"Listen to the barbarians in the city, let me say it again! I, Marshal Li Yuan, the military governor of the Wuping Army of the Tang Dynasty, will lead the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals to crusade against the rebels! But I, Marshal Li of the Wuping Army, have a kind heart and do not want to cause more killings and crusade. It's just the traitor Tian Hongyou in Dongxi, and it has nothing to do with the people, soldiers and civilians in the city.
At this moment, my 50,000-strong army is approaching the city. You have no way to retreat. If you can surrender the city, I, Marshal Li, promise you that I will only kill the rebellious traitors and never implicate innocent people! If you continue to help the tyrants and seize the city and resist, in the blink of an eye, you will be wiped out..."
"The Exotic Land Development of Vegetable-Growing Skeletons"
At the foot of Xizhou City, this loud-voiced Tang Army cavalry continued to hold up the battle flag and chatter incessantly. His voice was extremely loud. Although he was a hundred steps away, he still raised his voice and sent his words clearly to the top of the city. And the man in gold armor Li Yuan calmly waved his hand and ordered at the same time. The 30,000 troops waiting behind him immediately raised their weapons and shouted "surrender quickly". The thunderous sound swept the entire wilderness in an instant.
Even though most of the barbarian soldiers were confused, there was obviously a huge contrast in the momentum above and below the city. Facing the huge formation with flags fluttering below the city, everyone frowned, and many barbarian soldiers couldn't help but began to whisper to each other. He stood up and looked at the silent Governor Tian Hongbin with confusion.
Gong Langzhi was secretly deep in thought at this time. Although he had indeed told Tian Hongbin with confidence just now that these trebuchets were no different from paper tigers, standing calmly on the edge of the city wall, how could the formation and momentum of Wu Ping's army under the city rely on trebuchets? Stacked?
Just by looking at the overwhelming banners, one can estimate that these well-equipped Tang troops must have numbered at least 20,000 to 30,000 people. No matter how strong Xizhou City is, can it really be defended with only the tens of thousands of tribal soldiers in hand...
Soon, more than ten Tang Army cavalry galloped a hundred paces down the city with war flags behind them. They repeated their old tricks and continued to shout towards the top of the city in unison:
"Listen to the barbarians in the city. I, Marshal Li Yuan, the military commander of the Wuping Army of the Tang Dynasty, will lead the heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals here to attack the rebels! But I, Marshal Li of the Wuping Army, have a kind heart and do not want to cause more killings. What I am attacking is only Dongxi. The traitor Tian Hongyou has nothing to do with the people, soldiers and civilians in the city..."
"Get this Dudu's treasured bow!"
The Tang army below the city was shouting about showing off their power, and the barbarians on the city were becoming more and more restless. Tian Hongbin finally forgot what he said a moment ago, and could no longer suppress his sullenness. When he saw a Tang army cavalry galloping arrogantly into the hundred-step range, He immediately frowned and stretched out his hand, and the guard general next to him quickly fetched a strong gold-painted bow.
He bent his shoulders with a heavy breath, bent his bow like the moon, held his breath and opened his eyes, and shot out a sharp arrow!
With a "Hugh" sound, a meteor quickly flew out from the top of the city, hitting the chest of the Tang Army cavalry who was still raising his head and shouting at the top of his lungs. His face was pale, he turned over and fell on his horse, making an irritating cry. Then it came to an abrupt end.
"The Governor is mighty!" The barbarian soldiers on the city top raised their weapons and screamed strangely. Tian Hongbin raised the bow high, with a proud smile on his lips, then turned around and swung the bow towards the guard in an elegant manner, straightened his chest and looked back calmly towards the city.
But the smile on his face did not last long, and soon froze, and gradually turned into shock. The barbarian soldiers on the top of the city also put away their proud expressions, opened their mouths one after another, and suddenly became panicked. .
All because of the Tang Army cavalry who was shot under the city. Logically speaking, if the arrow enters the heart within a hundred steps, he will definitely die!
But its "corpse" seemed to be coming back to life, and it slowly got up from the ground, then patted the dust all over its body, panted and climbed back on the horse, and its pale face gradually returned to rosy. He pointed angrily towards the city and cursed: "Damn! What reckless barbarian is he?! How dare you dirty your grandfather's clothes and armor. In a moment, the siege grandpa will sacrifice your head to the knife first! Damn... .”
