Qiu Feng, the commander-in-chief of the Jin army, sat on his horse and looked at Luo Jingcheng, who was still smoking. Behind him, the dead sea-like array of Jin troops stood silently.
A man dressed as a civilian official rode slowly from the Jin army towards Luo Jingcheng. Behind him was a guard on horseback holding a flag for him. Neither of them carried weapons. It seemed that they were here to persuade Qiu to surrender. Before attacking, Feng also planned to give one last piece of advice to his old friend.
However, Li Mao did not want to admit his love, and he was too lazy to quarrel with the Jin people who came over, so he walked under his banner, took his strong bow from the bodyguard beside him, and put on another one. With carved feathers and wolf-tooth arrows, he held the bow in his left hand and drew the string with his right hand. The waist horse calmly transferred his strength to his shoulders and arms, and slowly drew the ten-stone bow as if it were full moon. He squinted at the opposite side to use it, and adjusted the bow in his hand up and down. At an angle, he loosened his right thumb, and with a "buzz" sound, the sharp bow string almost cut off the leather wrapped around his thumb.
The arrow goes like a shooting star!
The civil servant of the Jin State who came to persuade him to surrender was still worried in his heart, complaining that Commander Qiu should not let him do such a futile job. That old man Li Mao was so stubborn that he could not even read the last handwritten letter written by Commander Qiu. Without looking, he shot back, almost killing the person who wrote the letter. Qiu Shuai also complained that the person who wrote the letter was reckless, and he just pulled the arrow out of his flesh, almost killing the person who wrote the letter. Now it was his turn to be unlucky. After all, Li Mao was also a famous general of the Liang Kingdom. How could he, a weak man with a red mouth and white teeth, be able to talk? He didn't know how to save his life after failure, even if he was hit by dozens of army sticks. Consider yourself cheap.
Suddenly, he heard loud shouts from his own people behind him. He was so confused that he couldn't hear what was being shouted behind him for a moment. Just when he turned around to look, he caught a glimpse of a sharp edge coming towards him from the corner of his eye. Just as he was about to shout in terror, he suddenly He saw the sharp edge go straight into the head of the war horse under his crotch with a "click" sound. The half of the arrow and the eagle feather on the arrow tail trembled ferociously, like a poisonous snake eager to completely penetrate into the horse's head.
The war horse immediately stood up, its two front hooves kicked in the air like crazy, and then fell down with a neighing sound. The civil servant's face turned pale, and he hugged the horse's neck tightly. As the horse fell, he suddenly felt the sharp pain from his leg and the vague "click" sound from fear.
The errand of Lao Shizi can finally be handed over, but it would be great if he could pass out at this time, but damn it, he is still conscious. He can only savor the pain that goes straight into the bone marrow, and at the same time, he changes his tone with pain. He yelled hoarsely, "Help me!"
At this time, Jin people rushed out, moved the dead horse away, and carried the pale-faced official who was pinned underneath to the army for treatment.
"General's sharpshooting!" cheers erupted from the top of the city.
Li Mao shouted: "When the two countries are at war, don't kill the envoy! Let's save his life and take him back later. The sons and gentlemen are ready to fight. Don't let the children of Jin underestimate my Daliang warriors!" As soon as he finished speaking, the sergeants at the top of the city gathered together. Everyone burst out "Promise"!
Li Mao handed the long bow to his guard. When the arrow was shot, he felt the blood surge in his chest. "You are old after all!" He sighed sadly in his heart. When I was young, I could fire eight arrows in a row and let the enemy generals decapitate me in the midst of thousands of troops. Now I feel a little sore and numb in my arms after shooting an arrow. I cannot accept it anymore. Before he could calm down his feelings, he saw his grandson Li Jian looking at him eagerly, his eyes filled with admiration. He reached out and caressed Li Jian's head.
Qiu Feng saw all this arrow in his eyes and murmured to himself: No less than the past, no less the past! Then he said to a general next to him, "Let's start!"
The deep sound of horns sounded from the Jin army's array. It was long, dull and oppressive, and enveloped the entire Jin army's array. Amidst the sound of the horn, in front of a huge drum that was as tall as two people, a Jin army general slowly took off his armor and cloak, and walked onto the wooden stand where the drum was beating, with his upper body naked, carrying two drumsticks like warhammers. The surrounding soldiers looked in awe at the tangled muscles and criss-crossing scars on the general's body. As the trumpet sounded, the Jin army general shouted and slammed the drumstick on the drum head.
With a "dong" sound, all the troops stood in awe.
There was another "boom", and the mountains and rivers shook.
With the third sound of "dong", the color of heaven and earth changed.
After the general swung the drumsticks more than a dozen times, dozens of large drums began to beat under the hammers of the Jin army's strong soldiers. The slow and dull drum sound was like the roar of a bull before the sky collapsed and the earth fell from the Jin army array. out.
The sound of heavy drums was like a big hammer hitting the hearts of all the soldiers, breaking away the fear and hesitation in their hearts, and forging the hearts of the soldiers hard and resolute.
