The cavalry of the Tang army galloped to the state of Cao, which was located in Isht Khan (northwest of Salmakan, Uzbekistan) and was on good terms with Kang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Its imitation of Kangguo, so the city is dangerous, not under Kangguo, and the people are fierce, hearing that the Tang army has arrived, Cao Ren, the general of Cao State, is going to raise troops to kill.

Cao Ren, a member of the Cao royal family, was in charge of the army, and was named after Cao Ren during the Mu and Han Kingdoms, and his courage was crowned in the three armies and dared to fight.

The people of Cao knew that the Tang army was massive, so they dissuaded him from going to war and concentrating on defending the city.

They are right, in the past few days, there have been more and more Tang troops, and the Tang army outside the city is like a sea, and the hearts of the people of Cao Guo are trembling, and Cao Ren's previous hard words are gone.

But when the Tang army sent an envoy to surrender, declaring that He Guo and Shi Guo were all in my hands, and if they didn't surrender early, it would be too late to regret it, Cao Guoren refused!

Their reply was: He Guo and Shi Guo will resist to the end, they can, and so can we!

The glory of the nine surnames of Zhaowu coexists in the country, and the majesty and dignity of the people do not fall!

Cao Guo was still a little cunning, and actually stated that the Zhaowu Kingdom was the leader of the Kang State, and if the Kang State surrendered, the Cao State would follow.

I hope that Tang Jun will fall for them and not embarrass Cao Guo.

The Lite people still have a lot of characteristics, good at business, have faith, have a high level of education and do not count, their independence is strong, they would rather be attached or guest, and they are more unwilling to be willing to be a household (unwilling to attach to the powerful), because when the Tang army surrendered, the royal family did not allow it, and the people also followed.

If you don't say anything, let's fight, and the siege battle begins.

Long siege, catapult machine rapid attack, bow and arrow cover, attack, tunnel or something, the focus is still ant attached to the siege.

"Squeak!"

Huge catapults rumbled and threw boulders at the walls, incinerating everything with fire bombs. Tightly wrapped in heavy cowhide, the chariot braved the huge rocks and trees that were constantly thrown from the city's head, and violently slammed into the city gate.

The Cao soldiers at the head of the city poured a scoop of boiling oil down, and the rolling wooden stones kept falling from the high city head like hailstones, and smashed down the Tang soldiers who were climbing the city wall one by one like boiling water and ants.

The city was on fire, black smoke was filled, and the sound of killing was moving, and the soldiers on both sides were fighting to the death.

Although it was defined as a big fat pig by Wei Xi, Cao Guo pork is also not easy to chew, the Tang army attacked for three days in a row, and there was no progress, maybe Cao Guo is a wild boar.

The resistance of the Cao people was very fierce, the Tang army used cover to form a certain advantage, and had attacked the city several times, but each time it was forced down by the Cao soldiers who rushed up desperately, and their life-for-life style of play made the Tang army also afraid of three points, such as the brave lion could not resist the countless wolves that were not afraid of death and kept pounced.

Over the course of a week, the Tang army lost nearly 10,000 men due to the battle, and the cruelty of the war can be seen.

At night, Wei Xi was resting in Dongzhai, suddenly heard the sound of shouting and killing, got up in armor, and looked out of the tent, only to see the flames rising in front of the array, the sound of killing kept coming, and a shout came out of the night sky: "Tang General Wei Xi is dead!" Tang General Wei Xi is dead! ”

Listening to the strange voice, this is Cao Guoren spreading rumors.

Wei Xi's voice immediately came from the main camp of the Tang Army: "General Ben is here, and the person who can kill General Ben has not yet been born!" ”

Hearing his voice, the army's heart was settled, so the Tang army did not move, only shot the darkness with random arrows, and the Cao people did not enter the conflict, and had to retreat before dawn.

Then the Tang army checked the losses, but that night Cao Ren, the general of Cao State, sent warriors to go down the city and carry out a night attack, but the Tang army was well defended, and more than 300 Cao people were killed and wounded, and only two Tang army trebuchets were destroyed, and the Tang army was killed and wounded less than 100 people.

Despite the superiority in the field battle, it was not easy for the Tang army to attack the city, and it was bloodied under the city!

The Cao people relied on the strong city and strong will to fight, and the spirit of not being afraid of death to contain the offensive posture of the Tang army, which made the generals of the Tang army give birth to a bad chill: another Kangguo!

This is the second meat grinder encountered by the Tang army on the way to the west, and while capturing He and Shi, the Tang army also paid the price of blood.

The morale of the Tang army was somewhat low, and Wei Xinai personally convened an enlarged meeting of officers above the rank of lieutenant to encourage morale and explain the course of the battle.

The meeting was held on the large leveled playground, and Wei Xi spoke:

"Since the beginning of the war, we have defeated He and Shi, not Kang and Cao, and on the whole, we have won!

At present, everyone can see that the battle situation is in favor of our army, the main force of our cavalry has not been damaged at all, the infantry is attacking the city, advancing can be attacked, retreating can be defended, the enemy has no choice but to us!

The initiative is in my hands, the rear is stable, there are your brave soldiers, and this general! ”

Who would dare to say that we are defeated?

Believe me, we will win! ”

He asked, "Believe me or not?" ”

"Faith!" All of them replied unanimously.

Their great general, who led them into battle, was never defeated!

Wei Xi continued: Everyone must have the confidence to win and be prepared for a protracted battle.

There is nothing in the world that can be achieved overnight, farming has to be ploughed in spring and harvested in autumn, we fight such a big city, it is not overnight, we must be prepared for a long-term siege, always vigilant, adhere to the system, like the last time Cao Guo came to attack at night, let them get nothing! ”

"Let them get nothing!" The soldiers shouted with their arms outstretched.

"Kill them!" "Take the city!" Shouting one after another, Wei Xi stretched out his palm to soothe everyone's emotions, and made a battle deployment:

"First, it is necessary to attack and harass the Zhaowu countries with light cavalry, fight when encountering the enemy, plunder the people, and maintain pressure on the countries;

second, we must continue to attack Cao State;

Third, we must look for fighters to destroy countries other than Cao and Kang;

Fourth, it is necessary to make good preparations for the winter of the main force and avoid non-combat attrition; ”

His hand waved down violently and said, "In the coming year, the Zhaowu kingdoms will be broken and the kings will drink bitterly!" Datang Wansheng! ”

"Datang Wansheng!" The officers chanted together.

……

The meeting on the playground under Cao Guocheng boosted the morale of the Tang army and pointed out the direction of the battle for the Tang army.

The Tang army was gearing up and down, and was injected with combat effectiveness and confidence in victory.

Regrouped, their siege was more ferocious, so that the Cao people were overwhelmed, and the Tang army played a one-to-one exchange ratio, and the Cao people complained bitterly.

The rangers went out in all directions, directly to the Amu Darya River (the Tang Army's hometown is the Syr Darya River (medicine kills water) to the west, there is the Stone Country, and then to the west is the Amu Darya, there is the Fire Seeking Country, and the middle is the Zhaowu Kingdom), a radius of thousands of miles, all controlled by the Tang Army, and the traffic outside the Zhaowu States is cut off, and there is no reinforcement outside, and the internal fighting is powerless.

Just when the situation was booming, Wei Xi received a report: "Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping has come down!" ”