Spring and Autumn I Am King

Chapter 209: Arrows like locusts

Zhao Wuxi expected that Qianmen would be safe and sound, but ordinary villagers and people did not know this.

So, while guarding the back door, they looked back anxiously at the far front door. Although under the shelter of the house, only Zhao Wuxi and others standing on the watchtower could vaguely see the situation there.

But the sight is blocked, but the voice is not.

"Quickly open the door and welcome the fox from Luliangshan! Otherwise, we will burn all the corn fields outside the city first! Let you starve to death this winter."

"If you dare to resist stubbornly, after breaking this town, you will kill all your men!"

"The fox has something to say, money and silk women, everyone is divided!"

From the front door, there was a group of thieves' cries, mixed with laughter and foul language.

The villagers and people with family members near the front door gritted their teeth, and Cheng Tuan shrugged his shoulders uncomfortably.

Zhao Wuxi was not flustered, but he spoke to Cheng Tuan, who was beside him: "Besieging the city in the middle of the night, those cries are also a kind of weapon for siege, if they scolded, ordinary small towns would open the door immediately even if they were not frightened. Please come down, and you will also hear trembling and demoralizing."

Cheng Tuan nodded again and again, and was about to ask how to break it, when he heard another sound coming from the front door, this time, it was the angry shouts from the villagers over there.

"Mere thieves, don't talk too much, come and die!"

"Chengxiang is as safe as a rock, the gentleman has a word, as long as you destroy all of you, you will be able to eat!"

"The army of the lower palace will arrive later, and then you will all be powder!"

This is Yang Tong Rong's countermeasure, and everyone shouted in unison. It can not only strengthen the courage, but also can be used to suppress the arrogance of the enemy. Stabilize their own people's hearts, so as not to disturb the hearts of the people's army.

really. The foul language and scolding of the group of thieves were instantly dissipated under this righteous and awe-inspiring anger. After a moment of silence, they scolded again, but they were scattered a lot, and at the same time began to make tentative attacks towards the front door.

For a while, the gong at the front door shook loudly and shouted loudly, at first glance. As the sky collapsed, the mountain collapsed in Yue Shan, and Cheng Tuan, who was beside Zhao Wuxi, paled slightly. And some military officials, not knowing what the situation is over there, also began to ask if they should go to the front door first.

"I and the township Sima each guard a gate, and the township will be safe and sound. The second and third sons don't need to panic, it only takes a moment. There will definitely be good news." Zhao Wuxi remained calm.

Seeing the gentleman so calm, everyone felt a lot more at ease.

At this moment, a villager who was good at running at the front door suddenly came to report that it was the first wave of attack by the group of thieves. Has been repelled by the township Sima Yang Tong Rong!

Everyone was happy, but Zhao Wuxi showed no expression, because everything was expected.

The group of thieves is full. There were more than 400 people left, twice as many as the front door defenders. It's just like what Zhao Wuxi said. More than half of them are scattered and undisciplined trash fish.

Therefore, they will be on the previous mountain road. It was suppressed for several miles by the cavalry archers in the back of more than ten palaces. Now at the front door, they are also piled up in the east and one in the west. Although there are leaders such as robber chiefs, they are running and shouting in the middle, trying their best to restrain them, but they are not very effective.

The only elites were the more than 100 cronies remaining under Hu Ying's subordinates. They were quite disciplined and had a clear distinction between them and other pirates. Their weapons and equipment are also relatively good. The spears, halberds, and swords that they received from the Zhonghang clan were all distributed. Some of the military men were also wearing armor.

But Hu Ying wouldn't be stupid enough to smash all of his family's assets into it. He was quite clear about his position.

"Tonight, I am only responsible for the harassment. If I want to break through the township, I have to rely on the elite soldiers of the two gentlemen at the back door."

Therefore, since Zhong Xingzi didn't urge him, he just let his cronies cheat the thieves to try and harass him. It is best to let those bandit leaders who each occupy the top of the mountain be killed or injured, so that he can easily take over their forces.

