I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 645: Attacking the Kushan Empire

Baturu thought that the Tang Dynasty would take revenge, but he didn't expect that the revenge would come so quickly.

Of course, he didn't know, nor could he imagine how fast the troops of the Tang Dynasty were moving with the help of steam trains. It was no exaggeration to say that the troops were sent from heaven.

Three hundred thousand! Upon hearing the number of the Tang Dynasty’s army, Baturu could only pretend to remain calm.

"Damn it, why is the Tang Dynasty making such a big fuss?" Baturu murmured.

In his opinion, if he killed the envoy from the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty would at most launch a symbolic attack. He could then bargain with the Tang Dynasty and finally make a big deal out of a small matter.

This was the routine he used to deal with this great Eastern country, but he would never have thought that the current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was different from any emperor he was familiar with...

"This is too much. Send someone to tell the general to mobilize the army. We must not let the Tang army set foot in our empire..."

Baturu made up his mind and said through gritted teeth.

The young Kushan king made the stupidest decision of his life.

The border of Kushan Empire.

"General Su, this idiot Baturu has offended our Tang Dynasty. I wonder if he will come out of the city to make amends after he is brought back?"

Zhang Liang smiled and said to Su Dingfang in front of him, you must not be able to see the tension of the coming war.

“Haha, even if the royal family of the Kushan Kingdom kneels before me and begs for forgiveness, I cannot agree to their request.”

"News came from Peking that the Emperor was furious about the Kushans beheading our Tang envoys. In this battle, no prisoners were taken..."

Su Dingfang's voice sounded faintly.

Zhang Liang shuddered when he heard this.

He could already imagine the tragic scene of the Kushan Empire with rivers of blood flowing.

Li Ang on the side didn't say anything. He just looked at the 500 neatly arranged Shenwu cannons and sneered.

"Let these barbarians have a taste of our Tang Dynasty's latest improved divine cannon later!"

These 500 Shenwu cannons were made by Kaiji from the Ministry of Industry who led a group of craftsmen working overtime.

The most obvious feature of this batch of Shenwu cannons is the common barrel. According to Kaiji, the improved Shenwu cannon can fire nearly half more shells than the previous old version.

There is no need to worry about damaging the barrel.

"Look, General, what is this Kushan Empire doing?" Li Ang on the side said with a shocked expression, pointing at the border.

Su Ding looked towards the border and saw that the Kushan army appeared densely on the border, forming a confrontation with the Tang Dynasty.

The Kushan Empire had a fortified city on this border.

In the past, the Kushan Empire was invincible in small-scale conflicts with the Tang Dynasty thanks to this city.

Now, with 300,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty gathered together, and with 500 improved Shenwu cannons at the side, the city that was once thought to be indestructible by the Tang Dynasty border troops no longer seemed as tall as before.

At this time, hundreds of thousands of Kushan troops were lined up in front of the city, presenting a situation of confrontation with the Tang Dynasty.

"Has this great general of the Kushan Empire become corrupt?" Su Dingfang said to Zhang Liang next to him in some disbelief.

Su Dingfang thought that the Kushan Empire, relying on the strong cities in the rear, might be able to put up a last-ditch effort. At the very least, it would have to consume the first wave of the Tang Dynasty's offensive before fighting to the death.

The Tang Dynasty is now expanding everywhere, sweeping across the surrounding countries with the power of its magical cannon. Yet, the Kushan Empire has even deployed its troops and gathered a large force to confront the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, information was already blocked in that era, and the Kushan Empire was almost divided. The attention of Baturu and his ministers was also drawn to the domestic situation, and they really didn't pay attention to the movements of their old neighbor, the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, Baturu and his ministers had also heard about the Tang Dynasty's attack on the Shi Khanate, and even more so about the power of the Tang Dynasty's firearms.

But the Kushan generals had seen Tang Dynasty firearms before. Their cannons were heavy and bulky, and their attack range was only 500 meters. At this moment, the distance between the Kushan and Tang Dynasty was well controlled, about 1,000 meters.

The Kushan general thought that the two armies must not weaken their momentum when fighting, and of course they could not retreat into the city.

In short, the lack of information and backward cognition resulted in Su Dingfang's somewhat strange view of the Kushan Empire.

"Sir, look, there are also several earth cannons on the city walls of the Kushan Kingdom."

Su Dingfang looked up and saw dozens of outdated homemade cannons lined up on the city walls of the Kushan Empire.

"It doesn't matter. How can the barbarian's artillery range block the powerful cannon of our Tang Dynasty?"

Seeing this, Su Dingfang stopped talking nonsense.

"Pass on my military order. Select 5,000 vanguards to cover the 100 Shenwu cannons and advance 200 meters forward."

As the military order was given, the five thousand soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion slowly moved forward, covering the Shenwu cannon.

The Kushan army on the opposite side was also shocked when they saw this.

At first they thought that the Tang Dynasty sent 5,000 soldiers to lead the charge, but they became confused after seeing the Shenwu cannon in the rear.

Meanwhile, the Shenwu cannon, whose mobility was greatly increased after the modification, has reached the designated location.

At this position, the shells of the Shenwu cannon just covered the dozens of earth cannons on the city walls of the Kushan Empire.

At this time, Su Dingfang's military order came again.

"Target the Kushan city tower, firearms, fire!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A huge roar was heard, and then people and horses were seen falling to the ground on the Kushan city wall.

Ammunition from one hundred Shenwu cannons was fired and exploded on the city walls of the Kushan Empire. Unlike solid shells, this round of salvos directly destroyed the Kushan Empire's firearms.

Even the huge explosion reduced the defensive equipment stored on the city wall to ashes.

"How is this possible!" murmured the Kushan general.

The hundreds of thousands of Kushan troops confronting the Tang soldiers below the city gate also fell into chaos because of this sudden change.

The officers in his army also reacted and began to try their best to restrain their troops.

But after all, it was an army of hundreds of thousands of people, and not all officers were aware of it, so the formation of the Kushan army inevitably became chaotic.

It was only at this time that the Kushan general reacted.

The artillery of the Tang Dynasty was actually able to hit the city wall. The hundreds of thousands of elite Kushan troops under the city were naturally also under the coverage of the Tang Dynasty's firearms.

"Quick, quick! Withdraw the troops and enter the city! Enter the city!"

But it was too late. How could an army of hundreds of thousands be retracted at will? His order made the already chaotic Kushan army even more chaotic.

Seeing such a good opportunity, how could Su Dingfang let it go?

"Keep firing the remaining Shenwu cannons, targeting the Kushan army."

Su Dingfang's voice trembled a little because he was too excited.

In the blink of an eye, five hundred powerful cannons fired at the same time, and for a moment the border town of Kushan Kingdom was reduced to a living hell with the city wall as its center.

(End of this chapter)