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The shield players walked neatly, not fast, but like a wall, they slowly moved down the city. The archers on the top of the city bent their bows and set their arrows, and were ready.

Hu Zongmao's Xunzi Battalion had [-] officers and soldiers, plus nearly [-] civilian husbands who were forcibly conscripted, but there were not many archers among them. Archers are technical arms, and not individuals can "shoot" arrows.

Although we know that the power of archers is the most important when defending the city, and we need to rely on archers to assist in defending the city. For this reason, we once urgently trained archers, but it is not easy to cultivate an excellent archer. There are a large number of strong bows and arrows prepared on the head, but the entire Hezhou city guards have less than a thousand archers who can shoot arrows.

In fact, the real number of archers in Xunziying is only about 500 people, and nearly a thousand archers can be assembled. Many, many people living in poverty have no choice but to go hunting in the mountains to obtain food. Because of this, there are a group of hunters with good arrow skills among the people in the northwest. These hunters were forcibly conscripted to Hezhou City. Those who are good at shooting arrows are selected from them and incorporated into the archers.

The main entrance is the main defensive point, so here, Hu Zongmao originally arranged nearly [-] archers. Before Chu Huan's troops arrived, Hu Zongmao learned that Chu Huan's main attack direction was as he had guessed, so he asked other buddies Reluctantly mobilized some archers, each of the other three gates reserved [-] archers in case of accidents, and at the main gate, about [-] archers were arranged.

Seven hundred is not a big number, but it is enough to cope with the current situation. The archers at the top of the city are organized into two rows, and more than 300 people form a group. One group is in front and the other group is behind, forming two lines on the top of the city. , the front row is close to the edge of the battlements, just waiting for an order, and immediately "shoots" the arrows, and then the bow has already been stringed, and when the first row finishes shooting, it will immediately go forward to fill in, and so on, keeping the bows and arrows high-speed lethality.

Chu Huan was riding on the Leihuo Qilin at this time, looking forward, watching the shield soldiers advancing, with an expression on his face, but his eyes were unusually dignified.

Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to win a hundred battles. When Chu Huan attacked Hezhou City, he naturally knew Hu Zongmao, the general who defended the city, and knew his personality and tactics.

Hu Zongmao not only strengthened and raised the city wall, but also dug trenches outside the city. His original intention was to prevent the enemy from rushing down the city smoothly. Of course, Chu Huan had already sent someone to investigate this point in advance. [

Before the soldiers approached the city, Chu Huan had already sent people to investigate outside Hezhou City in the dark, and had accurately determined the exact location and width of the trench outside the city.

The trench was covered with a layer of dust and sand, and once stepped on, it would inevitably sink in. Of course, Chu Huan did not want to see the loss of troops caused by this, so for the trench outside the city, before arriving at Hezhou City, he had to fight with Pei Ji early. After discussing the countermeasures, since Hu Zongmao can dig the trench, there is naturally a way to deal with the trench here. It is of course unrealistic to dig and fill the trench.

In order to dig the defensive ditch outside the city, Hu Zongmao used a lot of manpower. The ditch is very deep. Even if there is no threat, it will not be completed in a day or two for Chu Huan, let alone at this time. At the head of the city of Hezhou, the archers are watching fiercely. It is impossible to give this side a chance to fill the ditch with peace of mind. I am afraid that if the ditch is not filled, the people who filled the ditch will be wiped out.

The best way, of course, is to build a road on top of the trench. Fortunately, it is not difficult to find wood. Chu Huan ordered the soldiers to cut wooden boards, and they arrived with a large number of thick wooden boards. The inconspicuous marks have been made, and Chu Huan is a little lucky. The trench that Hu Zongmao ordered to dig is indeed not weak, but it is not a lot of money. The long and thick wooden boards are enough to build on it.

Seeing the Chu army approaching slowly, getting closer to the trench and already within the shooting range, Hu Zongmao finally slowly raised the hand holding the knife, raised it high, and suddenly swung his arm forward, With the blade pointing forward, the city cast archers didn't hesitate any longer, their bows were full like the moon, their fingers loosened, and the arrows on the top of the city were like raindrops, and shot towards the approaching Chu army formation.

Arrows rained in disorder. The defenders in the front row shot arrows and retreated immediately, while the row behind quickly stepped forward. Their bows were already full like the moon, and they shot them out without hesitation.

The arrows are like flying locusts. The shield soldiers of the Chu army raised their shields to form an iron wall, but it was impossible to be airtight after all. Amidst the "chaotic" arrows, muffled screams sounded, did someone in the army get hit by an arrow? Falling to the ground, it was those shield bearers who held up their shields. Although they protected most of their bodies, random arrows shot at legs that were difficult to cover, and the arrows fell to their knees. The arrow shoots in.

