Chapter 978: The Battle Begins
As the sound of horses' hooves trampling the ground grew closer, the chaos near the city gates grew. But fortunately, due to the proximity of the cavalry, the view became clear, so that the common people near the city gate sought to find a safe position to hide, and finally gave up a large blank area, leaving only a few scattered people at the original central point, which was not enough to hinder the closure of the city gate.
The soldiers pushing the gates let out one shout after another, and the strength poured into their arms, and the muscles of both arms bulged, pushing the gates to close at a faster speed.
At the head of the city, the captain who ordered the gate to be closed held on to the battlement and looked down, his face calm. Behind him were the soldiers of the city, each of whom occupied a battlement, armed with bows and arrows, which had been wound and pointed in the middle of the road, and at the first command, the feathered arrows would cover the approaching cavalry.
The captain's hand clenched step by step, his palms were full of sweat, he watched the cavalry in the distance arrive at a rapid speed, and silently estimated the time of the cavalry's arrival and the closing of the city gate in his heart. If the gates were closed in time, the cavalry would be fine, and whoever was in charge of the army, or simply the enemy who had committed a rebellion, would have been able to keep them out of the gates.
But until now, he had not heard a response from the soldiers to close the gates completely.
"Unexpected Mission: Close the city gates in time. Goal to complete: Close the East City Gate so that the incoming cavalry cannot enter Luoyang City through the East City Gate. Rewards: Gain the captain's appreciation, 2000 merit points, and the rest of the rewards are unknown. ”
"Surprise Mission: Stop the cavalry from entering the city. Mission Completion Goal: No matter what method is used, as long as the cavalry is blocked from entering the city, the mission is deemed to have been completed. Reward: 5000 merit points, the rest of the rewards are unknown. ”
"Surprise Mission: Delay the cavalry into the city. Mission Completion Goal: On a minute scale, every minute of delay for cavalry is considered to be the minimum completion of the mission, if the delay is successfully extended to ten minutes, or simply preventing the cavalry from entering the city can be regarded as the maximum mission completion and perfect completion of the mission. Task reward: 100 merit points per minute, with time extension, the merit points are doubled for each passing minute, that is, 100 for one minute, 200 for two minutes, 400 merit points for three minutes, and so on. ”
"Note: Merit Points can be exchanged for various items after the end of the campaign."
"Luoyang offensive and defensive battle, open!"
The cold voice of the system echoed in the ears of all the players near the East City Gate, and the quest panel in front of them automatically appeared, and the words on it were bright red, and each word was dazzling.
In an instant, all the players looked in the direction of the city gate, and there was a crazy light in their eyes. The system's prompt is like a pebble thrown on the surface of a calm lake, and it is like the legendary sound that can tug at anyone's heartstrings, making many players feel friendly and so cute, instead of the cold voice that sounds unchanged without any ups and downs.
Among the players who stayed in Luoyang City, some of them did not believe in evil, and more of them came for the battle that might be opened, that is, Dong Zhuo controlled Luoyang City, and went to the later group of heroes to fight Dong and move east to Chang'an. Although I don't know if everything will happen, it does not prevent this part of the players from staying and profiting from the major historical changes in such a game.
Due to the fact that the previous Yellow Turban Rebellion started too quickly, many players had only just entered the game for a short time, and their strength was relatively poor, so participating in the battle was just cannon fodder at the lowest level. Now it's different, the game has been in operation for a while, and after they have spent a period of time in the game, their overall strength has improved, and they dare to participate in this kind of major battle with countless casualties and insignificant personal strength.
"Rush!" The players didn't know who was shouting, so they saw a large group of people running towards the city gate.
The players are in stark contrast to the indigenous people.
At this time, ordinary people want to leave quickly, and what they do is also to leave the city gate and run out, but the players are different, they go to the city gate. At the same time, in the process of running, many players have already taken out the weapons in the package, which can be described as sharpening knives.
"Captain, someone in the city is taking advantage of the chaos to storm the city gate!" A soldier ran to the lieutenant, who was keeping a close eye on the cavalry, and reported loudly.
"What?" The captain was startled, and didn't bother to pay attention to the cavalry that was still some distance away from the city gate, and ran to a section of the city wall near the city to look down, and sure enough, he saw a group of people with weapons and who couldn't distinguish their identities were rushing towards the city gate.
He didn't need to tell that someone was attacking the city gate at this moment, presumably because it was connected with the cavalry outside the city, in order to seize the city gate!
"Someone! Shoot me arrows, shoot arrows to stop them from getting closer! The lieutenant shouted loudly, and gave the order quickly without hesitation.
He didn't care about the people who hadn't left, and he didn't think about his own soldiers in the crowd who were still fighting. The only thing he should think about and do is to stop the large number of people in the city from snatching the city gates, and smoothly meet the cavalry from outside the city to attack the city!
The soldiers, who had been waiting on the other side and were about to attack when the cavalry outside the city entered the effective firing range, heard this, and hurriedly divided a part of them and rushed to the side of the city wall where the captain was. At the same time as he arrived, and with the bow drawn, the tips of the feathered arrows shimmered coldly, facing the crowd in the city.
In the face of those people under the city, there is no need to aim at all, just let go of the hand holding the bowstring, and let the feather arrow fly downward, and there will be no such a situation.
But the soldiers hesitated, if it was completely enemy underneath, they could make a decision in an instant, let go of their hands and let the feather arrows fly. But there were not only enemies in the crowd below, but also the people, and their comrades, and in such a chaotic situation, you don't know who the feather arrows will hit and who will kill.
"Captain!"
A soldier asked, but before the question was fully spoken, he saw the captain turn his head with a hideous face and said angrily: "Release!" ”
The heart fluttered unconsciously, and the soldier subconsciously followed the captain's order, and the feather arrows that were already ready to shoot flew down towards the crowd below the city.
With the first time, the rest of the story is much easier for me.
And the rain of arrows that flew down became a scene that players saw.
"Damn, these dogs are crazy, aren't they? How do you shoot arrows at us! One player looked up when he heard the screams of others around him, and he couldn't help but curse angrily when he saw the soldiers shooting arrows at the head of the city.
His words are also something that many players are thinking about at the moment, but no matter how much they scold the soldiers in the city, they can't change the reality that the falling arrow rain comes quickly and intensively.