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Chapter 568 The End of the Hero (3)

"Shoot the arrow, counterattack, counterattack quickly!"

The firepower of the first regiment was too fierce. Not only the miscellaneous soldiers who were nervously loading the city crossbows fell to the ground screaming, but even the crossbowmen who were bending their bows and nodding their arrows also fell to the ground. In the midst of a catastrophe, all of them shrank back behind the city plate in fright, but they didn't even dare to lift their heads a little. As soon as this happened, Sauron Zanke, who was watching the battle at the city gate, became very popular. With a glance, he shouted again and again to order his personal guards to drive the panic-stricken crossbowmen to launch a counterattack.

"Whizzing……"

The overwhelmed crossbowmen had to brave the strong firepower of the Tang army and forcibly launched a counterattack. Under the salvo of nearly a thousand crossbowmen, the scene was quite spectacular, but the dense rain of arrows was like a swarm of locusts. It was a pity that except for a few dozens of shots that barely reached the location of the first regiment, most of the rest landed in the open space of fifty to sixty paces, and the results achieved were nothing more than injuries. More than a dozen officers and soldiers of the first regiment were covered by the dense firepower of the Tang army, and more than two hundred casualties fell on the top of the city screaming. The comparison of the results of this battle is really shocking.

Shoot, shoot again!Although the counterattack effect of the crossbowmen at the top of the city was extremely poor, the blood of their comrades made the soldiers of the first regiment red-eyed, and the frequency of shooting suddenly accelerated. None of the defenders on the ground dared to stand up, let alone even counterattack. As for the four defensive crossbows, which were not bad, there was no one around, no matter how much the boss forced them, there was no one. Who is willing to take half a step closer, just like this, only one round of shooting, and it has completely become a one-man show for the first group.

"Report to the brigade commander, the artillery battalion is ready, please give instructions to the brigade commander!"

Su Qingsheng set up the cannon without asking for instructions before, but Xiao Sanlang sent someone to reprimand him for a while. After setting up the cannon this time, he didn't dare to make up his own mind anymore, so he hurriedly ran to Xiao Sanlang and set a standard He gave a military salute and asked for instructions loudly.

"Blast open the city gate within a quarter of an hour!"

Xiao Sanlang raised his hand to return the salute, and gave the order expressionlessly.

"promise!"

Although a quarter of an hour was a bit tight, Su Qingsheng didn't care. He promised loudly, ran back to the artillery battalion, spit heavily on the ground, rolled up his sleeves, and finished the journey. Out of breath, he took a sip: "Fire!"

"Boom, boom..."

After the order was given, the gunners who had already been ready did not dare to be negligent, and lit the fuses on the tail of the guns with matchlocks. Amidst the roaring roar, gunpowder smoke billowed up, eighteen infantry artillery fired first, eighteen shells roared and smashed towards the top of the city, either smashing the city defense facilities such as the city plate and arrow tower, or smashing the city walls. Bouncing and rolling, under the huge impact, all the soldiers hit by the shells were smashed to pieces on the spot, and those who were rubbed were not much better. The stumped limbs and broken arms were nothing but ordinary things. It kept ringing one after another.

"Boom, boom!"

Although the infantry artillery's attack was spectacular, it was far from the performance of the two heavy artillery. Just when the Tubo army at the top of the city was in chaos, two loud noises like thunderbolts from the blue sky During the attack, two huge shells whizzed and drew a smooth curve in the air, and hit the city wall near the city gate in an almost direct way. The huge impact not only smashed the stone wall There were two huge holes, which made the entire Guancheng tremble, and the situation was like an earthquake.

"Damn it, come again, let me aim the fucking point and shoot again!"

The huge power of the artillery not only broke the hearts of the defenders on the top of the city, but also shocked all the troops of the Tang Dynasty. Except for the officers and soldiers of the first brigade, only the soldiers who had been stationed with the first brigade The soldiers of the Hehuang Army can treat it calmly, but Su Qingsheng himself is extremely dissatisfied with the effect of the attack. In his opinion, failing to open the city gate with one cannonball is considered a failure. .

"Boom, boom!"

The reason why a heavy cannon is a heavy cannon is not only because of its heavy weight, but also its amazing power. The calibration and loading procedures were not completed immediately, until the infantry artillery had fired two more rounds, and the two heavy artillery fired again, but in the midst of two loud thunderclaps, another two huge The cannonballs whizzed out, hitting the city gate one after another as if they had eyes, and saw that the seemingly thick city gate was smashed into pieces flying all over the sky like paper in front of the huge cannonballs. The Tubo soldiers who were hiding in the city gate and were ready to block the gate at any time were devastated. They were either smashed to pieces by the shells or smashed to pieces by the splintered wood. The ten soldiers didn't even have time to say a word, and they turned into broken corpses all over the ground.

"Okay! Attack and take down the city gate!"

