The siege was in full swing.

After Chu Ke found out that he came to the Barbarian Witch Continent, he fought several battles in succession, and each time it was a tough battle.

Only this time, it was someone else who attacked, and they defended.

The first Zhenxi Army gathered 2,000 soldiers and prepared to launch an attack on Ning'an City.

Hong Wu stood on the city wall, looking at the enemy soldiers below, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The quality of the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army is really not low, and every soldier actually has a faint aura of cultivation.

Among these soldiers, the weak ones also have the so-called innate and acquired realm.

The stronger ones have reached the level of the Qi Refining Realm.

This situation is not only reflected in the 2,000 soldiers who are besieging the city.

Hong Wu looked at the remaining 8,000 soldiers in the distance, and the aura on each person's body was the same as the two thousand people in front of him.

On the other hand, there are only a few people who can reach the acquired realm.

Two thousand soldiers of the Zhenxi Army, although there are not many of them, but in front of the city wall of Ning'an City, which is not a large city, it is still a relatively large group of people.

Some of the 2,000 soldiers rushed towards the city walls with siege ladders.

Once these ladders are erected on the city wall, then with the quality of the soldiers of the Bai Xuan Army, there is really not much chance of winning the white-knuckle battle at the head of the city.

Hong Wu, who was well aware of this, immediately gave an order, and all the archers at the head of the city drew their bowstrings when the two thousand soldiers of the Zhenxi Army had just left.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Hong Wu gave an order, and the arrow rain came one after another.

But these arrows fell among the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army below, and only three or four of the ten arrows were hit, and the quasi-head could only be said to be okay.

After all, these soldiers of the Zhenxi Army are not weak hands in terms of personal cultivation.

Some of the arrows that come to them can also be dodged by relying on their own cultivation and body skills.

Three or four out of ten arrows can be hit, which is already a good hit rate.

However, the hit rate is good, and the actual casualty rate is really limited.

"This can't be done, if you go to the city, how can you keep it?" Hong Wu's forehead was wrinkled into a Sichuan shape.

It's not that the Zhenxi army attacked the city, Hong Wu was helpless, and the soldiers of the Xuanzi battalion have not moved so far.

But Hong Wu didn't move them, and he also had his own reasons.

The soldiers of the Xuanzi Battalion are the winners and losers who decide the direction of this war, and Hong Wu doesn't want to expose them too early.

Otherwise, with the ability of the enemy's commander-in-chief, he will definitely work out a targeted plan.

At that time, it will really be necessary to retreat to Kang'an City.

On the other side, the two main generals of the Zhenxi Army, Yan Wei and Yang Chengdong, were enjoying the good show in front of them.

"General Yan, look. Yang Chengdong pointed to the two thousand soldiers who were attacking the walls of Ning'an City.

"The defenders of Ning'an City, although their quality is much better than that of soldiers in other places, is still a group of guys who lack experience in big battles. ”

"Yes, every qualified soldier must be born after being baptized with blood and fire. Yan Wei stroked his beard and said.

"It is said that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, but the birth of an excellent soldier is not easier than the birth of a qualified general. ”

The trend of a war should not only be judged by the way the commanders of the first army use their troops, but also by the overall quality of the entire army.

The quality of the army is not up to par, and no matter how powerful the general is, it is useless.

For example, if Ju Xinshui, Li Quanyi and the like command a group of women and children, they will also be easily defeated by an unknown small character.

This is the reason why it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

Not much to say, at this time, there were more than 1,900 soldiers left in the 2,000 Zhenxi Army.

The remaining less than a hundred people were unlucky enough to be hit by several arrows.

However, these unlucky ones did not lose their lives, and they were all wounded and lay on the ground.

The remaining nearly 2,000 soldiers had already set up a siege ladder at this time and were about to attack the city.

"Oil!"

The barrels of oil drums, which were one arm high and one arm thick, were found out of the city, and were held on their shoulders and in their arms by the soldiers defending the city of Ning'an.

The defenders smashed the oil drums in their hands at the soldiers who climbed up.

Disheveled!

The sound of the wooden barrel breaking sounded, and the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army used the weapons in their hands to smash the oil barrels thrown over one by one.

In an instant, the hands and bodies of these soldiers were splashed with a yellow-brown greasy liquid.

What is this thing?

When the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army reacted to what this was, the archers on the head of the city had already taken out arrows with flaming arrows and aimed them at them.

