Chapter 533: Murder and Heart
The arrow flew through the midst of the hosts, and shot impartially at the top of the city walls. But after all, it was Zhou Dewei's chess trick, and the power of this arrow really scared him to the core, but he didn't really understand this person's life, so he only shot down the iron helmet on his head, and this person fell to the ground.
Zhou Dewei looked at it from afar, but did not see the dazzling red order flag again, so he raised his hand again and shouted: "Ride left and right to listen to the order, and when the people in the city are killed, they will rush forward to kill, remember not to fight." ”
At this time, Zhou Dewei wanted to fight a quick battle, but this city here was significantly different from the three cities, the city wall was about fifteen or six zhang high, and the ladder they walked with the army was no longer useful at this time. And the soldiers of the vanguard battalion who were mixed with the vanguard infantry were useless for a while, so they could only change their tactics and try to lure the people out of the city.
However, Longshou County is backed by a pass and surrounded by mountains, if it is surrounded by three sides, it is just a dispersion of troops, and the two sides will inevitably fall into attrition. And his army is not tolerant of wind and snow, and the longer it is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be for them.
At this time, the infantry of the vanguard battalion was less than five hundred paces from the gate of your city, and the first lieutenant raised the order to stop, and scattered the soldiers to avoid being injured by the stones. But what they didn't know was that the city gate in Longshou County was empty, and no one used this kind of ordnance, only a group of men and horses blocked in front of the city gate.
Zhou Dewei blew a whistle, and immediately a team of guards walked out of the formation, surrounded Zhou Dewei, and slowly moved forward. After waiting for this group of people to come to the pioneer camp for more than ten feet, they stopped, and then the people in front began to lie on the ground, and gradually arched Zhou Dewei in it.
When Zhou Dewei was already able to look up at the slight situation on the city wall, he patted the shoulder of the person under him, signaling that there was no need to continue to raise it. And the centurion on the city wall was already dumbfounded at this time, you must know that at this time, the two sentences are opposed, and the boss is in the middle of the formation, there is nothing wrong. But it is still unheard of to carry the coach and expose it to the enemy's field of vision.
Where Zhou Dewei stood, the crossbowmen could not reach it with all their might. And he can reach it with one arrow, but it is deliberate. At this time, Zhou Dewei saw that there were only more than 100 people on the city wall, and his heart was calm, and he couldn't help but sneer, "There is no one in Longshou County?" ”
When the hundreds of people on the city wall heard this, they all looked at each other angrily. It's a pity that they are far away, and there is wind and snow to cover them, how can they know. Zhou Dewei was scheming and decisive, and when he couldn't break the formation with one blow at this time, he wanted to use this method of words to break the morale of the people in the city just now.
After that, the soldiers and horses were in full swing to tie up the ladder to climb the clouds, and when the time was ripe, they would charge and attack the city. Hearing Zhou Dewei's words, at this time, Ran Junshou and Gu Xing, who were originally in the city, also rushed to the city wall and stood among a kind of crossbowmen.
Seeing the crowd in the city at this time, he couldn't help but gasp. The enemy army in Luoyang has set up a position, the vanguard battalion has approached the city, and the light cavalry on both sides is also suppressing the movement, ready to charge at any time.
Ran Qi was horrified in his heart, but he couldn't have the slightest cowardice and fear. After a moment, he replied in an extremely calm tone: "I don't know who your name is?" At this time, you come to attack my Longshou County, can you be guilty? Ran Qi did not answer this person's question directly, but wanted to suppress it with his aura, and at the same time take the lead in controlling the right to speak, so that he had no room to turn around.
And Zhou Dewei seemed to have expected that this person would have this hand, and a wave of dantian qi blurted out with the words, making the already thick voice even more shocking, "The destiny of heaven is clear, and it will shine through the ages." The contemptible Zhou Dewei was ordered by the lord of the Later Tang State to come here to crusade against the thief Ran Qi of Longshou County, and quickly opened the door and surrendered to irrelevant people. The contemptible people hereby promise that they will never kill innocents indiscriminately, and only take Ran Qi's head. ”
These high-sounding words made the already cold air even more solemn. This statement put Ran Qi, the county guard of Longshou County, in a place where there is no return, and directly named him a "trumped-up" crime, trying to use this method to cut off Longshou County.
It's a murderous heart......
Ran Qi did not immediately refute, but looked around at the crossbowmen and soldiers under the city, but saw that no one was moved, all of them were facing the outside of the city, glaring angrily. Gu Xing had also clenched the "silver gun" in his hand, and secretly laughed at Zhou Dewei's words.
Ran Qi felt a little relieved in his heart, and then retorted, "After the Tang Dynasty, the smoke is everywhere, and the temple is absurd. You have been abusing for many years, and now you still have to set foot on the land of my Longshou County, don't you wake up? ”
The banter in Zhou Dewei's heart has slowly subsided, and at this time, the mountain wind is blowing strongly, which has dispelled the plan to continue to speak quickly. Then there was a burst of laughter, and his words were a little colder, "Since you are unwilling to abandon the city and surrender, and you want to live and die with this son, then the old man doesn't need to say much, and he will fulfill you." ”
Immediately an order was given, and Zhou Dewei fell into the guards from above, and the remaining soldiers behind him were also divided into twelve strands, and sent the bundled ladder forward.
Seeing that the enemy army no longer continued to delay, Ran Qi raised his sword in his heart and said angrily: "Let them taste the power of Longshou County!" The crossbowmen on the walls fired arrows, and the vanguard battalion of the enemy beneath the city began to storm forward without hesitation. Under the iron shield of the pioneer camp, a huge log was hidden, and it crashed towards the gate of Longshou County.
