Seeing that no one responded from the city walls, Tuoba Lie became even more arrogant and continued to shout:
"What? You don't dare to come out and fight? Are all the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty cowards?"
"Hahaha!"
The barbarian army burst into laughter and their shouts shook the sky.
The soldiers on the city wall were so angry that they gnashed their teeth.
"Sir, this guy is so arrogant, why don't you shoot him with an arrow? Shoot him to death!"
However, Tuoba Lie was standing at about three hundred steps, which was beyond the range of the bow and arrow.
It was precisely because he saw this point that he dared to act so unscrupulously.
Xia He also climbed onto the city wall at this moment and looked at Tuoba Lie.
"This Tuoba Lie is not stupid. He knows how to use this method to undermine our morale."
The battle between two armies is extremely complicated. In addition to the number of troops, the ratio of weapons and armor, and tactical deployment, morale is a very important indicator in ancient wars!
For example, in the late Tang Dynasty, during the Huang Chao Rebellion, the Tang army was defeated and originally planned to surrender. However, unexpectedly, a song "Qin Wang Po Zhen Qu" boosted the morale of the Tang army and they unexpectedly turned defeat into victory!
"You ridiculous Qin insects, you..."
Just as Tuoba Lie was about to continue his taunting, Xia He suddenly grabbed a javelin and threw it hard!
The javelin cut through the sky with a sharp sound and headed straight for Tuoba Lie's face!
After all, Tuoba Lie was a master in the realm of internal organs refining. He was forewarned and narrowly avoided the attack.
However, the javelin flew past his cheek, frightening him so much that he fell off his horse. Seeing this, the soldiers on the city wall burst into laughter and praised Xia He:
"Master Xia is really amazing! This shot almost took the life of that barbarian!"
"Scream, keep on screaming! Hahahaha!"
Tuoba Lie got up in a panic, his face turning blue with anger.
The soldiers around him rushed forward to help him, but he pushed them away. He stared at Xia He on the wall and roared:
"Ham! Tell me your name if you can!"
Xia He sneered.
"Are you so anxious to know your grandfather's name? Why, do you want to be your grandfather's son?"
"Remember your grandfather's name."
"Xiahe!"
Tuoba Lie looked at the guard beside him with a suspicious look on his face.
"What did this kid say?"
"Chief, he said he wanted to be your grandfather..."
Tuoba Lie almost went mad after hearing this.
"Hamya! Xiahe! You wait for me! I will repay you a hundredfold for the humiliation you inflicted today!"
At this time, two tall figures walked out from the barbarian army. They were the leaders of the other two tribes. They looked at Tuoba Lie and said sarcastically:
"Tuoba Lie, you can't even protect the food and grass, how dare you shout here?"
Tuoba Lie yelled, "Stop talking nonsense! We will attack the city this afternoon, and my Blood Wolf tribe will be the vanguard! We will capture the city within half a day!"
Upon hearing this, the other two leaders sneered and said no more.
After all, the casualties among the vanguard are the highest, and since Tuoba Lie is willing to take the lead, they naturally welcome it.
In the afternoon, the drums of war sounded again. The barbarian army began to attack the city. Tuoba Lie led the Blood Wolf Tribe and approached the Great Wall with various siege equipment.
Xia He stood on the city wall, holding his spear tightly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes: "Come on, let me see how capable you are!"
Siege warfare is by no means a trivial matter as shown in TV dramas.
Just hang a ladder and climb up, or throw a stone and kill a group of people?
That was just a scene that the director simplified to save costs.
The barbarian army came with great force, and it was obvious that they were well prepared.
All the trees within a radius of dozens of miles were cut down and used to build siege equipment.
The battering ram, an armored siege tower, was like a moving fortress, slowly approaching the Great Wall.
The battering ram was five stories high, with the bottom level being pushed by dozens of barbarians. The wheels rolled over the ground, making a dull roar.
The vehicles were loaded with heavy weapons such as crossbows and stone cannons. The barbarian soldiers stood on high ground and shot down at the defenders on the city wall.
The Qin Dynasty was also well prepared.
Shan Ling stood on the city wall, calmly commanding the defenders.
The well-trained soldiers pulled the bowstrings in an orderly manner, and arrows poured down like raindrops.
Although the barbarians were holding shields, many of them were unable to dodge and fell to the ground.
However, the barbarians' offensive did not weaken.
They pushed the ladder and slowly approached the city wall.
The ladder consists of three parts: wheels, ladder body and hook. The ladder body can be tilted up and down, and there is an iron hook on the top to hook the edge of the city.
The ladder was equipped with wheels for easy movement. The barbarian soldiers hid behind the ladder to avoid the arrows of the defenders.
"Let the log roll!"
At Shan Ling's command, the defenders pushed the rolling logs that had been prepared long ago down the city wall.
The heavy log rolled down the ladder, smashing the climbing barbarians into a bloody mess.
However, the barbarians were numerous and kept coming forward, and soon many of them climbed up the city wall.
"Golden juice ready!"
Shan Ling gave another order. The defenders poured the boiled manure into a special container and dumped it down the city wall.
The hot gold juice poured onto the barbarians, causing them to scream. The barbarians were burned by the gold juice, and their wounds became infected and difficult to treat, causing them great pain.
Xia He stood at the front of the city wall, holding a spear with a cold look.
His position was where the barbarians attacked most fiercely.
"kill!"
Xia He let out a low roar, and his spear swung like a dragon, instantly piercing through a barbarian who had just climbed up the city wall.
Before the barbarian could react, he was thrown out and fell heavily off the city wall.
Immediately afterwards, several more barbarians climbed up, and Xia He swept his spear across, repelling them one by one.
"As expected of a military spearmanship, when there are more people, the advantage becomes apparent!"
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