The weather in May is actually quite hot.

Fortunately, Liangzhou is located in the northwest, except for noon, the other times are not as unbearable as the heat.

Xue Rengui led an army of 10,000 after four days of starry nights, and finally appeared in Liangzhou.

At this time, he was not in a hurry, but stopped his march before the sun had set.

"Deputy Chief, the hot air balloon in charge of reconnaissance just now did not find a large army of Xue Yantuo people in front of us, should we move forward a few dozen miles?"

Xi Junmai couldn't wait to make a move with Xue Yantuo.

Maybe Xi Junmai is not a handsome talent, but he is definitely a first-class general.

In a single situation, Xue Rengui has never won.

Of course, Xi Junmai basically didn't win, they fought half a catty and eight taels, and if they didn't make a killing move, it was difficult to tell the winner at all.

"After four days of rapid marching, we need to slow down the soldiers, and it will take time for us to get in touch with Liangzhou. Only by cooperating internally and externally can we achieve the greatest results, otherwise we will go first and rush directly to the team of Xue Yantuo, even if we agree, our own losses must be very huge. This is certainly not what His Royal Highness the King of Chu wants to see. ”

Xue Rengui saw that Xi Junmai didn't understand his arrangement very well, so he explained it briefly and moved Li Kuan out by the way.

lest this guy who wants to fight and go crazy will do something at night with hundreds of people to do something on his own.

When he returned to Beijing this time, Xue Rengui felt that he should mention it to Li Kuan, and let Xi Junmai also go to the Tang Royal Military Academy to study, so as not to become a simple martial artist like Zhang Fei in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"This is also true, the prince hopes to completely annihilate Xue Yantuo's 100,000 army, and he doesn't want Datang to suffer too many losses."

Although Xi Junmai is a little reckless, he is not the kind of brainless person.

……

The corners of Wang Dengke's mouth were blistering anxiously.

On the first day of the siege, he proposed to Yi Nan to withdraw his troops and accept it when he saw it.

As long as the strength is preserved, in the vast prairie, even if Datang wants to retaliate, it is not so easy.

There are many people dispatched, and the consumption is huge.

There are fewer people on the move, and it doesn't work at all.

Xue Yantuo didn't have to worry too much about Datang destroying himself for at least the next few years.

However, now this situation has given Wang Dengke a bad premonition in his heart.

Especially the hot air balloon that arrived a few days ago.

Although these hot air balloons did not come out to attack the Xue Yantuo people once, they were like a sharp sword on their heads, and no one knew when it would fall.

"Khan, if you can't take Liangzhou City today, your subordinates suggest that the army withdraw immediately! We have been delayed in Liangzhou for several days, and if we calculate the time, Datang's reinforcements must already be on the way. ”

Wang Dengke knew that he didn't like what he said, but he still came to Yi Nan.

Now Xue Yantuo's strength still exists, although the retreat will hit morale, but it is better than being besieged by the Tang Dynasty at that time.

"Tomorrow, I promised to pull out the Zhuo, as long as it has not been captured tomorrow, we are ready to withdraw our troops!"

Yi Nan said unwillingly.

The current situation is more embarrassing, attack, this city that seems to be able to be taken at any time, but it has not been able to take it.

Retreat, unwilling!

"Khan, yesterday I tried to attack the city on three sides, but I still haven't taken it, if I can't take it today, the morale will definitely drop further, and the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it will be."

Wang Dengke can be said to have said all the words from the bottom of his heart.

The traitor did this, too......

"Let's look at today's battle!"

Yi Nan didn't say anything to death.

As the morning sun slowly rose, the soldiers in the tent had already finished breakfast and began to gather.

A new day of siege battles is about to begin.

……

"You Shao, the vanguard led by Rengui has arrived in Liangzhou last night, and it has been agreed that when Xue Yantuo attacks the city today, he will cooperate with the outside and give them a ruthless one."

Ma Zhou stood on top of the city wall with Shangguan Yi, looking at the movement of the camp of the Xue Yantuo people not far away.

These days, the attacks of the Xue Yantuo people are increasing with increasing momentum, and they predict that the scale of the battle today will be unprecedented.

Fortunately, the reinforcements have arrived, although now only Xue Rengui is leading 10,000 forwards, and Su Dingfang's 20,000 troops are still behind.

