Li Hong climbed the Hezhou City Tower under the support of Guo Shifeng, Heizhi Changzhi, Li Duoqi and other generals, and he was also very surprised when he saw the murderous picture of the 60,000 Tibetan elite horsemen under the city. Mention ∝ the top novel, because today's Lu Dongzan's army showed a different momentum than in the past, and they were more prepared for today's siege battle, in addition to ladders for climbing the city, there were also ladders and siege vehicles.

Needless to say, ladders are the main climbing tools during siege, because other siege tools are too complicated, if not well prepared, it is generally difficult to build on a large scale, so ladders have become the main tools in the siege of various countries. There were quite a few ladders in the Tibetan army, and Li Hong could understand it. But the appearance of siege engines and ladders surprised him. The Tibetans, who have always only paid attention to riding and archery, and who are not good at manufacturing, will today have large-scale siege tools such as ladders and siege vehicles. Li Hong's face instantly became gloomy, which made him feel that things were a little wrong, and he vaguely felt that there seemed to be a force in the dark helping Lu Dongzan. Because of the ladder and siege vehicle, this is not something that can be obtained casually, this is a special weapon for the Datang military, and it is something that Datang strictly protects.

Guo Shifeng, Heiya Changzhi, Li Duoqi and other generals who were following Li Hong also thought of this, and their faces were also very ugly.

"How can the Tibetans have such powerful siege weapons as ladders and siege vehicles?" Yang Sijian suddenly asked.

Li Hong knew that he asked this on purpose, and with Yang Sijian's IQ, he would not have thought that someone was secretly helping Lu Dongzan. It's just that Li Hong also knows what the reason for Yang Sijian is asking, that is, he wants to put the questions that everyone is thinking about on the surface, so that it is more convenient for Li Hong to act, and he does it for Li Hong's good.

"Don't worry about these things, what if you have ladders and siege vehicles? Could it be that with these things, the Tibetans, who are not good at attacking cities, will be able to break through our cities? Li Hong sneered, "If Datang's city can be broken so easily, how can Datang dominate the Western Regions and dominate the world?" ”

"If the Tubo people can break through Hezhou City so easily, what kind of face will the 30,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in Hezhou City have to live in this world?" Li Hong shouted loudly, "Isn't that the truth? ”

"Yes." Zhao Zhongyong on the side roared, "The Tang Dynasty is mighty! ”

"Yes." The Datang guards on the city tower shouted, "The Datang is mighty! ”

In an instant, because of Li Hong's words, the eight thousand Tang guards on the city tower were like rainbows, and their fighting spirit was high, as if they had changed to another person, full of unimaginable battles.

Staggering, surprised, and a little delighted.

This is how the generals around Li Hong felt when they saw this scene.

Just a simple sentence can stimulate the bloodiness and fighting spirit of the eight thousand guards, and make the eight thousand guards speak for glory from the heart. If Li Hong didn't have the majesty of an emperor and the potential to become a great king, he really couldn't talk about it.

Under the city, Lu Dongzan was riding on a horse, and his face was a little embarrassed when he heard the shouts from the city tower. Just now, when he set out the ladder and siege vehicle, he obviously felt the huge pressure on the Tang army on the city tower by these siege equipment, and he could clearly feel the huge decline in the hearts of the Tang army guards on the city tower. But now, Li Hong only said one word, and this kind of pressure and decadence no longer exists. In addition to hating Li Hong more in his heart, Lu Dongzan only hates Li Hong even more.

"Prepare for the siege!" Enraged, Lu Dongzan gave the order to siege the city.

"Woo-woo-"

As soon as Lu Dongzan's order was reached, the army sounded the horn of the siege. The poignant sound of the bull's horn is penetrating, as if it is a sign that many people will die in today's war.

When the Tibetan soldiers heard the slogan of the attack, the 10,000 Tibetan soldiers at the forefront began to prepare, and they pushed the siege equipment to the front of the army, and approached the city of Hezhou step by step according to the formation that had been arranged long ago, under the command of the commander of the thousand commanders and the commander of ten thousand commanders. At the same time, behind them, the Tibetan archers were divided into two groups, one dismounted and followed behind the siege army, bending bows and arrows to standard the Tang defenders on the city tower, and the other part rode on horses and walked downstream in Hezhou City, they were holding bows and arrows, and the target was also the Tang Dynasty defenders on Hezhou City.

"When did the Tibetans learn such advanced siege methods?" Blacktooth Tsuneyuki was surprised. There are cavalry bows and arrows in the distance, bows and arrows of foot soldiers in the distance, and siege equipment in the near distance, which is the best means for a large army to attack the city. It's just that the Tubo people don't have a murder weapon like a catapult, if they have this kind of murder weapon. It is estimated that today's siege will be even sharper.

Li Hong was silent, since he went up to the city tower, the command of the army was in Guo Shifeng's hands, and he didn't think about saying any more commanding words. He knew what Blacktooth's question was, but now was no time to discuss it.

