There was a tense atmosphere in Tianji Gate. Ever since the Liangzhou Army launched the siege, all the carefully selected combatants gathered in the hall. They couldn't stay in the yard, because the defenders at the top of the city saw so many people gathered together.

Together, it would be strange not to be suspicious.

In fact, there are not many people directly under Tianji Sect, about 150 people, including quite a few female relatives, but there are hundreds of domestic servants in the gate. This time to seize the city gate, Tianji Sect organized fifty disciples

, there were one hundred and fifty domestic servants, and a total of two hundred people participated, which was exactly the strength of a team.

Although they were all waiting for the signal from outside the city, they couldn't help but feel a little doubt in their hearts. It was too quiet outside. Except for the billowing smoke and the vague light of fire on the top of the city, there were no shouts of death or stone bullets as they imagined.

The loud noises made when hitting the city wall or hitting the city gate or the city pool, but there is only that

For a moment, they heard the cheers erupting from the Liangzhou Army as they built the embankment. At that moment, they thought the Liangzhou Army had entered the city, but it was different. There was no broken army running behind them on the street.

The scene of the cavalry chasing and killing was still very quiet, which made them very puzzled. What on earth was the Liangzhou Army doing?

At this time, a disciple who was watching outside hurriedly walked into the hall and saluted: "Master, the smoke has been ignited outside the city."

With a flick of the brush, Zhuge Xian immediately stood up, looked around, and said seriously: "I have thought about it again and again, and will personally lead the team for this operation!"

Jiang Yan was startled and quickly tried to dissuade him: "How could the sect master be in danger himself? Disciples should know that the matter is of great importance and will never take it lightly."

Zhu Ge

Zhuge Xian waved his hand and said: "You can persuade me later, I have made up my mind!" Then he shouted: "Put on armor!"

There was a roaring sound immediately in the hall, and the combatants all put on the armor that had been prepared, wore the army logo, and picked up various weapons. They wore the two-crotch armor of ordinary infantry, even though Tianjimen

There are quite a number of Mingguang armors in it, but they cannot be worn. Everyone is wearing Mingguang armor. This flaw is too obvious. Only Zhuge Xian is wearing Mingguang armor.

Jiang Yan reluctantly handed over a token and saluted with everyone: "We wish the master of the sect success."

Zhuge Xian nodded, lifted the Daguan Dao beside him, and used his other hand to twist the tables on the main seat to the side. Suddenly, there was a rumble, and a dark tunnel appeared on the spot.

!Immediately he moved back and got in first.

It turns out that this tunnel was secretly dug and built by Tianjimen after they fled to Nanzheng, and it leads to a house across the street. That house is a secret property of Tianjimen, but it is usually uninhabited and is specially used for emergency escapes.

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Moreover, the armor was also secretly made by Tianjimen. You must know that in ancient times, private ownership of swords, guns, swords and other melee weapons was not prohibited, but armor, bows and crossbows were not good. Once found, it would be a serious crime of treason, and beheading would be a minor offense.

Fortunately, the nine tribes have to be killed! As for the token, needless to say, it is also a forgery, but the craftsmanship of Tianji Sect is indeed good, and it is more authentic than the real thing!

After coming out of the courtyard across the street, there was not a single pedestrian on the street. Zhuge Xian led his disciples' servants and walked toward the city gate in a swaggering manner. Occasionally, they encountered soldiers interrogating him. Although his age was suspicious, he was in his fifties.

Why did the old man still serve as a soldier? But he was able to deal with it as soon as he took out the token. This token was Li Guo's troop deployment token, so there was no danger along the way.

At this time, outside the city, the cavalry took turns flying around the city to provide cover. The moat centered on the city gate had been filled to a length of more than seventy feet. Yunfeng felt that it was almost done, so he immediately sent an order to the herald.

A series of instructions.

"Dang, dang, dang~!" A golden sound sounded, and the ten thousand riders who were galloping back and forth under the city quickly ran back. Then, hundreds of crossbows were dragged forward by newly captured mules, and they were five hundred meters away from the city.

