It didn't take long for Qin Ling and Hate Water to hurry to the former army camp.

"How's it going?" Qin Ling asked eagerly.

Zanpo hurriedly replied: "Tang Dog wore our military uniform, sneaked into the former military camp to see people killed, because it was too dark and caused panic among the soldiers, and finally killed each other!" ”

Qin Ling frowned and asked, "Didn't you send a guard sentry?" How could the enemy not find out when he launched a night attack? ”

"It was a small attack, they took out our guard post before they attacked!"

"They must have been lowered down the rope from the city wall, and if they came out of the city gate, the sentinels would definitely be able to find out!" ”

Qin Ling nodded and asked, "Are there many casualties?" ”

Zanpo whispered: "According to the preliminary count, there are about three thousand casualties!" ”

Listening to Zanpo's words, Qin Ling couldn't help but gasp.

The casualties of the siege during the day were less than 1,000, and more than 3,000 casualties were killed and wounded by the sneak attack at night, and most of them were caused by cannibalism.

Hatred Shui said with a bitter face on the side: "If I hadn't guessed the hunt, this would be Lu Xiaoxian's masterpiece again!" ”

"This damn Lu Xiaoxian!" Zanpo listened and couldn't help but curse.

……

Lu Xiaoxian boldly launched a night attack, and only lost a dozen people and achieved huge results, which greatly boosted the morale of the defenders of Taozhou.

Perhaps because of last night's sneak attack, or perhaps in order to prepare for the next attack, Qinling did not attack Taozhou City again the next day, but just surrounded Taozhou City without moving.

Whether the battle of attack and defense takes place or not is not up to the defenders, but to the besieging side. The defender of the city can neither force the besieging party to come and fight him, nor can he hang a war-free card to refuse the battle, and all the initiative is in the hands of the attacking side.

Although Qinling did not attack, Lu Xiaoxian could feel an atmosphere of mountain rain coming and wind full of buildings, he did not dare to have the slightest slackness, and went all out to prepare for the battle.

He sent all the Guangwu veterans out and mobilized them from house to house. Let them tell the people that the Tubo people were too badly injured in attacking Taozhou, and they would definitely slaughter the city after breaking through Taozhou in anger and shame.

In fact, no one knows whether the Tubo people will slaughter the city after breaking through the city, but after Lu Xiaoxian added oil and vinegar, it seems to have become a sure thing.

The troops of Taozhou City are too small, and if you want to defend the city, you must mobilize the people of the whole city to participate in defending the city. The reason why he did this was to let the people in the city know that if they wanted to stay alive, they had the obligation to assist the officers and soldiers in defending the city, regardless of whether they were men, women, or children.

The people of Taozhou have heard of the looting and massacre of the Tubo soldiers, and their wives, children, and families are all in the city, and now they can only rely on themselves to protect themselves. When the Tibetan army approached the city, the people of the city were not cowardly, did not retreat, and some were only firm, brave and fearless.

Of course, it is not enough to create a tense atmosphere, the strings will break if they are too tight, and the people must feel that there is still hope for life.

At the same time, Lu Xiaoxian asked people to spread the news in the city: Wang Xiaojie's 100,000 army is reinforcing the road to Taozhou City, and as long as it can hold on for five days, it will be able to break the siege.

Don't say it, Lu Xiaoxian's trick really works. The 30,000 people of the city were enthusiastic and rushed to help the army defend the city.

Lu Xiaoxian handed over all the recruited people to Chai Liu and the Guangwu veterans, organized the people to strengthen the city wall, carried and transported rolling logs, stones, armor, and equipment on their shoulders, and the women burned fires to cook and reward officers and soldiers.

After solving the problem of insufficient manpower, Lu Xiaoxian began to rack his brains again to think of various means to assist in defending the city, and he wanted to use all the resources available in the city to make full preparations before the next attack of the Tibetan army.

In the middle of the night, Lu Xiaoxian ordered people to beat drums and fire cannons in the city to create a momentum of marching out.

Of course, he didn't really go to the sneak attack, with the lesson of last night, the Tubo people will definitely strengthen their defense.

The Tubo people heard the unusual movement of the city outside the city, thinking that the defenders were going to attack at night again, and all the horses and horses immediately put on armor and held their swords, and waited for the battle.

Who knew that the city had been in trouble all night, but not a single soldier went to battle. Until dawn, there was no abnormal movement, and the Tubo people who were boiling straight up yawned one after another.

Although they didn't get much rest all night, they still had to hold on hard, because their commander Qinling had already given the order to siege the city.

Looking at the formation of the Tibetan army, Lu Xiaoxian's face became solemn.

No wonder there was no movement in Qinling yesterday, it turned out that he was preparing a big killing weapon to attack the city: a catapult.

The catapults used by the Tibetans are very powerful, they can throw very large stones, and they used more than 100 catapults this time, and the momentum is very amazing.

Lu Xiaoxian instructed Zhao Lang: "General Zhao, quickly withdraw half of the brothers on the city wall, let them find a safe place to hide, and be ready to reinforce at any time!" The brothers on the wall should also try to hide as much as possible to avoid casualties! ”

Of course, Zhao Lang knew the power of the catapult, so he agreed and hurried to give the order.

As soon as Zhao Lang removed the soldiers from the city wall, the Tubo catapults began to fire at the city wall.

I saw huge boulders flying towards the city wall with a loud bang.

After the first round of catapults, the originally strong Taozhou city wall was somewhat damaged, and Lu Xiaoxian did not hesitate to order the soldiers to fill the holes in the city wall with wooden fences.

After four or five rounds of catapults, the Tibetan soldiers finally launched an attack.

They were almost crazy, carrying shields, carrying ladders, and braving the gravel and iron that fell from the sky, and climbed the walls with all their might. The severed limbs of the soldiers around them and the wails of the soldiers who died frequently did not seem to have any effect on them.

Without the threat of the Tutai archers, the pressure on the defenders of the city wall was much lessened, and they could go all out to deal with the Tibetan soldiers who climbed the city.

In addition to using these tools to defend the city, Lu Xiaoxian came up with various immoral means that were also displayed one by one at this time.

The city walls made extensive use of firearms, made of thatched ropes, soaked in oil, and then ignited to burn the rebels who had ascended the city, as well as fireballs, and even torches, but everything that could be lit was thrown under the city.

Using fire to deal with the Tibetan soldiers was indeed a very effective means.

It was early winter, and it was very cold outside the empty city, and the Tibetan soldiers were wearing thick fur clothing, which would quickly catch fire as long as they were on fire.

Then, several long iron cables, which were burned red with fire, were thrown to the city to attack the Tibetan soldiers who climbed the wall.

And so, a magnificent scene appeared: the north wind was howling, and several red chains fluttered on the city walls, and wherever it flung it, there was a scream.

(End of chapter)

King of the Tang pit