The water source of the moat in Jishi City was blocked, and everyone in the city could only watch the moat exposed the dark riverbed overnight. In addition to some lower puddles, there were all the silt at the bottom of the river. A large number of fish and shrimps struggled desperately in the mud, trying their best to bury themselves in the mud.

Amid the drums, siege vehicles were pushed up with thick cowhides, and behind them were soldiers from Liaoxi County and Tianhe County who were rushing up like ants carrying sandbags.

"Bed crossbow, aim at those cars and shoot them down for me, and shoot them up, and use extended shooting." The general of the Eastern Army in the direction the attacker attacked was Tang Ming. At this time, his face was as cold as iron stone.

The chassis of the bed crossbow slowly rotated, and huge crossbow arrows aimed at the huge Mengchong chariots. The siege cars, accompanied by sharp roars, huge crossbow arrows broke out from the air. In an instant, several bed crossbows were more or less hit by the large siege vehicles approaching the city. The huge destructive power of the bed crossbow was undoubtedly revealed at this moment. The siege cars, which seemed to be a house, made a creaking sound of overwhelming burden. The huge body began to shake, pushing the soldiers of the siege cars to escape in surprise. In the rumbling sound, the giant car fell down in all directions, and pillars of more than a foot thick fell from the air, smashed hard to the ground, or fell on some unlucky and unavoidable soldiers, the first dozens of siege cars and hundreds of Mengchong chariots came up, and half disintegrated and turned into a pile of ruins.

"Open the arms and crossbow, cover and shoot!" Tang Ming's cold and hard voice sounded again.

The buzzing sound was endless, like a dark cloud floating down from the city, and the offensive soldiers who had lost the cover of Meng Chong and siege cars fell down in groups.

At the same time, the stone bombs shot by countless stone trenchers in the city crossed the city wall and landed far away at the rear of the Yan army. When they fell for the first time, the damage caused was not great, but the next second damage was even more terrifying. After these ball-like stone bombs landed on the ground, they would rise up and splash in irregularities. When they fell from the air, the trajectory was evident, but after they landed on the ground, they could no longer determine where these stone bombs would fly. Perhaps a small stone on the ground could change its original direction.

These stone bullets fell into the crowd. They knocked down one soldier after another. Some of them shattered after landing. The sharp whistling and flying stone pieces made people unable to defend themselves.

There were quite a few casualties, but the attackers were not afraid of it. The undestroyed Mengchong car rushed up at a faster speed. Countless feather arrows shot upwards and suppressed the city. Mengchong car did not stop and was directly pushed into the moat. The soldiers behind quickly threw the sandbag down, then turned around and ran away.

With just one attack, nearly a hundred meters of moat was filled. In the Yan army's lineup, the second batch of attackers had already set out against the sound of drums.

Ye Zhen, the commander-in-chief of Jishi City City, walked to Tang Ming, looked at the approaching Yan army, and murmured: "Why are the soldiers of Liaoxi County and Tianhe County?"

Tang Ming looked back at Ye Zhen, "There is nothing strange. Filling the moat is a life of death, and the counterattack is limited. Passively being beaten, so naturally, you have to let these fish go up. When the moat is filled and you can directly attack the city wall, the standing army should take action."

"It should be like this!" Ye Zhen nodded, "I'm just a little strange. The soldiers of Tianhe County are not bad at Ji's family. Tang Ming, can they withstand it?"

Tang Ming grinned, "To be honest, General Ye is very nervous. This is the first time I have seen such a big battle. I have experienced it for the first time. Compared with the guys on the other side, the Hejian County soldiers I have fought before are much worse than those on the other side."

"That's natural!" Ye Zhen smiled and said, "But everyone has their first time, just like when you were following General Gao to fight the first battle. I think I was quite nervous, right? Have you vomited?"

Tang Ming laughed loudly, "I didn't vomit, but after I got off the battlefield, I lay on the bed all day, and finally my old boss, General Sun, went to beat me up, and then I recovered." He shook his head, "I have killed pigs and sheep before, but I have killed people, and that feels really different!"

"No one wants to kill people, we are not wild animals!" Ye Zhen's smile slowly faded away, "But now, we can only treat them as wild animals and cattle and sheep."

Tang Ming nodded, "General Ye, don't worry, there are many long-range weapons in the city, and every five new recruits, there is one veteran who is not enough field battles, but there are more than enough guards in the city. Only crossbows and stone bullets can be sufficient, so the enemy can't get close to the city wall."

"Okay, then I'll go somewhere else to take a look. Be careful. Hu Yanchao is an expert in siege, so you must not underestimate him."

"clear!"

