Chapter 1209: The Siege
Listening to the cry that shook the sky, the soldiers and civilians of Ercheng worked together to resist the Ma family's army, and they all scolded angrily, and the Ma family's army holding high the banner of benevolence and righteousness was like a rebel army that troubled the court.
Many soldiers of the Ma family seem to have been affected and have stagnated. Ma Chao was in a hurry, and then he saw a piece of arrow and stone falling, Ma Chao shouted, waved his gun and slashed up, and shouted at the same time: "Cheer up, the people in the city are all deceived by the lackeys of the Cao family, we will take down Ercheng and eradicate the Cao thief, so that the people of the world can have a better future~~!" ”
With Ma Chao's roar, the expressions of the people and others shook one after another, and many people instantly lifted their spirits and began to quickly command the deployment.
As a result, the soldiers of the Ma family raised their shields one after another to resist the arrows falling from the city, and the crossbowmen behind were also quickly prepared, and they could launch a counterattack at any time.
Lu Qian, who was in the city, saw it clearly, and his expression couldn't help but tighten: "This Ma Mengqi is not only brave, but also can stimulate the morale of the soldiers, which is really extraordinary!" ”
Lu Qian's thoughts turned, and then his expression tightened, and he shouted that the soldiers and civilians in the city quickly retreated. With his order, the crossbowmen of the Ma family army who came up from the city suddenly fired arrows in unison. Seeing that the flying arrows were in a hurry, they rushed to the city, but fortunately, Lu Qian shouted the order in time, and most of the people dodged, but there were also many people who couldn't dodge and were shot one after another. There were people killed and wounded, and the casualties were all older people. The soldiers of the Cao army seemed to have been greatly impacted, and many of them roared angrily. Seeing this, Lu Qian was secretly surprised, and said in his belly: "Sure enough, as the general expected, almost all the soldiers in the army are from ordinary people, and there are children in the family, but if you see the people injured, you must feel something, and then break out..."
At the same time that Lu Qian secretly admired Cao Ren, suddenly the killing voice under the city was louder, but it was Ma Chao who once again encouraged the soldiers to pounce and kill. The fierce offensive of the Ma family army also aroused the ferocity of the Cao soldiers in the city and the people of Ercheng, and everyone hurriedly launched arrows. So two waves of men and horses on and off the city attacked each other, and the battle was quite fierce.
On the other side, under the south gate, I saw a member of the Cao General commanding the deployment and the people of Ercheng, and launched an attack on the Ma family army led by Ma Dai who rushed up. Rather than allow his deployment to be harmed and not fight back, Ma Daizi ordered his crossbowmen to fire arrows into the city. After many people were killed and wounded, the Cao soldiers in the city broke out and began to frantically block the attack, and the battle was also very fierce.
At this time, he turned his gaze to the east gate of Ercheng, and saw Ma Teng personally leading tens of thousands of soldiers to the city, killing the sky, and the momentum was like a rainbow. On the east gate, Cao Ren only had more than 1,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 people with different expressions. Most of these people came to fight voluntarily, and some were dragged by family members or friends. Therefore, no one was forced by Cao Jun.
But look, there is a person in the city, seeing the majestic enemy army under the city, there is no panic, but his expression is cold, and his eyes are shining, it is Cao Ren is also.
"Everyone listens to the order, there is our Cao army deployed here, and there are also the people of Ercheng. Here today, we don't distinguish between dignity and inferiority, regardless of status, just to guard the city and protect Ercheng from falling into the hands of thieves!! Cao is not talented, and he is willing to live and die with you~!! "Who is Cao Ren? As soon as these words came out, there were bursts of earth-shattering roars in the city in an instant, and the soldiers of the Cao army roared in response. And after those Ercheng people reacted, they all shook their spirits and shouted one after another.
Now, the city cheered together. Ma Teng's face couldn't help but change, and he slandered in his heart: "What a Cao Zixiao, really cunning enough!" ”
Ma Teng's mind turned, and at this time, above the east gate, Cao Ren, who was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of troops, actually took the initiative to launch a provocation first.
