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At noon, the bandit army that had been renovated outside Wuhu City began to gather. Wang Zamao stood on a high platform and shouted in a hoarse voice: "You have just eaten up all the food left. If you can't break the city, everyone will die." Bar!"
"Come into the city and grab food!" nearly ten thousand people shouted loudly. Wang Zamao on the high platform looked at the city in the distance and his smile became increasingly ferocious. The sky was cloudy and the rain was getting heavier. The bandits and refugees outside the city were making final preparations to attack the city. More than ten trebuchets were all dragged to the southwest. Waiting outside the two cities, archers lined up and ready to attack. Twenty refugees carried a city ladder. There were more than fifty in total that could rush to the base of the city wall at any time just waiting for fire cover. There were also two assault vehicles. City carts were used to ram the city gates.
It can be said that Wang Zamao has made full preparations to attack the city. In order to disperse the forces of the defending officers and soldiers, he even sent a band of 500 thieves with five climbing ladders from the two northeastern cities to assist. It is expected that this move will inevitably destroy the defenders. The officers and soldiers were in a hurry, regardless of the situation.
The rebel troops below the city were sharpening their knives, and Kuang Ren and Jin Shenghuan on top of the city were also urgently discussing countermeasures. Once the rebel horn was blown, they would use long-range firepower from bows and arrows and trebuchets to suppress and cover the refugees who boarded the city. However, what was frustrating was that the officers and soldiers However, there was no long-range fire suppression. The small county town did not have artillery and did not have enough bows and arrows and other armaments.
"At the beginning of the siege, the morale of the army is at its highest. Although our bows and arrows are limited, we must give them a heavy blow at this time to destroy the morale and morale of the rebel army!" Kuang Ren whispered with a solemn face, and Jin Shenghuan nodded slightly: "Okay. Steel is used on the blade, and the bows and arrows we have are only enough to support one wave of strikes, so choose when they attack, and then we have to fight hand-to-hand."
"We are defending the city, and we have the advantage from being high up. When the rebels attack the city, their firepower is the strongest. We try to use defense as an offense. Once the rebels get on the city, their fire cover will be withdrawn. That's when we It’s the best time to counterattack, but it’s also the most dangerous time. One mistake may lead to the loss of the city. At this time, the saying goes, the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road!”
"It's just a few refugees. In terms of bravery, how can they compare to the brave soldiers of Lord Kuang?" Jin Shenghuan took advantage of the situation and flattered him, while Kuang Ren shook his head and chuckled: "At this time, we can only rely on dozens of fierce soldiers to keep the army calm. Defending the enemy and defending the city depends on the bloody spirit of those brave soldiers who risk their lives to protect their homes."
The two discussed for a long time and quickly formulated a plan to deal with the enemy. They avoided the more important ones and chose the less important ones, and endured the firepower of the rebels. Make full use of strengths and avoid weaknesses, and each showed his strengths. When the bandits climbed the city to attack and withdraw their firepower, the guards were good at long-range strikes. Jin Shenghuan's soldiers and horses guarded the crenels and killed the bandits who climbed the city. The village warriors threw stones to defend the enemy.
I also saw that the rebel army under the city had sent a force to the northeastern wings. I knew that they wanted to contain the scattered defenders, so they had no choice but to divide their troops to defend. At this time, there could be no carelessness.
Boom, boom, boom! The storm is rising and the war drums are beating.
Wang Zamao beat the drum himself, and then the sound of killing broke out. Thousands of rebel soldiers and refugees rushed towards the city wall. More than ten stone-throwing machines were launched, and stones of different sizes were thrown towards the city. Hundreds of rebel archers drew their bows wildly. Shooting, arrows rained down towards the top of the city. Under the cover of fire, hundreds of refugees rushed toward the city wall carrying ladders, followed by thousands of knife-wielding thieves.
"Get down and stick close to the crenels!" Kuang Ren yelled from the city. When the bandits were beating drums to launch the attack, he had already transferred nearly a thousand main battle troops and village warriors to the southwest sides of the city. There were three to five people at each crenel. Everyone performs their duties.
Stones were dropped from the sky and saltpeter flew everywhere when they hit the ground. When they hit people, they turned into flesh before they even had time to scream. Arrows rained down like locusts. From time to time, someone snorted coldly and was hit by an arrow. The long-range firepower of the bandit army was extremely ferocious. In just half a cup of tea, the officers and soldiers' positions on the city were smashed beyond recognition, and the injured people wailed in agony for a while.
Kuang Ren, with his shield on his head, poked his head out of the crenel and took a look. Seeing that the rebel siege troops were approaching the shooting range, he shouted with all his strength: "Fuck you!"
The officers and soldiers hiding under the crenels immediately got up, drew their bows and fired fiercely. The rebel soldiers below were killed and wounded in a chaotic formation. However, driven by the rebel soldiers behind, they still rushed forward regardless of their own safety. In fact, they had to rush forward without the supervision of the rebel soldiers behind. After all, There is no way out. If the city is not broken, they will have nothing to eat and will die!
Wang Zamao gasped and watched the battle with a sneer on his face. Seeing that the dense army of thieves had rushed to the city wall, his smile became even stronger. The courage of the refugees to move forward without fear of life and death was beyond his expectation. He really couldn't force it. .
