lazy tang

Chapter 391 Trap
The winter in the fifth year of Wude was really cold, and the earth seemed to be covered with ice and snow.In many places, the ground was frozen and cracked one after another.Yunhao had only seen such a cold winter in the Northeast before.I didn't expect that Hebei in Datang would be so cold.

But such a cold winter is good news for Yunhao.At least, the road is really frozen, and his own logistical supplies are a little more convenient.What he hoped most was that Master Sheng Yan could come back with enough oil and gunpowder.With these two things, even in the face of [-] Turkic cavalry, he has the confidence to defend Bingzhou City.

Bingzhou City is not very big, a city of three miles and a country of seven miles, a standard small county in Hebei.In recent years, Hebei has been fighting successively, and the city of Bingzhou has been severely destroyed by the war.The city wall was only three feet high, and several places were already crumbling and almost collapsed.The first thing Yunhao did after he came to Bingzhou was to mobilize the soldiers to boil water and pour water on the city walls.

It is definitely unrealistic to build the city wall now, but fortunately the weather is very cold.It should be a good way to freeze the entire city wall with ice.

Ling Jing sent people to cut down all the trees within a radius of ten miles, and then pulled them to the city with a bullock cart to pile them up.Yun Hao ignored this kind of deforestation, he knew what Ling Jing was thinking.These trees can be made into siege materials, and it is not bad to cut them down and use them as firewood.

In fact, when fighting in winter, firewood is more important than food.Especially in such a weather where dogs are frozen to death, dogs can really be frozen to death. When Yun Hao went out to inspect the city wall today, he saw more than one stray dog ​​that was frozen to death.

Let Xiong Kuohai bury the stray dogs, this guy is still unwilling.Saying that dog meat is fragrant meat, and saying that dog meat is going to be rolled three times, even the gods can't stand firm.Immortals standing unsteadily must be drinking too much, and it has something to do with dog meat.

There have been many wars in Hebei, and the land is barren.Yunhao marched all the way, but he didn't see a few populated villages.I have seen a lot of ruins, and the destructive power of war is huge.If you don't rest and recuperate for more than ten years, Hebei can't return to the level before the war.

Said it was the county seat, but Yunhao didn't know until he saw the magistrate.There are only more than 1 people in this city, old and young.Those who can walk have fled the famine, and the rest are either old and weak, or wealthy households with a few money at home are unwilling to leave.In such a large city of Bingzhou, only four to five hundred people were finally mobilized.

"Master Hou, that's all. The subordinates have even summoned the servants at home. There are really no one left." The county magistrate is called Liu Fulu.With such a figure in Hebei, even if Yun Hao was killed, he would not believe that this guy is an upright official.

He looked at Liu Fulu whose face was smacked into a bun, and then looked at the dozen or so guys in the team wearing green clothes and hats.Yun Hao knew that this guy wasn't lying.

"Let your people go out of the city to collect firewood. Within three days, I want a thousand loads of firewood." Now Yun Hao is very worried that there is not enough firewood, because the firewood is consumed too fast.After Yunhao taught soldiers to use the earthen furnace, the entire Bingzhou city became a huge furnace.Countless chimneys billowed with smoke and dust all day long, and from a distance, there was a layer of light blue mist over the city of Bingzhou.

In such a cold weather, firewood must not be cut off, otherwise it will be a disaster.Yun Hao couldn't understand why Mao would be so cold in Hebei.In my impression, this kind of weather seems to only appear in the Northeast.

"A thousand loads...! Lord Hou!" Liu Fulu's facial features were almost pulled into a ball, and the forest with a radius of ten miles had already been cut down by the army.If you want more firewood, you can only go to a farther place, but I heard that the Turkic people have already called.At this time, who would dare to go out of the city.

"If there is no firewood, I will use your fat body to light the fire!" Of course Yun Hao would not pay attention to this guy, but Qiu Shili stretched out his hand to pinch Liu Fulu's neck, and said viciously.

Ignoring Liu Fulu who was screaming at Ziwa, Yunhao walked into the county government office.The current Yunhao is like a tiger trapped in a cage, with an irritable breath all over his body.

The news in the military newspaper was getting worse day by day, and Li Er's old problem was repeated.He personally took the Xuanjia army to go out to investigate the enemy of the Turks.As a result, he almost didn't come back.If it wasn't for Yu Chigong and Qin Qiong's being too brave, maybe Datang is already mourning the loss of a prince.

The Turkic people in Hebei and Shanxi implemented a policy of "three alls".As long as there are people, they will be robbed.The houses were also burned to the ground. It is said that Youzhou and Yizhou are already full of wars.The Great Wall's line of defense is simply in jeopardy!
The house was burned because the Turkic people did not have firewood for heating.These bastards are unwilling to cut down trees themselves, so they can only burn the huts of the Han people for warmth.This thing burns at one point, and it burns very well.

