The Tubo army had not arrived yet, but the city of Fenghan was already in chaos. A bearded man in a slight armor was standing tall on the stairs beside the city gate tower, shouting and urging the crowd to carry it in a hurry.
The soldiers wearing wooden rolling stones were Zhang Mingwu, the garrison commander of the Quhan City.[]
Zhang Mingwu, a native of Lantian, Guanzhong, his father and ancestors were all ordinary military households, and there was no outstanding reputation. He was only martial arts since he was young and learned a good martial arts. Since he replaced his father in the third year of Yonghui, he has made many military achievements.
From a small soldier to a battalion, he was promoted from a small soldier to a captain of the first battalion. Although his official rank was not high, he had already touched the threshold of the general. If he had any new achievements, he could be promoted to a guerrilla general. For a grassroots like him who had climbed up from the bottom of the house, he would be promoted to a guerrilla general.
It's quite difficult to say.
From the lieutenant to the guerrilla general, it seems that there is only one level difference, but this level is not that good at Jin, especially for pure soldiers like Zhang Mingwu who have no background and backing. If you want to take another step,
It has to be fought for life. For this reason, Zhang Mingwu asked for help a lot and wanted to be transferred to Shanzhou, which is most likely to be in war. However, by chance, Shanzhou was not successful, but was transferred to Hezhou.
A horn bump, I met Yao Wangshu, a lazy governor. Even though Zhang Mingwu was determined to prepare martial arts, he had no way to start. He could only do his best to use his authority to prepare some wood and rolling stones.
The conventional city-guarding equipment thought that if it was used, it was just a soldier's instinct, but unexpectedly it came in handy. As soon as he learned about the great success of the Tubo army, Zhang Mingwu had made a quick decision to order the closure of the front and back.
Two city gates and urged the soldiers in his hands to prepare for the war with all their might. Of course, Zhang Mingwu was very self-aware and did not think that with such a few soldiers under his command, he could defeat the Tubo army in the field. All he thought was just
Relying on the support of the city wall, Zhang Mingwu had no idea whether he could defend it. But no matter what, Zhang Mingwu was in no way short of the courage to perish the city as a commander.
"Report, Lord Zhang, Governor Yao has opened the back door and has gone to Anxiang, saying that he is going to ask for reinforcements, please make clear!"
Just as Zhang Mingwu was busy preparing for the war with the governor, a soldier rushed up from the city, and pointed his knees at the ground, reporting in a panic tone.
"What? This bastard! Damn it!"
When Zhang Mingwu heard that Yao Wangshu had abandoned the city and fled at the moment of war, he fainted and almost vomited blood. He punched the city wall with a sudden punch and scolded him in anger.
"Mr. Zhang, the thief army is here!"
As soon as Zhang Mingwu cursed, a scream came from the city. Zhang Mingwu didn't care about being angry, so he quickly turned around and rushed to the city gate tower. As soon as he looked, he immediately saw smoke rising from behind a low mountain ridge in the distance.
The Tubo army rolling in for a moment had rushed to the area just like a wave.
"The whole army goes to the city to prepare for war, prepare for war!"
Zhang Mingwu has been in martial arts for many years. After just a glance, he had estimated the scale of the enemy. When he saw the enemy's stance, the number of cavalry added up to more than 10,000 people, and his heart immediately sank to the bottom of the valley. He knew very well.
With such a few men under his command, it is almost impossible to defend the city. However, Zhang Mingwu did not intend to learn from Yao Wangshu, and issued an order to prepare for war. In an instant, the entire city suddenly became chaotic, and a group of officers and soldiers
They rushed to the top of the city, each holding weapons, and watched nervously at the Tubo army that was leisurely adjusting its formation under the city.
"Ninggushu, let your people go, and this general leads his troops to cover!"
Hutzszan didn't even see the little defenders in the city of Shihan, nor did he intend to consume his elite soldiers. As soon as the entire army was about to set up the formation, he glanced at Ninggusdu and attacked him.
After yawning, he gave a casual command.
"Ah, this... OK, then I'll have a hard time."
Ning Gusidu has been under the rule of the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and he has known the combat power of the Tang army and is not willing to bite the tough problem. However, when he saw Hezzan's face that was uncontroversial, he was helpless.
I thought there was still ambush in the city, so I reluctantly agreed.
"Well, it's easy to say. If I can get out of this city, I will definitely report your contributions to the great minister and I will never lose."
Hearing that Ning Gusidu agreed to attack the city, Herzan immediately showed a satisfied smile and comforted Ning Gusidu happily, and then his face suddenly became solemn. With a wave of his hand, the left and right wings had two.
Thousands of cavalry rushed out of the array, rushed to the city, and poured a rain of arrows onto the top of the city.
"Go up to the city, those who go to the city first will receive fifty horses, thirty cows, and hundreds of sheep!"
As soon as he saw that the Tubo army had been dispatched, Ning Gusi did not dare to be negligent. He turned around and roared at the more than 4,000 tribal soldiers following behind, and gave a heavy reward.
