Chapter 949: Knocking on the door and climbing the ladder to attack Lhasa
Tulubai's eyes were glazed and his expression stiffened, as if he didn't know how to answer the words of the fifth world next.
Although this guy's words are ugly, they are also extremely right, and if they want to fight against themselves now, the final outcome will be the destruction of the city and the army, and the sacrifice of himself and this group of men is really worthless.
Thinking of this, Tulubaihu couldn't help but let out another long sigh.
So, now that I am here, should I agree to the persuasion of the rebels to surrender and surrender to the rebels in Lhasa?
No, you must not surrender to the rebels!
If you sacrifice the city and surrender, even if the rebels are willing to save their lives, and you, the king of Usizang Khan, have become the commander of the light pole, even if you can survive in the world, what is the meaning!
Since ancient times, there have only been Khan kings who died for their country, and there are only those who surrender on their knees to save their lives!
Thinking of this, Tulu Baihu's face turned hideous, and he yelled at the Fifth Dalai Lama under the city: "Don't talk nonsense!" I am the king of Usizang Khan, and it is my duty to defend the land, if you have the ability, you can come straight to attack the city! ”
"Good! There is a way in heaven that you don't take, and there is no door to hell for you to come! If you are killing yourself, then the king of Gamu will surely fulfill you! When the time comes, you will go to eighteen layers of hell, but don't regret it! ”
Seeing that Tulubaihu was so stubborn, the Fifth Dalai Lama smiled coldly, and a hideous look flashed on his face. At the same time, Natu Lubaihu also snorted coldly, hurriedly left the city, and immediately arranged for the soldiers and horses in the city, as well as a group of young men urgently recruited from the city to come to defend the city.
The Fifth Dalai Lama returned to Gamu, and Gamu was also angry: "Damn, Tulu Baihu is a shameless thing, he doesn't know how to lift, and he will definitely kill himself, then Lao Tzu will fulfill him!" ”
"My lord, it is getting late now, and all the soldiers are coming from afar to attack, and they are all tired, so it is more appropriate to wait for a few days before attacking." The Fifth interjected urgently.
"Humph! Tulu Baihu has just won Lhasa in a bloody battle, and he is already exhausted, how can our army not launch an attack as soon as possible, if we wait for this guy to recover, then it will be ......"
"King, Tulu Baihu can't recover." Seeing that Gamu was anxious, the fifth generation hurriedly persuaded: "Our army is coming from afar, and the soldiers are also tired, if you don't rest for a few days, I am afraid that if it doesn't go well, you will be frustrated by this fight." What's more, although the hanging plate of the north gate is broken now, if the inner gate is heavily defended by the defenders, our army does not have suitable siege equipment, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to overcome for a while. And Natu Rubihu was completely burned by the original defenders because of his carelessness, and it is estimated that in the next time, if he fills the stomachs of his soldiers, it will be a big problem. ”
The fifth emperor paused for a moment, and replied: "If the king is not in a hurry, and relaxes for a while, when the soldiers have recuperated and rested, and the siege equipment has been built, wouldn't it be better to attack this Lhasa city with little soldiers and lack of food and grass?" At that time, the defenders of the city will inevitably be even more hungry and demoralized, and they will not be the opponents of our army. In this way, isn't this Lhasa city destined to be the king's bag? ”
Hearing such persuasion from the Fifth Emperor, Gamu nodded again and again, and then ordered: "The Dalai Lama is reasonable. In your opinion, the whole army will temporarily besiege the city and recuperate, vigorously build siege equipment, and when the equipment is completed, the whole army will work together to attack the city, and we must behead the dog head of Tulu Baihu! ”
"Order!"
And the soldiers and horses of Tulubaihu, who were defending the city, were relieved to see that the enemy army was only besieging the city and not attacking.
However, the main general Tulu Baihu, the only Gu Shihan who was left in the lonely city of Lhasa, felt a little relaxed, but his heart was full of inexplicable sadness.
Because he quickly understood the intentions of the enemy army.
These hateful bastards, they are doing this just to be fully prepared, to build up the siege equipment, and then start attacking.
Moreover, they must have also thought that now that the city was now ruined, if it had waited a little longer, the defenders of the city would have starved and their combat strength would become less and less, and the enemy would have a better chance of victory and fewer losses if they took the opportunity to attack.
These bastards are vicious!
