"What the hell is going on?"

Wu Peng led the soldiers of the first wave of the offensive around the southern wall of Luoyang, gradually moving away from the area that seemed to him to be a dead place.

Why? Why don't the defenders of the city shoot arrows at our backs?

Don't those people understand that just firing arrows at us who are retreating with our backs to the city walls will inevitably cause us huge casualties!

On the way to evacuate, Upen reined in the war horse under his crotch, silently watching the defenders on the city wall struggling to shoot rockets at the hay and other objects in the moat, and could not help but recall the woman's order in his mind.

On the day of the siege, the first team of your pioneer battalion will each take hay and other flammable materials, rush to the city, throw the dry things in their hands into the moat, and then they can be withdrawn......

This...... Army, military division, do you mean to let the last general and others evacuate with their backs to the defenders of the city?

No! In order not to collide with the soldiers of the second attack, you have to go around half of the city wall and withdraw from both sides......

What the? This kind of thing...... If the military advisor wants to send the general to death, please speak bluntly, why bother to beat around the bush like this?

Less nonsense! - Anyone who does not respect the orders of the generals will be punished for the crime of rebellion! - Upen, someone who can take your place, there is!

You...... Death is death!

"General, that smoke ......" From the side, the exclamation of Adjutant General Cheng Ming interrupted Wu Peng's thoughts.

"Well, I see ......" Upen nodded slightly, silently watching the large amount of black smoke rising from the moat. Under the blowing of the south wind, it slowly drifted towards the south city wall of Luoyang, causing the defenders on the city wall to panic.

"Such a siege method. It's incredible......" Looking at Qi Hao in the distance commanding the second wave of the Western Expeditionary Army to attack under the city wall in an almost overwhelming situation, Wu Peng shook his head in disbelief and muttered, "It's all right by that woman......"

As if noticing the trance look on Wu Peng's face, Cheng Ming said with a bit of anxiety, "General, this is a great opportunity right now, why don't we wait to turn back." Siege the city with General Qi Hao ......"

"No!" Wu Peng subconsciously interrupted Cheng Ming's words.

"But general, how can General Qi Hao's three or four thousand people capture the entire southern city wall? Now that the defenders of the city are disrupted by that puff of black smoke, it is the best time to attack in a big way! ”

"No ......"

"General! Such a God-given opportunity is fleeting! -- It won't be long before the southern wall of the building will be strengthened, and by that time. Our army ......"

"Don't make your own decisions!" Under Cheng Ming's stunned gaze, Wu Peng interrupted him, then shook his head, frowned and said, "As a general, you need to know how to respond to emergencies. Grasp the situation on the battlefield and wait for the opportunity...... This principle does not work with that woman! - Anyway, do what the woman says! - Withdraw! Before the second wave of soldiers attacked the city, everyone withdrew to the Chinese army! - Don't disobey! ”

“…… Be! ”

It turns out. What the adjutant general named Cheng Ming said was exactly what he said, due to the influence of that black smoke. The defenders on Luoyang City were in disarray, so Zhang Dong hurriedly transferred the prepared archers to strengthen the garrison of the southern city wall.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

With the sound of hurried footsteps, thousands of rebel archers, under the command of their respective generals, stepped onto the city walls.

"Shoot the arrows!"

"Shoot the arrows!" Dozens of zhang away from Zhang Dong's location, the rebel general Cui Yan commanded the archers who had just joined the battle in the city.

His expression was very anxious, after all, the Zhou army of the Western Expedition had attacked under his nose, and even several sections of the city wall had been erected with ladders.

However, under the influence of the black smoke blowing head-on to their side, the sight of the archers in the city was greatly affected, and some of them, unable to even open their eyes, knelt down on the city with their hands covering their mouths and noses, coughing again and again, and the choking black smoke stimulated their eyes from tears.

"But General, the black smoke is so thick that I can't see clearly......"

"Yes, General...... Ahem! ”

Cui Yan was angry and angry when he heard this, and shouted irritably, "You don't have to aim, just release the arrow, there are thousands of people crowded under the city, are you still afraid that you won't be able to shoot?" - Quick! Hurry up and release the arrows! ”

"Yes, General!"

"Attention to the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen, Hugh wants to ask the ladder of the Zhou army to be erected on the city wall, and they will all push down, push down!"

"Yes!"

