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Ang Lee and the generals on the city wall looked at each other and laughed. Needless to say, this must be the Nanzhao Army returning from a great victory.
At this moment, the army had completely controlled Kunzhou City. The Nanzhao Army was powerless and could only watch as the city was taken by the Tang Army.
"Is it the Nanzhao Army?"
Ang Lee asked casually.
"General, both the flag and the armor look like Cuan Chongdao's army."
The scout replied.
"General, how could Cuan Chongdao defeat the Nanzhao Army? How is this possible?"
"The scouts have already found out that the Nanzhao Army has 20,000 elite soldiers. Cuan Chongdao's 10,000 soldiers have been forced to defend the city alone. This …"
"General, it seems that the Nanzhao Army is here to fight us to the death. They even changed their flag and armor."
Li An lightly nodded. "Nanzhao is having a hard time fighting, but we're picking up what's already there. Geluofeng naturally won't let this go. He's worried that he'll openly have a falling out with the Great Tang, so he came up with this childish move."
"General, Gelofeng thinks that they have a strong army. They probably don't take our army seriously. It seems that we have to perform well and let Gelofeng see how powerful our army is."
"General, the dense forest outside the city is where our army can show its power. We can send some soldiers to hide outside the city and cooperate with them to inflict heavy damage to the Nanzhao Army."
The generals actively put forward all kinds of ideas.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Gelofeng will not be calm. They will definitely attack the city with all their strength. Our main force must be stationed in the city. We can only deploy a small number of elite soldiers outside the city to harass and injure the Nanzhao Army and let them know the gap between them and our army."
"Big Brother, let me lead the troops out of the city. I will definitely teach the Nanzhao troops a lesson."
Ang Lee looked at Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and the rest of the eight generals and ordered, "The eight of you will each lead 50 soldiers. Choose the most elite soldiers. Each soldier must carry a crossbow, a saber, and enough arrows. You don't need to kill the enemy, but you must return unharmed. In addition, it's best not to kill anyone. It's best to injure a large number of Nanzhao soldiers, understand?"
"Yes, General."
Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and the other eight generals received the order and each picked fifty elite soldiers. They carried all kinds of weapons and quietly left Kun Zhou City, running towards the forest outside the city.
These eight teams were spread out in different locations, ready to cooperate with each other and cause a lot of damage to the enemy. He wanted to let Gelofeng understand that the army was not something they could match.
The soldiers of Kun Zhou City were actively preparing for war, ready to fight against the unconvinced Gelofeng. And Gelofeng led all his troops to Kun Zhou City with a strong sense of hatred.
The distance between Weizhou and Kun Zhou was not very far. It was only a few dozen miles away. Such a short distance could be reached very quickly for a well-trained troop, and they were ready for battle. uu1;
The 20,000 troops led by Gelofeng himself soon arrived not far from Kun Zhou City. They stopped and adjusted the formation, ready to launch a siege.
"First Prince, the city wall is full of Tang Army soldiers. It seems that they are fully prepared."
"First Prince, the Tang Army is fully prepared. It seems that they have a hunch."
Gelofeng looked at the large number of Tang Army soldiers on the city wall of Kun Zhou City and sighed heavily. He looked back at Duan Jianwei beside him and whispered, "What do you think, Mr. Duan? Do you also think that the Tang Army has expected all this?"
Duan Jianwei's face was full of black lines. His complexion was very bad, as if he was seriously ill. Of course, this was because the reality was too different from what he had expected. Everything that was happening now was out of his control.
"First Prince, since we are already here, let's try the Tang Army's strength. Nanzhao has been established for many years, but I have never seen the means of the Tang Army. Besides, First Prince, you can't take this lying down, right?"
Duan Jianwei was really unwilling to admit defeat like this. As long as there was a glimmer of hope, he was willing to try again, even if the Nanzhao Army had to pay the price in blood.
With Duan Jianwei's encouragement, Gelofeng made up his mind to launch an attack on Kun Zhou City, where the Tang Army was stationed. After all, the Tang Army suddenly seized Kun Zhou City, which could be regarded as robbing them of the battle results and the fruits of their victory. How could he just let it go? If he returned to Nanzhao in disgrace, how could he explain it to his father, Pi Luoge?
Moreover, the failure to seize Kun Zhou City would greatly reduce his prestige. In this way, he would definitely be at a disadvantage in inheriting the throne, and the throne that he had coveted for a long time would be taken away by the second prince, Yu Chengjie.
