Artik's strategy was very successful, and the elite soldiers and horses of Khorasan, who entered the city through the tunnels, made a direct journey to the city of urns, and fell into the trap he had designed, thus suffering huge losses.

Although the annihilated enemy army was only 500 people, these soldiers and horses were the elite of Khorasan, and each annihilation was a very great success, and the annihilation of 500 people at once was a great achievement.

"City Lord, there is no one left in the enemy's siege equipment battalion, it is estimated that all of them have entered the tunnel, in order to reduce the losses of our army, it is time to release the water."

The subordinates made a judgment by observing the enemy camp in the distance through binoculars.

Artik nodded and said, "Okay, then let's release the water!" Drown all the enemy soldiers in the tunnel before they have time to get out. ”

"Yes, City Lord."

The subordinates received the order and immediately took a group of people to prepare.

Since they had already discovered the enemy's tunnel, they were naturally fully prepared, and they dug a trench somewhere in the tunnel, which directly connected the river in the city, but the trench and the tunnel had not been completely dug through, and the other end of the trench did not release water, so it looked like a very ordinary trench.

However, such a trench only needs a few gentle pokes at both ends, and it can pour water from the small river into the tunnel, thus drowning all the enemy soldiers in the tunnel.

The operation soon began, with more than a dozen soldiers preparing at two ends, one of them digging through the tunnels and trenches, while the others stripped off the cofferdam at the other end of the trench, allowing a large amount of river water to enter the trench and eventually pour into the tunnel.

Because the tunnel is very large, if the water flow is very small, it will take a long time to fill the tunnel, so that the enemy inside will return the same way and escape this catastrophe, so in order to be able to annihilate the enemy, the opening of the tunnel is relatively large, and the trench is wide enough to meet the needs of a large amount of water entering the tunnel.

When several soldiers were digging through the hole, they saw the enemy soldiers marching inside, and after the water entered the tunnel, all the enemy soldiers inside shouted loudly, looking very frightened.

Because the soldiers in the back didn't know what was going on, they continued to move forward, and the soldiers in front wanted to flee after discovering the water, so there was a lot of confusion, so that the soldiers in the tunnel couldn't move, and at the same time, the water flow became more and more, so that their movements became sluggish, and the god of death was approaching step by step, and they could only wait for death in despair.

The inlet was already dug very large, and under the continuous impact of the water, the inlet became larger and larger, and more water entered the tunnel, which soon flooded the heads of the soldiers in the tunnel, harvesting their lives, and only a small number of soldiers at both ends escaped.

The soldiers in the back were lucky, they escaped and were saved, while the soldiers in front could only enter the city of Maia and face the attack of the defenders several times the number of troops.

In addition to the 1,000 elites who were eliminated, there were nearly a thousand soldiers and horses drowned in the tunnel, and the remaining enemy elites were trapped alive near the courtyard at the entrance of the tunnel, they were divided into two parts, each with four or five hundred soldiers and horses, and the army surrounding them was five or six thousand people, more than five times as many as them, and these soldiers and horses were prepared, the number of crossbowmen was extremely large, and half of them were equipped with repeaters, and the attack power and attack frequency were very considerable.

Armed with heavy armor, small and medium-sized shields, and relying on the terrain to put up desperate resistance, these besieged enemy elites were unwilling to give up, as if they were hoping that the main army outside the city would break into the city and rescue them.

Because the two elite Khorasan soldiers and horses of nearly 500 people all relied on the building to resist to the death, so that the 5,000 soldiers and horses responsible for the attack in the city could not attack the building and annihilate all these guys, and the battle turned into a stalemate.

"City Lord, all the enemy soldiers and horses in the tunnel have been reimbursed, it is estimated that there are at least hundreds of people and horses, and the soldiers and horses who entered the urn city have long been annihilated, and now, the elite of the enemy army still in the city is less than a thousand people and horses, and they are divided and surrounded in two positions, and our soldiers and horses are attacking."

One of the subordinates opened up to give a briefing.

"City Lord, after the flooding, the tunnel has been completely abandoned, and the soldiers and horses who have attacked the city have neither a way to retreat nor a backup, and the only way waiting for them is destruction."

