Section 160 Snow Man Bow Knife (6)
The horse's hooves were stomping with snow. The ground was covered with snow water yesterday. After a night, it was frozen by the cold air. There was a thin layer of ice under the snow. The sound of jamming under the iron hooves kept coming. The horse's hooves were raised and the snowflakes were kicked up and the snowflakes were flying. A team of cavalry rushed forward. In front of the cavalry, the snowflakes raised by the horse's hooves were like a steaming white fog, and the war horses were galloping forward on the white fog.
In front of the Turkic cavalry team was the place where yesterday's fierce battle was fought. There were thousands of corpses of Turkic soldiers lying here yesterday, but these corpses had been cleaned up at this time. The snow had long covered all the blood all night, and only the broken flag was still wrapped in the cold wind.
At this moment, a horn sounded slowly in the Turkic camp, and then, like hundreds of ox horns were blowing together, and the sound of horns kept coming from the Turkic camp. Amid the sound of horns, the quiet camp in the morning also started to move. The rolling camp was like a awake giant beast. From the countless pores of the giant beast, Turkic soldiers walked out and gradually formed a huge crowd. The crowd gathered more and more, and the gathered bigger and bigger. The huge Turkic cavalry team drove out of the camp. The snow on the ground was crushed by horse hooves, and the snow was trampled. The horse hooves stepped on the snow, as if they were about to step on a mirror on the ground.
Just when there was movement in the Turkic camp, the earth-shaking sound of war drums came from Liangzhou City.
These are five hundred huge red painted war drums located in the city. Each war drum has a diameter of one meter upwards. The heavy drumsticks hit the drum surface. Hundreds of war drums made roars into the sky. The earth seemed to be shaken by the drum sounds, making waves of buzzing. For a moment, the heavy drum beats became faster and faster, like rolling thunder passing by, like the instant collapse of a rumbling avalanche, like the roar of the sea swelling.
The drummers were bare-jammed in the snow and ice, and the heavy drumsticks with their hands fell heavily. The loud sounds gathered together. The shocking drums could be heard in the Turkic camp outside Liangzhou City. In the drum sounds, the sound of the horns gathered by the Turks was completely submerged. Even the horns were not clearly heard. The Turkic soldiers stretched their necks and looked towards Liangzhou City.
They understood that the sound of drums represents the sound of attack among the Han people. In the Han world, beating drums and marching and sounding gold to withdraw troops is basic military common sense. Even the Turks knew the habits of the Han people.
When the Turkic soldiers heard the sound of drums, they naturally looked towards the North City. However, in their sight, the gate of the North City was closed, and the Tang army showed no signs of attack, and there were no signs of additional troops on the city wall. There were few crossbowmen standing on the top of the city, and dozens of crossbows on the city were not tightly stringed.
Countless Turkic soldiers were wondering why they heard the sound of attack drums but could not see any signs of attack from the opponent, and there were even signs of strengthening defense on the city wall.
At this moment, on a slope west of Liangzhou City, more than 400 hot air balloons were rising slowly, and the hemp ropes that were fixed to the ground were cut off with a knife and an axe. On the hot air balloons, Tang army soldiers watched themselves being taken away from the ground. In their sight, the outline of Liangzhou City was clearly visible, and the Turkic camp could also be seen clearly.
At this time, there was only one Tang army soldier on the hot air balloon. Because they had to carry gunpowder, the load-bearing capacity was not very good, and the hot air balloon could not bring more people. Before they set out, they were told that they all played an important role in this war, and their every move was related to the safety of the entire army.
More than 400 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were silent, watching the outline of Liangzhou City getting lower and lower in their sight. The rows of houses in the city could be seen at this time. In front of the Turkic camp, the Turkic cavalry had begun to gather, and people like ants were flowing in their sight.
At this time, behind the towering city walls of Liangzhou, cavalry were lined up in neat rows. The riders were wearing winter clothes and not wearing any armor. The spear in their hands was tightly held by the riders wearing leather gloves, and the sword necklace on their waists was blown by the wind, swaying constantly. Such riders lined up a long dragon behind the thick iron gate of the North City. More than 25,000 riders were wearing the same clothes, the same weapons, and the same expression. They were the main force of attacking today. Their performance today will affect the peace and peace of the Liangzhou area of the Tang Dynasty at this time and the next few years.
The catapult cart under the city wall has been activated by soldiers at this time, but the catapults on it have been replaced with gunpowder bags, and there are leads on the gunpowder bags. These leads are lengths left after continuous testing and testing so that these gunpowder bags can explode when they land.
On the city wall, the crossbowman responsible for controlling the crossbow also tied gunpowder packs to the crossbow gun that was like a spear, while an archer held a sharp arrow that could make a sharp sound in the palm of his hand.
This kind of whistle was the first time Maodun Shanyu used to train troops. He used this kind of whistle arrow to train a group of riders who finally succeeded him, and thus seized the position of the whistle from his father who did not like him. Today, Liu Shan wanted to use this kind of whistle arrow to launch an attack on the Turks. If Liangzhou is stable, the Turks' spirit will be suppressed under the city.
At this time, both sides were gathering. A soldier responsible for watching on the city wall had already rushed to Liu Shan to report to Liu Shan that the hot air balloon had taken off and flew toward him. Liu Shan could already see black spots in the sky to the west, that was the hot air balloons that were flying in the air. After a while, they would be responsible for bombing the Turkic troops in depth.
Today's battle is no longer a training. The Turks had already assembled their own army on the position. Teams of cavalry stood on the wasteland blowing by the cold wind. The riders screamed and laughed wildly, and the scimitars in their hands were slashing desperately. They were already suffocated. They came from the royal court, from the Tielite tribes, from the desolate fields, from the grassland with abundant water and grass, from the desert with yellow sand, they were rebellious, cold-blooded and bloody. They had killed the lives of countless Han border people, and their hands were stained with heavy blood.
At this time, under the leadership of their powerful Jie Li Khan, they wanted to wash away the border of Liangzhou again. They thought that the Han people could be deceived, and they thought that the sword in their hands could make a great nation surrender.
Liu Shan looked at the huge array of Turks gathered. There, weapons for siege had appeared, including cloud chariots, cloud ladders, siege chariots, and catapults. In order to conquer Liangzhou, the Turks had used all their combat readiness resources. This nation, who was not good at conquering strong cities, had also learned to use siege weapons at this time.
The Turkic arrays gathered more and more, and the larger they gathered. In Liu Shan's sight, the soldiers' figures had filled his sight. Looking up, they were all endless soldiers, densely packed, like ripe rice on the autumn field.
At the city, the soldiers responsible for the food of the Liangzhou defenders had moved a jar of spirits to the team that was about to go to the battlefield to fight. The jars were opened and thick bowls were sent to the soldiers.
Under the city of Liangzhou, there were clouds of battles. In the city of Liangzhou, tens of thousands of cavalry drank strong wine in front of the rising Chaoyang.
Chapter completed!