There were only three arrows left in Yang Hao's quiver, and he looked left and right, and the archers were nervously touching their quiver.

"Shoot again when you get closer, and shoot him with an arrow." Li Tong was calm and calm in the face of danger.

The attacking Hedong Army changed from their previous arrogance, and they hid behind wooden shields more than one person high in groups of three, and slowly advanced forward. The trenches surrounding the camp had been filled with the corpses of Hedong soldiers, and the gate-breakers armed with great axes began to swing axes as soon as they approached the wooden wall. By this time, people had gone crazy, and they had forgotten about themselves except killing and victory.

Yang Hao quickly shot the remaining three feather arrows, he threw away his bow, and joined the saber team with a hook and sickle. The hook and sickle gun used by Yang Hao is also known as the "hemp knife", the gun is seven feet long, the barrel is six feet long, the thick circle diameter is four inches, it is made of wood, and there is an iron hammer at the end of the rod. The head of the gun is nearly a foot long, and the lower part of the head has a barb protruding sideways, and the tip of the hook is curved inward. This weapon was originally used by infantry troops against cavalry, but it was also very useful against the infantry attacking the fortress.

A platoon of soldiers armed with hooked sickles sticks out of the gaps in the wooden walls, stabbing, pulling, pulling, stabbing. The action is very simple, but the lethality is amazing. In order to prevent the piercing barrel from being caught by the enemy spearbreaker, the soldiers applied a layer of lard to the front half of the barrel, so that even if the barrel was caught by the enemy spearbreaker, he would not have time to swing the axe to cut off the spear head, but would be injured by the hook on the spear head in the rapid pulling process.

However, there is no absolute magic weapon in the world, and the hook and sickle spear caused a great loss to the Hedong infantry army that attacked outside the wooden wall, but the gunners also fell in large numbers under the dense rain of arrows sent by the enemy archers. Yang Hao was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, but fortunately it was only a stray arrow, and the force was not great, and it did not penetrate the leather armor on his body.

Yang Hao didn't know how many people he had killed, he only knew that the blood on the head of the gun had never dried up, and the soldiers around him kept falling, one person fell, the other immediately took over, and then fell to the ground with an arrow, and someone else came to take over. Yang Hao was already physically and mentally numb, he felt that he had turned into a walking corpse, and now he would only repeat one action mechanically: stab, pull, pull, stab.

There was a deafening commotion all around, hoarse shouts of death and desperate howls of dying and dying.

"Ahh Yang Hao finally couldn't bear the irrepressible pressure in his heart, he threw away his spear, picked up a giant axe, and rushed desperately towards the gap in the wooden wall that had just been cut open.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the north side of the camp was pushed to a gap about seven zhang long, and after paying a heavy price of 200 people, the Hedong army finally attacked the camp. Attacking and defending instantly turned into a face-to-face white-knuckle battle, Yang Hao wielded a giant axe and knocked down the first two pawns who rushed in, the power of the giant axe sank, and the moment it slashed into the opponent's body, there was a clear sound of bones shattering. Yang Hao didn't understand why he could hear the sound of bones breaking in such a noisy environment around him, was it an illusion? Or something else?

In short, the sound was too harsh and heart-wrenching, and he threw away his great axe in a panic and picked up a spear soaked in blood. More than ten years of hard training of killing skills finally came in handy at this moment, seeing one opponent after another fall under his gun, Yang Hao felt a terrible void that penetrated his heart, his heart was blank, he felt that he was no longer a person with flesh and blood and feelings, but was kidnapped by the spear in his hand, and now people and guns have been mixed together, turning into a cold killing weapon.

A shirtless man covered in blood rushed over with two knives in his hand.

