With every step forward, the Hun cavalry fired a hail of arrows.
One squadron after another, the sky was full of arrows, falling like a wild rainstorm.
Looking at the showers of arrows shot from below, the hands of the defenders on the front line of the city wall, holding shields, weapons and spears, were trembling slightly.
Sweat continued to roll down their foreheads.
"Stand still, the whole army, those who run away will die!"
At this moment, Wei Qing's eyes began to become bloodshot nervously, and he held the sword heavily in his right hand.
The knuckles of his fingers turned white due to excessive force. He bit his lip and commanded.
"…………"
Competing with the Hun cavalry in archery is definitely the most terrifying and stupid thing in the world.
The range of an ordinary longbow archer can reach between one hundred and one hundred and thirty meters. If there is a favorable wind, it can reach about one hundred and forty meters.
The archers of the Huns cavalry have been trained since childhood and have rich experience. They can reach at least a range of about 150 meters.
If there is a tailwind, it can reach a terrifying range of about 160 meters.
The only thing that made Wei Qing feel lucky was that he was equipped with the latest crossbows, so he wouldn't suffer much in terms of range.
…
"Raise the crossbow and fight back!"
After resisting the first wave of arrows from the Huns, Wei Qing looked at the fallen soldiers around him with red eyes, raised his sword high, and ordered a counterattack.
"shooting!"
Just a few seconds after the order was issued, a series of terrifying bowstring vibrations sounded from the city wall of Houtu County.
Rows of Han soldiers lined up in a line on top of the city. They picked up their hard bows and heavy crossbows and aimed neatly in one direction!
Countless arrow clusters emerged from the military formation, like a swarm of locusts leaping, filling the sky in an instant.
The cold light on the arrow fell from the pure white sky.
Snapped! Snapped! Bang bang! It was as dense as rain, and most of it fell below the city.
The sharp and cold bows and arrows, shining in the firelight, were like a rain of light, violently bombarding the charging Hun cavalry.
After the bow and arrow pierced the armor, what was splashed was terrifying bright red flesh and blood, as well as waves of screams.
A distance of one hundred meters extended the lethality of the mechanical crossbow to its limit.
The cowhide armor of the Hun cavalry was like a thin piece of paper, easily penetrated by the crossbow bolts.
The powerful impact penetrated directly through the back of the armor.
The Hun cavalry fell in pieces from their horses.
The Hun cavalry rushing up from the front became the key targets of the crossbowmen.
ah! ah! ah!
The sound of screams continued.
The densely packed crossbows were like life harvesters. People were hit by arrows and fell down. War horses screamed and fell down after being loaded with crossbows.
In an instant, the crowd was in disarray, and bright red blood splashed half a foot into the air.
A burst of bloody rain fell, dyeing the land red.
Below the city, above the city, the shouts of killing were deafening...
Five thousand Xiongnu cavalry surrounded Houtu County.
A part of the Huns cavalry fired a dense rain of arrows, consuming the effective strength of the thick-earth county town.
Another part of the Huns' cavalry chose to dismount. With the help of dense rain of arrows, they raised their shields high, their bodies were like apes, and they quickly moved up the city wall with their hands and feet.
Above the city wall, on the side of the Han army, rolling stones and trees were rolling, and boiling oil was pouring down as if they were free of money.
The Huns who were unable to evade the ladder were hit, and they let out screams and screams, falling like dumplings one after another.
There was also the powerful Hun warrior, armed with a scimitar and a ferocious face, who jumped onto the city wall and chopped off the heads of five people in one breath.
But then, he was pierced by several spears and fell to the ground dead.
"…………"
Outside the city, there were the extremely vicious Huns who would slaughter the city and destroy the country. The Han troops defending the city did not need to be supervised by law enforcement teams.
Because everyone knows that once the enemy outside the city breaks through, no one in the city will be spared.
Fear may turn a person into a sheep, but it may also turn a person into a tiger. All of this is relative.
This is the frontier, and many people have experienced the cruel methods of the Huns.
Although Houtu County is small and shabby, it is the home of everyone in the county.
In this family, it is not just me, but also my wife, children, relatives and friends.
They have no choice and will not take any chances.
The four words "family, country and world" are derived from the fact that there is a family and a country.
Therefore, when the war situation was extremely difficult, everyone began to act spontaneously.
From officials to countless soldiers and civilians, they began to support the city.
Eight hundred soldiers cannot defend this small county town, but with the help of the people in Houtu County, that is not necessarily the case.
Several consecutive days of offensive and defensive operations put the entire Houtu County into the most tense state.
Countless soldiers took turns defending, and even ordinary men in the county were on the city wall.
More and more catapults were built by the Huns. The huge catapults made a rattling sound as they were pulled by the winches.
The round stone bullets were pushed up the chute, and countless stones drew arcs in the sky, destroying the city wall!
The fierce fighting for several days caused heavy casualties to the soldiers in the city, but they still persisted.
The Huns cavalry also fully demonstrated the power of horses to conquer the world!
The earth was shaking, and the iron cavalry, like a tide, was heading towards the thick soil county like crazy.
The wind whistled by my ears, and a large number of Huns cavalry lay on their horses.
The curved waist and the galloping back of the war horse were closely connected, and the arrows continued like a heavy rain.
Behind the Huns cavalry, there were even more terrifying large catapults. Huge boulders were thrown from the lifting platform with several loud rumblings and earth and rocks flying.
"..."
At this moment.
No matter how dangerous the situation is, Wei Qing's side has always been like a green pine, standing on the city wall.
No matter what situation he faced, he always dealt with it calmly.
That face is always expressionless, but that tall and straight body gives people a sense of confidence.
Arrows roared from outside the city, shooting people into hedgehogs. Huge boulders smashed into the city road, leaving people bloody and bloody, and the earth and rocks collapsed.
The other people on the city road, faced with this overwhelming offensive, were all so frightened that they lay on the ground, trembling.
But Wei Qing was still standing, and his actions affected hundreds of soldiers on the city wall, and even more people.
More and more people are willing to stick to the city wall.
To be honest, the Huns' siege methods were quite powerful. They were especially powerful when facing a low city like a thick-earth county town.
Because the city walls of Houtu County are made of loess, large boulders can even directly collapse the walls!
