Chapter 2172 Advance!

"The whole army obeys the order and retreats!"

With the help of this wave of cover, the remaining heavy infantry, numbering less than 30,000, immediately maintained their formation and retreated in an orderly manner.

Although the formation was shaky and could collapse at any time, all the heavy armored soldiers maintained a high degree of discipline.

"boom!"

With a burst of steel roar, the huge city gate of the Steel Fortress opened again, the formation was shattered, and all the remaining heavy infantry lined up in neat queues and safely evacuated into the Steel Fortress.

Boom, when the huge steel city gate was lowered again, there were bursts of machine sounds and the sound of winches. There were no more Tang troops outside the entire steel city.

When all the troops retreated, the roar of steel sounded, and the entire battlefield fell into sudden silence.

"Command the army to postpone the attack!"

Behind the army, Cui Qianyou was dressed in iron armor, his eyes flashed, and he ordered without hesitation.

The 40,000 heavy infantry have retreated, and there is no point in pursuing them any further. There are still many things to deal with, including regrouping the army and subsequent siege.

Following Cui Ganyou's order, the army's march slowed down significantly.

…

"The next step is the real offensive and defensive battle!"

In the cold wind, Prince Shaobao stood at the top of the city, looking at the corpses and various fragments of luggage on the ground outside the city, and sighed.

War is always cruel. In this battle, there were more than 200,000 corpses in various countries, and the Tang Dynasty also left nearly 10,000 corpses of soldiers.

This is the cruelty of war.

Even the side with an overwhelming victory still has to pay a price.

However, Wang Zhongsi soon had no time to care about this. The battle just now was just a "warm-up". The next battle would be more brutal, and as the commander of the army, he had to prepare.

Wang Zhongsi quickly turned around and left, and on the city wall, Wang Chong just nodded slightly, and his eyes quickly focused on the battlefield outside the city.

The other countries have no plans to withdraw their troops.

In just such a moment, new changes took place on the battlefield.

"Boom!"

With the sound of rolling wheels, the crowds of people from all the countries, which were densely packed and vast like the sea, separated outside the city. Small carts piled with huge rocks quickly rushed to the front.

"boom!"

The car was pushed and tilted, and the huge rocks on the car immediately rolled down and fell into the tunnel densely covered with long steel spikes in front of the steel fortress.

Bang bang bang!

In a short period of time, thousands of huge rocks fell into the pit.

"It's the catapult from the rear! They pushed the rocks there to the front!"

General Tongluo's expression condensed and he suddenly spoke.

The trebuchet does not act alone, but is equipped with a large number of small cars to help transport the rocks used for throwing.

The Alliance of Nations obviously found that using trebuchets to throw can easily be intercepted by the archers on the city top. As a result, the plan to fill the tunnels with trebuchets could not be realized at all, or the efficiency was greatly reduced.

Therefore, the small trucks transporting rocks were pushed directly to the front line and sent directly into the tunnel.

"Xi Yuyu!"

However, everything is far from over. As soon as Albus finished saying this, fierce neighing sounds were immediately heard from the armies of the opposite countries. In the eyes of everyone, several Eastern/Turkic cavalrymen Going hand in hand, they dragged a huge iron rope with a rock in the middle. With a strong drag, they immediately pushed a large number of corpses in front of the battlefield into the pit through the momentum of the horses.

There was only a dense crashing sound, but in the blink of an eye, less than half of the tunnels were filled. Seeing this scene, even Albus was moved.

Filling the tunnels with corpses was indeed an efficient method, but it was a bit too cruel, and most of the corpses in the field were their own.

"Do you want to stop it?"

Albus turned his head and looked at Wang Chong beside him.

The commander-in-chief of the other side is far more ruthless than imagined, and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. If this continues, the tunnel may soon cease to exist.

"No need!"

Wang Chong shook his head and his voice was extremely cold:

"From the moment the pit is exposed, it is destined to be filled in. Let them do it!"

Most of the corpses of the heavy infantry were brought back during the retreat. What was left outside the city were the corpses of various countries. They wanted to use this method to fill the holes, and not even Wang Chong could stop them.

And it makes no sense.

"Send the order, the siege is about to begin, all armies are ready to fight!"

Wang Chong said calmly.

In the distance, as a large number of corpses were pushed into the pit, the entire long tunnel was filled in at an alarming speed.

"grown ups!"

In another part of the army, a general of the Eastern/Turkic Khanate felt a little unbearable, and subconsciously looked at the general Tiechilili next to him.

Among the countries, the Edomite/Turkic Khanate has the largest number of troops and the most skilled bows and horses. They are also the ones doing this work. More importantly, there are also many Eastern/Turkic soldiers in it.

"Let him be!"

