Updated: 2013-07-05

"King, it can't go on like this, the walls of Kelu City are getting higher and higher under the continuous repair of the Zhao army. Although we couldn't see it for a short time, our ladder gradually couldn't reach the head of Kedu City. ”

In addition, because the offensive of the Zhao army in the rear became more and more fierce, the soldiers also began to panic. In addition, the snow on the ground is getting thicker and thicker, which seriously hinders the speed of our army's attack, and makes it take them more time to get close to the city wall. In this way, it became the target of Zhao Jun's 'shooting' on the wall of Kedu City. ”

"The high number of casualties, although for us as a whole, is not unacceptable. However, it affected the siege soldiers around them, made them panic, and greatly affected the morale of the soldiers. ”

In the handsome tent, under the heavy drinking of King Shule, all the leading generals and colonels expressed their opinions on the difficulties.

"Yes, our army is trudging on the city wall, but Zhao Gou on the city wall is waiting for work and condescending, it is difficult to see results if it goes on like this."

"How could this king not know that the siege was difficult? However, if we can't take the city, none of our more than 40,000 soldiers, including you and me, will survive. Are you going to die here? King Shule said angrily.

"The king, the last general thinks that now, while preparing for the next attack, he will find a way to fill in the outside of the city, and on the other hand, rotate the soldiers of the front and rear camps. After all, the soldiers who have besieged the city many times, at this moment, they have lost the courage to continue the siege, so it is better to let the soldiers stationed in the rear come to attack the city. ”

"In addition, the king also needs to take out a part of the money to 'excite' the siege soldiers. The Han people have a good saying, there must be brave men under the heavy reward, our army is under the city of Kelu, there are now more than 40,000 soldiers, can we still be afraid of thousands of enemies within the opposite wall? ”

When King Shule heard this, he immediately said in a deep voice: "Very good, this is such an arrangement. In addition, people were prepared to load sacks loaded with various forages, clothing, and ice, and at the time of the next siege, the king raised the ground outside the castle by one level. ”

Of course, King Shule understands that at this moment, as long as he can take Kedu City, everything is worth it. Besides, it doesn't have to be your own money, which powerful person in this big camp has no money? If they can't get past Kedu City, no matter how much money they have, they won't be able to enjoy it.

The king of Shule immediately mobilized the front and rear armies and began to swap them, leaving the soldiers stationed in the rear of several lines of defense to be responsible for the siege. In addition, a large amount of money was also given as a reward in public to 'excite' the siege soldiers. In addition, King Shule also ordered the construction of a number of suggestion ladders in order to achieve a successful one. Finally, he also said that he would give a heavy reward to those who attacked the city first.

After a day of repair, the Zhao army had broken through the second line of defense, and when it reached the third line of defense, the army of Shule State began to launch another onslaught on the city of Kedu. This time, the army of Shule did not attack Kelu City with a ladder at first, but sacks that were still full of debris on the ground.

"Damn! The kingdom of Shule has discovered that we have secretly increased the problem of raising the walls at night. Seeing such a situation, Zhao Jie was immediately stunned. At the beginning, the city wall was raised in order to slowly consume the soldiers of the Shule Kingdom and make the enemy attack unsuccessful. However, in order not to let the Shule Kingdom find out the problem, the Zhao army did not significantly increase the height of the city wall. It is precisely because of this that the siege of the city for many days has not been discovered by the soldiers of the Shule Kingdom. But now it seems that this Shule soldier has discovered the problem.

"Tell all teams to be ready for battle. After a day's repair, our soldiers were also ready for battle. In addition, the pro-guard team brought the earth-shaking thunder with them, just in case. Zhao Jie settled down and ordered in a deep voice.

Sure enough, at the cost of more than 1,000 casualties, the ground outside the city rose one level, erasing the height that the defenders had gained for several days. It's not that King Shule is unwilling to continue to increase the height, but it is very time-consuming to carry a sack to fill the ground like this, not to mention the large casualties. After all, the snow was still falling, and it was extremely inconvenient to travel.

