The Tang people from the East entered Verdun, less than 700 miles from Paris!

This news shook the upper echelons of the Frankish dynasty in Paris at once, and everyone was extremely surprised, didn't it mean that the enemy was kept out by the dangerous roads, and now that the Tang people had entered the hinterland of the country, the troops, materials and money spent were useless.

It seems that the previous strategy of "keeping the enemy out" has failed, and it has been proposed to quickly shrink the line of defense and bring the troops back to defend Paris together.

When the Frankish general Reinhardt heard the news, he immediately rushed to see the palace minister Pepin II and admonished him: "My lord, the Tang army is powerful, but it is expected. ”

He analyzed: "The Tang people have successively defeated the two strong enemies of the Umayyad Dynasty and the Byzantine Dynasty, and they are by no means ordinary enemies! ”

"Nowadays, there are constant warnings everywhere on the border line, but there are not many breakthroughs for the Tang people, if they abandon it, the Tang people will pour in like water in a completely collapsed dam, and everything is irretrievable!"

Pepin II woke up and said hurriedly: "You are right! ”

So he ordered everywhere to guard the key roads, not letting a single soldier of the Tang army come over, and sent the general Da Ajax to block the gap and prevent the follow-up troops of the Tang army from entering.

He issued an order to urgently call up troops everywhere, with Reinhardt leading 30,000 men as the vanguard, and he led a large army to arrive later.

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Reinhardt and his army hurried to Verdun, and when they saw it, they were depressed!

Pepin II was not slow to come, and hurriedly brought 100,000 people to come, and came excitedly, and when he saw it, he sighed!

Think about it, what is the Tang people?

The infrastructure maniac, when the Franks did not arrive, worked in three shifts, day and night, to build the fortifications.

In a few days, the deep ditch and thick fortress built by the Tang army stood in front of the Franks, which made them gasp!

The ditch is so deep, and the barracks are so high!

It seems to be stronger than the Paris built by the Franks!

The Tang army did not build a double-layer city wall, which was not necessary, and it was not permissible in time, but even if the camp built in a short time made the Franks who had never seen the world feel tricky!

Pepin II looked calm in front of the world, but in the military tent, he said angrily: "Whoever dares not to send troops will immediately pacify him, and whoever destroys him will get his land and population!" ”

His words spread like a storm throughout the Frankish kingdom, so the lords from all over the country gathered, and more than 100,000 people, a full 250,000 people, surrounded the 30,000 people of the Tang army.

What about the Tang people, are you afraid? Listen to their general Cheng Boxi say: "Whether we win or lose this battle, we have gone down in history!" ”

Everyone thinks about it, yes! If you really win, it will be 30,000 against 250,000, and it will be fake.

If you lose, it's not a big deal, 30,000 to 250,000, at least it's appropriate to lose them 100,000.

No matter what, there is no profit or loss.

"The eldest husband is a horse leather shroud, he will never disgrace the prince, killing one is enough, killing two will make money!" Cheng Boxi did not have the slightest fear.

So everyone said impassionedly: "I am invincible!" Fight to the death! ”

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Hearing the loud shouts from inside, the Franks furrowed their brows.

The summer sun in the Frankish kingdom is very scorching, and not long after the sun rises, the blazing rays sting like a wasp's tail.

Even more fierce than the sun was their attack, and after gathering enough troops and preparing their military supplies, the Franks launched a massive attack.

Countless soldiers and horses let out a tsunami cry, and black clouds rushed towards the city.

"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! ”

Faced with a tidal wave of enemies, the Don army raised their bows and fired arrows fiercely, and arrows rained down, and the Franks fell like harvested wheat.

They definitely had shields, but the Tang Army's cross-fire was habitual, and they shot at the first opportunity, and the Franks could block the front, but the side attack was difficult to prevent.

The number of Franks was so large that the ordinary archers of the Tang Army were very happy.

And the Franks were really not very good at playing with bows and arrows, and they could only be shot in a suffocated manner, relying on the large number of people, and flocked to fill the ravines under the moat.

The arrows of the Tang army shot even harder, and the people who were pushing carts and carrying mud were shot in rows and rolled into the river, just like "lining up to be shot"!

With the dirt they transported and their corpses, the ravines were really filled.

When the Franks approached, the Tang army used stones to serve them, and it was very cool for them to use stones against the Tang army before, but now the Tang army smashed them back is also cool and crooked.

The Franks responded with throwing spears, flying all over the sky, but unfortunately the shields and armor of the Don army forcefully resisted the throwing guns, and returned them with bows, arrows and stones.

There were so many dead Franks that it could really be said that blood could be bleached, and the dead bodies were stacked on top of each other, and the Tang army was worried that the dead bodies of the enemy could be piled up directly on the city wall.

The city was erected by a ladder, and the Franks climbed up along the ladders, and the Tang army shot arrows wildly, and then smashed the stones, but unfortunately the Franks did not have a cauldron there, so that the Tang army could not cook dung... The golden juice went for the Franks to enjoy.

However, the prepared things were enough for the Franks, who did not have the suppression of catapults and bows and arrows, and relied on the lethality of the throwing spears and were insufficient, so they could only defend the Tang people with a high superiority with the flesh and blood of their own army.

The reflection of the swords, the killing of the soldiers like the roar of wild beasts, and the screams of the screams filled the heavens and the earth.

"How I feel now is probably the same feeling in the hearts of the Byzantines when we besieged Byzantium before." Cheng Boxi put on his helmet and armor and said to his chief of staff, Zheng Huai.

He personally led the personal guards, and as a firefighting team, he went wherever the city wall was in danger.

The Franks launched a fierce assault on the walls. The city walls were crowded with a large number of troops, as if they could not be killed.

"The more you come, the faster you kill!" Cheng Boxi shouted: "Mountain soldiers, fight with me!" ”

It should be said that the Faranks were not bad in combat, they were generally tall, strong, and not afraid of death, and they were red-eyed, howling like wolves, and desperately attacking the city.

Of course, Tang Jun is not good at stubble, if you want to, you can exchange your life!

Stones, sasswoods, bows and arrows flew down from the walls.

The sword light and sword shadow, the flesh and blood flying, and the two sides launched a see-saw white-edged battle. In a sea of swords and blood, the city wall became a bottomless black hole, constantly devouring the lives of soldiers on both sides.

Gradually, the corpses of the Franks were piled up high, in some places to half a city high, and they continued to rise!

"It's really fun to kill!" The Don army shouted with joy, and the senior officers were ready to cry!

In just three days of fighting, a full 20,000 Tang troops lost their combat effectiveness (15,000 killed and 5,000 seriously wounded), if all the population of the city was not requisitioned to the city to help defend the city, I am afraid that the city has been broken.

The price paid by the Franks was the loss of 80,000 men!

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"Ahh Ahh Ahh Cheng Boxi sneezed three times in a row.

The others hurriedly said: "General, you have to take care and get dressed." ”

Someone said, "General, someone is thinking about you." ”

"Hahaha!" Cheng Boxi burst out laughing.

"Why is the general laughing?"

"I'm laughing at whether someone is thinking about me, someone is cursing me!" Cheng Boxi laughed and said, "It's a good curse!" ”

"General!" Zheng Huai quickly ran over and said, "Look, look! ”

Everyone raised their binoculars together and saw the Tang Army flag fluttering in the sky, and reinforcements came! 8910