lazy tang

Chapter 754 Big Bombing

The night sky in the Western Regions is like a black ribbon, and the crooked moon hangs high in the sky like a sickle.Next to the moon, the stars are like jewels of various colors covering the sky.

Hou Jie looked at the sky, and then at the countless airships around him.Dafeichuan is now on the highest level of alert. Li Ji took his Qingqi forward for more than a hundred miles to guard Hou Jie.At the same time, the [-] Tang soldiers unsheathed their bows and knives, and any creatures that approached would be killed.

All the airships are refueling, and countless barrels of kerosene are pumped into the airships.Each airship also carried more than a dozen barrels of oil. Anyway, as long as there is space on the airship, it is full of fuel.

He looked at the eight-ox crossbow at the bow of the boat, and the two five-hundred-jin bombs on the far side of the pod.This is the only thing on the airship that can be used to attack!There is no way, because the distance to fly is too far, and the vacated space and weight are full of kerosene.Enough fuel for the airship to fly back to Dafeichuan!
Hou Junji originally wanted to personally direct such a large operation, but when he was about to board the airship, he changed his mind.He still gave up this opportunity to his long-awaited son, the young eagle will eventually learn to fly.Then let the young eagle's career start from the sky.

One thousand and twenty-two airships, this is all of the Tang Empire.For this operation, Li Erlian stopped all post airships across the country.We fully support Hou Junji's action!
All airships are fully loaded and fully fueled at Dafeichuan.Then they took off one after another. It is now mid-September, and the weather on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is not that bad yet.If it comes to October, it is very likely that there will be strong winds or heavy snow.Had sailed then, the entire voyage would have been fraught with risk.

More than 1000 airships overwhelming the sky after takeoff.The lights on the airship are more numerous than the stars in the sky.

After Songtsen Gampo controlled most of the plateau, he had the idea of ​​moving the capital.When he visited Pengyu in the north, he went to Luoxie area. He liked the dangerous geographical situation, the beautiful wilderness and the majestic Potala Mountain here very much.So Songtsan Gampo moved the capital to Luoxie, after several years of construction.The logic is quite large, and the most important thing is that Songtsen Gampo built a Potala Palace under the Potala Mountain.

The whole city is built along the Potala Palace, circle after circle.Potala is the core of logic.Of course, Songtsen Gampo has now given the city a new name, Jasa!

In Tibetan, "goat" is called "re", and "soil" is called "sa". "Lhasa", translated into the spoken language "yes" in Tibetan, only needs to respect the will of the Buddha in order to do things.It is the same as "temple" and "servant".This place is built with Buddhist temples, so Reza is also called Lhasa.

As an independent country, Songtsan Gampo strictly followed the will of God.There are only 99 houses in the Potala Palace, but just last month, he ordered someone to build a Buddhist hall.A person cannot own more than a thousand houses, if more than a thousand, he will be punished by heaven.

At noon, God's punishment came.When dense airships appeared over Lhasa, no one knew what was going on.The people who stood stupidly looked at the strange things in the sky, and those who reacted faster had already knelt down on the ground, chanting scriptures and praying the most devoutly.

A large group of lamas ran out from the Potala Palace, many of them holding prayer wheels.Even some respected masters appear before the public and look up at the wonders of heaven.

Hou Jie had goggles on his eyes, and when he opened the glass window, a strong air flow rushed in.Put the words in his mouth back into his stomach!

But Hou Jie still didn't forget, and blew the whistle on the boat.

"Woo...!" The sharp whistle pierced the sky, and all the airships began to lower their altitude when they heard the whistle.

Hou Jie could even see clearly that those Tubo people were under his feet like ants.Take a look at the majestic Potala Palace, which is the palace of the legendary Tubo king.

"It seems that the map given by my master is correct. We really arrived at the capital of the Tubo people according to the guidance of the map and compass. Young master, it should be all right." The person who spoke was called Zhang Jianzhi, who was sent by the Yun family.He brought a detailed map showing the location of Lhasa city.Throughout the night, Zhang Jianzhi kept adjusting the compass to prevent the huge team from getting lost.

Fortunately, they didn't get lost.Instead, at noon on a sunny day, I came to the sky above Lhasa city.

"Got it!" Hou Jie didn't like Zhang Jianzhi very much, but he had to rely on him.Without him, it would be impossible to find the capital of Tubo in the dark night.

