In front of Xinye City, 50,000 Wu troops surrounded the city on three sides, and Lu Xun personally led 30,000 Wu troops to test the depth of the water on the south wall, but the thunderbolts and ballistas were unable to make contributions because they were afraid of the cavalry in the city, and Lu Xun had to choose the siege methods that the Wu army had not used for many years.

"Former Army! Raise your shields! Slow down! ”

The sound was like a loud bell, and the letter next to him was ordered, and he immediately paged loudly and wandered between the various departments. The hundred-faced war drums stopped abruptly from the beginning of the march, and then the drum suddenly changed its timbre to a deep and slow tone, like a slowly moving cheetah, which was the signal of the front army's attack.

Three thousand shield armor soldiers were in front, the military drum was like a mountain, and the leading general Sun Sheng was solemn, and shouted loudly: "The whole army has formed a shield formation, follow me to attack!" ”

Wow! In an instant, three thousand shields were raised, and the soldiers and soldiers struck with Miao knives, and the sound of gold and iron roared, adding a bit of awe-inspiring fighting intent.

"Kill, kill, kill, kill !!"

After all, this is the power of Lu Meng's command and training army in the past, on the road that is not wide, the three thousand shield armor is still in order, without the slightest disorder, slowly moving forward, the shield array is knotted, but it is like a copper wall and iron wall. Lü Meng was born in a low-level background, he understood the military spirit better than the generals of the family, and was carefully taught by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and his ability to train troops was as famous as Dai Gang in Eastern Wu. As the saying goes, there is a solution to troubles in the west, and there is a fruit in the east, and Wu Zhi is two strong armies. And Lu Meng retired, and the army of relief was handed over to Lu Xun, Lu Boyan was the first-class commander in the world, compared with Lu Meng, he was more like a commander, and the 30,000 army was like an arm.

On the other side, Wen Ping was in charge of the women's wall on the city wall, watching the Wu army's formation from afar, and a trace of consternation and appreciation couldn't help but rise on his face. Immediately waved his right hand, and also ordered, "Archers are on standby, and a salvo is fired from a hundred paces away!" Sword and shield hands, then prepare, defend the walls! ”

"Whoa!"

The generals were ordered, and they were also in unison, and there were heralds giving orders in all directions. Unlike the Wu army, there were not so many war drums on the city wall, and they could only rely on the heralds and generals at all levels running back and forth and shouting at the top of their voices.

300 steps...... Two hundred steps...... One hundred steps...... The great shield of the Wu army is getting closer and closer, and the bowstrings of the Wei army's crossbowmen are getting tighter and tighter.

When the three thousand front guards of the Wu army approached, the school officer, who had visually measured the distance, roared loudly: "The archers in front of the team obey the order!" Target, 100 steps away! ”

“…… First quarter...... Bow up... Put"

Flutter!! The thousand elite crossbowmen gathered on the city wall, under the reprimand of the military order, moved in one go, bent the bow and arrows and made a thousand bowstrings sound in unison, and the sound of countless porcelain condensed together to form a magnificent sound, crisp and extremely powerful.

Suddenly, the whistling arrow broke through the wind, and soon covered up the clear sound of the bowstring vibrating, as if inspiring a murderous urging sound, covering the sky, like a black and oppressive dark cloud, suddenly falling from the sky. Towards the Wu Army's shield armor, there were various sounds of snorting and crackling.

Before the first wave of arrow rain came to an end, the commander of the Wei archers on the city wall stepped forward and shouted, "The front line retreats, the second column steps forward, and the arrows and bows are ready to come again." ”

“…… "The commander dropped the long sword in his hand, and the military order was finished. Before the earlier wave of arrow clouds completely landed, a dense rain of arrows shot out from the second column.

Not only did the Wu army like to shoot in three stages, but the Wei army also liked to use the limited time and level of training, and the archers of the Wei army obviously did not need time to connect like the Hengjiang archers inherited by Ma Zhong, and the dense rain of arrows would roar like a storm.

At this moment, the ground shield armor slowly advanced under the city, and finally felt the heaviness and pressure of the bowstring coming forward in unison. But after all, it was Lu Xun's heavy armor and heavy foot armor built with a lot of money, in addition to the solid shield in his hand, the body defense wearing Mingguang armor was also very thick.

Outside the shield array, there were many gaps, and the third team of archers on the city wall filled the gaps in the rain of arrows. Soon, the shield was filled with arrows. And the three waves of volleys had already penetrated the undefended place, wounding the soldiers behind the shield array.

