This winter was extremely cold. After the first snow, the westerly wind started blowing again. The knife-like wind swept the snow foam all over the sky. In the dark night, the Turkic soldiers were urged to climb out of their tents and beat them.
I lit the torch and slowly went to cut wood nearby to build a ladder.
Although the soldiers were all wearing fur clothes, they could not block the biting cold wind. The thick woolen cloaks wrapped around their bodies were almost as if they were not wearing any clothes. The soldiers stumbled around in the wind, and from time to time some people slipped on the ice.
, everyone is complaining and complaining.
There was originally a prosperous commercial area outside Liangzhou City, with several small woods nearby. However, after hearing that the Turkic army was attacking, Cao Yanhui resolutely ordered the commercial area to be demolished, and all the woods were cut down, leaving only the Turks.
A piece of unusable rubble. Facts have proved that Mr. Cao's decision was extremely wise. The Turks who came from afar could only live in tents and suffer from the cold. They could not even find wood for fire and heating within dozens of miles.
After struggling all night, he finally cut down some trees fifty miles away, built hundreds of ladders, more than ten siege vehicles, and repaired several return artillery pieces. Tuheilu Khan came to the battle in person and ordered a general attack.
Ten artillery pieces were placed in the open space, each one a hundred steps apart. Soldiers climbed up and down to perform maintenance. A team of mules walked slowly over the snow, each mule carrying two more than 100 pieces of artillery.
The soldiers unloaded the stone bullets, which weighed several kilograms, and loaded them into the bullet chambers of the return guns. There were also officers gesturing with ruler-like objects, as if they were measuring the distance.
Fifty siege vehicles slowly pushed over and lined up in front of the artillery. The soldiers took off their woolen cloaks, revealing the leather armor and scimitars inside, and got into the siege vehicles one by one. The siege vehicles were covered with
They were covered with rawhide and had an iron ram on the front. They were lined up in front of the returning artillery, firstly to prevent the opponent from attacking and destroying them, and secondly, to occupy the fighting position.
A large group of infantrymen were waiting on both sides carrying ladders. The soldiers were all dressed as short-sighted soldiers, holding scimitars in their hands and half kneeling on the ground. They breathed out puffs of white air. Behind them were more soldiers climbing the city. It was not yet time to take their turn.
They came to them, so they were still wearing woolen cloaks. The messengers were riding horses and running around with command flags. Groups of cavalry and infantry entered the fighting positions in an orderly manner. A big battle was about to begin.
On the Liangzhou city wall, Yuan Feng put away his telescope and smiled at Wang Wei: "Look, General Wang, looking over the city, the Turks are like ants."
But when he turned around, Wang Wei and other generals looked livid and looked at Yuan Feng with strange eyes. It's no wonder that in their eyes, the Turkic army was murderous. They didn't look like ants at all. They were clearly a bunch of cannibals.
of the devil.
Wang Wei did not answer Yuan Feng's words and said to the flag official: "Tell the eldest son that the enemy is about to attack the city."
After a long time, Cao Jun arrived in a hurry. His eyes were red and there was a blush on his face. It seemed that he had not slept well last night. What is certain is that he was definitely not studying how to defeat the enemy, but was looking at his father's beautiful concubines.
Worked hard on it.
Cao Jun, wearing a snow-white fox fur cloak, had just climbed onto the city tower with the support of his own soldiers. The first return cannonball flew over and hit the middle of the city wall. The entire city wall trembled. Cao Jun was so frightened that he staggered on the spot.
They almost slipped, but Yuan Feng and Wang Wei stood motionless on the enemy tower. This was because the enemy was adjusting the firing range, and the real artillery attack was behind them.
Cao Jun quickly walked over and lay down on the crenel to take a look. He was shocked and turned around and asked: "Two generals, do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"
Both Yuan Feng and Wang Wei were wearing heavy armor, so they didn't need to give a full salute. They just bowed their hands and saluted Cao Jun. Wang Wei said: "But please take charge of the eldest son, and we will defeat the enemy."
Cao Jun hurriedly walked into the enemy tower and called a dozen long card players to come and stand in front of him. Then he sat down with peace of mind. At this time, the test firing of the Turkic return artillery had ended. The position of the gun mount was adjusted according to the impact point. Officially
Only then did the shelling begin.
One after another, stone bullets fell on the city wall of Liangzhou. The landing time of each shell was very short, giving no chance to breathe. The stone bullets hit the hard city wall bricks with extremely high speed, turning into dozens or hundreds of bricks.
The pieces of splinters will be injured when touched and broken when touched. The Turks also ingeniously drilled whistle holes in the stone bullets. When the shells burst through the air, they often made a sharp whistle, which made people even more frightened. Fortunately, Wang
Wei has ordered the soldiers on the city wall to hide in the Tibetan Soldier Cave, otherwise they will surely suffer heavy casualties.
There was a high layer of sand and earth bags piled up in front of the enemy building, but it still could not block the bombardment. There was a huge roar and sharp whistles one after another. Cao Jun tightly grasped the armrests of the chair and maintained his composure with force, although he was timid.
He is a little timid, but he always understands that his position must lead by example, otherwise Liangzhou will lose without a fight.
I don’t know how long the bombardment lasted, but suddenly the sharp whistle stopped suddenly, and then there were shouts of killing all over the mountains and plains, from far to near, like a tsunami and landslide. You didn’t need to look to know that it was the Turkic army starting to climb the city, and countless soldiers were carrying it.
