The quiet night is like thick inkstone.
After nightfall, the Han army surrounded the soldiers and horses of the various camps in Ctesiphon. Except for the security personnel, the rest fell asleep and snored continuously.
Years of fighting have long made them accustomed to war. No one was worried about the upcoming confrontation. After entering the camp, they took the time to sleep and recharge their batteries.
There are military units at the level of generals, and their own Qi is used to warm and nourish the strength in the body.
After midnight, the whole army was summoned, and everyone woke up from their deep sleep.
Everyone started preparing for the battle.
Ready and inspect weapons.
There were no lamps lit in the camp, but the weapons were like snow and the light was cold.
"Da Sima said that the enemy will take action tonight, and we will also start a siege.
In this battle, our army will break through the Parthian capital and add another unparalleled feat to our Han army. "
"Every unit should fight bravely to kill the enemy."
The generals and commanders of each battalion are conducting pre-war training. The atmosphere of war is slowly building up, and murderous intent is building up.
Han troops from all directions besieged the city, but their numbers were actually no larger than the Parthian defenders.
Among the Han troops, Zhang Cigong's army, which had the largest number, had less than 20,000 troops.
There are more than 10,000 people in other tribes, and there are thousands of people, and the combined army is only more than 30,000 people.
"Listen up, officers and men, there are eighteen thousand people on Zhang Cigong's side. Grand Sima said they have many people and asked them to be the main force.
We only have more than 9,000 people here, but we must not let Zhang Cigong take the lead.
In this battle, Grand Sima personally came to the front of the two armies, and all the troops had to die on the way to charge. "
Zhao Ponu gave a pre-battle training: "I will fight with you and charge into the city to defeat the enemy. If I die in battle, the deputy general will become the general. If both of us die, Liu Xiaowei will become the general of our department, and so on." We, the generals, are rushing forward to fight, we will live and die with you, and we will never back down!
As Da Sima said, the Han army's robes are as beautiful as life and death! "
"We are willing to follow the general and fight to the death!"
Zhang Cigong also gathered the entire army at night and said: "The other troops saw that we have many people and became the main force, so they must compete with us for credit.
We are in the Central Army. If you are outdone by other units, don't panic. I, the Lieutenant of the Northern Army, will be embarrassed to continue.
Everyone, Grand Sima has already said that when this battle is over, we will be given a rotation of defense, and the Forbidden Army will have a chance to return to Chang'an.
When I get back to Chang'an, I will spend my entire year's salary and invite the five hundred men who are the bravest in fighting and who have killed the most enemies to go and have fun with my daughter.
We fight bravely, and we must be number one even when we are in the female household. I saw who among the tribes could be better than me, so I invited hundreds of tribesmen to go to the Nulu and have a big fight. "
This is a great kindness, and Zhang Cigong is the first person in history to use free prostitution as a reward.
The eyes of soldiers and generals who have had sex with prostitutes shine with yearning.
I have never been a prostitute before, so I pretended not to care, but in fact my heart was filled with turmoil, and I was even more tempted than anyone who had ever been a prostitute, and I really wanted to try seafood.
"General, you must keep your word!"
Zhang Cigong said loudly: "It's true, let's go together with five hundred people. I'll hire the most famous female concubine from Chang'an. In the words of Da Sima, I'll play some music for Chang'an and let them play it all night."
Zhang Cigong's own eyes shone.
That scene, when I think about it, was so spectacular, with gunfire raging from the sky.
"If you want to come with me, fight bravely, but the prerequisite is to survive. Don't rush forward with your head down, and pay attention to your cooperation."
"Okay, get ready for battle."
Zhang Cigong asked: "Have you distributed the hooks and locks that Grand Sima asked the Mo family to send?"
"It's already settled." General Youbu responded.
Before the war, a batch of war preparations had just been sent. They were made of bronze and then engraved with the Mohist formation pattern. They had a hook on one end. They looked very similar to the tools used by Zhao Anji's team to climb. Repeatedly Quenched, exceptionally tough.
"General Zhang, why did we come to attack Taixi Feng? The two surrounding acropolis soldiers and horses are still silent until now." A school captain asked.
“Other troops are responsible for dealing with the soldiers and horses of the two nearby acropolises.
We just have to defeat the enemy head-on! "
Zhang Cigong looked towards Taixifeng outside the camp: "Counting the time, it's almost time. Send an order to all battalions and the entire army to prepare for battle. The battle is a success!"
"The battle is won!"
"The battle is won!"
The Han army sharpened their swords and prepared for battle.
…
Outside the south gate of Ctesiphon, Mithridates II appeared side by side with half-saints.
