The army remained motionless, with flags flying and war horses roaring, dull and depressed.
In front of the battle formation, grenade launchers were lined up neatly, all emitting a metallic cold light. It was as if a demon destroying the world would crawl out of the deep barrel at any time, and one would be instinctively frightened just by looking at it.
At the command, shells slid from the artilleryman's hands into the barrel one after another.
"Boom!"
The shells roared away one after another, heading straight towards the pass. The sharp sound of cracking the air made people's scalp numb. Under everyone's gaze, the shells drew a parabola and landed on the pile of rocks.
"Boom boom boom!"
The shell exploded, sending up balls of fire into the sky. The pile of rocks instantly turned into a sea of flames. Countless screams rang out. Many people were blown up and fell under the pile of rocks, killing them on the spot.
No one expected that this explosion would actually explode countless small rocks flying all over the sky. Even small rocks as big as a thumb can hurt people. Many huge rocks even rolled down, forming gaps one after another.
The bombardment was as effective as expected. Luo Zhang was a little shocked when he saw this scene. Can the bombardment still smash stones and injure the enemy? But he quickly reacted and shouted: "Prepare for the second round of bombardment, Niu Shidu, come on!"
"Obey the order!" Wang Hu and Niu Shidu of the artillery camp solemnly accepted the order.
A team that had been prepared rushed forward, staring at the shields, holding knives, running very fast, followed by archers. When everyone was about to rush to the pile of rocks, Wang Hu shouted loudly: "Brothers,
Quick, extend the artillery fire forward one foot, launch -"
Everyone slightly adjusted the shooting angle to a higher level and fired decisively.
The shells passed over the rubble, and some exploded inside. Almost all of them exploded in the air, with greater lethality. Although the line of sight was blocked, the screams were enough to speak for themselves.
If the artillery fire extends forward, the stones in the rubble pile will not be blown down and affect the infantry attack.
Niu Shidu didn't know how to coordinate infantry and artillery operations, but he could see that the artillery attack on the pile of rocks was fine, so he rushed up first. The soldiers also knew that if they didn't rush up at this time, they would be the ones who died when the enemy reacted, so they tried their best to climb up.
The pile of rocks is not a cliff. It is made up of countless huge rocks. It is very irregular, but it is easy to climb. Everyone climbed very fast, especially Niu Shidu. He had a steel knife in his mouth and used his hands and feet to throw his subordinates away for a distance.
The general is a brave soldier. When the soldiers saw how brave Niu Shidu was, they were also excited and screamed.
When the bombardment stopped, some Tibetan soldiers poked their heads out to check and saw that someone had climbed up. They shouted in fright and drew their bows, but they were suppressed by the archers who had been prepared.
Niu Shidu took the opportunity to climb up quickly and slashed several people around him with his sword. After a quick look around, he saw that the pile of rocks was just a dam, but it was two or three feet wide. There was a slope facing the inside, which made it easier for the Tibetans to rush up quickly. The passage ahead was
It is very wide, the terrain is flat, and it is full of camps, with at least 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed there.
How had the Tibetans who were guarding the pile of rocks seen this kind of attack with artillery shells? After two rounds, most of them were killed and wounded, and the remaining morale was completely lost. Seeing more and more people rushing towards them, they couldn't stop them, so they all turned around and ran away.
Niu Shidu led his men to charge and killed everyone. He shouted excitedly: "Brothers, you must hold on and wait for the main force to come up!"
"Understood!" everyone shouted in unison.
Luo Zhang was overjoyed when he saw someone attacking. He decisively ordered the archers responsible for covering to rush forward to help. He was worried that Niu Shidu's entire division would press forward.
Tubo was unwilling to do so and quickly organized people to fight back. The climb was up a slope and the speed was very fast.
Niu Shidu knew that the time for the test had come, and he couldn't hold on. His work was in vain. When he saw the stones on the ground, he had an idea and shouted: "Brothers, roll down the stones. If you can't move them, smash them."
