He leaned against the city wall, bent over, with only half of his helmet showing.
At Zhang Ge's feet lay countless corpses, broken bows and arrows, severed arms, broken legs, deep red blood, and a large amount of dust that lingered in the air.
And then there were the never-ending barrages of artillery fire.
"Boom boom boom!"
Standing in the deep stairwell, Xiao Hu realized how loud the shelling outside was, and he could see more clearly what kind of bombardment the sheep and horse wall was enduring, and how many people had died.
It was incredibly lucky that I was able to reach the stairwell without incident.
"Brother Zhang!!!"
Without much hesitation, Xiao Hu grabbed his shield and rushed out after seeing Brother Zhang leaning against the city wall.
But he had only taken two steps when he saw Brother Zhang suddenly raise his head, shield in hand, and sprint towards the stairwell. His狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) face erupted with furious curses:
"Go to hell, get in here!"
Brother Zhang bent over, his whole body hidden under the shield, and rushed forward in twos and threes. Xiao Hu immediately turned around and ran back to the stairwell.
then.
With a loud clang.
Brother Zhang leaped into the stairwell, his shield even flying off his feet. Xiao Hu caught it, preventing him from tumbling down the stairs.
"Are you alright, Brother Zhang?" Xiao Hu's heart was pounding, and his face showed excitement.
“Nothing’s wrong! Let’s go to the corner tower, you go first!” Brother Zhang replied in a muffled voice.
Xiao Hu nodded and immediately ran forward. Zhang Ge, who was following behind, reached out and touched his left abdomen, then spat into the stairwell behind him and walked down the stairs while holding onto the wall.
The words had barely left his mouth.
"Whoosh!!!"
The cannon fire was certainly intense, but the even more penetrating sound of the bugle seemed to pierce the sky.
The last rays of the setting sun vanished completely, replaced by the pale light of night.
Under a gloomy sky.
Hundreds of chariots, dragged along by warhorses and engulfed in flames, were galloping forward toward Yangma Wall.
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