Du Qi stood on the city gate tower, still dressed in white. During this period of time, Du Qi had been running back and forth in the Turkic territory. Because the air in the north was dry and the sun was hot, his skin was slightly darker, with a hint of bronze.
Now, Du Qi had grown a little taller. If one only looked at him from his appearance, one would not be able to tell that Du Qi was a twelve or thirteen year old kid. It was possible to say that he was sixteen or seventeen.
This little boy was already as tall and straight as a pine tree.
Du Qi held the city wall with his hand and shouted, "Xieli, to tell you the truth, when you retreated yesterday, I already made my decision. The reason why I delayed it for a day was just to leave you hanging. "
Xieli's eyes immediately sharpened.
He had already guessed what Du Qi was going to say next.
Du Qi continued, "Whether you, Xieli, are leading fifty thousand or eighty thousand people, or even one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand people. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will guard Yanmen Pass and fight to the death without retreating. The Tang Dynasty will win! "
"The Tang Dynasty will win!"
Zhangsun Shunde and Li Daen answered at the same time.
"The Tang Dynasty will win!"
"The Tang Dynasty will win!"
At this moment, all the soldiers on the city gate tower of Yanmen Pass echoed in loud voices. For a moment, the shouts of victory reverberated on the city gate tower and even went straight to the sky. This voice was like a sharp sword that broke the sky, cutting the heaven and earth, leaving only the majestic shouts of the Tang Dynasty soldiers.
Xieli's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, his eyes full of anger.
Hateful!
Du Qi kid is hateful!
He purposely left him hanging.
Xieli stared at Du Qi's direction on the city gate tower, he shouted, "Du Qi, originally when I led the troops to attack this time, even if I broke through Yanmen Pass, due to the agreement with the Tang dynasty, I did not intend to slaughter the Tangs."
"Because of what you just said and the hostility of the soldiers of the Tang dynasty, after I break through Yanmen Pass today, I will not only slaughter the people of the Tang dynasty, but I will also catch you and make you beg for death."
"You will regret this."
Xieli said hysterically, "I, Xieli, will make you kneel down and beg me."
His heart was filled with resentment.
A mere Du Qi actually dared to go against him, even daring to toy with the Turkic Khagan. This was unforgivable. Moreover, it was merely Yanmen Pass. Even if the Tang dynasty's massive military force was stationed there, Xieli still believed that he could break through it.
Du Qi said, "Xieli, in this lifetime, I will never regret. My decision was made after careful consideration. Speaking of regret, it must be you, Xieli. You will regret coming to attack Yanmen Pass. "
Xieli gritted his teeth and said, "Du Qi, because of your decision, countless people will lose their lives."
Du Qi laughed and continued to attack, "Xieli, you really have a lot to say. What a waste of breath. If I were you, I would not talk so much nonsense and directly start the war. "
"I feel that talking to you is a waste of breath. Alright, less nonsense. If you want to attack, then let's start attacking. Even talking to you, Xieli, makes me feel disgusted. "
"People like you who live on the grassland, eating raw meat and drinking blood, your mouth is full of bad breath, your body is full of lice, your whole body is full of disgusting stench."
Du Qi said, "As long as I look at you, I feel uncomfortable all over."
"Du Qi, you deserve to die!"
Xieli was furious.
Even though he knew that Du Qi did this on purpose to provoke him, he still could not help but feel angry. What Xieli hated the most was saying that he was eating raw meat and drinking blood. He was the Khan of the Turks, the most honorable existence on the grassland.
Xieli breathed heavily and did not speak anymore. With a clang, he pulled out the war saber at his waist and pointed the tip of the saber at the gate tower of Yanmen Pass. He ordered, "Boys, kill!"
Xieli's soldiers began to charge.
For today's attack, a portion of the cavalry under Xieli's command had already become infantry. They carried the scaling ladders and charged quickly. The Turks did not have many types of siege weapons. They were nothing more than scaling ladders, battering rams and so on. They were the simplest siege weapons.
The densely packed people quickly approached Yanmen Pass.
Du Qi stood on the gate tower and looked at the attacking Turk cavalry, appearing very calm.
Li Daen looked at such a vast scene of attack and could not help but feel a little nervous. After all, Li Daen had never won against the Turks. He had always been on the defensive. This was the first time he had started such a large-scale battle.
Li Daen said, "Erlang, you will be in charge of the arrangements this time. After all, you are the one who made all these arrangements. I am a little nervous and worried that there will be a mistake in the command. "
"Sure!"
