For Dingwu and many guards who have lived in the south for a long time, the chill in the air does make people feel a little uncomfortable, but the barbarians do not feel like this, the climate of the desert steppe is even worse, they are used to such cold, and although their fur suits are not as strong as the iron armor of the Qin army, but in this cold winter, they are more cold-resistant.

The barbarians were approaching the city, and of course it was impossible for Dingwu to hope to be able to negotiate peace with them, and naturally there was no need to continue the talks.

Seeing no movement in the city tower, Guli Jinma couldn't help but shout: "Emperor of Great Qin, don't you even have the courage to talk when you see my grassland army?" He raised his hand and pointed to the head of the city and said: "We Tushi Khan said that as long as you open the city gate and welcome us into the city, Tushi Khan will still give you the title of emperor of Qin, and Tushi Khan also said that as long as you are willing to bow down and be a vassal, Tushi Khan is willing to help you continue to suppress bandits." ”

"I am the Great Qin world, why do you need barbarians to give you a seal?" A slight smile appeared on Dingwu's lips, and although his voice was not loud, his voice clearly came into Gul Jinma's ears, "Tell Tu Shi that if he doesn't withdraw from the army, others will not be able to say it, but he will be able to do it as a Khan, and I guarantee that he will not be able to return to the grassland alive." ”

Gulijin Mahaha said with a smile: "It is said that the people of the Central Plains are not ashamed and like to brag, it seems that this is true." You say that you are the emperor of Great Qin, but now you only have this city in your hands, your Qin State is full of rebels, your orders, no one obeys them at all, at this time, you are still cheeky to say that you are the emperor of Qin, it seems that your emperor's face is better than the cowhide of the gray cow in my circle! Before he could say the last few words, a meteor-like arrow had already flown in front of his eyes, and he didn't have time to react, and with a "poof", the arrow had already pierced his throat, and Gulijinma's whole body immediately fell to the ground.

The barbarian cavalry on the side were all taken aback, shooting arrows from the city to pierce the throat, this ability is actually not how strong, there are not a few barbarian archers, it is easy to choose such an archer, but the speed of this arrow is appalling, what is even more terrifying is that after the arrow pierces the throat, it actually takes Guli Jinma off the horse, so the strength of the arrow is also incredible.

One of the barbarian cavalry looked up, only to see that a general at the head of the city was retracting his longbow, and that man was dressed in refined armor, and Guli Jinma was naturally killed by him.

The barbarian soldiers immediately turned around and left, and one of them pulled the corpse of Guli Jinma, and Queen Cang retreated.

Guli Jinma was shot and fell off the horse, the soldiers in front of the two sides were naturally in the eyes, there was a moment of silence outside the city, and then the horn sounded outside the city, the shouting was endless, and the cavalry rushed towards the city wall, they were fast horses like flying, horses galloping, holding bows and shooting arrows, arrows like locusts.

The defenders at the head of the city only heard the tragic and sharp sound of arrows piercing the air, and the air seemed to be cut at that moment, followed by a sound of "ping pong", and sharp arrows were inserted everywhere.

"Protect the Holy One!" Xuanyuan Shao pulled a shield with his hand and blocked in front of Dingwu, he didn't speak, but he always followed Dingwu's side, Guli Jinma was arrogant, and even mocked Dingwu, the emperor of Great Qin, is now just the lord of a city, Xuanyuan Shao was naturally not polite, and shot with arrows, at this time, he saw the barbarians rushing over, and shouted: "Let go of the arrows!" ”

Xuanyuan Shao is the commander of the Guards, and the guards guarding the city are all his subordinates, and he is a peerless archer himself, so for the guards under his command, he naturally focuses on training their archery.

The Guards are the Royal Guards, and they are an army that will only be forced to shoot, and when the Guards go into battle, the situation must have reached a critical moment, so Xuanyuan Shao trained the Guards, and it really started from defense, and the soldiers of the Guards were strictly selected, and it was okay to shoot arrows on horseback.

Xuanyuan Shao gave an order at this time, and the battlements were instantly exhausted, and when the barbarian cavalry rushed over, they pulled their bows and counterattacked, and arrows rained down.

Earlier, the 7,000 barbarian cavalry launched many attacks on the city of Wupingfu, and it was with the dense arrows of the guards that they repelled the attacks of the barbarians again and again.

They were condescending, and the arrows were full of power, and the horses roared and neighed in the next part of the city, and the barbarians who rushed to the front fell in an instant.

The archers at the head of the city were divided into two columns, and after the first column had shot arrows, when the arrows were taken, the back team immediately filled them, and the arrows fired by the two teams were endless, and the barbarians had suffered heavy casualties before they could rush under the city walls.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the barbarians did not attack hard, and turned around one after another, hiding outside the range of arrows on the battlements.