The soldiers felt that their hearts were extremely heated by the sound of the drum, and a boundless murderous aura slowly rose from the bottom of their hearts. From time to time, there are sudden horn sounds mixed in, high-pitched and exciting, just like the last roar of a warrior before falling to the ground. Every time the horn sounded, the soldiers felt that the murderous aura in their hearts was aroused.
The soldiers holding swords and shields slapped their shields with the back of their swords, and the soldiers holding spears raised their spears with both hands and dropped them heavily on the ground, all in time with the beat of the drums. Huge waves of sound echoed in all directions but could not cover up the roar of the giant drum at all.
I don't know which general yelled the word "kill", hoarse and desolate!
Dozens of trebuchets were launched at the same time, and with a "clang, clang, clang" sound, dozens of fire bombs rose into the sky with black smoke and headed towards Luojing City. Under the black smoke, the Jin army was already like a great tide. Approaching Luojing City.
The soldiers in the first few rows held large shields, and the soldiers in the back followed closely. A tall ram cart built by Jin army craftsmen moved slowly forward under the rotation of iron-covered log wheels. Hundreds of Jin army soldiers pushed it hard towards the gate of Luojing City. Each of the numerous ladders to climb the city was surrounded by many soldiers, and they also had to use all their strength to slowly move the ladders toward the city wall. In addition to the ladders, there were countless long ladders carried by the soldiers and mixed in the queue.
The stone bullets fell on the top of Luojing City, and there was a "bang" sound mixed with Liang Jun's screams. Then I heard the "clang" sound of the trebuchet being started, and the sound of "wuwu" coming from the stone bullets passing over my head. The soldiers in front had already raised their shields and were walking more cautiously, keeping their eyes on the city. Sergeant Liang at the battlement.
Liang Jun's arrows suddenly fell like a downpour. On the wide city wall, with the sound of an order, a cloud of arrows flew upwards, and then fell diagonally into the dense Jin army. They even deliberately missed the first few arrows. The Jin army holding shields lined up, and as arrows fell, the sharp arrowheads broke through the armor and penetrated into the flesh, indiscriminately shooting pieces of Jin soldiers like hedgehogs, and screams suddenly broke out.
The spear crossbow in Luo Jing City did not fire giant spear-like arrows at this time, but fired jackdaw arrows. Each time it was fired, forty or fifty arrows flew out, and when they fell, it made a small school field look like There is no one left standing in the land.
A Liang Jun general stood on a high place in the city, watching the Jin army. He took out an ox horn from his arms and put it in his mouth and blew it. Although the sound could not cover up the sound of fighting, it could be heard clearly throughout the city. Come, this is the order to start the trebuchet in the city. Suddenly, heavy fire bombs rose into the air from everywhere within the city wall, and all struck at the attacking Jin army. The terrain of Luojing City is relatively high, and there is a gently sloping land outside the city. The fire bombs fell into the Jin army, causing blood and flesh to scatter in the air. Then they rolled down the slope at high speed, and limbs were broken wherever they passed. Wail.
Finally, the Jin army approached the city wall. They were carrying long ladders, which were the lightest of all siege equipment. The rest of the rams and ladders were still approaching slowly. Liang Jun's arrows were so fierce that only five or six people were left on the long ladder that was originally carried by a dozen people, and the rest fell on the road.
These people began to work together to put up a long ladder on the city wall. When the Jin army's archers saw them setting up the ladder, they shot arrows at that section of the city to suppress the Liang army on the city. After the long ladder was erected, a Jin soldier climbed up with a long sword. Being the first to reach the top of the city was a great achievement and he was richly rewarded. When he just showed his head on the city wall to observe, there was already a spear striking him. The sharp stab penetrated into the flesh of his face. The Jin Jun screamed in pain and fell over. Before the Jin troops below could climb up again, a long pole stretched out from the city and knocked down the long ladder.
But as the first long ladder reached the city wall, soon the second and third long ladders began to be erected under the city wall, and finally some brave Jin soldiers jumped onto the city wall of Luojing City. Holding shields and waving weapons, they slashed and killed the surrounding Liang Jun. In the end, they either fell down with arrows all over their bodies, or were chopped into several pieces by the surrounding Liang Jun. However, in the end, they continued to climb the ladder for the following. The Jin army who climbed up bought precious time.
Li Jian saw a few Jin troops climbing up a ladder on a weakly guarded city wall. They cut down the guarding Liang Jun. There were still Jin troops climbing up the ladder. They led Li Mao away without even saying hello. He led a small team of Liang Jun to recapture that section of the city wall with him.
Everyone in the Liang army recognized the general Li Mao, and naturally they also recognized this half-grown child who was always close to Li Mao, knowing that he was the grandson of the general. The general personally commanded Shi Shi at the top of the city. His grandson was no coward. He actually rushed to the front with a sword and fought. Sergeant Liang was greatly encouraged. After a fight, they climbed up the city wall. All the Jin troops were cut down, and the long ladder was pulled up to the city by their combined efforts. This time, Li Jian killed two Jin soldiers alone, and then joined forces with others to kill one more, spattering blood all over his body.
