"Look, General. The thief in black, the thief in black is coming! And that's exactly what happened. Outside the city, the black-clothed sergeants were eating breakfast, and after the preparations were completed, the dull and loud sound of war drums couldn't help but resound.

"Bang, bang! Bang, bang! Outside the city wall checkpoint, the three thousand black-clothed soldiers who had gathered first couldn't help but hold their weapons and beat the shields in their hands or the plate armor on their chests very rhythmically.

When the weapons and shields collided with each other, the sound was extremely loud.

And this sound was so loud that it was like a war drum, and it couldn't help but put great pressure on the guards at the city wall level.

After all, when you see that the enemy is wearing sturdy and sturdy iron armor, and you are only wearing an old leather armor. Through this disparity, the officers and men, who are far less equipped than men, will naturally have a sense of tension and fear.

"Kill the Tartar !!" With the rhythmic sound of percussion, the three thousand black-clothed soldiers outside the city wall checkpoint roared out with a killing Tartar, and they couldn't help but scare the officers and soldiers on the city wall checkpoint.

However, most of the officers and soldiers on the city wall checkpoint are veterans who have experienced battle formations, and this level of intimidation alone will not lose the courage to fight against the black-clothed army.

Therefore, if the two armies want to divide the victory and defeat, the straightforward white-knuckle fight is still indispensable.

Therefore, with that roar, these three thousand black-clothed soldiers couldn't help but carry all kinds of siege equipment and slaughtered towards the city wall level.

When the defenders on the city wall saw this scene, they couldn't help but draw their swords and roared: "Crossbowmen, prepare!" ”

"Squeak~~" Under the order, thousands of crossbowmen couldn't help but draw their arrows and pulled the bows in their hands into a full moon shape.

Then, when the three thousand black-clothed soldiers outside the city wall checkpoint approached with neat and heavy steps, with an order, the arrows rained down on the three thousand black-clothed soldiers outside the city wall checkpoint.

"Whoosh, whoosh! Ding, ding, ding~~" The rain of arrows poured, and the arrows first pierced the air and there was a howling sound. However, what followed the wind whistle was not the scream of the black-clothed sergeant's arrow, but the clanging sound of the arrow colliding with the shield and armor.

Obviously, for the heavily armed black-clad sergeant, the arrows were of little use. Except for a few unlucky guys who were accidentally shot in an area that was not protected by armor, this rain of arrows did not cause any decent casualties at all.

So seeing this scene, the commanding Li Bo frowned, and he couldn't help but order the crossbowmen to retreat.

Crossbowmen are also mostly good at hand-to-hand combat. Therefore, since long-range attacks do not play a role in the Black-Clothed Army, it is better to save some effort and then start a white-knuckle battle with the Black-Clothed Army.

"Set up a ladder!" Because there was no harassment from the enemy's arrows, when the black-clothed sergeant walked in, he couldn't help but prepare to set up a ladder, and then the ants attached to the siege city.

But this time, what Zhang Mingtong's deputy Wanhu Wang 190,000 didn't expect was that just when they pulled out the cloud ladder and prepared to start forcibly landing the city.

On the top of the city wall, five hundred crossbowmen holding divine arm crossbows suddenly appeared.

"Not good, shield hand cover!" Seeing such a sharp weapon as the Divine Arm Crossbow appear on the city wall level, Wang Shijiu's voice in command couldn't help but show a trace of panic.

However, because of the child's playful attack of the officers and soldiers and crossbowmen before, the black-clothed soldiers were overconfident, and they did not pay attention to the long-range attacks of the officers and soldiers. The shield man's cover was obviously too late.

Therefore, only a loud bowstring sound was heard, and a full 500 special divine arm crossbow arrows could not help but shoot at the black-clothed sergeant who was preparing to set up a ladder outside the city.

"Ahh Finally, the screams were heard.

With the distance between the two armies only more than twenty paces, even plate armor could not stop the accumulation of such terrifying crossbow arrows as the Divine Arm Crossbow. So in the blink of an eye, more than two hundred black-clothed sergeants with a ladder in the front row couldn't help but fall in a pool of blood.

"Quick, the sword and shield hand stepped forward to cover. The rest of the people carry the ladder, save people, save people! More than 200 soldiers were shot and killed in an instant, and the ladder that was finally pulled out naturally fell heavily to the ground.

