Chapter 125: Yumen Snow (8)
The Tubo people attacked the pass again, but they were killed by the * soldiers, and then used rolling stones and sassholes to entertain the Tubo army gathered under the pass.
"The eagle on the snow-capped mountains, the horses on the grassland, from the side of the gods to the four fields of darkness, the miraculous signs from the east to the west, from the south mountains to the northern plains, invincible warriors, take up your scimitars, and ······ like lions"
Seeing that victory was in sight, the sorcerers who accompanied the army sang morale-boosting war songs, and the Tibetan warriors sang in harmony, and the fatigue of a day's battle gradually disappeared from their bodies, and new strength was gathered.
As long as there is another battle, the impassable barrier in front of you will fall, and the warriors' swords will be filled with the blood of the enemy.
Listening to the singing from the pass, the soldiers silently sorted out their battle equipment, waiting for the harshest battle.
Chantazan said:
"Twice in a row, we have been attacked by our army, and it seems that * is indeed running out of bows and arrows. Let the sons of Tsering also go up and avenge their lord. Beat the drums and see how our soldiers win! ”
After Tsering Jie was shot, his subordinates asked for orders to attack the city to avenge Tsering Jie, but Shang Tazang was afraid that the soldiers would be excited and lose heavy losses, so he suppressed Tsering Jie's troops. Now that the soldiers are almost calm, and *is at the end of their crossbows, it's time to let the hungry tigers out.
The arrows of the Tibetan army obscured the sky and fell to the gate like snow, taking away the lives of the unlucky ghosts who were not in good shape. * The warrior clings to the female wall, curling up desperately and raising his shield, but there are still people who are shot in the legs, feet, or shoulders.
"Closer, closer!"
The archers of the Tibetan army slowly advanced under the command of the generals, and they almost stopped when they ran out of angles.
"Let the Tang people also see the power of our Tubo bow and arrow!"
The Tibetan general said fiercely. These days, the Tibetan army has suffered from the condescending bow and arrow, and now, they want to take revenge for the pain they have suffered. Under the cover of a strong rain of arrows, the Tibetan army advanced to the pass with great ease. When advancing, the death squads of You* desperately poked their heads out and shot arrows at the Tibetan army, but the rain of arrows was always not dense, and these death squads were always shot like hedgehogs and fell down.
This is the death squad drawn by lot, and their task is to carry out a local counterattack in the rain of arrows of the Tubo army, striving to briefly suppress the Tubo army, inflict a blow on the Tubo army, and at the same time paralyze the Tubo army. Sure enough, although the death squads that braved the rain of arrows shot down a large number of unsuspecting Tubo troops, they were always short-lived, and they would soon be suppressed by the new rain of arrows of the Tubo army. *'s counterattack was so decisive and weak, which also made the Tibetan army believe that * really had no arrows.
Shang Tazang instructed the lieutenant general, and the lieutenant rode forward to the archer formation. The rain of arrows of the Tubo army suddenly thinned out, and the soldiers only said that the Tubo army had begun to enter the city, and many soldiers did not care whether the command signal was sent or not, and they were busy with their shields and came out of their hiding places. Li Jiyan, who felt that something was not quite right, hurriedly shouted:
"Come back!"
But it was already late,* one by one, more and more came out, they didn't see the Tubo army that landed in the city, but they saw the rain of arrows under black pressure. Dozens of * soldiers clutched their chests, foreheads, and necks fell, and some didn't even have time to snort.
"Straight sissy thief! The falcon's call for the eagle pecked in the eye. ”
Shi Jingfeng smashed his thigh and scolded, but he could only remind the soldiers to pay attention to the signal and not to attack without authorization.
In the end, he was tricked by the Tubo army once, and when the Tubo army landed in the city, the reaction was still a little slower. If it weren't for the fact that the gate was full of rolling stones and trees, lying full of corpses, and full of arrows, the Tubo soldiers would even wonder if they were fighting, or * were all shot by the rain of arrows just now.
This consternation did not last long before it ended, and the end was marked by a Tibetan soldier holding a black battle flag who just wanted to put the battle flag in the position where the original * red battle flag was, and flew down from the gate with the flag. Of course, it wasn't that he couldn't figure out why victory came so easily, but that the sudden fifteen-one kick kicked him down.
