The height of the county is not high, the shortest place is only six feet, and the highest is only more than nine feet, and most of them are made of rammed earth. And the circumference is not long, there are always three miles, and the north side is especially long, and there is only one mile and two. Therefore, Qin Jin sent hundreds of people to line up in two columns.

Li Yanyi, who was responsible for guarding the north of the county, although he had rich combat experience, but rarely defended the city, and he arrived temporarily, facing the soldiers of the Zhao battalion who came with the ants, he couldn't help but panic.

Under the pressure of the officers' powerful bullets, the officers and soldiers who had already been preparing to draw the strings resisted the urge to release their arrows, and watched as the advance of Zhao Ying's soldiers crossed the hundred-step line and continued to approach the city wall.

"Eighty steps...... Seventy-five steps...... Seventy steps ......" Li Yanyi, as the commander of the crossbowmen, had his heart beating violently in his chest, and he was unaware of the tension in his heart, and he was engrossed in visually measuring the steps of Zhao's soldiers from the city wall. It wasn't until Zhao Yingbing marched fifty steps away from the city wall that he suddenly shouted: "Release!" ”

In an instant, a row of arrows shot out diagonally like locusts, and there was a chaotic sound, some of them hit Zhao Yingbing, while more of them missed the ground.

Li Yanyi was self-aware of the accuracy of the county soldiers, so it was strictly forbidden to fire arrows indiscriminately outside of a hundred paces, and he was not allowed to shoot at least until the enemy army entered eighty paces. At this time, the number of Zhao Yingbing soldiers who attacked was not large, so he dared to put Zhao Yingbing into fifty steps before ordering an attack, which was also a last resort in order to improve the hit rate.

A row of arrows arrived, followed by a second row of arrows that screeched out. Li Yanyi lined up the crossbowmen in several rows and took turns shooting, although the density of the shots was sacrificed, but the frequency of shooting was increased, in order to completely suppress the advance of the Zhao battalion soldiers.

Even so, the hundreds of Zhao battalion troops suffered few casualties. They gritted their teeth at the behest of a small leader with a cape of hair. Because they don't have shields, many of them subconsciously cover their hands over their heads - although this does not prevent damage from arrows.

When the Zhao battalion soldiers ran into a distance of twenty paces, the casualties suddenly increased, on the one hand, because the distance was closer, and the shooting accuracy of the county soldiers increased, and on the other hand, the important reason was that they fell into the trap that had already been prepared in the county seat: Ru Jinsheng had previously collected the thistles, traps and other things around the city, and placed them around the city before the arrival of the Zhao battalion, and at the same time dug many potholes in the ground and nailed a lot of bamboo sticks. These places are covered with floating soil, leaves, etc., and only the people in the county town know that Zhao Yingbing is not aware of it, so he is naturally recruited.

At present, there is a wail under the city in the north of the county, because of the folk customs of Shizhou, almost all the soldiers of the left battalion of the Zhao battalion only have simple straw shoes on their feet, which is anti-wear, but in the face of sharp water chestnuts, bamboo sticks and other things, there is no defense ability at all. Many of their feet fell to the ground in pain from being pierced by bamboo sticks, only to be pierced by other sharp objects, and they were miserable. Some of them tripped over hidden potholes, and naturally they were in pain.

A few steps further, he encountered a trench around the city dug by the county soldiers in advance. This ditch is one zhang wide and nearly one zhang deep, and there are dense bamboo sticks arranged under the ditch. Without exception, the head of the sign is quenched with poison, and as long as the skin is scratched by it, it will kill in an instant.

The distance of this trench is within the long-range strike range of the county soldiers, so the advancing Zhao battalion soldiers have to erect long planks and carefully cross the trench on the one hand, and on the other hand, they must always defend against fierce blows from the city wall, and their mobility is naturally greatly reduced.

Taking advantage of the delay in the movement of Zhao Ying's soldiers at this time, Li Yanyi hurriedly ordered the crossbowmen to speed up the frequency of shooting. The county soldiers still had the ability to shoot at almost stationary targets at such a close distance, so after a few rounds of arrow rain, the Zhao battalion soldiers were killed and wounded nearly 100 people.

The little leader of the team was furious and urged his soldiers to force their way forward. He reacted quickly and dodged the traps on the ground several times, while the soldiers of the Zhao Battalion beside him were mostly sluggish, so unconsciously, he had stood out from the outside of the entire team.

Not long after Ru Jinsheng arrived here, he looked at him kindly. Although he was weak, he was also in a mood in this environment of thunderous drums and shouting and killing, and looked around at the generals: "Who can shoot this fang?" ”

Li Yanyi came out in response. Because of his intention to make meritorious contributions, he was determined to perform in front of Ru Jinsheng. I saw him stretch out his bow and set up an arrow, buckle the string and aim a little, and shot the arrow in just a moment. Before everyone could see it, the shouts of the city rose first, and when they looked closely, the little leader had already fallen to the ground and died.

