Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2964
Rumble!
Thousands of cavalrymen instantly increased the speed of their horses to the limit, and the men leaned over and half squatted on the horseback, urging the horses to charge towards the mountain city halfway up the mountain.

Almost in the blink of an eye, there was only a hundred feet away from the mountain city.

The horses rushed up the mountain from bottom to top, so it was naturally difficult to guarantee the horse's speed, and the mountain city was strong, so it was impossible for it to collapse under the charge of the horses.So when we get here, we have to change our strategy.

"dismount!"

Xue Wanche gave an order, reined in the horse's reins, clamped the horse's belly, and the running horse "Herod" stood up with a long neigh.Thousands of cavalry have experienced battles, and they are all brave and fierce. The skill of controlling horses is naturally extremely pure, and thousands of horses stopped halfway up the mountain for a while.

Xue Wanche flew down from the horse's back, drew out the horizontal knife at his waist, and roared: "Rush up!"

First strode towards the mountain city.

The soldiers behind them all dismounted from their horses, drew out their horizontal knives and followed closely behind.Another group of soldiers took polygonal shields from their horses and followed closely behind.

On the other side, the defenders in Goguryeo Mountain City found that the Tang Army had appeared under the city like magic soldiers, and they were in a mess.

Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops stationed on the west bank of the mouth of the Liaoshui River, sharpening their knives and fighting fiercely, the whole Goguryeo knew that they were waiting for His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was personally conscripted by the emperor. As long as the emperor arrived in Liaodong, the Tang army would cross the river like a thunderbolt. Liaoshui.

Therefore, Goguryeo hoarded tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Far East City, an important town on the east coast of the mouth of the Liaoshui River, trying to block the Tang army's attack with the help of the Liaoshui natural moat, and dragged the Tang army into a protracted tug-of-war step by step.

But who would have thought that the Tang army's vanguard had already launched a surprise attack before the emperor of the Tang Dynasty arrived in Liaodong?

What is even more jaw-dropping is that the Tang army actually gave up on storming the Far East City, went upstream to Xincheng, and suddenly crossed the river to kill them...

The guards of the mountain city were not incompetent. They knew that Goguryeo was weak in this area. Once the mountain city was captured, there would be no resistance within hundreds of miles behind.

More importantly, if this Tang army went down the river and went straight to Gaimu City, and then cooperated with the main force of the Tang army on the west bank of the Liaoshui River to attack from both sides, then Gaimu City, one of the important towns in Liaodong, was very likely to fall.And once Gaimu City fell, the Great Wall of Liaodong, which the entire Goguryeo had placed high hopes on to stop the Tang army, would be useless. It cost countless manpower and material resources, but it was reduced to a decoration at the beginning of the war.

So he had to stick to the new city, and at the same time send people to warn Gaimu, Xuantu, Baiyan, Anshi and other important towns where troops were stationed.

Fortunately, the Tang army is fierce and powerful, but the Tang army in front of it is only a cavalry of thousands of people, without heavy siege equipment. Although there are not many defenders in the new city, according to the danger of the mountain city, there are not many possibility of failure.

As long as the Tang army has no follow-up reinforcements, maybe I can defeat the vanguard of the Tang people in one fell swoop, make a great contribution, and be rewarded by Treasure King and Da Mo Lizhi...

The guard was in high spirits, and after getting over the initial fear, he stood at the top of the city and shouted, "Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy!"

The soldiers also ran to the top of the city. Looking at the Tang army rushing over on the hillside, they quickly drew their bows and shot arrows, and the arrows poured down from the top of the city like locusts.

The Tang army's equipment has been improved. Although the light cavalry did not have heavy armor, the vital parts of their chests were protected by small steel plates on the leather armor. When charging, they were not afraid of the enemy's head-on fire. Arrows, even if an arm or a calf is occasionally shot, it still does not accidentally hurt a person's life.

Therefore, the momentum of the charge remains unabated.

The Goguryeo soldiers on the mountain city were not afraid, they still drew their bows and set up their arrows unhurriedly, shooting arrow after arrow. This mountain city has high walls and thick walls, and it cannot be attacked even with heavy siege equipment for a while. , let alone a group of cavalry with horizontal knives?
Even if I give you a bite, you won't be able to eat it...

Close to the city wall of the mountain city, the strength of the arrows on the top of the city is getting stronger and stronger, and the momentum of the Tang army's charge has to be slowed down. Although the vital points are protected by iron armor, the arrows can still hit the arms, calves and other parts, causing damage.Xue Wanche smashed a feathered arrow with a horizontal knife, turned around and shouted: "Shieldman, charge up!"

