After crossing the bridge, there were camps on both sides, reaching up to the city wall, and then there were two layers of horse-rejection formations with passageways set up to completely block the way out of the city.
Juma is a wooden movable obstacle device. It is practical and reliable. It is used to prevent people and horses from passing by. It uses a log with a diameter of two feet as a stem, cross-holes are drilled in the log, and a sharp wood about one foot long is installed.
The sharp points pointed diagonally forward, fixed on the ground with wooden posts, and lined up horizontally to block the passage of people and horses.
Long Ying and Feng Guoting drove a mule cart loaded with poisonous artillery, and followed the team slowly through the road and entered the ground floor of what was originally a forest of houses, but was now about 5,000 steps deep and 3,000 steps wide, with vast flat land.
Looking forward, the most eye-catching thing is the other three layers of resisting horses, lined up in a row, extending to the ends of the cliffs on both sides, becoming the enemy's frontline protection, dividing the bottom layer into two equal parts, front and rear, groups of
The shield archers were deployed at the rear of the horse-rejecting formation, waiting for danger.
Outside the anti-horse formation are three wooden ramps that extend forward and upward until they reach the third level. They are about a foot and a half wide, connecting the entrances and exits of the three-layer anti-horse formation. If the defenders attack from above, they can attack at any time.
Juma blocked the entrance and exit, and then used arrows and spears to attack the enemy. It can be said to be as stable as an iron tube. Especially the defenders could only climb down from the third floor and could not carry the equipment to break the Juma formation. Therefore, the attacking party
It can be said that he is in an invincible position. Looking at Zhang Lu Gupan next to him, he is proudly admiring the long snake formation that looks like a forest of sharp woods and a low wall. Longying knows that this is his idea.
In addition to the anti-horse formation, the front line also has four arrow towers arranged horizontally, which are as high as three feet, which greatly enhances the blocking ability of the anti-horse formation.
Long Ying bet on the odds. Zong Mizhi obviously counted Ze Gang's reinforcements, so he set up such a formation. Even if Ze Gang's troops were added, it would still be impossible to break through the blockade and seize the dangerous stone bridge. Instead, it was necessary to defeat the enemy in front of them.
Burning down three temporary ramps while watching with eager eyes is just a dream.
There are two completely different worlds inside and outside the Juma Formation. There are no people up and down the ramp outside the formation. The second level of the platform is scattered with debris, ruins, charred debris and ashes. The third level is filled with our own forces.
The range is dark and dark, and no sound can be heard.
But the position here is a world lit up by hundreds of torches. On the side behind the rejection formation, there are more than a hundred camps on the left and right for the frontline soldiers to take shelter from the wind and rest. Then there are groups of neatly arranged sieges.
Tools, more than 20 crashed cars, two construction trucks just sent from Xidazhai, two remaining trebuchets, mountains of wood, arrows, shields and various heavy attack weapons, stone bullets, all in order
The order is distributed within a wide range of the array and will not block traffic.
The mules and horses passed through the camp area, led by the frontline generals, and headed for the trebuchet on the right front. There were three entrances and exits to the Juma formation, all of which were connected to the temporary ramp on the second floor. The trebuchet was placed next to it.
The location next to the east entrance.
A large group of enemy soldiers are waiting for their arrival at the trebuchet. Depending on the situation, the enemy will launch a planned all-out attack with poisonous artillery as the lead before dawn.
Long Ying sensed that his brother was closely watching the movements here from the third platform. He hurriedly raised his face, straightened his hat, and when he retracted his hand, he first clenched it into a fist and looked towards the person who could definitely see him clearly.
Wan Renyu made a hint.
Sure enough, the sound of people descending along the rope immediately came from the darkness in front, immediately attracting the attention of all the generals here. The horn sounded, and the soldiers sitting on the ground jumped up and lined up, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.
With the sound of whistling, more than ten pieces of flint were thrown from the edge of the second-level platform. Some of them fell outside the Juma formation. The raindrops hit the Juma formation, and wood fragments flew out. Only three large rocks successfully crossed the Juma formation and fell.
Once inside the formation, enemies around the landing point scramble to avoid it, creating chaos.
Dragon Eagle knew that transporting stones would take time, and there would be no way to continue after the first round of stone attacks. If the enemy blocked the entrance and exit, his dream would come to nothing, so success or failure depended on this time.
He first reached over and poked Zhang Lu's waist with one finger, sending demonic energy into him and sealing several of his vital points. Zhang Lu immediately fainted and leaned towards Long Ying.
