On the city wall, Mahamil was breathing heavily. He had not encountered such a situation for many years. The Tang army was indeed different from other armies. Facing such a majestic city wall, if it were another army, they would probably not attack head-on like this. They would definitely have other tricks.
But it was obvious that the Tang army had no such idea. The Tang army attacked the city in their own way. The army began to line up in front of the city wall. Although no one knew what those strange things of theirs were, many people, including the city lord, felt nervous. Perhaps the next moment would be a chance for us to witness the power of these things.
The city lord has also thought about whether he could send out a surprise force when these people are not prepared, and then break through their ranks. If this can be done, then we will have the upper hand.
But when his subordinates reminded the city lord, he knew that all this was impossible. Behind these thousands of people, there was another army ready for battle. It was obvious that they were there to provide support. If you open the city gate, even if you can deal with the thousands of people in front, can you still deal with those at the back?
If the enemy launches a counterattack and breaks into your entire city, it would be better to close the city gates and fight slowly. At least this way you can hold out a little longer and avoid losing the city immediately.
It’s just that this method of siege is strange. They have never seen ladders before, not even one. Are they used to attack the city?
The soldiers under his command were also very anxious. They were ready to fight back and had drawn their bows and arrows, but the problem was that if they shot from this distance, they would probably only kill a large area of air and would not achieve any results.
The Tang army did not surround the city, but several other city gates were also closed. Mahamil knew very well that if the city gates were still open, the people in the city would probably run away. Although this was the first time we encountered the Tang army, the people in the city had heard a lot of legends about the Tang army, and they did not want to become prisoners of the Tang army.
If you become a prisoner of the Tang army on the battlefield, you will immediately be transformed from a normal person into a slave. You will either become a slave in the family of a Tang soldier, or be sold by these people for money. In any case, there will be no good outcome for the next half of your life. Those Tang soldiers have land in their hometowns, and you just have to go there and farm it for them. Anyway, you will never see the sun.
So as soon as the city gates are opened, while the Tang army has not surrounded the city, these people have to run around desperately. After all, there are still many cities around, and the Tang army cannot occupy all of them. As long as there are safe cities, they can be reborn.
As for surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, it's not that no one has thought about it, but we don't have that way. What's more, there are many places in the Arab Empire where we have relatives and friends. Once we surrender to the Tang Dynasty, those people will have a hard time. We can't let our entire family have no way to live because of our own life. Most people still don't do such a conscienceless thing.
After half an hour of preparation, it was finally almost done. The artillery unit began to calibrate and the first shell was fired. The people on the city wall could see it very clearly. There was a burst of white smoke rising in the distance, and then a bang was heard.
Before they could understand what was happening, the shell exploded under the city wall, dozens of meters away from the wall. However, the people on the wall could see clearly that the bomb had created a pit with a diameter more than one person high and a depth of about half a meter.
"Lord City Lord, this must be one of those strange weapons they have. If it hits the city wall, our walls are so strong that they won't be able to withstand it. We can withstand a few of these, but if there are too many, our walls might crack or even collapse."
An official nearby said cautiously that he had heard from the guests that there were some people who had fled back from the Governor's Mansion of Anton. Those people did not dare to run back to the heartland of the Arab Empire, so they could only come to places like this, where they could live in hiding and would be beheaded if they returned.
According to what they said, this thing is called gunpowder, which is a unique invention of the Tang Dynasty. We also want to get a batch of it, but the people of the Tang Dynasty are too powerful and have anticipated our ideas long ago. So if you are not an elite, or your army is not composed of pure Han people, then you will not have the opportunity to touch this gunpowder.
Mahamil Muna nodded. He had heard about it before, but how should it be dealt with? Everyone knew this thing was incredibly powerful. There was no point in talking about it now. We should think about how to deal with it. Are we just going to stand on the city walls and take the beating? If that were the case, the war would already be more than half lost. This wasn't what we wanted.
"What good strategies do you have for defeating the enemy? Tell us now! Things are different now. If we don't seize the moment, the enemy before us may tear us apart at any moment. I'm sure you've heard of the Tang Dynasty's policy on dealing with enemies. If you don't want your family to become slaves, then quickly come up with a strategy."
Mahamil spoke loudly. He always thought his men weren't working hard enough, but in fact, they had been working very hard. The main reason was that the Tang army was too powerful. Moreover, his men had never seen these things before. How should they deal with them? If they had seen these things before, it would be easy to deal with. But now everyone was as confused as him. You can't think of a solution, but you let us think of it. Isn't this a bit hypocritical?
Of course, the subordinates couldn't say it out loud. They racked their brains, hoping to come up with a solution to relieve the city lord's worries. Once they did, the battle would be over, and you would become a favorite in the eyes of the city lord, and you would be able to get whatever you wanted.
Unfortunately, this dream was about to end. Many people were still thinking that all kinds of good things would happen to them after they became the city lord's favorite. As a result, another shell was fired. This time, after changing the shooting angle, a shell directly hit the city wall 50 meters to the left of the city lord.
