The first campers left behind hundreds of corpses, and finally received a signal from the rear.
The first camp that was already on the verge of collapse actually regained its morale and resumed its attack on the city wall.
Xue Hu stood behind the city gate, looked at the trebuchet that had been built, and said to the craftsman: "How many times do you think this trebuchet can shoot?"
An old craftsman with gray hair said: "Xue Sima, using the design drawings you provided, this trebuchet can be used ten times without falling apart."
"Is it just ten times? If it is repaired midway, can it be used a few more times?"
"Stop for half an hour for maintenance after every three shots. The trebuchet can shoot fifteen times."
"That's it, let everyone work hard, and I will ask for credit for everyone after the war!"
Then Xue Hu distributed the dry food for condolences, and many craftsmen started working with great enthusiasm.
However, the trebuchets of this era could only delay the enemy's attack, and could not have the lethality of later cannons.
Xue Hu continued to inspect the city defenses, constantly checking for leaks and filling gaps. A large amount of complicated work was sent to him, and he needed to make decisions quickly and then distribute the orders.
Now Xue Hu knew that even if he became a time traveler, it would be difficult for him to reach a high position all of a sudden. Just guarding a city would make him exhausted. Commanding an army would be exhausting.
This is the case with Yu Chixin in Zhangye. Every time the army attacks, it is a very large-scale performance. There are countless things that need to be prepared, and various problems will be encountered every time.
Originally there were more than 4,000 troops in Zhangye City. Together with the new troops recruited by Captain Chi Xin in Zhangye, there were 6,000 troops.
Moli Doulu and the Yumen Tianshan Fourth Army who were supporting the rear were still behind, but Yuchixin couldn't wait any longer. After gathering Zhangye's troops and horses, the troops were very fast. Yuchixin immediately raised his troops and attacked the west of Wuwei City.
Chishui Army Fortress.
According to the reconnaissance results of the Wanxiang Army on the hot air balloon and the analysis of Xu Liwen, a computer player, most of the Tibetan troops besieging the Chishui Army were civilians escorting goods. This was just a trick by the Tubo people to mislead the soldiers.
Now the 9,000 Tibetan vanguard troops are attacking Wuwei City. Now Yuchixin's task is to kill the suspected Tibetan soldiers beside the Chishui Army Castle as quickly as possible.
There is not much time left for Yu Chixin. According to reports from the scouts at the Qilian Pass, the Tibetan army will cross the Qilian Pass in no more than five days.
Shang Qixin'er's army is coming, and the players are running out of time.
Yu Chixin was riding on a horse, and the flag officer behind him raised his beetle high. Under the leadership of the officer, the soldiers quickly advanced towards the Chishui Army Castle in the west of Wuwei City.
In the Chishui Army Castle, Ma Wulang was repairing the city wall.
Since yesterday, the Tubo offensive has slowed down a lot, but the captain still ordered to hold on to the castle and not allow anyone to go out.
Magoro plugged a crack in the city wall with a mixture of soil and straw, and then carried the mud bucket to find new cracks.
Such a depressing life is like going to jail, so hopeless that there is no end in sight.
At this moment, Magoro envied Ma Shitou the most in the watchtower. He was one of the few people in the entire fortress who could see the outside scene.
However, Ma Wulang shook his head. Before Ma Shitou went up to the watchtower, the sesame biscuits responsible for guarding the fortress were shot into hedgehogs by Tibetan bows and arrows. Ma Shitou was forced to go up because he caught the ghost lot.
According to Ma Shitou, he did not dare to show his face on the watchtower and would lie down on the watchtower when eating, drinking or urinating.
Thinking of this, Magoro felt that repairing the city wall was a good job, at least he didn't need to lie down to eat and pee.
Suddenly feeling the need to urinate, Ma Wulang held the city wall to open the gate to release water. Suddenly he felt the ground shaking.
Could it be that the Tubo people are attacking the city again?
The captain also rushed out of the camp and shouted at Ma Shitou on the watchtower: "Shitou, is it the dog?"
Ma Shitou then poked his head out from the watchtower. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and said:
"Captain, there is no movement in the Tibetan camp."
"Idiot, there is no movement in the Tubo camp. Where did this earthquake come from? Come and take a closer look!"
Ma Shitou had no choice but to stick out his head and take a closer look at the distance.
Wait, cavalry!?
Ma Shitou's expression changed, and he quickly shouted: "Army! There is an army coming from a distance!"
As soon as they heard about the army, everyone's faces turned pale.
The large army coming over at this time must be reinforcements from the Tibetans.
Tubo invaded Longyou in large numbers, and Daize's 10,000 men were just the vanguard.
If the Tibetan army arrived, these three castles of the Chishui Army would definitely not be able to defend themselves.
The captain's face turned pale. He climbed up the watchtower regardless of his safety. Sure enough, under the guidance of Ma Shitou, he saw the smoke and dust raised by the horse's hooves not far away.
"Blow the trumpet! Enemy attack!"
"Bang the gong! Notify other forts that the Tibetan army is coming!"
A rapid trumpet sound sounded, which was the call for assembly.
The sound of the trumpet was followed by the sound of gongs and drums. The other two Chishui Army fortresses that heard the sound of gongs and drums also sounded the rallying call.
Magoro nervously held the spear in his hand. Can he really survive this time?
I heard that the Tubo people had a particularly cruel ritual in which they would peel off human skin from living people. When he thought of this, Ma Wu could not stop trembling all over.
Even if they are not killed, life for Han slaves in the hands of Tubo manor owners will be quite difficult.
Tubo slave owners would not regard Han slaves as human beings. They would live in cold cellars and work in shackles in the fields. Even if they could no longer work, they would only be whipped a few times until they were drained and used.
value, dumped in mass graves.
If this is the case, it is better to commit suicide before the castle is breached.
Ma Wulang made up his mind. If he committed suicide immediately after the castle was breached, how could a dignified man of the Tang Dynasty survive under the whips of the Tubo people?
The morale in the entire castle was extremely low. The Tibetan army suddenly crossed the Qilian Mountains and besieged the Chishui Army's castle.
If the Tibetans are so aggressive, Wuwei City will definitely not be able to defend it.
When they thought that their families and relatives were all in Wuwei City, despair spread among the soldiers.
I don’t know who started sobbing first, and the sadness spread immediately.
At this moment, Ma Shitou on the watchtower suddenly shouted: "Wait, it's not the Tibetan army!"
Not the Tubo army?
The captain asked quickly: "Isn't it the Tubo army? Is it the reinforcements from Wuwei City? Jiedu is confused!"
There were only a thousand defenders left in Wuwei City. The captain knew that there were tens of thousands of Tibetan troops besieging the Chishui Army. If these one thousand people went out to rescue the city, weren't they sending sheep into the tiger's mouth? Wuwei City was ruined in vain!
The captain wanted to scold his mother, but Ma Shitou said: "Wait, it's the Qiang people!? No, it's the Han people! It's King Jianning's army!"
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