After Xingzhe sorted out the army and replenished the supplies, he finally ushered in the first battle.

It should be that Miao Jiang's army saw that the weather was very good today, there were neither sandstorms nor tornadoes, and they were not busy moving camps.

The army pressed the border, and the soldiers of Miao Jiang were wearing purple cloth robes and armor, and in addition to spears and scimitars in their hands, there were also short knives unique to Miao Jiang, one by one, with their heads held high, murderous, even if the wind was howling around them, and the wind swept the sand and stones, they stood in the wind and sand, and did not move.

The Tang Dynasty army was all dressed in red robes and silver armor, and some of the Tang Dynasty troops were heavily guarded on the city wall. The soldiers in the first row held large shields and knelt on one knee, making themselves as calm as a mountain.

Between every two shield soldiers, there is a sword soldier with a kettle pinned to his waist, but the kettle is not filled with water, but with oil.

If Miao Jiang's army tried to use the ladder to climb the city wall, and sprinkled oil on the ladder for so long, the enemies on the ladder would not be able to stand on their feet at this time, and all of them would roll down with a grunt.

Behind the shield and sword men was a long wooden platform, on which stood a group of archers, because of the platform, the archers could clearly see the entire battlefield even when they stood behind the shield and sword soldiers.

There were fewer people in the back row, they were not combat soldiers, because they had been wounded in previous battles, and they could not participate in the war now.

But they did not lose their value, and they were still able to do their part for the victory, and they were responsible for transporting the corpses to the bottom of the castle tower, so as not to occupy the already crowded space above the castle tower.

This set of formations was researched by Xingzhe himself, and the defense of Datang was to directly put the archers in front, and at this time, if the soldiers behind wanted to pour oil into the city, it would be very troublesome.

And when the opposing soldiers rushed to the tower, the archers had no way to react immediately, so in every defense battle, the archers suffered very heavy losses.

And Xingzhe just found a carpenter to make a wooden platform, which solved all the problems, not only to put the archers in a safe position, even if the other party's soldiers rushed to the castle tower, they would be pushed down by the shield soldiers' big shields, plus the sword soldiers next to them, they could directly use the enemy's corpse as a weapon to interfere with the enemy's climb to the castle tower.

Because of the limited space on the castle tower, most of the soldiers were under the castle tower. The castle tower was divided into three teams, and the teams on both sides were almost the same, all of them were composed of shield soldiers, sword soldiers, and archers. The stairs to the tower in these two teams are very close to each other, and the purpose is to fill in the missing places on the tower.

If an archer is sacrificed, then an archer will immediately make up for it, and if there is a sacrifice of shield and sword soldiers, it will be the same, and someone will immediately replenish their place.

And the middle team was the most impactful, because they were led by cavalry, and the cavalry was at the front, with their spears facing forward, and they could gallop at any time and charge directly into the enemy formation.

The cavalry was followed by infantry, without any archers or shieldmen, all infantry armed with spears, machetes, and shields.

Xingzhe did not send anyone to defend the city gate, if Miao Jiang's army dared to break the city gate, then they would be greeted by ruthless iron hooves, a sharp weapon that penetrated his chest.

This is also Xingzhe's arrangement, he feels that if he blindly defends, then even if Miao Jiang's army has no way to attack the city, they will not be able to defeat Miao Jiang's army, and the result can only be delayed and delayed, and he doesn't know when it will be the end.

Therefore, Xingzhe changed his combat methods and took the initiative to attack and directly defeat the enemy army. Even Lin Xiao, who has read so many military books, has never heard of Xingzhe's method, but Lin Xiao is very supportive of Xingzhe's decision, and he feels that Xingzhe's method is feasible.

Xingzhe sat on the roof of the highest place near the city tower, holding a large shield in his hand, he could see the situation of the battlefield here, but it was too dangerous, and Lin Xiao commanded the battle from the city tower in front.

Xingzhe was very scared now, but not afraid of the bows and arrows and Gu poison of the Miao Jiang army, but afraid of falling from the roof.

If you fall off by touching yourself, don't talk about whether it hurts or not, the key is that it's too embarrassing and embarrassing.

The wind is still blowing, rolling up dust and flying, Xingzhe's long hair is dancing wildly in the wind, like a dancer beating a waist drum, the enthusiastic dance boosts morale, and the soldiers are all very confident, I don't know how Xingzhe has fooled them during this time.

"The black clouds crush the city and want to destroy it, and the armor light opens to the sun. The sound of horns fills the sky with autumn colors, stuffed with swallow fat and night purple. Half a roll of red flags is in the water, and the frost is heavy and the cold is silent. repay the king's will on the golden platform, and carry the jade dragon to die for the king. ”

Watching the generals face off, the swords were tense, and the blood could flow at any time, Xingzhe couldn't help but think of this poem.

Then he smiled bitterly, not knowing if it was because of the cruelty of the war, or because he felt sorry for those fresh lives.

In the past few days, Xingzhe felt helpless as a general. His brothers, like him, were all living people.

They also have families, and they have families. They were in the wind and rain in the wilderness, clothed in armor and carrying swords.

Because of the war, they couldn't go home for a long time, and some of them never went back even after they came here.

In this foreign land, the soldier can think of home and family the most.

The young soldier was thinking about his mother's side dishes and home-brewed rice wine, and thinking about his father's instructions when he left home.

The adult soldier misses his wife who is alone in the empty room, and the thought of leaving her alone at home makes him feel guilty.

But the war is not over, the soldiers cannot easily go home for a day, they must stay at their posts, while thinking about the people they miss, even if the wind does not stop, they will feel a trace of warmth.

"Kill!"

Miao Jiang's army suddenly burst out with amazing strength, and the shout of the word "kill" shook the sky, which was very imposing. Even in the howling wind, it is still very loud.

The entire Miao Jiang army was like a speeding truck, slamming into the city wall, kicking up sand and dust.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were ready to fight, and the archers had already begun to shoot, and in the current situation, the effect of projectile and flat shooting was very good. So Lin Xiao led the team, when to shoot and when to shoot flat, Lin Xiao directly gave orders.

The shouting of the Miao Jiang army downstairs was boiling, which was in stark contrast to the quietness of the Tang Dynasty, the army of the Tang Dynasty was very quiet, except for the sound of war drums behind them, which was whispering to discuss combat methods.