Watching the actions of the Jieyi soldiers outside the city from the city wall, Meng Shan and the others were very puzzled at first. I don't know that the Jieyi army, which arrived here at this moment, did not go to camp and rest, and was preparing to attack, but began to build fortifications outside the city. However, when the other party built the fortifications, Meng Shan's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Although Meng Shan was born in Haoqiang, he was also a captain of the regular army of the Qi Army, and he had also experienced the test of warships, so he naturally understood the role of the other party's fortifications here.

"Damn! Who is the commander of the rebels in this section? It's like a turtle! Monsan couldn't help but curse secretly. As soon as the opponent's fortifications come out, the bed crossbows and catapults on their own city walls will greatly reduce their counterattack effect.

"Immediately send the order, so that all the defenders of the city are ready for battle!" Of course, Monsan understands that the other party has made defensive fortifications, but he is not looking at it, which means that the other party is preparing to attack at dusk or even overnight.

"My lord, are they going to attack at this moment?" A few Haoqiang disciples around him asked puzzledly.

"Nonsense, is it for them to work so hard to build fortifications? Hurry up and get ready ......"

......Before Meng Shan finished speaking, the low sound of horns began to think of the rebel army outside the city, and immediately, the sound of war drums followed, and in the twilight, resounded throughout the four fields. The defenders on the city wall immediately understood that the Jieyi army was about to attack.

Hu Le looked up at the sky, the sun had already set, and the sky was also gray and began to darken. The city wall on the opposite side of the southeast is still particularly eye-catching. Hu Le took a deep breath, this was the first time he commanded a large-scale battle, and there were some waves in his heart, but the long sword in his hand still waved fiercely, and he said without hesitation: "Order the whole army, launch an attack!" ”

Under an order, the early Jieyi army outside the city began to make various preparations, the bed crossbow was raised, the catapult was also placed with stone bullets, and the soldiers around him were also waiting for a new military order. These soldiers, their eyes were cold and fierce, holding their weapons casually, but they quietly exuded a compelling killing intent.

Looking at the movements of the righteous army outside the city, the defenders on the city wall were also in full array, holding the weapons in their hands tightly. Although they occupy a favorable position, their strength is far less than that of the other party, and after all, they are from the family's private soldiers, and they have not experienced a real battle, so many of the defenders and soldiers are a little nervous, and their bodies begin to tremble slightly.

"Alas...... After all, they are not soldiers, and it is not easy to hold on! Looking at the performance of his subordinates, Monsan suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. He was born as a captain in the Qi Army, so he naturally understood the gap between his soldiers and soldiers. However, this is not something that will be solved in a short time. And the Qi army outside the city is not only the regular army of the Jieyi army, but also far exceeds its own strength. So, it's extremely difficult for him.

"Lift your spirits! Don't be afraid, most of them are just bandits, not as good as you. On the city walls, Monsan and some of his officers began to cheer up their subordinates. Some of these officers were their old subordinates, who were regular Qi soldiers, and some of them were children of their own families, and they were also veterans of battles. For them, such a battle is not without contact.

"Catapult, let's go!" Hu Le ordered coldly.

Bang bang bang...... With Hu Le's order, the trebuchet of the Jieyi Army continued to roar, throwing stone bullets without hesitation. The sailors of the Jieyi Army are all veterans who are responsible for operating the catapults, and they are quite proficient in the use of catapults. The stone projectiles they threw seemed to be in a straight line, and the distance between them was basically equal, and if you stood on the side and looked at it, you would definitely feel very beautiful, a kind of beauty with a strong smell of death.

The spinning stone projectiles flew rapidly in the sky, and then fell fiercely on the city wall, making a loud rumbling sound, and in an instant, a series of screams and the sound of officers ordering to evacuate were heard from the city wall. On the city wall, the defenders were suddenly shaken into a commotion by dozens of catapults of the Jieyi army.

