Qibukele was confused and stopped on the steps of the city wall. After a while, the tremors not only did not weaken, but became more and more intense.
Suddenly, Qibi Kele turned around suddenly, took three steps at a time and came to the arrow stack. He held the arrow stack with his hand and looked towards the south, and his heart suddenly lifted!
In the wind and snow in the south, I saw silhouettes like ghosts emerging from the ground. The shadows were connected together. When I got a little closer, I saw the red flags flying high in the wind and snow.
, as well as countless Tang troops wearing red and black shirts, attacking overwhelmingly from the end of the earth!
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
"The Tang army is coming to kill!"
…
Suddenly, golden drums sounded on the city wall, and the sound of horns broke through the clouds and wind, resounding throughout the city.
The well-trained garrison immediately issued a warning, and the soldiers stationed under the city came to the city wall one by one. They completed their deployment in a very short time and were waiting for battle.
On the top of the city, Qibi Kele looked at the Tang army getting closer and closer. The red tassels on the cavalry helmets were like flames beating in the wind and snow, which made his whole heart seem to sink to the bottom.
Such a large-scale Tang Army cavalry could appear overwhelmingly in Wuchuan Town, and the fate of Dadu Shi was self-evident.
This was not only a defeat, not even a single scout who delivered the message could escape back to Wuchuan. The Tang army must have blocked the Baidaokou, cutting off the way to retreat. Monan was the territory of the Tang army and the Turks, so retreating
The roadless, flat and vast Chile River is the burial place of Da Da Zai. The only thing waiting for him is the annihilation of his entire army.
Tens of thousands of elite cavalry!
Just buried in Monan?
Chibicol couldn't believe it.
However, the Tang army who appeared in front of him and charged fiercely confirmed this fact to him cruelly.
Taking a deep breath, Qibi Kele raised his hand and shouted to the soldiers who gathered from the left and right: "Get ready to fight! The second prince has been defeated. Wuchuan is the gateway to Mobei. If it falls, the Tang army will break into Mobei, and the Wanli Plain will be
We will let the Tang army wreak havoc! Think about your clansmen and their families, will they still be alive when the Tang army wreaks havoc? For the sake of the Khanate, for the Great Khan, and for the sake of our clansmen and families, we will defend Wuchuan to the death!"
"Defend Wuchuan!"
"Defend Wuchuan!"
Xue Yantuo's soldiers on the city wall were high in fighting spirit and shouted in unison, shaking the whole country!
Qibi Kele nodded with satisfaction.
He has full confidence in Wuchuan's defense.
All the 20,000 defenders in the city were trained by Han generals. They practiced the most advanced city defense tactics of the Han people. Although they lacked some bows and crossbows, Xue Yantuo's soldiers were more brave and fearless of death. The entire Wuchuan town was impregnable.
Foolproof!
In his view, if he wanted to capture Wuchuan, it would be in vain unless the Tang army was several times stronger than his own and carried a large number of engineering weapons such as ladders and rams.
What's more, looking at the charging Tang army, they are all cavalry. The Tang cavalry on the plains is not inferior to Xue Yantuo's cavalry, but using it to attack the city?
Qi Bikele had read a lot of Han military books, but he had never seen a battle in which cavalry could break a city...
Do you really think we are still the same barbarians who only know how to ride and shoot but don’t know how to defend the city?
A disdainful sneer appeared on the corner of Qibi Kele's bearded mouth, and he issued orders repeatedly, directing his soldiers and subordinates to various strategic positions to resist the Tang army's attack on the city.
Xue Yantuo was not good at smelting iron, and the manufacture of crossbows lagged far behind the Tang Dynasty. Although the short bows equipped among the cavalry were light, they had limited lethality and were not a weapon for defending the city. Therefore, there were not many crossbowmen at the head of Wuchuan City.
, but prepared a lot of rolling wood and stones, set up large pots under the city, set up firewood, boiled the snow water, then poured in the golden juice and stirred it, the stench suddenly rose to the sky and made people sick.
The so-called "golden juice" is the feces of humans and animals...
This substance was boiled in boiling water and then poured on the enemy soldiers attacking the city to cause burns. The venom would immediately penetrate into the lungs and there would be no cure.
Qibi Kele looked coldly at Tang Jun who was getting closer and closer.
Cavalry siege?
Haha, it’s so whimsical...
However, the Tang army's charge was just a powerful one, and it still made Qibi Kele feel nervous.
The overwhelming cavalry of the Tang Army braved the wind and snow, crossing the frozen Tabu River under the Wuchuan City. The iron tower shattered the ice and snow, and charged towards Wuchuan with great momentum. The red tassel on the cavalry helmets was like a leaping flame, eye-catching.
!
