Chapter five hundred and sixty-ninth hero's end (four)
Update time:2012-12-24
"puff……"
After repeated setbacks and non-stop hard work in the past few days, Gar Qinling was already exhausted. Then he was hit hard by the rapid fall of Funiuchuan. His internal fire attacked his heart, and his body was completely unable to bear it.
When he stopped, he felt a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out uncontrollably. His burly body swayed, and he almost fell to the ground.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, you..."
As soon as he saw Gar Qinling vomiting blood, the people who came to report the matter were immediately anxious. He didn't care much, jumped up, supported Gar Qinling's shaky body, and called out anxiously.
stand up.
"It's okay. It turns out it's okay. Go, the generals from all the ministries are here to discuss matters immediately. Go quickly!"
Gar Qinling first waved his hand to stop the horseman's call, then wiped the bleeding corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, shook his head vigorously, took a few deep breaths, and managed to calm down.
Some disciples weakly gave the order to gather generals.
"Ah..., Nuo!"
Baoma looked at Gar Qinling worriedly, and when he was about to give some advice, he saw that Gar Qinling's brows were already frowning in displeasure, and he did not dare to say anything more, so he could only say something
He hurriedly agreed to the promise and went to beat the drum and gather the generals without mentioning it.
"well……"
After reporting the horse, Gal Qinling did not sit down again, but stood there dully for a long time. Finally, he shook his head with a bitter look on his face, let out a long sigh, and strode forward to the hall.
As he walked away, his steps were steady, but his back looked desolate...
Fuqi City was the original seat of the capital of Tuyuhun. In the third year of Longshuo (AD 663), Tubo destroyed Tuyuhun and still used this city as the military and political center to rule the entire Tuyuhun. The city was divided into an inner and outer city, and the outer city was about five feet high.
The four sides are more than three miles long, and the whole city
It is square in shape, which is a typical city structure of the Han Dynasty. There is a river called Caiji in the north, which flows around it. The other three sides are covered by endless prairie, which stretches for more than a hundred miles until it is blocked by mountains. The terrain in between is flat, which is conducive to herding.
It is maintained, but there is no danger to defend it.
From a military point of view, stationing troops in Fuqi City is a self-defeating move and is not the way to fight. But then again, as far as the Tuyuhun land is concerned, it must be dangerous to defend against the enemy and have enough troops.
It’s really hard to find where the food and supplies came from, especially
Especially during such a series of defeats, it is impossible to find a more suitable place than Fuqi City in a hurry. After all, Fuqi City, as the military and political center of Tuyuhun, has many problems in terms of city defenses and food supplies.
In terms of baggage reserves, they are all exhausted.
This is the best place for resistance that the Tibetan army can find at present. Of course, this best is just a relative term. It may be so for the Tubo people, but in Li Xian's view, it is really not worth mentioning.
, although it is difficult to break the city, it is not great, so attacking
After landing at Funiuchuan, Li Xian did not advance directly with light troops, but pushed forward slowly and unhurriedly. When he arrived at the city, he did not rush to launch a battle to attack the city. Instead, he stopped three miles away from the city.
Di'er set up a large camp, showing a steady and steady fighting attitude.
"Woo, woo woo, woo woo..."
The Tang army did not take the initiative to attack, and the Tubo army did not dare to act rashly. The night passed so peacefully. When the first ray of sunshine in the morning broke through the darkness before dawn, a series of sound of horns sounded in the Tang army camp.
There was a sudden sound in the camp, and the originally quiet camp immediately began to boil. Within a few moments, groups of officers and soldiers lined up in neat queues and slowly walked out of the camp and pushed towards Fuqi City.
"The Tang thief is coming, the Tang thief is coming!"
The Tang army's large-scale dispatch was so huge that it was impossible for the sentries on the city to miss it. As the roar of the alarm sounded, the Tibetan army all over the city became panicked, and groups of soldiers rushed into chaos. They rushed to the top of the city, swords and guns raised, and they looked at the approaching Tang Dynasty army with great vigilance. The tension of the impending battle was so strong that it was suffocating.
"Sanlang, bring your people up and open the city gate for Gu Hong!"
The army marched in a meandering way, and within a short while, they had formed their formation four hundred steps away from the city. Li Xian didn't waste any words and gave the order to attack straightforwardly.
"promise!"
Xiao Sanlang had already known the overall battle plan from the pre-war military meeting. When he heard that Li Xian was the first to call his name, he was not surprised at all and hurriedly responded. After making the promise, he rushed back to the main formation. After giving the order, the first brigade, which was already ready, began to move forward.
"Send the order, all troops are on standby and are not allowed to take a step closer to the city wall without permission!"
As soon as he saw that the first brigade of the Tang Army was indeed the first to attack, Gar Qinling's face couldn't help but twitched slightly, but he was not confused at all. He just gave an order with a gloomy face. Apart from that, he did not say anything. No other words.
"Fire!"
