The Kansai drum was beaten heavily.
In Ma Jun's field of vision, the entire enemy camp was mobilized.
Could it be that they are going to attack by force?
"General, step aside and be careful of the enemy's cold arrows!"
A personal guard whispered a reminder beside him.
"It doesn't matter, I'm at the top and they are at the bottom, but they are very scared! Archers, if the enemy is close to 80 steps, let me shoot them hard!"
Ma Jun gave the order and thought, if I can't attack, you can't attack easily either.
At this time, he obviously did not see that while the army was moving together, another group of troops had quietly left.
And Lin Zhijing's attack was not a bluff.
The first wave of attacks was a violent bombardment by bed slaves and stone soldiers, and they were all a hundred steps away from the city, which made Ma Jun's defense somewhat ineffective. The archers could only hide under the battlements, blinded by the flying stones. There were also soldiers who were unable to dodge and were shot or hit, making wailing sounds of pain.
But this is war. Once the war begins, there will be casualties. Ma Jun was helpless. Attacking was always the initiative, and these losses were within a reasonable range.
Under the cover of bed slaves and stone, the infantry were also quickly approaching the city wall.
However, it is not that easy to climb onto Xinye Castle across the moat. Lin Zhijing has also taken this into consideration.
Hundreds of bullock carts were pushing past along with the infantry. On the car were sandbags and earthbags. A moat that is not too wide can eventually fill in a path.
In the second wave of attacks, one group after another of knights drew their strong bows and fired furiously at the city head. Under the rain of arrows that filled the sky, the defenders of Xinye could not lift their heads for a long time.
With the cover of these two waves of attacks, the infantry have successfully advanced to the moat.
At this time, regardless of the risk of being shot by the defenders at the top of the city, the infantry threw sandbags and earth bags into the water one after another.
"put!"
Ma Jun finally regained his breath and gave the order coldly.
Whoosh...
The bow string was pulled up, and the sharp arrows flew towards the city.
ah……
Screams immediately rang out. However, no one gave up easily.
The knights came galloping like the wind again, shooting at each other with their bows drawn. Above and below the city, hundreds of people were hit by arrows.
The water in the moat gradually turned red, and many of the infantrymen who had been shot fell into the water.
Lin Zhijing watched quietly from a distance, feeling sad, angry and helpless. All sacrifices are sad, but all sacrifices are necessary. The goal of today's storming was not to capture the city, but to clear a path to the city.
"Ming Jin, withdraw your troops!"
After seeing all the sandbags and earthbags being thrown into the moat, Lin Zhijing gave the order and the gong was sounded.
So, after the soldiers with swords and shields pressed down, the siege infantry retreated in an orderly manner.
"stop!"
On top of the city, Ma Jun also waved his hand and stopped shooting.
After all, arrows are limited. After a burst of shooting, the enemy's casualties were obviously greater, but almost half of our own arrows were shot. And there will definitely be a tough battle to be fought later.
Ma Jun looked at the enemy troops receding like a tide, and at the moats that had been filled in like dams, and he couldn't help but frown again. It's almost the dry season now, and the water in Baihe River is really shallow. If the enemy comes to fill it in again, it is impossible to say that this moat will be filled into Yangguan Avenue.
what can we do about it?
Ma Jun pondered. For a long time, he held the knife and looked at the soldiers coldly.
"Brothers, the enemy army is bound to capture the new field. Therefore, brothers, please keep your spirits up and not relax. I predict that when Ninghou's troops arrive, the enemy army will retreat. For the current plan, we should prepare iron quickly. Pots and boulders are placed on the city, and lights are kept on day and night to guard against enemy night attacks!"
"yes!"
All the soldiers listened to the order in unison.