Li Yanyi's hit caused cheers in the city. Ru Jin praised: "General Li shoots superbly, and he doesn't lose to General Li!" "He was born as a literati, and before he knew it, he began to show off his talents. Fortunately, the celebrity of "Flying General" Li Guang's divine shooting is well known, so the illiterate sergeants present will not be cold because of ignorance.

In fact, Li Yanyi's arrow is not far away, and the technical content is really not very high, but he listened to the applause around him and Ru Jinsheng's praise, and his heart was still very useful. Compared with the nephew, it is a small thing. ”

Ru Jinsheng eyebrows moved, and asked casually, "Oh? Is there anyone in the world who is better than you in archery? Dare to ask this person to be named? In order to defend the city, he was "thirsty for talent", and when he heard that there were powerful people, he was unwilling to let go.

When Li Yanyi heard this, his expression suddenly changed, he knew that he was speechless, and he didn't know how to answer, but fortunately, the soldiers of the Zhao battalion under the city made noise again, attracting Ru Jinsheng's attention.

As soon as the leader died, the hundreds of Zhao Yingbing pioneers under the city exploded at once, and none of them were willing to take another step forward, all of them retreated, and it was a mess, very chaotic.

Qin Jinxiao coldly watched his front drive retreat in a panic, and was not moved at all. These hundreds of people are newly attached to them, and they are cannon fodder used by themselves to test the depth of the city's garrison, and if they are defeated, they will be defeated, and they are insignificant. However, he thought that he wanted to squeeze the last bit of value out of these men, so he beckoned to one of his officers and said, "Order the crossbowmen to prepare to shoot." At the same time, he called the officer in charge of the overseer and said, "Let the brothers all widen their eyes and see what will happen if they escape!" ”

Soon, there was a scene that stunned both sides, and under the stern orders of one after another, hundreds of Zhao Ying crossbowmen separated from the formation, lined up, and mercilessly began to fire arrows at their own brothers who had fled.

The fleeing troops of hundreds of people were defenseless, and they suffered heavy casualties, and in a burst of earth-shattering wails, the soldiers of the Zhao battalion who fled fell in pieces, and occasionally a few brave people ran close to the front of the battle, and they were also chopped into pulp by the Zhao battalion knives and axes that had been prepared.

At that time, whether it was the county soldiers in the city or the Zhao battalion soldiers standing solemnly under the city, when they saw such a tragedy, they were all relatives in their hearts, and at the same time they were secretly glad that they were not the poor cannon fodder who had no way to enter the heavens and no doors.

Seeing this, Li Yanyi took the opportunity to shout at the county soldiers: "The thief army is cruel and inhumane, even his own robe is so ruthlessly killed, if we fall into their hands, there will be no way to live, if everyone wants to live, take out the spirit of the day woman to beat them and fight with them!" ”

Just as he was talking, the second round of Zhao Yingbing's offensive had already begun. This time, Qin Jinxiao sent about 300 sword and axe men, although the number was not as good as the first wave of path-finding, but in terms of equipment, it was much better. Almost everyone wore rudimentary cloth armor and carried a simple sword or hatchet, as well as a small group of cards as a defensive weapon.

Soon after the attack of the three hundred men, the rear team set off closely, and many of them carried ladders, which were not cloud ladders, but carried very simple bamboo ladders with the army, but they were enough for the low city wall of Chuxian County.

After the echelon set off, there was another large group of Zhao Yingbing soldiers ready to go. This brigade of Zhao Ying's soldiers is very large, I am afraid that there are nearly 1,000 people, and it should be the main force to attack the city.

Qin Jinxiao's arrangement is nothing unusual, Li Yanyi is clear at a glance. First, he tried to use cannon fodder, and then sent the brave to land in the city first, striving to gain a foothold in the city, and then the echelon set up a ladder and then the main force attached to the city to attack the city. Although it is the simplest and most crude method, it is also the most common and effective method of application.

There is no special way to deal with this kind of siege, but the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and the competition is the quality and tenacity of the soldiers on both sides, and the patience between the main generals.

With the first cannon fodder exploration, Zhao Ying's knife and axe men quickly forced to the city. Because of the regimental card blocking, the chaotic arrows of the county soldiers did not have much effect. On the contrary, it was Zhao Ying's knife and axe men who launched a counterattack, throwing flying axes and meteor hammers upward, killing and injuring many county soldiers who had no time to retreat.

