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The faint sunlight struggled to penetrate the clouds and fall on the ground. A cold, biting wind blew across the wilderness, and the shouts of Tu Yuanjun grew louder and louder as the distance closed.
On the city wall, Qin Ze could hear the rage, bloodlust, and ferocity in their voices.
This made his expression even colder.
As the enemy troops, carrying various siege weapons, drew ever closer, Qin Ze narrowed his eyes slightly, put his hands behind his back, and calmly watched them charge faster and faster.
Bai Qi, standing to the side, had a grim expression. His already intimidating face became even more somber, but his clenched fists revealed the excitement in his heart.
The more enemy soldiers come and the closer they get, the more damage we can inflict on them when we fight!
With such a dense enemy force, whether it's iron-feathered arrows or boulders from within the city, even if they were fired randomly, they could still kill a whole group of people.
The development of events exceeded Bai Qi's expectations, which made him even more satisfied!
Bai Qi muttered to himself, "Judging by this number of troops, there are at least four or five hundred thousand. If we can annihilate them all in Xijing, that would truly be..."
He tapped his teeth lightly, his eyes growing increasingly fervent.
Dian Wei, however, was getting impatient. He paced back and forth, then looked at Bai Qi and said, "I think they're less than a thousand meters away. Aren't we going to attack?"
Bai Qi shook his head, "Wait a little longer!"
Dian Wei scratched his head and looked at Qin Ze. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he had no choice but to calm down and continue to wait.
After a short while, Bai Qi raised his hand and said, "Raise the heavy crossbows and aim them at them! Fire only when I give the order!"
"Pull the cable, from 300 meters to 1300 meters, and throw out kerosene every 100 meters!"
"Yes, General!"
At a single command, all the soldiers, both on and below the city walls, sprang into action!
Amidst the raging wind, Qin Ze crossed his arms, chin slightly raised, his deep eyes fixed on Tu Yuanjun...
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"Hurry! Hurry!!"
At the forefront of the army, the adjutant, his face flushed, raised his weapon and shouted.
In siege warfare, the most difficult part is breaking through the city gates, but once the gates are breached, the subsequent battles become much smoother.
Therefore, a rapid attack is needed at this time!
Meanwhile, at the rear of the army, Mokhadin was surrounded by his men. As the commander-in-chief, he naturally did not choose to charge forward; instead, he observed the situation ahead.
The distance has now been reduced to less than 800 meters, and the army is advancing at an increasingly faster pace!
But at this moment, Mokodin felt a feeling that was hard to describe.
According to the soldier who escaped from the previous battle, the enemy archers fired arrows that were very powerful and had a long range.
But the other side hasn't fired their arrows yet. What are they waiting for?
Were they waiting for their troops to get close enough before firing their arrows to ensure greater accuracy and lethality?
Even so, how could these arrows penetrate the chariot?
Or should we shoot straight through the shield?
That's impossible!
Thinking of this, Mokodin snorted coldly and said, "If we don't stop you now, let my battering ram break through your city gates and my ladders be placed on the city walls. Let's see how you deal with that!"
He waved his hand and said to a lieutenant, "Pass down the order! Aim the heavy crossbows at the city walls; a range of 800 meters is more than enough!"
"Cover them as they set up the ladders! Charge up the city walls!"
"Yes, Marshal!"
Immediately, at the command of the subordinate general, the soldiers in front made way, and several heavy crossbows were placed on the ground and began to be loaded with bolts!
"shoot!"
A loud shout rang out, followed by several loud "bangs" as dozens of heavy crossbows simultaneously fired thick arrows!
The arrow pierced the sky and shot towards the city wall!
With several loud "booms," the arrows pierced the outer perimeter of the city wall, with a few even penetrating inside!
but--
No one was injured or killed!
At this moment, everyone on the city wall of Xijing was crouching on the ground, using the protruding parts of the city wall to block the heavy arrows.
In this situation, it is naturally impossible to stand up and operate the triple-bow crossbow for firing.
Dian Wei, his face grim, looked at Bai Qi and said, "This is terrible."
“Our arrows shoot farther, so we should have shot first. But they shot first, and we're so overwhelmed that we can't even get up.”
Bai Qi sensed a hint of resentment in Dian Wei's words, but he smiled slightly and didn't mind.
"Don't rush, what's wrong with letting them fire a few volleys of arrows?"
Dian Wei looked at Qin Ze, "My lord, let's fight!"
Qin Ze shook his head and said in a deep voice, "What's the rush!"
"The more of them get into firing range, the more they'll kill!"
"If we reveal all our cards first, they'll realize something's wrong and turn tail and run, making them much harder to catch."
Dian Wei's expression froze, and he stammered, "Then this is... a show of weakness to the enemy, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ze's eyes flashed, and he said calmly:
"You've figured it out."
After waiting a moment, Bai Qi, who was standing to the side, observed the Tu Yuan army through a hole in the city wall. At this moment, he shouted loudly:
"They're here!"
"This distance is enough!"
"Order! Prepare to launch oil!"
At the command, the soldiers below the city wall perked up and began to pull the ropes!
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On the other side.
Seeing that no arrows had been fired from the city wall, Mokhadin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In his estimation, if the enemy were to fire arrows from the city walls, his siege would face considerable resistance. As a result, some soldiers might even be hit by stray arrows, causing significant casualties.
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