Seeing that the barbarians retreated, the defenders at the head of the city also stopped shooting arrows, and suddenly heard another horn sounding, the barbarians suddenly quieted down, the army array was separated like waves, several black-haired flags fluttered in the wind, several barbarian soldiers galloped out with flags, lined up on both sides, and then rushed out of a group of people and horses from the middle, and the people on the horses were all wearing armor, and a person wearing a purple brocade robe came out of the military formation.

The corners of Dingwu's eyes were slightly raised, and the barbarians included those in golden robes, and this person was very conspicuous in the army when he first came out.

This person is not very old, less than forty years old, his expression is gloomy, his body is strong, he immediately sits upright, and his momentum exudes, and the surrounding soldiers are all respectful, behind him, a red goshawk flag is raised high, hunting in the wind, Qiu Tong immediately said to Dingwu: "Shengshang, that flag is the king flag of Tushi Khan!" ”

"Looks like he's out himself." Dingwu smiled indifferently, but saw the Turshi Khan in a brocade robe marching forward, surrounded by armored guards, not far from the city, at this time the distance was still outside the range of the archers at the head of the city, Tursh Khan raised his hand, and the horse whip pointed away: "Emperor Qin, Ben Khan gave you a chance, but you don't cherish it, if the sword and soldiers meet, Ben Khan is only afraid that you will regret it." His voice was unusually loud, like thunder, and it came from afar.

Suddenly he stretched out his hand, and one of the men beside him presented him with a bow, and Tushhan took the longbow, took an arrow, bent it, and aimed it at the head of the city.

Many soldiers at the head of the city did not think so, with such a distance, it is difficult for arrows to form a threat, let alone shoot from the city to the city, everyone only thinks that even if the other party shoots arrows, they can't shoot above the city.

Tushi Khan did not hesitate at all, the bowstring was released, and the sharp arrow shot straight to the city like a meteor, this arrow was full of power, and the speed was not slow, many soldiers at the head of the city suddenly showed a look of surprise, and then with a "poof" sound, the sharp arrow had been shot into the chest of a soldier defending the city, the soldier turned over and fell to the ground, at this time there was a howl under the city, countless barbarian soldiers raised their hands and raised the scimitar longbow in their hands, shouting loudly, and the momentum was extremely spectacular for a while.

Dingwu, Xuanyuan Shao and the others were also a little surprised when they saw this arrow.

Xuanyuan Shao's archery skills are unparalleled, such an arrow, he can also shoot it, but he has to use the urging of the Bodhi finger to shoot such a sharp arrow, but Tushi Khan should not know the Bodhi finger, his arrow, but completely rely on his personal ability to shoot out, the end is abnormal.

Thushi Khan handed the longbow in his hand to his subordinates, and then raised his hand to stroke his beard, looking at the city from afar, his face full of pride.

Dingwu knew that the arrow of Tushi Khan not only frustrated the morale of the defenders, but greatly strengthened the morale of the barbarian soldiers, glanced at Xuanyuan Shao, Xuanyuan Shao nodded slightly, understood what Dingwu meant, did not speak, took three long arrows, stood up, jumped on the battlements, condescending, majestic, arms forced, already full of longbows, on the longbow, but there were three arrows, one bow and three arrows.

The others were on the battlements, standing in the wind, and wanted to fly away, and with a loud shout, they suddenly let go and shot out.

Arrows go to meteors, three arrows at once, the wind in the air is cold, three arrows pierce the barrier of the air, straight to the sudden sweat, although the soldiers at the head of the city know that Xuanyuan Shao's archery skills, but not everyone has the opportunity to see Xuanyuan Shao's hand, if Xuanyuan Shao's skills of a bow and three arrows, it has been spread in the army for many years, but no one has the opportunity to see it in person, at this time, all the soldiers are shouting loudly, shouting in unison, the sound can move the sky, but they are all looking at the result from afar, just hoping to be able to shoot the arrogant Tushi Khan with an arrow, The admiration in everyone's hearts is even more incomprehensible.

When Natu Shi Khan saw Xuanyuan Shao jumping onto the battlements like a god, he knew that something was wrong, and his face showed surprise, and he lost his voice: "Iron shield! ”

The armored warriors beside him were already in front of Tushi Khan, and more than a dozen guards lined up in two rows, raised the iron shields in their hands, and lay in front of them, like two copper walls protecting Tushi Khan.

"Dangdang!"

Three sounds, three long arrows accurately hit the shield, everyone immediately saw that although the long arrow failed to penetrate the iron shield, but the three barbarians holding the iron shield, the body of the three barbarians holding the iron shield had already flown backwards, like three stones, slammed into the iron shield of the companion behind him, and the three people behind him were also knocked out by the force of the companion's collision, and one of them happened to hit Tushi Khan.