"You wait for the unrighteous thieves, don't want to break my Cao Zixiao's military department, come on~~!!" Listening to Cao Ren's shouting, the soldiers and civilians in the city shouted one after another. Ma Teng's subordinates saw it clearly, and they all gritted their teeth, wanting to lead troops to kill. However, Ma Teng frowned, as if he was a little hesitant. However, under the urgent persuasion of the generals, Ma Teng still quickly launched the order to attack the city. With Ma Teng's order, tens of thousands of soldiers immediately rushed to Ercheng like a group of fierce beasts and birds of prey. Cao Ren saw the Ma Jiajun attacking together, but the reaction was swift, and as soon as the cheers fell, the city immediately saw the arrows and stones falling down sharply, overwhelming the sky.
"Beware of the enemy's arrows~!! The shield hand is pressed quickly, and the shield is raised to cover~~!! Ma Teng was also prepared, and when he saw that the city was blocking together, he immediately shouted. With Ma Teng's shouting, a group of Ma Jiajun's shield soldiers immediately rushed up, each raising their shields. At the same time, seeing that the arrows were falling like a shower, many Ma Jiajun's shield soldiers were knocked over by the falling flying stones. Ma Teng hurriedly commanded the remaining shield soldiers to quickly arrive and fill the gap, seeing that the resistance on the city was very fierce. The siege teams of the Ma Jiajun couldn't get close at all.
"Lord, the resistance of the other army is very fierce, I think that only by counterattacking with arrows and forcing the enemy back from the city can our army's siege team approach Ercheng and launch an offensive!!" A member of the Ma family's soldiers was anxious to talk to Ma Teng. Ma Teng listened, but his face changed continuously, and he seemed to hesitate.
"My lord! Now that is looming, how can you be a woman's kindness!? The soldier seemed to see the hesitation in Ma Teng's heart, and shouted. When Ma Teng heard this, his face was shocked, he suddenly came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and said secretly: "Those who achieve great things are not informal!" Sacrifice is inevitable!! At present, the survival of 陛xià and sheji is the first priority!! ”
Thinking of this, Ma Tenghu's body was shocked, and he immediately ordered the crossbowmen to launch a counterattack. As Ma Teng's order fell, he only heard the sound of the bowstring of the city's 'bang' under the city, and countless arrows rushed up and shot towards Ercheng.
"Dodge~~!!" Cao Ren seemed to have expected it, he had already retreated, and drank down, his subordinates were all well-trained elites, but after listening to the order, his body seemed to react subconsciously, and quickly dodged one after another, some people quickly squatted down and shrank under the female wall, and some people who were fast enough retreated.
Suddenly, a large number of arrows were shot up, but many people could not dodge and were killed by the random arrows.
Seeing the people of Ercheng dying in front of them, the scene can be described as extremely bleak, and the soldiers of Cao Jun who were watching from the sidelines were all glaring angrily.
"Wow~~!! God-damned horse barbarian, what you are plotting is the whole world, what is the use of a mere Ercheng for you, why do you not hesitate to kill innocents indiscriminately~!? Cao Someone fought with you~!! Suddenly, seeing Cao Renruo roaring wildly, he immediately opened his bow and raised his arrow, and suddenly approached the city wall. At this time, the Ma Jiajun's arrow tide offensive had not yet stopped, and I saw that arrows continued to pass over Cao Ren's body, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were so frightened that their faces changed drastically, and they shouted to be careful. But Cao Ren seemed to be angry in his heart, turned a deaf ear, aimed at the people under the city, and pulled the bow to shoot. In an instant, only to hear a loud sound, just under the city, Ma Teng, who was shocked by Cao Renshicai's words, had not yet come back to his senses, and suddenly heard everyone around him shouting urgently, and when he looked at it urgently, he saw a flying arrow shooting like lightning. Ma Teng was so frightened that he hurriedly raised his gun to block it. At the moment when he broke the arrow, he heard the sound of a bowstring with a 'pop', and he saw a series of arrows coming from him. Ma Teng was in a hurry to shake the spirit of the number and waved his gun to block quickly. I saw two flying arrows, which came by a fraction of a centimeter, and the speed was extremely fast. In this case, with Ma Teng's speed, it is only enough to break one of them, and the other one has to choose to dodge. Ma Teng has also been walking on the battlefield for decades, and he is full of experience, and his body can react instantly, and when he is in a hurry to dodge, he swings his gun straight out at the same time.
