First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 843 Black Wind Rider goes to battle! (Second update)

The overwhelming arrows pierced the sky, making a soul-stirring whine, and with a devastating force, they formed a dense rain of arrows in the sky.

The first row of archers finished shooting and quickly retreated to replenish their arrows. The rear row of archers stepped forward from the gap and shot the arrows in their hands without mercy!

There are three rows of archers, and their tacit cooperation not only allows them to attack without any gaps, but also allows them to fully recover their arm strength.

A hail of arrows suddenly fell into the frontmost camp of the Liang army, and the Liang army quickly raised their shields to defend.

However, the shield can only block one side, and it cannot block the front if it blocks the top. Arrows are shot from different angles, but one of them can always get into the gap and hit the body of the Liang soldiers!

 After the first round of arrows was fired, dozens of people in the Liang camp fell down.

Chang Wei continued to attack, and the archers almost pulled out the bows and arrows. The terrible sound of piercing the sky resounded throughout the city tower. For a time, the Liang army screamed and wailed all over the field.

 After three rounds of attacks, hundreds of people in the Liang army were hit by arrows.

For the Liang army with 20,000 vanguard troops, the sacrifice of a hundred people may not be a big deal, but if it happened in a blink of an eye, it would be a very serious situation.

Especially because the opponent did not lose a single soldier, but just wasted some arrows.

Song Kai felt the pressure from the defenders of Quyang City.

　　What is going on?

Isn’t Chang Wei a confidant of the Nangong family? Why went to war with Liang Guo?

Could it be that the Nangong family was pretending to seek peace that night, but was actually trying to attract their attention so that Chang Wei could destroy the ordnance?

Has the Nangong family been playing tricks on their Liang army from beginning to end?

Song Kai narrowed his cold eyes. No matter what, since Chang Wei dared to go to war with Liang Guo today, then don't blame them for turning against them!

He broke the arrow on his shoulder, shouted loudly, and used his inner strength to speak loudly: "Don't panic, everyone! Listen to my orders! Pioneer left camp, form formation! Flying Crane Formation!"

Flying Crane Formation is a formation created by Chu Feipeng, the **** general of the Liang Kingdom. It uses a shield as the sky to form a defensive formation. It is named because it looks like a flying crane when viewed from a high place.

 The area defended by a single shield is limited, but when all the shields are put together, it becomes an airtight iron roof, and the front is also sealed by a vertical shield.

 The arrows can no longer hit.

 But if they think that this is all Chang Wei's means, they would be too naive.

"Catapult!"

Chang Wei gave the order.

The archers retreated to the side in a well-trained manner, and the catapult was quickly pushed to the edge of the tower by the soldiers. They loaded the stone, pressed down, and fired with neat and uniform movements.

 Some generals from the Black Wind Battalion are also there.

Cheng Fugui's mouth opened wide and he couldn't close it for a long time: "This, these soldiers... are okay..."

At the beginning, they were killed by their Black Wind Cavalry and no one was left alive. He still thought that these rebels were worthless——

Gu Jiao said: "We only have specializations in the art. They may not be our opponents in close combat, but when it comes to defending the city, they are the kings."

Quyang City is impregnable. Not only are the walls and gates strong, but the tactics used to defend the city are also indestructible.

If the ancient city of Zhaoguoyue had such a force, it would not have been so difficult to defend it at the beginning.

 Gu Jiao was basically relieved when she saw this. Although the Liang army was large in number, as long as the city gates did not open and the city towers did not collapse, they would not be able to break through Chang Wei's defense.

An hour later, the Liang army lost nearly a thousand troops. An order from the general came from the rear. Song Kai reluctantly gritted his teeth and ordered the troops to retreat.

 In the first wave of attacks, they didn't even get close to the city wall.

Although he used the catapult a few times indiscriminately, the Changwei attack was too fierce and he couldn't get into the range at all, and more than a dozen heavy stones were wasted.

The Liang army rested for two hours and launched a second wave of attacks at night.

This time they were well prepared and used extremely strong shields to push the chariot dozens of feet. Their catapult finally worked and caused some damage to the soldiers on the tower.

 Chang Wei dispatched black gunpowder.

Yan State did not mine large areas of saltpeter mines, and the raw materials for black powder were very limited, making it difficult to put them into military use.

Chang Wei dug out all the goods at the bottom of the box. The blasting power was not enough, so he used sweat medicine to make up for it.

 The Liang army was repulsed again.

Song Kai was so disgraced that he was so angry that he was about to explode!

He dragged his injured arm, rode on his horse, drew his sword and pointed it at the tower: "Chang! If you have the guts, come down and fight me! What kind of man do you think you are if you stay huddled on the tower?"

Chang Wei only responded with two words: "Fire the arrow."

 Song Kai was saved from being shot into a hedgehog by his close confidants who sacrificed their lives to protect each other.

At midnight, Song Kai, who was unwilling to give up, launched a sneak attack, but Chang Wei, who had already penetrated everything, was beaten and fled again.

 Day one, perfect defense!

 The defenders were all very happy. The self-confidence that had been hit by the Black Wind Cavalry seemed to have returned a lot, and everyone was in high spirits.