Rushing from all directions on ladders, they braved the arrows of the defenders without fear, climbed across the moat, and climbed up the city wall. The defenders also rushed out at the right time, with crossbows and rolling wood pouring down. Human lives continued to pass away like grass and grass. Liang Liang
Rivers of blood flowed below the city walls.
Tuheilu sat in the king's tent, constantly issuing concise and powerful orders, mobilizing infantry to climb the city, and supervising the troops to hold down the formation from behind. Anyone who dared to escape before the battle would be killed without mercy!
After one wave of fighting, a new wave of people rushed over. The soldiers repeated mechanical actions, shouting, charging, and then were killed. The lucky ones died under the Liangzhou City, and the unlucky ones did not even face the moat.
If you cross it, you will be shot to death by a crossbow arrow.
The defenders also had a hard time. They kept repeating the same mechanical movements, drawing the bow and shooting, then drawing the bow again, and shooting again. There were so many enemy troops under the city that they could shoot people to death without even aiming, and no one remembered.
How many people had he killed? All he remembered was that his eyes were filled with blood.
If it were an ordinary city, it would have been captured long ago with this desperate strategy, but Liangzhou City is by no means an easy place. The effectiveness of Cao Yanhui's painstaking efforts for more than ten years was fully demonstrated at this moment. The city defense facilities are complete, and the crenels are facing towards the city.
It tilts forward, and the protrusions of the city wall form an angle, which can protect each other. The moat is wide and deep, and the open space under the city wall is extremely narrow, making it impossible to deploy siege equipment. There are countless bows and arrows stored in the city, and the arrows are enough to store them.
With several large warehouses, kerosene, gunpowder, armor, swords and guns are extremely abundant, and it is a piece of cake to expand an army of tens of thousands overnight.
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In the Turkic king's tent, Tuheilu picked up another command arrow and was about to throw it down when several old generals rushed up and begged: "Great Khan, you can't fight anymore, please leave some seeds for us in Eastern Chagatai."
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Tuheilu was furious and ordered the warriors to drag them out, but more people knelt down. It was not that these Mongolian men were afraid of death, but that the battle was too frustrating. The cities in Liangzhou were different from ordinary Central Plains cities.
It is difficult to deploy troops and weapons. The military manual states that the attack will be ten times greater, but the Turkic army's strength advantage is not that great. What is the difference between such unnecessary investment of troops and death.
Seeing everyone in the tent knelt down, Tuhei Luye burst into tears. He picked up the command arrow and put it down again, dejectedly saying: "It is precisely because there is still fire left in Chagatai that I have to move forward desperately. The celestial phenomenon
The teacher said that there will be a snowstorm in two days. If we don't rush into the city, our 200,000 troops will freeze to death. Even if we don't freeze to death, when Timur Khan comes, we will be guilty of death.
, no matter what, you will die, it’s better to fight.”
The generals said: "There is no way to fill the gap with human lives. It is better to use return artillery to blow down the city wall and then let the soldiers charge."
Tuhei Lu said: "I don't know, but the shells have been fired, and the truck that went to Ganzhou to pull stones has not come back yet. The road is blocked by heavy snow. I don't know when we will arrive. The military situation is urgent and cannot be delayed, so we have to use our Mongolian men."
Fill it up with flesh and blood."
The generals advised: "Please give the Great Khan one day's grace and wait until the stones arrive before attacking the city."
Tuheilu suddenly said angrily: "Are you still considered the dead grandson of Genghis Khan? Where has the former bravery of the Mongolian athletes gone? Will there be no war without the return of artillery? Pass my order, and the armies will advance in turn, fighting to the death.
, attack!”
The Turkic army continued to attack the city. Countless soldiers came over like a tide. They stepped across the moat filled with corpses and stepped on the shoulders of their comrades to attack upwards. A young Mongolian soldier used his chapped hands to pick at the cracks in the city wall of Liangzhou.
, holding a scimitar in his mouth, he climbed up without hesitation, but an arrow flew and killed him immediately. The soldier fell on his back in the pile of corpses, looking at the light gray sky, and moved his lips a few times
, the battlefield was so noisy that no one heard the faint "Mom".
"Go! Don't stop!" Tu Heilu had already walked out of the king's tent and personally commanded the battle. The charge of his subordinates who looked forward to death made him burst into tears again. He couldn't help but want to order the withdrawal of troops several times, but his reason told him that he
It's tough, the enemy is even tougher, whoever can hold on longer will be the winner.
The city head of Liangzhou was also covered with blood. The soldiers who defended the city suffered heavy casualties. However, compared to the Turkic soldiers outside the city, this casualty was simply negligible. The Liangzhou city wall was designed extremely cleverly, combining the east and west, making it extremely defensive.
Strong, let alone the building materials of the city wall, there are urns, bastions, repeating crossbow shooting holes hidden in the city wall, arrow shelters on the city wall, as well as a variety of city defense weapons and auxiliary facilities, so that the defenders can
It mobilizes quickly to avoid enemy firepower. When necessary, the cavalry can run up along the horse path to assist in the battle. Coupled with sufficient reserves of equipment, it can truly be said to be the first fortified city in the northwest.
The sky gradually darkened, and the sound of killing gradually subsided. After a whole day of fighting, tens of thousands of people died, but Liangzhou still stood proudly in the night.