Woo——!
The barbarian attack horns sounded one after another, and the dark army began to advance.
The chiefs of each tribe commanded the warriors in their tribe to bravely take the lead, all wanting to be the first to reach the top of the city wall and gain the credit of being the first to reach the top.
This time, the Yongzhou barbarians didn't even use siege weapons, they just ran forward carrying ladders.
In their view, the defenders in the city were so hungry that they couldn't even lift their weapons, so what use were there for catapults and battering rams?
Just go ahead and it's done.
Qifu Hui was the first to take the lead, waving his scimitar and shouting loudly.
"Kill! The first warrior to reach the top of the city wall will be rewarded with a thousand cattle and sheep, and I will be given the title of the first warrior of the Qifu tribe!"
Hearing this, the eyes of countless barbarian warriors lit up, and they ran forward even faster, wanting to win the title of the first warrior.
Boom!
More than a hundred thousand barbarians charged together, the ground was shaking, and dust was rising in the sky.
On the city wall, the defenders were ready for battle.
Everyone's expression was visibly tense. Although they had eaten their fill, they knew they could not stop the massive barbarian army below, and they were all determined to die.
The good news is that at least I won’t starve to death.
Seeing the barbarians approaching, Zhao Tiezhu shouted, "Archers, get ready!"
Suddenly, more than two thousand archers drew their bows and arrows, and the strings snapped to the full moon.
"put!"
When the barbarians came into range, Zhao Tiezhu shouted and was the first to let go.
collapse--!
Arrows flew out like thunderbolts, and countless arrows shot towards the charging barbarians.
The barbarians who were rushing in the front fell down immediately.
Qifu Hui's pupils suddenly shrank. When attacking a few days ago, the arrows from the city were sparse, and even if they were fifty steps close to the city wall, they were weak.
Why is it different this time?
Judging from the speed and force of this arrow, it doesn't look like it could be shot by a starving person.
Do they still have food?
impossible!
They besieged Anding City for half a month. Even if they had not seen the situation in the city, they could guess that even if there was still some food, it would be impossible for everyone to have enough to eat.
Otherwise, these defenders would not have behaved like that during the attack a few days ago.
Did these defenders eat people?
This is the only explanation. There is nothing to eat in the Northern Hu area, and cannibalism is very common.
Qifuxiu sneered, so what if he eats people? It's just a dying struggle.
He has already issued a military order in front of the Fifth Prince, and the city must be captured today.
"Charge! Charge!"
Qifu Hu roared loudly, and many barbarians ran wildly in the rain of arrows. They soon arrived at the foot of the city wall. There were ladders everywhere, and the barbarians began to climb up.
“Smash!”
Zhang Huan roared, and immediately the boulders and wooden planks that had been prepared in advance smashed towards the barbarians who were climbing the ladders, followed by the pouring of boiling golden juice.
"ah!"
The screams of the barbarians came one after another, and they kept falling from the ladders, but there were too many barbarians. Although they saw their companions being crushed to death by rolling stones and scalded by gold juice, they still continued to climb up.
They all thought that this was just the defenders' last struggle, and as long as they could climb onto the city wall, they would win.
"Light it up and throw it!"
Pei Yun's voice rang out.
Immediately, the three thousand soldiers who had been prepared lit the Molotov cocktails and threw them towards the city wall.
Bang bang bang!
Three thousand Molotov cocktails were thrown down at the same time, and a sea of fire instantly exploded under the city wall! The flames rose up like an angry dragon, black smoke billowed, and the heat wave hit the face.
The barbarians below were immediately engulfed by the flames, and screams rang out one after another.
"Throw it again!"
Another three thousand Molotov cocktails were thrown down, and the fire became even more fierce. The ladder was also ignited and burned directly, and the smell of barbecue filled the air.
"this……"
Mu Xiong's eyes widened when he saw this scene. He had been in the army for decades and had used fire attacks many times, but he had never seen a bottle that exploded when thrown out.
Moreover, the fire was fierce and spread over a large area.
What’s more important is that it’s convenient. Just light it and throw it away without any effort.
Even though there were Molotov cocktails, there were too many barbarians, especially attacking from both sides and the rear.
Some barbarians have already climbed up the city walls.
Pei Yun divided the thousand men of Qianhu Division into four groups. Chang Wei, Guangtou, Li Kui and the other three hundred who followed him first were in the front.
There were 250 people on each side, and the 200 people at the back of the city wall were led by Huo Xiao.
A barbarian climbed up the city wall, but before he could see who was in front of him, his head was chopped off with a knife.
"Bow and arrow suppression!"
A barbarian chieftain shouted from below.
Immediately, the Yongzhou barbarians began to shoot arrows at the city wall, suppressing the defenders so that their companions could climb up the wall better.
The other guards also had to dodge the barbarian arrows.
But Chang Wei and others don't need it at all. The explosion-proof shield that is more than half a person's height can block most of the arrows. Even if there are missed ones, the bulletproof vests and stab-proof vests on them can also block the arrows.
So they just cut it.
Mu Xiong did not expect that the people brought by Pei Yun were so brave. They felt that they were even stronger than the border troops he led. Of course, the focus was on these people's peculiar clothes.
This is better than the defensive power of their second-level armor.
Leng Qingqiu and Chen Yanyu also took action. One of the two women used a sword, and the other used a palm to move around on the city wall, providing support everywhere. The barbarians who climbed up only felt a figure flash by, and then fell from the city wall.
Soon, all the attacking barbarians were killed, and Mu Xiong didn't even have a chance to fight back.
The ladders were also burned, and the barbarians below could only stare at the city walls.
"Retreat!"
Qifu roared loudly, his eyes turned red. He never expected that the defenders were so tenacious that they could actually block the first wave of attacks.
What's more, he didn't expect that there was kerosene in the city.
In the previous sieges, the defenders used kerosene at the beginning, but later stopped using it, apparently because it was exhausted. I didn’t expect that it would be available again this time, and it seemed even more powerful than before.
This made him grit his teeth. He had waited for so many days just to capture Anding City at the lowest cost, but now there are countless casualties.
I was careless. I should have used the catapult first. But it’s not too late now.
Although many barbarians died in the first wave of attack, the main force was still there. They would retreat, regroup, and attack again.
This time, use the slingshot to attack first.
…
In the Northern Liang military camp behind the Yongzhou barbarians.
The fifth prince Huyan Shun did not supervise the battle, but was drinking in the tent. He felt that there was no need to supervise the battle at all.
How could those guards who were so hungry that they couldn't even shoot arrows far stop the attack of the Yongzhou barbarians?
He just had to wait here for the news that the city had been captured.
When the time comes, he will have Mu Xiong brought over, and he will personally chop off the head of this great general of the Jing Dynasty.
Not only did Huyan Shun not pay attention to the siege, but other generals in the Beiliang military camp did not pay much attention to it either. The capture of Anding City was a foregone conclusion this time. If the Yongzhou barbarians could not even do such a small thing, they would not be worthy of being the dogs of the Beiliang.
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