The Pyu army was stunned by the loud noises. They didn't know where these things came from because they had never seen them before.
Some soldiers even knelt down and kowtowed, thinking that the mountain god was angry. Li Xiang did not laugh at their foolish behavior, but because there were too few people who had gone out in that era. Even in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, many people had never seen this.
When people had never seen these things, they could only blame them all on the gods. This was also the choice of many people in feudal society.
There are some reflective spots on the two cliffs. Those are Huo Qubing and his men. We should prevent our artillery from hitting our own people. We should also try to reduce the artillery fire in the area around them. After all, the accuracy of artillery in this era is not high.
After the first round of probing, the second round of bombardment was even more intense. The Pyu people couldn't understand why the Tang army managed to get such an explosive thing up there since they were already so high up the mountain and it took a lot of effort to walk up.
But now they have no time to care about this, because the artillery bombardment on the mountain is irregular. In addition to the stones they originally prepared, these shells will also blow up other rubble after hitting them. If they don't run away quickly at this time, they will be crushed to death by these rubble.
Li Xiang could see clearly from the high place that the officers were still trying to stop them. If all these soldiers ran away, there would be no one to defend the pass.
But the soldiers also understood that the rocks on the mountain had not fallen yet because the road was long, but they did not have much time to escape. If they continued to stay here, the dead end would be blocked.
“It seems the effect is better than we previously predicted.”
Chang Sun Chong saw it very clearly. He originally thought that the landslide would only cause some soldiers to escape, but now he saw that there were no people on the opposite side who were staying at their posts. At the beginning, those officers were still trying to dissuade them, but now these officers have also joined the fleeing team.
Of course, this is also a very normal thing. When facing death, I am afraid no one can stay still.
"It's up to you now. Huo Qubing will send a message later. That means they have a grasp of the situation on the mountain. The situation at the bottom of the mountain depends on you. But order the soldiers to pass quickly. The rocks on the mountain are still unstable."
In fact, they were still a little worried at this time. They should wait until all the rocks on the mountain fell before charging. However, speed is of the essence in war and there must be no risk at all on the battlefield. What's more, after the fighting broke out at the border, Cao Lian also took action. They could not hold on for long.
Chang Sun Chong bowed and prepared to charge with his men. Huo Qubing and his men had no time to spare. They had practiced mountain warfare for so long, and weren't they waiting for this moment?
When the bombardment ended, he and his men came out of their hiding place. They rushed to the top of the mountain at a very fast speed. Each person was responsible for a part. Those who had a path would walk, and those who had no path would climb up with the help of ropes. They also had to check the entire mountain.
The first thing we checked was the defeated troops on the mountain. We killed them directly when we met them, without any unnecessary nonsense.
Secondly, we check for falling rocks on the mountain. If there are some extremely dangerous places, we can simply gather some people to push the rocks down to avoid trouble when our army passes through later.
These people, together with the army from the chieftain's hometown, were not unfamiliar with the mountain at all. It was like their home, so climbing was effortless for them.
The road that many people think is impossible to pass is very simple for them. As long as they have a rope with them and there are trees on the distant mountains, they can open a road at any time.
In a very short time, Huo Qubing and his men had occupied the mountains on both sides. There were not many people on the mountain. During the bombardment just now, about half of them were directly killed. The rest of them either lay on the ground shivering or found a way to go down the mountain.
When the news of Huo Qubing came, Chang Sun Chong led his 6,000 cavalrymen and rushed out directly. Their mission was to attack the surrounding big cities immediately after crossing the border. We had to occupy the border cities before the enemy could react.
Chang Sunze brought two thousand men with him, and their target was Wacheng, the largest city in the north of the Pyu Kingdom.
Cao Lian's message has been delivered. When the attack started here, his people had already started burning various supplies around. Because they came so suddenly and the defenders of Wa City had no vigilance at all, a large amount of supplies were burned by them.
No matter how stupid the prefect of Wacheng was, he knew that Cao Lian was involved in this matter. On the one hand, he ordered people to put out the fire, and on the other hand, he sent people to surround the Tang Dynasty Guild Hall and bring Cao Lian over for a talk.
Things are different now. The news of the war at the border is about to come. Cao Lian cannot go back with him no matter what. He simply decides to go all out and takes his men to use the walls of the Tang Dynasty Guild Hall as resistance and fights directly with the people here.
Some people hiding around were also not idle. They formed a team of five or six people, carrying crossbows and assassinating the surrounding Wacheng yamen runners.
The combat effectiveness of the army here is not strong in the first place, and now it seems that there are arrows shooting everywhere. Seeing more and more people dying, these people are not as enthusiastic as before when attacking the Tang Dynasty Guild Hall.
The most important thing is that when they charge, some black things will be thrown out from the Tang Dynasty Guild Hall. After these things roll to their feet, they will be able to explode in the crowd immediately. When the smoke clears, the brothers who were attacking together just now will have gone to hell.
This thing killed a large number of Pyu officers and soldiers, so their fighting spirit became weaker and weaker. At the beginning, they thought that a Tang Dynasty Guild Hall would not be a problem for them, but now when they see the corpses lying on the streets, even some of them are behind them, they realize that the Tang Dynasty Guild Hall is not that simple.
The prefect of Wa City was quite smart. He sent some people to surround the Tang Dynasty Guild Hall, and then arrested the spies scattered throughout the city.
But the problem is that there is no writing on his face, so how do you know if he is a local or a Tang Dynasty person? Moreover, Cao Lian has not been idle during this period, and has bribed many local land rogues...
