The shield player was neatly paced and not fast, but he was like a wall, slowly advancing under the city. The archers on the top of the city were bent their bows and arrows, and they were ready.

Hu Zongmao's Xun camp had 5,000 officers and soldiers, and there were nearly 10,000 civilians who forced them to recruit, but there were not many archers among them. Archers were technical troops, and they were not able to shoot archers by individuals.

Although we know that when defending the city, the power of archers is the most important, and we need to rely on archers to help defend the city. For this reason, it is not easy to train an excellent archer. There are a large number of strong archers on the top of the city, but there are less than a thousand archers who can shoot archers in the entire Hezhou City.

In fact, the real archers in Xun character camp were only about 500 people, and nearly a thousand archers were able to gather. It was because many of the males who were forced to recruit were hunting. There were many mountains in the northwest and many people who were struggling to live had no choice but to go to the mountains to hunt and get food. Therefore, among the people in the northwest, there were a group of hunters with good archery skills. These hunters were forced to recruit into Hezhou City. Hu Zongmao naturally selected those who were good at archery and organized into archers.

The main gate is the main defense point, so here, Hu Zongmao arranged nearly 500 archers. Before Chu Huan's troops arrived, Hu Zongmao learned that Chu Huan's main attack direction was as he guessed, so he reluctantly drew some archers from other buddies, and each of the other three gates retained 100 archers to prevent accidents. On the main gate, about 700 archers were arranged.

Seven hundred is not a big number, but it is enough to deal with the current situation. The archers on the front of the city were composed into two rows, with more than three hundred people in a group, one in front and one in the back, forming two lines on the front. The front line is close to the edge of the battlement. After waiting for a command, the arrows are immediately shot, and the next row has been bowed. When the first row is finished shooting, they will immediately go forward to fill it up. This cycle is used to maintain the high-speed lethality of the bow and arrow.

Chu Huan was riding on the Thunder Fire Kirin at this time, looking ahead, watching the shield soldiers push forward, expressionless, but his eyes were extremely solemn.

Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be defeated in a hundred battles. Chu Huan attacked Hezhou City, so he naturally had an understanding of Hu Zongmao, the general defending the city, and knew the personality characteristics and tactical methods of this person.

Hu Zongmao not only strengthened and raised the city wall, but also dug trenches outside the city, with the original intention of not allowing the enemy to rush to the city smoothly. Chu Huan naturally sent someone to find out this in advance.

Before the troops arrived at the city, Chu Huan had already sent people to investigate outside Hezhou City in the dark, and had accurately determined the specific location of the trench outside the city.

The trench was covered with a layer of dust and sand. Once it stepped on, it would inevitably fall into it. Chu Huan certainly didn't want to see the loss of troops caused by this. Therefore, before arriving at Hezhou City, he discussed countermeasures with Pei Ji early. Since Hu Zongmao was able to dig a trench, there was naturally a way to deal with the trench. As long as digging soil and filling it, this was of course unrealistic.

In order to dig the defensive trenches outside the city, Hu Zongmao used a large amount of manpower. The trenches were very deep. Even without any threat, Chu Huan had to fill the trenches here, which would not be completed in one or two days. What's more, archers were staring at the top of Hezhou City at this time, and it was impossible to give this place a chance to fill the trenches here with peace of mind. They were afraid that the trenches would be wiped out before they were filled.

The best way is of course to build roads on the trench. Fortunately, finding wood is not difficult. Chu Huan ordered the soldiers to cut wood and make boards, and arrived with a large number of thick wooden boards. Inconspicuous marks have been made on the edge of the trench below the city. Chu Huan was a little grateful that the trench that Hu Zongmao ordered to be excavated was indeed not weak in depth, but it was not a lot of styles. The long and thick wooden boards were enough to be built on it.

Seeing the Chu army slowly pushing forward, getting closer to the trench and having already entered the range, Hu Zongmao finally slowly raised his hand holding the knife, raised it high, and suddenly waved his arm forward, pointing the blade forward, and the city archers did not hesitate, and the bow was as wide as the moon, and their fingers were loose. The arrows on the top of the city suddenly shot towards the approaching Chu army formation like raindrops.

Arrows were like rain. The defenders in the front line shot arrows and immediately retreated. The row behind quickly stepped forward, and the bows were already full of the moon, and they shot out without hesitation.

The arrows were like locusts. The Chu army's shield soldiers raised the shield to form an iron wall, but it was impossible to be airtight. In the midst of the arrows, a muffled scream sounded. Did someone in the military formation fall to the ground? Even though the shield hands holding shields protected most of their bodies, arrows were shot at their uncoverable legs from time to time. When they were shot, they fell to their knees and the gaps were empty. Arrows shot into the air.

