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

Chapter 1269: Who is the ancestor?
With a "click" sound, a ladder was set up on the city wall.

There was a "crash", and before the Tibetan soldiers below could react, a basin of water poured down on the city.

The Tubo soldiers subconsciously covered their eyes for fear of being burned by the hot water, but...

"Hey!" The Tubo soldier suddenly opened his eyes and looked upward.

More water was poured down from above, all over him.

But the water is not boiling water, it is not even hot, but it is not very cold either. What are they doing?
The Tubo soldiers didn't know what was going on for a while, so they immediately grabbed the ladder that was also wet with water and climbed up quickly.

However, just after climbing halfway, a cold wind suddenly blew from behind, and the Tubo soldiers couldn't help but shiver.

Immediately, more cold wind continued to blow over him as he climbed higher, and for a while, his whole body felt weak.

But at this time, more water was poured down on his head. Inexplicably, he felt that the water was hotter.

Holding one hand on the ladder, seeing the parapet right in front of him, the Tubo soldier planned to jump up despite being chilled all over...

Suddenly, he was unable to break away from his hand on the ladder, but his body was already moving upwards.

A cold spear stabbed directly over, and hot blood suddenly spread out in the air...

In an instant, dozens of people fell from the city wall at the same time.

More people, at this time, continued to climb without any hesitation. Only by fighting up and entering the city could they survive.

With a "crash" sound, more water poured down from the top of the head in large areas.

The three-foot-high city wall, soldiers, and ladders were all wet, but the ladders were quickly covered with frost in the cold wind...

The long spear was just a mechanical stab, and the Tubo soldiers had no time to rush to the top of the city before they were directly stabbed down. .

Long spears, feather arrows, crossbows, under repeated attacks, the city wall was full of corpses, no one knew how many died.

The blood that flowed out has frozen.

With a "click" sound, a ladder suddenly tilted and then hit the two ladders next to it hard.

The dozen or so people above fell heavily to the ground at the same time.

Many people were hit on the head with bloodshed, and even more people tried to stand up, but were instantly knocked down.

At this time, they discovered that a thin layer of ice had accumulated on the ground.

Especially when the cold wind blows, it freezes faster.

On the city wall, there is still water under the feet. There is a lot of water on the ladder, on the ground, and even between the corpses lying on the ground. You have to be careful of slipping every step you take.

Especially the arrows and crossbow arrows on the city wall were still falling, more corpses fell to the ground, and more and more water accumulated on the city wall.

People can't help but have the illusion that they will use corpses to pile up a mountain of corpses under the city wall.

It was bright and white, with an inexplicable flash of light, which made people feel uneasy.

However, at this time, the Tubo soldiers behind continued to charge.

The trumpet sound of "Woo-Woo" became more and more urgent, and Zan Xiruo's 10,000 most elite men finally began to attack the city.

……

Looking at the soldiers who slipped down from the ladder and were shot to death by crossbow arrows from time to time, a general couldn't help but look at Zan Xiruo and said: "Prime Minister, if this continues, I'm afraid all these ten thousand people will die."

Under the flag of the lion elephant, Zan Xiruo raised his head and looked at the city wall.

Outside the city wall, almost every ladder was filled with water and frozen into ice. It was very difficult to take one step up.

The soldiers who rushed up quickly got wet. Even if they could continue to charge despite the cold wind, they would inevitably become seriously ill afterwards.

With just one move, Zan Xiruo's combat power will be reduced by half.

Zan Xiruo's eyes fell under the black banner, with a trace of doubt on his face, and he whispered: "If that's the case, they have prepared at least one hundred thousand arrows of various kinds at the top of the city, as well as water. How many water tanks are piled up on the city wall? How can they have so much space?"

The width of the city wall is limited. Even at the top of the city, it is only about two feet, and on both sides, it may even be less than one foot.

How could he kill so efficiently and continuously under today's circumstances?

This is what Zan Xiruo doesn't understand the most.

Although the space on the city wall was obviously limited, Li Xuan was still able to continuously organize manpower and stable attacks.

If it were other people guarding the city wall, they would probably have entered the stage of close combat.

Playing against Li Xuan is like you are carrying an endless burden every moment, and there are countless bows and arrows on your head, and at the end of the journey, there are countless sharp spears waiting.

Four words suddenly flashed in Zan Xiruo's mind: wait for work with ease.

"Prime Minister, please take a moment and think of a strategy to deal with the ice." Another general couldn't help but remind him.

In the current situation, with the constant splashing of water above, the ice layer will only become thicker and thicker, which is extremely detrimental to their attack on the city.

Zan Xiruo shook his head slightly and said: "What if he pours water on the outside of the entire city wall overnight? It will be more and more difficult for us to attack the city in the future."

Everyone fell silent immediately. They believed that with Li Xuan's personality, she would definitely be able to do such a thing.

But the problem is that they currently have no response measures at all against this method.

What's more, they never thought that Li Xuan would use the freezing period.

And this method is suitable for the current weather.

And later...

"Send the order, continue the attack, attack fiercely, and mobilize another five thousand people from our formation..." Zan Xiruo's voice lowered, and when the generals around him heard this, they couldn't help but their eyes lit up.

The next moment, several generals had already left the military formation, along with five thousand cavalry from the formation, aiming directly at Cona Lake on the west side.

