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Chapter 561 The Wind Sweeps the Clouds (3)

Wang Bing himself was born as a cavalry general, so he is very familiar with the way of cavalry warfare, but for the battle of defending the city, his level is only average. Wang Bing wouldn't take it seriously, but at least half of the Tubo army that is busy under the city is infantry, and their armaments are much stronger than ordinary Tubo infantry. With less than [-] troops, it is obviously impossible to hold the city if you just rely on defense.

How many days?One day or two days?Wang Bingxin didn't know the truth at all, and moreover, even if he managed to hold out for a day or two, it was still unknown whether he could wait for reinforcements, probably because Wang Bingxin already believed that the main force of Anxi's army might have been hit at this moment. The ambush in Gar Qinling may be difficult for self-protection, so how can one expect Li Jinxing to send reinforcements, the only hope is Li Xian's Hexi army, but Wang Bing can't guarantee it at this moment. He was able to get in touch with the Hexi Army, although after he captured the city, he sent more than a dozen soldiers to search in the direction of Shanzhou and Tianjun Mountain, trying to contact the main force of the Hexi Army, but Wang Bing really didn't dare to do so. I had too much hope, but considering the current situation, no matter whether to defend or retreat, I have to make a quick decision, but this decision is obviously not easy to make, Wang Bing was silent for a long time with his face changing, Couldn't make up my mind either.

"General."

Just when Wang Bing was silent, Wan Liangcai, who was wearing a thick bandage, was supported by a personal guard, limped up to the top of the city wall, called out breathlessly, and immediately took Wang Bing away from the city. Woke up in reverie.

"Qining (Wan Liangcai's character), why are you here? Doesn't it matter if you are hurt?"

Wang Bing suddenly turned around, seeing that the person who came was Wan Liangcai, he hurriedly stepped forward, stretched out his hand to help him, and said a word of comfort.

"Don't worry, the general. The general's body is strong and he can bear it. Hehe, the thief dares to attack the city. The general's hand is itching. It's just a good time!"

Wan Liangcai was brave and aggressive by nature, he always liked to hear about the war, and he didn't want to stay in the wounded barracks. Seeing Wang Bing's words, he immediately slapped his chest and replied boldly.

"Well...forget it, Brother Qi Ning has always been good at defending the city, so Brother Qi Ning will be in charge of defending the city this time. Even I will listen to my brother's orders, so I can't let the thieves get their hands!"

Wang Bing nodded thoughtfully, then gritted his teeth and made up his mind to stand firm and wait for help, thus handing over the commanding power to Wan Liangcai.

"Ha, then the general will be disrespectful. What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and tear down all the stone houses in the city, and move them to the top of the city to use as wood rolling stones. The action is so fucking fast!"

Wan Liangcai has been with Wang Bing for many years, and he knows that Wang Bing is not a hypocritical person. Hearing that Wang Bing handed over the power of command, he is not polite at all. A group of Tang army officers and soldiers gathered on the city wall gave orders.

"promise!"

Seeing so many Tubo soldiers and horses under the city earlier, the officers and men were unavoidably a little nervous, and since Wang Bing, the chief general, did not give an order, the officers and soldiers did not know what to do. With the order, all the people did not dare to delay a little bit, they agreed in unison, and rushed down to the city, wreaking havoc in the city, smashing the walls, tearing down the doors, but In a short time, the original Tubo military camp has become ruins all over the place.

Time is passing by every minute, the Tang army on the city is busy, and the Tubo defenders on the city are also not idle. Both sides are rushing to work. The Tubo side has a large number of people, so the speed of building the ladder is naturally not slow. In less than half an hour, dozens of extremely rough ladders have been hastily made. As for the Tang army, destruction is always faster than construction. Sundries, big stones, beams, and wooden doors are all there. Although it is a bit messy, it is not bad for defending the city. The two sides completed the pre-war preparations almost at the same time.

"attack!"

After the formation of the whole team, Gar Mu Cuo Lun did not hesitate at all, let alone any nonsense. What should be said has already been said, and the preparations that should be made have already been prepared. Can Gar Qin, who was blocked in Tuyuhun, be rescued? Ling, let's fight here!
"Woo, woo, woo..."

As the order was issued, the shrill horns of the Tubo army burst out immediately, and the three thousand cavalry who had already been ready rushed out of the formation first, rushed under the city wall at high speed, and could not help but shoot at it with random arrows Going to the city, although the officers and soldiers of the Tang army hiding behind the city plate were not injured, the dense firepower prevented the officers and soldiers of the Tang army from raising their heads. Immediately, the four thousand Tubo infantry who followed the cavalry also rushed to the city with shouts. With the help of the cover of one's own cavalry, the attack on the city began.

"Arrowers prepare!"

