On the eighth day of May in the 19th year of Zhenguan, more than 100,000 people under Li Daliang of the left route army of the Tang army arrived at the city of Anshi, and the main force of the victory of the division, which made the total strength of the Tang army participating in the siege of Anshi City has reached as much as 210,000, and the high morale of the Tang army suddenly reached the highest peak since the battle of Anshi City, the siege battle has been ready, only the east wind craftsman battalion manager Luo Zhengsheng led the heavy battalion to supervise the construction of various siege equipment day and night, although there are sufficient human resources, how can it be very familiar, so as to affect the progress of the project, moreoverTherefore, although the ten-day limit has arrived, all kinds of matters are still not fully ready, the emperor heard the details, and did not condemn the crime, but the warm words comforted, the army was grateful, day and night to make equipment, training soldiers, until May 11, all matters have been ready, Emperor Dayue, the decree to reward the three armies, and clearly ordered May 13 to officially begin the battle of the siege of the city, the Tang army all departments heard the ecstasy, all rushed to ask for life, after repeated battles, The emperor made a decision, and Zhang Junyi, the head of the march of Liaodong Road, led his troops to attack the south gate, and Li Daliang's subordinate general Liu Tietao led his troops to attack the east gate. /。

The sky finally dawned, although the sun had not yet poked its head out of the horizon, and the morning mist was still drifting among the trees, but the more golden clouds in the east indicated that today would be a sunny day, which was good for travel, but for the defending side, this kind of weather was not a good day, no, Gao Huailong, who stood on the edge of the city wall early in the morning and overlooked the Tang camp, had a faint anxiety on his face Gao Huailong did not get up early, and the night was not sleepless, since the day before yesterday, After the sound of logging and digging stones in the Tang military camp that had been resounding all night stopped, Gao Huailong had a premonition that a bitter battle was coming, and he didn't even dare to go back to his house to rest when he was worried about the city defense, and soaked in the city all day long, urging his subordinates to step up preparations for war, and even at night he personally guarded the city gate tower, perhaps because he had a premonition that the war was coming, or maybe it was because the pressure on his body was too great, Gao Huailong never closed his eyes at night, even if the person was lying on the couch, his heart was still worried about the war, and he tossed and turned for a night. didn't fall asleep, and when the horn of the defenders at the head of the city sounded, Gao Huailong couldn't even lie down, so he simply put on his armor and got up, paced out of the city gate, and silently looked at the Tang army camp in the distance, although he didn't find any movement in the Tang army camp, but Gao Huailong's heart was not panicked.

Just as Gao Huailong was silently pondering, Yang Wanchun walked up from the corridor behind the city wall, with a complicated face behind Gao Huailong, staring at Gao Huailong's bleak back for a long time, and then he spoke softly.

Gao Huailong heard the sound, turned around, and saw that it was Yang Wanchun, so he nodded slightly and responded.

Yang Wanchun thought that the Jingguan built by the Tang army not far from Gao Huailong's city was deeply afraid that Gao Huailong would be in the pain of losing his son, so he couldn't help but say a word of comfort.

Gao Huailong shook his head lightly, smiled bitterly and said:

Yang Wanchun didn't know much about military strategy, he saw that the Tang army did not attack the city, and thought that the Tang army would wait for the reinforcements to be large before they could shoot, but the Tang army's reinforcements had been in place for five days, and he didn't see any movement in the Tang army.

Gao Huailong nodded heavily, and then added in a tone that was not too uncertain:

; Yang Wanchun couldn't help but gasp, looked at Gao Huailong in a daze for a while, and saw that Gao Huailong's face didn't look like a lie, so he was a little anxious, and the sweat on his forehead gushed out wildly, and he didn't care about wiping it, walked a few steps, came to Gao Huailong's side, raised his eyes and looked at the Tang army camp that had not moved, and after being silent for a long time, he said astringently:

Yang Wanchun, who is half a hanger in the army, can see the things, Gao Huailong has no reason that he can't see through, he naturally knows the truth that one drum is vigorous, and then the drum declines, and the three drums are exhausted, the problem is that the truth is reasonable, in the face of the prepared Tang Dynasty, whether this truth can be implemented has to be marked with a heavy question mark, at least Gao Huailong himself has no confidence in his heart, but as the main general, he can't show a panicked and unconfident look, therefore, although Gao Huailong is nervous in his heart, But when he saw that the generals behind him had gradually gathered around, he immediately pretended to smile lightly:

Yang Wanchun also noticed the generals approaching, and when he heard Gao Huailong's words, he immediately stroked his palms and smiled:

The generals heard that the Tang army was going to launch a siege war, and they all had some speculation in their hearts, at this time, seeing the two commanders talking and laughing freely in the face of a strong enemy, the haze in their hearts was immediately swept away, and everyone's faces showed an excited look, and their eyes were full of victory.

