There was no word all night, and when the sun came, the battle-free card on the walls of Falling Snow City was still hanging high, as if nothing had changed. Di Xiang and the five young generals behind him shouted and scolded together, their voices were loud, but the words they shouted were dirty and ugly. For an hour, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty took turns shouting and scolding, and almost used all the demeaning and contemptuous words, but unfortunately, they could only hear their own echoes, and there was still silence in the falling snow city, and there was no human voice to hear, as if the guards guarding the city were all dumb. Falling Snow City was like a dead city at the moment, without the slightest bit of life, and the gloomy feeling made cold sweat gradually slide down Di Xiang's forehead.

Suddenly, a figure came to Di Xiang from the rear and glanced at him, Di Xiang immediately understood that this was the prince's order, and sent him back to the camp.

In the midst of the handsome tent, Ming Wei fell into confused contemplation. What exactly was Lin Xiusheng planning? What was he waiting for? After getting to the bottom of it, what did he really want to see? A flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and Ming Wei instantly understood Lin Xiusheng's intentions. Grain and grass are the lifeblood of the expeditionary army, and if there is nothing to live on, it is equivalent to a direct declaration of defeat. And the grain and grass carried by this expedition is only enough for the whole army for a month, and if it continues to be consumed like this, it will definitely be in a desperate situation!

"You can't sit still like this anymore, otherwise you will fall into the trap of the enemy, it seems that now is the time for my Tang Army to show its strength. ”

Ming Wei made up his mind at this moment, so he summoned the generals to his account to discuss.

"The enemy army is now holding up the card of exemption from war, refusing to fight, and it seems that there is only one purpose at present, which is to consume our grain and grass. Food and grass are the foundation of the march, and once we run out of food, we will be forced to withdraw. So now if you want to get out of this dilemma, the only way to do this is to forcibly attack the city and force them out to fight, what do you generals think?"

Ming Wei made his thoughts public, originally thinking that he would be questioned a lot, but he didn't expect that all the generals unanimously agreed with his opinion, thinking that for the sake of today, there is only a strong attack.

"But if they could not be drawn out, they entered the city and crushed them from the front. Di Xiang said with confidence.

"What General Di said is very true, since everyone does not object, then General Di will lead 50,000 elite soldiers to attack Falling Snow City tomorrow. General Wangdi opened the banner victoriously and immediately succeeded. Ming Wei then gave an order to Di Xiang.

"Di Xiang has an order, and hereby assures the prince that within three days, he will definitely capture Falling Snow City. If the promise is not fulfilled, it should be dealt with by military law. Di Xiang said confidently.

At this time, a handsome young general sitting next to Di Xiang smiled and "mocked": "Three days? You can really give yourself leniency, if you hand it over to me to lead the troops, you can defeat the rabble of the Yasukuni Army in two days at most." ”

"Cao Hongliang, don't sneer at others if you can't go to the battlefield, there will be opportunities in the future. It's just that you don't need your 'knife' to attack a falling snow city. When the generals heard this, they burst into laughter.

A thought flashed in Ming Wei's mind at this time, and he instructed Di Xiang: "On the first day of the siege, the enemy will definitely fight hard, we don't have to go all out, we just need to weaken the enemy's strength as much as possible, and we can withdraw our troops after achieving certain results." In this way, he will be able to take the city in one go on the second day. ”

Di Xiang bowed his head and said, "The last general will obey the prince's orders." ”

At midnight the next day, Di Xiang led an army of 50,000 to the outside of Luoxue City again, only to see that the battle exemption card was still hanging high above the city gate, and hundreds of Yasukuni army defenders were waiting on the city wall.

"Now that you've decided to attack, you don't have to be polite. Di Xiang had a solemn look on his face.

Di Xiang suddenly raised his right arm high at this moment, and shouted in his mouth: "Archers prepare!"

The 30,000 infantry in front of them crouched down at this time, revealing 20,000 archers "hidden" in the rear. Under Di Xiang's command, they raised their longbows with their left arms, and their right hands reached into the quiver and took out a white feather arrow.

"Hitch!"

The moment Di Xiang issued the order, the archers all placed the white feather arrow on the longbow, their movements were orderly, and their pace was almost exactly the same, showing extremely excellent quality.

"Full!"

The archers drew their bows with great force and adjusted the direction of the arrows to ensure that the feathered arrows landed on the walls and into the bodies of the defenders.

"Put!"

