Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 261 Beidi also starts playing dirty tricks
From the fact that Murong Ze did not attack the city immediately after daybreak, Chu Shizhao could see that no matter how angry Murong Ze was, he still remained calm.

At this time, the Northern Di cavalry under Xueyuan Pass were lined up in neat rows just like yesterday, and were frighteningly quiet.

Directly in front of the Northern Di cavalry formation were some siege weapons of various shapes.

There are all kinds of weapons such as ladders, catapults, and battering rams.

However, due to the repeated sneak attacks by the Ice Wolf Cavalry last night, the number of these siege weapons was not particularly large.

If the Northern Di people attacked some small counties, these siege weapons would definitely play a huge role.

But in front of the tall walls of Xueyuan Pass, these siege weapons are so rare that they make people feel a little pitiful.

The results of their desperate fight last night were finally fully revealed at this moment.

Before attacking the city, Murong Ze rode his horse to the foot of Xueyuan Pass.

Just out of the range of the bow and arrow.

It was obviously impossible for those ordinary soldiers to hit the enemy at this distance.

Even if we send powerful masters, such as Li Batian or Huo Qinghuang, it will be useless.

Such a long distance was enough for Murong Ze to avoid the attack in advance.

"Zhu Mingyuan! You should be here, right? I'm sure you didn't die in the chaos last night."

Chu Shizhao couldn't figure out why Murong Ze was so depressed.

He's been fooled by me so many times, but he still doesn't want to give up and talk to me.

He didn't mind playing some tricks on this guy before the battle.

After all, even if you just take advantage of the verbal advantage, it can also hit the morale of the enemy.

As for whether it is effective or not, you will only know after you try it.

Chu Shizhao immediately forced a smile, approached the city wall and cautiously stuck his head out.

"General Murong, I haven't seen you for a night. You seem to be in better shape than yesterday."

This was intended to provoke Murong Ze.

Last night, the Northern Di cavalry was severely harassed by the Ice Wolf cavalry. If Murong Ze, as the commander, could look good, that would be unfaithful.

The moment he saw Chu Shizhao, Murong Ze's body shook violently, and he had an urge to rush over and tear Chu Shizhao into pieces.

I took a deep breath and forced myself to calm down.

Murong Ze said in a deep voice: "You are not Zhu Mingyuan, right? Although I have never met you, I have heard a little about Zhu Mingyuan. He is just a child of an aristocratic family who has accomplished nothing."

"I was able to become the defender of Xueyuan Pass only by relying on the power of my family."

"A person like this can't accomplish so many great things with just a little cleverness."

"We Beidi people respect heroes the most."

"At this point, are you still going to hide your true identity?"

Chu Shizhao smacked his lips secretly. How could he have the nerve to use such an obvious method of provoking someone?

However, even if the other party already knew that he was not Zhu Mingyuan, Chu Shizhao would never admit it.

It’s not that his status as a prince prevents him from seeing people.

This is war, a struggle between nations.

Even if it is an unimportant identity, if it can confuse the opponent's main general, it may cause him to make some wrong judgments.

Of course, Chu Shizhao would not tell the other party his true identity so easily.

Chu Shizhao pretended to be depressed and said, "General, what do you mean by this? I, Zhu Mingyuan, have never changed my name or surname. When did I hide my head and show my tail?"

"Besides, I'm not some big shot, why would someone want to pretend to be me?"

He said this with such sincerity that it seemed quite reasonable.

Murong Ze, who had already determined that Zhu Mingyuan's identity was suspicious, actually began to doubt himself.

"What this guy said makes sense. Zhu Mingyuan isn't a famous general. Is there any benefit in impersonating him?"

Immediately, Murong Ze reacted.

"No, I almost got fooled by this guy again. Regardless of whether he has any reason to pretend to be Zhu Mingyuan, this guy definitely cannot be Zhu Mingyuan."

Seeing that the other party was determined to kill him and not wanting to reveal his identity, Murong Ze simply stopped asking.

"Okay, then I will treat you as Zhu Mingyuan."

"I believe you all know that our Northern Di army has enough time to attack the city today. No matter how hard you resist, you will never be able to stop our Northern Di army's cavalry."

"This general still hopes that you can be more sensible and open the door directly..."

While speaking, Murong Ze's hands quietly went behind his back without anyone noticing.

