Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

At three o'clock in the afternoon on October 15, 24th year of Zhenguan, it was supposed to be the most yang time of the day, but at this moment the sky was terribly cloudy, the dark sky was full of dark clouds, dark, gloomy, and oppressive. Very, very breathless, coupled with the scene of blood flowing into rivers and corpses scattered all over Shenwu City, it is a scene of the end of the world.

It’s been three days, and it’s been three days since we stood firm on Shenwu City. In the three days, Xue Yantuo’s army has attacked the city more than ten times, and each time is more fierce than the last. retreated, but more than half of Li Zhen's soldiers were lost, and most of the rest were injured. The soldiers who can still participate in the battle and the young and strong in the city who are defending the city add up to less than [-]. As for the arrows The defense equipment such as arrows and wood had already been exhausted, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty relied entirely on their flesh and blood to hold on. Even Li Zhen, the chief general, personally participated in the tragic battle of defending the city.

Tired, really tired!Rao Li Zhen has practiced martial arts since childhood, and has built a good body. Now he is so tired that he can't wait to find a place to lie down and sleep. It's a pity that he can't, at least not at the moment. Li Zhen knows very well that by now this The situation, whether you can defend Shenwu City is the key point of the whole battle. Without him, the main force of the Tang army should have been deployed now, and perhaps the attack has already begun. Whether you can continue to drag Xue Yantuo's main force under Shenwu City will become the key to victory. where.

"Your Highness, when will Shuai Li arrive? My army is too damaged and it's hard to hold on anymore." Just as Li Zhen was standing in front of the city wall and observing the movement of Xue Yantuo's camp, a blood-oozing bandage was tied on his head. Qin Huaiyu hurried over from the east of the city, and asked worriedly when he saw Li Zhen.

Damn, when will we be there?I don't know, according to the time, I should have started by now, God knows why it hasn't arrived yet!A fierce general like Qin Huaiyu couldn't hold on anymore, so what would happen to his morale?If morale is gone, the city will be left alone!Li Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and she was very anxious, but as the chief general, he couldn't lose his composure in the slightest at this time. Looking at Qin Huaiyu, Li Zhen pondered for a while and said, "Huiyu, don't be restless, don't be impatient. The king has his own arrangements." Then he turned around and confessed to Li Ge, the captain of the personal guard: "Let the whole army gather to the north of the city, and the king has something to announce, go quickly."

Qin Huaiyu didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Li Zhen's gourd, so he didn't dare to ask more, so he stood aside in doubt, probably, the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were still able to participate in the battle supported each other and gathered under the city gate in the north of the city , Li Zhen stood on the terrace of the city gate tower, looked around at the soldiers at the top of the city, saw that the nearly 6000 people including the coordinating young and strong three days ago were only a little more than half, and couldn't help feeling After a burst of soreness, he took a deep breath, calmed down, and said slowly: "The warriors of the Tang Dynasty, facing an enemy force twenty times as strong as mine, we held on for three days, three full days! Are you A true hero! Thank you, my lord, and now our army has reached a critical moment of life and death. Brothers, everyone, think about what happened to those cities that were breached. Facing the barbarian's butcher's knife, everyone said, can we let the barbarian succeed?"

"No!" Thousands of soldiers shouted in unison.

"Well said! No, as officers and soldiers of the Great Tang, we will never let the people of our Great Tang suffer such disasters again!" Li Zhen glanced at the soldiers and said loudly: "This king hereby announces: Afterwards, the pensions of the war dead will be doubled, and the king will reward another [-] guan as settling expenses. Those who are injured and can no longer serve in the army are willing to return to their hometowns to farm, and will be rewarded with ten guan. The business under his name seeks help, and the rest are not only rewards from the court, but also a big reward from this king! Brothers, Shenwu City Defense is up to you all!"

"Defend the city to the death! Defend the city to the death!" Li Zhen's reward was not insignificant, and the morale of more than 3000 soldiers was immediately boosted. Cheers from above Qingcheng could be heard in the battalion.

Li Zhen is tired, and Dadu is even more tired. Compared with Li Zhen, the burden on Dadu's shoulders is a bit heavier. If the siege of the previous two days was just a feint, today's three strong attacks early in the morning It's the real deal, except for the last trump card that hasn't been used yet, Dadu Set has already used all the power he can use, but it's a pity that it still came to nothing. At this moment, he has already started to get a little anxious—— Both troops of the Tang Army have already taken action, and now they are fighting fiercely with Tong Luo, A Duo and other ministries. If you can't win Shenwu as soon as possible, once the main force of the Tang army wipes out those small tribes and join forces, Dadu can't guarantee whether the second ambush he arranged in advance will work. If not, Li Zhen has become the only guarantee for him to return to the grassland safely, but he still has scruples about whether to use the last trump card. Without him, this is the last barrier for him to fight for the Khan position in the future. If the loss here is too big, then he will definitely be at a disadvantage in the competition with his second brother Ba Zhuo, this cannot be done carelessly.

