People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1229 I don’t know about life or death in Qinling Mausoleum

Sharp arrows shining with cold light shot through the air from behind.

An arrow shot through the throat of the last Tibetan soldier above the stone steps, and blood burst out from the tear.

In an instant, others were already rolling down.

At this moment, all the Tubo soldiers had been driven off the city.

Li Xuan, holding a long bow and dressed in black clothes and armor, jumped up to the top of the city and looked at the steps on both sides of the city gate tower.

The entire city gate stood across the dangerous mountain, and the hundred-meter-long city wall was covered with corpses.

Hei Te Changzhi and Tang Zhenxing were on the left, Qiu Zhenmu and Li Duozuo were on the right, leading their sergeants to drive down all the Tibetan soldiers who were trying to retake the city wall.

Cui Ding was lying on the female wall behind Li Xuan, breathing rapidly. His body was covered with arrows. There was blood at the corner of his mouth, but he held his hands in the air and said with great strength: "Commander, I am lucky to have lived up to my command."

Li Xuan glanced over. In this battle, more than half of the five hundred Jinwu guards under Cui Ding were killed or wounded, but Cui Ding had no regrets.

He was able to go from an ordinary general to countless arrogant and powerful generals, and was personally recommended to the emperor by Li Xuan to become the general of Zuo Jinwu Guard. I don't know how many people were jealous.

How many strange things were said overtly and covertly.

Today's battle was originally sent to him deliberately by Li Xuan.

He also proved that Li Xuan was right in promoting him, and he, the Zuojinwu Guards general, was completely secure.

You know, he is the Zhonglang General of Zuo Jinwu Guard. As long as he spends enough time and is transferred outside, he will immediately become a general of the Sixteenth Guard.

"Have a good rest. Today, I will personally report your achievements to Your Majesty. All the dead and injured colleagues will be tripled in compensation." Li Xuan nodded calmly.

"Thank you, Marshal." Cui Ding chuckled, and tears and blood flowed down.

Li Xuan waved her hand, and someone immediately carried Cui Ding down for treatment.

"Archers." Li Xuan waved his hand back, and the next moment, more crossbow archers rushed up from the city.

Aimed at the Tibetan soldiers on the stone steps on both sides, the crossbow arrows were like a rain of locusts, and the corpses fell to the ground like cut wheat.

In an instant the stairs were empty.

"Send the order, no one is allowed to pursue them, the shield bearers will guard the level, and the others will harvest the crossbows." Li Xuan gave the order coldly, and the others carried it out without any hesitation.

At this time, the best way is to rush down the city wall and drive all the Tibetan soldiers out of the city.

You know, there are tens of thousands of Tubo soldiers inside and outside the entire city. If we don't drive them out at this time, their numbers will become more and more numerous.

The generals who had always known Li Xuan immediately understood that Li Xuan must be planning something again.

Looking at Li Xuan subconsciously, he saw Li Xuan's eyes raised, as if he was looking into the distance.

……

Within the city gate, countless soldiers rushed madly towards the steps on both sides of the city wall.

Even if there were rolling stones crushing them overhead, even if crossbow arrows rained down from the city wall, no one hesitated at all.

Some people even thought that even the crossbows of the Tang Dynasty would be scrapped after killing so many people.

The same goes for catapults, there will always be a moment when they have to stop.

Therefore, even if it is filled with human lives, all the Tang people must be driven out.

Dozens of shields blocked the parapet and steps.

The Tibetan people's bows and arrows could not penetrate at all. Even if someone occasionally rushed up under the hail of guns and arrows, they would only be pierced by the cold long spear.

Li Xuan looked at this scene with cold eyes.

Behind him, countless soldiers were frantically delivering new crossbows and crossbow arrows.

The catapult in the distance had been adjusted to the maximum angle by Wei Hongji, and it crossed the city wall from behind and smashed directly into the city.

This forced the Tubo soldiers in the city to dodge to both sides.

Although there are many stone houses in this Guancheng, most of them are meeting halls, granaries, and military camps. There are also many wooden houses hidden behind the stone houses.

While almost all the Tubo soldiers were charging towards the city wall, someone appeared quietly behind the wooden house.

Under the night, the wind suddenly became strong.

And it’s still south wind.

When almost all the Tubo soldiers outside the city rushed in, Li Xuan looked to the side and nodded slightly to Li Zhu.

The next moment, Li Zhu held up a red pennant and waved it down hard.

Almost instantly, fires ignited crazily in the wooden houses on both sides of the city gate in the distance.

The flames burned at an alarming speed, and the smell of tung oil could still be faintly smelled.

At this moment, the wind suddenly became stronger.

The flames spread forward in an instant, and in a row of stone houses in front of the flames, rations for tens of thousands of people were stored for the entire army.

Just as the Tibetan soldiers near the granary were trying to put out the fire, two black figures suddenly emerged from the flames.

In an instant, the crossbow arrows were fired continuously, and the rockets had already shot into the grain depot.

In an instant, the flames flashed.

The two of them did not continue to rush in. Instead, they took off their coats in an instant, revealing the Tubo armor underneath.

"The granary is on fire, the granary is on fire." The two shouted loudly throughout the city.

The Tibetan soldiers who were nearby rushed to the rescue and quickly rushed into the granary.

