The extreme anger drove Gallu Khan Amit almost crazy. Along the way, the assassination headquarters was devastated. The young and strong men were almost killed. Only women, children and the elderly were left. The assassination headquarters was looted.
The wealth accumulated over decades and thousands of Geluolu nobles were captured by the Tang army, and more than three million cattle, sheep and horses in the headquarters were snatched away.
An old nobleman from Geluolu cried to Amit: "They are too cruel. They killed all the young men and robbed all their property, cattle and sheep. Khan, we are going to exterminate the tribe. Let's go! To the west."
Let’s go! Get out of here, it’s too dangerous.”
Amit clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "How can we leave after a blood feud? I will use their human skins to make a big tent. If I don't avenge this, I swear I will not be a human being!"
Amit got on his horse and shouted: "Quickly gather all the troops, build siege weapons, seize Broken Leaf City and raze it to the ground!"
'Woo--' The continuous sound of horns sounded, and hundreds of soldiers, holding wolf head orders, rushed to the various tribes of Geluolu.
This was a tragic massacre that Ge Luolu had never encountered since the founding of the country. Only by annihilating the Tang army with the power of the whole country could we avenge the dead tribesmen and wash away this shame and humiliation with blood.
Guo Song stood on the city wall, looking at the Ge Luolu army building a camp in the distance. At this time, a soldier rushed over and presented a letter to Guo Song, "Envoy to the Lord, this is Zhang
An urgent message from the commander!"
Zhang Yun led three hundred scouts to operate in the periphery to understand the enemy's movements. Guo Song took the letter, opened it, read it, and said to several generals next to him: "Ge Luolu is deploying troops from various places to use the strength of the whole country to deal with us.
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Luo Daxiao's eyes widened and he said: "Is there such a good thing? They were afraid that we wouldn't have enough to eat, so they sent more food to our door, so that we wouldn't have to go looking for them everywhere."
Everyone laughed, and Guo Song also laughed and said: "You, the commander, underestimate the enemy too much. I still want you to be the Commander-in-Chief of Broken Leaf, but now I have to reconsider."
Luo Daxiao was startled and quickly explained: "It's just a joke. I will never underestimate the enemy in my humble position. Please don't reconsider."
"Why are you so anxious? I was just joking!"
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In the next few days, the Tang army was actively preparing for war. The regiment training in the city did not live up to Guo Song's expectations, and more than 500 Geluolu people were found. They were connected by a Geluolu official in the city.
, secretly equipped with a large number of weapons, and prepared to cooperate internally and externally with Geluolu's army to seize the city.
Guo Song ordered to kill all the more than 500 Geluolu naiying to eliminate this hidden danger.
Although the Suiye River flows from the east of the city, Suiye City does not have a moat, so the Tang army temporarily installed two suspension bridges to protect the city and dug a deep ravine in front of the city gate.
The city wall is tall and strong, but it is not easy to defend or attack. The north and west sides are flat grasslands. The Suiye River forms an obstacle to the east of the city, making it difficult to open the battlefield. The south side is gravel land, which is not convenient for attacking.
City battle.
It is almost certain that Ge Luolu's army will attack the city from the north and west.
In the southeast corner of Suiye City, the Tang Army opened an equipment field. Hundreds of Tang Army and Suiye City craftsmen were reassembling heavy trebuchets. These heavy trebuchets were found in Suiye Warehouse. At the same time, they also discovered
There were hundreds of siege ladders. The Tang army did not need them for the time being, but the heavy trebuchets were the most urgently needed weapon for the Tang army to defend the city.
Geluolu's heavy trebuchets were made of good materials, but the assembly was rough and would collapse after only a few uses. The reliability was too poor. The Tang Army needed to reassemble all thirty heavy trebuchets to improve reliability and at least ensure their use.
It won't be damaged ten times.
This heavy-duty trebuchet is extremely large. The base is one foot wide, three feet long, and three feet high. It is flush with the Suiye City Wall. The long throwing pole reaches ten feet, and can throw a hundred kilograms of heavy objects two hundred steps.
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Such a huge trebuchet cannot be installed at the top of the city. It can only be placed under the city. However, there are large wooden wheels on the chassis of the trebuchet, which can be pulled slowly by healthy oxen. It can be moved at will according to the enemy's attack direction.
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The Tang army built a warehouse with large bluestones under the four city walls. There were a large number of arrows, kerosene and iron fire mines piled in the warehouses. This was the first time that iron fire mines went on the battlefield. The Tang army carried a total of 500 iron fire mines.
