Chapter 167 People of Da Zhou, prepare to die!

"Deputy General Wu, didn't you hear the drumbeat just now?"

"What's that drumming? I think your elder brother is dead, and your younger brother is gone. Are you scared by the Great Zhou?"

"Hahaha! How about we switch places? I'll lead the team in the front, and you'll stay behind and run away if things get bad?"

"Wu Ming! Don't go too far!"

"Am I wrong? If your Qu Family Army hadn't been so insignificant and vulnerable to the Great Zhou soldiers, Simon wouldn't have lost face, nor would our warriors have lost their fighting spirit and morale."

"You! How can you blame all this on our Qu Family Army?"

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now, let's proceed according to the original plan!"

"Okay, you take charge!"

"That won't do. This is a mission assigned to you by the general. I dare not take it over casually."

Qu Fan snorted heavily and ordered to move forward.

The soldiers at the three fortifications immediately returned to the city when they heard the drums. When Simon's army reached the fortifications one mile away, the gates of Yuanzhou City were wide open, and the heavy gates were immediately closed after all 3,000 soldiers entered the city.

The torches of Simon's army illuminated the sky of Yuanzhou City red, and the sound of horse hooves woke up the sleeping people in the city, who all got up and ran out of their homes to look around.

Hearing the noise outside, Li Dazhuang jumped up and immediately walked out of the room.

Walking on the street, people on both sides were asking each other questions and making a mess.

"Come here, immediately notify Magistrate Wu and have the people in the government office pacify the people. We can't let them disrupt our position."

"yes!"

The guards around him went down, and several deputy generals came over after hearing the noise.

"General Li, is this Simon's army attacking the city?"

"It should be, let's go to the city wall!"

Li Dazhuang climbed up to the city wall. The dozen or so eight-ox crossbows that had been transported earlier had been pulled up to the city wall by carts and were now facing the south gate of the city, ready to be fired.

Bai Li looked intently outside the city gate and completely ignored Li Dazhuang's arrival.

"Marshal Bai, Simon is determined to fight to the death this time!"

Li Dazhuang saw the dense and endless team outside the city gate. His scalp went numb and he thought it was all over, Yuanzhou was finished!

"If you're scared, just stay away and don't bother me!"

Bai Li turned around and saw his ugly look and got angry, so his tone was naturally bad.

"No, I mean, let me lead a group of troops out to fight them, lure them closer, and you shoot arrows from the city wall!"

"No need, we're all within range, why bother?"

Li Dazhuang slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot the crossbow's range is several hundred feet!"

"Stop talking nonsense and help watch over a dozen Eight Ox Crossbows. Just watch us blast those bastards to death!"

Qu Fan looked at the pitch-black area on the city wall. He didn't even see a soldier patrolling the city. He felt very bad.

"General Qu, give the order to attack the city!"

"Where's the vanguard?"

"No news. I guess they've already climbed the city wall and are trying to coordinate with us from the inside."

"Has a body been found at the foot of the city wall?"

"No."

Qu Fan still felt uneasy.

At this time, Wu Feng rode over and said, "General Qu, it's time to attack the city. Give the order!"

Qu Fan was forced into a corner and had to order an attack on the city.

As soon as the command flag was raised, the 5,000 soldiers in front of the 10,000 soldiers held shields and bows and arrows, and the 5,000 soldiers behind them carried trench bridges and siege hammers, and attacked the city gate with great momentum.

"Eight Ox Crossbows, fire!"

Only the Bai family members here are familiar with the Eight Ox Crossbows, so they are responsible for firing these dozen or so Eight Ox Crossbows.

More than a dozen huge solid wooden arrows as thick as buckets were fired from all directions. The huge impact force caused the wind to overturn the first row of soldiers in front, and the first row of soldiers knocked down the second row behind. The arrow feathers behind carried the momentum forward, and those who were hit by the arrow feathers either had their heads moved or their chests broken.

The arrows didn't lose their force until the fourth row, and stopped at the fifth row, knocking down more than a dozen people.

A wave of arrows killed thousands of Simon soldiers. Qu Fan's eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.

He was helped by the deputy general and was able to avoid the arrow.

"What kind of weapon is this? It's so powerful!"

Wu Ming couldn't dodge in time and was splashed with blood.

"Pah, pah, pah!"

He spat out a few mouthfuls of blood foam and said fiercely, "The weapons of the Great Zhou are so huge that they have to wait until they are fully wound before launching the next wave. We can only take this opportunity to save the situation. Keep charging!"

Before Qu Fan could recover from his shock, the soldiers immediately rushed forward upon receiving the order from General Wu, without any intention of retreating because of this wave of arrows.

It’s getting closer and closer, less than a hundred feet away from the city gate!

But there was no movement on the city wall!

Wu Ming was proud of his accurate judgment and glanced at Qu Fan beside him with contempt.

Wu Feng glanced at him, and the meaning was self-evident.

Qu Fan felt extremely frustrated, but it was still good to be able to win the battle. He could still distinguish right from wrong when it came to major issues.

Just when all the Simon soldiers thought that this wave of attack would definitely succeed and the people in Yuanzhou City had run out of tricks, thousands of arrows suddenly shot down from the city walls, with a force that was no less fierce than the huge arrows just now.

The shield soldiers in front raised their shields to block the attack, but their momentum continued unabated.

“Ding-dang…!”

The sound of violent metal collisions was endless. The arrow actually penetrated the shield and went straight into the soldier's heart. It couldn't stop and flew backwards with the soldier's body.

This wave was even more brutal than the previous one. Out of the 10,000 vanguards, not a single one survived!

Wu Feng ignored the soldiers who died tragically and immediately ordered another wave of 10,000 troops to charge forward.

"Quick! Take the tower while they're winding their bows and avenge our fallen warriors!"

They all thought that although the arrows of the Great Zhou were powerful, it took a long time to wind them, which gave them an opportunity.

People of the Great Zhou, prepare to die!

Another wave of tens of thousands of people came forward fearlessly. Bai Li wanted to applaud these fearless Simon dogs.

Since they think their lives are too long, she doesn't mind giving them a ride.

"Crossbow, fire!"

The clear voice echoed in every corner of the city wall, which was undoubtedly a heavenly sound, making every person in the Great Zhou feel refreshed, like drinking sweet rain.

Military orders were issued one after another, and the Simon army attacked again and again. Batches of soldiers fell, but they always remained a hundred feet away from the Yuanzhou city gate and could not advance even half a step.

Wu Feng watched helplessly as countless soldiers fell, his eyes widened, veins bulging, and his face full of disbelief.

He was clearly on the verge of victory just now, so who could tell him how the crossbows on the city wall could fire continuously?

"General Wu, if you don't want your entire army to be annihilated, order a retreat!"

Qu Fan felt sorry for Simon's passionate soldiers. Seeing batches of soldiers falling, he couldn't bear to order another attack.

Simon was heartbroken to see these good men die in front of him.

These are all living beings, alive and kicking just a moment ago, eating together and chatting an hour ago...