A dozen or so shieldmen behind were ordered to lift up the shields in their hands. The hexagonal shields joined together to form a larger shield. The arrows on the top of the city were shot on the shield like raindrops, making a tinkling sound. He kept going, but couldn't hurt the shield bearer under the shield, so he rushed under the mountain city under the rain of arrows.

This kind of shield is specially designed and forged by the Weapon Supervisor for the siege troops. When combined together, they are not afraid of the attack of arrows and rolling logs.

The Goguryeo soldiers on the wall looked at the Tang army who had already arrived at the city, rubbed their heads, and were puzzled.

Its main force stopped charging at a distance of tens of feet. Although the arrows could be shot through, but the distance was too far and they did not have much strength, so it was difficult to cause damage.And these dozen soldiers came under the city with their shields on their shoulders... With just a dozen of you, do you really want to gnaw a gap in the city wall?

Such tactics are unheard of...

And under the city wall, relying on shields to cover them, several soldiers took out steel brazing rods, and hammered the steel brazing rods into the gaps in the stones that piled up the city wall.Different from the general use of blue bricks in the Tang Dynasty, most of the mountain cities in Goguryeo were built with stone materials according to local conditions. Although the construction speed is faster and the cost is lower, the adhesion between the stones is very loose. After all After natural stone mining, it will inevitably cause uneven edges, and it is difficult to achieve a tight fit.

The steel brazing rods were driven into the gaps to loosen the adhesive between the gaps, and then a stone was pried off bit by bit, and a gap appeared at the bottom of the solid city wall.Then just stuff the gunpowder pack prepared in advance into the gap, ignite the long fuse, and more than a dozen soldiers retreat quickly with their shields on their backs.

The Goguryeo soldiers on the top of the city are even more confused. What kind of tactics is this?
A moment later, there was a dull sound, and the whole earth seemed to vibrate. A large city wall seemed to be ruthlessly arched from the ground by some monster, and then collapsed in an instant, with broken stones flying around. It flew into the air, and then fell among the gravel, falling to pieces.

All Goguryeo soldiers were frightened and stupid. How have they ever seen such power of heaven and earth?Could it be that there is a thunder god and earth dragon to help Tang Jun?

The solid city wall was torn apart and collapsed in an instant...

Amidst the black smoke, before Goguryeo recovered, Xue Wanche had already led the Tang army to attack.They stooped their waists and held horizontal knives in their hands. They rushed to the gap in the city wall under the rain of arrows. They leaped over the gap and entered the city. , was rushed into the formation by Tang Jun who was like a wolf like a tiger, he was slashed and killed, the stumped limbs and arms were thrown around, and the bright red blood was sprayed and splashed.

The military equipment and individual quality of the Tang army were superior to those of the Goguryeo army. In addition, the Goguryeo army was so shocked that their morale collapsed. They were rushed into the city by the Tang army and were immediately defeated.Someone shouted, threw away the weapon in his hand and ran away, the rest of the soldiers followed suit, and instantly the entire army collapsed and fled in all directions.

The Tang army did not love to fight. After killing the Goguryeo army, they divided into several groups, went all the way to the city to find water and food, looked back at the horses all the way, and chased the fleeing Goguryeo soldiers all the way.

When the Goguryeo soldiers in the city were all killed, the Tang army, led by Xue Wanche, who had replenished the water source and food, bypassed the flaming new city and killed along the Liaoshui River to the west.

Although many small-scale mountain cities along the way have received the beacon signal sent out before the fall of the new city, they did not expect that the Tang army actually took a cavalry force of thousands of people across the Liaoshui River into the heartland, and the troops left behind in the mountain cities everywhere Not many, caught off guard, Xue Wanche captured several mountain cities in a row, killing people in the wild, and fighting everywhere.

Along the way, the Tang army supported the war with war, and they never carried a single bit of food and fodder when they went into battle lightly. They replenished every time they captured a mountain city, and the food and war horses were replenished anytime and anywhere. The momentum of the attack reached less than ten miles away from Gaimu City.

When Xue Wanche ordered people to light the wormwood trees on the mountain behind Gaimu City, the fire and smoke soaring into the sky made the main force of the Tang army more than ten miles away from the Liaoshui River receive the signal, and the entire Datang camp began to move slowly, ready to go at any time. Preparations for forcibly crossing the Liao River and attacking from both sides.

The whole Goguryeo has become a mess...

(End of this chapter)