Chapter 1237

Seeing the Xiongnu soldiers approach within a hundred meters.

Deputy General Qian no longer hesitated and immediately pulled the trigger.

Whoosh~~!

The sound of breaking air rang out.

An arm-thick wooden pole flew toward the siege engine.

Deputy General Qian's face was filled with smiles.

As if victory were in sight.

But the next moment.

The smile on Deputy General Qian's face stiffened.

He looked at those Xiongnu with some disbelief.

Because the arrow he fired had been blocked!

He saw the arm-thick wooden pole shoot toward the siege engine, only to be blocked by the shields in the hands of the Xiongnu soldiers outside.

But the Xiongnu soldier didn't have it easy either, directly staggered back a few steps by the huge recoil force.

Almost falling to the ground, showing how powerful it was.

The shield also dented in a large area!

"Good fellow, is that shield made of iron?"

Deputy General Qian was surprised; such shields were extremely rare.

Could it be Great Qin's shields again?

These Xiongnu were truly shameless, simply bandits.

However... it seemed they were bandits to begin with.

Bandits who often plundered the Great Qin border.

The soldiers on the Great Wall were all somewhat dumbfounded.

What was originally a sure thing had now failed.

Looking at the Xiongnu soldiers, they seemed to have anticipated it.

Without stopping, they charged even faster toward the giant gate.

While Deputy General Qian and the others were stunned.

The Xiongnu soldiers pushed the siege engine to less than thirty meters from the giant stone gate.

"Get more people!"

"Bed crossbows, serve them up, fire for me!"

Deputy General Qian shouted loudly.

And the surrounding soldiers also reacted.

They all aimed their bed crossbows at the siege engine below.

If they delayed any longer, they would reach the giant gate.

At least ten bed crossbows were aimed at the Xiongnu soldiers below.

As soon as the soldiers aimed, Deputy General Qian ordered them to fire.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~!

Boom, boom, boom~~!

The sound of impact rang out.

The Xiongnu soldiers were all knocked back a few steps.

At such close range.

The great power of the bed crossbow caused the blood and Qi of individual Xiongnu to surge within them.

Some people were knocked to the ground by the impact, while others had their web between thumb and forefinger shaken until it bled.

Two Xiongnu soldiers even dropped their shields to the ground.

Directly knocked out of their grip by this huge force.

It showed the great power of the bed crossbow.

Even if it couldn't pierce the shield, it could still injure the people holding it.

The Xiongnu soldiers who fell to the ground also knew that it was a matter of life and death.

They quickly climbed up again, injured soldiers swapped positions, and then the soldiers pushing the cart filled in.

After the two sides swapped positions, they blocked in front of the siege engine again.

It was evident they were determined to protect this siege engine at all costs.

"Did you think you could do whatever you wanted just because you had iron shields?"

"Your thinking is too simple, too beautiful, hmph!"

Deputy General Qian saw that firing the bed crossbow again was of no avail.

He waved his large hand.

The surrounding soldiers moved giant stones to the top of the giant gate.

Each giant stone weighed at least several tens to a hundred jin.

If they were smashed down from this height, hehehe...

"Finally reached here!"

"Ahahaha~~!"

"Ram it! Ram it hard!"

The Xiongnu commander roared with excitement.

The Xiongnu soldiers were also very excited.

Reaching the giant gate of the Great Wall was not easy.

It felt as difficult as passing through five passes and slaying six generals.

Fortunately, they had iron shields, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to arrive here safely.

As long as they rammed open this giant gate, the Xiongnu army could drive straight in!

At that time, they would have achieved great merit.

After all, this was the gate they had risked their lives to open.

The Xiongnu soldiers shouted as if they had taken stimulants.

The siege engine was fixed in front of the giant gate.

Dozens of people pulled the hemp rope, binding it to the thigh-thick tree trunk.

The thigh-thick tree trunk was raised backward.

As long as it was released, it could smash into the giant gate with speed, precision, and force.

This was the beauty of the siege engine.

That impact force was also unparalleled.

"Release!"

Just at the moment the Xiongnu soldiers were about to let go of the hemp rope.

At this critical juncture.

The same sound rang out.

"Release!"

This voice originated from above the Great Wall.

Deputy General Qian shouted loudly.

The giant stones on the Great Wall were also smashed down accordingly.

Boom!

A loud noise rang out.

Followed by several more loud noises.

Giant stones smashed down one after another from above.

The siege engine was smashed to pieces!

The two soldiers holding iron shields near the siege engine were also smashed to death.

Before dying, they only let out a scream and then there was no movement.