Early the next morning, when the fog was thickening, the barbarians roared and began to prepare for a new offensive.

Li Bi rode a high-headed horse, and under the protection of the left and right shields, he walked more than 30 zhang away from the city, and shouted to the soldiers defending the city: "The soldiers in the city listen well, this king Jinger and others are all men!"

Heaven has the virtue of a good life, and this king can't bear to wait for the warriors, and they have ruined their lives in vain!

If the scribe who guards the city defects to this king, the king will make you the 'Duke of Baguo', and the rest of the people will be rewarded.

This king's army is mighty, how can you and hundreds of other soldiers be able to compete with you? It's better to lower the king and share the glory, why bother to work for the corrupt, stupid and incompetent assassin Liu Yan? ”

Wen Cheng poked his head out and replied: "Li Shuye, don't waste saliva here, go home quickly; Your mother-in-law told you to go home for dinner! ”

The defenders who sat on the walls laughed loudly...

The Heart of the Army is available!

Wu Liang whispered on the side: "Second uncle, do you want to shoot this fang?" ”

The strong crossbow and hard bow of this period had a range of 80 zhang (200 meters) and an effective range of 50 zhang (about 120 meters); If it is a well-made "longbow" with long arrows, a good marksman can shoot a hundred and fifty zhang (360 meters);

The soldiers defending the city, if they were to shout at Li Bi, if they made a move of "shooting a hundred arrows", they would shoot him on the spot, and there was also that possibility.

Although Li Bi was covered by two large shields, one on the left and one on the right, it was not impossible for the sharp arrow that penetrated from the gap to give him a cold heart.

Wen Cheng sat back behind the arrow chop and shook his head: "Jumping beam clown ears, it's not worth breaking the rules; 'Calling the battle', what a good fighting habit, worthy of encouragement!

One day, when you meet a peerless general, you can shoot it with a burst of arrows, and you don't need to talk nonsense with him...

This fang came to shout, indicating that the barbarian was also a little unbearable; After a day of fierce fighting yesterday, I'm afraid the barbarian casualties will not be less than seven or eight hundred, right? ”

Chen Xiang nodded: "Last night, I dropped the torches along the city wall every now and then, and counted them roughly.

The number of barbarians who died under the walls must have exceeded four hundred; The number of wounded is estimated not to be less than eight hundred; Yesterday there was a thick fog, and it was impossible to estimate how many soldiers and horses the barbarians had;

In the later battles, the barbarians came to attack the city in echelons, and they couldn't see clearly in the distance, so I can't estimate how many soldiers and horses the barbarians had.

However, in just one day of fierce fighting, thousands of soldiers were lost; There are so many barbarians, I'm afraid I'm afraid it will hurt too. ”

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Wen Cheng sighed:

"Well, why don't we have a pain in our flesh? More than 100 people were killed in the battle, and more than 300 were wounded; Chen Xiang, you go and help the lightly injured soldiers and slaves to bandage it well, today will be another hard battle.

Wu Liang went to ask people to take out the thing in the cave to dry, so as not to get wet. ”

Several sergeants guarding Wen Cheng's side and responsible for Wen Cheng's safety persuaded in unison: "Don't be angry, my lord, the people killed and wounded in our battle yesterday are mostly attached to the slaves and the guards of the courtyard; These people are so meritorious that they neglect to protect their own safety; If we fight again today, we will definitely be much more sensible, and the casualties will definitely be reduced. ”

At this time, the sergeant came to report: Zhang Ji and others asked to see him; Wait until Zhang Ji's five people go up to the city wall;

Wen Cheng smiled bitterly: "Rushing back to die, why do you brothers come here!" Wang Youxi's side, how is the situation? ”

Zhang Ji saluted Wen Cheng and replied: "Lord Wang Youyi has already led the troops north, and said that let the villain tell Lord Wen, he knows, and he wants Lord Wen to be careful; He had his own way of getting rid of the barbarians. ”

Wen Cheng nodded, and was about to speak, when suddenly a sergeant exclaimed in a low voice: "My lord, that barbarian has moved the bed crossbow!" ”

Wen Cheng was taken aback, and quickly turned over and peeked through the arrows, only to see that the barbarian used an ox cart to pull several giant bed crossbows!

Heavy weapons were all moved, which made the defenders a little uncomfortable; It has three bows that fire arrows as long as spears and the thickness of arms.

According to the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", this object was fired by dozens of people, and the arrows shot could allow the siege soldiers to climb along the arrows! The old-style bed crossbow of the Han Dynasty has a range of 700 steps and more than 1,000 meters.

History of the Song Dynasty. According to the Biography of Wei Pi, Wei Pi's improved new bed crossbow has a terrifying range of 1,500 meters!

At this moment, the officers and soldiers at the head of the city, Ding Yong, suddenly became uneasy...

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Wen Cheng raised a trumpet-shaped paper tube and shouted loudly to the sergeants: "Now, the barbarians have bed crossbows, are you afraid? ”

No one dared to answer, and there was silence on the walls; But no one can feel the panic in everyone's hearts.

Wen Cheng shouted to himself: "To be honest, I'm afraid too!" ”

After a pause, he shouted: "But if you're scared, don't you fight?" Will you let the barbarians rush into the city, and plunder all that you have, and slaughter your relatives, your sisters, your wives, and your daughters?

