Chapter 18: Defeat each

When he saw that the soldiers returning to the mountain city not only did not surrender, but instead shot and killed the soldiers who persuaded surrender. Zhu Yanding also had anger on his face and gave an order.

Suddenly, three groups of people moved together. Pioneer General Liu Zhi led 10,000 troops to rush to the south gate directly in front, and Deputy General Lin Yun led 20,000 troops to follow closely. At the same time, Deputy General Xu Yuanrong and Deputy General Zhang Shi each led 15,000 people to detour to attack the west gate and the east gate on both sides.

"Dong-Dong-Dong-Dang-" A loud noise like spring thunder suddenly rang out, and several giant crossbows on the walls of Huishan City had already shot giant arrows.

Giant crossbows weighing hundreds of kilograms are one of the indispensable fortifications for the defense of important towns. Generally, four or five giant crossbows are matched on each city gate of important towns. The crossbow arrows used for giant crossbows are made of thick iron that weighs more than a hundred kilograms. When such giant crossbows are shot out, they can continue to advance forward regardless of whether they hit people or horses, and their lethality is quite high.

Of course, its weakness is also very obvious, that is, after using it once, the speed of the crossbow arrow is very slow, so there must be an archer to help delay time.

Of course, Liu Zhi knew this, so after the vanguard troops arrived hundreds of feet outside the city, the archers immediately lined up and shot arrows. The two sides launched a battle of arrow rain. Rounds of arrow rain roared, drew beautiful arcs in the air, and then took away a lively life.

After a round of arrow rain, the giant crossbow started a second wave of shooting. Although there were 30,000 people attacking the South Gate, hundreds of people were killed or injured before they even reached the city gate under the attack of the giant crossbow and arrow rain.

However, the Yizhou army was crowded and powerful. The vanguard troops rode their horses and advanced quickly, intending to reach the city gate as fast as possible. However, when they arrived in front of the city gate, they were tripped by the trip lines set up on the ground. Suddenly, there was a scene of people surging on the horses. As soon as the people in front fell down, the people behind caught up again. Many soldiers who charged into battle did not fall off the horses and fell to death, but were trampled to death by the horses that caught up behind.

There is no ruthless battlefield, only life and death. If you want to save your life, you must observe all directions and listen to all directions. A slight mistake will lead to a loss of life.

The offensive in front was shocking, and a large number of people were about to approach the south gate soon. The huge siege rams and ladders advanced under the movement of the soldiers. Some people died and they immediately took them up, and they walked towards the city wall step by step on the blood-stained road.

When the two sides were fighting fiercely, Deputy General Zhang Shi and his 15,000 troops were already not far from the east gate. Compared with the south gate where the densely packed soldiers were stationed, the east gate seemed deserted, with only a few soldiers on it.

Zhang Shi was overjoyed at first sight. It seemed that Huishan City focused the guards on the south gate, so there was no force in the west gate and the east gate. He was even more deceptive. After all, Huishan City only had only 5,000 troops. It was built on the mountain and had three city gates. It was impossible to keep all three city gates.

Seeing that the first achievement of capturing the city was about to fall into his hands, Zhang Shi waved his hand and the soldiers and horses accelerated. Although the people in front of him were also tripped by a trip rope, the first achievement was not allowed to fall into the hands of Xu Yuanrong, the deputy general who was attacking Ximen. Zhang Shi loudly ordered the one behind to follow closely. Before the war began, many soldiers had already died under the iron cavalry of his own troops.

Just as everyone arrived at the Ximen City, suddenly screamed in the team. When everyone turned around, they were suddenly shocked. On the hillside behind, there were no idea when a black figure appeared. Rows of archers were half-squatting and sending out the deadly feather arrows.

"No, I'm in an ambush!" Zhang Shi shouted. It was unbelievable to face the sudden appearance of the enemy. There were tens of thousands of people in the distance. Where did so many soldiers come from when they returned to the mountain city!

With this hesitation, another round of rain arrows had already hit, and the first ones were the cavalry and archers without shields. Because the sneak attack came from behind without any warning, a wave of arrows came, hundreds of people died in these two arms alone. Even many warriors with shields had no time to defend against being shot.

"Kill!" Fang Ling roared, and Chi Yan let out a long hiss that shocked Jiutian, and rushed out of the archers' team first. Song Ying'er rode a red horse and followed closely, holding a bright long sword in her hand. Dong Canghai, Shen Huantian and others all roared wildly. Ten thousand soldiers roared in unison, and the voice rushed straight to the sky.

Zhang Shi's troops were first attacked by two rounds of arrows and were caught off guard. Although the formation was not chaotic, nearly 2,000 people were killed or injured. Now they were shocked by the enemy's momentum and raised their weapons to respond to the enemy.

The conflict broke out in an instant, and the soldiers of Shicheng Kingdom, who were like wolves and tigers, rushed up like a tide, surrounding Zhang Shi's men and horses under the gate of Xicheng.

