At this moment, a Sui soldier who was pierced by a spear suddenly rushed forward, letting Jiabulu's spear penetrate his body, and his long spear came out from behind, making it impossible for him to pull out the spear and hurt others, while he himself was

He spread his arms forward and hugged Jiabulu's neck tightly. Two other wounded soldiers jumped on him. One of them hugged Jiabulu's thigh and bit his thigh fiercely.

Jiabulu was caught off guard, and could not withdraw his spear for a while. He simply let go, clenched his fist and smashed the heads of the two soldiers who had lost their helmets. The huge force caused the two soldiers to bleed from their orifices.

But the two soldiers hugged each other tightly, and one of them shouted hoarsely with his mouth full of blood: "Kill him! Kill him!"

There were herdsmen all around. Although they couldn't understand what the soldier said, they were infected by the tragedy of the three Sui soldiers and saw that Jiabulu was restrained and unable to move. Everyone seemed to have a sense and took advantage of it.

The weapon in his hand slashed Jiabulu's body with wounds, and a sword penetrated his body from his waist.

"Ah!" The soldier who was pierced by the spear screamed and used his last breath to push Jiabulu to the edge of the city. At the same time, he fell outside the city and rolled down the mountain of corpses, tripping a group of people.

people.

The death of the general Jiabulu dampened the morale of the Tibetan soldiers. Under the leadership of Zhou Shaoze, the defenders worked hard and killed more than a hundred Tibetan soldiers who rushed to the city. The offensive of the Tibetan soldiers was slowed down.

The Sui army regained the initiative and fired arrows like dense rain at the Tibetan soldiers outside the city.

At this time, Li Shimo hurried over with a team of people, each holding a pile of fodder. He

Seeing the slopes where corpses were piled up outside the city, as well as the steady stream of Tubo soldiers, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He knew that Jishi Pass was not far away from being lost, but he had no time to ask anything, so he directly ordered:

"Quick, quick, set fire."

In order to prepare for this moment, Li Shimo not only sent out his wounded soldiers and soldiers who could not use their bows to cut grass, but also prepared hay for three days. He also borrowed oil and other flammable materials from herdsmen. This moment finally arrived.

It's time to show off your power.

Following his order, bundles of fodder were ignited and thrown down, and raging fireballs rolled down the mountain of corpses. They spread rapidly with the wind, and bags of oil were also poured onto the mountain of corpses.

Raging flames rose into the sky, and the mountain of corpses covered in oil slowly burned. Soon red flames were flying, and a sea of ​​fire formed in front of Guancheng, and the entire Guancheng seemed to be engulfed by fire.

The fire continued to spread, and the scorching heat and scorching heat generated by the soaring fire instantly caused the galloping momentum of the Tibetan soldiers to instantly collapse, and they all turned around and left. Many soldiers who rushed too hard were directly trapped in the sea of ​​​​fire, screaming miserably.

The sound was gradually swallowed up by the sea of ​​fire.

Looking at the fire rising into the sky in the distance.

Langri Zamp closed his eyes in pain. He originally heard that the soldiers climbed the mountain of corpses to the city, and he felt a strong sense of excitement in his heart. However, the situation suddenly changed, and the Sui army actually lit a fire, leaving thousands of corpses.

The fire will continue until at least the evening. When the mountain of corpses in front of the pass is burned, the smooth road will turn into a chasm that can be overcome.

No matter how reluctant he was, at this moment, he could not let his soldiers put out their lives to put out the sea of ​​​​fire. He could only attack Jishi Pass after the fire receded.

"Zampu, there is no need to panic. Although the fire is strong, it is not impossible to defeat." Just when Langri Zamp was about to issue an order to withdraw his troops, a clear voice came from beside him.

Langri Zamp looked over in surprise, only to see a dignified-looking scholar from the Central Plains galloping towards him, escorted by hundreds of capable soldiers, with his own soldiers monitoring him on both sides.

