Looking at the towering city wall in front of him, the eldest prince Arobu asked the mastermind beside him with a red face: "Sir, after Gu takes this new capital, will most of the world have fallen into Gu's pocket?" ”

Mr. Qiu, who was covered with his face, replied, "Yes, Your Highness." As long as Xinjing is introduced, there will be no day for the Great Wei Dynasty to turn over, and the world will fall into the hands of His Royal Highness sooner or later.

However, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff.

At this time, there were not only 100,000 troops in the city to defend it, but it was also believed that the Xie family had already sent people to ask for help, and soldiers and horses from all over the country might be on the way.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, please ask His Royal Highness to take Xinjing as soon as possible. ”

"Sir is right, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, it is only right to swallow it early.

Pass my orders, siege the city! ”

With the order of the eldest prince Arobu, the horn of the attack sounded immediately, and the offensive and defensive battle of Xinjing officially began.

The Hu people have always had no other tricks to attack the city, and it is still the same old way: the combination of even archery arrays and siege soldiers.

However, this set of cookie-cutter tactics is almost invincible and invincible.

At the beginning of the siege, the eldest prince Arobu, who personally led the army, sent more than 20,000 archers to form an arrow array.

The more than 20,000 archers lined up on the battlefield to form a huge fan-shaped arrow array, shooting arrows frantically at the city.

The number and scale of this arrow array can be said to be very rare, and the lethality caused by it is also extremely terrifying.

"Put!"

With the command of the Hu Ren bannerman, tens of thousands of arrows rushed towards the city like locusts flying in the sky, instantly emptying a large area of the soldiers at the city head.

Some soldiers were even shot into a hornet's nest with several arrows in their bodies, and died a terrible death.

On the Hu side, on the other hand, only one or two hundred people were shot by the Wei archers or crossbowmen at the head of the city, and the two were simply very different.

The main reason why there is such a big difference is that most of the archers in the army were taken away by Xie Yuheng and used in the offensive and defensive battles in Wanzhou.

At this time, there were only more than 400 crossbowmen left in the new capital.

Even if all of these more than 400 crossbowmen were used, they would not be enough for a fraction of the Hu archers.

Especially in the case of Hu Ren's ten thousand arrows, it is even more a drop in the bucket.

Above the city head of Xinjing, you can see countless arrows falling like torrential rain everywhere, and constantly harvesting the lives of the soldiers at the head of the city.

For a while, there were screams above the city, and there were human beings who had been shot by random arrows everywhere.

"Shield! Shield! Xie Qingyuan, the commander of the Fifth Military Battalion, saw that the Hu people's arrow array was too powerful, and he couldn't care about calling the crossbowmen to counterattack, so he could only take a defensive position.

As human-high arrow shields were erected to form a shield wall, they barely blocked the continuous arrow attacks of the Hu people.

However, once this shield wall was erected, it also greatly increased the difficulty of counterattacking for the defending side.

The already limited number of crossbowmen wanted to fight back in such a situation blocked by the shield wall, and they were really powerless.

"The crossbowmen stand back, the spearmen prepare." Xie Qingyuan knew that his crossbowmen were gone, and immediately ordered them to step back and let the spearmen take their place.

In this way, in less than half a pillar of incense after the start of the war, the offensive and defensive battles have already turned into hand-to-hand combat at the head of the city.

The power of the Hu people's continuous archery array can be seen.

After successfully suppressing the crossbowmen at the head of the city with his own arrow array, the eldest prince Arobu immediately sent 8,000 siege soldiers to attack the city.

These Hu siege soldiers bit their sharp knives, quickly rushed to the bottom of the city wall, and then climbed up desperately along the ladders.

There were also hundreds of Hu soldiers who carried a large log and slammed it hard, knocking the gate into a bang.

"Stab me hard, you must stab all these Hu people!" Xie Qingyuan shouted loudly with a pale face.

At this time, both the shield men and spearmen who were responsible for holding the shields were very nervous, and everyone's faces were full of uneasy expressions.

Finally, the first Hu siege soldier climbed up the ladder and immediately frantically tried to remove the shield from his head.

"Do it!"

Hearing Shangguan's order, the nearest spearman immediately instinctively stretched out the spear in his hand through the gap in the shield wall and stabbed the Hu man in the heart.

"Ah......" With a scream, the Hu man was directly stabbed in the heart, and the blood in his chest flowed like an infusion, and even the sharp knife that was originally bitten in his mouth fell.

But even so, the Hu man still grabbed the barrel of the gun hard when he was dying, trying to tear the spear off.

The spearmen finally snatched the spear back, and the Hu siege soldier finally couldn't hold it anymore and fell backwards, directly stoning a Hu soldier under the city to death.

But this is only the beginning, and the brutal hand-to-hand combat in the city is finally about to begin.

The only thing the spearmen could and should do was to use the spears in their hands to keep stabbing the Hu people who climbed up.

This was originally a relatively easy task, but the ferocity of the Hu people was beyond everyone's expectations.

Those Hu people seemed to be completely unafraid of death, and even when they saw their companions being stabbed, they continued to climb up, trying to pounce into the crowd with their own flesh and blood to fight.

The ruthlessness that seems to be completely lifeless is really staggering.

What's even worse is that the rain of arrows from the arrow array under the city has hardly stopped.

Once there is a gap or hole in the shield wall, it will immediately attract countless arrows.

Seeing that they really couldn't climb up, some of the Hu siege soldiers simply clung to the arrows and shields, trying to tear off the shields.

