It was still early, and the outside of Shuofang City was empty, no one was neighing, no horses were galloping, and there was a deathly silence.
The north wind blew overnight, and the snow on the ground was frozen, and at a glance, the white was yellow, black, and there were large patches of red.
It was the mud trampled by the Turks yesterday, and the blood sprayed by men and horses, which were inseparable from the snow.
In the hard snow, you can see the Turkic people and horses killed everywhere, and they are also frozen hard, no one to clean up, so they are abandoned at will.
The Turkic camp was five miles north of the city, stretching for several miles, and a figure could be vaguely seen shaking.
Now, the initiative to attack the city is in the hands of the Turks, and for the Tang army in Shuofang City, they can only passively defend, which is very unfavorable to them.
Although the Turks had not yet begun to attack the city, the border troops of Shuofang City did not dare to be careless, and deliberately advanced the time of the morning eclipse and appeared at the head of the city early to enter the defensive state.
Even the general Qin Huaiyu ignored the arrow wound, rudely pushed away Qin Gang and the others who were dissuaded, and insisted on coming to the city to supervise the battle.
In yesterday's battle, the border army lost nearly 2,000 combat strength, which led to a serious shortage of reserve forces in the city, so that the plan formulated by Qin Huaiyu to defend the city in batches before the war could no longer be implemented.
The enemy was outnumbered, and the Turks would be the supreme weapon that the siege warfare would throw, Qin Huaiyu reluctantly issued an order to throw all the troops except the 3,000 cavalry into the city, desperately betting.
Even the 3,000 cavalry received an order, dressed in armor, and stood by at all times, and immediately reinforced as infantry when the battle situation was critical.
In fact, war is sometimes a gamble, and what is the use of having chips in your hands when it comes to life and death It is better to throw all the chips at once, make a desperate bet, fight against the water, and may survive in a desperate situation, or even fight back, so as to turn defeat into victory.
If you dig through the history books, you will have an amazing discovery that every famous general in history is actually a gambler, and he has gambled on the battlefield.
The difference between them is nothing more than that someone wins and someone loses General Qin Huaiyu was gambling, and after a night of thinking and planning, he made a decision, that is, to push out all the chips in his hand and win a glimmer of life in that desperate situation.
He gambled not on money, but on life and fame The city is broken, people are dead, there is no way to retreat, it is better to fight, even if it is like that fireworks, it must bloom before withering Victory and defeat, life and death, are today The avenues in the city were straight and smooth, and under the command of Zhao Zheng, who was a member of the army, the auxiliaries drove ox carts and horse-drawn carts to transport all kinds of material resources to the four city walls.
Near the four city walls, a large number of war horses were gathered, which was to adjust the troops in time to quickly support the critical area according to the direction of the Turkic attack.
Nearly 7,000 soldiers were distributed on the city walls in all directions, facing the fierce north wind, adjusting bowstrings, correcting eight-ox crossbows, and inspecting the city defense facilities.
Banner hunting, morale is high The top of the city was filled with rolling logs, stones, and all kinds of arrows, but they were in large numbers, and they were not in order.
The north and south gates have been blocked by huge stones, almost flush with the city walls, eliminating the danger of the city gates being breached.
And the kind of wooden houses that Zhao Wushu painted last night, the craftsmen of the whole army stayed awake all night, and they actually rushed to make nearly two hundred, which were arranged on the city wall.
Zhao Wudi looked at it and couldn't help but feel emotional, and admired the craftsmanship and creativity of the craftsmen.
After the craftsmen had created the actual object according to the pattern drawn by Zhao Wudi, they probably felt that such a crude work was really an insult to their craftsmanship, and they made improvements on their own initiative.
They added two sleepers to the bottom of the hut, and the bottom of the sleepers was curved and the ends were cocked, looking like a ship.
The top of the city wall made of loess was frozen hard, and a thin layer of ice was formed, and the slightly curved sleepers fell on the ice, and after a few kills, it slid on the city wall like a boat, increasing mobility and saving manpower.
It's a land boat Two planes were also placed in the city gate tower, one of which became the temporary headquarters of the great general Qin Huaiyu.
Adjutant General Xue Na stood aside and was reporting to him: "General, the last general has carried out actual measurements, a stone bow, ten zhang away, can not penetrate the second plank, twenty zhang, only through the first plank, thirty zhang, no threat." ” Qin Huaiyu stroked his beard and nodded frequently, very satisfied with the result.
It is enough to be able to resist an attack with a stone bow ten zhang away, after all, the vast majority of the Turks use a stone bow, and there can be several condor archers When Zhao Wudi heard this, he also breathed a sigh of relief, and his little liver, which had been nervous, finally calmed down.
This thing is not a real rigid and soft card, and it is limited by the existing materials in Shuofang City, so it can only make a four, which can barely be used.
Just when everyone was in a good mood, Wei Wenchang appeared, with horizontal eyebrows, bearded hair, and a face darker than the bottom of the pot.
"The general completely disregarded the safety of Shuofang City, but talked and laughed with his subordinates, what is the reason?"
Wei Wenchang's face was dark, his words were more poisonous, and he only said a few words, but everyone immediately died down, and they all became dumb, and each one was darker than the other.
Wei Wenchang is a military Sima, in charge of the law in the army, all the merits and demerits are in his hands, and he has the right to go directly to the court beyond the general Qin Huaiyu.
Lao Wei didn't know which tendon was wrong, but he said such a heavy thing, and everyone was uneasy, as if they were on the edge of the abyss.
At the time of Shuofang City's life and death, the general and a group of subordinates did not go to inspect the city defense, but talked and laughed together, if this was spread to the court, even Qin Huaiyu would not be able to bear it.
"I said Lao Wei, what you said is a bit too much, isn't Ben Shuai on top of the city, checking this newly created defensive equipment, how can it be that he disregards the safety of Shuofang City?"
Qin Huaiyu and Wei Wenchang, the two of them are world friends, and they have both played together since childhood, and no one knows whom Taking advantage of this friendship, he snorted and wanted to ease the atmosphere.
Who knew that Wei Wenchang did not give in, still with a black face, and said sharply: "It is precisely because the general stayed on this city that my Shuofang City is in danger.
General Qin, if the tens of thousands of soldiers in my Shuofang City die here today, it is all thanks to you."
"You, you, Lao Wei, you talk nonsense, you, you" Qin Huaiyu was angry, and for a while, he opened his mouth and stammered, not knowing how to express the resentment in his heart.
Wei Wenchang directly ignored Qin Huaiyu's anger, pressed forward step by step, and said, "Why is it not right, the general, I forgot about the arrow yesterday."
Yesterday's incident, although there was no danger, it was your shit luck But it can no longer be done, and I don't know that today's Turkic condor shooters will not reappear You know that the enemy is outnumbered, and today's battle will be full of dangers.
If you, the general, were shot by the enemy during the bloody battle between the soldiers of the three armies, how much impact would it have on the morale of our army?
Qin Huaiyu, you are not a general hiding in the camp in the capital and can only talk on paper, you have fought for many years, and you personally participated in the Battle of Yinshan six years ago, don't you understand the consequences of the three armies being taken over?"
Lao Wei broke out, everyone shut up, and there was a sudden silence in the city gate tower
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