The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 461 World War ([-])

Three days later, follow-up troops arrived one after another.

Li Yunze arranged for a garrison of 3000 people to stay at Qiemo, and then set off again to continue westward.

Along the southern edge of the Hanhai (Taklimakan Desert), head towards Niyang in the west.

The so-called Nirvana is actually the essence.

The route Li Yunze was taking at this time was actually the southern branch of the southern route of the Silk Road.

And Jingjue is a necessary place on this road.

Whether it is Qiemo or Jingjue, there are many oases in the north and deep into the vast sea, and you can go all the way north to Kucha and other places.

Therefore, enough soldiers and horses must be left to guard, so as not to give the Tubo people a chance to escape.

The "Hanshu Biography of the Western Regions" written by Ban Gu contains "Jiejue country, Wang Zhijingjuecheng, 820 miles to Chang'an." '

This distance is not an exaggeration, even in the modern world, the journey from Chang'an to Minfeng County is more than 3000 kilometers.

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the city-state Jingjue belonged to the Imperial Guard of the Western Regions of the Great Han Dynasty.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was also controlled by the Middle Earth.

Before, Cheng Chumo came here to fight again, and then the Tubo people came to fight again. The entire Jingjue Kingdom was already in dilapidated condition, only the capital Nirang City was left in good shape.

Well, in history, Xuanzang also passed by here when he returned to Chang'an City.

There are dense reeds growing everywhere around the city of Nirang, and the swamps are the main ones as far as the eye can see.

Even if the locals entered this kind of place, nine out of ten they would fall into it without leaving any bones.

The only way out is the ancient road traveled by the Silk Road caravans.

For the siege side, the advantage of this geographical environment is that the defenders basically cannot escape.

As long as Nirang City is surrounded and the ancient road is cut off, even if the defenders break through, they can only run to the swamp.

In places like swamps, even crocodiles and anacondas have to run away, and only mosquitoes can adapt to survive.

As usual, the vanguard led by Li Yunze arrived first, and then set up camp to surround the city, built siege equipment and waited for the follow-up troops to arrive.

Then, as expected, there was another accident.

The Tubo people who guarded the city dragged a group of captured Tang soldiers to the top of the city.

After Cheng Chumo broke Jingjue last time, only a soldier of less than a thousand people was left here to garrison.

It's not easy to blame him, because the strength in his hands is really not much.

Tens of thousands of Tubo soldiers and horses besieged the city, and forced the defenders to be overwhelmed by crowd tactics.

In addition to being killed in battle, the rest of the Tang army became prisoners because they had nowhere to run.

The main force of Tubo had already left, and the remaining thousands of defenders drove the local aborigines. The nearby Zahu tribe and Tang army prisoners repaired the city wall and stored a lot of defense equipment and food.

They firmly believe that they can hold here.

Facing the Tang army outside the city, the Tubo defenders decided to intimidate them by slaughtering the Tang army's prisoners of war.

As the tied Tang army prisoners were beheaded on the top of the city, the Tang army outside the city was furious, and the sound of cursing in various dialects was endless.

Li Yunze, who got the news, hurried over.

What I saw were the Tubo people showing off their might on the top of the city wall, and the corpses of the Tang army piled up under the city wall.

"General!"

The school captains with faces full of grief and indignation gathered around him.

"I will not raise troops because of anger." Looking at the defenders standing on the top of the wall and urinating, the indifferent Li Yunze raised his hand, "But I will be angry today!"

He turned his head to look at the captains, "After breaking the city, no one will be left behind! Avenge my Tang soldiers!"

"only!!!"

He had planned to continue to use traditional siege tactics to sharpen recruits.

But now, when you can't bear it, you don't need to bear it anymore.

Go back to your own military tent, open the time and space gate and return to the modern world.

He took a large box of C4 from the warehouse and quickly returned to the plane of Datang.

He has done a lot of this, and it is very quick to assemble.

After installing the detonating device, Li Yunze walked out of the military tent and told the lieutenants, "Recruit a group of daredevils in the army."

The Tang army outside the city was in a state of rage, and they actively participated in the recruitment of dead soldiers.

In the end, 30 people were selected, responsible for pushing a huge shield car, a shield car with a large box of C4.

Li Yunze looked at Xue Rengui standing behind the shield car in surprise, and thought for a while to call him over.

"General!"

Xue Rengui has a tall, tall and powerful body, which is also the standard physique of most ancient generals.

Like the boyish generals in film and television dramas, they hardly exist on the battlefield.

After all, the bigger and stronger the physique, the greater the strength, and the stronger the ability to resist blows.

The little boy who can be blown down by a gust of wind is usually only worthy of appearing in the women's camp.

He explained how Xue Rengui ignited the fuse, and then patted him on the shoulder, "Young man, work hard, I am optimistic about you."

Xue Rengui immediately had a flattered expression on his face.

Although he won hundreds of rewards for his first achievements, he was also promoted to be a team leader, and he will be a captain when he is promoted to another level.

But in essence, he is still a recruit who has not been in the army for a long time.

It is really exciting to be favored by the generals of the whole army.

The feint attack on the city wall in other directions began, with gongs, drums and flags fluttering.