But this has greatly relieved the pressure of Liangzhou's defense of the city, and even unexpectedly dealt a big blow to the people of Xue Yantuo.

"King Bin, this Niu general is really good at guarding the city. If I had been, I would have taken out the powerful explosive bag and used it a long time ago, but General Niu would have been able to hold it back until today. and the hot air balloon battalion, which has been here for a few days, and that Zhu Fufu has also asked for battle many times, but General Niu has been pressing. I feel that today's battle will be very interesting, and Yi Nan Khan probably wants to capture Liangzhou City in one fell swoop today. ”

Shangguan Yi finally had a smile on his face.

As the assassin of Liangzhou, not long after he took office, he encountered the invasion of 100,000 troops led by Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan Yinanqin, and also encountered the defenders of Liangzhou and the last city to defend in turn, when the defensive strength was the weakest, his pressure was naturally very great.

Liangzhou is now in the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the top state capital, whether it is the annual contribution to the imperial court or its geographical location, it is not to be missed.

To put it bluntly, if Liangzhou City is lost, he Shangguan Yi will not have much other choice than martyrdom.

If you really live in secret, you won't have much political future for the rest of your life.

"Rengui's strength, I am very confident. At the beginning, he and General Su dared to raid Xue Yantuo's army with thousands of cavalry, and they made great contributions when they conquered Tuyuhun, and this time His Royal Highness the King of Chu also took out the elite guards of the palace to support, and I am not too worried about today's war. It's nothing more than how much loss can be caused to the people of Xue Yantuo. I'm a little worried that if Xue Yantuo is beaten hard today, he will turn around and run away at night. ”

Ma Zhou's speculation is actually very likely.

In the wild, if people really want to run, they can't stop it for a while.

"I hope that Yi Nan Khan can be tough this time and dare to take the initiative to invade my Liangzhou, but don't run away if it doesn't go well for a while!"

……

"Coleman, do you think the Tang Army can hold Liangzhou City today?

The worry on the face of the servant Gusi intensified.

Before, he was still relatively confident in the defenders of Liangzhou, but since yesterday, Xue Yantuo's army has attacked the city from three sides at the same time, and there have been several successful climbs to the city wall.

Although they were all killed in the end, in the eyes of the servant Gusi, it was very bad.

According to his understanding of the Xue Yantuo people, there will definitely be a larger-scale war today.

It is very likely that the city of Liangzhou will be broken today.

So, deep down, I actually regretted it a little.

Did you make the wrong choice?

"Chief, I think it's definitely okay."

Coleman's faith was clearly much higher than his servant's thoughts.

"Why do you know for sure you can hold it?"

"Chief, I don't know if you've noticed. Nearly 20,000 young men have been organized in Liangzhou City to help defend the city, but so far, except for some of these people who have helped prepare the rolling wood and stones, none of them have been arranged to resist the Xue Yantuo people on the city wall. What does this mean? It shows that in General Niu's view, the defense of Liangzhou City is still within a controllable range, and it is not the time when these young men are needed to play. ”

"These young men have not received special training, and even helping to defend the city may not be very effective. Maybe General Niu was worried that they would cause trouble, so he didn't arrange it this way. Or was it because I was so nervous that I forgot about it? ”

Coleman looked at the servant in surprise.

If it weren't for the fact that he was the leader of his own tribe, Coleman wouldn't have bothered to answer the question.

Which guard would forget about such a thing?

Besides, he didn't see that these young men were all wearing swords made of stainless steel, and they were doing things to protect their families and defend the country, how could they not play a role?

Defending a city is not like a field battle, even if you don't have too much training, a young man can exert a lot of power.

"Chief, I heard before that when Zhenzhu Khan led his army to invade the Eastern Turkic homeland, he was attacked by a mysterious weapon, and these weapons were thrown from the sky. But until now, I haven't seen the defenders of Liangzhou City use this kind of weapon, do you think that such an important city in Liangzhou, Datang will not equip it with this kind of thing? ”

"Coleman, but yesterday Xue Yantuo had already ascended the tower, and it stands to reason that it has reached the most critical moment, if there is really such a weapon, it should be taken out and used, right? How long would it take to wait? I wonder if the news that those people brought back was fake. Because he suffered a defeat, he deliberately said that the power of that weapon was very great. ”

He didn't participate in the war the year before, and he wasn't very clear about the situation at that time.

