Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 961 Breaking through Qingtang City or destroying the entire army

Han Tao drew out his saber and urged his horse to move forward slowly. Through the security department, he provided the analysis of the Qingtang City guard's personality and past life experience. He saw that the number of Xiangfu troops outside the city was comparable to their defenders in the city. It is very likely that he will lead the cavalry in Qingtang City to rush out of the city from the two wings, so Han Tao must take the cavalry to take precautions in advance.

Although Han Tao acted confidently in front of his subordinates, he still feels how crazy this plan is. Facing Qingtang City, a fortified city with high and thick walls and at least [-] defenders.And not only to break through Qingtang City, but also to capture Zanpu of the Tubo people alive.

To be honest, if this plan hadn't been made by Yang Jiye and Shangguan Bingyun, the Maitreya saint who was accepted by His Majesty, Han Tao would have thought that he was here to die.Because he knows that if Shangguan Bingyun, who has sneaked into Qingtang City, fails to succeed, no matter whether he can capture Qingtang City or not, in two days at most, all the tribes of the Tubo Kingdom will know that 15 foreign enemies have invaded Qingtang City Although Yingcheng Linbuchi took away [-]% of the Tubo people's strength, don't forget that the Tubo people are all soldiers, and any man over [-] years old can mount a horse, control the strings, and carry a knife to fight.According to the analysis of the Ministry of Security, after learning that Qingtang City was invaded by foreign enemies, within two or three days, at least more than [-] Tubo troops would come to Qingtang City to rescue King Qin.

Although Han Tao knew that the [-] fine cavalry he brought was quite powerful, but facing [-] Tubo cavalry, and they were in the hinterland of the Tubo people, there was no other possibility except that the entire army would be wiped out.

But now the vitality of their 1 people, and the success of this plan, all depend on whether Shangguan Bingyun's actions in the city can be successful.

Han Tao looked coldly at the company commander of the trebuchet company, and said with great awe: "Qingtang City is no better than Huangyuan City, as long as the gunpowder pack is fired, the Tubo defenders will definitely come out and try their best to destroy the thrower." Stone machine. So you only have half a stick of incense time, and you have to blow up a section of the city wall."

Company Commander Su saluted and said solemnly: "Don't worry, Brigadier Commander, when the officer got the plan in Liangzhou, he prepared a super-sized gunpowder bag, but the gunpowder bag must be within a stone's throw to ensure a sure hit. And blast the walls."

Han Tao nodded and said, "Very well, your army formation is in front of the crossbow formation and behind the shield formation, and everyone will do their best to protect you. I hope you don't let me down."

After Lieutenant Su saluted and promised again, he personally led people to push three trebuchets, and followed the formation of three giant steel tortoises.Each of the three trebuchets carried an extra-large gunpowder bag, which was a third-hand preparation to prevent the other two trebuchets from being destroyed by the defenders of Qingtang City.

Qingtang City is indeed the capital of the Tubo Kingdom. There are a large number of trebuchets at the top of the city. Yu Jian, the three battalion commanders gave an order, and the shield soldiers in the front row erected the tower shield, trying to protect the three trebuchets on their side as much as possible.

The huge boulder hit the huge shield with a bang, and the huge shield was immediately sunken. Some huge boulders fell over the huge shield and fell among the scattered soldiers of Xiangfu Kingdom. They hit the dry and hard ground and then shattered. There was a clang on the sturdy armor of the soldiers of the Xiangfu Kingdom. As for the soldiers who were directly hit by the boulder, there was only a pool of blood on the ground. As for the corpses, they were smashed by the powerful boulder and fell all over the ground.

Fortunately, the soldiers of Xiangfu Kingdom had already developed a sense of order and prohibition, and these three thousand soldiers were veterans who had experienced many battles. Although they were frightened, no one took a step back.

At this time, Xiangfu Kingdom's giant crossbow and gun array responded immediately, and a total of twenty operators holding mallets hit the hammer heavily on the machine bracket, buzzing, and every giant gun The crossbows sounded three times in succession, and three crossbows. guns were attached to each giant gun crossbow. A total of sixty crossbows. guns immediately left the giant guns and crossbows and flew towards the city.

The other two operators immediately re-stringed the giant crossbow in an orderly manner, installed crossbow guns, and then uttered a shout, reactivated the machine guns, and used continuous crossbow guns to maintain uninterrupted suppression of the city.

However, the effect was not good, the stones thrown by the trebuchets were still dense, and the steel tortoise array did not dare to dodge the slightest in order to protect the three trebuchets, so they could only continue to move towards the green under the urging of the intensive marching drums behind them. Tangcheng headed forward.

During this process, another seventeen stone throwing machines from Xiangfu Kingdom were also throwing more dense stones at the top of the city.

The dense boulders collided in mid-air, and the flying gravel was like a torrential rain.

