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Chapter 23: The Bloody Battle in Italy

'Dong! dong! dong! dong! dong! 'Xue Yantuo's powerful war drums came back to the wide south bank of the Yellow River. Amid the sound of thousands of big drums at the same time, a cavalry of ten thousand people surrounded Xue Yantuo Khan

Yi Shibo slowly crossed the Yellow River. e^ read from

Four 10,000 cavalry teams were distributed in front and behind the 10,000 cavalry formation. The black army was boundless and stretched for ten miles. There was also a 10,000 logistics army on the north bank of the Yellow River. This time, the attack on Dali City, B

After losing his bowl, he made a bet of 100,000 troops. He wanted to destroy Dali City in one fell swoop, boost the morale of Xueyantuo's army with the myth of defeating the Sui army, and then turn around to Jinshan to fight against the Qibi army.

Yi Shibo rode on a tall and majestic war horse, staring coldly at the distance, the Sui army's Linhe Fortress, looking at the broken stones all over the hills, in his mind

The situation of Dali City being captured appeared. Fires surged into the sky, and soldiers and civilians on the ground knelt in front of his horse and begged for mercy. His soldiers ruthlessly cut off the heads of these Han people, while Yang Yuanqing's heads were tied to his war horse's neck.

This scene that was extremely human and longing for him was about to appear, and he could no longer wait. At this time, he was no longer just to avenge his son, he wanted to flatten the city and make everyone in the tribe understand. Xue Yantuo

He was not afraid of the powerful Sui Dynasty, and he boosted his morale and fought with their mortal enemy, the Chiaziren.

The golden wolf-headed banner above his head fluttered in the wind. Behind him were more than a dozen commanders of Xueyantuo Wan, and next to him was Sha Lulie, the heir of Xueyantuo Khan, who was as fierce as a leopard.

Young man, he is known for his courage in Xueyantuo.

He stared at the direction of Dali City with a cold leopard-like gaze and asked for battle: "Khan! Give me three days to see me level the Dali City!"

"Okay! I will appoint you as the chief general and conquer Dali City in three days."

Yi Shibo gave Khan's golden arrow to Shalue. He took a last look at the direction of Dali City and said lightly: "Capture the city, and don't leave any dogs!"

He turned around and watched Khan walk away. Shaluli immediately raised Khan's golden arrow and shouted, "The whole army is dispatched and headed towards Dali City!"

The 80,000 army marched towards Dali City, and thousands of drums were beaten, and the drums were sounded like thunder. It could be heard dozens of miles away, and the 80,000 army was murderous. The dense army followed hundreds of ladders, nest cars and stone castings.

The Xueyantuo army pushed them forward with an unstoppable murderous aura and swept towards the city of Li twenty miles away.

Flags waving on the outer wall of Italy, two thousand Sui troops stood in line at the top of the city. He was wearing bright light armor, an eagle helmet, holding a step bow and a soldier arrow in his hand, and all his eyes were firm. Fifty huge scattering machines were scattered.

Fifty giants stood on the top of the city.

Yang Yuanqing stood on the battlement and stared at the Xueyantuo army slowly moving in the distance. A black line about five miles long appeared on the snow field more than ten miles away, and the sound of drums came from the black line.

Generally, grassland people will not choose to fight at this time. Chuntian is the season for livestock to have cubs. Soldiers are prone to family thinking, their morale is unstable, and the war horses are not strong after a winter, but Xue Yantuo has to choose to fight at this time.

In another ten days, the Yellow River will begin to thaw and their army will not be able to cross the Yellow River.

"General, look over there!"

A soldier pointed to the east and shouted. Yang Yuanqing leaned forward and looked east. He saw a knight wearing a white cloak running towards the city along the moat.

"It's the Qibian!"

Yang Yuanqing recognized the white cloak on the knight, and he immediately ordered: "Kaicheng and let him in!"

More than a hundred soldiers slid the iron chains, the city men slowly opened, the Qiezi Knight rushed into the city, the city men closed again, the Qiezi Knight entered the inner city again, for a moment, the Qiezi Knight was taken to the outer city by the soldiers, Yang Yuanqing

Only then did he realize that a falcon was parked on his shoulder.

The Knight Qiezi stepped forward and knelt on one knee, saying in Turkic words: "Amo see General Yang!"

"I've seen you, we used to fight together."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "What kind of good news do you bring to me?"

