"Quick! Stones! Stones! Burning oil! Hurry!" the Xiliang soldiers shouted loudly.
Fortunately, Sal Khan had some foresight. When the city was surrounded, he had people prepare and bring up all available means to resist the siege.
Yet, the shield was tilted over several people's heads, not only blocking the arrows from above the wall, but even the stones thrown from the city wall couldn't harm them in the slightest. The stones could only cause the shield to slide down two or three inches, wedging on rivets embedded in the city wall's gaps, and then roll off the inclined surface of the shield.
The soldiers of the Shuoyang Army at Niujiao Mountain coordinated seamlessly, their momentum upwards not aggressive, but steady.
