As night falls, the bright moon emerges from the clouds, casting endless light.
Chang'an City is shining brightly under the moonlight, as if covered with a layer of silver gauze, silent and silent.
But the beating torches on the city wall and the patrolling soldiers added a chilling air to the tranquility.
A large number of troops came slowly, with uniform steps, and everyone was indifferent and silent.
The sound of footsteps echoed through the night sky, startling the city guards to raise their torches to check.
Not long after, the army came to a stop within a stone's throw outside the city. Xue Rengui reined in his horse and looked at the front with eyes filled with the flames of war, cold and sharp!
The battle in Gongyue City was about defense, but this battle was about offense, but Xue Rengui was confident enough to win.
Several military commanders rode over and stood side by side, waiting for military orders.
As far as the eye can see, there are more and more defenders on the city wall, with their bows and arrows drawn, and they are guarding to the death. The torches held high illuminate the surrounding area, and various shouts are heard.
After observing for a moment, Xue Rengui sneered: "The enemy is almost ready, attack as planned!"
Others were worried about too many defenders when attacking a city, but Xue Rengui was different. He was worried about too few and not enough to kill.
Others come quietly at night, but Xue Rengui comes openly and openly, fearing that his opponent will not know.
After saying that, Ma Shan pointed his finger in the sky.
"Dong dong dong!"
The roar of war drums resounded through the night sky.
Immediately afterwards, a large number of soldiers walked out of the military formation and advanced forward with shields in hand. The shields were all large shields, not round shields. Each large shield was two meters high, with a lookout hole in the middle for easy observation.
The whole person is covered, and he is not afraid of arrows at all.
A regiment of more than a thousand people came forward with shields, arranging needles in a row, like a moving wall.
The defenders were shocked when they saw this scene, and the generals shouted orders one after another. Immediately afterwards, countless crossbow bolts flew over, dense as rain, with terrifying screams, ferocious, cruel, and indifferent.
Ordinary shields can't stop such dense and ferocious shooting.
But the large shield is different. It is made of wooden boards on the inside, and it is made of fine steel on the outside. It is extremely tough and cannot be penetrated.
The violent crossbow bolts hit the big shield hard, causing sparks to fly. The crossbow bolts bounced off or fell to the ground. The soldiers continued to advance a certain distance on the crossbow bolts.
"Stop!" the group leader ordered, and everyone stopped.
"Squat!" Everyone squatted down and supported the big shield with their bodies.
“Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!”
The crossbow arrows continued, crazy and intensive.
Countless sparks exploded and splashed, and the sound was even more nerve-wracking, but the big shield remained firm, blocking the intensive crossbow attack and stabilizing its position.
Seeing that everything was as expected, Xue Rengui was convinced that with this shield wall, his chances of winning would be greatly increased. He turned to look at Wang Shengzhi who was waiting for orders next to him, and nodded.
Wang Shengzhi understood, and with a wave of his hand, he led a battalion of good archers who had just formed during the day to rush forward, lowering his body and walking as fast as flying.
The defenders on the city wall used crossbow bolts, and there were a lot of them, but the crossbow bolts were shot in a straight line and blocked by the big shield. The archers successfully rushed to hide behind the big shield, which was safer.
The lookout hole is not big, but you can clearly see the enemies on the wall.
The archers had already prepared their plans, and each one skillfully raised their bows and set arrows. The arrows passed through the observation holes and locked onto the target on the city wall. The bowstrings were drawn, and the backs of the bows creaked, accumulating full power.
"The only way is to shoot and let go!"
Wang Shengzhi also targeted a general and gave decisive orders.
Everyone's arrows flew away from their hands. They were very inconspicuous under the hazy moonlight and almost difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. However, each of them was carefully selected from an army of more than 200,000 people, and their accuracy was extremely terrifying.
Three hundred people, one person per person, can kill three hundred targets in one go.
The terrifying lethality immediately frightened the defenders. They all looked for places to hide, not daring to show their heads easily. Even the crossbow arrows that were attacking crazily were stopped.
