Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 623 Limits

In the seventh year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, on June [-], Xue Wanjun and Wei Zheng set off from Chang'an to go north. At this time, it was already the sixth day that the Turkic army besieged Guji Town.

With sunken eyes and a pale face, Li Shan sat on the ground tiredly, leaning against the wall, while Zhu Shishi beside him was chopping the cooked horse meat into minced meat with a dagger.

Food and grass became less and less, the Turkic offensive became more and more fierce, and the number of wounded in the wounded battalion was increasing, and the reinforcements did not know when they would arrive... maybe they would not arrive.

The wailing echoed in his ears, Li Shan was used to it, he had no medicine for wounds, no clean cloth, and he couldn’t deal with the wounded soldiers when they were brought over, and even several sets of specially made knives were useless... Li Shan just started counting the number of people, but soon gave up.

It doesn't make any sense, as long as you don't fall down, you won't be carried to the wounded barracks. If you fall down, even if you are carried up, you will die... In other words, Li Shan is only here as a mascot, although he has done his best .

"Lang Jun..."

Li Shan glanced at the finely chopped minced meat on the chopping board, "Send half of it to Zhang Shigui in the city, and the other half... let's see who wants to eat it..."

The wounded soldiers at this time can eat... Li Shan comforted himself, at least he didn't have to be a starving ghost.

"Lang Jun..." Zhu Shitou wanted to persuade him, but Li Shan hadn't eaten today, but after hesitating for a while, he turned around and entered the wounded barracks with a big bowl in his hand.

Among the seriously wounded, those who could still speak and move were basically those with broken legs and feet who could not walk, but they did not refuse the minced meat, and were quickly swept away.

It has been six days, and the Turks still have not been able to capture this small fortress. Li Shan thought in his heart, if there is enough food and grass... maybe he is not there, because the Tuli Khan and Jieli Khan did not attack the whole country. Zhang Shigui might be able to hold on.

But with an army of more than [-] storming for six days, even if they are not good at attacking the city... Jieli Khan is too useless.

Apparently, Jieli Khan underestimated this small fort too much. He stormed for three days in a row. It seemed tragic but he couldn't break through the city. After that, he began to build siege equipment. , launching the offensive wave after wave.

Although the fortress is not big, Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche are under unparalleled pressure from this tide-like offensive. After all, there are too few troops at hand. , one less than one dead.

Zhang Shigui on the top of the city seemed to be in high spirits, but in fact he was exhausted to the extreme. Last night, the Turks attacked at night and quietly climbed up to the top of the city. If he hadn't been worried about the night patrol and just arrived, the city might have already been destroyed.

Generally speaking, barbarians in the grassland are not willing to fight at night. On the one hand, horses are easily frightened and stumble easily at night. On the other hand, most barbarians are blindfolded and have difficulty seeing at night. I'm afraid Jieli Khan can't wait any longer.

The sound of fighting was not far in front of him, but Zhang Shigui remained indifferent. These days, he no longer needs to direct, everyone knows what they should do.

When to use a knife and when to use a gun.

When to release arrows and when to release stones.

When to rest and when to be alert.

Zhang Shigui turned his head and glanced at the east wall. There was Tuli Khan who had been working hard all the time, so basically all the troops were dispatched from there... Now there are no reserve soldiers.

But just yesterday, a group of fierce barbarians climbed up the city wall from the east side of the city. If Xue Wanche, who was on rest, hadn't arrived in time, the city might have been destroyed.

But Xue Wanche interrogated the captives, and the Hu people were not under Tuli Khan's command, but Jieli Khan's people... For the past five days, Jieli Khan had been ignoring the east, but he unexpectedly came out with surprise soldiers.

Now it is no longer possible to transfer people from the east. Who knows if Jieli Khan will come again... Where else can he transfer people?

The lightly wounded in the wounded barracks... Now there are no lightly wounded, all of them are seriously wounded.

"Lang Jun, eat something."

Looking at the bowl handed over by the personal guard, Zhang Shigui sighed, "Your Highness sent it?"

The personal guard nodded, "Your Highness asked the personal guard to chop it into minced meat."

Zhang Shigui shook his head, pointing casually at the soldiers resting under the city wall, the grain and rice had already been exhausted, there was not a grain of rice or a handful of noodles in the whole fort, only large chunks of boiled horse meat remained, There are more than a thousand cavalry in the city, and hundreds of good horses are looted after several attacks, but they can't starve to death for the time being.

Can I eat another bowl of soup cakes or a bowl of rice in my life?

The sound of fighting gradually subsided, Zhang Shigui casually glanced at the barbarians receding like a tide, and then looked at the next wave that had gathered in the distance, calculating in his mind how much rest time he could have.

Zhang Shigui also did not expect that the Turks might have to take a risk with this exhausting tactic due to their large numbers of people... But if they fail, they will surely die. For a few days.

Zhang Shigui looked at the dark Turkic camp from a distance, so let's give it a try, maybe he can be dragged to Yanmen for reinforcements, or maybe he can be dragged until the Turks are running out of food and grass to retreat.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the lying soldiers getting up one by one, hiding under the city wall, or holding up their shields. Zhang Shigui's eyes were fixed, and he watched dozens of wooden carts slowly approaching with a blank expression.

War is either life or death. This is always the quickest way to learn. After the tragic battle of attacking Yanmen Pass, the Xi people's skill in making siege equipment has improved by leaps and bounds.

Although the wooden cart is simple, it has all internal organs. The long body covers dozens of soldiers. There is a thick baffle above the front of the body to protect against rocks. The cowhide paved with it can prevent fire. door hammer.

The soldiers of the Tang army on the city wall just watched the wooden carts getting closer and closer silently. The Turkic people could still use the rain of arrows to suppress them, but the Tang army didn’t even mention the crossbow arrows. point.

Getting closer and closer, amidst the loud shouts mixed with maybe seven or eight kinds of prairie nonsense, the two wooden carts ran side by side, and the giant log in the front section slammed into the city gate fiercely. Zhang Shigui on the top swayed, thinking not Hurry, don't worry.

The two personal guards raised their shields to cover them. Zhang Shigui listened to the sound of arrows hitting the shields in boredom. He felt that it was a pity that the barbarians were not good at making arrows... There is no way, although the Tang bows may not be of uniform specifications, they are roughly the same. , but the bows on the prairie are basically self-made. A good feathered arrow may be shot with a different bow, and the effect may vary greatly.

The bamboo whistle sounded suddenly, Zhang Shigui pushed away his guards, held a shield in his hand, and shouted loudly. Those who climbed fell down one by one.

Relatively speaking...compared to the two or three days when the battle just started, the city was much, much quieter, only the sound of swords clashing from time to time, and the screams of the barbarians when they were pushed down the city, and the soldiers didn't have the strength to make peace , the Hu people didn't bother to yell any more, it seemed that both sides were reaching their limits.

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