When the archers on the city wall began to shoot arrows, the sound of the Chu army's war drums became even more rapid. The Chu army formation, which was originally slowly advancing, gradually increased with the rumbling drum sound.

The shield player was in front, and the infantry carrying the wooden board followed behind. Behind the infantry, archers had already followed in the Chu army formation. When they entered the range, the Chu army archers had already bent their bows and shot at the top of the city. Compared with the archers on the top of the city, the threat brought by the Chu army archers was naturally much weaker.

The rebels were condescending, while the Chu army had to go from bottom to top. The speed and strength of the arrows were completely different. However, the Chu army archers did not really want to cause much damage to the soldiers on the city. They were just to suppress the opponent's momentum and create opportunities for the companions in front of them. Everyone knew that if one more point was delayed under the city, there would be an extra chance of death, so the pace was getting faster and faster. The shield soldiers in front of the Chu army were in the same pace, which could maintain the maximum fit of the shields and form an iron wall. However, as people fell from time to time in the formation, and some people were hit by the shield hands, forming a vacant, the entire military formation began to be scattered.

When the Chu army archers saw that the military formation in front began to become a little scattered, they even shot arrows in succession, trying to suppress the rainy arrows on the city and cover the companions in front as much as possible.

Hu Zongmao looked at the originally uniform Chu army formation that had already become chaotic under the attack of the arrow rain. He couldn't help but smile and sneered: "Chu Huan thought he was carrying elite soldiers and generals. Now it seems that he was just a group of mobs, with beautiful appearances. If he really wanted to fight, it would be like this."

All the generals next to him agreed, and Hu Zongmao was already very confident in defending the city. At this time, he saw that the Chu army was so easily confused, and he was even more confident.

Chu Huan saw that the military formation had loosened and frowned slightly. Beside him was Han Ying, a general of the Zhen camp. He could see clearly the situation on the battlefield. Seeing Chu Huan frowned, he could only say: "Director Chu, Pingxi Army is formed by the old general Yu. Although the old general was determined to train the Pingxi Army into the most powerful legion to intimidate the northwest,... he had already left the world before his wish was fulfilled. Pingxi Army itself was mixed with fish and dragons. If the old general Yu was alive, he could merge these people together to form a powerful fist...!"

Chu Huan nodded slightly, looked solemn, and said, "Old General Yu does have this ability!"

"Elder General Yu passed away before he could rectify the Pingxi Army. Although the soldiers of the Pingxi Army had combat experience, they were still in a mess and had not formed real combat power." Han Ying sighed: "When Dongfang Xin took over the veteran general as General Pingxi, he did not focus on training the army. Instead, he thought of various methods to eliminate dissidents, and only wanted to turn Pingxi Army into his Dongfang Xin's army." He raised his hand and pointed at the Chu army army corps that were attacking ahead, "Pull any of them out can be considered qualified soldiers, but when they were combined together, they were far from exerting their combat power. The training time was too short, and the cooperation between them was far from reaching a tacit understanding."

Chu Huan nodded and said, "What Han general said is very much." Looking forward, he slowly said, "As the younger generation, we cannot let them insult the old general's statement. Since the old general is thinking of building the Pingxi Army into the most powerful legion in the entire northwest, we should inherit the old general's will and fulfill his wishes." Raising his hand, pointing in front of the horse whip, "Many people have fought with the people of Xiliang. By the way, many of them are defeated under the people of Xiliang. Both morale and confidence have been severely damaged. As a soldier, if you want to regain your confidence, you must have glory. The glory of the soldiers can restore their confidence, and glory can only come from victory!"

Han Ying nodded slightly, and Chu Huan continued: "Since the withdrawal of the Xiliang people, the Pingxi Army has not received good training in the hands of Dongfangxin, and has not even really fought a strong battle. They need to be trained, and the best way to train is to be tempered on the battlefield. The training of blood and fire will make them grow faster."

At this time, the shield player had stopped. In front of them was a trench. The shield player had already poked out his knife and threatened by the rain of arrows. The swords were slashed on the ground in front. The sandstorm hidden on the ditches were not very thick, and the trench soon appeared. Seeing the edge of the trench, the soldiers behind the shield player had already quickly carried the wooden boards and rushed to the trench in front, putting on a thick wooden board. At this time, the arrows on the top of the city were even more sharp. The archers on the city did not care who the arrows were shooting at. They just needed to shoot the arrows into the dense military formation of the Chu army. Under the random arrows, they could always bring damage to the enemy.
Chapter completed!