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Behind Yu Ming, the eyes of Hu Sizheng, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Song Jingang and others were full of awe.

In the eyes of the generals, Yuming's eloquence and strategy really made them admire it. With such a huge and towering bamboo ladder, any thick and tall city wall will become a smooth road in front of it.

And such an incredible siege ladder design is simply beyond everyone's imagination. Hu Sizheng also considered himself a smart and wise old minister of the Sui Dynasty. In the court of the Great Sui Dynasty that year, he was also known as an official with five cars and eight talents. He couldn't imagine that the siege ladder could be made like this. With this sharp weapon, can Jindi Pass not be lowered?

King Zhou seems to be indeed an immortal, otherwise how could he be so capable? In the hearts of many soldiers of the Zhou army, Yuming has been equated with the legendary immortals. They were also confident of victory in future wars.

"Uncle Shi, pass on my order, let Luo Shixin lead the army to the city wall from the cloud ladder, if you can't take the Jindi Pass before dark, don't come back to see me!" Yu Ming said in a deep voice.

"Good!" Zhang Zhongjian answered, and then waved the flag, sending a signal to Luo Shixin, the hoplite commander who was at the front.

After Luo Shixin saw the green flag with a regular wavering line, he also raised the big knife in his hand. He was waiting for this moment.

"Brothers, rush! The Golden Causeway Pass is in front of you, and now the city wall has been turned into a thoroughfare. Tonight we will go into the city to rest. Let the brethren of the whole army know that we are the strongest in destroying the enemy! Luo Shixin shouted loudly, and then rushed to the front, leading the way to the upper passage made of siege ladders.

"Tom! Tong! Tong! ”

The drum beat in the rear also sounded at the same time, and the sound was high-pitched and exciting.

"All march!"

Luo Shixin hurried forward, the steel knife in his hand was raised, and the elite of 20,000 hoplites followed closely, like a black torrent, surging towards the city.

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The golden embankment closed, and Zu Junyan finally recovered from the huge shock. Seeing that the enemy had begun to rush towards the city walls. He also gritted his teeth and ordered his soldiers to divide into dozens of squads, each team of more than 20 people, and in the sound of neat trumpets, they pulled up the crossbow arms of more than ten bed crossbows together, ready to fire giant crossbow arrows for the last resistance.

"Crossbow bolts!" Zu Junyan shouted loudly.

The Wei soldiers beside him hurriedly loaded the extra-large crossbow arrows like a spear onto the bed crossbow.

"Shoot the arrows!" Zu Junyan waved his hand down vigorously.

"Buzz"

A deafening roar rang out.

Then there was a sharp screech. More than a dozen huge crossbow arrows shot out of the bed crossbow at the head of the city like lightning, and they shot through the bamboo-made baffle in front of the siege ladder. An exclamation immediately rang out from under the base of the ladder. The soldiers of the Zhou army, who were pushing the ladder forward, were startled, and the momentum of their advance suddenly stalled.

Looking at the dying struggle of the Wei army at the head of the city, Yu Ming snorted coldly, and then said indifferently: "Everyone continue to move forward, don't stop, the first soldier who rushed to the city will be promoted to a partial general immediately!" The officer company above the team is upgraded! ”

"Rush! Fight the enemy! ”

"Victory is at hand!"

"Long live Da Zhou!"

It is said that there must be brave men under the heavy reward, and as soon as Yuming's commendation order came out, the soldiers of the Zhou army were aroused to courage again. The massive siege ladder paused for a moment, then moved slowly forward again. At this time, the ladder was less than fifty zhang away from the wall of Jindi Pass.

"Keep launching! Don't let up! ”

Zu Junyan howled again with his broadsword, and the Wei soldiers once again stretched their crossbow arms and shot down one crossbow arrow after another, causing a lot of trouble to the Zhou army.

However, at this moment, the trebuchets of the Zhou army, after correcting the corners and distances, launched a counterattack. Just listening to the ejection sound of "tom, tom, tom", dozens of boulders flew towards the city wall of Jindiguan.

Then, as if they had eyes, they hit the bed crossbows one by one, and the Wei soldiers who operated the crossbows smashed them to pieces. The giant siege ladder, which was already a little crumbling, was finally saved from danger.

saw that his bed crossbow was also reimbursed by Zhou Jun. Zu Junyan was furious, and he immediately turned around and shouted, "Don't you know what to do if the bed crossbow and trebuchet are destroyed?" Hurry up and throw the rolling wooden rocks down! If the Zhou army pushing the ladder is stoned to death, the ladder will naturally not be close to the city wall! ”

However, after his lieutenant heard about it, he reminded with a bitter face: "General Zu, now the ladder of the Zhou army is still some distance away from us, and I am afraid that the rolling wood and the stone will not be smashed!" ”

After hearing this, Zu Junyan's face was also slightly red, and he looked forward for a long time, and Fang shouted: "Where are the archers? Don't hurry up yet! Now it's your turn to do your part! ”

The lieutenant general hurriedly waved the banner, only to see thousands of Wei archers rushing up from under the city wall, and then continuously firing arrows towards the giant ladder that was slowly approaching. Unfortunately, however, the arrows were not giant crossbows, and they could not penetrate the barrier of the baffle at all, and the baffle connected by bamboo pieces was like a shield, wrapping the entire siege ladder tightly.

