"The Tang Army is moving!" On the city wall of Tiancheng, the defenders could not help but exclaim when they saw the Tang Army's troops moving.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, three groups of troops marched toward the other three city gates.
"My Lord, the Tang Army has surrounded us from all sides!" The general of Tiancheng reported to Ju Wensheng worriedly.
"The Tang Army has a good plan. Relying on their numbers, they actually attacked from all sides. They are just deliberately scattering our defensive forces." Ju Wensheng said bitterly. In his opinion, the Tang Army was attacking from the west, so Tiancheng did not know which direction the Tang Army was attacking from.
"Immediately divide the troops to guard the four city gates. Don't let the Tang Army take a step forward," Ju Wensheng waved his hand and said.
Although he thought he had guessed the Tang Army's plan, Ju Wensheng had no choice but to divide the troops from the four gates.
The general of Tiancheng solemnly said, "My Lord, rest assured. Our Tiancheng has enough defensive equipment. The soldiers will not let the Tang Army succeed."
The general of Tiandi City left in a hurry, and the number of troops at the east gate suddenly decreased a lot. But when he saw the sufficient defensive equipment on the city wall, Ju Wensheng was a little relieved. Tiandi City had prepared for the defense a year in advance and had made sufficient preparations. As long as the Tang Army could not bear the cost of capturing Tiandi City, they would naturally retreat.
However, Ju Wensheng did not know that the Tang Army was not attacking one gate. He did not notice that there was an inconspicuous squad following each of the three armies.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
As the drums of the Tang Army sounded, both the attackers and the defenders could not help but become serious. They immediately knew that the war was about to begin.
"Attack!"
Hou Junji looked at the heavily guarded Tiancheng and waved the long sword in his hand. The Tang Army immediately pressed forward.
"Catapults, fire!"
Following the shout of a lieutenant, huge rocks were thrown up high by the trebuchets and smashed towards the city walls of Tian Tian City.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The stones hit the city wall heavily, and only a few stones hit the city wall. This time, the Tang Army's attack did not hurt many people at all.
"Hahaha! The Tang Army came from afar, but they've really become soft-footed shrimps! "Seeing that the Tang Army's trebuchets had poor accuracy, the guards of Tian Tian City could not help but mock them.
The captain's expression did not change. He turned around and coldly shouted, "Adjust the angle and continue to throw stones."
As the second wave of catapults was launched, a group of stones accurately smashed onto the city wall. For a moment, the people on the city wall were thrown off their feet.
When the captain saw the effect of this wave of catapults, he could not help but show a satisfied smile. With Zu Mingjun's continuous research on the parabola, the calculation of the landing point of the catapults had now been widely used in the military's catapults. Now, all the catapults of the Tang Army could adjust the angle and were very accurate.
"Dodge, dodge the stones!" When Ju Wensheng saw that the defenders had suffered heavy losses, he could not help but remind them loudly. However, the trebuchets of the Tang Army seemed to have eyes. One after another, the stone cannons bombarded the walls of the fields, suppressing the defenders and making them unable to raise their heads.
Seeing that the trebuchets gave the Tang Army the upper hand, Hou Junji waved his hand and ordered the infantry to press forward.
"Counterattack!"
Seeing that the Tang Army had launched a large-scale attack, Ju Wensheng did not want to be outdone and ordered. The defenders of Tian Tian City immediately counterattacked. Taking advantage of the advantage of the city wall, a rain of arrows shot directly at the Tang Army from the top of the city wall.
Hou Junji snorted coldly and said, "I'm waiting for you! Crossbowmen, counterattack! "
Suddenly, black clouds rose from the Tang Army and flew directly toward the defenders of Tian Tian City. At this moment, the Tang Army's three-stage crossbow shooting method was fully displayed. They were not stingy with their crossbows at all. Wave after wave of arrows rained down on Tian Tian City.
For a moment, the defenders of Tian Tian City were suppressed again. The Tang Army had approached Tian Tian City.
"Governor, the Tang Army is strong and has approached the city wall," a guard anxiously reported to Ju Wensheng, who was curled up on the battlements.
Ju Wensheng sneered and said, "The Tang Army is too arrogant if they think they can easily conquer Tian Tian City. Pass down my order, prepare the Thunder Stone Rolling Wood and Gold Liquid. This time, I'm going to give the Tang Army a hard time!"
Gao Chang was adjacent to the Tang Dynasty, so he had already learned the tricks of defending a city. Not to mention the Thunder Stone Rolling Wood, the Gold Liquid boiled feces and poured it down from the top of the city wall. Once the soldiers were splashed, not only would they be scalded, but a large number of bacteria would also breed. Once they were hit, they would die without a doubt. It was precisely because of so many defensive weapons that Ju Wensheng was confident in blocking the attack of the Tang Army.
"Governor, this is bad. The Tang Army's target is the city gate!" a guard suddenly exclaimed.
Ju Wensheng quickly looked sideways and saw that among the attacking troops of the Tang Army, a small team of Tang Army soldiers suddenly accelerated and ran straight to the city gate carrying a huge box. This was the explosives team of the Firearms Monitoring Unit.
"Could it be the new siege weapon of the Tang Army? But you've fallen into their trap. The city gate is my main target. This time, you won't be able to return."
"Release the arrows! Don't let them get close to the city gate! "Ju Wensheng shouted.
