Let's return to the moment before Yang Rui gave the order to attack.
"Master Yuanzhi. It seems that the King of Dong Hai is about to attack the city. How should we deal with it?"
Liu Bei was originally angered by Yang Rui's words. However, when he saw Yang Rui's troops placing the siege weapons, he knew that Yang Rui was about to make a move. He could not help but feel anxious. So, he turned to Xu Shu and asked.
With Xu Shu's words, although Liu Bei was anxious, he did not panic.
"Milord, order the troops to be ready for battle." Xu Shu replied.
However, when Xu Shu looked at the situation of Yang Rui's troops, he gradually became suspicious. He felt that the momentum of the attacking troops was somewhat different.
"Phew! Phew! Phew! "
"Creak! Creak! Creak! "
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
"…"
However, Xu Shu's suspicions did not last long. Yang Rui had already given the order to attack the city.
As a result, the sound of the siege weapons scraping against each other could be heard. In an instant, huge rocks and dense bolts were already in front of them. Then, there was a loud collision sound.
On the other hand, Xu Shu who was standing at Liu Bei's position was also struck by the arrows and boulders. In a moment of desperation, Xu Shu and Liu Bei would have been struck if not for the whirlwind that swept them away.
The attack of Yang Rui's troops was too ferocious. Xu Shu was carried by Zhang Fei and instantly rolled down the ramp. It was only then that he was lucky enough to avoid the first wave of bolts and rocks.
It was only then that Xu Shu understood the doubts in his heart. The range of Yang Rui's siege weapons was too far. Moreover, the time taken to set them up was too fast.
The Heavy-Duty Catapults and Divine Armament Sky Shattering Crossbows naturally needed to be assembled before they could be used. However, Yang Rui had the Body Lifting Talisman. Regardless of whether it was the Heavy-Duty Catapults or the Divine Armament Sky Shattering Crossbows, Yang Rui's subordinates had already assembled them and brought them over.
Under such circumstances, the attacks of Yang Rui's troops were very fast. They were like ordinary long-range archers. They only needed to load the heavy catapults and crossbows to fire.
In just one round of attacks, the catapults and the Heaven Piercing Cannons had caused a huge impact on the north gate and the walls on both sides of Xiaxiang County. The walls were immediately riddled with holes and were seriously damaged. The soldiers behind the parapets had also suffered heavy casualties. None of the soldiers dared to stand.
"Phew! Phew! Phew! "
"Creak! Creak! Creak!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"… …"
However, this was only the beginning. After the first round of attack, the second round of attack had already arrived. This was especially true for the Divine Armaments. The firing rate of the Divine Armaments was not much slower than ordinary crossbows. At the very least, it was not inferior to archers. Moreover, the power of the Divine Armaments was abnormally fierce.
"Phew! Phew! Phew! "
"… …"
Yang Rui's troops were not limited to the long-range siege weapons. Before they attacked, the remaining 10 Golden Harriers and Blazing Falcons that were fully loaded with "aerial bombs" had already "risen" into the air.
Following the two waves of boulders and crossbow bolts, a total of 20 burning 'aerial bombs' were dropped on the entire area of Xiaxiang County. This was especially true for the three prefectures, the warehouses, the barracks and other important buildings. However, none of the bombs were dropped on the NP residential area.
"Phew! Phew! Phew! "
"Hualala!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
"… …"
The "aerial bomb" was a hollow structure to begin with. During the falling process, the charcoal inside quickly ignited an open flame. Before it reached the ground, it had already turned into balls of flames that smashed toward their respective targets and soon ignited a large fire.
The entire scene could be said to be an enlarged version of the Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain. Although there was a gap between the ordinary flames and Zhang Ning's Heavenly Spirit Fire Rain, in terms of momentum and scale, it was much stronger. The flames spread everywhere and quickly connected into a large area.
The number of 'aerial bombs' prepared by Yang Rui's troops was not small. After the 10 or so flying pets finished the first wave, 6 of them had already returned to the rear of the troops to 'reload'. It would not take long for the next wave of attack to arrive.
It was not an exaggeration to say that Yang Rui's current way of attacking the city had already begun to take on the characteristics of three-dimensional attacks.
"Cough! Cough! Cough … Milord, the King of the East Sea's offensive is fierce and cannot be defeated. Xu Shu's crime cannot be forgiven. I am willing to defend the city and buy time for Milord to withdraw. If I can obtain a chance of survival, I will bind my hands and feet and apologize to Milord. "
At this time, Xu Shu had already struggled to stand up. He coughed and bowed to Liu Bei as he said, "Brother Liu Bei, thank you for your generosity. Thank you for your generosity."
"Blazing Sun is too much of a bully. I, Zhang Fei, will bring people out of the city and bring him back!"
Zhang Fei was still angrily glaring at Xu Shu. After hearing Xu Shu's words, he fiercely glared at Xu Shu and raised his spear to charge out of the city.
"Third Brother, you cannot!"
"General Zhang, you cannot!"
Liu Bei and Xu Shu spoke at the same time to stop him. Liu Bei even grabbed Zhang Fei's wrist.
At this time, Liu Bei's face had already turned ashen. He frowned and did not look at anyone else after pulling Zhang Fei. He also did not continue to speak. His eyes were fixed on the city's fireworks. No one knew what he was thinking.
"General Zhang, you should escort Milord out of the city. However, it is inconvenient for you to go through the north gate.
"Hmph!"
Xu Shu was about to say a few more words when Zhang Fei coldly snorted. He turned around and dragged Liu Bei toward the south gate. Clearly, he had completely rejected Xu Shu's judgment.
On the other hand, Liu Bei's body was stiff. Only his eyes were still sharp. He did not say anything as Zhang Fei dragged him south.
Xu Shu originally wanted to insist on going through the west gate. However, he did not say anything. After repeatedly making mistakes in judgment, Xu Shu began to doubt himself, let alone others. At this time, the safest gate would depend on Liu Bei's luck.
After sighing, Xu Shu's morale rose. He was about to call for Mi Fang to defend the city and assign tasks, but Mi Fang was nowhere to be seen. Only now did Xu Shu notice that Mi Fang did not seem to have entered the passageway.
Xu Shu immediately smiled bitterly in his heart. However, he once again climbed up the half-destroyed north gate.
"Soldiers, listen up! The enemy's offensive is very fierce. Retreat down the walls for now!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"… …"
Xu Shu climbed up the gate and shouted the order. At this time, the catapults and ballistae were still firing. The scene was noisy but it did not affect the transmission of the order. Xu Shu's strength was enough to do this.
The remaining soldiers heard this as if they had heard a heavenly voice. They all hunched their backs and looked for gaps between the boulders and ballistae to move toward the passageway. There were a few casualties along the way.
After that, the attack outside the north gate stopped. The soldiers were all puzzled. They did not know that the confrontation outside the south gate was very intense.
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