Chapter 1638: Siege, Reinforcements Arriving

Chapter 1638: Chapter 1638: Siege, Reinforcements Arriving

Bang bang bang!

Thunderous loud sounds; fire stones flew in fiercely, smashing into the city walls, creating holes.

"Breach Xing’an Prefecture, kill all the men of Great Chu!" The Rong soldiers attacked fiercely, attacking Xing’an Prefecture recklessly.

Bam bam bam!

Heavy siege cones were pushed to the city gate, constantly crashing against it.

The gates of Northwest Prefecture City were iron-cast, very solid, but even they couldn’t withstand the ferocious siege coning; the iron-cast city gate was dented inward.

If the same spot was struck for over an hour, even thick iron would be broken open.

General Liang, hearing these sounds, was afraid and quickly shouted to the Company Commanders: "Are you all dead? Quickly order the soldiers to shoot at the Rong bandits pushing the siege cone!"

"Yes." Several Company Commanders and Chief Commanders immediately ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows.

Shoo shoo shoo!

Unfortunately, when the rain of arrows swept in, the Rong soldiers nimbly hid under the siege cone.

The siege cone was wider and longer than three adults, offering plenty of space underneath to hide.

Once the arrow rain passed, Rong soldiers emerged again, continuing to push the siege cone, bam bam bam, striking the gate.

"Shoot again!" General Liang shouted, cursing the cunning Rong devils in his heart.

Shoo shoo echoed, another rain of arrows shot towards the Rong soldiers, but they hid again; even if some were hit, Great Chu’s long arrows couldn’t penetrate the Rong soldiers’ heavy armor, yielding ineffective shots.

"General, the Rong soldiers’ heavy armor is too thick, impossible to pierce!"

"The enemy is at the city walls, and you’re spewing this nonsense, seeking death, are you?" General Liang cursed, saying: "Load the stone bow!"

The stone bow packed great strength, powerful penetration capability. He refused to believe it couldn’t pierce the Rong people’s armor.

However, the greater the bow’s power, the harder to draw; only those with strong arm strength could pull open the bowstring.

Thus, all of the camp’s stone bows were brought, but embarrassingly, no one could open them.

"Go get Feng Family’s Third Housekeeper, Second Leader of Feng Family, and Niu Dabao, all strong-armed, surely able to draw the stone bow." General Liang shouted as he grabbed a stone bow, exerted strength, and sharply drew the bowstring, aimed, and leaned half his body out of the wall, shooting at the Rong soldiers pushing the siege cone.

Shoo—!

The arrow flew out like lightning, striking down a Rong soldier.

"Hit, the General hit!" The personal soldier beside was delighted, believing their general deserved his office through battlefield merits and true skills.

But before the personal soldier’s excitement lingered, bam, two heavy crossbow arrows surged from below, pinning General Liang against the opposite wall.

"General!" The personal soldier, shocked, urgently shouted: "The General is attacked, shield soldiers, guard!"

Nearby shield soldiers immediately raised iron shields surrounding General Liang.

The personal soldier shouted: "Military doctor, come quickly, remove the crossbow arrow!"

A military doctor rushed in to rescue.

Niu Dabao, Second Leader of Feng Family hurried over, seeing the scene, said: "General, you are the main general; the Rong bandits already targeted you long ago, yet you went to shoot arrows, isn’t this..."

Seeking death!

General Liang knew he shouldn’t have shot that arrow, but the situation was dire; if the Rong soldiers attacking weren’t stopped, Xing’an Prefecture’s gate would be breached.

"Just hit the shoulder, don’t worry about me, quickly go shoot and kill those Rong soldiers pushing the siege cone, don’t let them continuously strike the gate!" General Liang, pain numbing half his body, urged the Second Leader of Feng Family and Niu Dabao, asking: "Where’s Feng Family’s Third Housekeeper? His archery is good; he can draw the stone bow, why hasn’t he come?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

Possibly scared to death?

Niu Dabao said: "He was hit by a crossbow arrow, can’t draw now."

While Niu Dabao spoke, he moved to check near the gate wall... Many Rong soldiers kept coming via ladders, with a group already dead; yet the siege cone never ceased striking the gate.

"General, I want to take a risk, if I die, remember to give extra compensation silver, my family is poor, many kids," Niu Dabao stated as he took out a rope, tied it around himself, seemingly readying to hang himself down to slash the Rong below.

"You’re insane, this is going to your death!" Second Leader of Feng Family wanted to stop him, but General Liang said: "Let him lead the men."

Defending the city required bodies; the more, the longer a city could hold, delaying its fall.

When all die, the city is truly lost.

"Understood." Niu Dabao responded, calling a unit of fearless soldiers to follow him down to kill the Rong.

Second Leader of Feng Family thought them mad, wanting to stop, but considered if Niu Dabao didn’t go, it would be them, preferring not to die, thus didn’t block.

Just as Niu Dabao prepared to lower himself, he noticed an anomaly... Outside, far off both sides, countless soldiers surged, with a group of cavalry amid them.

Strangely, the cavalry didn’t run ahead but followed behind the infantry... like herding ducks, driving the infantry forward.

"What’s wrong?" Niu Dabao’s soldiers asked: "Get moving, look too long and courage wilts."

They feared death; delay squandered courage, stalling their willingness to rush down to kill Rong soldiers.

"Stuff it, pull me back up," Niu Dabao snapped, glaring at the speaker, urgently stared at the soldiers advancing from both sides.

In short time, the leading soldiers paused.

Niu Dabao frowned, what happened? Why did they pause, afraid by the ferocity of Rong soldiers?

Soon, crouched soldiers on both sides stirred.

Shoo shoo shoo!

Shoo shoo shoo!

Fire stones catapulted from both sides, smashing towards the Rong in the midst.

Bam bam bam!

Falling fire stones crushed many Rong soldiers into minced meat.

Bang bang bang!

Thrown fire stones carried pine oil leather bags, exploding upon impact, pine oil splattering, igniting instantly, engulfing Rong soldiers in flames.

Whooshing flames arose, engulfing vast ranks of Rong soldiers.

"Reinforcements! Reinforcements have come to rescue us!" Niu Dabao exclaimed joyfully, aborting his descent, untied, and rushed to General Liang: "General Liang, two reinforcement groups arrived, flanking the Rong soldiers. We’re saved!"

"Really? Help me see!" General Liang, overwhelmed with joy, asked Niu Dabao and Second Leader of Feng Family to assist him near the city wall edge. Following Niu Dabao’s direction, he saw reinforcements on both sides.

Reinforcements shot fire stones initially; now, both sides bombarded, hitting central Rong soldiers hard.

General Liang, tears of joy: "Reinforcements came, the court hasn’t forgotten us, and General Xu hasn’t forgotten us!"

Bull, these reinforcements weren’t sent by General Xu or the court; it was the Eagle Food Gang rushing in.