Chapter 2852
Just when Luo Qitong was angry, Wang Guangming, who was standing behind him, felt a gust of wind coming, and he subconsciously looked outside the city -
"General!"
He suddenly spoke, but before he could say anything, Luo Qitong immediately came to his senses and hurriedly turned around to lean on the wall to look out. As expected, he saw countless flames flickering in the distance under the pitch-black sky, in the night that blocked their view like a black curtain.
It’s the army of the Neng Kingdom!
Originally, he guessed that after the previous feint attack, knowing that the Earth Immortals would not be able to gain any advantage in the city, the army of the Neng Kingdom would definitely organize a larger offensive. Therefore, he had people patrol all night. Even though they had experienced a great battle before, with many casualties and everyone exhausted, he did not let them rest.
But I really didn't expect these people to come so quickly!
He said, "Sound the gongs as a warning! Prepare for battle immediately! Tell the other city gates to be on high alert. Do not slack off!"
"yes!"
Wang Guangming immediately turned around and ran towards the messenger.
Soon, the piercing sound of gongs and drums echoed from the city walls, shattering the city's stillness. Although many civilians had already left Peking during the day, only about ten or twelve of them had left. The majority either hadn't left in time or were still waiting and watching. On this night, they were all filled with worry.
But unexpectedly, the nightmare came true!
When they heard the sound of gongs and drums on the city wall, lights were turned on in all the houses in the city, but no one dared to stand out. However, the soldiers who were patrolling the city as usual heard the sound and immediately rushed over here.
Fortunately, when Luo Qitong guessed that the other party was going to attack again, he made preparations in advance.
He stood on the city wall and waved his hand: "Archers, come here!"
Immediately, a group of archers carrying quivers and holding strong bows ran over. These people had extraordinary eyesight and could see hundreds of steps away from the city wall. Even in the dark, they could find out the enemy's strengths and weaknesses with a little firelight.
They can better understand the distance between each other and them.
I saw countless flames moving towards this side quickly, but at a certain place, they suddenly stopped.
Some flames gathered together, as if they were doing something.
Luo Qitong originally planned to launch an attack as soon as the army of the Neng State entered the archers' shooting range, but this time, he frowned.
Wang Guangming came over and asked, "General, what are they stopping for?"
“…”
Luo Qitong didn't speak immediately, but just looked ahead with a frown, thinking back to the previous night - or rather, the ceremony of that long dawn, he suddenly reacted.
The opponent has not yet entered their range.
The range of a bow and arrow is about a hundred steps.
The people of Dian were now more than two hundred steps away from them.
More than two hundred steps, exactly—
Luo Qitong suddenly understood and shouted, "Hurry up and find a place to hide! They're using catapults again!"
Upon hearing this, everyone understood what was going on. Those standing on the city wall all crouched and hid under the parapets, and some even went directly into the watchtower. The soldiers guarding the city below the city wall hurriedly used several thick pillars to reinforce the door panels, and then hid in the city gate.
Then they heard countless whistling sounds coming from the night sky.
Getting closer.
Then, countless stones fell from the sky like a torrential rain, immediately breaking several torches on the city wall. Some soldiers who were unable to dodge in time were hit and had their heads broken and bleeding, screaming in pain.
But it’s not over yet.
Luo Qitong remembered that among the catapults that the Neng people had brought in before, there was an exceptionally large one that could—
As he was thinking, he saw several soldiers on the city wall who were hiding under the parapets and looking up screaming. Suddenly, a large shadow appeared above their heads, as if a dark cloud suddenly descended from the sky.
But, that's not a dark cloud.
Instead, it was a huge stone, almost as big as a carriage, which fell with a loud bang, smashing several people into meat paste and splattering blood everywhere. The battlements of the city wall that had been repaired before were once again opened with a big hole, and blood was splashing and falling onto the city wall at any time.
Some people had already become afraid of fighting, and at this moment they were even more terrified.
One of the young soldiers turned pale with fear, threw away the knife in his hand, and rushed towards the city wall, shouting: "Run!"
As soon as his voice came out of his throat, Luo Qi rushed forward and slashed at his neck with a knife. Blood splattered and a round head flew up directly, cutting the sentence in half!
Luo Qitong's face was covered in blood, and he turned back and glared viciously at those who were trying to run away.
"Whoever dares to desert the battlefield will be killed by this general without mercy!"
“……!”
When they heard him say this, everyone froze.
In addition, the head that flew high in the air suddenly fell in front of everyone and rolled to their feet, which scared everyone so much that they dared not move.
Luo Qitong shouted again: "Stand back and do what you should do!"
"yes."
Everyone trembled and returned to their respective places. Luo Qitong turned around with blood on his face and looked into the distance. Just when there was a panic on the city wall, the flames outside the city were moving towards them rapidly.
We must take advantage of the panic caused by the catapults and rush past the archers' range immediately!
Luo Qitong hurriedly shouted: "Archers, get ready!"
The archers had been hiding under the parapets, and when they saw that no more rocks were falling from the sky, they all stuck their heads out. When they heard Luo Qitong's order, they hurriedly stood up.
They drew their bows, pulled the strings, and were about to shoot their arrows.
However, they did not shoot immediately.
Just when the strong bow had been stretched to a full moon, Luo Qitong shouted again: "Fire!"
Immediately, several soldiers standing behind came forward with torches and used them to light the thing wrapped around the front of the arrow, which was cotton cloth soaked in tung oil.
At this point, all the arrows were filled with burning flames.
Luo Qitong shouted, "Shoot!"
At the command, countless arrows streaked across the sky like meteors, not only lighting up most of the night sky, but also raining down densely on the cavalry of the State of Dian who were galloping in front and rushing towards the city gate.
With a bang, the first arrow did not hit anyone because it was too dark at night.
Instead, it brushed past the horseman in the front and landed on the ground.
Flames suddenly rose.
But at this moment, the horse was suddenly frightened by the fire, and suddenly let out a long neigh and stood up. The cavalryman was still galloping on his horse and had no time to react, so he was thrown off the horse.
"ah--!"
The man screamed, and the horse's hoof came down and stepped on his chest.
There was a "click" sound, and there was no life in an instant.
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