Tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers and horses had yet to make it onto the city wall, and there were only 1,000 Tang soldiers guarding the city! What a terrifying strength!
Guo Ziyi and Taba Feng stood together in an open space within the city gates of Yanzhou. Beside them was a large stone throwing cart.
This was just completed by the craftsmen in the city. The throwing arm was very long and the shooting range was also very far.
Inside the catapult cart's catapult was a large barrel of Yanzhou's rock fat. The wooden barrel was wrapped in cotton cloth, which was also covered in rock fat.
Guo Ziyi adjusted the position and direction of the catapult cart, aiming it at Shuoye Khagan's tent on the mound outside the city.
Guo Ziyi stood beside the throwing bucket with a torch in hand. He looked at Taba Feng and smiled."It wasn't easy for Khan Shuoye to make a trip here. Let's send him some gifts!”
After saying that, he used a torch to light the cotton cloth outside the wooden barrel.
"Release!" Taba Feng shouted happily.
In front of the military tent on the mound, Right Kill saw a fireball rise from the city wall and fly towards the military tent.
"Not good, Khagan, let's hide!”
Without any further explanation, Right Kill immediately led several Turkic Wolf Guards to protect Shuoye Khagan and ran to the side, leaving the tent more than a thousand zhang away.
The large barrel of Yanzhou's rock fat did not hit the tent. Instead, it fell not far away. However, the rock fat that had shot out still splashed onto the tent. When it came into contact with the flames, it began to burn fiercely.
Shuo Ye Kehan stood a thousand feet away, looking at the burning tent. He clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes seemed to be spewing fire.
Ever since he started his army, he had never encountered such a huge setback, nor had he ever seen his tent destroyed!
What had brought him this huge setback was the Tang army, which numbered less than 1,000 in Yanzhou, as well as that unknown prisoner on death row!
"Report!" A Turkic messenger galloped over and knelt in front of Shuoye Khagan.
"Khagan, Shuofang Regional Governor Wang Zhongsi's reinforcements have arrived! It's less than two li from Yanzhou City!"
"What?" Khagan Shuoye was incomparably shocked.
Right Kill was also a little flustered. He stared at the messenger and said,"Didn't we report that Wang Zhongsi's reinforcements would arrive in a day and a night?”
The Turkic messenger panted and immediately replied,"Wang Zhongsi led a vanguard of eight thousand men, each of them on two horses and wearing only light armor. They took the risk of crossing the snowy mountains and taking a shortcut. The scouts we sent out only focused on the main force and didn't discover this cavalry!”
Shuofang Regional Governor Wang Zhongsi was a figure whose name made the Turks tremble in fear. In the early years of Tianbao, Wang Zhongsi defeated the Turkic Yehu tribe and took the head of Ousmish Khan to Chang 'an. At this moment, he personally led 8,000 reinforcements.
Khagan Shuoye felt as if someone had hammered him in the chest. He closed his eyes, unable to speak.
These 8,000 men were not a lot of reinforcements, but they brought morale and hope. They were like kindling.
This time, the Shuoye Khagan had dispatched his troops to end the battle as quickly as possible. After raiding the city, they would immediately retreat.
However, now that the city could not be broken, and the Tang army's reinforcements arrived one after another, all his plans were in vain.
A bright moon rose into the night sky, dyeing the surrounding sand with a layer of silver frost. The nights in the Western Regions were cold. Khagan Shuoye exhaled a long breath of white smoke.
"Pass down the order, retreat!"
After saying this, Khagan Shuoye turned to look at Noble Right Kill.
" Within three years, you are not allowed to enter Tang territory again…"
On the walls of Yanzhou, Guo Ziyi and Taba Feng watched as the Turkic soldiers swarmed in like a tide and retreated like a receding tide. They let out a long sigh of relief.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of burning stone fat. Guo Ziyi and Taba Feng's faces were covered with ashes, like two charcoal workers who had just come out of a charcoal kiln.
The two of them turned to look at each other and smiled at each other.
"General, Lord Wang Zhongsi has personally led eight thousand reinforcements to the western gates!" a scout reported.”
The newly established Turkic camp was very far from Yanzhou. Shuoye Khagan stood in front of the tent, watching his tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers retreat in an orderly fashion.
Although the troops were neat and orderly, every Turkic soldier had a dejected expression. At the very back of the army, a few wounded Turkic soldiers were being slowly carried forward. When they saw Shuoye Khagan, many of them began to tear up.
The young Turkic woman and Right Kill stood next to Shuoye Khagan, their expressions sorrowful.
"Your Highness, it's best that you prepare to follow them. Wang Zhongsi's army has already arrived, and we don't know if they will pursue.”Right Kill looked at the Turkic woman. This was Princess Jin Jue, the daughter of Shuoye Khagan.
"Father, we are too far behind them. I want to go to Chang 'an to learn from them and bring back their best and strongest things for us. Chang 'an is their heart. I want to make a short knife too. Only by stabbing the short knife into the enemy's heart will it be the most fatal! I want revenge for my brother, I want revenge for all of our dead Turks!”Princess Jin Jue said word by word.
Khagan Shuoye's body trembled slightly as he turned to look at her." Are you really going to Chang 'an?"
Princess Jin Jue nodded resolutely with tears in her eyes.
Khagan Shuoye let out a long sigh. Although Princess Jin Jue was his daughter, she was meticulous and capable, which made him very happy. If it was a son, his status would probably be higher than the beheaded Henson.
Khagan Shuoye turned to look at Noble Right Kill."Go and make the arrangements."
Right Kill nodded.
"Bring some of my father's wolf guards. No matter what, you must come back. Father is waiting for you in the palace.”Khagan Shuoye looked tenderly at Princess Jinjue.
Princess Jin Jue closed her eyes and nodded.
In the main hall of the General's Residence in Yanzhou City.
A dignified middle-aged man sat behind a table. He was Shuofang Regional Governor Wang Zhongsi.
Guo Ziyi and Taba Feng bowed respectfully as they stood in the hall.
"You were the one who beheaded the fourth prince of the Turks and offered to use Yanzhou's stone-fat to defend the city?”Wang Zhongsi turned his gaze to Guo Ziyi. He was, after all, a border official, and his eyes were filled with authority.
Guo Ziyi was excited. He had read about Wang Zhongsi's deeds in the history books, and his heart was filled with admiration and admiration. And now, this person who was known as the number one general of the Central Tang Dynasty in history was sitting in front of him and asking him questions.
Guo Ziyi nodded excitedly.”
"Where?"
Guo Ziyi thought for a moment. It seemed that the name of her ancestral home had not changed since ancient times, so she replied,"My ancestral home is Xuzhou.
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