"The thieves have arrived at the city, smash these sons of bitches to death!" Jin Shenghuan, who was guarding the south city, shouted and cursed when he saw the thieves below rushing to the city wall and starting to build ladders. The country warriors hiding under the battlements immediately picked up stones and threw them down. There was a pitiful howl from the city, and countless cannon fodders were smashed to pieces with bloody flesh, ranging from broken bones to pulp.
Wang Zamao's expression changed. He originally expected that there would be no more than a thousand officers and soldiers, and even when he fired arrows to fight back, there would be only a handful of them. Unexpectedly, suddenly the city was crowded with people and they were throwing stones frantically. He was shocked, but he immediately realized that these were not officers and soldiers, but People in the city!
Damn it, if I had known I would have killed all of you then, Wang Zamao hated the people in the city for actually helping the officers and soldiers to resist the rebels! Damn, damn, damn!
"Go down here with the order, rush into the city and rob three people of their chickens and dogs without leaving any trace. Whoever takes it back will not have to hand it over to his father!" Wang Zamao roared hysterically.
The rebel army's long-range firepower became more and more fierce to cover the siege troops. The defenders on the city were originally hiding under the wall and suffered few casualties. However, when they got up and counterattacked, they immediately paid a heavy price. Many soldiers and village warriors were either beaten to death or killed. After being shot, looking at the corpses on the ground and hearing the endless screams, the crazy shouts of killing from the city, and the dense influx of thieves, many people began to feel fear, their legs became weak, and they even wanted to run down the city.
At this time, dozens of guards supervising the battle played a decisive role: "Those who retreat in fear of war will die. You are not fighting for others, but for your own family and children. Think about it, if these thieves come in, your wives, children, and children will still be alive." What!"
Yes, either he dies or I die! Blood makes people fearful and can make people crazy! There is still a way to survive if you fight back, but you will die if you retreat! The guards on the city began to use force and force. The officers and soldiers opened their bows and fired at the rebels. Xiang Yong hurled stones at the rebels who climbed onto the city.
The sound of killing became louder and louder, the fighting became more and more intense, and the rain gradually became heavier.
Wang Zamao's eyes were red, because there were already thieves who were about to board the city: "Charge up, charge up, kill them all..." He waved his hands and roared, imagining that he was like a god descending to the top of the city and wielding a knife to kill those people. The officers and soldiers were cut into two pieces to relieve their hatred.
"General, general." A bandit covered in blood came panting and said, "The city gate can't be opened. It may be blocked from the inside..." Wang Zamao squinted and saw the corpse under the west city gate. Nearly a hundred cannon fodder was piled into the mountain and pushed the siege vehicles to slam into the city gate. Rolling stones and trees rained down from the city, and the rebels continued to advance bravely despite suffering heavy casualties.
However, no matter how hard the siege engines pounded the city gate, it remained motionless. It was obvious that the officers and soldiers had sealed the city gate with stones from the inside. In this case, attacking the gate was meaningless and only increased casualties. Wang Zamao was about to mobilize his troops when he suddenly saw someone elsewhere. When the bandit army reached the top of the city, they immediately shouted excitedly: "Come up, come up, kill them all..." Suddenly, they saw another bandit soldier being shot by a friendly army and rolled over and fell to the wall. He couldn't help but yelled: "Are you blind..."
"The thieves have boarded the city, take the hook, take the hook!" Kuang Ren shouted from the city. He raised his knife and chopped down a thief, turning him sideways and letting a country hero pass by him. He was holding a wooden stick with a sickle on top. Like a hook, he leaned forward to hold the top of the ladder to the city. Several village warriors behind him pushed the entire ladder down with a loud bang. The rebel soldiers hanging on top screamed and either fell to death or were seriously injured. But at the same time, several warriors Xiang Yong was also shot by the bandits under the city and fell to the side screaming...
The height of the city ladder is never higher than the city wall, because if you get close to the city, you will be pushed down by the people on the city. Therefore, it is usually shorter than the city wall. If you want to push it, you can't reach it even if you lean over, so you can only use a hook to push it out. , but even this is not easy to push down. First of all, there are dozens of people hanging on the ladders to weigh them down. Secondly, some climbing ladders have grappling hooks on them that can be hung on battlements or wall gaps. Moreover, there are bows and arrows below for cover.
Therefore, even if the city had prepared hooks to push up the city ladder, it was still difficult to stop the rebels from attacking the city. In the blink of an eye, the rebels were on top of the city one after another. The defenders and village warriors swarmed up and slashed down with all their might, even hugging them directly. Jump down to the city.
The situation when the rebels entered the city was critical, but there was an advantage, that is, their long-range suppressive firepower was much smaller. After all, it was not easy to get to the top of the city and then be overrun by friendly fire. Who was there to talk to?
"Brothers, fight with the dog thieves!" There were thieves on the city from both sides of the southwest. Kuang Ren opened his bow and fired rapidly while shouting. The city guarding officer and soldier Yong from the same town threw stones and wood at the bottom of the city while wielding knives and fire to fight with the thieves. For a moment, murderous screams echoed across the city.
Wang Zamao, who was under the city, watched more and more thieves ascending to the top of the city, and couldn't help laughing!
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