Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 246
Huizhou, founded in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, ruled Gushi County (now northeast of Gushi County, Henan).At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, Huizhou was abolished and changed to Yicheng County. In the first year of Wude, Yicheng County was abolished and changed to Huizhou.Huizhou, the state governs Yicheng.Huizhou City (Yicheng) is located in the center of the "Qin, Jin, Henan" triangle, known as "the throat of southern Jin, the gateway of Pingyang", and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

The prince of the Tang Dynasty and Li Jiancheng, the supervisor of the country, set up the commander of the Chinese army on Xiangshan Mountain in the south of Zhangyi City, also known as Aoxiang Mountain and Xianggao Mountain.It was called Hui Gaoshan and Hui Mountain in ancient times.It is a branch of Zhongtiao Mountain. Because it is shaped like a bird stretching its wings, it is about to fly in the sky, so Yicheng got its name.

If Li Jiancheng had set up an artillery position in Xiangshan in the era of hot weapons, there would be no possibility of defending Yicheng.However, Yicheng, which is six miles away from Xiangshan Mountain, has no threatening weapons in this era.

Nominally Li Jiancheng controlled the troops in Hedong, but it was Xu Shiji who commanded the siege operations, with Yuan Baozang as his deputy.Although Xu Shiji's ability to lead troops in battle is good, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. The Tang army under Xu Shiji's command could not carry too heavy equipment. Enter!

Two rows of crossbowmen approached with heavy crossbows on their backs, and shieldmen beside them covered them.Sit together at the distance calculated by the general, and use your waist to open the crossbow!
The main force of the Hedong Tang Army was basically destroyed, and the Hedong Army at this time was basically reorganized from the Wagang Army.One of the characteristics of the Wagang Army is that it is very poorly equipped.Especially after Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong in Mangshan, he basically wiped out the wealth accumulated by the Wagang Army over the years.

Today, Xu Shiji inherited almost [-]% of the remnants of the Wagang Army, but there are more than [-] troops, but only more than [-] crossbows.It is far lower than the bow and crossbow equipment of more than [-]% of the regular Tang army.Although the Tang army in Hedong is poorly equipped, it is up to who to compare with. If it is compared with Liu Wuzhou's Tianxing army, Tianxing army is more like a beggar army.

Xu Shiji still had more than [-] strong crossbows, but Song Jingang's men, including archers, were only more than [-], of which there were no more than a thousand strong crossbows.As far as the number of crossbows is concerned, the Tang army on the attacking side is more than a little stronger than the Tianxing army on the defending side.

Xu Shiji was quite a thief, he ordered: "The ladder is progressive!"

A group of shieldmen guarded the infantry and rushed towards the city of Weizhou carrying dozens of ladders.

The general guarding the city saw this scene and immediately ordered: "Archers prepare!"

However, before the voice of the Weizhou defenders fell, the order flag in Xu Shiji's hand fell fiercely.

More than [-] strong crossbowmen of the Tang Army in Hedong subconsciously aimed at the long-marked shooting distances, and pulled their engines.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

There was a sharp sound of piercing through the air, and dense crossbows were fired. More than two thousand crossbows tore through the air in the air. Countless Tianxing army archers on the city wall of Weizhou were shot almost at the same time. was shot.

The range of the bow and arrow is actually similar to that of the submachine guns of later generations. Although the rate of fire is much higher than that of the crossbow, it is far inferior to the strong crossbow in terms of power and range.As soon as they fought, the Tianxing army suffered a terrible loss and was shot at hundreds of people in an instant. Among them, what made Song Jingang vomit blood the most was that his most valuable crossbowman lost more than two hundred people.

Originally, his crossbow was far inferior to that of Tang Jun, but he lost more than two hundred people at once, and the gap in strength between the two sides was widened all of a sudden.However, the number of archers in the Tianxing Army can make up for the disadvantage of insufficient crossbows.Although the Tang army has the advantage in the crossbow, the Tianxing army is condescending and occupies a geographical advantage that is difficult to draw.

In short, both sides have their own strengths, arrows come and go, and the fight is inextricably linked for a while.

Although the infantry attacking the city with ants could put the ladder on the top of the city, Song Jingang led the elite troops to repel all three attacks.Seeing that his morale was frustrated, Xu Shiji sighed helplessly and said, "It would be great if there is a bed crossbow, even if there is only one, as long as Song Jingang can be shot and killed, Huizhou will be destroyed."

Unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in reality.

Looking at Xu Shiji in front of him ordering to retreat, Li Jiancheng was also full of disappointment.However, he also understood at this time that continuous attacks were fruitless, and when the soldiers were frustrated, it would be useless to fight again.

At this moment, Dong Gonglang turned Er Zhuhuan off his horse, ran to Li Jiancheng sweating profusely, bowed his body, put his hands over his shoulders, and handed over a thin bamboo tube.

"Report to His Royal Highness, Yang Wengan, the governor of Qingzhou, hastened to report!"

Li Jiancheng took the bamboo tube and pulled it out, and pulled out a paper roll from inside. After unfolding it, he took a quick glance, and a look of joy appeared on his face.Wei Zheng looked at Li Jiancheng and asked curiously: "His Royal Highness, is there a good news from Gyeongju?"

Li Jiancheng shook his head and said, "It's not the good news from Gyeongju, but the good news from Lingzhou."

"Lingzhou?" Wei Zheng said: "Director Chen repelled the Turkic attack? Feng, the pressure will not be less than that of Hedong!"

Li Jiancheng handed the note to Wei Zheng, and Wei Zheng took a look: "My minister Wei Zheng congratulates His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

It just so happened that Xu Shiji returned to the big tent with a dejected look on his face, looked at Wei Zheng with a happy face, and asked, "Did Guanzhong send reinforcements?"

Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "It wasn't the reinforcements from Guanzhong, but General Chen Ying, the governor of Lingzhou, captured Shuozhou, Liu Wuzhou's lair!"

"What? Shuozhou has been captured?"

Xu Shiji said in disbelief, "How is this possible?"

Liu Wuzhou was originally the captain of Yingyang in Mayi County. Taking advantage of the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he killed Wang Rengong, the prefect of Mayi, opened a warehouse to help the poor, and rushed to the territory. He won more than ten thousand soldiers and called himself the prefect.Later, Mayi County (Shuozhou) can be said to be the birthplace of Liu Wuzhou, with a very strong foundation of popular support.

Not only Xu Shiji couldn't figure it out, even Li Jiancheng was surprised.

In fact, instead of saying that Shuozhou was captured by Chen Ying, it is better to say that Liu Wuzhou surrendered Shuozhou.In order to please the Turks, Liu Wuzhou allowed the Turks to come and go to Shuozhou.These Turkic people are not a good thing. When they see money, their eyes shine golden, and when they see women, their eyes shine red.The people of Shuozhou, no matter how rich or poor, were basically affected by the Turkic man-made disasters.The officials appointed by Liu Wuzhou not only failed to uphold justice for the people of Shuozhou, but instead helped the tyrant to abuse and work for the tiger.

When Chen Ying led his army into Shuozhou, not only did not a single citizen of Shuozhou work for Liu Wuzhou, but the people Liu Wuzhou recruited were all grasshoppers who had milk or mothers. Seeing that Chen Ying was powerful, they either surrendered or As soon as he took off his armor, he transformed into a citizen.

Li Jiancheng didn't care if Liu Wuzhou handed it over or not, anyway, Shuozhou was won, and Liu Wuzhou's lair was also lost.Datang lost Taiyuan, Liu Wuzhou lost Shuozhou, and now it's even.

Thousands of miles away, Shuozhou lost it as soon as it said it was lost, without any warning in advance.Many people couldn't even believe it when they heard it!It wasn't until Li Jiancheng ordered the three armies to be rewarded, saying that tonight would last all night to celebrate the victory, that the officers and men of the Hedong Army confirmed that the news was true!
"Taking Shuozhou, taking Shuozhou."

This unbelievable news spread throughout the entire Hedong Army in an instant, as if he had grown feet.The whole army is boiling up!Originally, Xu Shiji led everyone to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty lost Taiyuan here, and the situation in Hedong took a turn for the worse.Datang even lost the last foothold in Huizhou.At this time, it would be absolutely false for the soldiers of the whole army to say that they have no complaints.

Now, their complaints are gone.On the contrary, they are all glad that they did not follow the wrong person. Datang is really powerful. He took Liu Wuzhou's capital without making a sound. Liu Wuzhou even lost his country. Can Liu Wuzhou be far from being defeated like a mountain?
From Xu Shiji down, the pride of the former Wagang Army officers and soldiers has increased unprecedentedly!
"General Chen is really powerful. It can be said that the power of one person has reversed the entire situation of the battle!"

Later, Li Yuan in Chang'an City also got the news that Chen Ying had taken Shuozhou lightly and forced Yanmen Pass.Li Yuan was stunned for a long time, and he decided again and again that he did not have auditory hallucinations. After confirming the news again and again, Li Yuan laughed heartily, and he was out of breath from laughing all of a sudden.

Li Yuan couldn't help secretly rejoicing that he didn't really listen to Ashina Mohe's opinion and traded Chen Ying's head for the Turks to retreat from Hedong.

Li Yuan was happy for a while and said: "I rule the world with literature, and fight chaos with martial arts. I praise virtue and reward talents. Supervisor Pei, tell me, Chen Ying has made such great achievements now, how should he be rewarded?"

"Your Majesty" Pei Ji said: "The matter of the marriage must be stepped up."

"Marriage?" Li Yuan hesitated at the mention of this matter.Li Yuan was born in a powerful family, one of the Eight Great Pillars of Guanlong, and now he is a super royal family, while Chen Ying is just a commoner with a humble background.Although Li Daozong's younger sister is not a princess, she is also his niece, a majestic girl who deserves Chen Ying. Li Daozhen is really wronged.

In ancient China, the concept of "the right family" is very important.There are two pairs of households on the lintel, corresponding to officials of the fifth to seventh ranks, four pairs of households on the lintel, corresponding to officials of the fourth rank and above, as for the twelve households, they can only be ranked above the prince. In other words, even the relatives of the emperor, who are not kings, dare not build three doors and embed twelve household pairs.

But there is a problem, that is, the right family is not only based on one generation, but on the parents and grandparents.There are no outstanding figures in Chen Yingzu, and he belongs to the common people who don't even have a single household.But Li Daozhen's father is also the county king of the eight households.Even if Li Daozhen marries, she should marry the son of a Duke or County Duke, and then marry the son of a marquis, it is absolutely impossible to marry a white son.

Seeing Li Yuan's hesitation, how could Pei Ji not know what Li Yuan was thinking, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, Hou Mochen should be matched with Baicheng County Lord, and he is a good match!"

"Hou Mo Chen?" Li Yuan was slightly taken aback, and said in surprise, "You mean that Chen Ying is the successor of Hou Mo and Chen Chong?"

"To be precise, it should be the grandson of Hou Mo Chen Chong!" Pei Ji twisted his beard and smiled, "According to the information obtained by the veteran, this Chen Ying is the eldest son of the Northern Zhou Dynasty's Great Sima, Zhu Guo's General, and Liang Guogong Hou Mo Chen Chong's eldest son." Former Sui Shangzhu Kingdom, the fifth son of Grand Sima Hou Mo Chen Rui..."

(End of this chapter)