The shouting and killing were overwhelming, the whole city wall was in an uproar, a large number of screams were transmitted from the city to the four directions, under the command of Zhao Ziliang, there were basically no Tubo soldiers at the south gate to climb the city wall along the ladder, most of the Tubo soldiers climbed the ladder half of the way down, a small number climbed to two-thirds, and finally fell down or were smashed or arrows.

With the prolongation of the battle, Zhao Ziliang found that there were more and more Tubo soldiers under the city wall, almost crowded, there was no gap between the soldiers at all, and the personnel were densely populated to this extent, although this caused huge psychological pressure on the Tang army on the city wall, but also brought a huge crisis to his own side.

At this time, the iron blade sitting on horseback in the rear saw his soldiers under the city wall crowded into groups like ants moving, densely packed, which made his heart tremble, he only hoped that the Tang army generals on the city wall would be shocked by the momentum of their own siege, and could not see the huge crisis on their side, but the more he didn't want things to develop in this direction.

How high is Zhao Ziliang's battlefield acumen? How could this not be seen, he had foreseen it for a long time.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered: "Pour all the fire oil in the iron pot in the dense place of the enemy's army, and pour it as evenly as possible!" ”

The soldiers of the Tang Army who got the order sent some people to put the fire oil that had just been filled in wooden barrels to the arrow stack, scooped the fire oil with a wooden scoop and poured it down on the dense place of the Tubo soldiers under the city, with a large amount of fire oil poured down, the Tubo soldiers under the city were burned and screamed, many people were burned with big blisters on their faces, rolling on the ground, and the heart-rending screams frightened the other Tubo soldiers around, but the rear could not retreat without yo Mingjin, and the unauthorized retreat would be beheaded, The Tibetan soldiers could only fight to the death and attack the city wall without stopping.

As more and more hot oil poured down, more and more Tibetan soldiers were not spared. A large number of Tibetan soldiers under the city wall were drenched with hot oil, and most of them were scalded and screamed.

When all the prepared hot oil was poured down, Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered: "Light a torch and throw it down!" ”

One by one, the torches were lit and thrown into the crowd of Tubo soldiers under the city, only to hear the continuous "boom" sound from the city, the city burned instantly, and the screams spread to all directions one after another, the Tubo soldiers who were drenched with fire oil were lit one by one on the spot, the personnel were too dense, and the Tubo soldiers in front wanted to flee to the rear, but the morale of the rear blocked them. A Tibetan soldier on fire was able to set fire to all five or six people around.

Spectacular, too spectacular, since ancient times, water and fire are ruthless, inspired and influenced by the south city wall, the defenders of the other three city walls also found that the Tubo army under the city is too dense and suitable for attacking with fire oil.

Most of the Tibetan soldiers were furry leather armor, which easily caught fire, and as long as it was contaminated, it would quickly burn. One after another, the fire caught fire, so that the Tubo soldiers under the city wall quickly fell into a sea of fire.

Seeing this, the iron-bladed Sinoro who was standing in the distance felt too tight in his chest, and couldn't help but open his mouth and spurt out a mouthful of blood. My head was dizzy, and I almost fell off my warhorse.

Finally stabilizing his figure, Iron Blade Sinoro muttered to himself, "It's over, so many big boys have been buried like this." I'm sorry for them, I'm sorry for them! ”

The miserable screams and the scene of watching their comrades being engulfed in flames made the Tibetan soldiers in the rear unable to hold back any longer. One by one, they scrambled to retreat to the rear and fled.

When Iron Blade Sinoro saw this situation, he sighed to the Lang Zhidu beside him: "Second Prince, order the troops to be collected, the soldiers have lost their courage, and if they continue to fight, they will only increase casualties!" ”

Lang Zhidu also knew that he had made a big mistake at this time, it turned out that fighting a war was not so simple, and a bad one would make the soldiers suffer heavy losses, so he had to nod his head blankly: "Collect the troops, collect the troops quickly!" ”

After the Tibetan army collected its troops and returned to the camp, Tiejian Xinoro immediately sent people to count the casualties, and the casualties soon came out, more than 11,000 people were killed in the battle, of which at least eight or nine thousand were burned to death, and a small number were shot or stoned to death, and more than 3,000 people had light or severe burns, basically lost their combat effectiveness, and after some calculations, in less than two hours, 15,000 people were lost, and in addition to 5,000 cavalry and 2,000 camel soldiers, only 18,000 infantry remained! ”

Zhao Ziliang estimated that the Tubo people would never dare to launch another siege in the afternoon, and under this level of casualties, the morale of the Tubo soldiers had fallen to the bottom, even if Lang Zhidu and his lieutenant generals forcibly launched another siege, they could only increase the casualties, and there was no possibility of achieving results.

So after the Tibetan army withdrew to the camp, Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered to clean up the battlefield, carry away all the corpses above and below the city wall, and collect useful weapons and arrows. After the battle, the corpses under the city walls must be cleaned up to prevent the Tibetans from using the corpses as siege ladders, and after a long time, the corpses will emit a foul smell, which is not so good.

