"What is the Tang Army going to do, to attack the city?" On the city wall, he looked at the light trebuchets lined up outside the city, and asked Sisanga on the side with some surprise.

Attacking the city in the middle of the night, he did not choose to sneak attack, nor did he drive the people of Tibet to die again, but discharged a row of light trebuchets, what is this for, light trebuchets are not very useful against an ordinary town, let alone a fortified city reinforced with cement like Luoqicheng.

Does this count as harassment?

"I don't know what Tang Jun is going to do, it feels a little weird." Sisanger shook his head in confusion.

Ban Nuo turned his head and ordered: "No. 1 trebuchet prepare, see if you can lift the trebuchet array of the Tang army under the city." ”

At the sound of an order, a medium-sized trebuchet fixed on the corner platform of the city wall immediately began to move, and after some preparation, it quickly threw a huge stone at the Tang army outside the city, and Bono could see clearly, the stone crossed a graceful arc in the air, and fell about ten zhang away from the front of the Tang army's trebuchet position with a "bang", smashing a large snowflake.

Didn't hit.

The Tang army's catapult formation did not waver, but a group of shield soldiers with half-human high shields came up and protected the catapult formation.

"What kind of stone did you just use?" Banno asked suddenly.

"Back to the general, the number A you used just now."

Ban Nuo immediately ordered: "Change to No. B, pull the catapult a little bit, and smash the catapult array of Datang." ”

The stones of No. A weigh about 100 catties each, while the stones of No. B weigh about 80 catties, so reducing the weight of the stones thrown will definitely be able to cast a longer distance, so that they can attack the trebuchet position of the Tang Dynasty.

When the soldiers of the No. 1 trebuchet heard this, they immediately replaced a small stone, and then pressed the trebuchet hard, ready to give the Tang army a hard blow, from the style point of view, the Tang army used a light trebuchet, and the city wall was a medium-sized trebuchet, in terms of power, the medium-sized trebuchet must be larger, and the attack range was also larger.

When everyone was expecting to change the small No. 1 stone to give Tang Jun a dismount, they suddenly heard a "click", and the people standing on the city wall hurriedly looked at the place where the sound was made, only to see that the No. 1 trebuchet was in a mess, and everyone could see it clearly: the long catapult of the No. 1 trebuchet was broken.

"Report, the trebuchet of the No. 1 trebuchet is broken, and there is no way to cast stones." One of the commanders in charge of the command said with some trepidation.

Banno's face became very ugly, and Wen Yan asked with a calm face, "What the hell is going on?" ”

When I was about to use it, I suddenly couldn't do it, I wanted to give Tang Jun a dismount, but I didn't expect that the dismount didn't succeed, but instead added a block to myself first, as the main general, can Ban Nuo not be angry?

In ancient times, everything was a good omen, and breaking the slingstone pole in battle was similar to breaking the flagpole during the attack, can it not be a fire?

The team Zheng explained with a bitter face: "Back to the general's words, these trebuchets were all from Datang more than ten years ago... I'm coming, although I take care of it on weekdays, but it's been a long time, and I can't train anymore, so..."

Banno's old face twitched, pressed the impulse to punish his subordinates, and waved his big hand: "No. 2 and No. 3 trebuchets are ready." ”

The trebuchet seems simple, but it is difficult to do, Tubo has studied for many years, at most can imitate a small catapult, the medium-sized one really can't do, the main reason is that the structure is too complex, that is, in Datang, there are not many carpenters who can build medium-sized and heavy-duty catapults, the trebuchet is a siege weapon, and it is also a contraband in Datang, and more than 30 medium-sized trebuchets on the city wall of Tubo are Tubo many times on the book to ask for the Tang reward.

These catapults were built more than 10 years ago, more than 10 years have passed, some of the wood has deteriorated, the quality is not as good as before, and in some cities, you can't have nothing to do and smash a few stones to play, what if you hit someone? As far as Bono knows, except for a few times after installation, it has not been used for more than ten years.

In the past few years, many noble ministers rebelled, but none of them posed a threat to the city, after Chide Zuzan took power, the ruling power of Tibet was further enhanced, it is not an exaggeration to say that if it were not for the appearance of the Tang army, those medium-sized trebuchets have become the mascot of decorations.

Before the No. 2 and No. 3 trebuchets could start operating, Sisange suddenly shouted, "Be careful, Tang Jun's trebuchet is starting to move." ”

Ban Nuo said a little disapprovingly: "It's just a superfluous move, medium-sized trebuchets can't hit them, even if Datang's trebuchets are of good quality, they can't threaten some cities, what are you afraid of." ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard a "bang", and a stone hit the wooden pillar behind Banno, and fell to the ground with a snap.

Datang's trebuchet is so powerful, can a small trebuchet have a larger attack range than a medium-sized trebuchet in Tibet?

Ban Nuo was startled, and when he saw the stone projected on the ground, he immediately laughed out loud: "Haha, hahaha, I thought that the Tang Army had some powerful weapons, the attack range of small trebuchets is so large, it turns out that they are just throwing these small things, it seems that they are here to scare people." ”

There is only a fist-sized stone on the ground, and the weight is estimated to be about two catties.

Si Sange echoed and said: "Tang Jun is called a poor donkey, and they have changed their methods to disgust us, but they have a good time, and I don't know if they will laugh so happily when they see the reinforcements coming." ”

In addition to the defenders of Zhennan Camp and Pibo City, the nearby tribes, as well as the great general Ku Dayan who was far away in Da Bolu, also divided his troops back to some cities to assist in the defense, and not long after, Zheng Peng's Tang army was the turtle in the urn of Tubo.

"Pass the order," Ban Nuo said with some pride: "Don't use the trebuchet for the time being, just see what tricks these Tang soldiers can play." ”

Tang Jun's trebuchet is not threatening, and there is no need to pay attention to him, those medium-sized trebuchets seem to be more furnished than practical, so let it be left before it is critical.

At this time, Guo Ziyi walked over and reported loudly: "General Zheng, the trebuchet has been adjusted and can enter the battle at any time." ”

Although Zheng Peng handed over the wartime command to Guo Ziyi, he still had to consult Zheng Peng on major issues.

Zheng Peng nodded, turned his head, clapped his hands at the Tubo people who were surrounded by him, and said with a smile: "Everyone, wake up if you haven't woken up, keep your eyes open when you're awake, you have to watch it well, it's time to play." ”

There are more than 800 Tibetan people, all of whom are submissive, and no one dares to look at Zheng Peng.

After being woken up, they were all highly nervous, and they didn't know what Tang Jun was going to do by themselves, especially Zheng Peng also asked them to stand in the first row, thinking that they were going to be driven to the front to die, or to become the meat shield of the Tang Army's trebuchet, which one could still sleep.

Zheng Peng didn't care about the reaction of the Tubo people, turned his head and said loudly: "The stage is ready, the audience is in place, General Guo, let's start, don't let the audience wait in a hurry." ”

"Order" Guo Ziyi responded, and quickly turned his head and said loudly: "The catapult team is ready, all of them will be replaced with two-pound heavy iron bullets, the target, some cities!" ”