Seeing that the Artillery Battalion had completed its merits, even Xiao Sanlang, who was calm in nature, couldn't help applauding, but he didn't forget his mission, and with a wave of his hand, he gave the order to attack.

"Woo, woo, woo..."

As soon as Xiao Sanlang said this, the shrill horn sounded loudly immediately, and the soldiers of the first brigade immediately moved after hearing the order. First, the officers and soldiers of the first regiment shouted and launched a charge, and then the officers and soldiers of the second regiment also charged. Get up, but instead of rushing to the city gate, they are scattered on the two wings of the first regiment, shooting at the head of the city while charging to cover the first regiment's attack on the city, and the third regiment arrives at the original first regiment. The regiment's defense area, shooting in formation, completely suppressed the firepower at the top of the city. The three regiments cooperated like flowing clouds and flowing water, without counting breaths, and the officers and soldiers of the first regiment who hardly encountered resistance had already reached the city gate very smoothly.

"Block, block, shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"

Suo Lunzan originally stayed at the city gate to supervise the battle, but he was not expecting the Tang army's musket attack, but he was dizzy from the shock wave of the two heavy artillery, and finally recovered, and saw the officers and soldiers of the first regiment They rushed to the city like a tide, panicked in their hearts, waved their scimitars recklessly, and rushed to the chaotic army beaten by Tang Jun in a few strides, roaring and ordering a counterattack.

"what……"

Suo Lunzan shouted loudly, but the miscellaneous soldiers were scared out of their wits long ago. In such a panic, who would listen to his command? His "brave" actions not only failed to stop the city The confusion at the head attracted the attention of Lu Sansheng, who rushed to the forefront of the first group. Seeing Sauron Zan wearing the costume of a captain, Lu Sansheng would not let it go easily, and raised his hand unceremoniously. The gun hit Sorenzan's chest. The unlucky Sorenzan felt a chill in his chest, and he couldn't help covering it with his hands. As soon as he touched it, he felt his hands were wet. He hurriedly looked down, only to see that the blood on his chest had already It gushed out like a spring, followed by a burst of severe pain. Suo Lunzan only had time to let out a miserable howl, and his eyes were already dark, and he fell limply on the ground, and died like this.

Solunzan, once the general died, the miscellaneous soldiers who didn't have the slightest fighting spirit at all would stay in such a dangerous place. With a cry, they all scrambled down the wall and rushed towards Fu Si in a panic. They fled in the direction of the city, even the one thousand Tubo troops arranged by Suo Lunzan as a reserve behind the closed wall were no exception. garrison.

"Cheng Bin, attack!"

Although he already knew that the Tubo army guarding the pass could not be the opponent of the first brigade, Li Xian never thought that the defenders would be so vulnerable. Seeing that the Tubo army fled so quickly, he couldn't help shaking his head. It's not worth killing chickens with a sledgehammer, but he didn't intend to let the defeated army go, so he waved his hand and calmly issued a pursuit order.

"promise!"

Lin Chengbin is Li Xian's confidant, he has heard many rumors about the First Brigade, but it is the first time he has seen the power of the First Brigade with his own eyes, and he is deeply shocked by the wonderful performance of the First Brigade Qing, who was in a daze, suddenly heard that Li Xian had issued a general order, so he dared not neglect it, so he hurriedly put away his thoughts, hurriedly agreed to the promise, shouted, and led his five thousand cavalry to go He rushed up, quickly crossed the defense area of ​​the first brigade, rushed into the city gate guarded by the soldiers of the first regiment, and chased down the Tubo officers and soldiers who were flying along the valley. Except for the thousands of Tubo cavalry who were quick to see the opportunity and fled, the rest either died or surrendered on their knees. So far, less than half an hour after the start of the battle, the Funiuchuan Pass City has fallen into the hands of the Tang army. In the middle, the south gate of Fucheng City was completely opened!
"Report, Prime Minister, Funiuchuan has fallen, and General Solunzan died for his country!"

In the main hall of the former royal palace of Futeng City, Gar Qinling, who had worked hard for more than ten days, was sitting behind a few children, with his hands on his cheeks, his eyes closed and resting his mind, but he saw a horse rushing from outside. He broke in, tapped on one knee, and reported in a panic.

"What? How could it be so, say!"

Gar Qinling knew about the start of the war at Funiuchuan, and he also knew that Funiuchuan's crude city defenses could not withstand the Tang army's offensive, so he only hoped that Suo Lunzan could stop the Tang army for a few days, so as to frustrate the Tang army's attack It's all about vigor, but he never expected that Funiuchuan would be captured by the Tang army so quickly. This shock was really serious, his face changed instantly, he suddenly got up, and asked in surprise.

"My lord, Tang thief..."

Seeing that Gar Qinling was in such a panic, the report horse didn't dare to neglect, and hastily described the whole process of the Battle of Funiuchuan in detail, describing the Tang army's weapons in his words. Where the power was unstoppable, I heard Gar Qinling's brows furrowed into the word "Chuan".

(End of this chapter)