"Ahh Yang Hao roared, and the gun in his hand drew an arc, and smashed firmly into the waist of the big man, and at the moment when the big man fell to the ground, there was a crisp sound of "Kacha", and the gun in Yang Hao's hand broke at the waist. The big man who fell to the ground seized the opportunity, and threw the knife in his right hand at Yang Hao with a "whoosh", Yang Hao didn't want to turn his head to avoid the knife, pulled the saber on his waist, threw it back with his backhand, and the horizontal knife pierced into the front heart of the big man, and the red blood rushed out, and the seriously injured big man did not die. He covered the fatal wound on his chest with both hands and looked at Yang Hao with vacant eyes. His lips pursed as if he was about to say something.

Yang Hao leaned forward like a ghost, helped the big man up and asked, "What did you say?" The big man's body has begun to twitch sharply, "Small, little three......"

There was a "whoosh" sound, and a carved arrow broke through the air and pierced the big man's throat. Blood splattered Yang Hao's face.

"Escort the Judge." It was Li Tong who shot the arrow, and as a famous general outside the Saiwai, Li Tong's archery skills can be called a hundred shots. The camp has been breached, and according to Tang Hu's order, his biggest task at the moment is to escort Yang Hao to retreat safely to the city.

The strong man who was shot through the throat did not immediately lose his breath, he spat blood in his mouth, his eyes gradually dilated, and he gradually lost his living color. Yang Hao twisted his neck and laid him flat on the ground. At the moment when the two-knife man was dying, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was grateful to the enemy in front of him for sending him his last journey.

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"How does it feel?" Tang Hu, who had been standing at the head of the city watching the battle, saw Yang Hao in a blood-soaked battle robe, and asked with a smile.

Yang Hao exhaled deeply and smiled bitterly, "...... It's really human. ”

"Haha, you still have people in your eyes, which means that you haven't lost yourself yet. If you see too much blood, people will no longer be human. Tang Hu patted Yang Hao, who was dejected, "One will be a success." The fame and wealth of the generals are all obtained from the battlefield, and the wealth that has been achieved by oneself is lost by the relatives of thousands of families. You are from a rich background and a young man, and it is difficult to guarantee that you will not be fascinated by the floating clouds of fame and wealth, so I let you experience a fight as a small soldier, so that you can have a sober heart, and let you know the sinister ancient precepts of the soldiers. The ancients were good at being a general, and they could not fight, and they could not fight in vain if they carried sharp weapons and did not use them lightly. ”

Yang Haoxi said: "Thank you for the teacher's teachings. The student remembered. ”

Tang Hu nodded with satisfaction, turned around and asked Li Tong: "I handed over Nancheng to you, can you hold it?" ”

"Foolproof." Li Tong had already seen the ferocity of the Hedong soldiers, and also saw that their morale had fallen and they had become the last of the strong crossbows, so he was full of confidence.

"If you lose, you will not be spared." Tang Hu's eyes were cold, and Li Tong was frightened.

He patted Yang Hao: "Follow me to Xicheng, where should it be lively." ”

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Dong Bacheng panted and climbed the hill west of Feng'an City, pointing to a piece of miscellaneous wood in front of him: "Block my eyes and cut it down." Li Yufang looked at the terrain and persuaded: "It's too dazzling here, if someone kills from behind, it's hard to resist." Dong Bacheng said with a smile: "If they knew about setting up an ambush here, we wouldn't be able to get here." Yufang, it's not necessarily a good thing to be too careful. ”

"The disciple is very ashamed." Li Yufang helped Dong Bacheng to climb a protruding bluestone.

Dong Bacheng looked down at Feng'an City, and couldn't help but sigh repeatedly: "It's really a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it's a pity to let a mediocre person spoil it, it's a pity." ”

"The teacher's time is not early, and the soldiers are still waiting for the evening dinner in the city." In the eyes of Li Yufang and the soldiers of Hedong, Feng'an City has long been in the bag. He had even planned the camping of the various departments after entering the city, as well as the entertainment program at the banquet in the evening.

"Let's get started." Dong Bacheng waved his hand lightly and gave the order to attack with a smile.

Boom! Boom!

Two cannons rang out, and the 5,000 troops lurking in the mountains and forests rushed out, like a monstrous wave pressing towards the lonely Feng'an City. Dong Bacheng didn't leave any reserves, if it weren't for Li Yufang's efforts to dissuade him, this veteran army leader who had been fighting for half his life would have joined the ranks of the siege.

