When Su Lu received the news of the defeat of the Tang army, he was discussing the layout of the ballistae with Zhang Gan at the top of the city.
Su Lu took the military report from Ma Ping, glanced at it, and frowned.
Xie Ruyu defeated Tongde City and advanced carelessly, losing countless soldiers. Even Wei Huzi was trapped. Now his life or death is unknown.
Su Lu handed the military newspaper to Qian Buzhou, who was in a hurry, and asked, "What do you think? Xie Ruyu has always been cautious, why did he rush in carelessly this time?"
Qian Buzhou read the military newspaper and felt that he was not feeling well. He said with an ugly face:
"Although the last general did not know the situation at that time, the Tang army had been defeated for days and must have suffered serious losses. The barbarian scouts followed up and saw that there were few people on the other side. Xie Ruyu had the idea of annihilating all the barbarians to boost morale. There was nothing wrong with it."
Su Lu nodded, the only reason he could think of was this.
It's a pity that the barbarians are not the Qin army. They have great fighting power. Even a scout vanguard of two hundred people can defeat the Qin army's thousands of soldiers. Xie Ruyu made the wrong idea this time.
"The barbarian soldiers divided into two groups, pursuing the Tang army all the way, heading straight into the territory of Sanchong Jiedu Mansion. They followed the retreating path of our army and pursued it up. The peaks of the troops pointed directly at the two Buddhas. What do you think?"
Su Lu pressed his hands on the city wall and looked at the misty distance, where the barbarian army was coming tirelessly, trying their best to eat.
Luo Du, who had just recovered from his injuries, spoke: "Commander Commander, the barbarian forces are at their peak and it is not suitable for a decisive battle. I think, to be on the safe side, we still have to defend the city and rely on the fortified city to deal with the enemy."
Hua Xun also spoke: "What Luo Shenjun said is true. The barbarians are tyrannical. Neither the Black Flag Army nor the Xuanjia Army can be their vanguard. We, as smart people, will not act recklessly with them."
Su Lu gave instructions: "Send out all the scouts. We must find traces of the barbarians. Don't let the barbarians approach the city before discovering their front."
"Preparing for war, all armies and spear battalions are preparing for war, preparing for a decisive battle with the barbarians under the city."
"The crossbow artillery troops went up to the city and started firing. I want you to hit wherever you can within the city's sight within three days."
The generals agreed with a loud voice and took the order to descend the city wall.
Zhang Gan asked Su Lu from the side: "Chief, if you want to learn how to point and hit, just three days is not enough."
Su Lu said casually: "Just hit more. The more you practice, the more you will know how to hit."
Lu Zhan, who was standing next to him, asked, "Commander Commander, why don't you mobilize the Feiniao Battalion? With Feiniao Battalion here, even if our army is unable to fight, there will still be Feiniao Battalion to deal with it."
Ma Ping, who was standing next to him, said: "The troops in Xiting are all strong troops under the command of the commander-in-chief. They are all skilled in spear formation. They are only stronger than the Qin army. If we really fight, we are not afraid of the barbarians."
Su Lu nodded and told Zhang Gan next to him: "After this fight, I want you to write down your experience, how to adjust it, how to aim at the enemy to the maximum extent, what angle to throw, and how to hit the target.
distance."
Zhang Gan had an ugly face. When he was studying in Jiangwu Hall, reading the textbooks felt like reading from heaven. He struggled to graduate from Jiangwu Hall, and he was among the last few.
Writing textbooks was something Zhang Gan never dared to think about in the past. After listening to Su Lu's instructions, Zhang Gan felt like he was one head and two heads away.
Five days later, the barbarians finally appeared on the mountain road not far from the City of Double Buddhas.
Most of the scouts withdrew from the city, and all four gates were sealed. On top of the city, there were many flags and crossbows set up.
"put"
Zhang Gan adjusted the angle and fired the first crossbow with his own hands.
The crossbow arrows were thrown in an arc, and then penetrated into the barbarian tribe, immediately causing a bloody storm, and a piece of flesh and blood was instantly crushed out of the barbarian tribe.
"put"
Zhang Gan continued to command the crossbow artillerymen to release crossbow arrows, but this time the accuracy was far off. He failed to touch the side of the barbarian vanguard, and sent the bushes beside the road flying into the sky. It was nailed to a tree trunk that only several people could hug.
, making a buzzing sound.
The spearmen and sword and shield soldiers rushed up to the city wall in an orderly manner. Under the scolding of their brigade commander, they quickly found their position and stood on the city wall.
"Listen up, listen to my military orders later, and stab you as you are told. It's just like practicing battle formations on weekdays. As long as nothing goes wrong, we can't lose."
"My fucking legs are shaking, why do I have such a coward like you?"
"Raise the gun, prepare to raise the gun, don't stagger your body, hold on tightly with both hands, who the hell can't kill a barbarian, I will turn around and ask him to raise the gun a hundred times."
On top of the city, there were shouts and curses from battalion officers and brigade marshals everywhere.
The barbarians moved very quickly and killed many of their companions, but this only aroused their fierceness and rushed straight towards the city wall in response to the crossbow arrows from the ballista battalion.
After firing three ballistas, the barbarians rushed to the base of the city wall.
Zhang Gan raised the flag in his hand: "The ballistae will continue to attack the barbarian rear. We must believe that the guards brothers can stop the barbarians. Don't be afraid. Keep loading and aim."
Zhang Gan roared hoarsely, and the fear and trembling in his voice were all gone. He just kept calming the crossbow artillerymen and issued military orders.
This time the barbarians did not carry any siege equipment, so the dexterous barbarians held their steel knives in their teeth and rushed up through the cracks in the wall.
"prick"
As soon as the barbarians peeked their heads, the brigade commanders shouted out military orders.
The sergeants subconsciously raised their guns forward, pointing the guns forward mechanically, and pressed them against the heads of the barbarians who emerged.
"Puff puff"
The spear clusters pierced the human body, and the barbarians who climbed up to the top of the city were knocked down and fell from the top of the city like dumplings.
On the top of the city, Su Lu chose to use the level 3 spear formation card, and the target was the Han army on the top of the city.
A chilling and quiet atmosphere spread at the top of the city. The pikemen holding the gun in their hands felt the power filling their bodies, and they became excited.
"kill"
The battalion officers continued to scold their own sergeants.
There was another popping sound, and the second wave of barbarians who had just climbed to the top of the city were knocked down again.
Under the city, in the barbarian formation, a barbarian with big ears looked at the Han army at the top of the city, his eyes almost bulging out.
This feeling is so familiar.
With a knife, he chopped off a fellow barbarian who was pulling down his trouser legs. Big Ear used the knife to knock on his armor, making a noise and moving.
On the top of the city, Qian Buzhou and Luo Du, who had just climbed up, turned pale.
The barbarians are making a strange cry before charging. When the sound stops, the barbarians will attack, doubling or even tripling their previous attacks.
"Assemble the reserve team and go to the city?"
Qian Buzhou reminded Su Lu that now that he is on the reserve team, he can prepare in advance and not be in a hurry when the time comes.
Luo Du also said: "Commander Commander, the barbarians are powerful, our people may not be opponents, it is better to bring the reserve team, it will be safer..."
Luo Du, who was talking, looked at the barbarians not far away in shock, his eyes as big as copper bells.
"The barbarians retreat!"
Luo Du murmured to himself, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
This slap in the face is too powerful, I just told you to attack!