Chapter 499: Two Heroes Join Forces, the City Falls!
Chapter 499: Two Heroes Join Forces, the City Falls!
You don't have to use a stone thrower to siege a city, you can use a strong crossbow.
The decisive battle that Bo Luomi was waiting for did not come as scheduled, and Ning Yuan's iron cavalry blocked the city unhurriedly and hunted.
Ningyuan's iron cavalry was not strong enough to besiege the city, so it only blocked one of the only two city 'gates' in the city of Sindo, the 'gate' of the west city, and sent strong crossbowmen to line up more than 200 steps away from the city wall every day, sometimes intensively 'shooting', sometimes beating drums and feints, forcing the defenders to 'show' their faces and then kill with cold arrows.
The city of Sindo was extremely miserable, and blood and stumps were all over the place. The little Bolu people had never seen the power of crossbow arrows, and for the first time they faced a long-distance strong crossbow array and did not know how to dodge, perhaps because they were inspired by the bravery of the little Bolu people, or maybe they couldn't get over the face, and the Tibetan soldiers were killed and wounded heavily.
The powerful crossbow bolts easily pierced the defenders' bodies, and before they were gone, they continued to fly with them, bringing their targets down to the inner side of the city walls; The most terrifying number of arrows in the head, in front of the pedal crossbow arrows, the heads of the defenders who were hit were shattered like fragile watermelons, and their brains were splashed everywhere.
Bo Luomi angrily scolded Li Huaitang for being shameless, but there was nothing he could do about him. The best way to deal with the crossbow arrows was to hide, and every time his soldiers hid under the 'female' wall and did not 'show' their faces, a majestic horn would sound under the city, and a large number of soldiers would shout with shields, and the Bo Rumi had to use a scimitar to drive the defenders to stand up and fight, however, the enemy was always thundering and raining, and the feint was only to trick them into leaving the protection of the wall.
This trick is very shameless, but it is very effective, Bo Luo Mi does not dare to be careless, in case any enemy army 'gets' fake comes true, he is caught off guard, and the city will be finished, he believes that there is no need for more, as long as there are hundreds of enemy troops standing at the head of the city, the war that belongs to him will end, and it is not realistic to expect the cowardly little Bolu people to consciously resist desperately. So, he had to intercept the enemy under the walls as much as possible.
However, Li Huaitang didn't give him a chance, for three days, every day, even Tang Jun joined in this interesting game. Under the blow of crossbow arrows, the 2,000 Tibetan soldiers on whom Bo Luomi relied were killed or wounded before they could engage in battle, and the morale of the defenders almost fell to freezing point.
If Ning Yuan's iron cavalry carried enough arrows, I am afraid that the city of Sindo would not need to be attacked.
Lai Yao was very surprised, the strong crossbow was the patent of the Tang Army, but he didn't expect that the strong crossbow equipped by Ning Yuan Iron Cavalry was not inferior to the Tang Army in terms of quality and quantity, or in use, and it seemed that it was better than the blue.
Not only that, Lai Yao also found the special "armor" worn by Ning Yuan's iron horse. He deliberately asked for a set of research, and he couldn't help but be amazed. Cotton armor is strong, cheap and warm, easy to manufacture, suitable for a large number of equipment, although the Tang Army's Mingguang armor is also strong, but the shortcomings are obvious, in addition to being heavy and inconvenient, it is also very expensive, and it cannot afford to lose.
Lai Yao suddenly felt fortunate that Li Huaitang was a Han not a Hu, a friend rather than an enemy, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable......
In three days, the ditch outside the city of Sindor was filled in, and hundreds of ladders for the siege were completed, and the time was ripe for a storm.
Ningyuan Iron Cavalry served as the main attacker Li Siye, the Modao Thousand Cavalry General, and the Anxi Army served as the main attacker Feng Changqing, the commander of Zuo Guoyi, the two used to be the relationship between the boss and his subordinates, and now Li Siye has become a general, and Feng Changqing is still the captain.
Feng Changqing was obviously 'excited' by the thorn, his ability was not bad, and he stood still only because of his ugly appearance.
In the Tang Dynasty, one of the conditions for the selection of officials was the assessment of appearance, for example, Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling was dignified, after his dismissal, whenever a new official was selected, Li Longji always used his appearance as a reference: demeanor like nine years old?
Although the military is not as good as civilian officialdom, it is also affected by the world, and Feng Changqing is one of the victims.
Xiao Bolu is a fish belly, the opportunity is rare, Feng Changqing has enough strength to compete with Li Siye for speed, he wants to be the first to climb the head of the city of Sindo.
This time, for the defenders of the city of Sindo, the wolf has really come! And without warning, when countless ladders were set up at the top of the city, the defenders hiding under the walls realized that the decisive battle was about to begin.
Li Siye felt a strange gaze from Feng Changqing, he was not worried at all that he would lose to the other party, although the Mo knife in his hand was heavy, more than thirty catties, but he was wearing cotton armor, which was much lighter than Feng Changqing's Mingguang armor, and the two were basically on the same running line.
"There are many fierce generals in the Anxi army, and sure enough, this Feng Changqing is brave and does not lose to Li Siye!"
Li Huaitang rode a war horse to watch the battle, looking at the Anxi army and his subordinates, indistinguishable from each other, appearing on the city at almost the same time, and couldn't help but admire.
On the battlefield, Li Siye was domineering and 'dewed', and the sword swept between shouts, and several small Bolu soldiers were cut into two sections like old trees in a typhoon.
Several Tibetan soldiers who were overseeing the battle rushed over, they were experienced in battle, and knew that they had to destroy the bravest enemy as soon as possible, otherwise their defenses would soon collapse.
