In order to avoid being discovered by enemy scouts, Zhang San and the five people seemed to disappear from the world in the next period of time.
The weather in the north is undoubtedly cold, especially at night.
Zhang San and others all had small bottles of white wine hidden in their arms, which were used to ward off the cold at night. However, Zhang San warned them not to drink the wine unless absolutely necessary. As for why they should not rely on wine to ward off the cold, Zhang San did not elaborate.
Even they don't understand.
In the second half of the night, the moon disappeared into the dark clouds, and the whole world outside the border city seemed to be ruled by darkness.
On the city wall, soldiers were carrying the defensive supplies to the city wall by the faint light of fire. The scouts had reported back and forth several times, and Cheng Yaojin also ordered the entire army to be on alert and prepare for battle.
I don't know when it will get bright, and the rolling dark clouds indicate that today is not a good weather.
The north wind passed through the forest, and there was a whimpering sound. I don't know how many lonely ghosts are buried in this mountain forest.
Cheng Yaojin stood on the city wall and was guarded by his bodyguards to prevent the enemy from sneak attacks and cold arrows.
"How far away is the enemy's main force from our army now?" Cheng Yaojin could vaguely feel the ground shaking. It should be the enemy's cavalry vanguard.
"I estimate that it will take less than two hours, and the vanguard will be able to reach the foot of the border town in half an hour at most." Liu Duwei replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of migratory birds flew out from the distant mountain forest. Cheng Yaojin looked at the smoke and dust in the distance and ordered in a deep voice: "Prepare for war! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
On the city wall, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were waiting in strict formation, and the soldiers tightly held the weapons in their hands.
I don't know how many of the soldiers in the border town will survive this battle, and I don't know if the honor of the border town army can be protected.
The vanguard of about 5,000 people were all cavalry. Without the support of the border town to block the charge of this group of cavalry, the soldiers in the border town would have no choice but to be slaughtered.
"Ouch! Ouch..." This group of people rode tall horses and howled outside the city. From time to time, they pointed their horses' buttocks toward the border town and swore obscenities in their mouths.
"Do the rats from the border town dare to go out of the city to fight?"
"The men of the Tang Dynasty are all eggless bastards, just like the eunuchs in your palace, effeminate!"
"Spineless guy, if you were left in our tribe, you would only live with the beasts."
The soldiers at the border town were so scolded by the gang outside that their faces turned red. Many of them clenched their fists. If Cheng Yaojin had not ignored the order, he would have shot a few arrows at them to vent his anger.
They came just to suppress the Tang army's arrogance, and they did not expect that the Tang army would go out of the city to fight with them. After scolding for a while and finding it boring, they got off their horses and started to light a fire to cook.
Seeing them looking so leisurely, those who didn't know better thought they were here for a trip.
"These arrogant guys, have they forgotten who was scared to death by Zhang Leishen a few days ago?"
Some soldiers of the Tang Army who couldn't stand it anymore began to mutter and curse.
Cheng Yaojin squinted his eyes and looked at these people showing off their power, chatting and laughing, making fire and cooking as if they were at home. They didn't take Tang Jun seriously at all, and he felt very aggrieved.
But Cheng Yaojin couldn't act on his own initiative. He suppressed the anger in his heart and waited for Yimu Ben's army.
Just when the Tang army on the city wall was waiting impatiently, the army led by Yimu Ben finally arrived.
"Finally here!" Cheng Yaojin shouted in his heart, looking at the gunpowder detonator left by Zhang San before he left, his heart was filled with anticipation.
This batch of gunpowder and detonators are mainly used to deal with the enemy's ladders and siege vehicles. As long as these heavy siege equipment are destroyed, the battle can be fought.
If you want to win, it depends on whether Zhang San can disrupt the enemy's position again.
In the protective trench outside the city, there was a big thing that Cheng Yaojin had people buried overnight, waiting for the enemy to "surprise" when they crossed the trench.
Yimu Ben came outside the border town and looked in the direction of the border town. Last time he fled in embarrassment, but made some guys laugh at him for a long time. This time looking at the small border town blocking his way, Yimu Ben prepared to destroy it in a battle. The people and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty came to wash away their humiliation.
However, Yimu Ben did not rush to order an attack on the city. Instead, he first had people run under the city wall and shouted: "Our commander-in-chief said that as long as you surrender and open the city gate, our commander-in-chief will spare your lives..." "
Cheng Yaojin took a bow and arrow, aimed at the shouting soldier, and shot an arrow through the enemy's throat, causing his subsequent words to be stuck in his mouth.
"The Tang Dynasty cannot be humiliated! You bunch of sheep-smelling beasts, if you have the guts, just let your horses come over!" Cheng Yaojin shouted.
"Hmph! I don't know how to show appreciation. In this case, I want you to see how powerful our army is!" Yimu Ben snorted coldly.
In an instant, the drums beat loudly and the horn sounded again!
Yimu Ben obviously wanted to win the battle quickly this time. He used ladders and siege vehicles as soon as he came up. The infantry followed closely behind, and under the cover of shields, they moved towards the city wall.
"Fire the arrow!"
On the walls of the border city, following the general's order, arrows rained through the clouds and fell towards the enemy's camp.
Although most of them were blocked by the enemy's shields and other protective equipment, hundreds of enemy soldiers were killed in one wave.
The enemy's catapults and archers also began to fight back, suppressing our offensive.
Thanks to the last retreat of Yimu Ben, Cheng Yaojin urgently mobilized some defense equipment and food from other cities such as Yingzhou, otherwise he would have to fight hand-to-hand with the enemy this time.
As the first group of enemy troops crossed the trench and began to approach the city wall, densely packed enemy troops followed behind and were carefully crossing the trench to avoid being injured by the fortifications inside.
Cheng Yaojin kept watching the movement on the other side of the trench. Seeing that the fire was almost done, Cheng Yaojin gave the order: "Detonate!"
The three bodyguards bent their bows and fired arrows. There was a bamboo tube tied to the arrow, which was filled with explosives. The target was not the enemy soldiers, but the three marked locations in the trench.
As the firelight carried by the three feathered arrows passed through, there was a thunderous explosion in the trench, and then there was the firelight, mixed with the screams and wails of the enemy.
This time, Zhang San put a lot of broken iron slag into the explosive bag. As it exploded, the lethality could be imagined.
Many enemy soldiers who were far away from the center of the explosion did not escape. The flying iron slag penetrated their bodies and caused them to die in pain.
As soon as the enemy's first wave of offensive was launched, it suffered a devastating blow. Many soldiers were frightened by the scene just now and fled away from the border town howling.
Yimu Ben was also shocked by this scene and could not recover for a long time, but this time he had obviously done enough mental construction and was not frightened to the point of losing his sense of proportion.
After killing dozens of soldiers who wanted to retreat, these frightened soldiers were able to stabilize themselves.
"My sons, the Sirius Emperor will protect us. If we capture this city, there will be countless wealth waiting for us to take it. The sacrificed warriors will also return to the Kingdom of Heaven and enjoy endless blessings. ..." Yimu Ben shouted loudly like a magic stick.
"These are all deceptions used by the enemy. They cannot stop our cavalry. Charge forward and wipe them all out! If you dare to retreat, kill them!"
Following Yimu Ben's roar, a group of soldiers wearing black armor emerged from the enemy army. Any soldiers who hesitated or retreated were killed by these men.
With no way to retreat, the enemy began to continue their attack.