"I am the Prince's Eagle slave. This eagle will convey information between the city of Li and Cialis. Prince Chia has led an army of 50,000 to Yin Mountain."

"Okay! I look forward to your good news."

The news from Qi Zi made Yang Yuanqing excited. Looking at the boundless Xue Yantuo army in the distance, a kind of ambition surged in his heart. In this battle, he would completely destroy the ambitions of the grassland people for Fengzhou.

Xueyantuo's army stopped five miles away from Dali City, and the drums stopped. The 80,000 troops began to set up camp tents. Soon, thousands of camp tents appeared outside the city. Xueyantuo's master rode Shaluli out of the camp tent and looked out of the camp tent several miles away.

This city that left their Khans with shame, the walls shone in the sun in white light, which was covered with a thick layer of ice shell.

Sha Luliu was cruel and cruel, but he was good at fighting. This strong city surprised him secretly. In his impression, the cities on the border of the Sui Dynasty were all low and dilapidated, but this castle was so tall and strong, and he felt a little regretful.

, In three days, he was too full.

"Ye Hu, I'm afraid I can't defeat this castle in three days." A ten thousand men said worriedly beside him.

"If you can't beat it, you have to fight!"

Shaluli gritted his teeth and could not take it within three days, so his position as the heir of Khan was in danger. "No matter what, you must take it within three days! The Immortal tribe is coming first."

‘Dong! dong! dong!’ The sound of the drums sounded again, and the army of 15,000 Xueyantuo rushed out like water, surrounded by more than a hundred siege ladders and rushed towards Dali City.

This is the Yantu tribe in Xueyantuo. The 20,000 people who were completely wiped out in the Battle of Lake Harry were also the Yantu tribe. They have a relatively low status in Xueyantuo. They are all in this dangerous war.

Hundreds of cloud ladders lined up and drove vigorously towards the city of Li five miles away. Ten thousand soldiers were wearing leather armor, holding shields and spears in their hands, shouting and killing sounds shook the sky. The war finally broke out in this cold first chun.

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On the outer city wall, in the open space between the inner city and the outer city, eight thousand Sui soldiers and ten thousand craftsmen stood in line. Looking up at the high two-city suspension bridge, listening to the pre-war mobilization of the chief general Yang Yuanqing.

Yang Yuanqing was wearing an eagle helmet on his head and a spear in his hand. He stood on the suspension bridge between the two cities, just like a god descending to earth.

He raised the Panying sword high and shouted to the soldiers: "This is the sword of the emperor, the sword given to Dali City by His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty. The beacon has been introduced to Xijing. The emperor is paying attention to Dali City, the world of Dasui Dynasty.

Fifty million pairs of eyes are also paying attention to Dali City. Brothers, today we are not fighting for individuals or cities, but fighting for the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the dignity of the Sui Empire, even in the end

With one person left, Li City must not fall!”

Amid the rumbling drums outside the city, the blood of the eight thousand soldiers boiled. They held up their spears and shouted with all their might: "Fight for the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty! Fight for the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty!"

The shouts shook the whole city, and even more than 10,000 people in the inner city were infected. He then shouted. Yang Yuanqing waved his long spear and shouted sternly: "The enemy has arrived, and the soldiers will return to their posts. Those who disobey the military order and shake the morale of the army will be killed immediately

!”

The soldiers left one after another and rushed to their respective positions. Six thousand Sui troops and ten thousand stonemason troops rushed into the inner city. If they wanted to go to the outer city wall, they could only enter the inner city first. They traveled through the iron chain suspension bridge between the inner city. The inner city men burst out.

Closed, the inner and outer cities are made of cast iron and are extremely sturdy. The outer cities are two or eight feet tall, and it takes a hundred people just to open the city.

Yang Yuanqing quickly walked towards the outer city wall, and said to Yang Sien as he walked: "Don't go all the troops. The enemy does not know the size of our troops. They must first test it. We only use three thousand troops first, and the rest of the troops will stay for the time being.

In the inner city, wait for my order to join in.”

"I will understand!"

"besides!"

Yang Yuanqing called Yang Sien again, "Go to the soldiers to send a message that 20,000 reinforcements from Lingzhou have arrived in Fengzhou and will come to help us soon."

"Yes!" Yang Sien turned around and left.

