Does Jieli Khan really want to touch the hard rock of Yanmen Pass?
This was difficult for Khan Tuli to understand. He watched batches of Turkic warriors dismount their horses, endure the rain of arrows and persist to the city wall. They also had to endure the falling stones from time to time as they climbed up the ladder.
, most of the Turkic soldiers could not bear the wave of death threats and stopped moving forward.
But Jieli Khan seemed determined to gnaw down this hard rock, driving his men forward again and again, and even did not hesitate to force the king's soldiers to attack the city with swords and guns... Although Tuli Khan refused to send troops
, but there are many scattered tribes under the command of Jieli Khan.
Corpses fell outside Yanmen Pass, and the blood that slowly flowed out or spattered dyed the soil a strange purple-black color. Death is always the best teacher. After all, they had witnessed siege battles before, and the Turkic soldiers quickly built
They had simple equipment, at least holding up a large shield and door panels to resist the arrow rain, and carrying huge logs to hit the city gate.
Generally speaking, the city gate is always the weakest point of the city and the border fortress. As long as there are no reinforcements, the defenders will never seal the city gate, which is equivalent to cutting off the escape route.
Although Yanmen Pass is different, the principle is roughly the same. The city gate is still the weak point... Of course, this is also because the method of climbing ladder ants to climb the city causes too many casualties.
In addition, Yanmen Pass faces the west, and there is only one direction to respond to the enemy. The Turks can only attack from the front, and there is no other way to think of.
However, due to the narrowness of the road, it was difficult for the Turks to quickly transport a large number of troops to the front. The city wall was slightly wider, but it was already within the attack range of Lei Shi.
Seven or eight large rocks suddenly fell, knocking over the large shields and planks held by the dozen or so Turkic soldiers gathered together. Under the command of the military leader, dozens of defenders concentrated their firepower, fired wildly with their bows, and screamed repeatedly.
, the Turkic soldiers dropped the huge tree that hit the city, ran away, and knocked over a group of companions who were moving forward and could not see the road.
At this time, the city gate suddenly opened wide, and more than a hundred cavalry, either with their horses flat or holding their swords high, accelerated from the inside of the city and galloped all the way out of the city.
The cavalry are all armored, and even their mounts are armored. Such heavy cavalry is almost invincible in a relatively fixed environment. How can infantry with no room for maneuver compete with heavy cavalry weighing hundreds of kilograms?
Ma Sanbao and Er Zhu Yichen both went to battle in person. More than a hundred cavalry immediately smashed the obstruction in front of them, and then they each led dozens of cavalry to sweep across in the north and south directions.
In just half a quarter of an hour, the outside of the city wall was cleared away, leaving only broken limbs and the groans of the Turkic soldiers who were lucky enough not to be killed.
Seeing Tang Qi making a mighty circle before returning to the fortress, Jieli Khan's face turned livid, and he whipped his whip and scolded: "Let the Xi people come up."
The Xi tribe is said to be after the Xiongnu, and also after the Xianbei Yuwen tribe. They are relatively special among the grassland tribes. Although they also hunt and herd, they have always taken care of agriculture and are famous for making cars.
It is said that every Xi person is a craftsman.
So, next, dozens of carts were slowly pushed in, with tall vertical wooden boards fixed on the carts to shield them from the rain of arrows. A dozen people pushed the carts from behind, with hollow roofs inside the carts.
A huge log was built to hit the city gate.
Su Dingfang looked coldly at the bottom of the city wall. The guards on the left and right held up shields to block possible cold arrows. In comparison, the Turks' siege methods were too simple and easy to crack.
Ma Sanbao, who had just walked around outside the city, looked at the jar at his feet with great interest and said with a smile: "Did the King of Handan have been prepared for this?"
Er Zhu Yichen, who had seen the power, couldn't help but shudder, thinking that his ancestors were good at riding and shooting, but he didn't expect that later generations would use it to kill enemies... Although it is easy to use, it is inevitably a bit sinister.
Several arrows rained down, and Ruoden, who was hiding behind the car, could clearly hear the sound of arrows hitting the wooden board. He carefully and quickly looked around, and found that he was not far from the city gate.
Ruodun is thirty years old this year, maybe thirty-two, or maybe thirty-three. Although the tribe is weak, it is well-known on the grassland because of its superb craftsmanship. The shield-like thing built this time comes from his tribe.
hand.
What surprised Ruoden, but also made sense at the same time, was that the Tang army above him did not rain arrows. Ruoden touched the thick wooden board above his head, wondering if it could block the stone.
But what surprised Ruoden even more was that until the shield cart arrived not far from the city gate, no stone or giant tree fell. He glanced sideways and saw that seven or eight shield carts had already arrived.
As long as there are enough shield chariots, there is a chance to break open the city gate. There are already hundreds of Turkic warriors with swords and guns outside the range of the Tang army's bows and arrows. As long as they break open the city gate, they will rush towards them, relying on the shields.
Che and the Tang army snatched the city gate.
Even if the city gate cannot be broken open, dozens of shield chariots piled up at the city gate can still prevent Tang Qi from leaving the city to attack again. Because the road is narrow and the climb is upward, the Turkic soldiers who attack the city abandon their mounts.
There was no way he could compete with Tang Qi.
Just as he was making his wishful thinking, the crisp sound of a jar breaking suddenly reached his ears. Ruodun looked around alertly, and when he raised his head, he saw seven or eight jars smashing down, all of them hitting the shield cart.
The altar body broke, and dark semi-solid things flew everywhere. Just when Ruo Dun hesitated, more than a dozen torches were thrown, hundreds of rockets were fired, and the shield car immediately burst into flames.
What's even worse is that the dark thing is not only flammable, but also emits a pungent smell. If you only take two puffs, you will feel dizzy.
Tuli Khan commented with a smile: "The Xi people are indeed good at making cars. If they are wrapped in cowhide and then soaked with water, they may be able to avoid fire."
The raging fire completely ruined this wave of offensive. After the Turkic soldiers retreated, the Tang army calmly opened the city gate, moved away the burned shield carts, and even carried huge unburned trees into the city to use as rolling logs.
On the side, Ashina Jisheshuo scratched his head and said, "If we can really break through Yanmen..."
Tuli Khan sneered: "Then it depends on how many people he is willing to die!"
In just two days, more than 2,000 prairie warriors were buried in front of Yanmen Pass. Although most of them were foreigners, Jieli Khan's royal tent soldiers also lost hundreds, but Yanmen Pass still seemed indestructible.
Tens of thousands of Turkic troops pressed into the territory, but in fact they did not have an absolute advantage in the actual use of military strength.
If Jieli Khan was really determined to attack Yanmen, even if the defenders had no reinforcements, tens of thousands of lives would have to be lost to do so.
Tuli Khan glanced suspiciously at Jieli Khan not far away, and suddenly whispered: "Where did She'er go?"