On the main attacking side, thousands of Tang soldiers came forward with bows and crossbows, and shot at the defenders on the city wall to suppress them.

Xue Rengui and his companions struggled to push the heavy shield car, creaking and approaching the city wall.

A city in a small country in the Western Regions like Nirang City naturally cannot have such a thing as a moat.

There are not even antlers to reject horses, trenches and traps outside the city. From the perspective of siege, it is simply not worth mentioning.

The defenders yelled and fought back, and the rain of arrows fell all over the sky, and landed on the thick roof of the shield car, making a continuous sound like rain.

As the shield car continued to approach the city wall, more defense equipment was activated.

Large stones, a whole piece of wood that should be a beam, an ash bottle filled with ash to blind the eyes, a pile of lit straw, and so on.

All kinds of things kept hitting the shield cart, and every dull impact made Tang Jun, who was pushing the cart, feel his heart tighten.

Fortunately, this shield car was strong enough, especially because it was covered with a layer of iron plates, so it was finally pushed to the edge of the city wall without any danger.

In fact, when defending the city, you have to deal with this kind of shield car, first of all, the moat, and then there are antlers and pits, or catapults and bed crossbows.

If it is against the base of the wall, then throw a boulder, or ignite it directly with kerosene.

It's just that the defense ability of the Tubo defenders is not worth mentioning at this time.

Xue Rengui, who was under the shield car, panted heavily, and turned his head to stare at the Tang army formation hundreds of steps away.

Suddenly he heard a drumbeat from the army formation, and immediately ignited the fuse in his hand.

Next, is the speed of life and death.

Tang Jun, who was in charge of suppressing the shooting, began to shoot rapidly, while Xue Rengui and others shouted, then rushed out of the shield car and ran wildly towards the direction of the formation.

The rain of arrows came in pursuit, and an arrow field was planted around them.

Several Tang Jun had no armor on their legs and feet, and fell to the ground screaming.

Fortunately, the companions were really strong, dragging them to continue running desperately, and finally escaped from the range of the bow and arrow.

There was a sound of ringing gold in the main formation, and the crossbowmen in charge of covering also retreated quickly, and finally retreated into the main formation.

Xue Rengui, who was panting heavily, came to Li Yunze and saluted, "General! It's a good luck not to disgrace your life!"

"it is good."

Li Yunze nodded with a smile, "This achievement should be achieved first."

After getting up, Xue Rengui looked at the shield car leaning against the wall alone in the distance with some doubts. He really didn't understand the use of sending such a shield car there.

The defenders on the city wall also couldn't figure it out, and some even looked down, as if trying to see through the shield car with their eyes.

Xue Rengui, who came back to his senses, turned to look at Li Yunze in doubt, wanting to ask what this meant.

Then he saw Li Yunze open his mouth in astonishment, and raised his hands to cover his ears.

"This is."

Before Xue Rengui could figure out what kind of posture this was, there was a thunderous sound from a distance behind him!
A real bolt from the blue!
There was a thunderbolt, and the incandescent flame instantly engulfed the section of the city wall where the shield car was located.

The thunderclap traveled hundreds of thousands of steps to Tang Jun's side. Almost everyone was shocked, and the horses raised their hooves, kicked their feet, and neighed anxiously.

Xue Rengui shook his head vigorously, but the reputation was still buzzing in his ears.

He raised his hand and rubbed his ears, then turned to look towards the city wall.

The other side was already engulfed by gunpowder smoke rising into the sky, and all kinds of messy things were flying in the sky, drawing long parabolas, and throwing them in all directions with high temperature.

Opening his mouth and looking at the terrifying scene like the end of the world in the distance, Xue Rengui only felt a blank in his mind.

This is God's punishment? !
He felt as if someone was patting him, turned around in doubt, and saw what the general was saying to him.

Rubbing his ears vigorously again, he finally heard what Li Yunze was saying.

"What a fool, go! The soldiers of the army listen to the order and rush in without leaving anyone behind!"

The sound of drums and horns sounded continuously, and Tang Jun, who recovered from the shock, began to line up and walk towards the city wall step by step.

The gunpowder smoke on the other side of the city wall began to gradually dissipate, and everyone was finally able to see the situation there clearly.

The previous shield chariot had disappeared without a trace, and along with the shield chariot, there was still a section of the city wall tens of feet long.

A large pit was left at the position before the shield car, and the high-temperature baked soil spread radially.

As for the defenders who had gathered on the city wall, there was no trace of them at this time. No, they should be everywhere.

Seeing the collapse of the city wall, the morale of the Tang army soared rapidly, shouting, crossed the gap, and rushed into the city.

The city of Nirang is not too big, its circumference is only three or four miles.

The square structure of the city wall provides good conduction for sound waves and shock waves.

At least at this time, many of the defenders in the city were still stumbling around.

Those who were near the city wall were lying on the ground without moving.

Tang Jun stepped on him and was shocked to find that his body was extremely soft, as if he had no bones.

And the defenders were hit by flying fragments, which were as powerful as large-caliber bullets.

At this time, all the Tang troops were full of morale, and they firmly believed that this battle would be won!

(End of this chapter)