Tanli shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Uncle Prince, wasn't Geshu Beichuan very confident just now?" Ask him to share his thoughts. How should this Zijin Pass be fought? ”

Ronia was also quite helpless about this nephew, and turned her head to look at Geshu Beichuan: "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Geshu Beichuan shook his beard: "Your Highness, we are strong now, just wave the army to attack the city." I have already heard clearly before, and most of Li Jiangyao's Zhenjiang army are natives of Western Xinjiang. Ladies and gentlemen, what kind of combat power is the Western Xinjiang Soft Egg, do you still need to tell me? Hahaha. ”

Hearing him say this, many Turkic generals laughed along with him, with a look of disdain on their faces.

In fact, there is another meaning in Geshu Beichuan's words, before Tanli and Yun Qianxue couldn't even beat those soft eggs, it was really a shame for the face of the Golden Clan.

Ronia, who is also a member of the Golden Clan, snorted coldly when she heard this: "Wave your army to attack the city? It's as simple as that? ”

The Prince of the Temple was a famous and fierce general of the entire Turkic Empire, and his face sank, as arrogant as Brother Shu Beichuan, and he couldn't help but feel a little chill in his heart, so he quickly put away his smile and replied seriously: "Your Highness, I am a rough person and don't like to use my brains. Anyway, I'll do whatever you say, and it's no problem to let the Ghost Fighting Army play the striker! ”

Ronia more or less had to save some face for the Ghost Fighting Clan, so he didn't entangle with Geshu Beichuan anymore, and said in a deep voice: "Even if it is a strong attack, you must pay attention to methods and strategies. What is the depth of Zijin Pass, you must first make a tentative attack to know. ”

Yun Qianxue originally planned to take the initiative to ask for battle, but he didn't expect Tan Li to quietly reach out and grab him at this time, and said with a smile: "Uncle, it is indeed necessary to test the attack. Just now, General Geshu seemed to say that they want to be the vanguard of the whole army, and in my opinion, it is better to let him beat the soft eggs in the western Xinjiang. ”

Before Ronia could speak, Geshu Beichuan had already replied loudly: "Okay, I have this intention!" Your Highness, please let us go to war and explore the way for everyone! ”

The Prince of the Templar looked at him, then at Thanley, who was smiling evilly, and nodded, "Then let it be decided." At sunrise tomorrow, the Ghost Fighting Legion will take the lead in attacking Zijin Pass, and the Condor Clan will be responsible for covering and supporting. All the rest of the generals followed the king to watch the enemy and check the defense of the Zhenjiang army front! ”

Early the next morning, 40,000 soldiers and horses of the Ghost Dou Clan, under the command of their general Geshu Beichuan, marched forward in formation, approaching Zijin Pass step by step.

Compared with other big tribes, the Ghost Dou Clan is the poorest of the Eight Turkic Pillars.

The Ghost Dou tribe is located in the northwest of the Turkic Empire, with a small territory, and strange mountains, barren land, and extremely scarce resources. Therefore, as soon as they heard that they were going to follow the Great Khan to conquer the Holy Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Continent, the Ghost Dou clan was very excited and active, hoping that after the victory, they would be able to share more rich land and completely change the fate of the tribe.

Because they were poor, they had to work hard; Also because of poverty, they were the most shabby Turkic troops.

The soldiers of the Golden Clan, the Night Wheel Clan, and the Yunhe Clan were all dressed in brand-new military uniforms and shiny armor, riding tall horses and holding sharp weapons, all of them looked energetic and majestic.

On the other hand, the Ghost Fighting Army is like a group of people called Hanako.

Armour? That thing doesn't exist. Of the 40,000 troops, no more than 8,000 soldiers can gather a complete set of their own armor, and the rest are all robbing the Holy Tang Dynasty and Western Xinjiang, and they are dressed in a variety of ways.

The horse is a long-haired and lean horse, and the knife is a rusty old knife.

Looking at this army of beggars, Xu Youchang couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and asked Li Jiangyao: "Is this ...... Is it Turkic? ”

Li Jiangyao stared at the skeleton flag and snorted coldly: "Not only the Turks, but also the most cruel and crazy Turks. Their young master is the demon brother Shu Xuan who created the poisonous soldiers. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xu Youchang suddenly came to his senses: "Damn, it turned out to be them!" It's just in time, let's let these guys pay off a little blood debt for the young master! ”

"You go and take charge, be careful." Li Jiangyao instructed: "Ronia left the main force of the Golden Clan in the rear and sent the Ghost Fighting Clan to fight, obviously to test the reality of our defense system, so don't use all the tricks as soon as you come up." ”

Xu Youchang saluted: "Obey the order, please rest assured!" ”

The drums of war shook the sky, pounding and beating in the hearts of every soldier, and the Zhenjiang army stood on the city wall, watching the ghost fighting army get closer and closer.

Boom –

A fire oil bomb landed accurately on the narrow passage between the trenches, and more than a dozen Turkic warriors were instantly wrapped in flames and fell into the nearby trenches with screams.

The rest of the men and horses were still blocking the edge of the passage, waiting to squeeze forward. Arrows rained down from the city, causing waves of casualties and panic.

