First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 260
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Deng Shiluo was furious when he heard the words, and immediately ordered: "Set up camp on the spot, build a siege ladder, and after breaking the city, plunder for three days."

The barbarians were so excited that they wished they could break into the city now.

The soldiers of the Jinzhou government on the top of the city were gnashing their teeth, clenched their weapons tightly, and their eyes almost burst into flames.

The next morning, when the sky was bright, Deng Shiluo ordered to attack the city, and the barbarians carried simple siege ladders and rushed towards Ankang City one after another.

"Soldiers, your fellow villagers are in the city, you must not let barbarians enter the city," Jiang Baoyi shouted loudly.

Hearing the words, the soldiers of the Jinzhou Mansion had high morale, and their arms seemed tireless. Their arms, which had been sore and numb after drawing the bow three times, insisted on drawing the bow five times in a row, because behind them were their parents, wives and children.

The barbarians were not afraid of death and charged like desperately. Most of them were shot to death by bows and crossbows before they even got close to the city wall.

After attacking for half a day, if the barbarians did not lose thousands of people, they would not have been able to approach the city. Deng Shiluo's face was gloomy, and he ordered to withdraw the troops.

"I never thought that the city of the Han people would be so difficult to chew," said Deng Shiluo in the tent, frowning.

"Don't worry, my lord. I don't think there are many Tang soldiers in the city. We have 2 people. We will attack today and tomorrow. I want to see how long Tang Dog can last." A savage general said.

Deng Shiluo nodded slowly when he heard the words, and said directly: "Attack again tomorrow."

The barbarians only had to attack the city for half a day before stopping their troops, which made Jiang Baoyi quite happy. This gave him a chance to breathe. Jiang Baoyi was able to treat the wounded and replenish the city defense supplies overnight.

The Jinzhou government treasury was full, and Jiang Baoyi obeyed Gao Chong's order, took out part of it to compensate the people near the city gate, demolished their houses, and took bricks, stones, beams and wood to defend the city.

When the barbarians come to attack, even if there is no money compensation, it is still feasible to force the people to demolish their houses and defend the city. What's more, now that there is money compensation, the people of Ankang are united as one. .

I saw the barbarians siege the city yesterday, and it was not terrible. Relying on the strong city, the barbarians were smashed to death before they got close, which shocked the morale of the soldiers.

Facing the barbarians attacking the city again, the Ankang soldiers were very calm and no longer panicked.

"Gao Sima, today is the second day when the barbarians attacked the city, when will we attack?" Pan Ding said anxiously, pacing back and forth.

Gao Chong had a smile on his face, "Don't worry, when Bao Yi can't hold on, he will light a beacon."

For this tactic, Gao Chong was also inspired by Li Shimin. Every time a large army fought, Li Shimin would order the infantry to fight head-on to attract the enemy to attack fiercely.

Although Gao Chong didn't have a fine cavalry in his hands, his opponent was a barbarian who had lived in the mountains for a long time. He didn't know tactics and didn't form a formation, so Gao Chong was more confident.

At this time, Pan Ding suddenly looked around and asked in surprise, "Where did Commander Gao go?"

Gao Chong frowned, "Last night, I took 200 people to do a big event."

It was only at this time that Pan Ding realized that the commander of the personal guards, Gao Xiong, had disappeared. Hearing Gao Chong's words, he was even more puzzled, and hesitated to ask.

Seeing that Pan Ding was really curious, Gao Chong said bluntly: "You said that the Black Tiger Village is under attack at this time, what will Deng Shiluo do?"

Pan Ding was startled, "Heihuzhai is his lair, so naturally he will send troops back to help, but where are the extra troops?"

"200 people are enough," Gao Chong said with a smile: "Deng Shiluo attacked the state capital for the first time, and he must come out in full force. I let Kaohsiung sneak into Nangong Mountain, set fire to it, and create momentum at the same time. The barbarians left behind can't tell how many troops there are in the vast mountains and forests." , I will definitely ask Deng Shiluo for help, once Deng Shiluo divides his troops, it will be the time for us to attack."

After finishing speaking, Gao Chong sighed: "There are still too few troops, otherwise, if we set up an ambush on the only way, the barbarians who returned to aid Nangong Mountain could also be wiped out."

Pan Ding trembled when he heard this, and he looked at Gao Chong with admiration. After all, he was a scholar from a family, and Deng Shiluo was plotted to death after this trick.

Outside Ankang City, there was a camp of barbarians. A barbarian hurriedly rushed into the king's tent, "Your Majesty, there are many Tang soldiers attacking the stockade, and they have set fires everywhere. They have already burned down a lot of rents. Please rescue them quickly, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and Deng Shiluo cursed, "This is the strategy of the Han people to divert the tiger away from the mountain", and then glared at the barbarian soldier, "How many Tang soldiers are there?"

The barbarian hurriedly shook his head, "The forest is densely packed, I don't know how many."

"Your Majesty, go back and save the village."

"Yes, my lord, that is our root."

Deng Shiluo scolded when he heard the words, "Go back now, it will be cheaper for Tanggou in Ankang City, Ake, you take 5000 people back, remember, just keep the village, don't get entangled with Tanggou."

A savage general heard the order and went away.

"The whole army will attack, and no chicken or dog will be left behind after breaking the city," Deng Shiluo said with a ruthless face, gritted his teeth.

The barbarians came out together, like fierce gods, and rushed towards Ankang City. The scene of tens of thousands of people was still extremely shocking, and many soldiers of the government had already shown expressions of fear.

Jiang Baoyi looked stern, picked up the bow and arrow, and shouted: "Behind me is Ankang City, there is no way to retreat, and the Tang Dynasty will win."

Some local generals Zuo Wenyan forcibly cheered up, "Brothers, don't let the barbarians break the city."

"The Great Tang Dynasty is victorious", the guards of the city shouted one after another.

"Gao Sima, the barbarians have already attacked the city", Pan Ding rushed to report, "Let's send troops."

Gao Chong looked at the sky and shook his head, "It's too early, wait until noon, when the barbarians are tired and hungry, it's time for the rare soldiers to show their power."

Seeing Gao Chong holding his breath so calmly, Pan Dingrao was anxious, so he had no choice but to pace around.

Outside Ankang City, it has already become a bloody Shura field. Barbarians rushed towards the top of the city without fear of death. Relying on the advantage of several times the number of defenders, they climbed to the top of the city several times. However, Jiang Baoyi was extremely brave and held With long spears, reinforcements will be sent to wherever the wall is weak, making it difficult for the barbarians to get to the top of the city.

Not far from the city, Deng Shiluo already had a sullen expression on his face, holding a waist knife in his hand, his veins were exposed, "I miscalculated, I didn't expect the Han people to defend the city so well."

"My lord, let's withdraw the troops. The casualties are too great. The young and strong are all dead. How can the old and weak in the village survive the winter?" The barbarian beside him said sadly as he watched the brutal siege battle.

Hearing this, Deng Shiluo did not refute, but was very troubled in his heart.

At this moment, there was only a commotion in the rear army, "Da, lord, the Tang army is behind...".

Before he could finish speaking, an arrow flew in and shot the barbarian to the ground.

"What?" Deng Shiluo was shocked, "And Tang Bing?"

"Brothers, kill a thief and make meritorious service. Today, follow me." Gao Chong put down his bow and arrow, picked up his horse and rode in the lead.

(End of this chapter)