It's a fire attack tactic!

Rumble!

Arrows with open flames shot at these oil-drenched Zhenxi troops.

These arrows don't kill any enemies, but the archers don't need to shoot them, they just need to shoot them and ignite the grease on them.

Grease on clothing, which is extremely flammable.

Even if the climate in the south of Xizhou is quite humid, this does not affect the appearance of fire people in the city.

"Oh?fire attack technique?" Yan Wei frowned, "Let the soldiers retreat, since the enemy has such equipment, there is no need to use the ordinary siege method anymore." ”

Ming Jin withdrew his troops, and Yan Wei and Yang Chengdong were very decisive.

The soldiers who were besieging the city heard the sound of Mingjin, and they did not have the slightest love of fighting, and quickly retreated.

Some siege ladders, which were still intact and had not been destroyed by the fire, were also carried by the soldiers to the rear of the main formation.

The first wave of the Zhenxi Army's offensive was broken by the defenders of Ning'an City with the technique of fire attack and repelled a wave of attacks.

"I didn't expect the enemy to have the ability to attack with fire, it was my mistake. After the war, Yan Wei and Yang Chengdong sat in the military tent, and the two discussed tactics on how to capture Ning'an City.

"General Yan doesn't blame himself, we really didn't expect them to have the strength to defend the city in Ning'an City, but our 2,000 soldiers were really killed in battle, only more than 20 people. Of the other wounded, only a few dozen were seriously injured. Yang Chengdong said.

"Although we did not take the city in this attack, this loss is not worth mentioning for our army. ”

After the 2,000 men retreated, the casualties added up to barely enough for a hundred.

And among these 100 people, many of them were slightly injured.

In terms of the overall physique of the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army, these lightly injured soldiers can continue to participate in the battle even without healing.

"For the next attack, just use the trebuchet. Yan Wei said, "This time, the army brought two of them, and it will be there in a few hours." ”

What is a strong army?

This is not only reflected in the physical fitness and military accomplishment of individual soldiers, but also in the overall equipment and configuration of this army.

Resourceful generals, brave soldiers, and unbreakable weapons, as well as adequate and complete logistical supplies.

These add up to a powerful army.

In addition to this, in addition to the regular weapons and equipment of soldiers.

Heavy military weapons such as trebuchets and siege crossbows are also included in the army's equipment.

This time, Yan Wei and Yang Chengdong brought two trebuchets.

However, the speed of the trebuchet is relatively slow, so the army has arrived in Ning'an City, and the trebuchet is still on the way.

"General, the Zhenxi Army suddenly stopped attacking. Hong Wu walked into Chu Ke's room and told Chu Ke about the situation on the front line.

"Don't attack, did you beat them in the first wave?" Chu Ke held a piece of paper in his hand, looked up at Hong Wu and motioned for him to find a place to sit down.

On the city wall before, Chu Ke just glanced at the scale of the Zhenxi Army, and then left by himself.

The next battle command was handed over to Hong Wu alone.

"Nope. Hong Wu sat down and shook his head slightly.

"I did repel them in the first wave of siege, but the casualties were probably only a hundred. Moreover, it was the use of fire oil tactics that deterred the enemy. ”

"Then what are they trying to do?" Chu Ke also put down the paperwork in his hand, dragging his chin and thinking.

After a while, Chu Ke said: "Hong Wu, you sent a team of scouts to set off from the other city gates, bypassing the 10,000 Zhenxi army to probe their rear, I suspect ......"

Before Chu Ke finished speaking, Hong Wu understood what Chu Ke meant, and his whole face suddenly turned pale.

"Do you suspect that there are large siege engines?" Hong Wu said.

"Hmm. Chu Ke nodded, "I didn't see anything brought by this Zhenxi army on the city wall before, but now that I think about it, it is very likely that equipment such as trebuchets is still slowly being transported from the rear." ”

"I'll do it. Hong Wu stood up and was about to go out.

But just halfway through, Chu Ke stopped him again.

"Wait a minute, you get those scouts to bring fire oil. If something like a trebuchet is found, it will affect their performance, if not completely. Chu Ke said.

"The walls of Ning'an City are not so strong, and the trebuchets are attacked more often, and the city walls are useless. ”

After all, Ning'an City is not a big city like Xiquan City and Shangquan City.

The walls are so strong that it's okay to block the army.