In the Yan army, Zhang Junbao looked at the fallen soldiers of Liaoxi County, and his heart twitched. He secretly looked at Hu Yanchaoshi, but saw that his face was normal and there was no expression on his face, and he couldn't help but hate him even more.

"General Hu, in this way, I am afraid that the Tianhe County soldiers and Liaoxi County soldiers will lose their combat effectiveness if they don't support Tianhe County." Tan Feng shook his head slowly. "The bows and arrows in the city are too dense."

Hu Yanchao sighed: "It is not easy to train a qualified archer, but the military of the East uses their own unique arm-opening crossbow. This kind of crossbow has a range of more than several times that of ordinary crossbow arrows. Moreover, this intensive shooting does not require aiming at all. It seems that there is really no shortage of crossbow arrows in Jishi City. With this attack alone, there were tens of thousands of arrows shot out in the city."

"After taking over Jishi City, the craftsman of this kind of crossbow arrow must be taken into his hands. In the future, if the regular army is equipped with this kind of crossbow arrow, its combat power will be increased exponentially." Tan Feng said.

"Let them persevere until afternoon, and then change to the standing army. The standing army's combat experience and physical protection are better than theirs."

"When will the other side start the war?"

"Let's fight for two days first!" Hu Yanchao raised his eyebrows, "It's not easy to deceive Ye Zhen!"

Two days meant more casualties. Tan Feng's brows frowned deeply. For him, the least he didn't want was too much casualties. Yan State now needs a large number of troops. In the direction of Yuyang, the alarm for the war has sounded. The small-scale conflict between Jiang Xinliang and the Zhao army was increasing, and the war was about to begin. Tan Feng originally planned to devote himself to Yuyang to resist the Zhao army. If there were too many casualties here, he would inevitably be in Yuyang.

But Hu Yanchao's judgment makes sense. A veteran like him will not casually use the lives of soldiers to joke. Since he said that this is needed, it must be like this.

At this point, Tan Feng's last guilt towards Gao Yuan disappeared without a trace, but was replaced by a strong resentment. This man quietly built such a majestic and steep city deep in the grassland. His unjust heart was obvious. If it weren't for this city, Gao Yuan's nest would have been held in his hands. He should have been on his way to Yuyang at this time.

The corruption of state affairs is caused by these selfish people. If everyone is a country, how could the current tragic situation of Yan State be there?

"Fight, it's worth it to make some sacrifices now for the sake of the strength of Yan State in the future."

"What should I do in Yuyang?" Hu Yanchao sighed: "General Tan, I guess if I really want to take down Jishi City, there will be nearly 10,000 casualties. By then, a remnant army will not have much effect when it goes to Yuyang!"

"Since the return of Donghu, Chunyu Yan was already on the way to Yuyang," Tan Feng said: "Let's negotiate with Zhao State. It's amazing that we can return the four cities to him in exchange for the time we need. Ten years, no, it only takes five years to rise again. Five years is enough for us to build another strong standing army. With the support of the whole country, we will be able to fight again. Don't forget that behind Zhao State, there is a powerful Qin army. We only need to show our strength. Zhao Mu will retreat when he sees the difficulties and even join forces to deal with the Qin army. When we reach the end, we will be able to march into Donghu again, and even take over Qi and Wei State."

Tan Feng's eyes were shining. "So General Hu, do your best."

After noon, Tang Ming suddenly felt great pressure because the attacker was replaced by the Yan State's Standing Army. The moat had been filled in the morning, and hundreds of siege cars were pushed to the front of the city. The siege cars were almost as high as the city wall. The crossbows and archers arranged on it shot against the city, greatly restraining the defenders.

The tactical level of the standing army is far higher than that of the county soldiers. The accuracy of the crossbow shooting alone is far higher than that of the Eastern Expedition Army in the city. The city can only rely on dense coverage shooting, while the Yan army on these siege cars can accurately destroy the crossbows on the city one by one.

While the siege cars collapsed one by one, shocking casualties began to occur on the city. Behind the Yan army's attack on the siege city, more catapults stood up.

The Yan army crossed the moat, and the long ladder stood up. The anchor hook at the top of the ladder hooked the battlements. The Yan army began to fight the ant to climb the city.

Tang Ming handed over the command of the long-range strike to the deputy general, and began to command the soldiers to deal with the Yan army that was siegeing the city.

The anchor hooks of the cloud ladders were cut off and overturned to the ground. The soldiers on the ladders screamed and fell down, but more ladders were raised.

Ye Zhen appeared on this wall when the Yan army began to climb the city. Behind him were five hundred reserve members who were ready to fight.

The first Yan army finally appeared on the top of the city. Tang Ming roared and rushed forward. A flash of sword light. The Yan army's footsteps were not stable, and its big head flew up in the air. The headless corpse was splashed with blood and fell backwards.
Chapter completed!