"Define the arrow!" Taishi Ci shouted loudly when he saw the Qiang people massing their offensive again, advancing in an infantry phalanx, pushing a tall raft in front, and the soldiers hiding under the raft.
A stream of arrows were shot out, leaving a mark on the snow.
Taishi Ci couldn't help frowning after looking at it. The Qiang people pushed the big raft forward, and even if the arrows were shot out, they would be blocked.
He immediately got down from the city tower, gathered the cavalry again, and asked people to take out the fire oil from the county government's warehouse. He led two thousand cavalry and rushed out of the city again with explosive packs, preparing to use explosives to deal a major blow to the Qiang people.
"rush!"
Taishi Ci gave an order and led two thousand cavalry to rush out of the city gate.
At this time, the Qiang people suddenly stopped moving forward. The large raft blocked the sight of Tai Shici and others, making it difficult to see clearly what was going on inside, and it was impossible to estimate what the people inside were doing.
Suddenly, countless arrows were shot out from the Qiang infantry phalanx, flying densely into the sky, like countless flying locusts, shooting towards Daxia City overwhelmingly.
When Taishi Ci saw the arrows flying away from his head, he felt a little uneasy. The Qiang people's way of fighting has always been without group interests, but today, the Qiang people hugged together and listened to the plan.
"This army is not simple..."
The horses galloped, and Taishi Ci had already left the city gate and could not command the soldiers in the city. However, if the soldiers in the city could not avoid themselves, they would be very stupid.
Taishi Ci looked forward eagerly, and when he was about to rush to the big raft, suddenly the raft blocking the Qiang soldiers' battle formation was torn open to both sides.
After the commander gave the order, thousands of arrows were fired at Taishi Ci and others.
"Terrible!" When Taishi Ci saw such a scene, he remembered that the subordinates he brought out only wore ordinary leather armor. Facing such a powerful arrow formation, he was afraid that he would lose a lot of troops.
In desperation, Taishi Ci immediately turned around and shouted: "Dismiss!"
After giving the order, the two thousand cavalrymen immediately dispersed into two groups, one on the left and one on the left, and then continued to charge into the Qiang camp. However, many cavalrymen behind them were shot to the ground, including men and horses, and there was a burst of wailing.
After the Qiang people fired a barrage of arrows, the archers immediately dispersed to both sides, while the pikemen behind the archers lined up directly in rows, blocking the front line.
Welcoming the cavalrymen such as Taishi Ci who rushed over quickly.
In the Qiang people's battle formation, another group of archers immediately released arrows, and arrows as dense as rain were shot at Tai Shici and others, killing many Chinese soldiers.
Taishi Ciyi, a master of bravery, took out the steel knife from his waist and kept swinging it, cutting off many arrows. When he saw that he was about to rush to the Qiang formation, he came to hide in a stirrup and prepared the sword.
The explosives were ignited and then thrown forcefully into the Qiang camp.
The rest of the cavalry threw out explosives one after another. Once more than a thousand explosive packets fell into the Qiang camp, they immediately had a huge effect among the Qiang people. Huge explosions continued to sound, and the Qiang infantry phalanx
They immediately collapsed into disarray, and many people began to flee in all directions. The army that had finally been assembled disintegrated in an instant.
Seeing this, Hung He couldn't control himself. He didn't know what the Chinese army was throwing, but this kind of thing was so powerful that it was really amazing. If such a small thing was thrown in, it could kill and injure at least twenty people.
, and the people around seemed very frightened. More than a thousand explosive packets were thrown into the infantry square. More than 5,000 Qiang people immediately turned into a pile of flesh and blood, dying, and hundreds of people were injured. They sat on the ground.
He kept screaming.
"Withdraw!" Upon seeing this, Taishi Ci immediately ordered the withdrawal. The lives of more than 5,000 Qiang people were exchanged for more than 900 people. It was worth it, and he could see it. The faces of Hung He and others were full of fear.
, his goal was achieved.
