The siege lasted for two full hours, and both the offense and defense entered a period of exhaustion.
He Zongzheng, the commander of Weicheng City, personally put on armor and went into battle to prevent the defenders from fighting with the Heyang army. After all, he was from Jixia Academy, and he realized that the biggest threat to Weicheng was not the Heyang Army that relied on the straight ladder to come up, because they had to come up one by one.
The biggest threat is the ladder.
There are five hundred people on one ladder.
Once the walls of Weicheng are built and five hundred people swarm up, it will be a matter of time before Weicheng is defeated.
"Hit the fire and destroy the Heyang Army's ladder!" He Zongzheng issued a military order to focus on the huge ladder like an automatic tower.
While the Weicheng defenders were dealing with Sergeant Heyang who was constantly climbing up the city wall, they concentrated their firepower and fired burning rockets at the two huge mobile monsters.
But soon He Zongzheng discovered something was wrong, because the wind and snow were blowing. Although the ladder was made of wood, Zhao Dun was not a fool. He was waiting for you to set fire to it. Spreading the firepower could not destroy the huge thing at all.
"Everyone, set fire to the ladder on the right side!" He Zongzheng beat the drum himself. The master of the house infected the defenders who were not afraid of death.
For a moment, the arrows were like a rain, but it was a rain of fire. A small amount added up to a large amount, and finally ignited the slowly crawling beast, and collapsed when it was thirty feet away from the Weicheng wall.
When the archery sergeant saw the ladder collapse, he had time to cheer. Only then did he realize that his three fingers were dripping with blood, whitened by the cold wind, and frozen stiff.
But before they could be happy for too long, another ladder had already climbed up the Weicheng tower.
"boom!"
The fatal loud noise made every cheering sergeant freeze.
"kill!!--"
In the cloud ladder, the Heyang Army swarmed out from the cloud ladder like locusts, rushed up to the Weicheng tower, and started killing with the defenders.
The gate of Weicheng has not yet been breached.
Zhao Dun ordered, "Pioneer Camp, climb up the stairs!"
The drummer was ordered to beat the drum. Chen Deng heard this and his blood boiled. He immediately took the lead and shouted loudly: "Pioneer left camp, abandon the horse and charge with the general!"
"charge!!--"
Five hundred knights from the vanguard's left camp abandoned their horses and ran wildly towards the ladder. There were two people riding Juechen, following Chen Deng closely, and they were none other than Bai Ze and Muchen.
The cold wind howled and the shirts rustled.
The three men rushed all the way, rode their horses into the ladder, ran wildly, and rode their horses directly to the Weicheng tower.
"Zongzheng the dog thief, your grandfather Chen Deng is here, take his life!" Chen Deng rode in the lead. When he saw the man beating the drum at the top of the city, he opened his eyes angrily and let out a loud roar that shook the army for more than five miles. Zhao Dun, who was sitting and watching the battle, heard it.
Chen Deng rode his horse to the top of the city, and the black-gold spurge was tricked by him so much that the defenders of Weicheng died immediately after touching it, and they rolled down the city head one after another.
"Xing Jin is here, how dare a rat hurt my master?!" The book boy carried his sword and saw a horse charging towards him. He roared angrily, unsheathed his ancient sword, and with sword energy, he slashed at more than ten Heyang sergeants. Chen Deng killed the general and left.
"Stop being so arrogant and take my halberd!" Chen Dengjing glared angrily when he saw Xing Jin killing Sergeant Heyang consecutively. He was so angry that he raised his energy and hit the middle-aged book boy with his halberd.
From the top of the Weicheng city, people shouted to kill Zhentian. Bai Ze and Mu Chen followed closely behind and rushed up to the tower on horseback.
"Hahaha!" Mu Chen drew his sword and laughed loudly: "Bai Ze, you have become a master overnight, and I will obey you! But today's battle on the battlefield, the battle is not about cultivation, but who can kill the most people!"
