Suddenly, Tang Dynasty's arrows and stone bullets, as well as the Turks' arrows and stone bullets, began to fly across the battlefield.
Arrows rained down, and boulders flew across the sky.
The screams and the sound of gold and iron colliding are endless.
But the loudest sounds were the sound of crossbows and the shouts of killing.
When the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty approached the city wall, a large number of rolling logs and stones suddenly rolled down the city wall, and a lot of gold juice was poured on it.
However, these weapons can only cause damage to the sword and shield soldiers below the city, but not to the soldiers hidden in the carriages.
When the sword and shield soldiers cleared the way and the pike soldiers pushed the cart near the moat, planks of wood instantly unfolded from the cart, and behind the planks was an iron plate.
The soldiers stood behind the iron plate and started a face-to-face contest with the Turkic soldiers and horses on the city wall.
After the soldiers on the carriage attracted the attention of some Turkic soldiers and horses, the soldiers quickly ran down the city on ladders, and then quickly climbed up to the city.
The war was far more brutal and complicated than those in later film and television dramas.
The scene of charging directly with a ladder will never appear in the scene of a regular army attacking a city.
This would only be done if the people revolted, or if some grass-headed kings raided a certain city or place, and they did not have large-scale ordnance to support them, and they did not know how to build large-scale ordnance.
When the regular army attacks a city, they usually use crossbowmen and slingers to open the way, and soldiers with swords and shields to escort the carts and other ordnance as high as the city wall to the moat, allowing the soldiers on the carts and other large ordnance to go to the top of the city first.
The enemies above are fighting in the same position, attracting firepower, and then the jumping soldiers rush forward with ladders.
Doing this can greatly reduce battle losses and break down the city more quickly.
If you encounter some cities without moats, bridges on large ordnance such as carts can even be built directly on top of the enemy's city.
If we just use the ladder to charge towards the top of the city, no matter how many soldiers and horses we have, as long as the enemy is not weak, there will not be too few soldiers and horses, and we will not be able to charge forward at all.
"Puff puff……"
When the soldiers with ladders rushed to the top of the city, some of the crossbowmen began to fire their iron crossbows.
The iron crossbow, which was as thick as a baby's arm, penetrated deeply into the city wall. After handing the ladder to the spearmen who rushed up from behind, the soldiers began to climb up with their knives in their mouths, holding on to the iron crossbow.
Carts, ladders, and iron crossbows were three types of weapons that helped the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty rush to the top of the city. The offensive was so rapid that the Turks had to be divided into three groups and use different weapons to cope with it.
To deal with the soldiers on the carriages, they had to take out spears and bows; to deal with the spearmen on the ladders, they had to use stones and other objects; to deal with the jumping soldiers on the iron crossbows, they had to use rolling wood and gold
Juice etc.
Once one of the items cannot be satisfied, the corresponding troops will immediately take advantage of it.
When the two sides fight to a stalemate, the jumping soldiers will cut down the suspension bridge on the moat, and the pure shield soldiers will push the siege chisel to attack the city gate.
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It can be said that there are four groups of soldiers and horses, and there are four ways to attack the city at the same time. As long as one method succeeds, the city will be broken.
"Still average?"
Li Yuanji saw Li Shimin frowning at some point and couldn't help but ask.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "As of now, it's really quite satisfactory and there's nothing outstanding about it."
Li Yuanji didn't see anything outstanding, so he stared at Li Shimin and asked: "If the second brother attacks the city, what method will the second brother use?"
Li Shimin glanced at Li Yuanji and said calmly: "If it were me, I would take you and my eldest brother, lead more than a hundred riders to Huai'an City, and tell Jie Li that Li Jing has sent his Ke He Dun,
A group of women were sent to our camp, and we have enjoyed them one by one, and they are very nourishing."
This sounds very shameless, but when scolding or calling the formation, this is basically how it is done.
There are no Wen Zou Zou dialogues. They basically start with "straight mother thief", "enter your mother" and so on, and then pick the most heartbreaking and most painful words for the other party.
If you can successfully stimulate the opponent and make the opponent take the initiative to leave the city for a battle, you can defeat the opponent at the minimum cost and seize the city.
Li Shimin always did this before.
So when Li Shimin said such disgusting words, Li Yuanji didn't have much reaction, but asked instead: "What if Jie Li is not fooled?"
Li Shimin still said calmly: "Then Ji Tuli, Tuli is not as smart as Jieli."
Li Yuanji thought about it carefully. If he used this method to stimulate Tuli, it would be possible to stimulate Tuli.
However, the commander of the army now is Su Dingfang. Su Dingfang has the final say on how to fight.
It is a taboo on the battlefield to send out two orders, or to change generals on the spot.
"Let's see how Su Dingfang fights."
Li Yuanji said with emotion.
Li Shimin turned his head at this time and said curiously: "I admit that Su Dingfang is somewhat capable, but when you entrust such an important battle to Su Dingfang, don't you think too highly of him and trust him too much?"
Li Yuanji said amusedly: "I only have one person who can lead an army in battle. I don't value him and don't trust him. How can I trust you?"
Li Shimin was so upset by the rebuke that he didn't want to speak anymore.
Li Yuanji did not continue to argue with Li Shimin, but concentrated on watching the war.
Hou Junji had already dispatched the second siege drill at this time, and the first siege drill had been burned by the kerosene poured on the city.
