"It seems that this ditch will be filled in before it gets dark. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Motionless staring at the ant thief three hundred steps away from the city wall, Jiang Feng licked his somewhat dry lips, and his slightly bitter tongue was indescribably uncomfortable.

The opponent's attacks were continuous, wave after wave, but not as crazy as at the beginning, tenacious and resolute, which made the Gushi Army always under great pressure.

The ant thieves grew up very quickly, especially after HN experienced many battles between the Liang Army, known as the strongest army in the Central Plains, and the rising star Caizhou Army, the Yiluo thieves who were recruited by the Flame Army also began to officially enter the war stage.

Sometimes they lunged in groups, sometimes they scattered and rushed, sometimes they maintained a certain rhythm, and in short, they no longer tried to take it in one fell swoop, as they did at the beginning, and they realized that their opponent was coming prepared, not as simple as they thought.

The first objective was to fill the trench, and to fill it with minimal damage, and the reckless onslaught in the early stage seemed to be unsuccessful, and the ant thieves were fully aware of this.

But they also know that they must maintain the necessary pressure to force their opponents to rest, and the disparity in power can make them feel comfortable with this kind of pressure attack, even if it comes at a cost.

The continuous bombardment has increased the failure rate of the stone throwers, and ten stone throwers have had to be withdrawn from the battlefield and put aside, and the craftsmen are working hard to repair them.

The damage rate is just as staggering, and it's no wonder that few armies in this era have been able to use this thing on a large scale.

"Our stock of crossbow bolts is declining very quickly, so I'm afraid we'll have to save some money. ”

Qin Zaidao's voice also became a little hoarse, but his eyes were still sharp.

He couldn't remember how many times he had run back and forth on this section of the wall, but he felt that his whole body was unspeakably uncomfortable, his underwear had been soaked with sweat several times, and a stray arrow slashed across his shoulder, shedding a deep blood groove on his body, but fortunately it did not hurt his muscles and bones.

The battle with the Shenzhou army, and the subsequent surprise attack of the Caizhou army, were not as difficult as today's battle.

The combat effectiveness of the Shenzhou army was not as good as that of the Gwangju army, and at that time, the Gwangju army was in full swing, and Qin Zaidao himself was just a capital at that time, so there was not much pressure, as for the fact that he was later raided by the Caizhou army and defeated with one blow, Qin Zaidao did not have much time to think about other things.

"Well, the crossbow bolts are consumed a lot, but it is estimated that when they are exhausted, these crossbows will also be scrapped. Jiang Feng, who had a bitter mouth, had a wry smile on his face, his lips were a little chapped, and he felt stinging and uncomfortable when he licked it, "This thing is too useless, and it will fall apart after less than eighty fires." ”

"That's right, my lord, the requirements for the Gwangju crossbow are only a hundred shots, and it is not easy for our small group of craftsmen in Gushi City to make this level, but this kind of loss is too high, a pair of crossbows will cost 1,800 wen just for materials and labor, and it will be scrapped this time, who can afford to use it?" Qin Zaidao said disapprerovantly: "In this way, all kinds of materials in the Gushi warehouse have been consumed, and if there is another battle, we don't know how to deal with it." ”

"Besides, if we don't win this battle, we won't have the next battle? If we can defend Gushi City with this crossbow, do you think it's worth it or not?" Jiang Feng asked rhetorically.

Naturally, this is a different story. Qin Zaidao shook his head, of course he understood this truth.

"That's worth it. If the city is broken, everything will come to naught, and we are fighting a battle in the city!" Jiang Feng said categorically.

The continuous offensive of the Ant Army soldiers seemed to have no end, and at least the rotation of at least six armies or more put the Gushi Army on the city wall under considerable pressure, especially when a large number of oars and shields began to be erected near the city wall, and the Gushi Army also began to face a suppressive counterattack from the archers of the Ant Army under the city.

This asymmetrical fierce battle continued from the time of the hour to the time of the day, and it was only at the time of the unit that it gradually subsided.

The ant army, which withdrew from the battlefield for the second time, left behind the corpses of thousands of soldiers under the city wall and retreated, and the faint smell of fish had begun to spread under the city wall.

After a brief communication with the Ant Army, both sides agreed to clean up the battlefield.

After all, if the corpse is not disposed of in time, it is likely to turn into a plague, which is also a huge threat to the ant army that wants to seize the opportunity to continue the attack the next day, and the corpse being discarded under the city wall will also affect the morale of the ant army soldiers and other soldiers.

"My lord, those ant soldiers are taking the opportunity to collect our arrows!"

"Let them go, as long as they can carry the bodies away. Be careful not to let them cross the cordon to prevent them from taking advantage of the opportunity to sneak attack. ”

Jiang Feng didn't care, after the war, the epidemic has become a common disease in this era, but many people do not know the reason, after the decay of the corpse pollutes the surrounding environment, it is very easy to cause epidemics such as dysentery and cholera.

These ant thieves can walk away, but if there is a plague in Gushi City, they may not be able to escape their doom.

In fact, the one-day bloody battle did not cause much damage to the defense of Gushi City's main body.

The filling and destruction of the trenches and sheep and horse walls was expected, and this temporary dredging and construction facility was able to last for a day, and also caused thousands of casualties to the thief army, which was already very satisfying to Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng knew that the real decisive battle was tomorrow.

There are wise men among the ant thieves, and it can be seen from the fact that they are not prepared to fight a protracted war with themselves today when they have to fill in the ditch at all costs.

Three days is probably their bottom line, that is to say, as long as they let Gushi City persist for three days, they can be invincible.

His gaze swept over the soldiers who were still holding on to the city walls, and Jiang Feng took a deep breath.

There was still a smell of blood in the air, but it smelled so fitting to the plane.

This is the troubled times, and conquest will be the main theme of this world and this era.

Becoming a king and defeating a king, seeing him rise a tall building, seeing him feast guests, and seeing his building collapse, this scene will continue to be staged in this land.

What kind of role he will play here, Jiang Feng has no way of knowing now, but he will not give in.

It was already dinner time, and the steamed cakes and porridge that had been delivered had been distributed to every soldier, and the lack of quantity made Jiang Feng have to divide all the soldiers into two shifts to take turns to rest, half of the soldiers were on guard on the city wall, and half of the soldiers were resting in the temporary bunkers under the city wall.

Three days!

Jiang Feng believed that as long as they held out for three days, this group of ant thieves would definitely retreat and leave, and neither the logistics nor the overall strategy of the ant thieves would tolerate them continuing to stay under the small city of Gushi.

The only thing that is worrying is how strong the thief chieftain Han Baling's will to fight is.