“Hu Jojo…”
Sala tribe is the largest tribe in Hezhou. It has a large population, but it is very poor and makes a living by nomadic life. For them, the coins circulated in the Tang Dynasty are definitely not as realistic as those of cattle, sheep and horses.
Hearing that his leader gave such a heavy reward, everyone immediately went crazy, roaring around, carrying the shoddy ladder and running towards the city wall. Although there was no formation at all, that wild
As soon as the momentum came out, it was very spectacular.
"Stay steady, keep calm, crossbowman prepare!"
The walls of Kuanghan are low and there are no defensive weapons such as crossbows. Even the large arrows and shields are not neat. The Tubo cavalry under the city were shot with arrows, and all the Tang soldiers on the city were suppressed and unable to raise their heads.
, The battle has not started yet, and its momentum has been suppressed. Seeing this, Zhang Mingwu was anxious, but he was helpless. He could only hold a shield while roaring with all his strength to stabilize the army's heart.
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"Shoot the arrow!"
Seeing that the Sara tribe soldiers were getting closer and closer, Zhang Mingwu did not dare to hesitate anymore and yelled and issued the general order. More than 200 crossbowmen who were already ready immediately stood up and fired almost at the same time.
Yu Zhiyu's feather arrow roared into the Salar clan's chaos army, and in an instant, it shot more than 30 soldiers who rushed to the front into hedgehogs. However, the other Salar soldiers ignored the howling of their wounded soldiers.
He trampled past and rushed to the city like a wave. The ladder stood up and shouted and climbed up the city along the ladder.
"Put the rolling stones in the wood!"
Zhang Mingwu did not expect such a rare rain of arrows to curb the mad rush of the Sala tribe. Seeing the other party's ladder up, he hurriedly ordered.
The Rolling Stone of the Mimu has always been a powerful weapon to defend the city, but when Zhang Mingwu gave the order, the defenders on the city immediately acted as they said, braved the rain of arrows from the Tubo cavalry and threw the Rolling Stone of the Mimu into the city.
, and immediately beat the Salar soldiers in the city to cry and call them mom. The tribal soldiers without armor were hit by the rolling stone of the wood. They were either dead or injured. Even if they were tempted by heavy rewards, they could be
As soon as the defenders smashed the greed in their hearts, they were awakened. After only a quarter of an hour of fighting, they could no longer hold on. They left more than 200 bodies, even cloud ladders.
They didn't even bother to take it, and they all retreated in chaos. A good siege battle turned into a farce.
"A bastard, Ninggushu, what kind of troops do you bring? With such virtue, I still want to cede land and become king? Useless things!"
Seeing the Salar soldiers so carelessly, Herzan's face immediately became dark, and she glared at Ninggustu in anger, and cursed without giving him any face.
"God relieve your anger, and I will lead the army to attack the city!"
Ning Gusi didn't expect that his subordinates would be so useless. When Hezsen scolded him, his face could no longer be slapped. He took off his fur coat in anger, pulled out his scimitar from his waist with his bare shirt. , and then he rode his horse and rushed to his own rioters, and used the back of his knife to slap a few of the fastest escaped soldiers, and cursed in anger: "Damn it, who told you to retreat? , I will give it to me, who dares to take another step back? I will kill his whole family. Come on, hurry up and take the city of Shihan for me, and double the reward!”
"Take the reward, rush, rush!"
The soldiers of the Sala tribe are all the masters who remember to eat but not beat them. The reward size doubled, and the morale that had just fallen up instantly. I forgot that I was beaten by the Tang army just now, and I was brave again. He ran back and roared one by one, and his wildness exploded completely.
"Go up, follow me and suppress the city!"
Hezzan didn't want to have too many mushrooms under the city of Shihan. Seeing that the Sara tribe soldiers rushed to the city again, he immediately led the entire cavalry to suppress it, leaving only more than a thousand infantry in the back formation to suppress the formation.
After all, Hutzsen is a talented general. Although he is just an ordinary general, he has no shortage of ability to command operations on the spot. With his pressure on command, the attack efficiency of more than 6,000 Tubo cavalry has been significantly improved. But seeing two Tubo cavalrymen with three thousand each traveled back and forth, they cooperated with each other, and the rain of arrows shot towards the city never stopped. They suppressed the defenders at the city as densely as raindrops, so they could not lift their heads. Up, the casualties of Tang soldiers who risked their lives to throw rolling stones under the city increased dramatically. After a short time of war, more than a hundred Tang soldiers had lost their combat power, and the situation suddenly turned sharply and there was no suppression on the city. The Salar tribe soldiers rushed to the city, and the situation was already at stake for the Tang army guarding the city!
"Brothers, kill the thief, kill the thief, kill the thief!"
Seeing that the situation was wrong, Zhang Mingwu had to fight desperately. He yelled and personally led the guards out of the city gate tower and rushed towards several broken city defenses. Seeing that his leader was so brave, the Tang soldiers were self-righteous. Unwilling to fall behind, they roared and fought a bloody battle with the Salar tribe soldiers who rushed to the city...