The army sat on the ground, staring indifferently at Guancheng ahead. In the face of provocation, they cursed and did not attack or speak, as if they were looking at a group of dead people. One hundred thousand Tibetans in Zhangye County were captured in one night, and Guancheng was garrisoned by only a few thousand people.
If you don't put it in everyone's eyes, you can wipe it out with a wave of your hand.
Until noon, perhaps the Turks in the city were tired of scolding and stopped provoking, but they did not go out to fight.
The enemy and we continue to confront each other, and a strange aura fills the void.
Luo Wu hurried back with his men. When he reached Qinhuaidao, he reined in his horse and stopped. He turned over and dismounted, and hurried forward and said, "Uncle, I didn't find any trace of anyone passing by when I went north."
"How far is the investigation?" Qin Huaidao asked worriedly.
"More than a hundred miles."
Qin Huaidao glanced at the north with some regret, but there was no ambush. It was a pity. He immediately looked at Luo Ying and said: "It's time for the reinforcements to go on the road after waiting for so long. I'll give you a stick of incense to capture Guancheng and let the brothers enter the city for dinner."
, even if there is an ambush in Beishan within a stick of incense, they will not be able to catch up, so go ahead."
"Follow the order!" Luo Ying could no longer wait and went to make arrangements in a hurry.
Soon, ten grenades were aimed at the city gate and the angle was adjusted.
Luo Yingxing hurriedly came to the artillery and said: "Brothers, my uncle gave me time to burn a stick of incense. In my opinion, it's just a city gate. Half a stick of incense is enough. Let me aim at the city gate and hit it. Is there any problem?"
"No problem, I'll test fire." An artillery team member agreed and picked up a shell.
"Boom!"
The shell roared out of the barrel, rushed forward with a scream, and hit hard against the city gate. It failed to hit, but it blew up a large area of the earthen city wall, frightening the Turkic soldiers on the wall to scream strangely and flee.
Turks believe in ghosts and gods. They have never seen such terrible weapons, and they thought it was a punishment from heaven.
Seeing the miss, the artillery team slapped themselves in annoyance, readjusted the angle, and informed the two people around them of the parameters. Three grenades were pointed at the team behind the city gate, and the team behind the city gate shouted: "A volley, let go!"
"Tum! Tum! Tum!"
The three cannonballs roared away, drawing three terrifying parabolas in the void, and slammed into the city gate.
"Boom boom boom!"
Three huge explosions sounded, and terrifying fireballs rushed out from the city gate. The orange-red flames were particularly dazzling.
The city gate was narrow and closed, and the explosion shock wave was squeezed and became more powerful, knocking the city gate away and causing a large piece of the city wall to collapse, sending dust flying into the air.
"good!"
Luo Ying's eyes lit up as he looked at the blown-up city gate, and he shouted excitedly: "Aim at the enemies on the city wall, blow them up, and don't give them a chance to fire arrows. Quick--"
"Boom boom boom!"
Ten grenades fired almost at the same time, releasing the shells.
Huge explosions suddenly sounded on the city wall, and the terrifying shock wave shook the Turks away. Countless people fell to the bottom of the city like dumplings, and fireballs flew all over the sky, just like purgatory.
"Hahaha, okay, give me the special battle group!" Luo Ying ordered loudly.
A team that had been prepared long ago rushed forward on foot, armed with crossbows and with cold eyes, like wolves and tigers.
The Turks on the front wall were cleared by artillery shells. No one came up to shoot arrows to stop them. Turks soldiers on both sides rushed up to take up positions. Luo Ying shouted excitedly: "Artillery camp, aim at both sides and don't give them a chance."
The artillery battalion quickly adjusted the angle of the grenade and aimed at both sides of the city wall and fired again.
"Boom boom boom!"
One shot fired and roared away, causing the Turkic defenders who rushed to support to fly into the sky and fall to the bottom of the city.
Screams and wails came and went.
A group took the opportunity to rush to the city and followed the blasted city gate.
Qin Huaidao was overjoyed when he saw this scene. He didn't expect that this kid Luo Ying actually knew how to cooperate with infantry and artillery. Is it a coincidence or a talent? It seems that he underestimated this kid's military talents. He can feel relieved when the special warfare division is handed over to him.
At this time, Luo Ying continued to shout excitedly: "Stop the bombardment, the second regiment goes up. After entering, go up the city wall, clear away the remnants on the city wall, seize the high ground, and assist the brothers in the city to kill the enemy."
"kill!"
The soldiers of the Second Regiment, who were waiting solemnly, roared and rushed forward.
The artillery battalion stopped quickly to avoid accidentally injuring one of its own people.
Luo Ying looked at Guancheng in front and suddenly became arrogant and shouted: "Brothers from the Third Regiment, follow me!"
"kill!"
The three regiments were impatient and rushed forward roaring.