As soon as the general's voice fell, a tight horn sounded in the Tang army camp, and the original quiet and peaceful illusion was instantly shattered by the terrible horn sound, with the sound of the horn, the closed Tang camp gate suddenly opened, and a group of Tang officers and soldiers lined up in a neat array from the camp, first several infantry teams lined up a defensive formation outside the city, and then a large number of cavalry swarmed in, and quickly guarded all the key points, Behind that, a large group of Tang soldiers pushed more than 100 strange equipment from the camp slowly, under the cover of several infantry teams and dozens of large ballistas, straight forward/inserted into the distance of only about two hundred and thirty steps from the city, and the faction was busy on the spot as if no one was around, as if they were in the range of the several crossbows guarding the city at the head of the city, and after the siege equipment appeared, a drum sounded in the Tang army camp all day long, The bright and yellow big characters on the side slowly appeared outside the camp surrounded by many generals, and in an instant, it aroused a strong shout of long live, and a generation of emperor Li Shimin came to the battlefield in person!

While the generals were guessing what the strange tools placed in front of the Tang army's array were, the sharp-eyed Yang Wanchun had already seen that a large number of Tang officers and soldiers were carrying cobblestone bullets to the front in the rear formation of the Tang army, and he shouted in shock.

Trebuchets have existed since ancient times, but in terms of shape, they basically rely on the principle of levers to operate, whether it is the weight of the stones thrown and the range is not a very sharp weapon, these days, Anshi City has also rushed to build a batch of spare, most of them are placed under the city wall, as a suppression of the Tang army when rushing to the city, but the trebuchet built by Luo Zhengsheng is different from the old system, using a composite bow structure with double crossbow backs, which is launched with the power of the machine spring, shaped like a trolley, there are wheels under the car, which can be pushed and moved, and there are four-corner fixtures, It can be flexibly configured on different terrains, and the weight of the stone projectile fired is almost as much as 100 catties, and the largest trebuchet is guided by the winch configuration weight, and can even fire more than 300 catties of stone projectiles, and the range is far away of more than 250 steps, which is definitely one of the biggest weapons in this era to attack the city, even in the Tang Army, it is also a secret weapon that appeared for the first time, and it is not surprising that the generals of Goguryeo can not recognize it.

As soon as Yang Wanchun said this, Gao Huailong, who had always been resolute, had a trace of panic on his face for the first time, and then looked at the huge stone bullets that were being continuously transported to the front in the rear formation of the Tang army, Gao Huailong's heart was cold, and he secretly estimated his own long-range weapons, and found that in addition to the three city-guarding crossbows on the city, other weapons such as trebuchets could not threaten the Tang army's trebuchet position at all. The problem is that it is difficult to wear the end of the strong crossbow, not to mention that the shield knife hands in the trebuchet position of the Tang Army are not good-looking, relying on the crossbowmen to attack, in addition to consuming precious arrows in vain, it is impossible to get satisfactory results at all.

What to do? Did the Don Army organize its positions so calmly? Obviously not, once the Tang army's trebuchet position begins to play an effective role, you don't have to think about it to know that the threat to your own side will be so great that you will go out of the city to attack and break through the Tang army's trebuchet position? There is a bit of a possibility, the problem is that if the cavalry out of the city goes less, it will only add to the achievements of the Tang Army's Mo Dao Team that has already been prepared in vain, if it goes too much, once the cavalry on both wings of the Tang Army outflanks it, I am afraid that the cavalry sent out of the city will have to go and never return, and how many death squads can be sent to Anshi City, which is currently 35,000 troops? Do you use a crossbow to attack? I'm afraid it's difficult, the dozens of large ballistas in the Tang Army's array are obviously not set up as toys! The more anxious Gao Huailong was, the more he couldn't come up with a good idea, at this time, the sweat on his forehead was already flowing down like a waterfall, seeing that all the generals were staring at him, Gao Huailong smiled bitterly and said:

As soon as Gao Huailong's words came out, all the generals were silent, everyone was afraid of death, even if they were brave, in the face of death, they were afraid that they would think twice about it, after all, this so-called going out of the city to break the enemy, I am afraid that even if the enemy is broken, it is also the fate of death, this Gao Huailong's words have been very clear.

In the silence, a young general stood up from behind the generals, but it was Gao Kexin, the second son of Gao Huailong.

Before Gao Huailong could speak, Yang Wanchun had already stood up and shouted loudly.

Gao Kexin looked at Yang Wanchun calmly, and explained in a calm tone.

As soon as Gao Kexin's words fell, another young general stood up, and this person was Gao Huailong's third son, Gao Kening.

