The soldiers guarding the gate stayed firmly at their respective positions. They knew that they could not afford to be negligent at this moment. Once the Hu people took advantage of the chaos to rush in, the situation in the city would become extremely dangerous.
The reinforcements' cavalry charged forward and soon reached the city gate. Once the gate was opened, they rushed into the city and joined the defenders, forming a solid defensive line. The arrival of the reinforcements boosted the morale of the soldiers inside.
As the reinforcements rushed into the city, the young officer guarding the gate quickly ordered his soldiers to close the gate. Wang Yao quickly walked to the city wall and ordered, "Catapults, archers, ready! Take advantage of this moment when the enemy's phalanx is in disarray! Kill!"
When the Hu people saw the reinforcements entering the city, they felt very angry and frustrated. In the chaos, they regrouped and organized an attack, rushing towards the city gate, trying to break through the defenders' line of defense in one fell swoop.
Following Wang Yao's command, the catapults on the city walls began to operate, and huge stones roared down from the sky, smashing down fiercely on the enemy. Screams filled the entire battlefield, and the stones streaked through the sky and landed among the Hu people, causing great damage and casualties to the enemy.
At the same time, the archers on the city walls also drew their bows and arrows, and a dense rain of arrows was fired at the enemy, forming an impenetrable arrow curtain. Each arrow was like a torrential rain, demanding the enemy's life, causing heavy losses to the Hu people on the battlefield.
The Hu people were repelled by the bombardment of catapults and the rain of arrows, and the situation gradually developed in a direction favorable to the defenders.
Faced with the strong counterattack of the reinforcements and the tenacious resistance of the soldiers defending the city, the Hu tribe began to hesitate and become confused.
They had originally relied on a surprise attack to win, but they did not expect to encounter such resistance.
The arrival of Wang Yao and his entourage disrupted their plan. The Hu people had to call off their troops, reassess the situation, and look for another opportunity to attack the city.
The Hu soldiers in front of the city gate retreated like a tide, and the defenders in the city gave deafening cheers.
A young general volunteered to lead the troops in pursuit, but was stopped by Wang Yao, who was standing by. "Our current forces are limited. Our purpose is not to fight the enemy. Our mission is to defend the city and protect the people inside. Now is not the time to show off our bravery!"
After hearing what Wang Yao said, the young general lowered his head in shame.
Wang Yao patted the frustrated young general and said, "You've done a great job. You defended the city and prevented the barbarians from attacking. You bought us time to rescue them!"
The young general scratched his head in embarrassment after being praised by Wang Yao. "This is all thanks to County Magistrate Wu. He disregarded the danger and led the county officials to defend the city with us. This greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers. Some of the people along the street even picked up their kitchen knives and helped us defend the city!"
Wang Yao quickly walked over to County Magistrate Wu and clasped his fists in thanks, "Your Excellency, you risked your own life to protect the people of this city. I am truly grateful to you!"
Magistrate Wu, supported by his servant, replied weakly, "This is my responsibility as the magistrate. Protecting the people's safety is my mission as the county magistrate. Thank you for saving my life just now!"
Wang Yao turned around and pointed at Qin Yue, who was helping the soldiers defending the city. "You should thank Young Master Qin for this. It was he who shot that barbarian through with one arrow!"
Wang Yao looked at the frail Magistrate Wu and said, "Since you are injured, please return home for treatment as soon as possible. Don't worry, we are here to protect you!"
The crisis was temporarily resolved, so Magistrate Wu did not refuse and helped the servant walk to the doctor's place. He had only received a simple bandage from the knife wound on his back, and blood was still oozing out.
At this time, not far away under the city wall, the people spontaneously organized themselves and carried the wounded who had just been seriously injured in the battle to a temporary straw hut. The women in the city followed suit and busied themselves applying medicine to the wounded and stopping the bleeding.
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