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Chapter 856: The Battle of Tengchong

As Jamukha expected, this was a battle without suspense. The Mongolian cavalry was very experienced. When the speed of their horses reached its peak, they happened to meet Xie Chao and Xie Hui's Shu cavalry who had escaped all the way.

The long-distance running back and forth gave the Shu cavalry no advantage with its proud endurance. After the Meng cavalry with a tall and big horse sprinted, the Shu cavalry was already very little left.

The five thousand Shu cavalry, under the joint calculations of Meng Yao and Jamuha, did not even have a bubble, and they failed and became another soul under the sword of the North Envoy. Originally, if these cavalry were combined with infantry, they could play a greater role on the battlefield.

Xie Chao and Xie Hui died on the spot. Their heads were cut off and they were carried on a long pole, and they were sent all the way to Jingzhou City. If Xie Shilin could be motivated to fight, he might as well make more money, but this possibility didn't seem to be great.

Tengchong and Hu Zehua have completed the final preparations for the attack on Tengchong. Tengchong County is not big, but Hu Zehua did not surround the opponent, but was just preparing to attack head-on. For the enemy of Tengchong, Hu Zehua did not think that he would wipe them out and force them out of the county to escape. He wanted to clear Tengchong as soon as possible, then attack Xiangzhou sideways and meet with the prince. As for Xie An's troops who escaped from Tengchong, they would encounter Meng Yao's troops and countless Mongolian cavalry on the way back to Jingzhou.

Ding Qiu sent people to send dozens of captured Shu cavalry, and Hu Zehua prepared to defeat the final morale of the defensive soldiers in one fell swoop.

"Start!" Hu Zehua clenched his fist and hit him. With his orders, countless thunderbolt cannons rose into the air, crossing the sky, and flew towards the city walls that were not very high in Tengchong County.

The entire city wall seemed to be trembling.

The demon-suffering crossbow that was so stung to the city wall and tower, the sharp whistle that flew past the city wall and made the city wall frightened. They had seen the bed crossbow, but had never seen anyone's bed crossbow fired at this speed. After huddled in the city wall, they did not dare to show up. The shield in their hands was not enough to block its attack.

Looking at the crossbow arrows that were nailed deep into the city tower about half a foot deep, it would be impossible to leave a whole body if it hits the human body.

Under the hail-like thunderbolt bombs and locust-like demon-subduing crossbows, the siege chariots of Panshi Camp slowly approached. These were all temporarily made by Hu Zehua's baggage battalion in the past few days. Only the iron wheels used at the bottom to push them forward were brought out from Xingling. After the battle was finished, the wheels and iron anchors were removed. As for the structure above, they all became the fuel used in the cooks' stove for cooking rice and soup.

The tall siege car was almost flush with the city wall. On the platform about ten meters wide, there were thunder fires placed, which were a powerful tool to suppress the infantry in the city. If there was anything valuable on the siege car, it was the lives of these thunder fires and soldiers, because once the siege car was destroyed, the thunder fires and soldiers who operated him fell down, and they would basically end up falling apart.

The infantry carried the siege ladder, pushed Mengchong's cart, and shouted and ran forward. When they approached the city wall about a hundred meters, the Demon-Subduing Crossbow and the Thunderbolt Cannon stopped firing. And as these long-range cover weapons stagnated, the Shu army, which surged out of the Tibetan soldiers' cave, rushed up to the city wall, spread their long bows between the battlements, and shot down desperately. A bed crossbow was pushed out. With a sharp roar, dozens of bed crossbows shot out strong crossbows that had already been stringed at the same time.

This is an old-fashioned bed crossbow, which is so powerful that even the Demon-Subduing Crossbow has to be at a disadvantage, but the shooting speed is too slow. With his shot, the Demon-Subduing Crossbow can shoot more than ten arrows.

Some of the soldiers siege the city fell down screaming, but were immediately overwhelmed by the running soldiers.

The thunderbolt fire on the siege car began to shoot, and a short crossbow like a rainstorm swept across the wall, sweeping down the soldiers who had just appeared on the city. The counterattack on the city was a sudden halt.

The soldiers rushed under the city wall, and ladders were ladders, and the hooks on them tightly hooked the battlements. This iron anchor hook could not be easily broken even if it was chopped with an axe. When this barb was placed on the city wall and dragged it hard, the barbs were deeply embedded in the city wall. The push rods used to push the ladders were basically useless unless you could break the barbs.

Mengchong's chariot with sharp corners bombarded heavily on the city gate. With several strikes, the city gate was already deeply sunk inward. The soldiers inside desperately tried to hold the city gate with more thick bars.

Holding a shield against the thunder fire, the Shu army threw the wooden and rolling stones that had been prepared on the city wall. Now the northern army is underneath. As long as it is thrown, you will gain something.

