My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 232 Let’s meet at the monument
War drums and bells rang through the north gate of Luyang, followed by warning sirens at the east, west, and south gates.

The huge city with a population of millions fell into complete chaos when the drums sounded. Vendors of all sizes on the street quickly closed their stalls. Pedestrians coming and going hurriedly turned back to the direction they came from, holding children and baggage in their arms. They rushed home; the doors of the shops along the street were built one after another; the victims hiding from the street huddled in corners or hid in nearby dark alleys; there were also panicked women who opened the door of their homes and hurriedly let their lovers out of the house to avoid being detained. Jie locked her in the room with him and her husband.

The city with a population of one million was in chaos. Countless people were rushing towards their homes, pushing and crowding. The cries and curses were mixed together and spread crazily on the streets. The place they passed was a mess.

A large number of government officials and police officers went to the streets with anxiety to maintain order, or to announce the ban on the streets. Another group of government officials began to recruit young people.

"spread!"

"drive!"

In the middle of the road, fast horses were galloping, driving away the crowd, whipping wildly and rushing to Xuanchun Gate in the north of the city.

The officials and generals rushed up to the city wall and pressed against the wall stacks. As the morning sun gradually rose, their field of vision expanded, and the dense military formations came into view. The officials opened their mouths tremblingly and spoke in trembling voices.

"Really... a war is about to begin..."

Many people had thought that the Yan army coming from the north would one day appear outside the city, but when the war actually came, both the officials and the people felt hesitant and uneasy.

At present, the streets in the city have been closed, but the civil and military officials from the court and the central government rushed to the imperial street leading to Xuanchun Gate in carriages, blocking the emperor's chariot coming out of the palace.

Yuan Feng was always good at figuring out the emperor's thoughts. He really didn't expect that the emperor would personally inspect the city. At this time, the Yan army was under the city. There was no telling when they would attack the city. A group of veterans were kneeling in the middle of the road, begging the emperor. The convoy returned to the palace.

Zhao Chuanting opened the curtain and said in a majestic voice: "Get out of my way! Pull them all away, right and left. Anyone who dares to stop me from inspecting the city wall and encouraging my subordinates will be killed!"

Dozens of palace guards went over to the ground, picked up the old ministers, and dragged them to the side. The imperial chariot passed by them and arrived at the gate of Xuanchun Gate. The emperor did not let the eunuchs support him and walked straight up the stone steps. There were people beside him. There was a man in his early fifties with thick black beard and hair. He was Zhao Shoulong, the master of Qianlong Mansion. His martial arts had already surpassed the first level. He vaguely protected his cousin Zhao Chuanting with every move he made.

On the city wall, when they heard that the emperor had ascended the city, the guards who were busy setting up defenses, such as Fang Yan, Jiang Zhongyi, Long Jin, etc., were so anxious that they cursed in their hearts: "Add chaos!" Immediately, they hurried to the city tower to pay homage to the emperor.

"I, in order not to cause trouble to you generals, I want to take a good look at what the enemy looks like!"

Zhao Chuanting, dressed in imperial uniform, looked outside the city, strode past the generals and soldiers who were kneeling on the ground, and waved his hand: "Everyone, get up and guard the city wall. I am here, watching the soldiers fight bravely to kill the enemy! "

He walked behind the wall, and in his eyes, there was vague movement in the long military formation. It was the first time for him to see the enemy army at such a close range. It was the Yan army that had fought several times. He looked at the two ten-foot-high attack towers. City Tower, feeling a chill in my heart.

But remembering what he said last night, Zhao Chuanting pressed his hand on the cold wall tiles, and the blood seemed to burn again.

"I--"

When the wind blew and his voice spoke the first word, there were more than 6 soldiers and horses outside the city. At this time, there were signs of large-scale troop mobilization.

The sound of war drums became more frequent.

Each army adjusted its attack array and changed directions according to the city section that was captured yesterday. At the same time, the trebuchets were pushed by the slaves, making the sound of "squeaking" wooden wheels turning slowly. Stopping slowly in the front line, the soldiers who had learned how to adjust began to straighten the car and calibrate the angle.

Then, skillfully pull the strings and fix the string.

The raw slave who was loading the stone bullets onto the wooden spoon suddenly felt a tightness on his shoulders, and was thrown away before he could react. In the surrounding sight, Lu Bu came dragging his cloak. He looked at the tower in the distance, pulled out the ring around his waist and Knife, as if comparing something, the corners of his mouth gradually curved.

Then, pull the plunger sharply!
Secret skill: shooting halberd from the gate!
The thick bow string buzzed back, and when the rod was pulled, the wooden spoon bounced up with a bang, and the stone bullets on the spoon were thrown out with a bang.

