Chapter Seven: The Prosperous Age (8)
The sky was getting brighter, and the sun, which had slept all night, lazily peeked out from the top of the mountain, casting its soft light on the Great Wall. Exhausted, the Great Wall was awakened by the sun, gently shook the large and small wounds on his body, and let out a low moan. "Woo-woo-woo-woo-" A loud horn instantly broke the silence and sent flocks of crows from the battlefield to the ground. "Ahh Birds that had eaten human flesh all night hovered, casting dark clouds on the black-brown hillsides. The pillow corpses on the hillside were instantly covered with shadows, and instantly illuminated by the sun, bright and dark, endlessly. Whenever light and shadow alternated, a faint white mist slowly rose from the corpse, lingering, lingering, as if it was a soul unwilling to leave, attached to the already cold body.
Without waiting for the dead air on the battlefield to be completely evaporated by the sun, Ashina Bone Toru couldn't wait to launch an attack on the entire front. Yesterday's fierce battle made him lose his prestige, and today, the lost face must be regained from the enemy army. It was not only about his personal honor and disgrace, but also about the safety of hundreds of thousands of Turks. The wolf pack has its own wolf pack rules, and if other tribes discover that the seemingly powerful Bone Toru Khan is actually vulnerable, the Modong Grassland will soon be replaced by a new wolf king.
And the new Wolf King will not leave any gap for Bone Toru Khan to survive. The other brothers of the Ashina family in Mobei and Moxi will not seriously help. A defeated Great Khan would be of no help value, and they would watch with resent as Gutoru Khan was beheaded before rushing over to accept the shepherds and pastures under his rule in the name of avenging Gutoru. Similarly, if the Shibi brothers were ousted from their thrones by the enemy, Gutoru would not have sent a single soldier. This is the survival rule of the wolf pack, and for thousands of years, no one will break it.
The defenders of the three passes obviously did not expect the wolf rider to pounce so early, and reacted very panickedly. Standing on a rock about six hundred paces from the battlefield, Gu Toru could clearly see the stumbling figures of the guardians of the Great Wall. Stones the size of a millstone whizzed by, pushing the guardians into the air along with the battlements beside them. Thick smoke and dust immediately filled the air, replacing the mist on the dead bodies and the wings of the crows, and blocking the dim daylight again.
"Boom!" "Boom!" The dull sound of boulders falling to the ground is endless. The whole valley trembled. The walls that the defenders had repaired overnight were like the towers that the naughty boys had piled up on the beach, and in the blink of an eye they had been smashed into several deep cracks. The embarrassed Guardians rushed out of the city gates several times in an attempt to destroy the catapults that stood on the high platform, only to be shot back by the wolfriders with feathered arrows. After yesterday's fierce battle, both the offensive and defensive sides summed up a lot of combat experience. The defenders knew that the greatest threat to them was the catapult and tried in every possible way to destroy it. And before the wolf rides on the Great Wall is opened a new gap, it will never directly climb the city wall to make senseless sacrifices.
At a distance of four hundred paces, as long as the wolf riders and the tribal warriors did not make the same mistake as yesterday, the defenders could not have found an opportunity to threaten the catapults. The unfavorable defenders concentrated a dozen bed crossbows in an attempt to salvage the situation with crossbow arrows. The morning breeze whistling over the valley unceremoniously lifted the giant crossbow up, fluttering in the direction of its throw.
Changshengtian seems to have really heard the prayers of the shamans and began to help the Turks, consciously or unconsciously. From the moment the sun climbs up the hillside, the wind grows stronger. As the lazy sun rose higher and higher, the wind over the valley became more and more intense, and gradually, the sound of the horns and drums of both sides could not hide the sound of the wind in the sky. As soon as the smoke from the catapult rose out of the valley, it was blown into wisps of smoke. Wisps of smoke and dust drifted away quickly and dispersed quickly. Half an hour later, the rapidly moving clouds in the sky were also dyed a dull yellow, drowsy, like a flooded river in season.
