Chapter 20: Dangerous Towers
"Li Ba, prepare to throw stones!" The Qin army was forced to stop due to the moat under the city wall. Yang Lin seized the opportunity and suddenly shouted.
Li Ba received the order and immediately asked Pei Jun on the tower to hold up the big stone that had been prepared long ago.
"cast!"
Under the latter's order, the entire Pei army, seven to eight hundred people, threw stones together. Moreover, the Qin army was right under the city tower. At such a close distance, the Qin army was so numerous that it was impossible for the Qin army to miss the target. A stone fell down.
Even with the protection of shields, the Qin army was still seriously injured. The stones were not arrows. The arrows hit the shields, and they were safe as soon as the loud fart sound passed. However, the stones fell from the four or five-foot-high tower, and the arrows hit the shields.
Even if the Qin army is brave and brave, if you try to fight against your own weight with a stone, can you beat it?
A group of Qin soldiers holding shields paid a heavy price. Dozens of people suffered fractures in their left arms due to the violent impact. Qin Jun finally reacted and cursed Pei Jun for his shamelessness. You can't shoot arrows when you have them.
, what stone to throw.
However, the Pei army ignored the Qin army at all. As Li Ba's order came out again, the second round of stone throwing fell from the tower. Fortunately, the Qin army was prepared this time and dodged with their shields raised.
"Siege the city with a ladder!" shouted one of the members of the ladder team.
After the second round of stone throwing, the Qin army finally recovered. When they heard the shouts, the well-trained soldiers jumped into the moat one after another and prepared to build the ladder. However, the turbid river water covered the wooden squares in the moat.
In the wedge formation, the first group of Qin soldiers to jump out were once again caught off guard. Under the impact of the impact, hundreds of people suffered puncture wounds and scratches on their feet and legs. The turbid river water immediately turned red. The injuries this time were more serious than the previous ones.
Stone-throwing is even more serious.
Seeing this, a five-hundred-year-old leader who was responsible for climbing the city pushed the Qin army away. He drew his sword and shouted, "Put up the ladder! The soldiers in the river quickly put up the ladder."
Under his order, the injured Qin army gritted their teeth, but did not dare to retreat. Then they took over the siege ladders from the Qin army behind them. With the combined efforts of everyone, thirty or forty ladders were placed against the wall of the tower.
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"Attack the city!" The five hundred swords pointed at the Pei army on the top of the Peixian city. His armor surged all over his body and he shouted again: "The time has come to make contributions. Go up to the city tower and put down the rebels. Kill!"
"kill--"
The nearly a thousand Qin troops responsible for attacking the city raised their weapons and roared. They were extremely aggrieved by the carelessness they had just encountered. Every one of them wanted to climb the tower immediately and drink the blood of the Pei army. It was built with cloud ladders. Because of the width of the moat, the Qin army also knew
The trap in the river. In order to avoid the fate of the Qin army in the river, the Qin soldiers in charge of the siege jumped to the ladder with great skill, and then pulled out their swords from their waists. The person at the top of the ladder held a shield and quickly
Climb to the tower.
Seeing this, Li Ba immediately drew his sword and shouted to Pei Jun beside him with a thunderous voice: "Kill! Guard the tower."
"Qiang——"
A group of spearmen looked fiercely at the edge of the city wall. They were like hunters, waiting for the first Qin army to show up.
Of course, the rest of the Pei army was not idle either. Buckets of boiling hot water were poured on the Qin army who was climbing the ladder. The Qin army was okay with their shields on their backs. Because of the shield's obstruction, the hot water did not pose much of a threat, but
The people behind were unlucky. Hot water splashed on the shield. Qin Jun who was not paying attention was immediately scalded. Then he fell down the ladder and fell into the moat. Needless to say, the consequences were obvious. The sharp wooden thorns directly hit him.
Penetrate and die.
The Qin army finally died. A round of hot water came down and dozens of people died. However, after all, the hot water could only act as a barrier. The Qin army who was the first to climb had already climbed to the edge of the tower with a shield. These Qin army experiences
Rich, they did not show their heads rashly, but erected shields to cover the edge of the tower to prevent the Pei army from sudden attack.
Fortunately, although Li Ba was a rough man, he was not clumsy. When he saw this situation, he did not immediately let the spearmen attack, but stared at the shield with his eyes tightly. The Qin army was not attacked, and they immediately raised their swords and started fighting.
Seize the city wall quickly.
"Attack!" At this moment, Li Ba struck the Qin army standing on the edge of the city wall with his sword, and at the same time issued an order to attack. Upon hearing the order, the spearmen quickly attacked, but the Qin army who had just appeared had not yet stood firm.
, and were stabbed down the city tower by hundreds of spearmen. However, taking advantage of the opportunity for the first batch of siege Qin troops to climb, the ladder team under the city tower quickly built dozens of ladders. In this way, the defenders of the city
The pressure on Pei's army doubled. Although the Qin army's early offensive was blocked, once they reacted, they were all brave and tough, and more and more Qin troops climbed up the city wall.
"My lord, something bad has happened. The Qin army has already attacked."
A small section of the city tower has been captured by the Qin army.
Yang Lin also saw it, his face was gloomy, and he immediately ordered: "Xia Houying, please call Cao Shen, Zhou Bo, Yong Chi and others to support. We must retake the city head."
"No!" Xia Houying was in a hurry and did not dare to delay. He immediately led people to notify the towers on the other three sides. Zhou Bo and others rushed to help to prevent a sneak attack.
The three of them learned that the east wall was in danger, so they drew their swords and led people to rescue without stopping.
"Li Ba, lead a group of people to stop the Qin army's offensive." Yang Lin also personally joined the Qin army. He slashed the enemy's throat with his sword, turned around and ordered Li Ba, who was assassinating the Qin army on the tower.
Li Ba waved his hand, and more than twenty personal guards beside him, each holding a shield, quickly rushed towards the group of Qin troops who had occupied a small section of the city tower.
Among the Qin troops in the rear, County Superintendent Ping saw the Qin troops attacking the city tower. He showed a faint smile and said to General Li next to him very contentedly: "It looks like we can break through this city before noon. They are really a bunch of stupid people."
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"rush--"
Li Ba led more than 20 people, holding shields and building a human wall with their bodies, hoping to block the Qin army's offensive. However, this group of Qin soldiers who had captured a small section of the tower were extremely brave, and it was obvious that the Qin army was attacking the city.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to break through the Pei army's defense line and occupy this section of the city wall.
"Kill, kill!" Among this group of Qin troops, the Five Hundred Lord was standing out. It turned out that this man personally climbed the ladder to attack the city. No wonder the Pei troops in this section were scattered and the tower was occupied.
Li Ba thrust his sword into the stomach of the Qin army in front of him. After pulling it out, he shouted: "Hold on, reinforcements are coming soon. Kill me!"
Thanks to Sima Xue for being ambushed and the reward!
Chapter completed!