The Wei troops in Hechi City rushed out one after another according to the order at this time.

Some looked desperate, some shouted frantically.

Of course, they who have just surrendered have no devotion to death, let alone loyalty to the Han.

These people were only told what to do when they came...... and the consequences of not doing it.

There may be a chance to rush forward, but if you dare to run backwards, it is absolutely a dead end.

Driven by the simplest of logic, they rushed at the numerous crossbows that had been nailed to the walls of the city because they were thought to be too poorly aligned.

The thick crossbow arrows, whose tail ropes had been removed, had become the stepping board for the soldiers to climb the city walls.

Yang Fu never knew that the crossbow could be used like this......

In the course of their charge, the repeater used the winch to re-open the string, reload the bolts, and fire a second round with only a few fighters.

The manpower saving of this ballista and the high launch efficiency surprised Yang Fu.

However, now is not the time to be surprised, as the first wave of besieging enemies has begun to climb the walls.

"Throw the rocks and arrows! The people make a fire and boil the oil. Order people to prepare empty urns to listen to the sound at the corners of the four walls to prevent the enemy from digging tunnels to enter the city! ”

As an old minister with rich combat experience, although Yang Fu is not well-known, he is so unfamous that Cao Pi doesn't remember such a number one person......

But the experience of defending the city several times is not fake, Yang Fu personally commanded the soldiers under his command in an orderly manner, and the soldiers who were a little flustered by the sudden attack gradually regained their composure and began to follow the order.

"Ah——!h

Some of the soldiers who climbed the crossbow arrows fell because the crossbow arrows were broken by stones and wood.

Some of them were more unfortunate and were directly hit on the head by the wood and stones, and suddenly blood splattered, brains burst, and they fell to the ground and did not move.

The stepping board shot by the crossbow arrows is better than the rapid attack, which can attack the enemy unprepared, but after all, it is not as reliable as the special ladder.

"Someone at the city gate banged the door with a log, come on! Concentrate on the arrows! One of the chiefs above the gate shouted anxiously.

Suddenly, they were not fully prepared, except for a bolt at the city gate, the wooden stakes at the top gate, antler barricades and other things had not been arranged.

If the door is slammed open by the Han army at this time...... Then there will be no drama at all.

……

Ma Chao didn't look at the dead and wounded soldiers who were climbing, but his eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the group of soldiers who were about to hit the door at the city gate.

The attack of the repeater, as well as the soldiers who were sent to death, were just living targets to attract the attention of the enemy and draw the enemy's hands.

On the contrary, it is the most inconspicuous cannon fodder in the history of the battle, the two soldiers who hit the door with a log, and they are the elite of this attack.

"Cover!" The chief in charge of striking the gate observed the movement of the city, and saw that the enemy defenders began to assemble towards the city gate, and calmly ordered.

Subsequently, around the several soldiers who were holding the crashing wood, the accompanying soldiers raised their shields in their hands to cover.

This should be the most basic operation, but it still makes the defenders on the city tower can't help but "Huh? "Yes.

Guy's shield in their hand...... It's a bit too big.

When he was on his side, he was not so conspicuous when viewed from above.

At this time, the Han army moved upward, and Cao Jun found that the shields like big round cakes covered all the soldiers below, and there was no shooting angle at all!

"Put!" The defenders, still with a glimmer of anticipation, still gave the order to shoot.

In addition to bows and arrows, there are also crossbows on his side.

Although the defenders' crossbows were just ordinary individual infantry crossbows, with such a large shield, the Han army was still so easy to lift, and it was obviously not heavy.

This means that their shield is very thin, and the protection must be very poor! Even a rifle crossbow should be able to penetrate if fired from the top down.

Arrows are raining down!

Dododo......

The Han army, who was walking under the protection of the shield, heard the sound like hail from above, but did not see an arrow that could pierce through the shield and pierce it, and the heart that was originally carried immediately relaxed.

"What's long, this rattan brand looks inconspicuous, it's really easy to use!" A soldier rejoiced.

"Hey, I said a long time ago that the things specially matched above are not bad, you still don't believe it!" Shi Chang pretended to be calm.

