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Chapter 1437 Appetizers

The main general died in the battle, but Songtsan Gampo didn't feel regretful at all, instead he was very angry. He felt that Zagi Yangba was simply a stupid pig!
Both muskets and cannons were fired from long distances, more like bows and arrows. Zagi Yangba didn't even let his subordinates disperse. Isn't this a living target for the defenders on the city wall?
Zagi Yangba's death on the spot was regarded as a worthy death, and if he came back alive, he would have to kill him.

"Bring a living person to ask how far they are from the city wall and what they found." Songtsan Gampo said angrily.

"Reporting to Zanpu, they were attacked by enemy muskets when they were about a hundred steps away from the city wall. The enemy's muskets were very powerful and fired very fast. Nothing else was found."

Songtsan Gampo was very disappointed when he heard this. He found nothing out of this test, but lost thousands of horses in vain.

Saamu said harshly: "Su Cheng is really cunning, he didn't even use the artillery!"

Songtsan Gampo said in a deep voice: "It seems that Su Cheng is still very calm, and he didn't lose his position as our army approached the city."

Sa'am hurriedly said: "Zanpu, why don't you personally lead five thousand riders and go up to test it?"

Songtsan Gampo shook his head slightly and said: "It's useless, the cavalry went up to test, Su Cheng didn't care at all, he wouldn't order to fire, he would just shoot with muskets when he got close."

Sa'am asked: "Zanpu, what should we do?"

Songtsen Gampo said in a deep voice: "Siege the city directly, and order Sang Yiba to lead 1 people to carry ladders and spread out to attack the city!"

Immediately, a messenger came forward to deliver the order, and Sang Yiba led 1 people off their horses, carried the ladders one after another, dispersed the formation, and moved forward slowly.

On the city wall, Li Yun observed with a binoculars and said with a smile, "I've been smearing the city for so long, and finally I'm attacking the city!"

However, Xue Wanche couldn't help curling his lips, and said depressedly: "Go forward with the ladder from more than ten miles away, when they reach the city, we should all have dinner!"

Feng Shun yelled: "From now on, no one will say that the Tubo people are brave and good at fighting in front of me. The Tubo people are the most timid people I have ever seen! There are still more than ten miles away, and they are as scared as turtles crawling!"

The soldiers around laughed loudly. Although the Tibetans had already started to attack, the soldiers did not feel any tension at all. Apart from their self-confidence, it was also because the Tibetans were so amused.

Su Cheng pondered: "The Tubo people are a little too cautious. Do you think it is because Songtsan Gampo is in the army? After all, the king of a country must be more reluctant to die. Before he figured out the range and power of the artillery, he Don’t dare to lead the army forward, and it’s not easy to hide behind the army.”

Xue Wanche suddenly said: "It is very possible, if Sa'am is the leader of the army, then Sa'am is not afraid to pass it back and be blamed by Songtsan Gampo? Only Songtsan Gampo came here in person, so he can be so blatant!"

Li Yun, Feng Shun and other generals' eyes suddenly became like wolves. Songtsen Gampo, if Songtsen Gampo was beheaded or captured alive, what a great contribution would that be?

Not only is it a great contribution, but it can also be famous in the annals of history!
Having said all this, the Tubo people carrying the ladders to attack the city finally came within the range of artillery.

Su Cheng said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether Songtsan Gampo is here or not, the Tibetans have already served appetizers. Get ready. You don't have to fire all the artillery, but fire at intervals!"

"Come on, let's give the Tibetans a little surprise!"

The artillery soldiers silently calculated the distance, and finally, the Tubo people carried the ladders forward for so long, and finally entered the range of the artillery.

"fire!"

All guns fired!

In an instant, the sound of artillery resounded in all directions.

The solid shell fell on the Tubo people, causing the Tubo people to lose their limbs and fly around. Moreover, the high-speed shells continued to bounce after falling on the ground, shooting blood with great momentum.

Not only the attacking Tubo people suffered a lot of losses, but also the siege ladder was also smashed by the artillery.

The artillery roared continuously, as if only the roar of the artillery remained between the sky and the earth.

Even if it was more than ten miles away, the roar of the artillery was still deafening. Although Songtsan Gampo had calmed the generals in advance, when the artillery started to roar, there was still a lot of commotion in the Tubo army.

Fortunately, the army was far away from the city wall, so although it caused a lot of commotion, it did not cause any confusion.

Songtsen Gampo kept squinting his eyes and waited until finally he heard the roar of the artillery. This time he could see it quite clearly while sitting on his horse.

Seeing the range of the artillery, seeing the power of the artillery, and hearing the roar of the artillery, even though he was prepared, he was still stunned when all the artillery fired.

Songtsan Gampo looked ahead with piercing eyes, and sighed with emotion: "It turns out that this is a cannon. It's really powerful. It has such a long range and is so powerful! It's amazing! It's amazing!"

Now he finally understands why the Tang Dynasty's Eastern Expedition went so smoothly, and why Goguryeo was vulnerable. Artillery is indeed a sharp weapon for attacking cities.

If they have artillery in Tubo, then the city of Datang will be useless in the future!

At this moment, Songtsan Gampo's heart was agitated, and he became more determined to capture Su Cheng.

The generals such as Saamu next to him were also shocked by the firing of artillery, so they almost didn't fall off their horses when they heard Zanpu's sigh.

The artillery is indeed very strong, but now they are attacking the city. Doesn't stronger artillery mean that it is more difficult to attack the city?
Songtsan Gampo said in a deep voice, "Order them to withdraw their troops!"

In this short period of time, the [-] attacking soldiers have already suffered heavy losses.

Immediately, a messenger quickly went to deliver the order.

Even the army more than ten miles away was shocked by the artillery fire, not to mention the soldiers carrying the ladders to attack, they really felt the power of the artillery.

If it weren't for the strict military order, they would have run away long ago. The people who were hit by the artillery died too badly.

Now when he heard Mingjin withdrawing his troops, he immediately ran back with the artillery on his shoulders, as if there was a wolf chasing behind him.

When they ran out of the range of the artillery, the sound of the artillery stopped abruptly, and the world became quiet, even the war horses that had panicked just now became quiet.

Just now the Tubo soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and now they finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then they couldn't help talking among each other.

Most of the soldiers actually couldn't see the scene ahead, but the sound made people feel flustered.

At this time, the range of the artillery was finally fully exposed. Songtsan Gampo said in a deep voice, "Head the army forward, ready to formally attack the city!"

The army began to advance, and there were many more ladders to attack the city than before.

(End of this chapter)