Chapter Forty-Eight: The City Gate, Broken!
In Zhang Ying's sight, the sky has always been black and oppressive. Countless arrows are like spring rain, continuous. Her soft sword is not suitable for picking swords, and she can only swing the shield in her hand to block or knock the flying arrows away, which is very difficult to deal with. Zhang Ying's mount in the crotch had been shot as early as the first round of arrows, and many of the fighters were in the same situation as them, so they simply abandoned their horses and moved with the crashing troops with their shields.
As time passes, so do the sacrifices. Of the 5,000-strong Vietnamese cavalry army, less than half of them could still hold up their shields at the moment. Zhang Ying's arm was also sore because of holding a heavy shield for a long time, and as a woman, strength was not what she was good at. But she has been gritting her teeth and insisting, she can't give up, because once she loses here, she will lose the qualifications she has won so hard again.
On Luo Guangyu's side, the catapult has been operating uninterruptedly, but the rain of arrows has not decreased at all. The pressure on Zhang Ying's side is getting bigger and bigger, and the huge pressure makes her start to get tired, and her eyes are black for a while.
"I can't hold on anymore."
Zhang Ying moved mechanically, and a sense of powerlessness gradually permeated her body.
"No, I can't give up yet."
She pulled herself together and tried to shout: "Brothers, hold on a little longer, and we will soon succeed." ”
Zhang Ying wanted to distract herself by talking, because she was really about to lose her hand. But with this sound, the already weak body was weak for a while, and he stumbled under his feet, and he was about to fall to the ground.
Hissing ~~
This is Zhang Ying's familiar horse neighing.
"Is the follow-up force coming?"
The Vietnamese cavalry had been so focused on fending off the rain of arrows that they had no time to pay attention to other places, so they didn't know when the follow-up troops would come and when someone would come back to take over their shift.
Zhang Ying's body that was about to fall was held by a pair of hands.
"It's so familiar."
After Zhang Ying saw Zhu Chuba's not very handsome face, her body suddenly relaxed completely. felt Zhu Chuba's warm big hand on his thin waist, and then secretly added in his heart before he fell unconscious: "It's the same as the feeling that night." ”
Zhang Ying was in a coma, and many soldiers of the Yue Cavalry Army were in a coma, and they were really at their limit. Exposed to such a dense rain of arrows for a long time, many warriors still had arrows stuck in their bodies despite the protection of their shields. They had relied on willpower to hold out for so long, and now that the follow-up troops had arrived, they were all relaxed.
"I'll leave it all to me." Zhu Chuba pulled Zhang Ying to his horse, looked at the pretty face that was sleeping quietly in front of him, and said secretly.
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The crash troop has been off for quite some time, and it has been moving at a very fast pace. The 5,000 Yue cavalry led by Zhang Ying did a great job, and under their hard protection, the losses of the crashing troops were minimized, and they saw that the city gate was getting closer and closer.
Chakhan Timur has long since lost his original calmness, and is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. The enemy's plan is very detailed, one link after another. First, the ladder troops attract their attention, and at the same time release the crash troops. Chakhan Timur did not get hit, and while perfectly solving the harassment of the ladder troops, he was still fully preparing for the process of the crashing troops. The archers were ordered to take up as soon as the crashing troops came within range, but the enemy seized the opportunity to take advantage of their equipment and the catapults were running at full capacity. These behemoths like bloodthirsty beasts caused great trouble to Chakhan Timur, and even beat Chakhan Timur to the extreme. However, with his vast combat experience, Tsakhan Timur minimized the impact of the enemy's catapults by allowing the archers to disperse their positions and cover their bunkers. Chakhan Timur did not let his guard down, but he did not expect the enemy to attack the arrows that were concentrated on the ground of the city wall, and even used catapults to drop flints and ignite the arrows. Chakhan Timur was caught off guard again, but his response was still very correct and timely. He kept enough arrows for the archers to carry with them to continue to put pressure on the crashing troops. But what Chakhan Timur did not expect again was that the team of only about 5,000 people on the periphery of the crashing force would be able to hold out for so long under the rain of arrows.
Time had dragged on long enough, and now that the crash was very close to the city gates, and a new team had arrived to protect the crash troops, it was almost impossible to deal with them before they reached the city walls. Chakhan Timur has been in the army for decades, and it is the first time that he has encountered a situation where he needs to defend the city wall. He didn't anticipate the difficulty of his opponent, and he thought that a group of improvised rebels should not be difficult to deal with.
But it turned out that he was wrong, and in this situation, he was prepared for the worst.
"Perhaps, that's the last resort."
The person who might solve the current difficult situation appeared in the mind of Chakhan Timur, and a glimmer of hope gradually appeared in his eyes.
"This battle won't end so easily!"
Chakhan Timur regained his confidence, and at this moment, there was good news from the base. The man he wanted Du Li to bring to him had already arrived.
Chakhan Timur was overjoyed, and regardless of the situation on the front line, he hurriedly turned around and left.
"Quick, take me to him."
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After Zhu Chuba took over the protection of the crash troops, he soon arrived in front of the city gate. Zhu Chuba hurriedly ordered his subordinates to disperse in all directions, and the troops who had been pushing and crashing the car also dispersed along with Zhu Chuba and others. It's under the city walls, and it's within the range of shooting dead ends, so you don't have to worry about the archers' arrows.
"It's not easy to finally succeed!"
Looking at the crash that kept its original speed and crashed into the city gate, Zhu Chuba sighed heartily.
50 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters, 10 meters......
The crash quickly approached the city gate, and everyone's eyes were firmly attached to the fast-moving crashing car, and the sound of nervous heartbeats appeared clearly in the minds of every soldier in this noisy battlefield.
Rumble~
A loud bang resounded throughout the battlefield, and the unimaginable energy contained on the crashing wood that had been gathering momentum for so long, and then the city gate shattered and fell. Zhang Shicheng and Han Yu in the distance also heard this loud noise, and all the fighters clenched their fists at this hard-won loud noise, and then there were deafening cheers.
The war was not over, but in the hearts of all the rebel soldiers, the battle of the disparity in strength could basically be declared victory after this loud bang.