Everyone in Ji Xian's camp outside Hanlu City was busy preparing for various matters to attack the city. The fortified city opposite looked like a tiger crouching in the vast wilderness, which was intimidating.
Ji Xian stood in the camp, with his hands behind his back, looking to the north. The morning breeze blew by, his clothes were fluttering, his long hair was flying, and he had a rather elegant temperament. The accumulation of years of study and practice, and the humiliation and humiliation faced by Ji Xin, made him more tolerant in his temper. But if you tolerate too much, you will develop some violence.
Therefore, people who are familiar with him know that Ji Xian is usually kind to many people, but when he touches his bad side, he will turn his back on others and act extremely harshly.
"Young Master, why are you in such a hurry to attack the city and transport this foreign object to the camp overnight?" Shifa walked to Ji Xian's side and looked up at the golden puppet not far away.
"Father's contact with Zhaoqin City has been cut off. Ji Xin may come back soon. Although this man is old, he still has some power. His appearance in Hanlu City is enough to kill ten thousand people. Many guardsmen are targeting him. I was afraid of something happening again, so I transported the golden puppet from Wuling City overnight. qδ.net
I got this thing from the Dengtian Palace. It was originally made by Kuntianzhou to deal with the human race's strong city, and it was just used to deal with Hanlu City. As you can see from Xianyu Chan's attack on the city two days ago, it is difficult for the Yuan people alone to break through such a tightly fortified city. Ji Xian was still looking at Hanlu City in the distance, and the fists behind his back gradually clenched.
"Xian Yuchan is to blame for himself. He wanted to show off his strength at Xian Yujia, but he didn't want to be poured cold water on by Tou Tou. It would be good to dampen his spirit to save him from being pretentious all day long." Shifa sneered and said to him. He didn't care about the failure of the siege. "By the way, what's the news from Shang Zheng? He also borrowed some Yuan people this time to attack the temporary camp. It may not be miraculous. Besides, his men and horses plus those Several families should have a good chance of winning against new armies like the Northern and Southern Army."
"No news has come back yet, but I don't want to wait any longer. To deal with this kind of city, the Golden Puppet is enough, but there are too many people to use it. Do you think these people from the family are really helping me? They have to bargain after they come. , If you want more benefits, just let them and the North and South Army consume each other. It would be better if both sides are dead. In this way, they can open less mouths after the war." Ji Xian smiled slightly and said A look of contempt.
Turning to look at Master, Ji Xian's face became warm, "Master Zhenfu, this time we are attacking Hanlu City, both Xian Yuchan and Leng Zuo are guest troops, so I am counting on you and Shang Zhenfu."
"Don't worry, young master. Since you have already followed, there is no reason to repeat it." Shifa took a step back and saluted Ji Xian.
At this moment, a man ran out of the military tent and handed Ji Xian a note. Ji Xian unfolded it, his face changed slightly, and he cursed fiercely, "Trash."
"Why are you so angry, young master?" Shifa asked quickly from the side.
"Shang Zheng was defeated. He failed to capture the opponent's Zhululing camp." Ji Xian handed the paper in his hand to Shifa, "Originally the attack went smoothly. Shang Zheng has already captured three of the opponent's camps. We are about to do it. They bulldozed the Luling defense line, but unexpectedly the allied forces on the opposite side suddenly stopped attacking, and then were inexplicably defeated. Shang Zheng was frustrated and had to retreat and defend.
Therefore, we can never expect these families to be able to accomplish anything. They are a bunch of people who look like they have many people, but in fact they are restricting each other. Their defeat was not due to the strength of the enemy, but to self-destruction. "
After reading this, Shifa frowned and considered, "If those families are defeated, I'm afraid they won't be able to raise another army. It's useless for Shang Zhenfu to stay in Zhuolu Ridge. It's better to withdraw."
"Let's see, these families still have some troops. With Shang Zhenfu watching from outside Zhuolu Ridge, Ji Ye doesn't dare to use all his troops to attack them. Now, these losers only need to hold back the Northern and Southern armies. I don’t expect them to come here to help.” Ji Xian sighed, pointed at Hanlu City in the distance and said loudly: “Let’s attack the city.”
On the top of the city, Ji Chen looked through the crenels and watched the movements of the rebels in the distance.
Suddenly, there were several low roars. The sound was thick, long, and extremely penetrating. It spread throughout Hanlu City in the blink of an eye.
On the city wall, everyone looked at Ji Xian's camp in the south with shocked expressions on their faces.
In the dim morning light, four huge golden puppets slowly walked out of the camp.
, like a giant beast emerging from the wilderness. As the golden puppet walked, it let out a thundering roar, blowing thick smoke from its mouth, and the sharp corners on its head shone brightly in the sunlight.
Walking in the wilderness, with every step, golden ripples would appear on the hard and huge body, and the earth would also tremble slightly, making the heartstrings of the guards on the top of the city tremble.
Behind Jin Puppet, the coalition soldiers divided into four teams and followed him, cautiously heading towards Hanlu City.
Seeing such a monster, Lu Qianhu, who was standing next to Ji Chen, looked pale and said, "Young Master, the thieves are mainly attacking the south of the city. Do you need to mobilize other people from the east and north of the city to support them?" This was also discussed in advance. Since Hanlu was in the east and north of the city, With the moat passing by, the defensive pressure is relatively small. Both of these two locations have the task of supporting other directions.