"Order, the army is attacking the city! Today, we are going to take the city of Coro. Seeing that the preparations were completed, King Shule's face was hideous, and he ordered sharply, "The overseer team is ready, and anyone who dares to retreat without a military order will be killed!" "This time, he's going to give it his all.

For King Shule, now he has no way to retreat, and he has been 'forced' to a dead end. The battle situation in the rear was very bad, especially after the Great Zhao army broke through two lines of defense in a row, and after two large battalions, the remaining more than 35,000 soldiers of the Shule State had completely lost the way to escape.

"Shoot the arrows!" Looking at the dense enemy soldiers, you can 'shoot' the enemy at any time without aiming. With the officer's order, a black cloud suddenly flew out of the city wall, drifting towards the enemy army under the city.

Because the sky was still sprinkled with snow, the besiegers could not see the arrows above, and although they heard the buzzing sound and began to dodge, the snow on the ground was more than a foot deep, and because of the uneven ground that had just been filled, the dodge effect was not very good. Of course, even if the dense soldiers dodge, they will not let the arrows flying from the city wall miss.

Immediately, the wails kept coming to mind, and the sons of Shule continued to fall, but this could not stop the advance of the Shule soldiers. Although the soldiers of Shule were constantly being 'shot' and killed, they still carried the ladder and walked forward quickly.

It has to be said that the heavy snow weather and snow cover have brought great help to the defense of the city. The fact that the fortifications were not deleted, especially the regional 'nature' differences in the cities that were higher than the expectations of the Shule soldiers, were also greatly conducive to the defense of the city.

However, Zhao Jie and others saw very clearly that although there were constantly Shule soldiers being 'shot' and killed, and there were constantly cloud ladders falling to the ground, more Shule princes continued to advance, constantly lifting the cloud ladders on the snow and pressing on the corpse of the robe Ze and moving forward.

With the retirement of time, the soldiers of Shule finally approached the city wall, and the number of them became more and more, as if they had gone crazy and only wanted to attack the city. In fact, that's exactly what they think. Now, their back road is blocked by the Zhao army, and it is impossible to retreat, and the way to escape is only here, and Keluo City, which has few defenders, has naturally become their only choice.

Of course, the heavy bounty of the king of Shule and the warlords in the rear were also the reasons why they had to advance. Either go ahead and take the city. Either die at the hands of the rear warlords. Forward, if they can capture the city of Codu, not only can they survive, but they can also get a lot of rewards, so they have to muster up the last courage and fight the defenders of the city.

The king of Shule had already bluntly shouted the slogan before the soldiers attacked the city: "Now, the back road is cut off, and the Zhao army refuses to allow us to surrender." Therefore, if you want to survive, you must fight your way out! ”

Under the desperate advance of the prince of Shule Kingdom, the rain of arrows of the Zhao army could no longer organize the approach of the enemy army, after all, some soldiers were still equipped with some simple wooden shields. Although these wooden shields are not good against the limited number of 'bed' crossbows on the city walls and the thunderstone rolling logs that are thrown down, they can still defend against arrows. Therefore, under the swarming attack of the soldiers of the Shule State, the rain of arrows of the Zhao army could no longer completely block the enemy's advance, and besides, the number of defenders on the city wall was only more than a thousand. No matter how much you can't play at the same time.

And next to some of the ladders, there are Shule soldiers holding the proposed wooden shields on the side, providing a protective layer for the soldiers carrying the ladders.

"Boom Boom Boom ......" ladders were finally erected on the city wall, providing a way for the soldiers of the Shule State who were besieging the city to climb. Suddenly, countless soldiers of the Shule Kingdom began to climb up the ladder.

"Splash ice water!" Looking at the constantly rising enemy soldiers, Zhao Jie and the others all frowned. Today, the siege of the soldiers of the Shule Kingdom is much more courageous than before, and the morale is much higher.

"General, it seems that the soldiers of the Shule State who are attacking the city today are not yesterday's troops, and this Shule State has changed its army." Du Wei Zhou Qing let go of the arrow in his hand and said in a muffled voice.

