Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

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The cries of the Saker Falcon were mixed with the sound of war drums. Countless figures were swaying, and the approaching war made the soldiers' faces have strange expressions.

On the city wall, spearmen, under the order of the general, quickly ran behind the large shields. Archers gathered at the rear section of the city with quivers on their backs. Experienced veterans tried to slow down their breathing, pulled out arrows and placed them in convenient locations so that they could replenish them at any time.

Later, most of the residents in the city had evacuated, leaving only the conscripted young and strong men. When the sound of war drums shook the heaven and earth, everyone's expression became nervous, and the low-level officers in charge shouted at people to stay calm.

"The war has finally begun..."

At this moment, this thought suddenly occurred to many people.

……

Boom, boom——

Amid the rhythmic sound of war drums, Wanyan Yinshu, dressed in silver armor, received orders from the general in the rear. The figure wearing gold earrings waved his hand and moved. A total of 4,000 Jin soldiers advanced towards the city wall with a roar. Large shields were raised by strong arms, forming a group to protect the soldiers who were walking in a crouching posture. Wooden ladders were held in the hands of strong men, and they ran quickly under the cover of archers who occasionally stood up and intervened. Arrows kept falling down, and people kept screaming and falling down while running.

The array of forces was pushed forward one after another.

The moment it got close to the city wall, the wooden ladder was pushed up with a bang, and the front end with an iron hook got stuck on the wall. Under the cover of the wooden shield, the Jurchen soldiers hunched over and jumped onto the wooden ladder, climbing upwards flexibly.

"Take this city and dedicate the victory to Bojilie!"

Wanyan Yinshuke's voice roared under the city, and the Jurchen warriors with blades in their mouths climbed up the ladder like ants.

The Jurchen attack began.

Under the daylight, the offensive and defensive situations suddenly became brutal. Burning arrows flew to the top of the city walls and nailed onto the walls, wooden shields, and wooden doors of the towers. Puffs of black smoke rolled up into the sky, drifted over the city walls, and were blown away by the wind into the distance.

"Stone! Quick--

"Put out the fire quickly!"

"Spearmen, come forward—don't let these wildlings come up!"

The soldiers on the city wall who received the order hurriedly ran to obey the order. The young and strong men bent their waists and carried sand and water to the top of the city wall. The soldiers took it and poured it on the burning city wall to put out the fire. Arrows flew from below, and the soldiers who were in action fell to the ground with a "bang" and turned into corpses.

On the wooden ladder, the Jin soldier dodged the stones and battering rams and jumped onto the parapet. He was then stabbed in the thigh by a gun. He fell forward with a ferocious face and swung the knife in his hand violently.

bang——

A white mark appeared on the shield, and the spear stabbed down from the side, nailing the enemy to the ground.

The sound of war drums rang out, but the Jin soldiers, like ants, showed no fear and continued to climb up the city wall along the wooden ladders.

Under the command, the spears gathered together and stabbed down madly. Some people screamed and fell down, and some spearmen in black military uniforms died. A Jin soldier was stabbed in the chest by a spear. He suddenly raised his hand to grasp the spear shaft, jumped up and pulled the person down at the moment of falling from the city wall. Someone behind him took out the steel knife in his mouth and jumped up, rushing towards the stabbing spears with a ferocious expression.

Taking advantage of a brief gap, the Jin army on the ladders rushed up.

A captain in charge of defending this place came with several soldiers to reinforce. He killed a Jin soldier with one sword. He was also chopped on the shoulder by someone. The man was wearing silver armor and had gold rings in his ears. He raised his hand and chopped off his head with another sword. The headless body fell to the ground.

"Let me kill you——"

Wanyan Yinshu led several Jin soldiers to slash and hack ferociously, killing several people in succession, and shouted to the people behind: "Xigunai, are you coming up?"

"Here they come!" With a loud shout, a figure jumped up from below. The man had a dark face and two braids of hair behind his head were wrapped with silver threads. He waved the knife in his hand and said, "Stand firm on the top of the city wall!"

In the distance, Wanyan Sheng watched Wanyan Yinshuke and his soldiers attack the top of the city wall. He was very satisfied with the ferocity of his own army. He tapped his palm with his horsewhip and said, "If the defender of Shuangzhou City is only at this level, then he is not that scary."

The vanguard general attacked bravely. He still had many warriors to deploy. Wanyan Sheng couldn't help but think: "I wonder if this test attack can be turned into a full-scale attack. Let's wait and see..."

The hand-to-hand combat on the city wall became more and more intense. Bian Xiang frowned, staring at the enemy general who had climbed up to the top of the city wall, listening to the various information fed back by the messenger, and then issued orders one after another to make adjustments, making sure to drive those who had climbed up to the top of the city wall down.