Another subordinate said.

Artik nodded with satisfaction: "Less than a thousand soldiers and horses are trapped in the city, and it is a matter of time before they are annihilated, so two thousand soldiers and horses will be transferred from here in the city to reinforce the past to annihilate this enemy as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, City Lord."

The subordinate answered.

"City Lord, Abu *** appeared, and Ziyad, they stood together, very obvious, the subordinates looked carefully with binoculars for a long time, although they couldn't see their faces clearly, but from the clothes and the surrounding guards, it was certain that they were these two people."

One of his subordinates ran over to report.

Hearing this, Artik hurriedly walked forward and picked up the binoculars to look at it for himself.

"That's right, it should be the two of them, it's not too far from the city gate, if you can kill Ziyad and Abu *** in one fell swoop, the enemy army will collapse without a fight."

Artik spoke.

"City Lord, their location is at least twice the range of the bed crossbow, it is not easy to kill them, there are many enemy soldiers and horses, we can't rush out and fight! Our army has no chance of winning the decisive battle out of the city. ”

The subordinates felt that Artik's idea was a little unrealistic, and opened his mouth to persuade him.

Artik smiled and said: "Why have you forgotten the artillery of the Tang Dynasty, they have been cultivating in the city for a long time, and they are serving with good wine and food every day, and it is time for them to behave, as long as they can kill Abu *** and Ziyad in one fell swoop, no matter how many enemy soldiers and horses there are, they will no longer be a threat." ”

"That's right! The subordinates are really stupid, how can they forget this, the city lord wait a minute, I will go and invite the Tang soldiers. ”

The subordinates hurriedly ran down the city wall.

And at this moment, the Datang soldiers also want to join the battle, after all, the fight outside is in full swing, and where they are still in the mood to eat and drink, they are very uncomfortable.

As soon as they heard that they were allowed to participate in the battle, they all immediately rejoiced, because it meant that it was time for them to perform, as long as they went into battle, they would definitely make meritorious contributions, and after meritorious service, the reward would be less.

Several officials immediately rode to the city, and at the same time asked their subordinates to carry all the preparations for battle, and followed to the city to prepare for battle.

"City Lord, if you have any tasks, you just have to command."

The young general of the Tang artillery said loudly.

Artik pointed to the two officers in the distance and said: "The first two are likely to be the main generals of the enemy army, if they can be killed, the enemy army will collapse without a fight, and they are too far away, only your artillery team can complete this task." ”

After speaking, he looked at the Datang junior.

"It's not very far, it's completely within the range of the artillery, but it needs to be carried to the wall first, and it takes twenty people to help."

The Tang junior general said.

"No problem, it's up to you to kill the enemy general, if you can complete this task, don't hesitate to ask for any reward."

Artik said generously.

"Haha! Let's wait until we complete the mission first! ”

The Tang junior general said.

In the place outside the city to watch the battle, Ziyad and Abu *** were waiting anxiously, their elite soldiers and horses should have entered the city, why haven't the city gates been opened yet, is there some accident.

"Qi Yade, how long have your elite soldiers and horses been in the city, why haven't they broken through the city gate yet, and what are they going to eat?"

Abu *** angry reproach.

"The general is angry, maybe the enemy is a little more guarded than we thought, but it should be soon! I believe that these elite sons and daughters will be able to break through the city gates. ”

Ziyad was a little nervous, but he still believed in his subordinates, feeling that they could complete the task well.

"Otherwise, send more soldiers and horses into the city."

Abu *** said.

"General, three thousand elites have already been dispatched, and the number is definitely enough."

Ziyad replied.

"General, it's not good, it's not good."

A soldier covered in mud and water ran over in a panic.

"What's going on, what's the panic?"

Qi Yad scolded, and when he saw the muddy water on the soldier's body, he immediately became nervous.

"The tunnel suddenly leaked, and most of the people didn't have time to escape, they were all drowned in the tunnel."

The soldier said sadly.

"The tunnel is leaking, how can it leak? Why is it leaking? ”

Ziad yelled angrily.

"I don't know, we walked at the end, and suddenly there was a big water rushing from the front, and we hurriedly fled backwards, and I don't know why the water leaked."