But at this time, the two of them ran further away, shouting loudly at the same time: "The granary is on fire, the granary is on fire..."

Countless Tubo soldiers subconsciously looked in the direction of the granary, and suddenly saw flames rising into the sky and thick smoke filling the air.

Along with the sudden sound of wind, thick smoke immediately rushed towards the direction of the Tibetan soldiers. No one could see clearly that the real place on fire was not their granary, but the house behind the granary.

Strangely, those houses burned very quickly, and the flames were fierce and terrifying. With the strong wind, they quickly rushed towards the depths of the city gate.

On the city wall, Li Xuan's cold voice sounded: "Everyone, put on wet towels, charge forward, and completely occupy the entire level."

"Here!" Everyone reacted, and the soldier carrying the basin at the back had already delivered wet wipes to them.

No one hesitated, only full of confidence.

Everything in front of them comes from their coach's calculations. The Tubo people are almost finished.

The next moment, countless soldiers covered with wet wipes were quickly rushing downwards.

The one-foot-eight long spears stabbed concentratedly, and in an instant, dozens of corpses fell to the ground.

At this time, Li Xuan looked behind him, under the city wall, and asked in a low voice: "Wei Shaofu, how is it?"

"Okay." Wei Hongji's voice came from below.

A dozen war horses were seen parked behind Wei Hongji, each with ropes tied around their bodies.

The other end of the rope is connected to the city gate.

No, not at the city gate, but inside the city gate that had been cracked by flames and then split open by a sharp axe.

Suddenly, he saw that in the city gate, stones were blocking the city gate tightly, unable to move at all.

All this time, the Tubo people had never chased them out of the city gate.

Li Xuan tried to seduce him again and again, but the Tubo people made no move.

It was not because of anything else, but because their city gate had been completely blocked by Lun Qinling's order.

At most, they would send a small number of men, slip down from the city wall, and then return quickly. If there were more men, they would immediately be in danger of being blocked and massacred.

But precisely because of these stones, even if Li Xuan and the others captured the city wall, they could not enter the city and open the city gate.

Therefore, Li Xuan simply did not enter the city. He only stood at the city gate and used his crossbow to resist the Tibetan counterattack.

until now.

Wei Hongji pulled out the long sword from his waist, inserted it into a small crack, and then gently pried it. The next moment, the entire stone collapsed instantly.

The cavalry at the rear immediately urged their horses, and the horses rushed forward, and a long stone had been pulled out.

All the stones in the entire city gate began to shake at this time.

Wei Hongji quickly backed up, stepped aside, and then waved his hand to give the order, and more than a dozen horses used force at the same time.

The next moment, the war horse charged, and all at once more than a dozen rocks were pulled out.

There was only a stone wall left in the city gate, and they could already see inside.

On the city wall, Li Xuan raised his head and looked to the south of the city gate.

Countless figures are coming crazily, and the first one is Lun Qin Ling.

Under the city gate, two figures were already standing quietly in the shadows, with crossbows hidden in their hands.

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Looking at the thick smoke in front and listening to the noise in the distance, Lun Qinling felt frightened and anxious.

He really didn't expect that Li Xuan would dare to set fire to the granary like this.

You know, in the granary, there are more than a month's ration reserves for the entire army of 10,000 people.

Once the granary is burned, even if they recapture the city, they will be forced to give up.

The city gate in the distance was getting closer and closer, and Lun Qinling's breathing became heavier and heavier.

Fierce sounds of fighting came from the city, and the sky was full of flames mixed with thick smoke, making it impossible to tell who was who.

Unable to care about so many things, Lun Qinling led his men and charged in, shouting loudly at the same time: "Everyone move to both sides, the front army blocks the enemy, and the rear army is destroyed..."

A "whoosh" sound suddenly sounded in Lun Qinling's ears. With many years of battlefield experience, Lun Qinling subconsciously turned his head.

The next moment, there was a "ding" sound, and a crossbow arrow had been nailed hard to Lun Qinling's helmet.

The powerful force made Lun Qinling feel a little dizzy. Before he could recover, more crossbow arrows had been shot directly at him.

Chest, thighs, arms, there was no time to think clearly how many there were, Lun Qinling's hands and feet were weak, and he fell off the horse.

When the guards at the back saw this scene, they threw themselves directly on Lun Qinling from their horses, regardless of being trampled by their horses.

Then, the horse's hoof stepped on it, and blood burst out.

"Stop the horse, the prime minister has fallen. There are assassins, there are assassins." Waves of shouts rang out at the door, and the Tibetan cavalry who were about to rush into the city were forced to slow down their horses.

They were originally sprinting at top speed, but were immediately knocked off their feet by their own people.

At this moment, a "bang" was heard from the direction of the city wall in front, and the city gate opened wide.

The next moment, countless black-armored cavalry came in like a tide.

The Tibetan soldiers in the city were immediately reduced to cattle and sheep for slaughter.

But at this time, the Tang Army cavalry led by them rushed towards the city gate.

At this moment, Lun Qinling, who had fallen to the ground, had just been helped up. His whole body was in pain, and the guard who had just jumped on him was only a ball of flesh.

A group of Tibetan cavalry blocked the city gate.

The Tang Army's cavalry on the opposite side had already charged over like crazy.

"Let's go!" Lun Qinling only had time to say one word before he fainted.

(End of this chapter)