Chapter 920: The Decisive Battle
Zhang Shigui ordered people to bury these big cannibals, and Ashina muttered: "Aren't you worried about delaying the military plane?" ”
"We are here to protect the flank of General Liang Jianfang, just hold here, and we don't need to stand under their city."
Compared with Liang Jianfang's rashness and urgency, Zhang Shigui seemed much calmer, he looked at the surrounding terrain, divided two lines of soldiers and horses, and arranged them in the upstream and downstream of the water source.
Looking at the sun again, the hour was already in the afternoon, so he ordered people to camp here.
Zhang Shigui said to Ashina: "The Babylonians in the past gave this river a name, called Euphrates. ”
Ashina replied, "Without this river, this would be a wasteland. ”
"Well, as long as we cut off the river, we can make the people in the city die of thirst and starvation."
"If necessary, we will arrange it."
"No, you don't." Zhang Shigui put his hands behind his back, "Don't learn from the big cannibals to do these miserable things, otherwise who else in the West can obey the Tang people?" ”
"Shogun Takami!"
Ashina bowed and saluted.
Zhang Shigui said in a low voice: "Since Liang Jianfang wants to use artillery to break the city, artillery is ruthless, but people are affectionate, at least let them know that the Tang people also talk about human nature." ”
On Liang Jianfang's side, the artillery has been bombarded for a day.
A scout came to report, "General, this should be the last wall of the Great Cannibal." ”
At this time, the soldiers and horses of the Tibetans have returned, and they have eliminated the big cannibals who attacked from the flanks.
Liang Jianfang ordered: "The whole army will camp on the spot and talk about it tomorrow." ”
"But the walls are right in front of us, and we can break them down."
"They are afraid that we will be able to blast down their walls, so what if they are scared for one night? The Tang people's art of war is not only to conquer cities, but also to attack scheming, and these big cannibals still have to learn. ”
Night covered the land, and in the city of Babylon, braziers burned in a royal palace.
Mus'ab saw the death of many people, all of whom persuaded the Tang to surrender.
Now the people in the palace were silent, and no one dared to surrender again.
A soldier came running in a panic, and he reported the situation outside the city.
Musab knew what the Tang people had done, and now there was only a thin inner wall left outside.
In fact, inside the palace, you can hear the sound of artillery outside, and it has not stopped for a day.
The people in the city were panicked, they were afraid that the Tang army would break through the city, this was a foregone conclusion, no matter how thick the walls were, it was useless.
Musab wiped the blood from his hands, his blue eyes filled with anger, "As long as the Gauls are given enough gold, they are willing to do anything." Send messengers and tell them that if they come to help me, they will be able to give them all the women and gold in the city. ”
Hearing this, the courtiers standing below were a little surprised, but they hurried to do something.
Musab naturally did not give everything to the Gauls, but only hoped that the Gauls would be able to contain the Don army.
Some courtiers understood the deep meaning, at this moment the Gauls were sitting in the north, and if they wanted to become the winners of this war, they would repeatedly swing between the Great Food and the Tang people, and sit on the ground and ask for a price.
Musab did not expect them to come to the rescue of Babylon, and these Gauls were no match for the Dons.
But as long as enough Gauls died at the hands of the Tang, then there was a chance to unite the Gauls and attack the Tang together.
Moreover, there was the holy city of Jerusalem in the rear of Babylon, and there was still a way out for him.
Mus'ab was a manipulative prophet who was different from the original prophet of the Great Eater.
Following his orders, he put all the blame on the Tang people, and soon incited the hatred of the whole city against the Tang people.
Mus'ab manipulated people's hearts and manipulated the people of the city with hatred, and he felt that his people were stupid and that they would easily die for the sake of the prophet.
These people will rush at the Tang people one after another.
The next morning, the Tang artillery began to roar again.
A breach was finally blown open in the wall, followed by several rounds of shelling, and the breach became even larger.
The sound of artillery today is not as dense as yesterday.
The cannon without conscience is not very useful, and a lot of it was scrapped yesterday.
Seeing that the city wall ran away, Li Xiaoyi was about to rush up, but Liang Jianfang stopped him, "Wait!" ”
Li Xiaoyi said loudly: "General, the city wall is broken. ”
"The old man naturally knows that the wall is broken." He patted the iron helmet on Li Xiaoyi's head and said, "Do you know what the situation is in the city?" Won't you think about the ambush in the city when you rush in? ”
Li Xiaoyi lowered his head and realized his mistake.
