Chapter 85 Fierce Battle with Zhao Xincheng (Part 2)
Confusing Qibi Heli and wooing the Qibi tribe to save his own life was Xiao Siye's last resort to avoid being pulled out by Yi Nan Khan to sacrifice the flag after Xue Yantuo's army suffered a disastrous defeat. In his heart, Xiao Siye naturally did not want the Tang army to win, because
That means that even if he survives, he will have to return to Chang'an to confront Fang Jun.
It's true that Fang Jun framed him, but it's also true that he collaborated with the enemy and treason. Qibi Heli, a guy with no brains, believed his lies, but which of the smart individuals in Chang'an City is so easy to fool?
The ending is probably still not that happy.
The best result is naturally that the Tang army was defeated and Xue Yantuo regained the lost territory to prove his worth. In the future, he would be able to gain the favor of Yinan Khan and become a very important figure for Xue Yantuo. High-ranking officials and well-paid horses must be ridden, and traitors must be sold.
worth it.
A fierce battle was going on below Zhao Xin City. The Tang army was indeed more elite. How could it be that the rain of arrows falling from the sky made Xue Yantuo's cavalry fall off their horses and fall to the ground? And the Mo Dao soldiers formed one Mo Dao formation after another, wide and bright.
The Mo Dao slashed with practiced skill, advancing like a wall. Xue Yantuo's soldiers, who kept charging forward despite the rain of arrows, were easily cut into two pieces, with blood splattering and limbs flying everywhere, ghosts crying, wolves howling, and both men and horses torn to pieces!
However, none of this has ever been in the eyes of Yinan Khan.
So what if the casualties are huge?
Xue Yantuo's military strength is more than five times that of the Tang army, and among the Tang army, less than one in ten can be regarded as the elite Mo Dao soldiers. The gap is fifty times, even if the Mo Dao soldiers are all strong and powerful gods descend to earth, even if
Xue Yantuo's soldiers are like dolphins and dogs, and they don't know how to fight back. Just cutting them down one by one can kill them all from exhaustion!
As long as there is no Tiandi Modao Formation to restrain the cavalry, the remaining Tang army will be like lambs waiting to be slaughtered by Xue Yantuo's army!
The firearm he cared about most never appeared.
Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, he learned about the power of firearms from Qi Bukele and Xiao Siye, which made him deeply afraid. If the firearms were really as powerful as these two people said, then Xue Yantuo and even all grasslands
The end of the Hu people is coming.
Fortunately, such an invincible killing weapon also has its fatal weakness - the consumption of ammunition is too high, and the logistics supply will definitely be overwhelmed.
Yinan Khan felt that he had mastered the method of fighting firearms. Even if they could really destroy the world, the number was limited after all. As long as his soldiers could charge continuously, when the Tang army's ammunition was exhausted, they would not let the cavalry charge.
trample?
If you think about it this way, it's nothing to worry about.
God is fair. The sword has two edges. One side can hurt others, and the other side can hurt yourself. No matter how powerful something is, it must have a fatal weakness. There has never been an invincible existence in the world.
It was really funny that I had not been able to understand such mysteries before, and had been anxious and frightened.
Just seeing that the charging Xue Yantuo cavalry at this moment had gradually submerged the Tang Army's Mo Dao Shou, but the Tang Army's legendary firearms had never shown their power, Yinan Khan knew that Xiao Siye's words were true. The Tang Army had really run out of ammunition and could not continue.
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Riding on the horse, swinging the cloak behind him majestically, Yinan Khan nodded to Xiao Siye with a smile: "The merits of this battle should be led by the young master! If the young master had not understood the righteousness and surrendered to Xue Yantuo, I would not have made such a decisive decision.
Once the attack is launched, once the Tang army replenishes its ammunition, the casualties will inevitably increase sharply! After the war, I will not hesitate to reward you!"
Xiao Siye said respectfully: "The Great Khan is an eagle on the grassland. He has great ambitions and dominates the world. It is really an honor for me to be able to serve the Great Khan with the power of dogs and horses. In this battle, the great Khan's power summons all the warriors to fight in the Great Khan."
Under the trumpet of Khan, I charged into the battle fearlessly and without fear of death. No matter how powerful the Tang army was, they would definitely be defeated. I dare not take credit."
With the victory imminent, Yinan Khan was in a great mood. He raised his head and laughed and said: "Rewards for merit and punishment for demerits. Clear rewards and punishments are the way to govern the country! Mr. Xiao made plans for the Khanate and did not hesitate to betray the Tang Dynasty.
How can I be stingy about the rewards as Paoze is the starting point for advancement? If I don't reward the young master generously, how can anyone betray the Tang Dynasty like you and seek refuge with Xue Yantuo in the future?"
"..."
Xiao Siye's face twitched and he made an ugly expression.
Mother!
How is this a compliment? It is clearly a heart-breaking statement...
