"Swish——"

"Swish——"

Above and below Julu City, countless Wei army crossbowmen and Han army crossbowmen started shooting at each other. The dense rain of arrows was like a downpour, covering the area.

In such a dangerous battlefield, the unarmored soldiers of the Chu State might not be able to survive even a stick of incense, because even the Wei army wearing thick armor suffered casualties at this moment.

"Protect Your Highness!"

On the Julu City Tower, "Cen Chang", the chief of the Suwang Guards - now should be called the "East Palace Guards", shouted at the top of his lungs, urging his guards to hold strong shields one by one and attack Zhao Hongrun and Zong Zong.

The guard chief Zongwei, his concubine Zhao Que and several others surrounded the area with water and provided almost all protection, leaving not even a single gap for Zhao Hongrun to observe the Korean army outside the city.

And in this case, Zhao Hongrun would not be stupid enough to push away the surrounding guards and say that I should continue to observe the Korean army. After all, it is indeed too dangerous on the tower at the moment. God knows when a stray arrow will fly.

, took away his life.

Zhao Hongrun still cherishes his life. Furthermore, a gentleman does not sit down in court. As the prince and crown prince of the Wei State, if he is not responsible for his own life, he is also irresponsible for the entire Wei State and all Wei people. After all, he

If anything unexpected happens, Wei will definitely be in turmoil.

In this way, Zhao Hongrun had no choice but to stay quietly under the space 'erected' by the East Palace guards with large shields, and judge the war situation between the enemy and ourselves through the sounds from the outside.

I don’t know how long it took, but the roar of Shang Shui’s soldiers rang out from the city tower: “The enemy soldiers are attacking the city wall. Everyone, please fight. Don’t let the enemy soldiers attack the city wall!”

Although Zhao Hongrun and others were heavily protected, generals such as Wu Ji, Zhai Huang, and Nanmen Chi in the Shang Shui army still stood on the tower, observing the entire battlefield without fear.

Especially Wu Ji, this guy stood behind the wall with his arms folded, his eyes sharply scanning the Korean military formation outside the city, as if he was looking for his prey, turning a blind eye to the arrows in the sky, but ignoring the few people around him.

The soldiers holding large shields turned the ground to a color of earth, fearing that their brave and unstoppable general would die on the battlefield due to a mere stray arrow.

"Ascend the city!"

At the foot of Julu City, the roars of the Korean generals rang out, and immediately, groups of Korean infantry put long ladders on their shoulders on the city wall and scrambled to climb up.

The first team of Han soldiers who took the lead in attacking the city chose the area that "Thousand-man General Li Hui" was responsible for defending.

"Don't panic, we are the invincible Shang Shui army. There is no enemy in this world who can defeat our army... The old soldiers will take care of the newcomers."

Li Hui, a thousand-man general who was wearing armor and had two short beards, walked back and forth on the city wall, clapping his hands to encourage some nervous recruits under his command.

Although Li Hui is young, he is still only twenty-seven years old this year, but he is indeed an old pawn who has been in the Shang Shui Army for ten years, and in these ten years, he has grown from an ignorant to an ignorant soldier.

An introverted soldier gradually became a trustworthy general.

Not far away, Yang Wu, a 500-man general, smiled and looked at his young companion Li Hui, who was encouraging the new recruits in a decent manner, and was having fun with the veterans beside him in a low voice, probably making fun of him.

When Li Hui went to the battlefield for the first time, he was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was in embarrassment when he couldn't even eat.

This Yang Wu is a top-notch soldier in the Shang Shui Army. In terms of qualifications, he joined the army half a year earlier than Li Hui, and he has killed more than hundreds of enemies in the past ten years. In terms of military merit and qualifications,

In fact, even being promoted to a general of 2,000 men was not an exaggeration, but because he didn't like to stay behind and command, he still stayed in the position of a general of 500 men.