Liang Jianfang said again: "You don't have to worry, if you use artillery for one more day, no matter how many ambushes there are, there will be nothing to hide under the bombardment of artillery." ”
"Whoa!"
Looking at Belus again, Liang Jianfang asked, "This was the territory of your Persia before, and you have been here?" ”
"Never."
Hearing the other party's reply, Liang Jianfang said again: "Back then, you, the prince of Persia, didn't even come to your own territory, I heard that this is a very rich bay?" ”
Belus nodded again, of course he knew this, it was rich in Persian tales, and the Persians dreamed of regaining it.
Liang Jianfang said with a smile: "Now you listen, in the future, this place will be under the jurisdiction of our Tang Dynasty, and we Tang people will build a capital here, and the Tang people will govern it, and the Persians are not allowed to interfere in the affairs of this place without authorization." ”
Belus still nodded, no matter how excessive the Tang's demands were, he would agree.
Liang Jianfang asked him to write a national certificate on the spot to prove the future ownership of this place.
Even if the Great Cannibals are defeated, this rich bay will not be Persian, it belongs to the Tang people.
Waiting for Belus to draw on this letter of state, Liang Jianfang's eyes were hot, which was another great credit to him.
After putting away the national letter, Liang Jianfang said in a low voice: "You Persians will be very rich." ”
Belus humbly saluted, "Thank you, General." ”
"Hmm." Liang Jianfang nodded with satisfaction.
Belus was very afraid of Liang Jianfang, and he hoped that this Tang general would leave Persia as soon as possible, and that the Tang Dynasty could send a gentle person like Pei Xingjian to govern Persia.
The cannon bombardment continued, and another hour the entire wall of Babylon fell.
As far as the eye can see, you can see a cluster of low-rise houses, as well as large cannibals near each house.
Liang Jianfang ordered: "Send someone to spread the word, tell them in the big food word that the Tang people are going to bombard their houses, and that unarmed women and children can hide on the other side of the city, and we will not kill innocent people." ”
"Whoa!"
The artillery advanced a mile, this time aiming at the houses.
It was a very dangerous thing to order someone to spread the word, but Belus still ordered a retinue who knew the language of the Great Food to go to the city wall quickly.
The shouting was so loud that even Tang Jun's side could hear it.
Soon there were many people in the city, and the daughter and children who were about to flee to the rear were stopped by the soldiers who ate himself, and they killed the women and children who were about to escape.
Seeing this scene, Li Xiaoyi glared angrily, although he had no feelings for this place, he had also been injured, and it was a Persian woman who healed his wounds.
Seeing this scene, his eyes seemed to be on fire.
One by one, the unarmed men tried to flee to the rear, but they were killed by their own soldiers, who wanted to make these women and children cannon fodder.
If they want to run, they will be killed.
The Tang Army Array looked at this tragic scene, and it was very silent.
Soon the women and children knew that the road was blocked, and they preferred to leave the city, and then fled to a distance, kneeling on the ground in the face of the Tang army, and made a gesture of surrender.
Belus ordered the women and children to be seen.
More and more people are escaping.
But the next scene made the crowd angry again, and a big food soldier stopped the women and children who were about to escape, and slashed at these unarmed people with a knife.
Belus whispered: "General, for the big cannibals, women and children are their property, they are very barbaric, and it is not a big deal for them to kill their own property. ”
Liang Jianfang scolded angrily: "This group of brutes! Shoot the old man again! Keep fighting! ”
"Whoa!" One of the soldiers responded: "Fire! ”
The cannon fired in unison, and the remaining 300 guns bombarded, and the burning fireballs continued to fall into the houses, which were vulnerable to the artillery.
A fire broke out in the city, and houses in the distance were flattened by artillery.
If the Tang army had enough gunpowder and shells, they could flatten the ancient city.
"Report!" A scout came to report: "There are Gauls going south." ”
Liang Jianfang took a sip and said angrily: "Coming to a certain family? ”
"Mostly, yes."
As soon as the words fell, another scout came to report, "General! The Gauls withdrew again. ”
"What?" Liang Jianfang was surprised: "What did they withdraw?" ”
"It's supposed to be an escape." The scouts recounted the situation, and the Gauls fled when they learned that the walls of Babylon had been destroyed.
"They're just a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, so there's nothing to be afraid of."
Liang Jianfang sent a force of troops and horses to the north to guard against the Gauls.
