Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

A Saker Falcon flew across the sky.

Horns seemed to be blown at the four gates at the same time. Soldiers in black armor roared and rushed forward. Amid the roar of catapults, stone bullets streaked through the air, making a huge noise on the top of the city. Arrows and locusts flew through the air like rain and locusts on the city walls. The sound of arrows breaking through the air was suppressed by the shouts. Occasionally, two screams were heard from the crowd, and human bodies fell from the top of the city walls.

On the battlefield, dust filled the air. The soldiers pushing the ladders gritted their teeth and moved forward. When the rain of arrows came, they hid behind the sword and shield soldiers at the side, or lay down on the ground. Some flaming arrows were nailed to the ladders, burning for a while and then gradually extinguished, without being able to ignite a flame.

Han Shizhong held two swords in his hands and shouted and ran with Xu Wen, who also held swords in both hands.

when--

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Han Shizhong slashed away the arrows with his sword and urged, "Use the energy you have in sucking milk from your woman's arms! If you keep going like this, you won't be able to eat shit as fast as you do. I don't want to have no credit in this siege!"

"Roar--"

Roars came from the mouths of the soldiers, and the strong men pushed the ladders with force. Figures carrying wooden shields and ladders kept running around.

Ga Ga Za Za——

The wooden wheel rolled forward with great force, and arrows overhead fell with a sound of breaking through the air. Han Shizhong and Xu Wen crouched and hid behind the ladder.

Duoduoduo——

Arrows pierced the wooden ladder.

"There are multiple catapults at the west gate, and there are those fearless people in the trap camp, and there are traitors in the south. Damn it, why are we running so fast?" Xu Wen curled up and yelled in Han Shizhong's ear: "Wait for the city to be breached, isn't it the same?"

"spit--"

Han Shizhong spat on the ground and said, "Since I have led the army, I have always been the first to fight and the first to attack a city. I have never sat there waiting like a young lady!"

"Damn it, I was the first one to climb up." Xu Wen also widened his eyes because of what he said.

Han Shizhong curled his lips and said, "You are under my command."

"...You are a scoundrel." Xu Wen cursed, and said in a frustrated tone: "Didn't the king say that there are arrangements? What's the point of us rushing in quickly?"

He poked his head out to take a look, put the two swords back into his waist, stood up and walked two steps to the side behind the sword and shield man, snatched the strong bow of the archer who was about to stand up to shoot, picked up the quiver, drew the arrow, and shot the Jin soldier who poked his head out on the top of the city wall to death with one arrow: "No matter what arrangements he has, it would be more luxurious if I climbed to the top of the city wall first."

The ladder moved forward, and Han Shizhong took two steps forward and shot another arrow, saying, "If you make more contributions, won't you have the confidence to propose marriage to General Hua? How can His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi reject a meritorious official like you?"

"Oh, damn it, I was thinking wrong!"

Xu Wen's face suddenly turned red and his eyes widened. He shouted to the archer beside him, "Give me the bow!" He sheathed his two swords and, like Han Shizhong, shot as he walked.

They both had strong arms and were good shooters, and with the help of the ladders, no one could hurt them for a while. Instead, people were often shot dead on the top of the city walls. The figures following them cheered frequently. Some soldiers saw that they were getting closer, so they also drew their bows and shot arrows at the city walls. From time to time, soldiers of the Qi army were shot and fell to the ground, and someone would come forward with a long shield to replace them. They kept coming forward, and it seemed like there was no end.

"The city is approaching! Prepare to attack!"

The shout came from the general in front. Han Shizhong and Xu Wen's eyes lit up. They looked at each other and quickly shot the empty arrows in the quiver at the same time.

The ladder was placed on the top of the city wall with a "boom". The soldier in black armor bit his sword, raised his shield in one hand, and climbed up quickly.

