In the early morning of the ninth day of the first month of March, the horn sounded in the middle of the Tang army's camp, and under the rising sun, groups of Tang soldiers drove out of the camp and began to line up in the open valley west of Yangjiba. Six thousand cavalry, led by Liu Jun, lined up on both sides of the formation, and in the middle were ten phalanxes of 15,000 infantry soldiers. 5,000 crossbowmen and 8,000 archers, under the protection of the armor men, were in the rear. Five hundred steps away from the entire Yangba City, the flags covered the sky and the sun like clouds, and the swords and guns flashed like a forest. The war horses neighed, the flags were hunting, and the momentum of a big war broke out.

When Ge Luofeng in the city heard the report, he hurriedly led the general A Hu, the princess of Erhai Ruan Luozhu, and dozens of generals in the Nanzhao army to the west city wall. Seeing the Tang army's formation, Ge Luofeng immediately ordered to prepare for the Tang army's siege. Suddenly, the city tower was tense and busy, and 20,000 barbarian soldiers hurriedly entered the city, with arrows, crossbows, javelins, sasswood, stones, etc. The operators in the more than two hundred bed crossbow fortresses also quickly took place. The sword is unsheathed, the arrow is wound, and it is ready to fight to the death with the besieging Tang army at any time.

After the Tang army formation was arranged, the earth-shattering drums resounded through the valley, and with the sound of the drums, behind the Tang army's formation, the Shenwei cannon that threw its arms high and pointed high to the sky was pulled by the horses, and there were thirty Tang soldiers behind each artillery truck to assist in pushing and stabilizing the sound of the cannon. Each gun carriage was followed by a cart laden with wood.

The ground was bumpy, the gun carriages were heavy, and the movement was extremely slow. The sound of wooden wheels crushing the ground and the friction between the axles was harsh and unpleasant, and the two hundred and twenty Shenwei cannons were slowly pushed in front of the Tang army in this tooth-sore noise, and they were lined up at a distance of more than 400 steps from Yanghe Baa City and slowly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, the Tang soldiers next to the car began to get busy frantically, picking up a sledgehammer and hooking it around the gun car with a wooden hook and pile, and nailing it tightly to the ground. The eight wheels were also firmly chained, and the sides of the wheels were fastened with stones. While debugging the Shenwei cannon, several Tang soldiers lit a huge bonfire behind each artillery truck. Streams of green smoke rushed into the sky, as if an offensive beacon had been lit under the sheep and baa city.

"There are only more than 200 planes, and the Tang army is going to attack with these alone?" Ge Luofeng frowned.

General Ah Hu laughed and said, "Princess Ah Luo burned their trebuchet and delayed their time, obviously the Tang army can't survive anymore." Two hundred trebuchets want to destroy my sheep and baa the city, that's a fantasy. Don't worry, please move to the corner tower to watch the battle, the Tang army's trebuchets are limited, this is the area where the attack on both sides of the city gate is concentrated, and the corner tower will not be threatened. ”

Ge Luofeng shook his head and said, "I'm not going anywhere, I'm here to wait for the Tang Army's attack." A shelter has been built under the city wall, and once the other party throws stones, we will go down to the city first and hide under the wall, where the falling rocks will not be able to hit. Take the stone, and when they attack the city, give them a head-on blow."

Ah Hu nodded and said: "The lord of the country is the first, and my Nanzhao will win." ”

Princess A Luo bit her lip and looked at Tang Jun's movements, only a few hundred steps apart, Tang Jun's every move was clearly visible, and she suddenly said, "Brother, it doesn't seem to be that simple." I always feel that the Tang Army has some conspiracy. ”

Ge Luofeng smiled and said, "Sister, are you scared?" Or you go to the corner tower and take refuge. Don't be afraid, the Tang army is strong outside and in the middle, since you succeeded in the sneak attack the night before, the morale of my Nanzhao army and people has risen greatly, and I know that the Tang army is not enough. Sister, why are you worried? ”

Ah Luo shook his head and said, "Brother, I'm not afraid, I think it's strange." You see, the Tang army set up the trebuchet 450 steps away, and we all know that their trebuchet is about 420 paces away, isn't the Tang army stupid? They can't even reach the city walls at this distance. Moreover, I still haven't figured it out, where are the stone bullets of the Tang Army? What do you do when you light a bonfire in front of the camp? ”

Ah Hu laughed and said, "It's still Princess Ah Luo's heart." Isn't Tang Jun stupid? Looks like they're just trying to scare us. deliberately put on a fierce appearance, but I don't know that we already know their details. Igniting a formation is just to create momentum. ”

Ge Luofeng also laughed and said, "Isn't this Wang Yuan crazy? I thought that this would scare my Nanzhao army and people. What is an army of 50,000? Last year, I also saw Jiannan's army of 80,000. Didn't they kill them in the same way? ”

When the generals heard this, they burst into laughter. Aloliu's eyebrows furrowed, and she was silent.

While speaking, the Tang army under the city has completed the formation, and the Shenwei cannon has also been installed and fixed, and a Shenwei cannon every twenty steps has covered a large area of the city wall area around the gate tower of the sheep and Baa City. But apparently there are not enough of them, not enough to completely cover the entire area of the city wall, at least half of the number.

The annoying drum beat finally stopped, and the city and the city suddenly became quiet, the morning breeze blew, and the sound of pine waves between the mountains and fields was like a tide, faintly like a muffled thunder rolling between heaven and earth.

