Cheng Chumo was very fast. Five thousand elite cavalry used crossbows and gunpowder to clear the way. The dense crowd would be immediately cleared by the gunpowder. Whenever the gunpowder bombs hit the ground and bloomed, there would be a large plume of black smoke.
After rising up, with a deafening explosion, the Turkic war horses neighed and ran away in panic, completely out of control of their masters.
Cheng Chumo suppressed the vanguard of the military formation, always choosing to charge into the enemy formation that was already in disarray, preparing to make the Turkic formation more chaotic. The battlefield turned into a mess.
"As long as you give me three thousand fine cavalry, I can penetrate the enemy's formation!" Guo Ping slammed his fist on the wall with hatred, completely forgetting that he was waiting to die just now.
Chen Shu suddenly pointed at the sky and screamed. Guo Ping looked up and was shocked. A whole group of hot air balloons in the sky were slowly floating towards the city. There were hanging people under the huge hot air balloons.
Huge wooden box.
At this time, not only Guo Ping saw it, but also the Turks also saw this shocking scene. Cheng Chumo saw that the hot air balloon had flown to Qiuci City and laughed. He immediately turned his horse's head and led his men to break out to the east.
, the purpose of harassing and containing the enemy has been accomplished, and there is no need to fight to the death with the Turkic army.
The horn was recalled again, and dust was flying all over the east side of the Turkic camp. His lieutenant led another five thousand cavalry and began to attack the Turkic camp, preparing to meet Cheng Chumo. The army had been lurking for nearly ten days in this generation, just to prepare for this moment.
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"Leaving now?" Guo Ping watched Cheng Chumo's army being chased by the Turks and leaving the battlefield. He didn't believe his eyes and turned around to ask Chen Shu.
Chen Shu was also very disappointed. He opened his mouth and seemed to be shouting something silently towards Cheng Chu who was walking away, but when the sound came out, it was still a whimpering sound.
The hot air balloon did not stop. After lowering its height, it dropped a large number of wooden boxes and then flew away with the wind...
"Grandma, it's still unreliable. Just come here and run away with some garlic to get reinforcements!" The light of hope that had just risen in Guo Ping's eyes gradually extinguished. After more than a month of facing the enemy's strong attack,
·The last fighting strength of the Anxi Army has been dug out. Guo Ping knew many of the soldiers who fell on the city wall. They were his father's personal guards.
The Turks below the city were sorting out their camp. The dust was flying on the east wall and there was a faint sound of explosions. The Tang cavalry rushing into the formation was still bitten by the Turks.
A large box was dropped not far from the city wall. Guo Ping asked his only four men to open the box, and his ashen face suddenly glowed. The box was filled with the crossbow bolts of the Eight Ox Crossbow, with arrows on them.
The kind with a gunpowder bag, pulled out a crossbow bolt, and saw that it said three points above sea level, five hundred steps away!
He opened another large ball of cotton, and there were twenty-four gunpowder bombs neatly arranged inside. He couldn't be polite at this time, and Guo Ping hung ten of them on his waist at once, and took out a box of crossbow arrows.
The arrow was placed in front of him. At this moment, he felt that with the ten men brought by Chen Shu, it seemed possible to defend the two hundred paces wide city wall.
Chen Shu found a red envelope, took out the threaded needle and thread inside and soaked it in alcohol to disinfect it. Then he found a guy who was good at sewing clothes and sewed the second mouth on his face.
"This is the vanguard of the reinforcements. The number is too small to fight the enemy. The cavalry is of little use in defending the city. So they do not enter the city. The forward has already arrived. The army may be nearby. In the past few days, the Turks have begun to attack crazily.
The city is over, and regardless of life or death, it means they know that time is running out. Brothers, we have a guy. If we hold on for a day or two, when the army arrives, we will go out and kill the enemy together!"
After Chen Shu put gauze on his face, he began to mobilize his men to hold on. The eight-niu crossbows hidden in the houses and ready to be destroyed at any time were pushed up, and eight of them were arranged in a row. The angles were adjusted to ensure cross-fire, and the gunpowder was loaded.
Crossbow, just wait for the enemy to charge forward.
There was no movement among the Turks all day long, and the war in the east seemed to have been extinguished long ago. The land was quiet, except for the war flags blown by the wind.
Guo Ping took a mouthful of military dry food and drank a large amount of water. After chewing a piece, he was already too full to eat any more. His entire stomach was filled to the brim with the expanded dry food. Although he still wanted to eat, it was for the sake of his own survival.
He still kept his mouth shut. "Zhong Kang, go see the commander!" Chen Shu opened and closed his mouth several times before he said this.
"If I don't go, he won't allow me to go. In the army, I'm just a captain and have no right to see the commander." Guo Ping didn't even open his eyes and continued to rest against the wall. After the battle, he didn't care.
No matter what, I have to return to Chang'an to study at Yushan Academy. The blood that should be shed has been shed by myself, and the obligations that should be fulfilled have been fulfilled by myself. My father has no reason to leave me in the army anymore. I am not a soldier in the first place, it is my father who forced me to do so.
You put yourself into the army to gain experience. How many enemies have you killed from the beginning to now?
