The Tubo army arrived at the lower village of Xiliang City, and immediately got busy, cutting down trees from the woods near the military camp, and then transporting them back to the military camp to build various siege equipment, such as city assault vehicles, city climbing ladders, archery towers, flying arms, and nest vehicles.
Wait, this is how sieges were done in ancient times. Most of the siege equipment was built on site. Although Song He and others hoped to capture Xiliang Mansion before nightfall that day, it seemed that they could not do it. Song He and others
People know very well that facing a city like Xiliang Mansion, with more than 20,000 elite Yanyun troops garrisoning it, a hasty attack will definitely lose more than the gain. Only after proper preparation can we be sure to capture Xiliang Mansion.
That night, the Tubo army took turns to rest and be on guard, fearing that they would be responsible again. It was not known whether the Tubo army was too tightly defended and Yanyun's army had no chance to take advantage of it. The night passed very peacefully, and nothing happened.
Early the next morning, a thin mist enveloped the earth. Boom, boom, boom... The unique sound of leather drums from the Tubo army suddenly broke the silence of the morning. The defenders on the city immediately entered a state of preparation for war, with swords unsheathed and arrows fired.
The arrow was pulled up. Immediately, I saw military formations slowly approaching in the mist, accompanied by dull thunderous footsteps and shouts.
A gust of wind blew, the fog dispersed, and the 200,000 Tubo army appeared in front of Yanyun's army with a majestic momentum.
The people in the city were awakened. Most of the people, whether they were Dang Xiangran, Han people or other ethnic groups, were very afraid, fearing that the Tibetans would invade the city and they and their families would be tortured. However, there were some.
People were gloating over the misfortune and expecting the Tibetans to break through the city as soon as possible. In a luxurious courtyard, several Dangxiang and Han scholars gathered together to discuss. A Dangxiang scholar said with some worry: "I really don't know if the Tubos can defeat the city.
Can they get in? All Yanyun troops are like wild beasts, not so easy to deal with!" I heard a Han scholar confidently say: "Don't worry about this! I heard that this time the Tubo army has an army of 200,000 people.
Come and attack, fight one out of ten, no matter what, there is no way to win, the brutal Yanyun army will definitely be defeated!" Everyone nodded one after another, showing excitement.
His eyes turned back to the city wall. Ye Qi Guanyin looked at the massive Tibetan army, and his heart sank, but his face remained calm. He ordered an officer: "Load gunpowder on the three-bow bed crossbow.
"Pack, load the gunpowder cans on the stone cannon cart and prepare to launch." The officer promised and ran down. After some shouting, he saw the soldiers operating the three-bow crossbow and the stone cannon cart getting busy, and those loading the gunpowder bags were loading gunpowder.
Pack, put the fire oil can into the fire oil can, adjust the launch angle, and just wait for the order from Ye Qi Guanyin. Ye Qi Guanyin said to another officer: "The city is on heightened alert. Anyone who dares to leave home and take to the streets without authorization
, arrest him first!" The officer promised and ran down.
The Tibetan people's unique leather drums rumbled loudly, and the 200,000 Tibetan troops started shouting, which was truly earth-shattering and deafening.
Song He rode his horse and came to the front of the army. The sound of war drums and shouts suddenly stopped, and all the soldiers' eyes were focused on Song He. Song He shouted loudly: "Warriors of Great Tubo, today will be yours."
In this moment of glory, use your swords and guns to defeat the Yanyun people and seize Xiliang Mansion! The epic will record your great achievements, and tens of millions of years later, our descendants will still be extremely proud of our bravery!"
After hearing these words, the Tibetan soldiers couldn't help but get excited and shouted in unison. Their morale was like a rainbow and they were filled with murderous intent. Song He said: "Each team takes turns to attack. Hanon, you lead the soldiers under your command to attack first. If you can break the city,
I'll give you a few hits!" Hanon excitedly bowed and promised, and then shouted to his soldiers: "Get ready to attack!" More than 10,000 soldiers under his command shouted in unison and slowly came out of the formation. At this time, the sound of leather drums boomed.
The loud sound made the more than 10,000 soldiers even more eager to fight.
Songhe turned the horse's head to avoid this large army, and shouted to Duosang: "Duosang, your troops will be the second wave of attack." Duosang bowed and agreed. Songhe then rushed to occupy the pile, and Busang said: "
Zhandui, Busang, your troops will attack as the third and fourth wave!" The two generals bowed and agreed.
Song He rode his horse back to the commander's banner and looked at the city wall in front of him. He saw Yan Yun's army on the wall in a tight formation, waiting for a mountainous formation. He couldn't help but frowned and said to himself: "I'm afraid that the first and second waves can't be wiped out."
The fighting spirit of the Yan Yun Army. It turns out that Song He’s idea was to let the non-direct troops first kill the fighting spirit of the Yan Yun Army, and then use the direct troops to attack fiercely, hoping that the direct troops could attack the city in one go, so that naturally he and himself
The direct line troops gained the greatest credit.
The sound of rapid horse hoofbeats suddenly came from the southwest. Songhe couldn't help but turn his head and saw that it was his own cavalry that was ordering. He couldn't help but frowned and murmured: "I don't know whether it is good news or bad news!"