Therefore, seeing this scene, Wang Shijiu couldn't help but command loudly, and asked the soldiers under his command to lift the ladder again under the cover of the sword and shield hands, and save those soldiers who were injured by the divine arm crossbow, but had not yet injured their lives, as soon as possible.

"Raised by a son of a bitch, dare to be in the hands of labor!" After methodically lifting the several ladders that had fallen to the ground and saving dozens of wounded. Wang Nineteen, who came up and suffered a big loss, couldn't help but scold angrily when he opened his mouth.

"Crossbowmen, cover shots. The rest of you, go ahead and I'll set up a ladder! After the battle, Wang Nineteen gave an order, and the more than 800 crossbowmen under his account couldn't help but shoot bursts of arrows at the wall checkpoints of the officers and soldiers. And under such cover, it temporarily suppressed the divine arm crossbowmen on the city wall level for a moment.

And just by this moment, under the cover of the sword and shield hand on the other side, dozens of huge siege ladders were erected on the city wall for the first time under the concerted efforts of hundreds of black-clothed soldiers.

"Kill, !!" See that the ladder is erected. Some of the black-clothed soldiers who were vengeful and fearless of death couldn't help but roar angrily. As soon as he grabbed his weapon, he climbed along the ladder towards the city wall level with his hands and feet.

"Prepare for the wood and boulders, smash them hard for me!" Seeing that the black-clothed soldiers were already approaching, Li Bo, who was guarding the gate, couldn't help but give another order, commanding the soldiers under his command who had already been prepared, carrying sassalwoods and boulders, and smashing them at the black-clothed soldiers on the city wall who were trying to attack the city.

"Bang! Bang bang! "Although it is said that the soldiers in black are all dressed in armor and fully armed. But even if you have a helmet on your head, a boulder of dozens of pounds on the city wall will still kill you if you hit your head.

So for a while, even though dozens of casualties had been paid, the black-clothed sergeant still couldn't touch the edge of the city wall.

"Crossbowmen, give me full cover to shoot, and be sure to let the sword and shield men climb the walls!" Seeing this, Wang Nineteen also knew that he had encountered a hard stubble.

Therefore, after understanding it, Wang Shijiu couldn't help but change his methods and strategies at the first time. Prepare to use cover shooting to force your sword and shield men into the city.

However, there is a high chance that your soldiers will be injured by arrows from behind. But at this time, if you can climb the city wall with that little casualties, it is undoubtedly a very worthwhile thing to do.

Therefore, with Wang Nineteen's order, the crossbowmen on the black-clothed army outside the city couldn't help but focus on the area above their own cloud ladder. At this time, the rain of arrows is simply pouring out as if they don't want money.

And this method has indeed achieved a lot of results, at least during this time, if you want to smash the wood and boulder on the head of the black-clothed sergeant, you must also think about your own life.

"Prepare the golden juice, let the sword and shield hand cover it, and pour the golden juice on the head of the black-clothed thief for me!" At the city wall checkpoint, the black-clothed sergeant who saw the ants attacking the city was about to climb the city wall. Li Bo roared again, and a pot of gold juice with a foul smell could not help but splash his head and face at the black-clothed sergeant who was attacking the city under the cover of the officers and soldiers' swords and shields.

"Ah!!h Golden juice, that's boiled excrement.

For such a thing, even the strongest armor cannot prevent it. Therefore, with a terrible scream, dozens of black-clothed soldiers who were splashed with gold juice couldn't help but fall down from the ladder as if they were being burned by fire.

Then, it twisted like an earthworm thrown into the scorching sun, and let out an inhuman scream.

In the past six months, these soldiers were obviously hopeless when they were splashed with this kind of golden juice that did not know how many germs it contained, and there were no anti-inflammatory drugs anymore.

Therefore, in order to end their suffering as soon as possible, their comrades could only give them a happy moment with tears in their eyes under their pleading.

"Kill me, kill me!" The war has only been going on for half an hour. Wang Nineteen, who was responsible for leading his troops to attack the city, had not yet touched the city wall, but the total number of casualties had already exceeded 300 people.

suffered such a big loss all of a sudden, and Wang Nineteen was already on the verge of going berserk. If it weren't for his personal guards to stop him now, this guy himself would have gone into battle himself.

