The Xiyan army pressed the border, and the soldiers of Anxi Mansion were waiting for it, and even the Xining vanguard army couldn't help but stand up straight.

The people and merchants outside the city gate of Wenzhen had withdrawn as early as the time of martial law, and now the scouts outside the city gate have also returned. Five crossbows were aimed at the city gate, east side, and south side, and the archers at the head of the wall were already ready.

The scouts did not know how many people there were in the Xiyan Vanguard Army, but Xiao Ruoyuan estimated that it should be about thirty or forty thousand. Thirty or forty thousand soldiers will never rashly attack the city, they will inspect the terrain, wait for the arrival of the Xiyan army, and the troops will be gathered before they will fight the siege battle.

It's just that those black spots that keep appearing, aren't they a bit too much?

"My lord, it doesn't look right! Xiyan's vanguard army was too numerous, and it moved in so quickly that it didn't stop at all. Are they going to attack the city directly?! ”

The generals with combat experience couldn't help but lift their hearts when they saw those who were breaking through the Xiyan vanguard army, and couldn't help but open their mouths to Xiao Ruoyuan.

Something is wrong! Xiao Ruoyuan's aura sank suddenly, the speed of these Xiyan vanguard troops was too fast! Especially the more than 1,000 horsemen galloping at the front of the team, which was so fast that Xiao Ruoyuan was terrified.

Such momentum and speed reminded Xiao Ruoyuan of the legendary Xiyan Imperial Guard. Sima Hao drove the expedition in person, and the royal guards must follow, are these people?

Xiyan raided from a distance, and the soldiers of Anxi Mansion waited for work, and the difference between attack and defense was very obvious. If the generals of Xiyan know the art of war and strategy, they will not attack the city immediately!

Unless, their strength is far superior to that of the Anxi soldiers, or the soldiers are unique!

More and more Xiyan vanguard troops, as well as the legendary Xiyan royal family guards, meet this condition!

"Urgent order: All soldiers are on alert, Xiyan is about to attack the city!" Thinking of this, Xiao Ruoyuan immediately gave a military order!

It seems that his estimation of the time is incorrect, Xiyan will not rest at all, and directly expedition to attack the city, and the soldiers of Anxi Mansion can't wait for Zhao Yugang's reinforcements!

"Vice General Song, when will the Xining Wei army arrive?" Xiao Ruoyuan urgently summoned Song Shou and asked about the situation of the Xining Wei army.

"When the last general set out, the general was already gathering troops. With the progress of the army, it is estimated that the final general will arrive in three hours at the earliest! ”

Song Shou's voice sounded very nervous, and it seemed that he was also very clear about Wenzhen's current crisis.

"My lord! The Xiyan Vanguard Army has changed formation! The number is estimated at 60,000 or 70,000! ”

At this time, the latest report came from the city wall. At this moment, Xiao Ruoyuan and all the soldiers fell silent all of a sudden.

The speed of the Xiyan Vanguard Army was too fast, and it was getting closer and closer to Wenzhen. Just before the Xiyan army entered the range of the crossbow defending the city, more than a thousand horsemen galloping at the forefront suddenly stopped.

However, the rest of the cavalry of the Xiyan vanguard did not stop, but increased their speed. The first thousand or so horsemen, like dripping water into the sea, melted into the Xiyan Vanguard Army, and instead became the central guard!

Just as Xiao Ruoyuan expected, these Xiyan vanguard troops did not stop at all, and still galloped towards the gate of Wenzhen!

"Smack! Syllable! "The crossbow arrows of the city defense were sent out from the walls of Wenzhen, volleyed down, and nailed straight in front of the Xiyan vanguard army to block their advance!

The power of the crossbow arrows defending the city is a thousand pounds, but these Xiyan vanguard troops do not seem to be afraid, even if the soldiers at the front fall, the soldiers behind still take advantage of the gap and rush forward desperately.