After seeing this, Li Mao was worried and relieved at the same time. He hurriedly selected a few capable guards from his personal bodyguards and asked them to protect Li Jian personally.
Groups of Liang soldiers were dispatched from the city, armed with spears and large shields, making it even more difficult for the Jin army to gain a foothold.
The Jin army below the city used a shield wall made of three or four layers of shields to block the arrows fired from the city. When the clanging sound stopped, the shield wall separated, and the Jin army archers behind the city held crossbows and fired at the Liang army above the city. Shoot it away, and then hurriedly hide under the cover of the shield and draw out the arrow again and re-string it, and so on.
Suddenly, a series of heavy stone bullets flew out of the city and fell into the densest place of shields without any warning. They rolled and crushed the Jin army. The soldiers of the Jin army were horrified and their formations were suddenly in chaos. They dodged in every direction. Immediately, a shower of arrows rained down on the city, falling on the panicked Jin army. After the stone bullets passed, the Jin army who came up from behind immediately picked up the flesh-and-blood shields from the pile of corpses and held them in their hands to continue to block the rain of arrows.
Liang Jun replaced the spear crossbow with giant spear-like arrows. Hearing a sharp trumpet sound, they all fired at the iron wall-like shields under the city. One volley almost lifted the shields of the entire Jin army's forward. For protection, countless people's limbs were nailed to the ground together with their shields. Often three or four people were nailed to a giant arrow. Amidst the miserable howls of the Jin army that did not sound like human voices, Liang Jun's archers seized the opportunity and fired again. A dense rain of arrows shot down, knocking down a large area of the Jin army that had lost cover.
The Jin army's city climbing ladder was finally pushed to the bottom of the city. Looking at the densely packed arrows on the ladder, it was difficult to know how many batches of soldiers were pushing the ladder along the way. After the ladder stopped, a Jin soldier pulled out a long knife and cut off the two thick ropes on the ladder. The vertical wooden baffle full of arrows at the front end of the ladder crashed down on the city wall, and the entire ladder was built into one side. On the slope of the upper city, the Jin troops near the ladder cheered. They were shouting and jumping up the ladder to rush towards the city. When they saw several Liang Jun carrying a log and pushing it up the ladder, they immediately rushed in front. The Jin army shouted in horror, "Roll the wood!"
The heavy rolling wood was covered with blades and iron spikes, and the place where it rolled was a mess of blood and flesh. Before the Jin army could use the ladder to climb the city again, several kerosene jars were smashed on the ladder. The jars shattered and kerosene flowed everywhere. All, and then a torch was thrown over, and the entire ladder suddenly burst into flames.
There were still brave soldiers of the Jin Dynasty who were not afraid of death. They rushed to the top of the city from the fierce fire while the ladder was not burned down. They fought with Liang Jun with their bodies covered with flames. However, after a few breaths, the corpse was destroyed by Liang Jun's spears. He picked it up and threw it into the city.
A Liang Jun general looked coldly at more and more Jin troops gathered under the city. Under his order, the Liang Jun soldiers smashed countless small jars. After the jars broke, countless fine white powder spread out. , the Jin army who was attacked covered his head, face and eyes and kept shouting in pain.
The Jin army's charge finally approached within a few feet of the city gate. The ridge-like baffle was covered with a thick layer of animal skins, covered with wet cloth and mud, and was naturally covered with arrows. Countless Jin soldiers rushed over, holding up their shields to block the arrows and falling rocks on the city for the soldiers pushing the charging chariot. After the charging chariot was aligned with the city gate, the Jin soldiers under the shields worked together to attack the city. Then he pushed the heavy ramming wood until the iron chain hanging the ramming wood made a "creaking" sound and then let it go together. The iron-covered ramming corner of the front end of the ramming wood hit the city gate heavily, shaking the city gate. After just a few hits, viscous liquid was poured down from several holes in the city gate. Cans of kerosene were thrown down from the city as if they were free of charge. As a few torches fell, the city gate was filled with viscous liquid. Fires broke out everywhere, and most of the soldiers who rushed into the car were scorched inside without being able to escape.
Qiu Feng looked at the battlefield with an expressionless face. The chariot was already on fire, and dozens of ladders were already in flames. Most of the soldiers sent to attack the city were also damaged. Now they could only use the long ladder to go up to the city. Climb, try to rush to the city and chop him in one or two blows before being shot to death.
Luo Jing City cannot be broken on this first day. Qiu Feng knows this in his heart. Even another Liang general cannot defend the city, not to mention the general Li Mao inside. Forget it, there is still time anyway. Look. Seeing that it was getting close to evening, Qiu Feng sent an order to the generals around him to ask the soldiers who were attacking the city to retreat.
When the Liang army saw the Jin army retreating on the city, they immediately cheered at the top of the city and shouted fun and insults at the leaving Jin army. The Jin army soldiers returned in anger.
