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Chapter 301 Broken Bamboo
'woo~~~'

The sound of the horn resounded through Tongguan again, on the third day after Murong Yanchao came to Tongguan.

Murong Yanchao led 8000 elite soldiers to attack the north gate, while Zhao Kuangyin only led [-] troops to guard.Standing on the north gate, you can see the turbulent Weihe River in the distance. It is rainy in midsummer and the river swells sharply, but no matter how turbulent the river is, it is far less than Murong Yanchao's siege team.

Dozens of ladders rushed to Tongguan from a distance, and huge and sturdy cars came slowly. The shouts of countless soldiers had already been carried through the entire Tongguan, rushing towards Tongguan like thousands of beasts running wildly.

Zhao Kuangyin ordered the arrows to be released, and the arrows fell like rain on the city tower. There was no need to aim at all, just shoot the bow and arrow and hit it.The rain of arrows was chaotic, rushing and slowing down. It was impossible to see how many people were on the other side and how many arrows were on the other side. All I knew was that there were people falling down every moment, and I only knew that these bows and arrows alone could not stop the enemy in their tracks.

'click! ...'

A ladder suddenly came to the crenel of the tower, and then five or six soldiers began to climb up the ladder.Zhao Kuangyin didn't show a trace of emotion on his face, admiring this rare scene.Countless people fell at his feet, how spectacular?
There were no falling rocks, no boiling oil, and there were no means of defending the city. Except for the archers who were still shooting desperately, there was no movement.

The siege troops also have archers, but when shooting from the bottom of the city, they must be close enough, otherwise the bows and arrows will not reach the top of the city tower at all, and even if they hit the city tower, they may not cause casualties.However, archers are originally a long-range unit and cannot rush to kill on the battlefield, not to mention that the protection effect of crenels is minimal.It's just that the soldiers who are about to climb the tower cannot be ignored.

Murong Yanchao felt that something was wrong, why didn't the rock fall?Why no oil?Even if the boiling oil in the enemy army is exhausted, the stones should be inexhaustible, so what is there to do?Although it felt strange, Murong Yanchao didn't stop. Dozens of soldiers were about to climb to the crenel, and they couldn't stop because of worry. No matter what backup he had, the city still had to attack.

Suddenly, more than a dozen huge wolf heads appeared on the crenels of the tower, and then the giant wolves walked up slowly, revealing their incomparably huge bodies and armor. The most terrifying thing was the eighteen monks behind them.These great monks held various weapons, and then lightly landed on the ladder, urging them with their internal force.

The ladder is made of thick bamboo poles. As long as there is a gap, continue to apply pressure to the left and right, and the bamboo will be easily broken, especially fresh bamboo with sufficient water content.This is the case with Youyun Eighteen Riders. As long as the bamboo pole at one end of the ladder is opened and pressure is applied with internal force, half of the ladder will turn into bamboo strips, and the soldiers still on the ladder will fall directly.

Seeing that it was about to succeed, it was unexpected that it would be cracked so easily.Youyun Shibaqi stood behind the tower, and the giant wolf almost stood up with its claws on the crenel, and then Youyun Shibaqi let out a roar that shook the sky.

"Roar~~~~~~"

"Aw~~~~~~"

The eighteen mount wolves barked at the same time, frightening the siege soldiers for three seconds, not moving for half a step.Where is this siege?It was like fighting monsters. The most frightening thing was that there were still so many monsters, and the monks behind them were even more powerful than monsters.

After Murong Yanchao got up, he picked up the drumsticks and beat the drum vigorously, commanding the soldiers to continue attacking the city with the sound of the drum.The penetrating power of the drum was astonishing, and immediately suppressed the howling of the warg.

The archers under the tower immediately aimed at the wargs on the crenel and shot arrows. The solid armor and the body protection of Youyun Eighteen Cavalry directly bounced these light feather arrows away.After all, it was shot from bottom to top, the strength was not enough, and the distance was too far, even if it was shot on the human body, it would only suffer minor injuries at most, and the fur of the warg alone was enough to withstand these bows and arrows.

The ladder continued to be erected on the tower, and the soldiers below the city could do nothing but use their shields to resist bows and arrows.Zhao Kuangyin looked very calm on the tower, keeping his eyes on the rushing car that was slowly approaching.The task of the Youyun Eighteen Cavalry is also very simple, they just break open the bamboo ladder with their internal strength, as long as they do this, the soldiers under the tower will never be able to get up, so they will shoot randomly with bows and arrows.

Knowing this, the archers on the tower became more courageous, and there was no need for the others to intervene. All the firepower was concentrated on the slowly approaching chariot.One after another, black shadows kept shooting towards the left and right of the cart, and the people pushing the cart fell down one after another. Although someone filled their seats immediately, they would soon die from the random arrows.

There were not many sacrifices this time, but the enemy was under great pressure.Everyone could only stare at the crenellations of the city tower, wishing they could fly up to fight the enemy, but they had no chance and could only stand there and watch stupidly.

With such a distance of more than ten meters, as if the difference between heaven and earth, the archers on the tower kept harvesting.Only then did everyone notice that apart from archers, there were no melee weapons on the towers. They had long believed that the enemy could not rush up the towers, so they sent more archers on the towers. No wonder no one threw stones or rolled them upside down. Oil.