Although the power of the crossbow defending the city is strong, there is a pause in the middle of every sixteen arrows, and it is this short pause that gives the Xiyan soldiers an opportunity to take advantage of.

The Xiyan Vanguard Army continued to lose its lives, but the overall army was getting closer and closer to Wenzhen. Obviously, Xiyan planned to use the soldiers at the front as meat shields in exchange for the opportunity for the army behind to attack.

"My lord, if it goes on like this, the city defense crossbow will not be able to stop Xiyan's attack!" The soldiers on the city wall shouted and said what was going on.

The soldiers of Xiyan are not afraid of death at all, and no matter how powerful the crossbow is, the soldiers that can shoot are limited. Judging from the current situation, it will not take an hour for the Xiyan soldiers to reach the city wall and in front of the city gate.

"All crossbowmen ready! In addition, transfer troops to the city wall, add more crossbowmen, and no matter how many Xiyan soldiers come, they must be told to stop when they are hit! ”

Xiao Ruoyuan said in a deep voice. They are condescending, and the biggest advantage of defending the city is to shoot with a bow and crossbow. He hoped that the dense crossbow arrows could stop Xiyan's offensive.

"My lord! The vanguard army led by the last general, there are thousands of crossbowmen, and many of them have the power to penetrate the Yang in a hundred steps, so I beg your lord to allow the vanguard army to go to the city wall to guard! ”

After Xiao Ruoyuan gave the order, Song Shou took a step forward and gave the order! The 5,000 vanguard troops behind him also said in unison: "I want to defend the city wall!" People are in the city, please approve it! ”

Many of these people who asked for orders were Xiao Ruoyuan's old subordinates, and Xiao Ruoyuan also knew a lot about their skills. These people are all good archers in Xining Weizhong.

"......" Xiao Ruoyuan listened to Song Shou's request and didn't speak for a while.

Song Shou is Zhao Yugang's lieutenant, and Xiao Ruoyuan will certainly not trust him. It's just that now that the soldiers are coming to the city, all the soldiers in Wenzhen should be of one heart and no one else, and if they refuse directly, the Xining vanguard army will inevitably have negative feelings.

You can't rely on the strength of others and be so defensive against others in the face. In this way, how could Xining Pioneer Jun fight bravely to kill the enemy?

Xiao Ruoyuan felt very embarrassed at the moment.

"My lord, my subordinates have a method that can increase the power of the bow and crossbow, and my subordinates will arrange it immediately. He also asked Vice General Song to wait for a while to rotate the soldiers on the city wall. ”

Shen Yuhong, who was beside Xiao Ruoyuan, opened his mouth and said that he had a good plan to relieve Xiao Ruoyuan.

Shen Yuhong's meaning was very clear, when the soldiers on the city wall were tired, the Xining vanguard army stepped forward to replace them.

Exhausting and taking over, this is the method of using soldiers. Song Shou and the Xining Vanguard Army also accepted this result.

Song Shou nodded, agreed with Shen Yuhong's meaning, and said that the Xining Vanguard Army was on call at any time. His eyes rolled a few times, then he looked at the towering wall, and he narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

At Shen Yuhong's suggestion, the soldiers of Anxi Mansion stained the ends of their bows with oil. When the crossbow arrow is fired, it becomes a rocket when it lands, which not only has the power to shoot, but also creates unrest among the soldiers of the Western Yan.

This method is indeed effective. Now the speed of the Xiyan soldiers has slowed down significantly, because they not only have to dodge shooting, but also extinguish the rockets so that there will not be more damage in the army!

"My lord, this method works! It seems that we can support the Xining army! ”

For the prediction of the situation, the soldiers on the city wall have the most right to speak. The rocket is really wonderful, and the formation of the Xiyan soldiers seems to be about to disperse.

As he spoke, the general couldn't help but stand up, wanting to see the changes in the Xiyan army formation again. But in the next moment, his pupils widened, and his body fell down with a "bang".

A sharp arrow passed through his skull, and he didn't even have time to make any sound, he was already out of breath!