The Qiang people were defeated. Only sporadic arrows were chasing Taishi Ci and others, but they were all blocked and failed to cause damage. The result of thousands of arrows being fired was that there was a large area of arrows on the ground, and they were actually shot to death.
of people, but there are only more than 900 people.
When the soldiers of the Chinese Army passed by the bodies of their comrades on their way back, they stretched out their long arms, picked up the bodies of their comrades, and then held them under their armpits before returning to the city smoothly.
As soon as Taishi Ci and others returned to the city, they immediately organized his subordinates to ride on the plundered Qiang horses, leaving 5,000 people to guard the east gate. He himself took more than 20,000 people fully armored and began to leave the city again, armed with weapons.
, preparing to give a fatal blow to the Qiang people arranged outside the west gate.
"Blow the war drums, charge the whole army, and kill every Qiang man without leaving a single piece of armor behind!" Taishi Ci, holding a wind-fire hooking halberd and riding a lion, shouted loudly to the cavalry behind him.
"Mighty! Mighty! Mighty!" More than 20,000 cavalrymen all shouted, their voices extremely rich.
"Use bows and arrows from a hundred steps away, use repeating crossbows within a hundred steps, throw spears within twenty steps, and use steel knives to get close. Open the city gate!" Taishi Ci hung the Wind and Fire Hooking Halberd on the horse's neck, took out the big bow and
Arrow, he immediately shouted loudly.
With an order, the west gate opened again. Taishi Ci took the lead and was the first to rush out of the city. The cavalry behind him all rushed out in a mighty manner, heading towards the Qiang people who had just been attacked.
Hung He and others were still immersed in the huge pressure brought by the secret weapon of the Chinese army and were unable to extricate themselves. Suddenly they saw Taishi Ci and others leaving and returning, and tens of thousands of cavalry rushing out of Daxia City knew that this
It was the Chinese army that began to attack.
"Blow the horn and prepare to fight!" He was so hungry that he could not retreat even if he died on the battlefield. Even if he died on the battlefield, he could not retreat even half a step. Cheriji even killed his own brother. They came to besiege the country with an army of 60,000.
Xia Cheng, if he loses again, he will only die.
The cavalry around Hung He all rushed over with Hung He, and the infantry followed. These Qiang people were all strong and strong. When they saw the Chinese army attacking, although they were frightened by the Chinese army's explosives, they were more filled with hatred. All of them
He rushed forward with Hung He, and the battle was about to break out.
At this critical moment, Shao Ge outside the East Gate City heard Hungry He's charge horn, and immediately assembled an army to begin the formal attack on the city. More than 10,000 infantry phalanxes pushed large rafts towards the East Gate of Daxia City and began to launch a strong attack
, the cavalry on both sides ran forward with bows and arrows, constantly harassing the defenders of Daxia City under the city wall, providing cover for the arrival of the infantry phalanx.
Not to be outdone, the Chinese army fired their crossbows in unison. The defenders commanded Ruo De, and brought heavy fire oil from the county government treasury and carried it to the city wall. They also had people push small trebuchets and pack explosives.
Place it properly, and then launch it when the Qiang people approach.
At the beginning of the war, troops met outside the west gate of Daxia City. The Chinese cavalry and the Qiang people collided directly, and a melee broke out on the flat ground. At the east gate of Daxia City, the Qiang people took the initiative.
, more than 20,000 Qiang people cooperated with each other, using arrows as tests to suppress the defenders, while the Chinese army took a symbolic counterattack.
At this time, the infantry pushed the big raft directly to the city wall, put the raft on the city wall, formed a slope, and began to climb up continuously. There was a dense crowd under the city wall, and the Qiang cavalry retreated behind.
, cover with arrows.
Upon seeing this, the guard general of the Chinese Army immediately ordered his subordinates to start dousing the large rafts with strong kerosene. Then the people near the city gate prepared to launch ignited explosive packets. He and the soldiers on the city wall fought hard, and the crossbows fired wildly.
