Chapter 2854 Where are the people?
Luo Qitongtong stood on the city wall, watching the scene below. Even though the blood below had not yet splashed on him, the strong smell of blood immediately dyed his eyes red.
Wang Guangming beside him was also watching.
He said, "General, should we open the city gates and fight?"
"No rush,"
Although the soldiers below were at a disadvantage, after all, as Monk said, no matter how sophisticated the design and detailed the arrangements, they could not compare to absolute power.
Faced with such a huge gap between the soldiers of both sides, their tactics and battle formations had no greater effect than boosting morale.
But it's still not the time.
Luo Qitong said, "They must kill as many of the enemy's current manpower as possible in order to prepare for what's to come..."
Wang Guangming looked at him.
Before he could say anything, the sound of drums was heard again in the distance.
It's the order to attack.
Obviously, Monk was still not satisfied with the current situation of the war. Although the people of Dian were suppressing the cavalry of Yan in the battle between the two sides under the city wall, the cavalry of Yan did disrupt their plan of attacking the city. Until now, there was no pressure on the city gate.
Therefore, the drumbeat he ordered was to let another cavalry charge over.
Sure enough, in the light of the flames, they could see a group of cavalrymen roaring and charging towards the city wall, just like before.
Whether they want to attack the city gate or join the battle on both sides, letting them get close will be disadvantageous to the city of Beiping.
So Luo Qitong immediately shouted, "Crossbowmen, get ready!"
This time, it’s not an archer, but a crossbowman!
The attack power of a strong crossbow is stronger than that of a bow and arrow, and it has a longer range and higher accuracy. In this case, it can control the reinforcements of the cavalry of the State of Dian to the greatest extent.
Sure enough, at a command, a team of crossbowmen rushed forward and the archers immediately gave way.
These crossbowmen stood behind the parapets, set up their crossbows, and aimed at the cavalry galloping in the night. There was a sharp sound, and countless crossbow arrows flew forward, and people couldn't even see their trajectory. Then they heard screams in front of the city wall.
Dozens of riders and horses were shot by arrows and fell to the ground.
However, the troops behind showed no fear and immediately galloped forward. Another burst of crossbow fire felled a group of people. Luo Qitong immediately shouted, "Archers, prepare!"
In this way, the crossbowmen and archers took turns to fight. When this group of people rushed to the bottom of the city wall, they had already shot and wounded many of them, but they still could not stop the arrival of the army.
They saw smoke and dust rising all over the sky, almost blurring their vision.
At this time, the sky was getting light.
A hint of dawn appeared in the east, and the faint light shone into the smoke and dust. Everyone saw a huge black shadow approaching them with a rumbling sound.
Looking closely, it turned out to be a huge ladder!
Luo Qitong's heart sank. The ladder was extremely tall, almost reaching the height of the city wall. If they were allowed to get close, the consequences would be disastrous!
Thinking of this, Luo Qitong hurriedly said: "Quick, stop them!"
The archers around also knew the function of the ladder, and hurriedly drew their bows and strings. Arrows flashing with cold light flew towards the soldiers under the ladder. The ladder was huge and heavy, and it originally required dozens of people to push it. However, the people of Dian were obviously well prepared. When one was shot down, the ones behind him would immediately rush up to fill his position.
and,
The soldiers of the Neng State on both sides also began to shoot arrows at the city wall with bows and arrows. Several soldiers were hit by arrows and fell down screaming.
Soon, the huge ladder walked to the front of the city wall covered with blood.
Amidst the whizzing arrows, the rope was slowly tightened, a thick ladder was lifted high up, then aimed at the city wall and lowered down all at once.
Then there was a loud "boom".
The wooden ladder was covered with iron sheets and was heavy and sturdy. When it fell, it smashed several battlements and was firmly placed on the city wall. Soon, the soldiers of the Neng State below began to climb up and flew towards the city wall along the wooden ladder.
"Kill him! Kill him!"
Luo Qitong kept yelling and held his soldiers on the city wall to prevent anyone from climbing up the ladder. But gradually, more and more people climbed up the wooden ladder, and they were unable to kill them in time. Some people flew directly from the ladder and fell directly onto the city wall.
The surrounding soldiers immediately rushed up and fought with the soldiers of the Dian Kingdom.
The soldiers of the Dian State below climbed up the city wall like ants, densely packed along the tall ladders. More and more people rushed up to the city wall. Although the soldiers defending the city fought bloody battles, their number was small after all. Soon, the city wall was littered with corpses, and blood flowed down the stone steps.
Several soldiers from the Dian Kingdom seized the opportunity and jumped off the city wall.
Inside the city gate, there is a team of soldiers guarding the city.
No matter how the fighting went on, their duty was to guard the city gates and kill anyone who approached. Seeing the blood-soaked Dan soldiers charging down from above, they were startled and immediately surrounded them and engaged in a fight.
While the two sides were fighting, a soldier from the Neng Kingdom rushed towards the city gate and tried to open it.
Upon seeing this, the soldiers below all had red eyes.
One of the older soldiers guarding the city was currently being harassed by a Dian man and couldn't get away, so he raised the sword in his hand and swung it at the man's back.
There was a flash of cold light, and the big knife pierced straight into the vest of the Dian man, and blood gushed out immediately.
After a scream, the soldier from the Neng State fell in front of the city gate and could no longer move. The older soldier, without a weapon in his hand, was immediately hacked to the ground by the people behind him.
Blood gradually flowed out along the crack in the door.
Outside, blood and flesh were flying everywhere.
The troops on both sides were exhausted after fighting for so long. Although they were all cavalry, almost no one was on horseback. They all rolled into the mud, fighting hard with blood all over their bodies.
After seeing this scene, I looked at the situation below the city wall.
Luo Qitong gritted his teeth and said, "Wang Guangming, take the men down to support the city gate!"
"General, this side of yours—"
"Go quickly!"
Wang Guangming gritted his teeth and rushed down with a team of men. Finally, he killed all the people of Dian before they opened the city gate.
But people kept coming up from the city wall.
Luo Qitong was also exhausted from the battle.
He held the parapet with one hand and looked at the vast wasteland in the distance, and even further away, the Yanshan Mountains, whose outline was only faintly visible in the sunlight.
Where are the people?
Why haven’t the people who are surrounding us from behind shown up yet?
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