At the gate of Huali City, circles of ripples suddenly appeared in the teacup in front of Wu Gen. He raised his head and looked to the east. On the rippling green grass, there was a black line rolling towards him. The black gradually became thicker and thicker, gradually crushing the green underfoot and turning into billowing smoke.
coming.
Wu Gen muttered and looked back at Huili City, which was still strengthening its defenses. He still felt a little regretful. If he had given himself a few more days, he might have been more confident, "Wu Yang, blow the trumpet, the thieves have arrived. .”
A high-pitched and clear horn sounded, quickly covering Huali City. Rows of giant crossbows were raised, and the creaking sound of the winches was like thousands of weavers weaving. Long arrows were placed on the crossbow, and the sharp arrow tips were quenched by the sunlight.
People were constantly running on the city wall or on the forest hills, conveying the leader's military orders, and the entire Huali City defense line suddenly came to life.
"Sixty thousand people." Wu Gen almost groaned as he looked at the dark crowd. The number of people and horses on the opposite side is easy to calculate. Each family has different positions, flags, and costumes. You can know the total number by taking a quick inventory. These people gathered together, and the majestic momentum rose, stirring up the surrounding airflow, which actually looked distorted from a distance.
"Not only that, according to reports from the Yifu Army, the Ba family's people are heading here, and the Flying Tiger Army is also approaching Huali City." Hu Jia added at the side, "And Lu Lie is smarter this time. They are all gathered together, and it looks like they are going to crush us to death with their numbers.”
"This battle is not going to be easy." Baoxiang held his hand on the wall with a serious look on his face.
"The only thing we can rely on is these fortifications. I'm afraid we really can't stop people's attacks." Wu Gen sighed with a look on his face and slapped the wall hard. "We can fight as hard as we can this time. It seems we can't do it here." This is the decisive battle. Then our mission is to reduce the enemy's strength and create conditions for the final decisive battle at Zhululing. Send a letter to Ji Ye and tell him our plan.
In this battle, Wu Yang and I were stationed on the earth wall in the middle to guard the city. Xue Xin was in charge of the city, and Lin Qiu was handed over to Baoxiang. As for the mastiffs and wolves, Niu Ye is stationed in the southwest of the city, ready to support at any time. Since Yue has already taken people to set off, he has his own sense of discretion, so let's not worry about it.
Hu Jia and Yang Zheng were in the city taking charge, dispatching the Rebel Army to attack at the right time and coordinating the Southern Army. In addition, Ye Ziming and Bu Qiyin are ready to leave. "
Yang Zheng nodded, "Zi Ming has sent a letter. They have left the coalition camp and are rushing to Zhuolu Ridge behind."
"Okay, where is the bridge crew? Those flying stone carts can be adjusted." Wu Gen turned around and asked, feeling for the bridge crew's whereabouts.
"He is adjusting the flying stone carts at the earth wall." Sun Hong pointed to the rows of flying stone carts behind the earth wall in the distance. "The preparations were hasty this time. I sent people to demolish many houses in the city to barely scrape together enough." Wood used for flying stone carts.”
"If it's not enough, continue to demolish it. This city will be destroyed anyway." Wu Gen waved his hand and said indifferently, "You will be fully responsible for this matter. In addition, the tunnel can be dug."
"With Quexing's help, we are progressing very quickly. However, the coalition forces have already arrived, so I pulled some people out to avoid being discovered by them." Sun Hong then responded.
"Okay, I'll prepare separately later." Wu Gen greeted, turned around and jumped off the city wall, landing on the first earth wall.
Among the coalition forces on the opposite side, Lu Lie, Gu Yangsi and others were also sizing up the situation in Huali City. Even Bahong arrived here in advance, and his other five thousand troops were still rushing here.
"Wu Gen is a hedgehog, isn't he? He built the city like this, making it difficult to attack." Lu Lie took a breath of air as he looked at the chaotic construction in the opposite city.
"I'm going to take a look at the situation in the city." Ba Yueze, the governor of the Ba family, had been staying with Ba Hong in Yediyuan. When he first arrived here, he heard rumors in the army that the Ba family was avoiding war, and he couldn't help but become competitive. .
"Brother Ba, be careful." Cang Yu touched a scar on his arm, "These people invited the bird catcher. It would be wrong if they were tricked by him."
