diskusbooks Chapter 211 Shocking the Whole City
Chapter 211 Shocking the Whole City
As the distance got closer, everyone could see the figures of the Tang soldiers chasing after the Tibetans.
They looked heroic and shot arrows from time to time while riding on their horses.
Each arrow could shoot down a Tibetan who was fleeing in a panic.
"The Tang Dynasty is invincible!!!"
The Han survivors in Gumozhou City were in an uproar!
They finally waited for the return of the Tang Dynasty, finally ended the days of being exploited and oppressed by the Tibetans, and finally could loudly publicize their identity as citizens of the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking back to the glory and power of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, they cried.
This is the hope and reliance of the wanderers on the strength of their motherland, and also the pride and glory for the city of Chang'an that they long for!
The pursuit continued, and as the distance got closer, the Tibetan garrison troops in the city finally responded.
But how should they react?
Should we close the city gates to prevent the Tang soldiers from entering the city, or allow the comrades outside the city to be shot and killed one by one by the Tang soldiers?
They hesitated...
On the other side, Li Jing had ordered all his soldiers to pursue with all their might, driving the fleeing Tubo soldiers towards the city gate.
But at this moment, the city gate was closed. It was closed!!
The defeated Tibetan soldiers were in despair. There was no hope of entering the city and they were being pursued.
I can't fight, but I can't escape, and I can't escape!
What do they do?
Fight to the death?
But the terrifying fire stick in Datang's hands could kill people with just one sound.
This is simply a divine weapon, a magical weapon!
Faced with this special weapon that could not be explained by human power, the Tibetans had no intention of resisting at all.
Not to mention the Western Region soldiers who have little fighting spirit!
As a result, this group of defeated soldiers, with only more than a thousand left, quickly chose to dismount and kneel down in surrender!
surrender!!
Li Jing, Li Chengqian and others raised their lips!
You want to surrender? No way!
"Kill~~~"
"Don't leave any one alive, kill them~~~"
As the Tibetans stopped their horses and knelt down to surrender, they thought that the merciful Tang Dynasty would not kill the prisoners as it had done before.
However, the speed of the Tang cavalry did not slow down, and even increased.
They were holding bows and arrows!
"No, they don't intend to let us go, hurry up, get on the horse..."
shhhhh~~~
A hail of arrows came, instantly killing hundreds of Tibetans and vassal soldiers who were trying to mount their horses and escape.
Followed by.
Boo hoo hoo....
The ruthless shooting continued. The Tibetans wanted to run, but their horses had already stopped. How could they escape from the Tang cavalry who were galloping at full speed?
shhhhh~~~
The endless shooting continued. After five rounds of shooting, the Tang soldiers put away their compound bows and drew their Tang swords.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong took the lead: "Soldiers, follow me and kill, don't spare any, kill~~~"
The Tang Dynasty soldiers launched a charge, a real close combat charge!
But by this time, most of the Tibetan and Western Region troops had been killed.
In addition, they had no morale at all and were unable to organize an effective resistance. They could only flee in all directions on their horses!
All the forces on the city wall were dumbfounded!
The Tang army actually began to kill prisoners!
Didn’t they say that those who surrender will not be killed?
Why did it change again at this time! ?
What will be the fate of the Tibetan soldiers who resisted in the city!
They didn't dare to think about it, and neither did the Tibetan generals who stayed behind.
But since anyone who surrenders will be killed, I might as well fight to the death!
So, while the Tang army was still clearing out their comrades outside the city, the Tubo generals began to gather all the men in the city.
Forcing them to take up weapons and defend the city walls.
This is exactly the effect that Li Chengqian and others want. If you don't resist, how can you demonstrate the ferocity of the Tang Dynasty's firepower?
Let the people inside and outside the city see clearly that the so-called powerful Tubo is a joke in front of the Tang Dynasty.
The pursuit did not last long. Killing the enemy was not Li Chengqian and his men’s primary task; demonstrating firepower was.
After only less than 300 Tubo soldiers fled, Li Jing immediately ordered the troops to regroup.
They are about to start the performance of bombarding the city with small steel cannons.
On the city wall, the Tibetan high-ranking officials and generals who stayed behind, including representatives from various countries in the Western Regions and Uighur envoys, all looked outside the city nervously and curiously.
"The Tang Dynasty is back, the Tang Dynasty is back..." a representative of a small country in the Western Regions muttered to himself.
"The Tang Dynasty just ended its civil strife and should not have the strength to return to the Western Regions. The key is how did they cross the Hexi Corridor and appear in the Western Regions?" the Uighur representative asked in confusion.
A Han merchant stared at the small steel cannons being unloaded outside. He didn't say anything because he himself was in danger at this moment.
The other Han people in the city were also in danger. If they were not careful, they would be taken hostage by the Tibetans and threatened the Tang soldiers outside the city not to attack the city.
I hope the Tang soldiers can quickly capture the city before the Tibetans can react!
Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, work hard!
The Tang Dynasty soldiers did work very hard, because a small team appeared in the west, north and south.
One was a small group of Uighur cavalry entrenched nearby.
One was a caravan from the Western Regions coming from the direction of Weitou Prefecture.
Another caravan was from Shule Town.
They would spread the images and legends of the Tang soldiers attacking the city throughout the Western Regions, and even to the Arab Empire in the west.
Therefore, this feast of fire must be perfect!
Fifty cannons were lined up in a row, aiming at the city of Gumozhou ahead.
People on the city wall didn't understand what these iron barrels were used for.
This also led to the Tibetan officials in the city not making immediate adjustments and not taking Han people as hostages.
"What are the Tang people doing? Why don't they attack the city immediately?" the Tibetan official asked in confusion.
But he still made preparations in advance, leaving the only 800 Tibetan soldiers in the city and the 1,000 assembled Western Region soldiers.
As for the young and strong people in the city, there was no way to gather them all at once, so they could only rely on the troops they had to resist the enemy for the time being.
Huihe people, merchants from the Western Regions, Han merchants...
These shrewd people who have traveled all over the country for many years did not recognize the small cannon that was already ready.
But they had a vague sense of danger, so after saying goodbye to the Tibetan officials, they hurriedly left the city wall.
The high-ranking Tibetan officials did not try to stop them because these merchants were the financial source of Tibet.
If the Tubo forces wanted to rule the Western Regions stably, they had to gain the support of these merchants.
The key point is that there is not much point in them staying on the city wall, so they can just leave.
Who would have thought that as soon as these merchants left, a thunderbolt suddenly exploded in the sky! !
After a shocking roar, all the Tibetans on the city wall knelt down.
"The gods are angry!!"
"I said that the Western Regions belong to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty has the blessing of their gods. We shouldn't come to this damn place..."
"Buddha bless you, Buddha bless you, I have never killed any Tang people, never killed..."
Boom boom boom! !
The gods seemed not to receive the prayers of the Tibetans, and the thunderbolts finally fell on the city wall where they were!
Boom boom boom! !
Ahhhh….