Chapter 140

  When the number of people exceeds 10,000, there is no end or edge. The 200,000-strong Besa army can be described as a sea of people. After arriving at Heng City, the barbarian troops set up camp, and just the camp alone surrounded Heng City in a circle, sealing it off so tightly that water couldn't leak through.

  On the city wall, although Qiu Zhen and Xiao Muqing had psychological preparation, they couldn't help but feel a chill when they saw so many enemy troops.

  The plain army had never seen so many enemies before. From the generals above to the soldiers below, everyone's heart was in their throat.

  The barbarian troops moved very quickly, and while the rear was still pitching camp, the front army had already made preparations for attacking the city.

  Only to see the barbarian army's camp, countless barbarian soldiers poured out, lined up in front of Heng City, and looked up to see a large black mass, with at least 50,000 people. With the beating of war drums, a barbarian general rode out from the crowd, shouting loudly in front of the main gate of Heng City.

  The main gate is definitely the direction of the enemy's main attack, not only are Qiu Zhen and Xiao Muzheng here, but also the first and second battalions, with 30,000 soldiers guarding. The other three battalions were divided to guard the east, south, and west sides of Heng City.

  Seeing the barbarian general shouting for a duel, before anyone else could speak up, a chiliarch from Zhang Zhou's command stepped forward and said to Xiao Miaoqing: "Sir Xiao, I volunteer to go out and fight!"

  Xiao Mqing was originally a participating military officer, and his position was not high, but now he has been promoted to the main general of Hengcheng by Tang Yin, naturally it is different from before.

  He glanced at the thousand-strong general who was eager to fight, then looked at the barbarian general outside the city, waved his hand and said: "No need to rush into battle, let's take a look at the movements of the barbarian army first!"

  "This..." The thousand-man commander gave Xiao Muqing a strange glance. Others were already scolding each other in front of the formation, if they didn't go out to battle and welcome the enemy, wouldn't that be considered cowardly, destroying their own side's prestige and boosting the enemy's morale? However, Xiao Muqing was the main general, he didn't agree to send troops, and the thousand-man commander didn't have the guts to go out privately.

  Xiao Muqing had already made up his mind, which was to drag it out, drag it out until the arrival of their own reinforcements, drag it out until Tang Yin returned, and drag it out until the barbarian troops could no longer withstand the siege and gave up attacking the city.

  As no one responded from the city wall, the barbarian general shouted even louder, but unfortunately, there were only a few people on the city wall who could understand the barbarian language, and naturally they didn't know what he was shouting.

  Shouting and scolding for a while, Feng Jun still ignored him, and the barbarian general also felt bored, so he turned his horse's head and returned to his team.

  He had not been gone long when the war drums of the barbarian army beat more densely and a long, mournful horn sounded.

  Immediately afterwards, fifty thousand barbarian soldiers moved in unison

  Rush towards the main gate of Heng City.

  Seeing that the other side was preparing to attack the city, Xiao Muqing said sideways: "The barbarians' attack on the city has begun. Let the soldiers prepare to shoot arrows!" The orderlies passed on his words one by one, and the Feng army on the city wall pulled out their arrows and strung their bows.

  When the barbarian troops entered Hengyang

  Within the range, the leader of the barbarians shouted loudly. With his shout, the originally slow-moving barbarian soldiers suddenly looked up at the sky and howled, raised their weapons high, and charged forward like untamed wild horses, launching a fierce attack.

  The barbarians were robust and ran quickly, from top to bottom, the dark mass of barbarian soldiers seemed like a tidal wave rushing forward, in an instant, the distance from the city wall was less than 100 meters.

  Xiao Muqing took a deep breath, raised his hand and suddenly swung it forward, shouting: "Release the arrow!"

  Thirty thousand defenders, standing in unison

  Flying feathers, arrows soaring into the sky, covering heaven and earth

  A dense rain of arrows fell from above, and the barbarian army's camp was filled with mournful cries for a time. Large numbers of barbarians were

  Fell to the ground.

  No one went to help their companions, nor did anyone care about the wounded. The more people fell down, the faster the barbarian soldiers charged forward. Many of the wounded had not even had time to get up before they were trampled by the barbarian soldiers behind them and crushed underfoot.

  The ferocity of the barbarian soldiers was unstoppable by arrows, and Xiao Muzheng had already experienced this. As he watched the barbarian soldiers about to rush to the foot of the city wall, not only did he not tense up, but a cold smile appeared on his face.

  Just as the barbarians rushed to the foot of the wall, the ground in front of the city wall suddenly sank, and the barbarians on it didn't even understand what was happening before they fell into it. This pit was dug around the city wall, two meters wide and four meters deep, like a small moat, but there was no water inside, only iron spikes that were sharpened to be extremely sharp.

  The barbarian soldiers rushed in and were immediately pierced by the iron nails. In just a moment, more than a hundred bodies of barbarian soldiers appeared in the long and narrow pit. The barbarian soldiers behind saw it clearly, but they couldn't stop their footsteps.

  The ferocity of the barbarian soldiers' charge was too great, almost as if they were forcibly pushed into the pit, and for a time, the wails of despair under the city wall merged into one.

  Taking advantage of the great chaos in the barbarian army's camp, Xiao Muzheng raised his hand again and shouted: "Pour down the oil!"

  Boiling oil poured down from the city wall, causing trouble for the barbarian soldiers in the pit. Some people died, but more were still alive, struggling to climb out of the pit. The boiling oil poured down, and those surviving barbarian soldiers were scalded, rolling around on the ground, their cries of pain so mournful that they made one's hair stand on end.

  On the battlefield, it's either you die or I perish, Xiao Muqing didn't have the leisure to accompany

  The enemy, after pouring oil on the fire, immediately ordered the archers to shoot again.

