"Raise your shield! Raise your shield! Seeing that the Tang army used boiling oil, the light infantry shouted and raised their shields to respond.

The corpses under the ladder were still scorching, and the light infantry had climbed the ladder again and launched a new offensive.

Boiling hot oil fell from the sky and poured on the shields of the Great Food Infantry, making a stabbing sound. Some of the infantrymen were burned in the face or fingers by the boiling oil that penetrated through the gaps, and they could not help but suffer severe pain and slipped down the ladder. More of the Great Food Soldiers relied on their shields to dodge the attack of the boiling oil and desperately climbed towards the city.

Li Ji, the prince of Huangjiasi, has shot dozens of enemies since the beginning of the war. He was about to draw his bow and shoot under the city when he suddenly noticed that an enemy on a ladder was about to climb the wall.

Li Ji immediately turned his arrow and aimed it at the enemy who was about to enter the city on the ladder. When the strings sounded, the enemy fell.

Li Ji pinched out a feather from his waist again, and when he was about to snipe the next enemy on the ladder, the Tang army at the head of the city threw out a wolf tooth slap.

The main body of the wolf's tooth slap is a log about five feet long, and the wood is decorated with sharp iron nails in the shape of wolf teeth. The logs are equipped with iron rings at both ends, and strong hemp rope is tied to the iron rings.

The guards at the head of the city firmly grasped the twine, and then threw the wolf's tooth slap down the ladder. With logs rolling and wolf fangs gnashing, the shields of the Great Eater Infantry could not withstand such a powerful attack, and they were either shot down or bitten out of a bloody hole by iron nails. The wolf's fangs rolled over, and the enemies on the ladder were swept away in an instant, leaving only blood stains.

After clearing the enemy, the Tang army slapped the wolf's fangs and pulled them up, and at the same time overturned the ladder leaning against the head of the city.

After the offensive was thwarted again, the morale of the Great Eclipse infantry, who had suffered heavy casualties but had not achieved anything, was somewhat demoralized.

"Governor, the Tocharian and Sogdian servant army has already suffered more than 4,000 casualties, and the ballista team has also suffered heavy losses, is it not a short rest before attacking?" Hamid cautiously advised.

"No!" Abu? Muslim mercilessly rejected Hamid's proposal: "The siege must not be stopped until I witness the fire of the Don army with my own eyes." The order was given, and the Sogdian archers advanced four hundred paces to suppress the Tang army at the head of the city; When the archers fired, the battering ram struck quickly and directly destroyed the city gates; Light infantry, continue to storm the city with ladders! Khorasan cavalry, ready to stand! Those who retreat in violation of military orders will be cut off immediately. ”

Abu? Muslim ruled the army harshly, not only massacring several servant troops who disobeyed orders, but also rewarding and punishing the Khorasan cavalry. Under the accumulation of authority, no one in the army dared to disobey his orders.

The Sogdian archers knew that if they advanced 400 paces, they would be completely caught up in the covering shots of the Tang army at the head of the city, but they were afraid of the big food long knives that were dangling behind them, and did not dare to resist anything.

The Tang army's bows and crossbows were already strong, and they occupied a condescending advantage, which was very advantageous in the shooting. In less than a quarter of an hour, the Sogdian archers suffered heavy casualties.

When the bows and arrows of the head of the city and the city were fired, the four battering rams each rumbled towards the four city gates, driven by hundreds of large food soldiers. The battering ram is also surrounded by a group of soldiers holding huge shields, who are responsible for protecting the battering ram.

The eight-bow crossbow at the head of the Tang army kept firing with strings, shooting huge arrows at the battering ram. Unfortunately, the wood used in the battering ram was extremely thick, and many huge arrows hit the battering ram, but they could not destroy it at all.