The soldier looked innocent.

Qi Yad wondered: "Could it be that the water of the moat has entered the tunnel, but it can be dug so deep, how can it leak?" It's weird. ”

Abu *** didn't listen to these explanations, and said angrily: "Ziyad, this is your foolproof. ”

"General, this is all my dereliction of duty, but it is the last group that has been drowned, and the first two batches of 2,000 soldiers and horses have entered the city, they are all the elite of our army, and they will definitely be able to capture the city gate and receive the main army into the city."

Ziyad spoke.

Abu *** said: "If you really can't do it, you will attack directly and capture the city from the front." ”

"General, no, we don't have enough siege equipment, and the enemy's defense is very tight, so the casualties of this attack are too great."

Ziyad hurriedly stopped.

However, at the moment when they were arguing, the Tang artillery team on the city wall was ready, and the five artillery pieces were already in place, and they were aiming at Qiyad and Abu *** outside the city, ready to snipe them.

Of course, due to the power and accuracy of the artillery, it may not necessarily be able to hit, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, it must be done, what if it hits?

"Open fire."

With the order of the Tang general, five artillery pieces opened fire at the same time, and five or five flowering shells were shot out.

"Boom ......"

After a loud bang, five shells blossomed among the enemy troops, and the enemy was blown up on their backs, but the shells did not hit Ziyad and Abu ***, but only killed a lot of the surrounding guards.

"Protect the general, protect the general."

The sudden explosion shocked the soldiers and horses outside the city, but the instinct of the guards was to protect the main general, and they immediately protected Ziyad and Abu *** to retreat backwards.

"Didn't hit, didn't hit, keep hitting."

From the telescope, Artik saw that Ziyad and Abu *** were both intact, and immediately panicked, so that Datang Xiao would continue to shell.

"Adjust the angle and fire."

The first shelling could only be regarded as a test shot, and although it failed to hit the target, the accuracy of the second shelling would have been greatly increased.

"Boom ......"

Five more roaring shells blossomed in the midst of the enemy group, causing a large number of casualties among the enemy troops.

"It's off again, keep shelling."

Artik shook his head again and again, quite dissatisfied with the Datang junior general.

"Get out of the way, I'll do it myself."

The young general of the Tang Dynasty was also in a hurry, and took matters into his own hands and fired a shot aimed at the direction of Qi Yade's escape.

The shot was so accurate that Abu *** fell off his horse, and Ziyad almost fell off his horse.

"Okay, hit, great, keep bombarding, there's one more."

Like a child, Artik jumped for joy.

The Tang soldiers continued to quickly reload the shells and continued to shell in the distance.

However, there were not many opportunities for artillery bombardment, and Abu ***, who had fallen off his horse, was soon carried away by the guards, and Ziyad disappeared, and then, the besieging army also stopped attacking and retreated a certain distance to wait for orders.

"The target is gone, nothing is visible."

Because many of the siege soldiers extinguished their torches, Ziyad and the two were lost, and the shelling could not continue.

"I saw an enemy commander fall from his horse just now, I don't know if it's Ziyad, or Abu ***, I don't know if it's injured or dead."

One of Artik's subordinates said.

Artik said: "No matter what, it's good to hit, if you don't die, you will be injured, and you will be credited to the Tang soldiers, hahaha!" ”

After escaping a long enough distance, Ziyadelema stopped and hurriedly asked, "How is the general, how is the general?" ”

"Ziyad, I can't die yet, it's just that my right leg is injured, what about the medical officer?"

Abu said bitterly.

Soon, a medical officer came over to look at Abu***'s injury, and after taking a closer look, he said: "The general's injury is not very serious, but it is not light, and he needs to rest for a month." ”

"What, I actually need to recuperate for a month, no, absolutely not."

Abu***'s task has not been completed, and of course he is in a hurry.

"General, your injuries are important, so let's listen to the medical officer! I'll leave the war to me. ”

Ziyad comforted.

"Over to you? Can I rest assured? Your elite soldiers and horses, I'm afraid that they have been wiped out in the city, hum! ”

Abu *** said dissatisfied.