Chapter 910 The tiger roars and the eagle rises, and the city head is in a bloody battle!
In less than five or six days, ten miles in front of the city fort where Xiao Tang was stationed was already crowded with people, forming a sea of people. However, the assembled Xia army's formation was boundless, and it was as if they were about to throw a whip to cut off the flow.
The momentum can't help but make one's heart palpitate. Elite soldiers from various military divisions in the western part of the Xia Kingdom gathered together, and since Chage defeated Liu Fa and took advantage of the opportunity to move south, no one from the other Song army tribes from Tong Guan down seemed to be planning to take the initiative to resist.
Instead, the Xia army, which wanted to advance into the Song Dynasty, acted as if the enemy army had not moved at all. Instead, only Xiao Tang, who led the tribes under his command and had experienced successive fierce battles, still stood at the key pass, trying to rescue them as much as possible.
Those helpless people of the Song Dynasty.
On the vast western frontier, the surrounding counties, towns, military villages, and docks under the rule of the Song Dynasty were almost deserted, and the Xia troops from all departments were shouting and killing like mountains and tsunamis, and slowly
Heading towards the fortress over there, General Xia, a member of the army, let out a roar that was almost like a wolf howl. Tens of thousands of Xia army infantry moved together, and dozens of towering towers also began to move.
Moving forward slowly, a tragic battle finally began.
Xiao Tang stood on the top of the city wall, his eyes glaring at the Xia troops swarming under the city. Beside him, Wang Jin, Yao Pingzhong, Wu Jie, Liu Qi and other generals also looked at Xiao Tang.
As Xiao Tang nodded slightly, the loud chants of the generals behind him suddenly resounded through the military formation. The Song Army archers who had been waiting for a long time quickly took the long bows in their hands, and the sharp arrow clusters were already placed on the arrow strings.
, as long as the officer gives an order, these battle-hardened Song Army soldiers will immediately rain down arrows on the enemy troops that are rushing over in front of them.
Closer, closer...
Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, Xiao Tang's fists crackled, and there seemed to be blazing fire burning in his eyes. The infantry of the Xia army waiting to attack the city were like a mass of black ants.
At the foot of the city wall, Xiao Tang's slowly raised right arm finally came down hard, and Yao Pingzhong's thunderous roar echoed through the city wall: "Fire the arrow!"
Upon hearing this, the Song Army crossbowmen at the top of the city immediately opened their bows, pulled the strings, and let go. In an instant, thousands of sharp wolf-tooth feather arrows broke through the air and let out a piercing scream, passing through the sky. In an instant, they turned into a puff of icy cold arrows.
A rain of arrows fell on Xia Jun's head!
Waves of miserable howls immediately started, and the Xia soldiers who were hit by arrows fell to the ground wailing, but their offensive did not stop. Countless Xia soldiers who were not afraid of death braved the rain of arrows and knocked down several ladders.
Set up on the top of the city, these soldiers held sharp knives in their mouths and began to climb up using their hands and feet. Soon someone had approached the head of the walled city that was not very tall.
The generals and generals around Xiao Tang ordered their soldiers in an orderly manner. The archers of the Song Army quickly ran down the city wall and shot into the sky under the orders of the officers. Parabolic arrow rains were drawn in the mid-air.
Still shooting at the enemy troops attacking the city outside, the crossbowman holding the divine arm bow took a few steps back, but still looked at the right time to move forward, and then pulled the weapon in his hand to shoot in a straight line and with great force.
The terrifying hard crossbows killed the enemy as much as possible. At this time, the spearmen and sword and shield men were crowding the city. First, the spearmen stabbed the sharp spears in their hands in the air, and in an instant, those who were embarrassed were
Xia Jun, who was about to climb up the city, had several bloody holes on his body.
Rows of spears pierced out like lightning and then quickly retracted. Nearly a hundred corpses suddenly fell straight from the air. Soon, more than a dozen large spears with a length of more than eight feet also poked out from the Song army's formation and struck fiercely.
The impact hit the siege ladders hooked up to the city head. Those ladders immediately tilted outwards under the violent impact. The Xia army infantry who were originally climbing on the ladders were also violently carried down from the mid-air, and then
The ladder and the body hit the infantry below who could not dodge. Many people were hit with broken bones and muscles, and those who were still alive could only scream helplessly. Soon the rolling wood and stone also came from the top of the city.
The Xia army's attack force finally slowed down due to the Song army's fierce counterattack.