The counterweight stone cannons in the city, under the command of the defenders at the head of the city, fired bullets like a rain of bullets and attacked the battering rams one after another. Can be used as a battering ram

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) type is much shorter than siege towers, and the advance speed is also fast. In a hurry, the stone bullets killed and injured many of the Great Food Soldiers, but they could not stop the advance of the battering ram.

After the battering ram approached the city gate, the counterweight stone cannon was powerless due to the limitation of the blind spot of the shooting. The rockets at the head of the city fell like stars, but they were bounced off by the giant shield of the Great Food Army, and it had no effect.

When the spire of the battering ram slammed into the city gate again and again, all over the city wall, the ladders were once again covered with large light infantry with a huge shield in one hand and a sword in the other.

Wolf tooth slaps, rolling logs, and gravel took the stage one after another, killing and wounding a large number of Great Eater infantry. But the number of the Great Food Army is too much, and many people have already climbed to the top of the city, breaking into the hands of the Tang Army's bows and crossbows and slashing with swords. Many crossbowmen were cut down by the Great Eclipse infantry before they could abandon their bows and draw their swords.

Seeing that the situation was critical, the Beiting heavy sword and shield soldiers also joined the battle group. On the city wall, there was a scuffle for a while.

"Duhu, the situation is critical! Can you activate the Fierce Oil Fire? Du Huan was a little anxious.

After Wang Zheng saw that the tiger's eye swept the entire battlefield, he thought for a moment before he ordered in a loud voice: "Pass my military order, go around the city gates, and remove the knife cart from the gate; dispatched 3,000 light cavalry and 1,000 heavy cavalry to break through the four gates, destroying the battering rams and enemy infantry; Mo swordsman, ready to go to the city wall for reinforcements at any time. ”

"Protect you!" Du Huan was shocked, and didn't understand why he sent cavalry out of the city: "Aren't you afraid that the Khorasan cavalry will take the opportunity to enter the city?" ”

Wang Zhengjian smiled slightly, and continued to order: "Order the engineer battalion, prepare fierce oil fire and fire bombs. ”

"Please enter the urn!" Du Huan immediately understood Wang Zhengjian's strategy.

At the south gate of Talas, the battering ram rhythmically pounded the gate. Although the gates were thick, they were as thin as pieces of paper in front of the battering rams.

With a loud "click", the bolt of the gate broke, and it was no longer able to block the impact of the battering ram.

The Great Eaters cheered and swarmed up, ready to enter the city, but heard the sound of horses' hooves behind the door.

Before the Great Food Army took the initiative to step forward, the city gate had already been opened from the inside. The Great Food Army was surprised, and a black horse covered by a vest jumped up from the hole in the city gate and went straight to the Great Food Army.

On the back of a black horse, a Tang general covered in dark heavy armor and black face armor, armed with a spear and a scimitar at his waist, pounced on food like a hungry tiger and killed among the big food infantry.

The spear was in the hands of the black-armored Tang general, flickering east and west, stretching and shrinking, and the route was strange, like a spiritual snake out of a hole. The giant shield of the Great Eclipse Infantry could not stop the attack of the spirit snake, and the tip of the spear pointed at it would surely cause death and injury.

Behind General Tang, hundreds of Xuanjia iron horsemen, also draped, holding long lances, with the help of the power of the war horse charge, crashed into the Great Food Army like a boulder. Many of the big eaters were directly knocked into the air by the mounted heavy cavalry, and then trampled into flesh by the iron palms on the horses' hooves; Or a cold lance slices through a giant shield, or a throat or chest.

With a charge, the Tang Xuanjia Iron Cavalry killed the Great Food Siege Hammer troops at the gate of the city to the point of losing their armor and falling apart.

After the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, the light cavalry of Shatuo and the Xuanjiasi Department held scimitars in their hands, and continued to harvest the large food soldiers who fled in all directions along the bloody path of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry.

At the same time as the Great Food Army was defeated outside the South Gate, outside the other three city gates, the battering ram of the Great Food Army was also destroyed by the Tang cavalry who suddenly killed it.

