On the south bank of the Yangtze River, on the east and west sides.

Six thousand Tibetan cavalry turned over and dismounted, and then shouldered the siege equipment that had been prepared long ago and prepared to attack the city.

Above the city, Li Xuan couldn't help laughing, looked left and right and said, "These guys, they really don't take siege of the city seriously!" ”

Xiao Siye stood behind Li Xuan's right, and couldn't help but shake his head and said: "These are state and county soldiers, just simple training, and they were sent to the battlefield, I'm afraid it's just six thousand cannon fodder used to explore the way." ”

"But then again, there are so many war horses of the Tubo people, even the recruits are all cavalry." Wang Dezhen stood behind Li Xuan's left, his eyes full of envy.

Datang is not short of war horses, but even so, it is already quite good to have more than 10,000 war horses in a guard.

War horses, armaments, and soldiers, that is, the basic division of the sixteen guards of the Tang Dynasty, the further back, the fewer the number of war horses.

The left and right guards are the first and second armies of the Tang Dynasty, which is not a lie.

"After all, Tubo is also a nomadic beginning, especially in the southeast of Tubo, which is rich in water and grass, and that area is the real prosperous place of Tubo, and it is also the foundation of Tubo." Yang Zhirou couldn't help but add.

Xiao Siye and Wang Dezhen nodded at the same time, they both knew in their hearts that if they didn't completely take down the southeast of Tubo, then they would only be able to occupy half of the mountains and rivers of Tubo forever.

"Let's take a look first." Li Xuan sat on the short couch and said softly: "Now let's see how these Tubo people attacked the city." ”

Everyone bowed at the same time, and then looked ahead.

……

Three miles away, six thousand Tibetan soldiers carried the ladder from behind, brought swords, and then spread to the left and right.

There are 3,000 soldiers on the left and right, which doesn't sound like much, but it is densely spread out, and it occupies a large area in the field of vision.

Densely packed, while moving forward, it also quickly headed towards the left and right edges, completely avoiding the front of Naqu City.

In front of Naqu City, a long river leads directly into the city, only for ships to pass, only the corner gates on both sides, are soldiers and people coming and going.

……

Zan Xiruo looked at the dense catapults and Fuyuan crossbows on both sides of the city gate, and couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.

It's obviously a murderous cemetery, but it doesn't block the city gates to lure you to attack.

Zan Xiruo took a deep breath and looked a mile to the left and right of the city gate.

From here, the garrisons in the city began to be killed gradually, and the arrangement of trebuchets and Fuyuan crossbows became more sparse.

That's their chance.

"Ahh A scream suddenly came from the front, and Zanxiruo was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look at the place where the scream was coming from.

In front of the right, in front of the soldiers carrying the ladder, a deep pit one zhang long and six inches wide appeared on the ground.

A painful wail came from inside, and it was obvious that someone had fallen into it, and when everyone around looked into the pit, not only did no one save them, but they were even frightened and took several steps back.

Soon, a cavalryman had already rushed back, bowed his head and said: "Great Minister, there is a pit on the ground in front of you, there are fallen logs in it, three people fell into it, one died instantly, and two were seriously injured. ”

Prime minister, since the disappearance of the Qinling Tomb for more than half a month, some parties in the logic could not wait to remove the post of the prime minister of the Qinling.

But the new prime minister is praised.

As expected, the candidate for deputy prime minister fell into the hands of the Wu Lu family, and they also seized a lot of power by taking this opportunity.

Retracting his mind, Zan Xiruo nodded expressionlessly, looked at the wider ground on both sides of the front, and then looked at the black Daxu at the head of the city, and Zan Xiruo said in a deep voice: "Go on." ”

"Yes!" The horses galloped back.

The 6,000 Tibetan soldiers on both sides continued to advance, and although the Tibetan soldiers in the pit were still wailing fiercely, someone had already gone down to save them.

"Ah" screamed, and the surrounding soldiers couldn't help but stop and look sideways.

Several of the soldiers have fallen into another pit again.

At the scream, the hearts of all the soldiers sank.

"Spread out, spread out, all spread out, keep going." The sound of severe persecution behind him sounded, and the sharp sword appeared with a cold light, and the Tubo soldiers in front could only be forced to move on.

With a "poof", a soldier fell into the pit again, and then screamed, and then completely disappeared.

Immediately, a series of pops rang out.

The screams continued, but this time there were far fewer dead and wounded.

Standing under the banner of the lion elephant, Zanxiruo looked at this scene with a solemn gaze, and from the place two miles away from the Naqu River, there were traps and pits that kept appearing.

Although it is not densely packed with a lot, there is one three or five meters away, which is enough to see Li Xuan's sinister intentions.

This is still a foot soldier, if this is replaced by cavalry, I don't know how many casualties will be killed.

……

Terrible wails resounded on the battlefield.

Before engaging the Tang army in front, they had already suffered nearly 100 casualties.

The death and injury are not terrible, but the terrible thing is the constant wailing on the battlefield, which is very shocking.

Zan Xiruo glanced around, but most of the generals around him showed a look of indifference.

After all, in the battlefield, such things as death and injury are common.

Veterans are used to it, and new pawns have to get used to it.

