All of them were equipped with the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, as well as an army of 100 machine-operated beasts.
It had both.
This was also the reason why Li Chengqian dared to boast in front of Li Er.
Don't think that he only cared about eating, drinking, and having fun in Reliance Village these days.
In fact, whether it was salt making, mechanical beasts, or the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, he had learned everything.
This time, it finally came in handy!
"Thank you, big brother, for your earnest teachings!”Li Chengqian silently thanked him in his heart.
If they won this battle.
He must thank Han Qiu.
Even if he had to acknowledge him as his big brother for the rest of his life!
At this time, Cheng Chumo pointed to a place not far away and said,
"Your Highness, look! Jilei Valley is in front of us!”
Following Cheng Chumo's gesture, he looked over.
A cliff that was more than 50 meters tall towered into the clouds.
Looking up, the peak of the cliff was like a protruding hook, and behind it was a lush forest.
It looked like the beak of an eagle.
The locals also called it Eagle Beak Cliff!
"No wonder Green Sparrow's 10,000-strong army was defeated. This terrain is indeed not suitable for a strong attack. The main peak was steep and dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it was not surprising that they were defeated.”
Li Chengqian sighed with emotion.
Li Tai's army was not equipped with the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, nor was there an army of mechanical beasts.
If they were to attack forcefully, they would probably be smashed down by the enemies before the soldiers could even go up.
"Your Highness! Should we set up camp here?" Cheng Chumo asked.
Li Gaoming looked at the steep Eagle Beak Cliff above his head with a solemn expression.
Not long ago, Li Tai had been ambushed here and suffered heavy losses.
Presumably, this group of rebels must still be lying in ambush on the mountain.
"Pass down the order, prepare to fight! All troops, attack Eagle Beak Cliff immediately!"
"Ah?"
Not only the soldiers, but even Cheng Chumo, the deputy general, was stunned.
The army had marched for so long, no matter what, they had to rest before starting the battle.
However, just as they were confused.
"Look! It's those traitors!"
Following the soldier's gesture, he looked over.
Above the Eagle Beak Cliff, a crowd of human heads appeared.
Fortunately, Cheng Chumo's reaction wasn't slow. He immediately shouted,
"His Highness 'orders! Prepare for battle immediately!"
"Get ready!"
For a moment, the originally quiet army immediately picked up their weapons. Immediately after, noisy shouts and killing sounds filled the sky.
At the same time.
A large number of people appeared above Eagle Beak Cliff.
A small number of them were Tibetans dressed in sheepskin, while the majority were mountain people of the Great Tang.
As a Tang, not only was he not proud, but he was also in cahoots with Tubo. No wonder he was called a traitor.
This group of traitors was really bold this time.
Seeing that Li Chengqian was in command, he directly shouted excitedly.
"Did you hear that? That deputy general called this kid Your Highness. He's indeed a prince!”
"We didn't catch the prince in the morning. This time, we'll use this as a sacrifice!”
"Kill them all! Release the arrows!"
Because Li Chengqian was wearing the commander's black armor, he was very easy to recognize in the crowd.
Immediately, the rebels on the cliff recognized him and burst out with all kinds of filthy words.
Immediately after, a rain of arrows formed by hundreds of bows and arrows rained down on the mountain path below.
"Shieldbearers, advance ten zhang! Defend against the rain of arrows!"
Li Chengqian did not panic in the face of danger and immediately issued an order.
Immediately after, hundreds of shieldmen rushed forward and raised their shields to defend!
嘡嘡嘡!
The rain of arrows continued to hit the shield, producing a crisp sound.
Unfortunately, this rain of arrows could not break the elite defense of the Tang army.
"Is it a soft bow? Unfortunately, if it was the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, I'm afraid that more than half of our army would have been killed.”
As he spoke, Li Chengqian raised his right hand and gave the order.
Immediately, over a thousand archers stepped forward, raised their Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, and aimed upwards.
"Archers, get ready! Fire!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, thousands of crossbow bolts turned into black shadows that tore through the air.
The Eagle Beak Cliff was fifty meters high. Logically speaking, ordinary bows and arrows could not reach this height.
However, Han Qiu's secret Zhuge Repeating Crossbow had directly refreshed the three views of this group of traitors.
"Ah!"
For a moment, wails of pain after being shot by arrows came from above Eagle Beak Cliff.
"How is this possible!"
"How did their arrows come up?？？？”
The moment the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was used, the group of rebels were stunned.
However, this was not enough.
The Eagle Beak Cliff's terrain was dangerous. If he wanted to completely eradicate them, he still had to attack them.
With the current precipitous terrain, it would take at least a day for ordinary infantrymen to charge up the mountain.
Now, it showed the use of the mechanical ostrich.
"Mechanical beast squad! Kill them!"
Amidst Li Chengqian's shouts, hundreds of Tang soldiers rode up the wall on the mechanical ostriches.
The steep cliff instantly became flat ground, allowing them to go up and down as they pleased!
It would take at least a day to break through the natural barrier. At this moment, it was actually taken care of by Li Chengqian's army in minutes.
The people on Eagle Beak Cliff were dumbfounded.
The reason why they could compete with the Tang army was because of the geographical advantage of the mountain.
Now, this advantage was broken in minutes. What else could they fight for?
"A general of the Great Tang! We are all Tang, please show mercy!”
"That's right! We're all compatriots, why kill each other!”
"Your Highness! Do you really not care about the lives of your people?”
For a moment, cries for mercy came from the Eagle Beak Cliff.
They thought that Li Chengqian was young and might be soft-hearted.
The infantrymen, archers, and mechanical beast teams that were attacking the mountain were all hesitant.
Yes, they were still citizens of the Great Tang.
Wouldn't it be bad to kill each other?
However, at this moment, Li Chengqian suddenly shouted,"
"Continue attacking! They had already defected to Tubo, so they were no longer Tang!”
"Have you forgotten about the corpses of your compatriots?”
"Those who openly offend the Great Tang will be killed without mercy!!”
In an instant, the entire valley was filled with emotions. Li Chengqian's mighty and heroic bearing did not dissipate for a long time.
The battle continued until evening.
The top of Eagle Beak Cliff was bathed in the blood-colored afterglow of the setting sun.
Li Chengqian's army had won!
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