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Chapter 721 Tuli's Sincerity

Several large ships rushing down from the upper reaches crashed into Tang Jun's Fuhemu City one after another.

The wooden boat and Tang Jun's Floating River wooden city exploded instantly, and the rumbling sound resounded in all directions, as if it was thunder in the ears.

Not only Tang Jun who was in the river, but even Zhao Jun who was watching from a distance was shocked. The explosion and cracking were simply earth-shattering.Tang Jun on the wooden city of Fuhe was blown into the sky almost instantly, his limbs and sawdust flew together, and then fell into the river.

The black oil mixed with the yellow turbidity, burning everything that could be burned, and many soldiers of the Tang army fell into the sea of ​​flames.

Seeing that all the five floating cities on the river were burned down, the soldiers of Zhao Jun's warships on the river cheered happily, raising their swords, guns and spears and cheering together.

Zhao Jun's five-toothed warship stood two miles east of Zhongtan City. He Chou, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood on the deck of Cheng Mingzhen's flagship and watched this scene, but nodded lightly.In his eyes, the tactics designed by him seemed a bit immature.

However, as the commander of the fleet, Cheng Mingzhen was overjoyed. If he didn't have He Chou's tactic in his eyes, Zhao Jun would have to pay at least a dozen warships and at least [-] casualties to burn down the floating city in the river.But right now it is only the cost of the sinking of seven warships, and there is no casualty yet.

Cheng Mingzhen and He Chou said: "I didn't expect this kerosene bomb to be so powerful."

He Chou looked back at Cheng Mingzhen, and said indifferently: "General Cheng, I... How many times have I said that this is not a kerosene bomb, and the oil drum in the boat is just black oil, an important material for kerosene bombs. Black oil It ignites when it meets fire, but it cannot be extinguished by pouring water, and I found that if it is sealed, it is very easy to explode in case of fire, so it is used in water warfare, which is not a big deal at all.”

Cheng Mingzhen knew that He Chou was an extremely serious person, he especially liked to exchange words with others, and at the same time he often stuttered when speaking, whether it was in the officialdom of Da Sui or Da Zhao, he was a very characterful official.

Cheng Mingzhen pointed to a piece of burning oil on the floating river and asked: "Why is this black oil so much stronger than ordinary oil? Not only does it look very sticky, but it also has a pungent smell. What is it? How come I've never seen it before."

"We don't have much black oil in the Central Plains. It is produced in the Western Regions. It is very common there, and it is available in the fields. The locals use it instead of firewood to cook. It was His Majesty who had the foresight to use this as a It was used as a weapon and developed as a kerosene bomb, which defeated Dou Jiande's Xia army by the Yishui River."

The soldiers beside Cheng Mingzhen asked curiously: "Then is this black oil edible?"

He Chou showed a very contemptuous expression and said: "Are you crazy because you want to eat black oil? If you eat this, your internal organs will be burned like fire, but you will die within a day."

The soldier was taken aback and stopped talking immediately.

Everyone's eyes returned to the river. Now Tang Jun's floating city was engulfed in a sea of ​​flames, and even the floating bridge was connected together, burning blazingly.It can be imagined that in this battle, Tang Jun not only destroyed the pontoon bridge, but also suffered an extreme setback in morale.

Cheng Mingzhen said: "The morale of the soldiers of the Tang army has dropped, and I am going to take this opportunity to give my all."

Cheng Mingzhen ordered Zhao Jun's fleet to attack Zhongtan City in Hezhong, intending to take advantage of the situation to take down the city.However, Zhongtan City was under the guard of Huang Junhan, the general of the Tang Army, and the resistance was very fierce.He Chou used black oil to burn the city again, but this time it didn't have much effect.

The two armies fought fiercely until dark, and the upper Tang army in Zhongtan City suffered heavy casualties, but they still held the city in the end.Although the Zhao army prevented the Tang army from crossing the river in this battle, they did not succeed, and the two armies fell into a confrontation again on the Yellow River.