Ru Jinsheng was also escorted by everyone and retreated. Li Yanyi and his subordinates worked together to order the people to carry up the wooden stones that had been stored long ago and throw them to the city. There are several particularly huge rolling stones that cannot be thrown down by manpower, and Li Yanyi also has a way to use a few instruments in the treasury to transform them into levers, and in groups of three or five, they work together to use levers to turn the boulders upside down.

The Zhao Ying Corps defended against the arrows, but it was difficult to resist the powerful wooden stones that fell from a height. The clever turned around and left, and some of them were still holding up the group card to block it, but they only heard a few muffled sounds, and all the cards were broken and smashed into pulp.

The leader of Zhao Ying's knife and axe hand was also an extremely brave outlaw, knowing that if he could not complete the task assigned by Qin Jinxiao, he would die if he went back, so he even scolded and slashed two subordinates who wanted to run away, and only then did he temporarily suppress the situation. On the one hand, he instructed his subordinates to shoot back at the city, and on the other hand, he asked some of his subordinates to desperately clear the roads under the city.

Under his brutal supervision, Zhao Ying's sword and axe men gradually took control of the situation, keeping a distance from the attack range of the Rolling Stones. Soon, the echelon of Zhao Ying's soldiers rushed up, covered by the knife and axe hands, and began to put the ladder up the city wall.

Seeing this, Li Yanyi urgently ordered the soldiers to take the modified bumper bar, and two or three people worked together to use the bumper bar to top the bamboo ladder. However, as soon as one or two bamboo ladders were overturned, three or four bamboo ladders came up in an instant. Li Yanyi did not hesitate to call a team of county soldiers who had been preparing for a long time, each of whom was holding an oil urn in his hand, and they lined up and began to pour hot oil on the bamboo ladder.

The bamboo ladder was already slippery, the oil and water flowed up, and it was more difficult to climb, several knife and axe hands went up, and the hands holding the bamboo ladder were scalded out of blisters by the hot oil in an instant, and they couldn't hold it anymore, and fell down screaming. Li Yanyi even ordered the crossbowmen to light rockets and shoot them at the bamboo ladder coated with hot oil, and as long as they wiped it, they immediately caught fire and smoked everywhere.

When Zhao Yingbing's ant annex brigade arrived, none of Zhao Ying's sword and axe men could go to the city.

The situation did not evolve as Qin Jinxiao expected, but he was not in a hurry, and still kept urging his soldiers to climb up. After paying the price of nearly 100 people, one or two brave men finally climbed to the top of the city, but without exception, they were all stabbed down by the county soldiers who had been recuperating for a long time.

The attack lasted for more than half an hour, and the casualties of the soldiers of the Zhao battalion were more than three hundred, Qin Jinxiao ran out of patience, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops, but at this time, two hundred officers and soldiers suddenly rushed out of the northeast gate of the county, chasing the soldiers of the Zhao battalion who retreated in embarrassment, and killed for a while, and dozens of people became ghosts, and the battle on both sides came to an end.

At this time, Li Yanyi roughly counted the cannon fodder in front of Zhao Yingbing, and the casualties were close to 200, and the casualties of the county soldiers were also close to 100. Although the results of the battle were great, the losses were even greater, and when carefully converted, the county soldiers actually suffered losses. However, these are all things on the books, and for some invisible factors, Li Yanyi is actually satisfied.

For example, the county soldiers successfully repelled the attack of Zhao Ying's soldiers this time, and their morale was greatly improved, and their will to fight was more determined than before the war. And with this combat experience, Li Yanyi believes that in the next round of defense, the county soldiers can do better.

After the victory, bursts of cheers erupted from the top of the city in the north of the county seat. In stark contrast to this, there was a silent silence on Zhao Ying's side.

Qin Jin Xiaotie blushed, watching the teams of wounded soldiers being helped to the back from in front of him, the army that was originally full of morale had no momentum after a fierce battle. He was anxious, Xu Hui sent someone to reprimand, Qin Jin Xiaohu faced, listened to the messenger's words, and said nothing. Seeing that his expression was wrong, everyone was silent.

After a long time, a personal retinent cautiously leaned up and asked, "Mr. Qian, how are we going to attack next?" ”

Qin Jinxiao's face was gloomy like a black cloud before a rainstorm, and he said unhappily: "The sharp spirit has been broken, what to attack again?" As he spoke, looking at the hesitant look of his relatives, he said angrily, "The person surnamed Xu is going to come and scold me in person, how can I stand his anger?" ”

The relatives didn't know what they meant, and asked tentatively, "What does Mr. Qian mean?" ”

Qin Jinxiao shook his head and said, "Don't take your own humiliation, pass my order, and the whole battalion will evacuate immediately." With that, he left behind his frightened subordinates, got on his horse and left.