It's a good weather for killing. The power of the bed crossbow is greatly reduced, but the power of the catapult is not affected by the wind in the slightest. Under the command of the Persians, the increasingly skilled "gunners" were able to correct the error of the boulder's landing to within twenty paces. Every time two boulders fly out at the same time, one of them must hit the city wall. As time passed, the cracks in the Great Wall grew larger and deeper, and the cracks became more and more than the defenders could repair. "Ping!" Another boulder fell, knocking several of the guards who were carrying sandbags to repair the walls to the ground, and the blood immediately trickled down the cracks, dripping over the blood stains of the guardians, repainting the appearance of the Great Wall with a touch of red.
That's the color that excites all carnivores. The wolf riders who had been waiting for a long time in the valley cheered loudly and excitedly. They knew that if they continued like this, it might not take half an hour for the wall in front of them to collapse. Without the protection of the city walls, how could the cowardly Central Plains people be the opponents of the samurai. Especially in the weather when the power of the feather arrows is greatly reduced, the protection of the time and place is gone, how can the defenders be able to ride a wolf.
"Immortal Heaven bless the Turks!" The clever shamans began to sing loudly around the catapult again. They don't understand military affairs, but they know that victory is close at hand. Without the Great Wall as a barrier, it is impossible for the defenders to withstand the repeated attacks of 400,000 tribal warriors, and yesterday's terrifying enemy general, even if he is a tiger, cannot withstand the many wolves under our command.
"Immortal Heaven bless the Turks!" Tribal warriors sang to the rhythm of the shaman's human skin drums. Victory is in sight, the dawn is imminent, break through the wall in front of you, and the Central Plains is a lamb without horns.
Amid a cheer, Ashina Bone Toru slowly walked down the rock and climbed onto his horse with the help of the guards. He was the only man in the entire valley who could ride a horse, and perhaps because of his high position, his eyes were not as happy as those of his subordinates. The indiscriminate bombardment that lasted for nearly an hour had almost completely destroyed the last obstacle in front of him, and perhaps the next hour he could watch the flames rise from the Great Wall while drinking from the highest beacon tower in the distance. But the wolf king's instincts tell Gu Toru that everything in front of him is not as simple as it seems. There may be some danger hidden behind the Great Wall, very powerful, very ferocious. Otoru didn't need to see it to feel its presence. It's like a huge beast hiding in the dark night, and the smell of it makes all predators and preyed on tremble.
The feeling is extremely uncomfortable. Especially when the morale of all the generals and ministers is high. Looking around on horseback, Gutoru tried several times to order the catapults to stop the attack and the whole army to withdraw from the valley in case of an emergency. But when the words reached his throat, he closed his mouth sensibly.
If he is deterred by the invisible enemy, no matter whether what happens in the future proves that his judgment at this moment is correct, there will be no place for him in the Dongsai grassland. The identity of the wolf king is extremely noble, but the wolf king can't do what he wants to do casually, because there are countless pairs of snooping eyes shining around him.
"Is the Great Khan ready to deal a fatal blow to the enemy now?" Seeing that his master was restless, Da Mei Lu Ashina Hou Jin thought that Gu Tuolu was in a hurry to win, and reminded with a smile. "According to the old slave's opinion, it is better to wait for the gap on the Great Wall to be bigger. The brethren can take it down with a single charge! ”
As if echoing his words, with "Boom! There was a loud bang on the ground, and the Great Wall, which was locked on the pass of the gourd stream, collapsed and opened a half-zhang long opening. In the thick smoke, the defenders abandoned their weapons and fled in all directions. The warriors of the tribe, who had been preparing for battle with their swords, cheered loudly and danced with their hands. But as soon as the boss gave the order, he immediately rushed up and took down the entire pass.
"Command the three armies, without my order, no one is allowed to get close to the city wall!" Bone Toru suddenly straightened up from his horse and shouted hoarsely.
"Yes, Great Khan!" The cronies were taken aback by his strange behavior, and with a sound of a horn, they immediately passed on Gu Toru's general order with a trumpet. The impatient tribal warriors and wolf riders did not expect that they had waited for a long time to receive such a ridiculous order, so angry that their eyes were on fire, and they turned their heads and looked at the place where Gu Toru was.
"Catapult, go on. Destroy this section of the Great Wall! Ignoring the burning gaze around him, Bone Toru continued to scream like a madman.
