Wei, Didao.
"Kill!!"
"The first man atop the walls will be made a marquis!!"
The officers and soldiers roared as they launched their assault from three sides.
Under the cover of large shields, archers and crossbowmen steadily approached the walls, using their arrows to suppress the defenders above.
Jiang Wei had made considerable preparations for this siege. Stalwart men pushed Jinglan Siege Towers forward while archers and crossbowmen fired volley after volley, actually suppressing their opponents for a time.
Because the roads were difficult, armies on campaign usually had to build their siege engines after arriving at their destination.
The Shu Kingdom possessed a full range of siege equipment. Back then, Zhuge Liang and Hao Zhao had put on an exceptionally brilliant contest of attack and defense, and Zhuge Liang had even "built further Jinglan towers a hundred feet high to shoot into the city."
Often, Jiang Wei did not even need to give instructions himself; the armored soldiers under his command were already very familiar with these things.
Jinglan Siege Towers rose on three sides of Didao, and the two sides began exchanging fire.
Arrows flew everywhere, and both sides suffered casualties.
Just then, armored soldiers carrying earth on their backs charged toward the walls from all three sides. They were going to fill the moat outside the city.
As these men approached the city, the arrows from the walls suddenly multiplied. In a mere instant, armored soldiers fell in droves, the arrows forming an impenetrable curtain over the roads leading to the city.
Jiang Wei frowned at the sudden eruption from the walls and barked again, "Keep them suppressed!!"
The archers and crossbowmen redoubled their efforts.
One armored soldier after another fell to arrows. The warriors on the two sides had yet to meet face-to-face, but casualties were