When it was less than a hundred steps away from the city, there were more than 3000 people left out of the 800 people, and one of the three trebuchets broke down.At this time, the blind caller from the head of Qingtang city finally found the three trebuchets under the steel tortoise array, and saw the clues, and remembered the terrifying gunpowder in the legendary Xiangfu Kingdom.Blind shouting decisively ordered, the city gate suddenly opened wide, a group of cavalry poured out from the city gate, the dense sound of horseshoes even covered the loud sound of war drums.

"Like forward!"

The three battalion commanders of Xiangfu Kingdom roared hoarsely, and the shield soldiers tried their best to plunge the deformed tower shield into the ground, and the spearmen behind them quickly protruded their spears from the muzzle of the tower shield, and the entire army formation was like a giant hedgehog .

The giant guns and crossbows also changed their strategy. They no longer fired crossbows and guns at the city wall, but shot at the Tubo cavalry who were leaving the city gate under the order of the company commander.

The huge crossbow and gun whizzed past Company Commander Su's head like a swarm of crazy hornets, making his scalp numb as he had never been so close to the city.

Twenty giant guns and crossbows fired at the gate of the city at the same time, the power is extremely astonishing.Under the watchful eye of Company Commander Su, after the ear-piercing sound of piercing the air, dozens of Qingtang cavalrymen were flying in the air. Their bodies were pierced by crossbows and guns, and then they were swaying and nailed to the city wall.

However, no matter how many people were taken away by crossbow guns, the huge city gate was like an exit from hell, and there was still a steady stream of Tubo cavalry being spit out from the exit, and soon joined the war.

"Why don't you shoot the gunpowder?" A battalion commander leading the steel tortoise formation shouted to Company Commander Su.

"Wait a minute, the urn behind the wall is not full of Tubo cavalry attacking yet. The attack effect is not at its maximum at this time, and our men still have to aim."

The operators of the two trebuchets were aiming nervously and orderly, and ignited the fuzes cut to length by the gunpowder pack.

It has to be said that the Tubo cavalry guarding Qingtang City are truly elite. At this time, I saw them roaring and interspersing left and right on the battlefield. A small square, although it has not yet achieved its purpose, but as soon as it sees a slight defect in the infantry formation, it immediately throws short spears and battle axes into it, causing certain damage.They obviously knew that as long as a gap was opened, the infantry phalanx without a unified command could only accept the massacre of the cavalry.

Moreover, they obviously sensed the threat of those two or three trebuchets, and began to charge forward regardless of losses. Under such intensity, the rear rows of three infantrymen kept firing crossbows, and the first two rows kept stabbing their spears. , Although nearly a thousand Tubo cavalrymen were killed and injured in just half a stick of incense, the three infantry phalanxes also began to crumble.

Xiangfu Kingdom's current infantry battle formation has gradually become invincible in the world or to be honest!

It's just that in this world where cavalry is the most important thing, even if the infantry defeats the enemy, they can only watch the enemy flee on horseback, and they will never be able to win a hearty battle of annihilation. It seemed so faint.

The giant crossbow is so powerful that piercing a person's body is like piercing a blank sheet of paper. In the most cases, even a giant crossbow pierced seven Tibetans at once.It's just that the Tubo cavalry has rushed to the front of the infantry phalanx, so that the giant spears and crossbows have no way to lower their eyes, and continue to annihilate the Qingtang cavalry on the battlefield.

Seventeen catapults continued to bombard the top of the city. If they could take the opportunity to destroy the catapults on Qingtang City, it would be the greatest victory.

At this moment, Company Commander Su waved his hand and shot out a sound of arrow fireworks, and the seventeen trebuchets that had been shooting stones behind them immediately replaced the stones, and fired ordinary powder packs, and then Company Commander Su finally gave the order hoarsely. Let the two trebuchets that are a hundred steps away from Qingtang City launch.

Next, the Tubo people at the top of the city saw the most terrifying scene in the world, and the Tubo people inside the city also heard the most terrifying voice in the world.

Ten of the 17 yuan ordinary gunpowder packs hit the top of the city, bringing the first round of explosions. The flying gravel and human limbs have already completely covered the top of the city.

Those stone stumps were all splashed out of the billowing smoke, and the billowing smoke was like a giant man-eating beast raging against the city of Yanchuan.

But it was quickly overshadowed by the next two monstrous noises that appeared almost simultaneously.

The dark red flames disappeared in a flash, and at the same time, the tight battlements of the city walls disappeared...

The ground suddenly trembled, and there was an extremely suppressed muffled sound. Even the flag bearer next to Han Tao, who was two miles away, could hardly stand firm. He could barely stand firm by holding the battle flag next to him.

After the rumbling sound, the ground stopped trembling, and Qingtang City in the distance was shrouded in dust all over the sky.

Having had the experience of attacking Ganzhou City, Han Tao knew what the consequences would be without looking there.

Fist-sized crushed stones splashed out from the thick smoke, and the infantrymen of Xiangfu Kingdom held up their huge shields together, letting the stones jingle on the shields, hiding their heads and tails, not daring to confront Tianwei.But the Tubo cavalry who were fighting with them did not have such good luck. They were bombed to death and smashed to death countless times.

(End of this chapter)