I'm afraid there are countless of them. The corpses that keep exploding under the city wall illustrate the problem. From now on, I don't owe anyone anything, I only live for myself. My brother is gone, and my mother has to rely on herself. She must live well.
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"If you don't go, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see you again!" Chen Shu replied lightly.
"That's what I asked for, hehe, eh? Can you say it again?" Guo Ping sat up immediately.
"The commander-in-chief was successfully attacked by the Condor Shooter three days ago. A long arrow penetrated his right chest. He was fine at the time and could still kill the enemy. But he suddenly fell into a coma due to a high fever yesterday! He hasn't woken up yet."
The kettle in Guo Ping's hand fell to the ground with a clang. How could it be possible? That man could not be killed. He fell from the top of Luoyang City and did not fall to death. The Eastern Turks' flail did not kill him even if they hit his head.
, more than thirty war horses ran over him without trampling him to death. How could such a person fall on an arrow? This is ridiculous.
Guo Ping smiled with difficulty and said: "It's okay. If he can't die, this person will not die. I know that he is as strong as a mountain. Nothing in this world can defeat him. This
impossible.'
"The military doctor said his lungs were full of thick juice and he wouldn't survive tonight.
Lieutenant General Zhang Tingyue has taken over military affairs. The formation of troops these days is from his hands. We have less than 5,000 remaining soldiers. It can be said that the Anxi Army has been crippled. It is very difficult to make a comeback. So at this time
Go see your dad. Even if you are extremely unhappy, you have to let it go.
Guo Ping staggered to the handsome manor in the city. When several personal guards saw Guo Ping coming in, they called out to the young master in a low voice and then stepped aside and walked into the bedroom. From a distance, they could hear Guo Xiaoke Niu.
With the same sound of breathing, he opened the curtain and finally saw a father who was different from usual.
At a glance, he saw the bamboo tube inserted into the lungs. The white thick juice slowly flowed out from the bamboo tube, and the smell was astounding. Guo Ping could no longer smell the smell. He only saw his father's sallow face and the center of his eyebrows.
His hanging needle pattern is still clearly discernible, and even in coma, his majestic aura has not changed.
Seeing that his father's lips were peeling, Guo Ping took the honey water and fed it to his father little by little with a spoon. Seeing that his father could still swallow unconsciously, Guo Ping turned his head and wiped a handful of tears and continued to feed his father water.
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Suddenly, the wooden spoon was bitten and broke into two pieces with a click. At some point, the sound of ox-like breathing disappeared, and Guo Ping found that his father was glaring at him angrily.
Knowing what he was going to say, he quickly replied: "The Turks have been repulsed, and the forward reinforcements have arrived at Kucha. Yun Shuai specially ordered hot air balloons to bring us supplies from the air. As long as we stick to it for three or two days, our troops will be able to defeat us."
arrive."
Seeing that his father wanted to talk, he took out the broken wooden spoon from his mouth and prepared to listen to what he had to say." You should know the total number of 400,000 Turkic coalition troops, plus the herdsmen following them, don't
Putting your hope on reinforcements, Yun Ye only has 50,000 troops. Once they arrive, the situation will be even worse. I would rather never write a letter to him asking for reinforcements. Expeditions with troops are a taboo for military strategists. Yun Ye is too
Since he is young, he should stick to Gaochang."
Guo Ping sighed and saw his father barely saying a few words. His forehead was already sweating. He took a towel soaked in ice water and helped his father wipe the sweat on his forehead. He then heard his father continue to say: "The more critical moments are,
The more you can test a person's mind, the more he is not frightened in chaos, and is not afraid of death, this is a man. Remember, the more afraid of death, the faster he will die. Go ahead, the war is fierce and dangerous.
This is not the time to talk, go to your own place."
After saying that, he closed his eyes. Guo Ping was very sad. At this time, he didn't have anything to say to himself. How long do you plan to be strong?
Just when he was about to step out of the door, he heard his father say: "Excuse me and your mother, I couldn't take all his children back."
Guo Ping rushed out of the commander's house with tears in his eyes. He ran up to the city wall regardless of the pain in his body. He looked at the dense bonfires outside the city and couldn't help but be surprised. What on earth were the Turks going to do? Could it be that they were planning to take advantage of the night?
attack?
The sound of horns on the top of the city never stopped. All members of the Anxi Army who had regained their equipment climbed onto the city wall. The kerosene barrels were rolled up the city wall. Each soldier's waist was also filled with gunpowder shells, and the eight-oxen crossbows were loaded with gunpowder shells.
The crossbow string was creaking and tightened continuously, Zhang Tingyue's flag had been raised at the east gate, and the sound of strong wind and strong wind resounded in the sky.
This was the moment of a fight to the death. Chen Shu ignored his swollen face like a pig's head, squinted his little eyes, and responded loudly with his little cherry mouth. The giant shield was knocked by his flail.
Hey, this is the final battle.
The sound of the strong wind spread very far in the night sky. At this time, even Cheng Chumo on the other side of the mountain also made the same sound. Since ancient times, the Qin soldiers have endured hard battles. When the strong wind comes out, the soldiers will die!