Iron Blade Xenoro has no choice, the long castle must be taken!
"Attention, the 4,000-man team, the trebuchets will come forward and intensively bombard the fort. The fifth, 6,000-man team is on standby with ladders, ready to climb at any time!"
He has no choice but to make a desperate move!
The Tubo people were not good at craftsmanship. These catapults and ladders were all built by Han craftsmen whom the Tubo people captured from Helong. Although the Tubo people regarded these Han slaves as rotten dogs, they still had to work wholeheartedly for the Tubo people.
If Tang Nu disobeys even a little bit, he will be executed, and his body will be thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves.
The Tubo soldiers pushed the trebuchets to make a loud rumbling noise. Different from the exquisite trebuchets of the Tang army, these trebuchets were large siege weapons. The arms were more than three feet long, and huge stones were placed in the cowhide in the back pocket.
A Tubo soldier yanked the hemp rope in front, and used the principle of leverage to bounce the stone machine high and shoot out the stones. The range of these trebuchets was extremely long, reaching a range of six to seven hundred steps, so the iron-blade Xinuolo did not move at all.
I am worried about whether I can capture the seemingly solid fortress in front of me. No matter how solid the building is, it will look like a group of earthworms in front of the giant catapult. The huge rocks will smash any obstacles in front of it! (Note 1)
The giant catapult was like a savage beast, projecting huge rocks with huge force. In an instant, it raised a burst of flying sand and rocks. Dozens of huge rocks came over in the air, and some Tang soldiers at the crenels were unable to escape and were smashed into meat patties. They were all smashed into meat cakes.
He died without even uttering a scream.
Zhongli's eyes turned red and he roared loudly, "Get down, get down for me! Protect your body with the walls, put your hands on your head and don't go out!" Although the entrance to the crenellations is dangerous, it can form a blind spot, as long as it is reasonable.
By taking advantage of the terrain, everyone can still reasonably avoid risks.
"Get down!" A middle-aged man with a fiery appearance rushed over, pushed a recruit down and shouted. These recruits had no idea of the danger, and they still stood stupidly at the crenel.
At this moment, a huge stone the size of a millstone flew over from the crenel, and a huge black shadow shrouded the fire chief's head.
"Boom!" The huge boulder hit the ground, raising yellow dust. The fire chief seemed to see his own boy running towards him with a smile, spreading his hands, and yelling: "Daddy, hug!" The smiling face became more and more popular.
It was getting closer and closer, but when it came before my eyes it turned into the evil smile, and suddenly a black silence of death spread out.
"No! Du Du'er! No!" the pushed recruit shouted heartbreakingly. The fire chief was not in danger. He was standing exactly where he was a few seconds ago. It was all him, it was him.
I harmed the fire chief myself!
Blood welled up along the chest of Du Huochang, dyeing the bluestone red, dyeing the eyes of every Tang soldier red, and there was a smile on his lips until his death...
"Bang, bang bang!" Several more boulders flew over and hit the catapults in the back row over everyone's heads, instantly smashing these wooden structures of machinery to pieces.
"Damn it!" Zhang Yanji punched the stone wall hard and roared. The Tang army's catapults did not have a far range as the Tubo catapults, and could only reach a maximum of two hundred steps. Therefore, even if the Tubo people's rope handles could be clearly seen,
But the Tang army was helpless.
"Pass my order, beat the drums and fight, and a team of five or six thousand people will use ladders to climb up the fortress and kill all the Tang troops inside!" Seeing that the time was right, Iron Blade Xinuolo gave the order to attack.
"Dong, dong, dong!" The low and suppressed sound of Tibetan leather drums sounded again, and more than two thousand Tibetan soldiers rushed over with shouts. Some of them were carrying ladders several feet high, and some were holding giant shields and long knives.
, cooperated with each other and rushed towards the bottom of the long castle under the cover of catapults.
"Whoever enters the city wall first will be rewarded with 10,000 sheep and hundreds of beauties!" Iron Blade Xinolo's voice sounded again, and the extremely tempting rewards made all the Tibetan soldiers' eyes gleam. Whoever enters the city wall first will be rewarded with 10,000 sheep and 100 beauties!
If you have these rewards, you can be promoted to a low-level noble of Tubo and have your own inherent property!
The Tibetan ladder was also learned from the Tang army, "with a big wooden bed and six wheels underneath." This kind of ladder is not only light and easy to carry, but also can be adjusted in height according to the city wall. The Tubo people are brave by nature and can often climb cliffs without external force.
, after getting this ladder, they became even more powerful, and they all had high morale. (Note 2)
"Charge up and kill them all! Charge in, and the Tang Dynasty will have endless treasures and countless beauties. Charge in, and those are all yours!" Lu Dexi, the commander of the 6000th Army, roared loudly,
The war inspired the bestiality in his heart, and the temptation of wealth made him almost crazy.
