Should we let the approximately 20,000 to 30,000 Jie slaves outside the city enter the city?
Yes, this is Wu Ji's purpose.
What? Wu Ji betrayed Zhao Hongrun?
No, no, this is just a tactic planned by Zhao Hongrun, a tactic to kill enemy troops efficiently.
At this time, fierce fighting was still going on above and below the city.
Well, it was said to be a fierce battle, but in fact it was just the Shang Shui Army archers on the city unilaterally shooting the Jie tribe slaves outside the city who were still madly attacking the city wall regardless of their retreat being cut off.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Second team, shoot arrows!"
Under the intensive attack of arrows from the Shangshui soldiers on the city wall, the Jie tribe slaves in the western suburbs outside the city fell to the ground one after another while running. However, every time a slave was hit by an arrow and fell to the ground, there were
The successor takes up his place.
But what about the slave soldier who fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow?
But he was trampled to death by other slave soldiers.
Yes, since the triangular arrowheads are only used on repeating crossbows and have not yet been popularized in general crossbow arrows, the arrows shot by Shangshui soldiers at this time are still only double-winged arrowheads, as long as they are not
A hit to the vital point is not fatal.
However, for the Jie clan slave soldiers outside the city, falling down means death, because the other slave soldiers around you will never bypass you because you have fallen. Under the intimidation of the Jie clan governor,
They will trample directly over the body of their comrade who is lying on the ground.
Because of this, some of the slave soldiers at the front of the team, even if they were hit by several arrows and had blood oozing from the corners of their mouths, still gritted their teeth and continued to charge forward.
Because he knew that once he stopped, he would be pushed to the ground and trampled to death by the slave soldiers who followed him.
"(Chu Mandarin) Hey, hey, hey, what's going on with these guys?"
On the city wall, Yang Wu, a soldier of the Shang Shui Army, opened his eyes in astonishment and murmured incredulously in his strange-sounding Chu dialect: "Are those people really not afraid of death?
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"Didn't the general say that the other party is a slave soldier of the Jiejiao tribe? It is the Jiejiao people who force them to fight with us. Maybe their family members are in the hands of the Jiejiao people, so they dare not resist." From the side,
His companion Le Bao glanced at this companion strangely.
Different from recruits like him and Li Hui who enlisted in Shangshui County, Yang Wu was a veteran who survived the battles of Wei and Chu. He had experienced the Battle of Yanshui, the Battle of Weiying at Yanshui, and the Battle of Mushan.
A tragic war in which 60,000 Chu troops were killed and only about 50,000 left. Sometimes Le Bao really couldn't imagine how Yangwu, who had experienced such three disastrous defeats, could still be so cheerful and optimistic, just like a new recruit.
Suddenly, Le Bao noticed another companion, Li Hui, and noticed that his face was pale and he was trembling.
It's not surprising to be scared...
Glancing at his right hand that was holding the weapon tightly, Le Bao looked solemnly at the slave soldiers outside the city who were getting closer and closer to the city wall.
He knew that the city wall, which was less than two feet tall, was not enough to stop these crazy slave soldiers. Even if they deliberately reinforced the wooden walls, they would probably be knocked down by the slave soldiers as the war progressed.
Climb the city wall.
At this moment, Yang Wu walked up to his two companions with a sword in hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we are wearing the armor of the Jun Shui Army! ... It will protect us!" As he said,
, he clenched his fist and hammered his chest, and the armor of the soldiers on his body made a clanking sound when he hit the ground.
Li Hui heard this and looked down at the old armor that was very worn. Although it was worn out, it was surprisingly strong. It was said to be sewn from thick cowhide, and there were iron armor embedded in key places, such as the chest and back.
, joints, crotch, etc.
"Is it very powerful? Wei's dredging army..."
"Ah." Yang Wu licked his lips and said with a look of longing: "That was an army of 60,000 soldiers led by Xiong Hu with only 25,000 men. If it weren't for King Su at that time,
We people have long been forced into the river and drowned in the water..." After that, he saw the fear in Li Hui's eyes, and quickly waved his hands and said: "Although it sounds scary, it is only aimed at the enemy. We surrender solemnly.
Queen, the Junshui Army is surprisingly friendly to us...the Dangshan Army is completely incomparable."
Obviously, Yangwu still hasn't forgotten the fact that he was intimidated by the soldiers of the Dangshan Army a while ago.
After hearing this, Li Hui whispered: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, the Dangshan Army is not that bad..."
"Evil." Yang Wu made a disgusted face, then touched Li Hui's armor with his fist and said with a smile: "Anyway, it will protect you!"
At this moment, the general in charge of their section of the city wall, Ran Teng, a thousand-man general, hurried over, waved and shouted: "The enemy is at the bottom of the city, all soldiers holding shields come forward, and the rest are behind to assist!"
Hearing this, the three friends looked at each other. Immediately, Yang Wu picked up an iron shield assigned to him from the ground, stretched his left hand through the strap behind the shield, and fixed it on the small arm of his left hand.
"Bang! It's so heavy. Isn't it all made of iron? It's hard to imagine that the infantry of the Dredging Navy carried this thing and chased us for more than ten miles..." He muttered for a while,
Yang Wu took a deep breath and clenched the iron sword in his right hand. At the same time, he lowered his voice and said, "Don't die, Ah Bao, Ah Hui."