The stones and battering rams hit the shields with a "bang bang" sound. Xu Wen grabbed the shield from Han Shizhong before he could, and stepped on the wooden ladder: "I'll go first! Follow me--"

He climbed up quickly like a monkey. Stones and wood hit him, but Xu Wen offset the force with a slightly tilted arm. He dodged the arrows if he could, but couldn't because he relied on the protection of his armor. Several arrows could not penetrate his inner armor, and the force of the arrows was so powerful that it hurt.

With a ferocious face, a rain of arrows shot from below to the city. In the moment when the light was blocked, Xu Wen suddenly accelerated, jumped onto the top of the city in a few steps, jumped up, threw the knife, and drew the knife. Puff——

The Jin soldier guarding the parapet was stabbed in the forehead by a sword and fell to the ground and died without a sound.

"Great Qi Zhechou Captain Xu Wen is here!"

The figure holding a shield in his left hand blocked the spear thrust from the side, and chopped off the iron spear in his hand with a horizontal sword. With a tiger roar, he pounced on the man and chopped off his head with a sword: "Come up if you are not afraid of death."

The soldiers in yellow armor raised their swords and spears, and pointed their bows and crossbows at us.

"Captain Xu has reached the top of the city wall. Brothers, charge!"

Below, Han Shizhong roared, grabbed the wooden ladder and jumped up.

"kill--"

Cheers rang out for a moment below the city, and then louder shouts reached the city walls, and a black wave washed over Huanglong Mansion.

……

The charging figures rushed forward, stone bullets flew, and five stones as big as human heads smashed into the city wall. The wooden floors shattered, and several wooden boards flew into the air. Someone hurriedly pulled the people away, and the stones hit Wanyan Sheng not far away with a crackling sound.

Dust flew up. The man who was protected by several guards suddenly stood up and pushed away the shield-bearing figure in front of him. His eyes, which had been decadent for a long time, lit up again: "Where are the crossbows and catapults on the top of the city? What are you waiting for? Shoot!"

He turned to look at his eldest son who had gotten up from the ground and said, "Puluhu, organize people to fight back. Don't let the Qi army rush over. Quick!"

The figure who got up roared at the officers guarding the city. The city wall was too long, and the defending Jin army divided the wall into several sections. The sound of orders kept ringing, and an archer stood up and released his fingers when he heard the command of "Shoot".

A black belt flew down from the top of the city wall, occasionally mixed with long and thick arrows shot from crossbows. The arrows fell downward with rotational force, crackling on shields and people in iron armor. Occasionally, an unlucky guy was blown up by the crossbow and fell heavily to the ground. Blood seeped out from the gaps in the armor, staining the ground red.

In the sky, black dots fell down. Lin Chong and Tang Bin, who were running, saw them and shouted, "Avoid—"

The torrent of armor paused for a moment, and among the scattered crowd, mud was splashed into the air by stone bullets.

"Keep going, quick—"

The roars of officers rang out under the sky, and figures in iron armor rushed forward behind the blood-red flags. Lin Chong and Tang Bin led the way, and the armored soldiers carrying wooden ladders in the back stared fiercely at the parapets in front of them.

In the rear, Hua Rong kept commanding his soldiers to shoot arrows. Arrows flew to the top of the city like locusts, suppressing the arrogance for a moment, and then the black belt formed by rain of arrows fell down again.

"The Jin army seems to be well prepared... It's really not easy." Lu Bu sat up straight on his horse and raised his hand: "Beat the drum, cheer!"

dong dong dong-

The drumsticks hit the war drums intensively, and the speed of the flood under the city wall suddenly increased by several points. The ladders were placed on the parapets as everyone on the city wall was alert. The Jin army holding "U"-shaped forks stepped forward and pushed out with all their strength.

boom--

A ladder with iron hooks grasped the stone wall, and a roaring sound was heard below.

"Sword and shield soldiers move forward, and the spear formation is ready—"

Wanyan Zongpan's throat was sweet as he roared, and he swallowed the saliva with a taste of rust. He glanced at Wanyan Sheng behind him and hurried over: "Dad, the battle is fierce and dangerous, please retreat first." (End of this chapter)