There are defenders on the west side of the city pass, not many.
The terrain is not complicated, and the middle of the "concave" is the best killing area for the entire city pass, for the defenders.
No one will run to this position and throw themselves into a trap. Secondly, there is a dense forest on the right side. If a large-scale enemy army rushes over, they will be squeezed into a sardine can. The archers on both sides can just close their eyes and shoot arrows to pick up heads.
The enemy's main line is facing the front of the city gate. This time, the number of Fanman troops attacking the gate is 50,000. This is a scale rarely seen in the previous dynasty. In the past, the maximum was 20,000 to 30,000. They were beaten and left, and many of them were old, weak, women and children. This time Not only are they all young and strong, but Zhou Tianfeng is also lining up his troops.
No one expected Zhou Tianfeng to go there. Ren Canglin didn't leave many troops in Xiguan, just two hundred archers.
In exchange for the flowers in the past, these two hundred archers are a bit redundant. If a large group of enemy troops rush there, it will be too late to mobilize troops to run from the city to guard the pass.
There was only one reason for Zhou Tianfeng to go there. This guy wanted to risk his life by climbing the city wall to enter the border!
The reason can be imagined. The foreign tribesmen hate him to death. Their defeat is certain. If he runs back, he will be chopped into pieces.
"Go to Xiguan!"
When he saw that except for the archers who had to stay behind to guard the city wall, most of the other troops ran out of Guancheng. Han You shouted as he ran.
"Zhou Tianfeng wants to enter the pass. He has to enter the pass from the west. Follow me and stop him!"
Except for his friends and a group of miscellaneous soldiers, only Tang Qingfeng and some personal entourage were nearby. Hearing Han You yelling, there was no hesitation.
In this way, a group of people, more than a hundred people, ran down the city wall. After getting off the city wall, they wanted to climb up the west city wall from the other side.
The gate on the west side of the city wall is very high. No one knows how Zhou Tianfeng can climb the city wall without using siege engines. But this guy must have something to rely on if he can run there.
Some were riding horses and some were running wildly. Facing Zhou Tianfeng, no one dared to be careless.
At the same time, Zhou Tianfeng was already approaching the Xiguan City Wall with five hundred Han cavalry, and the infantry was a hundred feet away.
There are dozens of archers on three sides of Xiguan. I thought I would be sitting on the bench as usual, but someone unexpectedly came to the city wall and offered to kill them.
One hundred and ninety-eight archers set up their quivers and drew their bows.
Zhou Tianfeng and others got closer and closer, and the flag officer shot the first command arrow.
As the first command arrow was shot, the sound of arrows piercing the air ceased, followed closely by the sound of gold and iron.
The first wave of arrows was shot, and all the archers on the city were shocked.
With nearly 200 archers and 200 sharp arrows, they took advantage of the terrain and the wind was favorable, so fewer than 20 people were shot off their horses.
Including Zhou Tianfeng, all of the five hundred elite knights were wearing light armor. They were just wearing dark cloaks and their bodies were so close to the horse's back that they could not be seen clearly.
A look of surprise flashed across the flag officer's face, and he shouted: "Fight to the death, shoot!"
As soon as the word "shoot" came out, before the defenders could draw their bows and strings again, Zhou Tianfeng's cavalrymen dispersed one after another. Twenty percent of them pulled out their long bows from under the horse's belly, took the arrows with their backhand, nocked the bow, and shot, all in one smooth motion. With several screams, the archer with an arrow in his forehead fell to the ground on his back.
The flag officer's pupils were widened to the extreme.
Riding on a fast horse, shooting from the bottom of the wall to the top, in such a hurry, but with such accuracy?
This kind of archery is one of the best in the military.
One high and the other, the officers and soldiers defended the city and fired. The rebels shot arrows upwards while approaching the city gate to suppress them. Both sides were injured.
Seeing that he was approaching the bottom of the city wall, Zhou Tianfeng took out an extremely strange arrow from the horse's belly. It was thicker and longer than ordinary arrows, and there was a cloth bag hanging on the peak of the arrow.
As Zhou Tianfeng fired weird arrows one after another behind the city wall, the bag exploded and the pungent smell quickly dissipated. The nearest archers began to cough violently and shed tears.
"Enter the gate!"
Zhou Tianfeng shouted loudly, and in addition to shooting arrows to suppress the rebels who were archers, dozens of cavalrymen threw grappling hooks with long locks high onto the city wall.
This hook lock is very similar to the one used by the Fish Elephant before, only longer and thinner.