A hint of worry flashed in the depths of Zanziruo's eyes, and his gaze lifted to the top of the city opposite.

Under the black daze, the silent figure, like a boulder, weighed heavily on his heart.

From time to time, miserable wails rang out all around, and Zan Xiruo paid attention to the corner of his eye, and his eyes were also staring at every move on the city's head......

"Ahh Yes! Yes! A series of miserable wails sounded, and the dense praise did not react, he subconsciously turned around, and saw dozens of soldiers on the front of the east, holding their ankles and wailing.

A fast horse quickly rushed back from the front, rushed to the front of Zanxiruo, and directly bowed his head and said: "Great Minister, the front is full of horse traps, and the soldier accidentally broke his foot." ”

Listening to the wails coming from the front of the military formation, Zan Xiruo couldn't help but curse in his heart: It's just a broken foot, and everyone shouting is about to die.

"Great Minister, why don't you fill in the traps and traps, otherwise it will be difficult to withdraw when you withdraw in a while." A general came behind Zan Xiruo very cautiously and whispered advice.

Zan Xiruo nodded slightly and said, "Go ahead, but let the people in front move on." ”

The general was slightly stunned, and then arched his hand and said, "Yes!" ”

The moment he turned around, the general secretly complained in his heart, this was taking the lives of the recruits to open the way for the elite behind.

But he only complained, and the life or death of those recruits had nothing to do with him.

The other generals around listened to all this in their ears, and they didn't say what they thought in their hearts, but at least, their expressions became solemn.

Zan Xiruo's gaze looked calmly ahead.

He didn't care about the wounded soldiers in front of him.

In fact, this kind of horse trap is really aimed at the kind of cavalry that is extremely fast, and a broken foot will immediately cause people to fall and be injured, and double casualties.

The other foot soldiers, as long as they are careful, there is no problem with a peaceful past.

If they were really hurt, it was their luck, at least they avoided the real deaths and injuries that might have followed......

With a "boom", a rolling stone the size of a grinding disc had appeared in mid-air, and the rolling stone fell, crushing over the head of a soldier who was sitting on the ground holding his feet and screaming......

With a "bang", the head has exploded directly like a watermelon.

The red and white splashed the soldiers around, but the soldiers around them were already stunned.

Rolling stones flew by, and along the way, more than a dozen Tubo soldiers had lost their lives, and at this time, in mid-air, more whistling sounds sounded, and more than a dozen rolling stones had been directly smashed over.

didn't wait for anyone to react, and immediately crushed a bloody path on the ground.

Tragic wails sounded on the left and right sides, and seeing the soldiers in front of them retreating in fear, Zan Xiruo turned his head coldly, and the next moment, the law enforcement team of hundreds of people had rushed out.

Zan Xiruo looked up, he could see very clearly just now, when the soldiers carrying the ladder were just half a mile away from the Naqu River, the catapult on the north bank of the Naqu River suddenly became effective.

Although it is on the verge of guarding power, such a rolling stone is just as lethal when it is out of effective range.

This means that if they continue to move forward, they have already reached the killing range of the defending forces.

The further they went, the more they were killed and wounded.

Zan Xiruo looked at it with a cold gaze.

Above are rolling stones, below are the pits that will stumble as soon as you run, surrounded by injured or killed colleagues, and behind are law enforcement teams with sharp blades in their hands.

The soldier carrying the ladder was already able to stride forward cautiously with red eyes......

With a "buzz", dozens of crossbow arrows had already soared directly into the air, and finally fell into the crowd.

The next moment, countless blood mist flew up.

……

Zan Xiruo looked at this scene calmly, and the generals around him were also not surprised.

Although the current situation looks bloody, it is actually the hardest link that they have avoided the city guards, otherwise, their casualties will be even more tragic.

"The angle of the catapult has not been adjusted." Zan Xiruo suddenly spoke, staring at the front.

Others are a little puzzled, shouldn't this be very normal, after all, there are people behind it.

Zanxiruo shook his head and didn't speak, it was a matter of battlefield determination.

He continued to look ahead.

Even if the crossbow bolts were stabbing in the chest, even if the rolling stones were falling overhead, even if they stumbled under their feet, the soldiers were still moving forward.

They still have a chance to survive when they advance, and they can only die if they retreat.

In the midst of countless bloodshed, someone finally arrived at the Naqu River, and without the slightest hesitation, he jumped directly into it.

With a "poof", the water quickly spread to the neck, but only to the neck.

The catapult and the Fuyuan crossbow in front of them have no intention of turning around, and now as long as they rush over, they can immediately kill the catapult and the Fuyuan crossbow.

Seeing this scene, more Tubo soldiers jumped directly into the river.

The river is not wide, only about five zhang, and it seems that you can pass it as soon as you lift your foot, but as soon as someone lifts her foot, he immediately can't help but let out a "sigh".

In an instant, the person had involuntarily pounced forward, and then planted directly into the water with a "poof".

Standing unsteadily, after flopping for a long time, there was no sound.

At the same time, there were several people who couldn't help but move, but all of them were planted in the water and soon all of them were silent.

The people who went into the water behind hurriedly lowered their heads and got into the water.

Immediately, an exclamation sounded: "It's a tripline, there is a tripline under the water." ”

"Get a knife."

(End of chapter)