At dawn the next day, while still asleep, I heard the sound of war drums and horns outside the city, and the sound of shouting and shouting resounded in the sky.

The Tartars are attacking! Liu Meng sat up suddenly, listening carefully to the clamor in the four directions of east, west, north and south, and couldn't help but get nervous, could it be that the Mongol Tartars actually launched a general attack?

Xiao Guo Xiang's whereabouts have not been found yet, and the Tartars have started a general attack, so will she be in danger?

quickly got up and dressed, fetched water and washed, and Ding Qi had already brought water bladders and dough cakes to greet him, and wanted to go to the north gate together to assist in the defense. If you don't fill your stomach quickly, you won't have time to eat if you will fight. Immediately, the two of them ate and walked, and when they arrived at the downstairs of the North Gate City, Ding Qi picked up a bag of crossbow arrows from the pile of arrows, and Liu Meng didn't care about the stinky archery, so he carried two arrow bags and hung them on his body.

When I climbed the city and looked at it, I saw the Mongolian soldiers outside the city all over the mountains and fields, waving flags. Two teams of 10,000 people surrounded two or three hundred ladder trucks and quickly pressed forward. The arrow towers and siege vehicles that had been planted before were fired at the same time, covering the city walls.

The defense of the north gate has always been the top priority, and all kinds of equipment for defending the city are available. There are two eight-oxen bed crossbows near the city gate, twisted into the city wall, pulled by four majestic male buffaloes, with a gun and three swords and arrows with iron rods and iron feathers, the range can reach 1,000 steps, and the power is enough to break trees and stones!

Guo Jing personally sat at the north gate, and when he saw the rampant Mongolian arrow tower, he immediately ordered the bed crossbowman to load the fire oil bomb and aim at an arrow tower. "Collapse!" There was a bang on the ground, and the tremor of the crossbow on the bed made the people on the city tower suffocate in their hearts.

The iron arrows that were as long as one meter thundered out, emitting an extremely sharp whistle that broke through the air, making the thousands of soldiers above and below the city tingle when they heard it.

Rumble! Sawdust flew, under the attention of tens of thousands of troops, the arrow tower trembled suddenly, and then the fire rose to the sky, and more than ten Mongolian marksmen burned on it and cried for their fathers and mothers. There was a bold jump, but he fell and died on the spot.

At the same time, another bed crossbow was also fired angrily, and after the same numb scream, another arrow tower burst into flames, and after dozens of breaths, it collapsed.

What a big killer! What is a sharp weapon to defend the city, what is a military bravery, this kind of powerful bed crossbow is a super killer weapon that cannot be resisted in today's era!

Be motivated by this. The Song army on the city immediately cheered loudly, and for a while, rolling logs and stones poured down like rain, and the 10,000-strong besieger team advancing below immediately cried and shouted, leaving many corpses and retreating in embarrassment.

Guo Jingjiu was in the Mongolian army, and he was extremely familiar with all kinds of siege methods, and then there were defensive measures arranged by Lei Qingzhu with all his heart, even if the Mongolian 40,000 troops took turns to attack, the firearms returned to the artillery and the stone-throwing trucks were all on the ground, and the soldiers were not afraid of death. He has never been able to reach the first step of the city.

It has been nearly half a day since the fierce battle, Liu Meng hid behind the battlement, and from time to time he shot an arrow, but fortunately, the city wall was densely packed with siege tartars. You don't need to aim at all, you can see the blood of the arrows. The corpses of several Song soldiers who were stoned to death next to them were placed at the mouth of the dish, attracting the attention of the Mongolian shooters below.

Extremely sticky and slippery underfoot. Blood and water mixed with dirt made it sound like a puff when stepping on it. In order to deal with the bed crossbow on the north gate tower, the enemy army gathered about 20 stone throwing vehicles and return cannons to carry out a key attack on the city tower. Both eight-ox monnie crossbows were hit by cannon stones. One was completely destroyed, and the other roared again under the haste of the craftsmen who sacrificed their lives to repair it.