In the Tang army's formation, a sturdy black tall horse with slender hooves galloped out, and a white horse behind him also galloped out. The man on the black horse was wearing golden bright light armor, and the whole person was bathed in the morning sun, and his body was full of golden light. On the white horse was a young man, with a silver helmet and silver armor, and although his body was small, he was magnificent.

Two horses, one black and one white, galloped to the city in the blink of an eye, and stood three hundred paces away, and the young man on the white horse held a huge microphone with a strange shape and shouted to the city: "Listen, the people at the head of the city, my deputy envoy Wang Yuan of the Tang Jiannan Jiedu has something to say to you." Ask Luo Feng, the lord of the Nanzhao Kingdom, to come out and speak. ”

At the head of the city, the general Ah Hu frowned and said, "Who is the black horse in the golden armor?" Dressed so exaggeratedly? ”

Princess A Luo said coldly: "That's Wang Yuan." After the attack on the Don Army the night before, I met him on the hillside, and although I couldn't see his face clearly, I recognized his golden armor. The stinging vulgar will die. ”

Ah Hu hurriedly said: "Sure enough, it's him, and he is not small." I heard that this guy spoke foul words that day, and the angry princess cried. Rest assured, princess, if he dares to step within three hundred paces, I will order him to be shot with a crossbow at the head of the city. ”

A Luo said coldly: "The two armies are still fighting and not killing. It is the rule to call for battle before the battle, and there is no glory in shooting him. Besides, it's not my turn for General Hu to take the lead for me. I would prefer to kill him with my own hands when the two armies are fighting. ”

Ah Hu was bored and speechless. Ge Luofeng nodded and said, "What Ah Mei said is that he personally shouted in front of the battle, which is also a kind of respect for my Nanzhao Kingdom." Let's see what tricks he plays. ”

General Ah Hu rolled his eyes and turned his head and whispered to himself: "A woman's kindness is extremely stupid. ”

Over there, Luo Feng also took a microphone and shouted to the city: "I am Luo Feng, the lord of Nanzhao Kingdom." Where is Wang Yuan? ”

Wang Yuan sat on the horse, looked up at the city, he saw the tall figure of Luo Feng on the city tower and also saw the woman in the colorful clothes standing beside him, although it was far away, but Wang Yuan knew by feeling that it was the princess of Erhai that night.

Wang Yuan took the microphone handed by Liu Jun, raised it to his lips and said loudly: "Lord Luo Feng, I am Wang Yuan. I have fought several times, but I haven't met yet, and when I saw it today, I really looked up like a god, and I looked up for a long time. ”

"Don't play with me the compliments of your Tang people, I don't want to eat your set. Wang Yuan, if you have anything to say, say it quickly, I don't have time to listen to your politeness. ”

"Hahaha, the lord of the Geluo Feng Kingdom is quick to talk, but he is very straightforward. I don't want to get close to you, you and I are hostile to each other, and we have to go to war soon, I just want to persuade the lord of the country a few words before going to war. I hope the lord of the country will listen to it. ”

"Persuade me? What do you advise me? Do you persuade me to surrender my city? Don't dream. You led a large army to the city of Yang and Bacheng, there is no place for harmony between us, you want to fight, I think we have nothing to say. ”

"Hey, it's a pity, it's a pity." Wang Yuan shouted.

"What a pity?" Ge Luo Feng said.

"Although the lord of the country is handsome, his brain is not very bright, and he can't see the current situation. Your father Pilocoh is much wiser than you. Do you know why your father was able to unify the Six Edicts and establish the Nanzhao Kingdom? That's the truth that he knows very well that you can't be an enemy of my Datang. But you did the opposite, and dared to raise troops against me. It's a pity that you are obsessed, and I am afraid that Nanzhao will be lost in your hands. ”

"Presumptuous! You also comment on my Nanzhao state affairs. Your 50,000 soldiers and horses have been trapped in my Nanzhao country and cannot extricate themselves, so it is right to think about how you can save your life first, but you are not ashamed to say it here. If you want to fight, why do you talk so much nonsense? The mention of the former lord touched Ge Luofeng's sensitive nerves, and he was really angry.

Wang Yuan sighed and said, "Then the lord of the country didn't think about it at all?" I wanted to show the Lord a clear way. ”

"Then you don't have to bother, wait until you can storm my castle and talk this nonsense."

Wang Yuan put down the microphone, thought about it and raised it again, and shouted at the city: "Is that the princess of Erhai Ruan Luozhu?" ”

Ah Luo was called out by his name in public, a little surprised, her face was a little blushing, she took the microphone and said coquettishly: "What do you want?" ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "Seeing the princess the night before was very unforgettable. I can't bear to see the princess suffer a catastrophe today, so I gave the princess a warning in advance. The princess still hurried down to the city to hide far away, women are not suitable for the battlefield, and I don't want the princess to die in my hands. ”

Ah Luo's face turned red and scolded angrily: "Phew! Shameless, I will cause you to die at my hand. ”

Wang Yuan sighed, waved his hand, turned the horse's head and returned to the formation.

Soon after, the drums in the Tang army camp began again. Liu Dehai galloped to Wang Yuan, and Wang Yuan waved his hand: "Let's start." ”

Thick pine wooden piers were thrown into the bonfire, and a moment later the fire burst into flames. Liu Dehai held high the order flag and issued an order: "Prepare." ”

The throwing arm of the Shenwei cannon was quickly rolled down, the iron hook hooked the wooden shaft, and a section of heavy pine wooden piers was forked into the throwing basket by the iron fork. The oil-rich pine wood was burning and crackling.

"Launch!" The order flag in Liu Dehai's hand waved down heavily.