"Who are you talking about?" Le Bao snorted, and he and Li Hui stood behind Yang Wu who was holding a shield, staring intently at the gap between the wooden wall that the three of them were responsible for.
At this time, the slave soldiers below the city had already set up a ladder. The city wall in Luocheng, which was less than two feet high, could not effectively prevent the slave soldiers from climbing. No, in just a moment, many people
The slave soldiers stepped on the shoulders of other slaves and stretched their heads to the city wall. Note: Please remind me again that the weights and measures in this article are all based on Su's new rules. That is, one foot is approximately equal to two meters. Therefore, a measurement of less than four meters is
The city wall, if you have companions to help, you book friends can also climb up.
"Coming!"
Ran Teng, a thousand-man general, burst out with a roar: "No retreat! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed on the spot! ... Shield soldiers, block it!"
Like other Shangshui soldiers holding iron shields, Yang Wu held a shield and blocked the gap between the wooden walls in front of him that was only one person wide.
But he did not completely block the gap with his shield, because in this case, he would not be able to kill the enemy. Therefore, he only blocked half of the gap with his shield, deliberately leaving the other half open so that he could use the iron sword in his hand to attack those attempts.
The slave soldier who climbed up the city wall was stabbed hard with a sword, and then pushed out.
Suddenly, Yang Wu's eyes flashed. It turned out that during the gap between the three of them, a hand suddenly reached out to him.
Seeing this, without saying a word, Yang Wu directly raised his sword and chopped off the hand.
A scream sounded close at hand, and immediately, Yang Wu vaguely heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground among the noisy sounds in front of him.
"Haha, you deserve it!" he laughed.
"..." Le Bao glanced at the human hand that fell on the city wall, and then looked at the companion in front of him again, with a slightly strange look in his eyes.
So decisive... Is this a veteran who has been on the battlefield?
Lebao looked around.
He discovered that the soldiers who were also members of the merchant navy like him were basically divided into two categories at the moment.
The first type has pale faces and trembling hands. As expected, these people must be the same as them, recruits who enlisted in Shangshui County.
As for the other type of people, although they look unhappy, it can be seen that their spirits are tense and they are always paying attention to enemies who may suddenly appear. Moreover, their hands do not tremble. When it is time to swing their swords,
No hesitation at all.
Just like Yangwu.
Just when Le Bao was distracted, suddenly, the wooden wall on his left made a strange creaking sound and fell down with a bang. Immediately, the three slave soldiers who had their feet on the female wall fell down.
Unarmed, he actually pounced on Le Bao and the other two Shang Shui soldiers nearby.
"Which bastard nailed the wooden wall!" Yang Wu glanced to the left and shouted: "Ah Hui, go help Ah Bao, I'm here to support you! ... Ah Hui?! Li Hui?!"
"Ah?" Li Hui woke up from her dream, looked back at Le Bao who was struggling with a slave soldier on the ground, and quickly stepped forward to help with his weapon in hand.
Maybe it was because he was on the battlefield for the first time, or maybe it was because Le Bao and the slave soldier struggled on the city wall, rolling back and forth, so much so that Li Hui didn't dare to stab him with his weapon.
"Ah Hui, stab quickly!"
Le Bao, who was pinned to the ground by the slave soldier, had already lost his usual calmness. He really couldn't figure out how the skinny slave soldier in front of him could be so powerful.
"Ah Hui, be careful behind you!"
At this time, following Yang Wu's warning, Li Hui turned his head subconsciously, and then discovered that another slave soldier broke through Yang Wu's blockage and rushed towards him at the cost of one hand.
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Looking at the ferocious face so close at hand, Li Hui was so frightened that he was thrown to the ground by the slave soldier with a broken arm.
Ah Hui!
From the corner of his eye, he saw his companion being knocked down by the slave soldiers, and Le Bao was shocked.
Suddenly, he couldn't help but scream. It turned out that the slave soldier opened his mouth and bit the side of his neck.
"ah!"
With a loud cry, the slave soldier suppressed Le Bao, and simply hit the opponent with his head to get rid of the opponent's shackles. Then, he picked up the fallen spear and stabbed it hard.
The other person's chest.
At the same time, Ran Teng, a general of thousands, caught a glimpse of the sudden situation here, squeezed through the crowd and ran out, grabbed the slave soldier who was suppressing Li Hui, and pierced the opponent's body with the sharp sword in his hand.
Looking at Li Hui now, his face was covered with blood, and he was obviously frightened.
Looking at Le Bao with admiration, Ran Teng threw away the corpse in his hands, glared at Li Hui who was still lying on the ground, and cursed fiercely: "Are you still angry? Idiot! Get up if you're not dead.
!...Bang! He is obviously wearing such high-quality armor!"
After that, the thousand-man general helped Yang Wu and others block the gap.
"Ah Hui, are you okay?"
Le Bao helped his companion up. Although he was still frightened by the sudden change, he still comforted Li Hui, who could tell he was frightened.
"Is this... a battlefield?"
Li Hui looked around and murmured in horror.
"Ah, this is the battlefield."
Touching his neck where a piece of flesh had been bitten, Le Bao confirmed sadly.