The eastern sky had just turned white, and the Turkic camp began to be noisy.

The 20,000 Golden Wolf Army marched out of the camp gate, holding high the scimitar shield in their hands, forming four scattered lines, and slowly advancing towards Zijin Pass.

Behind them were eighty huge trebuchets and hundreds of ox carts with stone projectiles.

At the same time, a total of 8,000 archers of the Condor Clan in the four teams were divided into left and right wings, and walked side by side with the Golden Wolf Army.

The whole army stopped at a distance of about 100 paces from the trench, and the trebuchet operator acted quickly, fixed the stake foot, aimed at the distance and near the ruler, and placed the 20-pound large stone in the trebuchet's bucket.

Looking at the defenders rushing back and forth on the city in the distance, ready to meet the battle, Tan Li raised his sword eyebrows and waved his hand to order: "Launch!" ”

In the blink of an eye, eighty stone bullets rose in response, with a sharp whistling sound, and flew straight towards Zijin Pass.

Boom! Bang bang!

Most of the stones were not accurate, and either fell to the ground before reaching the city walls, or flew farther over the city, and only about two dozen hit the target. However, Rao is like this, and the Zijin Gate is also full of exclamations, and it can be seen with the naked eye that many people have been smashed down by stone bullets, and there are also several damages to the battlements of the city wall.

Thanri muttered dissatisfied, and ordered his men to recalibrate the ruler before reloading and firing again.

This time, about half of the stones hit the head of the Purple Gold Pass, causing more damage than the previous one.

Seeing this, the golden wolf army under the city raised their swords and cheered.

However, they were too early to rejoice, and they completely forgot who the trebuchet had learned from.

Before the Turks could launch the third wave of stone bombs to attack, an earth-shattering shout suddenly came from the direction of Zijin Pass, and then, more than a hundred fire oil bombs with smoke tails drew a beautiful and gorgeous arc in the air and smashed into the Golden Wolf Army Formation.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The fire burst and there was a scream!

One hundred and twenty fireballs, almost none of them missed, all of them were greeted by the Eleventh Legion. The golden wolf army, which was cheering one moment ago, cried wolf and dodged everywhere the next moment.

Stanley was taken aback by this scene, and hurriedly urged his subordinates to fight back, and the Turkic trebuchet immediately went crazy and desperately poured stone bullets into Zijin Pass.

Not to be outdone, the Zhenjiang army broke through the air with more fire and oil bombs than the Turks, smashing the Golden Wolf Army!

Not only that, because the line of sight was blocked, Tanli and they couldn't see the location of the Zhenjiang army's trebuchet, so they could only bombard the city wall, and the Zhenjiang army was condescending, and could accurately observe and demarcate the far and near positions of the Turkic trebuchet, so the fire oil bombs not only attacked the soldiers, but also a lot of long-range equipment specifically responsible for suppressing the enemy, after four or five rounds of strikes, sixteen Turkic trebuchets had fallen into the raging fire.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Tanley hurriedly ordered the attack to be stopped, and all the equipment quickly retreated to safety.

But he never expected that the range of the trebuchets of the Zhenjiang army was much farther than theirs, and on the way to retreat from Queen Cang, the Turkic trebuchet troops suffered two rounds of merciless blows again, and three more instruments were scrapped on the spot.

At the same time, the Condor archers on both flanks were also completely destroyed by the defenders.

Although their strong bows shot farther and more accurately than other Turkic troops, the Zhenjiang army had a geographical advantage, and the bows and arrows seemed to be too numerous to be used up, and the two sides fired at each other for half an hour, and the 8,000 archers lost nearly a quarter, and they were in danger of collapsing at any time if they were consumed again.

Seeing that the Golden Wolf Army was smeared with oil on the soles of their feet and retreated one after another, Kun Zhe did not hesitate, and urgently ordered his subordinates to follow suit and withdraw from the range of the Zhenjiang Army under echelon cover.

The long-range war of attrition launched at dawn was hastily ended before lunch could be made.

This time, it was replaced by Geshu Beichuan leaning next to the camp gate gatepost, smiling and waving to Tanli. Stanley saw that his heart was on fire, and he couldn't wait to give the order on the spot, so that the trebuchet could directly bombard the other party with one shot.

After entering the coach's big tent, Tanley directly complained: "Prince, today I blame that guy Shu Beichuan, he is the culprit!" ”

Geshu Beichuan, who was following behind, looked confused: ", you were beaten up by the other side about my?" ”

The Temple Prince Rohnia was also a little confused: "Second Prince, I didn't understand what you said, why do you blame General Geshu?" ”

"Because their ghost fighting army is too cowardly!" Tanli said angrily: "Yesterday, Geshu Beichuan didn't desperately attack the city at all, so the Zhenjiang army didn't have any pressure, and the trebuchet position was not exposed at all!" ”

Geshu Beichuan jumped up directly on the spot: "You're too good at throwing the pot, right?!" I lost more than a thousand soldiers yesterday, how can I fight hard? ”

"More than a thousand is a fart!" Tanli said angrily: "You go out and count, I have lost more than two thousand people!" Plus nineteen trebuchets! ”

"That's not my fault," Geshu Beichuan was indignant: "Who knew that Tang Manzi had such a powerful weapon, and he felt more fierce than the battlefield in the imperial capital." ”

Tanley continued to get angry and curse, but Ronia hurriedly stopped: "Enough, don't say anything!" What's the use of complaining about each other here? Hit morale in vain. ”

He paused slightly, and said softly to Tanli: "Second Prince, please dissipate your anger first." I saw the situation just now, I see it very clearly, and I don't blame you. Being able to figure out the strength of the other side is worth it even if there are some losses. Come on, hard work, sit down and say. ”

Tanli dreamed of becoming a Turkic Khan in the future, so he naturally didn't dare to offend this important Prince of the Temple, so he had to suppress his anger and sit down according to his words: "Uncle Prince, it's not that I lose my temper, today's loss is completely avoidable......"

