Before the herald's words fell, a shocking sound of war drums came from outside the city, and everyone's faces changed.

As soon as the drums of war sounded, the attack was about to begin.

This time, the Liao army outside the city used catapults and siege vehicles, which was a signal to fight to the death.

Catapult is a large manpower long-range weapon that uses the principle of lever to throw stone projectiles, and is a necessary lethal weapon for both opposing sides to attack and defend the city.

The siege vehicle is a thick log suspended on a beam with rope or iron chain inside, with a metal cap at the back end of the log and a metal head at the front end, mostly made into a sheep's head shape, called a battering ram. During the siege of the city, the soldiers in the siege vehicle are relied on to grasp the battering ram and move backwards and slam into the city gate, relying on inertia and kinetic energy to destroy the city gate or the door plug structure behind the gate.

The investment of these two weapons indicates that the battle has entered a white heat.

"Attention all soldiers! Get ready for battle! Ren Changqing calmly gave the order.

The soldiers who were eating stood up in unison, and stood in a neat column with neat movements, clutching their weapons tightly in their hands.

Even the firefighters in the gang picked up kitchen knives, axes and other weapons and stood in the ranks of soldiers.

Ren Changqing's blazing eyes glanced at all the soldiers, and then issued a series of orders.

"Catapults are ready to fight! Act now! ”

"Catapult hears!" As he spoke, a group of soldiers sprinted out of the ranks and quickly ran up the city walls.

"Ballista ready for battle! Act now! ”

"The ballista hears!" As he spoke, another group of soldiers sprinted out of the ranks. But he ran in the other direction, to carry the bow and arrows.

"Archers ready for battle! Act now! ”

"Archers hear!" As he spoke, two groups of soldiers sprinted out of the ranks. Ran up the city wall at a hurry.

"All the soldiers obey the order! Get ready for battle! ”

"Yes!"

The roar that emanated from the chests of the soldiers seemed so prominent, so loud in this chaotic, restless, restless night. That was the strongest voice of the soldiers to resist the invasion of the enemy army and defend the country! It is the strongest sound of the collision between the boiling blood and the soul in the soldier's body!

After Ren Changqing gave the order, he took the lead in striding ahead, pulling out the sword hanging from his waist as he walked, and climbed the city wall majestically.

The soldiers who followed behind. Dispersed in an orderly manner, using the battlements as cover, quietly waiting for the order to attack.

Ren Changqing stood steadily in front of the battlement. A pair of sharp eyes stared at the Liao army below.

At this time, in the firelight in the sky, the Liao army outside the city wall had already surged over in seven columns, and the soldiers were running and shouting with big swords.

Behind the infantry were the seven-way cavalry. Soldiers on horseback were holding bows and arrows at the battlements.

In the ranks of the seven-way column. A catapult and a ballista were each following closely behind the procession, which was very conspicuous.

In the ranks of the cavalry, a young man in his twenties wearing bright silver armor and holding a meniscus sword stood out.

He rode on a swarthy, oily horse, and stared at Ren Changqing standing on the city wall with a pair of charming eyes under his golden helmet, his eyes shining with a predatory light that was determined to win.

He is the prince of Liao, Yelu Hongzhen.

Yelu Hongzhen looked at Ren Changqing and laughed wildly: "Hahaha General Ren, do you see it?" Our Liao army is invincible! You have to be aware of the situation. If you surrender in Kaesong, I will consider sparing your life. What do you think. Or don't die anymore. As you can see, your little strength is our appetizer."

Ren Changqing stood on the city tower as steady as a rock, looking at Yelu Hongzhen's invincible appearance below, and said "bow and arrow" without any expression.

Ren Fei, a personal soldier next to him, immediately handed over a king-sized bow and arrow, Ren Changqing took the bow in his hand and aimed at Yelu Hongzhen below, and shot three arrows in a row.

