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Chapter 584 Breaking into the city (1)

The letters are not long, but the format is the same, they are all written in Chinese, and the signatures at the bottom are exactly the same, impressively stamped with the great seal of the British King Li Xian, and the things they say are similar, that is, to ask the second general to gather them together when the city is broken. The troops are gathered in the west of the outer city, and the Tang army promises not to attack the second general's troops. After the war, the second general will be canonized as the lord of a country. The territory is the area under the jurisdiction of the second general, and there is nothing else nonsense.

"Brother, look at this..."

Both Asu Gu Tsering and Chili Hezan belonged to the upper-class nobles of Tubo, and they both knew a little bit of Chinese, so there was no difficulty in reading the letter, but after reading the letter, the expressions on the faces of the two generals became brighter, but They were not in a hurry to speak, after a long silence, it was Chili Hezan who broke the silence first, and tentatively asked half a word.

"Well...just stick to it first!"

The lord of a country is not someone who is easy to catch up with. Even if Asuku Tsering is already in a high position, it is difficult to resist such a fatal temptation. This is not surprising. In front of them, it is difficult for even the gods to keep calm, not to mention that the Tubo Dynasty was originally formed by the union of various nomadic tribes. The loyalty of the leaders of each tribe to the dynasty is actually not very high. Lord, there is no leader who would not want to do it, but firstly, this matter is too weird, and secondly, Asu Gu Tsering's sincerity to Li Xian is somewhat unreliable. Since he didn't dare to express something easily, he could only answer vaguely.

"Okay, let's talk first."

Chili Hezan and Aso Gu Tsering have been friends for many years, and they are very close to each other, so they can understand the subtext in Aso Gu Tsering's words as soon as they hear it, that is, if Tang Jun can really break through the city, he will die. Enter, that's all easy to say, once the left and right cities are broken, in terms of the combat power of the Tang army, all the people are fighting bloody battles, but they are nothing more than trapped beasts, and they are useless. At that time, it is better to support soldiers Self-respect, change the country's lord, if the Tang army can't break the city, then don't worry about it, how to defend the city or how to defend it. In view of this, Chili Hezan will not take the initiative to reveal the answer. Then he made a haha, and didn't say any more about it. He turned his head and cast his eyes on Tang Jun who was busy in the city, but his eyes became complicated, and he was very nervous, and he didn't know what happened Should we hope that the Tang army will break the city or pray that the Tang army will not break the city.

"Let's begin!"

In fact, Tang Jun had nothing to prepare for. The reason why he stayed in the city for a while was not to rest, nor to wait for the reply from Chili Hezan and Asu Gu Tsering, but to wait for the artillery battalion that was lagging behind. Came here in time—the letters were indeed written by Li Xian, and they did reflect Li Xian's true thoughts, that is, to divide the Tubo territory wantonly and completely dismember the Tubo Dynasty, but Li Xian is not naive To the point where they thought that all the Tubo generals would be able to surrender in one fell swoop with just these few letters. To put it bluntly, these few letters were just playing psychological warfare. If there was any more delay, he waved his hand calmly and gave the order to attack.

"Cavalry come with me!"

As soon as Li Xian gave the order, the horn of the Central Army Office sounded mournfully. Tuoba Shanye, who had already made preparations, did not dare to be negligent, roared, and led his troops to rush down the city wall at high speed.

"First Brigade, go forward!"

As soon as he saw that the cavalry had already dispatched, Xiao Sanlang didn't dare to delay any longer, he hurriedly issued the general order, but when he heard the sound of drums, the officers and soldiers of the first brigade formed into three square formations also began to press on, and The Artillery Battalion was a step behind, driving the cart and following behind the infantry formation.

"Turn left, release arrows, and suppress the defensive crossbow!"

Just when the cavalry general rushed to a distance of sixty steps away from the city, following Tuoba Shanye's order, the four thousand cavalry of the Tang army who were going straight forward suddenly turned a corner, lined up in a column at the same level as the city wall, Rows of steel arrows hit the top of the city, and dozens of large defensive crossbows were placed on the top of the city.

"Target, defend the city crossbow, shoot!"

The attack of the Tang army's iron cavalry has not yet stopped, and Xiao Sanlang's shouts sounded in the formation of the first brigade, which was a hundred steps away from the city. Immediately, there was a sudden burst of gunfire, and countless bullets whistled Sweeping across the city, in cooperation with the Tang cavalry's rain of arrows, the defenders who were pressing down on the city did not even dare to lift their heads easily. As for the dozens of crossbow carts, no one dared to take half a step closer , because all the brave Tubo warriors who dared to act like this were shot to pieces all over the place, and they came down three or two times.

"Infantry, target: all defensive crossbows, fire!"

Taking advantage of the cavalry and the first brigade's cover-up attack, the officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion have set up sixteen infantry guns. Only the heavy guns cannot be installed due to their size and weight. Su Qingsheng couldn't wait any longer. Before the two heavy cannons were in place, he hastily issued an order in order to clear away the only defensive crossbow that could threaten the Tang army as soon as possible.

