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    Update time: 2013-04-14

    On the tower of Landu City, Zhao Xun, Zhang Yuanjing, Li Chenfeng and other generals and the three leaders were all here, leaving behind the guards of the Landu tribe. They all looked at the Turkic cavalry rushing towards them like ants below the city. Zhang Yuanjing, Li  Chenfeng and other Zhao generals were a little confused.

    For a long time, Zhang Ju was in a daze: "It's strange, we have been facing them for a month and a half, they can't possibly not know that there is a city here. Why what is this? Even if they fill up the moat, they can't attack the city. Could it be that they  Isn¡¯t it ridiculous to just fill in the soil to create a road for siege?¡±

    Zhang Yuanjing smiled slightly: "There is nothing that can be done about it. Do you think he wants to do this? These idiots didn't know how to prepare earlier, but now they are anxious. It's so good. This place is three hundred miles deep into the grassland and hundreds of miles around.  There are no trees to cut down. Even if they want to make siege equipment, they can't do it now. "

    "Isn't this better? No matter how many people there are, we can still swallow them slowly!" Zhao Xun said coldly, "Send the order, all crossbows are launched immediately!"

    "Obey the order!" Zhang Ju, who was in charge of the city's defense, responded immediately.

    At this time, the Turkic troops outside the city have rushed within a thousand meters. For a large crossbow machine like the bed crossbow, this is already an effective strike range!

    This Landu City was placed by the Zhao Army as a key place to resist the incoming Turkic army. It was a key place placed by the Zhao Army on the front line of fighting against the enemy in the north. The city stored a large amount of armor, equipment, food, arrows,  Bows and crossbows and other things. In addition, people from the Landu tribe are also housed in the city.  Of course, a large part of those who still make a living by herding have been moved to the grasslands hundreds of miles to the south.

    There are hundreds of crossbows placed on the northern city wall, all of which have been prepared.  These bed crossbows are similar in appearance to large wooden beds, more than three meters wide and four meters long, and are made of thick and large wooden nails.  There is a thick main shaft in the middle, and two thigh-thick secondary shafts on both sides. From front to back, seven large bows as long as one person are fixed on it. The bowstrings are tightly folded, and there are complex mechanisms connected below.  There are winches and ropes on both sides.

    On the bow, there was a huge crossbow arrow, one and a half meters long, with a thick arm, and a dark body. It was obviously covered with iron. The arrowhead was similar to a spear, and shone with a cold light.

    Under the orders of the officers of the Shenji Battalion, the soldiers stirred the wheel axles, and more than a hundred crossbows were tightly strung.

    The next moment, a huge buzzing sound resounded throughout the battlefield, and countless thick and long crossbow arrows flew into the sky, forming a black cloud. Because the arrowheads were iron balls, and due to the weight of the arrowheads, these crossbow arrows showed a parabola in the air.  The shape fell heavily.

    He fell among the Turkic soldiers who were busy filling in the moat.  There was no way for the Turkic soldiers to avoid them. Although they had horses to ride on, how could they defend themselves against the crossbow arrows that came from the air and were weak and thunderous?  At this moment, they can only hope that they can be lucky enough to avoid the crossbow and not be hit.

    "Chirp" A harsh and unpleasant whistling sound sounded. A Moran tribe cavalry was hit in the head by a crossbow bolt as thick as a baby's arm before he could dodge. On the spot, his head was smashed into pieces, with red and white bits mixed together.  Splashing several meters away, he fell off his horse and fell to the ground. His fingers seemed to twitch twice.  Immediately afterwards, he was trampled under the feet of the war horses following him

    However, the crossbow arrow did not stop because it hit one person. Two days later, it hit a fourth person again.  The crossbow arrows scattered the soil wrapped in clothing, and then stabbed into his chest fiercely.  Although the mud bag in his arms effectively withstood part of the impact of the crossbow arrow, the crossbow arrow was thick and long, and was covered with thick iron. Coupled with its length, the crossbow arrow was not light.  , under the influence of huge kinetic energy and external gravity, a huge impact force is formed.  The soldier's chest was stabbed with broken tendons and fractures, and his entire chest collapsed. On his back, there were bright and bloody bone stubbles sticking out.  ¡­

    The effect of this kind of crossbow arrow is quite sharp, and the lethality brought by a crossbow arrow is simply indescribable.  Each crossbow arrow can pierce several people, even the horses and knights, nailing them to the ground.  After one round, it was a dense rain of deadly arrows, coming from the sky and impossible to avoid.  We can only resist!  Count on luck and let yourself escape

    With just one round of shooting, more than 300 Turkic troops who filled the river fell.  It only lasted one round, because the shooting effect of this crossbow machine was so powerful that many crossbow arrows killed more than one person.