Suddenly, people around shouted "avoid". It turned out that a belated stone was thrown at their position, and the landing point was precise, clearly creating the best opportunity for Long Ying and Feng Guoting to escape. Long Ying was almost certain.
The one who took action was Wan Renyu.
Horses were neighing and people were screaming, their lives were at stake, and the cavalry team responsible for escorting the transport scattered in all directions.
If you don’t leave now, when will you wait?
Long Ying shouted loudly, notifying the following Feng Guiting, changing direction, heading towards the entrance and exit leading to the ramp, less than fifteen feet away from them, and rushed the mule cart. At the same time, he pointed the tip of his whip at the two mules on the trailer.
It stings the mules' buttocks, causing them to eat and rush wildly.
At this time, no one had time to pay attention to them, thinking that they were just trying to avoid throwing stones like others.
What was even more exciting was that Wan Renyu, Minan Tian and Ye Qiye led more than a dozen Eagle Tribe warriors to kill from the central ramp, attracting everyone's attention.
Wan Renyu and others were the first to attack. They bent their bows and fired arrows before they passed the ramp. The enemies guarding the entrance and exit were hit one after another, and fell to the left and right. The enemy gave an order, and thousands of arrows were fired, raining down on Wan Renyu.
At this moment, Long Ying's mule cart overturned more than a dozen enemies guarding the entrance and exit, and went straight up the ramp. Feng Guoting's mule cart followed closely behind. The enemies were stunned and couldn't figure out what was happening.
What's going on? By the time someone woke up and yelled "Chase!", the two mule carts had crossed the middle of the chute and were out of the range of the arrows.
Leading the chase were the two Tibetan masters who were protecting Zhang Lu. At this time, the mule cart that was passing by the wind had just submerged into the darkness in the middle of the ramp where the torchlight could not shine. It gave the impression that the two carts had been swallowed up.
, the two of them hurriedly rode up, followed by more than a dozen riders, all members of the cavalry escorting the poisonous artillery, not only because their horses were fast, but also because they knew best how important the contents of the mule cart were, which had a bearing on success or failure.
Two of the riders held torches high, illuminating the small half of the mule cart's body.
Suddenly, the sword roared and the cold air hit his face. A white light passed between the two Tibetan masters at an astonishing speed and shot straight towards the rear. The white light exploded into a light spot in the sky. The two torch-wielding men instinctively swung their swords.
It struck, but before it hit the enemy, the white light had already cut through their throats, and the speed was so fast that it was difficult to detect with the naked eye.
The white light disappeared, and the person who came fell onto the ramp. It was Feng Guoting. At this time, the two Tibetan masters fell from their horses. It turned out that at the moment Feng Guoting passed them, they had already captured two
human life.
The two torches that fell down after the wind passed through the court rose up backwards, flipped in the air again, and landed on the top of the ramp like a performer performing a fire dance. The light of his torch illuminated the top of the ramp.
In such a situation, dozens of defenders lined up in a row were aiming their bows and arrows at the enemy who was still pursuing them.
The knights were horrified, and they hurriedly raised their shields to block the arrows. The powerful arrows rained down like raindrops, and the pursuers flipped over and fell down.
The enemy's frontline commander knew that the situation was critical. If they could not get back the two boxes of poisonous artillery, they would have to withdraw completely, so they issued an order for a full-scale attack.
The infantry rushed upwards from three ramps. The archers hiding behind their shields blindly fired arrows upwards, regardless of whether the range of the arrows could threaten the opponent. It can be seen that the change came too suddenly, and the siege army was temporarily lost.
Square inch.
The sound of "falling high" sounded.
Several huge boulders tumbled down each of the three temporary ramps, bouncing off the rocks as if they were alive.
After many days of repeated setbacks, the siege troops were already low in morale and exhausted. Facing the stone, which was not a shield and could withstand flesh and blood, they were frightened and jumped down the chute to escape. Those who could not avoid it turned into rolls.
The ground gourds rolled straight with the stones towards the entrance and exit of the horse-rejecting formation. The chaos was beyond description. How could they organize and launch a new attack?
Dragon Eagle now appeared on the top of the central ramp, holding up a sphere in his left hand that was wrapped in multiple layers of solid paper and was as big as a watermelon. He first glanced at the three entrances and exits that were still blocked by wounded soldiers and rolling stones. The torch light shone on him.
