Tanli shrugged and said with a smile: "Uncle Prince, wasn't Brother Shu Beichuan very confident just now? Please tell me his thoughts. How should we fight this Zijin Pass?"
Ronya felt helpless towards her nephew, and turned to look at Geshu Beichuan: "Do you have any good suggestions?"
Geshu Beichuan shook his beard and said: "Your Highness, now that we have strong troops and horses, we can just attack the city with our troops. I have heard clearly before that most of Li Jiangyao's Xinjiang army are natives of Western Xinjiang. Everyone , do you need me to tell you what kind of fighting force the weaklings from Western Xinjiang are like? Hahaha."
Hearing what he said, many Turkic generals laughed together, with disdain on their faces.
In fact, there is another meaning in Geshu Beichuan's words. Before, Tanli and Yun Qianxue couldn't even defeat those weaklings, which was really a disgrace to the Golden Clan.
Ronya was also a member of the Golden Tribe. Hearing this, he snorted displeasedly: "Send an army to attack the city? Is it that simple?"
Prince Temple was a famous general in the entire Turkic Empire. He lowered his face and looked as arrogant as Shu Beichuan. He couldn't help feeling a little chilly in his heart, so he quickly put away his smile and replied seriously: "Your Highness, I am a rough man, no. I like to use my brain. Anyway, I will do whatever you say, and there is no problem in letting Gui Doujun play the vanguard!"
Ronya had to save some face for the Ghost Dou Clan, so she stopped arguing with her brother Shu Beichuan and said solemnly: "Even if it is a forceful attack, we must pay attention to methods and strategies. How deep is the Zijin Pass must be tested first. It takes sexual offense to know.”
Yun Qianxue originally planned to take the initiative to ask for a fight, but she didn't expect that Tanli quietly reached out to hold him at this time. At the same time, he smiled and said: "Uncle, it is indeed necessary to test the attack. Just now, General Geshu seemed to say that they want to be the vanguard of the entire army. So, I think it’s better to let him beat up the weaklings in Xijiang.”
Before Ronya could speak, Geshu Beichuan had already responded loudly: "Okay, that's what I have in mind! Your Highness, please let us go out to fight and explore the way for everyone!"
The Prince of the Temple looked at him, then at Tanli who had a smirk on his face, nodded and said: "Then let's decide. At sunrise tomorrow, the Ghost Dou Legion will take the lead in attacking Zijin Pass, and the Divine Eagle Clan will be responsible for covering it. Support. All other generals will follow me to the heights to observe the enemy and check the defense situation of the Zhenjiang Army’s front!”
Early the next morning, 40,000 soldiers and horses of the Ghost Dou tribe, under the command of their general Ge Shu Beichuan, marched out in formation and approached Zijin Pass step by step.
Compared to other large tribes, the Guidou tribe is considered the poorest among the Eight Pillars of the Turks.
The Ghost Dou tribe is located in the northwest of the Turkic Empire. Its territory is not large, and it has rugged mountains, barren land, and extremely scarce products. In addition, it is adjacent to the barbarians in the Northern Wilderness, and its life is sad and bleak. Therefore, when they heard that they would follow the Great Khan to conquer the Shengtang Dynasty in the Eastern Continent, everyone in the Guidou clan was very excited and active, hoping that after the victory, they would be allocated more rich land and completely change the destiny of the clan.
Because they are poor, they have to fight hard; and because they are poor, they are the most miserable Turkic troops.
Soldiers from the Golden Tribe, Yelun Tribe, and Yunhe Tribe were all wearing brand-new military uniforms and shiny armor, riding tall horses and holding sharp weapons. They all looked energetic and mighty.
On the other hand, the Ghost Dou Army is like a group of beggars.
armor? That thing doesn't exist. There are no more than 8,000 soldiers in the 40,000-strong army who can gather a complete set of their own armor. The rest are from the Shengtang and Xijiang, and they wear all kinds of clothes.
The horse is a long-haired and thin horse, and the knife is a rusty old knife.
Looking at this army of beggars, Xu Youchang couldn't help but be stunned and asked Li Jiangyao: "This...is a Turk?"
Li Jiangyao stared at the skull and crossbones flag and snorted coldly: "Not only the Turks, but also the most cruel and crazy Turks. Their young master is the demon brother Shu Xuan who created the poison soldiers."
Upon hearing this, Xu Youchang suddenly became energetic: "Damn it, it turns out it's them! They've come just in time, let's let these guys repay some of the blood debt for the young master first!"
"You take charge of the command, be careful." Li Jiangyao ordered: "Lonia left the main force of the Golden Clan behind and sent the Ghost Dou Clan to fight. It was obviously to test the strength of our defense system, so don't use it as soon as it comes. Use all your tricks.”
Xu Youchang gave a military salute: "I obey, please don't worry!"
The war drums shook the sky, beating in the hearts of every soldier. The Zhenjiang Army stood on the city wall, watching the Ghost Dou Army getting closer and closer.
boom--
A kerosene bomb accurately landed on the narrow passage between the trenches. A dozen Turkic warriors were instantly enveloped in flames and fell into the nearby trench screaming.
The rest of the troops were still blocking the edge of the passage, waiting to push forward. The flying arrows in the sky were like rain, pouring down from the top of the city, causing waves of casualties and panic to them.