The shield soldiers in charge of the shield can only desperately protect their arrows and shields, so as not to be captured by the other party and appear to be in a hurry.

"Knife and axe hand." Xie Qingyuan saw that the shield soldiers and spearmen were suppressed, and immediately sent sword and axe men to help.

Hundreds of axe men immediately swarmed up, taking advantage of the gap between the shields to continuously slash and kill the Hu people, especially the hands and feet they reached in.

With the assistance of these swordsmen and axes, they finally withstood the attack of the Hu people temporarily.

But as time passed, when more and more Hu siege soldiers continued to climb up, the situation once again fell to the side of the Hu people.

This is not only because the Hu people's offensive is too fierce, but also because many of the soldiers of the five military battalions defending the city are semi-recruits who have only been in the army for about three or four years, and more than half of them have not even really fought, so they are naturally not the opponents of the Hu people.

You must know that a soldier who can fight is not a leek in the field, he can grow as much as he wants.

The soldiers who can really fight are veterans who have fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield, and they are not only experienced, but also strong enough to fight, and they are very valuable combat power.

At that time, in addition to the Northwest Army, the only soldiers who could really fight in the entire Great Wei were the Southwest Army led by An Guogong, the forbidden army of the Gongwei Jing Division and the five military camps.

It's a pity that most of these veterans who can fight have lost most of them in the Southern Expedition launched by Emperor Zhao Yufeng of Shuntian, and later in the Northwest War initiated by An Guogong.

Later, the only remaining more than 46,000 veterans of the Southwest Army were taken away by Xie Yuheng, so that almost all of the 100,000 soldiers stationed in Xinjing today are semi-new soldiers.

Seeing that more and more Hu people had already stood on the top of the city, Xie Qingyuan was in a hurry, and he couldn't wait to go into battle in person.

Zheng Zhi, the new governor of the Fifth Army, Xie Changcheng and others who were watching the battle from the sidelines were also in a hurry, but they couldn't think of a better way for a while.

If you really want to talk about the experience of defending the city, Xie Qingyuan is the best one among them.

If even Xie Qingyuan can't hold it, let alone them.

At this critical juncture, a loud shout suddenly came from the rear: "Sword armor soldiers." ”

With this command, a brigade of sword armor soldiers composed of thousands of people quickly rushed over.

Not only are these sword soldiers muscular, but they are also more than half a head taller than ordinary soldiers, making them truly elite soldiers.

They were all dressed in heavy armor, holding shields in their left hands and swords in their right, and they shouted in unison, "Death to those who stand in my way!" ”

Many ordinary soldiers heard the shouts behind them and knew that reinforcements were coming, so they gave up their positions so as not to hinder the other side from killing the enemy.

Thanks to the soldiers' concessions, these sword and armor soldiers quickly confronted the Hu people directly.

"Kill!" They shouted and pounced, and engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the Hu people at the head of the city.

Because these sword armor soldiers were heavily armored and had shields in their hands, those Hu people could not hurt them at all with the sharp knives in their hands.

What's more, these new reinforcements are all strong people, and the brute-like impact force alone is enough to knock down the Hu people in front of them.

When these tall and sturdy soldiers joined the battlefield, the situation was reversed again, and many of the Hu people who had already climbed to the top of the city were defeated and retreated.

Some of the Hu siege soldiers standing on the edge of the city wall were even knocked off the city wall directly.

Seeing that the situation began to reverse, Xie Qingyuan was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately shouted: "Kill me, kill!" ”

When the rest of the ordinary soldiers saw this scene, they were also full of morale and actively joined the battlefield.

After a fierce battle of about a pillar of incense, the hundreds of Hu people who had already climbed to the top of the city were finally beaten.

However, the Hu siege soldiers did not give up the battle for the city, and continued to climb desperately under the cover of their own arrow array.

"Boiling oil ready." The same familiar voice sounded from behind everyone again.

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of soldiers ran up in groups of two, carrying buckets of hot oil, and shouted as they ran: "Here comes the hot oil, here comes the hot oil." Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ”

Including those who had just entered the field, all the soldiers opened their way out.

"Pour oil."

With a shout, the soldiers who came up with oil immediately poured the entire barrel of oil to the Hu siege soldiers below under the cover of arrows and shields.

"Ahh Ah......h

For a while, there were screams from below.

Many Hu people were doused with hot oil, and their skin and flesh were torn apart, and they were miserable.

This trick really worked, and the Hu people's originally fierce offensive slowed down instantly, and hundreds of Hu people were seriously injured by the hot oil, and they fell down the ladder one after another.

With the help of hot oil, coupled with the bravery of this group of newly entered sword and armor soldiers, the Wei army finally regained control of the city.

It was only at this time that Xie Qingyuan had time to look back.

As soon as he turned around, he saw An Guocheng, who had not appeared for a long time, wearing battle armor and standing majestically behind to command the battle.

"Grandpa Guo, you're finally here!" Seeing An Guogong suddenly appear, everyone present was pleasantly surprised.

"It's just a mere Hu person, what are you afraid of, keep it for me." An Guogong shouted loudly.

"Yes, Grandpa Guo!" The generals excitedly responded in unison.

Seeing An Guogong, who had no sick appearance and was calm, Zheng Zhi, Xie Qingyuan and other military generals suddenly boosted their morale.

Only Xie Changcheng, who is a grandson, was excited, but he had a big question in his heart.

He couldn't understand why his grandfather, who had been sick for so long, suddenly became so energetic.

If it weren't for the fact that he had lost a lot of weight, he wouldn't even be able to tell that he had been sick for a long time before.