Fire Thunder marched westward, including 200 large iron fire mines and 300 small iron fire mines. Fifty small iron fire mines were left in Jinman County and Yiwu County each, and the remaining 400 iron fire mines were destroyed.
Tang Jun brought Sui Ye.
The iron fire thunders were placed in wooden boxes and neatly stacked in four warehouses. This was the first time that the Tang army used such a powerful weapon, so they were extra cautious.
Guo Song was inspecting the warehouse under Beicheng. Li Bing asked with some confusion: "I am a little confused. Since the big iron fire thunders are more powerful, why not cast all large iron fire thunders? What is the point of small fire thunders?"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Think about it, if there are a large number of enemy troops under the city, and a large iron fire mine is thrown down, it will explode very well, but what about the city wall?"
Li Bing patted his forehead and said with a dumb smile: "I didn't think carefully about my humble position. I forgot to kill three thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses!"
At this time, the sound of a horn suddenly came from the distance. Guo Song said with a smile: "There seems to be some movement. Let's go to the city and have a look!"
When everyone climbed up the north city wall, they saw a several-mile-long Geluolu cavalry galloping towards them in the distance. They were holding Geluolu's black-backed gold wolf-headed banner, and there were thousands of them.
Although this is only the first one, it is of great significance. It means that the reinforcements summoned by Ge Luolu have finally arrived.
For three days in a row, more and more reinforcements arrived from various pastures. They were herdsmen troops. They were usually herdsmen. When called for war, they put on their armor and joined the battle.
On the tenth day after the Wolf Head Order was issued, one hundred thousand Geluolu troops came from all directions, bringing the total strength of Geluolu troops outside Suiye City to 130,000. The large tent stretched from outside the North City to the outside of the West City, which was very spectacular.
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At the same time, Geluolu craftsmen also built more than 700 siege ladders, and everything was ready.
In the early morning of this morning, the dull sound of war drums rang out in the Geluolu camp, the horns of the expedition were blown one after another, and the alarm bells also sounded urgently at the top of Zuiye City, 'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
Countless soldiers of the Tang Army rushed towards the city from under the city wall. Each soldier had his own place. Guo Song sent 5,000 troops to the North City and West City each, 1,500 troops to the East City and South City respectively, and 3,000 regiments to train as
For logistical support, they were responsible for operating trebuchets and transporting supplies up to the city, and carrying wounded soldiers down the city.
In addition, there are 6,000 cavalry gathered under the North City and West City, waiting for the order to attack.
On the first day, Geluolu Khan invested 60,000 troops to attack the city. There were 30,000 troops in the north and west of the city. Geluolu Khan also knew that the herdsmen army's siege ability was weak, and they alone could not capture Suiye.
He then added 10,000 direct troops to each of the two siege armies and asked them to lead the army to attack the city.
Geluolu Khan Amit stared at Suiye City three miles away. He waved his sword and said, "Attack the city!"
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
‘Woo——’ The low horn sound resounded across the wilderness.
The 60,000-strong army carried 600 siege echelons and advanced towards Suiye City. They were like black waves, advancing row by row, and the black background and golden wolf-headed banners were overwhelming.
At the top of the city, the soldiers of the Tang Army stood ready with their bows and arrows ready. Thirty heavy trebuchets at the top of the city stood in the North City and West City respectively. Dozens of soldiers pushed the capstans like grinding mills. Amidst the sound of "crunching", long throwing poles were thrown.
After being forced down, the three soldiers lifted up the large iron fire thunder weighing 150 kilograms and placed it in the huge iron throw bag.
Theoretically, a heavy trebuchet can throw this large iron fire mine 150 steps away, but no one knows what consequences and effects it will have.
Soldiers in the firearms battalion have undergone strict training. They must receive orders from their commanders before firing iron fire mines. They must not ignite fires without permission.
The sound of war drums outside the city suddenly became louder, and the 60,000-gallon army outside the city roared like a tsunami. They changed from walking in formation to running, and rushed towards Broken Leaf City.
Guo Song looked coldly at the Geluolu soldiers who were running closer and closer. They had already rushed within a hundred steps. Although the iron fire thunder could be fired, firing it now did not produce the best killing effect. He could only wait for the enemy to
The best time to launch is when the entire army is pressing forward.
Guo Song ordered in a deep voice: "Shoot an arrow!"