You can hear needles dropping on the city. Tongcheng has been peaceful for a hundred years. How have you seen such a ferocious thief, especially a woman? How strong must those men who are homeless thieves be? Pang Yu felt that the morale of the soldiers and strong men at the head of the city was declining.
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Pang Yu said loudly, "Whoever shoots this female thief will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!"
"Come here, villain!"
It was the voice that came from the position just now. It was more than ten steps away from Pang Yu. Pang Yu turned his head to look. He was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He was wearing the clothes of a yamen servant, which Pang Yu had never seen before in a yamen.
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The people in front of the battlements retreated one after another. Pang Yu was afraid of the cold arrows outside, so he also retreated to the back. The people nearby pushed aside to make way for the man pulling the bow.
Under everyone's attention, the man straightened his left hand, stepped slightly to the side of his upper body, and turned his bow slightly to the right to get out of sight. This was quite different from the large bow-drawing frame that Pang Yu usually saw.
He took the arrow with his right hand and stuck it in the tiger's mouth, and slowly pulled the bow string with his thumb. This was the same as the slow draw and quick release that Pang Yu knew. The bow became more and more curved, and the three bamboo bodies of the composite bow made a squeaking sound when they bent.
There was a soft sound, and the man's right hand stopped moving. The light sound of the bow disappeared. There was a moment of calmness followed by a loud sound. The man let go and raised his right hand back.
The arrow shot out of the air and hit the female thief's face. The arrow smashed all the front teeth of the female thief's mouth, and then broke open the female thief's cheek from the inside of the mouth. The arrow rubbed against the flesh of the face and moved forward until the energy was exhausted, and finally died.
It hung on the female thief's face, and the feather of the arrow tail just got stuck on the female thief's lips.
"Wow!"
The female thief's mouth and nose were bleeding profusely, and her face was covered with blood. She pulled the arrow body, pulling it back and forth a little, screaming in pain, unable to remove the arrow from her face, and pointed at the wall to say something, ugh
He whined so hard that he couldn't hear clearly, and he only spat out a mouth full of teeth and blood foam.
After a while, the female thief finally couldn't stand the pain anymore, so she limped outside while wailing, leaving a bright red blood stain on the bluestone.
Pang Yu shouted loudly, "Shoot her to death and there are thirty taels left!"
This woman was useless in fighting the siege, but her ferocity really shocked the soldiers defending the city. If she were shot and killed, morale would immediately rise.
As soon as the voice of thirty taels came out, there were voices all around asking people to get out of the way. The nearby Fengyili soldiers had five bows and arrows, and there were three people in the Zhuang squad who had bows and arrows. Although they were not as powerful as that man who could hit the head, they
From such a close distance, it is still safe to hit only the torso.
The bow strings on the city top were ringing continuously, and a series of arrows were shot at the woman. There were no other threats from the bandits around. The archers could fully draw their bows and aim slowly. The female bandit walked slowly, which was a good target. In the blink of an eye, her back was
Four arrows were inserted.
Every time one hit, the city's top cheered loudly, Pang Yu encouraged loudly, and the atmosphere in the city's head was lively.
Turning back to look at the woman, what surprised Pang Yu was that these arrows had no impact on the woman's actions at all. The woman howled all the way and was still walking out, her speed almost unchanged.
Although these arrows seemed to be flying fast, most of them lacked strength. Even if they hit, they could not penetrate the flesh. The four arrows that were inserted obviously did not penetrate the flesh deeply. One of them had already sunk at the tail and became hanging on the woman's back.
superior.
Pang Yu looked at the man just now again. He had drawn his bow. This time, the arrow shaft was as thick as an adult's thumb, with a heavy shovel-shaped arrow. The heavy arrow obviously sank when it was shot, and it hit the woman like a small javelin.
The female thief fell to the ground, her howl turning into a moan.
The archers at the city head continued to fire arrows at the female thief regardless of whether she was dead or not. Because she was lying down, the entry angle of the bow and arrow was too small and the force was not sufficient. This kind of lethality could not kill the female thief for a long time. Every time he shot
After being hit by an arrow, the female thief's body trembled slightly. After more than ten arrows were inserted, the female thief gradually lost her voice, and a large amount of blood oozed from her head and body.
The crowd cheered loudly, and Pang Yu hid behind the curtain to take a look. Dozens of arrows were scattered around the female thief's body. Without that expert, he didn't know how many arrows it would take to kill a person.
The power of bows and arrows is far less powerful than Pang Yu thought before. Of course, it may just be that these amateur archers are not powerful.
The noise at the top of the city attracted the attention of the bandits. Several bandits in red stood in the street, yelling and cursing at the top of the city, but did not come near.
The soldiers were inexplicably excited at this time. Two archers shot diagonally towards the sky, throwing the arrows at the rogues from a distance. The soldiers crowded in front of the battlements and watched noisily. When they saw the rogues dodging, they cheered again.
Pang Yu didn't stop him. As long as the morale of the city was restored, it would be a trivial matter to waste a few arrows.