He danced behind him, outlining his tall figure, but his face was not in the darkness. He shouted loudly, attracting the attention of everyone in the enemy formation, and then raised his voice and said: "The round guy I am holding in my hand
It's called 'The Blood-Sealing Throat Poison Smoke Cannon', which was produced under the personal supervision of your guest Mr. Zhang Lu. Your Ghost Zun Sect's secret wisdom is refined with poisonous drugs. I don't know how many puffs it takes to inhale it to kill someone.
I just know that taking half a sip won't be a good thing. If you have the sense, run away, otherwise don't blame me for not warning you first."
If Zhang Lu was still on the side of the siege army, he would be the first to turn around and leave, because not only was he well aware of the amazing power of the poison cannon, but he also personally packed the four irons that could detonate the poison cannon into the box, and Long Ying was so
It's a lot of nonsense. Although it's a bit cumbersome, it's not an empty threat. It's just that the soldering iron hasn't heated up yet, so it's delaying time.
The enemy's commander-in-chief was confused and didn't know how to respond. Even if he gave the order to attack again, he still had to wait for the wounded soldiers and stones to be removed. It was neither going to go nor not to go, so he had to issue an order to let Crash take the lead.
As long as we can seize control of the Second Tu, we will not be afraid of the opponent's poisonous artillery.
Ding Na's tall and beautiful figure appeared next to the dragon eagle, holding a soldering iron that was heated red by the torch, and thrust it straight into the poison cannon. After a moment, red light came out from the core of the poison cannon, and a light light escaped from the pulled out soldering iron.
cigarette.
Dragon Eagle shouted: "Get out of here!" He turned around and threw the poison cannon with all his strength.
The big ball, which turned red in color, first climbed to a height of more than ten feet, crossed a distance of more than 2,000 steps and the anti-horse formation, and landed at the densely populated area of the siege army, frightening the people in that position to flee.
People in the distance could only stare blankly.
"boom!"
The poison cannon finally landed on the ground, and the paper shell shattered. The poisoned caltrops and fire flakes shot out everywhere, and the dark smoke spread close to the ground. People walking around three or four feet away couldn't avoid it, screaming loudly, and falling left and right. Many of them
Those who inhaled the poisonous smoke would feel excruciating pain by stroking their throats.
The defenders, including Long Ying and Feng Guoting who had cleverly seized the cannon, never thought that the poison cannon concocted by Zhang Lu and Zong Mizhi was so vicious and lethal. They were dumbfounded for a moment, and even thought that if it wasn't
When the time came and the artillery was captured, the enemy's current situation mirrored theirs.
The second poison cannon was sent to Long Ying by Ding Ling.
There are fifty poison cannons in two boxes, and the poisonous smoke produced is enough to cover the entire area from here to the stone bridge.
Ding Li used another red-hot iron to cone the poisonous cannon.
The first poisonous artillery still kept emitting thick smoke, and as the windy northwest wind from Fengcheng spread all the way to the stone bridge, it caused loud choking and coughing, and the enemy was completely defeated.
The second poison cannon was thrown from Longying's hand, and the point was where the trebuchet was and where the enemy's senior generals gathered.
Long Ying shouted: "Everyone throw it together!"
These words were like a reminder to suppress all sounds and send them into the eardrums of every enemy. As soon as the enemy shouted, no one knew who was taking the lead. They rushed towards the rear anti-horse formation with only one entrance and exit; the only escape route was established.
In the bottleneck area, the enemy soldiers push each other, abandon their troops and drag their armor, and trample each other to escape. How can there be any flavor of a siege army?
Wan Renyu and Tianxian Yeqiu each took a red-hot poison cannon and rushed it down the chute. They only threw it in the middle, and the impact point was as far as the enemy's rear defense formation, causing even greater damage.
Threats and casualties.
The enemy finally sounded the clarion call for a full retreat.
After all the poison cannons were fired, looking from their position, everything south of the Juma Formation was shrouded in poisonous smoke, and the smoke spread in the direction of the stone bridge with the wind.
Piroge came to Longying's side and shouted "What a danger".
Long Ying said: "Fortunately, there is a rolling stone formation. If the enemy were to attack us wildly, it would not be a trick."
Piroge said with a smile: "We thought you would sneak into the enemy's camp and pour kerosene on them to burn things, so we hoisted the remaining stone bullets to the second floor in baskets, just in time to put them to use."
Ding Na came to the other side of Long Ying, held his arms tightly with both hands, and leaned half of her side against him.
Mi Nantian, Feng Guoting, Wan Renyu and Ye Qiye, etc., moved to the left and right sides. The sudden success turned the situation around, leaving everyone at a loss as to how to deal with it.
