In the early morning of the next day, Pei Xuanqing, the head coach of Pyongyang, who was fully dressed, and Shen Chongqian, who was wearing a loose civilian robe, arrived in front of the tower early before dawn.
It has been three days since the Tang army assembled outside the city, and it is almost time to recharge their batteries. According to the calculations of the two, the Tang army is very likely to start a siege battle today.
The two ministers who had the confidence to win and the belief that they would win knew that there should be no negligence in this battle, so they came to the city wall to sit in town and preside over the overall situation.
As expected by the two of them, the sky had just dawned, and the Tang army's camp was densely lit, shining like a sea, with shadows of soldiers, and it was obvious that they had begun to move out.
To be honest, although the camp of 100,000 people is huge, it is not enough to make people feel intimidated.
"General Pei, are the soldiers ready?" Shen Chongqian asked Pei Xuanqing in a calm voice. Among the three countries on the peninsula, Goguryeo is the closest to the Tang Dynasty, and is most deeply influenced by the Tang culture. Whether it is the state system, city buildings or the speech and behavior of the officials, they are all very similar to the Tang Dynasty.
Pei Xuanqing said confidently: "Mr. Shen, don't worry. The soldiers are ready for the battle. If the Tang army doesn't come, it's fine. If they come, they will know how powerful I am as a Goguryeo warrior!"
Shen Chongqian nodded. He was in the same mood as Pei Xuanqing. Although he was afraid of the Tang army, he had 300,000 elite fighters in this battle. It could be said that he had gathered the best soldiers of the whole country. Sure enough, facing a mere 100,000 Tang troops, he believed that there was absolutely no reason to miss.
The Tang army branch came out of the camp one by one, and entered the battlefield position through each gate, and the sky gradually became brighter.
Pei Xuanqing and Shen Chongqian watched each other closely without blinking.
By the time of Chen Shi, the formation of the Tang army had basically taken shape, with several armored lakes and majestic, small formations leading to large formations, and large formations enclosing small formations. The infantry formation is in the middle, the fine cavalry formation is on the two wings, the commander's platform is built, the war drums are in place, and the rangers are cruising on the flanks.
The 100,000 Tang troops almost came out in full force. In the case of extremely inferior soldiers and horses, they still adopted the method of encircling three queues and forming an array. The Tang army outside each city wall is no more than 30,000. If the cavalry who can't take over the city are discarded, there are only more than 20,000 infantry who can fight.
"The Tang army is really too big. Knowing that there are two guard cities on my left and right, they don't divide their troops for defense. They deploy all their troops to attack the main city of Pyongyang. They are not afraid of the guard city soldiers and horses coming out of the city to attack?"
Although Shen Chongqian is a civil servant, he has also fought with the army for many years, and he still has some experience in the battlefield.
Pei Xuanqing saw more things, he snorted coldly, his tone mixed with two attitudes of dissatisfaction and contempt: "It's not that the Tang army didn't guard the left and right guards, but they only used cavalry.
"However, their cavalry totaled only 30,000, and they were scattered outside the three city walls. They had to guard the infantry formation, prevent the fine cavalry in our city from going out to attack, disturb the infantry formation, and guard against the two guard cities. The way of arranging troops is simply arrogance to the extreme!"
Suddenly, Shen Chongqian knew Tang Jun's thoughts, and he felt disdain in his heart, "It is unreasonable for a hundred thousand Tang troops to attack a city heavily guarded by 300,000 troops. With this wrong premise, no matter what happens behind them No matter how it is arranged, it will only make mistakes deeper."
Pei Xuanqing nodded his head, "That's true. The Tang army made mistakes at the beginning of this battle, and they can only keep making mistakes in the future! Hmph, let them try to attack the city. I would like to see what the difference is between the Tang army. As long as this general sees the opportunity to fight, he will strike like a thunderbolt, and the Tang army will pay the price of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!"
Shen Chongqian bowed his hands to Pei Xuanqing, and flattered him with a smile: "With the great talent of General Pei, I have no doubt that the Tang army will be wiped out if any flaws are revealed."
Pei Xuanqing twirled his beard and smiled without saying a word, putting on airs of a master.
The two continued to watch the movement of Tang Jun's army and entered the offensive position. Left and Right Pyongyang City didn't intend to take the initiative to attack from the beginning, so at this moment, neither of them had to think about anything else, and both were a little leisurely.
When the formation of the Tang army was fully formed and all the units were completely in the offensive position, Shen Chongqian pointed to a strange large formation in front of the infantry phalanx guarded by rangers, and asked Pei Xuanqing a little puzzled, "General Pei, the infantry of the Tang army What are these equipment in front of the formation? Catapults? Why do they look different from ordinary trebuchets?"
Pei Xuanqing also saw the "catapult" that Shen Chongqian said.
Before the army attacked the city, it was a normal way to bombard the city with trebuchets, and Pei Xuanqing didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
What surprised him a little was that there were a lot of catapults in the Tang army, and there were more than a hundred of them outside each city wall!
Although the trebuchet in front of him was not a giant trebuchet, but a small one, this type of trebuchet was also used by the Goguryeo army, but no more than a hundred trebuchets could be used at a time.
Tang Jun actually dispatched more than 300 planes at once
However, Pei Xuanqing was just a little surprised. The national strength of the Tang Dynasty was not comparable to that of Goguryeo. It was not surprising that more than 300 trebuchets were dispatched. Moreover, although the trebuchet is powerful, its function is not as outstanding as imagined.
It has two limitations.