When Ran Qi saw this, he didn't laugh angrily. Shouted, "Good time! So he himself picked up a stone and went down. At this time, the arrows rained down, and while the enemy was changing arrows, the crossbowmen who had already finished shooting a round also joined the ranks of throwing stones.
The boulder, which weighed about 100 catties, rolled down, and the crossbowmen could throw it down in twos and twos. By this time, the besiegers were already in a hurry, and their attacks were slowed down by a rain of arrows and falling rocks. Zhou Dewei saw that the war was about to break out, and he no longer continued to hibernate. Turning over his horse, he raised his hand and raised his whip and rushed towards here.
However, the Ran County guard on the city wall had no intention of going out of the city to meet the enemy, and the crossbowmen behind him had already carried barrels of oil to the front of the city wall, waiting to fall. And Zhou Dewei saw that there were many people on the city wall, so he scolded loudly: "When will you wait if you don't release the arrows?" ”
Another round of arrows rained down the city, and only one military inspector was still holding on to the city walls. The rest of the men found cover to avoid the attack. But the oil drums that had been placed in front of the city walls were shot into a hornet's nest in an instant, and the oil in the barrels gushed out uncontrollably, pouring all over the city walls in an instant.
Zhou Dewei smelled a pungent smell from a distance, so he shouted "Zhongji". Hurriedly raised his hand to restrain the crossbowman, and his face gradually became gloomy. On the city wall, the people had torches in their hands. Although it was daylight at this time, the little fires in the wind and snow were still like maggots on the tarsal bones, biting Zhou Dewei's body, making him tremble and angry.
The torches fell one after another as the pioneer battalion continued to raise logs to the door, and the soldiers under the city set themselves on fire, causing a mess for a while. Just as Zhou Dewei wanted to recall the pioneer camp, stones fell from the city again, and countless casualties were immediately killed and injured under the city.
Seeing that this method did not work, the vanguard battalion soldiers also began to retreat. Zhou Dewei's mind turned sharply, looking in the direction of Longshou County, and suddenly noticed that the air defense of the city on both sides was weak, so he immediately decided: "The light cavalry is outflanked from both sides, and the door should be broken quickly!" ”
Since it is impossible to break through from the front, it is necessary to move from both sides, and let them cope with it. But as everyone knows, this move fell into the trap of Ran Qi and Chen Fusheng of Longshou County. Longshou County is surrounded by Pingchuan on three sides and is backed by passes. There was no moat dug in front of the front gate, and there was no horse rejection, which was originally to confuse the enemy. But in the distance of dozens of zhang outside the city gates on the east and west sides, there are many crises.
When the light horses on both sides rushed forward to a place dozens of feet outside the city, they heard the neighing of military horses, and they did not move forward. The soldiers dismounted and checked, only to find that the ground was full of thistles, which had penetrated into the horse's legs and splashed on the horse's buttocks, making these military horses miserable.
Zhou Dewei was supervising the battle in front of the battle at this time, and he would not be able to take care of the battle situation on both sides for a while. At this time, the light horses were on both sides, and they could not echo each other, so they could only deal with it on their own. But the fighter plane is fleeting, and the city gate is close at hand. This group of light horsemen immediately made a decision, regardless of the pain of the military horses, they also had to rush forward.
Zhou Dewei suddenly woke up to why Longshou County was so big and dared to meet the enemy so much. The momentum in the city just now was a trick to cover up the movement of the Longshou County Army when it divided its troops. Zhou Dewei had never suffered such a big loss, his eyes were already blood-red, he didn't care about it anymore, raised his hand and pointed at the city wall, and shouted angrily: "Take it!" ”
A group of vanguard battalion soldiers did not dare to disobey, and rushed forward again at the risk of death. At this time, the fire on the city wall was fierce, like a fierce tiger covered in flames, trying to scorch every enemy who dared to come forward. Zhou Dewei came with the eight ladders that followed, and the eight ladders leaned against the city wall, but no one dared to climb up because of the fire.
Even if the military order is in advance, it is not easy to try with your life. At this time, there were signs of loosening at the city gates, and the rain of arrows on the walls was still raining down round after round. When Zhou Dewei hesitated, a falling rock impartially smashed the head of the guard in front of him, Zhou Dewei hurriedly took two steps back, looked at the city, and glared angrily.
Finally, eight more people walked out of the guards. All of them are in good shape, and their eyes are cold. Zhou Dewei gave an order, and the eight people climbed the ladder, let the fire burn, and climb up desperately. On the city wall, Ran Qi and Gu Xing felt a chill when they were braved by these eight people. If these eight people are allowed to climb up, there will inevitably be a bloody storm on the city wall, and the dragon's head will be in danger.
Ran Qi made a decision immediately, and ordered someone to bring the oil drum and pour it down. Although the eight people were not afraid of the fire, the oil poured from the head burned violently when it encountered the slightest fire, and the eight people instantly became fire men and fell down. Zhou Dewei didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly ordered the pioneer battalion to retreat. At present, if it is attacked, there is only one way to die.
At this time, outside the gates of the East and West Cities, the light cavalry that charged forward desperately was rash against the enemy and fell into the trap that Longshou County had already placed here. This common trap in the city is easily ignored by people who have experienced a hundred battles, which is really inexplicable. At this time, the city gate shouted and killed, and thousands of light horsemen rushed out from both sides of the east and west city gates, and after a round of cavalry shooting, they rushed towards the embarrassed enemy army at this time......