Boom! Not far from Monshan, a stone bullet fell straight down, just falling into the assembled defenders, and several soldiers who had just dodged the previous stone bullet were smashed by this stone bullet, and suddenly a piece of flesh and blood were blurred, and the team that was originally assembled together was also completely dispersed at this time, as if it was washed by a storm. Rigorous training does not completely eliminate the fear instinct, and once this fear exceeds the limits of one's control, panic naturally arises. Don't look at this stone, it is only about a few dozen catties, and the size is only the size of a head, however, it swoops down condescendingly, and the destructive power can be imagined. The strong walls have been smashed out of cracks, not to mention the fragile human body?

What's even worse is that after a stone projectile falls, it often means that there are stone projectiles falling, because trebuchets generally rarely adjust their orientation, and in the same direction, they always have to throw at least several stone projectiles before they can be adjusted slightly. If people near the impact point don't avoid it quickly, disaster will strike again. Sure enough, after that, another stone bullet fell, also near the original location, and several of the defenders were sent to hell. Seeing this situation, even Monsanto could not suppress the panic of the soldiers.

Bang bang bang! Before Monsan had time to boost the morale of his subordinates, suddenly the city wall under his feet trembled, and then a series of screams and exclamations were heard on his right. He hurriedly turned his head to look, and immediately felt that his face was ugly. In his line of sight, at a distance of dozens of meters on the right side, several powerful family heads and several children of the Meng family in the city were hit by a series of stone bullets from the Jieyi army, and even the female wall of the city wall was also smashed down.

What made Meng Shan feel distressed was that among the people who were stoned to death, there were also several elites of his Meng family. Bringing them up this time is also to train them, and at the same time, it is also to set an example for other Haoqiang children, so that he can go to the city to defend together. Unexpectedly, several of these elite children died at the beginning. Although he had already understood that on the battlefield, life and death were not under the control of manpower, he had already expected that some of these people would die. However, seeing them die not far from his side now made it difficult for Monsanto to accept.

"What about our catapults? Pass the order down, let them fight back, immediately! ”

After seeing the death of several elite children of his family, Meng Shan, who was pressed by the Jieyi Army, immediately ordered angrily to let his catapults start to fight back.

Bang bang bang! Catapults on the walls began to fire, and the projectiles flew out of the walls and landed behind the protective walls that the soldiers had piled up with sandbags. At this moment, the soldiers of the righteous army all shrank behind the protective wall, waiting for the gap for the opponent's catapult to counterattack.

At the same time, the catapults of the Jieyi army were also looking for the location of the catapults of the defenders on the city wall, and they also began to fight back. One from the top down and one from the bottom up. The catapults of the Jieyi army are more than the other party, and in addition, the soldiers of the Jieyi army who control the catapults are much more powerful than the defenders on the city wall. The two stone bullets are staggered and opposite each other, and the two are like shuttles coming and going, shuttling through each other in the sky. Inadvertently, there will be stone bullets that collide directly in the air, and then shatter, like a blooming fireflower, beautiful and cruel. In addition, the bed crossbows of both sides also began to take advantage of the opportunity, constantly firing at each other.

Whoa! Suddenly, a crossbow machine of the Jieyi Army, which was placed on top of a sandbag, was just hit by a stone bullet, and the entire crossbow machine was shattered on the spot, and the parts of the crossbow machine were splashed. The righteous soldiers next to him were beaten to a blur of flesh and blood, and screamed. The rest of the men hurriedly pulled the wounded soldier and shrank behind the protective wall, which was able to avoid the stone bullets that continued to smash at them.

Boom! Almost at the same time, the two catapults on the city wall were also destroyed by the catapults of the Jieyi Army, and the flying sawdust directly injured several of the surrounding defenders, which also caused a scream.

