Liang Cheng was lucky. Before Shi Pao started to attack, he ran down the tower first.
Since he had a low target, he was not hit by the stone cannon and ran back to report the news to Fu Rui.
"Really the Jin Army?" Fu Rui stared wide-eyed, refusing to believe it.
How is this possible?
Did it come out of the ground?
Liang Cheng took a few breaths and said anxiously: "It is indeed the Jin army. My subordinates saw it and found that there were at least 50,000 people!"
Fifty thousand people?
With a bang, Fu Rui collapsed on the ground.
His eyes were dull and his whole body was in a state of stupor.
"quick!"
"Hurry and gather the archers!"
The cavalry is no longer useful. At this time, if you want to disperse the Jin army, you can only rely on long-distance attacks by heavy archers!
"Fire the arrow!"
"Set me an arrow!"
No matter what, in Xiangyang City guarded by Di Qin, there were quite a lot of strategic materials. The arrows were piled up into a hill, and the swords were polished to a shine. You could get as much as you needed.
Under the cover of the soldiers, Fu Rui finally climbed onto the Xiangyang Tower despite the continuous rain of stones like meteors.
Good guy!
I really didn’t know what to look at, I almost peed my pants when I saw it.
Fu Rui opened his eyes wide and looked into the distance. His heart fell to the ground with a thud and was shattered into pieces.
There are so many people!
Although the moon was dark and the wind was high, the line of sight was not very clear, but looking from a distance, Fu Rui could still feel that the Jin army in front of him was magnificent and numerous.
Even if there are not 50,000 people, there is absolutely no way we can defeat it with 20,000 or 30,000 people!
The key is that this Jin army is completely different from the Jingzhou soldiers he has fought against in the past. Their battle formation layout is rigorous.
The attack formation was also well-organized, showing extremely high military literacy and strict discipline.
Moreover, their weapons seem to be very sophisticated...
"This...is this Beifu soldier?" He looked at Liang Cheng beside him.
And now, only Liang Cheng can give him a clear answer.
Liang Cheng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. How about this, everyone knows how powerful Beifu soldiers are.
It's not that we are too incompetent, but that the enemy is too fierce!
He nodded sharply and even said with a hint of intimidation: "This subordinate will never admit his mistake. It is the Beifu soldiers who are right!"
"General, you have also seen this time. This group of Beifu soldiers is extremely fierce. They are definitely powerful enemies and should not be underestimated!"
In other words, it was not that the last general in Jingling City was too incompetent. If it were you Fu Rui, he would most likely run away.
Fu Rui gritted his teeth, it was his grandma's!
No matter if he is from the North or the South, if he dares to provoke you, just wait to die!
Relying on the sufficient strategic reserves in Xiangyang City, the Qin soldiers' offensive was quickly organized.
They did not send cavalry out of the city to sweep up, nor did they use infantry to go out to fight. Facing the attack of the Beifu soldiers, they only had to wait and see and repel their offensive.
When the time comes, it will be the Beifu soldiers who are injured, while the Di Qin army will even be able to escape unscathed.
Of course, this is the most ideal state, and it is also the scenario envisioned by Fu Rui.
The real situation is that after the unsuspecting Xiangyang City suffered the first round of stone cannon attacks, both military camps and ordinary houses were destroyed to varying degrees.
The casualties were countless.
Because it was dark night, many people were hit by boulders and lost their lives before they could even run out of their houses.
To these innocent villagers, Beifu can only say sorry.
In order to seize the city, they suffered injustice.
In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired.
Under the powerful arrow rain offensive, the number of falling stone cannons quickly decreased. Fu Rui was very pleased that the brave and capable Beifu soldiers were nothing more than mediocrity!
However, you have a good plan, and I have a ladder to cross the bridge.
If you can shoot arrows, can we not block them?
After the first round of magical attacks by stone cannons, Wang Mi nodded happily as he saw the city of Xiangyang being filled with wailing and screaming.
At this time, the Di Qin defenders in the city had not yet recovered from the shock of being hit hard on the head by a huge boulder.
Dozens of large rocks were thrown, but there was not a single hit back.
There really isn’t!
Not an illusion!
Wang Mi was also shocked. Didn't it say that the security in Xiangyang City has been tightened?
Seeing the Qin soldiers busy at work on the river, with large and small ships patrolling back and forth, trying their best, Wang Mi thought that they had already made arrangements.
It seems that the fortifications have been under construction, but Fu Rui was not prepared for the Jin army to challenge at any time.
I have to thank one person for this.
Without him, how could Wang Mi be able to show off his talents today!
This great hero is the commander of Jingzhou, General Huan Chonghuan!
If he hadn't escaped from Xiangyang City many times, how could Fu Rui underestimate the enemy so much?
It is befitting that Wang Mi will have such a chance to perform like today, and Fu Rui will be the first Di Qin general to confront Wang Mi head-on after he sets foot on Jin soil.
He will also be the first enemy general to have his flag sacrificed!
"Put up the shield!"
Wang Mi gave an order, and under the leadership of Tan Pingzhi, two columns of soldiers quickly stepped forward carrying vertical shields weighing several stones.
Different from the lighter round shields commonly used by soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, this vertical shield is mainly used in battle formations.
They are usually very tall. According to Wang Mi's visual inspection, if converted into modern weights and measures, they should be about 1.5 meters.
The vertical shields are arranged horizontally, tall and large, almost airtight. It is enough for an adult man to half kneel behind the shield, attacking and defending at the same time.
How should I describe the shape of this vertical shield? It is probably similar to a modern sailboard, but only one side has a tip, and the other three sides are regular straight lines.
Generally speaking, the shield is held and half kneeled behind the shield, with an archer on each side responsible for aiming at the enemy and shooting arrows from the gap at the tip.
Such a shield formation is the best means of protection for soldiers attacking the city. Since the beginning of the Yuanjiang garrison, Wang Mi has been actively preparing to attack Xiangyang City.
This kind of meticulous preparation is never just talk. He not only improved the offensive weapons of this era.
Stirrups and spears have been introduced. At the same time, weapons that can still function and do not need to be modified, whether used for offense or defense, will be stepped up to build.
In order to achieve the goal of making more weapons, he spared no effort to collect the weapons and armor left by the enemy, whether outside Jingling City or in the garrison of Yuanjiang.
The Di Qin army has been staying in Xiangyang City for three years!
Three years!
How much time do they have to make military preparations? As the most important military stronghold in Jiangbei, Xiangyang City is rich in resources. Copper and iron are all available from a wide range of sources. They are not comparable to long-distance armies like Beifu.
Fortunately, Wang Mi had planned early. Otherwise, when they arrived in Xiangyang, they might be able to take some initiative in a short period of time, but after three or five days of entanglement, they would definitely be in trouble.
And how could Xiangyang, an important military town, be captured in three to five days!