C118 (1/2)

”Master, I have read that during the Warring States Era, there was a type of ballista. When the crossbow was placed on the ballista, it could be used to enter or leave. The crossbows on the carriage are made of twelve stone and each arrow is about seven arrows. The arrows on both sides are about three times smaller and have a great power. It can shoot for more than a thousand steps and destroy the walls in the middle, making it unstoppable. ”

”A ballista?”

Yang Lin could not help but laugh, they wanted to kill Zhang Mancheng, so why would they need to build a ballista? Besides, no one else knew how to make it. At this moment, Zhang Banxian coughed loudly.

”Master, this humble one has read that General Li Guang went out to hunt one day and was suddenly startled when he saw a fierce tiger crouching by the side of the road. He quickly shot an arrow at the tiger, killing it. ”When I looked again later on, I realized that it wasn't a tiger that was shot but a rock. Not only the arrow, but the eagle feathers on the shaft and tail of the arrow had also entered it.”

”The powerful crossbow that Li Guang uses is actually the Big Yellow Energy Crossbow. Its range can reach up to over a thousand steps, and it cannot be pulled apart unless it is a mighty warrior. If it could even penetrate rocks, it would be no problem to shoot it into armor. I once searched for a way to make this crossbow many times, and it was found by me. I also carefully observed its structure, which was composed of a crossbow arm, a crossbow, a bowstring, a crossbow, and so on. I suggest that the craftsmen in our camp make a copy and try out the range and strength first. If it is possible, then you can aim at Zhang Mancheng from afar, and fight to the death with one strike. ”

For three whole days, Court officers hid in his camp and licked his wounds. Sun Jian was fine, he could ride his horse to war again, but the shadow of Qin Ming still lingered in his heart. Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun decided, on the next day, they would bring the Imperial army and Jing Zhou to initiate another siege on the Wan City.

At this moment, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun could be said to have gotten angry from embarrassment. Sun Jian was beaten to the point of spitting blood, but the Imperial army was actually unable to accomplish anything against the xanthopanax, causing them to lose a lot of pride.

Since their plan to trick Zhang Mancheng into leaving the city had failed, they decided to attack the Wan City at all costs and let the cavalry chase them down, not letting a single one of them escape.

The sky was overcast and there was not a trace of sunlight. The clouds were very low and they weighed heavily on everyone's hearts. The sun seemed to know that the battle was about to begin. He hid his face in the thick clouds, unwilling to look at the tragedy that was about to happen.

Under Wan City City, it was also desolate. There was not a single plant that was more than a foot tall, and the slightly taller plants had already been trampled on until they were lying on the ground, only those tenacious little grasses stubbornly exposing their unyielding heads, some of them even sprouting new buds.

”Howl …”

The low and deep horn sounds started to sound in the Wan City's North Gate s. This horn sound was mixed with trembling sounds like the sorrowful howls of wild wolves in the Wasteland. It was sad and long and even in the broad daylight, it made people's hair stand on end.

”Dang, dang, dang, dang …”

Almost at the same time, the urgent sound of a gong came from inside the Wan City. It sounded urgent and ear-piercing, a warning signal from the xanthopanax.

The xanthopanax s immediately started to panic, under the shouts of the officers, they all ran to the top of the city walls one by one, wielding their blades and guns, while running with their heads held high, they looked outside the city in fright.

The Imperial army slowly surrounded the Wan City, the soldiers lined up and slowly walked forward, looking calm and composed. The soldiers held their sabers and spears up high, their sabers glinting with a cold light. The procession rolled to a stop a stone's throw from the wall.

Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun stood at the back of the convoy, their eyes sweeping across the city walls, their expression cold as they watched the xanthopanax soldiers running on the walls. From the panic they had from running, it could be seen that the soldiers of xanthopanax were panicking, and their morale was low. On the other hand, the Court officers s were filled with hope for victory, and both sides had already decided the victor in terms of momentum.

”Dong Dong Dong …”

Just then, the strong Battle Drum s started to sound out, the Imperial army's attacks started. Amongst the Battle Drum, Sun Jian held onto the ring blade in his hand, and led a team of imperial officials with shields on their shoulders, carrying a ladder as they walked towards the city wall.

Ignoring Huangfu Song's and Zhu Jun's persuasion, Sun Jian insisted on going up on stage and personally lead the Imperial army to attack the Wan City. He himself knew in his heart that if he didn't defeat Qin Ming, he would probably live his entire life in the shadow of Qin Ming.

”Shoot!”

The generals of xanthopanax shouted, and the archer on the city wall immediately began shooting arrows, shooting down like arrows towards the rain. Many of the Court officers s had fallen, the shield wielding soldiers were all panicking.

”Stop.”

Sun Jian raised the blade in his hand and shouted. After all, Imperial army was well-trained, his panic quickly disappeared, the team with the shields immediately stopped, they quickly blocked the shields in front and reorganized their group.

”archer, step forward.”

Under Sun Jian's orders, the imperial army who were holding onto bows and arrows took a few steps forward. They nocked their bows and pulled their bowstrings tightly, staring at the xanthopanax on the city wall.

”Ready, shoot!”

The arrowheads whistled as they shot towards the xanthopanax soldiers on the city walls. The fierce arrow ruthlessly nailed the xanthopanax soldier, immediately releasing waves of wails.

”Aooo …”

Not many soldiers of the xanthopanax had armor, and only a small amount of it could be worn on the body of the Generals. How could a human's body withstand the sharpness of sharp arrow? Some of the xanthopanax's soldiers were nailed to the walls.