The catapults and bed crossbows on both sides went back and forth, shooting at each other non-stop. A bed crossbow, a catapult, and the equipment of both sides suffered casualties. Although the defenders occupied an advantageous position, the Jieyi army had its own protective wall. In addition, the catapults and bed crossbows of the Jieyi army were more than those of the defenders, and the soldiers who operated the catapults and bed crossbows were also more sophisticated than the defenders. In addition, because of the temporary protective wall built by the Jieyi Army, the casualties of the Jieyi soldiers were very small. On the contrary, on the city walls, the casualties of the defenders were quite few. In addition, the defenders were almost all private soldiers of various powerful families, they did not cooperate well, and they did not experience real bloody battles, so gradually, the defenders began to fall into the next success.

The sky was gradually darkening, and the whole battlefield was already lit red with torches above and below the city walls. Monsan's face was gloomy at the moment, and he was about to drip water. After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the walls were full of traces of ruin. His own catapult and bed crossbow are now gone, and the lethality of the righteous army outside the city is already minimal.

Of course, there are many cases of damage to the catapults and bed crossbows of the righteous army outside the city, but they can't resist the large base of the other party. The same loss of ten bed crossbows and catapults, for them, was already a bone-breaker. However, for the Jieyi army outside the city, it was not enough to affect the entire battle situation.

In addition, the loss of soldiers on the city wall was also very large, and there were only three or four thousand soldiers in the city, plus the young men who were forcibly recruited, it was only five or six thousand, with an average of four gates, and only about a thousand people on each side. Although Meng Shan later learned that in addition to the East Gate and the South Gate, the Jieyi Army of the other two gates was just bluffing outside the city, he promptly transferred some manpower from the West Gate and the North Gate to supplement the East Gate and the South Gate. However, now the loss of the soldiers has exceeded half.

"The sword and shield soldiers are ready, carry up the ladder, and prepare to enter the city. Crossbowmen prepare to cover the siege of the sword and shield soldiers! Above! Seeing that the enemy's catapults and bed crossbows on the city wall were getting fewer and fewer, Hu Le knew that the opponent's equipment had been almost destroyed by his own. Immediately gave the order calmly.

In the rear, the sword and shield soldiers, who had already been prepared, carried the ladder and began to rush forward rapidly along the passage left in the middle of the protective wall. And the crossbowmen of the Jieyi army also began to follow closely behind, and followed towards the city wall.

"The righteous army is here, brothers, prepare to fight back!" On the city wall, seeing that the righteous army outside the city began to attack the city, some soldiers immediately began to exclaim.

Speaking of crossbowmen, this is the weakness of the defenders. Although these heroes have bed crossbows and catapults, this is all because of the existence of water bandits, and they also want to raise water bandits as their hidden power, so they have a lot of catapults and bed crossbows. However, they lacked strong bows and crossbows.

As a result, now facing the attack of the Jieyi army, they can only take their swords and guns, and prepare to engage with the soldiers of the other side who went to the city when the Jieyi army is attacking the city.

"Damn, how did I neglect this!" Seeing that his subordinates could only hold swords, guns, swords, and halberds, waiting for the approach of the righteous army outside the city, Meng Shan suddenly punched the female wall in front of him. The absence of archers in defending the city was indeed a major oversight. But Monsan also knows that this is also due to the fact that he has trained private soldiers all these years to use water bandits as an example. Of course, even if he had thought about it before, there was no way. This strong bow and crossbow is not something he can get. And he is the captain of the garrison here, but because this place is not valued by the Qi army, there are no archers among the thousands of soldiers under his command. Therefore, he can't get a strong bow and crossbow now.

However, although the defenders did not have strong bows and crossbows, the soldiers of the righteous were equipped with crossbowmen.

"Shoot!" After the siege team of the Jieyi Army, in the archer formation, the cold voice of the officer suddenly came clearly into the ears of every archer.

