"General, the people of the Tang Dynasty are too arrogant, why don't you let your subordinates meet him for a while, to see if the people of the Tang Dynasty are brave, or the soldiers of our Great Food Country are stronger." On the wall, a soldier with a face full of flesh complained with an angry face.

The clay man still has three points, not to mention the soldiers with strong blood, Sun Kuan called for battle at the city gate, and many big food soldiers wanted to go out of the city to face the battle, but Gu Taibai strictly forbade it, and many people did not understand this, and Zhuo Marer, who took the initiative to ask for help, was one of them.

"Yes, General, our warriors of Dashi are no worse than Datang."

"Cowardice without fighting fuels the prestige of the enemy."

"The person in Datang is as thin as a monkey, and I can smash his head with a single hammer."

"I don't want to fight, I'm afraid it will hit the morale of the soldiers."

Seeing Zhuomar speak, some people who wanted to fight echoed one after another.

Gu Taibai waved his hand, signaling everyone to calm down, and after everyone calmed down, he said unhurriedly: "The Tang Dynasty is menacing, there is no need to wipe its edge, the labor expedition has always been a taboo for soldiers, a smart tiger will not be ruthless to the prey at the beginning, but patiently wait for the best opportunity and send out the most fatal blow with all his might." ”

"For us, the Tang army is a calf sent to the door, if you grasp it well, it is a very delicious meal of meat, if you don't grasp it well, this calf will hurt you, like this call formation, if you lose, it will hit morale, and if you win, we will not fight, because we will drag the Tang army into the quagmire of the Western Regions as much as possible, so that the long supply line will continue to reduce the strength of the Tang army, so it doesn't mean much to us to win or lose, that is, there is no need to fight them alone."

Zhuo Mar wanted to say something, but suddenly there was a low-pitched and powerful war drum, "Rumble, rumble, rumble...", the sound came from the phalanx of the Tang army, and the faces of the soldiers of the Great Food Warriors were sudden: this is the sound of the Datang beating the war drums.

It's coming, it's finally here.

Gu Taibai's face showed a hint of fluctuation, but he quickly said with a relaxed face: "This matter can be discussed later, now that the Tang army is attacking the city, all the soldiers will return to their positions, so that the once invincible Tang army can also see the power of our Great Food Warriors." ”

Several of the generals present responded in unison, and then each returned to his command position.

At this time, the first team of soldiers of Datang had slowly approached the city gate.

This group of soldiers was an infantry regiment of sword, shield and infantry, with neat steps, the front of which was opened by shields, behind which were archers and infantry, and soldiers carrying ladders ready to attack the city.

Zheng Peng looked carefully, turned his head and asked in a low voice: "Chief Manager, it's your soldiers and horses who are taking the lead, right?" ”

The Western Regions are dominated by light cavalry, a horse, a set of leather armor and a bow are enough, some soldiers are the equipment for hunting on weekdays, which seems very simple, and it feels like going to war is to change places to hunt, but the prey becomes a person, and the infantry needs more equipment, such as armor, bows and arrows, sabers, etc.

There are not many tribes that can cultivate heavy infantry, and Ashina Xian, who is the protector of Tingzhou, is one of them.

"That's right, let the sons test the defenses of Windy City before making plans." Ashina said with a flat face.

Zheng Peng didn't say anything when he heard this, and secretly admired it in his heart.

As the commander of the North Road, how to command the coalition army composed of a variety of forces is a big problem, the people in power need to have high leadership skills and management wisdom, Ashina Xian let his tribe's people take on more duty and patrol tasks on weekdays, and let the people of his own tribe play the vanguard when fighting, and lead by example, so that when sending others, others have nothing to say.

While the two were talking, the Battle of Windy City had already begun.

When the Tang army that played the vanguard entered the range of the bow and arrow, a big general on the wall shouted, for a time the arrows were like rain, straight to the Tang army, before the arrows flew, the Tang army had already changed formation, the shield soldiers blocked in front, forming a temporary protective wall, the rest of the soldiers raised the round shield they carried, erected layer by layer, forming a protective layer, most of those sharp arrows were blocked by the shield, and occasionally only a few arrows were shot in from the gap, causing slight damage to the Tang army.

At this time, the weekday training came in handy, and more than 1,000 people were like a whole, blocking the sharp arrows of the big food soldiers, while also shouting loudly, "Kill... Kill, kill, kill", while pushing forward.

The shouting and killing was so loud that even Zheng Peng, who was watching the battle from afar on the ladder, was also enthusiastic when he heard it.

After watching the training of these soldiers before, Zheng Peng finally understood the role of those shouts of killing after Guo Ziyi's mention: first, he could give himself courage, and second, he could command the army by shouting and killing.

After forming a defensive array, so many people are crowded together, people next to people, shoulder to shoulder, many people can't see the front, especially under the shield cover, how to act neatly and consistently becomes a problem, because a mess, there will be loopholes in the defense, so the next action is made by shouting slogans, usually in front of the leading captain shouts, the soldiers will shout, through different languages, frequencies to command.

On the battlefield, either you die or I live, without the slightest humility, from the moment of attack, it is white-hot: the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, after approaching the city, began to shoot arrows, hit the city gates, set up ladders, one by one bravely fought for the first, forgetting to die, and the big food army defending the city used all means to prevent the Tang army from attacking the city, shooting with bows and arrows, smashing with rolling stones and wood, burning with fire oil, stabbing with spears, etc.

A moment ago, the officers and men of both sides were neat and well-dressed, and these were all manifestations of social progress, but once the battle began, the soldiers who had behaved very civilized suddenly turned into beasts that were not afraid of life and death and fought each other, and attacked each other by all means.

