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Chapter 58 Brutal Attack and Defense (3)

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    Du Lan attempted to suppress the Sui army's crossbowmen by using the running tactics that the grassland peoples were good at when attacking cities.  The archers on horseback passed by the city wall in sequence along the arc, and at the same time fired arrows at the Sui army at the top of the city, forming a rain of arrows at the top of the city, which could indeed effectively suppress the Sui army on the city.

    But when these riders came down from the high platform built on the slope, they fell into a hidden horse trap in less than twenty steps.  Then more horses were brought down, kicking up a cloud of dust.  Countless Turkic cavalry fell into the horse pit and were stabbed to death by the spikes in the pit.

    Du Lan looked at the fallen cavalry in front, dumbfounded.

    Too many things happened today and Du Lan was overwhelmed. He had been driven numb by the Sui army's endless methods.

    These horse pits were dug and hidden by the Sui army in advance. Because there were several trenches on the front and rear, the Turks were not wary of the flat ground ahead.  Huang Mingyuan took advantage of people's blind spots to give a great gift to the Turks.  And this trench just restrained the Turkic cavalry after charging.

    Du Lan has already made a desperate move and doesn¡¯t care how many casualties there are.

    As soon as the messenger waved the flag, groups of cavalry began to fill the horse pit and the third trench with dead people and sandbags.  It was not until almost evening that the Turks completed the filling work of the third trench and the horse pit.

    At this time, the night gradually enveloped, as if the sky revealed ferocious tentacles controlling everything, but Dulan still refused to give up, and immediately ordered the Turkic cavalry to launch another round of shooting.

    This time, groups of Turkic cavalry finally rushed to the third slope. With their bows and arrows drawn, they could shoot fiercely at the top of the city.

    But as soon as they slowed down before reaching the slope, they suddenly heard the roar of the wind, and a sharp and rapid roar came.  They looked up unconsciously and saw countless boulders flying in the sky, heading right towards them.  Round stones weighing several kilograms roared out from the single-tip cannon, hitting the group of cavalry with boundless murderous intent. All those hit were damaged, blood and brains were splashed, it was so cruel.

    Du Lan looked at the flying stone and was stunned. Is this divine power?  I was a little lost.

    Fortunately, some Central Plains scholars who defected to Dulan told Dulan that the other party might be using a thunderbolt car.  Du Lan has also heard of something like a "Thunderbolt Chariot", which is equipped with a mechanical pivot and ejects stones. Because the sound is like thunder, it is called a Thunderbolt Chariot. But isn't this kind of thing used to attack cities?  How can we still defend the city?

    What Dulan didn¡¯t know was that this weapon was not a simple catapult, but a single-shooter cannon improved by Huang Mingyuan. This kind of equipment was only available in the Song Dynasty and was recorded in detail in the "Seven Books of Martial Arts".  Combined with the crossbow and the most primitive positioning method, it is simply the largest war weapon in the world.

    Dulan was discouraged.  He didn't know how to cross this damn trench. He looked back at the generals around him, but these former warriors had their eyes flickering and didn't dare to look at him.  He knew that they were afraid of being called upon by him to attack the city. Are they still the same group of wolf-like warriors they once were?

    That night, the Turkic camp was quiet. Except for the occasional wounded soldier who cried out a few times, everyone else was silent.  Everyone's hearts are in confusion, no one knows what to do tomorrow, and some are even wondering when they can go home.

    The large tent of the Turkic Central Army.

    "Tell us what we should do? We are all mute." Du Lan threw the gold cup to the ground angrily and roared, "There is nothing we can do. What use do I need you for?"

    Most people lowered their heads, no one wanted to provoke this angry lion at this time.  Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the war has reached this level. In any case, the Great Turks have already been injured.  There is no need to fight with the Sui army for a small town with little oil and water.  Now they have been under Datong City for too long, and the Sui army's reinforcements are about to arrive. It is meaningless to capture Datong City now.  Are they going to have a decisive battle with the main force of the Sui army?

    At this time, they suddenly thought of Ashina Batu, who had just died in the battle. If he was still alive, he would definitely be able to persuade Du Lan.

    The people of the Turkic headquarters are worried, but the leaders of some affiliated tribes are secretly applauding.  The more seriously injured the Turkic headquarters is, the greater the chance for other divisions to rise.

    At this time, a man from the back of the tent stood up and said, "Khan, I have a way."

    When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look in the direction of the speaker. It was Tongluo Xieye, the son of Tongluoqi, the chief of Tieletongluo tribe.

    At this time, Tongluo Xie was only twenty-one or twelve years old, and he was full of energy and unruly.  He didn't care at all that his father was looking at him and wanted to eat people, and walked straight towards Du Lan, as if a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

    "Great Khan, SuiNow it is clear that they want to use trenches and slopes to kill us, so why should we fight with them in trenches and slopes?  "

    "We should use our advantages to defeat them."

    Du Lan listened and became interested.

    "you say."

    "The advantage of our army is that there are many people, so why don't we have more people to drag down the Sui army? We can slowly fill the trenches and slopes without manpower at all, and we can even directly use their slopes. The Sui army has not many people and can  It caused us huge casualties because our troops stopped whenever they gathered on slopes or trenches, and the Sui army could hit there precisely. Since you would die if you carried sandbags to fill the trenches, why not just drag them along?  The sandbag steeds went straight to the trench.¡±

    "Hiss." Everyone took a breath of cold air. They didn't expect Tong Luo Xie to be so crazy. On the grassland, the life of the war horse is more important than the life of the rider.  Tongluo Xie also thought of sacrificing his horse to level the trench.

    "That's nonsense." Someone immediately stood up and scolded Tong Luo Xieye.

    "Khan, this is by no means a fantasy." Seeing the discussion among the people in the tent, Tongluo Xie also said loudly, "The trenches of the Sui people were only more than two feet wide and only more than ten feet deep. It didn't take a few war horses to fill it.  Create several roads. The war horses behind will rush directly into the moat by using the momentum of the slope. The moat is only four to five feet, and now the ice is very shallow. Our army can build several buildings by covering the wooden boards with horse corpses.  Floating bridge, when our army invades the Sui people's city wall, their ballistae and thunderbolt chariots will no longer be able to function."

    Tong Luo Xie also looked at Du Lan, knelt down and said, "Khan, as long as our army is not afraid of casualties, we can completely withstand the blows from the Sui army's crossbow array, but we can destroy the Sui army's defense outside the city in one fell swoop."

    Du Lan looked at Tong Luo Xieye and then at the other people in the tent.  Thinking about what would happen if he failed, he said seriously: "Just do it." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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