Guo Song was moved and patted him on the shoulder and said: "You have endured humiliation and endured heavy hardships to complete the mission. You are all the best scouts. Each of you will be credited with great achievements!"
The soldier bowed and said: "We are not afraid of shame. We will wash away this shame with the blood of our enemies."
"Well said, you continue to report!"
"The Tubo people just let the Han people into the city and ignored them. They let them find their own houses to live in. Each person could receive two small pieces of dry biscuits per day, but the elderly were only given half. The conditions were very poor. Many elderly people died of illness and hunger.
die."
At this point, the soldier's voice was choked up. Guo Song waited for him to calm down a little, then said softly: "Keep talking!
"Ninety of us all live together. Commander Zhang arranges for us to inspect the situation in the city every day. There are about two thousand Tibetan soldiers in the city. There are several large warehouses filled with looted money, grain and various supplies. There are also several
Thousands of livestock, as well as hundreds of thousands of sheep, were slaughtered, and the meat was stored in ice cellars in the city."
"Is there any way to get in touch with the city?" Guo Song asked.
The soldier shook his head and said there was no other way. He continued: "But Commander Zhang thought of this problem, so he agreed on three times, one on the third day of September, one on the sixth day of September, and one on the tenth day of September. Two nights at midnight during these three days.
We will start at the third watch, and the target is the north gate. You can send someone to shoot a rocket over the south gate at the third watch the day before the start, and they will know."
Guo Song calculated the time and was suddenly surprised. Today was the second day of September. He turned around and asked, "What time is it now?"
"Reporting time, the first watch has just passed."
There was still enough time, Guo Song winked at Li Bing, and Li Bing immediately sent someone to arrange the rocket shooting.
Guo Song asked again: "What should you do if you don't have weapons?"
"We killed a Tibetan patrol sentry and obtained a short sword. We used it to sharpen a batch of sharp wood. There were three to four hundred pieces, which can be used as throwing spears."
Cutting wood into spears, Guo Song was a little worried, but he was quickly relieved. Zhang Yun and the others were the most elite scouts, and nothing could stop them.
...........
At the third watch of the night, the city of Shanzhou was already dead silent. More than 200,000 Han people were captured and temporarily lived in this big city, waiting for the Prime Minister to return and bring them into Tubo.
Many old people would rather die here than leave their hometown. Due to hunger, illness and poor living environment, a large number of old people's bodies are taken away and incinerated every morning. I don't know whether it is sad or lucky. I have seen too many deaths.
, the people have gradually become numb.
A curfew was imposed at night, and there were only patrolling Tibetan soldiers on the streets. Zhang Yun and his men all lived in a residential house closest to the North City Gate.
One of the biggest advantages of the Tubo people's sheep-herding style of management is that there is no one to take care of them.
There is no abnormality in their lives alone, but it is different when a group of people live together. A group of strong young men gather together. Their words and actions are different. They have a standard military temperament. Any Tubo
When officials see them, they will doubt their identity.
But the Tubo people don't care about this issue at all. They only have 2,000 people and they mainly focus on preventing external security. They don't have the energy and manpower to manage the life and death of a population of more than 200,000 people. Even the corpses are carried out and cremated by the Han people themselves.
The time gradually came to the third watch, Zhang Yun stood on the roof, staring at the sky above the North City Gate. Although he left three time points, his intuition told him that the coach would probably choose tonight.
Zhang Yun suddenly felt something. He raised his head and looked up at the sky. He saw a rocket flying up to the sky above the North Tower, drawing an arc, and the red flame quickly disappeared from the sky.
Zhang Yun was so happy that he jumped down from the roof and said to several of his men: "Go and have a good rest. We will fight tomorrow night!"
...........
For a whole day, Zhang Yun sat alone in the room, using a dagger to sharpen a wooden spear. It was a standard white wax stick, eight feet and five inches long. The wood was dense and strong, quite heavy, and it was a weapon in itself.
, but it was long enough, so Zhang Yun decided to cut it into a wooden spear.
The wooden spear was finally whittled into shape. He blew heavily. The tip of the spear was very sharp. Zhang Yun looked left and right and was very satisfied with the wooden spear.
At this time, a subordinate walked in quickly and said, "Commander, the second watch has passed!"
Zhang Yun threw the dagger to him, "You use this sword!"
This subordinate was called Zhang Yuanzhi, a brigade marshal with excellent martial arts skills and extremely fast speed. He was usually the vanguard. Zhang Yuanzhi took the dagger and said with a smile: "The daggers of the Tubo people are quite heavy."
Zhang Yun raised the wooden spear and said: "Ask everyone to gather!"
Not long after, all ninety soldiers gathered in the yard, each holding three or four wooden spears. Zhang Yun said to everyone: "The first thing to do tonight is to seize weapons and then open the city gate. What should I say?"
