Chapter 767

One sentence awakens many people in their dreams. After listening to Lin Han's words, the Ning army generals just woke up from a dream, and all of them gasped.

People raised their eyes to look carefully, right? The Feng Army's city-breaking crossbow first shot holes all over the cliff, and then the impact of the trebuchet caused large pieces of gravel to fall off, and a large piece of the cliff had sunk inward. , the upper rocks gradually hung in the air. If Feng Jun was allowed to shoot like this, once the upper rocks broke off, not to mention the city wall of Crouching Pass would be difficult to protect, even the internal barracks would be implicated.

What a cunning Fengjun! General Ning's hearts trembled secretly, and they shouted one after another: "Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows quickly——"

Under the repeated urging of the generals, Sergeant Ning hurriedly fired the rocket in his hand.

Just hearing a roar, a layer of fire mist rose above the city of Crouching Pass, rushed into the sky, and then fell from the sky like a rain of fire, covering the Feng Army camp overwhelmingly.

Feng Jun had expected that the opponent would use rockets, but such a dense array of rockets and arrows still gave everyone in Feng Jun a chill in their hearts.

Nan Ye and Li Sheng gave orders almost at the same time, and the entire army raised their shields to defend themselves against the arrow formation.

Under the mobilization of the two of them, only the wind troops on the left and right were seen. A large number of soldiers lined up in a neat square formation to block the front of the trebuchet and the city-breaking crossbow, holding up their shields to block the rain of arrows coming from behind. .

There was a clanging sound of impact. Countless arrows were shot on the shield and bounced to the ground. However, some of the arrows passed through the shield array and shot into the crowd. From time to time, Soldier Feng fell to the ground after receiving an arrow. Even the shield formation could not block all the flying arrows. There were still many that crossed the shield formation and were shot at the trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows.

The trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows are all made of wood. Once the arrow is hit, the burning pitch pine on the rocket will quickly set the trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows on fire. There is no water in the Feng Army camp, so they can only throw cloth strips Wrap around a spear or spear and slap on the flames.

However, Ning's army's arrow array was too strong and fierce. Many soldiers were hit by stray arrows while putting out the fire. They screamed and fell to the ground, their bodies burning with flames. When the other soldiers saw this, they dared to step forward and were frightened. As soon as they retreated, the fire trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows were controlled by fire. In a short time, several of the Feng Army's instruments were burned down.

Nan Ye and Li Sheng, who were leading the army, were angry and ruthless. Ning Ren was too timid, cowardly and afraid of death. He didn't have Feng Ren's strong and courageous temperament at all. They watched helplessly as the trebuchets and the city were destroyed. The arrow in the crossbow caught fire, one after another was burned down, and both of them were anxious.

Li Sheng directly brought his personal guards with him, urged his horse forward, picked out two soldiers who were retreating, and at the same time shouted: "Anyone who dares to retreat in front of the battle will be killed without mercy! Come back and put out the fire!"

Seeing the ferocious Li Sheng and the guards surrounding him, the Feng soldiers secretly grinned in fear, and could only bite the bullet and return, facing Ning Jun's rockets, to continue putting out the fire.

Nanye on the other side did not use force, but he said very directly that if the trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows in the army were burned out, then the entire army would charge and fight Ning's army in hand-to-hand combat. Crouching Pass is so steep and the city walls are so strong. It would be no different to rush forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat or to risk death. Soldier Feng would rather risk putting out the fire than charge directly. After hearing what he said, he was so frightened by the Ning Army's arrow formation that he retreated repeatedly. The Feng soldiers rushed back one after another as if they had been given a shot in the arm, desperately slapping the burning equipment to control the fire.

Feng Jun resisted Ning Jun's arrows and did not fight back. He just focused on hitting the cliffs on both sides of Crouching Pass with large instruments. With the continuous collision of wooden piles and stones, the depressions on the cliff are getting bigger and deeper. The upper rocks are completely suspended in the air. Looking from the bottom up, the rocks seem to be far away and about to fall at any time. Possibility of breaking.

If the wind army attacks the city wall, the defenders inside the pass can repair and fill up the damaged city wall in time. However, the target of the wind army's attack is a cliff, and the defenders cannot even save it. They just stare and can't do anything. .

The new army was fighting bloody battles at the front, and Tang Yin, who was holding the line at the back, was not idle either. After the spies from Sky Eye and Diwang found out the nearby water source, Tang Yin ordered the entire Sky Eagle Army to fetch water and then transport it to the battlefield ahead as a way to extinguish the fire. Use.

There are 100,000 people in the Sky Eagle Army. As long as one person can bring back a helmet's worth of water, it will be enough to extinguish the burning trebuchet and city-breaking crossbow for several rounds.

Ning's army fired more and more rockets, but the new army's fire became smaller and smaller. As the battle continued, the new soldiers gradually adapted to Ning's army's arrow array.

The shield formation in front was denser and more water-tight. The soldiers fighting the fire behind were also experienced in seizing the gaps in the opponent's arrow formation, and ran out to put out the fire collectively. After pouring a round of water, they immediately retreated. At this time, Ning The army's arrow array has also arrived. After the arrow array has passed, they will come out and pour water to put out the fire, and then go back after finishing. Repeating this will not only reduce casualties, but also better control the fire.

On top of the city, Lin Han frowned deeply as he watched the battle. He saw that his rockets had little effect and gradually did not pose much of a threat to the Feng army. However, the cliff under attack had reached a precarious level and could collapse at any time. , If this continues, Crouching Pass will inevitably be in danger.

