On the ninth day of the siege, after the ice wall was built, Zhao Ziliang and the soldiers had just had breakfast, and he was about to hand over the city defense task to Wang Tianyuan and Ge Shuhan, who had just arrived to take over, and wanted to go back and sleep for two hours, because he had not closed his eyes for three consecutive days.

Before the handover was completed, a soldier was heard shouting: "The Tibetans are coming!" ”

Zhao, Wang, Ge Shu and the others were startled, turned around and looked, and sure enough, they saw countless dense small black dots appearing on the edge of the sky, which was undoubtedly the Tubo army moving towards Fanhe City.

Zhao Ziliang stretched out his hand, took the telescope from Hu Cong's hand, and looked at the Tubo army in the distance. After a long time, he put down his binoculars and said to Wang Rare and Ge Shuhan: "Today, the Tubo people will not attack the city, and the city defense will be handed over to you, so go and sleep."

Before Wang Rare and Ge Shuhan could agree, Zhao Ziliang had already walked down the city tower with Hu Cong, Wang Rare looked at Ge Shuhan and asked, "Why is General Zhao sure that the Tubo people will not attack the city today?" ”

Ge Shuhan was also confused, shook his head and said: "My subordinates don't understand why the general is so sure that the Tubo people will not attack the city today."

Soon, Iron Blade Sinoro once again led his army to the foot of Panhe City, and when he saw that the originally crumbling walls of Panhe City had suddenly turned into a tall ice wall overnight, he became extremely shocked and angry.

"Damn, damn!" The iron blade with a very calm temperament was completely devoid of his composure at this time, and became furious, "Damn the Tang people, you actually built an ice wall overnight, could it be that nearly half of the casualties of my Tubo army have died in vain in the past few days?" ”

Lang Zhidu, the prince of Tubo next to him, was himself an impatient person, and when he saw that Iron Blade Xi Nuoluo was out of shape, he immediately agitated: "General Iron Blade, the Tang people are too cunning, but they think that if they build an ice wall, we can't do anything about them?" Even if there is an ice wall in the way. We're just as good as the siege! Give the order! ”

Although Iron Blade Sinoro was furious, he did not lose his mind, he was moved at first when he heard Lang Zhidu's words, and just as he wanted to give orders, he remembered that the siege equipment in the army had been seriously damaged in the siege of the city a few days ago, and the siege equipment like the siege ladder could not stand on the ice wall at all, and the ice wall was too slippery. The ladder will soon slip and fall, and the siege soldiers will not be able to climb up at all, so how can they attack the city?

Iron Blade Sino Luo Sheng stopped the order that had just come to his lips, and changed his words: "Summons the order to collect the troops and return to the camp!" ”

The Tubo prince Lang Zhi was stunned, and immediately said urgently: "General Iron Blade, what do you mean?" When we first came, we had not yet set up a military formation, and we collected our troops and returned to the camp before the first battle, wouldn't it make the Tang army in the city laugh? ”

Iron Blade Sinoro turned his head and asked, "May I ask the second prince." How is this battle fought? The ice wall is too slippery, can our army's siege ladder build up to the city wall? In addition to the siege ladder, the siege weapons of our army were damaged too much a few days ago, and there are not a few of them. Do you still want to take human lives? ”

Lang Zhi was dumbfounded by a rhetorical question: "This ······."

Iron Blade Sinoro waved his hand and said, "Collect the troops and return to the camp!" ”

The wolf lords around him already knew what to do, and they ordered the army to turn around and return to the camp, but the wolf lords controlled the team very well, although it was a withdrawal. But the team was not chaotic at all, so that the Tang army could not find a chance to sneak attack.

on the city walls.

Wang Rare, Ge Shuhan and others saw the Tubo people coming, and they didn't even approach the city wall in less than a quarter of an hour. The army was not set up and returned to the camp, and they were suddenly dumbfounded, Ge Shuhan said in disbelief: "The Tubo people really collected their troops? ”

"It's really a recruit, it can't be fake!" Ma Lan said, and sighed: "The general is really a god, and he can predict that the Tubo people will not attack the city today."

Wang was also extremely shocked. How did Zhao Ziliang know that the Tubo people would not attack the city today? This made him and Ge Shuhan and others very curious, but at this time, the Tubo people really collected their troops and left, and he was relieved, it was really too many casualties in the past few days, and the Tubo people used the siege method of wheel warfare for days to attack the city without stopping. So that the Tang army can't rest at all, in the case of not being able to rest, of course, it can't recover its physical strength, how can the soldiers fight without physical strength? Yesterday, the city wall was smashed down by the Tubo people with trebuchets, if it wasn't for Zhao Ziliang's quick enough reaction and timely leading a large number of people to plug the gap, I am afraid that Fanhe City has been broken by the Tubo people.

In the afternoon, Zhao Ziliang woke up, Nie Sanniang just used a tray with some food, and walked in with a big leg of mutton, seeing that Zhao Ziliang had already sat up, he said: "I guess you should also wake up, the slave family has heated some food for you, hurry up and eat it while it's hot!" ”

Zhao Ziliang touched his stomach and smiled: "I'm really a little hungry, hey, why is it so rich?" It's too much, take the leg of mutton away and give it to those wounded soldiers to eat, just eat a few steamed buns and drink a bowl of gruel! ”

Nie Sanniang immediately objected: "That's not good, who in the army doesn't know that you have a lot of food?" These are all rationed for you to eat, if you don't have enough to eat, how can you lead your troops to war? I heard that the city wall was smashed by the Tubo people yesterday, and it was you who led people to block it and kill it for a whole day to barely keep the city wall, otherwise, the city wall would have been lost, and the Tubo people have entered the city, if you don't eat, the soldiers will not agree! ”

Zhao Ziliang sighed: "Okay, I'll eat!" ”

While eating, Zhao Ziliang asked, "How is Brehan?" ”

Nie Sanniang replied: "Fortunately, the recovery is fast!" ”

After eating, Zhao Ziliang came to the room where Brehan lived, Brehan slashed and killed more than 60 Tubo soldiers in the battle on the first day of the Tubo siege, completely a lifeless Moyang, planning to die on the city wall, but he was lucky, he passed out and fell on the city wall after being seriously injured, and was rescued after the battle, but he woke up in a coma for two days due to excessive blood loss, and after these days of recuperation, his face finally recovered some blood.