Seeing Zhu Mingyuan on the city wall, all attention was on him.

Murong Ze suddenly clenched his fists behind his back.

As he made this gesture, four archers in the rear formation released their bowstrings at the same time.

Whoosh whoosh!

Four arrows cut through space like meteors.

The target was Chu Shizhao on the city wall.

These four Northern Di people who were good at archery were all famous archers.

The arrows are not only fast, but also extremely accurate.

Even though they were far away, their arrows just went through the parapet and took Chu Shizhao's life.

The next moment, several tinkling sounds were heard.

The four arrows flying towards Zheng Yi were all blocked by the shield.

Although one arrow penetrated the shield directly, it only went halfway in and didn't even hurt Zheng Yi's skin.

There was nothing that could be done about it. The place where they were shooting arrows was a bit too far from the city wall.

Even if the arrow was fast enough, Chu Shizhao still had enough time to respond.

More importantly, Chu Shizhao felt something was wrong from the very beginning.

Sihai did not let go and was on guard against Murong Ze.

The moment those people took action, Chu Shizhao already understood what was happening.

It is estimated that Murong Ze is not convinced and wants to use the same method to trick Zhu Mingyuan.

After dodging the attack that threatened his life, Chu Shizhao immediately pretended to be angry and shouted: "Bah, you Beidi people are so despicable and shameless that you even launched a sneak attack before the battle."

"I thought you Beidi people were all straightforward heroes, but I didn't expect you were all sinister villains."

Murong Ze was almost so angry that he vomited blood. He had thought about this plan for a long time, but in the end, not even a hair of Zhu Mingyuan was hurt.

In that case, he was too lazy to continue talking nonsense with "Zhu Mingyuan". He snorted coldly and turned away.

"Just wait for me, I will tear you into pieces!"

Murong Ze returned to the Beidi army.

Although the military discipline of the Northern Di cavalry was still as impeccable as before.

But Murong Ze could feel that everyone seemed to be staring at him, laughing at his joke. "What are you looking at? Just attack the city. If you can't take down Xueyuan Pass within an hour, no one will have a good life."

The desolate horn, like a huge hammer, hit everyone's head hard.

Zhao Wenguang did not dare to be negligent at all and hurriedly began to command the soldiers at Xueyuan Pass to defend the city.

Chu Shizhao spent a whole day yesterday getting Zhao Wenguang to prepare a lot of things.

Now another night has passed, and all the city defense equipment that had been cleared out of the city for various reasons has been restored to its original state.

Many craftsmen who were responsible for operating the equipment were also found and participated in the defense.

As soon as the rain of arrows from the Northern Di cavalry passed, the craftsmen who were protected at the risk of their lives by the ordinary soldiers hurried out to operate the weapons.

The sounds of dozens of crossbows being fired were heard. The arrows from these crossbows were fired almost at the same time and pierced into the Northern Di army formation.

At this time, the crossbow was still some distance away from the Northern Di cavalry, which was exactly the most suitable distance for the crossbow to attack.

The huge crossbow arrow shot horizontally and directly pierced through the Northern Di cavalry who was rushing in the front, knocking him off his horse.

After that, the crossbow arrows continued to move forward without slowing down.

It was precisely because the Northern Di cavalry's formation was too neat that each crossbow arrow could almost penetrate three or four Northern Di cavalry.

The catapults hidden behind the city walls also joined in the attack.

But this time, they didn't throw stones, but clay pots filled with kerosene.

Before launching, the cloth covering the pottery jar is set on fire.

The catapult throws the pottery jar high up. If the burning pottery jar hits the Northern Di cavalry, it can instantly turn one of them into a fire man.

Even if it falls to the ground, the splattered kerosene can ignite a large area of ​​space.

The specially made kerosene can burn for at least a cup of tea.

It can effectively disrupt the formation of the Northern Di cavalry.

Because he was fooled by Chu Shizhao again, Murong Ze was furious. After facing the volley of fire from three-wheeled crossbows and catapults, he finally came to his senses.

He shouted hurriedly, "Don't just stand there like an idiot. Spread out for me, spread out a little."

His order was absolutely correct. As long as the formation was open, the power of the crossbow would be greatly reduced.

"Change to gravel!" Zhao Wenguang, who was on the city wall, shouted in the direction of the catapults immediately after seeing the Northern Di cavalry disperse their attack.