Holding the steel knife tightly, he chopped down the Qiang people who were about to climb up the city wall.
The soldiers of the Chinese Army poured heavy fire oil on the big raft. The heavy oil flowed down the big raft, and a pungent smell immediately emerged. Then, the soldiers of the Chinese Army lit the big raft with torches, and the entire raft was lifted.
The large wooden rafts that had been lifted up all caught fire. Some Qiang people's feet were covered with fire oil, and the fire immediately spread to their bodies, and then started to burn.
"ah……"
The flames burned their bodies and the pain was unbearable. Many Qiang people screamed and retreated. Little did they know that when one person retreated, the people around him also caught fire. The Qiang people all wore sheepskin coats, which are flammable items.
The weather was dry and dry, so as soon as it came into contact with the fire, it immediately caught fire.
At the same time, soldiers of the Chinese Army ejected many ignited explosives from the city, flew over the city tower, and landed directly in the densely packed Qiang camp outside the city. Once they landed, there was a huge explosion immediately, and some fuses burned
It was relatively fast and exploded directly in the air, sounding like a thunderbolt from the blue.
"Boom! Boom..."
The huge explosion and the burning flames shocked the Qiang people.
When Shao Ge saw this, he couldn't help but frowned, waved his scimitar, and shouted loudly: "Charge! All of you, charge forward. If we don't take this city, no one will survive!"
As a result, more Qiang people began to think of ways to attack the city, and carried new rafts to set up on the city wall. Some even rushed to the bottom of the city wall, used lasso to throw onto the city wall, and then tied the battlements.
They began to climb up. But the soldiers of the Chinese Army did not give them any chance to climb the city tower. They wielded their steel knives and killed the Qiang soldiers. They also cut off the ropes and pushed the rafts so that the Qiang people could not climb the city wall.
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The sound of the explosion still did not stop. Once it landed among the Qiang people, it immediately exploded. More than a dozen Qiang people were either dead or injured. Their limbs were everywhere, and the blood stained the city gate red.
Outside the west gate of Daxia City, Taishi Ci led the cavalry of the Chinese army to fight bravely. Wherever the wind and fire hooking halberd hit, blood poured out. The Chinese army shared the same hatred with the enemy, and with high momentum, launched the final attack on the Qiang people.
Taishi Ci even met Hungry He. The two horses crossed each other, and within a moment, Taishi Ci directly stabbed Hungry He to death under the horse. More than 20,000 cavalry gradually surrounded the Qiang people in Kanxin, and began to fight at will.
Harvesting the heads of the Qiang people.
The sun sets in the west, the sky is full of sunset, and under the setting sun, the ground outside the west gate of Daxia City is bloody. The snow on the ground is melted by the hot blood and turns into a bloody swamp. The Chinese army tramples on the Qiang soldiers mercilessly.
They all refused to surrender and resisted bravely. However, in front of the Chinese army, which had an advantage in both soldiers and armor, they could only attack the enemy with an egg against a stone.
Outside the east gate of Daxia City, the fighting situation was even more intense. The Qiang people launched a suicidal attack ferociously. They knew that the resistance ahead was huge, but they refused to retreat. The corpses lying under the city wall almost piled up into a hill.
. And strong
The Chinese army, which had been guarding the city for so long, also felt a bit tired. There were only more than 3,900 soldiers left guarding the city out of 5,000. Most of the rest were killed by the random arrows of the Qiang people. And the rest
These more than 3,900 people were all exhausted.
The guard's armor was soaked with blood, and his whole body became a bloody man. As he watched the Qiang people outside the city keep attacking forward, and the explosive packets were almost finished being ejected, he gradually felt an inexplicable pressure.
He poked his head out and took a look at the corpses under the city wall. They were almost piled up to the height of the city wall. Moreover, the Qiang people no longer carried any rafts, but climbed up the city wall directly from below, stepping on the corpses in front of them.
A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, a place of purgatory.
The guard general hurriedly shouted in a hoarse voice to the soldiers around him: "Go and inform the general to come to the east gate for reinforcements quickly, otherwise the east gate will be captured."