Long Ying said: "The enemy will definitely retreat outside the trenches and reorganize their positions, but because they know that a large number of equipment that can be used to defend the city has fallen into our hands, they will mobilize fresh troops to attack us as soon as possible, hoping to take advantage of our position
Before stabilizing, regain control of the bottom layer.”
Piroge nodded and said: "Although the enemy suffered heavy casualties, their vitality has not been damaged. There are at least 30,000 people who can join the battle at any time. However, we have not slept all night and are exhausted. We may not be able to withstand the enemy."
The violent attack."
Long Ying said: "The key is here. We have transported two six-bow crossbow machines and 300 iron arrows, and hid them in the river bed under the bridge. Before the smoke dissipates, you go to the river and raise the crossbow machines and arrows.
Iron Arrow, after destroying the rope bridge, will defend one side of the yellow stone bridge road in the anti-horse formation, with two crossbow machines and two arrow towers. This time they will not give up an inch of ground, otherwise even if Ze Gang comes to help, they will still be defeated in the end.
It's us."
Minantian was surprised and said: "From the tone of Master Ying, it seems that he has somewhere else to go and he won't go to Shiqiao with us."
Long Ying said: "Do you still remember that night when we used the flood to attack the enemy? Zong Mi was too smart to attack the enemy. Fortunately, Princess Yueling reminded us that we had enough manpower left, otherwise how could we have the current scenery? The same thing will happen again
It happened before sunrise. When Zong Mi Zhi rectified the morale of the army and made arrangements for deployment, he learned from the pain and personally led the ghost soldiers to attack from the short road in the back mountain."
Piroge was shocked and said: "I have transferred the people who guarded the Jiedao back to join the battle. The Jiedao is now undefended."
Feng Guoting smiled and said: "Don't worry, the opponent sneaked across the ridge and gorge with hooks, ropes and other tools. There are not many people with this skill. Just me and Long Ying can handle the barrier. We can't do it."
Enemy. Ha!"
Then he asked: "Isn't the princess coming?"
Piroge smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Long Ying said: "That's it. Let's work separately, hoping to behead Zong Mi Zhi. At that time, as long as his head is hung high on the stone bridge, we can guarantee that all the enemy troops will be frightened away."
Long Ying and Feng Guoting climbed up to the third floor. They first took a few arrows each, and then ran towards the shortcut down the mountain. When they stepped on a huge rock, there were steps carved out of the mountain rock, and they stretched downward according to the mountain.
appears below.
The two of them sat side by side by the stone, both feeling relieved.
The wind passed through the courtyard and I looked towards the sea-viewing pavilion behind the castle, as if looking for the beautiful shadow of the moon spirit.
Long Ying said: "The year must have been guessed correctly. The day is the night of the full moon, so what about the time? Since she passed away in her sleep and was only discovered by Xiaowan in the morning, only God knows the anniversary of her death."
He took out the folding bow, opened it, and placed it on the stone. He also untied the four barrels of arrows and placed them against the stone so that he could easily reach for the arrows.
Feng Guoting showed an expression of memories and thoughts.
Long Ying's heart moved and he asked: "Why would Mei Yue mention something about 'Dreamland' to you for no reason?"
Feng Guoting said: "I can't remember at all the circumstances under which she mentioned 'Dreamland'. She only said that if you take it before going to bed, 'Dreamland' will follow the flow of blood and enter the atrium, causing the atrium to change.
The beating slows down, and the person who takes the poison gradually loses consciousness, as if falling into a dream, and will not wake up in the future, without any pain."
Long Ying said: "At what time does Mei Yue usually fall asleep? Since she sleeps in the same tent as you, you should be the only one who knows."
Feng Guoting said: "Her life is very regular, and she goes to bed on time every night. Alas! The problem is that it is the Erxi Plain and not the capital of the gods. There is no one to report the clock, and there is no such thing as time. I can only say,
When darkness fell and she burned two sticks of incense, she went into her tent to sleep."
Long Ying said: "We are fuzzy versus fuzzy. Fortunately, I have read several medical books and can make time judgments based on the blood poisoning and running time after taking the poison."
In fact, the knowledge in this area comes from "The Book of Ten Thousand Poisons" written by the fat father-in-law's master, Wei Lianxiang, but of course it cannot be said out loud.
Feng Guoting said happily: "When exactly will that be?"
Long Ying leaned into his ear with a strange expression and said: "It must be the beginning of the day, it can't be wrong. Your future wife is here!"