"The crossbowmen listen to the order, prepare—" On the city wall, the expressionless Zhu Xi drew his sword and gave the order.

Hearing this, the crossbowmen of the Xuanwu Legion on the city wall hurriedly prepared and aimed their bows and arrows and crossbowheads at the outskirts of the city.

At the same time, the rebels also prepared all kinds of defensive equipment, rolling stones and boiling water, and other things, all of which were carried up the city wall.

"Shoot the arrows!"

"The general has an order, release the arrows—"

"Shoot the arrows—"

As Zhu Xi gave an order, the soldiers on the city wall who were responsible for the order repeated this general order one after another, conveying Zhu Xi's order to the soldiers who defended the city from a distance.

"Whoosh-"

"Whoosh-"

A large rain of arrows spread all over the sky and shot towards the city.

In the face of this large wave of arrows, the peasant soldiers who swarmed to the city wall all over the mountains did not slow down the momentum of the charge.

Because in their rear, there were groups of Overseers slaughtering, and those behind could only keep squeezing forward, and those in front had no choice but to be pushed forward.

Therefore, the peasant soldiers did not dare to slow down the momentum of the charge in the slightest, but aroused the luck of some people, because in their opinion, the arrows of the Cang army were limited, and it was impossible to shoot them all.

Unfortunately, they guessed wrong.

A series of crossbows were placed at the head of the city, like a waterfall that did not stop, pouring arrows endlessly, and there was no pause at all.

Suddenly, under the city wall, there was an invisible cordon, and arrows poured down, and after a group of people fell on that line one after another, it seemed to form a pillbox, and the footsteps of the people behind gradually slowed down, and then retreated in horror.

Originally, if this was a regular army attacking the city, it would not be a big deal at all, the city wall line is so long, it is a big deal to scatter it, and then find a way to climb another place.

However, herein lies the problem, the peasant soldiers have no choice but to be driven away by the people behind, and if they step up to the side, they will be considered deserters, and will be shot by the Overseers behind with arrows.

So, under the rows of crossbows, an impassable wall of death was created.

Even in the rear, General Zheng Guo, who had been waiting to watch the battle on the spot, was frightened one by one.

I have long heard that the Cangjun army has a powerful weapon of war, but I didn't expect that after seeing it with my own eyes this time, it would be terrifying.

The arrows fired by a repeating crossbow are equivalent to ten archers!

Although a repeating crossbow requires two people to cooperate in operation, because of its coherence, the psychological deterrent effect is even greater, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is ten times the combat power.

At this time, all the generals of the Zheng army were very happy, thanks to the recruitment of a large number of peasant soldiers, if the regular army rushed directly, this siege battle would have failed.

Xue Wu, the general of the Eastern Battalion, sat on his horse, looked at the tragic situation under the city, took a deep breath, and secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that the arrows of the defending army would be used up soon, otherwise, today's siege battle was destined to be extremely difficult.

The situation is compelling, even if today's siege battle is difficult, it is necessary to capture Huangtian City, because the two battlefields are fighting together, as long as one battlefield wins first, then the other side can quickly support and win the final victory of this decisive battle.

Xue Wu was about to give an order to let the elite soldiers behind him attack the city together, when he suddenly frowned.

Because, under the city walls, there was a strange scene.

Those peasant soldiers, they all stopped!

What's going on?

Just when the generals of Zheng Guo in the rear were puzzled one by one, Zhu Xi stood on the city wall and instructed left and right: "Come here, go and carry a few baskets of copper coins to come over......"

The guards and soldiers next to him left as they said, but Gu Fengnan, who was standing on the side, showed a few doubts on his face and asked, "What is the general doing with copper coins?" ”

Zhu Xi didn't answer, pointed to the peasant soldiers under the city wall, and said: "Their offensive has weakened a lot, but the slaughter behind them is still continuing, do you think they are afraid?" ”

"Of course I'm scared." Gu Fengnan nodded affirmatively, he had already experienced the fear when death was approaching, and of course he understood the mentality of those peasant soldiers at this time.

"We threw money on it, caused these peasant soldiers to loot, and then announced that if they rebelled and went out of the city with us, what do you say?"

Rebellion? Out of town?

Gu Fengnan looked stunned, and then suddenly understood something.

The peasant soldiers' fear of the regular army had penetrated into their bones, and even the overseers, who were far smaller than themselves, did not dare to resist in the slightest.

Of course, a large part of this is the fear of this large force of the regular army, but it also lacks a motivation.

Because, no matter whether you advance or retreat, you may be killed, and you subconsciously think that you are a siege army, and the people behind you are just supervising, so you can only blindly rush forward.

If this is the case, give them a reason to turn around......

Soon, several large baskets of copper coins were raised, and due to the urgency of time, there were some bits and pieces of silver mixed in.

With a crisp sound, Zhu Xi grabbed a handful of copper coins and sprinkled them directly into the peasant army.

Seeing this, the rest of the guards also seemed to understand something and threw it together.

Zhu Xi took a deep breath and shouted loudly at the head of the city: "The soldiers under the city are listening!" All of this money will be given to you, and we will stop all attacks while the coins are being minted! ”

Suddenly, tens of thousands of peasant troops were in a sensation, and they all began to loot, as if they had forgotten that they were still on the battlefield.

Handfuls of copper coins were sprinkled on the crowd, carrying some broken silver, causing a great commotion among the peasant soldiers.

Some of the unclear circumstances in the back directly pushed forward.

Seeing this, Zhu Xi directly ordered some soldiers to use some small strips of cloth to put the copper wallet, throw it a few times and then throw it out, so that the soldiers behind could also pick up the money.

I don't know when a siege has turned into a busy market for money.

Weird, surprisingly weird.

Xue Wu and a cadre of generals who were far behind the formation looked at each other, not knowing what the Cangguo defenders were doing.

Even the Overseers behind them don't know how to start.

Their duty was to drive the peasants into battle, but the slaughter was only a means, and when it had lost its meaning, there was no need to continue the slaughter.

However, Zhu Xi didn't want to lose this good opportunity, and when the money was almost scattered, he shouted in a loud voice: "You go back, look at those who are chasing you behind your back, and figure out who is your enemy!" The Cang army is here to rescue the suffering people of Zheng Guo, and your enemies are the Zheng Guo generals who slaughtered you! They've sent you to your death, and they'll confiscate all the money you've just gotten!" ”

"Go ahead! Kill the Zheng army behind you, on behalf of my Emperor Majesty of the Great Cangguo, I hereby promise that for every regular soldier you kill, you will get five taels of silver! Kill an armor-piercing general and you'll get a hundred taels of silver, which you can give to the fields! ”

After a pause, Zhu Xi took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "This is the promise of my Great Cangguo to you, as long as you kill it, we will open the city gate and kill it with you!" Only everyone has a way to live! Think of your parents, think of your wives and children, get ahead, today! ”()