Chapter 140

When there are more than 10,000 people, there is no border. The 200,000 Bessa army can be described as a sea of ​​​​people. After arriving at Hengcheng, the barbarian soldiers set up camp. The camp alone surrounded Hengcheng, and it was packed. Read the full text.

On the city wall, although Qiu Zhen, Xiao Muqing and others were mentally prepared, they could not help but feel a chill when they saw so many enemy troops.

The Pingyuan Army had never seen so many enemies. From the generals at the top to the soldiers at the bottom, everyone had their hearts in their throats.

The barbarian soldiers moved very quickly. They were still setting up camp in the rear, but the army in front was already ready to attack the city.

I saw countless barbarian soldiers pouring out of the barbarian army camp, lining up in front of Hengcheng. Looking up, I saw a large area of ​​darkness, at least 50,000 in number. As the war drums beat, a barbarian general rode out from the crowd and shouted for formation in front of the main gate of Hengcheng.

The main entrance must be the enemy's main attack direction. Not only Qiu Zhen, Xiao Muqing and others are here, but there are also the first and second corps, guarded by 30,000 soldiers. The other three corps guarded the east, south and west sides of Hengcheng.

Seeing the barbarian generals calling for formation, but no one else could say anything, a captain under Zhang Zhou stepped forward and said to Xiao Muqing: "Master Xiao, I am willing to fight!"

Xiao Muqing originally had the rank of military officer and his position was not high, but now he has been promoted to the general of Hengcheng by Tang Yin. Naturally, he is no longer what he used to be.

He looked at the captain who was asking for battle, then at the barbarian generals outside the city, waved his hand, and said: "There is no need to rush to fight, let's see what the barbarian soldiers are doing first!"

"This..." The captain glanced at Xiao Muqing strangely. People are already scolding the formation in front of the formation. If we don't go out to meet the enemy, wouldn't it be cowardice, destroying our own prestige and boosting the enemy's morale? However, Xiao Muqing was the commander-in-chief and he did not agree to go into battle, and the captain did not have the guts to go out privately.

Xiao Muqing had already made up his mind, which was to delay the attack until his own reinforcements arrived, until Tang Yin came back, and until the barbarians could no longer bear it and gave up the attack.

Seeing that no one in Hengcheng responded to the challenge, the barbarian general shouted even louder in front of the city. Unfortunately, few people on the city wall could hear the barbarian language, so naturally they didn't know what he was shouting.

After yelling and scolding for a while, Feng Jun still ignored him. The barbarian general felt bored and immediately turned his horse around and returned to his own team.

Not long after he returned, the war drums of the barbarian army beat more intensively, and at the same time, a long horn sounded.

Immediately afterwards, 50,000 barbarian soldiers set off together and pressed towards the main gate of Hengcheng.

Seeing that the opponent was preparing to attack the city, Xiao Muqing turned his head and said: "The barbarian siege has begun, let the soldiers prepare to shoot arrows!" The soldiers passed his words down one after another, and the soldiers on the wall drew out arrows one after another. Branch, string the bow.

When the barbarian soldiers entered the firing range of Hengcheng, the leading barbarian general shouted loudly. Following his shout, the barbarian soldiers who were walking slowly looked up to the sky and howled, holding their weapons high and running like wild horses. Get up and charge.

The barbarians were strong and strong, and they ran very fast. Looking from above, the black barbarian soldiers seemed to be rushing toward them like a tidal wave. In an instant, they were less than a hundred meters away from the city wall of Hengcheng.

Xiao Muqing took a deep breath, raised her hand, waved it forward suddenly, and shouted: "Fire the arrow!"

The 30,000 defenders all shot out their eagle feathers. The arrows flying into the sky covered the sky and the sun. A dense rain of arrows fell on their heads. Screams suddenly broke out in the camp of the barbarians, and scores of barbarians were shot down. On the ground.

No one helped their companions, and no one paid attention to the injured. The more people fell, the faster the barbarian soldiers would charge. Many injured people fell to the ground and were killed by the barbarian soldiers behind them before they could get up. Knocked over and trampled underfoot.

The ferocity of the barbarian soldiers could not be stopped with arrows. Xiao Muqing had already realized this. Seeing that the barbarian soldiers were about to rush to the bottom of the city wall, instead of being nervous, he had a sneer on his face.

At the moment when the barbarian soldiers rushed to the base of the wall, the ground in front of the city wall suddenly sank. The barbarian soldiers above did not even understand what was going on, so they fell in. This pit was dug around the city wall and was two meters wide. , four meters deep, like a small moat, but there is no water in it, but filled with sharp and sharp iron drills.

The barbarian soldiers fell in and were immediately pierced by the iron drill. In an instant, hundreds of corpses of barbarian soldiers appeared in the long and narrow pit. The barbarian soldiers behind saw it clearly, but they couldn't stop even if they wanted to. The charge of the barbarian soldiers behind them was so powerful that they almost pushed them into the pit. For a moment, there were screams under the city wall.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the barbarian camp, Xiao Muqing raised his hand again and shouted: "Pour the kerosene!"

The fire oil poured down from the city, but the barbarian soldiers in the pit suffered a lot. Some people died, but more people were not dead. They struggled to climb out of the pit. He was rolled all over the ground while being burned, and his screams were so shrill and horrifying.

Either you die or I die on the battlefield. Xiao Muqing had no time to sympathize with the enemy. After pouring the kerosene on the enemy, he immediately ordered the arrows to be fired.