Zan Xiruo looked up at the black banner at the top of the city. Now there were only five thousand cavalry left beside him. At this time, Li Xuan should have seen an opportunity.

What would he do?

Zan Xiruo's eyes were extremely deep, and what flashed deep in his eyes was fatal hatred.

When Li Xuan raided the Lunqin Mausoleum at Cona Lake, he caught the moment when the rhythm changed. Now his chance came out.

Will he come?

……

In Nagqu City, under the city walls on both sides, several strong men turned the winches in front of them vigorously to move a large basin of water from the top of the city to the city head to ensure a continuous supply of water to the city head.

The entire long street behind is densely packed with water tanks.

Zan Xiruo's guess was correct, Li Xuan had indeed prepared a layer of water in the city to freeze the entire Nagqu.

In this season, ice is a guard’s best friend.

At more than 20 degrees below zero, even with a ladder, it would take many times more casualties to climb the city wall.

Even if you climb the city wall, you will be unable to move due to numbness in your hands and feet, and you will be reduced to a lamb to be slaughtered.

Standing at the top of the city, Li Xuan frowned. On the walls on both sides, more and more Tubo soldiers rushed up desperately.

Some bodies were even frozen directly on the ladder, and others stepped on their bodies and climbed up without thinking.

Even the ladder has been frozen inside.

Despite the difficulty, Tubo was still rushing upwards, and overhead, the frequency of firing crossbows began to decrease.

Even though Li Xuan asked the archers to take turns shooting, the cold weather made the bows tired. As time went by, they had to slow down their bows and arrows, and their arms also needed to slow down.

More water was poured from the top of the city, and more tall trees were lifted.

More lives fell under the city wall.

Li Xuan raised her head and looked at the lion and elephant flag in the distance.

With such a desperate and crazy attack, what exactly is Zan Xiruo planning?
At this moment, five thousand cavalrymen headed west like crazy, pointing directly at Cona Lake on the west side.

Under the Lion and Elephant banner, there are only five thousand cavalry left at this time...

"Commander." Yang Zhirou couldn't help but raise his hand.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the lion and elephant flag that was almost close at hand but actually far away in the horizon. Finally he shook his head and said: "I can indeed lead a thousand cavalry to kill them directly, but that's it. If Zan Xi can Die in the hands of this king."

"The commander-in-chief doesn't want Zan Xiruo to die in his own hands?" Yang Zhirou understood immediately.

"If Zanxi must die in the hands of the Tubo royal family, as long as the Gar family and the Tubo royal family fall out, we will be more relaxed next year." Li Xuan shook her head, looked to the side, and said: "Tell Su Baotong, for the time being Do not move."

"Here!" Yang Zhirou immediately handed over his hand, and then headed towards the General Manager's Mansion at the rear, where there were a thousand cavalry, ready to provide reinforcements in all aspects.

Time passed little by little. However, even though the number of arrows on the city wall decreased, the Tubo people could no longer attack.

Even though they had climbed to the top of the ladder, the one-foot-long tree stabbed them down again.

It was obvious that he had dodged the spear blade and grabbed the long spear with one hand, but at this moment, his feet suddenly slipped, and on top of the city wall, another long spear stabbed hard. .

With a "click" sound, a corpse fell from the ladder, and more corpses also fell down, and no one got up again.

More people attacked the city wall again. They were all veterans of many battles and were indifferent to life and death. Naturally, they rushed forward desperately.

And they are even more cunning. The shields and the corpses in front of them all allow them to rush forward with caution.

It was at this time that the force attacking the city wall suddenly weakened, and there were also quite a few people cunningly standing under the city and not touching the ladder.

Although there are still arrows falling from the top of the head, they are much less than before. The war supervisors behind him also dare not attack on the other side of the Naqu River. At this time, standing there and not going up, personally speaking, On the contrary, it is the safest.

At this time, they are more raising their heads and carefully looking for opportunities, but with basins of cold water pouring on their heads and long sticks stabbing them, anyone who dares to rush up will soon fall into pieces. A corpse.

Many people couldn't help but look at the lion and elephant flag in the distance.

At this moment, violent drumming suddenly sounded under the banner of the Lion Elephant. Almost instantly, the soldiers who had been standing at the bottom of the city immediately began to charge upward desperately.

The drums kept beating, and even though they were being poured all over, they did not care about the impact.

Li Xuan stood at the top of the city and couldn't help shouting: "That's not right."

With a "boom", a rolling stone the size of a wooden basin kept rolling in mid-air, and finally hit the city wall hard...

Numerous cracks immediately appeared in the ice on the city wall.

"Everyone." Li Xuan glanced sideways. Suddenly, the archers who were resting against the wall immediately stood up, and the bows and arrows in their hands flew instantly.

There were hundreds of casualties immediately under the densely packed city.

This time, all the archers shot out all the arrows in their quivers in the shortest possible time.

In an instant, a large area fell under the densely packed city.

You don’t even need to look at it to know how heavy the Tibetan casualties were.

The drums continued to sound, and all the Tubo soldiers rushed forward like crazy, crowding under the city.

What Li Xuan does is the coverage density strike that she is best at, and the killing efficiency reaches the extreme in an instant.

At this time, suddenly, fierce fighting sounded from three directions at the east gate, west gate, and north gate at the same time.

Li Xuan, who was still a little nervous, suddenly laughed.

(End of this chapter)