As the First Prince of Nanzhao, Gelofeng was very much looking forward to the throne. He very strongly wanted to inherit the throne of Nanzhao and become a respected king in Nanzhao history. As his status, ability, and prestige increased, this desire became stronger and stronger. If he suddenly lost the opportunity to inherit the throne of Nanzhao, he would go crazy.
This was a situation that was inevitable when people reached a certain stage. It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. It was the same for status. If one's status suddenly rose, one could quickly adapt. However, if one's status fell, or if one's hope of further promotion was suddenly shattered, it would be difficult for one to adapt. This was human nature.
Gelofeng looked at the Nanzhao generals under his command and ordered, "All troops, get ready immediately. We must seize Kun Zhou City before nightfall."
"Yes, First Prince."
Since the generals of Nanzhao entered Kun Zhou City, they had already determined that Kun Zhou City belonged to Nanzhao. Now that Kun Zhou City was suddenly seized by the Tang Army, they were naturally very unhappy. The enemy's military strength was far less than theirs, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
Obviously, these Nanzhao generals had not yet realized the power of the army. They only thought that the army, which had only been trained for a few months, would not be much stronger than the soldiers under Cuan Chongdao's command. Moreover, the lack of military strength made the Nanzhao generals look down on them even more.
The only thing that worried the Nanzhao generals was the serious consequences of fighting the Tang Army. Now, they were wearing the armor of Cuan Chongdao's army and holding the flag of Cuan Chongdao. After destroying the Tang Army, they could deny everything. So, what was there to be afraid of?
In the process of unifying the Six Zhao, the Nanzhao Army had gained enough combat experience. In the process of learning from the Tang Empire, they had also learned many advanced weapons production methods.
Under such circumstances, the Nanzhao generals became extremely conceited. They all thought that they were an elite force and that defeating the newly trained Tang Army should not be a problem.
After a short half hour of preparation, the Nanzhao Army was ready to attack the city. Dozens of catapults were lined up in two rows, ready to throw boulders at any time.
"Mr. Duan, these catapults were taught to us by the Tang Dynasty. Now, we have to use the weapons taught to us by the Tang Dynasty to deal with the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't this a bit like biting the hand that feeds you?"
Duan Jianwei smiled disdainfully and said seriously, "Your Highness, Nanzhao cooperated with the Tang Dynasty to fight against the invasion of Tufan. The Tang Dynasty is also indebted to us. However, the Tang Dynasty used us to attack Nanzhao and robbed us of the fruits of victory at the last moment. Isn't this biting the hand that feeds you?"
Gelofeng grinned and nodded. "That's right. The Tang Dynasty and Nanzhao only have a relationship of interests. The Tang Dynasty not only used us to deal with Tufan, but also used us to deal with Nanzhao. In the end, they didn't let us get anything. Xiao Wang can't swallow this no matter what. Well, let the Tang Army have a good taste of being bombarded by boulders."
Duan Jianwei smiled softly and looked at the Nanzhao soldiers beside him, ordering them to start attacking the city immediately.
The military order to prepare to attack the city was passed down one by one in the Nanzhao Army. On the city wall of Kunzhou City, the soldiers had not been idle.
When the Nanzhao Army began to assemble the catapults outside the city, the Tang Army soldiers on the city wall were also nervously assembling the ballistae under the command of the generals. They tied cotton wool covered with kerosene to the arrowheads of the giant ballistae, preparing to attack the catapults outside the city.
Each ballista was equipped with 50 giant ballistae. After the expansion of the army, the number of ballistae had reached 20. It was a very frightening weapon for the soldiers guarding the city. Of course, the Nanzhao soldiers might not have realized this problem yet.
Looking at the small bonfire beside each ballista, Ang Lee showed a wicked smile.
With this kind of sharp weapon, it was more than enough to deal with the siege weapons outside the city of Nanzhao.
"General, the Nanzhao Army is ready. It seems that they are ready to attack."
"General, all the ballistae in our division are aimed at the target. They are ready to fire at any time."
Ang Lee looked at the catapults outside the city that were being loaded with boulders and ordered, "Fire the ballistae immediately and destroy the catapults outside the city."
"Yes, General."