"Then let's have a test!" Bai Ze took out Qingshuang from his waist, his true energy surged around his body, and he was so heroic. With a clear whistle, he rode his horse past Mu Chen and headed straight for the Weicheng defenders.
"Come on, let me see the real seal!" Mu Chen was furious and followed him on horseback.
Under the Weicheng city, the Heyang military formation, the Chinese army.
The Sixth Princess Zhao Ling'er and the Princess of Heyang Mu Qingling were both staring at the bloody battle on the tower.
Chen Deng attacked He Zongzheng, who was playing drums, but was intercepted by the book boy. The two fought in a fierce battle. It may be obvious that Chen Deng had the advantage, and it was only a matter of time before the book boy was killed.
In the opposite direction, the two cavalry rushed forward, passed the Heyang army ascending the building, and rushed into the Weicheng defender camp. Their swords were like weaving, killing all directions.
"Brother, Bai Ze..." Mu Qingling felt that her heartbeat was alarmingly fast and her breathing became rapid.
At this time, the wind and snow had slowed down a lot, but the situation in the battle was on the contrary, becoming more and more tense.
On the wall of Weicheng, the centurion roared: "Spearmen, dismount!"
"Kill!!" The defender's long hair spurted out, one after another, stabbing at the crotch of the two men's horses.
Bai Ze swung his sword to cut off the spearhead, but he couldn't stand the crowd and was stabbed under the horse first.
"Hiss!" The war horse raised its hooves and neighed in pain, falling on the wall nearly six feet away from the city wall.
Upon seeing this, Mu Qingling, a soldier in the army, was so frightened that his face turned pale and he screamed.
"Sword One, Waterfall!" Bai Ze immediately got up, and the defenders came. He lightly shook the Xuan Sword in his hand, and Pei Ran's sword energy came out vertically and horizontally. A powerful sword energy rushed out like a dragon, with astonishing momentum. In an instant, The oncoming defenders were scattered, resulting in many casualties.
Bai Ze didn't have time to sigh that the power of the Waterfall Sword was no longer the same due to his improved level. Mu Chen beside him had already crossed him on horseback and rushed towards him. A black jade sword in his hand was moving like a strong wind. Between the sword energy, there was unexpectedly... It means nothing.
"kill!!--"
Behind him, the Heyang army rushed to the top of the city in a steady stream, shouting to kill Zhentian.
"Commander, retreat!" Beside He Zongzheng, the soldiers saw that the outer city could no longer be defended. "Retreat to the inner city. I understand that if we attack the city today, the Heyang army will also suffer heavy casualties. They have captured the outer city. They must rest and recuperate." . We are holding on in the inner city. As long as we wait for reinforcements, we will win!"
Xing Jin was hit by Chen Deng's black-gold spurge until his mouth was bleeding, and he was about to lose.
He Zongzheng looked around the battlefield, with smoke billowing, and the Heyang army rushing up the city along the ladder. He seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, and his eyes were full of exhaustion.
"Withdraw..." He Zongzheng took a deep breath.
But he was probably the only one who knew that the reinforcements from Handan would not arrive. Wang Lang couldn't pass Hulao Pass. The tables have turned.
It seems they were wrong from the start.
Brother He Zongtang should not form an alliance with that witch.
So far, the temple's plan for He Zongtang has completely failed. In the war in the Southern Region, He Zongzheng was completely defeated. After this battle, there was no longer any Weicheng family in the southern region.
He is already the eternal sinner of the He family.
In the end, it was Mu Suifeng who was better than him.
"Master, leave quickly!" Xing Jin roared, and even with his sword, Chen Deng smashed his halberd down the Weicheng tower. It seemed that he would not survive.
"Protect the head of the family!" The dead man of the He family rushed towards Chen Deng without fear of death. The deputy general smiled ferociously and started to kill again, "He Zongzheng, old thief, clean your head and wait for me to smash you to pieces!"
He plotted against the Marquis of Heyang to make Mu Suifeng's life and death unknown. As the most powerful general under the Marquis of Heyang, how could Chen Deng not be angry?
