Suddenly, the sky was filled with flame flower tail rockets, shooting towards the city.
Snowflakes were flying all over the sky, and sparks were flying below the sky.
But compared with the endless snowflakes, the sparks flickered just in front of the city wall.
Snowflakes and sparks are a pair of life-and-death enemies. The snowflakes all over the sky and the limited sparks are now colliding with each other. Which one is more powerful?
As a result of the contest between the two sides, Sparks temporarily gained the upper hand.
Under the strong sparks, the snowflakes could not fall at all, and the snowflakes that had not touched the sparks had already melted.
While Lajia and Chilie were talking, they were secretly shocked and looked towards the city wall.
I saw those rockets hitting the table formation, and they fell down as soon as they touched them.
Outside the west gate of Qingtang City, there is a hill about two miles away.
The hill is higher than the city wall, and it is very easy to see the city wall here.
The people watching here now are nobles such as Lajia, Chilie, Qiangjiu, and Tsosuo.
Jia Luo is the commander-in-chief, so he naturally sets up his headquarters here.
Lajia was happy, and after thinking about it, he said: "This table array obviously has a layer of material that is not afraid of rockets, and it is extremely hard, so that the rockets can not fall."
"Indeed, the Han people said that fire defeats wood, and rockets are the nemesis of the Eight Immortals Table, but they did not catch fire. Could it be that the Han people covered the Eight Immortals Table with a layer of iron?" Chi Lie thought about it and couldn't help being surprised, "Zhaojiazhuang is too If you are rich, you can put an iron sheet over the table of the Eight Immortals."
"Zhaojiazhuang is indeed so rich that it is willing to cover the table with iron sheets." Qiang Jiu said with envy, even jealousy.
Cuosuo was a minister of the Ministry of Industry and knew more or less about weapons.
He thought for a while and put forward his own idea: "It's not about being rich and invincible. It's just that the iron on the shield is transferred to the table of the Eight Immortals."
"Why is Zhaojiazhuang always victorious in battles? Now I understand, he doesn't send troops according to the routine at all. When he sends troops, you can't even think of it." Chi Lie touched his chin and sighed, "Just take this iron-covered Eight Immortals table. Let me tell you, not only the interception area is far greater than that of a shield, but the effect is far greater than that of a shield."
Cuosuo looked at the city wall and was suddenly surprised: "The table array in Zhaojiazhuang is not without flaws. Look at the Eight Immortals Table on the top floor. There are actually rockets hanging on it."
"This should have something to do with the angle. It's really easier to hang the upper layer than the lower two layers." Chi Lie looked at it repeatedly and suddenly realized.
Qiangjiu nodded and agreed with Chi Lie: "Chi Lie is right, but the strange thing is that the outside of the table array is covered with something, so it can't burn."
"The rockets are of little use," Tsosuo shook his head and couldn't help but sigh, "I wonder if the Dharma King has any other ideas?"
Hearing Cuoso's words, several other people couldn't help but look at Jialuo.
Seeing La Jia and others looking at him, Jia Luo felt a little confused.
"Dele, I don't know what Zhaojiazhuang has covered on the table array, but it is not afraid of fire. Do you think there is any other way?" Now he had no choice but to ask Dele for advice.
Dele also looked at the city wall repeatedly and thought for a while: "You can try the trebuchet first."
"It makes sense. This table array is just the Eight Immortals' table. It is not afraid of fire, but can it block the boulder? It is launched by a trebuchet." Jia Luo then nodded and gave an order loudly.
The Tibetan rebels invested a lot this time, including thirty or forty trebuchets.
After Jialuo stopped, the sound of the rope being pulled creaking was heard, and the trebuchet began to launch.
Seeing stones weighing dozens of kilograms suddenly falling from the sky, Jiangqu, Yundan, Guge and others couldn't help but exclaimed and even trembled.
"Oh my god, what is this?" Jiang Qu saw a dark thing in the distance coming towards them.
Yundan took a closer look, and his body suddenly tightened: "It seems, it seems to be a stone."
"It seems to weigh dozens of kilograms." Gu Ge squinted his eyes and took a look. "If it is hit, the person will become a ball of meat."
"Run, run." When Jiang Qu dropped the weapon in his hand, he hugged his head and was about to run away.
Xu Hong appeared with a group of his men and shouted at Jiang Qu and others, "Get out of the way, get out of the way."
Jiang Qu and the others were eager to get out of the way, watching Xu Hong and the others running towards the direction of the stone throwing while carrying the Eight Immortals table.
