Arrows were like locusts, rocks were like rain, and the entire Chang'an City was shrouded in the earth-shaking sound of killing. Black flags swayed in the wind, and the Tang army of the brigade roared angrily and rushed towards the city wall, like the rolling and roaring waves on the sea, about to completely smash the reef into pieces.

The fierceness of the Tang army's attack has exceeded Qu Tutong's imagination, in the four directions of the city's east, west, north and south, the Tang army, which is several times larger than the defenders, has launched a huge formation, without the main attack and feint, the crown prince Li Jiancheng who is responsible for the west, the Qin king Li Shimin who is responsible for the south, the princess Li Xiuning who is responsible for the north and the Tang Dynasty emperor Li Yuan, who personally sits in the east of the city, are attacking the city at all costs. Li Yuan knew that if they didn't take Chang'an City as soon as possible, they might be dragged to death; If Chang'an is not taken as soon as possible, Datang will not be able to control Guanzhong; If he didn't take Chang'an as soon as possible, all his grand blueprints would not be realized. Therefore, at all costs, we must take Chang'an City as soon as possible no matter what!

trebuchets, ladders, large lathes, crossbows...... Tang Jun seems to have taken out all his family funds, and what he did was to take this Chang'an City as quickly as possible. And the situation in Chang'an City, Qu Tutong knew it well, the number of troops was not large, and the people were panicked, he didn't know how long he could last in the face of Li Yuan's crazy attack......

Li Yuan felt that the blood in his body was burning, and he shouted angrily and raised his knife forward. Liu Wenjing quickly danced the corner flag. In the blink of an eye, the sound of the trumpet was replaced by the shout of killing. Groups of Tang soldiers pushed ladders and siege vehicles, and quickly approached the city wall under the cover of archers. And the defenders fought back desperately.

Feather arrows come and go like the wind, taking away the lives of countless young people in the city and under the city. The ladder halfway through the walk instantly "overlooked" more than three feet long arrow shafts, and the weight increased sharply. The wooden cart installed at the bottom of the ladder creaked and wailed, becoming less and less able to withstand the sudden change in center of gravity. Another powerful crossbow was fired, hitting the top of the ladder. The behemoth shook and collapsed.

Before the Tang army could re-erect the cloud ladder that had fallen apart on the way, thousands of rockets dragged a long tail of smoke down the city. Dozens of fireballs rose up on a cloud ladder at the same time, quickly converging into a ball of flames. The soldiers around the ladder had to give up and turn and flee. At the same moment, more ladders and siege engines were ignited, and the smoke choked people's tears. Even with this level of visibility, the whistling of the feathered arrows was still noisy, and people kept falling, screaming, rolling and struggling in the smoke.

Qu Tutong stood inside the tower, his heart full of despair.

An iron feather crossbow arrow more than seven feet long roared into the pillars of the city tower, grazing Qu Tutong's ears and flying over, slashing Qu Tutong's right cheek with a bloody cut.

"Protect your lordship! Protect your adults! Qu Tutong's personal soldiers pounced on him and threw the main general directly behind the female wall. Immediately after, three iron-feathered crossbows roared and flew in, shooting through the two soldiers who had no time to dodge, and nailed them to the center of the tower with their body heat.

"Smack!" Sparks flew and brick chips flew around. The soldier who was shot with a transparent hole in his stomach screamed and tried his best to cover the hole with his fingers, but he watched his blood shoot out like a fountain, staining the carved beams of the castle tower full of auspicious patterns.

The carved beams and paintings instantly become clear in the eyes of the dying, then slowly blurred, and finally, after being hidden in the boundless darkness, they turn into a low Sanskrit chant.

"Raise the shield, go up the battlement, hold the shield up the battlement!" Pushing away the guards who were pressing on him, Qu Tutong shouted frantically. The fact that those feathered arrows just now were by no means untargeted, and that they could fire such an accurate and swift chain of attacks showed that the enemy's strong crossbows had advanced to at least fifty paces.

On the city walls, most of the archers who hid behind the battlements and fired at the enemy had long since been killed. The rest of the people were overwhelmed by the feathered arrows from under the city, and they could not look up after leaning over the battlements. Before the supporters from inside the tower could get closer, their shields were filled with feathered arrows. Several of the slightly weaker minions were pushed inward by the pressure on the shields, and if they hadn't been blocked by the robes' bodies, they would have almost fallen off the city.

"Raise a wall of shields, build a wall of shields, lift the archers up, lift the archers up!" Qu Tutong's voice sounded behind everyone again, indifferent as ice. The soldiers, forced by the junior officers, had to crouch behind the battlements, straighten their shields, and then hold them with their bodies. Several brigade commanders ran from behind the shield wall, kicking the surviving archers and forcing them to counterattack. The smoke under the walls was so thick that it was impossible to see where the enemy troops were. But if the archers shoot their bows at the noisiest places, they will surely get something.

As Qu Tutong judged, the rebels were already very close to the city wall. At a distance of less than fifty paces, the trajectory of the crossbow bolt was almost in a straight line. In this case, the power of the arrow increases, but the chance of dealing damage to the person behind the shield is greatly reduced. The soldiers of the Sui army, who had been given a respite, regained their spirits and carried large chunks of stones to the edge of the city wall. The enemy was right under their noses, they couldn't see it, but they could feel the breath getting closer. Finally, several thick wooden stakes appeared in front of the defenders. It was the top of the ladder, and it still had the marks of smoke and fire.