In addition to not killing people very much, the Turkic people have done almost all evil things.Nor is it that the Turks are benevolent, but that they need slaves.Except for some old and weak people who were driven to be killed, all the Han people captured by the Turks were packed and transported back to the grassland.

After the white disaster, a lot of labor is always needed on the grassland.It also needs a lot of women to have children, and the Turkic people have done this from generation to generation.He didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so.Wolves are born to eat sheep!
Yun Hao could imagine the miserable scene like a devil entering the village.But he couldn't help it. The Tang Empire established by Guozuo was very fragile.The internal strife has not yet subsided, and there is no room left to deal with the fierce Turks.Just look at the exhausted Hebei and you will know how much harm the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty brought to this nation.

Liu Fulu took his men out to cut trees, and Qiu Xinggong detained his wife, children and old mother.If you don't pay enough firewood, you will be punished, and if you don't come back, the whole family will die.

At the end of the first month, it was extremely cold.The sky was snowing like goose feathers, and a long string of ox carts in the distance appeared in the field of vision.Yun Hao let out a breath of white air, and looked at the bullock carts happily.Master Sheng Yan finally came back, said the scout sent yesterday.There are 2000 catties of gunpowder and more than [-] catties of kerosene.This is almost all the inventory of the academy, Li Yuan said.Yunhao's left military guard is related to the left wing of the army, if Bingzhou falls.The entire Datang army in Hebei will be cut off by the Turks.

Now Hebei has almost gathered the elite of the Tang army, if it is really taken over by the Turkic people.The consequence is that the start-up Great Tang Empire will fall apart in an instant.If we want to have a unified regime again, we don't know when it will take.

Of course, the Turks knew this too.The military report came back saying that Ashina Simo had led [-] cavalry and had disappeared from the front line of Yizhou.Most likely, they came to attack Bingzhou where Yunhao was stationed.

"Master Hou!" Seeing Yun Hao's frozen beard, Master Sheng Yan was a little speechless.The coach is someone who is used to being pampered. When has he suffered such pain?How many times, Master Sheng Yan saw Yun Hao hiding in a warm room in the cold weather.I don't even want to step out of the house!
But now in this cold weather, I was as cold as a tortoise to greet myself.

"It's good if you come, it's good if you come!" Yun Hao excitedly patted Master Sheng Yan's shoulder, the news came from the scouts yesterday.Traces of a large group of Turkic people have been found hundreds of miles away from Bingzhou, according to their marching speed.In another day or two, the Turks will come to the city.As long as they win Bingzhou, they can attack Tang's weak flank unimpeded.

Master Sheng Yan came too timely, with gunpowder and kerosene.Yunhao didn't think that the Turks on horseback could cross the city wall of Bingzhou.If these guys are going to bypass Bingzhou, then Yunhao will be the strongest nail in their supply line.Although the Turkic cavalry is very brave, they also need supplies.

Every time the Turkic people go out, there are a large group of shepherds driving their cattle and sheep behind them. These cattle and sheep are the military supplies of the army.

"Master Hou, your subordinates not only brought kerosene and gunpowder, but also the thousand crossbows that Jiang Zuojian recently made, all of which were developed by Yu Lao. I heard that they can shoot through locks at a distance of two hundred paces. Zijia. There are more than 50 eight-ox crossbows, and the bow strings are all made of steel wire. In such a cold weather, they are still usable.” In order to support Yunhao, Master Sheng Yan emptied the academy.As long as it is something that can be used by the two armies, he will always load it on the car.

With Li Yuan's consent, Wen Daya was selectively blind to Master Sheng Yan's actions.Not only that, but also privately revealed some recent scientific research products, and opened the door for Master Sheng Yan.

"Oh, by the way, Lord Hou, look who's here." The excited Sheng Yanshi said and gestured, otherwise he slapped his forehead.As if he suddenly remembered something, he pulled Yun Hao to a carriage.

"Why are you here!" Seeing the old Yu with his hair and beard all white, he looked like a fairy.Yunhao's eyeballs almost fell out, the weather here is far less warm than Chang'an.At such an advanced age, what should I do if I get frozen?

"Heh! Heh! You disappeared as soon as you went out. Is it possible to leave my old man alone to manage the academy? Those things need to be continuously improved after research. This time, the old man just came to see how these things are used. Effect. In the future, we can make targeted improvements. Well, hurry up and go to the city. It’s so cold in Hebei!” The old man was afraid of the cold, so Mr. Yu shivered and got back into the carriage .Yun Hao hurriedly followed in, saying that his feet were so cold that he couldn't feel it.

It snowed like a goose feather for two whole days, when the snow stopped.Yunhao was very satisfied standing on the top of the city, the whole land was covered with white snow.Naturally, those triangular spike pits and the like were also buried under the snow.Not only did the enemy not know where the trap was, even Yunhao himself didn't know.