　　Since they are the Nangong family’s military force after all, why they obey Chang Wei’s orders is really due to the Nangong family’s previous respect.

Now that the Nangong family is not in the city, Chang Wei has become the backbone, so naturally he will do whatever he says.

Chang Wei came down from the tower and saw Gu Jiao on the roadside.

Gu Jiao crossed her arms and leaned lazily on the city wall with her right shoulder: "Well done, Lao Chang."

Chang Wei glanced at her coldly and said calmly: "I'm not that familiar with you. Also, I'm here for the people in the city, not to cooperate with you."

Gu Jiao spread her hands: "It doesn't matter, as long as you don't cooperate with Liang Guo."

She raised her hand, covered her face and yawned lightly, "It's getting late, I'm going to rest, and I'll leave the task of defending the city to General Chang."

Looking at her retreating back, Chang Wei frowned, but in the end he did not stop her and went to the temporary wounded soldier camp nearby to visit the soldiers who were injured today.

It was only after entering the Nangong Army that the medical officer told him that several soldiers who had been seriously injured and died had been rescued by the young commander of the Black Wind Cavalry.

He was busy in the wounded camp for as long as the fighting lasted on the city tower, and did not leave until just after it was over.

 “I know.” Chang Wei said.

In the next three days, the Liang army launched no fewer than ten attacks outside the west city gate, but Chang Wei used his troops to block them all.

There is food and grass that Gu Jiao robbed from Nangongze in the city. Even if the fight lasts for another ten days and a half, it won't be a problem. Besides, there is no need to hold out for that long. The imperial army of 120,000 will arrive in five days at the earliest and seven days at the latest. .

 The situation in Quyang City is excellent.

 However, just as everyone was happily waiting for the victory to come, an accident happened.

 The gate in the north of the city fell down!

It was not defeated by the Liang army, but by a confidant of the Nangong family lurking in the city who used black gunpowder to blow up the door mortar from the inside.

That confidant was a soldier in the army, and he was guarding the north gate. It happened to be his turn to be on duty that night, and no one expected that he would do such a thing.

The moment the north city gate collapsed, everyone rushed to capture him, but he had already lit the firework signal.

“What is that?” In the military camp, Cheng Fugui looked at the fireworks in the night sky, “It’s so beautiful.”

Li Jin frowned and said, "It's the direction to the north of the city."

Tong Zhong wondered: "Did something happen at the North City Gate?"

Li Jin said: "I don't know what this signal means. Send someone to check it quickly."

They didn’t know what this meant, but Chang Wei knew it clearly. This was clearly a signal that the city gate had been breached!

The Liang army was outside the west city. Who breached the north gate?

 Could it be that—

 Has a detailed work been done? !

Chang Wei’s heart was shocked!

Gu Jiao was bandaging the wounds of the injured soldiers in the wounded barracks. When she heard the noisy noise outside, she hurried up to the tower and asked Chang Wei: "What happened?"

Chang Wei looked solemn and said: "The North City Gate has been breached."

Gu Jiao was confused: "Attack? There is no large army going to the north gate."

Chang Wei judged based on past experience: "No, so the situation may be more serious."

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers on the side pointed at the camp of the Liang army in front and shouted: "They have withdrawn!"

Gu Jiao looked around, her eyes slightly cold: "It's not that we evacuated, but that we moved to the North City Gate."

Liang Guo’s army is going to attack the North City Gate.

Gu Jiao and Chang Wei quickly went downstairs.

Gu Jiao whistled, and the Black Wind King galloped over. Gu Jiao took a long step and jumped onto the horse neatly.

Chang Wei called a lieutenant general and asked him to be temporarily responsible for the defense of the west city gate. He then rode his horse and chased Gu Jiao towards the north city gate.

When the two of them walked halfway, they met the soldiers who came to report the news.

The soldier cupped his hands and said, "General Chang, it's bad! The North City Gate has fallen down!"

Chang Wei said: "Speak clearly!"

The soldier said: "That **** named Zhang Daman blew up the door mortar while on duty at night!"

 Door mortars are equivalent to the door hinges in later generations. Once they are gone, the door cannot be installed.

The door mortar of Quyang City Tower is made of stone and is integrated with the entire city gate. Once it is destroyed, it is impossible to repair it and can only build a new one, but that cannot be completed in a day or two.

Chang Wei realized the seriousness of the situation.

They were able to deal with the Liang army because they had the advantage of the city wall. If the Liang army took the opportunity to enter the city, the consequences would be disastrous.

The troops at the remaining three city gates cannot be withdrawn, because their enemies are not only the Liang army, but also the Han family and Jin who are eyeing them.

So, there are less than 20,000 people who can actually go to the west gate to fight -

Gu Jiao said calmly: "General Chang, continue to guard your west city gate. Leave the north city gate to Black Wind Cavalry."

Chang Wei opened his mouth: "But..."

Gu Jiao tightened her grip on the reins and looked toward the north of the city: "From now on, the flesh and blood body of the Black Wind Rider will be the gate of the North City!"

I rub my little hands and want to ask for a monthly ticket for Heifengqi~

 (End of this chapter)