Looking at the endless stream of arrows, Qin Yue said to his soldiers in a good mood: "Don't stop! If the Hu people keep shooting arrows, we will keep shooting straw men!"
All night long, the Hu people's arrows kept shooting towards the city wall. The Hu generals couldn't help but wonder, "Are these Han people really not afraid of death? Why do they still rush down to die after being shot?"
There were obviously not many soldiers in the city. The arrows shot all night were enough to kill all the Han people in the city. Thinking of this, the Hu general realized that something was wrong and immediately stopped his soldiers from continuing to shoot arrows.
The Hu general walked out of the tent and saw human figures hanging on the city wall. These figures were swaying in the cold wind. As the sky gradually brightened, the Hu guards discovered that the swaying figures were actually straw men shot with arrows!
The Hu general angrily cursed, "Don't let me catch these cunning Han people. I will drink their blood and eat their flesh to relieve my anger!"
Wang Yao stood on the city wall, remaining calm in the face of the Hu general's curses. Although the plan had been exposed, they had already obtained enough arrows. Wang Yao looked at the pile of arrows at his feet with satisfaction. That night, they had harvested at least 50,000 to 60,000 arrows.
This perfect trick successfully borrowed a large number of arrows from the city. The soldiers quickly collected the arrows and made full preparations for the next battle.
The Hu people were furious and immediately sent troops to attack the city. They blew the attack horn and rushed to the city with ladders.
Wang Yao's expression was solemn. Another round of fierce attack began. The exhausted soldiers showed no sign of retreat. They stood on the city wall, trying their best to stop the Hu people's attack.
The soldiers took the feather arrows they had borrowed last night and aimed at the Hu people who came to attack the city. Once a Hu person climbed up the city wall using a ladder, the archers shot arrows mercilessly and shot the enemy down to the foot of the city.
At the same time, the people in the city were boiling water and throwing fireballs. They cooperated with each other. Once the enemy broke through, they would immediately rush forward and use the burning fireballs in their hands to deal with the enemy.
Wang Yao stood on the city wall, raised his spear himself, and led his soldiers to fight bravely.
The Hu generals glared at the Han troops standing firm on the city walls, their anger growing. However, they were helpless. They charged continuously for a whole day, each attack blocked by the brave Han troops on the city walls.
After a siege, the enemy suffered heavy losses, and the Hu generals angrily realized that they had underestimated the fighting power of the Han people in the city.
As the sky grew darker and night fell, the Hu general ordered a retreat and temporarily stopped the siege.
The continuous fighting made the soldiers extremely tired. The people in the city took advantage of the enemy's retreat and immediately carried prepared food to distribute to the soldiers who had been fighting for several days.
The soldiers collapsed on the ground in exhaustion. Lieutenant General Li looked at their exhausted appearance and asked anxiously, "Sir, when will the reinforcements arrive? We only have a few of us. If the enemy uses a rotational battle, they will wear us out!"
What they didn't know was that the soldier who delivered the message had already been killed by the bandits, and no one was aware of their plight.
Wang Yao closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and encouraged, "Even though the enemy is numerous, as long as we don't act rashly, don't leave the city to fight, and defend the city to the death, we can hold the city. Everyone, grit your teeth and hold on for a few more days!"
In this way, Wang Yao and others repeatedly thwarted the Hu people's siege plans. As they failed to capture the city for a long time, the Hu people became more anxious. If they could not take Lulu County, once the reinforcements learned the news, this plan would probably fail.
The battle lasted until the fourth day of the first lunar month. The Hu people gathered tens of thousands of soldiers early in the morning and came to the city.
Lieutenant General Li looked at the densely packed Hu soldiers under the city and said anxiously, "Sir, the kerosene and feather arrows in the city are almost used up. If the enemy attacks continuously for twelve hours, I'm afraid..." Lieutenant General Li did not finish the rest of the words.
After defending the city for so many days and waiting for reinforcements which were nowhere to be found, the soldiers were exhausted both physically and mentally.
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