"Prepare to defend the city!" Guo Shifeng immediately issued a military order. As soon as his order was issued, the eight thousand defenders on the tower of the city began to move, and a team of 100 people suddenly poured out, they raised their strong shields, quickly rushed in front of Li Hong, and protected him in the shield, leaving only a gap where they could watch the battle.

Li Hong is not stupid, he is not a person who likes to act as a hero, he knows that such measures can better protect his safety, so he did not stop this kind of move.

As soon as this team guarded Li Hong in the center, they saw a dense black spot appear in the sky, and the black spot instantly increased, and a dense rain of arrows shot towards Hezhou City.

"Get out of the way—" Guo Shifeng shouted. The soldiers who had been defending the city for a long time were ready and quickly hid behind the walls or behind their shields, but there were also many soldiers who were shot in the tower because they were too slow.

This is a rain of arrows from the Tubo cavalry, this kind of arrow rain has just ended, and before Guo Shifeng can give an order, another rain of arrows shot towards Hezhou City, which is the arrow shot by the foot soldiers who followed the charging Tubo soldiers.

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”

One after another, the feathered arrows shot towards Hezhou City, making a sound of breaking through the air, coupled with its huge lethality, it was indeed shocking.

"Ahh

"Ouch-"

There was a scream from the city tower, even if the Tang guards were prepared to dodge, there were still many people who were hit by arrows.

At this time, the Tubo soldiers under the city had already charged to the city of Hezhou, less than fifty steps away from the city wall of Hezhou City.

"Archer prepare!" Guo Shifeng immediately issued a military order.

20,000 archers immediately rushed to the mountain, and under the protection of 2,000 shield soldiers, they aimed at the Tibetan soldiers under the city and shot the arrows in their hands at the enemy.

"Ah——!h

"Oops——!"

There was a scream from below the city, much more desolate than the screaming from the city tower just now. At this time, because of his condescendingness, it was much easier to shoot the Tubo siege soldiers who did not dodge than to set up the Tang Dynasty guards who had already dodged from under the city.

As soon as this round of arrow rain was fired, a wave of arrow rain appeared again under the city and shot at the archers in the city. The archers immediately hid behind the shields of the shieldmen, but many of them were also hit by arrows.

However, the Tubo people under the city were more hit by arrows, and the Tubo soldiers who rushed to the front fell because of a rain of arrows.

Just a simple rain of arrows stopped the pace of the Tibetan soldiers' charge.

"Dodge—"

"Archer ready—"

Guo Shifeng constantly commands and strikes you to defend and attack. After a few moments, a large number of Tibetan siege soldiers fell, and the casualties were very heavy. But they also charged to the city of Hezhou at a heavy price and touched the walls of Hezhou City.

At this time, the Tibetan archers in the distance no longer dared to release their arrows, for fear of accidentally injuring their companions. The soldiers of the Tibetan siege put the ladder on the city wall, leaned the ladder against the city wall, and pushed the siege cart to the city gate.

"Archers ready to shoot!" Guo Shifeng continued to command the battle, "Spearmen go up, attack their ladders, and quickly stone their siege vehicles." ”

The defense of this section of the city gate was in charge of Heiya Changzhi, and when he heard Guo Shifeng's order, he ordered the guards to lift large stones and smash them at the siege vehicle. Yuwen Chongtian was in charge of the archers, and when he got Guo Shifeng's order, he ordered to aim at the Tubo soldiers who were climbing under the city, and the pikemen Liu Wenjie was in command, and he got Guo Shifeng's order, so he ordered the pikemen to aim at the Tubo soldiers who were about to climb the head of Hezhou City on the ladder.

Lu Dongzan's siege is very orderly, but Guo Shifeng's defense of the city is also very orderly.

This time, the hand-to-hand battle between the two sides is about to begin.

Li Hong has been watching Guo Shifeng's command on the city tower coldly, and he really admires Guo Shifeng's good scheduling, so he let a special person be responsible for a part of the soldiers, and attack the Tubo soldiers who are attacking the city step by step, which shows his ability to mobilize and grasp the opportunity.

At this moment, he was sure that what he did yesterday was right, and he should let Guo Shifeng command the defense of the city this time. Only a great general like Guo Shifeng can command such a classic battle to defend the city.

Although Li Hong did not know the method of defending the city, his vision was very high, and he could see at a glance that with Guo Shifeng's command methods, as long as there were no problems in the troops, and there were no problems in the rain of arrows and stones used to attack the city, he would really not be able to break through the gate of Hezhou City with Lu Dongzan's existing siege methods and equipment.

Thinking of this, Li Hong's heart relaxed a lot, and he began to focus on who was supporting Lu Dongzan?

Being able to give Lu Dongzan the siege equipment exclusive to the Tang Dynasty military, and then hand it over to Lu Dongzan such a set of siege methods, it can be seen that this person's ability is great, and Li Hong feels that it should not be a person who does this, but a huge strength.

As soon as this question came to his mind, it cast a shadow on Li Hong's heart.

If there is really such a big force to help Lu Dongzan in secret, he is really afraid that his plan has been known by Lu Dongzan, and whether he can really kill Lu Dongzan in this battle and annihilate the Tubo elite horse.