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Chapter 273 Siege

On the southern outskirts of Ling County, dozens of drum carts lined up one after the other, and on each drum cart stood a tall man with a strong body and bare chest.

They held two drumsticks in their hands, swung their arms like windmills, and hit the cowhide drum in front of them again and again.

"Boom...boom...boom..." The dull drum sounded, and then continued to spread outward, shaking the world outside and shaking the soul inside.

Wells filled with crossbowmen heard the drums, and each well was followed by rows of crossbow phalanxes on the left, right and behind.

After the Jinglan formation, there is the cloud ladder formation, including large-scale cloud ladders with "big wood as a bed, four wheels on the bottom, and double ladders on the top", as well as long bamboo ladders with simple workmanship.

Looking at the Jingzhou army marching in line like a wall, Liu Jing's soldiers at the head of Ling County couldn't help holding their breath, and their hearts thumped.

Chu Fang's expression was unusually calm, and his heart was also calm. He had seen such scenes too many times in the past two years.

Four hundred steps, three hundred steps, two hundred steps, 150 steps...

Chu Fang silently calculated the distance. During this time, he ordered in an orderly manner: "Enter the crossbow... Zhang Xian... shoot..."

All of a sudden, the strings on the wall of Ling County rang together, and a crossbow arrow flew out of the city and shot into the crowd of Jingzhou army.

Since the Jingzhou soldiers in the front row were wearing armors and holding big scorpions, the casualties caused by the crossbow arrows were not large. Only the huge arrows from the bed crossbows could penetrate the armor and scorpions of the Jingzhou soldiers.At the same time, Jingzhou army bows and crossbows on Jinglan and Tushan began to fight back one after another.

Chu Fang remained unmoved, and ordered the crossbowmen in the front row to retreat, and the crossbowmen in the back row to step forward, firing alternately, and the cycle repeated.This is the method of the crossbow array of the Han army, which emphasizes "opening and returning, shooting and returning, and the crossbow will not stop."

"Kuu...kuu...kuu..."

The loud noise of the colliding wooden arms of the catapults sounded one after another, and flying stones flew over the heads of Liu Jing's soldiers on the city wall, and fell into the Jingzhou army's phalanx like a meteor shower.

"Boom..."

A soldier in the Jingzhou army was hit by a stone bullet flying head-on because his head was exposed to the outside during the march, and his head burst instantly, blood and brains scattered all over the ground.

Such a tragic death caused commotion in the surrounding comrades.However, they were selected into the vanguard battalion, so they were all warriors who dared to fight, so they still walked slowly, but they were more cautious, holding the big pole high, wishing to shrink their whole bodies into the pole.

However, wooden poles can effectively defend against crossbows and even giant crossbows, but they have little effect on trebuchets.Especially when a large stone bomb weighing tens of catties struck, the only thing Jingzhou soldiers could do was to pray that they would not hit themselves.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

Flying stones plunged into the sea of ​​people one by one, and every time, they could set off huge waves.

After enduring continuous blows from arrows, giant arrows, and stone bullets, the ladder formation of the Jingzhou Army finally advanced to the city of Ling County.

The soldiers of the Jingzhou army held the wooden poles high to block the attack of Liu Jingjun on the city. Other soldiers constantly adjusted the position of the ladder. .

Feng Xi waved the long knife in his hand, and hundreds of soldiers from Jingzhou climbed up the ladder with poles.

The siege soldiers of the Jingzhou army were able to block the arrows above their heads with their poles, but they were powerless to attack on both sides. They were hit by arrows one after another, and fell from the ladder like dumplings.

The city of Ling County is well-defended, with a horse face, that is, a pier protruding several feet from the wall, which can cooperate with the comrades in the front to form a cross attack on the enemy troops climbing the city from the left and right directions.And the distance between the three is carefully designed, enough to cover the entire area.

The city wall of Ling County, which is more than one mile wide, is divided into relatively independent areas by horses and horses. Such areas are a nightmare for any enemy.

After paying a huge price, some Jingzhou soldiers finally broke through all difficulties and climbed to the top of Ling County, only one step away from success.

Before that, Kuai Yue had already informed the whole army that the first climber would get a huge wealth that ordinary people would never be able to achieve in a lifetime.

At this moment, he seemed to see countless golden gold in front of his eyes.

However, when he poked his head out of the female wall, he saw the densely packed soldiers of Liu Jing's army waiting in formation on the city wall. Before he could react, he was stabbed to death by a soldier of Liu Jing's army with a spear.

Although money and silk are touching, the premise is that you have to take it with your life.

The soldiers after him may have learned his lessons, or they may have more experience. They hid behind the back from the beginning to the end, even if they climbed to the top of the city, they did not show their faces.

However, he also failed to become the first climber. Several spears from Liu Jingjun stabbed him almost at the same time, and the huge force attached to the spears pushed him out of the wall. Immediately died and couldn't die anymore.

I don't know how many times I tried, finally a Jingzhou soldier successfully broke into the city. Although he was slaughtered by Liu Jingjun in a blink of an eye, it also created an opportunity for the latecomers.

One, two, three... More and more Jingzhou soldiers rushed to the city wall and started a fierce fight with Liu Jingjun's soldiers. The faces of both sides were horrifying, and they shouted like a tide, stabbing each other with spears and long knives. chop.

Wei Yan was covered in double armor, with a knife in his mouth, climbing the ladder as nimbly as an ape climbing a tree.

The day before yesterday, he entered the tunnel to fight and suffered heavy losses. He was not among the first to ascend today, but he himself volunteered to participate in the siege operation.

He only has a few dozen people left in his hands, and they are not worthy of a group. If he doesn't work hard to gain military exploits, there is no chance of getting ahead.

Wei Yan climbed to the top of the ladder, supported the wall with both hands, jumped up, and then stepped on the battlements and jumped into the city, the whole movement was done in one go.

At this time, the Jingzhou soldiers on the city wall formed a circular formation, standing firm and waiting for reinforcements, while the Liu Jingjun soldiers formed a Yanyue formation. They used their superiority in numbers to surround the Jingzhou soldiers and storm them, trying to drive them out of the city wall.

Wei Yan picked up a scarred and blood-stained wooden pole from the ground, and then rushed out of the circle like a mad cow. He clenched his long knife and swept down the road. Several Liu Jing soldiers who lacked leg protection were immediately hit. trick.

Wei Yan immediately struck, slashed with a knife, and swung his bow left and right. In the blink of an eye, he killed three or four people.

"kill……"

Wei Yan beheaded several people in a row, his courage doubled, and he even took advantage of the situation to rush into the enemy group.

Seeing this, the Jingzhou army standing behind Wei Yan couldn't help but boost their morale. Some even left the circle and followed Wei Yan.

Standing on the towering city gate, Liu Jing could see everything on the city wall, in every detail, and all areas were dominated by his own side. Only Wei Yan had an abnormality, which naturally caught his attention.

(End of this chapter)