The sniper battalion was not satisfied and continued to shoot.
For a person with superb archery skills, as long as he can see it, he can't hide it at all. If he can't hit it directly, he can throw it. What's more, the feathered arrow does not fly in a straight line, but in an arc. If the hiding is not deep, the feathered arrow can also turn around.
Hit the target with a curve.
Another two to three hundred people were shot dead, and even the generals were not spared. The defenders were so frightened that they squatted down and did not dare to show their heads.
If there are two or three hundred people at a time, how many two or three hundred can there be in the army?
Not enough to kill at all!
The sniper tactic was introduced for the first time, but its power shocked everyone.
Even Xue Rengui, who was good at shooting, was surprised, but soon his eyes widened, as if a brand new military door had been opened. Without any hesitation, he looked at the commander of the Jinyi Guard Artillery Battalion who had been on standby for a long time.
The other party nodded knowingly, waved his hand, and rushed forward with his men, each holding two explosive bags.
According to the intelligence report, the gates of Chang'an City are blocked. It's useless to blow up the gates, so let's blow up the walls!
A battalion of men and horses took the opportunity to rush behind the big shield, stop and hide.
The archer fired another round of shots. Seeing that the city wall was quiet and no one could see anyone, Wang Shengzhi shouted decisively: "Open--"
The large shields arranged as one quickly opened, forming passages one after another.
The people from the artillery camp rushed forward quickly and went straight to the city gate.
"put!"
Wang Shengzhi roared and threw it again.
The soldiers also fired their weapons one after another, and the defenders who were looking over their heads to observe were so frightened that they retreated.
After the shooting, everyone continued to shoot. It didn't matter whether they could hit or not. Suppression and covering the artillery battalion were more important. The large shield and sniper had only one purpose, which was to cover the artillery battalion's men as they went up.
The crossbow bolts of the defenders were so dense that they couldn't get close at all, let alone blow up the city wall.
The soldiers of the sniper battalion continued to fire without giving the defenders a chance.
The defenders thought that as long as they blocked the city gates, they would not be afraid of explosions and their opponents would not be able to get in. As long as they did not use ladders to attack, everyone would be safe.
Ignorance is the most deadly thing!
The people from the artillery camp took the opportunity to rush forward and quickly arrived at the city gate cave.
The city gate is deep, so it is not a big problem to squeeze in more than 200 people, but don't think about moving around. Everyone took out the explosive packets and held them high one after another, asking the people in front to help pass them up from hand to hand.
The people in front were responsible for stacking the explosive packets together, one by one, and soon they filled the entire city gate. In order to blow up the city wall, Xue Rengui risked his life.
When Wang Shengzhi saw that he had successfully covered up, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and ordered his men to stop shooting arrows and regain their strength.
Not long after, the defenders poked their heads around to observe the situation. Wang Shengzhi still did not take action and reminded loudly: "Hidden everything, don't take action, paralyze the enemy for a while."
"Understood!" Everyone agreed and carefully observed the enemy's situation on the city wall through the observation holes.
More people leaned out to check, and the noise on the city wall returned again. Perhaps they realized the power of the big shield and did not continue to attack. One general even yelled arrogantly: "If you have the guts to come up and fight, hiding behind the shield is nothing."
hero?"
"Come on, grandpa will teach you how to kill people!"
"What a coward!"
"Come here!"
A series of curses came along with the sneers. Wang Shengzhi remained unmoved and waited patiently. His tiger eyes stared at the entrance to the city gate without blinking, for fear of missing something.
Not long after, a reservation signal came from the city gate.
Wang Shengzhi was overjoyed. He had been waiting for this moment and shouted: "Sniper camp, cover with archery!"
"Boohoo!"
One after another, the feathered arrows whizzed away with frightening accuracy.
Even though the defenders had been mentally prepared, more than a hundred people had no time to hide and were shot in the middle. The screams instantly echoed through the city wall, one after another.
"They are all hidden. The city gate is blocked and they can't get in. Don't panic!"
"Be careful, let them shoot, and consume their arrows."