Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 928 A family with admonishing sons will not be defeated, and a family with admonishing officials will not perish their country
Chapter 50 A family with admonishing sons will not be defeated, a family with admonishing officials will not perish
In Fengzhou City, Zhang Changxun stood on the top of the city, looking to the north.

For the past few days, his eyelids have been twitching.There is a saying that the left eye jumps for money, and the right eye jumps for disaster.The point is, Zhang Changxun's left and right eyes dance together.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew.

Zhang Changxun could smell horse manure in the air.

Suddenly there was a turmoil on the grassland. Countless Turkic cavalry emerged from the meadow behind the hills, waved their bows, and formed a terrible torrent, shouting like beasts, or blowing Swan Whistle, the mountains and plains are sweeping towards Fengzhou!

Their strength was so huge that the entire Monan Grassland was filled with their figures, and the dust raised by the horseshoes covered the sky. Zhang Changxun's worries suddenly became a reality!
The sound of hooves rumbled like thunder, and the ground shook violently, making it impossible to stand.

The horns continued, the smoke and dust soared into the sky, and tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry came roaring.

The officers and men of the Tang Army on the wall of Fengzhou City all stared at each other in astonishment, their faces turning pale.They also expected that the Turks would attack Fengzhou City, but they never dreamed that in order to deal with their mere 1000 or [-] people, the enemy army would actually gather tens of thousands of troops!

Tens of millions of horses are a rather scary number on the prairie.The Turkic cavalry who surrounded Yang Guang at Yanmen Pass were actually only tens of thousands of cavalry.

Now there are only 200 people in their area, and they actually enjoy the treatment of Yang Guang. I really don't know whether to cry or laugh!
The Turkic cavalry did not engage in tricks such as persuading them to surrender. Fengzhou hangs alone in the north of the Yellow River and in the south of the desert.

All the Turkic cavalry rushed to Fengzhou City, galloping on horses and shooting arrows with bows.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

The dense rain of arrows formed one piece, the elite Turkic cavalry, their arrow skills are precise, they can ride on the back of a galloping horse and shoot a hare in the distance with one arrow, and the best among them can even kill a giant hovering in the sky with one arrow. Shoot the eagles down, let them shoot the soldiers of the Tang army on the city wall, fixed targets, that's not a problem at all, just a snap of the fingers.

However, the soldiers of the Tang Army immediately shrank behind the crenels of the city wall, and the rain of arrows swept towards Fengzhou City, and there were oversized hedgehogs in Fengzhou City immediately.

However, the city wall is not a hare, nor a big eagle. The city wall made of boiled loess and tamped is as hard as iron, and the arrowheads inserted on the city wall are no more than an inch.When the wind blows, arrowheads fall on the ground.

Seeing that tens of thousands of arrows were shot, not even a Tang army soldier in Fengzhou City was shot to death.

The leading Turkic general roared frantically: "Attack...attack...attack the city and kill them all!"

The soldiers of the Turkic army gave a shout and jumped off their horses one after another. The archers were in front, and the sword and shield hands were behind, and they slowly pressed towards the city wall.

Looking at the ladder carried by the Turks, Zhang Changxun nodded slightly and said, "These idiots have finally improved a bit."

The Turkic siege had neither fire support nor plans to attack in multiple waves. They always swarmed up to attack the city, and after being beaten back, they swarmed back. Now they have learned to be smart and know that they need to shoot with archers. Hold your ground, the cover troops are attacking the city...

When thousands of Turkic people advanced on foot to fifty steps away from the city wall, a strong crossbow protruded from behind the battlements, and the peculiar teeth-stinging sound of twisting strings was connected into pieces, and then ...

thump, thump, thump... Metal trembling sounded together, and a crossbow bolt only one and a half feet long came through the air, nailed to the shield with a popping sound.

In order to guard against the strong crossbows in the hands of Tang soldiers, the Turks deliberately made a heavy shield with a length of 1.2 meters and a width of [-] centimeters. Those shield soldiers generally try not to raise their shields if they can.