I've said it before, but if there's anything I still don't understand, can I raise it now?"
Zhang Yun looked around at everyone and saw that no one had any objections. He nodded and said: "Since there are no doubts, let's pack up and get ready to go!"
Everyone finally packed up their belongings, left the yard one by one, and quickly walked along a narrow alley toward the north gate.
In the past few days, the Tang army scouts have figured out the rules of the Tubo army. Their rules are irregular. Patrol posts at the top of the city and below the city will come at any time. It all depends on luck.
However, one thing is regular, and that is the handover of the Tubo garrison at night. The handover happens on time at two o'clock every night. The taking over soldiers will be a little energetic at first, but it won't take long for them to feel sleepy and find a place to sleep.
Zhang Yun monitored them for two nights and found that the Tibetan soldiers gathered in the tower to sleep. There was a lot of hay piled in the tower just for them to sleep on.
There were no soldiers under the city at night, but sentry soldiers came from across the street.
As soon as the three arrived, a group of patrol soldiers left the North City Gate and walked towards the South City Gate. They walked a little further. Zhang Yun waved his hand and led his men to rush towards the city wall. He asked everyone to stick to the wall.
He stood up and quietly went up with a few of his men.
There was no patrol on the city, but there was a Tibetan soldier standing guard at the gate of the city tower, looking down at the city.
Zhang Yun turned around and winked at Zhang Yuanzhi. Zhang Yuanzhi jumped up to the top of the city with a slight jump. He ran a few steps and stood close to the city tower. He moved slowly and turned sideways to look at the front of the city tower. The soldiers on guard were there.
A few steps in front of him, he pounced on the Tibetan soldier like a leopard, covered the Tibetan soldier's mouth with his hand, and stabbed the soldier in the back with his dagger.
Zhang Yun also jumped onto the tower and picked up the soldier's dagger and shield. He quickly walked to the female wall and waved his hand below, and the soldiers rushed to the top of the city with wooden spears.
The gate to the gate was locked from the inside, and there were at least thirty or forty Tibetan soldiers sleeping inside.
Zhang Yun waved his hand and told his men to get ready. He took two steps back, rushed forward, and kicked open the gate of the city tower. Tang soldiers rushed in and stabbed the awakened Tibetan soldiers with homemade wooden spears.
A shrill scream suddenly erupted from the tower...
The screams were particularly clear at night, but they still attracted a patrol from the distant city. Dozens of Tibetan soldiers quickly rushed towards this side.
Zhang Yun ordered the city to open and open the bridge. A dozen soldiers rushed forward, lowered the drawbridge, and opened the city gate. Several soldiers ran down the city to open the door, but Zhang Yun led fifty soldiers to fight. There were still two or three soldiers separated by Zhang Yun.
Ten steps later, they raised their arms and swung their spears together, throwing wooden spears at the enemy.
The Tibetan soldiers raised their shields to resist, but more than a dozen Tibetans were pierced by wooden spears and fell down screaming.
The soldiers of the Tang Army threw three rounds of wooden spears and shot down nearly thirty soldiers. They rushed forward with captured daggers and shields and fought fiercely with the enemy patrols.
At this time, Guo Song led 10,000 Tang soldiers waiting hundreds of steps away, with 5,000 cavalry in front and 5,000 infantry in the rear.
"Please take a look!"
A soldier pointed at the city head and shouted: "It's on fire!"
I saw the fire in front of the tower flash a few times and begin to burn quickly. This was the signal.
Guo Song waved Fang Tian's painted halberd and shouted: "Come into the city!"
He took the lead and rushed towards the city gate with Fang Tian Hua Ji, followed by 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. They had a clear division of labor. Guo Song led the cavalry and part of the infantry to fight the enemy, while Li Bing led 3,000 infantry.
Rob the warehouse to prevent the Tibetan soldiers from jumping over the wall and setting fire to the warehouse.
The sound of horse hooves was like muffled thunder, rolling on the ground. Guo Song and dozens of personal guards rushed into the city first, followed by thousands of troops.
At this time, the Tubo army had been alarmed. They were all sleeping with Jia. They fought out of the camp and met the Tang army cavalry on the street. The two sides shouted fiercely and collided instantly. Guo Song roared and waved.
The Heavenly Painted Halberd swept away like an army of thousands of horses. More than a dozen heads rose into the air. Blood mist filled the air. The cavalry behind them also came up to kill them. The two sides fought fiercely on the street.
At this time, the Tubo soldiers also lit beacons on the beacons at the top of the city to cry out for help. The beacons were lit every few dozen miles, transmitting news of the Tang army's sneak attack to the main Tibetan forces in the distance.