That burst of artillery stones was too dense, but fortunately, Liu Meng reacted very quickly, and when he saw that it was not good, he jumped from the city tower with light skills, while the defenders who remained on it died heavily. According to Lyumung's general estimates, the casualties were at least about 300.

But even so, because Lei Qingzhu took precautions, the defense plan was formulated in detail and perfectly, and several firefighting teams composed of experts in the rivers and lakes were specially organized, so the support was very timely. As soon as several Mongolian centurions and their subordinates climbed the ladder, they were confronted with a burst of flying knives, thistles, stone bullets, sleeve darts and other hidden weapons. didn't wait to wake up, followed by a click, the Five Tiger Broken Door Knife, the Nine Ring Machete, the Yanling Knife, and the Pu Knife flew wildly, and a row of heads rolled down.

Holding the small round shield picked up from the corpse, Liu Mengmao rushed to the other side of the battlement, looked down from the arrow hole, and saw a thousand-year-old Tartar wielding a scimitar, constantly encouraging his subordinates to climb up the ladder, immediately opened his bow and set up an arrow, aiming and shooting an arrow. Unexpectedly, the other party was experienced, leaned around, and easily slurred the feather arrow with a scimitar, and then looked at the top, took out a bow, and didn't see how to behave, and the arrow was reflected on the ground.

The arrow was extremely fast, Liu Meng quickly shrank his head and flashed, his heart was on fire, and he pulled his bow again to shoot, two arrows in succession, but he was still dodged by it. When he was depressed, a warm voice suddenly came from the side: "After aiming, the left hand secretly moves the internal force without moving, and at the same time the right hand loosens the string, and the left thumb is slightly pressed, which can attach the internal force to the arrow." ”

This voice is - Guo Jing? Liu Meng looked back in amazement and saw a middle-aged strong man in his forties standing behind him, with a simple and square face, broad shoulders, and an extremely firm expression, it was the world-famous Guo Jing Guo Daxia.

Smiling slightly, Guo Jing naturally took the iron tire bow in Liu Meng's hand, bent the bow like a full moon, and went to the arrow like a rainbow. The commander of the thousand said "ah", was shot through the heart by an arrow, and fell to the ground on the spot.

It wasn't until Guo Jing left for a long time that Liu Meng woke up. Thinking of the other party's simple face, I was ashamed. Alas! It's just that the daughter of the same family had a dewy relationship, and now he has pushed down the other party's wife and given a big green hat. Why didn't you realize that you were such a beast?

Sighing, Liu Meng cleaned up his mood, and according to what Guo Jing just said, he tested it with one arrow at a time, anyway, there were many live targets below.

Seeing that the sky was about to get dark, I suddenly heard the Mongolian soldiers under the city shouting in unison: "Long live, long live, long live!" The shouts spread from far to near, like a tide to the city wall of Xiangyang, and finally more than 100,000 people shouted in unison, the sound shook for nine days, making the defenders on the head of the city change color and be horrified.

A nine-pole white silk rushed out of the camp, and a fierce cavalry below guarded the green umbrella and yellow cover, and stopped at a high slope about a thousand steps away from the city wall.

When the Mongol officers and soldiers saw the Great Khan personally raise his sword and give the order, their morale was immediately boosted. At this moment, the battle flag was unfurled, the horn was low, and nine cannons rang out in succession, but I saw that two more 10,000 people rushed out of the camp, one team was wearing golden armor and golden helmets, and the leader was a golden wolf battle flag; A team of leather armor and yellow robes, with an iron helmet tied to a long white ponytail on their heads, and a silver moon battle flag at the head.

The Mongol soldiers who were besieging the city cheered in unison when they saw it, and quickly retreated like a tide, giving way to the siege route. Two teams of 10,000 people rushed straight over with the north gate as the boundary.