……

"I! I have never seen the soldiers in the army before."

Zhao Chuanting turned around and looked at the soldiers and generals around him, "I feel guilty, and I suddenly wake up..."

Something roared from the sky.Zhao Shoulong, who had been guarding the emperor, suddenly tilted his head. In the midst of Zhao Chuanting's passionate words, he grabbed his arm and dragged him away. Zhao Shoulong rushed forward, pulled out the weapon from his waist, and flashed a sword. There was a cracking sound in the sky.

Countless pieces of rubble flew away, hitting the soldiers, generals, and officials on the city. They all covered their faces and screamed in pain.

At this moment, a desolate horn sounded outside the city, interrupting the wailing of everyone. Zhao Shoulong dragged up the dust all over his body, and the embarrassed emperor ordered to the palace guards: "Take Your Majesty away!"

The emperor, who was ambitious and resolute just now, had not recovered from the shock caused by the flying rocks just thrown.

Woo!Whoooo! !

In the wilderness, King Xia's order to capture the city in half a day has been passed down from level to level by the cavalry. In the Yizhou military formation, Zhang Fei is wearing iron armor and rarely rides a horse. He is walking in the queue with a snake spear in one hand and a shield in the other. He kept cheering up his infantry like thunder.

Guan Yu sat on the red rabbit horse and looked at Luyang, where the city walls were strong and thick. He urged the horse to stop in front of his third brother and gave some instructions.

The Xiliang army who attacked the right section of the city wall was making final preparations. Among the 2000 people in the first battalion that climbed into the city, 200 people picked up pottery bowls, drank large gulps of wine, and then checked their equipment. Then, they followed Dong Zhuo and climbed up. Siege tower.

On the side of the Qingzhou Army, Le Jin twisted his neck and looked at the simple and magnificent city wall with disdain. His eyes were filled with heat. He turned around and walked up to the second huge siege tower. The soldiers who had first climbed up behind him followed closely. superior.

Under the large banner in the middle formation, Su Chen pulled out the Xia Wang Sword and raised it against the skylight.

"Siege!"

The cavalry waved flags and galloped, shouting: "The king of Xia ordered us to attack the city -"

The three armies of Yizhou, Xiliang, and Qingzhou roared, and two battalions of soldiers were separated to guard the slaves advancing under the siege tower, or to cover the comrades carrying ladders. In the middle was Zhang Fei holding a shield, fighting with A battalion of ordinary soldiers from the Hubu Camp rushed to the tower pushing a cart.

The three armies dispatched six battalions, a total of 1 soldiers to participate in the first wave of siege. They were like a swarm of ants pushing towards the city wall in the wilderness. Before ascending the city, the white horse Yi Cong, the Controlling Wolf Cavalry, and the Western Qiang Flying Cavalry had already rushed forward. He got up and galloped past the city. He drew his bow on horseback and kept shooting at the city wall to harass and suppress the Wei army's archers.

Dense arrows flew up the city wall.

The shields erected behind the wall stacks were filled with the crackling sound of arrows and arrows. There were also archers hiding behind the shields and wall stacks who were shot in the face and let out miserable screams.

The emperor, who had just reached the lower steps of the inner city wall, saw this scene and his heart trembled.

It was a completely different picture from the heroic and bloody battlefield he imagined... He never thought that he would be so close to death today. Then, he turned around and stepped on the stone steps and quickly walked down the city wall and got into the royal chariot. , turned around and returned to the palace.

The moment the royal chariot left, in the field outside the city, the three advancing soldiers and horses gradually entered the shooting range of the city. The guard was stationed on the city tower. When he issued the order, the archers on the left and right sections of the city wall had begun to push towards the outside of the city. The soldiers and horses launched their ejections.

One after another, the feathered arrows spread out and turned into a dense rain of arrows falling downwards.

In the array advancing with shields, soldiers pushing folding ladder trucks bent down and hid themselves under the shields, running quickly. Someone was hit by an arrow that passed through the gap and fell to the ground. The backup soldiers quickly stepped forward to take over. .

The moment the arrows stopped, the archers hidden in the array leaned out one after another and fired back at the top of the city. While some blood spattered, when they approached the city wall, the soldiers under the shield shouted: "Charge!"

In an instant, one after another, the shields were overturned, and the soldiers pushing the ladders and carts suddenly burst out, rushing to the bottom of the city at the fastest speed, unfolding the folded ladders, fixing the ends, and the ladders moved towards the city with a banging sound. Wall stacks.

"Comrades, let's meet at the monument!"

The man who dared to die after drinking strong alcohol and biting the blade of his sword took the lead in climbing the ladder with red eyes!
Soon, the Wei army on the top of the city will feel what invasion is like fire.

　The battle will be written in one go tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)