My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 109
A series of footsteps sounded on the street. Soldiers from Longyang County ran across the long street one after another. On both sides of the chaotic street, people with shocked faces were hurriedly returning home. The military commander standing on the street pressed his sword head and looked at The soldiers who landed behind the team urged: "Go to the tower, hurry up! Hurry up!"

Boom boom boom!
The drums of war have been beating on the west and south gate towers, and the sounds of fighting are faintly coming from there.

On the west wall, large shields were set up on the female wall. The Longyang soldiers on the city head were all in uniform uniforms and wore half leather armor on their upper bodies. At this moment, they were nervously looking at the black crowd outside the city head. They were moving in from several miles away, spanning three or four miles, completely occupying their field of vision. This was still 4 people.

They heard that the rebel army on the opposite side defeated the imperial court's [-] soldiers and captured the Yantang Pass with strong walls and thick walls. They also defeated the Xirong people on the grassland and built a several-mile-long Jingguan.

Thinking of this, many people felt a chill crawling up the back of their necks.

"Stand up your shield and respond calmly!" the primary schools in each city section roared from the top of the city.

This was Wang Chengwu's first time commanding an army. He used a false sword to supervise the military affairs. This was unprecedented in any dynasty or generation. He knew that if it weren't for the lack of training of the soldiers and horses in the capital, and he was needed to delay time, he would not have to wait any longer. There wouldn't have been such an opportunity in the past ten years.

But now he has waited for the chance to prove himself in a battle.

The soldiers, commanders, and lieutenants on the top of the city were still running around, constantly adjusting the defensive positions of the city. Someone shouted: "There are cavalry below the city, put up shields!"

next moment.

There was a trembling sound, and a dense group of arrows flew up to the top of the city. They were nailed to the shields and wall stacks, and there was a banging sound. There were also arrows that passed through the gaps in the shields and shot into people's shoulders and necks, and the soldiers' shouts were heard. Wail.

The archers on the top of the city stepped forward and moved their shields out of the way. The arrows also flew into the sky and rained down on the cavalry running wildly outside the city.

Unfortunately, the effect was little. When the arrow rain fell, the cavalry named Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry had already run two hundred steps away, leaving only a series of arrows stuck on the ground behind the opponent.

"Pay attention to this group of cavalry!" Wang Chengwu stood behind the shield with his bodyguards, watching the cavalry retreating in a long arc. He frowned slightly, turned his head to look at the advancing military formation, and set up a formation. , and after a while there was no movement at all.

"Why don't you move?"

He has martial arts, around the fourth level, and has excellent eyesight. In his field of vision, the rebels are densely packed and their formation is quite satisfactory.

But there was always an air that made him uneasy.

Wang Chengwu quickly turned around and called the messenger: "That cavalry is testing the weakness of the defense. Tell the guards of each gate to just set up a shield and use bows and arrows to fight back, and nothing else is allowed!"

The messenger turned and ran away.

Wang Chengwu did not dare to delay for a moment, urging the generals around him to set up defenses. The surroundings were full of soldiers running around, with nervousness and fear on their faces. On the steps on both sides of the city tower, a large number of young men from the city were carrying heavy stones, and the soldiers held them in their arms. Put the arrows in the tubes under the wall stack near the city.

Just when he was thinking about which city gate the rebels would choose to attack after testing the four gates, the guard on the side suddenly said: "Captain, the rebels are moving again!"

In an instant, dull footsteps came straight to the outskirts of the city, and in the distance, the rebel array began to move forward again.

"What are these rebels doing?" Wang Chengwu murmured in confusion.

Woohoo!

Oh oh oh!
The desolate horns echoed in the sky. Because it was not a battle in the wild, the military formations did not need to be arranged too far apart. At a glance, they were all densely packed figures, walking slowly forward towards the huge city opposite. .

"Stop!"

Soon, Li Jue rode his horse in front of the formation, raised his hand, and waved his command to convey the flag. The commanders and lieutenants of each formation shouted orders, and the mighty military formation came to a halt with a roar.

"Qi Youhu, lead your Qi family cavalry, run on both wings of the formation, and monitor the city gate!" Five hundred cavalry galloped on horseback, and the young general in iron armor shouted loudly, leading his cavalry around the formation for two or three miles, looking at Sweep the city wall and then drop to the city gate below the city tower.

In the direction of the entire array, knights delivering orders were galloping in various small arrays in the front array, and a voice sounded, roaring: "Royal!"

Following the order, Dong Zhuo and Zhang Liao, who were in the two thousand-man army formation in front, raised their hands one after another and made gestures to issue orders. The formations around them suddenly changed.

Each figure walked with heavy footsteps, moving left and right to create a gap. Shields and swords collided with each other as they moved, making a slight banging sound. The two thousand-person military formation quickly turned into a ten battalion-level array, and a large number of ladders were placed in the air. The soldiers in the middle were carried by the crowd.

The big banner is fluttering and rolling.

On a huge ancestral coffin, Su Chen, dressed in silver armor and a red cloak, sat on a big chair on the carriage. He put down "Meng De's Book of War" and looked at the outline of the city wall ahead.

"The general sent by the prince of Yan State should be capable of supervising the army."

Immediately, Su Chen issued an order: "Send the order, two generals, Zhou Cang and Niugai, will each lead a battalion and conduct a tentative attack!"

Ling Qi galloped out.

Soon, a drum cart pulled up from behind, and the war drums suddenly beat, and the surging sound was deafening.

Countless figures were swaying on the city wall when the drums were heard. The approach of the war made the faces full of tension and panic. The spearmen quickly rushed behind the big shield under the orders of the general. , archers carrying quivers on their backs gathered in the upper, middle and lower city sections, with only two hundred archers in each section.

They tried their best to adjust their breathing, and the hands holding the bows were shaking slightly.

Further back, beyond the city wall, there are streets and lanes composed of rows of houses in the city. The moment the war drums beat, pedestrians on the street ran in fear, and those staying at home closed their doors and windows.

At this moment, many people had the same thought in their minds.

"There's a war!"

"The rebels are attacking the city!"

……

dong dong dong-

Amidst the sound of war drums, one battalion each from Bingzhou and Xiliang, with a total of 4000 people, pushed towards the city wall with the terrifying roaring sound. Large shields were connected into a piece, covering the infantry and ladders hunching below, among them. There were also archers. As they moved forward, they rushed out of the side of the formation from time to time, drew their bows and shot arrows towards the city head, suppressing the city head.

The arrays pushed on both sides were close to the city wall.

The arrows hit the shield like a rain of rain and hit the ground. At the moment of pause, the shield flipped open, and the figures bowing under the shield rushed out like a flood breaking through the embankment. The soldiers carrying the ladder rushed towards the city wall quickly. , arrows were still being shot, and people kept falling on the way to the charge.

The moment they got close to the wall, the shield wall was set up again. A battalion of eight ladders were erected by dozens of people, and hung against the wall with a bang. Dozens of people hugged the ladders, and their bodies all fell down. There was a huge pull. With such force, the iron hook on the ladder was directly dug into the masonry and fixed.

"Kill Bingzhou Erlang (Xiliang Erlang)!"

The different voices of Zhoucang and Niugai screamed the same under the two city walls. The Bingzhou and Xiliang soldiers with knives in their mouths were like ants climbing up the ladder!

In the first wave, the tentative battle on the city began.

(End of this chapter)