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- On the third day, Chen Qi continued to launch an offensive against Pibo City. This time, the Tang army's offensive was different from the past. In addition to infantry, Chen Qi also sent 20,000 fine cavalry to roam outside the city, acting as wandering archers. The Tibetan defenders on the walls of Pibo City caused a certain amount of pressure. (_¡¶¡·)¡¶¡·%wang Ma Meng saw the infantry of the Tang Dynasty swarming in. He saw large catapults smashing large rocks into the city wall, and he saw two-meter-long feather arrows piercing the air. He came out and shot at the guards beside him. His eyes were firm and steady. He seemed unmoved and still commanded the army to defend the city calmly. Because he only has one belief in his heart, that is, no matter what happens, he will defend Pibo City to ensure that Pibo City will not be breached by the Tang army.
¡°Kill¡ª¡± Ma Meng shouted. He bent his bow and arrow, and personally shot and killed an infantryman of the Tang Dynasty who rushed under the city wall.
And as Ma Meng's order was issued, the Tibetan elite cavalry on the city began to fire arrows, and tens of thousands of long arrows shot like rain at the Tang infantry below the city. The infantry of the Tang Dynasty charged very fiercely, and did not care about the shower of arrows, and a large piece fell immediately.
Chen Qi, who was watching the battle from a distance, was furious. He shouted to Pei Xingjian who was beside him, "What are the catapults and crossbows for? Let them suppress the Tibetan offensive on the top of the city for my general!"
Chen Qi was furious because the fallen piece caused great losses to the Tang army. It was estimated that thousands of people died.
"Nuo¡ª¡ª" Pei Xingjian accepted the order, left Chen Qi with a solemn expression, and rode towards the catapult and crossbow.
In fact, he understood Chen Qi's current mood.
Because the two-day offensive did not make any progress, this was a bad omen for the Tang army.
Although the entry into Gongpibo City in the past two days was related to the collaboration between the chieftains in the city, Datang was not willing to use the corpses of his companions as cover for the chieftains in the city. Therefore, the siege in these two days was not a bluff, but a real siege, hoping to capture Pibo City.
Moreover, Pei Xingjian also heard bad news from Chen Qi, saying that Tubo was preparing to move westward and Tubo Songtsen Gampo was preparing to escape. The purpose of the Tang Dynasty's attack on Tubo was to destroy the country, and the foundation of the destruction of the country was to kill Songtsen Gampo and members of the Tubo royal family. But if Songtsen Gampo really wanted to escape, wouldn't the war lose its original significance? Yet? At the same time, as the southern front army, the combat mission of one hundred thousand elite cavalry is to besiege Luoche City and intercept and kill Songtsen Gampo. He must not be allowed to escape from Luoche City and flee to the southwest. And now that the army is blocked in Pibo City, how can Chen Qi, as the commander-in-chief, not be anxious?
Pei Xingjian thought about it and arrived at the catapult within a few steps.
"How did you attack just now? Don't you know your orders? You must suppress the offensive of the Tibetans in the city!" Pei Xingjian yelled.
"Nuo" said the soldier next to the catapult.
"If the situation like that happens again, military law will be engaged!" Pei Xingjian coldly threw down these words and left the direction of Xiangbedxu.
On the top of Pibo City, Ma Meng¡¯s eyes were as bright as a torch, and he quietly watched the Tang army¡¯s infantry swarming under the city.
¡°Get ready¡ªthrow stones!¡± Ma Meng shouted angrily.
They saw the Tubo defenders starting to move big rocks and throw them outside the city.
However, before they could carry the stones to the city wall, they saw large stones flying forward from a distance.
"boom¡ª¡ª"
"ah¡ª¡ª"
The big rocks flying from a distance hit the city wall, making a big hole in the city wall, and the stones with high accuracy hit the defenders on the top of the city, smashing the Tubo defenders into a pulp.
This was a sudden attack, which caught the Tibetan defenders a little unprepared.
However, this was just an appetizer for the Tang army. When the catapult showed its power, a two-meter-long arrow shot out of the air, like a long dragon roaring past and rushing to the top of Pibo City.
"General, be careful¡ª¡ª"
Ma Meng felt that his body was hit by a strong force and fell to the left.
And he turned his head and looked to the left, and found that a guard beside him had already been nailed to the wooden pillar of the tower with a two-meter-long arrow.
The long arrow was nailed into the wooden pillar, and the guard's body was hung on the wooden pillar. The arrow feathers were still trembling, which showed that it was so powerful that it was indestructible.
¡°Humph¡ª¡ª¡± Ma Meng snorted coldly, ignoring the personal guard who sacrificed for himself, and continued to move his eyes to the battlefield below the city. In Ma Meng's opinion, it was appropriate for his own bodyguard to die for him. Because the personal guards around him were all outstanding Tubo warriors he selected from slaves. He gave these people a life of peace and prosperity, and they had to go through life and death for themselves. This is understandable.
Because of the fierceness of this round of Tang army's offensive, the Tibetan defenders undoubtedly formed effective resistance.
 Therefore, the infantry of the Tang Army took this opportunity to set up a ladder on the city wall and began to climb continuously. The ladder was already less than thirty steps away from Pibo City. In many places at the top of the city, Tang army infantry had already rushed onto the city wall and started fighting with the Tibetan defenders.
When Ma Meng saw this scene, he immediately issued an order and mobilized the five thousand elite cavalry on standby under the city to act as infantry and move them up to the top of the city.
These five thousand elite personal guards are good at cavalry warfare, but they are also not weak at infantry warfare.
Therefore, with their joining, the Tang Army infantry who rushed to Pibo City were quickly eliminated.
Chen Qi, who was watching the battle from a distance, had already seen clearly the scene on top of the city, but there was nothing he could do.
Because Pibo City has sufficient troops and the defenders have strong combat effectiveness, they can handle it no matter how their own army attacks the city. However, they only have 20,000 siege infantry. If they attack the city for a long time, they will become exhausted, exhausted, and will lose their will. depressed.
Therefore, seeing that the offensive was ineffective, Chen Qi issued an order to retreat.
"Woo¡ª¡ª" The mournful horn sounded, and the infantry of the Tang Army, which was rushing towards Pibo City like a tide, receded like a tide.
The Tang army retreated!
The Tibetan garrison on the city wall was overjoyed. They survived another day, and death passed by them another day.
And Ma Meng, who was on the tower, breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Ma Meng¡¯s soldiers were suddenly seen coming in a hurry.
"General, when we monitored all the chieftains' mansions, we found a suspicious person in the Gaoyi chieftain's house. He is probably a messenger from Eastern Tibet!" the guard reported back to Ma Meng.
"Is the news accurate?" Ma Meng's tired eyes lit up, flashing a cold light, and asked fiercely.
"The information is accurate. I spent ten gold to bribe the servant of Gaoyi Chieftain's house to get the information." The guard said in a low voice.
"Humph¡ª¡ª" Ma Meng sneered, "These old foxes, after waiting for so long, when the Tang army's offensive was very fierce these days, the general finally showed his flaws when he had no time to take care of them!"
Immediately, he ordered again, "You send people to surround the Gaoyi chieftain's mansion and not let anyone escape. Also, you summon the garrison generals and other chieftains in the city and ask them to go to the military camp with General Sui Benben." At the chieftain's house."
"Nuo¡ª¡ª" The guards took the order and left.
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