Huo Qubing, dressed in military uniform and as fast as lightning, appeared opposite the two of them.
He stood at the same height as the city wall, opposite Mithridates.
boom!
The appearance of Huo Qubing caused a huge military formation to appear in the void and on the ground.
The formations spread out and collided with the defensive forces carved inside and outside Taixi Feng City, making a low and muffled sound like a tsunami.
Huo Qubing's military formation seemed to contain thousands of troops, and one person could shake the whole city.
The whole city was shaking.
This vibration was like a signal, and the sound of killing suddenly started in all directions.
At the same time, the Han armies from all sides rode out of camp and headed towards the west of Tai to block the attack.
The momentum of the Han army and Huo Qubing blended together, boosting each other and rising endlessly.
Huo Qubing's eyes were bright: "Mithridates, this guy who didn't even dare to show his face in the past is your helper?"
Mithridates said slowly: "I have devoted all my strength to this fight, and I will kill you outside the city today."
Huo Qubing smiled and looked at Half Saint Zongheng: "You have become bolder, don't run away for a while."
Zongheng Semi-Saint said indifferently: "Huo Qubing, in less than four years, you have achieved feats that countless generals cannot achieve in their lifetimes. Your military prowess is truly unprecedented.
But your destiny and luck are also constantly being depleted, and death is not far away. "
"If you are allowed to defeat Parthia again this time, with your talent, you will definitely be able to take the opportunity to attack the Semi-Saints and get rid of the fate.
So...I will take your life at any cost. "
For the light cavalry who were marching at full strength, the distance of thirty miles came suddenly.
In the rear, the sound of the Han army's horse hooves sounded like thunder.
In the military formation on the ground, dragons roared and tigers roared.
The Han army appeared at the end of the line of sight, with murderous intent.
In the city, Parthian soldiers and horses also boarded the city.
The two armies faced each other, and the troops were overwhelming.
On the city wall of Ctesiphon, there are patterns of gods lighting up.
The strength of the defenders and the city combined, and Ctesiphon seemed to have become an unshakable mountain.
"I, Tessius, have been blessed by the gods and have never been attacked!" Mithridates paused the scepter in his hand, and his royal robe automatically moved without any wind.
As the Han army approached, the ground shook more and more violently, and it was clear that there was a force coming from deep in the earth.
Boom!
The ground actually started to rise!
Huo Qubing once again used the thick soil that he had used once before!
Ever since he gave the Yellow Emperor's Zen altar to Liu Che, half of the small bag of soil that Liu Che used to have was given to Huo Qubing.
Integrate the soil into the military formation, and then use the Divine Bear Talisman to control the power of the thick earth and activate the source of the earth.
The ground slowly rises, just like when it was enshrined in Mount Tai, increasing the thickness of the ground and forming a slope, approaching the city head.
The Han army rode along the slope and rushed straight to the city.
At this moment, even the foundations of Taixi Feng City were shaken.
The ground inside the city is covered with ravines and turbulent waves.
The power rising from the depths of the earth, combined with the military front, was majestic, heavy, and extremely destructive.
Even the city walls had cracks, the defensive formations broke down one after another, earth and rocks fell, and the cracks spread like spider webs.
Mithridates glanced at the rising ground: "Is this your method of destroying the city?"
The scepter in his hand glowed.
And the Silver Temple in the Palace of Ctesiphon is separating countless divine spells.
These mantras are also integrated into the earth's veins, blessing the city's defense.
The temple emits water-like silver divine light, rolling and spreading.
The shaking ground in the city became stable.
The cracks on the city head and the broken divine defense lines are also recovering and reconnecting.
"How can I, Ctesiphon, be a place that you can break if you want?" said the Lord of Parthia.
Huo Qubing examines Mithridates:
"For this battle, you used some kind of magic to enhance the power of the Silver Temple and improve Ctesiphon's defense, at the cost of your lifespan?"
Butuo was not far behind, and when he heard this, his heart moved slightly: Is the king becoming old because he used some forbidden magic and suffered a backlash from the divine power? What kind of magic can backfire on the lifespan of the leader of a country?
At this moment, the Han troops approaching on horseback from below split their ranks, dismounted, and took out fire barrel arrows.
"War artifact..." Buto's expression changed slightly.
The tripod was opened, hundreds of arrows were fired, and the last wave of ammunition in the inventory was fired.
Boom!
Arrows exploded and the city fell into chaos.
However, for a fortified city like Ctesiphon, a volley of fire barrel arrows was not enough to cause much damage. Earth and rocks collapsed in some areas, but the actual destructive power was not great.
