Chapter 022: Siege
A team of 100 people rushed to the bottom of the city, and there were still more than 50 people left. The robbers began to chill. What's wrong with this Qinjia Village, why is it so powerful all of a sudden. Not only did they have heavy firepower such as catapults and ballistas. Their bows and arrows have become so sharp. In the past, these peasants' earthen bows could not shoot even fifty paces, but now they can shoot through the chain mail on their bodies from a hundred paces away.
Xie Yongliang in the distance was also shocked. Qinjia Village is indeed very different from the past. Judging by their weapons and neat purple cotton armor, this is no longer a group of weak farmers, but a real army.
"Beat the drums and let them siege the city. Xie Yongliang coldly ordered. He knew that these 100 men would not come back. But before they are all killed, news of more defenders must be returned.
The rapid sound of war drums continued to sound. The more than fifty robbers under the city walls had the heart to cry. With great difficulty, they used their shields to withstand the rain of arrows from the city. Behind him, the drums of the siege were heard.
The little boss is also scolding his mother, his own people are suppressed by the archers in the city and dare not show their heads, the nearly three-zhang high city wall and the moat, if you forcibly attack the city, it is basically equivalent to looking for death. But he knew Xie Yongliang and knew that if he didn't forcibly attack the city, he would only be more sad than death when he went back.
"Shoot back, shield cover, archers shoot me. The little leader scolded Xie Yongliang while loudly directing his subordinates to shoot at the Qin family's army.
In terms of individual combat ability, the robbers are indeed higher than the current Qin family army. Most of the bows and arrows they used were the standard longbows of the army, and their range and power were comparable to those of the Qin army. But his personal archery skills are much better than those of the Qin family's army recruits. At the beginning, the lack of preparation made the Qin Jiajun unable to raise his head after several rounds of arrow rain. But after hiding behind the shield and resting, he finally came to his senses.
More than a dozen robbers dodged out from behind their shields, shot an arrow at the Qin family army on the city wall, and then quickly dodged back. The two sides were only forty or fifty paces apart at this time, and the bandits' archery skills were significantly higher than those of the Qin army's recruits. Three or four recruits were shot, but fortunately they were all shot in the chest and shoulder, and these places were inlaid with iron plates and did not do much damage.
When the recruits saw the robber coming out from behind the shield, it was also a round of Qi *** accuracy but much worse than the robber, and only shot one robber in the thigh.
After a few rounds of shooting, the robbers seemed to have regained their confidence. They saw that the defenders of the city were far inferior in their archery. The parity of shots coming out from behind the shield is getting higher and higher. A few even jumped out of the shield and stood in the open space to shoot at the recruits in the city.
But these guys forgot that the recruits are not good at archery. But there is also a young master Yuan Yun who can knock down Xie Lao Er with one arrow from 300 steps away.
After two more recruits were shot and wounded, the "Cloud-piercing" bow appeared on top of the highest arrow tower on the city wall.
Also silently, three sharp arrows pierced the chests of the three robbers who stood arrogantly outside the shields.
"Arrow Tower, Idea Arrow Tower. The little leader recognized at a glance that the guy on the arrow tower was the master who shot Xie Lao Er just now.
"Keep an eye on that guy upstairs, don't let her look up," the little leader yelled at his men in frustration.
More than a dozen robbers emerged from behind the shield at the same time, and fired a volley at the arrow tower. Yuan Yun saw that the situation was not good, jumped off the arrow tower and ran to the edge of the city wall.
The little boss was very experienced, and he could see that among all the people in the city, only Yuan Yun was strong in archery. As long as this man can be suppressed, the other defenders will not have to fear. Loudly ordered his subordinates to stare at Yuan Yun to death, and never give Yuan Yun a chance to show his head. Others, under the cover of shields, continued to shoot at the new recruits in the city.
Sure enough, it worked. Yuan Yun jumped to the side of the city wall and just stood up, when he was pressed back by a rain of arrows. Then he changed several places in a row, but as soon as they all appeared, they were pressed back by more than a dozen robbers.
The recruits in the city were even more sad without Yuan Yun's support. Although he shot several robbers, he also had seven or eight people on his side, and two of them were shot in the face. In siege battles, the defenders of the city were most likely to be injured in the head. And the recruits of the Qin family army just did not have helmets.
