Chapter 38: The Siege

Gao Shu had never thought that white rice was so delicious, but he knew that this was the psychological effect that Tang Ning once said. Holding back the desire for another bowl, Takaki ordered all the soldiers not to eat too much.

Otherwise, if you attack Thang Long City at night, you will vomit all over the ground halfway through the run.

Although the soldiers also wanted to have another bowl, Gao Shu's military order was here, and they didn't dare to bother with the firehead soldiers.

After eating eight minutes and drinking some water, the Song army entered the pre-war state. Leaving some on guard on the perimeter, the rest began to organize their weapons and equipment.

Gao Shu once again expressed his most sincere gratitude to these thirteen merchants of the Western Regions, if it weren't for them, the Song army would have attacked the Shenglong Mansion hungry, and the combat effectiveness would naturally be greatly reduced.

"General Gao, you don't have to thank us." Kaliz said very affectionately: "Steward Chu helped me when I was down, he is not only my benefactor, but also my best friend. Isn't it a matter of course to do things for friends and help benefactors?

What's more, I like the Great Song Kingdom very much. I like to make friends with honest and polite Song people.

General Gao is the type I look forward to, and this incident is as if I am showing my sincerity, and if General Gao can treat me as a friend through this matter, it will be great! ”

Kaliz said this with a sincere expression and a very sincere tone. If it was a tall tree in the past, he would definitely be moved to tears, and he would burn high incense on the spot, worship his ancestors, pull Kaliz to worship him, and become good brothers who died on the same day, the same month, and the same year in the same year.

But in Takaki's life so far, a man has appeared. That man is hypocritical and shameless, two mouths can flesh and bones, and three inches of tongue can live the dead.

With the experience of getting along with this person, Takaki is not at all interested in such high-sounding words. He even thinks that the person who says this kind of thing must be scolding the other party in his stomach while saying it.

But come to think of it, Gao Shu is not without emotional intelligence. Hearing this, he took Kaliz's hand and said, "This is my blessing, Kaliz. I'm lucky to be able to make friends with a royal family. ”

The two looked at each other tacitly and smiled, and Steward Chu stroked his beard with a smile.

It was getting dark, and the ferries coming and going on the Red River finally came to rest. The boatmen went back to the village in groups of twos and threes, or back to Thang Long City.

On both sides of the Red River, everything is silent.

Lights began to light up inside Thang Long Castle, and there was also a fire above the city walls, which were the soldiers guarding the city with torches.

In the end, Gao Shu still adopted the suggestion of the plant, because the raid was a surprise.

The loud sound of gunpowder explosion can cause the people in the city to fall into chaos in an instant, and Thang Long City, as the capital of Cochin, must have a large population in the city.

Downing once secretly said that the city of Tokyo seems to be prosperous, but it is actually very dangerous. In the event of an invasion of the city, the chaos created by the panicked people of the castle could make the fortified gates of Tokyo breachable without the need for the enemy to do so.

At that time, Takaki was shocked when he heard this, and he was very miserable during that time. He once thought that Tang Ning would rebel, but he really couldn't do anything to Tang Ning.

Although this man is despicable, treacherous, cunning, self-righteous, insidious and cunning, brazen, lascivious, opportunistic, judging people by appearance, lonely and virtuous, and spewing blood. But after all, he has a good relationship with himself, and he can have today, and he is also appointed.

On the one hand, he is his Bole plus friend, and on the other hand, he is loyal to the emperor, no matter who Gao Shu chooses, he feels very guilty.

But he waited for a long time and didn't wait for the day when Tang Ning rebelled, and then he realized that Tang Ning said that.

So he became angry, and ignored Tang Ning for several days in a fit of anger, but Tang Ning was confused.

However, this sentence came in handy at this time, and the sudden loud noise would definitely surprise the people of Thang Long City. Human nature is sinister, and when Thang Long City falls into a panic, many things that need to be done by themselves will definitely be done for them.

