It is said that it is rare to have the best of both worlds in the world, and it has been the same thing since ancient times.
When Fang Xuanling entered the palace, the emperor personally greeted him. It is said that the Taiji Palace was brightly lit and bustling that night, and the harmony between the emperor and his ministers was a model in the world.
After hearing what his son Du He said, Du Ruhui sat in the yard all night until dawn, sighing deeply, and fell asleep!
Changsun Wuji shook his head and stopped paying attention to this matter, but it was inevitable that there was some pity in his heart. As for what was pity, no outsider could know.
"Run'er, you have to remember what your grandpa Fang did tonight. In front of your family, whether it's fame or fortune, or leaving a name in history, these are things only a fool would do."
Ji Run was thoughtful, and finally nodded heavily, and then Ji's mother laughed!
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Things in Chang'an have come to an end, and the Western Region is indeed very peaceful at this time. Without those cancerous tumors, the entire Western Region exuded a different kind of vitality. With vast fields, herds of cattle and sheep, workers wielding pickaxes, civilians building cities, and people transporting grain and grass, the entire Western Region was in motion.
At Ximen Pass, Ji Song is still in the small courtyard.
In fact, his injuries have long since healed, but this time, both Pingyang and Cheng Yaojin and others refused to let him go to the top of the city. They even said that their hearts couldn't bear it and they would be frightened by him if they didn't get eaten by the enemy. die.
Anyway, no matter what, he won't give in. Otherwise, even if he disobeys orders, he will be sent to Bagua City in the rear.
Come on, it doesn’t matter that he has become a complete useless person. Anyway, he has done what he needs to do, and leave the rest to them!
Just three days ago, the Great Eater set up a projection vehicle hundreds of steps away from the city wall in a strange move. This time, he did not intend to cover it up, fearing that even if he did, Datang would know the fact.
At a glance, even Cheng Yaojin, who had seen the big scene, took a breath. This big cannibal really put in a lot of effort. It looked like there were at least three or four hundred catapults. If this were placed in ordinary Chengchi, he immediately ran away without saying a word.
Even a big city like Chang'an might not be able to withstand such indiscriminate bombing, but thinking about this checkpoint under my feet that I personally supervised the construction of, I felt confident.
He had already tested the strength of the city wall made of cement made of boulders and volcanic ash. In addition, the thickness is up to five feet. What can such a city wall do even if there is a catapult?
At this time, the female wall on the inner side of the city has long been gone, and every soldier has a shield in his hand. The outer city wall has been reinforced a lot. According to the strategy that has been discussed long ago, everyone is ready!
"coming!"
Guo Xiaoke, who was holding a telescope on the side, said solemnly.
Looking up, he saw a dense darkness. Even though he knew that it was impossible for the opponent to break through the level, the pressure that hit him was still unsettling.
Soon, a Dashi soldier came to the checkpoint and said the same words to persuade them to surrender.
However, it was destined to be a useless effort. What he responded to was overwhelming arrows missing. Cheng Yaojin did not give him a chance to shake the morale of the army.
After a feast, Selder suddenly became black when he heard the report that the soldier sent was almost shot. After fighting so many battles, this was the first time he encountered an opponent who left no escape route for him.
No matter how much they wanted to kill each other before, they still gave each other some face when communicating, hoping that there would be room for negotiation after failure. But since they came into contact with Datang, they have encountered obstacles everywhere because the other party simply refused to talk to them.
"Since they are seeking death, I, the Governor, will grant them their wish."
Then he looked at Amuwiye, nodded and said, "Go ahead and let them look at you!"
"I will live up to His Majesty the Governor!"
Woo~
The horn of attack sounded, and Cheng Yaojin looked solemn on the top of the city. Although he was fully prepared, he was still a little uneasy at this time. If they could not effectively resist the man-eating catapult, then they would be completely doomed.
"Old Cheng, there is nothing to be afraid of. The soldiers will stop us, the water will cover us, and we will follow!"
Cheng Yaojin nodded and carefully observed the front.
Amuawiya came to the catapult formation and looked at
There are hundreds of majestic and mighty behemoths, and I am full of enthusiasm. This will be my battle to become famous. Once I defeat the Eastern Empire, I will be the most prestigious general after Seld. Thinking of this, my heart is burning.
"Prepare!"
Wow!
