. There were too many crossbow arrows and they were too fierce. If you didn't pay attention, you would be hit.
Said: "General, you are looking for me but you need to send a letter?"
"No, let me ask you, how did the King of Han defend the city?" Zhega asked.
"The King of Han defends the city?"
The other party was stunned. He was the person responsible for delivering information, so how could he know how the King of Han defended the city? He couldn't help but think along the question, and reacted suddenly, saying: "I have heard of some of the ways the King of Han used to defend the city."
"Say it quickly!"
Zhejia's eyes lit up and he asked urgently.
"One is to dig a big pit at the city gate. The enemy will break open the city gate and come in, and they will all fall into the pit. Archers will be arranged around the pit to shoot and kill the enemy. The other method is to use bags filled with soil to block the city gate and the enemy will be killed.
It will be difficult to come in, but it will also be difficult for one of us to get out." The other party said quickly.
"Dig a hole? Block the door?"
After all, Zhejia is a veteran on the battlefield. He knows everything at once, his eyes are shining, and he said excitedly: "It's too slow to dig the hole, there's no time, Manla!"
"Arrived!" a general responded loudly.
"Take your men and quickly dig and bag the soil to block the city gate."
"Follow the order!"
The other party agreed and quickly led the people away.
"We have to delay for a while."
Zhe Ga secretly thought in his heart, and carefully looked around, and saw the imperial army firing crossbows like crazy for no money. It was airtight, and they would die if they exposed their heads. There was no way to fight back, but it was impossible not to fight back. He shouted loudly: "Shield cover, magic arrows
Hands, shoot the strongman for me, and don’t touch anyone else."
Immediately, someone stood up with a shield and blocked the front.
As soon as the shield was erected, countless crossbow bolts roared towards the shield, nailing it hard, penetrating the shield, and stabbing the arm holding the shield. The pain made his whole body throb, and he had to squat down.
Zhega saw this scene and shouted: "Three shields are superimposed and tied together for use."
Everyone hurried to find a rope. If there was no rope, they took off their clothes and tore them into strips. They put their shields on top of each other and quickly tied them up. Those who were brave enough picked them up and stood up.
"Duh duh duh!"
The crossbow bolt flew over and hit the shield with a buzzing sound and penetrated 20%. The third layer was fine. Everyone was overjoyed and picked up the bundled shields and raised them up. The archer took the opportunity to get up and use the shield to cover.
The strong men who came to the city and were hitting the city gate quickly drew their bows and shot arrows.
"Boohoo!"
Feathered arrows whizzed away, hitting the strong man accurately.
In an instant, several strong men fell down, and the thick hitting wood lost control and fell to the ground.
Many strong men were dragged by the collision and fell to the ground in a mess.
More arrows flew away, fiercely and indifferently.
In just a short time, most of the warriors lost, and the rest ran away, but who was faster than the arrows? They fell down one after another, unwilling to die.
Seeing that the strongman was killed and the city gate was temporarily protected, Zhega was overjoyed and roared: "Brothers, you did a great job, just fight like this. Now hide it for me and don't show your head."
"Hahaha!"
Everyone burst out laughing, and their morale soared.
The imperial army was unwilling to give up and arranged for soldiers to escort another group of strong men with shields. This time, there were a lot of people holding shields, with two or three people protecting each one. The cover was very tight, and it seemed that they would not give up until the goal was achieved.
The old tricks were repeated here in Zhega. Ordinary archers might not be able to hit the target, but the ones arranged were all sharp archers with superb archery skills. They could hit with just a little gap. Dozens of people carried the wooden sticks and hit the city gate together, constantly going back and forth.
How can there be no space for exercise?
What's more, warriors are generally tall, and it is difficult for a shield to protect their whole body.
With one shot, nearly half of the warriors fell down again, and the remaining people could not even lift the wood to break the door.
"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"
A rapid gong sound sounded, and the warrior dropped the wooden block and quickly retreated under the cover of his shield.
"Hahaha!"
"Withdraw, they withdraw!"
"We won!"
The soldiers cheered, waving their weapons, and their morale was like a rainbow.
However, Zhega frowned and stared at the 10,000 crossbowmen who were slowly retreating. His mind was heavy. The imperial army had come from afar and it was impossible to just give up. Even greater difficulties were yet to come.
However, when he thought about the continuous attack just now, the imperial army fired at least more than 100,000 crossbow bolts, all of which fell in the city, and shouted loudly: "Come here!"
A general came over in a hurry.
"Take people to collect the crossbow arrows, hand them over to the logistics, let the blacksmiths fuse them, and make them into feathered arrows. You have to move quickly. We don't have enough manpower to recruit all the young men and blacksmiths in the city. Pay the wages. We can't dishonor the name of the King of Han's benevolence."
"Follow the order!" the other party responded solemnly and hurried away.
Zhega's people did not have repeating crossbows, but they were good at bows and arrows. As long as they had enough arrows, Zhega would be sure to hold on for a few more days. He called the messenger in charge of communications and told him: "Send a message to General Xu and the King of Han, saying that the imperial court has five troops."
Tens of thousands of troops are coming to attack, and I vow to live and die with the city."
"Follow the order!" The other party hurriedly went.
Not long after, several homing pigeons flew out of the city and flew into the distance.
…
Almost at the same time.
The imperial army is under the banner of Shuai Zi.
A middle-aged general stared gloomily ahead. There were more than a dozen generals gathered next to him, all of them with very ugly expressions. In the same way, everyone caught Qinzhou off guard and successfully captured it. Unexpectedly, Jincheng County was not
It works.
A general cupped his fists and said: "General, the enemy's archery skills are worse than those of the Qinzhou defenders. We have suffered a hidden loss. It is better to attack again at night. We can imitate the Qinzhou battle. Without torches, the enemy can't see clearly. Our chances are greater."
Qinzhou was captured in a surprise attack in the middle of the night.
The same is true of the continuous crossbow cover, which does not give anyone a chance to show up on the city wall. At the same time, the crossbow arrows flying into the city can also create panic, confusion, and even hit many people. After the city gate is opened, the cavalry enters the city to rush into the city. Thanks to Xu Shiji
Now, let's change the leader and don't think about running away.
But now it was daytime, and he could see clearly. Zhega had received a military report again, and knew the imperial army's siege methods. He did not let anyone show up to fight back, and only targeted the strong men to hit the weak points of the siege plan.
The general said coldly: "For the insurance period, build a ladder. If we fight again at night, the ladder will be handed over to you."
"Follow the order!" The warrior who just spoke solemnly responded with clasped fists.
"Everyone!"
The general said and looked at everyone, his eyes were cold and gloomy: "Capturing Jincheng County and blocking Longyou Road is a task personally assigned by the Holy Emperor. It is very important. If you win, you will be promoted to a higher rank. If you lose, I will not say anything to you.
We know the consequences clearly, so we must win this battle and not lose. We must bury the pot and make rice, recover our strength, and prepare for the night battle."