At the entrance of the south gate, after removing the threat of the battering ram, the black armor Tang raised his spear, and the iron cavalry of the North Court Xuanjia quickly lined up a wedge formation behind his horse.

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) "Kill!" The black armor Tang roared, and the Xuanjia iron flow rolled forward, killing the big food soldiers who were attacking the city under the ant.

The remaining hundreds of Sogdian archers saw that the situation was not good, and while retreating, they aimlessly sprinkled the feather arrows on the strings at the Tang cavalry.

The weak arrow shot into the Xuanjia Iron Rider, and it only made a crisp sound, but it couldn't penetrate at all. However, some of the light cavalry of Shatuo and the Yakuz were wounded by their bows and arrows, and they turned over and fell off their horses.

On the upper floor of the South Gate, Du Huan, who witnessed Ashina Yang charging for the first time, was surprised: "Ashina's deputy capital protector is gentle and elegant on weekdays, but he is so brave when he fights. ”

"He is a wolf species of the Western Turks after all! What flows in the body is the blood of the desert that fights across the river. Wang Zheng sighed and said no more.

Du Huan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Look at Abu at this moment? How Muslim coped. ”

Wang Zhengjian stared closely at the black-background crescent flag under the city, and said with a solemn expression: "Liulang, order the engineer battalion to be ready to fire fierce oil bombs at any time." ”

Under the city of Talas, looking at the Tang Iron Cavalry that ravaged the siege troops like chopping melons and vegetables, Kudulu waved his fist and said: "Suluk, when will we have such a powerful mounted cavalry?!" ”

Suluk shook his head helplessly and said: "Special service, we Turquoise people have no shortage of horses and warriors, but we lack enough iron materials and craftsmen to make such heavy armor. In fact, not only our Thorasan cavalry, but even the Khorasan cavalry, did not have such excellent armor. ”

"The Tang Army is too strong!" Kudulu sighed: "If the Beiting army is defeated in this battle, it may be able to capture a few armors." ”

Suluk whispered: "Special service, judging from the current battle situation, if you continue to fight like this, the outcome is unpredictable!" ”

"And look at Abu? How did Governor Muslim respond? The Beiting Army used cavalry, and our army must also be ready to attack. ”

"Special service, please keep in mind that only by maintaining strength can we achieve the great cause of recovering the country." Suluk reminded again.

Kudulu nodded solemnly, indicating that he would keep it in mind.

When the Tang Iron Cavalry rushed to kill the Great Eclipse Infantry, Abu? Mu Slim looked at the tower of the South Gate from afar and smiled disdainfully: "Is this tempting me to send out the Khorasan cavalry?" I want to see your hidden weapon, but you are planning to kill my main force. In that case, do as you wish. ”

Standing at Abu all the time? Hamid, who was listening attentively beside Muslim, hurriedly asked, "Governor, is there going to be an order to send out the Khorasan cavalry?" ”

"Idiot!" Abu? Muslim scolded: "You have already lost 3,000 elite horsemen, and you will continue to bury our troops!" ”

Hamid hurriedly knelt on Abu? At Muslim's feet, he kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Get up!" Abu? Muslim also had no intention of bothering with Hamid at this time. He turned around and looked at the golden wolf banner of Kudulu, hesitated for a moment, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order, the east, west, and north gates are left alone, and three thousand Sogdian light cavalry will be dispatched at the south gate to press on and intercept the Tang army." After the Sogdian light cavalry, a thousand Khorasan cavalry could be sent to follow them, but be careful not to get into the range of the enemy's stone throwers. ”

Outside the south gate of Talas, when the 3,000 Sogdian cavalry pressed forward according to the order, Ashina Yang lightly clicked his spear and killed a large food soldier in an instant. When his spear struck again, he found that there was no trace of the Great Eater infantry as far as the eye could see.

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