After a period of commotion, the defense of the southern city wall of Luoyang was organized again, and as many as six or seven thousand archers shot arrows at the city indiscriminately, so that the arrows shot became dense again.

As the main commander of the second wave of offensive, Qi Hao immediately noticed the change in the offensive in the city.

Obviously, there were a few times when the city wall was almost able to be attacked, but he didn't expect the defenders in the city to react so quickly, and immediately added guards to the south wall.

Although the impact of those black smoke on the other party is still so huge, if it continues like this, it will not be able to attack the city wall!

Holding a lot of suspicions in his heart, Qi Hao shouted loudly, "All the soldiers will suspend the attack, raise their shields, squat, and protect themselves with shields, there must be no mistakes!" ”

"Will ...... Checkmate? Adjutant General Chen Xi looked at his general in surprise and said with a look of disbelief, "The defenders in the city are already organizing formations, if you don't take advantage of this, ......

"Shut up! Obey orders! Qi Hao roared.

Chen Xi's face tightened, and he nodded subconsciously.

"Yes, General! - The general has an order, all the soldiers raise their shields and squat to protect themselves! ”

After a while, Qi Hao's order was passed to the ears of every soldier of the Western Expeditionary Army under the city, and it was difficult for them to understand this, and they couldn't figure out why they didn't continue to forcibly attack the city, after all, the city was already reorganizing the formation, and at this time, the offensive was slowed down, and the previous advantage was going to be returned!

But the general's order is the general's order after all, since the general has issued the order, the soldiers of the Western Expedition have to follow it, besides, holding a shield Gou'an, it is better than attacking the city with arrows like rain on the city, right?

Like the rest of the soldiers, Qi Hao also dismounted. Squatting under the city, holding a shield to protect himself. Looking at the puzzled, puzzled, and even suspicious eyes of the generals around him, he couldn't help but recall the order of the eldest grandson Xiangyu in his mind.

…… Qi Hao, your task is to attack the southern wall of Luoyang, if the defenders of the city strengthen the garrison, you will temporarily retreat, tell the soldiers to squat, put the shield on their heads, and protect themselves. Whether you can survive the offensive of our army or not is up to you!

What is that woman's calculations?

It's up to you whether you can survive your own attack or not......

Thinking of this, Qi Hao frowned.

Suddenly, his eyes froze slightly, and he looked back in the direction where his Chinese army was. It's a pity that the black smoke from the moat is too thick for him to see.

"Hey, Chen Xi...... Did you hear that? ”

"What does the general mean?"

"The sound of horses' hooves ......"

"Is there one?" Chen Xi looked surprised.

“……”

At the same time, Liu Yi, who was in charge of the attack on the southern city wall, was looking at the wave of cavalry in the distance that was getting closer and closer in dismay.

Liu Yi, who seemed to have thought of something, hurriedly shouted loudly. "Beat the drums, keep beating the drums! Push it up! ”

"Yes!" The order was conveyed to the ears of the drum-beating soldiers in the army, who beat the gongs and drums so hard that the drums thundered even over the hooves of the cavalry.

"Isn't that the cavalry that has been allocated to Xiang Qing and Luo Chao? What are they doing here? Adjutant General He Hong looked at the cavalry approaching with a puzzled expression. asked his own commander Liu Yi.

"I don't know, that woman just called us into the handsome tent separately. Operational orders were also issued separately......"

He Hong was greatly surprised when he heard this, and said in an exclamation, "The whole of this operation, the general doesn't know the specifics?" ”

"Ahh Liu Yi smiled bitterly and nodded, until now, he still couldn't forget the mean words of the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

All the plans? With the wisdom of mortals such as you, can you understand the strategy of your military division? -- People should be self-aware and do their duty!

Be......

It's a shame that she's such a beautiful woman......

Secretly regretting in his heart, Liu Yi silently watched the cavalry get closer and closer, and then passed them and headed in the direction of the two thousand archers.

When this cavalry passed by, Liu Yi suddenly noticed that every cavalryman was dragging a bow and arrow in his hand......

Bow and arrow?

Could it be......

Subconsciously, Liu Yi's eyes looked in the direction of the southern city wall of Luoyang, although the sight was obstructed by the bursts of black smoke, but from the shouting and killing sound in the distance, it was not difficult to think that the archers on the southern city wall of Luoyang were venting their arrows to the Qi Hao army under the city.

