"Kill them!"
"Release the arrows! Release the arrows!"
"Continue firing!"
……
At Tumen Pass, battle cries shook the heavens.
The 100,000 Tubo troops in front of the pass pressed down, and the 40,000 Tuyuhun troops behind the pass attacked fiercely.
Li Ke stood at the foot of the city tower with his sword in hand. The guards beside him stood with shields to protect him.
His gaze was fixed on the area fifty steps away from the city.
He set up layers of antlers a hundred steps away from the city to block the enemy. This was because the maximum shooting distance of the arrows was within a hundred steps.
If the Tibetan army wanted to climb up the city wall, they had to clear the obstacles.
Clearing the obstacles during the attack would inevitably affect the strength of the attack.
In two days, Songzan had advanced fifty steps.
Of course, Songzan's losses were not small either.
At least 5,000 people had fallen in the attack.
When the Tibetan army advanced to a range of 50 steps, the pressure of defending the city was extremely great.
The Tibetan archers were able to fire back at the defenders within fifty steps without having an advantage in height.
Suppressing the defending troops, the speed of clearing the obstacles was also faster.
"Big brother, the Tibetan army is clearing the obstacles too quickly. I'm afraid they won't be able to last until nightfall.”Niu Lu hurriedly ran over and reported loudly,"Moreover, the archers in the army are already very tired.”
The nasty melee was about to begin.
Li Ke understood very well.
"Send half of the archers down to the city wall to rest," he muttered.”He needed the cooperation of archers when the Tubo attacked the city.
If an archer shot 100 arrows in a day, his arm muscles would be strained and he would not be able to fight for three to four days.
"Yes, sir!"
As the attacks on the city walls weakened, the Tibetan soldiers cleared the obstacles faster.
After an hour, Songzan saw that all the obstacles had been cleared, and a smile appeared on his lips."Great Minister, sound the bell and withdraw the troops. Change to another army to attack the city!”
"Yes, sir!"
Beep beep beep…
In Dadun Mountain Fortress, Liu Rengui stood at the top of the fortress and watched as the Tubo army began to cycle.
At the foot of Dadun Mountain, there were about 3,000 Tibetan soldiers standing in formation.
"General, Li Ke wants us to die here!”Someone complained in Liu Rengui's ear.
Liu Rengui turned his head and looked at the city wall.
How could he not know Li Ke's thoughts?
"General, what should we do? Can we defend such a bare fortress? If Li Ke is heartless, don't blame us…"
Puchi!
Before the person who spoke could finish, the tip of the sword pierced through his back.
Everyone looked at Liu Rengui in horror.
"Those who dare to shake the morale of the army and surrender, kill them!" Liu Rengui said solemnly.”
Even if Liu Rengui wanted to surrender, it was impossible.
He still had a bargaining chip!
Defending the fortress was a dead end, but defending it was a way out. He could use this merit to offset his previous mistakes.
Clang!
The sword returned to its sheath.
'Li Ke, since you dare to ask me to take back the fortress, you must have seen through me, right?'
Liu Rengui felt fear and bitterness in his heart.
Back then, he had underestimated Li Ke.
Only now did he realize that this prince, who seemed to be a silkpants and out of tune, always had a smile on his face.
They were the most vicious people.
Other people killed to take their lives, but Li Ke killed to destroy their hearts!
Li Ke was playing with people's hearts!
Li Ke was manipulating Liu Rengui's fate!
"Prepare to kill the enemy. If you win, you live. If you lose, you die!”Liu Rengui ordered coldly. He knew very well that once everyone else in the fortress was dead, he would definitely save his life.
"Kill them!"
"Zanpu has ordered that we conquer Tumen Pass, and the army will not be sealed for three days!”
……
In order to take down Tumen Pass before the other party, Tubo and Tuyuhun had both gone crazy and attacked fiercely.
The pressure on the defenders in the city instantly doubled.
The battle lasted until night before both sides stopped.
Li Ke walked on the city wall to check the situation.
"Have you calculated the losses today?”he asked.
Zhangsun Chong immediately reported," Big Brother, the statistics are out. In one day, the garrison at the front of the pass lost 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 wounded soldiers. The garrison at the back of the pass lost 2,000 soldiers and 800 wounded soldiers.”
Li Ke's hand trembled.
Within a day, the damage had reached 8,800!
The total number of soldiers in the city, including Helian tribe, was only about 48,000.
Within a day, they had wiped out one-sixth of their forces!
Four days had passed since the seven-day deadline. The more time passed, the more tired the soldiers became and the greater the losses.
At this speed.
Three days later, how many of these 50,000 brothers would remain?
Ten thousand? Twenty thousand?
