There was silence in the official office.

Although no one spoke, everyone made their position clear in silence.

In the face of a war that has no chance of winning at all, there is no need to continue.

If they hold on, they will not only lose their lives to the soldiers defending the city, but also let the people in the city suffer the devastation of the war.

What's more, if you stick to it and annoy the person on the other side, it is not impossible to kill all the officials of Northland County in anger!

If there are reinforcements, they can hold on.

But now that there are no reinforcements, holding on will only cost you your life, so you have to think about your own life.

"Lord Commander, why don't you surrender?"

"That's right, if you vote for the eldest son, it's not a betrayal of Daqin!"

"Yes, we are still loyal to Daqin!"

"That's right, I just don't want the people to be displaced by the war!"

Suddenly, the crowd below found a reason to surrender.

The county guard and the county lieutenant looked at each other and asked, "Do you think we can hold it?" ”

The captain felt the gaze and muttered slightly: "Without reinforcements, you can't hold it for even a day!" ”

A few thousand against three hundred thousand, even with a strong wall is in vain!

"Alas, that's it, it's all for the people of the city!"

"Yes, the second emperor has been on the throne for just a few months, and he has made Great Qin famous, maybe only the eldest son can save Great Qin!"

The county guard and the county lieutenant glanced at each other, and their faces also showed a look of compassion.

The meaning is very clear, not for fear of death, but for the people!

"Lord Gunjo is wise! Lord Lieutenant is benevolent! ”

Immediately, a group of officials below praised one after another.

After all, who would want to provoke the beheading outside the city to be able to save their lives!

Sacrifice one's life for righteousness, but not everyone has that courage.

And the eldest son was lowered, and he did not betray Daqin, and there was a legitimate reason for it!

The county guard said in a deep voice: "Open the city gate and welcome the eldest son into the city!" ”

"No!"

Everyone was in good spirits, hurriedly received the order, and excitedly walked out of the official office and walked towards the city gate.

Not far from the city gate, there was a panicked cry and shouts of killing.

"The enemy is attacking the city!"

"Archer, release your arrows!"

"Jinyu, pour!"

On the city walls, the archers were desperately firing their arrows.

A soldier guarding the city is holding a large stone high and throwing it down!

Suddenly, a group of officials who rushed to open the city to greet them were dumbfounded.

"Not good!"

The lieutenant's heart skipped a beat, and his face showed a look of horror.

Because he didn't know the attitude of the upper peak, there was no order to cancel the guard.

Once the enemy attacks the city, these soldiers defending the city will desperately resist before a new order is delivered!

In siege warfare, the attacking side is bound to suffer heavy losses.

If the border army suffers heavy casualties due to the resistance of the defenders, when that person enters the city, will he be able to eat good fruit as a defender?

The county lieutenant was also dumbfounded, and hurriedly shouted: "Give the order quickly, open the city gate!" Stop resisting! ”

"No!"

The lieutenant reacted, and hurriedly received the order and ran to the city gate.

It was intended that he personally ordered the opening of the city gates.

As long as the city gate is opened, even if the city is slaughtered, he will be regarded as making up for it!

"Quick! Open it......! ”

The captain rode his horse to the city gate, and had just given a loud order.

suddenly

A huge roar came from the city gates.

Rumble!

With a loud bang, the thick city gate burst open in an instant, and sharp sawdust splashed.

A huge force impacted the defenders at the city gate and fell to the ground screaming!

The lieutenant sat on horseback, dumbfounded by the loud roar.

Under the frightened gaze, a picture of flames rushed out of the shattered city gate, getting closer and closer, and in the blink of an eye, it was ...... in front of him.

"Ouch!"

"Help!"

"My hands!"

"Ah, my leg is gone!"

At the city gate, there was a mess.

The defenders heaped at the gates of the city fell to the ground, their faces blackened, and they lay on the ground wailing.

The lieutenant was lifted off his horse with the force of the impact and lay motionless on the ground.

On his charred face, there were still a few sawdust.

And at the position of the chest, the armor was torn, and a slap fragment pierced the chest, apparently dead!

Even those who stood far away were overwhelmed by the shocking scene just now.

Even the officials of the Northland County, who were preparing to welcome the army into the city in the distance, were stunned with fright, and they only felt their ears ringing!

Woooooo

Outside the city, the horn of the attack sounded.

The assembled phalanx began to advance, and the neat steps reached everyone's ears.

When the phalanx at the forefront entered a distance of four hundred paces, they raised their crossbows one after another.

"Shoot the arrows!"

"Shoot the arrows!"

"Shoot the arrows!"

Next to the phalanx, the heralds waved their command flags one after another.

Woohoo!

A rain of arrows rained down on the city walls.

"Ahh

"Ouch!"

In an instant, the defenders on the walls let out a terrible howl.

Knock knock!

The drums of war sounded.

"Kill!"

Hearing the order to charge, the infantry phalanx also quickened their speed and rushed towards the gate that had been opened.

And the phalanx of the repeaters did not stop, and after shooting a box of arrows, they immediately replaced it with a box and continued to fire.

The second round of the rain of arrows is not to kill the enemy, but to cover.

Keep the defenders on the walls from raising their heads and reduce the casualties of the charging army in the counterattack!

The dense rain of arrows fell, not to mention the thousands of defenders on the city wall, even if it was tens of thousands, don't think about taking the lead.

You can only hide behind the city walls, holding your shield to dodge.

At this time, let alone standing up and fighting back, as long as you dare to take the lead, you will definitely die under the dense rain of arrows.

If it had been replaced with an ordinary light bow, it would have been impossible to suppress the defenders hiding behind the walls with a salvo.

However, the repeating crossbow has a range of four hundred paces, and the defenders' Qin crossbow can't shoot at all at this distance, so they can only be beaten.

And the rain of arrows is continuous and dense, which is unparalleled!

Not to mention the explosives that smashed the city gates, the suppression of the crossbow alone could make the defenders on the city walls unable to raise their heads.

Even the officers didn't dare to raise their heads to command and shout, let alone the soldiers!

However, this kind of oppressive play is awesome.

But the disadvantages are also huge!

That is, burn money!

Thousands of people fired a volley, causing the arrow rain to continue to fall like a non-stop waterfall, and the arrows to be consumed were also huge.

Only the wealthy Shangjun can afford this huge consumption!

If the Qin army and the anti-thieves attack each other, then they can only shoot at each other!

It is simply not possible to form such a repressive situation!

Soon, an army of vanguards poured into the city from the shattered gates.

Fusu wanted to keep the county intact so he didn't blow up the city walls.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that even the city wall will have to be blown down a few gaps!

And the defenders are still immersed in the huge roar just now!

The county guard and the county lieutenant sat on the ground, looked at the influx of border troops, and said with a sad face: "It's over, it's too late to serve...... ”

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