Chapter 365 The Battle of Attack and Defense in Zhanzhou

Shanzhou, the ancient Qiang land, was the second year of Emperor Wu's hunting (120 BC), the Han army entered the Huangshui River Basin in the west, and the Han Jiang Huo Qubing built a military stronghold Xipingting, which was the beginning of the establishment of Yanzhou. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xiping County was located in Jian'an, and Xidu County (now Xining City), and the third year of Emperor Wen of Wei was expanded to the west. Ping County began to build a city here. In Sui Dynasty, it changed its name to Huangshui County. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has set up a state and changed its name to Shanzhou. It is located at the westernmost point of the river valley. The two mountains in the north and south are facing each other. In the west, there is Huangshui surrounding the city, which is full of the danger of local benefits. Since the rise of Tubo, Shanzhou has been an important border city. The city defense has been repeatedly rebuilt, the city wall is high, and the attack and defense facilities are complete. Quan, there are more than 6,000 cavalry stationed, which is the top of the border states. It is the front line against Tubo. Since Cheng Hedong was ordered to defend the city, it has not only gained many benefits to the city defense, but also has also severely eliminated military discipline. The defense of the city is famous for its order. However, when the Tubo army rolls in, the city can't help but be stopped. The sound of uproar is really amazing because of the greatness of the enemy.

"Buncle, what's the panic? The whole army listened to the order and cheered up for me. Don't let the Tubo dog thief look down on him!"

Seeing the Tubo army rolling around like a locust, Cheng Hedong's heart was also extremely worried. However, as soon as he saw his generals exclaiming, he immediately became angry and roared, and finally suppressed the tension of the officers and soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the thief has sent credit so urgently. If you don't accept it, it's really a kindness to the thief."

Although Zhuang Mingyi is a civil official, he is not afraid of war. When he sees that the atmosphere on the top of the city is too tight, he can't help but be a little worried. He said with a smile. His tone is plain and relaxed. Although he is not very bold, the meaning of self-confidence is very strong.

"Zhuang Sima said that it's really tiring to kill so many rabbles. Just barely deal with it."

After all, Cheng Hedong and Zhuang Mingyi have cooperated for a long time, and there is no lack of tacit understanding between them. As soon as they heard it, they knew the intention of Zhuang Mingyi's words. Then he replied with a laugh. The aura is overflowing. When the officers and soldiers guarding the city saw that the two masters in the city were so heroic, they regarded the Tubo army as nothing. Ben's trepidation was relieved, and his morale was gradually raised unconsciously.

"Woo..."

A sad horn sounded, and the Tubo army slowly stopped at a distance less than two miles from the city. Instead, they set up camp on the spot, but set up a strong attack under the city and took down the posture of Shangzhou one by one.

"Listen by the people in the city. My family led a million-strong army to sweep the eight wastelands. If you surrender early, you can especially be rich. Otherwise, there will be no place to die!"

The formation of the Tubo army was adjusted very quickly. It was only a long time before and after, and the formation was completed. Even if a member rushed to the city and persuaded him to surrender with his voice.

"Looking for death!"

Cheng Hedong, who was originally observing the enemy's array, heard that Tubo would talk about the city. At that time, there was a burst of fire. He rudely picked up the iron bow at his waist, pulled a full circle, and aimed at the general and shot an arrow.

"Ah..."

When the Tubo general in the city was complacent, he suddenly saw Cheng Hedong's arrow aiming at himself. At that moment, he was so scared that he was so scared that he couldn't care about his face. He turned his head, bent down on the back of the horse, turned around and ran back to this array. A series of movements were very smooth, but it was late, but it was late, but After hearing a string, the carved feather arrow had cut through the space like a meteor, and quickly shot into the Tubo general's vest. He roared in pain, and fell off the horse's back, his hands and feet twitched a few times, and his life returned to Huangquan.

"Daxiang, the Tang thief is extremely rude, and the last general asked to lead his troops to attack the city!"

"Daxiang, the last general is willing to lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to take the city. If he does not capture this, he will not withdraw the troops!"

"Daxiang, you can order it. The last general is willing to be the vanguard!"

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In the Tubo Central Army, Herzzan, Dawang and other Tubo commanders surrounded by the Chalqinling were all angered by Cheng Hedong's actions. They lined up one after another with red eyes and asked for a loud fight.

"Second brother, the thief is very rude. In fact, it should be conquered and destroyed. However, when our army first arrived, the siege equipment was not complete. We attacked the city. I'm afraid there will be more soldiers and horses. Please investigate in detail."

Although Kar Zanpo was also very angry by Cheng Hedong's action of shooting before the battle, he was not dizzy. After thinking about it for a while, he earnestly admonished.

"Zan Po, Er Xiu wants to grow other people's ambition and destroy his own prestige. If you are afraid, stay away, but someone is not afraid. This city will take it by himself!"

The captain Herzzan is an impatience. He has always been at odds with the steady Ghar Zanpo. Hearing that Ghar Zanpo advocated a slow attack, Herzzan did not comply. He stared at his eyes full of blood and shouted angrily.

