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Chapter 366 Shanzhou Offensive and Defensive Battle (2)

"Woooo..."

The fire ignited abruptly and extinguished quickly, but it took only a stick of incense. Once the oil was exhausted, the fire was already extinguished. In the black smoke, there were scorched corpses everywhere, and the strong burnt smell was pungent and unpleasant. Looking at the mess all over the field, Herzzan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he raised his hand in anger, ready to give the order to attack, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of a horn in the back, Herzan Cizan's raised arm had to stop in mid-air, and when he looked back, he saw the army in the rear parted to the left and right, revealing a large group of slaves with disheveled heads and beggar faces. But after turning his eyeballs, he immediately reacted, and the corner of his mouth curled up, and he couldn't help but smirked, and he didn't rush to attack anymore, but put on a posture of watching the show.

"Listen, people in the city, these dog slaves are your comrades in the past. My family is kind, and I don't want to commit more crimes. I will give you a way of life. If you can fill up the city wall, let them die. If you want to slaughter, you can do it yourself!"

When the large group of beggar-like figures appeared, the defenders on the top of the city were stunned. No one could figure out what kind of tricks the Tubo army was playing, but when the troops were guessing, a The Tubo cavalry rode their horses and rushed to the bottom of the city, shouting loudly to solve the mystery, immediately making the defenders all over the city dumbfounded.

"Shameless!"

"Dog thief, you have the guts to come to the men, use prisoners of war as a trick, it's a ball, it's extremely shameless!"

"You bastard, don't be ashamed!"

After figuring out what was going on, the defenders on the top of the city were silent for a while, and then they all cursed angrily. It was watching thousands of former comrades sluggishly approaching the city, and all the defenders focused their eyes on the two chief officers, Cheng and Zhuang.

"Damn!"

Looking at the skinny appearance of his former comrades approaching the city, Cheng Hedong's eyes turned red in an instant, his teeth were clenched tightly, and his hands were clenched with white marks. He really didn't expect the Tubo people to be shameless. In such a field, the heart is cut like a knife, and I really don't know how to make a decision-this is the life of thousands of comrades, how can I bear to do it, but if I ignore it, the city defense will obviously be destroyed If it is not guaranteed, what course to follow really makes Cheng Hedong very difficult.

"Mr. Cheng..."

The Tubo army came to do such a rogue move, not only Cheng Hedong was in trouble, but Zhuang Mingyi was also a little at a loss. Seeing the prisoners of war below the city who were busy filling up the soil, Zhuang Mingyi really couldn't stand it anymore, his lips He moved a few times, and called softly, but the words of persuasion came to his lips, but he really couldn't bear to continue, so he could only helplessly look at Cheng Hedong, waiting for him to come up with an accurate idea.

"pour oil!"

Cheng Dong stood there for a moment, his burly body shook violently, squeezed out two words from between his teeth, and then swayed, as if he had exhausted all his strength, he stretched out his hands to support the city wall with difficulty, panting Very urgent.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Cheng Hedong was on the verge of falling, Zhuang Mingyi immediately became anxious, hurriedly took a step forward, stretched out his hand to support Cheng Hedong's arm, and called out anxiously.

"Needless to say, after this battle, XX will go to His Highness to plead guilty, and XX will be responsible for everything!" Cheng Hedong feebly pushed Zhuang Mingyi's hand away, said something sullenly, and immediately stood up, glaring He glanced at the bewildered guards at the top of the city, and shouted: "What are you still doing, pour oil!"

"The whole army listens to the order and takes action. If there is anything to do, I will take care of it myself!"

Zhuang Mingyi was also a man of pride, and he refused to shirk responsibility. Seeing that all the soldiers at the top of the city were still standing there in a daze, he immediately shouted, rushing to take the responsibility on himself.

"promise!"

The defenders of Shanzhou are all frontier troops. They have been stationed at the border all year round. They have fought fiercely with the Tubo army. All of them are hot-blooded men. They don't change their faces even when a knife is thrown on their necks. But facing their unarmed former colleagues, they all feel sad. Weeping, everyone's heart felt like a knife, but the military order was like a mountain, no one dared not to follow the order, but the voice of answering was full of sadness!
"Brothers, turn back and fight!"

The oil fell from the top of the city with a splash, but the prisoners of war seemed to be ignorant, and continued to pour soil numbly, until the torches floated down from the top of the city, and then someone screamed, with blood all over their bodies. Flame rushed towards Herzzan, who was standing a hundred steps away from the city and watching the excitement.

"Fight! Fight!"

Amidst the countless shouts, thousands of prisoners of war rushed towards the Tubo army with raging flames like a moving mountain of flames. The roars and howls of misery rose into the sky, and many prisoners of war fell on the ground of the charge. On the road, but the rest of them are still desperately moving forward regardless, and moving forward again, ignoring how painful the burns on their bodies are, their only belief is to die with the enemy!
"Shoot the arrows, let the arrows go, kill them all!"

