"Knock knock!" Outside the southern tower, the war drums rumbled and the trumpets sounded, and the light infantry of the Great Food Army, under the cover of the huge leather shields, carried burlap bags on their backs, and rushed towards the moat with a shout.

At the same time as the Great Food Army in the south of the city was launched, thunderous shouts and roars also sounded in the other three directions at the same time. The siege of the Great Food Army has finally been fully launched!

"Order the crossbowmen all over the city wall to let the warriors of Shatuo and the Gang Gang first use their bows to cover the line of the moat and shoot at it, and try the quality of the Great Food Light Infantry. Then use the foot bow, the hard crossbow and the eight-bow crossbow, and the Great Food Army must not be allowed to fill the moat easily! ”

"Ordered Zhao Dahui to keep all stone cannons on standby, ready to fire stone bullets at any time! The siege tower of the Great Food Army poses the greatest threat to the city walls, so it must be destroyed as soon as possible! ”

"Sword and shield soldiers, Mo knife hands, be careful to prevent the enemy from landing on the city!"

Wang Zheng saw that the tiger's eyes were blazing, and the military orders came out like flowing water, and there was no longer half of the meaning of depression and decadence on his body.

As soon as the light infantry of the Great Food Army rushed to a distance of more than fifty paces from the moat, a rain of arrows flew over the head of Talas, and the summer sky suddenly darkened.

The feathered arrows of cold light, like overwhelming locusts, with a fine scream of death, pierced towards the running Great Food Light Infantry.

Seeing the sound of the strings at the head of the city, the big food soldier hurriedly raised the giant shield and hid his head and upper body behind the cowhide shield.

The feathered arrows, which began to fall from the highest point in the air, fell at a very fast speed in the light infantry group. Many feathered arrows pierced through the leather shield and thumped, but they were no longer able to kill the big eaters behind the shield; Some of the feathered arrows were even pierced into the sacks, and the strength was neutralized by the thick earth, and only a muffled pop sound; There were also a small number of feathered arrows that hit the arms and legs of the Great Eclipse Infantry, causing some casualties.

After a rain of arrows, the Great Eclipse Infantry watched carefully from behind their shields, and when they saw that their companions had died very little, their morale was high, and they rushed towards the moat with a roar.

As soon as he rushed more than 20 steps, there was a dense sound of breaking the air above the city. But unlike the previous round of fine whistling, this round of arrow rain was also mixed with a fierce roar similar to spear piercing.

The Great Eclipse infantry once again raised their shields to resist, and they gained experience and trusted the giant cowhide shield in their opponents.

However, unlike the slightly weaker feather arrows in the previous round, this round of attacks is faster and stronger. Many arrows broke through the shield and then stabbed through the light armor of the Great Eclipse Infantry, and blood gushed out, staining the armor leaves red.

There are also giant crossbow arrows as thick as the spokes of a car, and the mountains are coming from the tsunami. After the huge arrow cluster penetrated one light infantry, the huge force continued to move forward with the corpse of the light infantry, directly piercing the other infantryman, and only then did it stop the pace of killing.

After this round of arrow rain, the casualties of the Dashi Light Infantry increased greatly. Many fell to the ground groaning in pain, and the crimson dirt in the burlap bags was sprinkled on the ground. Others hesitated, wondering if they should turn around and flee. Only a handful of men, after the rain of arrows had stopped, continued to run forward like wild beasts, in a hurry to pour dirt into the moat.

Kudulu rode on top of the golden wolf, looking at the corpses of the light infantry lying in the dirt in front of him, and his face was unbearable.

"Agents, if the Turgish are to fill the moat, it will be our warriors who fall to the ground. In that case, I'm afraid the secret service's heart will hurt even more! Suluk whispered in Kudulu's ear: "Special service, no matter what the song is, the battle will be."

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"Suluk, my father Khan once taught me and took me to the battlefield. I know the cruelty on the battlefield, but every time I see corpses strewn across the field, I still feel a little unbearable in my heart. ”

"Agent, you have a merciful heart, this is the blessing of the God of Light, and the luck of the Turgish people. I hope that your kindness will always shine on your people like the warm spring sun. I also hope that when you face the enemy, you can be like a winter wind, and you will not show mercy. Suluk meant something.

"Suluk, don't worry, in the face of the Tang Army, in the face of the damned Qarluq and Shatuo people, my heart is full of anger, and I will definitely not be merciful!" Kudulu gritted his teeth.

"Secret Service, Abu? Why did Muslim agree to your request so quickly, and did not arrange for our army to rush forward? There's no conspiracy here, right? Suluk was pleased with Kudulu's performance, and he turned around and returned to the battle situation in front of him.

"It didn't occur to me that maybe we were too cautious and too suspicious, to Abu? Governor Muslim was overly vigilant. Khudulu reflected: "Now think about it, how can a person who can make Mutai'a offer his loyalty be a traitor? ”

"Perhaps......" Suluk nodded in agreement, but there was a cloud of doubt in his heart. The faint pain in his left shoulder was a constant reminder to him that someone had cut off his arm.

