A wild river ditch in the south direction of Lingzhou City is surrounded by weeds half as tall as a man.
Suddenly, a person flew from the south and headed straight for this wild river ditch.
There was a commotion in Yehegou, which was originally peaceful, and some heads emerged from it one after another.
"Liu Sima! The fight is starting! The fight is starting!"
The knight shouted loudly, jumped off his horse, and ran all the way to Yehegou.
"brush!"
A figure jumped out from the weeds, with a few weeds on its bare head.
He is a strong man, nearly thirty years old, with a red and black face and a lot of freckles. He is Liu Yucheng, Wang Cheng's new military commander.
"Pooh!"
Liu Yucheng spit out the grass roots in his mouth, grabbed the knight who was about to fall, stared at him and said: "Are you telling the truth? Is there really a fight in Lingzhou City?"
"Really! It's true!"
The knight couldn't help but nodded and said: "The garrison of Wuping County has come out, a total of 30,000 troops, overwhelming the sky, and they are all attacking Lingzhou."
"You mean people from Wuping County? Not General Wang?" Liu Yucheng needed to be sure.
Seeing the knight nodding, Liu Yucheng couldn't help but said to himself: "How could it be the people from Wuping County?"
Wang Cheng left them an order before leaving, asking them to lurk secretly in the south of Lingzhou City and always pay attention to the developments in Lingzhou City. If there is a war in Lingzhou City, they must kill it immediately.
But what puzzled him was, how could it be the troops sent by Wuping County? Shouldn't they be killed from Dizhou?
"Liu Sima, shall we still send troops?" the knight asked.
Liu Yucheng was stunned for a while and said: "Send out! Of course we send out troops! Go and notify Hu Sima now and ask him to take all the brothers with him and attack Lingzhou City immediately!"
"yes!"
The knight clasped his fists in response, quickly got on his horse, and headed straight to the southeast.
Soon, he came to a forest where more than a thousand people and two thousand horses were hidden.
After reporting the situation to Hu Zongyi, Hu Zongyi immediately led the people who were already ready to attack Lingzhou City.
By the time this group of people arrived, Lingzhou City was already in flames of war.
The boulders, kerosene, and flying arrows all hit Lingzhou City at once.
"boom!"
"boom!"
…
The east wall of Lingzhou City was smashed into holes, and crossbow arrows as thick as spears were inserted everywhere.
The Lingzhou guards on the city wall didn't dare to show their heads at all. Crossbow arrows and boulders flew over their heads with a "whoosh", and if they were not careful, they would be gone.
Even so, many soldiers were still killed by boulders and crossbow arrows. Under such a dense offensive, there would always be some boulders or crossbow arrows that happened to fall on the city.
The houses in the city were not as strong as the city walls. A few large rocks smashed them to pieces, and when kerosene fell, they soon fell into a sea of fire.
There were spear-like crossbow arrows stuck everywhere on the street, and some unlucky people were nailed to the ground alive.
There were no more common people in the area east of the city. Less than a minute after the war started, they had already fled to the west, not caring about anything.
Li Yuanxu had moved from the top of the city to a secret room below the city. He was accompanied by Li Hongzhong, Liu Xinyang and other important generals.
Seeing more and more houses in the city being destroyed and more and more soldiers being killed, his face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water.
He stared at Li Hongzhong and said angrily: "Where are our catapults and bed crossbows? Shoot them all towards the opposite side!"
Li Hongzhong looked grim and said bravely: "General, our catapults and crossbows can't hit that far..."
As he spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he simply lowered his head.
"Can't hit that far?"
Li Yuanxu was startled, then remembered, and sighed: "The Zhou people's siege weapon is worthy of being the best in the world!"
Although the Great Zhou Dynasty has suffered from repeated wars in the past century, and a lot of territory and treasures have been robbed, it has existed for more than a thousand years, and its heritage is still not comparable to that of several surrounding countries, whether it is martial arts, culture, or Science, engineering, agriculture and medicine.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had many skilled craftsmen, and the siege equipment, armor and spears built by these people far surpassed those of several other countries.
"boom!"
At this moment, a huge sound came from above the head, and the ground seemed to shake together.
"What's going on?" Li Yuanxu said angrily.
After a while, a soldier ran over with a disgraced face and said: "General, our tower has been smashed."
When Li Yuanxu heard this, his expression changed again.
After all the calculations, the enemy's attack on the city did not even take a cup of tea. The towers of Lingzhou City could no longer hold up. The enemy's offensive was too fierce.
"no!"
Li Yuanxu looked solemn and said: "If we let them fight like this, the city wall will be broken."
As he said this, he was about to walk out, but as soon as he turned around, he was pulled back by Li Hongzhong.
"Second brother, you can't go out! It's too dangerous outside, even a great master can hardly save his life."
Li Hongzhong hugged one of Li Yuanxu's arms tightly and almost begged: "Second brother, wait a little longer! After fighting for so long, the Zhou people's catapults and iron-armed crossbows are almost exhausted."
Li Yuanxu's expression kept changing. After hesitating for a while, he did not go out.