"Boom, boom..."

In the billowing smoke, sixteen cannons began to show their power. Huge shells roared and smashed towards the top of the city. The crossbows defending the city were all destroyed without exception. So far, the defenders at the top of the city no longer have the slightest strength to threaten the Tang army's infantry who are about a hundred steps away from the city. Seeing this, Tuoba Shanye did not waste any more arrows. He reined in his soldiers and horses, and slowly retreated to the side of the formation of the first brigade.

"Brother, this, this is Tang Jun's firearm?"

As soon as the defensive crossbow was destroyed, Tang Jun's infantry artillery stopped pouring firepower into the city. The loud noise that had been roaring on the battlefield for a while finally stopped, but Asuku Tsering, who was dizzy from the shock, still His ears were ringing, and he cautiously poked his head out from the city gate. Seeing the tragic scene of debris and corpses all over the city, his face turned pale involuntarily, and he asked the neighbor next to him in disbelief. Chilihe praised.

"Well, brother, you don't know. Yesterday at the lakeside of Namtso Lake, De Norbu's cavalry was almost beaten to the ground by Tang Jun's firearms. Tsk tsk, I really don't know how Tang Jun invented such a sharp weapon. Well, there are only a dozen or so, if there are more, I don't think there is any need to fight this battle."

After all, Chili Hezan was not the first time to see the power of artillery. Although he was palpitated because of it, he was still able to keep his mind. Shaking his head, he replied with a wry smile.

"Okay? My brother was joking, there are only so many firearms left under the city, the city defense..."

Asuku Tsering originally had some confidence in defending the city. After all, these cities are tall and strong. Although the rest of the city is exhausted, the nearly [-] soldiers under him are all elite soldiers. Those who can't compete with Tang Jun, but after seeing the power of Tang Jun's artillery and muskets with their own eyes, their confidence will inevitably be shaken.

"Boom, boom!"

Perhaps it was to echo Asogu Tsering's words, just when he had just finished speaking, two huge roars suddenly sounded, and two heavy artillery that had never fired since the beginning of the war began to show their power. , two huge shells with a strong whistling sound across a nearly straight curve in the air, slammed into the vicinity of the city gate, the huge impact not only blasted the wall made of big stone into two large The pit made the entire city wall tremble.

"Damn, this, this is..."

Aso Gu Tsering was full of emotions, but he was shocked by the sudden shock, and suddenly he staggered, and sat down on the ground, stunned and unable to utter a complete sentence .

"This firearm, this firearm..."

When the heavy artillery showed its power, not only Asogu Tsering was dumbfounded, but Chili Hezan, who thought he had seen the power of firearms before, was also stunned, and murmured in the same bewildered expression.

"Idiot, give me the aim, and if you miss it, I will treat you as shells and hit the city!"

The defenders on the top of the city were frightened by the power of the heavy artillery, but Su Qingsheng, the chief officer of the artillery battalion, was quite dissatisfied. In his opinion, failing to hit the target with two rounds was really a shameful thing , apart from being annoyed, the words are not so nice.

"Yes!"

The previous two bombs were near misses, and the distance from the city gate is actually not too far, which generally reflects the actual training level of the artillery battalion. After all, the accuracy of the artillery itself is difficult to guarantee, and it is not assisted by a sight like a musket Shooting, being able to shoot like this is pretty good, at least in the eyes of the gunners, but the battalion commander is not satisfied, and everyone dare not make any protests, they can only respectfully agree to the promise, and then suffocate. He was busy with loading and adjustment work.

"Boom, boom!"

After a cup of tea, the two heavy cannons that had already been adjusted fired again, but amidst the loud noise, two huge shells pierced through the space with a sharp roar, and one missed and hit the wall next to the city gate. On the stone wall, countless broken stones flew, and the other hit the thick wooden door with incomparable accuracy. Under the huge impact, the seemingly thick wooden door was not much stronger than the paper paste, and it was crushed in an instant. A huge hole was shot, and sawdust and debris flew in all directions in the city gate, knocking down a large group of Tubo officers and soldiers who were hiding at the gate and blocking the gate, the sound of mourning was loud, and blood flowed like a stream , its shape is extremely miserable.

"Good job, come again, come again!"

Seeing that the city gate was broken, Su Qingsheng immediately became excited, rolled up his sleeves, and gave the order with a roar.

"Dangdang!"

There is no need to worry about the counterattack of the defenders at the top of the city. The Tang Army Artillery Battalion can fire repeatedly calmly. If one shot fails, then two shots. The already dilapidated city gate finally couldn't hold it anymore, and it wobbled and fell inward with a bang, smashing heavily into the blood and mud. The most critical obstacle that prevented Tang Jun from advancing was no longer there.

(End of this chapter)