Three days later, follow-up soldiers and horses arrived.

Li Yunze arranged for a garrison of 3,000 people to stay behind and then set off again to continue westward.

Follow the southern edge of the Han Sea (Taklamakan Desert) towards Niyang to the west.

The so-called Niyang is actually exquisite.

The route taken by Li Yunze at this time is actually the southern branch of the southern route of the Silk Road.

And the essence is the only place on this road.

Whether it is the end or the refinement, there are many oases that can go all the way north to reach Qiuzi and other places in the Hanhai Sea.

Therefore, it is necessary to leave enough soldiers and horses to defend it, and not give the Tibetans a chance to escape.

Ban Gu's "Hanshu Western Regions Biography" contains 'exquisite country, Wang Zhijing city, go to Chang'an 8,820 miles. ’

This distance is not exaggerated nonsense, even in the modern world, it is a journey of more than 3,000 kilometers from Chang'an to Minfeng County.

As early as the Western Han Dynasty, the city-state elite belonged to the Western Regions of the Han Dynasty.

During the Wei and Jin dynasties, it was also controlled by Middle Earth.

Cheng Chumo came here to fight again, and the Tubo people came to fight again, and the entire Jingjue Country was already dilapidated at this time, leaving only the capital of the country, Niyang City, which was still a little bit present.

Well, in history, Xuanzang returned to Chang'an City and also passed by here.

The city is surrounded by dense reeds, and as far as the eye can see, it is dominated by marshland.

Even if the locals enter this kind of place, there is a good chance that they will fall into it and there will be no bones left.

The only way out is the ancient road that the Silk Road caravans walked out.

The advantage of this geographical environment for the besieging side is that the defenders basically can't run away.

As long as the city of Niyang is surrounded and the ancient road is cut off, even if the defenders break through, they can only run to the swamp.

In a place like a swamp, even crocodiles have to run, and only mosquitoes can adapt to survive.

As usual, the strikers led by Li Yunze personally arrived first, and then set up camp to surround the city, build siege equipment and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive.

Then, sure enough, there was another accident.

The Tubo people who defended the city dragged a group of captured Tang soldiers to the city.

After Cheng Chumo broke through the essence last time, only a force of less than 1,000 soldiers and horses was left here to garrison.

It's not to blame him, because he really doesn't have much strength in his hands.

Tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers and horses besieged the city, and stubbornly relied on the tactics of crowds to crush the defenders.

In addition to the battle death, because there was nowhere to run, the rest of the Tang army became prisoners.

The main force of Tubo had already left, and the thousands of defenders left behind drove the local natives, the nearby Zahu tribes and the Tang army captives to repair the city walls and stock up a lot of equipment and grain and grass to defend the city.

They are confident that they can hold this place.

Facing the Tang army outside the city, the Tibetan defenders decided to intimidate by slaughtering Tang prisoners of war.

As the tied Tang army prisoners of war were beheaded at the head of the city, the Tang army outside the city was furious, and the angry scolding of various dialects was endless.

Li Yunze, who got the news, hurried over.

What you can see is the Tubo people who are showing off their might on the head of the city, and the corpses of the Tang army piled up under the city wall.

"General!"

The captains with grief and indignation on their faces gathered around him.

"There will be no anger in the army." Looking at the defenders who were standing at the head of the city urinating, Li Yunze, who looked indifferent, raised his hand, "But Lao Tzu is going to be angry today!" ”

He turned his head to look at the captains, "After the city is broken, there will be no chickens and dogs!" Avenge my Tang Dynasty soldiers! ”

"Yui!

！ ”

He had intended to continue using traditional siege tactics to sharpen his recruits.

But now, when you can't bear it, you don't have to endure it anymore.

Return to your own military tent, open the door of time and space to return to the modern world.

took a large box of C4 from the warehouse and quickly returned to the Datang plane.

He did a lot of this, and it was very quick to assemble.

After installing the detonating device, Li Yunze walked out of the military tent and instructed the captains, "Recruit a group of daredevils in the army." ”

The Tang troops outside the city were in a state of rage, and they were enthusiastic about recruiting the dead.

Thirty people were finally selected to push a huge shield cart, a shield cart with a large box of C4s.

Li Yunze looked at Xue Rengui who was standing behind the shield car with some surprise, and thought about beckoning him over.

"General!"

Xue Rengui's body is tall and powerful, which is also the standard physique of most ancient generals.

is like the kind of little white-faced general in film and television dramas, which almost does not exist on the battlefield.

After all, the bigger and stronger the physique, the greater the strength and the stronger the ability to resist blows.

The little white face, which can be blown down by a gust of wind, is usually only worthy of being in the women's camp.

explained how Xue Rengui ignited the fuse, and then patted him on the shoulder, "Young man, do a good job, I'm optimistic about you." ”

Xue Rengui suddenly had a flattered expression.

Although he was rewarded with hundreds of times for his first achievement, he was also promoted to the captain of the team, and then promoted to the captain.

But in essence, he is still a recruit who has not been in the army for a long time.

It's really exciting to be favored by the whole army.

In other directions, the sheep attack on the city wall began, and the gongs and drums were noisy and the flags were unfurled.