It's just that now I have to deal with it with whatever I can do except grit my teeth?
Therefore, Tulubaihu sighed and ordered in a deep voice that all the defenders must go everywhere to collect food and loot the people's food in the next few days, even if all the inhabitants of the city starved to death.
He clearly knows that at such a critical moment, it is no longer the time to talk about benevolence and righteousness.
If his soldiers are starving and unable to resist the enemy, it is conceivable that the city of Lhasa will have no chance to be saved, and he will die under the swords and guns of the rebels. In such a situation, his fate will only be ten thousand times more miserable than that of the most pitiful residents of Lhasa.
In the following days, in addition to strictly sealing the escape routes of the defenders in the city, the rebels sent a large number of soldiers and craftsmen to build siege equipment such as chariots, siege ladders, and crash cars.
The defenders in the city are everywhere to collect grain and grass, loot people's houses, the people in the whole city of Lhasa cry to the sky, the slightest resistance, that is, slaughtered, this Wusizang capital Lhasa, like hell on earth.
However, what worries Tulu Baihu is that because of the poor real estate in Lhasa, and since the destruction of Naqu City, it has been rumored that the Tang army is attacking, and most of the residents in the city have already fled, and among them, the rich and rich families have fled without a single left. Rao was desperately trying to scavenge money and food from the only remaining poor people in the city, and even forced people to die, and the income he obtained was not enough to feed the entire army. The whole army is not dissatisfied.
In desperation, Tulubaihu had no choice but to order all the soldiers of the army to kill their horses and eat, so as not to mutiniate first in case the enemy army did not arrive.
It's just that there is an even more terrifying question in his heart.
That is, if the food is insufficient, even if the cavalry horses are exhausted, it will not last long, if the rebels outside the city have not come to attack, this siege has not been lifted, then how long can the lonely Lhasa itself hold on?
Fortunately, Tulubaihu's worries were broken by Gamu, who was eager to attack the city.
Ten days later, Gamu, who had already built a large number of siege equipment, was anxious, and despite the dissuasion of the Fifth Dalai Lama, he immediately ordered the whole army to launch an attack on Lhasa City as soon as it was dawn.
Soon, with the placement of rebels on all sides, the siege of the rebels officially began.
Of course, the other three gates, because Lhasa City was more heavily defended, Gamu decided to focus his attack on the north gate where the drawbridge was cut off.
During this time, Gamu has been sending people to guard against the hanging plate of the north gate being secretly repaired by the defenders of the city. And Tulubaihu in the city did not fail to take advantage of the middle of the night to hang people from the city, trying to pull up the chain that had been cut off the suspension bridge, but the rebels outside the city were closely guarded, and the soldiers who went down were either shot by the rebels or had to flee back in confusion.
Therefore, the state of this suspension bridge has been maintained until now. Because of this, it became a key defense point for the defenders of the city and the rebels outside the city.
After dawn, hearing the continuous whining of horns outside the city, the main general of the city, Tulu Baihu, felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
Damn it, it's time to come, it's going to come.
The enemy army could not hold its breath this time and led the troops to attack, but it gave itself a reason to be relieved. Otherwise, even if you don't fight, you and all your subordinates will starve to death.
Tulubaihu then ordered the whole army to prepare and defend to the death in order to deal with the enemy's attack.
At this time, the defenders of the north gate could see that the enemy was pushing a large number of chariots in the front, with a huge crash car sandwiched in the middle, and dozens of siege ladders behind them, posing a murderous siege appearance, and coming by themselves to the north gate.
As the enemy approached the moat, Tulubaihu ordered the whole army to shoot arrows to meet the attack.
Unexpectedly, the enemy's chariot was covered with iron sheets, and it was extremely difficult to shoot through, and the defenders all watched, and the arrows clanged on the skin of the chariot, but they could not effectively stop the cart from advancing.
And when they reached the moat, the chariots took the lead and pushed over the suspension bridge over the moat to cover the huge crash behind them.
Tulubaihu, who was closely watching the battle at the head of the city, was immediately worried when he saw the enemy's actions like this, and he shouted at the stunned defenders: "Quick! Shoot rockets at the rebels' crash now, and be sure to burn this damn thing! ”
When the defenders heard the order, they immediately hurried rockets and shot at the crashing car together.
For a moment, countless rockets in the air were like blooming fireworks, cutting through a beautiful arc, as if attracted by a huge magnet, roaring towards the rebels' crash.