Yelu Hong, who was being proud, really didn't expect Ren Changqing to shoot without greeting, and when he reacted, the three arrows had already arrived in front of him, and they were divided into upper, middle and lower three ways to attack him.

Fortunately, the guards around him shot down the arrows in time, and Yeluhong really escaped. But in order to avoid the three arrows, he also fell off his horse in embarrassment.

There was a cheer from the walls, and the soldiers shouted for the heroic archery of their great general. For a time, the momentum was like a rainbow, and the cheers were thunderous.

Yeluhong got up from the ground in embarrassment, got back on his horse, and gave the order in annoyance:

"Siege!"

With Yelu Hongzhen's order, the rhythm of the Liao army's war drums changed, and the drums immediately turned into compact and intense, as if they were overwhelming.

For a time, 10,000 arrows were fired at the battlements, and some arrows even flew directly onto the city wall. With the rain of arrows, a cloud ladder was hung on the city wall, and the soldiers of the Liao army held weapons and stepped on the cloud ladder to climb up quickly.

Catapults and crossbow carts below are also moving forward, and cavalry teams are firing arrows to cover the soldiers who have climbed the walls.

For a time, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the sound of war drums was majestic and exciting.

When Ren Changqing gave the order to Yelu Hongzhen, he also issued the order.

"Watch for secrecy!"

The soldiers quickly hid behind the battlements and waited for the first round of arrows from the Liao army to pass.

When the arrows gradually thinned out, Ren Changqing stood up straight and issued an order: "Archers prepare!" Kill! ”

With the order, a row of archers aimed at the Liao soldiers besieging the city below, and a row of arrows rained down with a "whoosh" row, and a row of soldiers immediately fell.

Then another row of archers, another rain of arrows.

Two rows of archers took turns shooting bows and arrows downward, and the Liao soldiers suffered heavy losses at once, and the speed of the siege slowed down significantly.

However, one batch fell, and the next batch immediately started again, and it was even crazier than before, braving the rain of arrows to climb up.

This time, the catapult of the Liao army reached the range of the firing range, and for a while, the rain of arrows and stones on the head of the city was mixed and smashed down, and the big Ye Chao army could not raise his head.

From time to time, soldiers fell down, blood splattered, dust choked, and the smell of blood filled the air.

More and more soldiers fell on the city walls, but none of them retreated, and everyone stuck to their posts, waiting for the general's orders.

Moreover, the siege engine braved the rain of arrows to reach the vicinity of the city gate, and the shocking sound of hitting the city gate came from below, making this battle to the most critical time.

Ren Changqing gave an order with a blushing face: "Catapult!" Hit me hard! ”

The soldiers in charge of the siege vehicles on the city wall had already held back their strength, and the general ordered, and the seven catapults were launched in unison, and in an instant, countless large stones rolled down from the city and smashed on the heads of the Liao army who were attacking the city.

With the rolling of the stones, and the cooperation of two rows of archers, for a time ten thousand arrows were fired in the air, and the range was close to the cavalry of the Liao army, and in an instant, a small half of the cavalry fell off the horse.

The Liao army that was besieging the city below was smashed by the stone formation, and the ghosts cried wolf, which contained the fierce attack of the Liao army in time and made the soldiers breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, a sweaty soldier ran up from below, quietly called Wu Dingyuan aside, and whispered: "Deputy General Wu, there are not many bows and arrows, what should I do?" ”

Wu Dingyuan "chuckled" in his heart, nodded and said, "I know, tell the soldiers to prepare for hand-to-hand combat, and prepare all the guys." ”

"Yes!"

Wu Dingyuan walked up to Ren Changqing and told him about the situation.

Ren Changqing didn't speak, just nodded, indicating that he understood.

This was what he expected. Because the bows and arrows in the mechanical vault are already old, and the number is not as large as that recorded in the account.

He is content to be able to persevere until now.

He also once asked the imperial court to replace them with new arrows and increase the stock of weapons. However, the imperial court simply ignored his advice. (To be continued......)