Chapter 439 Reinforcements

At this time, Hanxing City was also immersed in the raging fire of war. As the sky had already begun to brighten, countless stone casters began to exert their power, and huge stones poured into the enemy camp, and people were constantly smashed into a pile of meat paste, bringing a great visual impact to the robes around them.

At this time, a thick layer of corpses had been piled up under the city wall, most of which were from the Xiliang rebels, and there were soldiers who were pulled down from the city wall and killed or killed in one of the imperial camps. These corpses were like chopping hay, and they were not piled up together, which looked shocking.

Zhang Wen and Sun Jian stood on the top of the city, looking at the rebels below that were still rushing towards them like locusts, but the soldiers around them were already showing signs of fatigue. After all, after a night of fierce fighting, it was a huge test both mentally and physically. Moreover, as the soldiers guarding the city were killed in batches, the remaining reserve forces in the city are now getting less and less.

Faced with such a dilemma, Zhang Wen couldn't help but feel bitter. However, he was not desperate. Although Hanxingcheng was still in decline, the court camp still steadily gained the upper hand in the entire Liangzhou battlefield. If there were no other changes, it would be a matter of time before to clear the rebels around Hanxing. Moreover, Hanxingcheng's dilemma was only temporary, because he had already received news that Zhou Shenzheng led the army to this place, and it was probably about to arrive.

"How much city defense supplies are there in the city?" Zhang Wen asked a subordinate beside him.

The general immediately said: "Report to General, due to the urgent war, the city defense materials were consumed very quickly. As well as the wars a few days ago, the city defense materials had almost been consumed." The general spoke carefully, for fear that Zhang Wen would think that he had hidden these materials. After all, three wars were fought in total, and one of them was only used tung oil. This consumed most of the city defense materials. It was suspicious to say that.

Sun Jian said on the side: "Mr. Zhang, this is also normal! General Yang snatched this Hanxing City from the rebels. The other party did not expect that we would take the initiative to attack, so there was no large amount of city defense supplies placed in the city. The rebels' two sieges were also very strong, and they attacked with all their strength on all sides of the city walls. The consumption of this material was indeed much faster."

Zhang Wen sighed and said, "I know this truth, but General Zhou's reinforcements will arrive at some point. And even if he can arrive in time, it will take a lot of time to fight back the rebels. Can the army and materials in this city last for so long?"

Sun Jian said: "Mr. Zhang, why don't you do this! Anyway, Hanxing City is just an empty city now. We might as well demolish some houses and take the wood off and make it into rolling wood, which can also be topped up. There are also stones used as foundations that can be broken to fill the stone catapult."

After hearing this, Zhang Wen immediately agreed to Sun Jian's suggestion and let the few remaining reserve troops start to prepare.

Suddenly, Sun Jian pointed to the east and said to Zhang Wen: "Mr. Zhang, look! Maybe General Zhou has arrived!"

Zhang Wen was delighted and quickly looked into the distance. He saw a dark area moving towards this side more than ten kilometers away, and there were vaguely flags fluttering in the wind. The terrain around Hanxing City was flat, and standing on the top of the city, it was naturally not a strange thing to see more than ten kilometers away.

At this time, there will be no one else except the imperial army that can come from this side! Although they also knew from Zhou Shen's previous message that a rebel army was going to intercept their reinforcements, from the time point of view, the reinforcements were probably fighting fiercely with the army led by Sunshine! Naturally, it was impossible to return so quickly.

Sure enough, when the dark army arrived about two kilometers from the eastern defense line of the Xiliang rebels, the Xiliang rebels had already reacted. The army surrounding Hanxing City immediately drew out most of them to move eastward and faced the army. In this case, they mobilized the army in the past not to line up to welcome them, but to intercept the enemy.

The two sides quickly collided with each other. After all, as the war intensified, the front lines of both sides became increasingly wider and soon, a nearly twenty-kilometer-long front was formed. On that front, it was like a meat grinder, constantly devouring life.

It is obvious that this is a big gamble, and both sides are constantly increasing their chips into it, and the loser loses the entire war...

Zhang Wen stood on the top of the city and was powerless to do anything about the battle that took place in the distance. It would be great if he could ensure that Hanxingcheng would not be compromised at this time. After all, although Bian Zhang sent a large number of troops to meet the enemy, the attack on Hanxingcheng did not fall. Countless armies were still attacking Hanxingcheng as always.

Arrows intertwined over the battlefield like locusts. They drew arcs one by one to fall down their final goals and took away their lives. This was just a small part of the battlefield.

