The smell of blood on the city wall was suffocating, and next to a broken and scattered ballista, the bodies of two soldiers were lying on the ballista either prostrate or lying on their backs.

The shattered wooden pillar of the ballista pierced the waist and abdomen of a soldier, bleeding all over the ground.

Another soldier was hit in the chest by a stone bullet, although there was armor, but this huge impact force was not at all what the armor could resist, directly connected to the heart guard and the armor smashed down, the whole chest collapsed, the mouth was bloody, and at a glance I knew that the internal organs were squeezed out of the mouth, and I was afraid that I would die on the spot.

Ten steps away, two soldiers were crushed under the catapult, and the catapult was shattered and collapsed by the stone bullet, crushing the two operators, and the groaning sound made Wang Shouzhong extremely irritable.

One soldier was crushed in the thigh and fell into a coma, while the other soldier was pressed to his lower back, presumably injured his spine, and it was estimated that he could not be rescued.

Several of the warsheds that had been erected were destroyed, and this kind of wooden structure was originally used to hide soldiers, but I didn't expect the enemy's catapults to be so sharp, and the projection range was also quite accurate, and it was forced to break several warsheds.

Wang Shouzhong thinks that he is also a battle-hardened general, whether it is a war with Hebei or with the Taining army, he has experienced many times over the years, but he has never felt such a huge pressure as this time.

Judging from the catapults and heavy ballistae displayed by the Huaiyou Army at present, the catapults and ballistas of the Pinglu Army are in an overwhelming advantage, which is still under the premise that the Pinglu Army occupies the advantage of the city wall.

But now it's just the initial engagement, the Huaiyou Army is still just fighting to fill the moat, Wang Shouzhong can see that the Huaiyou Army still has reservations, even so, in order to protect these people, the new shield car invested by the Huaiyou Army has already shocked Wang Shouzhong, so what else has the Huaiyou Army not made the generals come out?

Although Wang Shouzhong was quite shocked in his heart, it did not mean that Wang Shouzhong had lost his fighting spirit, the war had just begun, and although the Huaiyou Army had an advantage, the Pinglu Army was not inferior.

Wang Shouzhong's confidence is the tooth army of his own army, every soldier is carefully trained by himself, I dare not say that one enemy is a hundred, but against the enemy, Wang Shouzhong is confident that he is not afraid of any army.

That's right, the Huaiyou Army's long-range strike weapons are indeed superior, but so what? Could it be that these catapults and ballistae can still collapse the city wall? The final victory or defeat will depend on the soldiers of both sides in the battle to ascend the city, and Wang Shouzhong is very confident in this.

Cheering himself up, Wang Shouzhong felt a little more comfortable.

Turning around, he pressed Qu Ge beside him, "Can you wait for the magician of the Dao Hidden Place to stop?"

"Your Excellency, rest assured, follow the orders of the Lord, everything has already been prepared to stop, according to the requirements of the Lord, the people are out of battle, so they have not moved. The man in Taoist clothes standing next to Wang Shouzhong sighed in his heart and said calmly.

"What about the city walls and the city heads?" Wang Shouzhong was still not satisfied, the corners of his mouth drooped slightly, and he asked hesitantly: "Is this all there is to you?"

"Your Majesty, there are also arrangements on the city wall and the city, but the manpower is limited, and if something happens suddenly, I am afraid that I will have to install several gates, but I can't. The man in the costume shook his head, but he was a little contemptuous of the other party in his heart.

Usually, if the Daozang Institute wants to ask the Jiedu Embassy to subsidize it, it is extremely difficult, and every time I go to ask for support, I am mostly prevaricated.

The number of magicians in the Daozang Institute has dropped from more than 30 people five years ago to less than 15 now, and many of them have gone to Huzhou, but at this time they have remembered the Daozang Institute.

How can you make magic items right away when you don't have any supplies?

It's just that after all, he is also from Qingzhou, although Wang Shouzhong is mean to Daozang, but he is not bad for the people, so he also does his best.

Of course, Wang Shouzhong also knows his own family affairs.

Beidi has never paid much attention to the Daozang lineage, and Pinglu is no exception, but now that he is in a hurry to go to the doctor, it is best to mobilize some forces, and this Pinglu Daozang Institute is naturally no exception.

In the future, if Pinglu is broken by Huaiyou, all this must not be attributed to Huaiyou, and Huaiyou will be cheapened in vain, so of course everything that should be used is enough.

"Master Qu, if you can keep Qingzhou from losing this time, you will definitely be rewarded in the future. Wang Shouzhong looked at the man in Taoist clothes and said slowly.

"Your Majesty, let's talk about it after this time. The man in the Taoist costume also sighed, "As a native of Qingzhou, I naturally want to do my part for Qingzhou." ”

Wang Shouzhong didn't say more, just nodded, and his eyes returned to the outside of the city.

I'm afraid that the next thing is the siege battle, Wang Shouzhong is still quite confident in his own soldiers.

The moat is filled, but the city of Qingzhou is thick with high walls, even if it is not comparable to Bianliang, Xuzhou and other big cities, but compared with the surrounding states, it is much taller, and I want to see how the combat effectiveness of the Huaiyou Army is.

