Li Siye smiled and nodded in agreement: "What Mr. Xu said is exactly what I want. Now that we are no longer rebellious, we represent the court and naturally do what the court should do. The Tubo invaded Longyou and Hexi, occupying Shanzhou and Shi
The castle has also taken control of Baiting Shouchou and Jiaocheng Shouchou, interrupting the connection between Wuwei and Zhangye. In my opinion, it is better to retake Baiting and Jiaocheng and completely open up the Hexi Corridor."
"Besides, there are many people from Hexi in the army we lead. I vowed to bring them back. Naturally, I want to free Hexi from the siege of the Tubo people, so that we can attack Baiting and Jiaocheng. This is what the army wants."
Bai Xiaode came to his senses, crossed his arms and said to Li Siye and Xu Bin: "What the military advisor said is that Xiaode is a rough man, and his thinking is naturally not as meticulous as yours, so you decide where to attack, and I will lead the troops to attack them one by one."
past."
Li Siye put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "In that case, Xiaode, you will lead the Flying Tiger Cavalry yourself, and I will lead the Xuanwu Artillery Battalion. We will lead these two offensive and defensive weapons of the Hexi disciples to attack Baiting first, and then Jiaocheng."
The Flying Tiger Cavalry and the artillery battalion have been honed extremely sharply in several battles in the Central Plains, and the various tactics are also perfectly coordinated. No matter whether they are attacking fortresses or playing in the wild, using artillery as a shield can thwart enemy charges and formations and cities that the cavalry cannot break through.
, artillery can be used to attack the enemy.
The two armies quickly advanced to Baiting to guard the city. Tubo Dongdaidongben stood on the city wall and looked into the distance. The Hexi army formation was filled with darkness, and there was a strong tendency of black clouds to cover the city.
He immediately sent Yangtong scouts to ask for help from Su Piru, the commander of the left wing stationed in Shanzhou, and expressed to the left and right that he was not panic at all: "Yangtong scouts rode two camels to ask for help, but they can travel six hundred miles day and night.
On the seventh day, tens of thousands of my Supiru cavalry will rush here, wipe out the Tang army who dare to leave Liangzhou City, and then conquer Liangzhou City together. The entire Hexi will be the pasture of our Supi people! Hahaha."
Dongdai Dongben obviously did not realize the seriousness of the problem. He thought that Baiting, a short city, could hold on for more than half a month, enough to support the arrival of reinforcements. I thought that the Hexi Tang Army with more than 1,500 people was defending
They held the city for two full months before being captured by the Tibetans. They were only stronger than the Tang army, and they would definitely be able to hold on longer.
Li Siye waved the flag in his hand, and the Flying Tiger Cavalry withdrew its left and right wings to both sides. The two hundred artillery pieces of the artillery camp were slowly pushed to a place five hundred steps away. This distance made the crossbows on the city head no longer have any lethality.
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Li Siye ordered loudly: "Load explosives on me and bombard me for an hour."
The soldiers of the artillery battalion divided the work, loaded the powder, loaded the twister, and loaded the ammunition in one go. The gunner personally adjusted the elevation angle and ignited the twister at the rear end.
With the roar of cannons, bursts of white smoke emerged from the rows of cannon muzzles, and explosive shells exploded on the top of the city guarded by Bai Ting. Several Gui shooters were pushed off the city wall by the air waves without warning.
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Dongben was staggered by the explosion, shouted loudly and hid in the tower.
"What the hell is going on? Did Tang Jun borrow the sky thunder from the God of Thunder? Hide here, don't let the thunder strike!"
Li Siye looked expressionlessly at the thick smoke and sparks exploding on top of the city, turning his head to look at the sundial on the ground from time to time.
After an hour of shelling, the tiny city of Bai Dinh had been blown to pieces, and it was time to issue an attack order.
"Push the battering ram forward and break the city gate."
The battering ram they built was different from ordinary battering rams. The front part was not a heavy hammer but a hollow coffin filled with gunpowder barrels made of iron cans, and a large stone was hung at the back as a counterweight.
Hundreds of soldiers from the Hexi Army pushed the siege vehicles to the bottom of the city, placed the coffin against the city gate, and used wooden stakes to support the wheels and drive them into the soil to ensure that they could withstand the impact of the gunpowder and squeeze the city backwards during the explosion.