Zheng Peng witnessed with his own eyes that a Tang soldier had just climbed the long ladder, and a big rock fell from the sky, knocking him to the ground at once. A big food soldier just leaned over to attack the Tang soldiers, and suddenly a sharp arrow hit the throat and fell from the city wall. A Tang soldier who climbed the wall was besieged by several big food soldiers, and when he was outnumbered, he jumped off the city wall with a big food soldier in his arms, and they all died together.

Due to the distance, he couldn't hear the screams of the soldiers, nor could he see the miserable condition of the wounded soldiers, but Zheng Peng still had an inexplicable shock and a trace of palpitations.

The battle of Khotan Town was a one-sided massacre, the battle was not fierce, and the end time was fast, everything was under Zheng Peng's control, it didn't make many waves, and Zheng Peng didn't feel much, but the first battle against Fengcheng gave Zheng Peng a great shock.

Whether it is the scale or the tragedy, compared with here, the battle in Khotan Town is a child's play.

War is definitely one of the most tragic and dangerous games of mankind, and it is also the most deadly game, the two armies are fighting head-on, and in less than two quarters of an hour, there are already hundreds of casualties.

A gust of wind blew, and Zheng Peng felt that there was not only the smell of blood in the wind, but also the cry of the dead soul.

There was a chilling feeling.

"Boss, it's time for them to take it down." A staff member who was with Ashina Xian suggested with some heartache.

The person who spoke was called Du Rexiti, a partial general of the Mukun Department in the middle of the Fifth Department of Dulu, and it was the soldiers of the Fifth Department of Dulu who were in the vanguard, including Du Rexiti's own brother, seeing that the front could not be attacked for a long time and the casualties were constantly expanding, Du Rexiti said a little anxiously.

Ashina Xian glanced back at him, did not speak, and then continued to look ahead expressionlessly.

Zheng Peng hesitated for a moment and said: "Chief, the enemy is very well prepared, and it will not take advantage of the strong attack, so it is better to withdraw first and then make plans." ”

In terms of qualifications, Zheng Peng and Ashina Xian are not comparable, and it stands to reason that he is not qualified to preach Ashina Xian, but as a prison army, it is necessary to put forward his own opinions, and he can't look at more than a thousand lives and die in vain.

Those who rushed to the front were all Ashina's subordinates, and it was suggested that he should be withdrawn, which could be regarded as selling Ashina to offer face.

"Zheng Jianjun, don't worry, give the soldiers some more time." Ashina Xian turned his head and said calmly.

Others can ignore it, Zheng Peng is a prison army, and he has the right to intervene in military operations, no matter what Ashina Xian thinks in his heart, he has to respond in a proper manner.

Speaking of this, Ashina Xian said loudly: "Pass my order, beat the drum!" ”

At the sound of the order, the originally low and powerful drum beat immediately became high-pitched and powerful, and the rhythm and frequency increased significantly, which was a call to urge the soldiers to strengthen the attack.

Sure enough, hearing the sound of drums, the soldiers besieging the city accelerated the speed of the attack, and Zheng Peng saw that some people wearing officer armor were the first to rush to the front.

However, Da Shi has been operating in Windy City for several months, and has long built the entire Windy City like an iron bucket, even if the elite soldiers of the five divisions of the land have strengthened the attack, they have never been able to attack

Seeing that the casualties further expanded, the rest of the generals could no longer sit still:

"Chief, the enemy is too stubborn, and the strong attack is not good, so it is better to withdraw first." The first to speak was the Hui Hui Duzhong.

The Xizu clan of Haobei Xianzhen echoed: "The big cannibal is too well prepared, and it is normal that he can't attack it for a while, so the chief manager might as well remove the people first, and then we will think about it in the long run." ”

"A team of people will definitely not be able to attack, the chief manager, if it is not appropriate to retreat, please criticize the chief manager for leading the team to support." Jin Jiwen of the Yeyou clan took the initiative to ask.

The rest of the people opened their mouths one after another, and they all asked Ah Xian Naxian to withdraw the people first.

Everyone is not stupid, they can guess the meaning of Ashina Xian is to lead by example, and they don't want to encounter this situation when it is their turn to send out their own people, so they intercede for the people who are in the vanguard.

Ashina Xian looked at the staff and bigwigs around him, and glanced at Zheng Peng out of the corner of his eye, and then said loudly: "Mingjin withdraws the troops!" ”

Ming means "beating", "gold" is an ancient musical instrument "cymbal", woo Jin received a signal to withdraw troops back to the camp with knocking cymbals, etc., metaphorically the battle is temporarily over, after many people's "pleading", Ashina Xian finally relented, and recalled the soldiers and horses of the headquarters with great casualties.

With the sound of gold, the soldiers who were besieging the city immediately withdrew in an orderly manner, and the shield soldiers gathered in formation as soon as possible, like a hen protecting a chicken, protecting the soldiers behind the thick shields, carrying the wounded and supporting the disabled, and slowly withdrawing from the battlefield.

Zheng Peng suddenly felt some sympathy for those soldiers.

It is said that people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves, and the military camp is also a special kind of rivers and lakes, and when they enter the military camp, they can't help themselves, just take this tentative attack as an example, with less attack and more, and there are no reinforcements to join in the middle, everyone sacrifices their lives to rush forward, and no one dares to take a step back in front of Mingjin.

The reason is very simple, the team of overseers wearing red cloaks is following behind the soldiers, and whoever dares to retreat or run away without permission, they will not hesitate to correct the law on the spot.