Ouyang Shuo stood in the Xicheng Tower, and when he saw the sky in the north, three signal flares were raised, and his heart was immediately relieved. According to the regulations of the Shanhai Town Army, three signal flares indicate that the enemy was encountered and successfully repulsed.

Huo Shuo's mood was not as relaxed as Ouyang Shuo's. The escaped water bandits did not dare to really escape without a trace. Immediately after leaving the battle, he sent people ashore to report the military situation to the great chief.

By the time Huo Kui learned the news, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. By this time, all the siege equipment had been assembled, and even the pontoon bridge that would act as a barrier had been erected.

At this time, he suddenly got the news that the navy was defeated, and even his younger brother Huo Liu was captured by the other party.

Originally, Huo Kui also wanted the water bandits to cooperate and contain the defenders of Shanhai Town, but he didn't expect that Shanhai Town had already been prepared, and it had a regular water army, which was really disadvantageous.

There's no point in waiting any longer. Huo Kui was also a decisive person, and ordered the whole army to open and officially launch an attack on the west gate of Shanhai Town.

The length of each wall in Shanhai Town is three kilometers, and according to the calculation that an average soldier occupies one meter of space, theoretically, three thousand people can stand in a row. Six thousand rogues, which is only enough for two rows.

Of course, that's not how the battle was fought. Of course, Huo Kui would not be stupid enough to spread his offensive line so wide. In the face of the stone wall of Shanhai Town, the only way to break the city is to storm the city gate.

Three thousand ordinary rogues were put at the forefront. Their role is to consume the materials for the defense of Shanhai Town, and pave the way for the two thousand elite rogues behind to break through the city.

As for the 1,000 cavalry led by the black cavalry, when attacking the city, it could not play a role, and was arranged on the flank by Huo Kui to cover the Chinese army, thinking that it was a countermeasure.

In the face of the rogue who rushed over, the crossbowmen arranged in the west, under the command of Zhao Sihu, immediately began to shoot. It's a pity that the Shanhai Town City Defense Battalion only has two archers and two crossbowmen in line, and the number is too small, and the lethality is really limited.

A salvo can only kill and injure a maximum of two hundred people. After three volleys, the rogues had rushed under the walls. At this time, the archers in the back row of elite rogues also began to counterattack.

To bridge the gap, the Rogue specially assembled a movable arrow tower. Elite rogues, standing on the turrets, shoot at the walls. As a result, the archers on both sides began to shoot at each other, striving to solve the opponent's long-range strike force in the shortest possible time.

The 3,000 rogues who took the lead were certainly not empty-handed. Fifteen assembled ladders were slowly pushed down the city walls. Once the ladder is successfully hooked to the city wall, the rogues hiding under the ladder can quickly climb the city wall through the ladder.

After discovering the opponent's ladder, Shi Wansui, the lord of the city, decisively commanded 800 sword and shield soldiers to quickly adjust their respective defense areas, and arranged 50 people to defend near each ladder. The last 50 men were to serve as reserves, ready to reinforce the various defensive sectors.

A large number of rolling logs and boulders were unceremoniously smashed down by the soldiers defending the city towards the rogue at the bottom of the ladder. Every sortie will result in many casualties. For a moment, the rogues were unable to storm the walls.

At the same time, behind the rogue, five trebuchets were already in place and began to throw stone balls. Huge stone balls, like cannonballs, streaked through the air across the parabola and smashed into the city walls. The soldiers defending the city, once hit by the stone ball, immediately turned into a pile of meat sauce.

Seeing the tragic scene in front of her, Mulan Yue, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't stand it anymore and was arranged by Ouyang Shuo to rest in the lounge inside the city tower.

Seeing that the guards of the city were in an unfavorable situation, the Shenji Battalion finally began to exert its might. Two three-bowed eight-ox bed crossbows, under the command of Wang Yuanfeng, aimed at the five trebuchets one by one, which was a volley of jackdaw arrows. The rogues who operated the trebuchet, where did they think that they could still be shot from such a distance, and they fell to the ground one after another.

In less than half an hour, the five trebuchets were completely suppressed by the Shenji Battalion, and no one who was not afraid of death dared to go up and operate the trebuchet.

Seeing the power of the Shenji Battalion, Bai Hua and the others immediately lit up their eyes, and they all turned their heads to look at Ouyang Shuo.

Ouyang Shuo shook his head with a wry smile and said, "That's the three-bow and eight-cow bed crossbow, which is the most powerful bed crossbow recorded in the Song Dynasty Bow and Crossbow Manufacturing Technology Manual that was auctioned at the last auction. Don't look at me like that, this thing is very powerful, but it's also very difficult to make. In the month and a half since Shanhai Town obtained the "Song Dynasty Bow and Crossbow Manufacturing Technology Manual", it has also manufactured two in front of him. ”

Bai Hua smiled slightly and said, "Wuyi, anyway, there is still a period of time before our Lingxi Town is promoted, and it is still too late in time." When the time comes, you'll have to sell me two. ”

"We'll see when the time comes!" Ouyang Shuo didn't dare to pack tickets.