This is the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty that defeated the Turkic Khanate, the former overlord of the grasslands, and fell apart!
Even though there are no world-famous generals such as Wei Gong Li Jing, British Duke Li Ji, and Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong, nor are there Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Li Daliang, and Hou Junji, who are brave enough to win the three armies, they still maintain the Han Dynasty.
The fierce and bloody nature of Jiaerlang!
The masters on the grassland have changed from generation to generation: Quanrong, Qiang, Turk, Xueyantuo... The rise of a tribe means the demise of the tribe.
However, among the beautiful mountains and rivers in the south, even though the dynasties of the Han people also rose and fell, the Han people still stood there. One dynasty after another declined, and then one dynasty after another rose up, always maintaining the suppression of the grassland peoples.
Those amazingly talented and world-famous generals will never end generation after generation.
Li Mu, Meng Tian, Li Guang, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Zhao Chongguo, Ban Chao, Gan Ying, Dou Xian, Cao Zhang, Ran Min, Zu Ti, Huan Wen, Xie Xuan, Liu Yu, Tan Daoji, Li Jing, Li Ji...
These famous generals who have made great achievements and been praised by the Han people for generations, stepped on the corpses of the barbarians in the grassland, achieved eternal fame, and shined in the history of the Han family!
This is the terrible thing about the Han people.
No matter how powerful the Hu people are, they can only have a temporary advantage. Whenever the Han people's lives are at stake, someone will always stand up to turn the tide.
How can such a nation be conquered?
Therefore, Xue Yantuo has always adopted a conciliatory strategy towards the Tang Dynasty. He has never had the ambition to drink from the Yellow River or whip the Yangtze River. As long as he can plunder and take advantage from time to time, that's all...
The roaring sound of horse hoofs shattered Chibikole's thoughts. He came back to his senses and saw that the Tang army had already charged a stone's throw away from the city wall. They all reined in their horses and stopped their charge.
Qibi Kele was puzzled.
Although he is a barbarian, he has read a lot of Han military books, and he knows the principle of "one vigorous effort and then weakening three times until it is exhausted."
Apart from letting out the momentum, what other tactics can you use?
He did not believe that the commander-in-chief of the Tang army would be so stupid, so he sent his scouts immediately back to Governor Yu's Shanya tent to report the situation here, while he waited nervously to see what strategies the Tang army had to attack the city.
Sure enough, after the Tang army rested under the city for about an hour, about half of the cavalry dismounted and slowly formed a formation. Three strange chariots were pushed out from behind, and several soldiers got into the thick ground.
Under the thick wooden cover, it was slowly pushed toward the city wall.
Qibi Kele estimated the distance between the two sides and ensured that the cold arrows of the Tang army could not hurt him. Then he stretched his neck, lay on the arrow stack and looked down at the city.
The chariot has a strange shape, like a huge turtle, and is covered with thick wooden boards. It is not afraid of the rolling stones and wood on the top of the city, and the gold juice cannot hurt the Tang army under the cover. It is very tightly defended.
But no matter how flawless the defense is, you still have to come out and attack the city, right?
Is it possible that this bastard can be pushed directly to the top of the city?
Not only was Qibi Kele confused, but the Xue Yantuo defenders on the city were also at a loss...
Qibi Kele felt something was wrong in his heart. How could the Tang army break into the city so easily? He had to have some attitude and let the Tang army know that Wuchuan Town was impregnable and could not be attacked by force.
Dang even waved his hand.
The guards on the city pushed down the rolling logs and stones, poured the boiling golden juice towards the "bastard cover", and even shot a few arrows, making it a real joy.
However, the "bastard cover" was thick-skinned and suffered a round of blows, but was actually unscathed...
Qibi Kele was as panicked as if there was grass growing in his heart. The more he couldn't understand Tang Jun's intentions, the more uncertain he became.
When a large army approaches the city, shouldn't they attack one by force and hold on to the other, until the sky is dark and the ground is dark with sand and rocks flying around?
What the hell do you want to do with two "bastard covers"?
Just when he was panicking and feeling more and more uneasy, he suddenly saw those "bastards" slowly retreating.
Chibicol rubbed his eyes and confirmed.
Yes, it is indeed a retreat.
Damn it!
Not only did the Tang army not attack, they also retreated...
What's going on?
"Qu Shuai, something is wrong..." a close confidant beside him muttered.
Qibi Kele said angrily: "Fart! Of course I know something is wrong, something is very wrong!"
"No..." The confidant was startled and said hurriedly: "The younger one said something is wrong with the smoking thing..."
"What's the smoke...huh?"
Only then did Qibi Kele see that, as his confidants had said, there was light smoke coming out of the area of the city wall where the "bastard bastard" was squatting just now. There was no wind under the city, so he could see it quite clearly.