"You are right! After fighting for so long, the bow string of the Iron Arm God's Crossbow is almost worn out, and their offensive will soon weaken."
That was what he said, but he was still very worried because he was not sure how many catapults and iron-armed crossbows were prepared on the opposite side.
There has been no major war on the western border of the Great Zhou Dynasty for more than ten years, but the weapons and equipment have never been cut off. Who knows how much has been accumulated over the years?
"General!"
At this time, another soldier ran over and said in a panic: "General, south of the city, a group of enemy troops are coming to kill them. They will be at the bottom of the city immediately."
"come yet?"
Li Yuanxu didn't have an unusual expression on his face, because this was completely within his expectation.
He asked slowly: "How many enemy troops are coming from the south of the city?"
"There should be three thousand people, no more than five thousand at most, all cavalry." The soldier said.
"Three thousand people?"
Li Yuanxu pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at Li Hongzhong and said, "I'll leave the south of the city to you."
Li Hongzhong was startled. There was a school captain in the south of the city who personally led the troops to guard the area. Why was he sent there?
At present, there are nearly 30,000 Zhou troops attacking the city in the east of the city. The situation in the east of the city is much more serious than in the south of the city. It is the time to employ people, so he should be kept here.
Suddenly, he remembered something and was about to speak, but was blocked by Li Yuanxu's words.
"This is a military order!"
Li Hongzhong opened his mouth, his eyes suddenly became moist, and his voice was hoarse and he said: "The last general takes orders!"
He turned to leave, but just as he was about to walk out the door, he turned back and said, "Second brother, take care!"
Li Yuanxu waved his hand backward without looking back.
Li Hongzhong held back tears. Although he did not have outstanding military talents like his second brother Li Yuanxu and third brother Li Yuanqing, he had been honing his skills in the military for many years and could naturally see Li Yuanxu's arrangements.
Chengnan has the least pressure, so transferring him there is clearly leaving him a way to survive!
At this moment, his clan brother was still thinking about his own safety.
He said no more and left here without looking back.
However, as soon as he left, another soldier hurried into the secret room.
"General, it's bad, Wang Cheng, Wang Cheng is coming from the west and has already reached the city!"
Li Yuanxu could no longer maintain his previous calmness. Although he had anticipated this situation, when the man actually came to kill him, he felt a little panicked.
Yes!
panic!
This is a peerless warrior who chases after the Black Eagle Army. He is a ruthless man who can kill two people and behead the Grand Master even when surrounded by four martial arts masters. Except for those extremely powerful men in the world, no one can face him. This person can still remain calm.
Li Yuanxu suddenly shouted: "Liu Xinyang!"
Liu Xinyang looked solemn and said: "The general is here!"
"I'll leave the east of the city to you. I will go to the west of the city to meet with the Polu general. The Zhou army's offensive is already weakening. Once their catapults and iron-armed crossbows are about to run out, you will immediately lead the ten thousand people in the city. The cavalry fights out."
Li Yuanxu stared at him and said solemnly: "After leaving the city, go straight for Bao Zheng's head. As long as you kill him, the Zhou army will naturally collapse without a fight."
"Yes!" Liu Xinyang agreed.
After giving him a few instructions to pay attention to, Li Yuanxu walked out of the secret room and disappeared into a stream of light.
West of the city.
Wang Cheng led three thousand cavalry to approach the city, but when they were still five or six hundred meters away from the city wall, they encountered a very strong obstacle.
"Boohoo!"
Crossbow arrows were continuously fired from the city wall. Although not as powerful as the Iron Arm Divine Crossbow, it was still extremely lethal five hundred meters away.
Wang Cheng once tried to catch a crossbow arrow, and he was able to shoot it away from a distance of seven or eight hundred meters, but he was unable to do so within five hundred meters.
The crossbow arrows fired by the bed crossbow within 500 meters are not only extremely fast, but also have a very strong impact. With the strength Wang Cheng has to break through the blood inheritance boundary, he is naturally not afraid of the impact. However, his attack speed cannot keep up. He can block one or two and still Okay, if you have more than three, you will be exhausted.
Seeing more and more crossbow arrows coming, a group of people had to retreat 800 meters away.
"General, what should I do?"
The person who asked the question was a man following Wang Cheng, named Hu Jiawei. He was a cavalry captain newly promoted by Li Lin. He was five or six years older than Wang Cheng.
He has a strong body, "a strong back and a strong waist" is no longer enough to describe him, and his broad shoulders are as big as two ordinary people.
Holding a pair of drums, urns and golden hammers in both hands, he sat on a big black horse, looking like a door god.
Wang Cheng stared in the direction of the city gate and said: "Since we are already here, there is nothing to say. Kill us. If you delay, you will only miss the opportunity."
He jumped off the horse, casually placed the tiger-headed golden gun weighing nearly a thousand kilograms on the horse, and said: "Jiawei, lead the brothers to spread out and attract the attention of the defenders on the opposite side. I will Kill people."
"Are you alone?" Hu Jiawei was surprised.
There are countless crossbows set up on the city opposite. Each wave fired is like a heavy rain falling to the ground. Even if a great master enters, his life will be left there if he is not careful.
