The Golden Age Chapter 712: Blood battle

Amid the sound of the horn, the shield soldiers rushed forward. These shields were extremely thick, and the shields were connected to the shields, forming a copper wall with almost no gaps.

The defenders were shocked when they saw the copper wall and iron wall pushed forward.

In the previous rebels attacking the city, they all wielded their weapons and rushed forward. Shield protection is rarely seen. Because of this, the rebels at that time became the target of the city's archers.

The enemy army siege this time has plenty of shields, and they are well-trained. The shields cover the body, and they can't even hold on.

Qin Xiao was also shocked.

The Qian family used the Suzhou battalion as a cover and prepared refined equipment. The soldiers not only had leather armor, but also built a large number of shields. At this moment, the enemy army was like a behemoth full of thick armor. The prey came over.

Compared with the chaos of the previous rebel siege, the formation of the Suzhou Battalion is orderly, with generals waving command flags and directing operations.

Hundreds of archers followed behind the shield and gradually approached the city. Qin Xiao faintly saw that there was even someone holding a torch behind the shield. The sky hadn't darkened yet. At this time, he did not know what he intended to do with the torch. , The enemy archers have thrown arrows toward the city from between the shields.

"Rocket!"

Someone exclaimed.

Qin Xiao realized at this time that the arrow shot from below the city was actually tied with Chinese pine, and the rocket that was shot fell on the top of the city, suddenly sparking.

There are plenty of archers in the Suzhou Battalion, and this round of rockets coming over, the defenders at the head of the city are already in chaos.

Although the archers at the head of the city counterattack immediately, the number of archers is far from comparable to that of the Suzhou Battalion, and the enemy has a thick shield as a cover, which poses very little threat to them. Instead, the enemy’s rockets are continuous, countless. The rocket fell on the head of the city.

The city wall of Shuning County is not high, and the opponent's rocket is enough to hit the top of the city. Although the strength attenuates a lot when it hits the top of the city, there are still many soldiers among them.

There are hundreds of barrels of kerosene on the head of the city, just waiting for the enemy to approach the wall and splash the oil to burn. But at this moment, many rockets fell in the barrels, and the kerosene was suddenly lit, and the flames were blazing.

"Be careful with kerosene." Qin Xiao saw a kerosene on fire not far away, and said in surprise: "Don't let the rocket fall in."

To make it easier to pour oil down the city, the oil barrels had no lids, and the rockets were like rain. In a short while, more than a dozen barrels of kerosene burned.

The enemy's flurry of arrows was not aimed at shooting the defenders. It was obviously to disrupt the defenders' positions. When the city was in a panic, the enemy had already accelerated the speed of the attack, and the shield soldiers were still Covering the archers and shooting arrows to the city, the two thousand disciples of the strong queen mother in the back row, under the command of the flag, have already spared from both sides, lifting the ladder and quickly approaching the city wall.

The sporadic arrows shot down by the defender could not stop the enemy from approaching.

The sound of the snare drum shook the fields, and the enemy obviously saw the city's head in chaos, and their morale was greatly boosted.

The enemy army approached the city wall. Under the command of Qin Xiao and Chen Xi, the defender had recovered from the panic. The ladder set up, and the defender immediately picked up the stone and smashed it down the city. , Those burning barrels of fire also splashed down from the city.

Only among the enemy's archers, there are many elite soldiers with excellent archery skills. I saw the defenders of the city throwing oil drums to pour oil down the city. The archers immediately shot at those defenders, and the defenders shot arrows. After that, instead of splashing the kerosene from the oil drums from the top of the city, instead

It was sprinkled on the top of the city, the rocket fell on it, and the fire was raging. In an instant, many guards were burned by the fire.

"Everyone is listening, don't be messy." Qin Xiaoyun's internal strength resonated, and his voice resounded through the city: "Behind is our parents and sisters. We must not let them cross this city wall."

Yes, behind the back are my family members. The life and death of parents, wives and children depend on whether they can hold onto this wall.

The offensive of the Suzhou Battalion is not the same as the previous rebel attack. They attacked the city in a very rhythmic manner. They used rockets to suppress and disrupt the defenders. Then they took the opportunity to approach the city wall and set up a ladder. The Suzhou Battalion was dressed in armor. The sword soldiers also rushed forward quickly, holding a small face shield in one hand and a knife in the other.

There is already a raging fire at the root of the city wall, and it is extremely dangerous to throw huge wood and heavy stones below the city. The enemy archers just shot at the city head in the first few rounds, but at this moment they are aiming at the guards who are outcropping from behind the battlements. Soldiers, just for a moment, dozens of people have been killed and injured under the sharp arrows of the enemy's archers.

The head of the city was full of flames, but the defenders did not wait to die.

In any case, there are relatives in the city, and they are the hope of tens of thousands of people in the city.

While the guards put out the fire, they threw huge boulders down the city to their deaths, and barrels of kerosene continued to pour down the city, and the city was full of flames above and below the city.

Qian Guiting was riding on horseback, looking at the city from a distance, seeing the fierce offensive and defensive of both sides, his own siege soldiers obviously had the upper hand, and he was delighted.

He couldn't help but glanced towards the northwest, Yuan Changling on the side chuckled lightly: "Don't worry, son, he knows what to do."

Qian Guiting saw that Yuan Changling also looked like a bamboo in his chest. He was excited and looked over to the drummer. Two snare drums were standing on the drum stand. The sturdy drummer was desperately beating the drums to boost morale. Ting got off his horse, grabbed the drumsticks from the drummer in the past, and beat the drums himself.