The camp of the barbarians was in chaos, and they could no longer withstand the indiscriminate rain of arrows from the top of the city. Moreover, there was a ditch blocking the city, and the ladders could not be erected, so the barbarians had no choice but to retreat hastily.

Seeing that the barbarian soldiers were defeated, the wind army on the city wall shot arrows even harder. A large number of arrows were shot from behind the buttocks of the barbarian soldiers. Countless barbarian soldiers fell to the ground after being struck by arrows.

The barbarian soldiers' siege lasted only a short time, but more than three thousand barbarian soldiers were killed or wounded. Looking up, corpses were strewn on the ground in front of the Hengcheng gate, and discarded weapons were everywhere.

After repelling the first wave of attacks by the barbarians, the soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief and looked happy. However, Xiao Muqing could not relax. The ditch had been exposed, and he could foresee that the barbarians would attack in the next round. Sharper and harder to defend.

The barbarian soldiers' second round of attacks did not start immediately. Apparently they were also adjusting their tactics.

On this day, Feng Jun's spirit remained extremely tense, but surprisingly, the barbarian soldiers did not attack the city again until dark. It seemed that after being repulsed once, the morale of the barbarian army was dampened, and they did not dare to attack easily again. attack.

Night was not suitable for attacking the city, and it was extremely disadvantageous for the attacking party. The mood of the wind army all relaxed. Many recruits sat around chatting and laughing, discussing the barbarian army, which was nothing more than that. They were frightened after only one defeat. Dare to attack again.

When Xiao Muqing was inspecting the city wall, he heard the discussion among the wind troops, and couldn't help but feel something in his heart. He secretly thought that the barbarian army would not go against their will, and would they attack the city at night? Night is not conducive to the siege. We know it, and the barbarians naturally know it. Will they take advantage of our lax defenses to suddenly attack?

Thinking of this, Xiao Muqing frowned, rolled his eyes, quickened his pace, and returned to the arrow tower to discuss with Qiu Zhen.

The battlefield is a place for battles of wits and courage. A single thought from the general can change the fate of both parties.

Late at night, the city walls of Hengcheng were quiet, and occasionally you could see a few patrolling soldiers walking slowly by.

At three o'clock in the morning, more than twenty figures quietly emerged from the barbarian camp.

These people were very fast, and under the cover of the night, like floating ghosts, they quietly approached the foot of the city wall.

Hiding in the city moat, I listened quietly for a while, then I felt the Feng Jun patrolling the top of the city walking past. Two of them quickly took out the rope, then picked up the iron claw on it, and swung it upwards with all their strength. The claws flew out, and the two iron claws hooked the arrow stack on the city wall. The two men pulled hard to make sure the hook was strong enough, then grabbed the rope and quickly climbed up the city wall.

These twenty people were all outstanding spiritual warriors, with agile and dexterous movements. With the help of ropes, they all climbed up the city wall.

Hiding in the shadow of the arrow stack, they raised their eyes and looked around. The wind army's defense was very lax at night. There were not many guards patrolling, and even fewer guards standing guard. Even if there were any, they were leaning against the city wall and taking a nap.

The more than twenty spiritual warriors looked at each other, then lowered themselves to lift the rope up, tied it to the other end of the city wall, and slowly slid down the city wall along the rope.

Their operation was extremely smooth, and they sneaked into the city without any interference. Instead of continuing to sneak into the city, he shaved his waist and walked cautiously toward the city gate with his body pressed against the wall.

In an offensive and defensive battle, the city gate is the top priority, and heavy troops are deployed there to defend it. But it is late at night, and the soldiers of the Feng Army have already gone to rest and sleep. Only two guards are left standing guard at the city gate.

After a day of intense preparations, the two guards seemed tired. They sat on the ground with their heads drooped, motionless, as if they were fast asleep.

Seeing this, these spiritual warriors winked at each other, and then two people rushed out and quickly approached the two guards. As the light of the sword flashed, the necks of the two soldiers were cut open, blood spurted out, and they fell limply. He fell down and didn't even have time to make a cry.

The two Feng soldiers guarding the gate were easily eliminated. More than 20 people immediately rushed to the city gate and worked together to remove the huge door bolt. Then, they opened the city gate and a spiritual warrior flashed outside the city gate. He took out the fire stick from his arms, blew it, and reported the news to the barbarian camp with the faint firelight.

Seeing the signal of success from their own spiritual warriors, the gate of the barbarian camp immediately opened, and a group of cavalry ran out from inside. This team of cavalry numbered five thousand. The knights and the horses below were all covered in thick armor. This was the most powerful and famous unit in the city-state of Bessa, the heavy armored cavalry.

These cavalrymen had already made corresponding preparations. They wrapped the horses' hooves with cotton cloth so that the horses would make as little noise as possible as they advanced. For fear of causing vibrations on the ground, the heavy armored cavalrymen did not charge, but slowed down and slowly approached the city gate. .

In the barbarian camp, all the barbarian soldiers had their swords unsheathed and arrows cocked, waiting for the cavalry to rush into the city. Taking advantage of the chaos of the defenders, they besieged from all sides and captured Hengcheng in one fell swoop.

The heavy armored cavalry has extremely strong fighting power. Although there are only more than 5,000 of them, a sudden attack into the city can turn Hengcheng upside down. By then, 200,000 barbarian troops will besiege from all sides. If they cooperate inside and outside, Hengcheng will naturally be unable to resist. live.

The commander of the Barbarian Army had a very careful calculation, but he underestimated the mind of the Feng Army's commander.