"Woo...! Woo...!" Two consecutive sirens sounded from inside the frontmost airship.A burly man threw down the bomb that ignited the seal with a grin.The bomb was filled with kerosene, and as long as it fell to the ground, it would burst into a large ball of flames, and then engulf everything around it in thick smoke.

"Boom! Boom!...!" The muffled explosion sounded endlessly, and those pious worshipers immediately ran around like frightened mice.Hou Jie saw with his own eyes that a fire bomb exploded among a large group of lamas.After the flames soaring into the sky, a large group of rats covered in fire ran around on the ground.

One end of the Potala Palace was already shrouded in thick smoke, and more bombs were dropped.Then the airship didn't look at its own results, twisted its huge body, and returned along the way it came from.The most terrible thing about this trip is the fuel problem. I don't have time to ink here now.Going back to Datang's control area early to refuel is the kingly way. If you lose a thousand airships at once, Li Er will go crazy!
Hou Jie watched as the airship kept throwing incendiary bombs, and the entire city of Lhasa turned into a sea of ​​flames.The sky was covered by thick smoke, which forced his airship to rise a little to avoid the thick smoke for throwing.

Two [-]-jin incendiary bombs were thrown down, and the entire airship was cleared.Hou Jie hastily grabbed the handle, and finally managed to stand still.The city of Lhasa under their feet was already burning like hell.Almost all buildings were submerged in thick smoke, especially the largest Potala Palace.Now it has been completely swallowed by thick smoke, and through the thick smoke, you can even see those orange flames running around.

It worked!Hou Jie shouted in his heart that he destroyed the capital of Tubo.At least he destroyed the Tubo king's palace called Zan. That guy Yunhao is so powerful that he came up with such a way.Lao Tzu is in heaven, and they are all on earth.No killing, no bows and crossbows.It can easily tear the opponent into pieces!
The eight-ox crossbow at the bow of the boat did not exert its power, which made Hou Jie very regretful.But this is something that can't be helped, after all, there is still a long way to go back.Whether the oil is enough or not is irrelevant, the most important thing now is to go back intact.As long as you go back, it will be a great achievement.Perhaps, I am the first person to have a title among the noble children of this generation.Thinking about it, Hou Jie's nose was bubbling with joy.

The journey back was long, so Hou Jie took out the wine.There is also braised beef flatbread, entertaining the big guys for dinner.In order to carry more oil, only three crew members are allowed on the airship.Hou Jie's airship is special because of the presence of him and Zhang Jianzhi.With an extra weight of two hundred catties, a lot of fuel will be consumed.

It was Hou Jie who took the lead, followed by the airship behind him.Zhang Jianzhi didn't dare to drink, but kept fiddling on the map.Then look at the sun and recalibrate the course of the airship.

It was Heitian when we left, but it was Heitian when we returned to Dafeichuan.Two hours after the sun had just set from the top of the mountain, the crescent moon hung in the sky crookedly, with a faint yellow luster.The stars in the sky just hung out, twinkling and twinkling.Suddenly seeing countless stars flying towards him, Li Ji wanted to shout depressedly: "The goddamn success, it's okay!"

The war has broken away from the inherent mode in the generals' minds, and there is no need to fight in battle.You don't need to compete with your personal bravery, you can kill the enemy's capital by staying high in the sky.Li Ji had never fought such a battle, and he didn't know how to fight it.

"I'm getting old!" Li Ji sighed helplessly as he looked at the dots of stars approaching in the sky.

"It's really done?" This was Li Er's first question after hearing the battle report. When Yun Hao reported this new type of warfare to him, Li Er didn't quite believe it.However, relying on Yunhao's reputation of being extremely reliable, Li Er still collected airships from all over the country and handed them over to Hou Junji to complete this historic feat.The original plan would not have very good results, after all, it is not easy to find places thousands of miles away these days.

Even in the Tang Dynasty, airships often get lost, let alone the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which has never been visited.

"Lu Guogong said in the newspaper that the Tubo palace has been burned. I don't know if the Tubo king Songtsan Gampo has been destroyed. Lu Guogong decided to load the airship with soldiers next time. Let the soldiers land and kill the Tubo people. Then retreat in the airship." Cheng Yaojinzuo reported that after Li Jing's accident, the eldest Sun Wuji took charge of the Ministry of War for a while.The current minister of the Ministry of War is Lao Cheng!

"Is this possible?" Li Er asked suspiciously.It sounds reasonable, but it just feels a little unreliable.I have been fighting on horseback all my life, but I have never tried to fight in an airship.

