Wang Chao slapped Ma Han hard on the back of the head with his slap, and cursed: "You're a foodie, why are you using so much strength? Do you want to show how strong you are? You broke just one bow and arrow. This is a complete blow."
There’s no chance..."
Ma Han looked at the broken bow in his hand and said aggrievedly: "I also wanted to draw it fuller, and one arrow killed the dog officer. Who would have thought, this bow and arrow are just like paper."
When Wang Dynasty was about to scold him again, Su Jin waved his hand and said: "Break it off and let the old thief live a few more hours. He can't do anything to us now. Let's just spend it here. The sun is so high, no."
Ouyang Zhongcheng will arrive with his army soon, so there is no need to be anxious."
Zhu Shiyong didn't have any good way to attack at the moment. He just urged Li Du to organize his army to attack. Li Du also used his sword to force the soldiers to charge forward several times, but they were all repulsed without exception. The casualties were really not small;
Later, Zhu Shiyong urged him furiously, but Li Du only acted according to the situation, and the soldiers just shouted a few words feebly with their swords, just to show off.
From the evening of yesterday until the third stroke today, the soldiers who had been struggling for seven or eight hours were weak in hands and feet, with no food in their stomachs. Some were frightened to see so many brothers dead, and everyone had already
Numb.
The same goes for Su Jin's side. The men can still bear it, but the women have all been beaten to the point of losing their expression. In the circle, on top of the stone mill, Xiao Sui'er, Rou Niang and others spread their cotton robes on the ground.
, helping Mrs. Wang to rest by the millstone; although the old lady is strong, she is old and cannot withstand the torment, so she is a little tired at the moment.
Su Jin felt guilty and squatted beside Mrs. Wang to comfort her softly, but Mrs. Wang said: "You go to defend yourself against the enemy. As a mother, you have suffered hardships before. These are nothing."
Su Jin knew Mrs. Wang's temperament. She was a virtuous and sensible person. Of course she would not upset Su Jin by crying at such a critical moment of life and death. But looking at her tired look, Su Jin was secretly worried.
Su Jin sighed and stood up. Yan Biyun comforted him: "Don't worry, my aunt is just tired and sleepy. It's nothing serious."
Su Jin looked at Yan Biyun, who had been frightened all night. She was also pale and haggard, but this woman still had smooth temples, neat clothes, and a calm face, giving people a calm and graceful demeanor. Su Jin was amazed; although she was
Although he was a man, he could not help but look sad at the moment, and he was also talking angrily. Looking at Yan Biyun's behavior, he felt as if a piece of Dinghaishen needle had fallen in his heart.
Having survived the most dangerous period, it is time to hold up your forehead and celebrate. Every moment you delay will be beneficial to you. As soon as Ouyang Xiu's army arrives, Zhu Shiyong's end will come.
Soldiers from both sides, just like the Allied and German troops on the Western Front battlefield in World War II in later generations, chose to stop fighting and regain their strength. The difference was that the three bosses of the Chamber of Commerce sent people to bring porridge and rice to the laborers, and Su Jin
Bian could only watch helplessly.
Seeing each other wolfing down the food, the four big foodies felt like cats scratching their heads and cursed their mothers angrily. Tang Jiyuan ordered someone to carry a big basket full of white steamed buns and dangle it in front of Su Jin and others like a catwalk, with some
The hint of provocation was getting closer and closer; Zhao Hu picked up two balls of gravel on the ground and threw them out with his hands. He hit the two servants carrying the basket on the head. The two servants felt the pain and ran away with their heads in their hands. Steamed Buns
It was also scattered all over the ground, but unfortunately it was too far away, so Zhao Hu and others could only lick their lips and couldn't pick it up.
As time passed, the hall collapsed several times due to fire. The collapsed masonry suppressed the fire, and gradually only green smoke lingered.
Su Jin was extremely anxious. There was a fire that could block the gap to the north and a small half of the east. Once the fire was extinguished, the opponent would be surrounded on three sides. There would definitely not be enough manpower at that time. If arrows were fired from three sides, the corpse shields would not be enough.
Secondly, even if it were enough, there wouldn't be enough manpower to set up a human shield to block the arrows from three directions.
There seemed to be no movement from Zhu Shiyong's side, but Su Jin knew that they must be thinking of another way.
Sure enough, not long after, the west wall that Su Jin and others relied on made a rumbling sound. The west wall was built close to the Feishui River that passed through the city. Outside the wall was the river bank, and it was impossible to stand on it.
