The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 801 Attacking Beisha

"Is Xuanhou planning to throw these things into Beisha City?" Li Daozong asked.

"That's right." Xuan Shijing said: "These gunpowder packs have primers. When the time comes, light the primers and throw them directly on the walls of Beisha City with a catapult. However, the requirements for the accuracy of the person operating the catapult are stricter. I wonder if there are any soldiers in our vanguard who are good at using catapults."

"Don't worry about this Marquis Xuan, I'll choose the manpower." Li Daozong said: "However, Beisha City is also close to the sea, and [-]% of Goguryeo's navy is stationed in Beisha City. I'm afraid Liu Hongji's pressure is stronger than ours. Much more."

"Master Liu's navy and Goguryeo's navy were fighting at sea. At that time, the rear of Beisha City must be empty, and we may be able to take advantage of it." Xuan Shijing said: "There are so many navy troops stationed in Beisha City. , There must not be too many ground troops defending the city, and most of the problems on the ground are in Anshi City, so if you use gunpowder to deter them and take the second place, then Beisha City can be settled."

"That's right, this king also thinks the same way, so this time, taking Beisha City is a sure thing." Li Daozong laughed.

Xuan Shijing's gunpowder gave him a big surprise. It can be used not only in siege, but also in many places. Thirty boxes of gunpowder is not a small amount, except for attacking Beisha City, There should be quite a few left.

In the evening, the whole army set off, and it happened that in the morning, after arriving in Beisha City, they could make a few simple catapults along the way.

When we got near Beisha City, listen carefully to the sound, and you can hear that Liu Hongji's navy has already fought with Beisha City's navy on the nearby sea.

"Now is a good opportunity to push out the catapult first!" Li Daozong ordered.

Immediately afterwards, more than 50 people pushed the completed twelve catapults to an open space 500 meters away from Beisha City.

More than 5000 vanguard troops appeared outside Beisha City. No matter how stupid the Koguryo soldiers on the top of the city were, they knew that they were coming to attack the city, and they immediately blew their horns.

One thing Xuan Shijing guessed right, Beisha City is the garrison of the Goguryeo navy, and there are not many soldiers defending the city on the ground. Now the navy has gone to battle, fighting with Liu Hongji's navy on the sea , Beisha City on the ground, the remaining soldiers defending the city are no more than a thousand people.

Beisha City is not a big city, and the food and grass in the city can't support many soldiers. Therefore, once the navy left, it was basically an empty city.

"Listen, the guards on the top of the city, we are the vanguard of the Tang Dynasty, following the order of the Khan of Heaven, we are going to attack Goguryeo's disobedient ministers and rebels, I advise you to open the city gate quickly and accept the surrender, otherwise the sword will have no eyes, and you will only increase your casualties !” Among the vanguard army, there are people who are responsible for shouting, as the saying goes, attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top.

Nowadays, people in Goguryeo are panicking because of Quangai Suwen's war because of Quangai Suwen. Let's use words to provoke them first.

After the people on the top of the city heard what Tang Jun shouted, there seemed to be a commotion, and then one more person appeared on the top of the city, who seemed to be the leader of the defenders on the top of the city. After settling down, he poked his head out and shouted to the vanguard army outside the city: "Since I am a heavenly soldier of the Tang Dynasty, I, Goguryeo, did not invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and secondly, killed the people of the Tang Dynasty. Want to raise troops against me, Goguryeo?"

"Gao Jianwu, the king of Rongliu in Goguryeo, is the king of Rongliu personally appointed by His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. However, Quan Gai Suwen killed King Rongliu and seized the state affairs of Goguryeo. Didn't he regard the will of His Majesty the Tang Dynasty as a joke, and now King Rongliu Crown Prince Gao Huanquan is still in the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo, how can it be Quangai Suwen's turn to speak!" Li Daozong said in a calm voice.

"General, I feel that there is no need to talk nonsense with them. If they are not Quan Gai Suwen's lackeys, King Rongliu has been dead for two months, and I haven't seen them doing anything. According to the general, it is better to attack directly." Yes." Xuan Shijing said from the side.

This is Xuan Shijing and Li Daozong cooperating in acting. Since they want to seize other people's cities, and there is no result after saying two or three polite words, then just do it directly.

"Soldiers! Listen to the general's order and prepare the catapult!" Li Daozong shouted.

One end of the catapult was pulled down, and the soldiers put five large packs of gunpowder on each of the five catapults, and then the soldier holding a torch took a step forward.

"Light it up! Vote!" Li Daozong shouted.

The soldier with the torch in his hand lit the primer of the gunpowder, then began to count the time, and signaled the two throwers in front of the catapult to pull the rope.

Five gunpowder packs were sent to the city wall of Beisha City, and there were five loud bangs, and after a burst of gunpowder smoke, five gaps were blown into the city wall of Beisha City.

The few throwers that Li Daozong found were quite accurate. It can be said that these five shots were a good start for this attack on Beisha City.

"Continue." Li Daozong ordered.

Another five gunpowder bags were sent to the walls of Beisha City, repeating the tragedy of the Goguryeo soldiers just now.

"General, let's aim at the city gate this time. There are not many guards in Beisha City. When we blow up the gate, our cavalry will rush in first, followed by infantry," Xuan Shijing suggested.

Li Daozong nodded, and ordered his subordinates to aim the catapult at the city gate and blow it open.

The power of gunpowder is enormous, and it can be said to be devastating on the battlefield where cold weapons are rampant. Even the gunpowder that can blow up gaps in the city walls, it is easy to blow open the wooden city gates.

After several rounds of gunpowder bombardment, the gate of Beisha City was completely shattered into pieces.

"Come on!!!" The soldiers of the vanguard army brandished their horizontal knives and rushed into Beisha City, while the guards on the walls of Beisha City had already been frightened by the gunpowder packs and could not organize effectively at all. The deafening explosion sounded beside me, and my ears were buzzing for a while. The only thing I could see was that my partner beside me was blown to pieces, or their legs, feet and arms were blown off, lying on the ground and crying for a while After that, there was no sound.

If the remaining defenders on the city wall can be organized and use bows and arrows to block the charge of the cavalry, maybe after the cavalry enters the city, they will lose that momentum, but the war is so cruel, and morale is gone. .

There are also many infantry in the city. Seeing the cavalry rushing in, they want to rely on the terrain to deal with the cavalry. After all, the terrain in the city is not open, and the cavalry has no stamina after charging once.

Obviously, the infantry in the city were no match for the Tang cavalry, let alone the well-equipped soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who followed.

(End of this chapter)