Cowardly Xue Jun! Obey the pro-army! Two of the sharpest swords on the side of the Mongol Great Khan! Looking at the world, it is almost invincible, and now it is willing to be sent to participate in the siege war?

Not to mention that the generals of the Song army, who were familiar with the Mongolian military situation, were stunned, and the ordinary officers and soldiers were panicked when they saw the might of the enemy army. At this moment, a long howl suddenly came from the city, and the sound broke through the clouds and fog, shocking people's hearts.

"Brethren! Today, I called the Great Khan of Tartars to see with my own eyes the majesty of my Great Song Man! Xiangyang! Not broken! ”

Guo Jing used his internal strength and roared loudly, and almost the entire Xiangyang City could hear it clearly. All the officers and soldiers were already exhausted, but when they heard this, their blood was surging, and they also shouted in unison at the moment, as if they were crazy, and mustered up their spare strength to fight the enemy to the death.

Night has finally fallen. The inside and outside of the city are full of torches, and the burning arrow tower chariot houses reflect the outside of Xiangyang City as if it were daytime. Most of the officers and soldiers defending the city who have been rotated have been killed and wounded, several city walls have been repeatedly broken through, and the defenders have fought to the end, all of them have rolled down the city with red eyes and hugging the enemy, and the situation is extremely critical for a while.

One of them was not far from Liu Meng, and seeing this, he quickly threw down the iron tire bow, drew his cyan sword and ran over. The sharp sword was picked and stabbed, Liu Meng's body was like a ghost, how could ordinary soldiers block it, and the more than ten cowardly Xue soldiers who finally attacked screamed and screamed, and rolled down from the city one after another.

Fortunately, there were many disciples of the beggar gang in this section, and the support of the firefighting team was timely, so although it was full of dangers, it still firmly held the city wall, so that the invincible cowardly Xue army and Hu Cong's pro-army could not advance an inch.

Seeing that the two Mongol armies were still fighting desperately, wave after wave of waves repeatedly surged up like a tidal wave, and the city walls everywhere were in a hurry, and several firefighting teams were overwhelmed. After discussing with Guo Jing, Lei Qingzhu and other cores, the general Wang Jian decided on a counterattack strategy.

Liu Meng, who was guarding the battlement alone, slowly found some archery skills, and every time the bow sounded, someone would fall down, and he was in high spirits, when suddenly a call came from the communicator in his ear.

"Koyanagi! Koyanagi! Meet at the North Gate and get ready to go out of the city for a sneak attack! ”

It was Lei Qingzhu's voice, Liu Meng hurriedly raised the small round shield, covered the upper body, straightened his waist and ran to the hiding hole from the chaotic falling arrows, and called a team of officers and soldiers to replace the defense. Then with a shake of his body, he jumped directly from the female wall, and in the exclamation below, he fell to the side of the red-robed soap-armored general who was arranging the formation.

"Liu Shaoxia?!" This general is Niu Fu, the commander of the Youyi Army, and since he dared to fight to the death that day, he often talked to Liu Meng for drinks and chats, and the two became like-minded friends.

Liu Meng looked at the Youyi army of Mo Ran's entire team, and said with a smile: "What, you want to go out of the city to sneak attack?" Niu Fu bared his teeth and smiled, and said fiercely: "This will be too fierce for the Tartar offensive, Deputy Envoy Lei proposed to take advantage of the cowardice Xue Jun and Hu Cong's pro-army to abandon their horses and attack the city, and our elite rushed out to kill him by surprise, even if he can't be completely annihilated, he has to make the enemy chief Meng Ge feel so distressed that he can't sleep!" ”

The cowardly Xue army and Hu Cong's pro-army's cavalry fighting skills are famous, but if they dismount and fight on foot, they are still brave, but just like a tiger with less teeth and an eagle with broken wings, it is really not as good as the heavy infantry of the Song army...... (To be continued......)