The result can be imagined, the ravines and fences on the road and the dozen or so arrows scattered on the watchtower can block the soft attack of the group of thieves. After losing more than 20 lives, they lost their previous arrogance, hugged their heads and ran around everywhere.

Therefore, Zhao Wuxi kept holding the bow and stared at the movement of the two square formations at the back door. That was the real enemy tonight. Their preparations have been completed, some people have carried the ladder, and three huge ramming logs have also been placed on the ground.

"The enemies moved again, and parted towards the back door. They didn't run fast. They seemed to be lining up. They were divided into three rows, with about a hundred people in each row, and they were a hundred paces away."

The sharp-eyed Xing Ao saw it more realistically. Under Zhao Wuxi's instruction, he began to report the enemy's situation to everyone. After his sister Wei presented the sword, he was specially taken care of by Zhao Wuxi and trained as a "scholar", and arranged for him to enter the Jiqiao Academy.

"The people in the first row are wearing armor and jackets, half squatting on the ground, and carrying wooden shields; the people in the second row are holding bows and starting to draw arrows, and the people in the third row are holding torches, so I can take a look..."

When Zhao Wuxi heard the words, he understood.

If the hundreds of bows on the opposite side were fired at the same time, it would be quite terrifying.

He guessed that the enemy was trying to take advantage of this advantage to shoot rockets earlier, so that the villagers in the city were busy putting out the fire, and the people were terrified. Afterwards, the soldiers charged and approached, or moth attached to the wall, or rammed the back door with giant wood.

If everything goes well, it will not take a moment to break the Yimen!

It seems that the commander of the other party is also a person who knows soldiers. These measures are interlocked and in proper order. But since Zhao Wuxi had anticipated his siege method, he naturally had a countermeasure!

Lao Tzu said: Defend the weak and conquer the strong. On this battlefield, the advantages of strength and weakness are constantly changing!

He asked the messengers to shout in all directions: "The enemy bandits are about to fire arrows with flaming arrows. Two or three sons, pay attention to avoid them, be careful not to hurt, and do not panic."

Under the preparation of the "good guard" Yang Tong Rong, there are quite a few places to hide at the watchtower and the back door. Everyone obeyed obediently. Mucha led the villagers against the wall with wooden eaves, and the people of the country got into the back of the tiled house.

"Have buckets, cowhide, and wet soil ready to put out the fire!"

This is something that Zhao Wuxi asked Jing and other people in charge of baggage to prepare.

"A new bow man has been assigned to the watchtower. Wind it up! Xing Ao holds the gong and continues to stare at the enemy. When he reaches ninety paces, he will strike hard!"

This is no different than shooting at the range, where aiming and eye distance will be greatly affected in the dark. The effect of wind direction must also be taken into account. If you want to cause chaos in the township, the enemy has to shoot the rocket in as much as possible, and they have to get close and then projectile and release. Therefore, Zhao Wuxi, who is proficient in archery, secretly estimates that the opponent's archer must advance to a distance of at least eighty to sixty steps!

The talented men who have grown up are standing on the watchtower and aiming to shoot. Although the range cannot catch up with the projectile, because of the height advantage, it is almost the same as the opposite.

The special pulley bow in Zhao Wuxi's hand. It even caused damage at a distance of ninety steps! Although it is difficult to make this thing, it cannot be mass-produced, and there is not much done, but there are three or four ready to use at any time. Wu Xie was already on the back door of the watchtower, and he found two corpsmen who were good at long-range shooting, and handed this weapon to them.

"The three rows of people are moving, and they are moving forward step by step!"

"Ninety-five steps!"

The two selected men held their breath, tensed their muscles, and were ready to stand up at any time.

"Ninety steps!"

"Bang!" Xing Ao's voice just ended. He tapped the gong in his hand heavily.