Old Yu took a deep breath of the clear air, smiled and pointed to the distance, "They are here!"

Yun Hao followed Yu Lao's finger and saw a Turkic cavalry standing on a mountain ridge from a distance.The Turkic cavalry held a large black flag in their hands, shaking it in the wind.Soon, No.2 cavalry appeared.Then the third, the fourth, the fifth...!When the boundless Turkic army was pressing down on Bingzhou City, Yun Hao took a deep breath.

Looking at it like this, it seems that tens of thousands of Turkic people came all at once.Could it be that Ashina Simo brought an army of 8000 to attack Bingzhou City where he was stationed?I really think highly of Lao Tzu, Zuo Wuwei is only a little over [-] now.

The Turkic people seemed to be like a khaki flood, pouring out of the mountain ridge without stopping.These people seem to be ghosts emerging from hell, escaping endlessly.

"Didn't you say there were only 5 people, how could there be so many?" Yun Hao felt a little guilty when he saw more and more Turkic cavalry.

"Fifty thousand? If it's less than 8 people, you can take advantage of the old man's tricks." Yu Lao looked at Yun Hao contemptuously. Yun Hao, who claims to be a master of arithmetic, can't even figure out the number of people.What a shame to throw it home!
"Where did they get so many people? Didn't it mean that there were only 8 cavalry in total who invaded Hebei?" Yun Hao scratched his head, and now he was a little confused.If there are 2 people on my side, wouldn't Li Er only have 10,000 people in front?There is no reason, Li Er, who holds an army of [-]+, can't defeat [-] Turkic cavalry!
"Some of the barbarians are still at the level of knotting ropes and memorizing things. Do you expect them to know the number correctly? The so-called [-] army of the Turks means a lot." Yu Lao put his hands into his sleeves, although he couldn't see clearly The situation in the distance, and he is reluctant to take his hands out of his sleeves.Holding a copper-covered telescope now is simply torture.

Yun Hao looked carefully through the binoculars. He was wearing thick sheepskin gloves.Zhang Miaoke leads two little wives, handmade products, absolutely limited edition.

"That is to say, the Turks are out in force this time?"

"It's so cold in Hebei, what do you think the grassland will look like? They were frozen here, no matter how cold it is here, it is warmer than the grassland. As long as there is a way to survive, they will not care about whose land it is. God is fair Yes, as long as the tribes on the grassland start to become stronger, such disasters will always happen, and the tribes on the grassland will decrease a lot every time.

Sometimes even large tribes of tens of thousands of people disappear on the grasslands.If it weren't for this, the world of my Han family would have been occupied by the grassland barbarians long ago.Even so, there are still tragedies happening in Wuhuluanhua.So don't blame God, he is also very fair. "Old Yu looked at the Turkic army in front of him, and suddenly began to chatter with a philosopher's spirit.

Knowing that the old guy was showing off his knowledge, the students who didn't see the academy following him had stars in their eyes.Looks like a groupie-like nympho!

When the Turkic cavalry continued to climb over the mountain, the Turkic cavalry who arrived earlier had already begun to charge.The war horses under their crotches were galloping, and snow foam soared into the sky.It was like a puff of white smoke rushing towards Bingzhou City.

Yun Hao was dumbfounded, he didn't understand what the Turkic people were thinking.Could it be that they were riding not horses, but winged unicorns from the west?Want to fly up to the city wall?
The Turkic cavalry was still accelerating, as if they were about to crash into the city wall.

"This is a common tactic used by the Turkic people. They send out sharpshooters in the army to shoot arrows at the city, urging us to surrender. If we refuse to surrender, they will massacre the city after breaking through." Seeing that Yunhao didn't understand, Qiu Shili beside him explained. .

"Ah...! So that's how it is!" Yun Hao lay on the arrow stack with great interest, wanting to see if his little tricks would work.

The galloping Turkic war horse suddenly began to fall continuously.The galloping horses accumulated powerful kinetic energy, even though the ground was covered with thick snow.But falling off a horse, breaking a tendon and breaking a bone is the best result.

Seeing Mr. Yu's puzzled eyes, Qiu Shili explained in a very doggy manner: "This is all ordered by the Marquis. Many fist-sized stones were thrown on the ground. The peasants were also asked to dig many small holes one foot deep. .It's all covered in snow now, and even we don't know where there are traps.

The galloping horses stepped on stones, or stepped into pits.Naturally, they will fall down, and those eagle shooters who are on the winter horse must have suffered heavy losses. "

"This kid, he has used the location to the extreme. Who would have thought that small rocks and earthen pits are actually a good way to fight against Turkic cavalry." Yu Lao took a look at Yun Hao, and he had to admire Yun Hao means.

(End of this chapter)