Herzzan was laughing and watching the commotion at first, but he didn't expect that the city would dare to throw oil on fire, let alone that the prisoners of war were so decisive. Seeing countless prisoners of war with blazing flames rushing in, he immediately panicked. Panicked, he didn't care much, and yelled and ordered the whole army to shoot arrows.

Herzzan's reaction was not unpleasant, and the order he issued was also timely. However, under the panic of his soldiers, not many of them could really react. Only a hundred or so alert crossbowmen shot the arrows in their hands in time. The arrows, some were fast, some were slow, and the sparse terrain was not as large as a rain of arrows. Although they shot down more than a hundred prisoners who rushed to the front, the rest had already taken the opportunity to rush forward.

"Don't retreat, hold on, hold on!"

Seeing the burning men rushing towards them one by one, the Tubo army's vanguard troops were in chaos immediately, some wanted to retreat, some wanted to hide to the side, and some wanted to fight forward recklessly. The very neat formation has become a mess so far, so anxious that Hertz praised the three corpses and jumped violently, swiping a knife to kill several rebels, trying to stabilize the formation, but unfortunately it was too late, with their lives The prisoners who made a last-ditch effort for the price slammed into the Tubo army formation wildly, no matter whether the enemy on the opposite side was stabbed or stabbed with a knife, they just grabbed one person and clung to them tightly. The Tubo front army completely collapsed, no matter whether they were on foot or on horseback, they all turned around, wishing their parents would give birth to a few more legs, even the chief general Hetzzan couldn't stand upright, and was swept away by the chaos and retreated to the central army place.

"Ok!"

Seeing the desperate counterattack of the prisoners of war, Gar Qinling's face finally changed, and he was so gloomy that water dripped out, but he didn't say much, he just waved his hand and snorted coldly. Two cavalry generals rushed forward with their troops, and moved towards the chaotic front army tide like iron tongs. With a single charge, they rushed the chaotic soldiers into two sections, regardless of the rush. Whether it was our own rebels or prisoners of war, a rain of arrows unceremoniously covered the past, and shot all those who dared to charge to the battle on the spot. Everyone waited to be strangled one by one on the spot, and thousands of people died unexpectedly. The whole battlefield was littered with corpses, and blood flowed like rivers. How miserable!

"President, you should die, you should die!"

Herzzan has followed Gar Qinling for a long time, and he knows that Gar Qinling looks generous and easy-going, but in fact he is ruthless in his bones. He dare not speak out to justify his mistakes. He kowtowed and pleaded guilty.

"Since you know your crime, then go and pay for your crime. The truth will give you another chance, go!"

The reason why Gar Qinling arranged for the prisoners of war to fill the city this time was to disturb the hearts of the defenders. Whether the defenders killed the prisoners of war or not, the result was a great benefit for Tubo—killing the prisoners of war and defending the city The morale of the army will definitely be frustrated; if the city is not killed, once the city is filled, the Tubo army can take advantage of the situation and rush to the city. It was the prisoners of war who were so numb as walking dead that they would come to such a dying counterattack. In this way, the loss of the forward army was small, but the arrogance of the defenders was a big deal. At this point, Gar Chin Although Ling was extremely annoyed, his determination to quickly break through the city remained unchanged, and he didn't blame Herzzan for being careless, but just gave a light order.

"Thank you for your love, the general will swear to the death to break the city!"

Hertz was able to escape the catastrophe, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. He didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly received the order, and rushed back to the vanguard formation that was still in chaos, roaring hoarsely, and fighting hard. He carefully rectified military discipline in preparation for another battle.

"Second brother, our army is blunt, how about..."

Gar Zampo was always stable, seeing his elder brother insisting on fighting, he lost his composure immediately, stood up from the side, and persuaded him in a low voice.

"Well, don't need to say too much, brother knows it well!"

Gar Qinling is a majestic Tubo military god, how could he not see that the soldiers have already suffered setbacks, and under a strong attack, they may not be able to get what they want, but he obviously has other considerations and does not wait for his younger brother After finishing speaking, he raised his hand, sternly, and said in an unquestionable tone.

"promise."

Gal Tsangpo always respected his elder brother, seeing that Gar Qinling had made up his mind, he didn't dare to persuade him any more, so he could only agree with doubts, stepped aside respectfully, and looked at the top of the city intently. go.

"All the troops listen to the order: The thieves are coming up, ready to fight!"

It didn't cost much to defeat the former Tubo army easily. Such a result is not insignificant. However, none of the defenders at the top of the city cheered, and they all watched silently and tearfully. The corpses of the prisoners of war on the ground, everyone was sad, and all of them were heartbroken. For a while, the atmosphere at the top of the city was suffocating. Even Cheng Hedong, the general of the first army, was also sad. He didn't forget to observe the changes in the enemy's formation. When Hezzan's troops moved forward again, Cheng Dongdong didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest. A fierce battle of offense and defense began.

(End of this chapter)