The tide of Tibetan troops has come, and there are hundreds of Tibetan soldiers beside each ladder. The ladders have been set up on the city wall. With the help of their companions, the first batch of Tibetan soldiers began to attack the fortress entrance!
The drums beat continuously, shouting to kill the sky. It was already dark at this time, but it could not conceal the brutality of the war. Due to the use of catapults, both the Tubo and Tang armies suffered large casualties.
"Brothers from the Third and Fourth Brigades, bend your bows and prepare!" Xi Mocha commanded loudly. The Tubo people moved very quickly and gradually entered the range of the bows and arrows.
One hundred and fifty steps, one hundred and twenty steps, one hundred steps!
"Shoot!" Xi Mocha gave the order. Under the illumination of the torches on the wall, hundreds of eagle-feathered arrows roared out. The brothers did not need to consider the angle at all. They only needed to fully draw the bow string and diffuse it into the air.
Effectively killing and injuring the Tibetan soldiers, there are too many Tibetan barbarians halfway up the mountainside under the city wall!
The feathered arrows woven into a dense black arrow net, flew out from the crenel with a roar, were thrown high and then capsized over the heads of the Tibetan soldiers.
"Ah!" The Tubo soldiers rushing in the front row were shot by flying arrows and fell off the ladder. They were too impatient, and the huge rewards blinded their brains. In order to speed up the climb, they actually climbed
Throw away the rhinoceros shield in your hand and climb towards the fortress crenel at full speed!
Although the Tibetan soldiers all wore fine-quality chain armor, which could effectively protect them from damage caused by arrows. However, the arrows used by the Tang army were modified in many ways for the Tubo army. After research by military craftsmen, the arrows had internal grooves.
Curved upward, it can effectively penetrate the fine chain mail and directly penetrate into the flesh of the Tubo barbarian. The arrows are quenched with strong poison. Even if the person who is hit by the arrow pulls out the arrow immediately, the poison will flow along the blood to the heart. When the poison attacks
Even if you are as brave as a Tibetan soldier, you will die immediately!
"Pick up the shields in your hands and protect your vital points, you bunch of idiots!" Lu Dexi's eyes were red. The Tang army had just fired a round of arrows and killed nearly 200 of his soldiers. If this continues, they will not be able to climb up.
When they reached the top of the city, all their soldiers were dead.
After hearing the order from the captain, the Tibetan soldiers in the back row gradually came to their senses and began to use narrow shields to cover the vital parts of their heads. As for other parts of the body, they could not care about them anymore. They raised their other hands.
Ladder, gritted their teeth and rushed towards the city wall. A large number of archers, covered by long shields, started to counterattack under the protection of their companions. They didn't care whether the arrows would hit themselves, but rushed to a certain distance.
He drew his bow and released the arrow. The arrow flew out diagonally and landed in the Tang Army's formation on the city wall in a parabola. Some of the Tang Army's archers on the city wall also began to fall, but when one Tang Army's archer fell, someone immediately stood beside him.
On his corpse, take his place and shoot arrows.
No one retreated, no one hesitated. Everyone knew who the enemy was in front of them, the Tubo barbarians. They were a group of murderous devils. If they were allowed to capture the fortress, everyone in the long castle would be massacred.
There is absolutely no chance of survival.
Most of the catapults of the Tang army were destroyed by the Tubo people, and now it is almost impossible to form an effective counterattack. However, due to the rapid march of the Tubo people, except for the catapults and ladders necessary for siege, they did not carry any heavier ordnance. The stones used in the trebuchets
They were all taken from the surrounding mountains and gradually used up after several rounds of bombardment.
Seeing that the stones thrown by the Tibetan army were gradually decreasing, Li Kuo, the captain of the Shence Army who was responsible for the rear fire support, roared loudly:
"Go and move the rocks, as many as you can, and smash them down from the crenels!"
At this time, Li Kuo almost didn't care about the military hierarchy at all. Although Dian Wuxi was the real commander of the fort, he believed that Brother Dian would understand that he had to obey power in urgent matters!
Note 1: Regarding catapults, they have been used since the Spring and Autumn Period. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they became an important weapon for attacking and defending cities. Large catapults can have a range of six to seven hundred steps and are an essential weapon for siege.
Note 2: The ladders of the Tang Dynasty were greatly improved compared to the Warring States Period: the ladder body (main ladder) was fixed on the chassis at a certain angle; in addition to the main ladder, a movable ladder to the city was added: (auxiliary ladder)
, there is a pair of windlass installed at the top, which can slide up and down along the city wall when climbing up the city. It is called the Flying Cloud Ladder; the bottom of the ladder is "a big wooden bed with six wheels underneath."
ps: I can’t afford to hurt a kid who runs naked. I’ll read the book next week. I’m in tears while finishing the manuscript.
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