At this moment, a large group of soldiers appeared on the city wall. Under the command of a lieutenant, the soldiers set up bows and arrows and shot towards the enemy below.

The soldiers of Yizhou were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, desperately rushing out. However, the way out was blocked by the soldiers of Shicheng Kingdom, surrounding the place like an iron barrel.

So, iron arrows fell from the sky and took away the lives of enemies. Zhang Shi was so angry that he was embarrassed, but he was at a loss for a moment. If the enemy at the city gate did not let the arrows shoot, he had to set up a ladder to attack the city. However, how could there be such a chance in this chaotic situation?

What's more, there are tens of thousands of enemies on the periphery, and the entire army cannot handle it. Moreover, the elite troops under his command were dispersed like a tide in the face of the enemy's attack, as if the troops of both sides were not of the same level at all.

Fang Ling swung his sword to kill the enemy, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Seeing that the opponent's formation was in chaos, he shouted suddenly: "The King of Shicheng is here, and those who surrender will not be killed!"

This loud roar was like a bolt from the blue, which made Zhang Shi stunned for a moment, and the soldiers' psychological defenses collapsed in an instant.

The shouting boy was holding a dark giant sword, handsome and majestic. The horse he was riding was covered in blood, as proud as a king. I am afraid that the second horse like this could not be found in the world. Isn’t this just like the legendary Shicheng King?

As soon as Fang Ling finished speaking, tens of thousands of soldiers yelled in unison. Some soldiers from Yizhou, who had poor psychological quality, were even scared to the point of falling weapons to the ground.

Everyone had heard of the King of Shicheng ambushing Gu Shaofeng. The high-ranking general was killed by Shicheng King without warning. Afterwards, Shicheng King even returned to Dingzhou in a swagger, and at that time he brought only 3,000 troops.

Now, this is obviously another trap, a trap against Western generals. At the same time, there were also screams coming from the west, which showed that his troops were more than 10,000. Everyone was frightened and didn't know whether to fight or surrender for a moment.

However, the people of Shicheng Kingdom did not stop because of this sentence. They charged into battle like wolves, roaring and killing one by one regardless of life and death. The ruthlessness made people shudder, and their eyes made people creepy, like the god of death from hell.

Many people were so scared that they threw away their weapons automatically. How dare they fight such an army?

Since the city of Huishan was built on the mountain, the roads outside the city were all slightly sloped. Although Zhu Yanding was not far outside the south gate, he could not see the war between the east gate and the west gate. When he heard the sound of the battle, he thought the siege was very lively.

What's more, Fang Ling's siege tactics did not let anyone go to inform the news, so when Zhang Shi's troops at the East Gate died and surrendered, Zhu Yanding didn't know what was happening here.

At the same time, outside the West Gate, the troops led by General Zheng Junsan, who had taken the same offensive in accordance with the Hulu, also won a great victory.

Bai Guangling, who was commanding the army to fight against the war, immediately issued an order to retreat. At this time, the city gate of the South Gate was only one step away from breaking.

As soon as he saw the soldiers guarding the city escaped with their armor, the general Liu Zhi laughed loudly. When the attack ram broke the city gate, he led his men and horses to rush into the city immediately.

However, as soon as they entered the city, everyone suddenly smelled a strong smell, and then someone shouted: "It's oil!"

Liu Zhi's face changed completely. Everyone looked down and saw that the ground in the city was actually covered with oil. Liu Zhi couldn't help but yelled: "Get back, let me retreat quickly!"

Everyone knows how powerful this oil is. As long as someone sets a fire here, a piece of land in front of the city gate will turn into a sea of ​​fire. Liu Zhi doesn't want to lead by himself and become a roaster.

However, there were 30,000 soldiers in the siege. Although nearly thousands of people were killed or injured in the attack, there were more than 20,000 left. Once the city gate was broken, everyone rushed into the narrow city gate like a tide. It was easy to get in, but it was not so easy to get out.

The news of greasy spread throughout the siege team, and everyone retreated in a hurry, fearing that it would cause trouble. For a moment, the original order of the formation collapsed suddenly.

At this time, Fang Ling's troops and Zheng Jun's troops came from the east gate to the west gate. The Yizhou army at the south gate naturally did not think much, and thought that the two groups of people had not captured the city gate and returned.

However, when Fang Ling roared and took the banner of King Shicheng, everyone felt that something was wrong and hurriedly turned around to fight.

However, there was a threat of grease in front and two groups of troops besieged behind. In addition, the reputation of the King of Shicheng and the number of troops in the South Gate team were not less than that of the army. For a moment, the Yizhou army was defeated and cried, crying and calling her mother. Liu Zhi and others were even trapped in the city. To move forward, there was a piece of grease in front. The more they advanced, the more dangerous it became. Anyone who threw a torch came over and didn't even have a place to escape. If he retreated, the crowded city gate could no longer retreat.

The siege team, which was in chaos and was immediately defeated and had no power to continue fighting. At this time, Zhu Yanding hurriedly led the last 10,000 troops to rescue.
Chapter completed!