at the same time.
Direction towards Zhengde County.
The Heaven and Earth Society's army has just finished assembling.
They were a complete army, with all their weapons and armor brand new, and the general leading them was a model general.
He was listening to a report from his spies.
"General, there is a trench in front of us."
"moat?"
"Give the order: cross over."
"General, it's too deep, we can't get through."
The general leading the army frowned slightly; he knew this matter was not simple.
"It seems our previous strategy was too conservative. To avoid alerting the enemy, we didn't send anyone to scout ahead."
"But Liu Feng had foreseen today's encirclement by the army and made preparations in advance."
"What's the situation with General Sora right now?"
Although they were a joint operation between the Northern Barbarian Army and the Heaven and Earth Society's army, there were two generals leading the army.
The Northern Barbarians went up the Xinqiang River, where the terrain was more open and more suitable for these Northern Barbarian cavalrymen with horses to exert their fighting power.
On the other hand, the Heaven and Earth Society had a large number of people, but not enough warhorses, and most of them were infantry, so they chose to take the official road.
They advanced under the cover of mountains and jungle.
"General, news from General Sora has not yet come back."
"But I can see clearly that the trench is very deep. If you fall in, you won't be able to climb out. Moreover, the trench extends in both directions to the left and right, and you can't see the end at all."
"So, General Sora's situation should be similar to ours."
General Shui Linglong of the Heaven and Earth Society nodded.
"Pass down the order to send out the shield bearers."
"In addition, we will mobilize a large army. Some of them will dig and fill the trenches, while others will go up the mountain now. Even if we have to cut down all the surrounding forests, we will still have to set up enough siege ladders."
"yes……."
Actually, Shui Linglong's idea was just wishful thinking.
When a large army goes on an expedition, soldiers generally do not carry weapons such as axes and shovels in order to ensure the army's mobility.
Because these things would add extra burden to the soldiers.
Therefore, if he were to send his army to cut down trees, he would have to rely on the logistics troops in addition to using the weapons he carried.
Although their army was very large, they could only muster less than two hundred axes in the end.
At this speed, it would take them an hour to cross the trench.
Under Shui Linglong's command, all the shield bearers in the army began to assemble, holding their shields, and headed towards the trench.
Since a trench was dug, its only purpose was to buy time.
He could conclude that a large number of archers must be lying in ambush outside the trench.
Shui Linglong's plan was to have these shield bearers clear the way ahead, advancing slowly and wearing down their arrows.
In his view, given the productivity of Zhengde County, the enemy's arrow reserves would certainly not be very large.
Therefore, exhausting their arrows will be more advantageous for the subsequent siege.
Moreover, it would be beneficial for them when building ladders and filling in trenches.
But to Shui Linglong's surprise, his shield bearers slowly advanced and reached the front of the trench, but the enemy archers still did not move.
There was complete silence all around; not a sound could be heard.
What's going on? How can their commander be so calm?
And the village is at ease.
Linghu Yuanshan was on the rooftop, using the binoculars Liu Feng had given him, and he could clearly see the enemy's movements.
"How's the assembly going?"
"It will be ready soon."
Wang Dingliu answered from inside the courtyard.
Around Wang Dingliu were eight catapults that were almost ready.
Replace the catapults with ballistae; these are their most important defensive weapons in this area, so how could they be left out?
When Liu Feng was making crossbows for Wujiang, he told Zhu Zi to make them whenever he had time, so the county now has a considerable number of long crossbows in reserve.
On this front line, the enemy is divided into two groups.
The Northern Barbarians number around three thousand. They lack shield bearers, so most of their archers and crossbowmen have been transferred there to resist the Northern Barbarians and placed under the command of Linghu Chongshan.
The army commanded by Ershui Linglong was the main force, numbering around 20,000, and they had shield bearers.
In such a situation, the power of arrows would be greatly reduced, so the key counterattack tools here are catapults and long crossbows.
Huge boulders crashed down with tremendous force, rendering their sturdy shields useless; a single blow would shatter a large area.
Secondly, there's the Zhuangzi crossbow. Liu Feng also designed other things with it, and the one he gave to Linghu Xiaoshan was incredibly powerful on the walls of Tianyong City.
Now is the perfect opportunity to deal with these armies of the Heaven and Earth Society.
Due to the limited number of archers, Linghu Chongshan temporarily refrained from sending them into battle.
The crucial moment for their attack was when the main force arrived and prepared to cross the trench.
"The ballistae have been set up."
Wang Dingliu called out from below.
"Alright, then let their shield bearers know what a Raven Arrow is."
Linghu Yuanfang immediately took action.
At a command, dozens of ballistae suddenly appeared on the roof of the pre-modified house, and they quickly moved forward under the control of the soldiers.
*Clap clap clap...*
One loud bang after another rang out as dozens of massive crossbow bolts hurtled towards the enemy's shield formation in the pitch-black night sky.
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