Bags of sacks filled with sand, gravel and soil were thrown into the trench by the Tibetan soldiers. It turned out that these four thousand elites had not been idle for a moment. They had been collecting gravel to fill the ditch! (Note 1)
Although the Long Castle does not have a wide moat like the big cities in the Central Plains, it does have a trench four to five battles wide for support. It is filled with river water from the mountain stream, and it is absolutely impossible for the Tibetan soldiers to forcefully pass through. However,
Now they are filling up and solidifying the Tang army's advantage one by one. Once the Tibetans are allowed to cross the ditch, they will not have to set out from the mountain wall to capture the city head, but only need to slam the city gate.
Dian Wuxi felt a headache, but he could not come up with any effective method for a while. Iron Blade Xinuolo's previous division of troops to attack the city was obviously to consume his own defense weapons, and the gate of the Great Castle was the only one to attack the city.
The real target of the fox. At this moment, the Tang army's stones and rolling logs have all been used up, and they cannot stop the Tibetan people's plan at all.
"Xi Mocha, put down the suspension bridge and take three hundred brothers with me to rush out and fight with them!" Dianwu Xi gritted his teeth and ordered sternly: "If we can't stop the Tibetans from filling up the trench, wait until they step over the ditch.
Without the terrain advantage, it is impossible for the long castle to survive until tomorrow's sunrise under the siege of a large number of Tibetan barbarians.
"Sir, think twice. There are three to four thousand Tibetan barbarians outside the trench. If we rush out of the city, wouldn't we be doomed to death?" Lieutenant General Xi Mocha was shocked and hurriedly advised.
"Yes, sir! There will definitely be a way. The Tubo people won't be able to rush over for a while. If that doesn't work, we can still escape through the back gate." Qian Zhong didn't want to die along with a madman and objected repeatedly.
"Fart! I am eating the salary of the Tang Dynasty court, and I will die for the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention three or four thousand Tubo people, but what if there are thirty or forty thousand Tubo people? I will rush out and fight for each and every one, and fight for them.
Two are missing a pair. If a man is dead and a bird is pointing up to the sky, it is better to use up all the last arrows than to hand them over to the Tubo people. If the Tubo people want to enter this long castle, they have to step over my corpse." Dian Wuxi said.
I didn't expect Qian Zhong to say such frustrating words and curse.
"But, but, as the old saying goes, if you leave the green hills behind, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. If we escape, we can continue to serve the court, right?" Qian Zhong pursed his lips unwillingly and analyzed the stakes.
"Shut up! If you dare to shake the morale of the army here again, I will cut off your sacrificial flag first!" Dian Wuxi glared at Qian Zhong and warned.
Qian Zhong felt a chill on his neck and subconsciously took a few steps back.
"Let's go!" Dian Wu shouted in a low voice, then led the way towards the bottom floor.
"Brother Dian, wait a minute, please listen to my foolish brother!" Seeing Dian Wuxi being impulsive, Li Kuo wanted to open the door to fight, and hurriedly rushed to his side under the protection of several soldiers.
Dian Wuxi raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, could this doll also want to persuade me to run away? Thinking like this in his heart, Dian Wuxi became quite impatient.
"Brother Dian, please pay attention!" Li Kuo waved his hand to Dian Wu Xi to come closer.
"We only need to do this and keep doing this..."
After hearing this, Dian Wu's frozen face gradually broke into a smile. He put his hands on his hands and laughed loudly and said: "Brother Kuo, you are really a genius. If this plan succeeds, the Tubo barbarians will definitely be defeated miserably! I will definitely report it to the imperial court and ask for your credit!"
Li Kuo smiled heartily: "Let's win this battle first. The fun has just begun!"
"Hahaha!" The two looked at each other for a long time, both laughing.
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After more than an hour, the Tubo Chinese Army, under the personal command of the commander Tieren Xinuolo, had gradually filled up the trench. What puzzled Tieren Xinuolo was that, except for a few sporadic arrows, he himself
His subordinates received almost no effective resistance from the Tang army. Although he expected that the Tang army was short of defensive equipment, the Tang army's passive defense still made him puzzled. Soldiers are always deceitful. Could it be that the Tang army had some tricks up its sleeve?
As if he could see the worries in his commander's heart, the commander of the Chinese army, Luo Dezan, hugged his fists at Iron Blade Xinolo and said: "Commander, from what I can see, Tang Kou is scared out of his wits and is ready to defend the castle.
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Iron Blade Xinolo shook his head. As a veteran of many battles, his intuition told him that there was something unusual in this.