But it was at this time that a sound of gold from behind him couldn't help but reach his ears.

"The general has an order, Mingjin withdraws his troops!" The herald's roar was undoubtedly a basin of cold water poured down from his head and face.

Hearing such words, I was listening to the sound of gold on behalf of the troops. No matter how angry Wang Nineteen was in his heart, he would never dare to disobey military orders on the battlefield.

Therefore, he sang a fat promise in response, and slowly withdrew from the battlefield with more than 2,000 men and horses under his command, as well as the corpses of the wounded and his soldiers.

"Oh woo, Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Wansheng! Seeing the black-clothed army withdrawing like this, the officers and soldiers defending the city at the city wall checkpoint couldn't help but boost their morale. So for a while, the cheers on the city wall level couldn't help but resound through the sky.

And with the cheers of the officers and soldiers, it is self-evident how embarrassed Wang 19 and them are now.

"General, the last general is incompetent, please punish the general!" The disgraced withdrew from the front. As soon as he saw Zhang Shihui and Zhang Mingtong behind the battle, Wang Shijiu couldn't help but knock his head on the ground, and loudly asked the two of them for their guilt.

However, for this, Zhang Shihui looked at Wang Shijiu who was kneeling on the ground, and after sighing lightly, he couldn't help but say: "This is a siege battle." You are only a third of the enemy's troops, and it is not a war sin to have this result. I have commanded you to storm the city, so that you may test the depth of the enemy's means.

Now I know a lot about the enemy who is defending the city. So you've done your job. Okay, stand down. Saying this, he couldn't help waving his hand at Wang Nineteen, signaling him to retreat.

Hearing Zhang Shihui's words, Wang Shijiu, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up at Zhang Shihui and Zhang Mingtong, sighed silently, and couldn't help lowering his head and retreating with a disgraced face.

"The officers and soldiers are well guarded, the fortress checkpoint is built on the mountain, and there is no shortage of wooden boulders in the city. However, our army can only invest 3,000 soldiers and horses in attacking the city at a time, so if you want to storm this place, the casualties are definitely not small! When Wang Nineteen retreated, Zhang Shihua silently looked at the city wall camp not far away, but he couldn't help but sigh.

However, after making this exclamation, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to Zhang Mingtong behind him, looked at him and said, "Mingtong, I want the craftsmen in the army to build a return cannon." And then use the return cannon to assist in the siege, what do you think? ”

"Assist in the siege with return artillery, and the last general thinks the same way." Hearing Zhang Shihui's question, Zhang Mingtong, as a deputy general, couldn't help but agree with this method.

Seeing Zhang Mingtong, who was a deputy general, he finally agreed with himself, the main general. Zhang Shihui nodded with a smile, but then couldn't help but subconsciously sigh: "It's a pity that the road is difficult, our army has not carried artillery this time." Otherwise, it will be easier to take this city. ”

But this time, Zhang Mingtong did not echo it again.

Because at this time, he always felt that Zhang Shihui was a little too relaxed.

Even just now, they had already suffered a small loss, losing more than 200 people in vain. But under the glorious history of the invincibility of the black-clothed army, Zhang Shihui still didn't take this matter to heart. It's as if he never thought the Black Army would lose a war.

So seeing such a scene, even though Zhang Mingtong knew that this would make Zhang Shihui bored, he still couldn't help but warn at this time: "General, you also saw it today." The officers and soldiers defending the city can be said to have rules and regulations in dealing with the attack of our army, and they are obviously not mediocre people.

Therefore, the last general felt that it was better to send 3,000 soldiers and horses to guard the grain routes of our army. In this way, the officers and men of the province have taken advantage of our loopholes. ”

"En~" Hearing this again, Zhang Shihui really frowned impatiently. However, looking at Zhang Mingtong's sincere expression, Zhang Shihui didn't want to get into too much trouble with Zhang Mingtong because of this matter.

So after being silent for a long time, Zhang Shihui finally made concessions.

"Well, if you insist on this, then this matter will be left to you. What do you think? He said.

Although I have made a certain regression, in this way, it has undoubtedly turned Zhang Mingtong, a deputy general, into a logistics role to guard the grain road.

(To be continued........................ ）