Prince Tanli on the observation deck in the distance pointed to the trenches and said: "Uncle Prince, before we attack, we must find a way to fill up those three trenches, otherwise we will be like that stupid bird in Geshu Beichuan, giving up in vain. People are treated as living targets.”
Ronya frowned and nodded: "Yes, we must prepare more earthworks and stones, and we must have enough vehicles. If we want to fill those deep trenches, it will be difficult to do it in less than seven or eight days."
"The question is who will do this?" Yun Qianxue worried: "Filling the trenches is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also faces crazy attacks from the city. Seven or eight days is a trivial matter, and the loss of troops is the most terrifying."
Tanli sneered: "Isn't this simple? Capture the peasants from the rear! Let the people of Shengtang carry sandbags to fill the holes. If they die, they will just throw them into the ditch and use them as gravel and earth. I don't believe it, Li Jiangyao He can kill all his people."
Ronya pondered for a moment and said: "Your method is indeed good, but it may not be in time. The Great Khan has ordered us to seize the time to conquer Zijin Pass, go to the rear to capture the civilians, and then escort them here. It is estimated that more than ten days will be wasted time……"
"Then..." Tanli turned around and saw that the generals of the Western Xinjiang subordinate army were standing far away, so he lowered his voice and said: "Then let the Xijiang people come up!"
Yun Qianxue's heart tightened when she heard this, and she lowered her head unbearably. Ronya was not in a hurry to answer. After a moment of silence, she said, "Well, let's discuss this later."
At this time, Geshu Beichuan's troops had already approached the Zijin Pass city wall along the passage. Since they could only walk on a narrow road, there were only seven or eight hundred Ghost Dou soldiers and horses near the city wall. They didn't even have time to set up the ladders, and in the blink of an eye they were shot to death by the defenders.
Geshu Beichuan was so angry that he quickly ordered the archers to fire poisonous arrows at Zijin Pass.
Upon seeing this, Xu Youchang immediately ordered the giant crossbow to be fired. Long arrows flew into the Ghost Dou tribe's bow and arrow position like a barrage of cannons. Each shot could sweep away a large number of people, and even penetrate two or three people at the same time, like piercing a skewer of meat, nailing them hard. on the ground.
It's so terrifying that even the vicious Ghost Soldiers can't help but feel terrified.
The offensive and defensive battle lasted for nearly two hours, but the Ghost Dou Clan's army never posed a direct threat to the city wall, and instead lost a large number of troops. Ronya sighed softly and said, "It's almost done today, let's stop here." Then she turned around and walked down the observation deck.
The retreat horn came from the direction of the main camp, and the tortured Ge Shu Beichuan finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered the Ghost Dou Army, which had lost all its energy, to retreat.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the camp, Brother Shu Beichuan saw Tanli hugging his shoulders and leaning on the gate post of the camp and smiling at him. Brother Shu Beichuan felt depressed and snorted coldly. He didn't even bother to say hello and directly urged his horse back to the camp. .
After dinner, Prince Ronya of the Temple convened everyone for a meeting again. He did not mention the performance of the Ghost Dou Army today at first, but carefully analyzed the city defense system of the Zhenjiang Army.
Since Li Jiangyao warned in advance that Xu Youchang had not fully used his defensive methods, Ronya only made decisions based on what he saw with his own eyes, including trenches, trebuchets, giant crossbows, bows and arrows, and the positions of the defenders. Making a rough judgment, at the end of the talk, he proposed: The first problem to be solved is the three trenches.
Geshu Beichuan had a strong personal experience of this and immediately agreed. If the three huge trenches were not resolved, the soldiers and horses could only be squeezed into a narrow passage, making it impossible to launch an offensive against the city walls and gates.
Ronya nodded, and then assigned the task: The Ghost Dou Legion has been working hard, so they don’t have to go into battle tomorrow, and they will be replaced to rest and recuperate. During the rest period, the Ghost Dou soldiers dug earth and rocks on the hill behind the camp to prepare materials for filling the trench.
When Geshu Beichuan heard that he had to work hard after resting, he felt aggrieved. However, he did not dare to question the order of the Temple Prince. He could only wonder: "Are we going to attack Zijin Pass tomorrow? Aren't the trenches still..."
Ronya interrupted him directly: "Although the trenches have not been filled, we can still fight, but we no longer have to do the useless work of approaching fierce battles."
Yun Qianxue understood: "Your Highness, what you mean is, remote?"
"That's right, a long-range fight." Ronya nodded slightly: "While the Ghost Dou Legion is preparing earth and stone materials, we use the trebuchet to consume the enemy. At the same time, we can test the lethality of the trebuchet and improve the proficiency of the operator. , and secondly, it can also damage the city wall of Zijin Pass to a certain extent, laying the foundation for the subsequent general attack."
He turned to Stanley and said: "Second Prince, the large-scale siege equipment is basically the equipment of your eleventh legion. I think you will be in command tomorrow. In addition, the Condor Legion is good at bows and arrows, and their shooting skills are better than those of the Turkic Eight Pillars." Ranking first among them, we will dispatch four teams of archers tomorrow to fight together."
Tanli and Condor General Kunzhe stood up and responded: "Yes!"
[Heroes, please support the Zhenjiang Army. The data has dropped recently, and I feel quite melancholy. 】
