Chapter 29: Rivers of Blood
A crack appeared in the city wall, which meant something was wrong. Yusuf's face looked extremely ugly. But, now that he was in this situation, he could do nothing.
"It's great, there's a crack." Tang Jun saw it and burst into cheers.
"Well, it's time to use stones." Zhang said nodded and ordered loudly.
Tang Jun moved the grinder-sized stones into the bucket of the trencher and started to start the machine. After a shocking sound, huge stones smashed towards the city wall.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A shocking collision sounded, and every stone fell down and a large piece would collapse.
I saw the city walls collapsed and fell one by one. In just a short while, a thick layer was piled under the city.
Zhang Shuo used a trick to make a large furnace underground where this section of the city wall was located. When the fire burned, the city wall had long been burned red. If there were stones smashing, the city wall would of course not be able to withstand it.
"Okay! It won't be long before we can attack." The generals were so excited that they all roared like chicken blood.
Originally, he thought that Guer was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the Tang army was difficult to conquer, but he did not expect that Zhang said that all this would be no problem, and a fire could destroy the city wall.
Zhang said that this plan was indeed a clever plan. Theoretically, the Tang army could burn the entire city with fire. However, in actual operation, it was impossible because the project was too large. However, burning a section of the city wall was not a problem.
In this way, the Tang army's catapult showed its power, and huge stones smashed over one by one, and the city wall continued to collapse, and it would not take long. This section of the city wall would be destroyed.
The generals of the Arab Empire saw it. Everyone seemed to spit out fire. They thought that Guer City was tall and thick, easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Tang army wanted to conquer, they would have to pay a huge price. However, they did not expect that Zhang Shuo would have such a clever plan, and even a fire could destroy the city wall.
Once the Tang army attacked the city, it would be extremely bad for the Arab Empire, because the Tang army's combat power was extremely amazing.
"Damn Chinese! They are tricky and they are so shady."
"The Chinese are good at conspiracy and tricks, and the truth is true."
The generals shouted in verbal words and scolded Tang Jun.
"Don't shout." Yusufu frowned, his eyes shining brightly, and said, "I didn't expect that Zhang said this plan was great. I didn't expect it to be my fault. Well, Zhang said, it is indeed an amazing person. It is a blessing to be able to fight such a person in this life!"
Yousuf is Yousuf, although Zhang said that this plan was at his vital point. He still admired Zhang.
"But even so, what can Zhang Shuo do to me?" Yousufu changed his tone and said with confidence: "Prepare for battle and stop the Chinese from entering the city."
"Sir, how can I fight this?" A general asked a very serious realistic question.
"Just soak your clothes and wear more." Yousuf said loudly.
"This... is wonderful!" You don't have to think about it and know that the Tang army would rush in as soon as possible. It is inevitable that a battle with the Tang army will be fought. The problem is that the city wall is too hot to fight. With this method, everything is solved.
The order was passed down, and the soldiers of the Arab Empire were wet and dressed thickly, holding scimitars in their hands, waiting for the Tang army to rush in.
At the same time, Zhang Shuo also issued the same order. For the Tang army, destroying the city wall is just the first step, and there will inevitably be bloody battles next. The sooner the Tang army enters the city, the better. If Yousuf is given enough time, he will arrange it calmly, which will make the Tang army pay a high price in the next battle. Is it better to enter the city quickly?
This leader was led by Xue Zhi and Yang Sixu, because both of them were powerful generals. Xue Zhi was the first of thousands of cavalrymen, so it goes without saying that his courage was. Yang Sixu was as strong as iron and his skills were very good, and he was very useful in such a bloody battle.
"Boom!" Finally, a large section of the city wall collapsed and a gap appeared.
"Run!" Xue Zhi and Yang Sixu roared, led the Tang army to rush over.
It was too hot, even if they were wearing thick wet clothes, it would not take long. As soon as they entered the hot land, a white mist rose up on their bodies, which was the result of the vaporization of water.
Even so, they could not stop. They ran extremely fast and soon reached the gap and rushed in.
As soon as they entered the city wall, they met the oncoming soldiers of the Arab Empire. These Arab Empire soldiers were wearing thick wet clothes like the Tang army.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win!
There is nothing to say, so naturally they fight and fight back and forth between the two armies.
Fortunately, Zhang said that he had expected Yusuf's possible countermeasures, and most of the ones sent to attack the city were Mo Dao. They had a bright Mo Dao, lined up in an orderly battle formation, and a slash, causing heavy casualties in the Arab Empire soldiers.
"Hurry! Send someone up!" Yusufu's eyes flashed with a sharp light and said, "No matter how many people die, the Chinese cannot let the Chinese get out of this hot zone."
His idea was very good. He wanted to block the Tang army in this hot area and use the high temperature to burn the Tang army to death.
