Chapter 821: Fighting Datun City Again (3)
"Bang!"
A crossbow bolt was once again shot at the shield around the trebuchet, such crossbow arrows, there were already a lot of such crossbow arrows just now, but I didn't see that several crossbow arrows had been inserted in the shield, and more were scattered on the ground.
However, the Uighur soldiers who saw it saw that the arrow they had just fired was somewhat different, and there seemed to be a spark near the arrow.
Is this going to be fire-attacked?
As for fire attacks, the Uighurs have also seen that there is a kind of black oil in the Western Regions, which is flammable, and is often used as a weapon for fire attacks.
But where did the Tang army in the city get the black oil, and there was no flammable material around.
And there are several such sharp arrows around, as if they were all shot just now.
Thinking of this, the Uighur soldier wanted to take the arrow down and see what was going on.
Just as the soldier was about to touch the bolt, an accident happened.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a burning sensation came from the front of his hand, and then he felt his body fly backwards uncontrollably, and on the way, he saw a familiar hand.
It was like his own hand.
At this time, he felt a sharp pain in his right hand, and then the whole person fell to the ground heavily, and suddenly his eyes went dark, and he lost his instincts.
Haman, who was supervising the battle in the rear, had also been observing the great power of the trebuchet, and saw that the Tang army's crossbow counterattack had obviously weakened, and he thought that the Tang army's crossbowmen had been affected by the stone bullets fired by the trebuchet, and there were casualties.
Just as he was about to laugh, he saw a sudden flash of fire near the trebuchet, and then a deafening loud noise sounded in his ears.
"Boom, boom!"
There was a loud explosion as if God was angry, and the ground under his feet shook violently like an earth dragon turning over, and many soldiers around were buzzing in their ears with a huge roar, and their heads were full of gold stars.
Haman found that countless shattered remnants were scattered in the explosion, like arrows effortlessly piercing the armor of those soldiers and into the flesh and blood!
Explosions followed, and so did screams.
Witnessed by many people, a trebuchet suddenly tilted forward, and then fell heavily, and the soldiers in front could not dodge, and were directly pressed to the ground by the thick wood of the trebuchet, unable to move.
In the city, arrows kept flying, explosions outside the city kept ringing out, and soon a second trebuchet collapsed.
And then came the third one... Block 4...
When all five trebuchets collapsed, the explosion did not continue to sound, but Haman was stunned when he saw the scene.
What kind of weapon is this?
There was a deafening noise, and then his own soldiers fell to the ground and wailed as if they had been pushed away by something, and even the trebuchets collapsed.
The soldiers who were still charging in front were stunned when they heard the explosion behind them, and subconsciously stopped and turned to look.
When he saw a ball of fire appear behind him, the trebuchet, which had been showing his might just now, had fallen to the ground at this time, and became the life harvester of his comrades on his side.
There were pack horses next to the trebuchet, which were used to transport stone bullets, and the sound of the explosion also frightened the horses, and hundreds of horses began to scatter and flee, and many who could not escape were kicked to the ground by the frightened horses.
For a while, there was a wail from the rear of the entire attacking force, and at this time the defenders in the city had been shooting arrows.
Eventually, someone couldn't take the pressure anymore and started running away.
There was the first, there was the second, and in a short time the entire three thousand attacking troops were in confusion before they even approached the city walls.
The front wanted to retreat, and the back continued to advance, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
If the defenders of the city had sent a cavalry to kill them at this time, all of these 3,000 people would have been given over here.
Such a chaotic army has lost the courage to resist.
Unfortunately, the city gate has been sealed, and the defenders cannot send cavalry, so they can only shoot the enemy as much as possible with bows and crossbows.
"Don't retreat! Don't withdraw! ”
Haman yelled there, but the soldiers didn't listen, and swarmed back, as if something terrible was chasing them.
Seeing this, Haman wanted to cry without tears, and in front of the entire army of the Khanate, the first attack on Tongluo ended in failure, and five trebuchets were lost.
Haman knew that the shame on the Tongluo Department could not be washed away in a short period of time, and it would accompany the entire Tongluo Department.
Unless time passes, people can forget the shame of Tongluobu today.
But how long will it take?
Fu Gulin, who was far away in the rear camp, was also alarmed by the sudden explosions, and when he came out, he saw that the five trebuchets he had carefully built had turned into scattered logs, and the army that was still attacking was also running in the direction of the camp in panic.
"What's going on? Why are all trebuchets broken? And what happened to the explosion just now? Fu Gulin said in a deep voice.
"This..."
The people around me didn't know how to explain it because they didn't know the reason either.
If you want to know the reason, you can only wait for Harman to report it himself.
Many people are a little gloating, this Harman can be said to be really not enough to succeed and more than to lose.
Perhaps after this incident, the Khan will consider having other tribes replace the Tongluo tribe.
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"Daduhu, if the Uighurs really have an army of 70,000, with the strength of our troops, I am afraid it will not be very easy to deal with."
To the west of Yumen Pass, a large army was slowly advancing westward.
It was the 55,000 Tang Army infantry that set out from Shazhou, 45,000 men to be exact, because there were still 10,000 cavalry all the way behind the main army.
Although the 15,000 infantry were all on horseback, after all, they were not high-class war horses used by cavalry, but ordinary horses.
Coupled with the large amount of grain and grass materials carried, the whole army did not march fast.
"Naturally, it's not easy!" Liu Kui smiled.
Wei Chi was a little puzzled, "Daduhu, the number of our army is already less than that of the Uighurs, and Daduhu also let the elite cavalry of Wandu Governor be dozens of kilometers behind the army.
If the Uighur army came to attack, wouldn't it be too late for reinforcements? ”
Zhong Wei next to him said with a smile, "Loulan Hou is too worried, this is naturally mostly protective."
Forty-five thousand men against sixty or seventy thousand Uighur cavalry is indeed a great disadvantage, but otherwise, how can the Uighurs attack us? ”
Wei Chi was puzzled, and after thinking for a while, he understood the meaning of Zhong Wei's words, "Could it be that Dadu Hu did this on purpose to attract the Uighurs to attack?" If the Uighurs come, how can we resist the Uighur army?
And will the Uighurs think that we are the only ones who do not care about all attacks? ”
"Don't worry about this, just wait to see a good show!"
Liu Kui smiled and didn't explain too much.
The Uighurs were thinking of encircling the area and sending reinforcements, so why not wait for the Uighurs to attack him!