A trace of cold sweat broke out on Ji Chen's forehead, and he spoke with difficulty: "For the time being, move the reserve team under the city, and don't move in other directions. If the enemy changes the direction of attack, it will not be caught off guard. Order the flying stone chariot and the Thousand Bull Crossbow to be ready. , as soon as the enemy comes into range, bombard it with all its strength."
He turned to look at Ji Zhong and said, "I also asked my uncle to send people to prepare the soul-falling horns. It's a pity that Jin Jun and Yanshi have all been transferred to Zhuolu Ridge. Otherwise, this battle would be more appropriate."
Ji Zhong sighed, the eldest young master treats others with humility, and usually treats his servant as a junior, but now that the Ji family is in danger, it is the time for him to serve, "I obey the young master's orders, Ji Zhong will fight to the death to kill the enemy. As long as I am still alive, I will never let thieves break Hanlu City."
"Please." Ji Chen gave a solemn salute to the old man.
Dong-dong-dong, the sound of heavy footsteps came, and the golden puppet approached Hanlu City step by step. On the top of the city, the broken bricks that had fallen from the weathering over time rolled gently.
The violent roars were like giant hands, tearing at the heartstrings of every defender. Everyone stared at the four behemoths, beads of sweat oozing out from the palms of their hands that were tightly gripping the handles of their knives.
Finally, the golden puppet entered the shooting range of the flying stone cart. As a rapid gong sounded, countless fire bombs with long smoke trails streaked across the sky and fell towards the golden puppet in the distance.
Boom boom boom, the fire bombs fell on the golden puppet, bursting out with brilliant sparks. Dense ripples appeared on the golden puppet's body, as if a gentle breeze ruffled a pool of spring water.
Jin Puppet's body swayed, but he quickly regained his footing. Violent explosions are blocked by the mysterious golden light on the body, and cannot damage the inside.
Looking at these golden puppets who were not afraid of fire bullets, Ji Chen frowned. Could it be that he really had to activate the formation to block these monsters.
"Don't worry, young master. Although this thing is not afraid of being bombarded by flying stone chariots, the Qianniu Crossbow should be able to damage it if it gets closer. No matter how powerful the protection is, there is a limit. It is better to bombard the golden car with flying stone chariots." There are ordinary soldiers behind the puppets. Moreover, there are thieves hidden among these golden puppets, so please be prepared to deal with them, young master." Seeing Ji Chen's anxiety, Ji Zhong suggested from the side.
Ji Chen nodded and asked Lu Qianhu to quickly give the order to adjust the Thousand Ox Crossbow to target these golden puppets. Although the defenders of Hanlu City had not experienced many battles, their basic qualities were still there. Soon, three-foot-long iron arrows were aimed at the outside of the city. The Qianniu Crossbow not only has an extremely fast rate of fire, but is also powerful and heavy. It was originally designed to attack the opponent's siege weapons.
One after another, the long arrows whizzed towards these seemingly indestructible golden puppets. At first, when the long arrows landed on them, they were blocked by the seemingly invisible but actually tough golden light.
There is no shield in the world that cannot be pierced, and the same is true today. As the golden puppet got closer and closer to the city, the power of the Thousand Ox Crossbow became stronger and stronger, and arrows gradually pierced its body. The long arrow hung on the golden body, dangling, stubbornly refusing to fall.
As if aware of the threat on the other side, Jin Gui's eyes glowed red, the smoke in his mouth became thicker, and his steps became faster and faster.
As his pace quickened, the ordinary soldiers behind him were exposed, exposed to the threats of flying stone carts and crossbow arrows.
Fires appeared on the battlefield one after another, and from time to time people or horses were knocked to the ground by the blast of air. Due to the rush and the fact that he originally expected the Lu family and other coalition forces to provide support, Ji Xian did not build more siege weapons except for the golden puppets this time, but only temporarily built some ladders.
As a result, on the way close to the city wall, his men could only
Use your own body to bear the opponent's blow.
There was a golden puppet who rushed at the front and ran to a place only a few hundred steps away from the city wall. At such a close distance, other powerful crossbows on the city wall could hit him. As a result, the golden puppet's body glowed with golden light, like rain hitting a golden pool. Obviously, its protection could not withstand such an intensive blow.
The arrow from the Qianniu Crossbow hit its feet and penetrated deeply into the golden puppet's feet. The golden puppet staggered and fell heavily to the ground. Some black spots were thrown out from his body, which were the soldiers hidden in his body.
There was a cheer on the city wall. After so many arrows were shot and the defenders gradually became desperate, everyone finally saw hope. As long as there is a first time, it means that these golden puppets are not invulnerable. So more arrows fell on these golden puppets, like four huge porcupines.
Ouch, the fallen golden puppet let out an angry roar, pulled out the long arrow from his foot, and stood up unexpectedly. His hands were frantically tearing at the long arrow stuck in his body, and with the rain of arrows, he moved his big feet and rushed towards the city wall.
"Shoot the arrow and stop it." Lu Qianhu pointed at the approaching golden puppet and hurriedly gave the order. After this golden puppet was erected, it was almost as high as the city wall. Looking at the ferocious tiger head, it made the defenders feel frightened.
The distance of several hundred steps, for such a tall golden puppet, was only ten breaths of time. Finally, the golden puppet rushed to the city wall and punched the top of the wall.
With a dull sound, broken bricks and dust flew everywhere, and a gap was made in the hard wall. The female wall above disappeared in the blink of an eye, revealing the frightened defenders hiding behind it.
Ji Chen's heart also beat heavily with this blow. This was the first time in the hundreds of years since Hanlu City had been established that the enemy had broken through the city wall.