Although the enemy army suffered a lot of casualties, after all, many people climbed to the top of the city along the ladder.

The defenders at the head of the city had been prepared for a long time. As soon as the enemy showed their heads out of the wall, several defenders swarmed up, and they all greeted them with swords and spears.

The fighting between the two sides was fierce, and they gave up their lives.

On the left side of the army camp, the whole army is already preparing.

The soldiers of the nearly Wanzuo Army have knives and guns in their hands, and are ready to fight.

Wen Rengui did not look at Xixia Mountain at this time, but was riding on horseback facing Shuningcheng, followed by Yuwenchengchao and his subordinates, except for Yuwenchengchao, everyone else followed Wenrengui For many years, many even followed all the way from Qingzhou, loyal to Wen Rengui.

"Has the general figured it out?" Yu Wencheng asked, looking at Wen Rengui.

Wen Rengui turned his head and glanced at Yu Wencheng, and said calmly: "You should know that if I take this step wrong, it is too late to regret it, and it is about the life and death of countless people."

"It is precisely because it is related to everyone's future that we must not hesitate." Yuwen Chengchao stared at Wen Rengui.

The night breeze was blowing, Wen Rengui put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, and was silent.

The soldiers of the Suzhou Battalion are brave and good at fighting. Many people have already climbed over the wall and reached the top of the city. Although the defenders at the top of the city have an advantage in numbers, most of them are ordinary people. How can they be with well-trained elites? The armored soldiers fought head-on.

Fortunately, Dong Guangxiao invited many comrades from the rivers and lakes to help out. Most of these people are also unknown people in the rivers and lakes, but they also have some effort.

Furthermore, Dong Guangxiao deployed most of his fellow rivers and lakes on the North City side. At this moment, this group of people became the main force in the fight, and when dealing with the elite soldiers on the top of the city, they would naturally not be let down.

The elite soldiers on the top of the city were quickly dealt with, and the top of the city was already full of corpses.

The screams of fighting and screams continued. Qin Xiao took the lead. While instructing the defenders to continue to use huge trees and rocks to kill the enemy troops under the city, they greeted the elite soldiers on the top of the city and slashed them.

Qian Guiting's face is hard to look.

He thought that with the elite strength of the Suzhou battalion, the most difficult problem of siege was to get to the top of the city. As long as he could get to the top of the city, this siege would be almost equal to victory.

Before we set off from Suzhou City, Qian Guanghan personally worked out a plan to attack the city.

The biggest advantage of the Suzhou Battalion is that it has a complete range of troops. Although there are only 3,000 men and horses, there are five or six hundred cavalry. Over the years, at least half of the entire battalion's officers and soldiers can bend bows and shoot arrows. In addition, they have complete equipment.

When attacking a city, cavalry is not useful, but shieldmen and archers are indispensable.

The Qian family also learned from the right **** general the reason for the defeat in the last siege, and knew that Shuning City had prepared a lot of kerosene.

So the Qian family formulated a strategy. In the first few rounds of archery shooting, the archers used the arrows tied with Chinese pine. After the ignition, the rocket fell on the top of the city and could not be destroyed for a while. As long as there is a rocket in the barrel, it will It was to set the head of the city on fire.

The rocket caused a fire at the top of the city, and then used the arrows to suppress the defenders at the top of the city, took the opportunity to rush to the city, and board the ladder to fight.

The plan has indeed proceeded as expected. Qian Guiting was overjoyed when he saw the soldiers climb over the battlements with his own eyes.

He thought that the defenders were just ordinary people drawn from the city. The elite soldiers of the Suzhou Battalion dealt with those untrained people. It would not matter if one enemy was five. As long as the elite soldiers climbed into the city, they must be right next. A massacre by the defenders of the city.

But the current situation was completely beyond his expectation.

The defenders at the head of the city not only withstood the offensive of the elite soldiers, but even still had enough energy to attack the rebels below the city.

He threw away the drumsticks in his hands, his face extremely ugly.

On the top of the city, Qin Xiao cut several people in succession, and even kicked a soldier who had just climbed to the top of the city. He fell alive and fell to death. At this time, he heard a rush from behind him. He glanced back at the sound of his footsteps and saw that Dong Guangxiao had already brought a large number of people over.

"The rebels outside Nancheng do not have a ladder to attack the city." Dong Guangxiao held a long sword in his hand, "I will let Gong Kui guard over there and bring people over to support." Seeing a rebel sticking his head out of the battlements, Without a word, he rushed forward, the long sword pierced out, and the blade directly pierced the soldier's throat.

"We burned a few of them, they now only have less than thirty." Qin Xiao said loudly, "Master Dong, you will lead someone to stare at the ladder here, and the ones on the right will be handed over to Chen Shaojian's people. , Come up and kill one, I will guard the door, lest they take the opportunity to hit the door."

"Okay." Dong Guangxiao drew his sword and shouted: "Brothers, don't mess up, come and kill one by one, keep an eye on the ladder and see how many of them will die."

Qian Guiting saw that the elite soldiers fell from the top of the city one by one, and his ears wailed sorrowfully. He clenched his fists. At this moment, he suddenly felt the ground trembled, his brows clenched, and he listened quickly. Someone yelled: "Zuo Jun is here, Zuo Jun is here!"