Under the city wall was a layer of charred corpses of Tibetan soldiers, and bursts of meat fragrance spread far and wide, but no one had the slightest appetite.

The Tang army that fought on the city wall just now was replaced, and the other Tang army was replaced with the city wall defense and vigilance, Zhao Ziliang ordered a fire rebellion to feed the soldiers, but after this battle, I am afraid that in addition to those veterans, few recruits and strong men can eat.

Zhao Ziliang put the knife into the sheath and arranged for Ge Shuhan to be on duty on the city wall, and was about to walk down the city wall, when a servant came over and reported: "General, Brehan was wounded, and he killed more than 60 Tubo soldiers alone!" ”

Zhao Ziliang stopped and asked, "How is he injured?" ”

"I had a big cut in my chest and I bled a lot, and I don't know if I could survive, but I've already used the method taught by the general to stitch up the wound with needles and threads!"

"Let's go, go over and have a look!" Zhao Ziliang said and turned around and walked to the other side of the city tower.

Soon found Brehan, he was lying on the city wall, his chest had been covered with clothes, and he had fallen into a coma, Zhao Ziliang looked at it, got up and sighed, and said to Hu Cong: "Carry him back to the mansion, let the second lady find a maid to take care of her, he will cultivate well, and then find a Lang Zhong to prescribe him a few pairs of blood and muscle building medicine."

Hu Cong promised: "No! ”

After Brehan was carried away, Zhao Ziliang said to Nur: "Let's go down and see the wounded!" ”

As soon as the two of them walked down the city wall with a few guards, they ran into the county commander Du Shanming, Du Shanming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhao Ziliang, and said in a loud voice: "Thank God, I finally repelled the first wave of attack of the Tubo people, and the lower officials have heard about it, thanks to the general guarding the town, and killed and injured a large number of Tubo people with the method of fire attack, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" This Tibetan man is really crazy, and he actually attacked the city with tens of thousands of people at the same time, I have never seen such a thing."

Du Shanming said to himself, Zhao Ziliang didn't interrupt him, this old boy's pressure is not ordinary, no wonder he often talks to himself these days, he is forced by this damn war, and when he finishes speaking, Zhao Ziliang said: "Du County's order came just in time, this general is about to discuss something with you, aren't there many women and children in the city?" Can Du Xianling convince them to come and take care of the wounded? ”

Du Shanming was a little embarrassed when he heard it: "The general is only afraid that it is a little too difficult, men and women are not kissed, even if they are willing, the men of their family are only afraid that they will not agree, and when the time comes, there will be a big incident, I am afraid that it will not end well, now is an extraordinary period, it is better not to make extraneous branches, if the general is really short of manpower, the lower officials can organize some old people to come and help."

Zhao Ziliang listened to Du Shanming's words, and also felt that he was too wishful thinking to impose his own ideas on these people in the Tang Dynasty, so he patted Du Shanming on the shoulder and said: "Du County's order is also reasonable, since this is the case, this matter will be handed over to you to deal with!" ”

"Hiss-" After Zhao Ziliang left, Du Shanming's mouth kept gasping, and his shoulder, which had been slapped twice by Zhao Ziliang just now, was all numb at this time, and he couldn't help but burst out foul: "This guy is really a reckless man, hey-"

Zhao Ziliang returned to his mansion in the county seat, Nie Sanniang was already two months pregnant, when Zhao Ziliang returned home, she was waiting at the door, Zhao Ziliang said with concern: "You are pregnant, why don't you know to cherish your body?" It's early spring, it's still cold outside, don't catch a cold, let's go inside! ”

Nie Sanniang nodded, took Zhao Ziliang's arm, turned around and walked back to the courtyard, and said as she walked: "Just now, the slave family has heard from the servant who sent Brehan back that today's battle situation is very dangerous, the husband has been too busy these days, and the Tubo army is coming, the slave family has one thing that I didn't tell you, the day before yesterday, the king steward sent someone to report that Sister Chen had been pregnant for more than four months, that is to say, Sister Chen was pregnant a month before we left, but I didn't pay attention at the time, so the husband must be more careful when he is fighting abroad, Two kids are calling you daddy! ”

Zhao Ziliang was in a good mood when he heard the news, and laughed and said: "Hahaha・・・・・・ good, today I repelled the attack of the Tubo people and killed more than 10,000 enemies, but it is a happy event, and I heard that Qingying is pregnant, but it is a happy event, today is a double happiness, congratulations!" Sanniang, go do something delicious, prepare a jar of wine to celebrate, oh, no, no, a certain general, you should lead by example, and you can't make a special special small stove alone, you must not make an exception! Sanniang, it seems that before the war is over, my husband will not be able to dine with you! ”

Nie Sanniang glanced at Zhao Ziliang and said coquettishly: "You, sometimes it's just too serious!" You still have to think about how to deal with the attack of the Tubo people tomorrow, although the Tubo people have suffered heavy losses, but after all, the main force is still there, and the strength is still there! ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "What Sanniang said is good, if the command of the Tubo army falls into the hands of the deputy general of Lang Zhidu, the battle behind will not be easy to fight!" (To be continued.) )