Immediately, the defenders ignored the suppression of the crossbowmen of the Tang Army and shot at the explosives team of the Firearms Monitoring Unit. However, these arrows were bounced off when they hit the explosives team. The entire team of the Firearms Monitoring Unit was covered in heavy armor, each piece of which was made of Mo's steel. Its defensive power had reached the limit, and ordinary weapons could not hurt them at all.
"Black Wood, Rolling Stone, Gold Liquid," Ju Wensheng roared. Since arrows were ineffective against them, he did not believe that these people could block these heavy weapons and biochemical weapons.
Ju Wensheng could not help but sneer when he saw that the defenders had already prepared these heavy weapons. However, he did not see that more than a dozen black dots above his head were rapidly moving toward the city gate tower.
As the defenders of the city, the city gate tower was naturally the main target of their defense. However, the city gate tower was also the main target of the enemy's attack.
"Be careful, Governor!" A Gao Chang soldier saw the stone cannon flying over and quickly pushed Ju Wensheng down to protect him under his body.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! "
A series of violent explosions suddenly sounded from the city gate tower. Waves of heat waves came, followed by the screams of the Gao Chang soldiers. However, this was not the end. Soon, loud explosions came from the other three city gate towers.
"Oh no, it's gunpowder. The firearms supervisor is here. Stop that team!" Ju Wensheng pushed away the soldier who was protecting him and said anxiously.
However, when he looked up, he saw that there were only a few soldiers who could stand on the city gate tower. Black Wood, Rolling Stone, and Gold Liquid were scattered all over the ground. At the same time, the other trebuchets that threw boulders were also attacking the city gate tower. Tian Tian City could no longer stop the firearms supervisor team from approaching the city gate.
"It's over! This time, Tian Tian City is finished! "Ju Wensheng said disheartened.
"Firearms supervisor!" Hou Junji had been staring at the direction of the firearms supervisor through the binoculars. He saw that the explosives team of the firearms supervisor quickly installed the gunpowder on the city gate and quickly retreated along the city wall. The other Tang Army soldiers who participated in the attack also retreated according to the established tactics.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! "
With four loud explosions, Hou Junji could not help but be shocked even though he was far behind the army.
"The power of the gunpowder is even greater!" Hou Junji was shocked. The gunpowder from the firearms supervisor this time was more powerful than the gunpowder from the Tuyuhun expedition to the west.
"General, don't worry. This batch of gunpowder is the most powerful that the firearms supervisor team can carry. As long as the city gate of Tian Tian City is not blocked, we will definitely be able to break through the city gate," Meton said confidently.
Soon, the smoke dispersed. From the binoculars, they could clearly see the broken east gate and the blocked city gate behind it.
"Tian Tian City really blocked the city gate!" Meton could not help but say with a serious face.
Soon, news came from the other three city gates. All the city gates were breached, but all the city gates were blocked.
"Tian Tian City is so determined!" Meton said with an embarrassed face. Tian Tian City blocked the four gates, completely destroying the Tang Army's plan to take down Tian Tian City in one fell swoop.
Xin Yaoer and the other generals hurried over and questioned Meton, "Is this what Merton meant by one blow?"
Meton said helplessly, "Before the attack, I said that as long as one of the city gates is not blocked, we can break through the city. But who would have thought that Tian Tian City's resistance would be so resolute that they directly blocked all four city gates?"
Hou Junji waved his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I just want to know if the firearms supervisor still has a way to break through Tian Tian City."
Meton nodded solemnly and said, "There is one more way, but it will take five days to succeed."
"This time, don't talk big again." Xin Yaoer sneered.
Meton said proudly, "This time, I can make a military pledge. Not to mention Tian Tian City, even Gao Chang City will be vulnerable under this move."
"A military pledge!" Only then did the generals nod slightly. Meton could make such a promise, he definitely would not lie. In fact, Meton did not lie just now. They had seen the power of the gunpowder with their own eyes. Under the power of gunpowder, the city gates were like paper. If Tian Tian City did not block the city gates, they would have broken into Tian Tian City by now.
"Five days won't do! If a small Tian Tian City can hold off 100,000 troops for five days, wouldn't that be a joke? If we want to deter Gao Chang, we must break through this city as soon as possible and break Gao Chang's determination to resist. "Hou Junji flatly refused.
The generals nodded. If Tian Tian City could hold off the Tang Army for five days, no matter what the reason was, it would definitely greatly increase Gao Chang's determination to resist, not to mention that the Western Turks were watching from the side. At that time, the Tang Army would probably have to pay a greater price.
"All troops, listen to my order. From now on, attack Tian Tian City with all your strength. Replace all the stones in the catapults with gunpowder. This time, I want to break through Tian Tian City in one fell swoop." Hou Junji said decisively. He had seen with his own eyes the destruction of the city's defensive weapons by gunpowder. When the firearms supervisor's team reached the East City Gate, they were almost not attacked by the city's defensive weapons. Once the city's defensive weapons were ineffective, it would be easy for the Tang Army to break through Tian Tian City. There was no need to wait for another five days.
"Yes!"
The generals took the order one after another. This time, even Meton did not hesitate to take out dozens of carriages of gunpowder. Hou Junji was the main general. He represented the will of the Western Punitive Expedition Army. His sword pointed in the direction of the Tang Dynasty's attack.
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