But before the defenders on the city had time to take a breath, a series of shrill and killing trumpets suddenly sounded in the army, and the Xia army seemed to be rising up one wave after another.
, the formation formed by countless heads swept towards the city fortress again!
In the large formation of the Xia army at the rear, thousands of sharp arrow clusters suddenly shot out of the air, causing a shrill scream of wind in the air. They immediately hit the city head and poured out on the Song army defending the city.
Next, many soldiers of the Song Army who were crowded on the city wall and had no time to put up their shields to block were immediately killed by arrows. Some of their bodies immediately fell from the top of the city, while other soldiers were injured by arrows.
There were arrows stuck in his body but he refused to retreat. He still wanted to stay on the wall and fight to the end.
"Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!", "Boom!"... The loud noise suddenly exploded on the top of the wall again, and countless flying stones flew from the wall and smashed the wall of the city into pieces.
A block of rocks burst open, and several more flying rocks suddenly struck with strong winds and thunder. Many soldiers of the Song Army on top of the wall were hit in an instant with broken bones and tendons, and were killed on the spot!
Outside the city, beside the Xia Army's crossbowmen, there were more than two hundred camels with torsion trebuchets placed among the stocky Bactrian camels.
The stones were continuously shot out. At this time, the stone trebuchet, which was piercing the stones like a fist, emitted stone bullets and the momentum was almost several times greater than when the Xia army general Renduo Yili attacked the Linxia City that Xiao Tang was defending!
Not long after, under the continuous rain of stones, another cloud of smoke gradually rose up. The smoke choked the mouth and nose. It must have been Xia Jun who added wolf dung, poisonous weeds, etc. to the stones thrown by the Poxi Army.
The poisonous smoke bombs made from gunpowder and other materials caused many Song Army soldiers who inhaled the poisonous smoke to start coughing violently and shed tears!
Under the unstoppable attack of the Poxi Army's cyclone cannon, Xiao Tang, surrounded by his personal generals, had no choice but to retreat to the rear of the city. However, Wang Jin, Niu Gao, Zhu Dingguo, Zhai Xing, and Zhai
Jin and other generals also repeatedly ordered the Song Army soldiers at the entrance of the city wall to be attentive. The cold murderous intent was burning in the eyes of every Song Army soldier, and the sharp blades in their hands reflected the cold chill.
, and they all knew that the most brutal fighting was just about to begin. After the poisonous smoke dissipated a little, a large number of Xia army soldiers below the city wall would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to rush to the top of the city. At this time, all the Zepao comrades gathered were only
Only by hugging together can they have a chance to survive. Otherwise, not only them, but also the countless old, weak, women and children of the Song people who took refuge behind the city fortress will all die under the butcher's knife of the Xia army!
The battle has reached this point, and no strategies are of use. It is just a matter of fighting to see whose soldiers have the stronger fighting spirit, and who can grit their teeth and persist until the last moment... Xiao Tang thought in his mind , his hands also touched the handles of the two Langya Hanfeng swords hanging on his waist.
"Take the twelve prefectures of Shanxi first, and other elements will attack the Yatou! Looking back, Qin Si is as low as a horse, and gradually we can see the Yellow River flowing straight north!" Suddenly Xiao Tang raised his arms and howled, and what he sang was actually the song of the Western Army on the border of the Song Dynasty. It is widely circulated in China. At that time, he also served as the economic and strategic pacification envoy on Yanyan Road, stationed at the border, and resisted the Xixia Dynasty. The famous Song Dynasty minister Shen Kuo created "The Song of Victory"!
"The power of heaven rolls across the Yellow River, thousands of miles of Qiang people sing Han songs! Moyan flows back the water across the mountains, and goes from Jiaoxi to the west to make waves..." The soldiers of the Western Army in the city fortress were familiar with this military song, and even Almost all the soldiers of the Jingnan Army and other tribes responded loudly to Xiao Tang's howling, and in an instant, the powerful roars resounded inside and outside the city fortress, and the awe-inspiring fighting spirit seemed to soar into the sky in an instant!
But just when Xiao Tang finished singing loudly and was about to pull out his two swords, a big hand was put on his shoulder. When Xiao Tang turned around and looked, he saw Wu Song standing behind him. Wu Song looked determined, and suddenly He smiled again and said: "Brother, you are the commander-in-chief of the army. You are always the one who fights with your life. Who are we generals who obey orders in front of your tent? Now is not the time for you to move lightly. You and I will fight side by side, there is no rush for this moment!"
