Li Deyu looked at the broken trebuchet and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The success of the first battle made him a little overwhelmed.
He even forgot that the Tang Army also had a trebuchet.
Some were lost in the outer city, but there are still remaining trebuchets in the inner city.
The previous round of counterattack must have been carried out by Tang Jun's concentrated trebuchets.
His trebuchet seemed to have suffered heavy losses.
I don’t know how many of those craftsmen can repair them.
If it is not repaired well, this siege will become protracted.
This is not what I want The battlefield is like this, and the generals on one side are in a good mood.
The other general's mood will be very bad.
Whether you are in a good mood or in a bad mood depends entirely on the battlefield situation.
Since Li Deyu and Yusuf were in a bad mood, Zhang Liang must be in a good mood.
"Very good, at least half of the enemy's trebuchets were killed this time.
The rest will be worn away slowly if you grind them slowly."
Zhang Liang patted the cold city wall and said excitedly.
In siege warfare, the trebuchet is the most deadly thing.
Especially after the Tang army had gunpowder and kerosene, the traditional engineering methods would inevitably suffer a devastating blow.
No one could scale the high walls without being attacked by gunpowder and kerosene.
The most famous battle was the Battle of Shuofang commanded by Yun Hao.
After the war, Zhang Liang visited the battlefield and saw the mountain of corpses that was almost level with the city wall.
Even Zhang Liang, who was used to big scenes, had to vomit three liters.
"Would you like to go out of the city to do something?
The Persians are retreating, it's a good time."
Han Dewang asked excitedly.
"Forget it, the outside has become a piece of rubble, which is not suitable for cavalry operations at all.
The cavalry on horseback has to charge like infantry.
You know what will happen.
People have two legs, and you have two legs.
Even if you catch up Yes, it takes a lot of physical energy.
Now that we are at a disadvantage, we should not waste manpower.
After the order was given, the trebuchet stared at the opponent's trebuchet and smashed it.
Gather the food and check again for fuel.
Let’s see how long it lasts for us.”
Now that we have withstood the attack, we need to plan for the future.
"Don't worry, Commander, there won't be any big problems with supplies.
When we first selected the site, we chose the army's supply warehouse in the inner city.
Even though we lost it in the outer city, the loss of supplies is actually very small.
Although it's still There was no interrogation, but my subordinates felt that there would be no problem in three to five months."
Han Dewang was very proud of his foresight.
"No, the imperial court will mobilize and send out a large army after hearing the news.
Don't even think about it for four or five months before the army arrives in Almaty to save us.
It's better to take some measures and see how to save our lives.
Fortunately.
It snowed heavily just now, so at least the water source is fine.”
Stepping on the thick snow, Zhang Liang thanked the snowstorm for the first time.
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The trebuchets were destroyed and the Persians had to cease their activities.
Find another suitable way to conduct siege warfare.
They have also come from afar, and their physical fatigue cannot be eliminated by resting for a day or two.
Although Li Deyu was in a hurry, Yusuf was not in a hurry.
He determined that Tang Jun was a rat in a urn and could not escape from his grasp.
Yusuf even had a bolder idea, since Zhang Liang was surrounded.
Simply surround him here and wait for reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty to arrive.
When the time comes, we will cooperate inside and outside, and after eating the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty, we will deal with this big rat in the city.
Seeing the complacent Yusuf, Li Deyu couldn't be happy at all.
Almaty is not a suitable place for a decisive battle.
The terrain here is too flat, which is very suitable for the Tang cavalry to gallop.
Although the Persian cavalry is also famous, at most it can only be a 50-50 fight with the Tang army.
Yusuf always complained about the five hundred temple warriors, but he didn't know that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was also an emperor on horseback.
The Tang Dynasty also had an elite Xuanjia Army.
Compared to the Templars who only know how to hold scimitars, those people are murderous demon kings.
The bulldozer-like Black Armor Army is a nightmare for any infantry, including the so-called Templars.
There was no way to talk through Yusuf, and neither could Li Deyu.
After all, the coach here is Yusuf, not an outsider.
Two days passed, and both sides remained eerily quiet.
The Persians seemed to be content with the Tang army not coming out of the city to attack.
The city was full of people collecting food and everything they could use.
Many Persians lived in houses that were not destroyed.
Having a house in the cold weather was happiness.
Until the fifth day, a black spot appeared in the sky.
Then people heard a huge roar and the black spots were getting closer and closer.
Finally, we could see clearly that it was a huge airship.
One of the benefits of airships is that they don't need a landing site.
This thing can hover over a city without having to land.
Seeing Almaty with half of the city in ruins, the pilot of the airship was also shocked.
Seeing that the big flag with the Chinese character Tang on a red background and black characters was still hanging in the inner city, the airship flew directly over.
And hovering in the air, after confirming again and again, he put down the ladder and climbed down to a captain.
Zhang Liang's face that had been tense for several days finally had a smile, and the airship could bring the news back.