You have already betrayed the Tang Dynasty and joined you, but you still keep mentioning this matter. It is obvious that you want to make your reputation so bad that you will never be able to return to the Tang Dynasty.
Chibikole on the side looked even more ugly.
What happened to this person named Xiao?
Didn't he say that the so-called Tang army running out of ammunition was a scam, just to lure Xue Yantuo's army to launch a strong attack so that they could wait for work?
Why does this not look like a scam, but rather like a fake show...
The sound of fighting was overwhelming and filled the entire mountain pass.
The walls of Xin Zhao's city were already covered with corpses, and the flowing blood melted the ice and snow, and the battle became fierce.
The Tang Army's horse-rejecting spear formation had long been flattened, and Mo Daoshou formed a formation and continued to brutally kill Xue Yantuo's cavalry. The rain of arrows pouring down from the city continued to kill Xue Yantuo's soldiers, but the surging Xue Yantuo army was still unyielding.
Fearing death, he charged forward and gradually approached the Tang army to the city.
At this time, Yinan Khan calmly waved his hand under the banner.
Behind them were soldiers who were already prepared and carrying ladders. Under the command of Commander Qu, they were walking in neat steps. Several people were carrying a pair of ladders, and a total of more than a dozen ladders were moving slowly towards the city.
After hundreds of years of fighting with the Han people, the Hu people have also mastered the manufacturing methods of simple siege equipment such as ladders. Although they still look crude and crude, their functions are not bad.
Now that the Tang army has been suppressed to the city, as long as the ladder is put up on the top of the city, countless Xue Yantuo soldiers will climb up and attack the city. By then, the superior force will be able to completely suppress the Tang army in the city, and gradually be cannibalized and eliminated, and the army will be defeated like a mountain.
fall.
Yinan Khan, who had fought countless battles in his life, breathed a sigh of relief. Past experience told him that even if the Tang army at this time still had a fresh force that had not yet entered the battle, it still could not reverse the decline of defeat.
The trend has been achieved, and we are just waiting to reap the fruits of victory.
He was even thinking about whether after annihilating this Tang army and facing several reinforcements from the Tang army, he should fight head-on, or retreat to Yu Dujun Mountain's tent for the time being and negotiate.
How to end this sudden war?
The cheers from the front brought Yi Nan Khan's thoughts back to reality from flying over. He looked up and saw that Xue Yantuo's soldiers had already put the ladder up to the top of Zhao Xincheng. Countless soldiers were climbing towards the top of the city under the protection of cavalry.
Climbing up, the ladder is as densely populated as ants.
The Tang army above them went crazy and tilted down the arrow rain. The sharp arrow clusters pierced the bodies of Xueyantuo soldiers. They fell from the ladders with wailing sounds, and were trampled to pieces by the warriors from both sides who were fighting fiercely at the foot of the city wall.
The battle is fierce!
This was the moment when the outcome was about to be decided. Whether to go all out to the top of the city and achieve complete victory, or whether to be driven down by the Tang army and give them a chance to breathe, Yinan Khan naturally made a decision. He pulled out the saber from his waist and raised his hand high.
He raised it high, the sharp blade reflecting the sunlight in the sky, and shouted: "Whoever gets there first will be rewarded by the captain of ten thousand men, and he will choose a place to build a city!"
"Whoever climbs first will be rewarded by the captain of ten thousand men and will choose a place to build the city!"
The soldiers around him also raised their arms and shouted together.
Xue Yantuo's soldiers, who had been disgraced by the fierce counterattack of the Tang army, once again burst out with strong fighting spirit, bravely braved the rain of arrows and climbed up to the top of the city like crazy.
After all, the Tang army had limited troops, and Zhao Xincheng did not consider the defense of the northern city wall when it was built. The city wall was a bit narrow and the height was limited. The Tang army on the top of the city could only accommodate three rows, and it gradually resisted Xue Yantuo's crazy attack.
Unable to hold on, he was finally climbed to the top of the city.
"Huha!"
The Xue Yantuo soldier who was the first to climb up the city was so excited that he beat his chest and shouted, but unexpectedly his throat was pierced by a spear thrust from an angle. His strong body leaned back suddenly and fell straight down.
The head of the city fell into the blood-stained snow below the city, and his brains exploded.
A Tang Jun spat hard and cursed: "Bah! Sand sculpture!"
Even so, the enemy troops that kept climbing up the city began to suffocate the Tang army, and they gradually became unable to withstand it.
"Dang Dang Dang"
There was a clear sound of copper clanging in the city.
"Advance when you hear the sound of drums, retreat when you hear the sound of gold." This is the highest law in military law. No one is allowed to violate it at any time. Therefore, although the Tang army at the head of the city was full of fighting spirit, they heard the sound of copper bells.
, but they could not give up the enemy in front of them. They retreated from the top of the city like a tide, completely giving up the top of the city to the enemy.
Above and below the city, Xue Yantuo's troops raised their arms and shouted.