Lord Yuan

Chapter 149 Bloody Battle

Perhaps because of the continuous charge of cavalry in front, most of the eyes on the city wall were focused on them, so that these extremely heavy catapults had been loaded.

The boulder he carried was about half the size of a man. It was loaded and ready to go.

Zhao Jian on the city wall had discovered the catapult a long time ago. He originally wanted to shoot directly through it with a strong bow, but when he fully drew the bow, the arrow he shot was only a hundred meters away, while the catapult was A full 400 meters away, huge rocks fell from the sky.

Like a meteorite falling from the sky, Zhao Jian immediately shouted loudly and frantically: "Be careful to avoid it!"

Those veterans with extremely rich combat experience saw the huge rocks in the sky at a glance, and hurriedly pulled back the recruits who were still immersed in the joy of shooting the Xianbei cavalry under the city.

"Bang!" A loud sound that almost shattered the ears came from the wall. The huge stone blessed by the catapult with huge power flattened a corner of the city wall in an instant, leaving a gap the size of half a man.

Just now, this area was where the recruits were shooting arrows desperately, but now it was no longer suitable for fighting. The recruit's face was scratched several times by the gravel thrown up by the boulder, but he still endured the pain and tried to stick his head out. Go, the veteran on the side pulled him back and yelled reproachfully: "You don't want your life. If the stone hits your head, it will turn you into a pulp!"

There was not much panic on the recruit's face. He glanced at his other companions who were still bending their bows and shooting arrows, and retorted: "Those people are still continuing. Could it be that they are stopping me because they are afraid that I will steal your military merits!" "

The veteran's face was gloomy. He was about to use his seniority as a warning, but there was another sound of a boulder falling.

The eyes of veterans and recruits were shocked and speechless by the scene in front of them.

"This, this, what is that!" The recruit's eyes no longer had the initial calmness, and he looked at his companion who was still shooting arrows with a look of horror. At this time, he was directly hit by the surging boulder. The whole person died on the spot, and blood stains on the ground flowed to the low-lying areas along the cracks in the ground.

Not long after, a ball of bright red blood slid down the gap to the recruit's feet.

The veteran's combat qualities allowed him to recover quickly. He suppressed the sadness in his heart, supported the already frightened recruit, and comforted him in his ear: "Just be careful, it'll be okay, there are still a bunch of gods below." There are alien races waiting for us to kill!"

Perhaps it was the veteran's words that had an effect. The recruit's eyes gradually became empty, and then returned to normal. He took a deep breath and remembered the veteran's words. The recruit continued to bend his bow and shoot arrows. When he faced the arrows from the cavalry under the city, he , and the huge boulder speeding in the distance, but he hid under the wall very quickly, determined not to reveal any flaws.

The veterans looked on with great relief. Only by truly experiencing a death crisis, the baptism of life and death, and the combat experience of new recruits, will their quality improve rapidly. This is the reason why veterans have been able to survive in the cruel war until now.

But Zhao Jian saw that his defense line was being destroyed bit by bit by the catapults. Some soldiers who didn't know how to dodge were even hit on the spot. Most of them died on the spot, and the rest had to be divided. Some soldiers were sent out to help him to the rear for treatment.

After this back and forth, the pressure on the cavalry below suddenly decreased. They hurriedly stepped on the pontoon bridge with the arrows on their heads, quickly rushed to the bottom of the city wall, and turned to use the ladder to start the siege.

When Zhao Jian saw this, he immediately shouted loudly: "Move the stone, roll the wood, quickly!"

It was obvious that the defense strength of the fortress was insufficient at this time. Facing the figures of Xianbei people everywhere, Zhao Jian's anxiety was self-evident.

He roared desperately, and even smashed the stone he had just obtained directly down the ladder the enemy had put up, followed by a series of painful wails.

The soldiers were also busy picking up stones, rolling them, and smashing them down one after another.

It relieved the pressure for a while.

The catapult continued to unleash its terrifying power. After a while, the entire city wall had become devastated, and even small cracks had begun to appear on the wall in some places due to the continuous destruction.

Looking down, the Xianbei people on the ground have already piled up like a mountain. One-tenth of them have turned into corpses and are lying on the ground. At the same time, they are used as springboards for the Xianbei people who come later to step on the soft corpses. Just jump onto the ladder and climb up.

The feat of being the first to ascend will be highly regarded no matter where you are.

What these Xianbei people want is nothing more than to be the first to climb the city wall, even if they pay countless lives for it, because they know that only in this way can they completely cut off the enemy's desire to resist.

When the enemy braves countless flying arrows and goes through the terrifying stones when climbing the ladder, and then kills the enemies who hinder him from climbing the city, when his foot stands on the city wall, he will give a lot of trouble to those Han who do not know whether to live or die. The army brings extreme fear, and this is also the real reason for Xianden's existence.