He wished he could crush He Zongzheng to ashes!
Weicheng rang with gold, and the defenders began to retreat in panic.
On the other side, Bai Ze and the two men were eager to kill. Seeing that the defenders began to retreat in panic, they naturally would not give up this good opportunity. They led the troops in pursuit and followed up with another crushing attack.
This battle lasted from dawn until the wind and snow stopped. Weicheng was filled with thick smoke and flames shooting into the sky. On top of the city tower, the flag of the Commander-in-Chief of Heyang was finally erected.
But everyone knows that this battle is not over yet.
Because the outer city was destroyed, the inner city of Weicheng was still holding on. Although under siege, it was only a matter of time before the inner city was breached, but Zhao Dun did not want to wait. The battlefield was changing rapidly, and the result of waiting was often not a good one.
"All the officers and men listen to the order and follow our vanguard to open the city gate!" Mu Chen led the troops on horseback, with more than 200 people behind him, and ran straight to the bottom of the wall, turned down the city, and went straight to the gate of Weicheng.
Bai Ze also followed.
The accident happened the moment Mu Chen rushed down the city wall.
A figure that had been dormant for a long time suddenly jumped out from the corner, catching him off guard and instantly throwing Mu Chen off his horse!
assassin.
"Your Majesty!" The two hundred Heyang sergeants were horrified, but Mu Chen's horse ran too fast. There was a distance of ten feet between them, and it was beyond the reach of a whip.
"Mu Chen!" Bai Ze didn't have time to think too much. He was lucky enough to reach Mu Chen in the blink of an eye.
The prince had already gotten up from the ground, and pierced the assassin's heart with a sword, but a black dagger was embedded in his abdomen.
Bai Ze secretly thought something was wrong. Sure enough, Mu Chen gritted his teeth and pulled out the dagger. The blood that flowed out was a ferocious black color. The dagger was poisonous!
"You..." Before Bai Ze could finish his words, Mu Chen spurted out a mouthful of blood. He couldn't even speak. He closed his acupuncture point to prevent the spread of poison.
At the same time, all the surviving gatekeepers at the Weicheng gate exited the corridor, and there were only fifty or sixty in number. At first, a powerful man, ten feet tall and carrying a hammer like a giant, surrounded Bai Ze and the others.
"Protect the Crown Prince!" Sergeant Heyang saw that the situation was not good and swarmed up, surrounding Mu Chen.
"Kill!" the warrior shouted. The soldiers in Weicheng, who knew they could no longer survive alone, all turned red-eyed and howled wildly towards Bai Ze's camp.
In the cry of killing, Bai Ze sensed the sinister murderous intention. There are assassins hiding in the dark! He realized it instantly, but the vicious murderous intention was so erratic that it was difficult to determine where the assassin was.
"Zhao Dun, you must accept this carbine well." In the inner city of Weicheng, He Zongzheng looked at Mu Chen, who was surrounded by soldiers from Heyang, as if he were looking at a dead man, and waved his hand.
On top of the city tower, a hundred crossbowmen took aim, and arrows fell from the sky like splashes of ink. The bow was like a thunderbolt, and when Sergeant Heyang heard the sound and wanted to raise his shield to defend, more than fifty people had already died under the random arrows.
"Shield, shield!" Captain Heyang shouted, and the shield hands formed an array to withstand the second round of arrow rain.
But in a hurry, how can there be a perfect formation? Twenty more people were killed by arrows.
"Take Mu Chen and go first!" Bai Ze saw that the warriors had already rushed over with the Weicheng sergeants, and the distance between the two sides was only three feet.
The prince was poisoned and could not move. If this group of people is allowed to get entangled, and there are assassins hiding under the rain of arrows, Mu Chen may really be doomed!
"Let's go!" the captain ordered.
In the third round of arrow rain, more than ten people were reduced.
At this time, Bai Ze was already facing the fifty men and horses led by Lux!