Ronia raised his hand to stop his words, first motioned for all the other generals, including Geshu Beichuan, to sit down, and then said with a smile: "The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and nothing can be completely avoided or completely unavoidable. When there is a loss, as long as it can be used well, it can also turn a bad thing into a good thing. ”

He looked at Tanli, who was still indignant: "Just when you attacked Zijin Pass just now, I received a letter from the Great Khan. He had already asked the Saint Tang craftsmen to dismantle all the eight-armed divine crossbows at the head of the imperial capital, and they were on their way here, and it was estimated that they would be there in ten more days. ”

Tanli's eyes lit up: "Ha, Father Khan is too wise." The eight-armed divine crossbow is a sharp weapon of the Shengtang army, with a range of up to 1,000 steps, and was originally used to defend the city, but if it is placed on the battlefield, it can also inflict a huge blow on fixed targets, such as the defenders of Zijin Pass. ”

"That's true," Ronia laughed, "When the time comes, let Tang Manzi taste the taste of their own divine crossbow." How's it going, aren't you depressed this time? ”

Tanli glared at Geshu Beichuan and snorted, "There is finally good news, otherwise I would have to be angry with the Ghost Fighting Clan." ”

Ronia hurriedly said, "Don't say that. There is also good news, which is related to their ghost fighting clan. Didn't Ge Shuxuan's poisonous soldiers cause Li Bing a lot of trouble? This time, along with the eight-armed divine crossbow, there were five hundred poisonous soldiers. ”

Yun Qianxue was slightly stunned: "Your Highness, this ......"

"I know what you're trying to say." Ronia stopped him: "Although the poisonous soldiers are too ruthless, and I have always disapproved of this, but it is natural for the two armies to fight each other and do everything in order to win. What's more, now that the enemy has cut off our retreat, if we don't reverse this unfavorable situation, the entire Turkic Empire will face the possibility of destruction, and the Great Khan and Princess Yingyang will also be in extreme danger. Yun Qianxue, do you still have to abide by any martial virtues at this time? ”

Seeing the painful expression on his friend's face, Tan Li hurriedly smiled and said, "Uncle Prince, don't complain about Yunjun, he is just a tendon, and it will be fine after a while." But I still have a question, Ge Shuxuan's kid has sparse methods, and the poisonous soldiers he made are all monsters who have completely lost their minds, and even he can't control them, if they are sent here, what if they bite our soldiers? ”

Ronia waved her hand: "You don't have to worry about that. The five hundred poisonous soldiers this time are all the first successful products he refined, and they can understand all kinds of commands, and they can be used on the battlefield. ”

"Oh? So powerful, huh? Tanley smiled: "I really want to see what the Zhenjiang army will be scared of by the poisonous soldiers." It's a pity that the number is too small, only 500 people. ”

Ronald looked at him meaningfully: "So, ah, you have to use these poisonous soldiers in the most suitable place and play a miraculous effect!" ”

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Li Jiangyao walked on the city road of Zijin Pass, his sword eyebrows were tightly locked, and his expression was serious. Xu Youchang stretched out his hand and patted the gap in the city wall, couldn't help but scold, and then said: "I really didn't expect that the Turkic ghosts would also use our skills now." ”

"War is a process of rapid learning and rapid growth." Li Jiangyao's tone was very calm: "Haven't we always been imitating their cavalry tactics?" It is not uncommon for the Turks to begin to use large siege equipment. ”

Xu Youchang sighed with emotion: "Fortunately, we have been prepared for a long time, and our strength and experience are much higher than that of our opponents, otherwise we would have been beaten in vain today." When the Turks hit the city with their first stone bullet, I was really taken aback. ”

"Are there many casualties?" Li Jiangyao asked.

"Four hundred and twenty-one were killed and one thousand three hundred and fifty-one wounded." Xu Youchang's answer was very accurate: "The wounded soldiers have all been transferred to the rear for treatment." Jiang Yao, the battlefield medical hall you designed at the beginning is indeed very meaningful, the soldiers know that they can be treated in time after they are injured, they will feel much more at ease on the battlefield, and their morale can be maintained for a longer time. ”

Li Jiangyao smiled: "Good ideas are important, but someone must implement them." In this regard, Situ Wushou and Ma Mu have made great contributions, oh yes, and Miss Xia Lian, who understands herbal medicine. ”

Xu Youchang nodded: "Speaking of that Xia Lian girl, after you rescued her from the horse bandit's den, she has been staying in Metasequoia. We can all see that people are interested in you. What about you? Have you considered taking her in? ”

"I'm already cold." Li Jiangyao replied lightly.

"So what? It's normal for a husband to have three wives and four concubines. Xu Youchang punched Li Jiangyao: "Besides, doesn't Lian Ji stick to you every day?" Oh, if you can accept that female assassin, you can't accept Miss Xia Lian? ”

Li Jiangyao also slapped Xu Youchang with his backhand, and scolded with a smile: "Bastard, what nonsense are you talking about!" These are two different things entirely. I couldn't bear to drive her away because of Lianji's poor background. ”

Xu Youchang smiled maliciously, and suddenly remembered one more thing: "Oh, I forgot to tell you." The day before yesterday, my subordinates reported that your female assassin was inquiring about the situation in the enemy camp, and I felt the need to warn you that she was secretly planning to do something, right? ”