At this moment, Su Dingfang ordered his men to beat the war drum.
Yin Kaishan, who had been waiting for a long time, also joined the battlefield.
Yin Kaishan used the same method to send his troops to the city wall and started a fierce battle with the Turks.
For a time, the pressure on the Turks doubled, and gaps appeared in some places.
The Turkic reinforcements arrived immediately and filled the city walls to the brim in an instant.
The fighting lasted for a full hour, when Su Dingfang suddenly beat the drum and Luo Shixin also joined the battlefield.
But at this time, Hou Junji led his people to retreat, began to rest, and regrouped.
In this way, Hou Junji retreated after Yin Kaishan retreated, and Yin Kaishan retreated after Luo Shixin retreated.
Anyone can see that Su Dingfang is using rotation tactics to consume the enemy's energy.
After three rotations, Su Dingfang suddenly ordered all his troops to press forward together.
Just when Li Shimin frowned and wanted to say nothing more than that, a shout of murder suddenly came from the west of the city.
Li Shimin was also stunned and said in astonishment: "Sound in the east and attack in the west?"
To be precise, it was a sound from the south and an attack from the north.
"Peng!"
Following a violent explosion, the gate building in the west of the city disappeared.
Judging from the fires all over the city near the city gate, someone must have lit the kerosene barrels.
"The city is broken!"
Various chants of destroying the city began to sound from the west of the city.
The Turks on the south wall of the city suddenly panicked. Before they could react, the strongmen who had already used wooden planks to build a bridge over the moat suddenly pushed the cart to the edge of the city wall. The wooden planks on the cart were suddenly placed on top of the city wall.
City head.
The soldiers in the carriages rushed out and rushed to the top of the city.
The city wall suddenly fell into chaos.
"The technique of tiring the enemy is to make noises in the east and attack in the west, and then cover up the truth with lies. Su Dingfang really has the ability to stabilize the enemy."
Li Shimin expressed his sincere emotion.
By now, he had already seen that the troops attacking Huai'an in the west of the city were basically a suspicious force used to confuse the public and deceive the Turks.
From the beginning to the end, Su Dingfang wanted to invade Huai'an from the south of the city.
Su Dingfang used three tactics in total, and the coordination was so perfect that he couldn't help but praise them.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "Don't you think it's a good idea now?"
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "Don't be complacent yet. The number of Turks in the city is far greater than those on the top of the city. Although Su Dingfang has attacked the top of the city, it will still take a lot of effort to capture the Turks in the city.
Moreover, Su Dingfang's losses during this attack on the city must have been considerable.
If it were me, I would never spend so many troops."
Li Shimin always liked to use surprise to defeat the greatest number of enemies with the least amount of troops.
Therefore, Su Dingfang used a large number of soldiers and horses to attack the city. It is reasonable for him to say this.
You can't expect a commander who has achieved the most dazzling results in this era to admit that other commanders are better than him.
After all, if you don't have the same record, it's okay for people not to admit that you are strong. Who would let people have this ability?
As far as Li Shimin's performance in the battle of Hulao Pass is concerned, almost no one in this era can surpass it. The famous Tang War God Li Jing may have this ability, but he does not have this opportunity. There are only three thousand people who can compare with Li Shimin.
Iron cavalry surprise attack on Turks.
However, he failed to do his best and failed to catch Jie Li. Instead, Zhang Baoxiang took advantage of him.
Compared with Li Shimin's performance in the battle of Hulao Pass, it is estimated that there are only a few classic battles in history where a small number defeated a large number.
For example, the Battle of Kunyang fought by Liu Xiu, and the Battle of Julu fought by Overlord Xiang Yu.
Therefore, it is enough for Li Shimin to evaluate Su Dingfang in this way. He is not looking down on people, nor is he exaggerating.
"As long as the city is broken, it will be fine. Once Huai'an City is lost, Jieli will lose his foothold in the Tang Dynasty. He will have no choice but to withdraw his troops by then."
Li Yuanji said with a smile.
Li Shimin was silent for a moment, nodded and sighed: "It is indeed the case. It's a pity that Li Xiaogong and the others have not been able to capture Li Yi until now. Otherwise, they could have taken a detour to Yanzhou, flanked Jieli with us, and defeated Jieli."
Li was completely buried in our Tang Dynasty."
Li Yuanji chuckled and said: "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Now that the Tang Dynasty has been pacified, as long as we rest and recuperate for a few years and build up enough wealth, we can send our army northward and completely eradicate Jie Li.
Didn't Emperor Wu say, if the enemy can go, I can go too."
Li Shimin said with a look of disgust: "Liu Che, these words come from your mouth, you are really not domineering at all. And Liu Che's achievements are not worthy of your praise."
If he hadn't known what kind of prosperous age Li Shimin built the Tang Dynasty into in history, Li Yuanji would have spit on Li Shimin's face without hesitation.
The rule of Zhenguan in history was not inferior to Liu Che in terms of hegemony, and far better than Liu Che in terms of saints.
Li Shimin not only accomplished the feat of conquering all the surrounding younger brothers and opening up a huge territory for the Tang Dynasty, but also made the Tang Dynasty very prosperous.
Liu Che only completed the first half, but not the second half, and gained a reputation as a belligerent.
So Li Shimin is qualified to look down on Liu Che.
