Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

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The Saker Falcon, which looked very cute with white and black colors, made loud eagle cries in the sky, staring at the dark figures in the distance with sharp eyes, and circled back and forth above Wilde City.

That was a sign that the enemy was approaching.

Wanyan Xiyi stood on the top of the city wall with his sword hilt pressed down, not even looking at the beasts flying in the sky. The flags of the Qi army were connected into one in his sight, and the black-armored figure standing below brought him considerable pressure.

"Four general flags..." He said softly. The commander, who was quite knowledgeable and could recognize Chinese characters and Khitan language, narrowed his eyes and casually ordered: "Come here, go and see what the other gates are like."

At that moment, someone ran out frantically.

The wind blew from the fields to the city walls, and the flags fluttered unsteadily. The rows of black lines below began to move left and right, and people came out pushing catapults on the open road.

"Be careful!"

"Bed crossbow! Push the bed crossbow over here quickly."

There were Moukes shouting, and soldiers were running around. Their hands holding the large shields and bows and arrows were sweating, and they hurriedly wiped them on their trousers.

There were figures running in the distance. Wanyan Xiyi, who had sharp eyes, could see that they were collecting stones for the catapults. He did not dare to stay where he was and quickly retreated to the side. Soldiers ran back from both sides and said, "Meng'an, Qi troops have appeared at the west gate and the east gate, but there is no trace of them outside the north gate."

"Besiege three sides and leave one side!" Wanyan Xiyi gritted his teeth and looked outside: "It seems that the main attack direction is this south gate."

He took a breath and said, "Send a message to Hubalu at the west gate and Sandulu at the east gate, and ask them to each send 300 men to help us. Keep an eye on the north gate at all times to prevent the Qi army from launching a surprise attack."

"Yes."

The messenger quickly took the order and ran away. The standing commander looked outside and his pupils suddenly shrank. In his sight, the arm of the catapult was raised.

"Throw stones! Be careful to avoid——"

Under the general flag with the word "Di" written on it and two battle flags with the word "Ma" written on them, soldiers in black armor began to run forward.

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On the plain below the city, two large carts were carrying cowhide war drums, and strong men with bare upper bodies and bulging bellies kept waving drumsticks wrapped in red cloth.

dong dong dong-

Facing the military formation on the city wall, a black line was advancing quickly and in an orderly manner to the beat of drums. A large banner with the word "Qi" written on it was fluttering in the wind from time to time. Amid the sound of dense footsteps, three battalions of six thousand soldiers were moving forward, and with the shouts of the generals in the army, they gradually began to change their formation.

Behind the soldiers, under the three catapults, soldiers swung their blades to cut the ropes, and stones as big as millstones were instantly thrown out. Also thrown out were more than ten stone bullets as big as two fists scattered on both sides, which drew long arcs in the air and flew towards the top of the city in sight.

On the top of the city wall, the soldiers of the Wanyan tribe were in a panic for a moment, and the sounds of shouting "avoid" and "get out of the way" continued to be heard.

bang bang bang-

boom--

The stone bullets blasted towards the top of the city with a sharp whistling sound, hitting the stone top and smashing into the wooden city towers. The roar exploded above people's heads and sides. Broken stones and broken wood flew everywhere, and the parapets and walls shook continuously.

Some people were unlucky enough to be hit by the stones, and flew backwards screaming, with large mouthfuls of blood spraying all over their companions' faces, causing even greater panic.

Wanyan Xiyi squatted far away from the city wall, and his personal guards held up shields to protect him.

They watched helplessly as stones as big as millstones streaked across the sky and crashed into the building. The red-painted pillars broke, revealing the original wood stumps. The debris hit the ground with a crackling sound, and the soldiers screamed in agony.

He frowned and looked outside, his expression somewhat serious: "There is a catapult, it's hard to fight..."

Before he finished speaking, a guard at the side called out, "Meng'an, they are attacking the city!"

Wanyan Xiyi stood up quickly. In his dark eyes, he saw six thousand men from three battalions on the field, holding shields and protecting ladders as they moved towards the city wall. More soldiers were carrying wooden ladders, and some archers kept raising their hands and shooting arrows at the top of the city wall to suppress the situation.

"What are you standing there for? Shoot!"

Wanyan Xiyi shouted, "Where are the crossbows? Shoot!" More arrows rose into the air, and the falling arrows made a crackling sound in the two armies. On the top of the city, Wanyan's soldiers roared and pressed the crossbow trigger. The thick and long arrows shot out, which immediately stirred up a touch of red in the wave of black armor.

However, the shouting below became louder and louder, and the sound waves gradually approached the city wall.

bang——

The iron hook was placed on the top of the wall.