Ba Yueze smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously, "Don't worry, I'm just looking down from the air. Is it possible that the bird catcher can still hide his body in the sky." After saying that, he turned to Ba Hong and cupped his hand, "Young Master, wait a moment. , I’m going to inquire about the enemy’s situation to prevent anyone from talking behind my back.”
Bahong knew those rumors, and the coalition forces hurriedly transferred him here. Although it was to prove his innocence, it is impossible to say that these people were also suspicious. Letting Ba Yueze show his face in front of everyone was also to clear his name. Then he nodded and said, "Zhenfu, be careful."
Ba Yueze glanced at Lu Lie and others, jumped off his horse, ran a few steps, and headed straight for Huali City. When he was only a few hundred steps away from the city, he stepped heavily on the ground and flew straight into the sky like an arrow from a string.
"Ba Zhen's care is good." Gu Yangsi praised with an embarrassed look. The meaning of Ba Yueze's glance just now was self-evident. He must be a little dissatisfied with the little thoughts of himself and others.
"Ahem, it's true." Lu Lie also quickly agreed. Bahong had always been friendly to him, but this time he went too far by calling him from all the way.
Ba Hong said nothing, looking up at Ba Yueze's figure with no apparent expression.
Ba Yueze's figure quickly reached the sky above Huili City. At such a high distance, ordinary arrows could not reach it, so he had nothing to worry about.
Suddenly, dozens of red arrows flew up from the top of the city, not only blocking Bayueze's path, but also surrounding him from all directions, forming a large net of arrows.
Could this be the legendary Sky-shattering Bow, Ba Yueze thought to himself, and smiled contemptuously, Xiao Daoer, he still wants to hurt himself with this method.
With a wave of his right hand, a sharp force of energy flew out, ready to sweep away these annoying arrows like flies.
Boom, boom, boom, as soon as the Gang Qi came into contact with the arrows, the arrows exploded one after another, and sparks exploded in the air.
No, Ba Yueze was secretly frightened. He kicked his feet hard and suddenly changed his body direction, trying to avoid these ant-like arrows. His body moved, and suddenly a thick arrow roared towards him like thunder and lightning, heading straight in front of him, with a long turbulence behind the arrow.
Ba Yueze suddenly changed color. This arrow could definitely hurt him. At this time, his body could not move, and it was very difficult to turn around again. In shock, Ba Yueze mobilized all the energy in his body, slapped his feet again, and stopped his castration abruptly.
But with such a sudden change of direction in the air, even he felt very strenuous, and his legs had turned black and blue, with blood oozing out. It must be that the body suddenly suffered such a strong force that the skin was torn.
Boom, the white arrow exploded, and another sun appeared in the sky.
Seeing that he could no longer avoid it, Ba Yueze crossed his arms in front of him, and an invisible potential field suddenly appeared around his body, blocking the aftermath of the explosion.
But even after such a short pause, before he could recover, those red arrows swarmed in again, thunder suddenly rolled in the air, and dense explosions came one after another.
From time to time, a white arrow flew in, blocking Bayueze's path, making it impossible for him to escape from the siege of these arrows.
Even though the martial arts field seems to be a world of its own, there is a limit. Facing such powerful oppression, Ba Yueze finally couldn't resist, and was blown up and down like catkins in the wind.
In panic, Ba Yueze had no choice but to fight for his injuries, break through the arrows, and fly towards himself. After finally getting rid of the pursuit of these arrows, Ba Yueze stumbled to the ground and ran a few steps back to his own camp.
Seeing Ba Yueze with disheveled hair, tattered body, and blood seeping out from time to time, everyone present was speechless for a moment.
I was high-spirited when I left, but miserable when I returned, and it was hard to even comfort me.
The corner of Bahong's mouth twitched slightly, and he quickly urged his horse to come forward, "Zhen Fu, please take some medicine for your injuries."
"That's right, that's right. Ba Zhenfu is fighting the enemy alone. He really deserves our respect. It's better to heal his wounds as soon as possible." Lu Lie quickly called on his own soldiers to bring him medicine.
"I'm not seriously injured, but the thief's bow is really sharp and has a long range. It's really hard to resist." I don't know if it was because he was blown up by the arrow. Ba Yueze's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. "But I just glanced at him. At a glance, the Northern Army relied on the strong city and had a very thick formation. They forcibly took over a small city next to Huali City. There were several large villages behind it. A large number of flying stone carts were placed near the earth wall. There were also many towers on the west side. Fewer fences.