"Daxiang, we wait for more than 200,000 troops to fill in this city of Shenzhou. How can we tolerate the Tang thieves to be so rampant!"

"Da Xiang, fight, the last general is willing to be the first attack!"

"Daixiang, we are all willing to fight, please be kind to me!"

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A group of Tubo generals are all belligerent people. No one is willing to fall behind. They shouted in a chaotic way. Everyone wants to fight, and everyone is competing for the first, but the momentum is extremely high.

"Uh-huh!"

Although the soldiers have not moved for more than half a month, the preparation work has never been relaxed. There has been a good strategy to break the city for a long time. The messenger is just the morale of the troops. At this time, I was very satisfied when I saw the generals asking for war, but I was not in a hurry to express my position, but let the generals make a noise. Enough, he raised his hand and stopped the shouting of the generals. He looked around at the crowd with a solemn face. He pressed his hand and ordered murderously: "Herzzan's first attack, Dawang is the second, Sorenzan is the third, and he has repeatedly attacked, in order to break the city in one fell swoop, and the rest of the departments unfold according to the order and cut off the flow!"

"No!"

After the determination of gar Qinling, a group of generals did not dare to neglect a little. They bowed their own promises and rode their horses back to the headquarters one after another. In a moment, in the sound of the horns, all the Tubo soldiers and horses launched together. First, Herzzan led his cavalry to rush to the front of the moat and suppressed the archers at the head of the city with a horse shot, and immediately A team of Tubo soldiers untied the small cloth bags hanging around their waists and filled them with soil on the spot. Then, either on horseback or on foot, under the cover of the cavalry, they embraced the moat one after another and threw the cloth bags full of mud into the moat.

"Fly, quickly, shoot arrows!"

As soon as the Tubo army moved, Cheng Hedong had guessed the intention of the opponent to cut off the moat. He couldn't help but be a little anxious. He roared at the crossbowmen at the head of the command city to obstruct the other party's actions with arrows. However, the bow and crossbowmen at the head of the city could not be more than a thousand people. Under the suppression of the opponent's cavalry brigade, the results were really not good. Although hundreds of aggressive Tubo soldiers were shot and killed, their own side also lost dozens of troops, and they could only watch a moat in the west be filled into the flat ground by the Tubo army.

"Fill the city, fill the city!"

Seeing that less than half an hour after the start of the war, the moat had been filled, Herzzan was very proud. He led his 5,000 cavalry brigades galloping back and forth under the city. While constantly suppressing the counterattack of the head of the city with horse shooting, he bluffed loudly and shouted, and ordered the troops to fill the city to the city desperately. .

"Come on, lift up the oil cylinder!"

The Tubo army was obviously prepared for this time. More than 200,000 people cooperated quite tacitly. Under the command of the horn, a team of steps and cavalry, braved the arrows that kept shooting down the top of the city and pushed desperately into the city. Cloth bags full of soil were constantly piled up under the city, although due to the pressure of the hard work on the top of the city, Fu The price was not small. Nearly 2,000 soldiers fell under the city, but the progress of the soil slope never stopped. The speed of the pile was amazing. However, in a moment, it had piled up to half of the city wall. Seeing that the situation was wrong, Cheng Hedong was sweating all over his head. He dared not slow down and shouted. Min Zhuang, who commanded the auxiliary guard, lifted a jar of vegetable oil and fire oil to the head of the city, and poured the Tubo soldiers who rushed to the bottom of the city all over with oil.

"Ignite! Throw it!"

The Tubo army that filled the city was not stupid. As soon as they saw the head of the city keep pouring oil down, they didn't dare to delay any more, so they had to run back in a mess, but it was too late. However, listening to Cheng Hedong's roar, dozens of torches that were lit floated down from the head of the city and swayed into the chaotic Tubo army. The fire was instant. It burned uncontrollably, and hundreds of unlucky Tubo soldiers were burned into human-shaped torches, and the sound of howls was continuous.

"Fight an arrow, shoot an arrow quickly, retreat, kill without mercy!"

Herzzan was proud, but he didn't expect that the defenders would come to such a fire attack. He was immediately anxious. Then he saw that the burning chaotic army was running towards this array. His eyes almost dripped blood, but he did not dare to let the chaotic army rush close. He could only order him to shoot his own defeated soldiers with a green face.

"Ah..."

"No..."

"General, spare my life..."

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Since Herzzan had issued an order, the archers and cavalry, who had been waiting for a long time, did not dare to neglect it. They were full of their hearts and couldn't bear it, but they were still ruthless and poured a torrent of arrows on the fleeing army, which aroused a burst of howl.

"Hahaha..., Xiaoli, no respect, Tubo children, if you have the courage to come again, how much, how much grandpa will kill!"

"Tubo dog thief, come and die, grandpa is waiting!"

"Burn these dogs/mothers, burn, burn, burn!"

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Seeing that a fire burned the Tubo army, the defenders in the city were self-moralized. Under the lead of Cheng Hedong, they pointed to the chaotic Tubo army under the city, laughed and scolded loudly, and was so angry that Herzzan, who knew a little Chinese, was furious...