Even though the city was full of arrows like locusts, Wan Liangcai did not hide from his generals, but stood on the top of the city guarded by two shield swordsmen with strong martial arts skills. Seeing that the Tubo infantry had rushed to the distance of the city At a distance of fifty steps, I didn't dare to be negligent, and gave the order with a roar, and all the crossbowmen of the Tang army immediately moved after hearing the order, and raised the chain crossbows that had already been loaded, nervously. Waiting for the follow-up order to be issued.

"Fire arrows!"

Even though the flying arrows jingled the shield in front of him, Wan Liangcai never frowned. He just silently calculated the distance until the Tubo cavalry under the city made way for his own infantry. When he was on the way to the city, Wan Liangcai let out a loud roar and gave the order to attack.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

In order to give way to their own infantry, the Tubo cavalry army's overall formation inevitably became a little scattered, and the rain of arrows suppressing the top of the city stopped immediately, but just such a stop gave the defenders a great opportunity to attack, but In the midst of a burst of intense whistling, thousands of steel arrows shot into the Tubo infantry that was rushing furiously like a torrential rain, shooting down the vanguard of the Tubo infantry in an instant. More than half of the time, nearly two hundred soldiers carrying ladders died under the random arrows.

"Rush the city, rush the city!"

This group of Tubo army is the elite of the Gar family, with an extremely tenacious will to fight, and the determination to rush to the city is not shaken by the heavy losses of the vanguard, but seeing a thousand household leaders in charge roaring the first He rushed forward, picked up the ladder that fell to the ground, and ran towards the city wall at the head of the soldiers. Seeing this, the rest of the people's morale was greatly boosted. Arrows, rolling stones and trees under the rain, erected the ladders desperately, leaning towards the top of the city in unison, and the Tubo warriors standing on each ladder also bowed their bodies, preparing to take advantage of the momentum to cross the city dish.

"Fork, go!"

The pace of the Tubo infantry's attacking the city was almost the same as that of the Tang army's attacking the city, but the result was the same. But after hearing Wan Liang's roar, a group of five officers and soldiers of the Tang army rushed to the city plate immediately. A Tang army soldier holding a wooden fork firmly resisted the approaching ladder, preventing the ladder from reaching the city plate. Immediately, he lifted it hard, pushing the ladder away from the side, while two shield swordsmen guarded the ground. On the side, he blocked the arrows for the two crossbowmen, while the crossbowman fell behind and shot the dead Tubo soldiers at the top of the ladder with a strong crossbow.

The five-member team of the Tang Army cooperated perfectly. Most of the nearly forty ladders of the Tubo Army were overturned. In this way, the dead soldiers standing on the top of the ladder were inevitably shot and killed by the crossbowmen of the Tang army on the spot, and no one was able to climb the top of the wall.

"Uptown, Uptown!"

Despite being hit twice in a row, the Tubo infantry still persisted bravely. Not only did their cavalry rush to the city to shoot arrows to cover them, but their infantry, under the urging of the generals, braved the rolling stones on the city. Wooden blows, climbing up the ladder one after another, even if there are many casualties, they will not hesitate. The battle has reached a feverish level in just a moment. Even though the Tang army has the advantage of the geographical advantage, the casualties still increase rapidly and unstoppably From time to time, soldiers howled and fell down the city.

The battle was going on fiercely, one group of Tubo army was disabled, and another group followed immediately, without giving the Tang army the slightest chance to breathe. As time went by, the city defense was already in jeopardy, and it was rushed by the Tubo army several times. On the top of the city, if Wang Bing hadn't led the personal guards to stop the leakage, the city defense would have been lost. Even so, the officers and soldiers of the Tang army after a long battle were already a little bit beyond their strength. His willpower persisted, and the situation was extremely unfavorable for the defenders.

"Qigong, it won't work if it goes on like this, why not lead the cavalry out of the city and kill him."

Once again, a group of Tubo infantry that rushed to the top of the city were killed. Wang Bing was already dripping with blood, as if he had been fished out of the blood, his breath was even more urgent, and the situation was not right. , I couldn't help feeling extremely anxious, so I rushed to the city gate tower, roaring and shouting.

"That's fine, return as soon as you strike, and don't chase after them. If you block this attack, the Tubo bandits will be powerless."

It is easier said than done to attack Kaesong. If one misses, not only will the cavalry be destroyed, but the city gate will also be lost. This kind of risk is not so easy to take, but the current situation It is critical, Rao Wan Liangcai has brought the command art of defending the city to the extreme, but under such a life-threatening attack from the Tubo army, it seems that he will not be able to survive the first day. At this critical juncture, Wan Liangcai couldn't care less, so he gritted his teeth and agreed to Wang Bing's proposal.

"Okay, that's it!"

In an emergency, Wang Bing didn't want to be too verbose. After confessing, he rushed down the city wall and rushed to the cavalry who had been standing by for a long time behind the city. With a roar, he led his troops along the street to the city gate. rush away.

(End of this chapter)