In fact, don't look at his calm appearance, when he just walked with such a thin rattan card in his hand, his heart was about to rise to his throat.

Due to its production techniques, the rattan brand produced in Nanzhong integrates tenacity and lightness, and Liu Chan naturally brought it with him during the Northern Expedition.

At this time, they saw that its defense was really good, and they were relieved.

I felt steady, and I suddenly felt that my steps were brisk, as if my strength had increased a lot.

"One, two, hey! One, two, ha! ”

Boom!

The men holding the bumper wood shouted trumpets and banged on the city gate one by one.

A row of soldiers inside the city gate was desperately holding on to their bodies, waiting for their comrades to bring the top gate post.

"Hold on! If you don't want to die, resist it! ”

They are not stupid, seeing that Taishou and Na Ma Chao seem to have enmity, they are afraid that once the gate is broken at that time, they will not be able to escape death.

After all, Ma Chao, who is notorious, is never a soft-hearted character.

However, the bolt above made a wail, and if it continued to hit like this, I was afraid that it would not last long.

Yang Fu, who commanded the defense of the city, also discovered the crisis at the city gate at this time, but he was so anxious that he had nothing to do.

I had to temporarily send a team of spearmen to line up behind the city gate, and if the city was broken, see if we could block the attack at the city gate.

However, this move is only better than nothing, as long as the city is broken, he will accept this defender, and the outcome is already doomed.

It's a pity that although he Yang Fu is rough in riding and archery, and swordsmanship, he is compared to that Ma Chao...... I'm afraid it's not a one-and-one enemy at all.

Even if he hates it in his heart, he still has this self-knowledge.

"How can this be a good ......?"

The anxious Yang Fu struggled to maintain his apparent composure and loudly boost morale.

However, his eyes unconsciously turned around, trying to think of a way to break the game.

Suddenly, Yang Fu saw the boiling oil that was boiling but had not yet been boiled......

Well?

With a flash of inspiration in his heart, he immediately shouted to the soldiers in ecstasy: "Pour oil down!" ”

The defending soldiers who entered the state didn't think about the significance of this move at all, and just mechanically followed Yang Fu's words.

A large pot of oil was poured down the city, and most of it was spilled on the Han soldiers who slammed the door.

However, there were rattan rows blocking it, and the temperature was not high enough because it had not yet been boiled, so the Han soldiers were not affected much and were still banging on the door.

"Shoot it with a rocket!"

The defenders who heard Yang Fu's order immediately understood Taishou's intentions, but they just ......

"Envoy, Rocket...... The rocket has not yet arrived. The chief of the city gate said in despair.

It happened suddenly, there was no news before, and they didn't have time to prepare.

Yang Fu didn't care about blaming, and stared at the firewood that was burning under the original oil pot......

He snatched a few steps with red eyes, grabbed a piece of firewood that had not yet been burned at the end, and threw it down towards the Han army who slammed the door under the city tower.

It's a pity that the wind blew the head a little bad, and I didn't throw it......

"What are you still doing! If you don't want to die, throw it at me! Yang Fu's voice was full of emotion.

The defenders immediately followed suit, wrapped their hands in their sleeves to pick up the burning firewood, and threw it down.

Finally, a few pieces of firewood were thrown on the Han army's oil-stained rattan plaque, and the flames spread rapidly......

"Ahh Although the Han army, who found the fire above, was not burned for the time being, he immediately stopped banging on the door in fright.

They slapped the burning rattan signs on the ground, but they couldn't extinguish the fire for a while.

In fact, Nanzhong's special rattan chops are not so easy to burn, and what burns at this time is only the oil on the surface.

Even if you still hold a rattan row, you can still hold on for some time.

But how did they know so clearly......

"Shoot the arrows!"

The defenders who seized the opportunity immediately gathered fire, and several Han soldiers who had lost their protection were immediately hit by several arrows and fell in a pool of blood.

The city gate, which was about to crash open, fell short after all......

Ma Chao's expression did not change much, and he glanced at the direction of the soldiers who occasionally climbed the city wall and were stabbed by the defenders.

They were almost dead and wounded......

Ma Chao's eyes narrowed slightly: "Mingjin, collect the troops." ”

(End of chapter)