The imperial court's rescue army will also arrive, and the risk of being trapped here is greatly reduced.
Since you won't die here, there is nothing to be afraid of.
It should be an opportunity to catch up with such a big battle.
The wealth of the three generations of the Zhang family will probably be fought out in this war.
The captain who climbed down climbed up again and took away Zhang Liang's handwriting.
They also took away five barrels of kerosene.
Without enough kerosene, they would not be able to return to Tingzhou.
This trip is almost a thousand miles long. ****************************************************** ****************************************************** "Hahaha" Li Er's owl-like laughter hovered in the sky above Tai Chi Hall.
Li Er was very happy and had been lonely for a long time.
Yu Nei was so difficult to defeat that he even felt invincible and lonely.
Well now, the country in the west called Dashi brazenly launched a war against the Tang Dynasty.
There were two memorials on the table, one from Strait Castle.
In addition, the seal was sent by Qiu Shili, who stayed in Tingzhou, and there were two battles on sea and land.
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One win and one draw, Datang fought like this despite being attacked, which made Li Er very happy.
"Let's talk about who should be sent there.
Zhang Liang is trapped in Alma-Ata, and we have to find a way to get him out."
Li Er looked at the ministers filling the hall.
Fang Xuanling closed his eyes and rested his mind.
He had been like this during the court discussions in the past two years.
When people get old, they will think about the things behind them.
The Fang family has not been at peace in the past two years, mainly due to daughter-in-law Gao Yang.
It's difficult to be a man without being deaf or mute.
Fang Xuanling almost hated herself for saying this.
If it weren't for Gao Yang being a princess, Fang Xuanling would have wanted to immerse him in a pig cage.
Lao Fang's face was completely humiliated by this slut.
Now Fang Xuanling is just like a monk hitting the clock every day, thinking that one day Li Er will be happy to approve his resignation report.
Changsun Wuji raised his head and looked at the caisson on the top of the Tai Chi Hall, crossing his hands in front of him.
The thumbs keep turning around each other This uncle is now the Shangshu of the Household Department in charge of money in the Tang Dynasty, and is also the Shangshu Youpushe.
The matter of sending troops has nothing to do with him, it's just about providing money and food.
It's just that now Datang is engaged in construction projects everywhere, and it's a problem where to get the money.
Cheng Yaojin didn't say anything, and his family, Cheng Chumo, fought against the enemy at Strait Castle.
Thousands of Persians have been killed and wounded, and the credit is certain.
No longer need to go to that shabby place in the Western Region to gain military glory Niu Jinda usually stood with Cheng Yaojin and didn't speak.
Because his son Niu Jianhu served on the Datang, and the Datang weighed anchor and went to sea on the first day it learned that Strait Castle was besieged.
Accompanied by a group of servant ships, they fought towards the Strait Castle in a mighty manner.
Yuchi Gong also remained silent.
His son Yuchi Baolin was dispatching troops to rush to Guangzhou.
Once they arrive in Guangzhou, they will board the transport ship that Liaodong is rushing over.
Then, under the protection of the Datang, we went to the Persian waters and landed in the Persian Gulf.
They planned to ask Emperor Dashi why he came to attack Datang.
Of course, it would be better to bring it back alive.
Even if he dies and brings his head back, the credit will definitely be great anyway.
Li Ji wanted to go because the political whirlpool in Chang'an was too weird.
He, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was walking on thin ice, but he was really unwilling to let go of the Minister of the Ministry of War who had finally obtained it.
I have been in that place in the Western Region for many years, and I have long been tired of it.
If possible, he really didn't want to eat sand again.
None of the big guys were willing to move, leaving only the two princes.
Li Ke and Li Tai were both making up their minds.
Li Ke was secretly glad that his man Zhang Liang had gone to the Western Regions.
No matter how this battle goes, Almaty can still be preserved even if it is attacked.
This is a definite achievement, and Li Er will definitely be rewarded when he returns to Chang'an.
Li Tai felt sad, and Zhang Liang made a contribution.
His status will only be higher when he returns to Chang'an.
If he had known about this, he would have recommended his people to the Western Regions long ago.
Guo Xiaoke is a good candidate.
He was the one who followed Li Erbaiqi into the battle.
Since reinforcements were to be sent, it was natural for him to take this job into his own hands.
Zhang Liang cannot reap all the military exploits in the Western Regions by himself, he must also reap some of them.
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Li Ke was thinking that it would be nice if all of his own people could reap the military glory of the Western Regions.
I should recommend Qiu Shili.
This guy used to hang out with Hou Junji and the prince.
Now Hou Junji and the princes have fallen and are loyal to him again.
He is the deputy general of the Western Region and the commander is trapped.
Qiu Shili came to lead the troops, which is reasonable and reasonable Both parties were thinking about how to take the job into their arms, but neither was prepared to be the first to speak.
The atmosphere inside the hall was a bit strange for a while.
"Your Majesty is willing to go to the Western Regions."
While everyone was making their own plans, a voice suddenly sounded
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