The most cruel scene is that countless rebels climbed up the city wall along the siege ladder on the siege ladder. They were hit by the city guards when they climbed up the wall. At the moment they were fatal injuries, they suddenly jumped up and hugged the enemy who had just given them damage. Then they fell down from the city wall together, making the pile of corpses under the city wall more spectacular...

The sun was climbing higher and higher in the sky, and the two armies were still fighting tirelessly. Nearly ten hours had passed since the outbreak of the battle. They seemed not to feel hungry, but in fact, the hungry people had already seen the King of Hell. Now the remaining people had eaten some food before entering the battle and filled their empty stomachs. Because once they entered the battle, they would not have a chance to have a meal again unless the battle ended, and this might be their last meal!

Time flies very slowly and passes very quickly. On the battlefield, no one cares about this. It’s just that the scorching sun above our heads tells everyone on the battlefield that it’s noon. It’s almost April, especially in the Liangzhou area, the hotness of the sun is unbearable. However, compared to the sun, the sharp weapons on the battlefield are even more chilling. No one wants to let the enemy’s weapons penetrate into their chests in order to wipe their sweat.

At this time, there were several collapsed places on the battlements of the city wall, and it was easier for the rebels to climb up from here. However, the defending army could not withdraw their hands to repair the city wall. Who asked Yang Tian to take away all the people in Hanxing City before?

If the rebels' catapults continue to bombard this way, at most, the city walls in some weak places will collapse in the evening, which will be disastrous for the defending army.

Fortunately, due to long-term high-intensity use, many stone catapults have already failed. Unless Bian Zhang can send someone to find carpenters for repair, these stone catapults will not be put into use. The remaining number of stone catapults on the rebel camp is only more than 2,000, which is not enough to support this comprehensive high-intensity strike.

On the wild battlefield east of Hanxing City, it has reached a full-scale level. The total number of casualties on both sides has exceeded three million, but the war still has not stopped at all.

Zhou Shen was already covered in blood at this time. He could no longer tell whether the blood belonged to the enemy or his subordinates. Anyway, he had no idea how many soldiers died in front of him. He could not count how many enemies died under his gun. He was already numb and knew that he would continue to wield his weapons to harvest the lives of the enemy.

Since the war has been going on, the ending has become blurred. No one knows who the final victory belongs to. No matter who wins this final victory, the casualties must be very heavy.

Bian Zhang was also anxious at this time, and he was also very angry at the army that suddenly came out in the morning. In his heart, he thought that it must be Beigong Boyu who deliberately released water, otherwise how could he not find out the millions of imperial troops? As for whether Beigong Boyu had released water, only he knew.

He could also estimate the situation in Hanxing City. If this reinforcement army had not arrived, he would have absolutely confidence to take Hanxing City before dark. Even as long as he defeated the reinforcement army without paying too much, he would have confidence to take Hanxing City before dawn tomorrow. But now, he did not have much confidence to easily defeat the army in front of him. Even at this time, he was still at a disadvantage in the three million troops sent to intercept Zhou Shen's army.

If it was a one-line battle at this time, he was still very sure to take the opponent, but he did not dare to stop siege at this time because he was worried that after giving the opponent a chance to breathe, the opponent would recover again. If he wanted to attack the city again, he would have to pay a huge price.

In desperation, Bian Zhang had to lead his personal guards to join the battle with Zhou Shen's army. He had to end the battle here as soon as possible before he could devote all his energy to the siege.

With the joining of the elite army led by Bian Zhang, the two sides finally fought evenly...

On the city wall, Zhang Wen and others had to join the battle in person. Although Zhang Wen was a general with a low-level military value, it was easy to kill these soldiers who were less than eighth level. As for Sun Jian, he was even more powerful. As long as there was the city wall he occupied, the rebels would not have the possibility of climbing up.

The city wall is the best preserved and the strongest defense ability belongs to the east city wall, because there are hundreds of large catapults left by Yang Tian and dozens of mountain-piercing crossbows. Under the deterrence of large catapults, the Xiliang rebels did not dare to arrange too many catapults here. The mountain-piercing crossbow can also effectively attack the opponent's collective charge and cause huge damage to the opponent. At the same time, the White Tiger Legion is also very powerful. Although the number is only 100,000, the damage has only been less than 40,000 until now. Many people took golden sore medicine after suffering some minor injuries and devoted themselves to the battlefield again. The heroism of these people also made Zhang Wen look sideways.
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