Start with Yan Liang, the Sims of Yuan Shao's youngest son

Chapter 153 Fierce Battle ([-])

Sure enough, three or four hours after the night's farce, Cao Ren came with his brigade again in the early morning!

Having learned the lesson from last time, Cao Ren's army was much calmer when they attacked the city this time.

Under the cover of archers and shields, they used the primitive method of carting soil, and after paying thousands of casualties, they finally succeeded in filling the moat outside Xudu City.

From this moment on, the road in front of you will be flat in an instant!
Following Cao Ren's order, [-] heavily armed infantry approached the city.Without the barrier of the moat, they easily put the ladder on the city wall.

Yuan Ke directed the slave soldiers to throw rolling logs and stones from top to bottom, pour boiling water and golden juice, and at the same time directed the archers to shoot arrows at the steady stream of enemy reinforcements.However, there were only a thousand archers in the East City, and the casualties during the war were counted. The arrows fired were far from the effect of suppressing the enemy. More and more enemy troops came to the city and climbed the ladder !

what should I do?Yuan Ke was very anxious.

If it is an infantry in close combat, although there are skills and tactics to speak of, they can make up for it with strength and agility after all, but arms such as archers require relatively high professional skills. On the training ground, six shots and three hits on the target are already considered very powerful, let alone on the battlefield where the situation is changing rapidly?
All the people in the city who can go to the battlefield have already gone to the battlefield, where else can he find people with this ability?
Suddenly, he had an idea.

"Big brother, big brother!" he yelled.

Because there are not many reliable generals in Xudu City, Yuan Ke had no choice but to assign the few old acquaintances to other city gates.He and Yan Liang are in charge of the most stressful east gate defense, Jiang Qi is in charge of the south gate defense, Wu Yong is in charge of the west gate defense, and Tian Feng is in charge of the north gate defense.

Yan Liang strode forward and asked, "What's the matter, third brother?"

Yuan Ke said: "Bring up the thousand black-clothed soldiers who were captured last night and serve as archers!"

Yan Liang took the order to go, but after taking two steps, he turned back and asked, "Third brother, what should we do if they don't obey after we release them?"

Yuan Ke thought for a while and said, "Tie iron chains on their feet and connect them!"

After a while of clanking, a thousand bare-handed soldiers in black slowly walked up the east wall, and the iron chains dragged on the ground making a crisp sound, making the long line look like an iron centipede.

The east wall of Xu Capital City is about six miles long, which makes the original 1000 defenders seem like a drop in the bucket.But after these [-] people joined, not only the defenders of the city, but even Yuan Ke had more confidence.

He ordered people to drop a bow and a bag of arrows in front of each black-clothed warrior, and shouted: "If you want to live, pick up the bow and arrow!"

Niu Jin was tied first, he was naturally unwilling to risk his life for Cao Ren, so he hurriedly yelled for his companions to pick up the bow.

But he had to think about it, with the strength of Xu Capital City, there was a [-]% probability that Cao Ren and Xu Huang would not be able to stop them.Once they attack their former comrades-in-arms, what will they do when Cao Ren and the others enter Xudu?
Wanting to be the leader of these one-in-a-thousand warriors is naturally not something that can be done by lip service.Niu Jin was outstanding in both martial arts and scheming. He rolled his eyes and immediately came up with an idea.

Wouldn't it be fine as long as you can't shoot right?
In this way, not only can they get through the current crisis, but it can also help the friendly army consume the bows and arrows in Xudu's inventory. When the time comes, I really want to say that he is an undercover hero who bears the burden of humiliation!
Having made up his mind, Niu Jin grabbed his bow and arrow, aimed at a place where no one was around, and began to shoot hard.

First arrow!
Hee hee, missed.

Second arrow!
Hee hee, still missed.

Third...brother, I'm sorry!

Seeing him having a great time playing, the other dead warriors also began to imitate him. Some of them with poor acting skills even didn't even draw their bows fully, so they just shot out the arrows.

Yuan Ke saw what they did.He pulled out his saber, walked straight forward, and poked the tip of the sword on Niu Jin's neck.

As the itchy and painful feeling spread from the neck to the whole body, Niu Jin shivered and woke up instantly.

"The city is densely packed with people, are you just teasing me by shooting empty arrows here?" Yuan Ke asked viciously.

Niu Jin broke out in sweat again, he hesitated, "I...no...no..."

"Listen to me! Miss three arrows in a row, kill! Those who hit three arrows in a row will be given armor! If you want to survive, you can do it yourself!" Yuan Ke shouted hysterically, "Start!"

Niu Jin raised his bow tremblingly, but probably because he was too nervous, he really shot three arrows in a row.

Without further ado, Yuan Ke swung the sword with his backhand, and a bloody head fell heavily on the ground.

Niu Jin's body fell down in an instant, pulling the iron chain and making a loud noise.

The dead soldiers didn't expect him to come, and they were all frightened.They knelt down one after another, begging for mercy.

"As I said, the one who misses three consecutive arrows will die!" Yuan Ke said with a gloomy face, "You adjust your mentality, I will count to five!"

"Five, four, three, two, one, shoot the arrows!"

These words seemed to have magical powers. The dead soldiers who picked up the bows and arrows again seemed to be reborn. The arrows seemed to have eyes, and they all bit at the enemy soldiers.In an instant, thousands of soldiers crowded under the city were killed or injured!
"Okay!" Yuan Ke shouted loudly, "Give me the armor!"

The outstanding performance of the archers has boosted the morale of all the defenders, which caused the enemy soldiers on the ladder to suffer an unprecedented blow!
The infantry and slaves guarding the city were in groups of two, and they cooperated tacitly with each other. First, one person charged up with an iron shield. It would be best if the enemy soldiers could be knocked down the city. How to choose between the heavy hammer and the shining halberd is only a matter of decent death.

What's more, there are countless hidden needles and arrows on the city wall waiting for the ghost.

When Yuan Ke was excited for the victory in front of him, Tian Feng brought him another piece of good news: After the craftsmen worked day and night, the ballista he designed has been made!

"This is great, push it up for me!" Yuan Ke said happily.

Not long after, dozens of strong men pushed a ballista with four wheels up the city wall.

This ballista is as tall as a person and more than ten feet long.Yan Liang had never seen such a big ballista, he couldn't help but wondered: "How should such a big thing be used?"

Yuan Ke smiled slightly and said, "Come, come, move here, and I'll show you!"

(End of this chapter)