"Get up and aim for the fire!" Following Zhao Wuxi's shout, the other two men of the watchtower also stood up and bowed their arms. He shot back and forth towards the row of torches.

On the other hand, Zhao Wuxi's speed was even faster. When the arrows of the two men had just left the strings, his arrows rang out. It has already flown to ninety paces away!

Zhao Wuxi couldn't see clearly even if he missed the shot. All he knew was the row of dazzling torches. One of them had already fallen to the ground, and was then trampled on, causing a thin light blue smoke to rise.

The arrows of the other two fighters also had the same effect.

The three of them no longer lowered their heads to hide, but at the death distance created by this height and technology, they kept releasing their bows and shooting recklessly.

The archers and pawns on the opposite side probably did not expect to be attacked at ninety paces, and they also caused one death and one injury to their own side.

Moreover, the arrows on the upstairs are not finished yet, the three shooters seem to have made an appointment, you let me go, you let me go, so it can be continuous.

The direction they aimed at was spread out across three lines. Although the overall threat was not great, it made the armored soldiers with shields hard to guard against. The archers and the people holding the torches in the back were terrified, and the queue was a little flustered for a while. If they moved forward, they had to meet the sharp arrows, and if they retreated, they would be executed by military law.

On the chariot at the rear, after hearing the report, Fan Jia slammed the railing of the car and said, "I was careless, but I forgot that there is a strange bow with a long range in the hands of that scumbag!"

After he arranged the siege plan that he thought was foolproof, he was quite proud, but at the beginning, he was disrupted by this sudden change.

He was a little strange: "Isn't that treasure bow already presented to the monarch by Zhao Wuxi and hidden in the Xiqi Palace? Why is it still there?"

Fan Jia angrily pointed at Wang Loudao: "Zhao Wuxie has a lot of tricks, he must have left a few!"

Before he was afraid of Chengxiang, his own queue was first harassed and injured, which made the Bank of China feel a little embarrassed, and understood why Fan Jia was so angry that he vomited blood when he was beaten to the ground in the Jiangshi commodity settlement. .

He sent an order to let the three platoons ignore the attack and move on, trying to get within range.

"There are at most three or four people on the other side who can shoot long distances, but we have more than a hundred archers. Why should we be afraid? Move forward quickly, and the armored soldiers with dry shields will raise their shields to help block the first block!"

So, the three rows of queues moved again, this time their movements were much faster, and they didn't care about the neatness of the queues. Those who are good shooters die of arrows, and the taste of passive beating is not pleasant. Facing the murderous weapon in the dark, they just want to get within range as soon as possible and retaliate.

"Eighty-five steps, eighty-four steps, eighty-three steps..."

Even so, basically every step, the shooters have to pay the price of one casualty, the loss is not big, but the blow to morale is extremely serious. These are the clan soldiers selected by Fan and Bank of China. If they were replaced by robbers at the front door, I am afraid they would have collapsed already.

"Eighty steps, stop!"

The archers and pawns had just been biting the bullet, and he knew that the archers would become more and more nervous if they continued to move forward. So just after taking eighty steps that was enough range, he shouted loudly and stopped everyone.

The **** chief intends to let everyone follow him to shoot a wave first, and measure the distance, so as to adjust the distance.

Immediately ~www.wuxiahere.com~ the **** commander quickly lit the specially made arrows coated with animal ointment on the torches held by the people in the back row. The rest of the archers followed suit. More than 90 bows were opened in unison, the taut bows made a creaking sound, and the flaming arrows were aimed obliquely at the night sky.

Their final destination is naturally the back door of Chengxiang!

On the chariot, Fan Jia and Bank of China Heigong showed a satisfied smile. If this round of arrow rain can successfully fly into the city, it will be enough to cause heavy casualties to the guards in the village, causing chaos...

"Boom!"

Unexpectedly, just before the archer and **** shouted the release signal, it was Chengxiang's watchtower, and a gong sounded first! (To be continued..)

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