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Chapter 493 Lanzhou

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    Jieli took a deep breath of the dry and cold air on the grassland, and there was a trace of moisture in the air.  This is a sign that spring is coming, so hurry up and finish this battle.  It is a serious matter to return to the grassland with the spoils of war and let the cattle and sheep that have endured the winter gain fat.

    Five miles away in front is Lanzhou City with a big flag with the character "Li".  Even now Jie Li still can't understand that Li Shimin, a famous general of his generation, would actually make such a mistake.  He personally led 20,000 soldiers into Liangzhou, surrounded by the desolate Gobi.  Jie Li easily severed the connection between Li Er and his subordinates, and there were originally eight thousand soldiers in Liangzhou City.  Counting Li Er's 20,000 people, there are only 30,000 people. Behind him are 200,000 grassland coalition troops.

    As long as this general of the Tang Dynasty is killed, the northwest Tang army will be greatly frightened.  Victory will be within easy reach, at least there will be no problem in taking over Longyou.  Jie Li never considered Lanzhou City's broken city wall, which was only three feet high, to be a problem.

    With a wave of the horse whip in his hand, tens of thousands of soldiers from various tribes began to charge with shouts.  They carried ladders and pushed carts.  Countless infantry archers and cavalry followed behind, and the infantry archers moved up diagonally to achieve invincibility and began to project.  The horse archer urges the war horse and throws the arrow out when the horse's speed reaches the extreme. Such arrow can fly very far.

    The number of arrows was so large that the sky darkened for a moment.  Jieli was very satisfied with the density of the arrows.  Under such coverage, Lanzhou City must have suffered heavy casualties.  His invincible grassland army will conquer the city.  In future battles, carrying Li Er's head will definitely demoralize the Tang army.

    Hou Junji, who has become a general, is now hiding behind a shield like a captain.  There was no way not to do this. Li Er was sitting in the tower behind him.  The prince himself was on the front line, and he, the general, could only squat on the city wall like a soldier to resist the Turks' arrows.

    The shield made "bang" and "bang" sounds, and Hou Junji felt his arm tremble every time it rang.  The Turks are worthy of being good at riding and shooting. The strength of this arrow alone can reach the level of an ordinary captain in the Tang Army.  Hou Junji, who was bored, unexpectedly found a small iron plate behind the shield with the words "Made in Lintong" written on it.

    The aimless shooting will continue until the Turkic army reaches the city.  When there were no more "bang" or "bang" sounds coming from the shield, Hou Junji immediately jumped up.  Five or six soldiers came over, raised a knocking pole, shouted a slogan, and overturned the ladder that had just been erected on the city wall.  The Turkic soldiers who had already put their hands on the top of the city wall screamed and fell down.

    Before they could take a breath, several soldiers covered them with large shields.  The sound of jingling on the shield is endless!

    The moment the siege started, countless blood and screams flew up.  Li Er stood on the tower, his cheek muscles as hard as stone.  No matter what, we must persist here for five days. After five days, various Tang army units will launch attacks on Lanzhou from all directions.  The tired Turks will be hit as never before.  Whether you can win this battle depends on whether you can survive these five days.

    "Boom!" Li Er felt the city wall under his feet shake, and then he saw dust in the side hall of the city tower.

    "Trebuchet!" Master Sheng Yan roared, his eyes as wide as copper bells.  Then there was a huge roar on the city wall, and Li Er's pupils shrank.  There was a wall stack more than ten steps away, and several soldiers were smashed into the air.

    Hou Junji trembled with fright, and the soldiers who were knocked away fell on him and slapped him on the arrow stack.  My chest felt tight, and there seemed to be countless flies flying in front of my eyes.  His ears were ringing, his mouth and nose were salty, and there was blood everywhere on his body. He didn't know whether it was from others or his own.

    "Your Highness!" Master Sheng Yan said eagerly.  We can no longer hide the secret of gunpowder, otherwise the walls of Lanzhou City will be smashed down before the afternoon.  Two hundred thousand people poured in, so there was no need to say anything.

    "Blow up those trebuchets!" Li Er ordered with a livid face. He did not expect that the Turks also had trebuchets.  It must have been made by the craftsmen captured from Hebei. The grassland people did not have such craftsmanship.