"Smash!" Someone shouted. Hundreds of stones then descended down the ladder. The screams were almost followed by the sound of the stones hitting the target, and it was so terrible that it was unbearable.

Another round of feather arrows, and countless Great Sui Jinjun holding stones fell.

Another round of counterattack, and the siegers who climbed the ladder fell like ants.

Life is as humble as an ant.

"Ah——!h

"Holy shit. You. Eight lifetime ancestors! ”

Mixed with hoarse screams, the scolding sounded. There is a short and fast Hedong accent, and there is also a low and soft Guanzhong tone.

Above and below the city, human blood gathers in one place, winding like a stream. As if lest everyone couldn't see clearly, a gust of morning wind blew through, quickly blowing away the thick smoke that shrouded everyone's heads. The cold sunlight instantly illuminated thousands of corpses and thousands of pairs of dead eyes.

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During this period, Li Yuan once sent the captured Qu Tutong's servant to recruit Qu Tutong, but Qu Tutong didn't say a word, and killed the servant who came to persuade him to surrender with one sword. Qu Tutong firmly said to the generals with tears: "I have been favored by the country, I have two masters, I enjoy the court's benevolence, and I surrender safely?" He touched his neck and said, "The head can be broken, the blood can be shed, and you will never live!" Infected by the spirit of loyalty and courage of the governor of the right guard, and the spirit of swearing to serve the country, the soldiers of the Sui army were all passionate and tearful, shouting: "The city is in the people, and the city is dead!" Sonic shook the world.

Qu Tutong had already killed his red eyes. Ignoring the dissuasion of his own soldiers, he personally rushed to the head of the city to block the enemy's attack. A Tang soldier who climbed up the ladder had just revealed half of his head, and he was forcefully cut off the city wall. Another climber tried to attack his knee with his shield, but Qu Tutong raised his boots and kicked the shield and shield bearer into the air......

It was another bloody battle of three days and three nights, and there was not much left of the Sui army in Chang'an City, and there were only more than 2,000 people left who could fight. Although the Tang army also killed several Lang generals, such as Dou Cong, Duan Tianyou, etc., and suffered heavy casualties, after all, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too great, and the Sui army had reached the end of the mountain.

Most of the right guards Dudu Qu Tutong seems to be dozens of years old, his hair is almost completely white, his eye sockets are deep, his face is haggard, his eyes are bloodshot, and his clothes and armor have been stained with blood......

At this time, Li Yuan sent Qu Tutong's son Qu Tushou, who had been captured, to the city to persuade Qu Tutong to surrender.

Qu Tutong scolded his son who persuaded him to surrender under the city: "In the past, I was a father and son with you, but today I am an enemy with you." And he commanded him to shoot arrows on his right and left.

At this time, Li Shimin stepped forward under the city and said loudly to Qu Tutong: "I have heard that Qu Dadu loves soldiers like sons, but now you want to cut off all the last bloodlines of the Chang'an army under your command, as a general who loves soldiers like sons, how can you be so ruthless!" If you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your soldiers' parents, wives and children! ”

Li Shimin's words were like a sharp sword, piercing into Qu Tutong's most vulnerable death hole, Qu Tutong's heart was like a knife, like being struck by lightning, his eyes were black, and he fainted.

Seeing the commander faint and hearing Li Shimin mention his parents, wife and children, the remnants of the Sui army in the city finally regained their rationality and family affection, and couldn't help crying, collapsed instantly, threw away their weapons, and surrendered in Kaicheng.

After Qu Tutong, who was captured, sobered up, he knelt down in the direction of the southeast Jiangdu again and again, and cried loudly: "The ministers are defeated, and they live up to Your Majesty, the gods of heaven and earth, and they are really inspected." ”

Li Yuan loved him as a loyal and brave man and couldn't bear to kill him.

Qu Tutong cried: "Tong can't do the best of the ministers, and he will bend to it, for the humiliation of this dynasty, and he will be ashamed of the king." ”

Li Yuan praised his behavior: "The governor of the capital is also a loyal minister of the Sui family. He ordered Qu Tutong to be released, and awarded the secretary of the military department and the title of Jiang Guogong.

Seeing that Li Yuan was also a hero, and he was so generous to himself, Qu Tutong was deeply moved, and finally surrendered to Li Yuan sincerely. Later, he became the marching marshal of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and followed Li Shimin to fight in the south and the north, and made great achievements.

Li Yuan adopted the suggestions of Li Shimin and Qu Tutong, and did not commit any crimes on the way to the army, and won the support of the nobles and celebrities and ordinary people in Guanzhong.

After entering Chang'an, Li Yuan continued to adopt Li Shimin's suggestion and agreed with the 12th article of the Civil Law: "No robbery, no rape. Don't burn and kill, don't offend the seven temples and the king, the clan, and the violators of the three clans! It was welcomed and supported by the nobles of Chang'an, the former ministers of the Sui Dynasty, the famous clans, and the people of Chang'an, and soon controlled and stabilized Chang'an, thus completely controlling the situation in Guanzhong and laying the foundation for the Xingtang Dynasty.

Soon after the Tang army entered Guanzhong, Wang Shichong sent troops to attack the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin remembered Xia Xue's advice after hearing the news, and immediately asked Li Yuan for orders to go to meet the enemy, and Li Yuan readily agreed.

Li Shimin then asked the eldest grandson Wuji to continue to form and train Xuanjia elite cavalry, create new equipment such as Mingguang armor and Tang knife, and at the same time lead the original more than 10,000 men and horses to meet Wang Shichong's Zheng army.