Yao Ji smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. Next, we'll see how they plan to siege the city. Speaking of which, I'm actually looking forward to it.
Xia Chanyi's face was also full of excitement. I am looking forward to it too.
Xie Nanxiao quickly came up to the city tower, brimming with heroic spirit. Who cares how they attack, just kill them. Today, we must slaughter them until not a single piece of armor remains.
Saying this, he felt a bit of regret. It's a pity we only had a one-on-one duel with a single general, otherwise I could have killed a few more Qu Zhao generals.
Xia Chanyi was itching to try. Come to think of it, she had never fought in a general's duel before. My Lord, if there is a chance next time, let me go.
Jiang Jin smiled. Alright.
The Qu Zhao army soon blew the horn for attack.
Over ten folding trench bridges advanced toward Gefeng City, followed by large battering rams. At the same time, countless arrows were shot toward the city wall to cover the advance of the Qu Zhao soldiers.
On the city tower, apart from using shields to block the arrows, there was no other movement. They let the Qu Zhao arrows hit the tower, slamming against the shields and the city wall with loud thuds.
At this distance, the accuracy of bows and arrows was extremely low, and they didn't have much lethal power. Just like the arrows the Qu Zhao people were shooting now, they could at most only scratch the surface of the shields.
The Jinyang Army had not been training for long, and their accuracy wasn't very good to begin with. They would wait until the distance was closer to shoot. She didn't have many arrows and couldn't afford to waste them casually.
However, looking at the dense cluster of arrows that had fallen on the city wall, a smile appeared on her face. Although it wasn't as impressive as borrowing arrows with thatched boats, it was still a considerable amount.
It wasn't until the Qu Zhao army set up the trench bridges over the moat, and the soldiers carried scaling ladders and pushed battering rams onto the bridges to attack the city wall.
Jiang Jin's eyes turned icy. Watching more and more Qu Zhao soldiers get on the bridges, she loudly ordered, Release!
Dozens of specially trained soldiers threw the clay pots in their hands, smashing them onto the trench bridges.
Bang, bang, bang...
The clay pots shattered, and the oil inside splashed everywhere, covering the trench bridges and the soldiers' bodies.
Hundreds of flaming arrows were shot almost simultaneously, aiming at the trench bridges. The fire ignited instantly.
The orderly attack of the Qu Zhao soldiers was instantly thrown into chaos.
Some turned into human torches and howled miserably, some fell into the moat and struggled in the water, some completely ignored it and continued to charge forward, and some retreated in succession...
The arrows from the city tower now fell like rain, instantly reaping the lives of a large number of Qu Zhao soldiers.
Qu Chou roared, Charge! Loose your arrows!
Immediately, countless arrows were shot toward the city tower. The Qu Zhao soldiers charged forward endlessly, fearing neither death nor danger...
The shields on the city tower immediately moved forward to block, covering the soldiers tightly like turtle shells.
At this time, the advantage of squad combat became apparent.
One squad acted as a combat unit. Six or seven people held shields to block the incoming arrows from the front, while three people attacked, drawing their bows and aiming through the gaps in the shields to shoot.
One or two people with sabers and shields provided support, defending the flanks or blocking any arrows that the main defense missed, creating more favorable shooting opportunities for the attackers to ensure they could shoot accurately.
The Qu Zhao people were now very close to the city wall, and the squads cooperated tacitly, so the shooters' accuracy was still very high.
The archery skills of veterans like Zhou Sui, Yao Ji, and Xie Nanxiao were even more infallible. The three of them hardly needed to aim. Their movements were swift, and every shot found its mark.
Yun Chengxuan, the strongman, was also an expert with the bow. Unfortunately, he was also using an ordinary bow, which couldn't fully utilize his advantage in strength.
Xia Chanyi also performed very well. She hadn't actually been on the battlefield much. Although her father taught her martial arts when he was alive, he rarely let her participate in large-scale battles.
However, under her father's influence, she had a solid foundation and a firm mind. Looking at the rivers of blood below the city, she only felt a sense of exhilaration and boundless heroic spirit.
The bow and arrows in her hands shot even faster. Not a single arrow missed its target; one arrow, one kill!
Another female soldier with exceptional archery skills like hers was Shuangjiang. Ever since they conquered Gefeng City, she had trained bitterly in archery.
Listening to the thudding sounds of arrows hitting the shields, she remained expressionless, entrusting her safety and her back to her comrades who covered her. She focused on only one thing: killing.
She and her comrades cooperated tacitly, always able to find shooting opportunities through the gaps in the shields, killing a man with a single arrow.
Mu Ning was also among the archers. After recovering from her injuries, she joined the Jinyang Army, starting as a regular soldier.
She had practiced martial arts since childhood and could endure hardships. Upon entering the army, she quickly distinguished herself. She was already a squad leader, only needing more military merit to be promoted further.
Luo A'man's style was a bit strange. Due to her special constitution, there was no one within three meters of her, and her entire squad was even assigned to a remote corner position.
Naturally, no one cooperated to block arrows for her, but fortunately, the location was quite remote, and fewer arrows reached there, allowing her to occasionally shoot an arrow in the gaps.
Although she didn't shoot many arrows, her power could not be underestimated.
For example, the arrow she just shot grazed the face of one Qu Zhao soldier and then grazed the shoulder of another Qu Zhao soldier, missing both of them completely.
However, the first Qu Zhao soldier, who was just about to step onto the trench bridge, somehow tripped and pitched forward, falling flat on his face.
Several soldiers behind him didn't notice, and they either stepped on the fallen soldier or were tripped by him. All of them stumbled and fell into the moat, splashing large amounts of water.
Luo A'man sighed, wondering inwardly if a few of them might drown. If not, she would have to shoot another arrow. The point wasn't to hit them directly, but just to land the arrow within a one-meter radius of them.
Come to think of it, she wasn't really suited to be a soldier. Once she followed her Lord to kill all the barbarians, she would retire from the army and find a mountain forest to live in seclusion.
Thinking this, she seized an opportunity and shot another arrow. This time, it went straight into the water. Then, unexpectedly, the several Qu Zhao soldiers who had fallen into the water collectively got cramps!
Her comrades both loved her and felt helpless about her. Because of her jinxed constitution, the squad could only be arranged in marginal areas with fewer people; after all, it was too easy for her to accidentally injure friendly forces.
This also made it difficult for the squad to earn military merits.
But also because of her jinxed constitution, their squad actually didn't lack military merits, just like the Qu Zhao soldiers who were currently twitching non-stop and blowing bubbles in the water.
Even though she clearly missed, the enemies just fell in all sorts of strange ways. Really, earning military merits like this was both bizarre and baffling.
The Qu Zhao soldiers came wave after wave, charging, falling, charging, falling...
An unknown number of soldiers were shot to death. Stepping on the corpses of their comrades, the Qu Zhao army finally crossed the trench bridges. After countless more soldiers fell, they finally reached the base of the city wall.
Jiang Jin shouted, Stop.
The sound of drums rang out from the city tower.
The archery on the city wall stopped immediately.
A Qu Zhao general charging at the front was overjoyed and shouted, The Han people have run out of arrows! Everyone, charge with me!
All the Qu Zhao soldiers became excited, howling as they charged forward. Charge! Kill, kill, kill!
They carried the scaling ladders and slammed them against the city wall with loud thuds. Over a dozen Qu Zhao soldiers pushed the battering ram and rushed toward the city gates.
Jiang Jin curled her lips into a smile. Open the city gates!