Seeing that the houses were all flattened, there was not enough gunpowder.
Only then did Liang Jianfang pull out the long knife in his hand: "Rush in for me and kill them all!" ”
"Whoa!" There was a shout from the army.
On Qinling rode up first, attacking with his own Tibetan soldiers and horses.
Li Xiaoyi was not to be left behind, so he took his soldiers and horses into the city.
Belus took the rest of the Persians and Uighurs on a detour to the west, where they were to cut off the back of the Great Cannibals.
The entire army was on the move.
In the eyes of the big cannibals, the Don army rushed out of the smoke of artillery.
Li Xiaoyi learned riding with the Uighurs that year, and he leaned on his horse so that he could avoid the arrows that came from him.
"Whoosh!" in the ear. Sou! Sou! The sound of arrows continued, and he could even ride sideways, looking at the Tubo people who were also riding horses.
The war horse raised its front hooves and crossed the ruins, and Li Xiaoyi stabbed to death an oncoming cannibal.
Let the war horse raise its front hooves and trample on a big cannibal, and the army in the rear rushed in.
The battle in the city began, blood splattered in the air, and the fierce Tang people were like demons coming out of smoke, their knives were sharp, and ordinary leather armor could not defend against them.
The Tibetan people's way of fighting was very rude, and the Qinling swooped down a big cannibal, stabbed several times, and then rushed to another enemy.
The war horse under him was stabbed several times and finally fell.
Li Xiaoyi rolled on the ground, and after regaining his footing, he led people to kill a group of big cannibals holding knives.
Immediately after the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, as if the land was trembling, Liang Jianfang rushed in with 50,000 Tang troops.
"Kill!"
The shouts of killing in the city shook the sky, Liang Jianfang rushed in with a horse lance in one hand and a knife in the other, and the horse's hooves stepped over the corpse that had become minced meat, and rushed into the place where the most cannibals were in the city.
Li Xiaoyi was fighting, his eyes were on the Tubo people's discussion of Qinling, and he saw that he was going to the palace to kill.
stabbed the big cannibal in front of him, Li Xiaoyi wiped the blood from his face, and like a bloody man, he also rushed towards the palace.
Whoever takes Musiab first will be the first to take the lead.
To the south of the city of Babylon, Zhang Shigui also received a military report that Liang Jianfang's army had broken through the city wall and rushed into the city.
Soon the southern gate was opened, and it was the Tang people who opened the gate.
"It seems that although Liang Jianfang is adventurous, he still knows the stakes and ordered someone to control the city gate first."
Zhang Shigui pulled out the horizontal knife in his hand and said loudly: "Enter the city!" ”
Ashina Fu Nian shouted: "Kill! ”
The war horses rolled up smoke and dust, and another 30,000 troops rushed into the southern gate, and the great cannibals who had fled from the east were fleeing to the south, but they did not expect that there was also an army of Tang people in the south.
The war horse crashed into the crowd, and every time Zhang Shigui slashed, a big cannibal fell.
Li Xiaoyi rushed into the palace first, and there were hundreds of Guanzhong disciples behind him.
On the Qin Tomb followed.
The two men entered the palace, only to find it empty.
Liang Jianfang left them a way to live, that is, the west.
On the tomb of the emperor captured a palace guard, and after questioning, he learned that someone had fled to the west.
Li Xiaoyi spat and asked the people behind him, "Is there any arrangement of soldiers and horses in the west?" ”
"The horses of Belus king of Persia are on the west."
Ancient Babylon was full of blood, and the land was stained red, and to the west of the city, a force of more than a thousand men and horses was heading for Jerusalem.
Belus looked at this army with great hatred, because it was they who killed the Persian royal family, killed all their relatives, and countless Persians died under their swords.
Dressed in iron armor, Belus changed his humble attitude towards the Tang people and said angrily, "Kill them all." ”
More than 10,000 Persians pounced.
The two sides fought together, and Belus stopped on the main road to Jerusalem, waiting for Musab to rush out.
This is his only request to Liang Jianfang, leaving the west not to attack is also his instruction, and letting himself kill the enemy is the only requirement for this Tang general, as for what the Tang people want to do, he agrees.
As long as the prophet can eat the big food.
Even a thousand ironclad troops could not stop the 10,000 Persians, and seeing that they were about to flee in the other direction, Belus shouted in the Tang dialect: "Musabu, take your life!" ”
The Uighurs pursued first, riding their horses and firing arrows.