In an instant, a rain ......of arrows rose into the air and hit the defenders on the city wall. Because it was night, although there were torches on the walls. However, for the appearance of the strong bow and crossbow, although they could hear the sound, but the observation was not clear during the day. Therefore, when they saw the arrows and crossbows of the righteous army, this dense array of arrows and crossbows had already pounced on them.

On the city wall, there was a sudden scream, and a large number of soldiers immediately fell. Seeing the soldiers under his command fall a large piece again, Meng San's heart suddenly turned to ashes. He knew that with the strength in his hands now, he could no longer stop the attack of the Jieyi soldiers.

"Bang Bang Bang ......" A series of crisp sounds, the ladder of the Jieyi army was set up on the city wall one after another, and immediately, the ignorant Jieyi soldiers began to climb up the ladder rapidly.

"Order, let the soldiers start shouting slogans to persuade the enemy troops on the city walls to surrender!" Hu Le ordered in a cold voice again.

"Listen to the enemy army on the city wall, our righteous army will chase after the first evil, and will not implicate others."

"After the city is broken, the righteous army will divide the land equally, and all the people in the city, regardless of status, whether they are free or not, will be given a share of the land. So, surrender early, save your life, and divide the field. ”

"Those who resist will be killed! Those who surrender are spared death...... Kill the enemy generals and get a big reward! ”

Under the city walls, the soldiers of Jieyi began to shout these slogans and began to persuade the defenders above the city walls to surrender.

On the city wall, those heroes suddenly turned like earth, and they knew that what the righteous army said was a great temptation for the defenders on the city wall. Coupled with the fact that the situation is unfavorable to the defenders at the moment, it is not uncommon for them to have a new choice when they hear the righteous army shouting like this. And what the Jieyi Army said also made them understand that if they wanted to save their lives under the Jieyi Army, it was almost minimal.

"Not good!" Meng Shan suddenly felt bad, these slogans of the Jieyi Army, for the private soldiers of all ethnic groups on the city wall, the impact of the call may not be immediately effective. However, on the city wall, there are not only private soldiers of various tribes, but also many young people in the city. On the city walls, they mostly assisted the private soldiers of various families in defense. Therefore, until now, the remaining defenders on the city wall, these young men who did not participate in direct battles account for as much as half.

And the slogan of the righteous army has a great attraction for these young people. Especially these young men were forcibly recruited by the defenders, and their recognition was not high. In addition, the heroes in this city have no deal with these ordinary people. Now that the righteous army shouted like this, the impact on them was the greatest and most direct.

Sure enough, the situation that Monsan feared finally appeared. While the soldiers of the Jieyi Army were waiting for the city along the ladder, people began to surrender on the city wall, and as Monsan expected, these surrendered defenders were precisely those young men in the city who were forcibly recruited by them.

"How dare you surrender? Kill these bastards for me! When the defending officer of the Jieyi Army saw that the young man around him began to surrender, he immediately shouted loudly.

In an instant, several young men who were about to surrender were killed by the defenders on the city wall. However, things have exceeded their expectations by now, these young men who usually behave very docilely, at this moment they actually picked up the weapons on the ground and began to fight the defenders. And at this moment, the righteous soldiers who are still climbing the city, but no one pays attention to it. Of course, the Jieyi soldiers would not sit idly by, and immediately brandished their weapons, and together with the young men on the city wall, they began to launch a counterattack against the defending soldiers.

"Alas...... Knowing this, he should have cooperated with Yan Ming to bring the surrounding bandits over and co-opt them, if that was the case, why not stop at ......" Meng Shan kept shaking his head and screaming. However, before he could finish speaking, he didn't know where the arrow came from, and he was stunned to shoot into his chest while Monsan was in a daze.

"The general is dead........." I don't know who exclaimed, which suddenly lowered the morale of the defenders on the city wall to a low point. Immediately, the Jieyi soldiers who continued to climb the city took down the Dongcheng, and thousands of Jieyi soldiers immediately rushed in and approached Xishan Town.