Gao Huailong has a total of three sons, and he has previously lost his eldest son Gao Kecheng, at this time, seeing that the two brothers are scrambling to carry out such a mortal task, the mood is both proud and bitter, and for a while he was choked up and speechless, after being speechless for a while, seeing that the Tang Army's trebuchet position was about to be completed, he did not dare to delay any longer, waved his hand, and said in a resolute tone:

; Gao Kening was still about to fight, Gao Huailong waved his hand and said: As soon as the voice fell, he ignored Gao Kening's grievances, and called Gao Kexin to his side and whispered, which made Gao Kexin go down and prepare as soon as possible.

Yang Youliang immediately led 3,000 shield swordsmen to line up at the head of the city, and the whole army stood close to the city wall, ready to go to the city to defend at any time, and the rest of the generals immediately retreated to the city, reorganized their subordinates, and stood by at any time. As soon as Gao Kexin left, Gao Huailong's face turned solemn, and he issued a series of combat orders in a loud voice.

Seeing the murderous aura in Gao Huailong's eyes, the generals did not dare to slack off, and suddenly took the order, and each retreated from the city, but Yang Wanchun stayed worriedly, first glanced at the Tang Army's trebuchet position that was nervously arranged, and then looked at Gao Huailong's face, and then said worriedly:

As soon as he heard Yang Wanchun mention his second son who was about to launch a suicide attack, Gao Huailong's heart was immediately colic, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red, but he still resisted the urge to cry, waved his hand, and said in a tremolo:

In the face of the extremely strong Tang army, Yang Wanchun dared to trap and defend the fortified city, naturally he was not afraid of death, but at this time, the two chief officers got together, in case of a death, the city was afraid that it would not be able to defend it anymore, and Yang Wanchun did not know much about military strategy, seeing the fierceness of this battle, he was afraid that he could not intervene, and forced himself to stay, not only was it useless, but it was suspected of hindering, so he would no longer be forced to stay, nodded silently, and did not mention the supply of materials for arranging for the city to defend the city.

The Goguryeo army's actions were extremely fast, except for the three thousand strong crossbowmen of Cheng Dawu's department who rushed up to the city head to line up quickly, the rest of the departments had withdrawn from the city head in order at this time, and within a few moments, the three strong crossbowmen were already in place, and the three city-guarding crossbows were also adjusted, wrapped in oilcloth, ready to ignite and launch at any time, but Gao Huailong never gave the order to attack, until a personal guard hurriedly ran to the head of the city, bringing the news that Gao Kexin's department was already in place, Gao Huailong gritted his teeth and ordered loudly:

Gao Huailong gave this order, and the three thousand strong crossbowmen who had already prepared at the head of the city did not dare to slack off, and pulled the trigger of the strong crossbow one after another, and three thousand steel iron arrows shot out densely from the city, cutting through the space like locusts, and roaring towards the Tang army's trebuchet position, at the same time, the three city crossbows were also activated at the same time, and the three huge rockets roared towards the Tang army's trebuchet position.

The Goguryeo army's series of measures naturally could not hide the Tang army's observation, but Xu Junke, the general of the Tang army who was responsible for covering the trebuchet's position, did not take Goguryeo's actions to heart.

Xu Jun can give this order, the prepared Tang Army shield swordsmen quickly gathered together in groups, more than a dozen specially made huge shields in one fell swoop, quickly set up a huge shield array, blocking the crossbow arrows thrown from the sky, although some unlucky soldiers happened to be injured by the steel arrows leaking from the gap in the shield array, but because the arrows were weak, most of them were some skin injuries, and even bandaging was not necessary, and the three city crossbows had some effect, and two failed, Only a rocket in the middle shot through the cover shield array, and after shooting and killing three Tang soldiers, a trebuchet was injured, which was the biggest result achieved by Goguryeo in a round of attacks, on the other hand, the counterattack of the Tang army's ballista brought a heavy blow to the Goguryeo strong crossbowmen at the head of the city, and the power of the crossbow itself was already very large, although the volume was much smaller than the Goguryeo city defense crossbow, but the power was not worse than half a bit, as for the fifteen large ballista assembled by Luo Zhengsheng, it was even more amazing, A ballista fired fifteen huge arrows at a time, and after this round of counterattack, nearly two hundred huge crossbow arrows flew up to the city, although most of them fell into the air due to the angle or quasi-head, but nearly twenty of them were shot directly into the close arrangement of Goguryeo strong crossbowmen, and there was a bloody storm when it landed, and more than 100 Goguryeo turned into a pile of minced meat in an instant.

In the face of his own heavy losses, Gao Huailong did not even have a trace of waves on his face, and still did not hesitate to issue a firing order, desperately competing with the powerful attack of the Tang army, after a few rounds, the three thousand crossbowmen had lost nearly 400 people, but only shot less than 50 Tang soldiers, but it effectively interfered with the Tang army's organization of the trebuchet position, just when the Tang army thought that Goguryeo was only here, but did not expect that the East City Gate, which had always been closed, suddenly opened. A large group of Goguryeo cavalry roared and pounced on the Tang army's trebuchet position, and Goguryeo's death squads attacked!

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