Pang Yu called He Xianya and said, "Why haven't I seen the archery officer in the government office?"
He Xianya glanced over and said, "My subordinates know him. He used to be a postman at Lu Tingyi. After he was abolished, he worked as an archer in the Ma Tashi Inspection Department."
Pang Yu said, "The inspection department is probably the police station in later generations. There are three in Tongcheng, namely Ma Tashi, Liubaizhang and Beixiaguan."
The archers inside are not really archery soldiers, they are just a title, they are quick shooters in the villages and towns. I didn’t expect that there is actually a soldier who uses a bow. I don’t know how he trained.
"Let him come and talk."
Suddenly there was a scream, and Pang Yu squatted down subconsciously. He saw a soldier falling to the sky, with an arrow stuck in his face. The other soldiers suddenly became confused, leaving the crenel and hiding behind the hanging curtain.
There were archers at the top of the city fighting back. Pang Yu looked through the gap under the hanging curtain and saw a red-clothed bandit. He didn't know when he was approaching the city wall leaning on the houses below the city. At this time, he slowly drew back his bow and took his time.
Hiding behind the eaves.
The gangsters on Zilai Street are still plundering in the street, and the murder at Dongzuomen seems to have no impact on them at all.
At this time, there was a sound of hoofbeats from the north, and the yellow flag turned back. The big man under the yellow flag stopped at the end of Zilai Bridge surrounded by a group of cavalry.
...Across the bridge, under the tower, there was a red corpse.
Zhang Xianzhong turned a blind eye and only glanced at the walls of Tongcheng.
There are continuous hanging curtains on the top of the city, and dense figures of people can be seen in the gaps.
"Getting into your mother's hair is a difficult place to hit."
Zhang Xianzhong pointed to the east gate and said to a young man behind him, "You said there is a tower outside the city from which you can see the whole city. Where is the tower?"
The little boy pointed to the location outside Yangmen and said, "That place must have been demolished by the government officials when I left."
Zhang Xianzhong pondered for a moment and turned to the person on the right, "Is the doorway blocked?"
The pale-faced red-clothed leader next to him was the leader of the six reconnaissance cavalry from the disguised military department yesterday. He whispered, "It must have been blocked. When I came yesterday, the Dongzuo Gate was closed, so I had to go to the Xiangyang Gate.
, if the Dongzuo Gate is opened, the brigade will cross the bridge and rush in directly."
A big man next to him squinted his eyes to look at the leader. His eyes were originally very small, but when he squinted again, they were almost like slits. He looked at the leader and said, "Six guards cannot guard the city gate for a moment. This city is afraid that
There are officers and soldiers."
The leader turned to the big man and said, "To return my congratulations to the elder, I haven't seen any officers and soldiers, but there are a few dogs here who dare to kill them. There are quite a lot of them, and there are also a lot of people on the city. It looks like there are at least a thousand people."
people."
The big man still squinted his eyes after hearing this, "The dog warrior dares to fight only a few people, but the many people in the city are not fake, which shows that he is well prepared.
It's not necessarily easier to fight than Luzhou, and there's no internal support, so some people will die in vain."
Zhang Xianzhong said, "Are there any internal agents left?"
The leader buried his head even lower, "There was the sound of bangs and the light of fire in the city last night. It should be someone setting fire to the city, but we didn't have the equipment to attack the city last night.
After a while, there was a commotion, and the fire in the city disappeared. I'm afraid there is no internal response."
He Yilong looked at Zhang Xianzhong, "As long as the city is prepared, setting fire to it will be useless.
There are many people in this city, and it is generally difficult to fight with Luzhou and Shouzhou."
Zhang Xianzhong pointed to the city wall and said, "There are also many people in Chao County and Lujiang County. They will be attacked as soon as they are attacked. I think we should fight. What do you say, Lao He?"
That Lao He squinted his eyes and said nothing. Zhang Xianzhong said impatiently, "Cao Cao scolded you for being so blind that you can only see what's close in front of you. You are not happy about it. Those who inquired about the information clearly said that Tongcheng is a place of wealth and prosperity.
Today we are teaming up with the three sweepers. With so many people, we will definitely be able to defeat them."
This big man was Ge Liyan He Yilong, one of the thirty-sixth battalion. He was not angry after hearing Zhang Xianzhong's words. Instead, he laughed sinisterly twice, and finally pressed his fingers twice on the wings of his nose and said, "Where?"
In the end, I just listened to your decision, the Eighth King, and it doesn’t matter if I take some lives.”
Zhang Xianzhong laughed loudly after hearing this, and flicked his riding whip, which made a crisp sound in the air. When he stopped, he pointed at Xiangyang Gate, "He Chang's family is cooperating with us. The guests are here. Let's rest first. The sweeper has not arrived yet. We
I've already prepared it. I'll send out four sentry posts, then four sentry posts, and then I'll send out men to attack the seventh sentry post. Let's hit this wall."
After Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking, the three followers behind him took out trumpets, raised three red flags, and a blast of trumpets sounded. Tens of thousands of people outside the city shouted in unison, and the sky and earth changed color.