Um?what sound?Dadu set himself up in meditation, but was suddenly awakened by the cheers from the head of Shenwu City. He tilted his head and listened for a while, and suddenly felt furious, and he strode out of the tent with a pair of eagle eyes fixed on Shenwu City. He gritted his head, gritted his teeth, his face twitched for a while, and ordered viciously: "The order: Huihe and Pugu's two divisions will attack the south of the city together, Amuda will lead his troops to attack the north of the city, and the Wolf Camp will attack the city afterwards." Dong, tell Timur that Ben Du will have dinner in the city today!"

"Damn it, do you still want to attack?" Tudumi was furious as soon as he received Dadu's commander-in-chief. In the past three days, Huihe had lost nearly 3000 horses, plus the attack on Shuozhou More than 3000 people were killed or injured at the time. This trip to Huihe did not get much property, and the losses of the troops were not young or old. Seeing that Shenwu is a tough bone, he has long since given up on fighting, and now he is needed Going to attack the city, Tudu Mi cursed away in front of Dadu's messengers.

Qijin Yeda also has no good voice. Under the Shenwu City, the Pugu Department has lost more than 6000 horses. At this time, the morale of the army is completely lost, and most of the siege equipment is lost. How can I have the heart to attack? He was looking at the city, but he didn't want to participate in it, but he just stood aside with a cold face and planned to watch the excitement, but unfortunately the excitement didn't really make a fuss——that Xue Yantuo's messenger was not at all Ignoring Tudumi's nonsense, he just dropped a sentence: "This is the order of the governor, and the Tudumi commander will take care of it." As soon as he finished speaking, he left immediately, and did not speak to Tudumi at all. Opportunity.

"God's mother's lamb, attack his mother's hair! I'm quitting!" Tu Dumi flicked his horsewhip angrily and planned to return to the camp. He was in a hurry when he could reach the catty. Without him, Tu Dumi would As soon as he left, the siege of the city would have to fall on him. There were only so few troops left in the Pugu Department. Once it was further damaged, even if Shenwu was captured, he would have to be annexed when he returned to the grassland. end?

Qin Jin also had quick hands and quick eyes, and quickly grabbed Tudumi's rein, and said with a smile: "Brother Tudumi, don't be angry, the governor sent out all the capital wolf camps at the bottom of the box this time. You and my brother are just pretending to attack, just put on a show, why bother to get angry with a pawn."

"Aha." Tudumi sneered and said: "Forget it, just follow what my brother said and do it, just make sense, don't care about his mother's wolf camp or not, let's watch the fun too .Come here, send the order down, shout louder when attacking the city, send less troops, don't go looking for it by yourself!"

Just as Xue Yantuo was busy arranging troops and preparing for the final general attack, Tang Jun, the leader of Shenwu City, was not idle. He would tear down houses without wood and rolling stones, not to mention the houses of ordinary rich families, even the county government If it is knocked down, the beams of the house are ready-made lumber, and the bricks are rolling stones. It is a pity that Shenwu is a small county after all, and most people live in earth-embryo houses. There are very few lumber and rolling stones that can be obtained. Li Zhen had no choice but to drag her tired body back and forth on the city wall, trying her best to boost morale.

At the last moment, the screaming horn sounded again in Xue Yantuo's army, which had been silent for more than an hour. The Huihe and Pugu coalition forces in the south of the city, and the Xue Yantuo army in the north of the city simultaneously stepped on the horns and launched an attack on Shenwu City. Shenwu City The head-to-head battle was rekindled, but the intensity of the attack was quite different:

The shouts of the Uighur and Pugu allied forces in the south of the city were deafening, but in fact not too much force was invested in the attack. Generally, they shot arrows by the moat, and those who really crossed the moat to participate in the siege were very few. Few, there are only a few ladders on the left and right, with hundreds of people, and they move slowly. They stopped as soon as they crossed the moat, and never leaned against the city wall, which made Qiao Shengtai, who was defending the south of the city, confused. The Tang army didn't have many arrows at this time. Qiao Shengtai simply ordered not to shoot arrows at the enemy troops who had crossed the moat. The two sides even played "All Quiet on the Western Front" in the offensive and defensive battle of blood and fire, but each got what he wanted.

Compared with the two armies in the south of the city, the two armies are in peace, and the north of the city is head-to-head when they come up. This makes Li Zhen, who is defending the north of the city, very busy. Fortunately, the morale of the Tang army is high at this time, and Xue Yantuo's troops can't kill the top of the city for a while. , Just as the two sides were fighting to the death, a shrill horn sounded in the east of the city, and a cavalry unit of about [-] in black clothes and black armor covered the same number of black infantry and slowly moved towards the east of the city. Forward—the Wolf Battalion is on the move!