Ju Wentai's army moved very quickly. Although the distance between Gaochang and Yiwu was not far, it was not close either. It was about six hundred miles away. Ju Wentai and the others could not all be cavalry, so it took them nearly ten days to rush. Arrive at Yiwu City.
During these ten days, Li Daozong and An Xinggui were bored to death. They didn't want to wait here anymore. They thought they might as well take the initiative. If they didn't want to test the tactics mentioned by His Highness here, , they probably don’t want to insist anymore.
In fact, the more important point is that two days before Ju Wentai's army arrived in Yiwu, Li Daozong had already received news of the scouts who had taken a detour and rushed back. An army of 20,000 had arrived at the gate of Gaochang City and surrounded the entire Gaochang City.
The scout asked Li Daozong when he would attack and whether he would directly attack the city and capture the entire Gaochang Kingdom.
In the end, Li Daozong thought about it and decided to let the 20,000-strong army focus on the encirclement first. The specific attack method would wait until Ju Wentai was dealt with here.
Who knew that it took Ju Wentai about ten days to get here.
By the time Ju Wentai arrived, Li Daozong and An Xinggui's patience had been worn out by him. They originally thought about acting for him when Ju Wentai arrived, but who made Ju Wentai's speed too slow? , they have no patience.
At first, their idea was to let the original soldiers of Yiwu country guard the city wall when Ju Wentai arrived. When the opponent attacked, they would show the opponent a wave of arrow rain from behind the city wall.
But the other party was so slow that when he arrived, Li Daozong didn't bother to cover up so much, and directly sent two thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to garrison the city wall, and they were all fully armored.
When Ju Wentai rushed here, this was what he saw. On the dilapidated city wall of Yiwu City, the flag of the Tang Dynasty was fluttering in the wind, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in full armor were lined up neatly on the city wall.
Seeing those soldiers, Ju Wentai was a little confused. Did I go the wrong way?
No, this is indeed Yiwu City! But when will Yiwu's soldiers wear such armor? He was not surprised by the flag of the Tang Dynasty, but how could this soldier be Yiwu's soldier.
Yiwu, don't talk about this kind of armor before. The only few sets of armor are in tatters. Are you telling me that these soldiers with brand-new armor are Yiwu's soldiers? And if nothing else happens, this kind of armor should be a soldier of the Tang Dynasty.
For a moment, Ju Wentai was silent.
"King Ju Wentai, what are you thinking about? Do you want to attack? Or send someone to shout for the other party to surrender directly?" Turkic General Anda came over and asked impatiently.
"Don't you think there's something wrong with these soldiers?" Ju Wentai asked, pointing to the soldiers above the city.
"What's wrong? Isn't this the city of the Tang Dynasty? Since it is the city of the Tang Dynasty, it is normal for soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to be stationed there." Anda said simply.
Ju Wentai: "..." Is this how you fucking Turks fight?
However, Ju Wentai is still struggling here. A loud roar has been heard from the city wall: "Is the visitor Ju Wentai, King of Gaochang? Our general asked Ju Wentai to come and speak."
The roar was made by more than a dozen soldiers at the same time, so even Ju Wentai, who was standing far away, heard it.
Before Ju Wentai could react, he saw the gate of Nayiwu City opened from the inside, and then several horses ran out of it.
Seeing that only a few horses came out of the city gate, after hesitating for a moment, Ju Wentai directly controlled the horses to lead the guards and Turkic general Anda to meet them.
Ju Wentai still has this kind of courage.
The two sides quickly reined in their horses about ten meters apart.
"Is the visitor here Ju Wentai, King of Gaochang?" the general sitting in the middle asked loudly.
"It's me, are you Kazuto?!" Ju Wentai frowned. The other person was wearing full-body armor, including the helmet, which covered a large area. Ju Wentai couldn't tell who it was from such a distance. Besides, No, he didn’t know the generals of the Tang Dynasty either.
"General An Xinggui of the Tang Dynasty." An Xinggui said loudly.
"Ju Wentai, as a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, you have rashly led your army to directly invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty. You have provoked the Tang Dynasty first. Now I order you to surrender immediately and merge Gaochang into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. We can spare you. If you don't die, I will send you to Chang'an, and your Majesty the Tang Dynasty will judge you." An Xinggui was no longer too lazy to cover up.
They came here with great interest, but after waiting for ten days, all their patience was gone.
Ju Wentai was shocked when he heard this. Although he didn't know An Xinggui, he knew who An Xinggui was. After all, Longyou Road of the Tang Dynasty bordered the Western Regions. He never expected An Xinggui. Came here in person.
The point is not that An Xinggui came here, but the tone of An Xinggui...
What's going on with your tone? You must know that I have done so many things before. Although Li Shimin's tone of condemnation was harsh, it was not so outrageous.
Why should I lead my troops to surrender immediately and then annex Gaochang to the Tang Dynasty?
Did you make a mistake? I came to attack your Yiwu City!
At that moment, Ju Wentai sneered and said loudly: "This General An, have you made a mistake? I came here today to ask King Yiwu to kneel down and admit his mistake to me. I don't agree with you." Tang has nothing to do with it. If you lead the army to withdraw now, I can spare your life. Otherwise, don’t blame me, Gaochang’s army, for having no eyesight in swords.”
"Then come on." An Xinggui dropped these four words, turned around and walked away.
He was too lazy to deal with it. If Li Daozong hadn't asked him to come out and deal with it, he wouldn't have bothered to take this step.
Looking at An Xinggui's back, Ju Wentai said: "..."
No, what the hell is going on? He felt a little suspicious for a moment, something was wrong! That's not how things unfolded!
Could it be said that Datang has received the news that the army is coming?
"Send someone to the mountains on both sides to see the situation in the city." Ju Wentai said directly.
Regarding this, Anda did not express much opinion. The Turks were not very good at attacking cities. The main army attacking the city this time was naturally composed of Gaochang people, and because the walls of Yiwu City were not high, there was no defense. It is a powerful weapon for the city, so the siege equipment they brought with them when they came here was just a ladder.
But Ju Wentai felt that it was enough. When the time came, the Turks suppressed the city with bows and arrows, and his soldiers climbed directly onto the city wall. Yiwu City was just around the corner.
Soon, the scouts who climbed up the mountain for reconnaissance on both sides brought the latest news. There were not many defensive soldiers on the city wall, only about 2,000, it seemed. There were not many residents in the city, and there were no large troops around Yiwu City. Mark of.
"Attack the city!" Ju Wentai hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind and said.
Following Ju Wentai's order, Gaochang soldiers immediately began to organize an siege. They first formed a formation and slowly approached the city wall, and then the soldiers carried ladders. Then some soldiers resisted the bows and arrows shot down from the city wall by placing their shields, while the Turks on horseback Always be ready to ride on horseback and use bows and arrows to suppress the archers on the enemy's walls.
With the exciting drumbeats, Gaochang's soldiers were lining up to approach the city wall, when suddenly dense crossbows appeared on the city wall.
This time An Xinggui took out a double bed crossbow, which was the medium bed crossbow that Li Ke had used. Due to the walls of Yiwu City, only 200 composite medium bed crossbows could be deployed on the front. As the soldiers pulled the crossbow strings, , the other party didn’t even wait for them to get close.
He immediately let go of the bowstring in his hand!
