The Xifeng clan's army did not expect to encounter an ambush from the Xiaba tribe here. They were already on the march, so they only spent a small amount of time sorting out the corpses of their companions on the battlefield. After burying them on the spot, Xifeng clan
The army of the Clan was quickly reorganized and embarked on the journey again.
Although they have thoroughly seen the power of the alliance between Lin Yi and the Xiaba tribe, all the generals and sergeants of the Xifeng clan are still very worried when they think that the target of this expedition is the Tuoba clan, especially the Tuoba clan's Darban City.
perturbed.
"How much do you know about Darban City?"
Tian Qisheng followed Lin Yi step by step on horseback. He was now a little bit devoted to Lin Yi, and even his voice seemed very respectful and soft when he spoke.
Everyone in the Xifeng clan's army knew very well that if there had not been a monster like Lin Yi in the army this time, the Xifeng clan's army would have been completely wiped out by the Xiaba allied forces.
Because they did not go deep into the Tianmu soil of the Yeli clan, it did not take much time to get out of the forest area and march in the familiar frozen soil wasteland. This actually gave these people of the Xifeng clan a chance to
Feel some sense of security.
Previously in the forest area of the Yeli clan, these people of the Xifeng clan also discovered a factor that was not conducive to combat. Their heads became inexplicably groggy, as if they were drunk, their vision was a little blurred, and their consciousness was not particularly clear.
It's not that Norishi used any crazy medicine, but it's a natural reaction that people in plateau areas will have when they go to an area with particularly rich trees, except for powerful practitioners of course.
Just because of the favorable location, Tian Qisheng felt that cold sweat started to form on his vest again when he thought of Darban City.
Lin Yi shook his head and said: "Before I entered Dangxiang, I heard Xi Feng Yingshan introduce that Darban City is one of the four major cities of the Tuoba clan, and Darban City is the main turnover of the Tuoba clan's trade.
In this land, a lot of the output of the entire party will be circulated to this big city first. At the same time, goods from our Southern Dynasties and Northern Wei Dynasties, as well as other countries in the Western Regions, will also be circulated here. This is also a stronghold for the Tuoba family to station troops. As for other things,
I don’t know much about it.”
"Darban City in our party is called Bingling'er City in the words of your Southern Dynasties." Tian Qisheng looked at Lin Yi and said: "Although this city is surrounded by pastures and plains that are very accessible, this city is in the
In the downwind of the glacier, cold wind blows all year round. Even in summer, sometimes the wind is still full of ice particles. In the earliest times, this city was the territory of the Tanggur people, and the houses of the Tanggur people were built in caves.
Therefore, Darban City was actually a raised stone mountain on the plain, but it had been hollowed out in the hands of the Tanggur tribe. After the Tuoba clan destroyed the Tanggur clan, the Tuoba clan spent hundreds of years to
Time, this city can no longer be seen as a stone mountain. The stones dug out from this stone mountain were piled by Tuoba clan along the foot of the mountain to form two rings of city walls with a height of 30 feet. Therefore, the current Darban City has two walls.
The city wall is like the urn city design used by your Southern Dynasty fortresses. Even if the outer city is lost, they can quickly withdraw their troops to the inner city. Attacking one city is as difficult as attacking two cities. Of course, in Darban City,
After it was built by the Tuoba clan, no tribe has ever really attacked this city."
After a slight pause, Tian Qisheng opened some of his collar, letting the wind flow into his armor to prevent the cold sweat all over his body from becoming sticky and uncomfortable. He couldn't help but shook his head, and then said: "Because of the cold sweat in this place.
The wind is too biting and cold, so all the buildings in this city are hung with thick and sharp ice edges all year round. Just cutting these ice edges off the city wall will cause terrible damage to the attacking army. Our previous
Some generals also used this city as an imaginary enemy during military training and imaginary battles. Some of our young generals even went to Darban City to see it live. Those ice cubes were not like ordinary small ice cubes hanging under the eaves.