After giving the order, a group of two people put a hundred kilogram stone ball into the pocket of the catapult, aiming in the direction of the city head. More than ten people held the other end and slowly played with the horizontal bar. There were even some. An overwhelming crunching sound sounded.
Sonorous~
Drawing out his scimitar and pointing it diagonally forward, Amuwiye roared: "Let go!"
Bang bang bang~
Whoosh whoosh~
There were constant sounds of collisions and ejections, and hundreds of catapults were like life-threatening roaring beasts, throwing down terrifying boulders.
Cheng Yaojin's eyes narrowed as he looked at the boulders coming towards him. Even he felt overwhelming pressure. But now is not the time to think about this, I saw him roaring angrily.
"Dodge!"
"Raise your shield!"
Swish, swish, swish!
As if they had practiced it countless times, as soon as Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, all the soldiers, including himself, quickly squatted down, leaned against the outer wall, and raised their shields.
Boom boom boom!
Bang bang bang!
Ji Song, who was chatting with Heping Yang in the small courtyard, heard a loud noise and quickly regained his composure. He was even interested in drinking tea!
"You're not worried at all?"
Pingyang was anxious, but when he saw Ji Song, who was not worried at all, he suddenly felt that the emperor was not as anxious as the eunuch. So I simply sat next to him and asked directly.
"Worried? Is there any use in worrying?"
"I've done everything I need to do, just wait and see!"
After speaking, he looked at Liu Laoer and said, "Go out and take a look later and measure the farthest distance the stone falls to the ground. If it doesn't work, continue moving back."
"promise!"
At this time, smoke and dust were rising from the top of the city. Before the second round came, Cheng Yaojin quickly shouted: "Report the casualties, quickly!"
Soon, Guo Xiaoke summarized the casualties, but when Cheng Yaojin saw his solemn expression, he suddenly paused and then smiled bitterly: Isn't it still possible?
But the next sentence almost made him jump.
"Lao Cheng, we...we succeeded!"
What?
Just as he was preparing to receive the bad news, he almost ducked his waist, widened his eyes and said, "What did you say? Say it again!"
Guo Xiaoke was crying and laughing like a child at this time: "Old Cheng, our strategy was successful. In just one round, 90% of the stones were bounced into the city after hitting the city head. Even if it broke, it was still covered by the shield. Block it, there was just one round of bombardment, and there were no casualties in our army!"
No casualties?
He pushed Guo Xiaoke away and looked into the city. He saw that the city was full of houses, so the stones that were ejected into the city did not roll around, but only smashed the houses into pieces.
And depending on the situation, they were only about a hundred steps away from the city wall, and he couldn't see those a little further away.
"Okay, okay!"
"It's so damn good!"
"Quick, go tell the general that this time we are... stable!"
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"General, the news comes from Lu Guogong, saying that... now we are... stable!"
Pa da~
The chess piece in Ji Song's hand fell on the chessboard and made a crisp sound. Even though he had expected it in his heart, he was so excited at this moment that he couldn't help himself!
Forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart, he said in a deep voice: "Go and tell Duke Lu to be careful and careful, don't be careless!"
"promise!"
After the messenger left, Pingyang could no longer sit still. He excitedly took Ji Song's arm and said happily: "That's great, let's..."
Seeing Pingyang crying with joy, he also felt a lot of emotions.
After all, the preparations are stable!
"The fun is yet to come, just wait and see!"
Pingyang nodded excitedly and said, "I knew it, I knew you could do it. You have never let us down!"
Never? hehe!
Now that things are moving forward according to the established goals, he is mostly relieved. He wrote to Gao Kan and told him that no matter what news he heard from Ximen Pass, even if he heard that the city was broken, he would not be allowed to rescue him. His mission was to keep an eye on Henglus and not make any mistakes!
Boom boom boom!
The roar outside the city sounded again from time to time, but this time there was a feeling of appreciation. Once the interest came, Ping Yang started playing chess, no longer caring about everything outside the city!
The bombardment started with catapults and didn't quiet down until sunset.
"Bah, bah, bah!"
"Damn it, don't let me catch that Seld, or I'll have to bury him alive!"
When the bombardment ended and the sky turned completely dark, Cheng Yaojin walked out. But at this time, he seemed to be walking out of the mud. Dust was flying all over his body. His face, hair, and neck were all covered in dust. Add in the sweat and it’s simply unsightly!
