On the city wall of Gao Chang, all the defenders of Gao Chang were staring at the Tang Army under the city as if they were facing a formidable enemy. After the battle between Gao Chang and the vanguard of the Tang Army, all the soldiers of Gao Chang realized that they really could not defeat the Tang Dynasty in terms of actual combat. Now, the only thing that could protect them was the city wall of Gao Chang under their feet. Only by hiding behind the city wall could they bring a trace of security.
Suddenly, a huge hot air balloon quietly rose slowly from under the city wall and rose higher and higher. Soon, it had surpassed Gao Chang City. It should be known that the entire Gao Chang City was about 50 feet high. This thing was actually as high as the city, and it was still rising.
"Quick! Shoot it down! " Although the defending general did not know what it was, he could clearly see that there was a basket under the round monster, and there was even a Tang Army under the basket. He immediately understood that it must be a new weapon of the Tang Army and immediately ordered the shooting.
"Whoosh!" The defensive weapons that Gao Chang did not hesitate to install on the city wall of Gao Chang showed their power. For a moment, crossbow bolts were flying everywhere.
However, the hot air balloon was quite far from Gao Chang City. It was out of the attack range of Gao Chang City. In addition, it was getting higher and higher. Even the most powerful crossbow in Gao Chang City could not hurt it at all.
In the end, the hot air balloon rose higher and higher. In the end, it directly reached a height of more than 100 feet, more than twice the height of Gao Chang City. Even standing in Gao Chang City, one could clearly see the rising hot air balloon.
Seeing an unknown object floating outside Gao Chang City, the entire Gao Chang City was in a panic. There were all kinds of speculations and rumors everywhere.
"It's shaped like a ball and can fly. I'm afraid it's the popular hot air balloon in Chang 'an City. Send an order to the people of Gao Chang City. Tell them not to panic!" The unusual movement of the Tang Army naturally reached Qu Zhisheng's ears as soon as possible. When he rushed over at the fastest speed, he looked at the hot-air balloons rising outside the city and waved his hand to give an order.
The hot air balloon had caused a stir in Chang 'an City, and it had something to do with Mo Jiazi. Gao Chang had naturally received the relevant information.
"Why did the Tang Army raise hot air balloons outside the city? What's the meaning of this?" A Gao Chang official asked with a frown.
"In I's opinion, the Tang Army must want to spy on us," a general speculated.
Qu Zhisheng's face suddenly changed as he exclaimed, "Not good! My Gao Chang's defensive equipment is in danger!"
Sure enough, as soon as Qu Zhisheng's voice fell, a series of whistling sounds were heard. The Tang Army used catapults to attack Gao Chang's city gate tower. These catapults seemed to have opened their eyes and specifically aimed at the defensive weapons on the city gate tower. Soon, wood chips flew from the city gate tower, and all the defensive weapons were destroyed.
"Fifty steps to the west of the city gate tower, there are three strong crossbows!"
"Thirty steps to the east, there is a golden pot rack."
Xue Rengui looked up and saw the flag signal waved under the hot-air balloon basket. It was loudly relaying the information to the Tang Army's catapults about the defensive equipment of Gao Chang's defenders.
Soon, more than a dozen catapults were launched at the same time. The three strong crossbows on Gao Chang's city wall were hit at the same time and immediately fell apart, unable to be restored. The golden liquid was also destroyed and scattered on the ground.
"Hit the target, move seventy steps to the west." Xue Rengui received the confirmation from the flag signal and shouted loudly. Soon, two four-wheeled carriages carrying heavy objects pulled the hot air balloon slowly to the west, and the catapults did the same. They began to destroy the defensive equipment of Gao Chang's city wall one by one along Gao Chang's city wall.
"Hot air balloon! Flag signal! "
Hou Junji looked at the function of the hot air balloon and could not help praising it, especially the appearance of the flag signal, which undoubtedly showed the power of the hot air balloon.
In fact, among the siege weapons of the Tang Army, there were siege weapons comparable to the hot air balloon. The weapon Nest Car, which was made under the supervision of General Jiang Zuo, was also ten feet tall, enough to see the whole picture of Gao Chang's city.
However, compared to the hot air balloon, the Nest Car had a fatal flaw. First of all, the Nest Car was slow to make and needed half a month to succeed. It was not as fast and convenient as the hot air balloon, which only took half an hour. Second of all, the Nest Car was too cumbersome. Once it was completed, it could not be moved at all. On the other hand, the hot air balloon could move easily. Together, it was enough to destroy most of the defensive weapons on Gao Chang's city wall.
For the whole day, the whistling of the catapults on Gao Chang's city wall never stopped. Almost all the defensive weapons in Gao Chang's city wall that could not be moved were destroyed, and the few remaining defensive weapons were all hidden under the city wall.
As night fell, the entire Tang Army's camp was filled with cheers, but Gao Chang's city was dead silent.
In the palace of Gao Chang, Qu Zhisheng asked a general of Gao Chang with a gloomy face, "How's the damage to our army?"
The general braced himself and said, "Your Majesty, there are not many casualties in our army, but most of the defensive weapons arranged by our army cannot be moved. They have been destroyed by the catapults of the Tang Army."
Qu Zhisheng's face was ugly. Gao Chang's military strength was relatively weak, and it was already powerless to face the 100,000 Tang Army. Now, the only reason they still had the confidence to resist was because of the strong defense of Gao Chang's city.
Now that all the defensive weapons in Gao Chang's city had been destroyed, the defense of Gao Chang's city was weakened again without these defensive weapons. The odds of winning this war were once again tilted in favor of the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Now the people of Gao Chang are united and united against a common enemy. Even if they lose their defensive weapons, they are enough to resist the Tang Dynasty," a general said confidently.
Only then did Qu Zhisheng feel slightly relieved. He summoned up the courage to fight against the Tang Dynasty, but the panic in his heart still lingered. It was not until midnight that he fell asleep.
"Ah!"
Qu Zhisheng felt that in his sleep, the hot air balloon outside Gao Chang's city suddenly turned into an eye that had been staring at him. He immediately woke up with a start.
However, in his sleep, the hot air balloon outside Gao Chang's city suddenly turned into an eye in the sky that was staring at him. It made his hair stand on end and he jumped up.
"Your Majesty!"
The attendant on the side quickly came forward and covered Qu Zhisheng with clothes. Qu Zhisheng walked to the high platform and looked at the hot air balloon outside Gao Chang's city worriedly. This hot air balloon was the eye of the Tang Dynasty army that had been monitoring Gao Chang's city.
Suddenly, Qu Zhisheng frowned. He suddenly found that the flames in the sky were getting closer and closer. Just as he was puzzled, an explosion suddenly came from the city. Then, there were explosions in the north of the city. Taking advantage of the strong wind, the fire quickly spread. Half of the sky in Gao Chang's city was red even at night.
"Someone, go and check what's going on!" Qu Zhisheng suddenly said angrily.
However, before he received the report, he saw that the flames of the hot air balloon had already arrived above Gao Chang's palace.
"Your Majesty, be careful!" With the exclamation of an attendant, a hall in front of Qu Zhisheng was instantly filled with gunpowder, causing a raging fire.
Then, a series of explosions exploded above Gao Chang's palace. The entire Gao Chang's palace was in a panic. It was not until dawn that the fire in Gao Chang's city was extinguished.
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