Chapter 979: Chaos in the city

Below Xiangyang City, the sky is filled with soldiers and armor, and the sun is covered with banners.

The feeling of coercion from the army approaching was overwhelming.

The messengers rode war horses and ran back and forth between the various square formations.

Rows of trebuchets and siege equipment were pushed to the front of the formation.

"Arrow array preparation——"

A Qin general shouted loudly.

Wow! Wow!

There was a neat sound of armor clashing, and the soldiers in the front row instantly sat on the spot and fired their crossbows one after another.

The soldiers in the back row bent their bows and set arrows in unison, pointing diagonally upward in unison.

There were also batches of soldiers operating crossbow beds, and the sound of mechanical bounce filled the whole place.

"Fire the arrow——"

The flag is waved.

There was a buzzing sound, and black clouds suddenly rose!

The bow string was taut, and thousands of arrows shot out, seeming to tear the air!

Dense black spots formed a huge shady curtain, rushing up from the Qin army's camp, blocking the sun in the sky!

In an instant, it swept down!

Looking at the black cloud in the sky, many soldiers of the Chu army widened their eyes. They were so intimidated that they could not breathe.

"Conceal! Pay attention to concealment——"

General Youchu shouted in a hissing voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, black clouds were overwhelming, slamming into the city gate!

Plop, plop!

The sound of armor being broken into flesh was one continuous sound.

I don't know how many soldiers of the Chu Army were instantly nailed into hedgehogs before they could react, and their bodies were covered with eagle feathers.

The crackling sound kept sounding.

Sharp arrows shattered the tiles of the tower and penetrated the doors and windows.

Some were nailed to arrow stacks or wooden buildings, and their arrow tails were still trembling wildly.

The entire city wall has long been inaccessible to people.

The black arrow is shocking.

The ground was littered with corpses everywhere.

Under the cover of the lieutenant, Hanzhou had already fled.

The trebuchets also started to launch one after another, and large rocks were ejected one after another, thrown in an arc in the air, and hit the city gates indiscriminately one after another.

Rumbling crashes came one after another, mixed with people's screams.

Some stone bullets were thrown over the city walls, fell into the city, and smashed into nearby streets, shattering everything and sending wood chips flying everywhere.

Some people screamed in panic and fled in all directions.

There are also Chu generals who are constantly shouting and commanding: "Quick! Quick! Follow up!"

Large numbers of Chu troops continued to rush towards the city gate.

The siege battle started here, with a fierce and determined posture that undoubtedly attracted the Chu army's full attention.

At the same time, near Dongcang in the city.

All the grain and grass supplies of the Chu army were stored here. Although there were no heavy troops, there must be many sergeants guarding them.

This place is not a busy city, but today, there are surprisingly many people coming and going. Not only are there businessmen and vendors walking around, but there are also the sounds of hawking. It seems that the Battle of Ximen City has not affected this place at all, and it feels quite bustling.

Several wooden carts carrying thick loads of fodder came from different directions.

The man pulling the cart, wearing a worn-out straw hat and dressed like a farmer, smiled from time to time, nodding and bowing to passers-by: "Give way, please give way..."

Not long after, several wooden carts parked outside the gate of Dongcang, as if they had agreed.

Today's situation was a bit strange. When the guard at the door saw this, he couldn't help but shouted immediately: "You are not allowed to stay here! Push him away quickly!"

A farmer wiped his sweat, put on a smile, bent down and said: "Sir, calm down, I am in a hurry to go to the market today, take a break and leave, take a break and leave..."

"Where's all this nonsense! Hurry up!" How could the guard let him go?

"Yes, yes, let's go, let's go..." the farmer responded. Although he was smiling, he didn't mean to push the cart.

"Huh!?" The guard frowned, immediately pressed his knife, stepped forward, and said with a glare: "If you don't leave, your head will fall to the ground!"

I thought that the farmer would be frightened enough, but his action immediately triggered a series of reactions. Pedestrians who were passing by suddenly surrounded him and started pointing and criticizing him:

"Why are you soldiers like this? What's wrong with people resting here..."

"that is……"

The crowd gathered more and more, and Wei Qing was among them. There was no doubt that these ordinary people who seemed to be coming and going were the elite soldiers of Qin.

How could this situation happen in normal times? How could people have the courage to do so?

The guard was shocked for a moment, his eyes widened, he couldn't help but take two steps back, and then drew out his sword.

"What!? What do you want to do!?"

A large number of soldiers behind him also rushed over quickly.

"You unruly people! Are you going to rebel? All of you, stand down!"

There was an angry shout, and Wei Qing and a centurion looked at each other, and then with a sharp look, he reached into the wooden cart and pulled out his sword, pointed it at a nearby guard, and gave it a sharp blow.

The guard was still calling "people", but he didn't expect that the other party would dare to use the knife. He was completely unprepared and was knocked over by the knife.

Blood splattered, Wei Qingyi pointed his sword and said: "Brothers, kill!"

"Kill--"

The people who were just watching and gathering all moved together in an instant. Some pulled out weapons from the goods, some hid them under their armpits, and some took out short crossbows, shouting to kill. In just an instant, the crowd swarmed.

flocked to Dongcang.

Ah!? More than a dozen guards were shocked. Before they could react, they were overwhelmed by the sea of ​​people and hacked to death with swords.

At this time, the guard who was a little further away finally reacted. He thought that this was just a riot by the people, but he didn't expect that the other party was so vicious!

Some people seemed to be frightened by this scene and backed away repeatedly, while others shouted in panic:

"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack——"

But as soon as he finished speaking, a crossbow arrow hit the door in front of him, knocking him to the ground.

This was really caught off guard. The Dongcang guards never expected that so many Qin troops would appear in the city. In their hearts, Xiangyang has always been impregnable, and there is no danger here, so they have always been very lax.

The Qin troops who infiltrated this time were all carefully selected. They were all veterans on the battlefield and were extremely good at fighting. They could be said to be the best among the best.

After only one round of killing, the gate of Dongcang was directly breached. At this time, when the Chu troops inside heard the movement and warning, they all ran out.

A group of Chu troops had just arrived. Before they could see the situation clearly, a row of crossbow arrows were fired, killing more than ten people in an instant.

Miserable howls arose, and the guard of Dongcang stared wide-eyed. He first looked at the corpse, and then pointed his sword: "It's Qin Nu! They are the Qin army! Kill! Guard here!"

Following his shout, the Chu army also shouted loudly and counterattacked towards the Qin army.

When the two sides met, they had nothing to say and just started fighting.

Blood splattered and fighting broke out.

But in a face-to-face hand-to-hand combat with the brave and skilled Qin army, probably only the former Liang army could compete in all the countries in the world.

What's more, these soldiers are still the best among the best.

Wei Qing took the lead, holding a sword in one hand, and kept moving, slashing left and right. Every time he swung his sword, the Chu army would fall to the ground with a howl.
Chapter completed!