When Darban City was built, in order to prevent the army from attacking and climbing the city, external bulges were made on the edges of the city wall. These ice edges that have been frozen all year round are like small frozen waterfalls. Each ice edge is at least as numerous as
A hundred kilograms can weigh up to a thousand kilograms. If it falls below, it will not only hurt people directly, but also splash ice on the ground. The hard rock ground below itself is a slope and will be extremely slippery. A normal sergeant might not be able to stand even if he charges.
Unable to stand."
When Xifeng Yingshan heard this, he couldn't help but nodded and said softly: "And the reason why the Tanggur people settled in this place was because there were several natural geothermal springs in this stone mountain.
The flow is still very large. Not only can they use the hot springs for cooking and heating, which is very convenient, but two of the hot springs are drinkable. There is never a shortage of drinkable water in the city. At first, they even used the underground heat and temperature to moisten the soil to grow millet.
But now the Tuoba clan doesn't need it. They have built a solid granary in Darban City and stored a large amount of dried meat. It is conservatively estimated that even if the city is besieged for two years, the army in the city will have enough rations. And because
There is enough water source, they only need to divert water to the city wall. Even if the ice edges on the city wall are knocked off, these subsequent water flows will quickly form new ice edges."
"The two solid stone walls, the slippery hard stone floor and steps below, plus these ice edges that can continue to form, are enough for any army that wants to attack the city." Tian Qisheng took a deep breath.
He took a breath and said: "In the words of your Southern Dynasties, I am not deliberately trying to gain the prestige of others and destroy my own ambition. This Darban City is indeed powerful, and the Tuoba clan has also purchased a lot of ordnance from the Northern Wei Dynasty in recent years, most of which are large-scale
After the ordnance was transported here, because it was inconvenient to transport it to various places in Dangxiang, the Tuoba clan simply installed many ordnance directly in Darban City. What is certain is that only the one used by the Xiaba tribe just now
There are more than two hundred of those giant-bladed crossbows on the outer city wall. As for the bee-shaped crossbows that can fire twenty giant crossbows at a time, there are even more."
"What about the weapons that pose a great threat to practitioners, especially those above the Chengtian realm? Also, how many spiritual practitioners are there in Tuoba's city?" Lin Yi asked the two people he was most concerned about.
Question, he was not too worried about the geographical advantages and ordnance mentioned by Tian Qisheng and Xi Feng Yingshan.
He always felt that when Xia Baying directly said that he would attack Darban City, he had a feeling that he was sure of victory, or more appropriately, that he already had the firewood and only needed a fire to light it.
Xia Baying probably lacks a powerful helper like him.
The generals of the Xifeng clan have only made military plans, but I am afraid that Xia Ba Ying has really planned to attack the city for a long time, and it is not a temporary idea. I am afraid that Xia Ba Ying still has many weapons specially used for attacking the city.
Nothing was sacrificed.
Xia Baying deliberately kept a certain distance from these people of the Xifeng clan during the march. After all, common interests and alliances could not eliminate her hatred for the Xifeng clan who massacred her entire mission, but she
After all, she is a practitioner of the realm of spiritual thoughts. Even if she did not listen deliberately, the words of Tian Qisheng and Xi Feng Yingshan floated into her ears vaguely.
"Darban City is a place of trade. Opening the city gate is for doing business. What's more, we know that we are going to conquer Darban City, but the Tuoba clan doesn't know that we dare to attack Darban City directly."
Her voice sounded softly, "The strongest castles are often broken from the inside."
Tian Qisheng and Xifeng Yingshan suddenly realized: "We can send some people to sneak in first."
After saying this in unison, Tian Qisheng and Xi Feng Yingshan's faces instantly became hot.
This is of course an extremely simple truth.
But in the final analysis, the two of them still lacked the courage to face it head-on because of the strength of the Tuoba clan, making it impossible for them to think normally.
One of them is the main general of the Xifeng clan, and the other can be regarded as a political strategist among the Xifeng clan, but they are afraid of comparing goods and people are afraid of comparing themselves. When compared with Xia Baying, they are like idiots.