When the archers at the head of the city began to shoot arrows, the drums of the Chu army became more urgent. The Chu army's formation, which was advancing slowly, gradually picked up speed with the rumbling drums.

The shield bearer was in front, and the infantry carrying the wooden planks followed behind. Behind the infantry, archers from the Chu army had already followed up, and within the shooting range, the Chu army's archers had already bent their bows. Arrows are shot at the top of the city. Compared with the archers at the top of the city, the threat brought by the archers of the Chu army is naturally much weaker.

The rebels are condescending, while the Chu army is going from bottom to top. The speed and strength of the arrows are completely different, but the Chu army's archers, of course, do not really want to cause much damage to the soldiers at the top of the city, but just to suppress them. The momentum created for the companions in front of the road, everyone knows that if there is a delay in this city, there will be a chance of death, so the pace is getting faster and faster. Before the Chu army lined up The shield soldiers walked in unison, able to keep the shields fit to the maximum, forming an iron wall, but as people fell down from time to time in the formation, and some shieldmen were shot by arrows, forming a vacancy, the entire army formation began to be a little scattered.

The archers of the Chu army saw that the army formation in front was beginning to be a little scattered, and they shot arrows again and again, trying to suppress the rain of arrows on the top of the city and cover their comrades in front as much as possible.

Hu Zongmao saw that the originally uniform Chu army was in chaos under the attack of the arrow rain, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he sneered: "Chu Huan thought he was leading elite soldiers, now it seems that It's just a bunch of mobs, they put on a good show, and if they really want to fight, it's nothing more than that."

The generals next to him echoed again and again, and Hu Zongmao was already very confident in defending the city. At this time, seeing that the Chu army was so easily chaotic, he was even more confident.

Chu Huan frowned slightly when he saw that the army formation had loosened. Standing beside him was Han Ying, the general of the Zhenzi Battalion. He could see the situation on the battlefield clearly. Seeing Chu Huan frown, he could only Said: "Chu Governor, the Pingxi Army was formed by General Yu. Although the old general intends to train the Pingxi Army to become the most powerful army to deter the Northwest, but...his wish has not been fulfilled, so he has already driven west. The Pingxi Army itself , fish and dragons are a mixed bag, if General Yu is still alive, he can fuse these people together to form a powerful fist...!"

Chu Huan nodded slightly, with a solemn expression, and said: "Old General Yu really has this ability!" [

"Old General Yu passed away before the Pingxi Army was reorganized. Although the soldiers of the Pingxi Army also had combat experience, they were still scattered and did not form a real combat effectiveness." Han Ying sighed: "Wait until Dongfang Xin takes over the old general. As the general of Pingxi, he didn't put his mind on training the army, but thought of various methods to eliminate dissidents, and only wanted to turn the Pingxi army into his Dongfangxin army." He pointed at the attacking army in front of him. The Chu Army Legion, "If any one of them is pulled out, they can be regarded as qualified soldiers, but when they are combined, they are far from being able to exert their due combat effectiveness. The training time is too short, and the cooperation between them is not enough. Far from reaching the level of tacit understanding."

Chu Huan nodded and said: "General Han Pian's words are very true." Looking forward, he said slowly: "As the younger generation, we cannot let them insult the old general's statement. The general wants to build the Pingxi Army into the most powerful army in the Northwest, so we should inherit the legacy of the old general and fulfill his wish." He raised his hand and pointed at the whip, "Many of them have fought with Xiliang People have fought against each other. In all honesty, many of them are defeated soldiers under the Xiliang people. Both their morale and self-confidence have been severely damaged. As a soldier, if you want to regain your self-confidence, you must have glory, the glory of a soldier It can restore their self-confidence, and glory can only come from victory!"

Han Ying nodded slightly, and Chu Huan continued: "Since the Xiliang people withdrew, the Pingxi Army has not been well trained in Dongfangxin's hands, and they have not even fought tough battles. They need to be trained, and the best trained The method is to be tempered on the battlefield, training with blood and fire will make them grow faster."

At this time, the shieldman had stopped, and in front of them was the ditch. The shieldman had already stretched out his knife, braving the threat of arrow rain, and hacked on the ground in front of him. The dust covering the ditch was already It was not very thick, and the ditch was soon revealed. Seeing the edge of the ditch, the soldiers behind the shieldmen had already quickly lifted the wooden boards, and rushed to the ditch in front, putting on thick wooden boards. The arrows at the top of the city are even sharper. The archers at the top of the city don't care who the arrows are aimed at, they just need to "shoot" the arrows into the densely packed army formation of the Chu army. , can always bring damage to the enemy.

Hu Zongmao watched the soldiers in the Chu army fall down from time to time, full of vigor, and felt that his whole body was full of strength. He heard the sound of drums in the opponent's army becoming more dull and loud. He raised his head and frowned. , seems to be speaking to the surrounding people, and seems to be talking to himself: "They are going to attack the city...!"

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