You must know that climbing the city wall is very particular, especially when using this kind of hook lock. The right way is not to be afraid of being short and thick, but to be afraid of being long and thin, that's what it means.
If it is short and thick, even if it cannot reach the top of the city gate, at least it will not fall. Just throw it up again.
Although it is long and slender, it may not always be able to support those who climb the wall. If it falls halfway up, not only will it be shattered to pieces, at least it will be shattered to pieces.
This is what is said about talented people being bold. Zhou Tianfeng's ability to live to this day is not in vain.
The shooter turned over and dismounted, hid his body behind the horse, and kept suppressing the officers and soldiers on the city wall.
The wall climber discards all the heavy objects and only carries a long knife, as fast as a monkey.
Zhou Tianfeng was located directly below the city gate, with his back pressed tightly against the wall, holding his breath and concentrating on pulling the string of his bow. Any officer who wanted to shoot him with his body would be killed by his arrow.
It was obvious that this guy was very cautious, extremely cautious, and did not climb onto the wall immediately. He waited for his subordinates to climb onto the wall to take cover before climbing.
Seeing that six or seven rebels had climbed onto the city wall and killed the defenders, Han You finally arrived with his men.
The first one to run up the city wall was Zhou Tong, who was as strong as a robed plunderer. He held the army on his shoulders and turned into a road opener. With a sudden charge, he knocked three enemy soldiers who climbed up the city wall on the left side and knocked them over. One of them fell to the ground. Finally, he tried to grab his ankle, but His Highness Can Gui stepped on him and crushed half of his ribs.
Feng Bai's speed was slightly slower, but his killing speed was not slow. Before he reached the stairs, he had already fired two arrows, both of which hit the enemy's eyebrows.
The miscellaneous soldiers who were already indirectly involved in the battle no longer had the same flinch and hesitation they had when they first arrived in the south. They unsheathed their swords, shouted the word "kill", and followed Zhou Tong to clear the city wall.
The city walls on three sides are more than a mile in straight line. Not only Zhou Tianfeng has people climbing the walls, but the same is true in other areas.
Han You didn't bring many men, they were just friends and miscellaneous soldiers. Seeing that they were out of reach, Tang Qingfeng arrived with more than fifty infantry. Except for Tang Qingfeng, others supported the other side of the city wall.
"There, there." Han You pointed to a section of the city wall directly opposite and shouted: "Someone has climbed onto the wall there, go over there and help!"
Needless to say, Tang Qingfeng also saw it. With a shake of his head, most of the infantry ran over.
The city wall is too long and there are too few defenders. More and more enemy troops are using this special grappling hook to climb up, and they are doing one important task but not the other.
Zhou Tong didn't know where he picked up a spear and ran back and forth like a whack-a-mole. When someone showed up, he would directly punch it out.
Han You drew out his long sword and wanted to help defend the wall, but Wang Hai and Lu Baichuan held him tightly.
Feng Bai stood in front of Han You, squatting half-crouched. He no longer shot arrows outwards, but waited attentively. Once someone jumped up from outside the city wall, he would kill him with one arrow.
Seeing that five people were shot down one after another, Han You shouted, and the sixth person climbed over the wall.
Feng Bai almost subconsciously shot the arrow, but he missed this time.
The arrow was actually split by the long knife. Before Feng Bai could react, a three-inch short knife flew over like a meteor.
With a "Puff" sound, the short knife entered his shoulder, blood flickered, and Feng Bai fell to the ground with a groan.
The sixth man who climbed the wall was like a god descending to earth. He chopped down melons and vegetables with a long knife in his right hand and chopped down several defenders with one glance. His left hand kept pulling out a short knife from his waist.
The long sword hits close, the flying knife shoots far, no one can defeat the enemy, as if it can do two things at once. Every time the long sword falls, the defenders will wail to the end, and the short sword will shoot out, and some archers will die.
This man could no longer be described as brave. He used a long sword with a sword move, and the angle was tricky and difficult to guard against. The city wall was already narrow, and the defenders could not form an encirclement. After approaching, they could not even survive a confrontation.
"It's Zhou Tianfeng!" Han You's eyes were about to burst: "Brothers, kill him!"
Zhou Tianfeng, who was fighting, heard the sound and threw out a flying knife without even thinking.
Wang Hai flew to the ground and was blocked by half of his body in front of Han You, his wrists trembling slightly.
Lu Baichuan quickly picked up Feng Bai and kept retreating.
"General, please keep your eyes peeled!"
Zhou Tong struck the big shield hard with his long knife: "Look at this turtle taking his life!"
