readx; The reason why the city gate is the most important defense of a city is not only because the city gate can stop the enemy infantry, but more importantly, the enemy cavalry. After all www.biquge.info the city wall is an insurmountable obstacle for cavalry, but the city gate is different, once the city gate is breached, the enemy cavalry can rampage and rush directly into the city through the city gate. Once the cavalry enters the city, it can break up the entire defender directly from the inside. Therefore, the city gate is the top priority, and Wei Hong not only allocated as many soldiers and horses here as the city wall guards, but also prepared to make a flame barrier to prevent the enemy cavalry from attacking in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

At this time, the battle on the city wall was extremely fierce, and when the enemy army stormed the city gate, the Turkic soldiers close to the city wall and the defenders on the city wall exchanged fire. Although the Tang Dynasty soldiers, whether they were longbows or heavy crossbows, were much more advanced than the Turks, there were many Turks, more than 10,000 Turkic soldiers participated in the shooting, and the 3,000 defenders were constantly pressed and beaten against more than 10,000 Turkic soldiers. It's okay to talk about the left and right, especially at the gate building in front of you. In order to prevent the enemy from attacking the city gate, Yu Chi Baolin arranged 200 archers at the city gate tower to shoot at the enemy at the city gate. However, the available bunkers are fixed, and all but a few defenders can effectively use bunkers for protection, while the rest of the defenders are exposed to enemy sight. As a result, a large number of enemy counterattacks were invited, and the soldiers on the city gate tower suffered the heaviest losses for a time.

As time passed, as evening approached, the gates finally collapsed with a bang thanks to the tireless efforts of the Turkic army. At the moment when the city gate collapsed, Wei Hong immediately ordered to ignite all the debris in the city gate cave, and the fire was in the sky for a while, turning the city gate cave into a furnace. The flames not only stopped the enemy's movements, but also turned the hole in the city gate into a furnace, and even the defenders who participated in the defense above did not dare to stay there, and all of them withdrew to other places.

Looking at the raging fire, the Turkic army stopped. A nine-foot-tall, tiger-backed Turkic general looked at the fire, and then confidently said to the general beside him: "The fire is not big, it should only be a thin layer, send me two rushing cars to forcibly knock the flames away!" ”

After a short time, more than 20 Turkic soldiers appeared in two carriages backwards, and with the help of manpower, they pushed the carriage fast and went straight to the city gate. At this time, the sky had already darkened, and the debris in the cave of the city gate had been missing for a long time, and it was broken at the touch of a button, and the Turkic soldiers were pushing the carriage so fast that when they hit the burning flames, they were like a punch in the mud, and even the people and carts were trapped. Instead of breaking through the flames as the Turkic generals had expected, a 'crunch' sound was heard, and the screams of the Turkic soldiers were heard, and the burning red debris collapsed, and instead of being extinguished, the flames became more vigorous.

Liangzhou City, as an important frontier town, has a city wall five meters thick, and two carriages can be driven side by side. The city gate was thickened and strengthened, so that the hole in the city gate was ten meters deep. The deep city gate cave is full of debris, and it is simply impossible to knock through such a thick debris with manpower. In addition, when the flame burns, it starts from both ends, and the flame is always half-dead due to the lack of oxygen in the middle. At this time, it was hit by the enemy like this, and the burned wood outside collapsed violently, making room for the wood inside, and as soon as the oxygen entered, the half-dead flame was instantly full of energy and ignited a raging fire.

Seeing that the city gate could not be overcome, coupled with the fact that the defenders on the city wall had a height advantage and cover, they shot down several times, but not only could they not defeat the defenders, but their own side suffered heavy casualties. In desperation, the Turks had to withdraw their troops, take a temporary rest, and wait for the fire in the cave at the city gate to be burned out, and it was not too late to attack the city.

With the strategic retreat of the Turkic army, Wei Chi Baolin, who had been fighting only on the city wall, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, urging the defenders to step up their rest and eat on the one hand, and running down the city wall on the other side to report the battle situation to Wei Hong: "Sir, the enemy army is temporarily retreating, how should we defend next?" ”

Because it was summer, the fire in the city gate cave was burning extremely strongly, and Wei Hong and others near the city gate were sweating. Since the fire in the city gate hole burned, Wei Hong stripped off his clothes and put on his upper body. Cheng Chumo They are all wearing armor, and they must always be ready to defend against the enemy, so they can't **. In this way, they stick out their tongues so hot, roll on the ground from time to time, and use the earth qi to cool themselves. A sword from the east is not much better, the thin clothes are soaked with fragrant sweat, and you can even see the ** inside through the clothes. Cheng Chumo and Li Dejian, their eyes unscrupulously aimed at Yijian Donglai, until Yijian Donglai pulled out the sword and pointed the tip of the sword at the two of them, and the two of them were willing to withdraw their obscene eyes.

Looking at the city gate cave that was burning with a raging fire, Wei Hong closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said to Chi Baolin: "This fire can only solve a temporary emergency, but it cannot be solved once and for all. The enemy only needs to wait for the fire to run out, and the city gates will be breached. When the fire is extinguished, it is the time when the enemy army strikes again. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Hong paused, his eyes turned around, and Chi Baolin, the captain, said sonorously: "You should quickly go up to the city wall, arrange for the soldiers to take turns to rest, eat when they should eat, sleep when they should sleep, and be sure to take advantage of the retreat of the enemy army to recuperate." ”

After waiting for Wei Chi Baolin to leave, Wei Hong immediately said to Cheng Chumo and Li Dejian: "Don't be idle!" Cheng Chumo, you are now quickly leading the 3,000 men and horses defending the city to search for things that can be burned in the whole city, remember, it must be something that no one wants, and you must not provoke the people in the city to complain! ”

Then, Wei Hong pointed at Li Dejian again, and said in a sharp tone: "You go to Sun Changqing, contact all the officials in the city, and communicate with the people in the city as soon as possible." If the people are willing to contribute to the defense of the city, they will thank them, and if they are not, they will be forcibly purchased according to the price of the goods, and all the flammable materials must be transported to me! Isn't the Turkic army afraid of fire! Let's add fuel to the fire! Go ahead! ”

After the order, Wei Hong put his hands behind his back, his eyes were like torches, staring at the flames in the city gate hole, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and finally showed a smile. I secretly said in my heart, as long as the fire in the city gate cave is not extinguished, the Turkic army will have no way to take the city gate! The 3,000 soldiers who originally guarded the city gate can also turn to the city wall, as long as the enemy army is prevented from using ladders and other equipment to climb the city wall, they can temporarily hold Liangzhou City! (To be continued.) )