But Tang Jun's strong crossbow is terrible, even if it is shot from fifty steps away, it can penetrate the cowhide, nail it deeply into the shield, and even shoot through the shield, nailing the shield soldier's raised hand to it .A round of crossbow arrows came, and there were screams one after another among the shield soldiers. Either the arrow pierced the shield and injured the arm, or the crossbow arrow hit the leg or head, and there were many gaps in the shield wall.

The soldiers of the Turkic Army gritted their teeth, bit the bullet and continued to move forward.

The crossbow arrows of the soldiers of the Tang army on the city wall were pouring out non-stop, and no one knew how many arrows these damned soldiers of the Tang army had stockpiled...

In fact, there are not many crossbows prepared. The entire Fengzhou City barely has 30 pieces, and the average distribution is less than [-] pieces per capita. This is simply a terrible nightmare for the Turkic soldiers who attacked the city.

The sharp arrows shot by the Turkic cavalry made the earth dark and the sun was covered!The soldiers of the Tang army did not show any weakness, and the crossbow machine threw the sharp arrows over, and the arrows fell together, and the people turned their backs.

As far as the exchange ratio is concerned, the generals of the Tang army took a huge advantage. They had the parapet of the city wall to cover them, and the strong city wall of the parapet.For the Turkic bow riding, which generally only has seven buckets of pulling power, it is like an ant eating an elephant.

Of course, even when the soldiers of the Tang army shot from the body, their steel helmets and breastplates withstood the test of Turkic arrows. When they fired at a distance of 50 meters, none of the sharp arrows shot by the Turkic soldiers could penetrate the helmets and breastplates and cause damage to them. The point steel arrowheads they shoot can easily and happily penetrate the helmets and leather armors of Turkic soldiers.

The crossbow is a good thing, very easy to use.It adopts the method of aiming in a straight line. The soldiers of the Tang army have been playing for so long, and they are all playing well. Every time a wave of crossbow arrows pours down, many Turkic soldiers must be shot in the face or in the throat, rolling to the ground, and then being shot. Countless pairs of big feet stomped hard, and it immediately turned into a ball of meat sauce.

The generals of the Tang army performed the three-stage continuous shooting superbly. The crossbow arrows shot down wave after wave, splashing blood in the surging crowd. How many people were shot!
Of course, the three-stage continuous shooting of this crossbow machine is not the same as the three-stage continuous shooting of a musket.Instead, a crossbowman shoots in the front, and two soldiers, or more civilians, hide behind to load the crossbow machine with arrows and forcefully wind it up.

The archers of the Tang army holding the crossbow only need to aim the wound crossbow at the enemy, pull the trigger, and then they can complete the shooting.

The crossbow machine, which had a slow rate of fire, was actually shot with the effect of a bow and arrow by the soldiers of the Tang army.

After attacking for nearly an hour, the three attacks launched by the Turks were all repelled.

The Turkic forward general Ashina Sheer secretly felt bad.He has lost nearly 5000 troops since he left the army, and he has been injured for a long time, and Fengzhou City has not shown any signs of wavering. Even if he can win Fengzhou City in the end, the price will be so painful that he will lose his voice To the point of crying!

But now he doesn't die, can he?After losing so many warriors, if he doesn't attack, how hard will his reputation be hit?Whether or not this army can be mobilized in the future is a question!

At this moment, Ashinasher waved his hand and said, "Call those Byzantines over!"

Turkic people are not good at siege, this is known to all the world.But again, in this world, Chinese people are not the only ones who are good at attacking and defending.Similarly, it is located in the Byzantine Empire, but it is an empire with brilliant civilization.It can be said that this is the last afterglow of the Roman Empire.

In order to resist the threat of the Sasanian Empire, the Byzantine Empire once united with the Western Turkic Empire ("Journey to the West", written by Tang Duhuan). At that time, the Western Turkic Empire stopped in the Khorasan area of ​​the Sassanian Empire because they were not good at attacking cities.The Byzantine Empire sent excellent commanders to command the Western Turks.

Xieli's alliance this time is actually complementary in various directions.Xieli sent a special service headed by more than [-] outstanding Turkic soldiers to improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Byzantine Empire.Casili Balsi, the consul sent by Byzantium.