The hill is only a little more than a mile away from the city wall, except for a stream a few zhang wide, which is almost a flat river.

The vanguard soon arrived at the city, and in an instant, dozens of ladders were erected to forcibly attack the city. A two-hundred-man gold digging team, armed with iron pickaxes and under the cover of archers, quickly approached the city wall and began to dig the root of the wall. The walls of Toyoyasu Castle are adobe walls, and compared to brick and stone walls, although the earthen walls are not resistant to the erosion of time and wind and rain, they are resistant to impact, and are effective against heavy siege weapons such as battering rams. However, after all, the soil is not as hard as masonry, and it is very vulnerable in front of the Nuggets who specialize in digging the roots of human walls.

The section of the earth wall that the Nuggets had previously collapsed, and after the reconstruction, there was a gap between the new wall and the old wall that could reach into an arm. The gaps were cleverly covered up with mud so that outsiders could not see them at all. After Dong Bacheng learned about this flaw from Liu Xi, he made up a plan to attack the east and the west, and sent a suspicious army to attract the main force of Feng'an to the south of the city, while he led the main force to break the wall into the city.

From the very beginning of the fighting, it became the focus of contention between the two sides. Rolling stones and trees rained down, and the hard crossbows and longbows of the Hedong Army also shot up impenetrable. In the blink of an eye, the corpses and wood and stone under the wall were piled up more than a person high.

Yang Hao finally saw what it was like for thousands of people to fight on the battlefield. Now in his eyes, there were no soldiers moving alone, what he saw was a monstrous black wave driven by anger, the black wave hit the fragile earthen wall one after another, the city wall was trembling, Feng'an City was trembling, and the hearts of himself and the soldiers defending the city were also trembling. An indescribable fear hung over everyone.

Time seemed to stand still at this time, and in the west of Feng'an City in the Tang Empire, there was no room for anything other than blood and killing.

Ling Tong's voice was hoarse, as the chief general of the defense of Xicheng, he not only had to command the thousands of soldiers on the city to fight against the enemy, but also command the thousands of people's troops that had just been formed to transport earth, stone and wood to the city. Last night, all the houses within half a mile of the city wall were demolished, and earth, stone and wood were transported to the city as war materials.

The formation of a people's army is Yang Hao's idea. Wu Ming's original intention was to pay for recruiting people to defend the city, but the treasury of Feng'an City was empty, and there was no silver at all, so Yang Hao suggested that the Assassin's Mansion should come forward to form a people's army. All healthy men and women over the age of 14 and under 60 in the city were required to participate, and he made a promise in the name of the Assassin's Mansion that all families who would help defend the city would be exempted from taxes and forced labor for the next two years, and that the people who died in battle would be given generous pensions.

In this way, not only the forces defending the city were mobilized to the greatest extent, but also the fate of the people of Feng'an was linked to the Tiande army. The city is in the same glory, and the city is ruined. For their own interests, the people can only brave the arrows to help the battle, and consciously supervise and encourage each other, which virtually saves the cost of supervision, so that Feng'an City can use all its strength to defend the city.

Wu Ming agreed with Yang Hao's proposition, but he did not comment on this practical strategy of kidnapping the people for his own use.

Dong Bacheng was extremely shocked by the tenacity and endless potential of the Feng'an defenders, and he couldn't sit still when he saw the corpses of the soldiers besieging the city piling up.

He sent more than a dozen orders to his subordinates in a row, all of which were sent through red, yellow, and black smoke, which was extremely efficient and reliable in the deafening and chaotic battlefield.

The generals who commanded the siege felt an unprecedented pressure, and the soldiers who were already tired were inspired by these three puffs of smoke to begin the final madness.

The turbid waves are monstrous, and the waves crash on the shore.

The gap was finally opened in the weakest part of the city wall, and the Hedong army, which was in a state of madness, rushed to the gap desperately......