He galloped up to meet him and asked quickly: "May I ask where you are from, sir?"

The young scholar cupped his hands and said, "I am Chu Suiliang, a person from Li and Tang Dynasties. I came here to pay a visit to Zanpu on the orders of our King Jin."

"It turns out to be Mr. Chu." Langri Zamp saluted and asked hurriedly: "Mr. Cai just said that this fire can be broken, but he doesn't know how to put it out?"

"Zanpu can ask the soldiers to take off their clothes, wrap them in soil, and throw them into the fire from a distance. When the clothes are burned out, the sand and soil inside can extinguish the fire." Chu Suiliang said with a smile.

"Thank you for your advice, sir." Langri Zanpu suddenly understood. He was overjoyed and followed Chu Suiliang's words and ordered the soldiers to take off their clothes and cover them with soil.

Chu Suiliang saw that the front of the pass was narrow and the chaotic soldiers bumped into one place from time to time, scattering sand and soil. He immediately came up with a plan to arrange the soldiers into dozens of columns. The soldiers outside only had to pass the earth bags over, and the soldiers inside threw them into the fire.

That's it. This method is indeed effective, making the army more orderly and delivering the goods faster.

It's very lively here, and there's a lot of shouting and screaming in the city.

"General, it's done!" Behind the fire, Zhou Shao excitedly waved his sword and said to Li Shimo.

A group of defenders also looked excited.

Li Shimo's solemn face also showed a smile.

This fire will buy everyone at least half a day.

Once the corpses under the city are cremated, the way for the Tibetan soldiers to climb the city will disappear, and everything will be back to square one; everyone will have the advantage of the city, and it will be much easier to defend it.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped."

At this moment, strange noises came from the fire. Li Shimo looked out of the city through the firelight, and a strong feeling of depression suddenly rose in his chest.

I saw the Ertu coalition forces throwing cloth bags at the fire like raindrops. The cloth bags spread out, and clouds of sand were sprinkled on the fire. The raging fire was slowly suppressed, and the flames rising into the sky became lower and lower.

, getting lower and lower. And as the sand is covered layer by layer, sandy roads appear in the fire. Against the backdrop of the surrounding fire, they seem to be gateways to Guancheng.

Li Shimo's face turned gloomy, while Zhou Shao's expression of excitement and excitement froze on his face, and the cheers of the soldiers and horses behind him also stopped suddenly as if they were stuck.

"General... the enemy hasn't attacked yet, how about we retreat to the inner city...?" Everyone turned their attention to Li Shimo.

The so-called inner city is actually the same as the city gate at your feet. It is just another city wall that stretches between two mountains. It is one mile away from the outer city. If the outer city cannot withstand it, you can retreat into the inner city to defend it and continue to fight the enemy.

deal with.

Li Shimo actually did not want to retreat into the inner city, because as the designer of Jishi Pass, he knew that the inner city had a fatal flaw compared with the outer city. If the enemy discovered this flaw, the inner city, which seemed taller and more majestic than the outer city, would be destroyed.

, in fact, it is easier to break than the outer city.

Li Shimo would never give up the outer city unless it was absolutely necessary.

only!

The arms of the soldiers of the Sui Army were swollen due to continuous firing of bows. If they were forced to fight, even if they did not die, the soldiers' arms would be damaged by continuous battles, causing permanent irrecoverable disabilities. The key is that the soldiers' hands were sore and weak, and he didn't care.

The arms of the soldiers could not withstand the blows of the numerous enemy troops, and they finally died in vain on the top of the city.

Although there were thousands of herdsmen assisting, the fighting will of these people was far inferior to that of the Sui army. They fought without any rules, and they could not defend it.

"Dismantle the crossbow equipment and retreat to the inner city." After thinking for a moment, Li Shimo made a decision.

Looking at the smaller and smaller fire, Li Shimo sighed secretly: I hope the enemy did not discover the flaws in the inner city!