At this time, a cavalry with bows and arrows per person came out unexpectedly, still when most of the enemy troops in Luoyang City had not noticed......

As if something had been thought of.

Liu Yi only felt a chill on his back, gasped, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help muttering, "What a terrible woman......

"General?"

"Huh......" Liu Yi let out a long breath, looking in the direction of Luoyang City as much as possible, secretly guessing in his heart.

Qi Hao didn't move anymore......

Are you holding back?

In other words, your guess is correct!

The reason why that woman wanted to create such a huge amount of black smoke was not only to help Qi Hao's army attack the city, but also to hide the arrival of this cavalry......

At present, the attention of the archers in the city should still be on Qi Haojun, and at this time, suddenly six or seven archers joined the battle and launched intensive strafing on the defenders of the city......

What a scary woman......

Could it be that her previous layout was to allow that Zhang Dong to strengthen the garrison of the southern city wall? So that the archers led by Xiang Qing and Luo Chao can give each other a fatal blow!

Such a soldier, such a calculation......

Liu Yi subconsciously held his breath and looked deeply at the cavalry.

As he guessed, the six or seven thousand cavalry led by Xiang Qing and Luo Chao, under the cover of Liu Yijun's drums and the huge black smoke on the Luoyang moat, came to the edge of the moat under Luoyang City unknowingly.

When the defenders of the city noticed this sudden appearance of cavalry, it was too late.

A salvo, a full six or seven thousand arrows, with the help of the south wind. Towards the south wall of Luoyang, let out the catharsis to the fullest.

Ejection!

Beijon wolf cavalry siege way, throw!

All aim for the opposite side. A firing method that shoots arrows into the air at a high angle and inflicts large casualties on ground units when they fall.

It is said that the Beirong wolf rider can use the horsepower to shoot arrows in his hand at the moment when the horse jumps, and the arrows shot in this way can even be farther than the arrows shot from the castle tower.

Relying on this method, a few years ago, the Beirong Wolf Rider took Yuyang almost effortlessly. The tactics of shooting the defenders on the walls indiscriminately.

Some of the highly skilled Beijung wolf riders can even use horsepower projectile tactics to launch devastating attacks on the archers on the city walls even outside the range of the bows and crossbows of the defenders of the city.

Ah, although the Beirong wolf cavalry cannot directly attack the city, it can cause immeasurable damage to the defenders of the city, and the casualties of the defenders on the city will be the price. So what else can be used to stop the iron hooves of the Beijon wolf?

Although at present, among the six or seven thousand cavalry, only 1,700 are real Beirong wolf cavalry, and they have not touched a weapon for four or five years, and their skills are rusty, and the rest of the cavalry are much worse than ordinary cavalry. Some of them had even just learned to shoot, but with the help of the south wind, the arrows shot by these six or seven thousand cavalry still hit the city wall of Luoyang, like a torrential downpour. catharsis on the defenders of the city and the heads of the Qi Hao army under the city......

"Keep shooting!"

"Hugh pauses!" As the commander of these six or seven thousand cavalry, Xiang Qing and Luo Chao respectively gave orders to the cavalry beside them.

So much so that the rain of arrows on the city walls was vented. And for a long time.

Poor archers on the southern wall of Luoyang, due to their eyesight affected by the black smoke, they did not notice the approach of this archer cavalry at all, nor did they notice that the Qi Hao army under the city had already prepared for it, squatted down, shrunk into a ball, put the shield on their heads, and protected themselves under the rain of arrows.

The unsuspecting Luoyang rebel archers suffered heavy casualties in the first wave of arrow rain, and they who focused on attacking the Qi Hao army under the city, who would have thought that they were the targets designed by the eldest grandson Xiangyu from the beginning.

"Ahh

"Arrow...... Arrows ......"

"Aren't there only two thousand crossbowmen outside the city? How is it possible to shoot so many arrows in one instant? ”

"General, general?"

"Don't panic...... Counterattack! Counterattack...... Hmmm......"

"I can't see clearly, General!"

At this moment, the southern city wall of Luoyang was already in chaos, and under the devastating rain of arrows, as many as seven or eight thousand defenders in the city suffered heavy casualties, and there was blood and corpses everywhere.

"Smack!"

The corpse of a rebel archer, falling from the city wall, fell beside Qi Hao, splattering blood on his face.