    But no matter how strong the counterattack from Landu City was, the Moran tribe warriors below the city could only continue to fill the moat with their lives.  Jingwu, the leader of the Moran tribe, looked at the situation in front of him and his heart was about to bleed.

    "It seems that they will not fill in the moat."??I don't want to settle for the same road!  "Looking at the Turkish army that was still moving, Zhao Xun said coldly, and then gave an order loudly: "Pass the order, all crossbows, continue to be cocked and fired!  Until the Turkic army outside the city was wiped out.  "

    The soldiers quickly put the huge crossbow arrows into the groove, then rocked the mechanism, pulled the bowstring, and prepared to continue firing.  If the Turkic army wants to take down the first obstacle to the siege of the city, they must continue to approach the city.  And in this way, these Turkic troops will continue to be shot by crossbows

    The Turkic army still filled the moat tenaciously and silently. Of course, they had no choice but to do so.  On the city wall, the Zhao Jun officers just kept giving orders to load arrows and fire them expressionlessly!  The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were so tired that they were sweating profusely. They did not dare to stop their hands at all, and kept repeating the same actions.

    When the Turkic army was still a hundred meters away from the moat, the effectiveness of the crossbows on the city was greatly reduced.  After all, the crossbow cannot shoot the enemy at its feet, and it is extremely inconvenient to adjust its direction.  Therefore, at this time, the Turkic cavalry breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, they could escape the crossbow arrows, even if it was only for a short moment.

    "Send the order, the archers shoot the enemies in front!"

    In an instant, these Turkic troops, who had just approached the moat and were ready to hide for a while, encountered another disaster.  What came from the sky this time was not a crossbow arrow, but a black rain of arrows.  The result is obvious, although the arrow's killing power is not as strong as the crossbow's.  However, the number of arrows is dozens of times that of a crossbow, and the speed of arrow release is also dozens of times that of a crossbow machine.  Therefore, the enemy-killing effect brought by the arrow rain does not need to be weak at all, or even stronger.  However, the pressure brought by the arrow rain to the Turkic army was not as strong as the crossbow machine.

    Many Turkic soldiers escaped crossbows and rain of arrows and finally reached the side of the moat. Immediately, they quickly threw the sandbags in their hands into the river, and many soldiers fell directly into the moat.  In the moat, which was several meters deep, the sandbags were instantly swallowed up, and large areas of khaki and blood red flooded the river water.

    The Turkic soldier who threw down the sack turned around and ran away. Of course, he suffered several rounds of blows on the way back.  After they returned, the soldiers had already prepared new sandbags, waiting for them to continue filling the river.  What awaits them is another extremely tragic journey to death.

    The denser the formation, the easier it is for the Zhao army to snipe on the city wall, and the more serious the losses will be. Naturally, Jingwu is very aware of this situation.  Therefore, he asked his soldiers to disperse into multiple groups and try to make the formation as scattered as possible, which could effectively reduce casualties and give the soldiers more time to rest.

    However, despite this, the heavy casualties also made him feel heartbroken.  He is not afraid of soldiers fighting the enemy on the battlefield.  However, this kind of behavior now is completely to commit suicide.

    Time passed step by step. An hour later, with the desperate efforts of tens of thousands of soldiers of the Moran tribe, a section of the moat had been filled with a slope of about 100 meters long and 15 meters wide.  With a distance of five meters, you can reach the other side.  At the very least, you can face the city wall directly.

    The price paid was that of the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Moran tribe, the number of those who were intact in the end was less than a thousand.  Among them, more than 7,000 were killed in battle, and about 2,000 were rewarded heavily.  In other words, this team of ten thousand people basically ceased to exist.