Compared with the roar of the rain of arrows from the city tower, there were wails one after another behind the shield array, and from time to time someone was shot in the body, supported in pain. The biggest feature of the Mingguang armor is the heart shield on the chest, the scales of the armor torso used by the soldiers are not delicate, but the large piece of heart guard on the chest can stop a lot of fatal injuries. Except for the unfortunate soldier who was shot in the face and abdomen, he fell to the ground and drowned at the feet of his companions. The soldier who had been shot in the limbs endured the pain and continued to walk.

This pressure is not enough to make them lose their fighting spirit. However, in order to better defend themselves, everyone is closer to each other.

The shield array began to be a little messy from the beginning of the tight and orderly, and more soldiers snuggled together, and the action was in the way, but it did not seem so strict.

Bows and arrows on the city wall continued to shoot out, as if they were wielding them regardless of the cost. Wen Ping stood on top of the gatehouse and smiled coldly, but how could he not know that Lu Xun was going to borrow these three thousand people to consume the arrow reserves in Xinye City? Now I see that he has not launched the siege equipment for a long time. But he also appreciated Lu Xun's calmness.

Seeing that the shield array was still resolutely advancing within fifty steps, Wen Ping immediately waved his hand and ordered in a loud voice, "Rolling stone and wood, boiling oil and gold juice, ready!" ”

Because the terrain of Xinye Castle is high in the north and low in the south, there is no moat, which saves the besieging side a lot of trouble, but why not also give the Xinye defenders a big boost? Xinye's real weapon to defend the city, the real lethal weapon, is the rolling stones and logs that roll down with the help of the terrain!

Whoa! The big stones and sassal trees hanging on the city wall were cut off by the swords and shields of the Wei army. The broken nets, the cracked ropes, and countless boulders and horizontal logs lost their restraints for a while. Rolling down from the city wall, with the momentum of galloping thousands of jun, and like the strength of a landslide, it rumbled like thunder, and went towards the three thousand shields in front of him. Although the shield array of the Wu army can resist the rain of arrows, it can't stop this thousand jun pressure after all.

Lu Xun was behind the battle, silent, quietly watching the battle in front of him, at this moment, he finally waved his hand and said loudly, "Mingjin in the front, let the shield retreat sharply!" The Chinese army, beat the war drums, the ladder, and prepare for the rush! ”

Looking up at the city wall, Lu Xun flashed a trace of doubt, he really couldn't figure it out, but it was the first time he tried it, and Xinye's guards squandered it without regard for the reserves of strategic materials in the city.

In fact, the rain of arrows that seemed to have not had the slightest break had already made Lu Xun feel quite stunned, and now he was even more surprised to see the rolling stones and trees on the city wall rumbling down. You must know that in front of Shinno Castle, there are many boulders thrown by thunderbolts and wooden spears shot by ballistas, which are natural barriers that can block the rolling stones and sandalwood that can block the defenders of the city. With 3,000 shields and armor, only one percent of the casualties can be exchanged for Xinye's materials, so much is consumed, no matter how you look at it, Lu Xun has taken a lot of advantage!

If it is so profligate, how many more castle guards will be available in the city after a few days? This kind of protracted war itself should not be so hasty in using so much material. Seeing that the opponent's guard was so presumptuous, but he seemed a little hysterical and crazy, Lu Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

In the first battle, such a strong defensive position was used, and in Lu Xun's opinion, this was naturally the embodiment of the cowardice and weakness of the guards.

As soon as he thought of this, the trace of worry that Lu Xun had before quickly disappeared again. Before he could fight, he had already taken the initiative, and thinking of this, Lu Xun's handsome face showed a slight smile.

It's just that when he showed that smile as if he was confident that victory was about to come, on the city wall, Wen Ping also showed a knowing smile.

Could he be a mediocre man who messed up because of cowardice? The answer is obvious. Wen Ping, who can be said to be the general of the Wei army who fought the most with the Wu army, as early as the Liu Biao era, Wen Ping and Sun Cejun fought all the year round, and after the surrender of Cao, Wen Ping guarded Jiangxia and Lu Meng launched an eight-year tug-of-war in Jiangxia. Although he later retreated to Xiangyang in the middle of Guan Yu and Lü Meng's attack, he defeated Guan Yu and Lü Meng's combined forces several times in the battle to defend Xiangyang.

For the past 20 years, Wen Ping has been defending the land and protecting the city for the Great Wei in Jingzhou, neither Guan Yu nor Lu Meng has curry favor with him, but after Lu Xun came to Jingzhou, the entanglement between Sun and Liu has arisen at the beginning, but the two sides of Wu and Wei have fought less. Therefore, Lu Xun and Wen Ping have not had many opportunities to fight. In this temptation, both sides are false and real, and it is difficult to guess the other's proportions. (To be continued.) )