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Chapter 856 Unexpected (Second)

Boom!Boom!Boom!
The rapid war drums sounded, and the soldiers of the Tang army in the front row increased their speed with their scull shields.

And the trebuchet and bed crossbow behind them unleashed a wave of stone bombs and arrows at Zhao Jun on the top of the city for the first time.

The huge boulder that volleyed over the heads of the soldiers of the Tang army roared past, and hit the wooden wall of the Zhao army several times, piercing gaps one by one.And Zhao Jun's arrows on the plank wall also came from the sky, descending on the ground like dense migratory locusts.

The arrows were inserted in rows on the ground with an arc of 45 degrees and [-] degrees. The leather boots of Tang soldiers almost stepped on the broken arrow branches.Zhao Jun, who was behind the wooden wall, was also prepared for Tang Jun's stone throwing. They propped up a curtain made of multi-layer cooked cowhide to prevent the catapult from destroying the city wall.
Wang Mahan, who was observing the whole situation from the watchtower, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, Li Shimin has a catapult machine crossbow, so I don't have it? Give me the order to fight back, fight back!"

The soldiers in Zhao Jun's village tore off the tarpaulin covering the catapult, loaded the stone bombs, and shot out at the soldiers of the Tang Army.

The bed crossbow on the city wall also showed ferocious fangs.

Arrows and stone bullets also covered Tang Jun's heads. They had no shelter from the board wall and could only block them with the scull shield in their hands.However, the stone bullets of Zhao Jun's eight-tip cannon were tens of catties, or even hundreds of catties in weight.

In this way, the huge boulders thrown from the sky hit the shields, and the better ones fell and scattered the shields, and the soldiers were broken and their arms were broken.

There were screams one after another, the sound of shields falling apart, and the sound of cracking bones.

The arrows of the bed crossbow, like farmers plowing the fields, tore apart the Tang army's formation.The scull shield is useless in front of the bed crossbow.

The soldiers of the Tang army swarmed in the blackness, and the gaps were continuously punched by the stone bullets and arrows, but they were filled up by the Tang army pressing from behind in an instant.

For Changsun Wuji, who has the superior force, he doesn't care about this loss at all.

They were already approaching the first trench dug by Zhao Jun. The soldiers of the Tang Army hadn't investigated it before, but now they took a breath when they came to the front.Zhao Jun also built the trench too deep.

The general of the Tang army took a visual inspection, and could only use the ladder for climbing the wall in advance, and stretched it into the bottom of the trench. After the soldiers of the Tang army climbed down from the top, they set up another ladder to climb up.This entry and exit consumed a lot of physical strength of the Tang army in heavy armor. After the soldiers of the Tang army finally passed the first trench, they encountered the second trench, which was even deeper than the first trench.

In Zhao Jun's camp, the [-] civil servants who originally built trenches and dug fortifications were working to save lives and heal the wounded.They transported arrows to the front line, lifted the wounded soldiers from the arrows one by one, and put them in the rear for treatment.

Tang Jun had already approached the slab wall, which was densely filled with arrowheads, and there were still several openings blasted by catapults.

The soldiers of Zhao Jun stood on the board wall, put arrows on the crossbow with their feet, and then shot freely.On the side, General Zhao Jun roared loudly, teams of spearmen lined up on the plank wall into dense spear arrays.

The bright armor on these spearmen is very eye-catching, causing Tang Jun to shoot arrows in waves, but they are waiting in strict formation to surround the crossbowmen, and the armor is full of Tang Jun's arrows.

Under the plank wall, Tang Jun had already arrived carrying a ladder, and a set of bamboo ladders were built on the top of the wall.Tang Jun's elite soldiers immediately climbed up the wall with swords and spears.

'kill! The soldiers of Zhao Jun behind the board wall shouted in unison!
Numerous gun shafts wrapped in red cherry blossoms protruded from the crenels of the city wall, and the Tang army under the city was not unprepared. They threw the hatchets in their hands on the city wall to destroy Zhao Jun's spear array, and many Zhao soldiers were hit on the head with axes. He fell down, but the same dozens of soldiers of the Tang army fell from the city wall holding their chests.

Bloody hand-to-hand combat, without the slightest trickery, both armies fought in exchange for lives.At several passes made by throwing stones, soldiers from both sides fought each other with shields and knives, and blood flowed across the oars.

Panting heavily, the soldiers of the two armies fought against each other at the city wall, unable to back down a single step.They looked at each other, and even the sound of breathing was clearly audible.