    As soon as Li Er's order was given, the eight-niu crossbow arrows with sparks shot out.  There was a rumble in the distance, and a dozen trebuchets turned into a pile of broken fragments in an instant.  The soldiers operating the trebuchets suffered heavy losses.

    Jieli¡¯s pupils shrank, they indeed brought firearms.  And it seemed to be more powerful than before. I had experienced the power of this thing under Shuofang City, but now I heard the explosion, and my heart still trembled unconsciously.

    "Uncle, they have gunpowder!" Tuli exclaimed.

    "I'm not deaf, continue to attack the city!" Jieli roared, and Tuli immediately lost his voice.On the joints and throat.

    "Your Highness! Send some gunpowder shells to the brothers!" Hou Junji's tone was full of tears. The battle damage reported by the Lieutenant Colonel just now almost made him crazy.  The Turks were really desperate. On several occasions, more than a dozen people rushed to the crenel.  Hou Junji personally led the people and pushed them down with a steel knife.

    "Well! One pill per person, save some money." Li Er said with a cold face. He knew that Hou Junji was not in a hurry.  I will never come to ask for help.

    After listening to Li Er's words, Master Sheng Yan immediately took Hou Junji to get the gunpowder bullets.  He has asked for a fight several times, but has not received Li Er's permission.

    The Turks seemed to have gone crazy with the idea of ??filling up the city wall with corpses.  Li Shimin, who is absolutely opposite him, should also have reached his limit. As long as he adds more strength, he can drink with Li Shimin's head.

    There were piles of corpses under the city wall, especially in front of the city gate.  The thick wooden city gate is covered with marks of knife and axe, and more than half of the corpses lying on the ground were scalded to death by hot oil or gold juice.  Because the cloth was sprinkled with a lot of gold juice, the entire city gate stunk.

    "Uncle, I have an idea." Tu Li suddenly said.

    "Say!" Jieli took a sip of strong wine, and the irritability in his heart burned like a raging fire.  He opened his mouth and took a bite on the neck of the maid next to him, and Tu Li saw blood flowing down.  The maid didn't dare to shout, her eyes were full of fear and tears.

    "There are the most corpses in the city gate cave. We might as well send people to light the corpses at night. I got some kerosene from the Tang Dynasty. I just need to pour it on the corpses. The preservation water can't be poured out. As long as the human oil burns out,  This fire can burn the city gate. At that time, we only need to break through the city gate to rush in. "

    "Did you get the Tang Dynasty fire oil?" Jieli's eyes suddenly lit up!

    "I bought it with a lot of money from General Tang Dynasty, but there are only three barrels!" Tu Li shrank back unconsciously.

    "Okay, let's do it like this. I'll burn it tonight, but I want to see how powerful Datang's kerosene is." Jie Li laughed wildly.

    A dozen black figures sneaked out of the camp, and soon blue flames ignited inside the gate of Lanzhou City.  Almost in an instant, the blue flames suddenly surged by ten feet.  The fire that soared into the sky caused the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty on the city wall to become a mess.

    The fire quickly ignited the bodies in front of the city gate, giving off the smell of burnt flesh.  Bodies were also burning in the distance, human oil sizzling from the fire.  The crows that were eating flew away with their "croak" and "croak" calls.

    Jie Li looked at the fire and laughed wildly.  In order to attract the attention of the Tang army on the city wall, the Turks launched a night attack.  Countless Turks rushed towards the Lanzhou city wall carrying ladders just like during the day.

    Hou Junji fired a crossbow arrow, but before he could wind it up, he lit a gunpowder shell and threw it down.  With an explosion, a human arm flew up.  This new type of gunpowder bomb is much more powerful than before.  The black powder bullets of the past were not so powerful.

    Explosions came one after another, and the soldiers almost immediately threw out their only gunpowder bomb.  If you kill one more Turk, you can live longer.

    Amid countless explosions, the Turks fled in all directions.  They were very afraid of this powerful weapon, and even Jie Li's face in the distance twitched twice.  It seemed that the Tang army was really pushed into a panic, and they all started to use gunpowder bombs.

    Hou Junji felt very happy, as he only needed to load some more gunpowder bombs tomorrow.  Being able to survive this most difficult day and leaving Lanzhou City alive is more important than anything else.

    While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the Turks let out a huge cheer.  Just when he didn't understand what was going on, the lieutenant of the Central Military Academy came running over in a hurry.

    "General, it's not good, the city gate has been burned through." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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