Looking at the corpse that had been shot like a hedgehog, Qi Hao swallowed his saliva with palpitations.

He glanced at his lieutenant Chen Xi, the lieutenant who was clamoring to forcibly attack the city in spite of the order of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, his eyes were pale and a little unwilling.

Look at the rest of the people, and it's all the same.

Whether you survive the offensive of our army or not is up to you......

Now, Qi Hao finally understood the true meaning of the words of the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

If my gang didn't listen to that woman's order just now, I'm afraid they would be like the defenders of the city at this time......

Listening to the screams in the city, Qi Hao shrank in fear and hid under the shield as much as possible.

That's ruthless, that woman......

Doesn't she know that there are thousands of friendly troops under the city?

Or if we don't obey, we are considered outcasts?

Ah, that's right, after all, Liu Yi's team hasn't taken any action at the moment, that is to say, his thousands of people are just bait for a feint, just to seduce the guards of Luoyang to strengthen the garrison of the southern city wall, so that that the terrible woman can be wiped out......

Suddenly, he frowned slightly, and turned his head to look at his arm, only to see a stray arrow in his arm......

Are you kidding!

No matter how you say it, you can't die under the stray arrows of your own archers!

"Pass the order, and all the officers and men of the army should pay attention to protecting themselves......"

Qi Hao shouted loudly, his voice slightly hoarse compared to Fang Cai.

"Yes!" The surrounding Qi Hao soldiers nodded in response, conveying Qi Hao's words to the people beside them.

In fact, there was no need for Qi Hao to convey this kind of order, when he heard the hellish screams in the city, and when he noticed the countless arrows falling beside him, everyone subconsciously buried their heads, even if they were hit by mistake, they didn't dare to make the slightest move.

On weekdays, they would probably scold a few words, scolding the friendly soldier who didn't have long eyes for hurting them, but right now, they can't scold.

Because they have realized that they are just bait, just outcasts who will be abandoned by that woman if they don't obey......

Ah, only by being obedient, only by fully carrying out the woman's orders, can you survive......

As for the unlucky ones who were shot dead by their own allies, then they can only blame their own bad lives......

The rain of arrows continued for a while before it slowly stopped.

When Qi Hao stood up cautiously, he was shocked to see that the city was full of arrows, densely packed.

Glancing up at the towering city wall in front of him, and listening to the sound that was almost no longer moving, Qi Hao exhaled a deep breath of turbidity.

He was in no mood to know how many of his subordinates had died under his own attack, he was just glad and happy for the fact that he was still alive.

"There are about one or two hundred brothers who have been shot through their shields by the rain of arrows and killed by random arrows......" After a cursory glance around, Deputy General Chen Xi said to Qi Hao in a low voice.

"Well," Qi Hao nodded, and said, "Compared to the price to be paid for forcibly attacking the city, such a sacrifice can be said to be very small......

When he said this, Qi Hao saw that the expressions of Chen Xi and the rest of the soldiers were a little strange.

Qi Hao, who noticed that strange expression, lowered his head in some shame, and he didn't know why he would say such a thing.

It's all the fault of the woman who is the eldest grandson, Xiangyu, isn't it?

But why would he count these sacrificed soldiers in the losses of the siege?

In fact, this answer was understood by the soldiers of Qi Hao's army under the city, and therefore, they did not refute Qi Hao's words, and acquiesced in their hearts.

When a person with a grudge is vicious to a certain extent, he will lose the courage to retaliate......

The actions of the eldest grandson Xiangyu that woman are too ruthless......

Those who follow her prosper, and those who oppose her die, this is the art of war pursued by her eldest grandson Xiangyu, and there is no need for the art of war of generals!

"Anyway...... Organize another siege, the defenders of the city should be almost dead......"

"Yes, General!"

From this moment, Qi Haojun could no longer afford the slightest disobedience to the woman of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, because they had clearly understood that only by listening to that woman's words could they survive......

At the same time, on the city wall on the south side of Luoyang, the main general Zhang Dong was looking at the city wall full of corpses with a blank expression.

Obviously, there were nearly 10,000 people here before, but in the blink of an eye, there were only a few more than 1,000 people left, and all of them were seriously injured......

What to do?

Troops from the other three walls?

Or, transfer the few remaining reserves in the city to the city?

Zhang Dong was caught in a dilemma.