With the withdrawal of the defenders, the Ertu Allied Forces, which suffered tens of thousands of casualties, finally occupied Jishi Pass.

They moved away the corpses and the stones blocking the city gate, and welcomed Langri Zampu, Murong Xiaojun and others into the gate.

"It's not easy, it's not easy." Standing on the tall city gate, Langri Zanpu laughed heartily and saluted Chu Suiliang beside him: "Thanks to Mr. Sir, he came up with a plan to put out the fire, otherwise our army would have been destroyed by the fire.

Blocked outside. Thank you so much, sir."

"Both of you and I are in an alliance of mutual prosperity and loss. I am also thinking about the overall situation." Chu Suiliang smiled slightly and returned the courtesy: "I believe that even without me, Zanpu can come up with a good strategy to overcome the problem."

"Haha... You're welcome, sir..." Langri Zanpu laughed and said: "Once this barrier is broken, our army can be like a deserted country and send troops to the land of Hexi, forcing Yang Tong to retreat."

Taking the people of Hexi as hostages and forcing the Sui army led by Yang Tong to withdraw from the territory of Tubo was Langri Zanpu's established strategy. As long as Yang Tong signed the alliance under the city, Xiangxiong Kingdom would have no choice but to obey the order and withdraw, so that Tubo's internal affairs

An Ning was able to recuperate and recuperate. After he annexed Tuyuhun, he could conquer the Sui Dynasty again.

However, when Langri Zampu was not long happy and was about to invite Chu Suiliang to go north, the soldiers in front came back with a bitter look on their faces and reported: "Let Zampu know that there is a taller city wall ahead."

Langri Zamp was speechless and pointed at the messenger with an unbelievable expression on his face: "You, you, you, what did you say?"

"Zanpu, there is another city wall ahead, which is taller than this." The messenger repeated bitterly.

"..." Langri Zamp, who was extremely happy and sad, was speechless for a long time. Without saying a word, he led a group of people to the front.

When he raised his head and looked at Guan Sai, he suddenly felt sad and just wanted to cry loudly.

Since the decisive battle with Yang Dong, the coalition soldiers have lost nearly 60,000 people outside Jishi Pass. Now that they finally occupied Jishi Pass, someone told him that there was a bigger and taller one ahead.

Guancheng.

Do we still have to sacrifice so many people?

The key is that even if they add tens of thousands of lives, they may not be able to win this level before Yang Tong arrives.

In an instant.

The fighting spirit and ambition to challenge Yang Tong vanished into thin air in front of this majestic Guancheng.

"Pa ta ~ ta ta ~" Just when the desperate Langri Zamp was at a loss, a few large raindrops hit his face. He raised his head and saw dark clouds rolling above his head and streaks of lightning.

Cut through the dark clouds in the sky.

"Zanpu, this level may not be unbreakable. It depends on whether you are willing to fight or not."

"Sir, please tell me." Upon hearing what Chu Suiliang said, Langri Zamp seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said anxiously: "I will definitely be willing."

"Generally speaking, the most powerful weapon for city defense in the Central Plains is the sharp bow and crossbow. If a heavy rain comes, the bow and arrow will lose their effect, and the city will be in danger."

"Yes, yes, our bows and arrows are like this too." Langri Zamp nodded repeatedly, "What else?"

Chu Suiliang's eyes swept from the gloomy sky to the majestic Guancheng. He pondered for a moment and said very confidently: "This pass is tall and majestic and majestic. It seems to be unbreakable. In fact, it can only block people's hearts.

No one can live there."

Langri Zamp was very puzzled: "What does it mean to block people's hearts?"

Chu Suiliang smiled and said: "When people paid a heavy price to capture the outer city, they had no time to be happy and encountered another taller city wall. What would they think?"

"Despair, I just want to retreat." Langri Zamp expressed his feelings at this time.
To be continued...