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"put!"

Accompanied by a delicate shout,

Two hundred crossbowmen simultaneously activated the mechanism.

Whoosh-!

A dense series of whooshing sounds,

They rang out at almost the same time.

A barrage of arrows!

A dense barrage of arrows rained down on the Pingtian Army, like a dense rain of bullets. And before the first wave of arrows had even ended, a second wave followed closely behind.

The third wave...

The fourth wave...

Like a torrential downpour

It seemed endless.

Countless crossbow bolts obscured the view, raining down densely into the Pingtian Army's formation.

puff!

puff!

puff!

The sound of sharp blades piercing flesh rang out one after another.

The soldiers climbing the siege ladders became the most conspicuous targets. Although they were all wearing armor, it was not enough to protect all parts of their bodies.

not to mention,

At such close range,

The power of the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was not significantly reduced to begin with, and it was further amplified by the combined damage from the Pan Yue City foundation and the arrow tower.

This also makes,

The green-quality armor worn by the soldiers of the Pingtian Army was completely ineffective against the arrows from Zhuge Repeating Crossbows.

Commonly known as: armor-piercing.

In an instant,

Screams rose and fell.

Countless figures screamed as they fell from the ladder.

Several crossbow bolts were driven into a man's chest in succession. He didn't even have time to scream before he collapsed to the ground.

Some people, having just climbed halfway up, were shot into a pincushion and fell heavily to the ground.

The point is,

Ordinary crossbow bolts,

After firing one shot, you need to reload and redraw the bowstring to fire again.

As long as we can withstand a volley of arrows

The attacking soldiers would then have some time to climb upwards.

But the rain of arrows raining down on Tianxian County showed no sign of stopping.

Wave after wave,

Covering the sky and blocking out the sun,

The terrifying rate of fire was completely beyond the comprehension of the Pingtian Army.

and,

As the first row of crossbowmen

After the crossbow bolt missed its target,

They immediately retreated and began loading crossbow bolts.

Simultaneously,

The second row of crossbowmen behind him were already in position and began to rain down arrows.

"put!"

Whoosh whoosh!

The rain of arrows, which had just paused for a moment, poured down from the city wall again.

Before the Pingtian Army soldiers below the city could even catch their breath, they were once again enveloped by a dense barrage of arrows.

When the first volley of fire...

Loading begins from the second row.

And so on,

With arrows being fired in rapid succession, and two teams of crossbowmen taking turns firing, the rain of arrows on the city wall was almost never truly interrupted.

Whoosh whoosh!

The dense, whistling sounds blended together.

Screams never ceased from the Pingtian Army's ranks, and the once high-spirited attacking force began to show signs of retreat.

the whole process,

All of this fell into Du Mingyuan's eyes.

"What kind of crossbow is this? How can it fire continuously?"

Seeing his soldiers fall one by one in pools of blood, Du Mingyuan could no longer remain calm.

The key is,

He has led troops in battle for so many years

I've never seen it before.

With crossbows, continuous firing is possible.

If the enemy had a large number of soldiers, it wouldn't be so bad, but it seems that there are only three or four hundred people in those arrow towers, yet the arrows they shoot can blot out the sky.

What's more troublesome is that...

The armor worn by their soldiers,

It's as thin as paper.

They couldn't even defend against the enemy's crossbow bolts.

"General!"

A general, his face filled with anxiety, cried out, "The crossbow bolts from the city walls are too dense! The men can't get close at all! Should we send reinforcements?"

"Reinforcements?"

Du Mingyuan's face was grim.

In this situation,

Sending more men up there would only make them more targets for the crossbowmen on the city wall.

original,

He was still thinking about the first wave of attack on the city.

To test the garrison's capabilities in Zhatian County.

Can anyone think of,

So many soldiers were lost in just one probing attack.

In this situation, they actually want to send reinforcements? Are they just going to send them to their deaths for nothing?!

"Sound the retreat!"

No matter how angry you are,

now,

He had no choice but to withdraw his troops and then find another solution.

clang--!

A crisp gong sounded.

The Pingtian Army soldiers, who had been pinned down by the rain of arrows, were suddenly granted a pardon and retreated with their shields raised.

A large number of siege ladders were simply abandoned at the foot of the city walls.

Not only that,

Below the city gate,

Many wounded soldiers were left behind, their cries of agony filling the air.

For these people,

Han Yilin showed no pity whatsoever.

They're not their own people, so who cares about their lives?

the other side,

After the withdrawal,

Du Mingyuan calmed down and began to think. He was originally a member of the Jing Kingdom's border army and had been guarding the frontier for many years.

later,

Because of dissatisfaction with the oppression from his superiors,

Joined the Pingtian Army.

These years of fighting across the north and south have not been the first time we have encountered difficulties.

quickly,

He then came up with a solution.

Although the repeating crossbows of Zhatian County were terrifying, the number of defending troops was an undeniable fact.

Based on the observations just now,

The crossbowmen of Zhatian County

At most four hundred people.

This limited troop strength is simply insufficient to cover all directions, and this is the biggest drawback of insufficient troop strength.

"Pass on the order!"

"Attack the east, south, and north walls simultaneously this afternoon, making as much noise as possible to attract the attention of the defenders."

Upon hearing the order,

The general beside him asked, "General, why were you left alone at the west gate?"

A cold glint flashed in Du Mingyuan's eyes: "The west is the real main direction of attack."

A feint attack from three sides

To attract the attention of the defending troops,

As long as Zhatian County disperses its crossbowmen, the defenses on the western city wall will inevitably be weakened, and then... we can take over the city wall in one fell swoop!