On the top of the city, three thousand Sui army and five thousand craftsmen stood on the top of the city. The Sui army looked cold and raised their bows and arrows together. But the five thousand craftsmen were a little scared. The overwhelming Xueyantuo army outside the city made each of them.

I couldn't help but tremble.

But the war had already broken out, and they had no choice but to fight. The craftsman army was responsible for pulling the catapult. The huge catapult was about two meters high. The long arm rod was hung with a stone pocket, and was pulled by one hundred and fifty people.

A huge rock of dozens of kilograms was thrown four or five hundred steps away.

Yang Yuanqing looked coldly as the black enemy rushed up, and ladders stood full of Xue Yantuo soldiers preparing to attack the city. The enemy had already entered within three hundred steps. Yang Yuanqing swung his long sword and gave an order, "Send she!



The drums sounded loudly at the head of the city of Dali, and thirty trenchers were activated at the same time. The long arm rod was swung out and the huge rock weighing ten kilograms was thrown out in the air. Dozens of huge rocks were spinning in the air, roaring and hitting the dense crowd.

,'Boom!' The huge rock fell down and rolled in the crowd. The red-colored snow foam rose into the air. More than a dozen people were smashed to the point of blood. It was a terrible sight. One after another, the huge rocks hit the crowd, and screams came one after another.

'Crack!' A cloud ladder was hit, and the cloud ladder broke into several pieces. Dozens of people climbing on the cloud ladder fell one after another, and dense huge rocks hit the cloud ladder. The cloud ladder of Xueyantuo's army was simple and rough. They learned from the Turks, and

The Turks did not learn the wonders of the cloud ladder. They could not learn the hinges and wedges of the Han people. They could only learn the physical but not the spirit. They could not move forward even if they were slightly damaged. In just a hundred steps, they could be close.

The half-cloud ladder was smashed by a huge rock, but more than fifty ladders gradually approached the city wall.

In the sky, huge rocks were rolling and roaring towards the ground. In a short time, the catapult launched four wheels, and more than one hundred huge rocks hit the enemy group, causing more than 2,000 casualties, but Xueyantuo Army

Without stopping, they rushed into the journey of the bow and arrow.

The Sui army's arrows were like rain on the city, and three thousand soldiers and arrows were densely swayed towards the enemy. The arrows were used to defend the city, longer and heavier than the cavalry arrows. From a high place, they would carry their own weight toward the enemy.

The enemy has extremely strong lethality.

Xueyantuo army raised its shield to greet them. Xueyantuo tribe has two types of shields. One is a wooden shield in cowhide, which is solid and solid, used by the Xue tribe, while the other is a simple wooden shield with thin wooden boards and is the other one that is attached to Xueyantuo.

The small tribe and Yantuo tribe used, and this kind of shield can only withstand the bows and arrows on the grassland, cannot withstand the crossbow arrows of the Sui army, and cannot withstand the heavy soldiers and arrows. However, many soldiers themselves covered the shield with several layers of raw cowhide, which was barely enough.

He resisted the attack of the soldiers and arrows, but many shields were still penetrated by the arrows, killing the enemy behind the shield. Pieces of soldiers screamed and pounced on them.

A cloud ladder approached the city wall, hundreds of soldiers suddenly pulled the rope back, and a cloud ladder six or seven feet high was pulled up, and dozens of soldiers were climbed up on the cloud ladder.

With a loud bang, broken ice splashed everywhere. The first cloud ladder was placed on the top of the city. Then more than 30 cloud ladders were placed on the top of the city one after another. Thousands of Xueyantuo soldiers rushed up like ants.

Knife, stab with a spear, and rush to the city hard. Arrows on the city are like dense rain, and rolling wood and stones are like hail. Knife slashes the spear, and blood is flying. Sui soldiers use long forks.

He held the ladder and pushed it outward. A long ladder was pushed out and turned backwards down. The ladder was screaming with shrill sound.

Xue Yantuo's army under the city began to fight back, arrows were as raining as the head of the city, and Sui soldiers and craftsmen were constantly hit by the head of the city, screaming and falling from the head of the city, and the casualties gradually increased.

At this time, the dull drum sound of Xueyantuo's army sounded again, and another 30,000 Xueyantuo's army entered the battle. The towering nest car appeared, and the red flag flew on the city. The main general Yang Yuanqing issued an order to increase troops. There were also three thousand Sui troops and three in the inner city.

The Thousand Craftsmen Army was sent to the outer city and joined the war.
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