Door.
Tubo was completely panicked. On the one hand, he ordered his soldiers to shoot arrows at the bottom of the city to kill the Tang army. On the other hand, he ordered the team guarding the city gate to block the city gate with trees to stop the collision of the Hexi army's siege rams.
Unexpectedly, these Tang soldiers put their siege rams against the city gate, threw down their torches, and then ran away quickly, as if to avoid something terrible. Their dull faces were completely confused, and there was an ominous feeling in their hearts.
premonition.
There was a rumbling sound under the feet of the Tibetan people, and a huge crack opened directly in the city wall. The west corner collapsed directly, and some soldiers sat on the landslide. Even the people on the top of the city were knocked off their feet and staggered around.
The city gate under the city wall was directly pushed to the ground, and Bai Tingshou caught the door wide open.
Li Siye took out the horizontal sword from his waist, raised it in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to attack the city!"
Bai Xiaode took the lead, carrying a spear and leading hundreds of cavalry into the doorway. Dongdai, the defender of the city, knew that he had no way to resist, so he had to kneel down and surrender.
Li Siye ordered the rear troops to escort the Tubo people and move forward, uprooting the Jiaocheng garrison in the northwest of Liangzhou.
He sent people to hold Dongdai and Dongben under the city gate with horizontal knives, and shouted at the city gate. The Tubo language did not sound easy to understand in the jiligulu language. Fortunately, he had a translator who was proficient in the Liubo language in his team.
Before Dong Ben finished shouting his words to persuade him to surrender, the Tubo people had already shot sharp arrows from the top of the city. Dong Ben had to turn around and flee. Li Siye ordered his people to step forward again and shouted, hoping that the other side would take the initiative to surrender the city, otherwise they would be beheaded after the city was broken.
Kill all Katsura Archer samurai.
The Tubo people ignored their warning, and Li Siye immediately ordered an attack. The sound of cannons shook the earth, and mixed with the sound of drums and drums, the whole city was shaking.
The siege process was the same as before. First, artillery was used to suppress and destroy the enemy's will, and then people were sent to launch large demolition hammers against the city gates to explosively destroy the city walls. The cavalry finally invaded the city. Tubo
The general felt that surrender would inevitably lead to death, so he hurriedly abandoned the city, but was still chased and killed by the Flying Tiger Cavalry.
Li Siye ordered people to distinguish between Yong and Gui among the Tubo troops guarding Jiaocheng. The proportion of Yong was generally about five times that of Gui. In addition to driving yaks to graze to provide basic supplies for Gui's archers, Yong also had to take care of Gui in the form of retinues.
The archer's horse and life, and even assisted Gui in battle.
Therefore, the Gui in the Tubo Army are the main source of its combat effectiveness. They generally come from the upper-middle class slave owners and small landowners. They do not need to engage in production activities and only engage in training and combat. The individual combat effectiveness of the Tubo Army's Gui is quite strong, and the armor
Also quite sophisticated.
Of course he cannot break the promise he made before, and he must be more trustworthy when he comes to fight. He said that he would kill all the Gui shooters, so naturally no one could be spared. Bai Xiaode personally presided over the execution ceremony and escorted these Tubo Gui shooters to the river east of the city.
They were beheaded one by one with a horizontal sword.
After Li Siye occupied Baiting and Jiaocheng, he relieved Liangzhou's traffic threat. However, he did not lead his troops directly to Liangzhou. Instead, he stationed himself between the two garrison cities and waited for the arrival of a truly powerful opponent.
This truly powerful opponent is the Supiru who control the Qinghai area. They are different from the other four groups in that they are a mixture of ethnic groups. Among them, the Yangtong and Supi races have a large number of cavalry, as well as the Qiangtang and Tuyuhun.
Even a small number of Han people living in Qinghai are part of this group.
The other four Ruduo controlled various parts of Tubo, but Su Ruduo was the sharp blade for the Tubo dynasty's outward expansion. Therefore, as long as Li Siye defeated Su Piru, he would be able to curb the westward advance of the Tubo army.
The controller of Supiru is the prince of the Supi tribe, who has many retainers and generals under his command. General Wuru has great power, which far exceeds that of the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty, and the generals' operations are generally not very powerful.
You will be interfered by Zamp, and you will truly be affected by your fate.