In the rear, Ashina Bihan was so angry that he wanted to kill someone when he saw the Tang archers causing significant damage to his vanguard. He roared,"These damned Tang dogs, why do they still have arrows? Can our warriors still shoot back? Answer me!"
"General, we've run out of arrows long ago. The Tang probably relied on the craftsmen in the city to forge some.”A middle-ranking officer who was surrounding them carefully replied.
Ashina Bihan cursed,"Damn it, the first thing I'm going to do after I enter is slaughter those craftsmen!"”
Seeing their own men being shot to death by the Tang while their side had no arrows to fight back with was an extremely uncomfortable feeling.
Fortunately, after seven or eight rounds, the Tang arrows began to dwindle. After ten rounds, not a single arrow had been shot.
The war between the two sides had already lasted for more than ten days or even a month. All kinds of siege and defense materials had long been scarce. Both sides knew that the other side would not have much left to use. The following war would rely on head-on attacks.
"Patter ~ Patter ~"
"Pay attention! The siege ladders of the Turks have already been set up. Pay attention to those positions and think of a way to get rid of those ladders!”Commandant Zhang shouted.
Commandant Zhou shouted,"Two swordsmen and three spearmen, guard one siege ladder!" Kill the Turks as quickly as possible! Don't let them stand firm!"
Just as the two lieutenants continued to command the soldiers, a Xianbei soldier climbed up the siege ladders on the city wall. However, before he could climb up the wall, he was pierced by the Tang spearmen. He was sent flying and fell to the ground, killing and injuring several Turks.
"Heh, the first Turkic dog I killed! It's worth it!"
"Kid, you've earned back your capital, but we haven't!”
The two spearmen of the Tang army who had just joined forces talked while retreating.
Afraid? Of course, they were afraid. No one wasn't afraid of death. However, sometimes, they were more afraid of something than death. The people of Youzhou City were behind them. As soldiers of Tang Empire, they couldn't take a step back. Even if they died, they would die on the city wall! He died in the enemy's hands!
But even if he died! He had to kill at least one of them! Killing one was worth his life, and killing two was worth it! Three was a huge profit!
They wanted to let the Turks know the power of their Great Tang soldiers! A hundred slashes! Fight to the death! He would rather die than surrender!
Even if their armor was tattered, even if they were covered in blood that was either from the Turks or from their own injuries, they had to kill one of them!
From the initial two or three siege ladders, more and more siege ladders were placed on the walls, and more and more Turks began to climb them. However, not a single one of them managed to reach the walls, and not a single one was able to stand firmly on the walls. They were all blocked by the frenzied Tang soldiers.
With every passing second, more Turkic corpses fell, but in the next moment, new Turkic corpses would climb up.
The middle-ranking officer felt a little sorry for the huge casualties. He asked carefully,"General, it seems that we can't attack. Should we retreat?”
From the beginning of the siege, seven to eight hundred people had been killed by arrows. In less than five minutes, another five to six hundred people had died, but not a single person had ascended the city.
"No, the Tang only have a few people, but I have tens of thousands of warriors. What are you afraid of? Let the reserve siege team attack! I don't believe that the Tang can stop me!”Ashina Bihan, who was agitated by the blood in front of him, shook his head decisively and ordered with bloodshot eyes.
"Understood!"
"Wuwuwu ~"
Hearing the bugle call of the Turks, Commandant Zhang unhappily hacked a Turkic who had just climbed up the mountain to death and shouted,"Damn it, the Turks have sent more troops!”
"Who cares, we'll kill as many as come anyway. Even if we die, our thousand brothers will be complete, and we'll continue to kill those Turkic dogs!”Field Officer Zhou replied loudly.
He quickly took a few steps forward and took a push from a soldier beside him. He hooked the siege ladder and shouted, instantly pushing it down.
"Haha, Old Zhou, not bad!" Commandant Zhang burst into laughter when he saw this scene.
Commandant Zhou did not answer. He quickly retreated to the back and took large breaths to recover his strength.
The siege ladder was not that easy to push down. The weight of the four to five people below was at least three to five hundred pounds. At this moment, his arms did not have any strength at all, and his arms were visibly shaking.
"Lieutenant, lieutenant, bad news! The Turk's City-Ascending Tower is here!”A Tang Dynasty soldier shouted.
Commandant Zhang and Commandant Zhou quickly looked over.
Sure enough, the several hundred Turks were pushing the ten towers closer, and in less than a minute, they would be placed on the walls. This sort of thing could not be compared to a siege ladder that could only be used by one person at a time. Once it reached the walls, it could instantly place down a plank and transport several dozen Turks to the walls in an extremely short time. If five of them succeeded, they would be in deep trouble.
"We must stop them!" Commandant Zhou thought to himself and then shouted,""Fire Cuppers, step forward and throw them in groups of five. Burn all of those Tower Ascension Towers!”
"Understood!"
When the tower was still 45 seconds away from the city wall, the Tang soldiers on the city wall threw hundreds of cupping pots in groups of five. These cupping pots were filled with various animal fats and oil, which could greatly enhance the burning power.
The cupping jars instantly fell on the wooden tower, igniting it. In less than ten seconds, the top of the tower began to disintegrate, and the thirty Turks standing on it were instantly burned to the point of crying out for their parents. Some of them even lost their rationality and jumped down, killing those who couldn't dodge in time.
With a boom, a tower fell down, burning with raging flames.
"Bastard! These Tang really have many tricks up their sleeves!" Ashina Bihan cursed but there was nothing he could do.
The Turks were nomads, so they didn't have many methods of attacking cities. They could only rely on their numbers to break through the walls, and there were only a few methods they could use.
Fortunately, there were many towers, and two out of ten managed to reach them, transporting sixty Turks in an instant. Soon after, ten-some siege ladders were set up on the sides.
In a split second, Youzhou City was in danger!
"It's over. With so many Turks, those few soldiers won't be able to hold on.”Commandant Zhang said painfully.
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