Like Liu Jucai, many people subconsciously shook the crank in their hands, and then one by one the officers and soldiers who climbed the city wall covered their eyes and screamed and rolled down the ladder, or fell down with their companions behind them, or fell directly under the city wall.

Of course, there were many people who were lucky enough to avoid the white ash, but the knives and guns that followed still pierced them instantly, and they fell down like them.

Zhang Xiahai saw that his sword and shield hands had successfully climbed the city wall, and his heart had just risen with joy and satisfaction, and the next moment he was overwhelmed by the sudden change that was a little bit of excitement.

I saw the officers and soldiers who had just climbed to the top of the city screaming and falling off the city one by one.

Zhang Xiahai instantly sat up straight on the horse, and then frowned.

After a row of thirty or forty people screamed and fell, the others on the ladder did not dare to climb up again, and one by one hesitated and cowered.

In the distance, Zhang Xiahai finally saw the situation of the city, and when he saw the white powder spraying out, he instantly guessed what it was?

Anger struck again, and these bandits lived up to their name, all kinds of dirty methods, trenches with wooden thorns, white ash that could be sprayed, and then what else?

The offensive was thwarted again, but Zhang Xiahai had no other way.

With a ruthless face, let the soldiers pass the order, no matter what happens, they must not retreat, otherwise they will be dealt with by military law.

In addition, Zhang Xiahai even ordered another thousand households under his command to personally lead the team to kill the city wall.

Qianhu led the team, and the offensive of officers and soldiers restarted.

But at this point, the rhythm of the siege has been controlled by the defenders of the city, and the archers and firecrackers who were remotely suppressed by the officers and soldiers under the city were scattered by the crossbows of the city's defenders, and they dodged again and again, making it difficult to form an effective cover and suppression.

The siege soldiers under the city must not only prevent the short arrows above their heads from being shot, but also pay attention to the spraying of white ash powder at all times.

Although Zhang Xiahai did not personally lead the team to attack the city, he could still feel the restraint and tension in his heart, which seemed to be stuck in a quagmire.

I had to sigh secretly in my heart, this Luoliang Mountain cottage is very different from the previous anti-army, there must be a master in the village, and he looked back at the scholars on the city wall behind him.

Could it be you?

Zhang Xiahai's eyes showed a hint of war, and it seemed that the pressure exerted was still not enough.

So he gave another order, and asked the archers who were lined up behind him to guard against the defenders on the walls of the new city to draw some of them again, and the archers on this side to cooperate with the archers on this side to retreat a hundred paces and scatter to shoot at the city.

The formation of the officers and soldiers changed again, and the archers under the city retreated, increasing in number, and scattered to shoot freely at the city.

As a result, the shooting accuracy of the crossbow defending the city was not enough, and the opponent's personnel were scattered, and the lethality was greatly reduced.

Li Shangquan had no choice but to make Qingzhuang raise his shield again, but the city crossbow had to continue to shoot to deter.

Then the center of gravity of the entire defending city fell under the city, and the scorching battle was like a balance swaying from side to side, waiting for the moment when the other side could not bear the casualties, and collapsed violently.

The prefect Cen Huayan, who was watching from afar, his face gradually became solemn, he didn't really just love treasures and didn't care about anything else, he could still see the scorching battle in front of him clearly, looking at the wall of Luoliang Mountain, which had not been attacked for a long time, and then looking at the wounded rescued one by one around him, as well as the corpses that fell directly on the battlefield.

According to rough estimates, in just half an hour, seven or eight hundred officers and soldiers and merchants brought with him have been killed or wounded, nearly a quarter of the number of officers and soldiers.

I couldn't help but secretly regret that I had lost money on this deal, and five thousand taels of silver made me in a dilemma now.

If you can't beat Luoliangshan, you will become a joke, and you will lose more than you gain by defeating Luoliangshan.

Thinking like this in his heart, the expression on his face became hesitant and struggling, and his eyes were full of complicated emotions.

Kang Shounong beside him glanced at it, his eyes flickered, and then approached Cen Huayan casually, and as soon as the cuffs in his hand were revealed, the silver ticket of five thousand taels of silver was revealed: "Lord Prefect, the soldiers use their lives, this battle is difficult, and the villain has the heart to show a little heart to express his gratitude!" ”

The five thousand taels of silver tickets were revealed, Cen Huayan's face was relieved, he was no longer entangled, and a smile appeared.

"Go and inform Commander Zhang, and work harder." Casually give orders to the soldiers and ask them to come forward and urge.

At the top of Luoliang Mountain, Liu Lianqing nervously arranged for manpower to treat the wounded sent down from the city wall.

According to Tang Xidong's method before the war, bandaging and healing, although Tang Xidong did not understand medical skills, he still knew how to bandage and treat the trauma of later generations, boiled and sterilized clean cloth, treasured good wine, oil lamps cut with disinfection knives, and stitched needles and threads.

Everything that can be done has been done, and the rest can only depend on each person's physique, and it depends on whether God keeps people.

Nearly 100 wounded, wailing and groaning, the war has been cast a shadow, and if you fight a war, you will bleed and die, but after all, it is a human life, and everyone is a part of the cottage.

Under the city wall, thousands of households led the team, and the officers and soldiers reorganized their morale, covered their faces with cloth towels, only showed their eyes, put a shield on their heads, and quickly climbed the ladder and went up layer by layer.

The officers and soldiers who climbed to the head of the city, the first action was to smash the shield in their hands from the battlement, and the flying shield smashed heavily on the young man who was guarding the blower behind the battlement, and at the same time blocked the knife and gun stabbed by the young man, although the shield flew out and it was difficult to hurt people, but it obviously instantly disrupted the rhythm of the city defense.

The two officers and soldiers climbed up to the battlements one after the other, and then began to wield long knives along both sides of the battlements, and behind them were a steady stream of reinforcements, one after another.

A company of two battlements was captured by officers and soldiers, and the deadlock was finally broken after a long confrontation between attack and defense.

The officers and soldiers slashed and killed, and the young men were injured one by one and fell to the ground, and the original white ash lost its effect.

Seeing that the situation was critical, in just a few breaths, seven or eight officers and soldiers had already poured into the city, and the panicked young men were also frightened, holding weapons but not daring to step forward to assassinate.

Li Shangquan was in a hurry, and led his own platoon of soldiers to resist it.

A steady stream of officers and soldiers climbed the city wall one after another.

Zhang Xiahai looked at the situation on the city from a distance, his face was happy, as long as the city wall could be attacked, the defenders of the cottage would no longer have effective resistance, and the Luoliang Mountain cottage could be captured with a snap of his fingers.

In the distance, many people on the city wall watched the city wall guarded by their companions on the opposite side being broken by officers and soldiers, and they were anxious and panicked, and the noise gradually resounded.

And Tang Xidong was still expressionless, but the hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched tightly.

"Strategist, let's kill them and support the company captain!" Jia Hu, the deputy commander of the second company, hurriedly stepped forward to ask for help.

"Don't worry, wait!" Tang Xidong took a deep breath, although his face was grim, he was still indifferent to the crisis on the other side.

Jia Hu's face became even more anxious when he heard this, but looking at Tang Xidong's expression, he didn't dare to say more.

On the city wall, more than 10 officers and soldiers have climbed up, dividing the entire city wall into two sections, and more than 10 young and strong people have been killed or wounded.

Although Li Shangquan pounced, the city wall was crowded, and it was difficult to kill it.

"All the young and strong, immediately take their weapons and retreat under the city wall, and the members of the company will carry out the shooting plan!" Seeing that the situation was about to be defeated, Li Shangquan ordered loudly.