Outside Jiming Village, the Western Wu infantry did not immediately begin to attack the city.

Under the watchful eye of the defenders on the city wall, they calmly set up camp ten miles outside the city. At the same time, three thousand Qingqi were watching eagerly. If Liang Jun wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make a sneak attack, it would be exactly what they wanted.

Qin Xian watched with cold eyes, unmoved.

The first day was spent in this tense and dull atmosphere.

In the early morning of the next day, the Daliang soldiers, who had not slept well all night, found that the Xiwu people still had no intention of attacking the city.

A large number of civilians appeared on the side of Wu's military camp, dragging carts and equipment to the foot of Jiming Mountain, digging out soil and transporting it to a place about four miles away from Jiming Village, and began to pile up the mountain of earth. As time went by, when the sun rose three poles,

An earth mountain more than ten feet high appeared not far from the west gate of Jiming Village.

A burly Xiwu general climbed up Tushan Mountain under the protection of his own soldiers and calmly observed the situation in Jiming Village.

He is Zhang Qingbai's favorite general, Guo Rong, the captain of ten thousand who was responsible for capturing Jiming Village.

On the city wall, Xue Meng gritted his teeth and said: "Brother, let me go out of the city from the east and rush behind them to kill this guy's arrogance."

Qin Xian said calmly: "Send the order and prepare to meet the enemy."

Xue Meng was stunned for a moment. He glanced bitterly at the general of Xiwu on the Tushan Mountain in the distance, then turned to convey the order.

After a while, Guo Rong walked down the mountain, and ten thousand captains were waiting in full uniform. He said without a smile: "Everyone, the general has given us five days, but I hope to be with you in Jiming Village after sunset today."

Have a grand celebration banquet. After the fortress is destroyed, all the gold and silver in the city will be divided equally between you."

"Follow the order!"

The captains roared excitedly.

Guo Rong waved his hands, and everyone said goodbye and left. Immediately afterwards, they heard the passionate and heroic drums ringing in the Chinese army camp.

A row of twenty double-tipped artillery carts appeared at the front of the Xiwu army's position. This kind of artillery cart is a catapult, which uses the principle of leverage to project the artillery stones. Unlike the previous raid on Daokou Village, Guo Rong this time brought a complete set of equipment.

siege equipment, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat the hard nut of Jiming Village with just a simple ladder.

The infantrymen put more than fifty kilograms of stones into the leather sheath on the long end of the artillery cart, and tied more than thirty ropes to the short end. Each person pulled one rope, and then stepped back with force at the same time.

"put!"

A centurion roared at the top of his voice.

Twenty huge stones soared into the sky with astonishing potential energy, drawing a perfect parabola in mid-air, like meteors galloping through the vast sky, flying towards the city wall of Jiming Village.

"boom!"

The huge boulder fell on the city wall. Although it did not directly collapse the city wall, countless egg-sized gravels burst out in an instant. Even though Qin Xian had ordered the defenders to take cover at the moment the catapult appeared, there were still many

The soldier was hit in the body by the rapidly shooting gravel.

The leather armor on someone's chest shattered, leaving a blood hole as big as a bowl.

Someone was hit in the head, the hard skull was smashed open, and the brains were scattered on the floor.

For a moment, this place was like a hell on earth.

Fortunately, the soldiers who were only scratched by gravel kept screaming in agony.

While the catapults continued to throw huge stones, two thousand-man troops from Xiwu began to advance towards the city gate.

They used wooden curtains and shields to cover themselves. The soldiers at the front of the team pushed ladder carts and wooden donkeys with pointed roofs. The latter was a modified siege cart, with protective wooden boards on top and rawhide coverings. It was not afraid of flying stones, arrows, or even

Can protect against fire attacks.

When the two thousand-man troops arrived outside the gate of Jimingzhai City, the catapults finally stopped attacking and then continued to push forward slowly.

The three thousand light cavalry were divided into one thousand men, then divided into two, and came to the flank of the infantry to start covering with cavalry fire.

The drumbeat suddenly became more and more rapid, driving the heartbeats of all the Xiwu soldiers, beating feverishly in their chests. They looked up at the six-foot-high city wall, and there was no panic or fear in their eyes, but full of contentment.

The bloodthirsty and violent color.

A military judge at the rear raised his arms and shouted: "The general has an order. The first person to ascend will be promoted to captain of a thousand men and will be given a hundred taels of gold!"

On the battlefield that was about to break out, there was suddenly a shocking silence. This silence lasted for an extremely short time.

In the dazzling sunshine of midsummer, the soldiers of Xiwu licked their dry lips one after another.

It only took a moment to go from silence to hustle and bustle.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The ladder cart was pushed under the city wall, and the pointed wooden donkey rushed to the city gate.

They are not newcomers to the battlefield, but veterans who have been in the army for at least five years. They have had countless small-scale battles with the Liang army on the border, and they will not feel the slightest fear of retreating at this moment.

The siege war officially started.

What greeted these elite soldiers were the various means of defending the city specially prepared by Qin Xian for them.

A Xiwu soldier climbed onto the ladder truck with excitement on his face. The city wall of Jiming Village was already within reach. He couldn't wait to jump up. However, just as he touched the edge of the city wall, a seven-foot-long wolf-fang shot came out.

The faint sound of wind and thunder struck him on the head.

This brave and burly soldier didn't even make a sound. His body instantly became like a puddle of soft mud and he fell directly from the sky.

Half of his head was covered with small holes, spraying blood and brain matter in mid-air.

The wolf-tooth pat is a heavy template with sharp iron nails nailed on it.

Xue Meng stood proudly behind the wall, the bulging muscles of his arms almost bursting through his sleeves. Only a person with such natural power as him could wield such a giant weapon like the mace.

Similar scenes occurred on every city wall.

Although the soldiers of Xiwu are brave and not afraid of death, they are still made of flesh and blood.

No matter how elite they are, attacking and ascending the city will definitely cost lives.

Fill it until the opponent is exhausted, fill it until the opponent has used up the defense equipment, and fill it until the opponent's knife edge curls up.

When the strength of the two sides is almost the same, this is the only way to win, and there is no possibility of opportunism.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and it had even drifted into the Xiwu formation.

Guo Rong came to Tushan again and looked at the battle near the city wall with an expressionless face. He looked at the subordinates who fought desperately and died miserably. His eyes did not waver at all. At this moment, what he was thinking about was Liang Jun's general, because from the current situation

Judging from the situation, the opponent still had many back-ups hidden. Even when the Xiwu infantry began to attack the city, he did not even use the archers, and the rolling wood, stone and gold juice necessary for defending the city were nowhere to be seen.

Merely relying on close combat weapons and the personal bravery of the soldiers, they were able to block the extremely brave first wave of offensive from two thousand-man troops in Xiwu.

It's obvious that this is an opponent who can keep his composure.

After about half a stick of incense, no infantry from Xiwu could actually stand on the city wall. He turned to look at the herald who was standing beside him, and said calmly: "Let the Liu brothers go and replace them."

"Obey the order!" The herald immediately went down the mountain.
Chapter completed!