After all, the five-hundred-man general (junhou, quhou) is the backbone of the battlefield. It can be understood as the sergeant chief. He leads by example and serves as the main force in the charge. If he is promoted to a higher level and becomes a thousand-man general, he will be more often

The need to stay in the rear and command the soldiers under his command was not in line with Yang Wu's character - he admired General Wu Ji very much.

"Be serious!"

A young Qianren general came over and saw Yang Wu laughing and joking with several old soldiers, so he kicked the latter's butt lightly.

This young Thousand-Man General is called Le Bao, and he is the partner of Li Hui and Yang Wu. After ten years of hard work, he has become a Thousand-Man General.

Yang Wu glanced back at Le Bao, curled his lips and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard Tong Ze shouting from near the wall: "The enemy is coming up!"

After hearing this, Yang Wu did not bother to quarrel with Le Bao, stood up and shouted with an air of dignity: "Please cheer me up! ...Tianwu, beautiful maids, Hu Nu, noble honors, as long as you kill the enemy

With enough merit, all this is within reach!"

"Listen to what we, the rich man of Yangwu, say!" An old soldier nearby who was not doing anything right said in support, causing the other veterans nearby to laugh or boo.

Only the new recruits who had just joined the army were quite envious of what Yang Wu said.

In the past ten years, it is obvious to all that Wei's soldiers have been well treated. In short, as long as the soldiers dare to use their lives, the imperial court will properly arrange the soldiers' homes and prevent them from becoming a worry.

Of course, this is only for new recruits. For veterans who already have enough food and clothing at home, what they need is social status and the Hu Nu who is said to be available to them as long as they have enough meritorious service in the army.

Although Hu people are generally not welcomed in Wei State, Hu women are still very popular.

Perhaps they were distracted by these veterans. Even the recruits who were facing such a large battle for the first time relaxed their nervousness at this moment, especially the young recruits who had not yet married. If it were not for the current war, I am afraid that

My mind is filled with those rumored beauties.

In this tense and somewhat relaxed atmosphere, the Shang Shui Army easily blocked the first wave of the Korean army's offensive.

Although it was said that they mainly relied on the old soldiers, it could not be denied that the new soldiers gradually let go of their hands and feet, and cooperated with the old soldiers in a decent manner, killing Korean soldiers one after another.

As for the brave veterans like Yang Wu, they would only take action when the situation is tight. Under normal circumstances, they would just stand aside and watch, giving some advice to the new recruits and telling them what to do when.

Looking at these merchant navy troops defending the city, it can be described in one word: stable!

No matter how ferocious the Korean army's offensive outside the city was, the soldiers of the Shangshui Army were always able to securely defend the city wall and prevent any enemy soldiers from attacking the city wall. Even though several recruits missed and were killed during this period.

Several Korean soldiers climbed onto the city wall first, and these enemy soldiers were quickly killed by the veteran soldiers on the wall. Even though this siege seemed dangerous, in fact, the Korean army posed almost no threat to the Wei army.

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Han Yuyang, who was guarding Qin Kai, was watching the battle from a distance outside the city and frowned at this time.

Who dares to say that the Yuyang soldiers under his command are weak? Furthermore, Qin Kai himself never thought so. You must know that before Donghu was defeated, his Yuyang army was one of the main armies to resist Donghu, even though Donghu was arrogant

He was fierce, but if he saw the banner of the Yuyang Army, he would not dare to make a mistake easily.

However, the Yuyang army, which was capable of defeating Donghu, fell into a disadvantage in front of the Wei army.

Although the attacking side is naturally at a disadvantage, this battle has been going on for nearly half an hour, and not even a single Yuyang soldier has been able to gain a foothold in Julu City. If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, Qin Kai would have simply

Unimaginable.

"How could the Wei army be so brave?"

Han General Qin Kai frowned and muttered secretly.

He once witnessed with his own eyes that the Wei soldiers of the Shang Shui Army in Julu City did not avoid arrows and bravely blocked behind the walls, making it difficult for the soldiers of Yuyang who were attacking the city to advance.