There was silence on the top of the city. Not only were there no arrow attacks, even the dozens of large defensive crossbows on the top of the city remained silent. Thousands of defenders just watched the artillery battalion of the first brigade quietly. He was busy a hundred steps away from the city, but Su Qingsheng obviously didn't intend to accept the Tubo army's favor. As soon as the artillery was set up, he immediately ran to Xiao Sanlang to ask for permission. After receiving permission, he said unceremoniously Then the order to attack was given.
"Boom, boom..."
As the order was issued, the gunners who had been on standby for a long time did not dare to delay and lit the fuses with match ropes. However, they heard a huge roar and smoke billowing from the eighteen infantry cannons. They took the lead in firing, and eighteen artillery shells weighing more than ten kilograms roared and hit the city. However, the results that the artillerymen expected did not appear - except for two of the eighteen artillery shells, three hit the wall. It flew over the head and landed in the open space in the city. The other thirteen shells all hit the city head. However, except for the three that jumped and rolled, killing and injuring several unlucky Tibetan defenders, the rest of the shells were like mud. It was like a cow entering the sea, not even the waves splashed.
"Boom, boom!"
The infantry artillery had just finished firing, and the heavy artillery also opened fire. Two huge artillery shells roared sharply and drew a smooth curve in the air. One hit the city gate, and the other hit hard not far from the door. On the wall, the results were not satisfactory. The one that hit the wall was nothing more than a small hole in the wall. However, the one that hit the city gate broke through the city gate. , but I never saw the fragments flying in the sky. Instead, I made a loud muffled sound and then stopped.
"Damn it, I don't believe it yet, come again!"
Su Qingsheng has been a staunch artillerist since the first time he saw artillery. In his opinion, there is no target that artillery cannot attack. At this time, he didn't react at all when he saw a salvo. Huo Ke jumped up, rubbed his sleeves angrily, and roared angrily.
Huh? Something's wrong! Not only Su Qingsheng was puzzled by the results of the salvo, but Li Xian, who was watching the battle in his own formation, also became suspicious. He raised his brows, casually took out the monocular telescope hanging from his waist, and aimed
The city head began to observe carefully, and at this glance, I really saw something strange - from the city
Looking past the hole in the door, the back was filled with sandbags, which effectively slowed down the impact of the shells. If you look closely at the scattered debris splashed up by the second shelling, you can also see that
The head leading out of the city was actually covered with half and half wet and dry wool, cowhide and other cushioning materials, which also effectively slowed down the impact of the cannonballs.
As expected, he is worthy of being the God of the Tubo Army. He was able to figure out the correct response method in such a short period of time. He is so famous that he has no false talents. It is a pity that he was born at the wrong time! When I think of Gar Qinling's ability, even if
As an opponent, Li Xian couldn't help but praise him in his heart. However, praise is praise, but Li Xian was
He had no intention of letting him live. Once he found out the truth, Li Xian no longer hesitated and hung the monocular telescope back on his waist. Then he looked solemn and ordered in a cold voice: "Send the order: Artillery
The battalion advanced thirty steps, and the infantry artillery focused on bombarding the enemy defenders with crossbows. The heavy artillery was not allowed to stop and bombarded the city gate with all its strength. All units of the first brigade were responsible for covering!"
"First Brigade, move forward!"
After two consecutive rounds of attacks without great results, Xiao Sanlang inevitably felt nagging in his heart. Just when he was thinking about countermeasures, he received the general order from the messenger, so he did not dare to be negligent, raised his hand, and shouted.
After drinking, he gave the order, and soon after hearing the "dong-dong" sound of the drum, the whole army of the first brigade began to move forward.
"Command: Guard the city with crossbow attack!"
The first brigade had just pushed forward when Gar Qinling immediately gave the order to attack without any hesitation.
"Bang, bang..."
After the general gave the order, the crossbowmen who had been prepared did not dare to delay for a moment, and they tried their best to pull the thick rope tied to the trigger of the city-defending crossbow. However, they heard a loud sound of machine springs, and dozens of them
Huge steel arrows roared towards the marching officers and soldiers of the 1st Brigade.
They smashed it over. Although most of the accuracy was very bad, three crossbow arrows still hit the marching queue of the second regiment. There were loud screams and blood and flesh flew everywhere. On the spot, more than a dozen officers and soldiers were torn to pieces.
, and dozens of others were seriously injured and fell to the ground.
"Each regiment fires freely and suppresses the firepower at the top of the city!"
As soon as he saw that the crossbows guarding the city were activated, Xiao Sanlang's expression immediately darkened, and he roared with a livid face.
"Bah, bah..."
The deaths and injuries of their comrades had already made all the officers and soldiers red-eyed, but they did not dare to act without permission before receiving the general's order. Now that Xiao Sanlang had given the order, the officers and soldiers of each regiment were not polite at all, and they all
While advancing forward, they opened fire, and the dense rain of bullets instantly shot down a large number of the Tibetan soldiers who were busy surrounding the dozens of city-defending crossbows.
The Tibetan troops were obviously dead soldiers. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they still refused to stop the loading work. As soon as they fell, someone rushed out from the side, rushing forward and busy with the follow-up, even at the risk of the strong force of the first brigade.
Firepower, after loading the city defender's crossbow, started a shootout with the first brigade without showing any signs of weakness. For a time, people were killing each other all over the city...
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