As the ladder was set up, Aqina, who was watching from behind on horseback, looked at Heduo beside him.
"Heduo, do we want the warriors to attack us now, or do we use the big men to attack us?"
When Heduo heard this, he did not directly give Aqina's answer, but looked towards the county seat of Caoxian County.
"I can help you make decisions about some things, but you can only make up your own mind about some things."
Aqina nodded, then waved his hand and ordered his men to continue driving the Dagan people to attack the city.
"The lives of our northern barbarian warriors are precious, and these Dagan people are not worth mentioning. Let them consume arrows!"
A group of Northern Barbarian warriors immediately started screaming.
"The prince treats us like brothers, and we will also serve as the prince's eagle dogs, chasing prey for him."
If Da Gan people heard this, they would probably not be happy.
What kind of eagle dog? What a loss of face.
No matter what, you have to say something like "We will follow you to the death".
This is the cultural difference between farming and nomadic peoples.
The term "hawk and dog" is not a derogatory term, but a complimentary term. After all, whether grazing or hunting on the grassland, falcons and hounds are indispensable.
The Northern Barbarians said that they should be Aqina's hawks and dogs, just like the Dagan people said that they should be oxen and horses to repay their kindness.
Although later on, cows and horses were no longer a good word.
However, in ancient times, cattle and horses were indispensable production tools that both farming and nomadic peoples attached great importance to.
On top of Cao County City.
The soldiers guarding the city kept firing arrows at the compatriots climbing the ladder.
The driven people begged for mercy from the people defending the city while desperately climbing to the top of the city.
"Don't kill us, we were also forced by the northern barbarians!"
"Let us climb on the wall and we will never cause trouble."
Ming Dechang saw that there were obviously a few northern barbarians among the people climbing the ladder, and naturally he would not believe what they said.
"Keep shooting, don't stop!"
Then Ming Dechang turned to look at the somewhat frightened Master.
When the master saw his master staring at him, he immediately handed him over.
"Sir, I am a scholar. I am good at dancing with words and ink. But I really can't dance with guns and sticks!"
Ming Dechang knew how much his master weighed, so naturally he didn't ask him to bend the bow and shoot arrows.
"You quickly take the people to the arsenal and carry some arrows!"
Upon hearing this, the master felt as if he had been granted amnesty and ran down the city wall in a panic.
Ming Dechang continued to direct everyone.
"Save your arrows and stone them!"
The defenders and strong men quickly picked up the stones that had been prepared and smashed them down hard on the climbing enemies.
Aqina, who was watching the battle from behind, saw that there might not be many arrows in the city, so he waved his hand to summon his warriors.
"The Dagan people guarding the city don't have many arrows. Let's go up and test with a hundred warriors!"
After hearing this, the northern barbarians took the initiative to call for battle. Then Aqina named a centurion, who immediately led his warriors and rushed to Caoxian County.
The driven Daqian people saw the Northern Barbarians attacking and thought they could retreat, so they quickly turned around and ran away.
However, several people were chopped down to the ground because they blocked the way of these northern barbarians.
"Don't get in my way, you big bastard!"
The northern barbarians rushed towards the city wall with a roar, forming a shield formation in an organized manner while advancing and shooting at the top of the city.
As the northern barbarians joined the battle, the originally one-sided situation instantly turned into a stalemate.
The northern barbarians relied on the makeshift shields to reach under the city wall. At this time, the ladder had been pushed by the defenders on the city wall.
The Northern Barbarians set up the ladder again. They held their shields in one hand and the ladder in the other, and quickly climbed towards the top of the city with big knives in their mouths.
"Quick, throw rocks and wood at them!"
Under the command of Ming Dechang and the captains of the Forbidden Army, the defenders threw more heavy stones and wood at the climbing northern barbarians.
Although the shield effectively relieved part of the force, the gravity of the stone and wood was still firmly transmitted to the arm of the northern barbarian holding the shield.
Soon, the arms of the northern barbarians who rushed at the front were exhausted, and they were unable to lift their shields to block the falling rocks and wood.
"Plop!"
Following the sound of several heavy falls to the ground, the soldiers and civilians on the city wall immediately cheered.
However, the soldiers and civilians guarding the city had not been happy for long before some northern barbarians had already reached the top of the city.
Seeing the northern barbarians climbing up, the strong men guarding the city were startled for a moment, and then, reminded by the imperial guards beside them, they yelled and stabbed the northern barbarians with their spears desperately.
The Imperial Guards on the side also took advantage of the Northern Barbarian's ability to block the spear and struck the Northern Barbarian's neck hard with the sword in his hand.
The northern barbarians blocked the spear thrust of the strong men guarding the city, but failed to block the rapid and precise slashing of the imperial army.
A ferocious head full of yellow teeth fell heavily on the masonry of the city wall, and the headless corpse was thrown down by the imperial guards, casually smashing down the northern barbarians who were climbing the ladder.
Heduo, who was observing the siege situation, saw a hole in Caoxian's defense instantly appeared and was immediately repaired, and his eyes suddenly shone.
"Aqina, send three hundred more people up!"
When Aqina heard that he still had any doubts, he immediately waved his hand and mobilized three hundred warriors from Xiangcao County to the county seat.
The three hundred northern barbarians who joined the battle immediately put great pressure on the soldiers and civilians defending the city.
Aqina even sent another hundred men with sufficient arrows to shoot at the men who were climbing the ladder under the city wall.
He Duo had a chuckle on his face at this moment.
In his opinion, Caoxian's defense can't last long.
The implementation situation was exactly the same. The sudden addition of three hundred northern barbarian troops immediately doubled the pressure on Ming Dechang's defense line.
The northern barbarian archers who threw arrows under the city to cover the siege made the soldiers and civilians defending the city dare not show their heads easily, and could only huddle up and defend.
Once someone jumps out and throws stones or wood at the Northern Barbarians climbing the ladder, the arrows of the Northern Barbarian archers will fly right away.
Seeing more and more Northern Barbarians climbing to the top of the city to fight with the soldiers and civilians, Ming Dechang felt a little desperate in his heart.
Upon seeing this, the master quickly stepped forward and pulled Ming Dechang to persuade him.
"Master, I can't stand it any longer, or..."
Suddenly, a Northern Barbarian centurion who climbed up to the top of the city stared at Ming Dechang.
Zhao Captou, who was fighting with two northern barbarians, noticed something was wrong out of the corner of his eye.
So he took out the lime powder he always kept and threw it at the two northern barbarians who were fighting with him.
The northern barbarians were caught off guard and immediately covered their eyes and shouted.
Capt. Zhao turned over and broke away from the fight and hurried towards Ming Dechang.
However, the centurion of the Northern Barbarians had already chopped down the captain of the imperial army who went to protect Ming Dechang and walked towards Ming Dechang ferociously.
"Whoosh!"
A crossbow bolt shot into the eye socket of the Northern Barbarian Centurion and penetrated directly through his skull.
Before the Northern Barbarian Centurion could react, another crossbow bolt penetrated his armor and pierced into his heart.
