Chapter 021: The Barbarians Are Coming
In reality, there will be no war for the time being, and there is no need to worry about political affairs.
After telling Kuai Liang that he was going to "go out of the city to hunt", Liu Qi locked himself in his study and spent the night in the game.
The barbarian army is twenty times the strength of the defenders, and even with the help of a large number of equipment, they will still feel uneasy.
At noon the next day, Wei Xiaokuan hurriedly ran into the city lord's mansion: "Lord, the enemy army is less than ten miles away from the city, and it is about to arrive!" ”
"Good!"
Liu Qi took a deep breath, wore a newly created pitch-black armor, and followed Wei Xiaokuan to the city tower.
Huo Qubing had come back last night, and he was also on the city tower at this time.
Due to the intelligence of the White Army, the defenders were prepared early, and at this time, they did not seem to panic in the face of the barbarians' 5,000-strong army.
"How, what news can I find?"
"Lord, why are you here?" Huo Quzhi was startled at first, and then looked at Wei Xiaokuan disapprovingly, "The barbarians are about to attack the city, the city tower is dangerous, and the lord is invited to sit in the rear!" ”
"It has nothing to do with Xiaokuan, it's me who wants to come." Liu Qi smiled comfortingly, "Let's talk about it, is there any new information?" ”
The lord said so, Huo Qu had no choice, so he had to obey the order to report the situation.
"When I returned to the city last night, my subordinates specially left two Tabai soldiers at the port, and not long ago, one of the spies reported that the barbarians had set up a big tent by the port and began to set up a stronghold. The barbarians dispatched today are only about a quarter of the barracks, and looking at the formation, there are about 5,000 people! ”
In this way, although the 20,000 pirates attacked the city in batches, they were not refreshed at that time, but the whole army came together and attacked in two waves?
How can it be so concrete?
Liu Qi was stunned, and then reacted immediately.
It seems that the Viking King is also a complete force, and the setting given by the game is also very complete.
In this case, you can't just think of it as a bunch of enemy NPCs who don't have intelligence and only know how to scream and attack......
In the blink of an eye, Liu Qi already had a plan.
Just look at the siege battle for a while, what will happen to the performance of the barbarians.
"In addition, the barbarians do not seem to carry crossbows, only javelins thrown with one arm, and the range is far inferior to ours."
Hearing this, Liu Qi and Wei Xiaokuan were much more relieved.
Javelins have a limited range and are almost useless in siege warfare.
In this way, there is no threat to the crossbowmen on several sides.
"Report, there is an enemy!"
The roar of the soldiers came from the lookout, and Liu Qi was in good spirits and looked up.
I saw that under the skyline, a mighty black shadow was rushing towards the city, getting closer and closer, until it was about to enter the range of the Yuan Shu crossbowman.
These Viking pirates were two meters tall on average, and an army of more than 5,000 people was stationed under the city, stretching endlessly, with no end in sight.
"Roaring ——!"
At the front, a brute with a bronze helmet raised his mace, raised his arms and shouted.
The 5,000-strong army behind him also shouted.
"Roar! Roar! Roar! ”
Even if he had been prepared, seeing such a situation, Liu Qi couldn't help but purse his lips.
Every roar of the barbarian was like a heavy hammer hitting his heart.
No matter what the plans and intentions are, if you can't rely on the 1,000 defenders in the city to withstand this first wave of more than 5,000 onslaught, all plans can only turn into floating clouds.
For the defenders of the city, as well as the villagers who were called together as civil servants, it was a battle to defend their homeland.
For Liu Qi, it is also a life-and-death battle that determines his fate!
Under the extreme tension, the skin is tense, but it gives people a sense of indifference.
Huo Quzhi and Wei Xiaokuan saw it in their eyes, and they were both admired.
"The lord is not afraid of danger, and it is really worth following us!"
In the distance, the formation of the barbarians began to change. The leader-like barbarian didn't know what to say, and soon, a strong man of the barbarian who was shirtless ran out single-handedly.
The man was not wearing any armor, and carried a huge scimitar in his hand, and a row of javelins behind his back. In the blink of an eye, it was within the range of the Yuan Shu crossbowman.
"Lord, do you want to release arrows?"
Liu Qi shook his head: "Let's see what they think first." ”
The barbarian looked up, his anger sank, and he roared out a series of strange words.
"Despicable Han Chinese, you have angered the great pirate king. Our invincible first mate orders you to lay down your arms, open the gates, hand over the murderers of my companions, and usher in the wise reign of the Pirate King! ”
"Otherwise, the great pirate king will be punished by heaven! Of all the people in the city, not a single one is left! ”
This barbarian is actually here to persuade him to surrender?
There was a commotion in the city, from ordinary soldiers to Huo Quzhi and Wei Xiaokuan, all of whom showed angry expressions.
Persuaded to surrender before the battle began, and looked down on people too much!
Liu Qi's face was expressionless, but what he was thinking about was another thing - "Han people"?
What kind of world view is this game......
Of course, surrender is impossible, Liu Qi waved his hand, Huo Qubing received the order, and scolded loudly: "If you want to fight, you will fight, what so much nonsense!" ”
The brute nodded, said no more, took out a javelin, shook it in his hand, and looked at the castle tower.
"Be careful, lord!"
Although he didn't think that there was danger from a hundred steps of javelin, Wei Xiaokuan still pulled Liu Qi back, and the sword and shield hands on both sides swarmed up and unfurled the shield wall.
"Drink!"
Before Liu Qi could react, the barbarians under the city suddenly shouted angrily and threw the javelin fiercely.
"Wow——!"
I saw that the javelin was deeply inserted into the city wall, the head of the gun was all submerged, and the wooden pole shook violently a few times, and it was firmly nailed to the city wall.
Huo Quzhi and Wei Xiaokuan's faces changed, and they were both very surprised.
"That's a lot of strength!"
Unexpectedly, with only brute force, without the assistance of a bow and crossbow, you can use a javelin to pierce Yang in a hundred steps!
It seems that the perception that barbarians do not have long-range weapons is about to change.
The barbarians did not give them time to be surprised, and at the same time that the javelin was sinking into the wall, the leader of the rear raised his arms and shouted.
"Roar!"
More than 5,000 barbarians, holding high different blades, rushed like a tsunami.
The battle officially began.
Liu Qi knew that he couldn't command an outsider, so he obediently stayed in the shield array, and said lightly: "Xiaokuan, I'll leave it to you." ”
Wei Xiaokuan nodded solemnly.
"Crossbowmen ready!"
Batch after batch of barbarian warriors fell into the trap pit, but more warriors continued to approach.
Two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps......
Wei Xiaokuan's eyes fluttered: "Release!" ”
"Whoosh——!
The rain of arrows fell from the sky, and in an instant, it enveloped the barbarian army!
However, Wei Xiaokuan's expression was even heavier.
At a distance of 100 paces, only the crossbowman's fine iron crossbow arrows could pierce the enemy. The arrows of those two hundred and level 3 archers could only lightly shoot the barbarian's skin, and they couldn't cause any damage at all!