It can both boost morale and greatly destroy the enemy's psychological defenses.

Zhao Jian naturally knew this, and he immediately ordered that everyone must be on strict guard and not allow anyone to successfully board the fortress.

At this time, the four hundred cavalrymen who had been assigned to the side had placed the traps buried on the ground and were quietly waiting for the arrival of the Xianbei cavalry.Soon, not long after, there was a roar that resounded throughout the world. It was the sound of the hoofs of war horses trampling the earth.

The cavalry were well prepared, and the horses seemed to understand the current situation of their owners, panting heavily and ready to retreat at any time.

When the first figure appeared, the cavalrymen opened their crossbows and vented their anger to their heart's content.

Suddenly, arrows flooded down from the sky, and the oncoming Xianbei cavalry had already been baptized by this first round of shooting before they could reach the trap.

Although the damage was not serious, the Xianbei people were completely angry when they saw the cavalry on the opposite side, which consisted of only a few hundred people. They fought back. Being skilled with bows and horses, they naturally controlled the crossbows with ease. Arrows rushed towards the Han army camp one by one. go.

The Han cavalry, who had been prepared for this, immediately took a shot, and the horse galloped backwards with a clear conscience, leaving only flying dust on the ground. While the Xianbei cavalry, who was still very confused about this, was still at a loss, this After the Huohan Army cavalry shot and killed dozens of people, they simply chose to flee without any intention of holding on to this undefendable side.

The Xianbei people looked sarcastically at the group of fleeing Han troops, thinking it was because of their strength, so they continued to move forward with confidence. After all, the road ahead was already very close to the encirclement fortress mentioned by Lord Kanji, and the cavalry here was He is an elite member of Xianbei and has sufficient combat experience.

Facing the Han army's rapid flight, they still did not relax their vigilance and continued to advance slowly.

There are no abnormalities, no enemies hiding in the shadows.

After reaching this conclusion, the commander here immediately ordered to advance at full speed, striving to form an encirclement as early as possible and trap this group of desperate Han troops. They actually relied on the strength of these thousands of people to resist tens of thousands of them. It was simply It's wishful thinking.

This place is very spacious and can accommodate hundreds of people walking together. In order to increase the progress, they chose to advance side by side and form a square formation, which can not only save time, but also form a blind spot for any abnormal movements around them.

However, when the first batch of Xianbei cavalry crossed the deep pit trap, a Han soldier hiding in the dark tightly grasped the rope in his hand, which was the switch that could make the trap effective.

He had to wait until the men who were obviously the leaders stepped forward, and the number of cavalry surrounding them was obviously much larger. If he could catch them all, it would be a great achievement.

Hiding in the dark, he tried his best not to reveal his figure, leaving only a pair of eyes staring at the Xianbei man who was giving orders. He waited until he got over the trap and immediately released his hand that was already red from being strangled.

"Boom!" A sudden explosion shocked the Xianbei cavalry marching in front. They stopped immediately, turned around and looked behind them, but they saw a large area of ​​​​empty space, where the adults who should have been surrounded were originally There is no trace at this moment.

Confused, panicked, and then fear.

When the group of cavalry discovered that their master had fallen into a deep pit of nearly ten meters, no wailing could be heard.

The scene in front of them made these pioneer cavalrymen who had survived the disaster feel frightened.

In the deep pit below, you can still vaguely see those sharp branches passing through the chests, heads, and even any part of the horses' bodies. The heartbreaking pain deprived the people below of their lives in an instant. Among them was the Xianbei beater who led them, who was entrusted with an important task by Master Kanji and was regarded as the key to encircling the fortress.

The Han army who was hiding in the dark could no longer close his mouth. He did not expect that he would harvest so many Xianbei cavalry in an instant without any effort. The leader who looked so majestic was also at this time. There was absolutely no movement.

He understood that he seemed to have established an achievement that could never be achieved through frontal combat.

After sighing with emotion, he didn't bother to continue watching. He still needed manpower support on the frontal battlefield.

He immediately carefully crossed the railing from the darkness, where his horse was waiting.

This massive group of Xianbei cavalry accounted for almost half of Kanji's elite, but at this time, their progress was completely stalled because of their own master.

This deep pit also took away several cavalry leaders under their jurisdiction. This series of blows made the Xianbei cavalry present always have a dark cloud lingering in their hearts. At the same time, it also made this group of cunning Han troops actually set up such a plan Trap was furious.

"What to do next? Your Excellency is already dead."

"Keep moving forward. Send a few people to explore ahead. After clearing all the traps, we will move forward at full speed and strive to get to the fortress as quickly as possible."

These well-equipped Xianbei cavalry suddenly stopped, and more than ten cavalry were separated to carefully explore the road ahead.

(End of this chapter)