Seeing that the rockets at the head of the city were fired one after another, the rebel soldiers who pushed the crash car below were also all exerting their strength, and the speed of the implementation was accelerated.
To the frustration of the head of the city, Tulu Baihu and others, the flying rockets, like shooting at the car, clanged on the iron sheet covering the outside of the crashed car, and could not cause actual damage to it.
Soon, the crashed car crossed the suspension bridge and pushed to the gate at the entrance of the Moon Road, where it prepared for the impact.
"Archery! Archery! Shoot these cart enemy soldiers to death! Tulubaihu yelled.
When the defenders heard the order, they hurried to shoot down the city, but because of the blockade of the chariots, they were limited in the number of enemy troops they could kill.
Originally, if it was in the Han land, such a siege of pure cold weapons, the defenders still had ash bottles and gold juice available, but in Tibet, this method was not common, not to mention, the armory in Lhasa had been burned, and Tulu Baihu could not be used to hang down from the city wall to smash the smashing ram and other objects that the enemy had collided with.
At this moment, Tulubaihu was full of anger, but he couldn't think about it, so he had to arrange more soldiers to fill behind the city gates, hoping to use the lives of these soldiers to compete with the enemy army as much as possible.
Seeing that the soldiers and horses had successfully pushed under the city wall, the rebel leader Gamu's eyes lit up with excitement, and he immediately shouted loudly: "The whole army will try its best to attack, and we must take the north gate and open the passage into the city!" ”
Hearing the rumbling drums from behind, the enemy troops besieging the city were like chicken blood, everyone shouted like beasts, and the speed of the advance was accelerated, and the crashing car finally entered the city gate and the moon road smoothly, opened the front guard, and the huge bluestone hit the head, and coldly aimed at the north gate of Lhasa.
This northern gate, after the last battle of Tulubaiham, has been damaged and has not been repaired well, and the cracks on it are still clearly visible. And through the cracks, seeing that this huge crash was close in front of them, the defenders guarding behind the city gate were all frightened.
"Ready!"
"Bump!"
The rebel soldiers under the city gate gritted their teeth, exerted their strength, pushed the ram hard, and began to pound the city gate with all their might.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
……
The huge and dull sound of impact, like rolling thunder, crashed into the ears of every soldier inside and outside the city gate, but the reactions of the soldiers on both sides were completely different, the soldiers outside the city looked excited and excited, and the soldiers inside the city looked panicked and frightened.
"Quick! Pile up rocks and debris at the city gate to stop the enemy attack! Tulubaihu, at the head of the city, hissed and roared again.
The defenders immediately became busy like headless flies, and they searched around to carry stones and block the city gates.
However, they underestimated the power of the ram, and the pile behind the door was pushed open before it could be stabilized, so that the defenders had to scramble to put it back behind the door.
After more than 20 hits, only a bang was heard, and the damaged city gate was finally completely smashed open, and the huge city gate was broken into several pieces and flew away.
The city gate was broken, and the morale of the besieging side was like a rainbow. The enemy soldiers who were pushing the cart immediately abandoned the crash and withdrew from the moon road one after another.
And the elite infantry of the rebels who have been following behind have long been ready to move, and when they saw the city gate open, they all liked it, and they waved their swords and guns, shouting and shouting to rush to the city gate.
Seeing that the enemy army crashed and broke through the city gate, the enemy attacked in large numbers, and the defenders inside the gate had no choice but to rush forward and fight with them.
For a time, the two sides shook the sky, slashed each other, and the battle was very fierce.
Seeing that the city gate was successful, and the attention of the defenders in the city was attracted to the city gate, the rebel leader Gamu saw it clearly, and immediately ordered that the siege ladders that had been staying behind also go out to attack the city wall from both sides of the city gate.
Hearing the order of the general, the rebels rushed forward, and twenty siege ladders were carried by a group of soldiers like ants, and they rushed forward and quickly set up the northern wall.
"Click!"
The fifteen-meter-long siege ladder finally leaned against the city wall, and the iron hook on it immediately hooked the pheasant wall of the city wall, and it was difficult to break it off.
The morale of the rebels who were besieging the city was immediately boosted, and they howled like beasts, and immediately began to climb up the ladder like ants climbing up the trees.
At this point, this brutal siege war has finally reached the most brutal stage of hand-to-hand combat.