Under the city wall, Wei Bing had just asked someone to put the pottery jar away.

After hearing Zhao Wenguang's order, they did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

"Change the gravel immediately, quickly!"

The soldiers of Xueyuan Pass who were operating the catapults carried bamboo baskets filled with gravel and replaced the pottery jars.

Then, fist-sized pieces of gravel were thrown out along with the bamboo basket.

Those in the air could break away from the bamboo baskets at any time and sprinkle onto the battlefield like raindrops.

The power of these stones is naturally not that great.

The armor of many Northern Di cavalrymen was clanking and making noises, but the actual casualties were not that great.

Even so, this dense rain of stones caused considerable trouble to the Northern Di cavalry.

Some stones hit the horses' eyes, causing them to jump and scream everywhere in pain. Many Northern Di cavalrymen were thrown off their horses.

Some Northern Di cavalrymen were hit on the head by slightly larger stones and fainted on their horses.

Without control of the warhorses, they were naturally unwilling to continue charging towards Xueyuan Pass.

Just turn around and run.

If it was the previous dense formation, even if these horses wanted to run away, they would definitely be stopped by the people around them.

But now, they use a very loose formation to attack.

Even if others wanted to stop it, it was too late to get back.

The power of the gravel is not great, but the coverage area is wide enough. As long as you throw more of them, you will eventually hit the target and cause damage to the enemy.

The most important thing is that stones are everywhere and you don’t need to spend time polishing them.

There are no special requirements for the things used to hold the stones.

If you have a bamboo basket, use it. If you don't have a bamboo basket, you can use a rag mat or even just tie it with a rope. Just make sure the parasol doesn't fall apart when it flies out.

Under the operation of various city defense equipment.

The casualties of the Northern Di cavalry just by touching the city wall increased by more than three times compared to yesterday.

Murong Ze, who was watching the game, felt his heart bleed.

These are the most elite warriors of Beidi, selected from the best of the original army.

Not only that, they also need to undergo extremely arduous training, combined with the special medicines of the Dark Night Cult, to have the combat effectiveness they have today.

It turned out that they had just started their expedition, and the city they were attacking wasn't even a particularly famous one.

It was just a border fortress, but the casualties were so heavy.

If you come across those large towns in the future...

Just the thought of it gave Murong Ze a chill.

No matter what Murong Ze is thinking now, the war that has already begun cannot be diverted because of his will.

With the first ladder placed on the city wall, the most brutal hand-to-hand combat was about to begin.

Zhao Wenguang didn't care about Chu Shizhao anymore and shouted: "Everyone, get ready. We must drive back those Beidi people who are rushing up!"

Chu Shizhao suggested: "Why don't I go call the Ice Wolf Riders over now? As long as they are here, it won't be a problem to defend the city wall."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wenguang shook his head decisively and refused.

"Your Highness, it's not the right time yet. The Ice Wolf Riders and you have been fighting all night last night. Now is the time to rest."

"But the city wall..." Chu Shizhao was still a little worried.

The defenders of Xueyuan Pass are still some distance away from the Ice Wolf Cavalry. If they fail to hold on, wouldn't all their previous efforts be in vain?
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. Although Zhu Mingyuan is just a straw bag, he is an ordinary soldier of Xueyuan Pass and will never let you down."

As they were talking, the Northern Di people had already rushed up the city wall.

Immediately, the soldiers from Xueyuan Pass next to the ladder surrounded them with spears in hand.

They vaguely formed a semicircle, firmly controlling the position of the ladder.

The Northern Di cavalry had just appeared when seven or eight spears stabbed at them at the same time.

The Northern Di cavalry quickly dodged.

But he could dodge the attacks of one or two people, but he could not dodge all the spears.

A long spear aimed at the gap in his armor and pierced his body without hesitation.

The sudden serious injury caused the Northern Di cavalry to pause for a moment.

But then, more spears came stabbing.

The Northern Di cavalry had no more strength to defend themselves and could only watch helplessly as they were pierced by seven or eight spears and finally pushed off the ladder and hit the ground.

His eyes, devoid of any spirit, stared blankly at the sky. The next moment, a big foot stepped on his face, and without hesitation, it climbed up the ladder and rushed towards the city wall.

(End of this chapter)