One, the front sight. The trebuchet threw huge boulders at hundreds of steps, and those who could hit the top of the city accurately had two achievements. Most of the huge boulders will fall into the city. As long as the defenders are prepared, only the houses will be destroyed, and the casualties of soldiers will not be too great. Even if the female wall is smashed, it will be very limited after all.
Second, the trebuchet cannot run continuously for a long time, otherwise it will fall apart first.
After all, things like trebuchets are just more prestigious, and the purpose of shocking people's hearts is deeper. As long as there are enough real-world monks in the city, they can intercept the boulder when necessary.
As for the strangeness Shen Chongqian said, Pei Xuanqing also noticed that Tang Jun's trebuchets were all black, with a faint metallic luster shining in the morning sun, and they didn't look like they were made of wood.
"It can't be made of wood." Pei Xuanqing frowned and thought to himself, "Aside from wood, what else can the trebuchet be made of? Stone?"
Thinking of the end, Pei Xuanqing was almost amused by himself.
When the time was approaching, the thunderous drums sounded in the formation of the Tang army, which was heavily armored and armed with spears like a forest. Bit by bit, the rhythm is clear, the sound is grand, as if it falls on the heart of the person, and the heartbeat can't help but follow its rhythm.
"The Tang Army is about to attack!" Shen Chongqian's expression became stern.
"Open the curtain!" Pei Xuanqing ordered loudly.
Although he didn't see the mystery of Tang Jun's trebuchet, he knew how to guard against it. Pyongyang City was well prepared. Under his command, a cloud-like veil was opened at the top of the city, and the sections were connected to protect the city wall behind it.
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Part of the boulders blocked by the curtain cannot fall on the city head or in the city, which can greatly reduce the power of the trebuchet.
Precisely because the curtains prepared were sufficient, Pei Xuanqing was still calm and stable when he didn't see the mystery of Tang Jun's catapult.
With the sound of heavy drums, under the control of the soldiers, Tang Jun's stone throwing maneuvered!
I don't know what trick Tang Jun used, a large stream of light suddenly lit up on the fuselage, and as the soldiers swung their hammers and smashed down the fuselage, the huge swinging arm suddenly shook, and a "giant rock" weighing hundreds of kilograms was sent to the ground. It's half empty!
The moment the trebuchet started, Pei Xuanqing couldn't help but shrink his pupils.
The flashing light on the trebuchet was as bright as the moon, and even faintly outlined the outline of the rune array. It was a scene that only appeared when the magic weapon was activated!
"These trebuchets are magical weapons? That's impossible!" Pei Xuanqing panicked and couldn't help but secretly yelled.
If the trebuchet was a magic weapon, what kind of power would it have
But the trebuchet has never been a magic weapon. There is no magic weapon in the world. It can be made so huge. It not only needs a huge amount of cultivation resources, but also needs a master monk to inscribe the rune array. There is no such great talent in the world. !
Pei Xuanqing knew that when the Tang army started the war with Khitan, the trebuchets were all ordinary trebuchets. It was only three years later, how could the Tang army have magic weapon trebuchets
Before Pei Xuanqing could convince himself, the "monolith" slid across a perfect arc in mid-air, and smashed down towards the city wall with great momentum!
If it was said that Pei Xuanqing's pupils shrank sharply before, then now, he couldn't help but stare his eyes round.
The "giant rock" is not big, far less than a few hundred catties, and no matter how you look at it, it is not as big as a pumpkin.
But those are no ordinary stones!
It was surrounded by red light, like a burning fireball, because of its extremely fast speed, it dragged its tail in mid-air and struck down, like a small comet!
If the trebuchet was only throwing burning stones, Pei Xuanqing would not be surprised. This kind of thing is common in wars. It is nothing more than wrapping a huge stone with a layer of burning cotton cloth. The power increase is limited, that is, it can be used together. Effect.
But as these "stones" approached, Pei Xuanqing couldn't feel more clearly that there was a spiritual energy on them!
"Is it a spirit stone? A spirit stone with an array of runes engraved on it?" Pei Xuanqing was shocked, "This is impossible! Who would use a spirit stone like this?! The spirit energy contained in such a large spirit stone, if a Qi practitioner The monks on the first floor can absorb the spiritual energy, which can save them three months of penance... ”
At the same time that Pei Xuanqing's heart shook, the spirit stone fireball accurately hit the top of the city. Those cloth curtains that were strong enough to withstand ordinary boulders were like window paper that had been pierced by a gun, and they couldn't have the slightest interception effect at all!
In an instant, the spirit stone fireball hit the top of the city, and the moment it touched the city wall, the rune array in it suddenly swayed, and the spirit stone exploded instantly, shattering into countless stones flying at explosive speed, flying around in the crowd.
The guards who were close to the city were directly blasted into a cloud of blood by the explosion, and the soldiers who were a little further away were hit by the air wave. Not only did their bodies fly upside down, but their bodies were broken and flew horizontally. , Even if it was hit by a piece of gravel, it was almost like being hit with a hammer and stabbed with a gun. The body was pierced and blood gushed out!
Spirit stone fireballs fell like rain one by one, and the city was immediately plunged into bloody purgatory.
Except for the qi-training monks, most of the defenders of the city howled and died in Jiuquan amidst the blood! Even if it is a Qi training monk, if the monk is a low-level monk and is in the center of the explosion of the spirit stone, he will either be dismembered by the flying stone, or be beaten into a sieve, and he will be enraged on the spot!
The bloody and tragic scene in front of him made Pei Xuanqing feel like all the hairs on his body exploded!
Ninety percent of the spirit stone fireball landed on the top of the city accurately, and the sight was far from being comparable to ordinary trebuchets!