Looking back at the soldiers who are still preparing in an orderly manner, Wang Shouzhong is a lot more down-to-earth, if you want to break Qingzhou, then exchange your lives for it.

Chai Yong crossed the ridge and walked up the hillside.

It is a temporary mound with a watchtower on top of it, and a towering watchtower offers an unobstructed view of the entire East City Gate.

This is where the attacker has the advantage of taking the initiative, you can choose the most suitable place to pile up a high platform, set up a watchtower, and now the Huaiyou Army has the object of clairvoyance, and all the changes in Qingzhou City can be seen at a glance.

Outside this east gate alone, the Huaiyou Army has set up three watchtowers, each of which is expected to be a sentinel, and there are also chess players who are responsible for transmitting information, and the main general can also go to the tower at any time to observe the changes in the situation.

Compared with other feudal lords, Huaiyou's efforts in equipment and equipment are indeed not comparable to ordinary feudal lords.

This watchtower alone is completely made with standard molds, uniform format and accessories, wooden squares, brackets, tenons, fasteners, and everywhere they are placed.

It only takes one or two hours for a skilled equipment operator to build a large watchtower as high as five zhang, and it is extremely strong and easy to disassemble, and it is estimated that such a watchtower may not be able to be completed in a day or two if it is replaced by other feudal lords.

There is a turning wooden ladder on the slope of the watchtower, for a martial arts master like Chai Yong, even if there is no wooden ladder, he can go up the tower directly, but there is no need to show off, he just lightly along the ladder, a few quick steps to climb up, climbed the watchtower platform.

"General, what's the situation?"

"Well, Wang Shouzhong is still quite shrewd and cautious, and he saw that we would be the main attack point here, and obviously strengthened the defense here. Yang Kan handed the clairvoyant mirror in his hand to the lookout beside him, and said: "Pinglu also has a magician, it seems that there will be some action, and the strong crossbowman is also prepared, it seems that we still have some precautions against breaking through with martial arts powerhouses." ”

"What if you take precautions? In the end, it is still up to strength to speak. Chai Yong said calmly: "When their losses in battle exceed a certain limit, our breakthrough will not be something they can stop by relying on strong crossbowmen and magicians, unless they all put their minds on this, then what about the other side?"

"Hehe, Lao Chai, you are full of confidence. Yang Kan is actually the same in his heart, the county prince has set a ten-day break in the city, but Yang Kan feels that the city can be broken within seven days, of course, the Pinglu army is not weak, this battle will definitely be quite tragic, but no matter how tragic it is, this Qingzhou City is broken.

"Isn't it the same with the generals? They are well prepared, but not sufficient. Chai Yong raised the clairvoyant mirror to observe, and said: "A certain intention is going to launch the first wave of offensive this afternoon, a certain person personally leads the team into battle, the north flank of the east gate is slightly weaker, and a certain plan to try to break through from there." ”

"Are you going to go into battle in person in the afternoon?" Yang Kan was slightly surprised, although he also made up his mind to launch a strong attack in advance to catch the opponent off guard, but he didn't expect that this Chai Yong was in a hurry, and he would go into battle in the afternoon, but after thinking about it, the earlier he was, the more he could catch the opponent off guard, Yang Kan was also a decisive person, and nodded after a little thought: "Okay, you be careful yourself, add an extra layer to the armor, this time the grass and wood armor of the material official office also has a considerable effect on preventing strong crossbows and magic attacks, and it is quite light, be sure to wear it." ”

"Hehe, General, I naturally cherish my own life, and I have already put it on. Chai Yong smiled and nodded, and pulled the placket open.

The dark yellow grass and wood armor is no longer the simple grass and wood armor that Luo Zhen processed at the beginning of the day, not only densely woven, but also shining, which can be seen from the fineness of its production, and the breath of magic power can be felt when you touch it.

With the help of a large number of peers, as well as the powerful blessings of the magicians, the production process of Shouzhou grass and wood armor has also been greatly improved.

Originally, the Grass Armor was made to save iron blades and reduce costs, but now the situation is different.

With the rapid expansion of the Huaiyou territory, the mountains, forests, lakes and marshes in the jurisdiction have also increased rapidly, and almost every large mountain, forest, lake and marsh has its own unique animals and plants.

Like the thousand heavy reeds and black sand eels in Shaobei, like the iron and black turtle in Chaohu, the golden silk sunflower and purple gold loach in Juyeze, as well as such as Huaishui, Dajiang and the neighboring Mengzhuze, Heze, and Baishuitang all have strange things produced, as well as many strange mountains and beautiful mountains, there are countless special products, which have become important materials for the Huaiyou Province Tibetan Material Office.

An important research direction of the Daozang Shogunate's Aoki Yuan is to combine these strange objects with the Daozang technique to make some weapons, blades, elixirs and armor with special effects.

This grass and wood armor has an average effect on blade weapons, but it is very effective in preventing strong crossbow attacks, and after being blessed by the magician, it also has a certain ability to resist magic attacks.