There are 30,000 Tubo soldiers and horses in Jiulong City. However, due to the special terrain of Jiulong, only the north and south gates need to be garrisoned.
Therefore, there are three thousand soldiers stationed at the south city wall and the south city gate, and there are five thousand troops at the north city gate! The remaining more than 20,000 people are recuperating and rotating in the military camps in the city!
Five thousand troops is not a lot, but it is enough to garrison such a northern city gate.
After all, if there is no internal response, it is basically impossible to open the city gate.
However, they never expected that the Qiang people would have such an accident as Orchard and directly deceive the city gate into opening.
In a very short period of time, fifteen thousand cavalry poured directly into Jiulong City.
However, they did not help Xin Qiji and the others fight at the city wall. Instead, they followed Shen Tang's instructions and instantly killed the scattered soldiers at the city gate, and then headed straight towards the military camp in the city! Inside the military camp, This is where the main force of the Tubo people lies. Only by using cavalry to break up their formation before the main force can react and expand the advantage can we avoid a fierce battle between the two sides and kill the enemy's troops with maximum strength.
As for the city gate area, there are thousands of troops led by Xin Qiji and the following infantry who will also enter the city, so there will be no surprises at the city gate area.
This time the war started. After Shen Tang made arrangements, he waited in the military camp instead of leading the troops in person!
Now, his identity and position are different from before! In his position, he seeks his position. He is the commander-in-chief of an army. Sitting in the rear can not only stabilize the entire army, but also prevent other accidents from occurring that cannot be dealt with.
Moreover, Xin Qiji, Heihan Hezhuo, Balumu and others were present in this battle, so there was no shortage of people to charge into the battle.
Hearing the faint cry of killing coming from the distance, Shen Tang's expression was silent! The most critical thing in this battle is to open the Jiulong Gate.
As long as the gate is opened smoothly, the subsequent battle will proceed step by step. The Tubo people are not weak in strength, but the forces under his command are all elite soldiers! Not to mention that the strength of one's own side has an advantage, even if they are of the same number, Shen Tang is not afraid at all, and even still has a great chance of winning...
In front of Jiulong City, when he saw Balumu successfully leading his troops into the gate, Jirong, who was arrayed outside, shouted, "Array up, enter the city!"
Large shields in front were raised to block the front, the soldiers in the rear gave up their catapults, and then, the entire formation surged towards Jiulong City like a tide.
This battle happened too suddenly. The soldiers on the city wall were not well prepared. The most important thing is that among the soldiers stationed at the city gate and the city wall, the highest status was only a captain of thousands. Not only was the general not present, , there is not even a person who can coordinate and organize the soldiers.
Therefore, the entire city wall can be said to be in chaos.
Some people wanted to rush down and block the city gate, some grabbed bows and arrows and attacked the phalanx outside the city, and some were frightened and directly found a place to hide themselves to avoid the Song army's arrow rain and falling rocks.
Xin Qiji guarded the entrance to the stairs and directly blocked the soldiers on the city wall, leaving them panicked on the wall.
"Zhang Tian, lead your two thousand troops to help General Xin defend the southern city wall." Jirong left Xin Qiji enough troops and horses, and then, after joining Hei Khan and Zhuo, the two led the army to the court. Rushing towards the center of the city...
In the Commander's Mansion in the city, Suolang Wangdui is also thinking about the current situation on Chengdu Mansion Road!
"Now, the fall of Chengdu is imminent! As long as we capture this city, it means that all the state capitals to the south will be under our occupation! I heard that the Song Dynasty once again sent hundreds of thousands of reinforcements
, However, as long as we guard a few pass positions, it will be difficult for the Song army to fight back.
Next, the focus should be on how to deal with these tribes."
Suolang Wangdui looked at the terrain map on the table and said to himself.
"Although these tribes are united with our tribe, they each harbor evil intentions.
Since they can rebel against the Song Dynasty now, they will naturally be able to rebel against us in the future.
Their plan is to let us and the Song Dynasty lose both sides, but how can we give them this opportunity! Now, with our support, some tribes have established a firm foothold in the alliance! It won’t be long before these tribes will
The tribe will truly become our strength.
By then, this Chengdu Mansion will no longer belong to the Song Dynasty."
"And with this land of heaven, our entire Tubo power will increase rapidly. If we use this as a springboard to gradually bring all the surrounding Song Dynasty state capitals under control, then our Tubo army will go south to wipe out Dali, and go north to fight with Jin
In the duel between countries, the world may not be able to become our Tubo possessions..."
It has to be said that the ambitions of the Tubo people have never been small! They occupy the plateau. Although there are foreign enemies, due to the terrain, it is extremely difficult for foreign enemies to truly invade their core area. This also makes the Tubo people as their strength grows,
Gradually other thoughts emerged, and this was the reason why we sent troops to the Song Dynasty.
Moreover, in their opinion, the Song Dynasty had just fought a war with the Jin Kingdom. Although the two sides have now made peace, it was also the time when the Song Dynasty was at its weakest...
"Kill, kill, kill..."
Suddenly, a series of roars and shouts of killing suddenly reached Suolang Wangdui's ears.
He was immediately frightened and said, "Who is coming? Where is the killing cry coming from!"
The guard who came after hearing the sound also had a confused look on his face. He had been waiting outside the Suolangwangdui Gate. He didn't know what happened. "Commander, I haven't received the report yet, but from the sound, it seems to be from the North City Gate."
direction."
"North City Gate, Qiang people?"
Suolangwang stood up in a hurry. He quickly thought that someone had just come to report that Qiang people were coming.
Obviously, there was an accident!
"Armor!"
Suolang Wangdui shouted loudly, and the guard hurried forward and took the armor hanging behind him to help him cover his body. Then, he walked out of the room and led his guards towards the north as quickly as possible.
Rush towards the city gate.
He is in charge of Jiulong, so of course he understands the importance of the city gate. Once the city gate is lost, it will be difficult to defend the Jiulong city!
However, what he discovered was too late! When he left the gate of the house, he heard the dull roar of the earth! Although the Tubo people were not as good at cavalry as the Jin soldiers, as one of the top generals, of course he knew
What does this roar mean?
"Quick, go to the camp and notify everyone to prepare for an attack immediately!"
Suolang Wangdui shouted at the soldiers behind him, and then he patted his horse and galloped towards the military camp.