Tushi Khan was taken aback when he saw the guards flying towards him, he never imagined that the power of Xuanyuan Shao's long arrow was so powerful, and before the man could collide with him, he had already fallen sideways, rolled down from the horse, and fell to the ground, and the gorgeous brocade robe on his body suddenly stuck to the snow on the ground that had been trampled by the horse's hooves, and he was embarrassed for a while.

Xuanyuan Shao shot three arrows, although he did not shoot Tushi Khan, but still showed his might, the defenders suddenly cheered like thunder, Tushi Khan had already gotten up from the ground, his face was full of anger, pulled out the scimitar on his waist, pointed to the towering city in front of him, and shouted: "Whoever is the first to attack the city, Ben Khan will reward 100 taels of gold and 100 beauties!" ”

He shouted in a deep voice, all the barbarian soldiers heard the voice of Tushi Khan, and their morale was immediately boosted, although not everyone recognized that Tushi Khan was the Great Khan of the Barbarian Alliance, but everyone also knew that Tushi Khan had a rich family background and a huge tribe, and a hundred taels of gold was not too big for Tushi Khan, and it could be taken out, and the beauties of the Chiyan tribe were like clouds, and they could get a hundred taels of gold as a reward, and there would be a brave man under the heavy reward. Some of them fired arrows indiscriminately, holding down the soldiers on the battlements, while others rushed to the gates.

Before the barbarian 7,000 cavalry repeatedly attacked the city, the siege method is to kill under the city gate, want to slash the axe to destroy the city gate, and then rush in, but as the first strong city in Hexi, not only the city wall is solid, the city gate is also extremely firm, want to break the city with a knife and axe, it is naturally a fool's dream, the descendants do not forget the division of the predecessors, the barbarians were killed and injured under the city before, in the case of so many people died, naturally it will not be just a tendon, these days of rest, but also came up with some methods.

However, they made a batch of iron hook throwing ropes, but they wanted to rush to the city, relying on the agility of the steppe warriors, and using the hook ropes to attack the city.

The defenders of the city saw the dense barbarians rushing over like ants, and immediately clenched the broadsword and longbow, but Dingwu was holding the sword of the Son of Heaven, and saw that the barbarians were not good at attacking the city, although the method of attacking the city seemed to have grown a little this time, but the tools for attacking the city were still very simple, and they could not form an effective effect at all, and they were suddenly slightly settled in their hearts, and they were not in a hurry to let the soldiers fight back, and when the barbarians rushed to the city, they ordered to use boulders to smash the barbarians under the city gate, and the stones fell like rain, and those who wanted to destroy the city gate suffered heavy losses, In front of the city gates, it became a hard-hit area.

More barbarian soldiers rushed to other sections of the city wall, throwing hooks and wrestling ropes, Dingwu waited until the barbarians worked hard to climb halfway, and then let the soldiers release arrows, the long hair poked out, screaming in mid-air, countless barbarian soldiers fell from mid-air, heavy casualties, the defenders at the head of the city relied on the high-walled battlements to guard the fortress, although there was no lack of soldiers who fell from the head of the city with cold arrows, but the casualties were still very slight.

Although the casualties of the barbarians are not light, but they really want to fight, they are still indomitable, fierce, the roots of the city wall have already been a mountain of corpses, and the blood is flowing like a river, but the barbarians are still going forward and successive, there is no sign of retreat, during which there are really a few barbarians who climbed the city with hooks and cables, but they were instantly cut into pulp by the guards who swarmed up.

Until noon, Tushi Khan saw that the barbarian soldiers had suffered heavy casualties, but the city of Wuping Mansion was extremely strong and difficult to shake, and if the attack continued like this, it could only kill and wound more people. Knowing that this was not the way, Tie Qing's face was blue, and he had no choice but to withdraw his troops early, first surround Wuping Mansion City, and then make plans.

Dingwu saw that the barbarians retreated, knowing that they also understood that such a siege would not have much effect at all, thinking that they would also get along with other ways to attack the city again, and let the defenders continue to monitor closely at the moment, and immediately report any movement, and then set aside a house not far behind the city gate as a command, and convened his civil and military ministers to discuss the next countermeasures.

The large and small officials in the city gathered in a room, and Dingwu personally commanded the war with the respect of the emperor, which really boosted the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city, but for most officials, they were worried, and everyone saw the large number of barbarian soldiers and horses.

The barbarians have completely shown the characteristics of their tendons in the matter of capturing the city of Wupingfu, and they will not give up until they reach their goal, although they have repeatedly repelled the barbarians, the city of Wuping Fucheng is still impregnable, but the current situation is actually extremely sinister.

Many of the ministers present were in the officialdom in the past, and they had frequent schemes, and conspiracy and conspiracy came at will, but now that the lonely city is trapped, they are all worried.

If there is a chance to escape, many officials and gentry must have disappeared long ago, but now the city is trapped, up to the Son of Heaven and down to the pawns, life and death are linked.