The Tang Army soldiers had already aimed at the Nanzhao catapults outside the city. After receiving the order to attack, they immediately ignited the cotton wool near the arrowheads of the giant ballistae and fired at the same time.
Twenty giant ballistae with burning flames flew toward the catapults of Nanzhao like twenty fire dragons. They hit the catapults of Nanzhao with great accuracy and ignited the wooden catapults of Nanzhao.
After a round of attack, the Tang Army certainly would not stop. They continued to ignite the giant ballistae and shoot at the catapults outside the city. They wanted to destroy all the catapults of Nanzhao as soon as possible.
The burning flames continued to nail the catapults of Nanzhao. In a very short time, all the catapults of Nanzhao were caught in a sea of fire.
The sudden change shocked the commander of Nanzhao, Gelofeng, and the soldiers under his command. All of this happened too suddenly. Before all the boulders of Nanzhao could be thrown at the top of the city wall, the catapults were burned to ashes.
Duan Jianwei looked at everything in front of him in surprise. A trace of fear flashed through his heart. He did not expect that there would be such a powerful defensive weapon in the world. The range of this kind of ballistae was more than twice that of ordinary ballistae. Duan Jianwei had never seen or even heard of it.
Of course, it was not only Duan Jianwei and the soldiers of Nanzhao who had never seen or heard of it. Even the soldiers of the Tang Army had never seen this kind of weapon. This was a newly developed weapon for the siege team of the army special forces. Except for the soldiers of the siege team, the other soldiers of the army had never seen this kind of weapon, let alone have any understanding of its performance.
"First Prince, our catapults have all been destroyed, and three siege carts have been burned to ashes. We have also lost a lot of ladders, and many soldiers have been shot by the giant ballista bolts and have died from serious injuries."
"First Prince, what kind of weapon is this? How can it shoot so far?"
"I've never heard of a ballista that can shoot so far. Even if it's shot from the high city wall, it can't shoot so far."
"First Prince, what should we do now? There are only a few dozen scaling ladders left. Should we continue to attack the city?"
Gelofeng suddenly had no idea. He took a few of his subordinates and went forward to check the casualties.
Looking at the dozens of burning catapults, Gelofeng's heart was very painful. These were his main weapons to attack the city, but they were destroyed just like that.
Geluofeng's mood worsened as he looked at the soldiers that had been turned into candied haws by the giant ballista bolts. Many of these Nanzhao soldiers had been skewered by two bolts, and at most, four soldiers had been skewered by the same giant ballista bolt.
"It's the first time Xiao Wang has seen such a big ballistae. The ballistae that shot this kind of ballistae must be very big."
Gelofeng sighed and looked at Duan Jianwei beside him. He said seriously, "Mr. Duan, what do you think the chances of our Nanzhao army winning? Can we still break into Kunzhou City?"
Duan Jianwei sighed and said softly, "The war hasn't started yet. It's hard for me to judge. Everything still needs to be decided by the First Prince."
Obviously, Duan Jianwei had a premonition that this war would be very difficult. However, he was very unwilling to give up just like that. He didn't dare to bear the responsibility of losing the war. Therefore, he pushed the hot potato to Gelofeng again.
Gelofeng thought for a moment. Looking at the arrogant Tang Army soldiers on the city wall, he ordered, "Continue to attack. Xiao Wang wants to see how powerful the Tang Army is."
"Dong Dong Dong Dong"
With Gelofeng's order, the Nanzhao army's war drums sounded.
"Kill!"
The Nanzhao soldiers took advantage of their superior numbers and charged towards the city wall of Kunzhou City.
Looking at the Nanzhao soldiers rushing towards them like a tide, Ang Lee shook his head mockingly. He didn't want to teach the Nanzhao soldiers a lesson, but Gelofeng wasn't convinced. Therefore, he couldn't be blamed.
"So many Nanzhao soldiers have come to die. I can't bear to see them die. Pass down the order. Get the Zhuge repeating crossbows ready to fire."
Ang Lee calmly gave the order to fight.
Although the training time of the soldiers was very short, the intensity of the training was very high. Therefore, they were truly elite soldiers. After receiving the order, they quickly got ready to fight.
Three hundred paces, two hundred paces, one hundred paces, fifty paces. Very quickly, the Nanzhao soldiers entered the firing range of the Zhuge repeating crossbows. The soldiers holding the Zhuge repeating crossbows made their final preparations to meet the attack.
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