As one of the earliest infantry commanders of Lu Bu's army, he had experienced many battles, including being attacked by the enemy on the city wall. However, he knew that this was just because his soldiers had not yet adjusted their psychological preparations to deal with such an intense attack from the beginning. After a series of victories, the morale of the army could not be shaken by a temporary defeat. Moreover, he also had fierce generals who could charge into battle, and they should have reacted at this time. As long as they could drive the enemy off the city wall, such a fierce fight today would serve as a warning to others, and they would not take it lightly in the future.

"But these Jin soldiers are really brave. If they were encountered during the Song Dynasty, they would probably be overwhelmed... No wonder the Liao army, which was able to fight, was defeated one after another."

Explosive shouts rang out in the sky, and the infantry on both sides of the city wall gradually pressed forward. Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Xigunai, who were standing on the city wall, stood there with a ferocious attitude, bearing the pressure. They also felt waves of pressure coming from the madness of the soldiers coming from the front. The spear tips kept stabbing at their heads and faces, and when the two men blocked and dodged, the spear tips repeatedly scraped and pierced their iron armor, bringing up a streak of sparks.

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In the Jin army camp, Wanyan Sheng frowned as he looked at the top of the city wall. The counterattack from above seemed to have increased in strength. At this moment, only two generals had climbed to the top of the city wall, while the attack by Mouke Poluhuo had not made any progress.

He raised his hand and patted the horse's neck to calm his restless companion, and said, "Send a message to Hun Chu, and ask him to go forward to support Yin Shuke."

The messenger in the rear waved the flag hurriedly.

Then a general in black armor rode out on his horse and rushed towards the city wall with 700 infantrymen.

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"Push them out!"

Qin Ming shouted loudly and rushed forward with a mace in hand. He looked at the Jurchen general with gold earrings on the opposite side and hit him with a wave of his hand.

bang——

The powerful force of the knife hit the side of the mace. Qin Ming felt the mace deflected and saw the blade coming back. His eyes widened immediately and he quickly turned his hand to block with the mace. He felt the knife was so heavy that his arm sank and he raised his foot to kick the opponent away.

"You thief!" Qin Ming was almost stabbed by someone, and his face turned red with shame: "I'll beat you to death with a stick!"

He swung his stick and charged forward. Wanyan Yinshuke quickly grabbed his knife and rushed forward. Amidst a loud shout from the side, Fang Qiong drew his spear and charged at Wanyan Xigunai. The four of them took turns using their swords to fight at high speed amid the sound of ping-pong. Fragments of armor leaves flew into the air from time to time. The sword light reflected the sun in the sky. Rays of light flashed by, and soon Fang Qiong, who was holding a gun, had three more wounds on his body.

The infantry of Lu Bu's army took the opportunity to force their way towards the Jin soldiers on the opposite side, stabbing them from top to bottom with spears. Many people swung their swords to cut off the spear heads above but were stabbed in the thighs. They fell to the ground with screams, and were then stabbed in the chest by several spears. They died on the spot with their eyes wide open.

"Xigunai!"

While hacking, he still had enough energy to look behind him. Seeing the soldiers following him being killed one after another, he suddenly became anxious. His companion next to him immediately roared "Ha--!" Fang Qiong was forced to retreat after three consecutive hackings and gradually approached Qin Ming's battle group.

"Hammer! Don't even think about leaving today!" Qin Ming saw that the two men had already decided to retreat, and he swung his mace vigorously, intending to trap them on the spot, but he was always forced to move forward by the knife light.

"go!"

Wanyan Yinshuke shouted loudly and used all his strength to chop Qin Ming back. The Jurchen general turned around and saw a figure coming towards him. Without thinking, he raised his hand and slashed again.

puff--

"Fang Qiong!"

Blood splattered on Wanyan Yinshuke's face, half of his neck was cut by the sharp blade, and the dead body fell backwards with his back facing the sky. Wanyan Xigunai on the opposite side did not even hesitate, and directly blocked the stabbing spear with a knife, turned around and killed towards the wooden ladder. The general with silver armor and gold earrings at the back used several consecutive knives to deflect the stabbing spear, and jumped up to the parapet.

The two of them retreated down the wooden stairs one after the other.

"You two idiots! Come back and fight if you dare!"

Qin Ming rushed forward with red eyes, and as he leaned forward, a black shadow shot out and hit his helmet with a "bang". The Pilihuo quickly ducked his body, frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

"pity……"

Below, Wanyan Hunchu put away his longbow and sighed as he watched the two people coming up and down the wooden ladder.

On the top of the city wall, the morale of Lü Bu's army was still high. Rocks and battering rams were thrown down from the city wall, and arrows flew into the air one after another, suppressing the arrogance of the Jin army for a while. (End of this chapter)