Chapter 637 A hasty ending

This was undoubtedly a tactic provided by Zhou Xu, but it was not his idea. It was during the border battle with the ratmen that Li Ce used this tactic to guard the gate after the fortress gate was smashed down, preventing the rats from flooding into the fortress.

Now, with a slight adjustment, it reappears on the battlefield before us.

Although he can't climb up the wall, it doesn't stop him from using it on the ground.

Watching this scene from afar, Long Zhantian's heart skipped a beat.

As the defenders, their city gate was forcibly blown up in a short period of time. From that moment on, he knew that the opposite side had a siege weapon with incredible destructive power.

But I didn't expect that weapon would appear in the battle to defend the city.

At the same time, the other party's actions also surprised him.

You know, unless they actively send troops out of the city to meet the enemy, under normal circumstances, it is extremely rare for the defenders to actively open the city gates.

After all, the city gate is not an ordinary door that you can open or close by just pulling or pushing it.

In order to ensure its strength, sufficient materials are often used when manufacturing the city gate.

The direct result of this is that the weight of the city gate is extremely exaggerated.

Even though the structure of the city gate itself makes it relatively easy to open and close, the process often requires multiple soldiers to exert force at the same time, and the efficiency is not high.

In this way, during a siege, once the city gate is opened and the enemy rushes in, the risk will increase exponentially.

However, the situation in Huangsha City, which is now garrisoned by the Great Zhou troops, is somewhat different.

The attack range of the three-bow crossbow is there, and the enemy troops haven't gotten close yet, so there's naturally no need to worry about this.

At this moment, at the end of the city gate passage, the crossbowmen had already accelerated their operations, which had completely become muscle memory, to the fastest speed.

The second giant crossbow arrow quickly shot out, tearing into pieces the bodies of all the enemy soldiers in that straight line.

The two attacks brought unprecedented fear to the soldiers on the opposing side.

They clearly realized that this was a force they could not resist at all.

Noticing the commotion in the troops ahead and realizing that the situation was not good, Long Zhantian's face suddenly changed. He then made a prompt decision and ordered a withdrawal, bringing this first round of siege to an abrupt end.

Listening to the cheers coming from behind, standing on the top of the wall, and watching the quickly dispersing enemy siege troops, Zhou Xu couldn't help but feel a hint of regret in his eyes.

"What a pity! These two attacks from the three-bow crossbow are enough to throw the enemy into disarray. If they continue to launch a strong attack, we might be able to take this opportunity to inflict heavy damage on them."

Zhou Xu really didn't expect that the other party would retreat so easily.

This undoubtedly also shows that Long Zhantian immediately realized this problem and showed enough decisiveness. He is indeed not a fool who only knows how to launch attacks.

Now that the enemy's entire army has retreated, he really doesn't dare to send troops out of the city to pursue them.

Although the two attacks from the three-bow crossbow looked scary, the attack trajectory was narrow after all, and it was not a large-scale bombing. At most, they killed about a hundred or eighty people.

Putting aside the morale and psychological aspects, there is no way to shake the opponent's military advantage.

Going out of the city to pursue at this time would only give the enemy a chance to restore morale. If they launch a counterattack, the pursuing troops would probably never return.

On the other hand, if they did not pursue, it was equivalent to winning a battle. While relieving the tension of their soldiers, they could also boost their morale, which was a good thing.

"The other side shouldn't launch another offensive today."

Since the enemy's siege troops had retreated, Zhou Xu had no intention of staying on the wall any longer.

"Shi Lei, after nightfall, have Drogo lead the Centaur Cavalry to harass the area around the opposite camp and come back after dawn. In addition, have the patrol team publicize the fact that the enemy troops came to attack the city and were easily repelled by us."

"yes!"

After giving brief instructions, Zhou Xu turned and left the wall.

Since the other party is doing this to him, he must squeeze out all the value from it.

A moment ago, the people in Huangsha City were still in a panic because of the sounding alarm. However, before they could wait long, news came from the patrol team that the enemy forces had been easily repelled, leaving the people in the city dumbfounded.

Just like mentioned before, the people under Yan Sheng's command come from many countries. Even in this small Huangsha City, there are people from various countries, and the population composition is quite complex.

As citizens of a country that was once defeated in the war, they undoubtedly know best how powerful this guy is.

This also directly led to the current situation, which made them feel even more incredible.

[Could it be that the tyrant finally got his comeuppance? Someone even more ruthless came to punish him? ]

At this moment, this idea emerged in the minds of many citizens, which invisibly boosted the prestige of their Great Zhou.

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This is undoubtedly a good thing.

Giving out porridge spreads goodwill and demonstrates benevolence, which can win the hearts of the people, but if they want these people to be loyal and submit to their Great Zhou, they undoubtedly need enough prestige.

To put it bluntly, it's strength! If you are only good to the people but have no strength, they will think you are a good person, but they will also think you are not very good, and it seems that there is no future for them to follow you.

On the other hand, if you have power but are not good to the people, they will think you are a tyrant and a weak ruler! The people obey your orders only because they are afraid of you, not because they follow you sincerely. Once they get the chance, chaos will inevitably arise.

You have to be strong and treat the people well! Let them live a good life, have hope in life, and not have to worry about foreign enemies. Only then can they follow you seriously and steadily.

And you can be called a statement maker.

Now, the people in Huangsha City have experienced a lot of changes in their mental journey in just over two months.

[Now it seems that the Great Zhou is quite powerful. After conquering Huangsha City, they did not allow their soldiers to burn, kill and loot. They even provided porridge to save people. Wouldn't it be better for me to submit to the Great Zhou than to follow that tyrant?]

Invisibly, deep in the hearts of the people of Huangsha City, loyalty to their Great Zhou has slowly begun to grow.

At the same time, inside the plain farm of Da Zhou.

As the first batch of people sent here, half of the farmers headed by Kong Daqian stayed in Huangshan Village and Black Moon City, and the rest were all arranged to go to the Plain Farm.

During this period of time, their loyalty to the Great Zhou has also grown.

But unlike the people of Huangsha City, they saw the vast mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou and gradually returned.

But these days are still quite hard.

Kong Daqian, wearing a straw hat, wiped the sweat from his face and looked at the vast plain under the sun. At this moment, he had only one idea in his mind.

[It’s impossible to finish plowing the land! This land can never be finished plowing! ! ]

(End of this chapter)