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked the generals on the left and right: "If this continues, we will not be able to destroy the opponent's siege weapon at all. Someone must go out of the city to fight. I wonder which general is willing to lead the army there?"

General Ning looked at each other and lowered their heads in silence. No one dared to say anything.

The opponent's siege troops on the left and right sides were no less than 30,000. If he went out of the city to fight and destroyed all the trebuchets and crossbow beds of the Feng Army, how many troops would he bring? Even if all the defenders at Crouching Pass are pulled out, they may not be successful!

Lin Han asked three times in a row, but no one on the left or right dared to come forward. Seeing this, Lin Han couldn't help but sigh up to the sky and murmured: "The wind thieves invaded our land and killed our people. Thinking about it, our wives, children, and children who stayed in Ningyang must have been poisoned by the wind army. The hatred of the country and the family is now, everyone. The general only wants to save his own life... Anyway, I will fight in person this time!" As he spoke, he turned back and shouted: "Prepare your horse!"

He is the head of the county, a civil servant, not a military commander. If he wants to fight in person, it is no different than going out to die. The hatred and shame of the Ning army generals were aroused by Lin Han. At the same time, several Ning generals stood up and intervened one after another and said: "You can't kill a chicken with a bull's knife! My lord, no generals are willing to go out of the city to fight to the death with the enemy thieves!"

Lin Han knew how weak he was, so it was okay to let him make suggestions. He actually went to the battlefield to charge and kill the enemy. He was the first one to be killed. The reason why he had to go out to fight in person was just a show of pretense. He looked at the Ning generals who had volunteered, nodded heavily, and said, "That's fine!"

After a pause, he cheered up and ordered in a deep voice: "Generals Shen Huai and Xie Ling, I will give you five thousand elite troops. After leaving the city, charge the enemy formation on the left. I don't care how many enemies you kill, but you must All the trebuchets and crossbow beds in the Feng army were destroyed!"

"General, I obey!" Shen Huai and Xie Ling both took the order and left, then turned around and walked down the city to order their troops to fight.

Then, Lin Han gave another order: "Generals Luo Xin and Liang Bi, you will lead five thousand elite troops to attack the enemy formation on the right. You only need to destroy the enemy's trebuchet and crossbow bed. You must not be greedy for war." !”

"Yes, sir!"

Generals Luo Xin and Liang Bi shouted loudly together and walked down the city.

Shen Huai and Xie Ling took the lead in leading five thousand elite Ning soldiers out of the city and went straight to the Feng Army on the left where Nan Ye was.

Tang Yin, who was watching the battle with peace of mind from behind, saw Ning's army suddenly coming out of Crouching Pass. He cheered up and asked with a smile: "Ning people don't know life and death, how dare they come out of the city to fight. Which general is willing to go and take the enemy general's leader... …”

Before he could finish his words, Shangguan Yuan, who was afraid of being taken away by others, rushed to Tang Yin and shouted at the top of his lungs: "The last general is willing to go!"

He rushed too forward, and the sudden voice was too loud, making Tang Yin's eardrums buzz.

Tang Yin sighed secretly, the enemy army was not the central army, and the enemy general was not an important general in the Ningguo court. Why did Shangguan Yuanrang go to the battle in person for a mere local military general? Furthermore, he is the most powerful general on his side and has made countless great and small achievements. Why doesn't he know how to be humble and insists on taking the lead in everything?

Seeing that the king had not spoken for a long time, Shangguan Yuanrang became anxious. He stared wide-eyed and asked, "Does the king think that the general is still injured and cannot defeat the enemy?"

Hearing this, Tang Yin suddenly felt helpless, shook his head, smiled bitterly, waved his hand and said: "Okay, Yuan Rang, this battle is left to you, be more careful!"

"Come back as soon as you are ready!" Before Shangguan Yuanrang could finish his words, he had already strode out.

I haven't sent any troops to you yet! Tang Yin wanted to reach out and call him out, but when he saw that Shangguan Yuan Rang was already far away, he immediately said to Zhan Peng: "Zhan Peng, take three thousand brothers with you and go with Yuan Rang."

"Yes! Your Majesty!" Zhan Peng accepted the order and walked away quickly.

Before Zhan Peng's troops were ordered, Shangguan Yuanrang rushed out of the formation with a three-pointed two-edged sword.

He did not catch up with Shen Huai and Xie Ling's Ning army, but he met Luo Xin and Liang Bi who were leaving the city later.

Luo and Liang could be said to have suffered bad luck. They had just left the city and had not gone far. Before they could charge towards the Feng Army's battle formation, they saw a Feng General charging towards them single-handedly.

Since there was only one person from the other party, they didn't pay much attention to it and just thought that the person who came was Feng Thief who suddenly went crazy and came to die.

The two of them sneered in unison and shouted: "Sign up if you come!"

"I am Shangguan Yuanrang, I'd rather the thieves don't run away!" The distance between the two sides was so far, but the roar of the incoming general made Luo Xin and Liang Bi's ears buzz.

who? Shangguan Yuanrang? Upon hearing this name, both of their heads buzzed. Luo Xin was better, but Liang Bi was so frightened that he stumbled on his horse and almost fell off the saddle.

Is this battle still going to be fought? As soon as he left the house, he ran into Shangguan Yuanrang, the most powerful general of the Feng Army! Without even thinking about it, Liang Ben tried to turn his horse around and run back. Luo Xin, who was beside him, grabbed his arm and said angrily: "General Liang, you and I both have military orders. Do you want to run away without a fight?"