"The Tang people are not that simple. You see, they almost never waste an arrow on our soldiers filling the trenches. In my opinion, there must be a huge conspiracy hidden behind this." Having said that, he
But he can't tell what's wrong. The matter has reached this point, and the arrow has to be fired. Now the only way to deal with it is to use it at first sight.
"Order the whole army to step across the horse road and attack with all their strength. The seventh and eighth thousand troops climbed onto the city with all their strength and captured the city head. The rest of them used bumping sticks to smash open the gate of the long castle for me." Iron Blade Xinolo sighed.
After taking a breath, he finally issued the order for a general attack. He just hoped that he really was overly worried, as these were all his experience.
"The commander-in-chief has given orders, the whole army marches across the horse path to attack!"
"Kill all the Tang bandits, kill all the Tang thieves!" The Tibetan barbarians couldn't help shouting, as if the next moment they would plant the Tibetan flag on the top of the long castle and receive blessings from Shambhala.
The dark Tubo light cavalry rushed over on the horse track made of sand and stone. For a long time, there was a group of Tubo wolf cavalry under the castle. These are the most elite warriors of Tibet, only to complete the most noble and sacred mission.
"Woo, woo woo..."
The sad horn sound sounded again, and the well-trained Tubo light cavalry jumped off their horses one after another and divided into two large square formations.
Luo Dezan nodded with satisfaction. He was very confident in this cavalry that he had personally trained. This Eastern Expedition was an opportunity, and he, Luo Dezan, was going to become a marquis or prime minister based on this battle!
"The seventh and eighth thousand troops, take the light ladder to the fortress and capture the city within two hours!"
Luo Dezan issued the order without hesitation. He believed in the fighting power of this elite army. After being exhausted by the Qiang and Tuyuhun coalition forces, the Tang army was already a tired division. Using an elite division to fight against a tired division, he won
It seems that this is a battle without suspense.
"The ninth and tenth thousand-man teams, take the wood and hit the city gate directly!" Luo Dezan then made the most appropriate deployment. He wanted to win in the most perfect way, and he wanted to convince Tang Kou that he had lost.
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As soon as Luo Dezan finished giving his orders, the Tibetan soldiers of the 7th and 8th thousand troops excitedly rushed towards the wall of the fortress. They dexterously put the light ladder on the crenel and climbed up impatiently.
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Compared with the steep mountain wall, the long castle less than ten feet is too easy to settle down. The Tibetan soldiers easily climbed up the ladder and brushed away a few scattered arrows. The commander was right.
, Tang Kou is at the end of his crossbow and has no strength at all! No matter how strong your fort is or how abundant your weapons are, it doesn’t matter. You are the straw that breaks the camel’s back. The first person to break the city will be rewarded with thousands of sheep and hundreds of beauties.
.When thinking of this rich reward, every Tibetan soldier's eyes shone with light and he quickened his pace.
Haha, the Tang army is a group of docile two-legged sheep, but they gave up resistance, so let me borrow your heads to make you a marquis. A Tubo centurion saw that the resistance of the Tang army was getting weaker and weaker, and there were almost no rolling logs.
The oil fell, and I felt proud, thinking like this.
"Go up and cut down Tang Kou! Shambhala is blessing us. For Zanpu and for women, charge forward!" He had already seen the crenel, and saw Tang Kou's frightened eyes behind the crenel. He turned around and shouted at his companions below him.
shouted.
I was the first one to break the city! The centurion didn't want others to take the lead, so he jumped onto the city wall.
As soon as the centurion raised his head to observe the situation, the smile on his face instantly solidified.
What appeared in front of him was not a group of weak and exhausted Tang Kou, but more than a hundred Mo Daoshou holding long swords and resolute eyes!
The centurion turned around and ran away, but Pu Dachui gave him no chance and hit him on the vest with a heavy hammer.
"Ah!" the centurion screamed and died on the spot.
Pu Dachui waved his hand and ordered his men to drag away the bodies of the Tibetan barbarians.
"It's going to rain heavily!" Pu Dachui said as he touched the raindrops on his face.
"In this way, we will fight happily!" Li Kuo smiled heartily, feeling full of pride.
Isn't it worth being happy?
The Shence Army and the fortress garrison held a night banquet in the Chang Castle. Everyone and the food were all ready, just waiting for the Tibetan barbarians to come.
Note 1: Trench: This refers to a protective trench similar to a moat. Since the long castle is relatively small, there is no moat. However, trenches are indispensable.
ps: Please collect it. Are you ready for this night party?
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