Hundreds of * soldiers were killed from all corners like ants, Li Jiyan threw out his waist knife, nailed a Tibetan officer who was organizing soldiers to the battlement, and then picked up the Pu knife and cut a wrinkled Tubo soldier in two. The soldiers behind Li Jiyan threw a row of throwing guns and shot down the Tubo soldiers who had just climbed the battlement. The soldiers who did not have the Tibetan soldiers in front of them flew to the battlements they defended, stabbed them with spears, stabbed them with wooden sticks, and cut them down with backwards, overturning the siege ladder at the battlements, and cutting off the hooks and cables that hooked the cracks in the wall, so that the Tibetan soldiers who were climbing fell straight down like kites with broken strings.
With Li Jiyan as the center, the * soldiers in this section automatically lined up in an arc, lined up in a formation and pressed towards each battlement, with the shield hand in front and the gunner behind, one blocked the weapons of the Tubo soldiers, and the other sent the soldier to the western sky.
*'s counteroffensive was ferocious, and how could the Tubo army, which was so easy to get to the juncture, be driven down like this? The Tubo soldiers near the battlements had their backs against the city wall, and they also formed a formation to resist stubbornly, covering the soldiers behind them to board the city.
And the * soldiers who closed it also knew that this was a critical moment, and they all rushed forward desperately, even if they fell, they had to pull a Tubo soldier on their backs. Shang Tazang was already close to the city at this time, and just about to point out the siege situation, he saw a * soldier holding the Tubo soldier who had just climbed the pass and rolled down with his back to Shang Tazang, Shang Tazang clearly saw that a sharp blade had pierced the * soldier in half.
The place where they fell was not far in front of Shang Tazang, and one of the Tibetan soldiers who were hiding under the siege ladder and preparing to climb was also unfortunately smashed and became a wild ghost in a daze. And there was not a single Tibetan soldier on that battlement, only the corpses of the Tibetan soldiers who were constantly thrown down. The black fire oil was also poured on the siege ladder, with the flow of the fire oil, the siege ladder instantly ignited a fire, and the Tubo soldiers under the city were also doused with fire oil, and were ignited by the splashing sparks, so frightened that they screamed loudly, desperately shouting for help from the soldiers around them, but they became ghosts under the nail board that was put down. Looking at the two sides, several siege ladders were already on fire, or had been knocked down and slanted to the side. Shang Tazang couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine when he saw this scene, and ordered loudly:
"Intensify the siege of the city, don't give the Tang people a chance to breathe!"
* The determination to fight to the death gave Shang Tazang a great shock, and he was afraid that his soldiers would not be able to withstand it, so he ordered:
"On the pro-barracks!"
The pro-army camp that had followed Shang Tazang's southern and northern wars for many years swarmed up and rushed to the few remaining siege ladders. In the end, it was full of physical strength, and the addition of the pro-military battalion quickly reversed the situation of several battles for the wall.
Seeing that the Tubo army had a new force to join, Shi Jingfeng cut down the Tubo soldiers in front of him, spat bloody spit, and ordered:
"Signal, go to the reserves!"
Two hundred veterans who had followed Shi Jingfeng for many years, wearing heavy armor and holding swords, came up from the horse road. The addition of the veterans quickly turned the situation that had become precarious, and the corpses of the Tibetan soldiers began to fall from the city one after another, but to Shang Tazang's excitement, although the Tibetan soldiers on the other sections of the wall had been driven down, one section of the wall was already crowded with Tibetan soldiers.
"Quick, get up there!"
Shang Tazang commanded excitedly. The feedback was frustrating, and the message that came down said:
"*Blocked up the left and right!"
This section of the wall has been crowded with Tibetan soldiers, but they can only be crowded there, and the Tibetan soldiers gathered up and down the siege ladder are also unable to advance or retreat, but have become the target of *. * The soldiers picked up the weapons discarded by the Tibetan soldiers on the city and projected them towards this area, and the weapons thrown from the height were so powerful that they could even pierce the shield and kill and injure the soldiers, and this area soon became a no-man's land.
"Stupid! Command the city, attack on both sides, and the archers suppress the rest of the city.* ”
Shang Tazang had already seen that although the two ends were blocked, he could not tell whether the two sides could be connected. The Tubo army on the gate complained bitterly, so many people came up at once, and they couldn't use it, how could they attack?
* The soldiers fought with spears across the fence with the Tubo army on this section of the city wall, and the Tubo army was beaten but did not fight back, and they wanted to fight back through the fence but could not use their weapons, and they wanted to push the fence but they had to beware of the attack of the * long weapons, and they wanted to catch the * long weapons but found that these weapons were all roasted by fire. In a matter of moments, a group of Tibetan soldiers fell near the fence.