The soldiers fighting in the front were driven forward by the soldiers behind to fight. The eyes of the two armies were red.
The Tang army was crowded under the board wall, and more and more soldiers rushed in, and the bed crossbow had stopped firing long ago.Only the trebuchet continued to project in depth, trying to suppress Zhao Jun's trebuchet and bed crossbow.

The Turkic infantry on the right wing finally filled the trench in front of the board wall and cleared the ground of carbine guns and barbed wire, at the cost of 2000 casualties.The Turkic soldiers who died in battle fell to the ground and were dragged down one by one.

A fire was lit in the rear, and several Zoroastrian priests danced there, praying for victory.

Tong Yehu Khan stared at the battlefield in front of him expressionlessly.

"Khan, Zhao Jun's position prevents our cavalry from taking advantage! '

Listening to the complaints from his subordinates, Tong Yehu nodded and said: "Don't worry, as long as we can break down that board wall, our cavalry can assault the camp." '

'But how to break it? '

Tong Yehu said coldly: "Of course he was burned." '

After the Turkic army in the second column rushed up, they unexpectedly did not climb the city, but carried wooden barrels on their shoulders, braving the attack of Zhao Jun's arrows and marching forward.

Yuchi Gong didn't know why, he just wondered why the Turkic army threw the wooden barrel under the city wall.

At this time, several arrows shot through the barrel, but black sticky matter flowed out from it.

'It's kerosene!Damn it! Yuchi Gong saw it at a glance.

It's no secret that Zhao Jun likes to use kerosene bombs from the Western Regions, and the Turkic people in the Western Regions know how to use them.

But they threw the kerosene barrel behind the city wall, and then shot at the barrel with flaming arrows.Then the left and right infantry phalanx retreated far back.

Seeing this scene, Yuchi Jingde immediately ordered: "Hurry up, get out of here, the kerosene is about to explode." '

After hearing Yuchi Jingde's order, Zhao Jun's soldiers immediately withdrew from this section of the wall.

Only a moment later, but hearing a loud bang, Zhao Jun's board wall was on fire.The wall was being exploded, either burning or being blown away.

Tong Yehu looked at it and drew out his saber, pointing forward and shouting: "Warriors, where are you?" '

Ten thousand Turkic cavalry behind them raised their scimitars and echoed loudly.

'Kill them all, loot all their money, and make their women your servants! '

'kill! '

Thousands of Turkic iron cavalry urged their mounts, and the thunderous sound of horseshoes resounded across the battlefield, and the ground trembled slightly.

The air distorted the line of sight in the burning, and a puff of black smoke rose everywhere. Through the burning remains of the city wall, Zhao Jun's camp was stripped of its strongest armor. Behind the broken board wall, Zhao Jun's steps could be seen. In a hurry, they rearranged behind the city wall.

The dark Turkic cavalry urged their horses to kill the Zhao army's infantry phalanx that was in formation.

In their eyes, it was too late, and the horses quickly passed through the filled ditch, and then passed through the smoking remains of the city wall.

The frenzied bullhorn sounded the entire battlefield at this time, the Turkic cavalry came roaring, and more than 4 horseshoes beat the ground. Under the pressure of the cavalry, everyone felt dizzy.

Seeing the jumping horse's head filling the entire field of vision, a sneer appeared on Yu Chigong's face.

Whoa whoa whoa!

The first Turkic cavalry that broke through the city wall suddenly turned on their backs. The second row of Turkic cavalry in the rear did not know what happened. They wanted to stop the horses, but they couldn't stop.

'Yes, trenches! '

'The Han people even dug a trench behind the city wall! '

'Despicable Chinese, ah! '

Yuchi Jingde couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw the scene of the Turkic cavalry turning their backs on their backs.
After the Turkic cavalry filled the trench, the Turkic cavalry rushed up, but they were caught by barbed wire and thorns on the ground.

'retreat! Tong Yehu's liver was about to explode at this moment, such a terrifying cavalry assault became a joke in Zhao Jun's eyes.

When the Turkic cavalry heard the order to retreat, they quickly turned their horses.

'If you want to leave, there is no way, just let the arrows go! Yuchi Jingde roared angrily,

The Turkic cavalry retreating hastily was attacked by Zhao Jun's arrow rain, and the stone throwing machine was also launched, and the stone bullets hit the Turkic cavalry head-on and face-to-face.

In front of the city wall, the corpses of the Turkic cavalry suddenly piled up like a mountain.

'what? '

Only then did Tong Yehu see clearly that there was a second plank wall behind Zhao Jun.

(End of this chapter)