The purpose of the Han army launching this wave of arrows was to create chaos and cover the next action.
After the fire barrel arrows were fired, the Han army took out the bronze chains sent by the Mohists.
One end has a copper claw hook, which is similar to a lasso. After swinging it, taking advantage of the chaos at the top of the city, he threw the copper lock through the air and immediately hooked the inner wall of the city wall.
This kind of lock hook specially made by the Mohist family, with formations that flicker and fade, intertwined with light, clings tightly to the city wall, making it inseparable.
In the chaos, some defenders took action, trying to chop and destroy the hook.
At the same moment, the roar of tigers raging like a storm rang out from the military formation where Huo Qubing was released.
The consciousness of many defenders seemed to have been attacked by a tiger, and they were sluggish for a moment. Most of the hooks thrown by the Han army had already been fastened to the city walls, battlements and other places where they could use their strength.
When the Han army pulled the chain outside the city, the long bronze rope suddenly tightened.
One end of the chain was wrapped in animal skin and wrapped around the horse's neck.
Thousands of Han troops and hundreds of war horses gathered together to exert force together.
Thousands of horses neighed, and the Han army rushed their horses wildly and slapped their buttocks.
The war horse wanted to run and pulled the bronze chain straight.
Using ropes to drag down the city wall and then attack the city was a tactic used by later Mongolian cavalry to break the city.
Inspired by the lasso, they used the lock lasso and hung it on the battlements and other places where they could borrow strength, and used thousands of horses to pull down the city wall. This avoids the weakness of the Mongolian cavalry, which is not good at attacking cities.
In a large city with such a level of defense as Ctesiphon, it would be difficult for this tactic to be effective.
But just now Huo Qubing raised the soil and raised the ground, not to attack the city directly, but to destroy the city's defenses.
The force rising from the ground shook the foundation of the city wall, causing cracks to appear in many places on the wall, laying the foundation for the current attack.
Boom!
Under the pull of ten thousand horses, a section of the city wall, where cracks had appeared before, was dragged, cracked, and then collapsed.
A gap several feet in diameter appeared in the wall of Ctesiphon.
Then, like a chain reaction, cracks in several sections of the surrounding walls expanded, and earth and rocks flew apart.
Roar!
The claws of a giant bear gathered the power of the earth's thick soil, poked out from the ground under the military formation, and bombarded the city wall, like a mountain hitting the wall.
Bang bang bang!
The gap in the wall continues to expand.
At the top of the city, Mithridates and Bhutto's expression suddenly changed.
As soon as the siege began, the walls of Ctesiphon were destroyed.
Outside the city, the Han army turned their horses and rushed toward the location where the city wall collapsed.
…
Thousands of miles away, Chang'an.
Weiyang Palace is brightly lit.
Today, Liu Che rarely watches games from a distance. But in the final battle against Parthia, he was thinking deeply about it. He presented the country map, promoted the national destiny, and paid attention to the battle process.
With the continuous victory of the Han army, the national destiny of Parthia was suppressed, and the battlefield thousands of miles away was also projected and clearly presented on the map of the country.
There were Dong Zhongshu and others beside Liu Che, who couldn't take their eyes away.
Seeing the city wall being dragged by the Han army, a section of it collapsed.
The emperor clapped his palms lightly and said: "The method used by Da Sima to break the city in this battle was the first of its kind to use cavalry to attack the city. Thousands of horses gathered their strength, which was very good.
If he wins this battle, I will personally celebrate his success in getting rid of the disease and call him Lang Juxu, the Champion King! "
On the battlefield, two armies faced each other.
Huo Qubing and Mithridates, fighting against each other, officially started the war.
Huo Qubing suddenly stretched out a ghostly hand from his side!
At the same moment, he punched out unexpectedly, blocking the attack path of this hand.
Click!
Huo Qubing's fist actually created a crack like a black hole, and the void collapsed.
The attacker's stretched out hand was restrained by the black hole-like space, and his speed slowed down. Then he was hit by Huo Qubing's punch, and his forearm exploded, causing blood mist to fly.
Amid the screams, a third figure fell out of the void.
Mithridates' preparations were obviously not limited to him and Half-Saint Zongheng.
There were also hidden people who wanted to make a sneak attack, but unfortunately their whereabouts were discovered.
"Rubbish!"
Huo Qubing's figure swayed slightly and transformed into another version of himself.
The tactics of suspicious soldiers are also real and illusory.
It was hard to tell whether the two Huo Qubing were real or fake. They appeared in front of Mithridates and Zongheng Semi-Saint at the same time. They punched each other head-on!
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