"Yes!" The Persians, who had been heavily hired by the Turkic court from the Far West, pursed their lips contemptuously and re-grasped the command banner. To be able to smash such a tall and wide wall through a gap is almost the limit of the catapult's power! Razing down an entire section of the wall? Did Gutoru think the Great Wall was a wooden fence in his tribe?
Slander to slander, since the Persians had taken the money of the Turkic court, they could only act according to the orders of Gutolu, although this order seemed so stupid and cowardly in his eyes. The huge stones continued to fly out, smashing the walls on both sides of the breach, and no defenders dared to approach the breach, not even on the beacon tower at the highest point of the wall. The guardians of the Great Wall seem ready to give up their senseless struggle and silently accept their fate.
Seeing the gap widening in the distance, the Wolf Rider and the tribal warriors vaguely understood Bone Toru's intentions. "The Great Khan is ready to make our path wider!" They shouted in a rambling voice. This argument is barely acceptable. Anyway, the fate of the Great Wall is already sealed, and everyone doesn't have to worry about attacking it a moment earlier or a moment later.
Seeing that there was no movement around the smashing gap, and the people under his command slowly regained their peace, Gu Toru's state of mind calmed down a little. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, wiped away the anxiety and uneasiness in his eyes by the way, turned his head to Mei Lu, who had just spoken to him, and commanded in a low voice: "Hou Jin, you use the horn to contact and ask the other two valleys, how is the reaction of the defenders?" ”
"Yes, master!" Da Mei Lu Ashina Hou Jin bowed to Gu Turu, grabbed the horn in the herald's hand, and blew it vigorously. When the Turkic trumpeters on the hill heard the horn of inquiry, they immediately stirred up their spirits and passed on the questions of Gutoru one after another to the distance. A moment later, there was also a distant sound of horns outside the valley, first far and then near, first faint and then clear. Da Mei Lu Ashina Hou Jin pricked up his ears and listened for a moment, then ran to the bone toruma again, and replied in a low voice, "Supreme master, the battle in Qilin Valley continues, according to your orders, the bitter Burke led the army to feint, and the enemy was beaten to the point that there was no way to fight back. Huanghua Huozi ......" He carefully looked at Gu Tulu's face, and then continued, "Huanghua Huozi's side, Li Xu led the defenders to kill again. The catapults were destroyed before they could be erected. Five of the Persians we hired, and the remaining three withdrew from the valley, refusing to go any further! ”
"Rubbish!" Gu Toru's brow immediately furrowed, and he cursed in a low voice.
"Yes! Those Persians are all rubbish! Ashina was so frightened that he hugged his shoulders and agreed. Gu Toru had a bad temper, and if it had been a different story, he would have eaten a few whips innocently. But this time, Ashina waited for a long time, but the expected pain did not wait. His master and cousin, the Great Khan of the Bone Toru, did not erupt, but laughed under his breath.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey!" The cold laughter made people sound hairy, and instinctively wanted to hide away.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey!" The more he laughed, the happier he became, the happier he became, and finally he began to laugh with his head up. There is no danger at all! Since Li Xu fell for himself, he was dragged by his subordinates to Huanghuahuozi, and it is impossible for him to appear in the gourd stream in front of him again! And as long as he can successfully take the gourd stream, a few Persians will die, even if Yang Sutler and his warriors are all given to him. Without the cover of the Great Wall, will he still be able to hold back the Turks?
"Great, Great Khan!" Ashina Daman, Ashina Helu, Ashina Lake Sero and other Turkic dignitaries were all laughed horribly, looked at Gu Tuolu, and called in a low voice.
Gu Toru smiled and turned his head, and the boulder that was pressing on his heart fell to the ground with a bang. "Smash, smash, smash, smash me!" The scimitar was pointed at the Great Wall, and he commanded loudly. "Keep smashing, smashing it. Warriors, raise your swords and draw near to the Great Wall. rushed over, killed their men, snatched their women, burned their houses......."
"Rush over, kill their men, snatch their women, burn their houses......." shouted the warriors excitedly, and under the command of the Turkic generals, strode towards the Great Wall.
In the smoke of the catapults, the dilapidated walls still stood at the end of the valley, quietly, carefree, and fearless.
Legend has it that when Meng Tian built the Great Wall, he once sealed a small dragon in the foundation.
One day, the dragon will wake up on its own and protect itself.
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