The flat-roofed house is lit with soybean-sized oil lamps, the dim light is orange color, and when it shines on everyone, you can only see their outlines, but you can't see their faces, like a black wood carving. Most of the Jumping Death Squads gathered around to discuss how to take the gates of Talas tonight.

Although the city was built of chiseled yellowstone and clay, its sturdiness and defensive capabilities should not be underestimated, with walls of thorn wood and rolling stones pulled by iron cables, and bed crossbow arrows with tow lines.

Its gates, in particular, were almost impossible to breach from the outside. First of all, there are two gates of its city, different from the outer gate of the Central Plains, which is the urn city inside, between its outer city gate and the inner city gate is a 100-meter long corridor, after attacking the first city gate, it is forced to form a long snake formation in the long corridor, and is attacked by two city walls until the whole army is annihilated.

Li Siye put two branches on the sheep felt, pointed to them and said: "It is easy to take the city gate, but it is difficult to take the city wall, if you only take the city gate, even if you take the two city gates, the city wall on the left and right of the east gate is in the hands of the enemy, and the corridor may be blocked by the enemy at any time. ”

Bai Xiaode shook his head: "We only have fifty people, how can we seize both the city gate and the city wall, but on the city wall on the left and right of the city gate, there are four or five hundred troops, it is better to take down the two city gates with one force, and quickly lead the army inside, and then take down the left and right city walls." ”

"Don't put your hopes in the enemy, thinking that they can't react? Once the movement of the city gate is heard, the enemy's first counterattack is to consolidate the city wall, condescending to attack the corridor, from the inner city gate to the outer city gate is the place of death, so the city wall must be taken down, and then go to seize the city gate, and enlarge the army inside. ”

"I have a suggestion." Duan Xiushi said slowly: "There are 4,000 young herdsmen in the city, who are enslaved by the black surnamed Tuqi, we might as well use these people to make up for the shortcomings of our insufficient troops, and then guide them to capture the city wall, we can easily take the two city gates and lead the army into the city." ”

Yuan Tao questioned: "These people may not be reliable, once they leak the news, our actions are very likely to be stillborn." ”

Duan Xiushi pinched his brows and smiled: "Actually, I didn't dare to use these people lightly, but something happened today, and it was an opportunity for us to take advantage of." ”

He recounted the fact that this morning Greegin had cut off the arms of the shepherd slaves because of the sudden death of his horse, and had whipped the herdsmen in the horse farm.

"Gliatin was in charge of grain, grass, livestock and baggage, and nearly 4,000 herders were under his jurisdiction. However, this person is brutal in nature, and he often abuses, kills, and beats the herdsmen, and his personal soldiers are all accomplices. My plan was to attack this Glietin first, decapitate him and his own troops, and use their heads to force the herdsmen to revolt. ”

Li Siye pondered for a moment, and a ghostly light flashed in his eyes: "It's feasible!" If you want to do it, you must take advantage of the situation. Tonight, we will start to do it, and before that, everyone will recharge their energy and prepare for battle. ”

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The lights in the towering domed room are flickering, the gold objects on the felt mats are shining in the flames, and three Kangju beauties are dancing barefoot on the white wool felt.

Greet sat cross-legged on the carpet, rhino horn cup in his hand, swaying red wine as if drinking blood. His bright forehead was reflected with oil, his face was sparkling with ** charming eyes, and the corners of his mouth were filled with a vulgar smile.

A few exclamations came from outside, disturbing his pleasure at the moment, and the beauties stopped dancing in surprise. Greegin scolded impatiently outside, "Sanu! What's going on! Let me go out and see! Who's messing around outside. ”

"Beauty, out of the way, keep dancing."

The beauties then swayed their waists, their skirts swirling on the ground like umbrella wheels. Grier clapped his palms, and his smile became more and more rippling.

There was another humming sound outside the door, as if it was someone's scream, which sounded very weird. The beauties stopped dancing again and pricked up their ears to listen. Gerry angrily threw down the rhino horn cup and shouted outside the door, "Sanu, get in here!" ”

The slow creak of the door rattled and rattled in a subtle, harsh but strange sound that made Gerry furious. Three Kangju beauties snuggled together like frightened little sparrows.

Gurley boldly asked, "Sanu, is that you?" If so, give me a shout! ”

Sanu in iron armor walked in slowly, moving as slowly as a puppet, his eyes glazed and his expression stiff.

Gree was even more terrified when he saw the captain of his own soldiers, Sanu was standing on the ground at the moment, but there was not the slightest blood on his face, and he was as white as a dead man.

In the next moment, a bright blade flashed behind Sanu's back, and in front of him, Sanu's head was cut off, and blood gushed and splashed to the ground.

"Ahh Yikes! As soon as Gerry exclaimed, he stopped abruptly, and the Kangju girls cowered in the corner. The man with the head stood in front of him, the steel knife in his hand resting on his shoulder.

Greejin's eyes widened in fear, and he knelt on the ground with a weak knee: "A good man spares his life, I have a lot of savings in my hands, I give it all to you, can you change a cheap life." ”

The murderer smiled and said, "I don't take money, but I borrow your head for use." ”

It's just that the next moment, the blade swung and surged three feet of blood, and Gree's oily black braid was lifted in his hand, dripping blood and walking out the door. Three or four more people came in behind this person, pulling the crossbow machine flatly, swishing! The icy arrows shot the screaming Kangju beauties into the corner.

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Li Siye ordered the soldiers to divide into different ways, carrying their heads to the herdsmen's nests, and the soldiers guarding them were all killed. Soon the herdsmen were driven to the forage field, surrounded by fifty dancers led by Li Siye, holding dancing torches in their hands, and the light of the fire shone on the numb faces of the herdsmen.

Bai Xiaode carried two short spears behind him, and in front of him were dozens of heads of the Tuqi Shi soldiers, arranged as a minaret, and he placed the last head of Gurley on it, forming the top of the minaret.

Li Siye held a horizontal knife in both hands and said loudly to the herdsmen: "We are the Tang Army, and our army is outside the city. And these are the heads of the baggage army Gliegin and his men, and you know the cruelty of this man, and I will eradicate him to avenge you. I need you to help us take the city gate and lead the Tang army into the city. After conquering the city, you will be free, your houses will be reclaimed, and your children will be recovered! Can? ”

Bai Xiaode then translated in Turkic, and there were scattered shouts among the herdsmen, which did not sound very positive.

Li Siye thought about it, changed his angle and continued to speak: "What is the responsibility for committing the following crimes and killing Shangguan?" Greejin is dead, if we fail to capture the city, you will be accused of colluding with the Tang Army and killing Shangguan, think about what will happen to you! Is it to seize the door and lead the Tang army into the city to make meritorious deeds, or continue to stay in the city as a military slave? Measure yourselves! ”

Bai Xiaode immediately translated, and the herdsmen's shouts finally became intense, I don't know whether they were excited by agitation or complaining about the despicable behavior of the Tang army.

Li Siye gave an order: "Follow behind the Tang army, pick up weapons from the corpses of the Tuqi Shi people, attack the eastern city with us, take down the city wall, and open the city gate!" ”