Immediately, more government soldiers on the city wall, like this general, fell to the ground "bang", and they were either on their bodies or on their heads, with sharp arrows stuck in them!

The power of the sharp arrows is huge, and the shooting is extremely accurate, and it can directly shoot these soldiers through the small holes in the city wall!

Here, I would like to talk about the structure of the city wall of Dayi. In order to smoothly erect the crossbow and facilitate the crossbowmen, there will be rows of small holes at the top of the city wall, and occasionally some large square holes. The soldiers defending the city can easily shoot bows and arrows from here, and the city wall is their best cover.

But the besiegers of the city, facing these small holes, will have many difficulties. Because bows and arrows are fired from the bottom up, the range will be shortened and the lethality will be greatly reduced. In previous offensive and defensive battles, it was only possible to shoot the soldiers on the city wall if the besieging soldiers were already under the city wall.

However, now, the soldiers of Xiyan are still so far away from the city wall, they can shoot and kill the soldiers of Anxi Mansion, what a skill!

Xiao Ruoyuan saw the movements of the Xiyan soldiers through the lookout hole. The one who keeps firing bows and arrows at the city wall is the Xiyan Central Guard soldiers, and it seems that they are the royal guards of Xiyan!

With such arm strength and such eyesight, he really deserves to be the legendary royal guard!

Xiao Ruoyuan looked at the fallen soldiers one by one, his heart was shocked, and he shouted: "Bring the bow and arrow!" Defend the city crossbow and aim all your way at the soldiers who are firing the arrows! ”

Xiao Ruoyuan's fame in the army is a good archery, and his famous stunt is "one arrow"! He can fire six arrows at the same time with one bow, and the six arrows will disperse in six directions halfway, and the lethality can be imagined.

Now, Xiao Ruoyuan is standing at the head of the city, straightening up, about to perform his stunt. His archery skills, combined with the power of the crossbow guarding the city, should be able to reduce the casualties of the soldiers on the city walls!

If the Xiyan soldiers were allowed to shoot like this, the defense on the city wall would definitely weaken a lot, and the situation would be greatly unfavorable.

"My lord! Danger ......," Shen Yuhong and the others shouted in unison. Xiao Ruoyuan is the chief general of Anxi, and now he is in the city, it is too dangerous, if he is damaged, it will be a serious blow to the morale of the soldiers of Anxi Mansion!

Before the words of Shen Yuhong and the others fell, they saw that Xiao Ruoyuan was already drawing the bow, and the six arrows were fired at once, almost with the power of crossbow arrows to defend the city, mixed with Xiao Ruoyuan's determination to defend the city, and killed the Xiyan soldiers.

"Whoosh", as soon as this bow was finished, Xiao Ruoyuan pulled up the second bow, and it was still six arrows in unison, and the momentum was the same as before.

Looking at Xiao Ruoyuan's slightly narrowed eyes and pursed lips, Shen Yuhong once again felt that bold killing intent on him. Xiao Ruoyuan knew that there was danger in the city.

But he had to stand in order to shoot these bows and arrows, and to resist the killing of the Xiyan soldiers.

Those guards of the Xiyan Imperial Family could not resist Xiao Ruoyuan's bow and arrows, and many of them fell from their horses.

But after all, they have more than 1,000 horsemen, and Xiao Ruoyuan has only one and only five crossbows to defend the city. After a long time, the soldiers on the wall of Wenzhen still fell one by one.

"Vice General Song, I'm sorry for you! The archery technique of the Xining Vanguard Army, let the enemy army in Xiyan see it! ”

Half an hour later, Xiao Ruoyuan said tiredly, and ordered Song Shou to take five thousand Xining vanguard troops to the city wall to guard.

Shen Yuhong was about to stop it, but after seeing Xiao Ruoyuan's fingers grinding out blood, he suddenly stopped talking.

Xiao Ruoyuan and the soldiers of Anxi Mansion have exhausted themselves! rs