"General!" Brohan was lying on the bed and saw Zhao Ziliang walk in, trying to struggle to get up.

Zhao Ziliang walked over and held him down, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just lie down, I really can't get out of my body these days, and I haven't had time to see you, how do you feel?" ”

Brehan said: "The subordinates can't die yet, thank you for the general's trouble!" ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled and patted his arm and said, "You shouldn't have been injured so badly, why did you die so badly that day?" Do you blame General Ben for keeping you locked up for so long? ”

Brehan shook his head and said: "How can my subordinates blame the general, the general is my master, even if I am asked to die, I will never complain." Not to mention the crimes under the subordinate. It's a crime of killing my head, but the general only locked me up for a few days, which is already an extrajudicial favor, and my subordinates have nothing to repay but kill more enemies to repay the general's kindness! ”

Zhao Ziliang sighed: "You are impatient, and you have to think twice before doing things in the future." Don't be reckless! Okay, you're resting, and when you're healed, you'll follow someone to kill the enemy."

Brehan hurriedly said: "Yes, General! ”

After visiting Brehan, Zhao Ziliang returned to the hall and talked to Nie Sanniang, and then rushed to the county government with a few servants. On the way, Zhao Ziliang arranged for a servant to inform the officials and generals to discuss matters in the county hall.

The participants arrived quickly, and Zhao Ziliang sat on the top and looked at the left and right sides. said: "It's all here, right?" Then let's start the discussion, General Wang, are the Tubo people coming and leaving today? ”

Wang rarely got up and arched his hand and said: "The general is like a god, and the Tubo people are as the general said, if they really come and go, they stay in the middle for less than a quarter of an hour, and they even withdraw the troops before the army formation is established, which is really incomprehensible." I wonder if the general can solve our doubts? ”

The officials and generals were also puzzled by this, and at this time it was rare for the king to ask. They all pricked up their ears and looked at Zhao Ziliang.

Zhao Ziliang said with a smile: "This matter is simple, because in the past few days, the siege equipment of the Tubo army has been seriously damaged, such as the well fence, rushing car, catapult, ballista and bed crossbow are seriously damaged, and the most left is the siege ladder, which is easy to build, but the ice wall is too slippery." The siege ladder could not be hung on the ice wall, and the siege could not be carried out, so the Tibetan people would collect their troops and return to the camp."

The generals and officials suddenly realized, "I see, I see." I said how the Tubo people changed their sex today, it turned out that the siege ladder was not used on the ice wall! ”

Officials and generals talked one after another.

Zhao Ziliang pressed his hand, and the hall quickly quieted down, Zhao Ziliang continued: "Today, the Tubo people did not attack the city because they did not have siege equipment, so they will definitely build siege equipment again after they go back today, especially the siege equipment of the well fence, it is safer than the ladder, the soldiers can use bows and arrows to suppress our army at the head of the city, and it can also be pushed and moved, our army has suffered from it these days, this siege weapon is too threatening to the defenders of the city, it is not easy to destroy it, Because it can move, if the cavalry is sufficient, in the past, the generals who defended the city sent cavalry out of the city to destroy the enemy's wells, but now our army only has 600 cavalry, these cavalry generals still have to keep the great use, can not be lightly moved, without using cavalry, how to destroy the enemy's wells that pose the greatest threat to our defenders? Do you have any good ideas? ”

The siege army's well fence is a very big threat to the defending army, these days the Tang army at the head of the city has had enough of the Tubo army's well fence, this is still because the Tubo army's well fence is very rough, the top platform of the well fence is not large enough, the protection is weak, and the movement speed is slow, if the well fence of the Tubo army can have the kind of performance built by the Tang army, Zhao Ziliang's soldiers are only afraid of greater losses, maybe they have already been broken through the city wall by the Tubo army.

How to destroy the well fence of the Tubo army, Wang Tianyuan and others have thought about this problem for a long time, but they have not come up with any useful and good methods.

Zhao Ziliang saw that the generals were thinking and meditating, but no one stood up, and he knew that these people had done their best, so he said: "I have thought of a way." Hang a large frame at each arrow tower, the frame is loaded with stones weighing up to 1,000 catties, the frame is tied with two thick ropes, one of which is tied to the city wall to lift the large frame containing stones, and the other rope is tied to the other end with a crossbow arrow with an iron hook, the crossbow arrow is fired with a bed crossbow, and when the Tubo army is attacking the city, as long as they advance to within 30 meters from the city wall, we will use the bed crossbow to tie the crossbow arrow with an iron hook to the well fence of the Tubo army, and the crossbow arrow will be able to hook the well fence with an iron hook. Then use the sword and axe to cut another rope tied to the large frame, the large frame containing a large number of stones will definitely fall, and the weight will drive the other rope, and the well fence of the Tibetan army will be pulled down, and the soldiers of the Tibetan army on it will all fall! ”

When the generals heard Zhao Ziliang's method, their eyes lit up, and they all said that this method was good, and Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered Wang Rare and Zheng San to be in charge of this matter. (To be continued.) )