"Prepare for defense—"

Shouts rang out from all directions. Wanyan Xiyi, who was standing, took a breath and said, "The speed of the advance is too fast. Come on, go to the other two gates to check. I want to know if there are any other places where Qi's catapults are also in place."

Someone rushed out.

While running, he could hear the roars of the Qi army. He held his shield with one hand to protect his head. The running soldier was a little frightened. He had faced Wanyan Loushi's siege in the past, but the enemy was not so fast. He wondered how these Qi soldiers were trained.

When running around the corner, the soldier's pupils suddenly shrank and he stopped unconsciously. The flag with the Korean character on it was flying under the city. A catapult threw several stone bullets up with a roar, and they slammed into the city gate tower. Arrows crisscrossed in the air, and shouts no less than those from the south came from under the city.

On the city wall, archers from the Wanyan tribe shot arrows one after another. Infantrymen holding large shields stepped forward and stood on the top of the city wall. Folding ladders were unfolded under the city wall and leaned against the parapets with a bang. A row of hooks shining with metallic light grabbed the top of the city wall one after another.

"Come with me—"

Xu Wen, wearing iron armor, shouted loudly and climbed up first with one hand on the shield. The other soldiers followed quickly with their teeth biting the back of the knife. These soldiers had followed the Jurchens in the east to fight. They could be said to be veterans who had seen blood and had an instinctive keenness on how to kill people and how to guard against stabbing spears.

When they were almost at the parapet, the Wanyan soldier who had been waiting for a long time thrust out a spear with all his might. Xu Wen tilted his shield to deflect the spear tip, then suddenly let go of the shield, grabbed the spear shaft, and while pulling it downwards, he exerted force with his legs and suddenly jumped up.

While the man was being pulled down, he used his other hand to cut off the man's arm with his sword. With a roar of "Ah--", he threw the spear at the soldier who wanted to fill the position. With a "puff", he stabbed the soldier all the way through. Taking advantage of the situation, Xu Wen stepped on the parapet and rushed at another soldier with his sword. The Qi army infantrymen following closely behind were also agile. Seeing their general rushing to the top of the city wall, they hurriedly followed and swung their swords to cut off the soldiers who wanted to attack Xu Wen from behind.

In a moment, Xu Wen snatched spears, climbed the city wall, and killed people. He roared and chopped down the enemy soldiers who were rushing towards him, which surprised the nearby Wanyan soldiers. In this short period of time, Qi soldiers had already climbed up from several ladders on the city wall and started a bloody battle in an instant.

"Someone come! Follow me to drive that Qi general away!" The west gate guard named Hubalu roared and ran towards Xu Wen with a spear in his hand. The guards behind him hurriedly followed and shouted that they wanted to kill the ignorant Qi people on the top of the city.

"what--"

The Qi army rushed forward, wielding their swords and hacking the enemy to the ground, but were then stabbed in the chest by several spears. Blood was gushing out of the mouth and nose, and he let out a roar of "Ah--". He threw the sword in his hand with all his strength, but was deflected by someone, and fell down with lifeless eyes.

The Qi army and the Wanyan soldiers on the top of the city wall struggled for a moment, and then more and more people attacked. When Hubalu ran to the left of Xu Wen, he saw a general in iron armor jumping up from a distance. He swung his two swords and killed countless soldiers. He was immediately anxious and shouted at Xu Wen, "Die!"

He turned around and pounced forward, lashing out at Xu Wen's head with the spear in his hand.

"You are the one who deserves to die!" Xu Wen had been to the Eastern Jurchens before and knew some simple Jurchen language. Hearing Hubalu's roar, he became furious. He chopped down the man in front of him with his sword, turned around and deflected the spear with his sword, and instead of retreating, he rushed forward to kill him.

The Wanyan tribe's Mouke was overjoyed, and he used more force on the hand holding the gun, wanting to stab Xu Wen to death in one go. However, he didn't expect that the knife in the hand of the Qi general on the opposite side would hit the tip of the gun violently. A great force came, which immediately deflected his hand. Before he could change his move, the knife slid along the gun barrel, swept over his arm, and cut into his chest.

"Uh……"

The broken arm was flying in the air with blood on it. In the sight, General Qi turned around suddenly. A ray of light flashed before his eyes. Then the vision began to rise and a headless corpse fell backwards.

Consciousness returns to darkness.

"Muke!"

The personal soldiers shouted and rushed towards Xu Wen, who had killed their own general, more and more frantically. The general, who had grown into a young man, snorted coldly, with a ferocious face, and rushed forward with his sword.

The killing continues.

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"It's...it's a disaster."

In the distance, Wanyan Xiyi's personal soldiers were sweating all over, turned around and ran, completely ignoring the noisy city wall behind them. (End of this chapter)