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

Chapter 1259 Li Xuan is dangerous, praise Xiruo for being cold-blooded
The south bank of the long river, the east and west sides.

Six thousand Tubo cavalry dismounted, then picked up the siege equipment that had been prepared long ago and prepared to attack the city.

On top of the city, Li Xuan couldn't help but laugh, looked to the left and right and said, "These guys really don't take siege as a serious matter!"

Xiao Siye stood behind Li Xuan and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "These are state and county soldiers. They were sent to the battlefield after simple training. I'm afraid they are just 6,000 cannon fodder used to explore the road."

"But having said that, the Tubo people have so many war horses. Even the new recruits are all cavalry." Wang Dezhen stood behind Li Xuan, his eyes full of envy.

There is no shortage of war horses in the Tang Dynasty, but even so, it is already quite good to have more than 10,000 war horses in one guard.

War horses, armaments, and soldiers are the basis for the division of the Sixteen Guards of the Tang Dynasty. The further back, the fewer the number of war horses.

The left and right guards were the first and second largest armies in the Tang Dynasty, and it was no lie.

"Tubo started out as nomads after all. Especially the southeastern part of Tubo is rich in water and grass. That area is the real prosperous place of Tubo and the foundation of Tubo." Yang Zhirou couldn't help but add.

Xiao Siye and Wang Dezhen nodded at the same time. They both knew in their hearts that if they did not completely capture the southeast of Tubo, they would only be able to occupy half of Tubo's mountains and rivers.

"Let's see first." Li Xuan sat on the short couch and said softly: "Now let's see how these Tubo people attacked the city."

Everyone bowed at the same time, and then looked forward.

……

Three miles away, six thousand Tubo soldiers carried up the ladder from behind, put on their swords, and then spread out towards the left and right sides.

There were three thousand soldiers on each side, which didn't sound like much, but they were spread out densely, occupying a large area in the field of vision.

Densely packed, while moving forward, they also quickly moved towards the left and right edges, completely avoiding the front of Nagqu City.

In front of Nagqu City, a long river runs straight into the city, which is only used for ships to pass by. There are only corner gates on both sides for soldiers and people to come and go.

……

Zan Xiruo looked at the densely packed catapults and Fuyuan crossbows on both sides of the city gate, and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.

There is obviously a cemetery for killing people, but the city gates are not blocked to tempt you to attack.

Zan Xiruo took a deep breath and looked to the left and right of the city gate a mile away.

From here on, the garrison in the city began to gradually decrease, and the placement of trebuchets and Fuyuan crossbows became more sparse.

That's their chance.

"Ah!" A scream suddenly came from the front. Zan Xiruo was stunned and turned to look at the place where the scream came from.

On the right front, at the front of the soldiers carrying the ladder, a deep pit one foot long and six inches wide appeared on the ground.

Miserable wails came from inside, and it was obvious that someone had fallen into it. When everyone around looked at the pit, not only did no one go to save them, they even took several steps back in fear.

Soon, a cavalryman ran back quickly, lowered his head and said: "Prime Minister, there is a pit on the ground in front of you. There are fallen trees in it. Three people fell into it, one died immediately and two were seriously injured."

Prime Minister, since Lun Qinling disappeared for more than half a month, the logic department has been eager to remove Lun Qinling from the post of Prime Minister.

But the newly appointed prime minister is Zan Xiruo.

As expected, the candidate for deputy prime minister fell into the hands of Wu Lu. Taking this opportunity, they also seized a lot of power.

Retracting his mind, Zan Xiruo nodded expressionlessly, looked at the wider ground on both sides in front of him, and then looked at the black banner at the top of the city. Zan Xiruo said in a deep voice: "Continue."

"Yes!" The war horse galloped back.

The six thousand Tubo soldiers on both sides continued to advance. Although the Tubo soldiers in the previous pit were still wailing miserably, someone had already gone to rescue them.

With a scream of "Ah", the soldiers around him couldn't help but stop and look sideways.

Several soldiers have fallen into another trap again.

Amid the screams, the hearts of all the soldiers sank.

"Spread out, spread out, everyone spread out, keep moving forward." Severe sounds of persecution sounded from behind, the sharp swords emitted a cold light, and the Tubo soldiers in front could only be forced to keep moving forward.

With a "pop", a soldier fell into the pit again, and then screamed, and then became completely silent.

Immediately, a series of popping sounds were heard.

The screams continued, but this time there were far fewer casualties.

Zan Xiruo stood under the banner of the lion elephant and looked at this scene solemnly. Starting from the place two miles away from the Nagqu River, traps and pits kept appearing.

Although they are not densely packed, there is one three to five meters away, which is enough to see Li Xuan's sinister intentions.

This is still infantry. If it were replaced by cavalry, I don’t know how many casualties there would be.

……

The tragic wails kept ringing on the battlefield.

Before engaging the Tang army in front, they had already killed and wounded nearly a hundred people.

The casualties were not terrible. What was terrible was the constant wailing on the battlefield, which was very heart-shaking.

Zan Xiruo glanced around, but most of the generals around him looked indifferent.

After all, death and injury are common on the battlefield.

The veterans are used to it, and the new recruits should also get used to it.

A trace of worry flashed deep in Zan Xiruo's eyes, and he raised his gaze to look at the top of the city opposite.