The second round of crossbows above the city headed the siege car aimed at the siege cars that were getting closer and closer. They knew very well that the most threat to them now was definitely this giant. If they were allowed to lean on the city wall, the soldiers of the North Army would be able to climb up continuously along the back of his. The strange thunder fire on it was even more dreamy for the guards on the city headed.

"Concentrate all the crossbow arrows and destroy them!" Xie An said hoarsely, waving his sword.

The powerful crossbows shot by dozens of bed crossbows roared and flew towards the nearest siege car. The powerful crossbows shot so intensively at the siege car that was so close to him, and he had almost no chance of avoiding it. The soldiers on the siege car had only had time to pull the thunderbolt fire again and pour out the short crossbow rain. The huge impact force of the siege crossbow arrows that flew at the siege car had broken the pillars of the siege car as thick as a bowl. With a loud bang, the thunderbolt fire and the soldiers fell down.

The first one was destroyed, but Hu Zehua still had four siege cars, and the crossbow was too slow to wind.

When the second siege car city thundered against the city wall and the thunder fire above roared and swept down the Shu army that was coming one by one, the second round of bed crossbows finally started shooting, but they could only shoot at another siege car that landed behind.

As the second siege car collapsed, the other three siege cars had each leaned against the city wall.

The Zhengbei Army under the city wall shouted and climbed up from the stairs behind the siege car, and then jumped over to the city wall. The Zhengbei Army did not seem to have much effort, so it attacked the city wall and launched a close contact.

"Catch them down!" Xie Anwudao shouted wildly. If the Zhengbei Army could not be driven down as soon as possible, then the Zhengbei Army, which had better individual quality, would take the initiative step by step in the short-term connection.

"Bed crossbow, shoot me the siege car!"

"General, our soldiers are entangled with them." A personal soldier reminded.

"I can't care about that much!" Xie An said sternly. At this time, there was the Northern Expedition Army above the city wall, but there were also the Shu army jumping up on the siege car, and the two sides strangled into a group." Shoot!"

On the corner of the city tower, several bed crossbows aimed at the siege cars and swept across. The siege cars collapsed and fell down with the soldiers of the two armies above. After the siege cars were shot through the pillars of the siege cars, they continued to fly and sweep across the city, regardless of the enemy and us.

Four siege cars were shot down by crossbow arrows on the cape protruding from the city tower. The offensive of soldiers of the North Army suddenly stopped.

Hu Zehua in the distance watched the huge siege car collapse and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Ming Jin, stop the troops!"

"General, we are not at a disadvantage. If we persist for a while, we may be able to break the city!" someone suggested.

"No need, I don't want the soldiers to suffer too much casualties. There is a simpler way to achieve their goals. Why should we use the lives of the soldiers as the price!" Hu Zehua said with a smile.

With the sound of the golden gong, the Northern Army retreated like a tide. Blood flowed into a river above the city wall. Xie An breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling his legs were a little weak. For a moment, he almost thought Tengchong was about to lose.

On the top of the city, the soldiers were much more unbearable than their commander. Most of them sat down weakly on the city. Even though the city was filled with blood, dead bodies, broken arms and broken limbs, and had already died but still staring at the head with eyes.

Many people lay on the city walls and retching hard. When the fierce battle passed, various side effects began to appear one by one. This is the difference between an army that had just experienced hard fighting and a soldier who had been through many battles. If the war was fought too much, they would be indifferent to life and death. For the Northern Army, they could sit on dead bodies, eat steamed buns, drink soup, and chat and laugh loudly. When they encounter broken arms and limbs that are in trouble, they would pick them up and throw them aside without any discomfort.

After all, the Shu army fought too little wars, and Hu Zehua was impressed by his ability to perform such a thing.

The war was not fought overnight and the Zhengbei Army did not attack at night, which made Xie An a little surprised. If he were in such a situation, he would definitely launch an attack overnight.

But when Xie An appeared at the top of the city at dawn and looked at the Zhengbei Military Camp opposite, he finally understood why, on the opposite side of him, more siege chariots were built. This time they built higher, about a meter above the wall of Tengchong County. Xie An couldn't help feeling powerless. These siege chariots were placed before the military camp in a dignified manner, with the purpose of intimidating himself and the Shu army. The opponent's purpose was achieved. Looking back at the surroundings, the soldiers all showed a look of horror on their faces.

The crossbows hidden in the Cape of Hope last night have been exposed. If you fight again today, there will be no secrets.

The other party's military camp opened wide, but no large brigade of troops drove out. Instead, dozens of wounded soldiers who were supporting each other came out. Seeing their outfits, Xie An couldn't help but twitch his heart.
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