Datang: Activate the combat merit system at the beginning

In the city of Jiaohe.

"Report!"

A scout rode into the city and reported to Wei Hao anxiously.

"There is an enemy attack on Tianshan City, Tianshan City is in danger!"

Wei Hao frowned, unexpectedly his worries came true.

Sure enough, some enemies raided Tianshan City while Guo Jing led troops to help Yizhou.

"How many troops does the opponent have?"

Wei Hao asked urgently.

"No less than ten thousand soldiers and horses."

The scout responded.

"Its military force is mainly composed of two tribes, Chuyue and Chumi."

"Why didn't the scouts near Tianshan City report in time? Let the enemy attack Tianshan City?"

Wei Hao said in a solemn voice with a straight face.

"The enemy army is approaching fiercely. Maybe our scouts didn't react, and the enemy army arrived."

The scout said cautiously.

"Hmph! After the war is over, the relevant scouts must be held accountable!"

Wei Hao said angrily.

The scout lowered his head, not daring to make a sound.

Wei Hao ignored him, thinking of countermeasures.

Wei Hao knew something about the Chuyue and Chumi tribes.

These two tribes have long surrendered to Yilu Khan.

Obviously, this time they were ordered by Yilu Khan to attack Tianshan City.

Wei Hao immediately ordered the troops in Jiaohe City to assemble.

……

Day, dawn.

The walls of Tianshan City.

Datang soldiers are fighting hard.

They have been fighting all night.

Although exhausted, morale has not decreased.

The Xidajue army composed of Chuyue and Chumi continued to launch attacks, erected ladders, and was about to attack the city.

At first, they were full of confidence.

Naturally, the small Tianshan City could not withstand an army of tens of thousands.

Guo Jing, the governor of Anxi, had already led an army to help Yizhou. In other words, there are not many troops that Xizhou can mobilize now.

Even if troops are mobilized, they will not attack with all their strength, and a part of them will be reserved to guard Jiaohe City.

When the enemy soldiers climbed the ladder, Yang Xiaowei waved his hand, and dozens of sharp arrows shot at them, and the enemy soldiers climbing in front of the ladder fell down one after another.

The enemy general ordered to raise his shields and launch a new round of attack.

Holding shields in their hands, they climbed desperately.

"Smash them to death!"

Lei Wu roared, first picked up a rock and smashed it down hard.

The soldiers also picked up the stone and smashed it down hard.

Those Xidajue soldiers who were climbing in front of the ladder with shields in hand were hit one after another and fell down heavily.

"There are not many defenders in Tianshan City, rush up!"

The enemy general Shatuo Ali shouted.

"In the city, there are countless beauties waiting for us!

Go!kill! "

Under the command of the general, some Xidajue soldiers desperately climbed up the ladder.

There were not many stones left on the top of the city, and the Xidajue soldiers continued to climb up.

"Fire arrows at the top of the city!"

Shatuo Ali ordered.

Under the cover of sharp arrows, Xi Dajue's soldiers attacked fiercely, and many of them had already climbed more than half of the ladder.

Tang Jun fought desperately.

When the arrow is finished, use a stone.

Run out of stones, use knives and guns.

However, the enemy army seems to be endless, coming up continuously.

Only then did Lei Wu really understand that Yilu Khan's real strategic intention was not to capture Yizhou, but to capture Tianshan City.

Not far to the northeast of Tianshan City is Jiaohe City, the heart of Anxi Protectorate.

Obviously, the purpose of Yilu Khan's attack this time was to go straight to Jiaohe City, in an attempt to destroy Datang's command center in the Western Regions in one fell swoop.

If Tianshan City falls, Jiaohe City will be in danger.

Lei Wu realized the importance of Tianshan City, and after discussing with Yang Xiaowei, he immediately ordered people to go to various places in the city to find anointing oil.

After the ointment was found, Lei Wu and Yang Xiaowei ordered the soldiers to pour the ointment on the ladder and burn it with a torch.

Suddenly, the ladder ignited a raging fire.

Many Xidajue soldiers fell under the city wall along with the burnt ladder.

Screams and roars came one after another.

The general of Xi Dajue yelled in anger, and then ordered a new ladder to be erected.

When the ointment ran out, the enemy continued to climb up.

The city wall was in a mess, and the Xidajue soldiers who climbed to the city wall were hacked to death by Tang Jun.

The enemy general did not expect the defenders of Tianshan City to be so brave, and the number of them was much larger than the information he had received before.

He became flustered. If Tianshan City could not be captured in time, then this battle would be meaningless.

If they can't attack for a long time, the Jiaohe City reinforcements will arrive, and they will be counter-killed at that time.

The enemy general decided to put all his eggs in one basket and ordered the organization of death squads to die on the top of the city.

The next moment, Xi Dajue regrouped and launched a new attack.

Facing the endless stream of enemy troops, the Tang soldiers on the city did not back down in the slightest.

More and more enemy troops climbed the ladders, and the knives in the hands of the Tang soldiers were cut sharply, and the spears, halberds, and lances were broken.

Blood stained the city walls.

The red sun that had just risen in the east seemed to be even redder with the blood of the city wall.

but!
Not a single Datang soldier backed down!
Lei Wu and Yang Xiaowei knew that the enemy was trying to break through Tianshan City in a very short period of time, but they knew that even if they died in battle, they would never let the enemy succeed!
"Soldiers, hold on!"

Lei Wu shouted.

"The Deputy Protectorate will soon send reinforcements to support us!
hold onto!war! "

"Soldiers, hold on! Fight!"

Captain Yang followed closely and shouted.

"We guard the city gate, and the Xidajue dog thieves can't do anything to us!"

"Battle war war..."

All the soldiers shouted in unison.

The generals of the Xidajue Army outside the city heard that the Tang army in the city had no retreat and was full of fighting spirit, so they couldn't help but want to retreat.

They knew that if they hadn't breached Tianshan City by this time, it meant they had missed the best opportunity.

If the reinforcements from Jiaohe City arrive, it may be too late for them to retreat.

"Warriors, continue to attack the city!"

Shatuo Ali ordered the soldiers to continue to attack the city.

"Commander, we have lost our opportunity to fight, why not retreat first?"

A Chuyue tribe leader suggested.

"Retreat? No way!"

Shatuo said angrily.

"We have to run out, until the reinforcements from the Tang Army leave Jiaohe City before we can retreat."

"We fought here all night, and I believe the reinforcements from Jiaohe City are on their way."

The leader of the Chuyue Tribe frowned.

"If we wait until the enemy troops from Jiaohe City arrive, I'm afraid it will be too late for us to retreat."

"What are you afraid of!"

Shatuo Ali glanced at the leader of the Chuyue Tribe, and said with a straight face.

"The real strategic purpose of our attack on Tianshan City is to draw out the defenders of Jiaohe City, so that the army led by Yilu Khan can attack Jiaohe City.

Now that the strategic intention is about to be achieved, we must persist! "

"But the defenders of Tianshan City are extremely brave. We have been attacking for so long and we can't take advantage of it."

The leader of the Chumi tribe couldn't help but speak out.

"If the enemy's reinforcements arrive at that time, and the Tang army in Tianshan City rushes out, we will be attacked by the enemy, and it will be too late to retreat."

"That's right, that's right!" The leader of the Chuyue tribe quickly echoed.

"Don't worry, there are not many defenders in Jiaohe City, and the number of troops that can be sent to support Tianshan City is at most one or two thousand."

Shatuo Ali said disapprovingly.

"After Yilu Khan captures Jiaohe City, Xizhou will belong to us, Xidajue.

At that time, let your two tribes be stationed here and govern Xizhou at the same time! "