The Balsi family is also one of the aristocratic families equivalent to the Tang Dynasty.The later Macedonian Empire was established by the Balsi family.

As Casili Balsi took over the command of Ashina Sheer, the offensive method of the Turkic army became orderly. Dozens of hundreds of modified high vehicles, like tanks, slowly approached Fengzhou City.

The five-inch-thick cowhide-wrapped shield in front of him and the crossbow of the Tang army could not cause any damage to the Turkic people behind the tall chariot, but the tall chariot slowly approached the city wall of Fengzhou City.

Zhang Changxun's face became very ugly. This six-foot-high cart approached the city wall, and the Turkic carriages behind stuffed earth and rocks into the bottom and top of the high cart, many of which formed a six-foot-high earth platform.

As more and more tall cars slowly approached Fengzhou City, a road more than ten feet wide was gradually forming.

"Director Zhang, what should we do now!?" Someone yelled at Zhang Changxun.

Zhang Changxun smiled wryly, "What else can I do? Let's fight to the end!"

The surrounding soldiers didn't say what they said.

Zhang Changxun smiled even more bitterly, and he said slowly: "Don't think about surrendering, Your Majesty treats us well, we can't be so heartless... Besides, do you think the Turks will let us go? No, they will kill us all kill!"

More and more tall vehicles piled up under Toyosu Castle, and a gentle slope formed rapidly.

Once the gentle slope is formed, the Turkic cavalry can ride their horses and charge directly to Fengzhou City.

Zhang Changxun said: "Light up the smoke and fight to the death!"

……

At the gate of Chang'an City, a lieutenant of Chuanxin hurriedly knocked on the door knocker.

A Shu Lingshi on duty rubbed his sleepy eyes and opened the door.

The lieutenant of Chuanxin raised the urgent letter in Yang's hand, and said urgently: "The frontier is urgent, who is on duty tonight?

Shuling Shi bowed and said, "It's Xuanling Xiangguo."

Shuling Shi was in a hurry, and invited the captain of Chuanxin to come in, and then quickly ran to the back hall.

After a while, Fang Xuanling hurriedly walked into the lobby.

The lieutenant of Chuanxin handed the urgent letter to Wei Zheng.

While unpacking the urgent mail, Fang Xuanling asked the captain of Chuanxin: "When you left, what was the weather like at the border?"

Captain Chuanxin said: "Report to Mr. Fang, it is supposed to be cold at this time of year, but now it is very hot. It has been a month without rain."

Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "Go, someone will copy your majesty and all the ministers."

Shuling Shi hurried away with the urgent mail.

Inside the Hall of Xiande, Li Jing reported to Li Jianchenghui: "The Ministry of War has listed an estimate of the number of troops needed for the national war at the end of next year.

Li Jiancheng quickly pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

Li Jingdao: "Datang must mobilize at least 30 or 50 troops, of which the cavalry force must reach 10. The army is going out, among them, the cavalry is no more than 3 people..."

Li Jiancheng frowned deeply.

Wei Zheng said, "Although Your Majesty has issued an edict to raise horses in all parts of Guanzhong, the famine has not completely passed, and the effect of the horse administration will not be seen for a while..."

At this moment, Fang Xuanling suddenly came in and interrupted everyone's speech: "No, the calculation of the Ministry of War is wrong...

Li Jiancheng and the others turned their heads in unison, looking at Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling said: "If you choose summer or autumn for this war, then you will need 30 to 50 troops; but if you choose winter or spring as the time to start the war..."

Li Jiancheng's eyes suddenly lit up.

Fang Xuanling pondered and said: "Then one hundred thousand troops is enough; if the heavens are good and let Mobei have another heavy snowfall, then the Tang Dynasty only needs 5000 troops to destroy the Turks. Among them, the cavalry [-] troops are enough."

Li Jiancheng jumped up and said, "That's right, a heavy snowfall is enough to hold a hundred thousand troops."

Yang Gongren said: "Compared with cattle, the sheep in Mobei breed faster. A good breed can give birth to two babies a year, and generally three babies in two years. If there is enough forage, the number can be doubled in one and a half years. .”