The bowstring was taken off, and 20,000 white feather arrows rose into the sky, drawing countless brilliant arcs in mid-air, and the trajectory of the 20,000 arcs rising and falling did not seem to be the slightest difference, and it was impossible to distinguish it with the naked eye. The black body of the arrow complements the white arrow feathers, simple but pleasing to the eye. Black and white feathered arrows fell rapidly towards the city wall, like a sudden downpour.

It's too late, it's too soon.

From preparation to the release of the arrow, it is only a moment, the discipline of the Tang Army is strict, and all the soldiers have undergone hellish rigorous training, from bow lifting to archery in one go, without any mud and water.

There was so little time left for the Yasukuni defenders to react, and they didn't even have time to ask for help from the rear, and they were already pierced through their bodies by powerful feather arrows, and they immediately fell to the ground. The rain of arrows turned the walls of Falling Snow City into purgatory, and the defenders were shot by feathered arrows one by one, and almost no one survived. In a moment, blood was everywhere, and in just a few blinks, the city wall was covered with corpses, and the bloody breath suddenly spread. When the defenders under the city saw that the enemy army suddenly launched an offensive, they knew that the situation was urgent, and rushed to the city, wanting to report the enemy's attack on the city to Lin Xiusheng in time.

And Lin Xiusheng actually expected that the enemy army would launch a strong attack in the near future, and at this time, he had already brought a large group of men and horses to the front of the city gate. There were many generals in the queue, but there was no trace of Li Mengluan, obviously Lin Xiusheng thought that it was not yet time for the princess to take action.

After hearing the battle report of the city defenders, Lin Xiusheng did not show a look of disappointment or annoyance, and his thoughts turned sharply.

"Although most of our soldiers are young and middle-aged, they have two Achilles' heels. First, most of them are civilians, far from well-trained and inexperienced. Second, these forcibly conscripted soldiers did not know what they were fighting for, and they had no morale at all. This battle to defend the city, although the losses must be heavy, can make up for these two weaknesses. Sometimes, for these recruits, feeling threatened with the ruin of their country can have the effect of boosting their morale and making them understand what they should do. There are no victorious generals on the battlefield, and defeat can sometimes sound the alarm bell, motivating the soldiers and uniting the army in another way. ”

Thinking of this, Lin Xiusheng bowed his head slightly and gave orders to the soldiers behind him.

"General Jiang Changsheng is responsible for leading 5,000 slingers, 5,000 archers and 5,000 sword and axe men to take turns to meet the enemy on the city wall, and must not let the enemy fight out of the gap and take the opportunity to attack the city. General Yin Feng and General Zheng Ping led 1,000 infantry to guard the city gate, reinforcing the city gate with wooden stakes, and supporting it with manpower if necessary, so that the city gate could not be breached by the enemy. If the enemy enters the city, the people of Snowfall will be killed. I hope that all the soldiers will not be afraid of the strong enemy, and do their best to defend the Snow City, so that the Tang Army can see the bravery of our Yasukuni Army. ”

The generals received orders, and each performed its own duties and put it aside for the time being.

It is said that Di Xiang saw that the first round of arrow rain was very fruitful, so he ordered the infantry to start charging in turns, and thousands of soldiers carried a cloud ladder to quickly rush to the front of the city wall, put the cloud ladder on the city wall, and then began to climb up. Another group of infantry came to the front of the gate with a wooden battering ram with a sharp cone made of dark iron at the end. Dozens of infantry pushed the siege vehicle in unison, giving it a powerful momentum, and slammed into the thick wooden gate with iron sheets, which immediately dented the gate, and it seemed that it only took three or five strokes to knock the gate open.

However, the movements of the Yasukuni soldiers were also very fast, and the infantry on the cloud ladder had just climbed halfway up, and a new round of defenders of the city had already taken place. Rolling rocks and a rain of arrows fell instantly, hitting the soldiers climbing on the ladder, causing them to fall with a scream. What's more, they directly smashed the ladder with a boulder and collapsed, so that the Tang Army temporarily lost the opportunity to attack. During this period, many Tang infantry successfully climbed to the city wall, but they were all killed in the melee. At the city gate, Yin Feng and Zheng Ping led dozens of powerful middle-aged soldiers to strengthen the city gate with three thick wooden stakes, and then Yin and Zheng put their arms against the city gate, infusing their whole body with true qi to resist the force of the siege vehicle. The effect of this move was obvious, although the siege vehicle showed great power in the first impact, but in the next few collisions it had little effect, only causing the city gate to shake a few times, which seemed painless. The infantry operating the siege vehicles were almost exhausted at this moment, and the plan to break through the city gate ended in failure for the time being.