Prince Thanley, who was on the lookout in the distance, pointed to the trench and said, "Uncle Prince, before we attack, we must find a way to fill in those three trenches, otherwise we will have to be like the stupid bird of Geshu Beichuan, and let people shoot as live targets in vain." ”

Ronia frowned and nodded: "Yes, you must prepare more earthwork and stones, and you must have enough vehicles." If you want to fill up those deep ditches, it is difficult to do it without seven or eight days. ”

"The question is who's going to do this?" Yun Qianxue worried: "Filling in the trenches is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also facing a crazy blow from the city. Seven or eight days is a trivial matter, but the loss of troops is the most terrible. ”

Tanley sneered: "It's not easy? Catch the people from the rear! Let the people of Shengtang fill the pit with sandbags on their backs, and throw them directly into the ditch when they die, and use them as sand, gravel and earthwork. I don't believe that Li Jiangyao can kill all his own people. ”

Ronia pondered for a moment and said, "Your method is indeed good, but it may not be in time." The Great Khan has an order to let us seize the time to conquer Zijin Pass, go to the rear to arrest the people, and then escort them here, which is estimated to waste more than ten days......"

"Then ......" Tanli turned his head to look, and saw that the generals of the subordinate armies of the Western Xinjiang were standing far away, so he lowered his voice and said: "Then let the people of the Western Xinjiang go up!" ”

Yun Qianxue's heart tightened when she heard this, and she lowered her head a little unbearably, and Ronia didn't rush to answer, and said after a moment of silence: "Well, let's discuss this matter later." ”

At this time, Geshu Beichuan's troops had already approached the Zijin Pass city wall along the passage. Since they could only take a narrow road, there were only seven or eight hundred ghost fighting soldiers and horses close to the city wall, and they didn't even have time to set up the ladder, and in the blink of an eye, they were shot by the defenders.

Geshu Beichuan was so angry that he hurriedly ordered the archers to desperately shoot poisoned arrows towards Zijin Pass.

Seeing this, Xu Youchang immediately ordered the giant crossbow to start. Long arrows flew into the bow and arrow positions of the Ghost Fighting Clan like cannons, each shot could sweep a large number of people, and even pierce two or three people at the same time, like piercing meat skewers, and nailed to the ground.

The horror was so terrifying that even the most vicious ghost fighters couldn't help but be terrified.

The offensive and defensive battle lasted for nearly two hours, and the army of the Ghost Dou Clan never posed a direct threat to the city wall, but also lost a large number of men and horses. Ronia sighed lightly and said, "It's almost over today, so let's stop here." Then he turned and walked off the lookout.

The clarion call for retreat came from the direction of the big battalion, and the tormented Geshu Beichuan finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ordered the Ghost Dou Army, which had lost its spirit, to withdraw its troops.

When he arrived at the gate of the camp, Geshu Beichuan saw Tanli holding his shoulders and smiling at him against the camp gatepost.

After dinner, the Prince of the Temple, Ronia, convened the crowd again. He didn't mention how the Ghost Fighting Legion performed today, but carefully analyzed the city defense system of the Zhenjiang Army.

Because Li Jiangyao reminded him in advance that Xu Youchang did not fully exert the means of defense, so Ronia only made a rough judgment based on what he saw with his own eyes, from the aspects of trenches, trebuchets, giant crossbows, bows and arrows, and the position of the defenders.

Geshu Beichuan had a strong personal feeling about this, and immediately expressed his approval, the three huge trenches were not solved, and the soldiers and horses could only squeeze on a narrow passage, and they could not attack the city wall gate at all.

Ronia nodded, and then assigned the task: the Ghost Fighting Legion is fighting hard, so there is no need to go into battle tomorrow, and it will be replaced to rest. During the rest, the ghost fighters dug and planed stones on the hills behind the camp to prepare materials for filling the trenches.

As soon as Geshu Beichuan heard that he still had to work as a coolie to recuperate, he was immediately full of grievances, but he didn't dare to question the order of the Prince of the Temple, so he could only be curious: "Are you going to attack Zijin Pass tomorrow?" Isn't the trench still ......"

Ronia directly interrupted him: "Although the trench has not been filled, it can still be fought, but there is no need to do the useless work of approaching the fierce battle." ”

Yun Qianxue understood: "What does Your Highness mean, remote? ”

"That's right, remote hand-to-hand." Ronia bowed slightly: "While the Ghost Fighting Legion is preparing the earth and stone materials, we will use trebuchets to consume the enemy. First, it can test the lethality of the trebuchet and improve the operator's proficiency, and secondly, it can also damage the city wall of Zijin Pass to a certain extent, laying the foundation for the future general attack. ”

He turned to Tanli and said, "Second Prince, the large siege equipment is basically the equipment of your Eleventh Legion, and I think you will command it tomorrow." In addition, the Condor Legion is good at bows and arrows, and its archery skills are the first among the eight Turkic pillars, and four teams of archers will be dispatched tomorrow to fight together. ”

Tanli and Condor General Kunzhe stood up and answered, "Obey!" ”

[Heroes, please support the Zhenjiang Army. Recently, the data has fallen, and I feel quite melancholy. 】