Zhao Jie nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, it seems that our army is attacking fiercely in the rear of the enemy, and now, these soldiers of the Shule State have begun to fight to the death." However, this city is always ours, and they don't want to break it. ”

"The herald, except for a pair of archers, the rest are ready for 'engagement'. In addition, the pro-guard was also on standby, awaiting military orders. ”

Zhao Jie knew that if he wanted to repel the enemy today, he could only use the earth-shaking thunder. Fortunately, in the defensive battle for most of the month earlier, the earth-shaking thunder was rarely used, and the only time it was used more was to go out of the city for night attacks. At present, there is still a lot of storage of earthshaking thunder in the city. At the beginning, in order to be able to take down the soldiers of Kedu City and stick to this place, the earth-shaking thunder was a must for every soldier. Later, under the pretense of a caravan, he also carried a lot through the caravan. After all, the people of the Western Regions were not familiar with the Heaven-Shaking Thunder, so it was easier for the caravan to carry the Heaven-Shaking Thunder than with swords, guns, swords, and halberds.

Buckets of ice water were splashed down, making the Shule soldiers who were climbing up cold from head to toe, from body to heart. However, except for a few of these soldiers who fell directly, the rest continued to climb upwards. However, because of the cold and the sudden increase in winter clothing, their movements have slowed down a lot. Next, they became the target of the archers.

After paying heavy casualties, the soldiers of Shule finally waited for the city. Suddenly, not only the soldiers of Shule under the city began to cheer, but even the king of Shule, who was watching the battle in the rear, couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"The archers retreated and 'shot' in the rear. Swords, shields, pikemen, rush to kill. These bastards are soaking wet, and they can't make our opponents! Kill me hard! ”

In an instant, the walls immediately changed formations, the archers immediately retreated, and the sword-and-shield soldiers and pikemen rushed out. The soldiers of Zhao were equipped with round shields and 'fine' weapons, while the soldiers of Shule had nothing but a long knife. In a head-on 'engagement', you must not only face the attacks of the Zhao army, but also guard against the surprise attacks of the Zhao army's archers and crossbowmen. Soon, all the soldiers of the Shule State who rushed to the city were cleared.

Then, the two sides fought endlessly up and down the city, and you came and went. Later, the soldiers of Shule occupied the city, and after a while, they were driven down by the Zhao army. But under the pressure of money and life and death, the soldiers of Shule desperately rushed towards the head of Kedu City. All of a sudden, the city became the main battlefield for the two sides.

For King Shule, today's battle situation is already very satisfactory to him. After all, he'd never been to the top of the castle before. Seeing this scenario, how can it no longer strengthen its attack?

Because of the onslaught of the soldiers of Shule and the 'fierce' battle at the head of the city, the soldiers of Zhao and Qingzhuang who defended the city gradually suffered casualties, and the pressure on the defenders gradually increased.

"General, if you don't use the earth-shattering thunder, if this continues, our soldiers will suffer more and more casualties." Zhou Qing watched the casualties of his soldiers begin to increase, and said a little impatiently.

Zhao Jie said in a deep voice: "Don't be impatient, as a leading lieutenant, you must calm down." Wait a little longer and let the enemy forces outside the walls gather more before making a move. If you don't understand this time, you will completely beat them down as soon as you move, and they will be terrified. In addition, let the brethren protect themselves first, and when our earth-shattering thunder is exerted, we will kill them in one fell swoop. ”

Because the head of the city was slowly gaining a foothold by the soldiers of the Shule Kingdom, the king of Shule sent a large army again, preparing to break the city in one fell swoop.

"Alright, it's time!" Zhao Jie ordered coldly: "Inform the pro-guard team to do it, and teach me a hard lesson to these bastards of the Shule Kingdom!" ”

The Guards had not been fighting from the beginning, and they had been impatient to see the brothers fighting the enemy. But because Zhao Jie has an order first, they can only prepare and wait for their chance to play. Now that they have received military orders, where can they not act immediately?

"Brethren, it's our turn! Ignite the fire, throw it out! The Guards commanded loudly.

