The worst off were the archers who were hit by the giant arrows. They all died instantly when they encountered such a powerful force.

After those huge arrows exploded, it wasn't just the lime that would cause damage to them.

The loose and flying wood chips were like sharp swords, piercing their faces or bodies, but they had nowhere to hide, otherwise they would have fled in all directions.

The morale of the Northern Barbarian Army was already low, and after being treated like this, they cried for their parents. If it weren't for the army from the rear that was still pressing forward, leaving them with nowhere to retreat, they would have run away long ago.

Seeing that the Northern Barbarians' formation was in chaos and that less than half of the archers were attacking, the pressure on the city wall was greatly reduced. Ying Bu immediately shouted.

"Change the arrows, quickly... change the arrows..."

What kind of arrows should be replaced? Of course, wooden arrows filled with caltrops should be replaced.

Linghu Xiaoshan had already sprinkled caltrops all over the city gates as Liu Feng requested, but not in the middle. Instead, they were sprinkled on both sides to prevent the cavalry from outflanking and attacking other city gates.

Linghu Xiaoshan knew very well that the number of people in his Fengling Army was limited, so what he wanted most was to gather all his men in one place.

On the front battlefield, there are twelve crossbows and various types of arrows, which are enough to deal with it.

As the arrows filled with caltrops exploded in mid-air, caltrops filled the sky and showered the enemy army.

The sight of these northern barbarian troops rushing forward was horrific.

By the time they reached the position where they were going to attack the city, more than half of their troops had been lost.

However, as many as half of them suffered casualties, but only a few actually died in battle, less than 10%, and most of them were injured by caltrops and lime.

Seeing the infantry rushing to the bottom of the city wall, it meant that the official siege had begun.

Ying Bu snatched the horn from the soldier's hand and blew it suddenly.

In an instant, the entire city wall was crowded with people. Countless infantrymen who had been hiding suddenly stood up and were ready for battle. The archers drew their bows and shot at the infantrymen who were setting up ladders and climbing up on them.

The real battle, the bloody and cruel tug-of-war for the city wall began.

With the blaring of the horn.

The sobbing trumpets were drowned out by the shouts of killing throughout the day.

The sky was filled with boundless and deafening shouts of killing, and the rain of arrows was like a rain of locusts.

Groups of soldiers defending the city fell, and groups of soldiers attacking the city fell.

But no one cares, new living people will immediately fill the gap, and the cycle will continue.

The ladders erected high on the city walls, and the northern barbarian soldiers climbing on the ladders, fell one by one, like withered leaves.

The blood that spurted out recklessly had dyed the siege ladders red. They felt sticky and slippery to the touch, and the smell of blood was endless in the air.

On the city wall, the crossbows were still firing continuously.

Below the city, the northern barbarian archers had moved to a nearby position and began to fight back on their own.

There was a huge sea of ​​people, with heads stretching as far as the eye could see. Some were going crazy, while others were screaming hysterically.

In just half an hour, a thick layer of corpses had accumulated under the city wall.

Such an offensive and defensive battle is so brutal.

All generals throughout history knew one thing: it was impossible to capture a city guarded by 3,000 men with fewer than 20,000 men.

This does not apply to strategies, but in such offensive and defensive battles, the success rate of strategies is not high.

The most effective methods are internal and external cooperation, or the strategy of sowing discord.

The most brutal one is the hand-to-hand combat. Once the fighting starts and the two sides come into direct contact, human life becomes worthless.

Generals such as Linghu Xiaoshan standing on the city wall clenched their fists.

"General, you, their cavalry are waiting for an opportunity to attack from both flanks."

"If they use sandbag tactics, our walls on both sides are already low, and their horses will be able to walk on the walls as if they were on flat ground."

"East and West Walls."

Linghu Xiaoshan was also panicked.

Right now they were engaged in a head-on battle with the Northern Barbarians at the North Gate city wall. The Northern Barbarians had set up many ladders, but the Northern Barbarians had too many troops, and crowding them all in the north would only be a waste of manpower.

In addition, all the crossbows were concentrated here. The commander of the Northern Barbarians was not stupid. He quickly discovered the flaws on the east and west sides and decisively divided his troops.

"What's going on at the city gate?"

"They didn't use battering rams, only hacking with swords and axes. Tiny gaps have already appeared in the outer gate."

"It can only last half an hour at most."

Linghu Xiaoshan took a deep breath.

Now surrounded by enemies, he had to divide his forces to deal with them.

"Pass the order down, deploy 800 guards on each side of the east and west."

"Hopefully, the caltrops can inflict some damage on them and buy them some time."

There were crises on both the east and west sides, but the crossbow was extremely powerful on the front battlefield.

Many of the soldiers attacking the city were injured by the caltrops, and very few were killed directly. However, the large-scale injuries caused great damage to their combat effectiveness.

After they dragged their injured bodies up the ladder, some of them fell directly, and those who climbed up were no match for the Fengling Army.

The longer the delay, the more effective the archers defending the city will be.

"Look, the caltrops are working."

"It's fucking awesome! The Northern Barbarians' cavalry on both wings are so wounded by the caltrops that they can't move forward."

"The walls on both sides are now in chaos. Their plan to attack the city with sandbags is no longer feasible."

"It takes time to set up a ladder."

"Okay, tell the archers to shoot hard."

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