Seeing the enemy troops slowly crossing the city wall, Ye Qi Guanyin raised her right hand. The sergeant operating the three-bow bed crossbow and the stone cannon cart became energetic and prepared to fire. The war was about to break out!
However, at this moment, an unexpected scene appeared. The trumpet sound representing retreat suddenly came from the Tubo army. The rapid trumpet sounds sounded one after another. The Tibetan assault troops who were about to launch the attack couldn't help but stopped and looked at each other.
They all felt at a loss. After listening carefully and confirming that it was indeed the retreat horn, they retreated with confusion.
Standing on the city wall, Ye Qi Guanyin and others saw that after the Tubo assault troops returned to the Tibetan army's formation, the entire Tibetan army began to retreat. Ye Qi Guanyin's expression suddenly changed, with a look of joy on her face, and she secretly said: The enemy troops suddenly retreated, ten
There is good news coming from Big Brother!
Ye Qi Guanyin guessed it right, and it was indeed the case. Just when the Tubo army was preparing to attack the city, they received intelligence from the west. Yang Peng's commander Yan Yun's cavalry had passed Rouge Mountain and was heading towards Xiliang Mansion.
While rushing forward, Song He and others were shocked when they suddenly heard the news. Then Duosang and other generals thought that Yang Peng had passed Rouge Mountain and would definitely be able to reach Xiliangfu City before nightfall. If they waited
Yan Yun's cavalry brigade arrived, and our own side was bound to be in a dangerous situation, so they all believed that they should withdraw immediately. However, Zhan Dui and others believed that they could capture Xiliang Mansion before Yan Yun's cavalry arrived. As long as they captured Xiliang Mansion in time,
Liangfu, then even if the Yanyun war cavalry rushed to Xiliangfu, it would be of no use. The two sides were at loggerheads, and it was finally up to Songhe to make the decision. Songhe, in view of the strong combat power shown by the Yanyun army in the previous battle with the Yanyun army,
, it was really not sure that Xiliang Mansion could be captured before nightfall, so the order to retreat was issued. As a result, the retreating horn sounded loudly before the assault troops actually launched an attack.
Seeing that the Tibetan army was retreating, Ye Qi Guanyin immediately sent out all the scouts to prevent the Tibetans from playing tricks, and at the same time, he also wanted to get news of his own reinforcements as soon as possible.
Soon after, the scout reported that the Tibetan army had indeed retreated, and the army retreated south to the Snow Mountain Fortress. Later that day, Ye Qi Guanyin and others received a report from the scout who went west to inquire about the news, saying that the King of Yan had more than 20,000 soldiers in command.
The war cavalry had already passed Rouge Mountain and was heading towards Xiliang Mansion. After hearing the news, Ye Qi Guanyin was completely relieved.
Those scholars in the city who hoped that the Tibetans would come in as soon as possible heard that there was silence outside the city. They felt depressed and couldn't help but feel anxious. They paced back and forth in the yard. They wanted to go out to inquire about the news but they did not dare to go out because soon
The former Yanyun Army has issued a martial law order. This order has not yet been lifted. Anyone who leaves home rashly may be arrested as a spy. When the people heard that it was very peaceful outside, they were relieved but also very worried. They were worried that suddenly
Then I heard the earth-shattering sound of war drums and shouts of death.
At dusk, the common people and scholars suddenly heard the rapid sound of horse hooves and shouts from the street outside: "The reinforcements of King Yan have arrived, the Tibetan army has fled, and the martial law has been lifted!..." Repeated this sentence
The words flew all the way and kept shouting.
When the people heard the news, they were naturally overjoyed. Many people knelt down in front of the Buddhist niches and thanked the Buddha and Bodhisattvas. However, the scholars were extremely depressed, and they did not expect that the expected war would be reported silently.
As a result, many people cursed the Tubo people for being incompetent!
In the camp hall, Yang Peng, Ye Qi Guanyin and other left-behind generals recounted what happened after they arrived. When Yang Peng heard from the Kingdom of Zhan Jin that Ye Qi Guanyin had defeated a Tibetan army ten days ago, forcing them to attack Xiliang Mansion.
After rejecting the plan for ten days, he couldn't help being pleasantly surprised. He looked at Ye Guanyin and said excitedly: "Guanyin is really amazing!" Ye Xi Guanyin was very happy when he heard Yang Peng's praise and said: "This is not mine alone.
Thanks to Xue Fu, Zhan Jin and the others who fought tooth and nail to kill the enemy, this battle would have been impossible to win!"
Yang Peng nodded, glanced at the generals, and said with a smile: "Everyone has contributed!" Everyone smiled. Ye Qi Guanyin asked Yang Peng: "Brother, how is the situation in the west?" The generals heard that.
Qian Guanyin's questions also showed concern.
Yang Peng said with a smile: "Guanyin might as well take a guess." Ye Qi Guanyin rolled her eyes at Yang Peng, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "Looking at my brother's cheerful appearance, the war in the west must be going very smoothly. Even if the remnants of Xixia are not completely wiped out.
, I think we are not far away from completely solving the problem.”
Yang Peng gave a thumbs up to Ye Qi Guanyin and exclaimed: "It's amazing, your guess is correct. When I came, there was only one sandbar left in Xixia and it was barely surviving. I ordered Yang Yanzhao and Yang Gui to lead 50,000 infantry troops to continue the attack.
By this time, we might have achieved a great victory!”
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.