Outside the east gate city, Shao Ge looked at this scene and was extremely excited. For him, it didn't matter how many people died, what mattered was whether he could accomplish the mission entrusted by the king. The 60,000-strong army must capture this city no matter what.
city.
"Charge! Keep charging. The Chinese defenders are already showing signs of exhaustion. Keep killing them, those sons of bitches! Victory is right in front of you. Once the city is broken, your Majesty will be rewarded heavily."
Shao Ge screamed, with a look of greed in his eyes.
Shao Ge led three thousand cavalrymen to command on a high slope. He was extremely excited. He was about to capture the city. What could be more exciting than the king's reward.
Outside the west gate of Daxia City, Taishi Ci led more than 10,000 cavalry to launch a final attack on the Qiang people. In this melee, the Qiang people's tenacious resistance also brought a lot of trouble to the Chinese army.
Twenty-three thousand cavalrymen, after an hour or two of bloody fighting, the Chinese soldiers also suffered heavy casualties, losing more than 4,100 cavalrymen.
At the same time, Tai Shici also felt something different. This group of Qiang people never surrendered. Even if they were shocked by highly lethal weapons such as explosives from the Chinese Army, they still regarded death as if they were home. After the death of the commander-in-chief, Commander Qu led the team to continue.
During the battle, Commander Qu died and Xiao Commander took over the job. The ministries were closely connected and coordinated with each other. They were no longer the nomads they dealt with five years ago, but more like soldiers who had received formal training.
"General, the east gate is in a tight situation. The general requires the general to lead troops to support immediately, otherwise the east gate will be completely lost!" A scout found Tai Shici from the crowd and shouted loudly.
Taishi Ci frowned, stood on horseback and looked around, but saw that there were still four or five thousand Qiang people resisting in the corner, so he said: "Let him hold on for another half hour. After half an hour, I will
He will definitely arrive in person with his army!"
The scouts then hurriedly rode back to the east gate, and Taishi Ci continued to lead his men in the battle.
The scout came to the east gate and gave Tai Shici's order to the guard. After hearing this, the guard showed a troubled look on his face. He gritted his teeth and ordered: "Move all the explosive bags to the tower, and all the soldiers will go up to the tower to carry out the attack."
Defend and hold on for another half hour, and we must not let the Qiang people conquer us!"
Although the soldiers of the Chinese Army were extremely tired, fortunately they had explosives as a highly destructive weapon. Following the guard general's order, the soldiers carried up all the few remaining explosive packages, and then the remaining three thousand
Many people went up to the tower and divided into two groups. One group started shooting arrows, while the other group resisted in front for fear of being attacked by the Qiang people.
"Don't use explosives indiscriminately, throw them at crowded places!" the guard ordered.
At this time, it was already dark night. The Qiang people were not sleeping and kept attacking. Huge explosions were also heard continuously. However, the Qiang people did not show any fear and rushed towards the city wall one after another.
Shao Ge looked from a distance and saw that the Chinese army seemed to be resisting fiercely, so he said angrily: "What are you doing to eat? Come with me!"
After saying that, Shao Ge took the lead, picked up his long bow, set up arrows, and rushed towards the city gate with the three thousand cavalry behind him. As he rushed, he shouted loudly: "Anyone who doesn't want to die, dodge."
open!"
There were many Qiang people who couldn't dodge, and Shao Ge didn't show any signs of evading. He rode directly into them, knocking many of his men away. The three thousand cavalry were all freshmen. They had never participated in the battle and had been watching the battle. At this time, suddenly
He rushed over, trampled on the hill of corpses, and headed towards the city wall, opened his bow and arrow, and fired accurately.
There were lights on the city tower, so that the Huaxia army was in the light, but the Qiang people were in the dark. The arrows fired by Shaoge and others all flew from the darkness. The soldiers of the Huaxia army could not tell from which direction they were shot.
Many people were shot to death by this group of people in a short period of time.