    As for Zhao Jun, he did not lose a single soldier at all. The only cost was part of the crossbow bolts and arrows he had stockpiled.  For Zhao Jun in Land City, this was simply negligible.  The Turkic army had already suffered such heavy casualties before they even touched the city wall of Landu City.

    Such heavy casualties not only caused Jingwu, the leader of the Moran tribe, to bleed in his heart, but also gritted his teeth with hatred.  Even the other soldiers who were watching the battle from the rear had their eyes twitching and felt extremely anxious.  It was so difficult to fill up a moat. They could already foresee that what was going to happen under the city of Landu City would definitely be a brutal tug-of-war!  And they are the ones who have to pay next.

    At this moment, even the former army coach Geely looked ugly and felt a little ups and downs in his heart.  He really wanted to withdraw his troops, go back and make preparations, and fight again in a few days.  However, he couldn't just retreat in despair.  After all, he was part of the group that challenged Xue Nie Khan.

    "Chi'e and Harin, you two continue to fill in the soil to create a place where you can climb up under the city wall. Wutu and Shigan, you two use cavalry fire to suppress the Zhao army's counterattack above the city. At the same time, continue  Fill the moat and connect the two sides of the moat to facilitate the movement of our army." Geely gritted his teeth and ordered in a cold voice.

    So, this time, a team of 40,000 people was dispatched, all heading towards the north city of Land City.

    "Wuyuan and Wulin, you two go towards the acropolis on the left and right sides of Landu City to check whether there is any possibility of capture. At the same time?We must guard against the acropolis on the left and right sides and be careful of them sending troops to assist.  "

    As soon as the military order was given, an excited horn sound suddenly sounded among the Turkic army.  Tens of thousands of Turkic army officers and soldiers gathered again and moved towards Landu City.

    After the commanders of the Turkic army received their orders, their faces turned slightly pale.  Those who did not receive the military order breathed a sigh of relief.  But no matter what, the captain who has now received military orders must move forward.

    The four phalanxes in the north of the city began to slowly disperse. As the formations unfolded, the army began to slowly advance. Centurions, captains of ten and other generals mounted their horses one after another, and under the protection of their personal guards, they stepped forward in person.  The generals at the rank of captain drove their horses forward to command their troops.

    "He's here to die again!" Looking at the solemn atmosphere, Zhao Xun calmly issued an order: "Call the Shenji Battalion to replace the crossbow shooters and let the bed crossbows continue to prepare! The archers from the three units are also taking turns!  "

    After replacing a group of soldiers, the soldiers on the city wall once again pulled out the crossbows and loaded the big arrows.

    This time, the Turkic troops gathered more densely, making it easier to shoot.  When the Turkic army was a thousand meters away from the city wall, Zhao Jun on the city wall once again released the crossbow bolt in his hand.  The crossbow is slow to cock, so it needs to be fired when it reaches the range.  Of course, this is also the purpose of defending the city, and we will not deliberately wait until the enemy is close to the most effective distance.  Because, sooner or later, the enemy troops will get closer and closer, making it easier and easier to shoot.

    Hundreds of crossbow arrows were fired towards the city. This time they were faced with the dense soldiers of the Turkic army, especially now that they all needed to pass through the passage in the moat, and a huge number of soldiers gathered together.  These bed crossbows immediately showed the great power of this era as the pinnacle of cold weapons.

    Someone was penetrated by the entire giant crossbow, and a bloody hole the size of a human head was shot out in the chest, and was immediately nailed to the ground.  Someone was hit on the head, and the whole big head was like a rotten watermelon that had been stepped on. It immediately shattered, and white brains and bright red blood shot out in all directions.  There were also people who were shot in two parts of the city by the crossbow arrows. Their bodies were scattered and blood flowed like a gush.

    The more serious consequence of the dense formation is that often after the giant crossbow shoots through a person, it will hit the chest and head of the person behind it hard, causing additional damage.