Fang Xuanling said: "The number of sheep in Xieli's flock is still sufficient. As long as he is willing to rest for two years, at least the Turkic people will not be short of goat milk."

Yang Gongren said: "Their grain harvest this year has been exhausted."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Jieli forced the Han people who were captured by him to Mobei to farm for him. There are about 150 million of these people."

Li Jing handed a thick stack of documents to Wei Zhengdao: "This is the statistics of Turkic cattle, sheep, livestock and horses collected from Mobei by the Ministry of War and Zheng Yuanshou. The top is the general statistics."

Wei Zheng picked up the statistics table on the top, scanned it quickly, and said in surprise: "The horses of the Turkic people are so worn out? I remember that in the seventh year of Wude, the number of horses in the tribe under Guang Tuli was more than this number. "

Li Jing nodded and said: "For three consecutive years of fighting, plus the two years of heavy snowstorms in winter, the Turkic people, no matter how rich their families are, cannot withstand such a toss. Now Xieli is desperately trying to blackmail Xue Yantuo, Xi, Qi, and other tribes. , That's why these tribal rebellions were triggered.

Wei Zheng weighed the thick document with emotion and said: "The Ministry of War and Honglu Temple have worked hard. If they can defeat the Turks, they will also record their credit."

A Zhongshu Tongshisheren wanted to enter the Zhengshitang, but was stopped by Li Anyan, who was guarding the door: "The ministers are in a meeting."

Tong Shi Sheren Yiji said: "The envoy of Honglu Temple just brought news from Xue Yantuo's department."

Li Jiancheng took in Tuli and canonized him as the king of Beiping County. This gave Yinan hope. After all, participating in the alliance, the consumption of East Turkic is increasing. There are no less than 3 representatives participating in the alliance. These people must entertain good.

The result of Jieli's oppression of Xue Yantuo was to make Yinan Khan prepare to follow Tuli's example and surrender to Li Tang's court.

The Prime Ministers looked at the surrender form brought by Tongshi Sheren, and Wei Zheng suddenly said, "How does Your Majesty plan to respond to Xue Yantuo's request?"

Li Jiancheng said: "I promised Yi Nan that I would send envoys to canonize with great fanfare."

Yuwen Shiji nodded and said, "If Jieli knows about this, he will definitely send troops to put down the rebellion."

Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "I just want him to not have a moment to breathe."

Fang Xuanling said: "If we follow the current strategy, by the end of next year, Datang's national strength will be restored..."

Wei Zheng laughed and said, "The Turks at that time were the weakest..."

Li Jiancheng said with a sneer: "One will ebb and flow, and the end of next year will be the time for the decisive battle between the two countries."

But Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, don't be complacent. Fu Jian before Feishui, Cao Mengde before Chibi...a lesson from others..."

Li Jiancheng said: "If a family has admonishing sons, the family will not be defeated; if a country has admonishing ministers, the country will not be destroyed; Fang Xuanling is my admonishing minister!"

Everyone looked at Fang Xuanling together.

Fang Xuanling narrowed his eyes, and said with a calm expression: "Your Majesty, if you praise me, I will still say what I should say.

Li Jiancheng's face fell suddenly.

The others fought back the urge to laugh.

……

After Fang Xuanling left the court, he drove back to the front of the house.At this moment, Fang Xuanling saw Gao Shilian standing at the entrance of the alley.

Fang Xuanling got off the carriage and stood side by side with Gao Shilian.

Fang Xuanling invited Gao Gaoshilian to enter the mansion.

Gao Shilian shook his head and said, "No, I have other things to do!"

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

Gao Shilian said: "I heard that His Majesty praised you as an admonishing minister in the Political Affairs Hall today?"

Fang Xuanling nodded.

Gao Shilian sighed and said, "Xuan Ling, it is certainly an honor to be an admonishing minister, but this proves that you have said too many unpleasant things on a daily basis. His Majesty feels disgusted when he hears you speak."

Fang Xuanling nodded: "I know myself."

Gao Shilian smiled wryly and said, "After all, the pre-Qin king is not in power now, brother Xuanling, you should restrain yourself a little bit!"

Fang Xuanling nodded lightly, smiled without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)