Chapter 148: Defending the City
On the horizon, nearly a thousand elephants began to charge at a mile away, and the earth trembled greatly, and the newly built walls of the city trembled a little.
On the corner tower, the soldiers pulled the bowstring made of ox tendon and shot the wolf poison arrow of the giant crossbow.
Dozens of wolf poison arrows made a sound of breaking the air in the air, and the arrows shining in the sunlight were some green, with snake venom on them, and they were killed!
The wolf poison arrow quickly shot into the running giant elephant, even if the elephant had rough skin and thick flesh, it could not withstand the momentum of the giant crossbow, and shot directly into the flesh, but it was only half shot, and the rest of the arrows were exposed.
The speed of the elephant's running was already very fast, the wolf poison arrow was shot like this, the blood flow in the body was rapid, and it was soon poisoned to death, and it rolled on the ground more than ten meters along the inertia, and the giant elephant that was not poisoned behind also fell to the ground because of the obstacles in front.
But this is only a few dozen of nearly a thousand elephants, and there are other elephants that are not injured, and they quickly fill the gap, and there is no sign of damage.
Wolf poison arrows, trebuchets, artillery carts, and several huge objects operate at the same time, and the dust of the entire battlefield rolls out, covering the sky and the sun.
When the elephants were about 300 meters away from the city wall, they lost about 200 heads, but there were many more.
Some of them had already rushed to the bottom of the city wall, and kept hitting the city wall with their heads.
The city wall of Zhancheng had already been damaged by the Tang army, and it had only been repaired for more than ten days, how could it withstand such a big impact.
The city wall swayed, and some of the soldiers on the battlements accidentally fell under the city wall, and were immediately trampled into flesh by the elephants.
Inside the city wall, the Tang army generals also had a way to deal with it, commanding the people of Zhancheng to pile sandbags behind them to maintain the city wall.
At the same time, the boiling gold juice on the city wall was also quickly poured under the city, and the elephant's skin was rough and thick, and there was no great loss, but the brute soldiers were almost naked, and they were all burned to the shape of a human being, and they were screaming below.
After the elephants struck several times, the city gate was finally broken, and Abe seized the opportunity to make a group of elephant soldiers charge forward, and some of the brutes commanded the beasts to rush into the city walls.
However, as soon as the gate of the city wall was broken, the beast rushed in for a moment, and was shot into a shuttle by the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, and the elephant was suddenly shot through the heart and lungs, and fell to the ground, successfully forming a wall of flesh and blocking the gap.
Outsmart oneself.
Although the elephant soldiers are advantageous for attacking the city, their large size can sometimes be used by the defenders when they fall to the ground.
"The Tang Army's equipment is very good, I might as well wait, I will die if I touch it." Abe still had a gloomy face, looking at the five chiefs.
"What can I do?" Haley asked.
"Retreat slowly first, and then move at night, as far as I know, the Central Plains people eat more rice, there are many night blind soldiers, in the city of Zhancheng, there is still a cronies of mine, and we echo each other at night, killing the Tang army by surprise." Abe also thought about it for a moment.
The five chiefs nodded one after another, this method couldn't be better, if they continue to attack like this, it will only increase casualties, even if they enter the city at that time, they will not have many soldiers and horses left, how can they share the benefits and take the lion's share.
It didn't take long for the brutes to blow their horns, and the elephants retreated, leaving behind piles of corpses.
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The night was getting darker and darker.
Li Chengqian was sitting in the bedroom, feeling uneasy, and suddenly there was a nightingale cooing outside the window.
His mind moved, and he walked straight out.
Under the laurel tree, the white petals are sprinkled, and with the moonlight, it is also a beautiful scenery.
Qin Huaiqing was wearing a plain Luo skirt and sat under the laurel tree, with a slight smile on her face, "Your Highness is really an honest gentleman, and there is no negative contract." ”
"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase, since I have spoken, I must abide by it, and I will not be deceived, but you are a female official who has died in the country, what do you have to say at night?" Li Chengqian was puzzled.
"Your Highness, please be seated." Qin Huaiqing invited Li Chengqian to sit beside her.
Li Chengqian sat beside Qin Huaiqing, smelling the fragrance emitted by the woman, his heart was a little itchy, but he still restrained himself, he loved the heart, not a woman.
He has seen the perfume used by Qin Huaiqing many times in the palace, and the crown princess has also used it many times, which can tease men's desires.
But his desires ......
He looked at Qin Huaiqing with a sneer, although he was already a waste prince, but the emaciated camel was bigger than a horse, and it was still easy to kill her.
"Your Highness, do you know what His Majesty said today after you left?" Qin Huaiqing smiled.
"What did you say?" Although Li Chengqian knew that this might be provocative, he still couldn't hold back his curiosity.
It's people who want to know what their closest people are saying about them behind their backs.
Your Majesty said...... Your Highness, you ......" Qin Huaiqing sighed, looked at Li Chengqian's aggressive eyes, and then said: "Your Majesty doesn't like the atmosphere that has been handed down from Wei and Jin very much, and that satisfaction doesn't know if it's alive.... Or dead......"
"Satisfied?" Li Chengqian was hit hard, he couldn't believe it was true, but his intuition told him that it might be true!
How could Li Shimin let go of something that brought disaster to his son!
Who can let go?
Death is inevitable!
It's just that he has been deceiving himself, it is impossible for his father to do this, and it is impossible for his mother to do this.
But the more people who love him, the more they will take practical actions.
"I ...... Got it, you don't have to say it anymore," Li Chengqian felt a little lost in his heart, but he still held back.
Who can he blame? Who can he blame?
Everything is his "own fault"!
A good Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not appropriate, he has to be obsessed with his heart.
"Hasn't Your Highness ever thought about one thing?" The corners of Qin Huaiqing's mouth hooked up a trace of arc, and his jade hand clenched, "Take control of your own destiny!" ”
"Fate? What is fate? No one can master, be an emperor? The emperor also has troubles, and the emperor also has constraints, how can there be anything satisfactory in this family. Li Chengqian laughed, looking like crazy.
He was only one step away from the Emperor, and he knew the responsibility that came with sitting on it.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
Is Li Shimin at ease? I have to deal with government affairs every day, and how much time I have for entertainment, even if I play with a bird, I am also afraid that Wei Zheng will say that his plaything is demoralized, and he is stuffed in his sleeves and covered to death.
Ordinary people are troubled by three meals a day, while others have their own troubles.
But when the desire reaches one's goal, there will be a hearty sense of enjoyment.
Like the poor get rich!
But Li Chengqian doesn't need this, the position of prince is something he doesn't want, maybe it's absurd, but think about how many people have to be nagged every day, and how many things to worry about.
"Actually...... It's good to be an ordinary person, at least there is no intrigue. He smiled with relief.
"Ordinary people? Your Highness, do you really think you can be an ordinary person? Qin Huaiqing smiled coldly.