In early October of the third year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, residents scattered in northern Liangzhou felt the earth under their feet shaking when they went out. People who had been making a living on the edge of the desert for a long time had already vaguely felt something was wrong. They recalled the corpses I saw on the road a few days ago. The rare people in northern Liangzhou placed stones on the ground and then put sand on the stones.

Sand fell on the oval stone, which was caused by the earthquake in the earthquake caused by the advance of the cavalry. Originally, this small experiment was done with a steel helmet, but the locals did not, so they could only use stones to replace it. This can only be said to be a stupid method.

At noon that day, the grazing Han herders saw a blue-gray line in their sight getting thicker and thicker. The sky seemed to be rolling up layers of yellow sand. Inside their sight, it was like seeing a storm of yellow sand rising from the horizon. The herders rushed away in panic. When they drove the flock back to the circle, the curious herders walked out of their dilapidated and simple hut. Inside their sight, the yellow line that was still far away could be seen clearly.

It was not a sandstorm caused by the wind, but a group of grassland cavalry. There were many grassland cavalry. The herdsmen who had lived here for a long time could not tell how many grassland soldiers were running towards the south. They only saw that they were all full of grassland soldiers. The grassland soldiers were covered with the sky and filled with vision. The grassland soldiers nearby could already see their heads and faces, but the distance was still covered in the yellow sand and dust rolled up by the cavalry.

The herdsmen only felt that there was a layer of yellow morning mist between the sky and the earth, and the choking sand and soil swept over their heads and faces. The neighing sound of horses was right in their ears, and the whistling of the cavalry seemed to spread throughout the desert.

At this moment, the sentries stationed in the north of Liangzhou also found traces of the grassland soldiers. The sentries who had received professional training immediately understood that this was a sign of the enemy's attack. Just looking at the dust rolled up by the opponent's cavalry, the sentries who were alert took a deep breath. When they looked at the grassland cavalry team carefully, they felt that the cavalry on the opposite side swept across the grassland and desert like a storm, and flooded towards this side like a broken flood. The rolling horse hooves seemed to sink the earth, and the forward team seemed to be covering a carpet on the desolate desert.

"Let the wolf smoke, let's retreat!" The captain in charge of the alert quickly ordered that the soldiers who had been waiting long ago lit the wolf smoke. The wolf smoke rose straight into the air, and the thick smoke column could be seen dozens of miles away.

The desert is lonely smoke and the long river sets in the sun, which probably describes the straight wolf smoke in the desolate northern desert. This is during the day, if it is at night, the sentry will ignite beacons. This is the simplest and most effective beacon smoke in ancient wars. When Meng Tian led a large army to block the Huns, he used this effective warning system to guard the whereabouts of the Huns. It is also because of this method that the later Great Wall was the Great Wall. One of the most important components of the Great Wall was the beacon tower. Of course, King You of Zhou ignited the beacon fire in Mount Li that year, which also caused his own country to be destroyed.

Then, several soldiers rode on fast horses and retreated towards Liangzhou City. Their mission had been completed. Their thin power could not stop the Turkic army, so they had no choice but to retreat at this time.

Just as the wolf smoke was lit, the Turkish army and the Liangzhou defenders saw thick smoke columns rising straight into the sky.

The Turkic soldiers didn't care about the enemy's wolf smoke warning. At this time, Jie Li Khan was stationed in the northern part of Liangzhou for more than half a month and was busy mobilizing the army. At this time, the Turkic army had more than 400,000 troops, which was the limit of troops that the sparsely populated people in the Mobei region could mobilize in a short time. If Jie Li Khan was given some time, the army would have increased even more, but he could no longer wait.

Four hundred thousand Turkic cavalry, this is definitely a terrifying number. When Maodun Shanyu besieged the army of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, there were almost so many cavalry.

Maodun is a hero on the grassland. Perhaps Jie Li Khan had to use 400,000 troops to sweep the Tang Dynasty and destroy the Han regime, and also brought his self-righteous heroic spirit. Perhaps, the 400,000-assembled Turkic cavalry also placed the ambition and ambition of the Khan on the grassland.

At this time, the sound of the alarm bells had already sounded. The soldiers who had been in training and rest suddenly heard the alarm bells and gathered in a hurry. Teams of soldiers drove up the city wall. At this time, the Liangzhou city wall was no longer the same as when Liu Shan came. The city wall was constantly raised and thickened by the new recruits. Although the city wall here still could not be compared with the city in Central Plains or Guanzhong, the city wall had already begun to take shape. However, Liangzhou lacked water, and the moat was absolutely impossible to build here.

Just as the bell rang, the city gates of Liangzhou were closed. On the road leading to the city wall, teams of soldiers carried bundles of arrows and crossbows to the city wall. The things that were guarding the city were also moved by teams of soldiers to the city wall. Some soldiers had already dismantled the houses. At this time, the residents of Liangzhou city had all been dispersed and the houses were all empty. After these houses were demolished, not only could the number of rolling stones and falling trees be added to the city wall, but the demolished open space could also be used as a position for catapults.

At this time, on the north wall, the busiest part of the city in the city, the Turkic soldiers who were invading the army should first attack the north wall. At this time, Liu Shan and his soldiers were stationed here. At this time, the arrows and crossbow arrows on the city wall were piled up like hills. While transporting these things, Lin Meng even asked Liu Shan if he had moved half of the Tang Dynasty arrows and crossbow arrows to Liangzhou.

Liu Shan thought this statement was exaggerated, but Liu Shan thought about his experience of getting these arrows and crossbows. He withdrew from the territory of Zheng from Luoyang, and then arrived in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, whenever he passed through the city and town, he would sweep all the arrows and crossbows passing by the place with the prince's white strips. If the route Liu Shan passed through could cover half of the Tang Dynasty, then Liu Shan could really move half of the Tang Dynasty's arrows and crossbows to Liangzhou.

In Liu Shan's words, this is a precaution. Therefore, the guards of Liangzhou went down from Lin Meng, and even ordinary soldiers, had great morale. With so many arrows and crossbows, even those who used to shout that Liangzhou had insufficient military equipment felt that the excessive military equipment at this time was a bit too much.

The Turkic army appeared in northern Liangzhou at around 3:00 in the afternoon. When they saw a yellow cavalry growing on the horizon, the officers and soldiers defending the northern city of Liangzhou all breathed a deep air conditioning. The enemy had so many cavalry, covering the desolate northern part of Liangzhou. Wherever the cavalry passed, it was like a rush on the ground. The dry land was shattered by horse hooves. Accompanied by the rumbling earthquakes and mountain shaking sounds, a choking earthy smell rushed towards Liangzhou City first.

In Liu Shan's words later, the enemy's momentum was extremely strong, and it seemed that the dust that was rolled up felt like it was about to shake the Liangzhou city walls.

But some people at the Liangzhou garrison also found it strange. At the beginning, Brother Liu Shan was still a little nervous. When he saw the overwhelming Turkic team, he relaxed. Some soldiers even said that Brother Liu Shan laughed when he saw hundreds of thousands of Turkic soldiers. Of course, Liu Shan was beaten to death and refused to admit these.
Chapter completed!