He stopped, after some preparations, and with a command, amidst the trembling sound of the giant string and the sharp sound of breaking through the air, the giant arrow shot towards the city wall!

This time, what was fired was no longer the ordinary three-foot-long iron-feathered giant arrow, but a more powerful stilt arrow! It was equipped with a huge triangular-edged iron arrowhead at the front end, which was as long as an ordinary spear, also known as a

Gun, three swords and arrows!

When attacking the enemy's fortress, the crossbow is used to shoot the crossbow arrows at the opponent's city wall, so that the front end of the crossbow arrow is nailed deeply into the wall, leaving only half of the thick arrow shaft and tail feathers exposed. The siege soldiers can attack the city under their own cover.

Climb to the top of the city with these huge arrow shafts nailed deep into the city wall!

If the target is a walled city with a civil structure, this kind of arrow can completely destroy the walled city as long as it has a certain scale. The only disadvantage is that the cost is too high. Therefore, it is not fair to call kerosene bombs the best and most affordable siege weapon.

Too much.

While the bed crossbow was driving the rows of prong arrows deeply into the bluestone city bricks from bottom to top, dong dong dong~!" A huge cowhide drum was beaten, and the dull and exciting drumbeat announced the formal attack.

start!

Suddenly, a deafening cry of killing erupted from the formation! Under the cover of nearly a thousand wooden donkeys, 6,000 crossbow troops, thousands of foot soldiers carrying planks or shields, several charging vehicles and dozens of

Climb the city ladder and rush towards the city ahead!

This was the first siege launched without the cover of kerosene bombs. Although it would cause huge casualties, there was no way. This was the price that had to be paid for the lack of sufficient throwing equipment.

Although there is Tianjimen as an internal response, Yunfeng does not put all his eggs in one basket. He is really attacking the city, not a random attack. What's more, launching a fierce offensive can also distract the defenders.

It will help Tianjimen successfully seize the city gate.

The trebuchet on the city head threw stone bombs into the air one after another, drawing a standard parabola and whizzing towards the siege army on the ground. The crossbowman leaned forward and fired crossbow arrows at the increasingly approaching ladders and the city walls.

Inside the ant-like crowd, the archers fired rockets and flaming arrows designed to serve as siege equipment.

Rolling stones and wood also came in handy. They were lifted up and pushed down the city by the defenders, breaking rows of slug arrows one after another. However, with the continuous firing of the crossbow, the old ones were just smashed.

After breaking, new ones were nailed into the city wall, and the cycle started again and again.

Six thousand crossbowmen of the Liangzhou Army had entered the designated position at this time. More than a hundred wooden donkeys lined up in a fan shape and stopped. The sergeants hiding underneath quickly got out and held up giant shields to guard in front of the crossbowmen. The crossbowmen were

He picked up the crossbow and fired towards the defenders at the top of the city.

Yunfeng divided the crossbowmen into six teams, each with a thousand men. Only one team fired at the city head, and the other five teams all loaded arrows. In this way, there was no firing interval and they could continuously kill the city head.

Enemy soldiers leaning out.

The sergeants mounted on the ladders, also under the cover of shields, drew their bows and arrows or raised their crossbows and fired wildly towards the city head.

Braving the rain of arrows and amid the shouts of the mountains, the siege infantry finally rushed to the base of the city wall. They immediately threw away the planks or shields, but followed the stilts and arrows like ants to climb towards the top of the city.

Go, don’t hesitate at all!

Although the dense and continuous crossbows under the city posed a major threat to the defenders at the top of the city, they had to push their heads and push the rolling stones, logs and oil pans to the bottom of the city. The logs, rolling stones and iron pots in front were often blocked.

He rolled down from the top of the city and couldn't even squat down. He was immediately hit by crossbow arrows and died. The corpses on the city fell like dumplings, including soldiers from both sides. The scene was extremely tragic!

"Stop~!" The herald commanding the crossbowmen suddenly ordered to stop firing. It turned out that he saw that brave and lucky sergeants had climbed to the top of the city. At the same time, several ladders were about to reach the city wall.

The sergeants are also making preparations for the climb.
Chapter completed!