Don't say it, this is still a real way.People can take an airship and fly to any place where the enemy's strength is weak.Then the soldiers lowered the airship and rushed out to kill the enemy.Then, before the enemy's reinforcements arrived, they retreated immediately by airship.No matter how fast the enemy's horse is, it has no wings, isn't it!

You don't need to ask, it's Yun Hao's idea.With Hou Junji's brain, he could never come up with such an idea.At least, I am considered a smart person, so I never thought of concentrating a thousand airships and sending them to the Tubo people from the sky.

"Immediately order Tang Jian to talk to Songtsan Gampo and let him take back his claws that stretched out to the Western Regions. Otherwise, I will order the airship to come to him once a day. Until there is no more city in Tubo! Uh... by the way to explore Let's see if Songtsan Gampo is dead." Li Er suddenly thought that it would be great if Songtsan Gampo was killed this time.

Without a unified Tubo, there will be a power vacuum due to the sudden death of Songtsen Gampo.A divided Tubo will become even more divided, and Li Er hopes that the more fragmented the Tubo will be, the better.It is best for a person to be a country, and then it can be regarded as divided to a certain level.

"No!" Old Cheng agreed and retreated.

In fact, Li Er was bragging that it was not easy to organize such a large-scale air strike.Needless to say, the consumption of fuel alone made Li Er's flesh hurt.Regardless, such blackmail is effective for Songtsen Gampo, because Songtsen Gampo is now immersed in a deep bewilderment.

He sent enough troops to defend the capital, but the enemy came from heaven.Facing this kind of Tangren who didn't play cards according to the routine, Songtsan Gampo had no choice.And now there are rumors in the city of Lhasa, saying that because he arrogantly owned a thousand houses, he offended the gods and brought down this disaster.All this is God's will!
The ignorant people in Tubo couldn't convince their simple brains that those flying things were driven by humans.To tell the truth, Songtsan Gampo didn't believe it when we first met.

Just before he fully understood from the bewilderment, Tang Jian came.As a veteran diplomat, Tang Jian got off the airship in style.Songtsan Gampo was deeply shocked, and the people of Tang had really reached the point where they could not be defeated.

"I've seen the king of Tubo!" Tang Jian wore a small mask on his face, and cupped his hands as a sign of influence.

This is a blasphemy against Zamp Songtsen Gampo, and the fiery Tubo general is about to tear Tang Jian into pieces.But Songtsan Gampo stretched out his hand to stop him!
"Envoy of the Tang Dynasty, what are you doing here?" It was Songtsan Gampo who quickly woke up from the shock.

"Peace! Bring peace to the plateau!" Tang Jian said with a smile.The smile on his face looked very sincere, of course Songtsan Gampo knew it.This is a guy who is more cunning than a fox, and he can make mistakes for years if he believes his words.

"How to bring peace, you just destroyed my palace a few days ago." Songtsan Gampo pointed to the ruins of the Potala Palace, and even charred corpses could be seen on the ruins, with some parts exposed in strange shapes.

"You are a noble person, and you should know that once a noble person is angry, it is difficult to restrain. Your Great Minister Lu Dongzan brazenly sent troops to the Western Regions, which brought great losses to my Tang Dynasty. My Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, naturally Send heavenly soldiers to show Tubo a favor." Tang Jian still had a smile on his face, but it was an arrogant one.

Datang can turn your palace into ruins, but you don't even have a chance to fight it out.This is crushing, even if you try your best, there is only one dead end, and you can't fight anything.

A weak country has no diplomacy, and Songtsan Gampo has a bitter taste in his mouth.Lu Dongzan did a good job, he must have hurt Tang Ren.But no matter how well the front line is doing, Tubo also needs cities and trade.Not only do you have to buy and sell things that Tubo doesn't have, but you also have to contribute a lot of taxes.Songtsan Gampo couldn't imagine what Tubo would look like without taxation.

"I don't know the purpose of the envoy to bring the emperor of your country, tell me!" Songtsen Gampo sighed, looking at the current situation, no matter what the envoy of the Tang Dynasty said.He could only pinch his nose to recognize it. He couldn't imagine the scene where his army was strangled in the air by the airship and finally lost.

There are also grasslands on the plateau. As an excellent hunter, Songtsan Gampo knew that the eagle in the sky is the most powerful thing.Because you can't hurt it, but it can bring you a fatal blow.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of our country, just wants Zanpu to recall Lu Dongzan. He also promises that the Tubo people will never go down the plateau and become enemies of our Tang Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)