Tie Qishileli's eyes flickered for a moment, and he quickly regained his composure. His steely and resolute face showed no signs of wavering:

"I just received news that more than five hundred miles south of Chita, the largest pasture in the entire Khanate has been frozen. We can no longer graze. Now the Khanate is killing excess cattle and sheep. It won't take long for us to There will be no more living cattle and sheep, and there will be no return to the East/Turkic steppe.”

"The top priority is to destroy the Tang Dynasty and occupy their land so that we can survive! In comparison, corpses are nothing."

As a nomadic people, the Eastern/Turkic Khanate has its own understanding and noble rituals. Such casual burial is an insult, but at this moment, it is no longer the time to care about these things.

"General, all tunnels have been filled!"

A moment later, a voice rang in his ears, and a Turkic iron horseman's hoofs splashed with billowing snow, and he soon appeared in front of Tieqishileli.

Tie Qishileli blinked and quickly turned around:

"Go down with the order and prepare to attack the city!"

"Woo!——"

A blast of desolate horns sounded, and accompanied by the thumping of war drums, the armies of various countries slowly moved from slow to fast, preparing to attack the city again.

In the previous war, although one of the Netherworld Cavalry was damaged, it was far from damaging the muscles and bones of the other countries.

The only troublesome thing is that in the previous battle, 40,000 Tang Dynasty heavy infantry bypassed the defense line and destroyed at least 10,000 shield vehicles.

This was the biggest loss for all the countries in the previous battle.

However, for this war, the preparations made by the various countries were much better than imagined, and the 40,000 heavy infantry of the Tang Dynasty destroyed only the wheels and axles of the shield vehicles. As for the front, there were a large number of solid inscriptions and defensive formations. The thick steel plate is not so easy to damage.

"Boom!"

The earth roared, more than 300 feet away from the steel fortress, snow and fog rolled in, the countries regrouped and rebuilt their defense lines, with tens of thousands of shield chariots as the front line, with shield soldiers and chariots holding large shields behind, and the cavalry of all countries working together To assist in the defense, top military units such as the Golden Wolf Army and the Wandu Army were stationed in the rear. Generals and brigadiers such as Tian Ganzhen, Tieqishileli, and King Gaozang organized and raided the formation, and all the armies moved forward.

"kill!"

The shouts of killing shook the heaven and the earth. This time, the countries quickly crossed the long pit.

This time, although everything was smooth sailing and there was no obstruction, the countries were much more cautious.

"Hooves clatter!"

I only heard the rapid sound of horse hooves and saw in all directions. At the same time, almost five or six hundred war horses were covered in thick armor, protecting every inch of their body except their eyes. There were reins dragging a heavy boulder behind them. , rushing towards the steel fortress ahead at an alarming speed.

"Humph, learn to be smart!"

On top of the tall steel fortress, Wang Chong just sneered and said nothing more.

All countries suffered a loss, and this time they obviously learned wisely.

The war horse goes first to explore the path. Putting armor on the war horse can prevent arrows, and the huge rocks dragged behind can also trigger and detect potential mechanisms in the ground one by one.

Whoosh!

The sound of arrows piercing the sky resounded through the sky, one wave, two waves, three waves... After several waves of arrow rain, even though these war horses were covered with thick armor on their backs, they were finally shot and killed on the battlefield. Only a few of them were killed. A war horse rushed to the steel fortress, but was still shot.

"no problem!"

Behind the army, Cui Ganyou had been staring ahead. Seeing this scene, his eyes flashed, and he waved his palm down, giving another order to continue advancing.

Although the war horse was shot and killed, he also got the information he wanted.

——At least for now, there are no traps except pits.

"boom!"

Following Cui Qianyou's order, the armies of the various countries changed their previous caution this time, roaring one by one and advancing at full speed.

Two hundred and sixty feet!

One hundred and twenty feet!

Forty feet!

…

The distance was getting closer and closer, and there was no way out at this time. All the soldiers rushed forward crazily. The soldier at the front had already taken out the rope for climbing the city wall from his waist.

The battle was about to break out, and all the soldiers' hearts were in suspense, while a large number of shield soldiers raised their heavy shields high, forming a huge "giant shield" to protect the warriors from various countries passing below.

As for the building vehicles, Cui Qianyou temporarily put these precious siege vehicles at the end.

——The threat of giant crossbows is still too great.

However, amid the shouts of killing, one after another, nearly tens of thousands of siege ladders were carried by numerous soldiers, heading towards the steel fortress at an alarming speed.

At this moment, the siege intentions of the various countries have been clearly revealed.

Use shield carts and shield soldiers as defense, and use a large number of climbing ropes and siege ladders to attack the city. When the battle begins, the carts will move forward, and more soldiers will be sent directly to the city through the internal passage to increase the attack. The offensive and pressure of the steel fortress, and if you find a way to open the city gate and attack it in one fell swoop, the next step will be a decisive battle between the various countries and the Tang Dynasty to decide each other's fate!

Everyone has deduced all of this many times before, and the losses are definitely within controllable range.

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