It was impossible to be attacked, which was why Su Jin chose to lean against the west wall; but now that the rammed earth of the wall was bombarded with mud and sand, it was obvious that heavy weapons were attacking.
Su Jin ordered Zhang Long to climb up the wall to see what the enemy was doing. As soon as Zhang Long stuck his head out, he was so frightened that he fell down with a loud bang, followed by two "dong-dong" sounds from the wall, like the knocking of a heavy hammer.
.
Su Jin quickly asked: "What is it?"
Zhang Long cursed: "Damn it, even the crossbows have been moved here and they are firing at the wall on the other side of the river."
Su Jin felt cold and asked quickly: "How many stations are there?"
Zhang Long said: "Two or three bed crossbows seem to be trying to break open the wall and use the bed crossbows to shoot into our crowd; you bitches, you sons of bitches, are really poisonous."
Although Su Jin has never seen a bed crossbow, he has also studied history in later generations and knows that there was such a long-range offensive weapon in the ancient cold weapon era. This thing can be called a crossbow. It is as heavy as a big bed with a seven or eight-foot strong weapon installed on it.
Bow, all the power of the bow and arrow is used to fire a crossbow arrow as thick as an arm, but it can be fired five hundred steps away, and the force is extremely strong; I didn't expect that the Luzhou Xiang soldiers actually have this thing.
This thing is too bulky, and it must be difficult to carry it into the yard in a roundabout way. Otherwise, once it is moved into the yard and shot into a crowd of people, no matter how many layers of human shields it is, it will always be in a situation where the flesh is blooming.
Zhu Shiyong had no choice. He failed to capture Su Jin after a night of turmoil, and was counterattacked by Su Jin with 70 or 80 people. The attack of the Xiang soldiers was weak and ineffective, the number of his personal guards was small, and the soldiers at the city gate could not
He was also afraid that what Su Jin said was true. If Ouyang Xiu really brought troops to attack the city, he would not even have a messenger.
After thinking about it, he suddenly remembered that there were two big ones in the armory. There were originally more than ten bed crossbows, but seven or eight of them were taken out and destroyed by bandits several times ago, leaving only two usable ones. It was just right to send them at this moment.
for use; so give it to soldiers while you can
When they were eating to regain their strength, he ordered the crossbow to be placed on the west bank of the Feishui River. The river was only a hundred steps wide. This thing could be fired from across the bank. Just by hitting the wall of the couch, it could kill Su Jin and others like a candied haws on a stick.
string together.
At that time, Su Jin had no other choice. If he didn't want to be shot to death by Fangzi's crossbow, he could only take the initiative to attack Yibo. The consequences of that would obviously be the same, death.
The situation was just as he expected. Although Su Jin and others saw the bed crossbows bombarding the wall, they were unable to do anything. After a while, they heard two booms, and the wall collapsed in one area, exposing three or four feet wide.
's gap.
Su Jin hurriedly called for everyone to disperse to both sides and hide under the protection of the wall outside the gap. After a moment, a crossbow arrow shot straight in from the gap with a buzzing and low trill, lifting up the dust on the collapsed wall and shooting suddenly.
A tree trunk as thick as the mouth of a bowl was hit, and it exploded with a loud crack. Wood chips flew everywhere, and it hit everyone as if they were hit by rocks, which was extremely painful.
Half of the tree trunk, which is as thick as a bowl, has also been cut off, revealing the white wood core inside, and the dead branches of the tree are falling like rain.
Everyone's tongues were hanging out, and they were all horrified by the power of this crossbow. If it were to pierce into the crowd, it would directly plow out a passage of human flesh.
Su Jinhu stood in front of Mrs. Wang and Yan Biyun. She didn't even notice the dead branches falling on her body, and her heart was burning with anxiety.
What worried Su Jin the most happened immediately. Fang Zi Nu received Zhu Shiyong's order and began to bombard the walls on both sides of the gap. Once the gap opened, the walls on both sides were easily blasted open. After two blasts, the gap in the wall widened.
At about ten feet, people moved closer to both sides, forming a no-man's land along the gap, and the assembled formation was abruptly divided into two halves.
Su Jin understood that when all the walls in the west were blown open, it would be the last moment.
"Master, what should I do?" Wang Chao, Ma Han and others asked anxiously.
Su Jin gritted his teeth and was about to give the order to fight for a bloody path, when suddenly he seemed to hear something in his ears.
At the same time, everyone present seemed to feel something and listened carefully.
Su Jin was ecstatic, and his heart was beating wildly. The sound came from the north city gate. It was a shouting and noisy sound. Needless to say, Ouyang Xiu led his army to arrive.dd