Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 423 Battle of Jizhou ([-])

Outside of Wei County
Now there are countless soldiers gathering, there is still some distance from the bow and arrow range of Wei Jun's defenders, and they are arranged in formation facing Wei Jun.

A black flag fluttered in the wind.

Swords and guns are like a forest, exuding a cold breath under the sunlight.

It was after deciding on a siege strategy.

The dense crowd of 15 Han troops who rushed over made people feel hairy.

When the Han army was gathering outside the city.

Wei Jun's defenders were also set up, one by one holding sharp knives, standing on their own positions, and even the [-] Yuan Army soldiers not far from the city gate also set up a defensive posture.

Staring closely not far away, the densely packed Han army, like an endless sea, came into view.

The atmosphere is also very depressing.

In this sunny weather.

Many soldiers also had sweat on their foreheads, because they were nervous.

And above the city wall.

Yan Liang and the judge also arrived at the first time, and their eyes were also full of solemnity.

From time to time
The army led by Liu Qi had also assembled, lined up one by one in square formations, the momentum was huge, and the morale was high.

Looking at the defenders of Wei County.

Liu Qi rode out, looked at the city wall, and shouted: "Yan Liang, open the city gate and accept the surrender, and you will be spared the disaster of swordsmen!"

"I am a general under the king of Zhou. If the king of Han wants to take Wei County, he can just come. Yan will never abandon the lord, so there is no need for the king of Han to say anything!" Yan Liang replied.

Liu Qi took a deep look at Yan Liang, but didn't say any more.

He also knew that if he continued, Yan Liang would not betray Yuan Shao, and he still needed to fight to resolve everything.

Everything still has to be said with fists.

Then he rode back to the formation.

A big wave.

Five thousand soldiers with shields in their hands, heavy armor, and a knife hanging from their waists came out of the formation and lined up in front of the formation. Behind each of them were two medium-sized wine jars.

"kill!"

Liu Qi pointed at the spear in his hand and shouted.

The five thousand soldiers did not hesitate at all. When they were selected, they all knew what they were going to do.

One by one holding the shields in their hands, forming more than a dozen shield arrays, except for the gap between the shields, it is like a turtle shell.

More than a dozen shield formations leaned against those gaps, thinking about the city gate and leaving.

Not fast, but not slow either.

above the city wall.

Yan Liang and Shen Pei knew that the battle was about to begin when they saw Liu Qi turn around and return to the formation.

But seeing the [-] Han troops walking out with shields in their hands, and then forming a shield formation and coming towards the city gate, they couldn't guess what Liu Qi wanted to do.

With those [-] shield soldiers, even if they rushed to the camp stationed outside the city gate, they would not be the opponent of [-] soldiers, and they would not be able to take down the garrison outside the city gate.

but.

No matter what, since Liu Qi launched an attack, they also need to defend.

There was also a thoughtful light in the eyes of the examiner, thinking about what Liu Qi wanted to do. After all, it was he who proposed to have [-] soldiers stationed at the gate of the city, and then to unite with the [-] soldiers in the city to defend. of.

In that case, if Liu Qi wanted to forcibly attack the city, he must first take down the [-] defenders at the city gate.

However, with the support of the defenders in the city, if you want to forcibly take down the defenders at the city gate, you need to pay a certain price.

But Liu Qi's behavior made him unable to understand.

The most important thing is that if the defenders at the city gate are broken and the strength of the Han army is not consumed, then there will be a great threat to them.

This also made him not worry.

"Fire arrows!"

When contemplating the trial.

When Yan Liang saw more than a dozen shield formations entering the range of the bows and arrows, he let the archers attack without any hesitation.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~
A sharp arrow rose from the city wall and not far from the city gate, forming a dense rain of arrows and falling towards more than a dozen shield formations.

Both sides attack at the same time.

Arrows are like rain.

Ding, Ding, Ding~~
Arrows rained down from mid-air, and the cold arrows fell on the shields like raindrops, making countless sounds.

Some were inserted on the shield, some fell on the surrounding open ground, and some shot through the gap into the shield formation.

It is also possible to hear the muffled sound coming from the shield array.

After all, such a dense rain of arrows is not airtight. It is normal that the real turtle shell cannot completely block the rain of arrows.

But it is also difficult to see the situation in the shield formation.

able to see.

That is to say, braving the rain of arrows, just keep going forward.

Arrow rain, round after round.

However, the shield formed by five thousand soldiers of the Han army did not stop, and approached the defenders at the city gate step by step at the same speed.

Wait for a distance.

It is also possible to see the soldiers who fell on the ground, obviously with casualties.

The [-] Yuan troops at the city gate did not take the initiative to attack either. After all, they were ordered to stick to this place and join forces with the soldiers on the city wall to defend.

Moreover, Yan Liang did not give an order for them to take the initiative to attack.

I can only look at more than a dozen shield formations, slowly approaching.

but.

The generals guarding outside the city gate also made preparations, not only for the archers to shoot arrows, but also for the rest of the soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy.

Consume.

When more than a dozen shield formations approached, the remaining Han troops also needed to be dealt with.

above the city wall.

Yan Liang also frowned. Although the rain of arrows did some damage to the Han army forming the shield formation, the effect was not too obvious.

In the end, you will definitely be able to get close to the defenders at the city gate.

And what puzzled him the most was that apart from sending out [-] soldiers to form a shield formation, Liu Qi did not take any action, nor did he cover more than a dozen shield formations, but watched quietly from behind.

It was as if the five thousand soldiers were sent to die.

of course.

He also didn't think that Liu Qi really just sent people to die, there must be some kind of plan or trick in it.

The judges on the side also frowned, thinking about the key.

Time passed little by little.

More than a dozen shield formations, after throwing down some corpses, also braved the rain of arrows, and were about to approach Yuan Jun's formation outside the city gate.

And Yuan Jun, who was not far from the city gate, was also ready to meet the enemy, and just waited for the shield formation to spread out before launching a charge.

Just now.

The Han army that has not moved.

From the formation, a group of thousands of soldiers with long bows and arrow pots on their backs walked out.

When they came to the front of the formation, they lined up.

He took the longbow from his back, held it in his hand, squatted down, and prepared to shoot an arrow.

and.

There are dozens of people holding torches, lighting them, and holding them in their hands.

The squatting archer also holds the longbow in one hand, draws an arrow from the quiver behind his back with the other hand, puts it on the longbow, and pulls it away.

Something seemed to be wrapped around the arrow's head.

In the eyes of Yan Lianghe's judge and many soldiers on the city wall.

In front of the Han army.

Dozens of soldiers holding lit torches also ignited the arrows on the longbows of the archers who had drawn their longbows.

Apparently, something ignited was wrapped around the arrow.

(End of this chapter)