But here comes the problem. After all, they are under the Eight Immortals Table, and their eyes are blocked by the Eight Immortals Table, so they cannot see the direction of throwing stones at all.
Jiang Qu originally wanted to give some instructions, but he was afraid of being hit by stones, so he hesitated and followed Yundan towards the arrow tower.
The arrow tower is not like an open space, and there are shelters. It is certainly safe to hide inside.
When Jiang Qu and others came to the arrow tower, they suddenly met a person and were immediately embarrassed to come back.
This person is none other than Xiao Huadong.
He wore a leather armor, a scimitar on his waist, and a helmet.
What puzzles Jiang Qu is that Xiao Huadong is obviously a scholar, but at this time he is dressed as a military commander.
"Master Xiao, are you out to kill the enemy too?" Jiangqu and others bowed to him.
All three of them knew Xiao Huadong, and it was Xiao Huadong who introduced them to the Zhaojiazhuang workshop.
Xiao Huadong is not only an official, but also their savior.
Their gratitude to Xiao Huadong, apart from Manjushri, Yishuitai and others, was Xiao Huadong.
Xiao Huadong ignored them. In fact, it was not that he ignored them, but that he simply had no time.
He stood under the arrow tower and kept shouting at Xu Hong: "Left, right, left, right, the stone is coming."
After hearing Xiao Huadong's command, the Eight Immortals Table that Xu Hong and others were resisting finally aimed firmly at the stone-throwing table.
With two bangs, the Eight Immortals table was hit, and the middle of it suddenly dented, just in time to stop the stone throw.
"Thank you for returning to the west." Xu Hong put down the Eight Immortals Table, rubbed his numb arms, and then bowed his hands to Xiao Huadong, "What a great command."
Xiao Huadong shook his head, bowed his hands to Xu Hong and others, and said solemnly: "The real thanks should be mine, thanks to Zitao for guarding Qingtang City."
After Xiao Huadong finished speaking, he glanced at Jiang Qu and others without leaving any trace.
The three of them felt embarrassed and wished there was a gap in the ground for them to get into.
Pubu blushed and suddenly said: "We Tubo people think that we have always been brave, but we feel that we have completely humiliated ourselves today."
"We are the descendants of King Gesar, we cannot be cowards." Jiang Qu waved his fist and showed his muscular arms.
Guge also came to the Arrow Tower, found a table of the Eight Immortals, and said loudly: "We are eagles, not sheep."
"The Han people are heroes, and the Tubo people are also heroes." Yun Dan also stepped forward and took a leg of the Eight Immortals Table and shouted loudly, "Master Xiao, you command, we will use the Eight Immortals Table to stop the stone throwing."
Xiao Huadong smiled slightly and raised his thumb: "The Tubo people are indeed heroes."
"It's coming, it's coming, the stoning is coming again." Xu Hong shouted loudly as soon as he finished speaking.
They had just intercepted a stone throw, their arms and feet were numb, and they had not recovered yet. They were resting in the watchtower.
When the four Jiangqu people heard it, they immediately stood up from the Eight Immortals Table and ran towards the direction of the stone throwing.
Xiao Huadong stood under the eaves of the archery tower, aiming at the thrown stones, and kept shouting: "Left, right, left, right."
The four of them heard Xiao Huadong's command and kept moving.
"Left and right, here we come." Xiao Huadong said at last. They felt a bang, a huge noise coming from above their heads, and then their arms almost broke.
The four members of Jiangqu felt the huge impact from the thrown stone, and their waists were almost broken.
The four of them couldn't withstand the huge impact from the thrown stone, so they stepped back seven or eight steps and swayed a few times.
Seeing that the four of them could not bear it anymore, the four of Xu Hong shouted and stepped forward to help them, preventing the four of Jiangqu from retreating.
At this time, a creaking sound came from the Eight Immortals Table, and a big hole was seen being smashed into the Eight Immortals Table.
Seeing that the stone was about to fall into the big hole, the eight people were shocked.
At this time, the creaking sound finally stopped, revealing most of the stone-throwing body.
The eight people put down the Eight Immortals table with difficulty, and couldn't help but rub their numb arms with their hands, and the arms that were almost broken.
"This stone is indeed bigger than the one just now. No wonder you can't bear it." Xu Hong looked at the stone on the table of the Eight Immortals.
The four people from Jiangqu bowed to the four people from Xu Hong: "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your help."