With the order of the captain of the guard, the earth-shattering thunders were thrown out one after another, and they were still outside the city wall. The current Earthquake Thunder has been improved many times, not only the focus has been reduced, but the power has also increased a lot. Under the throwing 'shot' of the soldiers, they all flew out of the city wall and landed among the soldiers of the Shule State outside the city.

These Shule soldiers were all transferred from the rear, and they had never seen what the earth-shaking thunder was, because, ignoring the sky-shaking thunder thrown, the Shule soldiers who became became thought it was a thunder stone rolling wood. But then seeing that these things did not hurt themselves, many Shule soldiers laughed loudly at the Zhao soldiers who were guarding the city. Thinking that Zhao Jun had no intention of fighting back, he smashed himself with these useless things.

However, these Shule soldiers soon paid for their carelessness and arrogance.

"Boom ......"

A loud bang, a ball of firelight, and a stream of black smoke bloomed in the ranks of the soldiers of the Shule Kingdom, and the black 'color' smoke set off the snow even whiter. When the black smoke drifted, it changed its shape, like a flame burning in hell. The black smoke gradually drifted away, leaving pools of blood on the snow, staining the snow red, as well as mutilated human limbs. The goose feathers and snow in the sky were all shattered by the impact of the explosion's gas 'waves', and the sky and the earth became more and more hazy.

"Damn! Advantages for this kind of thing. Didn't you say that Zhao Jun had run out? How can there be? When the king of Shule in the rear saw the situation of the city wall being lowered, his face immediately turned blue and scolded angrily.

Since the night attack of the Zhao army, the guards of the city have not used the earth-shaking thunder, so the soldiers of the Shule country thought that the Zhao army had used up this weapon. Who would have thought that now it would appear again.

The black smoke slowly dissipated, and many of the proposed ladders that were originally built on the city wall were shattered. And the soldiers around him were even more miserable. The wooden shields that were originally in the hands of the soldiers were also torn apart at this moment, scattered in the snow, and mixed with the corpses of the soldiers. There were also a large number of wounded soldiers of the Shule Kingdom, who were either stunned, 'unconscious' in the snowdrifts, waiting to be killed by the bitter cold. There were also many who were either shocked to the point of bleeding, or their bodies were torn apart by the iron beads and iron nails in the earth-shattering thunder. The blood on the wounded had just gushed out before it froze. The corpses of the soldiers of the Shule Kingdom were strewn up in the snow, but there was no blood flowing.

And the soldiers of Shule on the city wall were suddenly jumped by the loud noise behind them, and then saw the scene outside the city behind them, and they were immediately shocked in their hearts, and they had already lost their previous fighting spirit.

"Brothers, kill me!" With Zhao Jie's roar, the soldiers of Zhao on the city wall immediately counterattacked, and in just a few moments, the hundreds of soldiers of the Shule State on the city wall were wiped out.

Suddenly, the battlefield, which was shouting and killing just now, suddenly became quiet. Throughout the battlefield, there were occasional mournful wails, but they soon faded away......

I saw that on the battlefield, which was nearly a kilometer long and more than 100 meters long, there were corpses of Shule soldiers everywhere. Occasionally, one or two wounded Shule soldiers who had not been stunned or died were moving painfully in the knee-deep snow. At this moment, although they were lucky enough to avoid the bombardment of the earth-shattering thunder, they quickly became the target of the archers of the defenders on the city walls.

The archers of the Zhao Army, who were frantically releasing their arrows just now, have now slowed down and are aiming with their hearts. One arrow after another, with a piercing sound, broke through the air, freezing the soldiers of the Shule Kingdom who were still active in the snow and re-freezing them in the snow.

After a 'shooting' killing, there was no longer any movement of the Shule soldiers on the battlefield, outside the city wall, within a distance of more than 100 meters, it was like a hell of Abi, and the blood and 'flesh' of the Shule soldiers were everywhere.

Located on the city wall, Zhao Jie and the others looked outside the city and saw that the snow around the battlefield was all dyed red. Due to the cold weather. The corpses of those Shule soldiers were quickly frozen, what they were originally, and what they have always looked like since then, posing in all kinds of strange shapes. Slowly, though the snow continued to fall, they were slowly covered in snow until the snow overwhelmed them.