Everyone's eyes lit up, they threw away their swords, picked up rocks and started throwing them down.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
A series of screams sounded.
There were too many Tubo soldiers rushing up, too densely packed, and it was impossible to dodge them. A large group fell instantly, and more rocks fell down, with bad accents. Some big rocks did not hit anyone, but they rolled and jumped at a high speed after landing.
Soon, countless people were frightened and fled, forming a mess.
Seeing that the results were good, the soldiers' morale was greatly boosted and they continued to work hard to smash stones.
Soon, a large number of archers rushed up and fired at the bottom. The Tibetan attacking troops could not stop them, leaving corpses all over the ground and retreating like a tide.
"Haha, good job, just fight like this!" Niu Shidu shouted excitedly.
"Oh oh oh!" the soldiers cheered and provoked, and their morale was high.
It was obviously a natural hazard and almost impossible to capture, but yet we were able to kill it in one turn and drive the enemy back. The battle was so incredible that everyone felt like they were dreaming.
Soon, more people rushed up, and Luo Zhang was among them, staring at the passage ahead. The passage was not long, and there was an open area outside, but it was wide enough. In addition to the densely packed tents, there were also many war horses, food, equipment, etc.
It looks like the enemy plans to fight a protracted war here.
"General Luo!" Niu Shidu came forward excitedly.
"It's a good fight. There are still about 30,000 left. What do you think?" Luo Zhang asked with a smile.
"The terrain is flat and there is no danger. We can only fight head on. Just rush down and do it!"
Luo Zhang smiled noncommittally and continued to stare ahead. He was thinking about countermeasures and rotating his troops. He still had about four thousand more troops on his side. He put them all in. He couldn't use them below. The price of frontal force would not be small. It was not advisable.
Still have to be smart.
After pondering for a moment, Luo Zhang called five division commanders, pointed to the front and said: "The enemy's tent is within a stone's throw, and we can attack it with fire. Once the fire breaks out, the enemy has nowhere to escape and can only retreat, and our army can take advantage of it."
Chase."
"Fire attack?"
Everyone's eyes lit up and they smiled knowingly.
Luo Zhang quickly assigned tasks. Two divisions prepared rockets, two divisions were responsible for carrying boulders and clearing a passage, and the remaining one division was on guard to prevent enemy attacks.
The whole army took action quickly and worked enthusiastically.
At this time, Tubo also made adjustments. A large number of archers pressed forward, but they were only defensive, not offensive. After the war drums sounded, a general came out and shouted: "You dare to fight!"
When Niu Shidu saw someone jumping out to ask for a fight, how could he tolerate this? He immediately said: "General Luo, I am willing to go to fight, please allow me!"
"Shut up and stay here." Luo Zhang cursed angrily.
"General, we can't let those Tibetan dogs be arrogant." Niu Shidu persuaded reluctantly.
"You killed them all in one moment, how can you be so arrogant?" Luo Zhang asked rhetorically.
Niu Shidu was startled, then he chuckled and said: "It makes sense, the general is domineering, but the general's vision is too small. There is really no need to worry about a bunch of dead people, the general will learn a lesson!"
"It's good to know that the situation is favorable to me. It's them who are panicking. Why are they still fighting against generals? Our Hanzhou Army relies on collective fighting and coordinated operations. We pay attention to obtaining the greatest victory at the minimum cost. We will never allow individual bravery. You
If you show off your strength, are aggressive, and ignore the casualties of the troops, I, the general, will dismiss you from your post, do you understand?"
"Keep this in mind, general!" Niu Shidu solemnly responded.
Luo Zhang nodded silently and continued to observe the front.
When the challenging Tibetan general saw that no one came up, he began to curse, but he only repeated a few words over and over again, and his Tang language was not standard. He became furious and furious, like a gorilla.
Luo Zhang laughed and said: "You are not a good opera singer. You are so ugly. Don't even think about defrauding me of the silver reward."