"This is what you should do. Also, next time you should pay attention to spreading your feet as much as possible and lowering your waist as much as possible. This will make it easier to stabilize your steps and body." Xu Hong demonstrated and explained to them. .
Xiao Huadong nodded, stepped forward, and said happily: "Jiangqu, Guge, Pubu, and Yundan, congratulations on your success in pulling down the stone. I have already written it down."
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao." The four of them couldn't help but be overjoyed and bowed to Xiao Huadong.
They didn't expect that they wanted to help the Tubo people. Although the acceptance process was difficult, they finally completed it and achieved meritorious service.
Jiang Qu was embarrassed, bowed to Xiao Huadong, and said sheepishly: "Mr. Xu and the others should also take credit. They also contributed a lot this time."
"Zitao, you have already made meritorious deeds, so you don't need to share your merits with them." Xiao Huadong winked at Xu Hong.
Xu Hong knew that Xiao Huadong wanted to increase the enthusiasm of the Tibetan people, so of course he should support him.
The four of them have already made the first contribution. They just assisted at most, so they naturally have no objections.
Seeing that the four men from Jiangqu had made a meritorious service, Luoba and others couldn't help but be overjoyed. They also stood up against a table of Eight Immortals and shouted loudly: "Master Xiao, we also need to intercept the stone-throwing."
"It's incredible that the Han people have such a way to intercept our stone throws." Lajia looked at the city wall on his horse and was dumbfounded for a moment.
Chi Lie thought for a while and nodded: "I originally thought that the table array was for dealing with arrows, but I didn't expect that it would also be effective against thrown stones. It just has to pay the price of the Eight Immortals Table and the Iron Sheet."
"Using the Eight Immortals Table to catch the stone is indeed the best option at the moment, but the risk is extremely high. Look, this one was not connected properly. Not only was the Eight Immortals Table smashed, but the person was also seriously injured." Qiang Jiu put his hand on his forehead and squinted. Looking at the top of the city wall.
"The price they pay for this style of fighting is the smallest," Cuoso sighed. "The accuracy of the trebuchets is poor, and most of them are not thrown onto the city wall."
"Although the trebuchet is more effective than arrows, it is not fatal to the Han people. I wonder what method the Dharma King has to attack the city?" Lajia asked thoughtfully as he looked at the trebuchets that were continuously fired.
Jialuo felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the effect of the trebuchet.
The trebuchet was originally a powerful siege weapon and was always invincible. I didn't expect it to be intercepted by the Han so easily.
He was a little unwilling and sighed: "Dele, it seems that although the trebuchet is powerful, it does not have a great impact on Qingtang City. Is there any other way?"
"His Majesty, these Han people are different from the Hu people, but they are not without ways to attack the city." Dele thought for a while and came up with another plan.
Jia Luo couldn't help but be overjoyed and wanted to bow to Dele.
However, considering that he is his subordinate, it is appropriate for him to offer suggestions.
Jialuo looked at Dele, his tone full of pleading: "Dele, what can I do?"
"Dharma King, fire attack." Dele replied without any hesitation.
Jialuo looked at the city wall and felt a little annoyed. It was a snowy winter here and it was not autumn. How could he attack with fire?
But Jialuo remained calm and asked in a deep voice: "Dele, how do you attack with fire?"
"His Holiness, add heavy fire oil to the thrown stone and aim it directly at the gate tower. The gate tower is made of wood. Once it catches fire, it will be difficult to extinguish the fire. This will not only damage the opponent's morale, but also take the opportunity to seize the city gate." Dele looked at the city gate. A glance at the gate tower above told me that I had already thought of a solution.
The lock building is specifically responsible for the suspension bridge and city gates. If the lock building catches fire, it will inevitably affect the suspension bridge and city gates.
Jialuo frowned, feeling that the feasibility was still high: "Dele, the effect of the rocket just now didn't seem to be very effective?"
"His Holiness, the firepower of rockets is too small, and they are two different concepts from flint. His Holiness, all the trebuchets are aimed at the gate tower, let's see how they intercept them?" Dele remained unmoved and insisted on his opinion.
Jialuo also looked at the gate tower and fell into deep thought.
Dele became a little anxious, bowed and said: "His Majesty, give the order, flint is still the nemesis of the Eight Immortals Table, if it touches the Eight Immortals Table, it can also burn."
"Okay," after hearing this, Jialuo no longer hesitated and ordered loudly, "Fire the flint."