Suddenly, only to hear a loud 'bang', one arrow was shattered by the impact of a silver dragon spear, and the other swept past the dodging Ma Teng. Just when Ma Teng's body lost his center of gravity, he suddenly heard the bowstring sound again, Ma Teng's eyes were anxious, and he saw that an arrow was shooting quickly towards him, and it was his face that was shot at him, so frightened that his complexion changed greatly, and he was anxious to lift the gun, but in a hurry, Ma Teng's body was unstable, and he saw that the arrow was about to be shot. Ma Teng didn't stop doing anything, loosened the reins sharply, and fell to the ground to avoid the incoming arrows.
When many people in the city saw this, they thought that Ma Teng had been hit by an arrow, and they shouted and shouted for joy in an instant. However, Cao Ren knew that Ma Teng dodged his flying arrow at the last moment, and his eyes couldn't help but become cold, and he didn't see the slightest joy.
At this time, seeing Ma Teng standing up from the ground in a hurry, the soldiers of the Ma family who were rushing to see this and reined in their horses one after another, they were all relieved.
However, Ma Teng looked angry and fierce, pointing at Cao Ren in the city and shouting angrily: "Everyone listen to the order, quickly shoot Cao Zixiao's dog thief to Lao Tzu~~!" ”
As soon as Ma Teng's words came out, the soldiers under his command reacted one after another, and hurriedly shouted orders, and a wave of arrows rushed towards the city. And Cao Ren's brave and fearless spirit has inspired the morale of the elite under his command, seeing the arrows under the city coming, each raising their shields to meet them, and Cao Ren's face with the tide of arrows shot up, still facing and not retreating, the majestic body, it looks extremely tall.
Seeing that the arrows were either blocked by the soldiers of the Cao army, or flew by, Cao Ren, who was on the cusp of the limelight, was unscathed. Ma Teng saw it clearly, and shouted 'I'll come' to a soldier on the side, and the soldier was obedient and hurriedly handed the bow and arrow to Ma Teng. Ma Teng quickly took his bow and arrows, tugged at the bowstring, and shot towards Cao Ren. In an instant, I saw a flying arrow soaring into the sky, and the speed was extremely fast. And Cao Ren seemed to have noticed, looked down the city with cold eyes, and saw a flying arrow shooting suddenly, and the other hand quickly pulled out the sword at his waist, and at the moment when the flying arrow hit, he swung the sword and split.
With a 'snap', I saw the flying arrow explode instantly. Ma Teng saw that an arrow missed and was about to shoot again, but just as he was loading the arrow and pulling the bow, a particularly loud bowstring suddenly broke out in the city. Ma Teng's heart tugged, and when he saw a flying shadow shooting over, he hurriedly moved around and dodged. Suddenly, Ma Teng's eyes widened sharply, his face was suddenly scratched with a bloody mark, and a stinging pain suddenly came, making Ma Teng very clear that he was almost hit by an arrow.
"Lord!! That Cao Zixiao's archery skills are quite good, and he also asked the lord to retreat to the rear line first, and there are his own commanders and generals here! ! ! At this time, a member of the Ma family saw it clearly, lest Ma Teng be accidentally hit by an arrow, so he hurriedly persuaded him. When a few soldiers of the Ma family heard this, they were also busy persuading. Ma Teng was secretly annoyed and refused to retreat, at this time there was a series of flying arrows on the city, and they shot accurately, Ma Teng saw this, a wolf dodged, and the generals saw it, and hurriedly caught up with the cluster.