The three regiments amounted to more than 3,000 people. They each had a repeating crossbow, and they caught the Turks off guard. It was easy to capture Guancheng. Qin Huaidao smiled with satisfaction. Presumably, Luo Ying's coordinated command of infantry and artillery with Guancheng made it even more difficult.
Surprisingly, it seems that Luo Ying can be taught some more advanced tactics.
"We're in." Luo Wu's eyes were shining, and he wished he could rush in too.
"What are your ideas?" Qin Huaidao took the exam.
"With artillery shells, it will be easy to attack the city, and the power of defending the city will be greatly increased. This will rewrite the future war model, and all the war tactics learned will become obsolete." Luo Wu said solemnly.
"The formation of troops is outdated, especially the ancient formations. The tactics of large-scale frontal fighting between the two armies will be outdated, but the tactics of war will not be outdated. Remember, it is not the weapons that ultimately determine the outcome of the war, but the people."
"What determines the outcome of a war is not weapons, but people?" Luo Wu chewed this sentence carefully and fell into deep thought.
Qin Huaidao knew that Luo Wu was more proficient in the art of war than Luo Ying and was a handsome man, so he took him with him to teach him personally. He didn't mind giving a few words when he had the opportunity, which would be of great use in the future.
The wind is freezing and the flags are flying.
Ahead, the shouts of killing in the city gradually subsided, and reinforcements arrived in the vast wilderness. Qin Huaidao was a little confused. Could it be that his judgment was wrong, and there were no reinforcements from the Turks?
No, it's impossible. The Turks are not stupid. They managed to capture Yumen Pass, but they can't just leave thousands of people alone. What's the conspiracy behind this?
Qin Huaidao firmed up his judgment and couldn't help but look south in the direction of Dunhuang City.
Not long after, Luo Ying came over escorting someone.
Qin Huaidao took a closer look and saw that it was the enemy general who had been shouting and cursing on the city wall before. He had been shot in the chest by a crossbow bolt and had not yet pulled it out. His coat was dyed red with blood and his face was ugly.
Luo Ying kicked the opponent's knee. The man fell to his knees, but struggled to get up. He held his neck and said something unyieldingly. Luo Ying wanted to take action. Qin Huaidao waved his hand and said, "This man has a few."
Tough guy, don’t be humiliated, how about a fight?”
"It has been captured. The enemy's army was about 3,000. They were eating when they entered. They were killed by surprise. Our army suffered little losses and captured more than 1,000 people. The food and grass in the city were enough for 3,000 people for a month. There were also a large number of people.
Yu Jian, all the Tang troops guarding the city were killed." Luo Ying quickly replied.
"With so much food and grass, they really want to use 3,000 men to fish and drag our army outside the city to delay the time so that reinforcements can surround us. Can you speak Tang Mandarin?" Qin Huaidao looked at the Turkic general and asked coldly.
The Turkic general was shouting something, he was so excited that he couldn't understand a word.
Luo Ying slapped him angrily and cursed: "You are so arrogant as to kill me, a Tang Dynasty man, you are seeking death!"
"No one alive?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"One thousand Tang troops, not a single one survived, and all their families were killed, even the children were not spared. These bastards are just beasts, kill them all, right?" Luo Ying was so angry that his face turned livid.
"What's the rush? Pick a better place to dig a pit and bury the imperial border soldiers well. They are all warriors and cannot be treated unfairly. It's a pity that we can't tell who is who. Let's bury the family members together. Let the prisoners dig it. If they don't obey, then they will be killed.
Kill them, bury them, then move the Turk corpses out of Guancheng, find a place to burn them, and continue to dig horse trenches outside Guancheng. After doing all this..." Qin Huaidao said and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Even the captives must be squeezed out of their last ounce of value.
If you dare to massacre the Tang Dynasty border troops, you must have the consciousness to be killed.
Luo Ying's eyes lit up and she hurried away.
When Qin Huaidao was giving the order, he had been paying attention to the Turkic general's slight expression. He noticed that the corners of his eyes suddenly twitched. He obviously understood what he was saying. He was instantly alert, stared at the other person and said: "Tell me the information you want, and I can give you a good pleasure."
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The other party was mumbling something and looked like he was crazy. If Luo Wu hadn't grabbed him tightly, he would have definitely pounced on him and bit him like a mad dog.
Qin Huaidao was not afraid, and his eyes became colder as he stared at the opponent. He took out the claw knife, pulled away the clothes on the opponent's shoulders, and exposed the collarbone. The sharp claw knife easily cut through the skin and flesh, reaching the bones.
Immediately, Qin Huaidao's voice sounded, cold, gloomy, without any emotion: "You understand what I said, let's make a bet, as long as you can stick to the stick of incense, I can give you a happy time."
"You bastard, do you understand?" Luo Wu was shocked.