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Chapter 551 The Great Showdown (2)

"Tang thief is coming up, Tang thief is coming up!"

Although the Anxi Tang army attacked the city with a small force, there was still a lot of movement. It was impossible for the defenders on the city not to see it, and they all screamed wildly in panic.

"You bastard, what a mess, get on your positions and prepare for battle!"

Lu Yanda had been observing every move of the Tang army on the pass, until it was almost noon, but the Tang army showed no sign of attacking the city, thinking that the Tang army might march after eating, or I went back to the city gate tower to take a rest for a while, but I didn't expect that the buttocks were not hot yet, and there was already a commotion outside. I was startled, and rushed out in three steps at a time. Seeing the guards at the top of the city panicked Incessantly, there was a sudden burst of anger, and he pulled out the saber from his waist, slashed fiercely, and drank his throat.

Since the Tubo army had expected that the Tang army would come to attack the city, all the equipment for defending the city had already been prepared. There was no shortage of wood, rolling stones, boiling oil, etc. The previous panic was only deterred by the momentum of the Tang army. Forget it, after being yelled at by Lu Yanda, they all calmed down and stood in their respective battle positions, waiting nervously for the arrival of the Tang army's attacking troops.

"Come on, go to the city!"

The speed of the troops of the Tang army rushing to the city was not considered fast. After half a stick of incense passed, it was only a hundred steps away from the city. However, following Wan Liangcai's loud roar, two thousand Tang army soldiers suddenly He accelerated, let go of his legs, and rushed towards the city wall with all his strength. The speed became faster and faster, and he rushed to a distance of less than seventy steps from the city in an instant.

"Bowman, get ready!"

Seeing that the Tang army's siege troops had already arrived, Lu Yanda dared not be negligent, so he raised his voice and shouted loudly. Thousands of crossbowmen at the top of the city immediately moved after hearing the order. The disc poked out, and aimed the arrow in his hand at the Tang army soldiers who were running wildly.

"Cavalry attack!"

Seeing that the Tubo archers had already appeared, Liu Shuangshun, who had been waiting for a long time, did not dare to delay any longer. With a roar, he led a thousand cavalrymen under his command to launch a fierce charge. In a short time, he overtook his own infantry that had already charged up, and rushed to the city like flying.

"Fire arrows!"

The speed of the Tang army's cavalry charging was so fast that Lu Yanda on the top of the wall couldn't react. Seeing that the Tang army's cavalry had arrived, his heart sank involuntarily—the cavalry It is not the main force in the siege battle, and the role it can play is only auxiliary. Lu Yanda himself does not want his crossbowmen to fight with the Tang cavalry, but the Tang cavalry comes too fast. At this time, Tubo It was too late for the crossbowmen to change formations, so they forced themselves to dodge, and could only mess up their own positions. In desperation, they had no choice but to give the order to shoot. With this order, all the crossbowmen did not dare to neglect, and rushed to shoot. He let go of the hand holding the string, but amidst the sound of howling, more than a thousand feathered arrows shot down the city like locusts.

"Fire arrows!"

The purpose of Liu Shuangshun rushing up at this time was to target these Tubo crossbowmen. As soon as he rushed to the city, he unceremoniously gave the order to attack. He raised his crossbow, aimed at the top of the city, and fired randomly. Nearly ten thousand steel arrows flew up to the top of the city like a torrential rain.

The attacking and defending sides shot arrows almost at the same time, but the results were quite different—the cavalry of the Tang Army were in high-speed movement, even if the Tubo crossbowmen were good at shooting, it was really difficult to aim, and the arrows rained down, but Only less than [-] Tang soldiers were shot off their horses, but if they were shot by the strong crossbow of the Tang army, the defenders would be out of luck. You must know that the bows and crossbows in the hands of the cavalry of the Tang army are serial crossbows. There are ten steel arrows, and the number of arrows shot by a thousand cavalrymen is ten thousand. On average, each Tubo crossbowman has ten steel arrows. The density of Naiqi was really too high, as soon as they shot down randomly, there were as many as two hundred Tubo crossbowmen who fell down from the top of the city screaming, and even more were injured.

"Fire the arrow, let the arrow go!"

After shooting, the cavalry of the Tang army swept past the city, and immediately after that, the rushing troops rushed up. The cooperation between each other was so perfect that Lu Yanda's expression changed involuntarily, and he didn't bother to check. After checking the casualties of the crossbowmen on his side, he let go of his throat and roared.

Lu Yanda's order was issued in time, but the surviving Tubo crossbowmen had not yet recovered from the super-saturated attack of the Tang army's cavalry, and less than one hundred crossbowmen who could really move after hearing the order shot at There were very few arrows under the city, and there was no way to stop Tang Jun from rushing towards the city wall.

"Climb the ladder!"

After successfully rushing to the bottom of the city, Wan Liangcai did not dare to easily waste the favorable opportunity created by his own cavalry, so he issued the order to attack the city without hesitation.