Perhaps once, Qin Kai thought that the Donghu soldiers were stronger, but after watching the Wei army's battles, he had to admit that in this era, the Central Plains soldiers were more brave. No wonder the Wei army was able to defeat Linhu and capture the Hetao area in one fell swoop.

"Well..."

Taking a long breath, Qin Kai crossed his arms and pondered, thinking about whether he should continue to put pressure on Julu under this deadlock or give up. Anyway, his purpose of testing has been achieved: after this battle,

Afterwards, not only did he have a general understanding of the Shang Shui Army in Julu City, he believed that the Yuyang soldiers under his command would not take this Wei soldier lightly.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Qin Kai believed that this battle could continue. After all, although the Shang Shui Army's defense was stable, it did not show overwhelming strength.

"Where is Zhai Li?" Qin Kai called.

As soon as he finished speaking, a Han general who was estimated to be about thirty-five years old came to Qin Kai. He was more than nine feet tall, with a strong back and a strong waist. He looked particularly tall, and the beard on his face made him see even more.

It looks so brave and fierce that people dare not look at it.

"The end is here!"

Arriving in front of Qin Kai, Zhai Li clasped his fists and responded in a humming voice.

Qin Kai raised his hand and pointed at a section of Julu City, and said in a deep voice: "Take three thousand people and attack this section of the city wall."

"The general will obey your orders!"

Zhai Li responded with cupped fists.

A moment later, Zhai Li, the brave general of the Yuyang Army, led 3,000 men to rush to the aid of the soldiers in front.

When he came to the bottom of the city, he saw that his own soldiers on the long ladder could not attack at all. He actually lifted a soldier in front of him who was about to climb the long ladder down with one hand. Then, he grabbed a piece of stone from a soldier beside him with his right hand.

Holding the shield against the crossbow bolt on the tower, he climbed up the long ladder.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of my way!"

At this time, he didn't care about hurting friendly troops. Like a wild bull, Zhai Li rushed up the long ladder. During this period, the Yuyang sergeant on the long ladder was actually squeezed out by him with his huge body.

People screamed and fell down the city.

At this time, the Wei soldiers on the city wall also noticed this tall and rough soldier. When Zhai Li showed up, he slashed at him with the sword in his hand.

"Dang Dang Dang——"

In the blink of an eye, three or four blades struck Zhai Li on the shield he held on his head. What shocked people was that Zhai Li resisted the strength of these three or four people and used his shield to flick the blades in their hands.

He opened it, then turned over and jumped onto the city wall.

After a moment of shock, the few Wei soldiers who were forced to retreat stepped forward again. However, at this time, Zhai Li had already taken another shield from the friendly soldiers behind him. He was seen waving two shields in both hands and forcefully

Shengsheng used brute force to push the Wei soldiers back several times.

One of them, a relatively thin Shang Shui soldier, was hit hard in the chest by Zhai Li with his shield. He actually took three steps back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

This scene made the recruits of the Shang Shui Army look on with horror.

Only the old soldiers saw this and became more ferocious. They slashed at Zhai Li with their weapons. However, Zhai Li held two shields and was unable to stop him with his brute strength. Instead, he forced the old soldiers to retreat.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Korean soldiers led by Zhai Li quickly swarmed up the city wall.

"Come on, little bastard of Wei!"

Licking his lips, Zhai Li chuckled strangely.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone say: "Hey, let me, a little brat, come and meet you."

Hearing the sound of wind in his ears, Zhai Li subconsciously stretched out his left arm, trying to repeat the same trick, using the shield in his hand to slap the reckless guy away, but what he never expected was that the shield in his hand hit with a bang.

After hitting something hard, the other side didn't move at all.

"Huh?"

Zhai Li was slightly surprised. He turned around and saw a Wei soldier who was far shorter than him in height. He was also holding a shield with one arm in his left hand and blocked his attack.

"It's the five hundred generals of Yangwu!"

The surrounding Wei soldiers cheered happily.
To be continued...