His thoughts also represent the opinions of some herdsmen.

Otherwise, Xue Yantuo's interior would not have become more and more unstable in the past two years.

"Impossible! Many years ago, His Royal Highness the King of Chu defeated the 20,000 elites of the Western Turks with a thousand strange soldiers, and then the thousands of elites of the Tang Dynasty broke the 100,000 army of Zhenzhu Khan. Whether the weapons they use are the same or not, they must be very powerful.

Besides, you didn't see the hot air balloon that landed in the city from the sky in the evening a few days ago, but have you seen them on the battlefield again these days? It can't be that they came to Liangzhou to play. ”

Coleman's confidence in holding Liangzhou is also evident from various signs.

And after listening to Coleman's words, the worry of the servant bones was slightly reduced.

Whether it can be held depends on today's situation.

……

"Rush to the wall, Great Khan, rush to the wall again!"

Outside Liangzhou City, Yi Nan had a complete showdown today, and arranged all his troops to attack the city.

The result did not disappoint him, but in half an hour, someone rushed to the city wall.

"Good! There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and what the Tang people said is very reasonable. ”

Yi Nan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that there was finally hope for today.

To be honest, since this morning, I don't know why, Yi Nan felt a little uneasy.

This time, the Xingshi came to Liangzhou, although the harvest was not small, but if Liangzhou City was not taken, it would be a pity after all.

"Khan, as long as we take Liangzhou City this time, even if it is just those materials from the outer city, it will be enough for us Xue Yantuo to live a few years of fat. I heard that there is also an ironware workshop in the outer city, which has a lot of high-quality stainless steel, and some so many materials, so we don't have to worry about Datang's retaliation at that time. ”

Wang Dengke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yi Nan had already promised him that as long as Liangzhou was not captured today, the army would immediately prepare to retreat.

Of course, if it is captured, it will definitely have to be swept for two days before leaving.

"Bazhuo did not live up to my trust this time, and he attacked the city wall several times, all of which were troops under his command. Today, he took the lead and rushed to the forefront, otherwise there would not have been such a good effect. ”

Yi Nan smiled and watched as people kept climbing the city wall in the distance.

Although it was quickly wiped out, the momentum was very good.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Just when Yi Nan was secretly happy in his heart, there was a continuous loud noise in the distance.

This kind of sound was once a nightmare for Yi Nan.

In the Eastern Turkic homeland, he was disgraced by others in this way.

"Khan, it seems that the Tang army can't hold it anymore, so he finally used this killer trick. As long as you resist this wave of counterattacks, victory is just around the corner. ”

So far, Wang Dengke can only comfort himself and Yi Nan like this.

However, he actually had an ominous premonition in his heart.

Yi Nan didn't speak, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the side of the city wall.

Fortunately, although the Tang army threw down a lot of explosives bags, they had already been rewarded by everyone for a day after Yi Nan's siege of the city to the Xue Yantuo people who were carried away, but they would not retreat like this.

Just as Yi Nan was paying attention to the changes in the situation on the other side of the city wall, hot air balloons slowly rose from the city.

And Xue Rengui, who saw the hot air balloon rise ten miles away, also ordered the whole army to attack.

This is something that has been agreed with the defenders of the city last night.

Xue Yantuo was attacking Liangzhou with all his might, and the vigilance around him was very much lower.

Even if Xue Rengui had already led his troops ten miles away, Xue Yantuo did not find out.

Of course, if it were a normal situation, it would definitely not be possible for such a situation to occur, who let Yi Nan put the victory and defeat on today's attack?

Therefore, except for the five thousand elites around him, the other soldiers and horses have all been thrown into the siege.

"Rush, rush! Which tribe has a foothold in the city wall will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold! ”

Under the city wall, the fire in Bazhuo's eyes kept urging the team in front of him.

Dynamite packs!

I made a lot of calculations, and I was lucky, but I still didn't expect that the defenders of Liangzhou would be able to endure until now before they came up with this killer idea.

You must know that whether it was yesterday or the day before yesterday, in fact, the situation of defending the city was already very serious.

Now, there is no way out of Bazhuo, and he can only continue to stimulate the soldiers to rush forward.