If there is a trebuchet, I am afraid that without a few rounds of effort, it will be full of holes and crumbling.

The city walls of Ning'an City are still worse than those of Guanhe City.

"I see. Hong Wu nodded, and went to inform the scout team to deal with the matter as quickly as possible0.

After Hong Wu left, Chu Ke sat in his seat, looked up at the ceiling in a daze for a long time, picked up a pen and paper and began to write a letter.

After this letter was written, Chu Ke immediately sent someone to send it to Wuyang Shu, who was still in the Fallen Leaf Mountains.

What is the content of Chu Ke's letter?

Chu Ke wrote in the letter that he wanted Wuyangshu to lead the three battalions of Heaven and Earth Huang to break through the defense line of the Guanhe Army and take Guanhe City directly.

Give the current Zhenxi Army a salary from the bottom of the kettle, and directly cut off Jiang Hanming's supply.

Taking Guanhe City is a matter of great strategic significance.

Under the general environment of Xizhou, Guanhe City can still maintain its original ruling situation.

A large part of the reason is because all the forces in the southern world of Xizhou are too far away from him because of their geographical location.

The Deciduous Mountains are like a natural barrier, protecting Guanhe City well.

In addition, in the north of Guanhe City, the Zhenxi Army led by Jiang Hanming confronted Ju Xinshui before, and Ju Xinshui had no way to take Guanhe.

And now Ju Xinshui has retreated to Shangquan, and the direct Mozun Palace in the west has also been replaced by a stronger Li Quanyi commander, and the Guanhe River is even more worry-free.

However, the Aragu Expeditionary Force is an outlier.

The rest of the armies are either not strong enough or too far away.

And the expeditionary force happened to meet the two conditions for taking the Guanhe army.

The current Guanhe City is like a peerless beauty who has stripped naked.

And the expeditionary force is a strong man who has been a soldier for three years and has never seen a woman.

How is it possible not to take it?

I have to say that Chu Ke's idea is not only crazy, but also very likely to succeed.

Once Wuyangshu completed the capture of Guanhe City, then between him and Chu Ke, they formed a horn trend with each other.

Advance can be attacked, retreated, and defended, and the most uncomfortable will only be Jiang Hanming's Zhenxi Army that has penetrated into the southern world.

At that time, Jiang Hanming will really be embattled and ambushed on all sides.

There are Chuke and Wuyangshu in the north, and various forces in the southern world in the south.

Even if these forces are inferior to Jiang Hanming in the army, they are better in logistics and supply, and they can afford to consume them if they can't afford to fight.

What's more, if one family is not enough to resist Jiang Hanming, then the entire southern world can't resist it?

Taking Guanhe City is equivalent to directly pronouncing Jiang Hanming's death.

After Chu Ke sent the letter, he took out the map of the mainland forces drawn by Xuefeng.

Chu Ke was on the map, looking for some of the forces left by the Blood Family in Xizhou.

In the letter that Blood Ji dragged with Xuefeng, there were not only fragments of the Two Realms Ritual Wheel, but also another letter.

It's just that this letter was written on the envelope, and Xuefeng only handed the envelope to Chu Ke later, and no one else knew about it.

Blood Ji wrote on it that she had left some help for Chu Ke on the Barbarian Witch Continent.

If one day Chu Ke can come to the Barbarian Witch Continent through the fragments of the Two Realms Ritual Wheel, these helpers will provide Chu Ke with some of the help he needs.

It seems that Xueji was indeed forced by Fan Zhong to attack herself.

The world is unpredictable and embarrassing.

According to the map, Chu Ke found that in the southern world of Xizhou, there was a force under the leadership of a man named Ma Suifeng.

This force can be regarded as a big force, and it is one of the things that Blood Ji said to help Chu Ke.

Chu Ke immediately decided that after dealing with the affairs of the 10,000 Zhenxi Army, he would visit this person named Ma Suifeng.

From Blood Ji's letter, Chu Ke learned that this Ma Suifeng is still a peak master of the Holy Realm, and he may break through to become a Demon Venerable at any time.

"Bai Yue, if I only use my aura and cooperate with the Nirvana Fire, how much combat power can I exert?" Chu Ke asked in his heart.

"Why do you want to use the aura and the Nirvana Fire, isn't it good to use the Nirvana Recipe directly?" Bai Yue's voice sounded in Chu Ke's mind.