Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 389
Kang Yanze stood outside the barracks, looking at Dangcheng, frowning slightly.

Today's battle looked like a draw on the surface, but judging from the battle damage and scene comparison, they had a certain advantage.

After all, Tubo didn't dare to fight head-on at all. They ran away when they encountered their cavalry troops, as if they encountered cats and mice.

But Kang Yanze knew very well that they lost this battle from a strategic point of view, and they lost completely.

The intention of Tubo from the very beginning is to waste time.

By observing the Battle of Hezhou, they recognized themselves and knew that the Central Plains soldiers were superior to them in terms of equipment, morale, and combat effectiveness.

Even if they are all soldiers and have an absolute advantage in military strength, it is still difficult to confront the strong soldiers of the Central Plains on the frontal battlefield.

Therefore, they formed a chain of fortresses, and through the harassment of cavalry, they could not attack the city with peace of mind until they showed their flaws or ran out of food and grass.

The forced termination of the siege today is a manifestation of the achievement of Tubo's strategic goals.

The tribes of Tubo are fighting in their homeland, and their food and grass need to be transported thousands of miles from Kaifeng and Jianghuai, which will definitely suffer a disadvantage compared to consuming the Central Plains court.

Regarding Tubo's move, Kang Yanze couldn't think of a way to deal with it for a while.

When it comes to combat effectiveness, the Tubo cavalry naturally cannot be compared with the cavalry of the Dianqian Division.But compared to riding skills, the acquired cavalry of the Central Plains is still slightly inferior to the tribes that grew up on horseback.Coupled with the fact that the opponent does not have the drag of the iron armor, it has a certain advantage in speed.

The opponent was divided into more than a dozen small groups of troops, using the terrain and speed to harass their siege troops.

The siege is the most difficult part of the battle. At the critical moment, if you are disturbed, it is easy to mess up the rhythm.

The current city is also a defensive fortress, although the opponent has no defensive weapon, it is still extremely difficult to conquer.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the siege troops are really going to be constantly harassed by the cavalry, and the city is really difficult to attack.

"Dujian, Jieshuai invites you to have a meal together!"

The voice of a soldier interrupted Kang Yanze's thoughts.

Kang Yanze responded and asked, "What time is it? I don't feel hungry yet."

The soldier said casually: "At three o'clock in Shenshi, it gets dark quickly here in Huangzhou, and it's almost winter. If you eat late, you have to wash in the dark. For the sake of convenience, the commander-in-chief moved the time for eating earlier."

This unintentional sentence gave Kang Yanze an inspiration, and he laughed loudly: "It's good that the meal time has been brought forward!"

He walked towards Murong Yanzhao's handsome tent with high spirits.

"Jie Shuai!"

Kang Yanze walked into the big tent: "The general has been deliberating, but has ignored the simplest method."

Murong Yanzhao was roasting mutton in the tent, he became very excited when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Tell me quickly."

Kang Yanze said: "We only need to attack the city at night. They rely on the familiarity of the terrain and the swiftness of the cavalry. We will blind their eyes and see how they come and go freely? We only need to guard against their night attack, don't Just let them get close."

Murong Yanzhao's eyes lit up, and he said, "This is a good idea. It's just..."

He frowned, and said: "Siege is already at a disadvantage, and attacking the city at night will expand the disadvantage."

Kang Yanze smiled confidently: "If it was yesterday, the general would not dare to be so bold. In today's battle, the general found that the city was only solid, and there was no defensive equipment in the city that threatened our army. Our army still has siege With sharp weapons and fierce fire and oil, fighting at night may not necessarily result in losses."

Murong Yanzhao was quite impatient, and hurriedly said: "Then let's try it tonight?"

Kang Yanze said: "Let's go tomorrow night. The soldiers are tired from the siege today. Take a good rest. Tomorrow morning, repair the siege equipment that was damaged today, and arrange a secret sentry at night. After you are fully prepared, you can attack the city."

Although Kang Yanze's move was simple, it hit Tubo just seven inches above.

On the second day and night, Kang Yanze attacked the city at night, which directly disrupted the rescue rhythm of the Tubo soldiers.

In the dark, the Tubo cavalry did not dare to speed up the attack even with torches, and the speed could not be raised at all.

They thought about getting closer in the dark, but there were hidden sentries from the Central Plains lurking around the important places around Dangcheng, and they would be discovered by the secret sentries before they approached Dangcheng.

The enemy is clear and we are dark, and the situation is reversed.

Those who revealed their whereabouts will face the attack and killing of the Central Plains cavalry.

The cavalry of the Central Plains were able to light torches in pursuit, but the cavalry of the Tubo tribe could only flee in the dark, and more than a hundred of them fell to their deaths in one night.

The courageous ones directly lit the torches and fled, and then he became the target of the Central Plains cavalry...

"Boom boom boom!"

The rapid and intense drumbeats shook the sky.

Kang Yanze attacked the city again.

This time is different from the previous two.

After two tentative attacks, Kang Yanze used his trump card this time... fierce fire oil.

"boom!"

Flames soared into the sky and spread on the aisles of the city wall.

The fierce fire oil was burning violently on the rammed earth, and the Tubo soldiers on the tower let out miserable howls.

The pitch-black liquid spread in all directions, and the pungent smell mixed with the burnt smell of the corpse was disgusting.

The fire broke out so fast, half the sky was already red in the blink of an eye.The fire spread like a galloping horse, sweeping across a large section of the city wall in an instant.

The effect was so wonderful that Kang Yanze, who was in charge of the battle, was stunned.

"wrong!"

Kang Yanze spoke up.

This is definitely not the power of fierce oil.

There is only one possibility that this happens.

The Tubo soldiers on the tower must have put out the fire with water!

The water speeds up the spread of the fierce fire oil, with the current situation!

Let Kang Yanze guess right.

It is common sense to put out fire with water.

Therefore, when the fire broke out, the guards on the tower directly put out the fire with water.

It has long been common sense to use sand to put out fires on the defenders of the Central Plains.But the Tubo soldiers who cut off the culture of the Central Plains had no access to this knowledge at all.

At this critical moment, the ignorant Tubo soldiers unintentionally did Kang Yanze a big favor.

The Tubo soldiers on the city tower saw that the water was getting stronger and stronger, and the superstitious ones knelt down on the ground, regarding it as heavenly fire.

No one survived in the area where the burning oil spread, and no one dared to step forward to put out the fire.

"Fighter!"

These two words flashed in Kang Yanze's mind, and immediately arranged for the general attack of the soldiers under his command, and set up all the ladders in the area where the fire spread. One by one, the soldiers waited for the fire to subside on the ladders.

As the fierce fire oil burned out, the Tubo soldiers did not wait for the reaction.

The soldiers on the ladder jumped into the city first.

In an instant, more than a hundred Central Plains soldiers had gathered on the city tower.

They stepped on the hot tower and rushed towards the gate.

More and more Central Plains soldiers went to the city.

The Tubo tribal soldiers who lost the advantage of the city wall once again saw the strength of the Central Plains infantry.

The infantry of the Central Plains, who were like wolves and tigers, relied on their armored strength to wield their weapons wantonly and massacred the soldiers on the tower.

Even Kang Yanze never imagined that Dangcheng could be taken down so easily.

(End of this chapter)