While cursing and waving to the surrounding Tang Jun brothers, they all flew back without looking back. Tang Army coach Li Yuan also raised his head and smiled jokingly towards the city, then tightened his expression, quickly turned around and led his guards back to the Wuping army formation.
"This...does Tang Jun have ghosts and gods to help him?!"
"The Governor is a great marksman! This man was obviously shot in the center, but why did he come back from the dead?"
"It must be ghosts and gods who help us! This battle can't be fought!..."
Most of the barbarian soldiers on the top of the city were frightened by this bizarre scene. They couldn't help but scramble to retreat, and they all lost their voices in shock.
Tian Hongbin also opened his eyes in disbelief, and after staring at it for a moment reluctantly, he immediately turned around and drew his sword at the rioting barbarians and roared: "Shut up, all of you! If you dare to speak nonsense again to fear the enemy, this Commander-in-Chief They were all killed! Tang Jun was also made of flesh and blood. It was clear where the ghosts and gods came from to help him! The dog Tang Bing clearly wore several layers of armor, which made it difficult for arrows to penetrate! Look at the curly hair underneath. Are there any arrows?”
The governor was the first to get angry, and all the barbarian soldiers naturally evaded their gazes and did not dare to respond. They had to hold back their fear and bravely returned to the city wall. Many people couldn't help but swallowed their saliva and looked down out of curiosity, and then suddenly realized what the governor said. Not false! But even so, the barbarian soldiers suddenly felt unspeakable sadness in their hearts.
It was not because he was frightened by this Tang Army cavalry that he was scolded in vain, but because the enemy's equipment was so well-equipped that even the soldier who came up to talk was not short of a few pieces of armor. The barbarian soldiers looked at each other and could only secretly think. Lamenting the gap between the rich and the poor, everyone's leather armor is only a thin layer, and a large part of the two arms are exposed. As for the large shiny and reflective helmet underneath, it is unthinkable. ...
Gong Langzhi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly reminded him: "Captain, the Tang army has moved."
Tian Hongbin, who was reprimanding the generals, quickly turned his head and looked down the city. He saw that the formation of the mighty Tang army had really changed. The infantrymen of the large group had raised their shields high and marched in line. They stopped and squatted in front of each trebuchet. In an instant, a large protective iron wall of shields was formed, and flag bearers everywhere began to wave the battle flags vigorously, transmitting various signals that the barbarians could not understand.
The drums of Wu Ping's army below the city began to ring loudly. Tian Hongbin immediately shouted: "My sons! The Tang army is about to attack the city! Prepare to meet the enemy!"
Under the command of the two leaders Tian Hongbin and Gong Langzhi, all the generals led their barbarian soldiers into a tense fighting state immediately. All kinds of weapons were held in their hands, the crossbowmen unloaded their arrows, and there were hundreds more The bamboo tubes for blowing darts were also quickly set up on the crenellations in the dark places of the city wall, ready to shoot at any time.
In the formation of the Wuping Army, the six-sided banner representing the glory of the Tang Dynasty was fluttering in the wind. Liu Jiangsheng, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly galloped from the front army to Li Yuan. At this time, Li Yuan was raising his head and blinking his eyes to look into the increasingly strong sunlight. , seemed to be counting the time in his heart, and after counting the breaths, he nodded expressionlessly and said: "Attack."
Three trumpets sounded, and the soldiers of the front army began to shout vigorously. The throwing arms of three hundred trebuchets were pulled down by the sergeants on the ropes, and then the axles were hung with iron hooks, and pieces of different shapes were Several strong men tried their best to throw heavy rocks into the throwing basket, and then the peasants began to pour kerosene and turpentine upwards. After a while, three hundred fireballs weighing a hundred kilograms were ready.
"Captain Liu! It's time to issue the order!" Not far away, Xu Kuangheng was sitting astride his horse and shouted loudly.
Looking at the lonely Xizhou City hanging over the mountains in front of him, Liu Jiangsheng had a gloomy expression. He raised the red flag in his hand without hesitation and ordered loudly: "Get ready..."
The red flag was waved heavily: "Launch!"