  The barbarian army's camp is in disarray, and they can no longer withstand the hail of arrows on the city walls.

  Moreover, there was a moat outside the city wall, and the cloud ladder could not be set up. The barbarian soldiers had to retreat hastily.

  The barbarian troops were defeated and retreated, the Wind Army on the city wall shot arrows

  The more powerful, the whole arrow shaft is made by barbarian soldiers

  Chase after

  Many barbarian soldiers fell to the ground, hit by arrows, their numbers uncountable.

  The barbarian troops' attack on the city this time was not long, but the number of dead and wounded barbarians exceeded three thousand. Looking around, corpses were scattered all over the ground in front of the city gate, and abandoned weapons were everywhere.

  The first wave of barbarian troops retreated, and the Wind Army let out a collective sigh of relief, their faces filled with joy. However, Xiao Muzhong couldn't relax, as the city moat had been exposed, and he could sense that the next wave of attacks would be even more ferocious and difficult to defend against.

  The second wave of barbarian troops did not immediately unfold, apparently they were also adjusting their tactics.

  On this day, the morale of the Wind Army remained extremely tense, but unexpectedly, until nightfall, the barbarian army did not attack the city again. It seemed that after being repelled once, the barbarian army's morale was dampened and they dared not to offend easily again.

  Evening is not suitable for attacking the city, and it is extremely unfavorable for the attackers. The Wind Army's

  The whole army relaxed, many new recruits sat together chatting and laughing, discussing the barbarian army was nothing to be afraid of, they had only lost one battle and were too scared to attack again.

  Xiao Mqing was inspecting the city walls when he overheard the Wind Army's discussion, and his heart couldn't help but stir. He thought to himself, "The barbarian army won't go against the norm, let's launch a night attack!" However, nighttime is unfavorable for the attacking side, and both sides knew this. The barbarian soldiers would also know that they should take advantage of their opponent's relaxed defense to suddenly launch an attack.

  Xiao Muqing furrowed his brow, his eyes darting back and forth as he quickened his pace, returning to the Arrow Tower to discuss with Qiu Zhen.

  The battlefield is a place of wisdom and bravery, where a single thought from the commander can change the fate of both sides.

  In the dead of night, the city walls were quiet and still. Occasionally, a few patrolling soldiers could be seen walking slowly by.

  Shadow

  It was nearing the third watch of the night when more than twenty figures quietly slipped out of the barbarian army's camp.

  These people moved swiftly, taking advantage of the cover of night, like floating ghosts

  Like a ghost, quietly and soundlessly approaching the foot of the city wall.

  Hidden in the moat, they first listened quietly for a while, feeling that the Wind Army patrol on the city wall had passed by. Two of them quickly took out ropes and swung up the iron claws above, making a loud noise as they threw them upwards. The two iron claws hooked onto the arrow tower on the city wall at the same time. Those two pulled hard to confirm that the hook was secure enough, then grabbed the rope and climbed up the city wall quickly.

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

  Storehouse

  On the arrow tower

  In the shadow, they looked around and saw that Feng Jun's defense was very lax at night, with few patrolling guards and even fewer sentries on duty. Even if there were any, they were leaning against the city wall, dozing off.

  Those twenty or so Ling warriors looked at each other, then slowly pulled the rope up and tied it to another part of the city wall, before sliding down from the top of the city wall along the rope.

  Their actions were unusually smooth, and they infiltrated into the city without being disturbed. They did not continue to sneak into the city, but instead crouched down at the waist,

  Cautiously walked along the wall root towards the city gate direction.

  In the battle of attack and defense, the city gate is the most important place, where heavy troops are stationed to defend, but now it's deep night, the soldiers of the Wind Army have gone to rest and sleep, leaving only two guards standing guard at the city gate.

  After a day of intense preparation, the two guards seemed to be tired as well, sitting on the ground with their heads drooping, motionless, as if they were in a deep sleep.

  These spirit warriors exchanged a look, then two of them darted out and swiftly arrived in front of the two guards. With a flash of their knives, the necks of the two soldiers were slashed open, and blood spurted out.

  The man also fell down softly and didn't even have time to let out a cry.

  They quickly and neatly took care of the two Fengjun guards, and more than 20 people rushed to the front of the gate, working together to move the huge door bolt down. Immediately afterwards, they opened the gate, and a Ling warrior flashed outside the gate, taking out a fire starter from his bosom, blowing on it, and using the weak flame to send a signal to the barbarian army's camp.

  As soon as the friendly Lingshan warrior sent a successful signal, the gate of the barbarian army camp opened immediately, and a cavalry team rushed out from inside. This cavalry team had as many as 5,000 people, and the knights together with the war horses under them were all wearing thick armor, which was the most powerful and famous soldier in the Besa city-state, heavy armored cavalry.

  These cavalry had made corresponding preparations, wrapping cotton cloth on the horse's hooves to minimize the sound of the war horses advancing and prevent vibrations on the ground. The heavy armored cavalry did not launch a charge, slowing down their speed, slowly approaching the city gate.

  In the barbarian army's camp, all the barbarian soldiers had already drawn their swords and strung their bows, waiting for the cavalry to enter the city. They would take advantage of the great chaos among the defending troops and launch a four-sided attack, capturing Heng City in one fell swoop.

  The heavily armored cavalry is extremely powerful, and although there are only over 5,000 of them, they suddenly broke into the city, which can turn the city upside down. At that time, the 200,000 barbarian army will attack from all sides, and with internal and external cooperation, the city will naturally be unable to withstand it.

  The commander of the barbarian army made very careful plans, but underestimated the intelligence of the main general on the Wind Army's side.