Under the suppression of the Tibetan marksmans, the defenders of Taozhou City had a sharp decline in their ability to defend themselves against the Tibetan soldiers who climbed the ladder. They attacked the Tibetan soldiers who were moving with bullets, and their bodies were exposed to the range of the opponent's marksman, and as long as the opponent fired arrows, no one was spared, and the casualties were great.

"This won't work!" Lu Xiaoxian muttered to himself and hurriedly walked down the corner tower.

Lu Xiaoxian found Guo Qin on another corner tower and asked bluntly: "Guo Tingshi, how many stone throwers are there in the city?" ”

"About a dozen!"

"Is there a bed crossbow?" Lu Xiaoxian asked again

As a long-range offensive weapon, the bed crossbow does not have much lethal effect on fast-moving cavalry, but it is very effective for the defenders. When it comes to the use of bed crossbows, Datang is far more advanced than Tubo. At the beginning of the construction of Taozhou City, towering crossbow platforms were reserved on the city wall to broaden the field of vision and better attack the enemy.

Guo Qin nodded: "There are six bed crossbows, and the arrows are fully equipped!" ”

"Good! Very good" Listening to Guo Qin's answer, Lu Xiaoxian suddenly had an idea in his heart, and he instructed Guo Qin, "Guo Tingshi, you quickly arrange for someone to do these few things urgently......

After Guo Qin left in a hurry, Lu Xiaoxian said to Zhang Meng again: "Zhang Meng, go and help me find a few throwing guns!" ”

"What are you doing with a gun?" Zhang Meng was a little puzzled and asked.

"What a lot of fuss!" Lu Xiaoxian glared and said, "I don't have time to explain to you, let you go to find it, don't be slow!" ”

Seeing that Lu Xiaoxian's face was wrong, Zhang Meng stuck out his tongue and hurriedly went to find a throwing gun.

Lu Xiaoxian looked outside the city wall again, only to see a wave of Tubo soldiers climbing along the ladder to the city wall, from time to time someone fell from the ladder, but the follow-up people were not moved at all, the only thing they wanted was to climb the city wall as soon as possible.

Although the opponent's marksmen shot "arrows of death" from time to time, the soldiers defending the city could not care so much, some of them used "forked rods" to push the ladder, some threw heavy objects downward, splashed boiling oil, and some used "yaksha", "wolf's tooth slap" and "iron hitting wood" and other defensive equipment to throw at the endless Tubo soldiers.

The "fork rod" is also known as the "resisting penny", and the shape is similar to that of a gun, with both sides of the gun head

The blade is about two feet long. Since the enemy used the ladder to climb the city, the defenders could not overturn the ladder with their hands, so they could combine the strength of several people and use the fork pole to overturn the ladder.

Yakshas, chariot legs, and wolf's tooth slappers can be operated and retrieved by a winch, and when lowered, the nails or blades attached to them and their own weight weigh heavily on the ant-attached soldiers, making it impossible for enemy troops to dodge the city.

Although the Tibetan soldiers who landed in the city suffered a lot of injuries, the defending Tang soldiers also suffered heavy casualties, and most of them were shot by the marksmen on the earthen platform.

The Tibetan soldiers were numerous, and the casualties could be replenished in time, but the number of defenders in the city of Taozhou was limited, and if they did not find a way to contain the opponent's marksman, the Tibetan soldiers would soon climb the city wall.

Just when Lu Xiaoxian was anxious, Zhang Meng ran over with a few throwing guns.

Lu Xiaoxian beckoned to him, and said with a gloomy face: "Follow me!" ”

Zhang Meng didn't know what was going on, and he didn't dare to ask more, so he hurriedly descended the city wall after Lu Xiaoxian.

Beneath the city walls was an empty street, and a group of soldiers were resting on the side of the street.

Zhang Meng's eyes were sharp, and he saw Chai Liu at once, and hurriedly shouted.

Only then did Lu Xiaoxian realize that the soldiers resting here were those Guangwu veterans.

Chai Liu also saw Lu Xiaoxian, and he hurriedly got up and came over to salute Lu Xiaoxian: "Master Lu, why are you here?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian didn't answer, but asked, "Uncle Chai, what are you ......?"

"I heard that the brothers on the city wall are almost unbearable, General Zhao sent someone to order the second guard of the marching Grand Governor's Mansion to stand by under the city wall, ready to reinforce at any time!"

When he said this, Chai Liu's face was proud, and he bit the words "Second Guard" very hard. In their opinion, this is a great honor that Lu Xiaoxian has won for their Guangwu united soldiers, even if he throws his life here, he can't disgrace Guangwu.

Lu Xiaoxian nodded, looking at those Guangwu veterans.

These veterans are very experienced, and only one observation post was sent to watch the situation, and it is not their business to fight without an order. This is a veteran who can really fight, and there is a chance to find death on the battlefield, and everyone will not be in a hurry.

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At that time, these veterans had already stood up, straightened their chests and looked at Lu Xiaoxian, their eyes revealing resolute without hesitation.

Lu Xiaoxian's heart trembled for no reason, and he asked Chai Liu again, "Are the brothers okay?" ”

Chai Liu grinned: "I'm worried about the son, the brothers are all good!" ”

Chai Liu's somewhat stiff smile fell on Lu Xiaoxian's eyes, making his heart sink again.

It is better to see the veteran cry than to see the veteran laugh.

Veterans of a hundred battles may cry and mourn when facing some tough battles, which is nothing, how to fight and how to fight. But if you see a veteran smiling in a vicious battle, it's bad, and it's a sign of indifference when everyone doesn't see a chance of survival.

"Believe me, we will be able to hold it, we will win, and the brothers will be better in the future!" Lu Xiaoxian didn't know how to comfort Chai Liu, he felt that what he said was so pale.

These veterans have a sense of loss before they wait for the battle, and they rarely talk about what will happen later. Because they don't even dare to think about the future, they will be injured, crippled, disfigured, these are all too common.

Chai Liu nodded: "Tolu Gongzi's blessing, but God bless, everyone will be fine!" ”

Most of the veterans were superstitious because they had seen so many dead people that they were coldly abandoned. They are afraid that they too will become piles of abandoned and uncared for cold meat. Therefore, I would rather believe that there is an afterlife, and that what I have abandoned by myself and others is just a stinky skin.

Looking at these elderly veterans, Lu Xiaoxian's heart became heavier and heavier. He secretly made up his mind that he had to try to kill those Tibetan marksmen no matter what, otherwise these veterans would also become live targets when they went up to the city wall.

When he came out of Guangwu County, Lu Xiaoxian promised these veterans that he would bring them back to Guangwu safely, and he would never allow these veterans to die needlessly under the arrows of the Tubo people.

Lu Xiaoxian nodded at Chai Liu, no longer spoke, but looked forward intently along the street.

The street below the city wall follows the same path as the city wall, and at the corner of the city wall a hundred paces away, the street also turns, and at the end of the street you see a part of the city wall.

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