Under the black banner, that silent figure was like a big stone, weighing heavily on his heart.

Miserable wailing sounds sounded all around from time to time. Zan Xiruo paid attention from the corner of his eyes and stared at every move on the city top... "Ah! Ah! Ah!" A series of miserable wailing sounds sounded, dense and dense. Zan Xiruo didn't even react. He turned around subconsciously and saw dozens of soldiers at the front in the east falling to the ground at the same time, holding their ankles and wailing.

A fast horse rushed back from the front, rushed in front of Zan Xiruo, lowered his head and said: "Prime Minister, there are many horse traps dug in front, and the soldiers accidentally sprained their feet."

Listening to the wailing sounds coming from the front of the military formation, Zan Xiruo couldn't help but cursed in his heart: It was just a sprained foot, and everyone was screaming as if they were about to die.

"Prime Minister, why don't you fill in all the traps and horse traps, otherwise it will be difficult to evacuate later." A general came very cautiously behind Zan Xiruo and suggested in a low voice.

Zan Xiruo nodded slightly and said, "Go ahead, but let the people in front move on."

The general was stunned for a moment, then raised his hands and said, "Yes!"

The moment he turned around, the general secretly complained that he was risking the lives of the new soldiers to clear the way for the elites behind him.

But he was just complaining, and the life and death of those new recruits had nothing to do with him.

The other generals around him heard all this and couldn't say what they were thinking, but at least they looked solemn.

Zan Xiruo's eyes looked forward calmly.

He didn't care about the injured soldiers in front.

In fact, this kind of horse trap is really aimed at the extremely fast cavalry. A sprained foot will immediately cause a man and horse to be injured, a double casualty.

As long as the other foot soldiers are careful, they will pass safely without any problem.

If they were really injured, it was their good luck, and at least they avoided possible real casualties later...

With a "boom", a rolling stone the size of a millstone appeared in mid-air. The rolling stone fell and ran over the head of a soldier who was sitting on the ground holding his feet and screaming...

With a "bang", his head exploded like a watermelon.

Red and white splashed all over the surrounding soldiers, but the surrounding soldiers were already stunned.

Rolling stones flew by, killing more than a dozen Tubo soldiers along the way. At this time, more whistling sounds sounded in the air, and more than a dozen rolling stones had already hit them.

Without waiting for anyone to react, he immediately cut bloody paths on the ground.

Tragic wailing sounded from the left and right sides. Seeing the soldiers in front on both sides retreating in fear, Zan Xiruo turned his head coldly. The next moment, a law enforcement team of hundreds of people had already rushed out.

Zan Xiruo raised his head, and he saw clearly just now that when the soldiers carrying the ladder were exactly half a mile away from the Nagqu River, the catapult on the north bank of the Nagqu River suddenly came into action.

Although it has reached the edge of the guard's power, the lethality of such a rolling stone is equally astonishing when it is outside the effective range.

This means that if they continue to move forward, they will already be within the killing range of the defending forces.

The further they went, the more casualties they suffered.

Zan Xiruo looked at it with cold eyes.

Above are the rolling stones that keep rolling down, below is the pit where your feet will be sprained if you run quickly, around you are your colleagues who are injured or dead, and behind you are the law enforcement teams holding sharp blades and watching eagerly.

The soldiers carrying the ladders were already able to move forward cautiously with red eyes...

With a "buzz" sound, dozens of crossbow arrows flew directly into the sky, and finally fell hard into the crowd.

The next moment, countless blood mist flew up.

……

Zan Xiruo looked at this scene calmly, and the generals around him were not surprised either.

Although the current situation looks bloody, in fact they have avoided the toughest link in the city's defense. Otherwise, their casualties will be even more tragic.

"The angle of the catapult has not been adjusted." Zan Xiruo suddenly spoke, staring straight ahead.

Others were a little confused, shouldn't this be normal? After all, there were people behind.

Zan Xiruo shook his head and said nothing. This was a matter of determination on the battlefield.

He continued to look ahead.

Even if crossbow arrows were stabbed in the chest, even if rolling stones flew down from above their heads, and even if their feet were stumbling, those soldiers were still moving forward.

They have a chance to survive if they advance, but there is only death if they retreat.

Amidst the countless bloodshed, someone finally reached the Nagqu River and jumped in without any hesitation.

With a "plop" sound, the water quickly spread to the neck, but only to the neck.

The catapult and Fuyuan Crossbow in front have no intention of changing direction. Now as long as they rush over, they can immediately kill the catapult and Fuyuan Crossbow.

Seeing this scene, more Tibetan soldiers jumped directly into the river.

The river is not wide, only about five feet, and it seems that you can cross it just by lifting your feet. However, as soon as someone lifted their feet, they immediately couldn't help but let out an "Oh!"

In an instant, the person jumped forward involuntarily, and then fell directly into the water with a "plop".

He stood unsteadily and after flopping for a long time, he lost his voice.

There were several people who couldn't help but move at the same time, but they all fell into the water and soon disappeared.

Those who entered the water behind quickly lowered their heads and got into the water.

Immediately, exclamations rang out: "It's a trip wire. There is a trip wire under the water."

"Get the knife quickly."

(End of this chapter)