Do not think that this time the barbarians are still the same as before, only plundering goods and grain; Just give it to them, and they won't kill you!

I tell you, it's a dream!

They have become kings, and they are going to occupy this land for a long time, and they are going to make you all their slaves!

They were to use this place as a base camp for their supply of grain.

As a slave of the barbarians, these lazy and abusive masters will not let you go if they do not squeeze your last trace of blood and sweat clean!

In that case, what is the difference between you living and dying? ”

Why don't you fight to the death with them, restore your freedom, and earn ten or twenty acres of fertile land?

As long as you repel the barbarians, I promise to restore you all to freedom; Then you shall have wives and children, and you shall carry on your father's line.

If it is the official army, they will be rewarded with five acres of fertile land first! Those who have made great contributions will be rewarded separately. ”

Someone in the crowd shouted: "My lord is right, instead of being a slave and a disciple for the rest of his life, it is better to die than to live, it is better to fight to the death!"

In the future, when children and grandchildren talk about their ancestors, they all know that it is we who stand at the head of the city today to change their own destiny! ”

Wen Cheng glanced at the person who spoke, and secretly noted his appearance - boy, I still know that he has a future!

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Everyone in the city looked at each other, and many people were already confused; Someone boldly asked, "My lord, the barbarians have bed crossbows, how can the little ones resist?" ”

Wen Cheng laughed: "Good question! How to resist, of course, is to use the knife in your hand, with your fists, with your teeth, with everything at your disposal, to beat these barbarians fiercely!

If a robber enters your house with a sharp sword, and you have only a stick and a knife in your hand, will you not resist? Do you just let the robbers silver your wife and daughter?

The bed crossbow is very scary, but it is just a bow and crossbow that can build a ladder. ”

Wen Cheng looked around at the people who were beginning to recover a little of their fighting spirit:

"The two armies are facing each other, who is fighting more ruthlessly! When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, that's the reason!

If two mortal enemies meet, and one says, 'I have a dagger,' and the other says, 'I have a machete,' will not the one with the dagger fall down on his knees and let the other man slaughter him?

In this world, what kind of bird war is there fighting;

As soon as the two sides take out their weapons and compare them, those who have worse weapons will wipe their necks by themselves! Let's talk about it, isn't this the reason? ”

Everyone laughed embarrassedly, and the cowardice instantly diluted a lot;

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Wen Cheng then incited... Bah, bah, it is to do pre-war ideological work and pre-war general mobilization: "Among you, some people will think in their hearts, 'Whoever you are subordinate to is not a slave', this is not bad, but are you willing to be a subordinate slave for the rest of your life?"

Wake up earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs; He does heavier work than a cow, eats worse than a pig, and suffers more gas than a toad!

You seem to be alive like that; In fact, you are already dead; Just wait for the last trace of blood and sweat on your body, when it is squeezed dry, dig a pit and bury you!

It will only be wrapped in a dirty broken straw mat and buried softly;

There is no grave, no tombstone, in this world, it is as if you have never been here at all...

In the past, you didn't have the opportunity to change the opportunity to be a slave for a lifetime; Everyone is lazy and discouraged, and living one day is a day; Now, the time has come to change the fate of your generations! ”

Wen Cheng pointed to the barbarians outside the city who were preparing to attack the city:

"See, just these two goods with a head on their shoulders are lucky stars that can change your fate! It is they who have brought you freedom, it is they who have brought you good land, it is they who have enabled you to marry and have children, what a good man.

Why don't you hurry up and chop off their heads?

Slaughter them for me!

Fertilize the fertile fields of your house with their corpses; Just like your lords are doing now! ”

Wen Cheng shouted:

"Think about it, isn't it cool?"

"Cool!" , "Cool", "Slaughter them on the ground!" "Slaughter them, change their wives and have children!" ”

- It's pretty much the same, it's all mixed up as a slave, and if you don't take the opportunity to fight, how when?

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The fire has been fanned, and a handful of wood has been added; Wen Cheng continued: "Tell me, what else do you have? ”

The slaves and apprentices replied, "Little people, there is nothing. ”

"Nope! You still have hands, you have a life, you have a heart that longs to be free! Wen Cheng said loudly:

"You don't want to have a piece of land of your own, you can grow black beans if you want to grow black beans, and you can grow broad beans if you want to grow broad beans?"

Wen Cheng pointed to the barbarians outside the city: "They are your land!" Today, the slave girls who help move and cook under the city walls, if they are willing to marry you, will be disenslaved!

But I want to ask, what do you use to feed her? ”

A group of sergeants brought up a frame of copper coins, and Wen Cheng pointed to Huang Cancan's five-baht coin: "After the war, they all came to receive money, and each person was ten times; This is your wife's book.

and those who died in battle shall be twenty cents per man; It's up to you to assign it! The officers and soldiers are doubled, and the commanders and soldiers are tripled! ”

Twenty yuan is enough to buy five slaves; This reward is not insignificant.

At this moment, everyone on the city wall, looking at the barbarians who were about to rush under the city wall, their eyes became different: the barbarians turned into pieces of fertile fields, turned into strings of copper coins, and turned into charming mothers-in-law...

Then, let's go to war!