"Whew!"

The siege ladder moved very slowly, but it was unstoppable towards the wall.

After about half an hour, the ladder finally marched to the bottom of the wall of Jindi Pass. The huge siege ladder had tilted forward, and the platform at the top was tightly attached to the wall, with only a gap of less than a foot. The Wei soldiers on the city wall were terrified.

Although Zu Junyan knew that the loss was imminent, he still decided to resist to the end.

He then gave an order, closed the rolling stone and the wood, and smashed it continuously on the baffle of the ladder and the guardrail on the side. Although they also made some progress, destroying the baffles and guardrails, the Wei army's attack was not enough to pose a mortal threat to the ladder.

"Woooooo

There was a loud horn sound in the camp of the Zhou army, and with a wave of Yuming's hand, 20,000 hoplites were divided into four columns, and under the leadership of Song Jingang, they rushed to the ladder.

The Zhou army was surging like a tide, and bursts of killing machines spread endlessly in front of the Jindi Pass

The huge siege ladder finally "kissed" intimately with the majestic wall of Jindi Pass.

The Wei army, from Zu Junyan down, was helpless against this. All of their methods had been tried, and the tools that could destroy the ladder had already been destroyed by the Zhou army first. Now they can only look at the "ladder" and sigh.

Such a huge siege ladder towered in front of them, giving all the defenders a sense of danger, making them feel at a loss and overwhelmed.

Even if Li Mi is here, he may not be able to turn the tide, let alone a mediocre general like Zu Junyan, who only leads Wanjun soldiers!

The siege ladder has come to an abrupt halt, and the hoplites of the Zhou army with a large shield on their heads have already swarmed under the city wall, encircling the entire city gate, and the enemy of the brigade has climbed the ladder and poured up towards the wall of Jindi Pass.

There was a burst of gasping cold air on the wall, and all the Jindi Pass defenders felt a deep fear from the bottom of their hearts! Under Zu Junyan's loud shouting order, the Wei army at the head of the city was gathered and gathered on the city wall near the siege ladder, staring nervously ahead with weapons in hand.

"Boom!" There was a loud bang. The front baffle of the siege ladder suddenly toppled down, and under the shocked and frightened eyes of all the Wei troops, it suddenly rested on the wall of Jindi Pass, forming a suspended suspension bridge in an instant, one end of which was placed at the head of the city, and the other end was connected to the towering siege ladder platform.

The suspension bridge is about four feet wide and connects the top and bottom of the city.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”

"Rush! This is a great opportunity to be a general! ”

"Long live King Zhou! Da Zhou is mighty! ”

In the deafening shout, the elite infantry of the Zhou army, who had already gathered on the ladder platform, rushed out, these Zhou soldiers were all wearing heavy armor, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other. Like a fierce beast in iron armor, it swept across the makeshift suspension bridge and slammed into the crowd of Wei troops at the head of the city. They are like knives that go straight into the heart of the enemy.

The person who rushed to the front was Song Jingang, he held two big knives, opened the bow left and right, and immediately more than ten Wei soldiers fell under his sword, and the defense line formed by the Wei army at the head of the city was torn a crack alive by him.

Behind him was a sharp knife battalion composed of several martial arts masters of the Zhou army. They swarmed up, killing Wei Jun crying for their father and mother, and soon gained a firm foothold in the city.

The unprepared defenders were caught off guard by the Zhou army, and by the time they came to their senses, the elite Zhou army had already slaughtered the city and occupied a position.

Moreover, what made them even more frightened was that through this huge siege ladder and the drawbridge connected to the city wall, more and more Zhou soldiers were flocking up, and the offensive was becoming more and more vigorous.

More and more Wei soldiers lay in pools of blood wailing. They weren't elite soldiers in the first place, and almost all of the people left by Li Mi to defend the city were old and weak soldiers, or recruits who had just been recruited. In contrast, due to the importance of Jindi Pass, the 10,000 defenders equipped with Zu Junyan were still relatively strong among the remaining troops. But even so, it was far from being comparable to the elite hoplites in the Zhou army.

As a result, the city wall occupied by the Zhou army at the head of the city became longer and longer, and more and more Zhou infantry rushed up.

According to this situation, it will not be long before the Wei army at the head of the city will be slaughtered by the elite hoplites of the Zhou army.

Zu Junyan was anxious in his heart, and he saw Song Jingang wielding two big knives to slash and kill the Wei soldiers. immediately hit the idea on Song Jingang's head, secretly thinking that if he could kill this person, he would definitely be able to stabilize the situation in the city.

So, he held a spear in his hand and walked behind Song Jingang, trying to sneak attack this Zhou army general......

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