At this time, both him and all the soldiers started to curse. This damn thing might as well be a real fight. Hiding behind the city wall all day long, my ears are almost deafened.
"Hurry up and do some statistics to see how many casualties there are. Grandma, this is only the first fucking day. How are you going to survive after this!"
Guo Xiaoke rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Just be content, otherwise you will be beaten to death!"
"Hehe, this is just talk. But it's also uncomfortable, I'm a fucking clay figurine in the capital!"
This time Guo Xiaoke didn't say anything, but wiped the dust on his face and nostrils, but the more he wiped, the more he wiped it, and finally he just ignored it!
"Report...general!"
Soon, the commander of the army completed the statistics and said excitedly: "Reporting to the general, our army suffered less than a hundred casualties throughout the day, most of them were hit by gravel, and others were accidentally asleep. The shield was not held firmly, so..."
"However, no one died in the battle, and only three of them were disabled. The others were all cured and able to return to the team again!"
Cheng Yaojin looked at Guo Xiaoke beside him in disbelief, confirming that this was true?
"It's just expected!"
Guo Xiaoke was shocked by this number before, but thinking about his personal experience today, as long as he pays a little attention, or is not a particularly unlucky guy, basically nothing will happen.
"But... who the hell can sleep while fighting? Who? Tell me who it is? Just go and kill him. An unsatisfactory thing, unable to hold up the wall with mud, still sleeping? We can't Is it him who is sleeping?"
But when he learned that someone was injured because he slept in, he immediately became furious. If this spreads out, what do you think they are doing? Who the hell is big enough to fall asleep when hundreds of catapults are bombarding him?
The surrounding soldiers also burst out laughing after hearing this. A man who was being carried on a stretcher just came over. Hearing the laughter from everyone, he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
So fucking embarrassing!
Cheng Yaojin's eyes were sharp and he could see something was wrong with him at a glance. He came to him and knocked off his hand that was covering his face. When I saw who it was, I immediately became furious.
"Cheng San?"
The man named Cheng San smiled awkwardly and said with a grimace: "My lord, you just know how to throw rocks, but you can't hit them. If you are so careless, you will be beaten. Who knows..."
"Who knew that my leg was broken?"
"Cheng San, Cheng San, you are giving me face!"
"You kid, just wait, this matter is not over yet, wait until you are healed, let's see how I deal with you, huh!"
Looking at this guy's face made him angry, so he quickly waved his hand and asked someone to carry him down, otherwise he wouldn't be able to beat him to death later!
"Leave half of us on guard, while the others should sleep and eat. Let's continue tomorrow!"
As soon as Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he suddenly burst into mourning.
When will his mother's days end? If we hide like this every day, we might as well go out and kill each other. Sooner or later we will drive them crazy!
"No, General, at worst, there will be a real fight. What's the point of hiding? Even if we win then, it will be disgraceful!"
"Yes, please tell me, General, I can hardly stand this day. If it comes every day, who can stand it?"
"............"
"Shut up!"
Cheng Yaojin said with a look of resentment: "What are you talking about? The general is so worried that his hair is almost turning gray in order to reduce casualties. Do you think you don't die enough?"
"You heartless bitch, it's not easy for you to fight? I will open the city gate now and let you rush out to attack the cannibal's army of 500,000 people."
"Take good care of me. If anyone dares to get hurt or die because of the humiliation while sleeping, I can only say that he deserves it, and still want compensation? I will give you two big-eared melon seeds!"
After saying that, he walked away angrily, leaving only everyone looking at each other in shock.
"Okay, you all should be more careful."
Guo Xiaoke said angrily: "The general is working day and night to find ways to reduce casualties. How about you? Are you still not grateful? If the general knows this, what do you want him to think?"
Seeing that everyone who was shouting just now lowered their heads and became quiet, he said: "Go back and think about it, dying is easy, but what happens after you die? We obviously have a way to defeat the enemy without dying, so why do we still do it? Going to die?"
"Do you dislike the fact that there are too many people in the Tang Dynasty?"
"Go away, if you let me hear this fart again, I will help you!"
It wasn't until Guo Xiaoke could no longer be seen that everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
"Okay, there is a limit to joking. Last time the general vomited blood, didn't you know that? If anyone dares to say such hurtful words again, I will be the first to kill him."
A general stood up and said.