Du Qi answered directly.
He looked at the densely packed Turk cavalry and infantry charging over. When the distance between the enemy and the Turk cavalry was about one hundred paces, he ordered, "Archers, fire!"
The messenger received the order and immediately gave the order.
The archers on the gate tower were already prepared. The moment the order was given, all the archers quickly nocked their arrows and fired outside the city.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A dense rain of arrows was shot out unceasingly.
They were like flying locusts.
They covered the sky and the sun.
The black rain of arrows fell. The moment they landed in the midst of the Turks, the sound of arrows piercing into flesh rang out. More and more Turk soldiers were killed on the spot.
There were even more Turks who were injured by the arrows.
Du Qi looked at the injured Turk cavalry with an expectant look on his face.
Zhangsun Shunde said, "Erlang, according to your arrangements, the arrowheads of all the arrows were soaked in feces and laced with poison. This will increase the lethality of the arrows. How long do you think it will take for this to happen? "
Du Qi said, "Two days at most!"
The arrowheads of these arrows were all soaked in feces. There were countless bacteria on the arrowheads. When the arrows hit the Turk soldiers, it would be fine if the soldiers were killed on the spot. However, the problem was that the wounds of those who were not killed would become infected due to the bacteria on the arrowheads.
Such a situation would inevitably lead to countless deaths from infection.
This was one of Du Qi's trump cards.
This was war. There was no warmth to speak of. There was only straightforward killing.
It was either you kill me or I kill you.
Any method could be used.
Especially since this was a border commandery. If he could not stop the Turk's attack, when Xieli led the Turk army to break through Yanmen Pass and kill their way into Yanmen Pass, countless people would die tragically.
Therefore, this was the only thing Du Qi could do.
He could only let the Turks die.
Du Qi saw more and more Turks approaching. He looked at the wind direction flag on the city gate tower. Right now, the wind was blowing in the northwest direction, in the direction of the Turks.
Du Qi ordered, "Order the catapults to release the smoke bombs."
"Yes!"
The messenger went to make the arrangements again.
A moment later, the catapults that had been placed on the city gate tower were quickly loaded with smoke balls. The so-called smoke ball was actually a ball the size of a soccer ball. The inside was poisonous substances such as aconite, arsenic, sulfur, feces, and so on. The outside was wet cloth and wormwood. However, the top was covered with kerosene to make it easier to ignite.
Once ignited, the smoke ball would burn. Because it was too wet, it could not burn. However, with the presence of kerosene, it would continue to burn. In the end, it would become a smoke ball, billowing thick smoke.
As the smoke ball burned, it would quickly burn the aconite, sulfur, and so on inside. These poisonous substances would emit a pungent smell due to the burning. Moreover, there was some poisonous gas attached to them.
The current wind direction was from the northwest, which was blowing towards the Turk army. It was suitable for use.
As the catapults moved, the lit smoke balls were quickly thrown out.
Originally, the Turk cavalry was braving the rain of arrows and advancing quickly, closing the distance between them and the city gate tower of Yanmen Pass. However, just as they were blocking the arrows, balls of smoke suddenly appeared in the sky, emitting thick smoke.
Plop! Plop! Plop! Plop! The smoke balls fell to the ground one after another.
The smoke balls burned, and the smoke drifted away.
When the Turk cavalry around the smoke balls smelled the smoke, they immediately felt nauseous, pungent, and extremely uncomfortable. They could only quickly dodge.
Because the area was too large, a smoky area formed on the way to Yanmen Pass. Many of the Turk cavalry in this area were coughing nonstop, feeling very uncomfortable.
This was especially so as the smoke continued to spread, affecting countless people.
This scene fell into Xieli's eyes.
Xieli clenched his fists in anger. In the past, when he came to attack Yanmen Pass, it had never been so difficult. This was especially so for the defense of the city gate tower. There were not so many tricks, and the two sides would just fight for the city.
However, everything had changed. There were many more obstacles in the siege. However, Xieli was not someone who would give up so easily.
"Kill! Kill them!"
Xieli loudly ordered, "Charge over. As long as we reach the city gate tower, there will be no problem. Charge! "
When he gave the order, he also had the people beside him blow the horn.
The wailing of the horn resounded outside Yanmen Pass. The sound was long and loud, reaching the ears of the Turk soldiers. The Turk soldiers gritted their teeth and charged forward.
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