It is absolutely impossible to fight like this, Xie Yongliang's large army has not moved yet, and the Qin family army only has sixty soldiers, which cannot withstand such attrition.
"Retreat to the inner side of the wall, and let them come up. Qin Feng decisively gave an order.
After the robbers under the city suppressed Yuan Yun, they had gradually gained the initiative. They clearly felt that the recruits in the city were no match for them, and they were shooting with bows and arrows. Suddenly, I found that all the soldiers in the city were gone.
"These farmers are still farmers, and it is not possible to really fight face-to-face. The little leader felt that the people in the city must have been scared.
"Brothers, give me a siege. Rush in and kill him, leaving no chickens and dogs. ”
"Kill..."
"Kill..."
The robbers shouted and rushed to the walls. Everyone thought that as long as they went up to the wall, they could kill all the farmers in the city like cutting melons and vegetables.
There was no more resistance on the walls, and it was eerily quiet. The robbers crossed the moat and began to climb the walls.
The city wall is less than three feet, and several people build a human ladder, and the one behind them steps on the shoulder with a little force, and the fingers can touch the edge of the wall.
There were still about forty of the robbers, and they were divided into four groups and climbed up the wall. Left a dozen people with bows and arrows to press the formation behind to guard against a sneak attack on the city.
Soon the first wave of four people climbed the top of the wall. As soon as the four heads appeared on the wall, they were stunned.
The walls of the city were three feet wide, and on the innermost side stood a neat row of purple-clothed soldiers. The longbows in each soldier's hand were as wide as the full moon, and the glittering arrows were all aimed at their newly exposed heads.
"Poof... Poof..."
The muffled sound continued, and before the four unlucky ones could understand what was going on, their heads were filled with arrows.
The four corpses fell straight down to the city.
The little leader shouted, "Climb up with your shield." As long as you climb up, those farmers are the meat on our board. ”
Several more robbers climbed up with their shields on their backs.
But this time they were greeted not by sharp arrows, but by the ballistas on the city walls. The accuracy of the ballista is indeed not high, but the entire city wall is only three zhang wide, and a blind person can make a hundred shots at such a close distance. And the ballista is so powerful that the shield can't defend against it at all.
With a scream, the four robbers, along with their shields, were pierced directly by crossbow arrows the thickness of their arms and flew down to the city.
"Give it to me, give it to me. Fight with those untouchables. The little leader's eyes were on fire and he yelled heartbreakingly. He knew that there was no way out now, and that now he could only be shot to death by the soldiers in the city as a live target. Only by rushing up can there be a glimmer of life, and the people in the city are sharp weapons, and hand-to-hand combat is by no means an opponent.
A few more robbers howled and climbed up the ladder. This time they failed to climb to the top of the city. A number of wheelbarrows were pushed to the edge of the city wall with several large vats full of steaming gold juice.
The first weapon used to defend the city, the golden juice, is finally on the scene at this moment. When boiled, this aged dung is a nightmare for all the besieging troops. No matter what kind of armor you wear, if you get a little bit of it, it will quickly corrode and rot, and then the skin will open and burn all the way to the bone marrow.
A foul-smelling hot gold juice poured down from the gap where the robbers had climbed. None of the robbers who were still riding the ladder were spared, and all of them were drenched.
The creepy screams rang out for ten miles from Qinjia Village. In the thick stench of smoke, the dozen or so robbers who were in the formation saw their companions being burned and corroded by the gold juice one by one. At first, the armor and clothes were rotten one by one, and then smoke continued to rise from his head and face, and his flesh and blood turned into puddles of yellow water. The flesh and skin of the limbs fell to the ground one by one. Everyone's bodies began to deform and curl, and they continued to wail and roll on the ground. After half a cup of tea, more than 30 people were all turned into a puddle of rotten meat and buried under the city wall.
The rest of the robbers were stupid, they had never seen such a terrible situation. One by one, they are all terrified, where is this Qinjia Village, it is simply a Shura field. Those in the city are not farmers at all, but demons who eat people's hearts and livers.
More than a dozen people threw bows, arrows, knives and guns in their hands and ran back like crazy.