"Huh, huh..."

At Wan Liangcai's order, all the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army did not dare to delay a little bit, they turned the ladders up in unison, and leaned towards the top of the city with a whistling sound. The warriors, at this moment, all strained their bodies with all their strength, preparing to take advantage of the momentum of the ladder to turn over the top of the wall.

"Bowman, shoot the ladder, don't stop! Spearmen step forward, pitchers get ready!"

Seeing that there was no way to stop Tang Jun from setting up the ladder, Lu Yanda couldn't help feeling a little anxious, roaring and giving a series of orders.

"kill!"

Lu Yanda is worthy of being a veteran in the army. This series of orders was issued almost impeccably. With the order issued, not only the remaining archers and crossbowmen gathered their firepower on the Tang army warriors at the top of the ladder, but also a thousand soldiers. The spearman rushed forward, thrust forward with all his strength, and stabbed indiscriminately. Most of the more than twenty Tang warriors were stabbed and killed on the spot because they had nowhere to dodge, and fell down the ladder screaming miserably. Ming took advantage of the chaos to jump onto the top of the city. Although he fought hard and killed a few defenders, he was quickly stabbed to death on the top of the city by the swarming Tubo defenders.

"Go, kill and go to the city!"

Although all the more than [-] warriors who conquered the city were killed in battle, their deaths bought precious time for the follow-up officers and soldiers of Yifu. Following Wan Liangcai's order, groups of officers and soldiers of the Tang Army began to climb up the ladder Climbing, before the Tubo army adjusted again, among the more than [-] ladders, the officers and soldiers of the Tang army on more than a dozen ladders rushed to the level with the city.

"Kill, suppress Tang thief, kill, kill!"

The way to defend the city is to suppress it. Once the attacker rushes to the top of the city, more than half of the city will be lost. Lu Yanda will not be clear about this truth. Seeing that the soldiers of the Tang army have come out of the city one after another When he turned his head, how dare he be careless, he roared and ordered a group of defenders to rush forward, and launched an offensive and defensive battle with the soldiers of the Tang army.

In the siege battle, the attacking side is always in a passive state. Even if the Anxi Tang army is well-trained and far stronger than the Tubo infantry in terms of combat power, the geographical advantage is on the Tubo side. The attack was endless, but they could not break through the defense of the Tubo people for a while. The attack of the wood continued to attack the city one after another.

"The whole army obeys the order, the two teams are in charge of a ladder, and shoot the mother for me!"

Just when the Tang army's infantry was in a tight spot, the Tang army's cavalry, who had already loaded their chain crossbows, rode forward again. Seeing that the battle was going badly, Liu Shuangshun's eyes turned red, he pointed at the five ladders on the left city wall, and roared loudly He ordered.

"promise!"

As soon as Liu Shuangshun finished speaking, a group of cavalry troops of the Tang Army who followed immediately responded to the order with a loud bang, and each of them dispersed in a group of 200 people, shooting in turn to cover the infantry's attack on the city. Arrows flew like locusts, and all the Tubo officers and soldiers who dared to stand up screamed and fell to the top of the city. However, after a while, the Tubo defenders on the left wall were killed and injured.

"Crossbowmen, concentrate on the left city wall, release arrows, release arrows!"

When Lu Yanda saw the cavalry of the Tang army coming again during the fierce battle, he kept his eyes open. Seeing that the city wall on the left was tight, he dared not neglect, not only transferred the reserve team to the left, but also ordered the remaining crossbowmen Attack the Tang army's infantry on the ladder at any cost.

"Damn it, damn it, teams A and B, spread out on both sides, and suppress the crossbowmen at the head of the city!"

The Tubo crossbowmen were already frightened by the sharp crossbows of the Tang army cavalry. They did not rush to the left city wall, but scattered on both sides, and kept attacking the Tang army soldiers rushing into the city with bows and arrows, effectively The pace of the Tang army's siege was hindered. When such a situation happened, Liu Shuangshun was irritated. The crossbowmen were in bad luck. Anyone who dared to stand up and attack would be greeted by several powerful crossbows from the Tang army. He shrank his head like a tortoise, and was no longer able to suppress the Tang army's rush to the city on the left.

"Get out of the way, guards, go to the city with me!"

Although the crossbowmen at the top of the city had been suppressed, the spearmen hiding behind the city plate could not be attacked by the strong crossbows of the cavalry of the Tang army. People form a group, and whenever a soldier of the Tang Army jumps up from the ladder, they will stab them down with random guns. With such a move, the advantage that the Tang Army has won so hard to win is almost invisible, and the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army will pay for it. At the cost of the lives of more than [-] warriors, but still failed to achieve a breakthrough, Wan Liangcai's eyes turned red as soon as this happened, and he no longer cared about commanding or not, so he roared and led the The personal guard rushed to the left city wall, lined up the chaotic soldiers, and charged the city in person with a horizontal knife in their mouths.

(End of this chapter)