In the rear of the Great Food Army, Hamid saw that the light infantry charge in front of him was frustrated, and hurried to Abu ? In front of Mu Sirim, he knelt down and said: "Governor, the Tang army's bow and arrows are too fierce, and if it goes on like this, it will not be able to fill the moat at all." Can the stone throwers and ballistas be fired to suppress the Tang archers at the head of the city? ”

"It's just ants, what's there to care about!" Abu? Mu Slim sat under the golden sunshade tent, and didn't care about the life and death of the servant army at all: "However, you can just test whether the Tang Army's stone thrower is as sharp as you said!" Order, let thirty stone throwers and sixty ballistas advance three hundred paces, and then shoot at the head of the city to suppress the Tang army crossbowmen! ”

The cumbersome stone throwers and delicate ballistae of the Great Food Army, in the chorus of the infantry, had just begun to move forward, when dozens of stone bullets shot up into the sky above Talas City, like meteors, smashing rapidly towards the slow-moving stone throwing machine.

Although less than thirty percent of the stone bullets hit the target, the Great Food Army did not have time to breathe, and the second and third rounds of stone bullets continued to fall from the sky, smashing the stone throwing machine of the Great Food Army. After a while, only six or seven of the thirty stone throwing machines were left barely functioning.

However, the light ballistas dodged very quickly, and except for three of them, which were more unlucky and smashed by the fallen catapults, the rest were unscathed in the stone bullet attack.

"How is that possible?" In the "click" of the destruction of the trebuchet, Abu? Mu Slim was so shocked that he stood up from the silk couch filled with feathers: "The range of the Tang Army's stone thrower is more than two hundred steps farther than ours!" The launch speed is so fast! As far as I know, our stone-throwing machines, although slightly inferior to those of the Romans, are by no means shoddy! ”

Hamid hurriedly knelt on the ground again, and said in tears: "Wise governor, I was smashed by the Tang Army's stone thrower, so I had no choice but to go out of the city to break through!" ”

Abu the Shadowy? Muslim ignored Hamid's cry, and he looked up at the southern tower of Talas, word by word

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Hamid and the surrounding guards were killed by Abu? Muslim's momentum was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out.

"Pass my order, all the light infantry, press on it in a big way. Ballistae aimed at the head of the city and suppressed the archers of the Don army! Before the sun rises to the zenith, I want to see the moat filled! Before the sun goes down, I want to see our warriors climb to the top of the city! If you disobey military orders and shrink the former, you will not be spared! ”

Abu? Muslim's anger and military orders, after being passed on by the herald of the Great Eclipse, quickly turned into flying arrows and flew towards the Tang army at the head of Talas.

The Beiting sword and shield soldiers at the head of the city immediately carried the giant shield and protected it in front of the crossbowmen. The arrows clanged against the shield.

The Tang army's eight-bow crossbows and counterweight stone cannons frequently returned fire, using crossbow arrows and stone projectiles to return fire at the large food ballistas that pressed forward.

Taking advantage of the fact that the firepower of the Tang army at the head of the city was concentrated on the ballistas, under the urging and coercion of the Khorasan cavalry, tens of thousands of light infantry, like ants sweeping across the field, crowded forward, rushing towards the moat one after another.

Wang Zhengjian, who was watching the battle from the city tower, noticed the change in the offensive of the Great Food Army, and hurriedly ordered the Tang Army's crossbowmen to shoot covering the line of the moat.

The dense crowd of light infantry, some of whom were shot by arrows before they could reach the river, fell to the ground, and were trampled into pulp by their companions behind; Some people had just poured the earth into the river when they were shot by feathered arrows and fell into the water with a pop, mixing with the dirt.

The combined effect of dirt and corpses made the water in the moat murky and slower.

The ballistae of the Great Food Army have been suppressed by the stone cannons and eight-bow crossbows of the Tang Army, and the archers on the city have begun to draw their bows frequently. More of the Great Food Light Infantry, but still under the dense rain of arrows, rushed towards the moat.

Although the bows and crossbows of the Tang army were sharp, they could not withstand the large number of light infantry. What's more, after being shot by the Tang army, many light infantry fell directly into the moat, which also played the role of blocking the river......

Summer gradually rose to midheaven, and the shallow moats on the earth were gradually filled. The Great Eclipse Light Infantry lost most of their siege towers and had to run forward with improvised ladders.

"Wang Zhengjian, I can really bear it!" Abu? Seeing that the Tang army was slow to use the secret weapon, Mu Slim couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

After countless light infantry fell in the attack, several ladders were finally set up on the city wall. After fighting hard for a long time, the Dashi light infantry who were only beaten but could not fight back shouted wildly, as if they had seen the dawn of victory.

When the excited Dashi light infantry landed in the city along the ladder ant, the crossbowmen of the Tang army endured the soreness of their arms and fought hard to kill the enemy with their bows. From time to time, the light infantry screamed and fell down the ladder and fell into a pulp.

Some people fell, but many more went up the ladder, and the ladders were full of large food light infantry wriggling like insects.

On the ladder, one of the tallest eaters was about to climb the city wall, when a huge axe suddenly came with a howling wind and swept him off the ladder.

While Zhu Xie was sweeping downward with a giant axe, he shouted loudly: "Pour oil!" ”

A kettle of boiling oil bubbling down the ladder, the ladder was scalded so much that it squeaked, and the people on the ladder screamed again and again. Countless great food eaters fell from the ladder crying wolf, and many of them were already scalded before they landed.

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