    The bed crossbow is the pinnacle of cold weapons of the Han people and an artifact that is difficult for the Turkic army to understand.  Now, the crossbow fires continuously, blood splashes everywhere, and there are screams

    After paying heavy casualties and an indescribable price, the Turkic army finally approached the city wall.  At this moment, the Turkic army also began to use what they were good at, which was archery.

    But at this distance, the bed crossbow has little effect.  Therefore, the bed crossbow continued to shoot at the enemy's rear.  There are also preparations on the city wall nearby.  Don't forget, there are also Turks inside the city walls.  The three Turkic soldiers are all equipped with the armor and equipment of Zhao. How can the Turkic army compare?

    At Zhao Xun¡¯s signal, Zhang Ju loudly ordered: ¡°Crossbowmen and archers, prepare!¡±

    Above the city, in addition to the three archers that appeared at the beginning, Zhao Jun also prepared crossbowmen.  They are responsible for individual crossbows such as the divine arm crossbow.

    In an instant, the soldiers of the Zhao garrison took action, stringing the crossbows and nocking the arrows.  The archer pulled his bow hard and made final preparations.

    After waiting for the Turkic army to reach a certain distance, Zhang Ju's face turned cold and he waved his hand and gave the order: "Archers, shoot!"

    Immediately, the crossbowman pulled the trigger, and the archer relaxed his fingers on the string

    In an instant, countless crossbow bolts and arrows let out sharp roars in mid-air, overwhelming the sky and shooting towards the Turkic army that was getting closer and closer.

    Thousands of crossbow arrows and thousands of arrows were driven into the Turkic army. Suddenly, at this moment, the entire Turkic army array seemed like a dry beach that had been soaked by raindrops.  , numerous large holes appeared.  The sharp crossbow arrows shot from above them at an irresistible angle and with great force, piercing their leather armor and piercing their bodies.  Blood splashed everywhere, and under the huge force, the crossbow arrows drove their bodies to the ground, and the sharp arrow tips even nailed into the ground.

    "These Turkic troops were like a bunch of wheat being cut down together. Countless corpses fell down, and Yin Hong's blood immediately flowed out.  A moment later, the ground was soaked in blood again.

    Although the Turkic troops outside the city also had arrows, their bows and arrows were far inferior to the Zhao army's bows and crossbows.  In addition, they were outside the city, while Zhao Jun was condescending, naturally occupying a favorable geographical position.  Also, the soldiers of Zhao Army had excellent armor, while in the Turkic Army, only some soldiers wore leather armor and very few wore iron armor.

     The combination of crossbows and bows and arrows, and each round of shooting, brought an unprecedented blow to the Turkic army.  Coupled with the long-distance shooting of the bed crossbow, the effect is even more indescribable.  Zhao Jun's sharp counterattack brought not only casualties to the Turks' soldiers, but more of a psychological deterrent.

    At the same time, under the acropolis on both sides, the Zhao army also fought with the Turkic army.  However, just like the effect of Landu City, the Turkic army's attack could not do anything to the Acropolis.  On the acropolis, there are also crossbows and archers, and there are also large quantities of weapons and food stored in reserve, enough for the defenders to hold on for many days.

    For the Turkic army, the most critical thing is that they have no siege equipment.  Even outside Landu City, the ground needs to be filled in again to create a slope that can be used to rush up the city wall.  But how much casualties will this cost?  The commanders of the Turkic Army did not know whether they were lucky or not

    Time passed slowly, and both the Zhao army and the Turkic army fell into a fierce offensive and defensive battle.  At this moment, even though the Zhao army had sharp armor and a favorable location, it also began to suffer casualties.  The Turkic army suffered even greater casualties.  It can be said that the number of casualties is shocking!  But Geely, the former head coach of the Turkic Army, seemed to have gone crazy and attacked desperately.

    Under the city wall, tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers began to fill in a small slope with their blood.  Therefore, Geely is unwilling to give up.  He knew that once he withdrew his troops now, the sacrifices of these tens of thousands of soldiers would not yield any results, and they would be regarded as sacrifices in vain.  Because Zhao Jun will definitely clear one side of the outside of the city after they evacuate.

    Geely, whose eyes were red, refused the dissuasion of all his subordinates and was committed to achieving results today.
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