In addition to these, the mound near the south of the city was also crowded, and a lot of people should have been released. As for Huali City, the walls are heavily guarded on all sides, with countless strong bows and crossbows. "
After hearing what Bayeze said, everyone was silent for a moment. Just as he said, in just a few days, Wu Gen used the terrain to temporarily build a small city. Although we have conquered many cities along the way, the number of defenders is only four to five thousand at most, so it is not difficult to fight.
Since ancient times, it has not been easy to attack a city. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as ten sieges. This was the first time that we encountered so many defending teams, which made everyone in charge scratch their heads. Moreover, Ba Yueze took a quick glance and did not see the layout of the entire city. Where to fight from, it was difficult to allocate the number of troops everywhere.
"Send the guard bird out and carefully examine the situation in the city before making a decision." Lu Lie saw that everyone was silent. As the leader of the alliance, he had to order reconnaissance first and then assign siege tasks.
Soon, five hawks flew up and flew towards Huali City. Although many birds were deceived by Wu Gen, the coalition forces searched around and obtained more than 30 birds. Since the number was too small, they were used for reconnaissance on weekdays.
These birds flew much higher than usual, obviously trying to avoid the arrows from the thundering bows below.
But as soon as they arrived near the city head, they saw more than 20 birds flying up from the other side. The leader was a big bird with green feathers and red tail. It looked very ferocious. It attacked these quarry birds fiercely, tearing and biting them. . For a time, birds chirped loudly in the air, and their feathers flew wildly.
What's more, the soldiers on the Northern Army's Guard Bird took advantage of their large numbers. After shooting several coalition soldiers and one Guard Bird, they actually captured four Guard Birds and flew slowly west of the city. go.
Seeing the scene in front of them, Lu Lie, Ba Hong and others were speechless. Wu Gen's dwarf bird was a gift from him in the first place. The opponent's Rebel Army has obviously become a threat, which means that the sky has been occupied by the Northern Army, and they may face arrows falling from the sky at any time.
"Let's discuss how to fight." Lu Lie jumped off his horse, set up a temporary tent, and called several people in charge to come in.
Bu Kuan sighed and roughly drew the terrain of Huili City with tree branches, "Young Master, Huili City has been built for many years. It may be difficult to attack the city directly. I think we might as well divide our troops into three groups and pretend to attack Huili City with two groups. and the mound in the south of the city, the main force stormed the temporary earth wall in the middle. The terrain here is low, and it is easy for our cavalry to attack at a faster speed. By opening up these earth walls, the connection between Huali City and the mound can be cut off. I will then divide And attacking it, it shouldn’t be difficult to capture two places.”
Gujiazhen Fugu dared to look at Bu Kuan, hesitated for a moment and then said: "The earth wall in the middle is certainly its defensive weakness, but it is within the range of the fortified cities and mounds on both sides, and Brother Ba just said , there is a military stronghold and a stone-throwing city behind the earthen wall, it may not be easy to attack."
"Both of them are difficult to fight. Another way is to attack the mounds mainly, pretend to attack others, and then attack the earth walls from south to north all the way to Huali City. The advantage of this is that you can concentrate your troops and have extra strength to spread out. A group of troops will block possible reinforcements from the Southern Army." Cang Yu suggested from the side.
"Can we bypass this city and use one force to monitor it, while the rest go straight to Hanlu City." Cang Yi asked from the side.
After hearing this, everyone did not answer, but Cang Yu explained to his young master, "It stands to reason, but how many men and horses should be left. Hanlu City is the main city of the province, and it is not easy to capture. If too few men and horses are left, Wu Gen took the opportunity to cut off our food route, and these tens of thousands of troops may collapse without a fight."
Gu Yangsi sighed and pointed at the outline of Huili City on the ground, "This battle is nothing more than attacking the two ends, or the earth wall in the middle. Attacking the city is a stupid battle. It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad. I'm afraid there will be no results in debating it, so it's better to try it in practice. Anyway, we have many people, so please let Brother Lu make a decision."
Lu Lie looked at Bu Kuan, it was really difficult to make a decision, and finally slapped his thigh, "I intend to attack the earth wall first, split the opponent's line, and then separate to capture the earth mound and Huali City."
Some people died, but not completely...