This idea is good, but it cannot be realized, because Zhang Shuo had thought of this a long time ago, otherwise he would not have sent Mo Daoshi to join the battle. In front of the Mo Daoshi formation, the resistance of the Arab Emperor's team was just a piece of paper, which was not helpful at all. The Tang army fought out a bloody path and rushed out of the hot zone.
The temperature in the hot zone is too high, and the Tang army must rush out before the clothes are dry, otherwise they will be roasted into charcoal.
"Go to the city gate!" Xue Zhi and Yang Sixu ordered loudly.
The Tang army fought and headed straight for the city gate.
Although the city gate was destroyed, it was too hot and the Tang army could not come in on a large scale, so they still had to come in through the city gate. Therefore, capturing the city gate was the top priority.
"Quick, stop them." Yousuf of course knew what the Tang army was going to do, so he ordered the Arab Emperor team to come and stop them.
Unfortunately, in front of the Modao Zhan formation, the Arab imperial army was powerless and was rushed to the city gate by the Tang army.
Without ordering, Tang Jun knew what to do and started moving the earthen buns. These earthen buns were used by Yousuf to break the crossbow. They were piled thickly. Tang Jun still took a lot of effort and moved them away.
During the period of moving the landblocks, Yousuf commanded the Arab Emperor's team to charge in turn, and was repelled by Xue Zhi and Yang Sixu. He could only watch the landblocks empty.
"Quick! Open the city gate!" Xue Zhi roared, walked quickly, led the Tang army to open the city gate.
As soon as the city gate opened, the Tang army was waiting for the rushing in outside the city. It was like a tide and could not be stopped.
The first one to rush in was Mo Daoshi. They held the shaky Mo Dao and lined up in neat battle formations, slashing and killing hard, causing the Arab Emperor's team to retreat step by step.
After entering the city, there is street fighting. There is no more suitable street fighting than the Modao Battle Formation.
As for cavalry, because there are many buildings in the city, it is not conducive to charge. Naturally, it is not useful. Even if it can be useful, its combat power will be greatly damaged. It is far less than fighting in the wild.
The crossbow formation has limited functions due to the obstruction of buildings.
The Modao battle formation opened the way, and the army followed. The Tang army rushed in from the city gate like a tide. Then, it was divided into many parts and began to spread to the whole city.
Each Tang army used the Modao battle formation to open the way. When the Arab Emperor team met the Tang army, they could only die.
In terms of overall strength, the Arab Emperor's team is still one step behind the Tang army. The biggest gap is armor, and the most important thing in street battles is armor. Whoever can defend against it will have a greater chance of winning.
Because street fighting is a head-on collision, defense is crucial.
In street fighting, if the defense is not good, the consequences can be imagined.
As for the heavy cavalry of the Arab Empire, it was even less useful in street fighting. Even the light cavalry of the Tang army could not play a role in street fighting, let alone the heavy cavalry.
The catapult cannot play a big role in street fighting, because it can be found in buildings to hide.
Heavy cavalry and catapults were the main attack methods of the Arab Empire. These two aces were useless, and it would not be possible to not be at a disadvantage.
Even so, the Arab Emperor team showed good training, strict commands, and extraordinary courage. Out of their loyalty to Allah, no one retreated, but bravely advanced and fought to the death with the Tang army.
Because the Modao battle formation was suitable for street fighting, the Tang army fought very bravely and was extremely stubbornly resisted by the Arab Emperor's team, and the street fighting was extremely hard.
As the war progressed, blood on the ground became more and more. At first, it was just spread out from east to west, and then it was a pool of pools, and then it formed a blood lake. Finally, these blood lakes gathered together, forming a river of blood, flowing towards the lower part.
As time went by, the blood lake at the lower place became larger and larger, and later, the whole city turned red and bloody.
If you look from the sky, you will find that the entire city of Guer is full of charming red!
The street battle lasted for half a month before it ended. By the end, the entire Goul was half-destroyed.
In any case, it was very important to be taken down by the Tang army. Because Gur is the capital of Persia and has very important political significance. If the Tang army cannot take down, Persia will not be able to restore its country.
As long as the Tang army captured Guer, Persia could be restored. Although it was half-destroyed, it could still be repaired.
"It's me, it's me, it's my fault." Yusuf was covered in wounds and was extremely weak. Looking at the battlefield where corpses were everywhere in front of him, sadness came from it, and tears came from his eyes: "It's me who underestimated the Chinese and caused such a disaster."
Yousufu was in a tough mood and could count the number of times he cried in his life. At this moment, he realized that he had made a big mistake, so he shouldn't have been too ambitious and tried to conquer the Tang Dynasty.
"This battle made me understand that our strength is very different from the Chinese!" Yousuf finally understood that although the Arab Empire was amazing and looked up to the Middle East, it did not have the strength to conquer the Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!