After being attacked by arrows thrown from the opposite side, the Tang army retreated in time.

Shi Zegang said to Pushika stupidly: "How can there be such a terrain? Looks like I'm going to have to take back what I said, it doesn't seem like luck is necessarily on our side! ”

Pushika proposed, "Do you need me to call for surrender?" Or shoot letters in the past? ”

Shi Zegang shook his head with a wry smile and said: "No need, with such terrain, if it were me, even if it was ten times as much as me, I would have to fight the enemy!" ”

……

In the Chinese military tent, tea is curling.

The staff officers reported the reconnaissance intelligence report to Cheng Boxi and Chief of Staff Zheng Huai: "...... We climbed to the heights and saw that the enemy was well defended in easy places, and that they had all set up camps to protect them. ”

He showed the Frankish wooden huts, which looked rather solid and had a roof.

How many enemy defenders are there everywhere? Unknown.

How effective are the defenders? Unknown.

What is the state of defense? Unknown.

"They should have made an anti-artillery attack!" Someone said.

"They are not completely ignorant!" There is also humanity.

"Immediately attack the spotted vulnerable area!" The order was given.

The officers were ordered to leave, leaving Cheng Boxi and Zheng Huai for tea.

"You don't seem to be bullish on this attack?" Cheng Boxi asked.

"So clear about my thoughts?" Zheng Huai smiled slightly.

"You let the staff officers act freely, although you are training them, it also shows that you don't want to take action personally, so as not to weaken your reputation in case you lose, you are too persistent!" Cheng Boxi said disapprerovingly.

He played with the cup of tea in his hand and said: "I have spent almost all my life in war, I have won battles and lost battles, but I know very well that even if I lose, I will be able to win in the future." ”

"That's it!" Zheng Huai nodded.

The current Western Army is in an extremely powerful state, and Zheng Huai can't think of any forces that can defeat it!

According to Europa's current state, there are no strong countries, and in fact, Wei Xi's general staff believes that the western expedition is nearing its end.

Zheng Huai had a kind of idea of cherishing feathers, he didn't want to lose the battle, and if he lost, he could also push it to his subordinates.

He wanted to wait for many temptations before bringing in catapults to attack again, but in fact it was not only him, but many other generals had such thoughts about him, all thinking about future success and fame, and fearing failure.

And Cheng Boxi said disapprehantly: "You have to learn to enjoy the fun of fighting, victory is a kind of fun, and defeat is also a kind of fun, which will also make you stronger!" ”

"I can only do my best, I'm not like you, after all, I'm the prince's brother!" Zheng Huai's meaning is very clear, as long as Cheng Boxi does not oppose Wei Xi, then the army has to be led, whether he wins or loses, if he wins, he will lead the army, and if he fails, he will be the supervising army, and he will come back after a while.

"We are all brothers of the prince!" Cheng Boxi said in a deep voice: "The prince said that after taking over (receiving Wu Zetian) this year, he will officially abolish the kneeling salute!" ”

"What?" Zheng Huai is also a person who has seen the world, and he was shocked when he heard it.

You must know that Wei Xi vigorously promoted Confucianism, which is the stuff of "monarchs, ministers, fathers, fathers and sons", and pays attention to "under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister!" And the recognition of "divine authority of the monarch" and "heaven and earth monarchs", as well as the concept of "great unification".

If the kneeling is removed, it will be a major improvement for the monarchy, or a blow!

Wei Xi can not need other people's kneeling, his power is extremely powerful, everyone is in awe of him, no matter whether they kneel or not, they dare not rebel.

But when he dominates Bintian and goes on a great journey, his heir can't control everything like him!

"The Europa War is coming to an end!" Cheng Boxi looked at the rising tea cigarette in his hand and said: "He said that he still has twenty years to solve the problem of the political system, so the kneeling ceremony must be abolished!" ”

He changed the subject and said, "Enjoy every war!" Victory or defeat is determined by freedom, you only need to work hard! ”

Zheng Huai said in understanding: "I understand! Heaven rewards diligence, and our army will win! ”

……

In the battle on the second day, Zheng Huai personally supervised the battle and commanded the troops to attack!

In a place with a low drop and close distance, they fired a large number of rockets and rockets in the opposite direction!

"Whoosh ......" a cluster of rockets flew away again, and the Don Army fired several rounds of continuous salvos. The Tang army looked up below, and fires gradually rose in many places opposite, and smoke rose from above.

Soon after, it was already a fire, dense and diffuse, and a faint smell could be smelled... That's when the chemical bullet comes into effect.

The cover seemed to work, and the Don army fired iron cables with anchor hooks with crossbows at some of the places previously reconnoitred.

Of the ten ropes, only three worked, and the barbs hooked the rocks or trees.

After trying hard, I got another stable one.

A brave soldier was sent, tied the other end of the rope to his waist and straightened, and swung over.

Because of the drop, he reached the opposite cliff and then climbed up.

Tang Jun on the opposite side held his breath and watched when he climbed to the top of the rope breaking!

He flew down all of a sudden, but fortunately he also had a safety rope tied to Tang Jun's side, so he didn't become a trapeze.

The Franks on the other side poked their heads out and shot arrows at him, trying to shoot him like a bird.

Brush!

The Tang army raised its bow and immediately suppressed it with fire: bows and arrows, rockets, and rockets were put on together.

Seeing that the opposing lineup was at its peak, the Franks were startled and immediately retracted.

Without waiting for the Tang army to cheer, more than a dozen stones flew up from the opposite side, and the weight was not light!

"The Franks have catapults! Flash! Zheng Huai immediately judged

Tang Jun hugged his head and scurried, and the stones fell, smashing the ground and shaking.

There are indeed catapults in this level, and the lack of catapults in the previous level is the reason why the Franks did not have time to deploy.

"Sure enough, there are surprises everywhere in war, and you must learn to enjoy the fun of war!" Zheng Huai ordered: "Cover and sweep this area with rockets!" ”

Rockets flew up one after another, and the rumbling sound from the opposite side kept coming, and black smoke billowed up.

However, no matter how many rockets the Tang army fired, after flying over and fixing them with the iron cable of the anchor hook again, when sending people out, the rope broke!

The battle was fruitless!

……

After that, the Don army launched simultaneous attacks in several places, all of which were repulsed by the Franks.

According to the reconnaissance from the heights, it turned out that the Franks were wearing heavy armor, and the power of the black powder of the rockets was difficult to break the armor!

These armor soldiers cut off the cables thrown by the Tang army one by one, and the Franks cleared the field, clearing all the stones and trees that could be hooked, so that the cables of the Tang army could not stand, and naturally they could not take them over.

Although the rift in the sky is more than twenty miles long, most of the places are not suitable for the past, not even mountain soldiers!

This kind of natural risk is really rare!

The Tang army tried to attack at night, but the Franks had dogs, and people's actions could not escape the ears of dogs, and every night attack was a failure.

"It's really fun!" Zheng Huai said happily instead of angry: "Catapult, attack!" ”10