On the second watch, the army sneaked out. This is the time when the people are most asleep, and it is also the time when the defenders on the walls of Thang Long City are the most sleepy.

Gao Shu sent his men in groups of seven, crossed the river under the cover of night, and then approached the city wall.

I don't know if the defenders on Thang Long City are asleep, and the soldiers of the Pingxia camp have felt that they are about to be discovered several times, but the other party has not moved.

They reached the city without any danger, and when they had gathered almost a thousand people, the soldiers began to arrange the gunpowder.

I have to say that Thang Long City is really not small, more than 1,000 people stood in a row against the base of the wall, and it was not half the distance of the city wall.

The gunpowder was stacked to the height of a man, and it was placed at the gate of the wooden gate. With so much gunpowder, not to mention blowing up the city gate, even if it blows up the city wall, it is estimated that it can blow up a hole.

Along one of the ramparts, three blasting points were arranged. One city gate, and the other two, are on the walls to the left and right of the city gate. This time, almost all the gunpowder carried by the soldiers of the Pingxia battalion was used up, except for grenades and incendiary canisters, the rest of the gunpowder was used to blow up the city wall.

The time is almost up, and the Song army who should be dodged has also hidden. The rest of the soldiers lurked in the Red River, waiting for an explosion to sound, and they immediately rushed out of the river.

The calm before the storm and the night before dawn are all times like years. The tall tree lurked in the river, and he only felt cold.

The weather was cold, and the water of the Red River was not much warmer. Tall tree hearts

He read the numbers silently, and when he counted to one hundred and nine, he only heard three successive explosions explode.

The sudden flames broke through the sky, and the Song army took the opportunity to kill them straight out of the Red River and went straight to Shenglong City.

The defenders on the city walls felt the world spinning in front of them when the explosion sounded, and the huge vibration made them fall to the ground at once. The deafening sound made their ears only buzzing.

"All the soldiers of the Pingxia battalion! Later, as long as you see people other than the logo of our army, you will be killed! Men and women, young and old, until the capture of the Cochin Palace, not a single one will be left! ”

"Understood!"

All the soldiers replied in unison, and then rushed into Thang Long City with shouts of killing.

For the people of Thang Long City, this night was like the end of the world. Many people even suspect that they are having nightmares, dreaming of hellish visions.

Three thunderbolts woke them from their slumber, and just as they could figure out what was going on, shouts of killing came from outside the city, and they were getting closer and closer.

They went out of the house to see what was going on. Why is there a shout of murder here, why is the city gate gone? But they were greeted only by a burning crockpot.

The crockpot fell to the ground and suddenly turned into a raging flame. Immediately afterwards, the flames attached to the thatch, to their clothes. Soon, the dwellings were on fire.

The people understood that it was a hostile force that had come to Thang Long City. Seeing the heads of the neighbors who usually looked down and didn't look up, the heads of the villagers flew high, and then fell to the ground with a thud, they fled in fear and screamed in collapse.

The chaos in one area infects another, like a violent plague, and the Song army's offensive has a strong contagious ability.

The entire city of Thang Long was in chaos, not only the people, but also many people who were fishing in troubled waters.

Calitz and the others prepared their boats after the Song army crossed the river. By the time they had blown up the walls, Kaliz fell to his knees.

He originally thought that the Song army was going to forcibly attack the city, but he did not expect that the Song people took the power of Allah.

The walls were crumbling, and one of the gates of Nuoda was reduced to sawdust. This is not the power that man can grasp, this is the power of Allah, this is the power of the gods.

Kaliz went crazy, he drew a scimitar and shouted, "Rush! We fight side by side with Allah! Then he stepped aboard the ship in front of him, and it took him half an hour to reach the other side......

Of course, Kaliz's party is only a part. Other people who fish in troubled waters are those who have long been dissatisfied with the government on weekdays, or have been treated unfairly.

They took advantage of this opportunity to vent the resentment in their hearts and became a force in the Song army......