"No clothes, you can't favor one over the other." The phoenix prisoner also coaxed.

"Feng Wu, you don't have to think about it, you Luofeng Town is not far from being promoted, it's definitely too late in time." Ouyang Shuo hurriedly expressed his attitude.

It's the dragon point and the siege lion, who look unconcerned. In fact, it is their territory, and there is still a long time before they are promoted, and it is not time to be in a hurry.

Behind the Liukou, seeing that his trebuchet was suppressed, Huo Kui's face was solemn, he turned his head to look around, and asked, "Do any of you know what kind of bow and crossbow the other party uses, and it has such a long range?" ”

A rogue stood up and said uncertainly: "Great Chief, I heard that the official army has a sharp weapon called the bed crossbow to defend the city, which has an extremely long range, could it be this kind of weapon?" ”

Huo Kui nodded, "Eight achievements are yes, it seems that the other side is really a hard bone." ”

"So what are we going to do now?"

"Send another thousand elite sons and daughters up, and be sure to put pressure on the enemy." Huo Kui ordered decisively.

"Whoa!"

Although the threat of trebuchets was successfully removed, the defending side of the city was still in danger. In the end, the number of people is still too small, and there are only fifty sword and shield soldiers near an average ladder. They had to withstand arrows from the opposite side, prevent the enemy from climbing up the ladder, and roll logs and boulders down. These rolling logs and boulders are not light, and long-term transportation is a huge drain on physical strength.

At this time, the other party actually reinforced another 1,000 elite rogues, and the crisis immediately increased greatly.

Seeing the rogue on the other side, he made up his mind to specialize in one subject. Ouyang Shuo no longer hesitated, summoned the herald, and asked him to inform Ge Hongliang, the commander of the North Gate, to transfer three squadrons of sword and shield soldiers from the defenders of the North Gate to the West Gate to participate in the defense.

As a result, there are only 400 people left in the North Gate defenders. These 400 people are the 1,000 elite rogues who have not yet played in the rogue area. Ouyang Shuo was worried that the other party would take advantage of the battle at the west gate to suddenly pass through the pontoon bridge and go straight to the north gate, so he had to guard against it.

Before the reinforcements from the north gate arrived, the west gate was already in danger.

The combat power of the elite rogues is twice that of ordinary rogues. The addition of such a new force immediately put the soldiers defending the city into a crisis.

Ouyang Shuo immediately made a decision and ordered the five hundred members of the Minfu team who were still on standby near the city wall to climb the city wall and take over the duties of some sword and shield soldiers, responsible for throwing rolling logs and boulders downward.

It was helpless to let the Minfu team appear. These civilians, who have not experienced the baptism of war, were rashly sent to the city walls, and in the face of killing, it is really unknown whether they can complete the task.

This kind of scene, ordinary people see it, their hands and feet are weak, it is a very normal thing, where is there still the courage to throw down the rolling logs and boulders to kill the enemy.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Ouyang Shuo knew that at this time, it was necessary to boost morale. Ouyang Shuo held a spear, confessed to Bai Hua and the others, and immediately rushed to the front line and took the lead.

Today's Ouyang Shuo is no longer Wuxia Ameng.

Whether it is the Yang family's marksmanship or the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing", they are constantly improving his combat power. In the face of the rogue, many times, it is a shot to death, and he already has a bit of the demeanor of Shi Wansui.

Seeing the lord personally kill the enemy, he was so brave. In an instant, whether it was the sword and shield soldiers or the civilian team, their morale was immediately boosted. The people, overcoming fear, risked their lives to smash sections of rolling logs and boulders mercilessly at the heads of the rogues who rushed up.

With the Minfu team on the side to share the pressure, the sword and shield soldiers can let go of their hands and feet, strangle with the rogues who rushed up, and repel these rogues again and again. The infantry battalion responsible for defending the west is the most elite unit of the infantry, and even in the face of elite rogues, it can still have the upper hand.

Of course, because of the difference in numbers, the situation is still unfavorable to Shanhai Town.

At the most critical moment, Ouyang Shuo had to give the order to use the last secret weapon to fire the oil tank. Originally, this was the hole card he was going to wait until the last minute to use to determine the situation.

The fierce fire oil tank is really strong, even if the other party's ladder has taken fire prevention measures, but under the flames of the fierce fire oil tank, it is still lit all at once. A raging fire immediately destroyed the two ladders. The only drawback is that the fierce fire tank is not convenient to move.

By the time the reinforcements arrived from the north gate, the defenders had already suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the addition of this group of new forces has finally stabilized the situation.

Seeing that he couldn't attack for a long time, and the time was close to noon, in desperation, Huo Kui could only give an order to temporarily withdraw his troops.

On the side of Shanhai Town, taking advantage of the time when the other party retreated, the medical team immediately rushed to bandage the injured soldiers. The seriously injured soldiers were carried off the city wall and sent to the infirmary for treatment. The Minfu team began to clean up the materials for defending the city, and transported a new batch of supplies to the city wall for use in the afternoon. (To be continued.) )