Li Siye was not afraid at all, the Mo knife slashed left and right, and the wooden shield in the hands of the Tubo people shattered, and one of the Tubo soldiers was too far forward because of his hurried footsteps, and as a result, the helmet and chain mail could not block the blade behind the broken wooden shield, and the sharp Mo knife cut a hole from the head to the abdomen.
The Tibetan soldiers witnessed the liver and intestines in his abdominal cavity fall to the ground, and then fell to the ground screaming.
The Tang knife in Feng Changqing's hand was also not ambiguous, killing the gods when he met the gods, killing the Buddha when he met the Buddha, and cut down three defenders one after another, winning time for the soldiers behind him to go to the city.
At the head of the city, Li Siye and Feng Changqing were like two sharp knives, cutting into the defenders' defensive line, and the soldiers behind them kept pouring up. Bo Luo Mi saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart.
"Shoot the arrows, let the arrows kill them!"
The archers of the Tibetans were too busy, the walls were full of ladders, and the enemy was frantically climbing upwards, and they were at the expense of the other, but the Lord had to obey his orders.
Li Siye didn't care about the several feather arrows 'inserted' in his upper body, and continued to kill the defenders, so frightened that the little Bolu soldiers who had no fighting spirit fled everywhere, and the archers who pushed the Tubo people also retreated. Li Siye and the others took the opportunity to quickly approach and deal with several enemy archers.
It was only by giving the order to the retreating little Bolu that there was no mercy to stop the total rout.
The horrific killing effect only lasts for a short time, and defeat is inevitable if the enemy who causes panic is not eliminated. I was afraid that it would be too late to transfer the archers again, so Bo Luomi gritted his teeth, gave up his overall command, and led his own soldiers to pounce on Li Siye.
To deal with the Mo knife, the ordinary scimitar is definitely not good, Bo Luomi did not dare to hold it up, threw away the scimitar in his hand, snatched the spear of his own soldiers, and stabbed Li Siye.
At this time, Li Siye was covered in blood, and there were broken 'meat' scattered on his armor, and he had just slashed and killed a Tubo sword and shield soldier, and the knife had not yet been withdrawn and a spear had already pierced the 'chest'.
The tip of the spear could not penetrate the cotton armor, and Li Siye was forced to retreat a few steps and almost fell to the ground, just being held by Feng Changqing.
There was no nonsense, and it was too late to be verbose, Feng Changqing raised his shield for Li Siye to block the spear stabbed from the lower plate. Li Siye didn't even have time to thank him, he waved his knife to 'force' the three spearmen, and when he looked up, more and more Tubo soldiers surrounded him.
Knowing that the general situation was gone, Bo Luomi gave up the city defense, summoned more subordinates, and planned to concentrate on killing Li Siye, who was estimated to be the number one brave general of the enemy army. This result was a brilliant victory in defeat for him, and it was a consolation.
Li Siye didn't know what the small universe was, but he did explode, the more enemies, the more excited he became, a mysterious power hidden in his body kept pouring out, the muscles and flesh of his arms were tight, and the Mo knife was waving like the wind, and everywhere he passed, in addition to blood, there was terror, in addition to clicking, there was also a scream.
The Tubo, who had formed a local superiority in troops, were unexpectedly 'forced' by Li Siye to retreat.
"Shield, shield," Bo Lami thought of a way to deal with it.
Several shield soldiers rushed in front of Bo Luomi.
"Stupid, what block, smash him, smash him with a shield!" The soldier who couldn't get his eyes on it.
The shield platoon flew towards Li Siye, who only had time to slash two and two more crashed into him. Li Siye was hit, the frantic offensive was suddenly stopped, and the Tubo people quickly counterattacked.
"Kill him!" Bo Luo Mi smirked, snatched the spear of a soldier beside him, and threw it at Li Siye fiercely.
The spear flew over the heads of the soldiers besieging Li Siye and slammed into the target.
Seeing that Li Siye was about to die, Feng Changqing was born out of thin air and raised a shield to resist. The spear 'hole' pierced through the shield row, and the bloodthirsty spear tip was still unfinished, piercing into Feng Changqing's arm.
Feng Changqing was in pain, the shield row fell, and a scimitar slashed with lightning and cut off his entire arm......
"Ahh Li Siye's eyes were cracked, and he swung his sword to shatter the enemy who hurt Feng Changqing.
Losing the cover of Feng Changqing, Li Siye was in a difficult situation, but the opportunity for Bo Luomi was fleeting, and several Mo swordsmen killed from behind Li Siye, and at the same time, more attacking soldiers climbed up to the top of the city, forming an encirclement posture against Bo Luomi and others.
"Stab him with a spear!" Inspired, Balomiti made a desperate attempt to deliver the final blow before dying.
Not everyone can be calm in the face of death, the courage of the Tibetan soldiers is almost exhausted, the order of the Bo Luo Mi is no longer effective for them, although they are panicked, but they are very sober, the spear is the only weapon in their hands, after throwing it, they can only be barehanded, only to be slaughtered.
In fact, even if there are weapons, it will not help, with the fall of the city, the remaining dozens of Tibetan soldiers are just a small boat in the vast sea, and it is only a matter of time before they sink.
Li Siye bandaged his wounds with hemostatic 'medicine' for Feng Changqing, and threw himself into the battlefield again with anger. There are not many targets left for him to vent, only to talk about a few recalcitrant Tibetans, including their main general, Bo Luomi.
The soldiers had a tacit understanding and took the initiative to give up the bowl to Li Siye.
Bo Luomi's attack is a bit tragic, like a moth to a fire, knowing that the enemy is not enough, knowing that he will definitely die, he still has no hesitation.
At the head of the city, Mo Dao waved lightly, one arm flew up, and with a miserable scream, he staggered to the ground and joined the ranks of the disabled.
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