On the side of the main attack, thousands of Tang troops stepped forward with bows and crossbows and fired at the defenders on the city wall to suppress them.

Xue Rengui took his companions and pushed the heavy shield cart with all his might, creaking towards the city wall.

Niyang City, a city in a small country in the Western Regions, naturally cannot have such a thing as a moat.

Outside the city, there are not even antlers and horse entrenchment traps or anything, which is simply not worth mentioning from the perspective of siege.

The defenders shouted and fought back, and a rain of arrows fell down on the thick roof of the shield cart, making a continuous popping sound like rain.

As the shield cart approached the walls, more defenders were activated.

Large stones, a whole piece of wood that should be the beams of the house, an ash bottle filled with ash to confuse the eyes, a lit straw pile, etc., etc., etc.

All kinds of things kept smashing on the shield cart, and every dull impact sound would make Tang Jun's heart tighten when he was pushing the cart.

Fortunately, this shield cart was strong enough, especially when it was covered with a layer of iron plates, and it was finally pushed to the edge of the city wall without danger.

In fact, when defending the city, you have to deal with this kind of shield cart, first of all, the moat, then the antlers to resist the horse and the pit, or the catapult and the bed crossbow.

If you are against the base of the wall, throw a boulder or set it on fire.

It's just that at this time, the ability of the Tibetan defenders to defend the city... Nothing.

Xue Rengui under the shield car gasped heavily, and turned his head to stare at the Tang army formation hundreds of steps away.

Suddenly, he heard a drum sound from the military formation, and immediately ignited the fuse in his hand.

Next, it's time for life and death.

The Tang Army, who was in charge of suppressing the shooting, began to shoot rapidly, while Xue Rengui and the others shouted, and then rushed out of the shield car and ran madly in the direction of the main formation.

A rain of arrows came after them, planting a field of arrows around them.

Several Tang soldiers had no armor on their legs and feet, screaming and falling to the ground.

Fortunately, his companions were really powerful, dragging them to continue to run for their lives, and finally escaped from the range of the bow and arrow.

There was a sound of gold ringing in the formation, and the crossbowmen in charge of covering quickly retreated, finally retreating into the formation.

Xue Rengui, who was panting, came to Li Yunze and saluted: "General! Fortunately, it is not disgraceful! ”

"Okay."

Li Yunze nodded with a smile: "This skill should be better than the first." ”

After getting up, Xue Rengui looked at the shield cart leaning against the wall in the distance with some doubts, and really didn't understand the use of sending such a shield cart there.

The defenders on the city wall also couldn't figure it out, and some even looked down with their brains, as if they wanted to see through what was under the shield cart with their eyes.

Xue Rengui, who came back to his senses, turned his head to look at Li Yunze suspiciously, wanting to ask what this meant.

Then he was stunned to see Li Yunze open his mouth and raise his hands to cover his ears.

"This is..."

Before Xue Rengui could figure out what posture this was, there was a thunderclap in the distance behind him!

A real bolt from the blue!

There was a thunderclap, and the incandescent flames instantly engulfed the section of the city wall where the shield cart was located.

The sound of the explosion and thunder carried hundreds of thousands of steps to the side of the Tang army, and almost everyone was shaken, and the horses were even more hoofed and neighing.

Xue Rengui shook his head vigorously, but there was still a buzz in his ears.

He raised his hand and rubbed his ears, and then turned to look in the direction of the city wall.

It was already engulfed in the smoke of gunpowder rising into the sky, and all kinds of messy things flew in the sky, drawing a long parabola, and throwing it in all directions with high temperatures.

Looking at the apocalyptic horror scene in the distance with his mouth open, Xue Rengui only felt that his mind was blank.

This is... Damnation?!

He felt as if someone was patting him, and when he turned around in confusion, he saw what the Lord was talking to him.

rubbed his ears vigorously again, and finally heard what Li Yunze was saying.

“... What a stupid hair, on! The soldiers of the army obeyed the order and rushed in without leaving the chicken and dog! ”

Drums and trumpets sounded continuously, and the Tang army, which had recovered from the shock, began to march towards the city wall step by step.

The smoke on the other side of the city wall began to dissipate, and everyone was finally able to see the situation there.

The previous shield cart has disappeared without a trace, and along with the shield cart, there is also a section of city wall dozens of feet long.

A large crater was left in front of the shield cart, and the hot scorched earth spread radially.

As for the defenders who had gathered on the city walls, there was no trace of them at this time... No, it should be everywhere.

Seeing that the city wall had collapsed and the morale of the Tang army was soaring, they shouted and crossed the gap and rushed into the city.

The city is not large, and its circumference is only three or four miles.

The square structure of the city wall provides good conduction for sound waves and shock waves.

At least at this time, many of the defenders in the city were still stumbling around.

The people who approached the city wall on this side were lying on the ground motionless.

Tang Jun stepped on it, and was shocked to find that its body was extremely soft, as if it had no bones.

There were also defenders who were hit by flying fragments, the power of which was about the same as that of large-caliber bullets.

By this time, all the Don troops were full of morale, and they firmly believed that this battle was won!