Qin Ling was known as the "God of War" of Tubo. He rarely suffered defeats in many years of battles with the Tang Dynasty. Attacking the city was a task that outweighed the gains and losses for the Tibetan cavalry. How could he not understand this?

But many things in this world are like this. Sometimes you know you can't do something but you have to do it. There is no choice at all. This is a great sadness.

Unfortunately, Qinling is in this situation now.

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, Zhao Lang nodded secretly.

In front of a powerful enemy, no matter whether you can defend it or not, as a general, at least you must not have fear, otherwise the morale of the army will be lost and you will be useless!

"Master Lu, you should be in charge of this defense!" Guo Qin still lacked confidence.

"How can I take command? There are ready-made candidates!" Lu Xiaoxian said confidently.

"Ready-made candidate? Who is it?" Guo Qin was confused.

Lu Xiaoxian pointed at Zhao Lang, smiled and said to Guo Qin: "Isn't General Zhao a ready candidate?"

"No!" Guo Qin and Zhao Lang said in unison.

"What's wrong?" Lu Xiaoxian glanced at the two of them.

Although Zhao Lang was Wang Xiaojie's confidant, he was only a captain who led a team of 300 people. He had never commanded a large battle. The lives of 5,000 soldiers and people all over the city were put into his hands. How could Guo Qin do that?

Don't worry.

Although Guo Qin was worried about Zhao Lang, he couldn't say it in front of Zhao Lang. He just kept shaking his head and said: "I think it's better for you, Mr. Lu, to take charge!"

Not only was Guo Qin worried about Zhao Lang, but Zhao Lang himself was worried about himself. It was no problem for him to lead the Cyclone Brigade to charge and kill the enemy, but he had no idea about how many people he could command to defend the city.

Zhao Lang also echoed Guo Qin: "Master Lu, Governor Guo is right, you should be the one to take command!"

Lu Xiaoxian chuckled: "I know what you two are thinking. In fact, your worries are simply unnecessary. Now we have no choice. I have always believed that professional matters should be left to professionals.

Do. When it comes to commanding the war, among the three of us, General Zhao is undoubtedly the strongest. If you don’t come to command, who will?"

Seeing that Zhao Lang wanted to refuse, Lu Xiaoxian waved his hand and said: "General Zhao, General Manager Wang sent you to protect me. If Taozhou City is breached, how can you protect me again?

As I said, if I were captured alive by Qin Ling and used to blackmail Chief Manager Wang, wouldn’t it affect the overall situation? So, your top priority now is to find ways to defend Taozhou City!"

Zhao Lang remained silent.

Lu Xiaoxian then added: "Of course, asking you to take command of the city does not mean that all the responsibilities are passed on to you. Governor Guo and I will give our full assistance. General Zhao, now you are taking orders in danger, I hope you will not refuse anymore!"

Zhao Lang took a deep breath and nodded towards Lu Xiaoxian: "Since Mr. Lu has so much trust in the general, the general will definitely go all out. The general cannot guarantee that he will be able to defend it, but the Tubo people want to attack the city.

Come, unless you step over my body."

"That's right! Men talk about heroes on the battlefield!" Lu Xiaoxian stretched out his hand, "Let us work together to live up to this goal."

Zhao Lang and Guo Qin were infected by Lu Xiaoxian's pride, and at the same time stretched out their hands to shake hands with Lu Xiaoxian: "Work together and live up to this!"

…

Of course, Qinling knew that siege was a costly battle. If the soldiers were simply allowed to go up and pile heads, no matter how loyal the Tibetan soldiers were to Qinling, they would not die in vain.

He ordered people to build a large earthen platform a hundred steps away from the city wall of Taozhou. The earthen platform was six feet higher than the city wall. Qinling selected the sharpshooters among the Tibetan soldiers and stood on the earthen platform condescendingly over the city.

Archery suppression.

At the same time, in front of the city gate, Qinling sent people to rush into the city gate with pointed wooden donkeys.

Three hundred steps away from the city wall, the Tubo people also set up a long-range heavy catapult to hurl huge stones at the city wall.

Under this three-dimensional attack, the city's defense force was greatly dispersed. At this time, the Tibetan soldiers who ascended the city via ladders appeared. At this moment, the attacks on these soldiers who ascended the city were very limited.

In order to capture Taozhou City in one fell swoop, Qinling promised the attacking Tibetan soldiers that any soldier who climbed the city wall would be rewarded heavily. The first one to climb the city wall would be directly promoted from soldier to head of a hundred households. Even if he unfortunately died in battle, he would be rewarded.

The family will also receive generous rewards.

It is not enough to just let the soldiers die, and the generals cannot be idle. The first person to lead the team to climb the ladder was none other than Qin Ling's younger brother Zanpo.

Zanpo is the only brother of Qinling who is still alive. He sent Zanpo to attack the city, which shows how determined he was.

Even the general rushed to the front, how could the Tubo soldiers

Why don't you rush along?

Not rushing?

Sorry, there is a supervising team behind you.

Anyone who retreats will be shot without mercy.

…

On the towering turret of Taozhou City, Lu Xiaoxian and Zhang Meng were hunched over and observing the situation on the battlefield.

After looking at it for a while, Lu Xiaoxian couldn't help but frown.

The arrows shot by the Tibetan sharpshooters on the earth platform from above were too great a threat to the soldiers defending on the city wall.

There are crenellations between the battlements on the city wall, which can be used to erect city defense equipment and allow the defenders to attack those who climb the city. There are perforations in the middle of the battlements that are narrow inside and wide outside. Logically speaking, hiding behind the battlements should be very safe.

But this is not the case.

At a distance of a hundred steps, the Tibetan sharpshooters could accurately shoot the defending soldiers behind the battlements. The most eye-catching one was a head of a hundred households dressed in tiger and leopard clothing. He fired seven arrows in a row, and the first three shot all

The last four were shot in the middle of the face and through the chest.

In just one stick of incense, nearly a hundred people were shot and killed on the city wall. This was not only a drain on the manpower defending the city, but more importantly, it was a huge blow to the morale of the defending side.

Whether it is the Tang Dynasty, Tubo or Turks, they all have a very magical unit. One person of this unit can defeat a small army and turn the tide of the war in an instant.

This unit is a marksman!

Archers are an important part of the army, responsible for most of the firepower output of an army. However, archers are easy to obtain, but marksmen are difficult to come by. Because marksmen need talent very much, they must have strong and tall bodies.

The body requires considerable strength and endurance, as well as excellent psychological quality. Therefore, for the military, sharpshooters are treasures and receive the best treatment.

The Tubo people have been trained in archery since they were young, so they also produce many sharp archers.

The Tang Dynasty also produced many sharpshooters. At that time, Emperor Gaozong tested Xue Rengui's shooting skills and asked Xue Rengui to shoot with five layers of armor. As a result, Xue Rengui penetrated with one arrow. On the battlefield, Xue Rengui could also ignore the enemy's armor. At that time, he was ordered

To suppress the Tiele rebels, the enemy sent several generals to challenge him. As a result, Xue Rengui shot three arrows in a row, and the three enemy generals fell down.
Chapter completed!