"We can't continue fighting like this. Otherwise, in the end, even if we hold on, how many brothers will be left?”Li Ke frowned and said seriously,"Think about it. Is there any way to reduce casualties?"”
"Big brother…big brother…"
At this moment, Wei Shuyu held a letter in his hand and hurried up from the city."The scouts sent by His Majesty rushed in from the back of the pass under the cover of the night.”
Li Ke hurriedly took it and opened it to take a glance.
"Ten days! The time limit for us to defend the city has increased!”"From the moment this order was issued until now, it took about two days to travel. In other words, we still need to defend the city for at least eight days!"”
"How is that possible? If we lose 8,000 soldiers every day, we would need 64,000 soldiers, but now we only have 40,000!”Cheng Chumo said with his eyes wide open.
Li Ke waved the imperial order in his hand." Even if it doesn't work, it has to work. The Longyou Prefecture's soldiers have not been trained in mountain warfare. It's not easy to get through Dafei River.”
"Moreover, I suspect that these ten days might not even be enough. Don't forget, opening up Dafei River and sending reinforcements from Dafei River to Jishi Mountain will also take time.”
"Let's go back to the marshal's residence. We have to think of a way to reduce the casualties, or we won't be able to defend!”
Then, Li Ke brought his brothers and rushed to the marshal's residence.
The marshal's manor.
Everyone sat around the table, frowning in thought.
"The best way to reduce losses is to reduce the density of the guards on the city walls. This way, the casualties caused by the enemy's arrows will be greatly reduced.”
"How can we reduce the density of the garrison without reducing the strength of the defense and prevent them from being easily conquered?”
……
The brothers suddenly heard Li Ke talking to himself and couldn't help but turn to look at him.
Why?
What should he do? What were the conditions?
Li Ke seemed to have fallen into a trance as he repeatedly pondered these questions in his heart.
This was a habit that he had developed in his previous life when he was studying.
When solving science problems, he would use reverse reasoning.
Start from the problem.
What conditions were needed to solve the problem, and then look for the listed conditions from the face.
This habit had helped him achieve outstanding results and learn easily in his academic career.
This mindset had always affected his life and work, and it had been very helpful to his life.
Pa!
At a certain moment, Li Ke slapped his thigh and stood up excitedly."I got it!"
"Prepare sandbags and sandbags overnight. Divide the city wall into two parts, leaving only a passage for one person to pass through!”
"Big brother, what are you doing?" Qin Huaiyu asked in confusion.
Li Ke said excitedly," Don't worry about it. We'll set it up when we get to the city wall. I'll explain it to you!"”
The next morning.
When Songzan was preparing to attack again…
He was surprised to find that the density of the guards in the city had decreased.
"Great Minister, Li Ke has no soldiers left! Look at how thin the formation of the Tang army is on the city wall!”"After today, Benzampu will ascend Tumen Pass!" Songzan pointed his whip at the city wall and laughed.”
"Yes, sir!"
Beep beep beep…
The horn sounded.
The Tibetans formed a 10,000-man square formation and pressed forward.
Just as Songzan had predicted, his army quickly achieved results that they hadn't achieved yesterday.
His soldiers climbed up the city wall from many places.
Haha...
" Hahaha!" Songzan laughed loudly." Blow the horn to motivate the soldiers. Use the fastest speed to conquer Tumen Pass. We can't let Tuyuhun beat us to it!"”
The urgent horn sounded.
Fifteen minutes, half an hour, two hours…
The smile on Songzan's face gradually disappeared.
His soldiers attacked the top of the city wall from many places and crowded in a small square. Dozens of them were blocked by dozens of Tang soldiers and could not move forward.
"What happened? Could it be that our Tibetan elites, with dozens of people, can't defeat a dozen Tang soldiers? All of you are trash. The bugle signal says that those who cower will be killed without mercy!”Songzan was furious as he shouted angrily!、
But he couldn't see it.
His soldiers continued to surge up the city wall, jumping into the divided walls.
The more people came up, the more crowded the partition became, and even the space to wield the saber became difficult.
The Tang soldiers on both sides of the partition held their spears and stabbed desperately without looking at them.
The enemy troops were too dense. There was no need to look. Every attack would not miss!
"Wang Chongji, how did that bastard Li Ke come up with such a sinister move!”In a certain partition, Li Tai was panting from exhaustion. His body was covered in the sticky blood of the enemy, and his hair was white from exhaustion. He kept stabbing the enemy, not forgetting to ask Wang Chongji, who was doing the same next to him, angrily.
Li Ke did as he said and did what he said. He really let him, the prince, defend the city.
Li Tai was itching for revenge in his heart.
After Wang Chongji heard this, he looked at the city tower with respect.
Over there, the young prince leaned on his sword and looked out of the city.
It was awe-inspiring and terrifying!
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