Murong Yanchao threw the drum hammer in his hand, and then shouted: "Ming Jin retreats."

'Ding~~ding~~~ding~~~' Hearing the sound of gold, the besieging soldiers began to retreat slowly, the archers on the tower still kept shooting, and the charging chariot was left in the center of the battlefield before they had time to rush The city gate has been left behind.

……

At this time, the situation at the south gate was almost exactly the same. Murong Yanzhao had not originally planned to order the withdrawal of troops, but after hearing the golden sound of the north gate, he had no choice but to ring the gold.

Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and they made up today.This method was proposed by Wang Pu, because Wang Pu has been farming all the year round and knows the weakness of bamboo. He noticed that the ladders they use are made of bamboo. As long as the internal strength is slightly higher, it is not difficult to break the bamboo. It's useless, they can't attack the city, so just send archers to guard on the tower. Archers, the most effective long-range arms, have a large range and high damage. As long as they have enough bows and arrows, they can Stop harvesting heads.

The first siege was easily resisted. Tongguan suffered fewer casualties this time, but the losses of the Han Dynasty's northern and southern gates were not small. Thousands of soldiers were killed because the city towers were covered with There are too many archers, their rate of fire is amazing, and the number of enemy troops is too large to need to aim at all, so the bow and arrow starter played the biggest role in this big victory.

The really powerful one is the one who came up with this damaging move. The Destruction of the Cloud Ladder turned the siege into a passive beating, forcing Murong Yanchao to retreat. There was absolutely no point in continuing to waste his troops, and it was absolutely impossible to rely on these alone. The soldiers standing under the city invaded Tongguan.

But the other party will definitely make adjustments next time, what should we do then?What Tongguan needs now is to delay time, and what is most lacking now is time.

Murong Yanchao and Murong Yanzhao will definitely step up the production of ladders, and this time they will switch to wooden ladders. Unless the internal force is really strong, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to shatter wooden ladders.The reason why the bamboo pole is easy to break is because the bamboo center is hollow, and the ladder made of solid wood is only easy to break, but it will not break.

And they will definitely step up the production, because the importance of the ladder has been fully proved today, and the stupid way of destroying the ladder cannot be used tomorrow.

Wang Pu smiled in front of Zhao Kuangyin and said, "My method really worked. A little trick can delay Tongguan for a whole day. Now you admire it. Master Zong Xin made me the prime minister, right?"

"Wang Pu, Zong Xin and I are all the same way. The chancellor he appointed is equal to the prime minister I appointed. When did I refuse to accept it?" Zhao Kuangyin said depressedly: "Zong Xin knows people with eyes. I know that you are definitely not someone in the pool, even if Chai Rong disagrees, I will fight for you, so you don't have to show off in front of me, we are in the same boat."

"Oh~ That's right." Wang Pu said depressedly: "It's a pity that I will guard the north gate with you. If I am at the south gate, I must show off in front of Wang Jun and Shi Shouxin. I, Wang Pu, are definitely not what they think That's incompetent."

"Aren't you guarding the north gate with me because you want to leave a back road? Now that the back road is cut off, it doesn't matter where you go. Wang Pu, they will definitely make a large number of wooden ladders tomorrow, and you will not be able to do this by then." Do you know after using it? Do you have any other good ideas?"

Wang Pu lightly twisted Liu's beard and said confidently: "Hahahaha~ Now you know how powerful I am, now you know I am useful. Let me tell you, there is really nothing I can do tomorrow."

"Sigh... If it wasn't Zong Xin himself, I wanted to beat you up. It doesn't matter if you can't help it, you have to act like a superior person. You don't have the ability of Zong Xin, but today's trick is also out Not bad, so the fight is exempted."

Wang Pu felt a little upset when he heard Zhao Kuangyin's words, but this kind of thing needs to convince people with virtue.In fact, Wang Pu doesn't like to convince others with virtue, the main reason is that he can't beat Zhao Kuangyin.

"Zhao Kuangyin, let me tell you. In fact, I was originally a villager in the mountains, and I lived a good life. Zong Enfeng asked me to assist Guo Wei as a prime minister, but I didn't get my salary for a day. I ran from Chang'an to Tongguan and ran to the enemy. Delivering letters for him in the barracks, and then coming to Tongguan to suffer this crime, and being looked down upon by so many people, what am I doing? How can I feel sorry for you? It’s fine to say that I took Zongxin’s money, but I Is it true that I didn't get any money, and I didn't have any status, I was full?"

Zhao Kuangyin curled his lips and said, "If you were someone else, you might be able to deceive them, but who am I? I know Zong Xin too well. He must be planning to kill you to silence you, but in the end he thought it was inappropriate to take you away. You can live You should be thankful by now, don’t cry and be wronged here with me.”

Wang Pu sighed helplessly. Sure enough, Zhao Kuangyin knew Zong Xin very well, to such an extent that he even knew his procedures clearly.At that time Zong Xin really wanted to kill himself to silence him, and it is indeed good to be able to live till now.

(End of this chapter)