The grassland to the north of Huangshui always looks so vast, the soft meadow stretches far to the end of the line of sight.For herdsmen, this is the closest place to Tengger. The sky is so blue, and the dome is just above the head, as if you can hold the white clouds passing by with your hand.

Grassland Goshawk, the king in the east, and the khan court of Turkic Khan Tuli are on this grassland.There are flocks of cattle and sheep on all sides of the Khan Court, and the herdsmen sing Turkic songs, and the singing sounds far away.

In the south of the grassland, the hooves of the horses sounded, and a group of horsemen dressed in businessmen's clothes came here. It turned out that they were guests from Zhao Guo, the lame man, who visited Tuli's Khan Court today.Among the riders was a Turkic rider. With a single move from him, the guarding Turkic warriors retreated.

On the way a group of people came to Tuli's golden tent, a few Turkic people in front of a tent were killing a black-haired bull.But I saw a Turkic man pulling the cow's neck with a rope, and another Turkic boy who was only eleven or twelve years old swooped forward with a knife as long as his forearm and stabbed the bull in the neck.The bull fell to the ground with a whimper, while the child grabbed the bull's horns, pressed the bull's head to the ground, and poured the blood from its neck into a small bucket beside it.

This was just an ordinary scene on the grassland. The children seemed to be very happy, but seeing this scene, the whole group of Han people showed expressions of astonishment.Such a big boy dared to kill a healthy cow.

Just at this time, the sound of horseshoes in the distance was heard.Tuli Khan, who was wearing a military uniform, actually rode a horse to personally greet the guest from Zhao.As soon as he met, he spread his hands and smiled with the enthusiasm unique to grassland people: "Welcome, my guests from afar!"

Tuli was the unattractive middle-aged man in the group who spoke.

But seeing this man stepped forward and hugged Tuli with a smile, he said, "Tuli Khan, don't come here without any harm." '

Tu Li smiled and patted the man's shoulder and said: "Guo Duhu is getting fatter, it seems that the cattle and sheep on the grassland are very suitable for you." '
The man smiled and said: "Khan laughed, we Han people are still used to living in the Great Wall, and the wind and sand outside the Great Wall is too strong, and it will be even worse in winter. I still hope that I can finish your majesty's errand as soon as possible and return to Youjing. Don't suffer from the bitter cold here. '

This person is Guo Xiaoke, the chief protector of Zhao Guosong Modu Protectorate.Now he is leading an army of [-] Songmo Protectorate to station not far from Tuli Khan Court.

Tu Li laughed when he heard this, but it is really difficult for a person like Yi Tuli who is so deep in the city to judge how much he believes in Guo Xiaoke's words.

"Come and follow me into the account!"
The big banner with the wolf's head fluttered high in front of Tuli's golden tent.In his big golden tent, Tuli entertained Guo Xiaoke and the others with a feast.

Plates of delicacies on the grassland are served on the food table in front of everyone. Turkic hospitality is extremely generous, and Turi, as the host, is not stingy.But being the host Turkic is not as heroic as imagined. As the host and guest, there are still many rules to abide by. Otherwise, if something is wrong, those hospitable Turkic people will immediately change their faces and draw their swords to fight you.

But now the two sides are obviously very harmonious, and Tuli has already started to eat, he is holding a sharp knife, cutting a piece of bloody sheep intestines.

After cutting a large piece, Tuli stuffed it into his mouth and munched, regardless of the steam rising from the intestines.Tuli just took a few bites, then swallowed it in one big gulp, and said to Guo Xiaoke who was beside him with a contented expression on his face: "General Guo, come and taste the sheep intestines made by my cook, this is the best on the grassland." tasty. '

Guo Xiaoke smiled, took a sip of goat milk tea reservedly and said, "Thank you Khan, but I'm still not used to the smell of goat intestines. '

If someone else dared to reject Tuli's kindness, it would definitely make Tuli furious, but Guo Xiaoke is now obviously a guest on an equal footing with Tuli, so what he said made the Turkic people beside Tuli laugh out loud.

Holding the bloody knife, Tu Li said: "General Guo, you really have no food, this is missing half of the delicious food in the world." '

Guo Xiaoke cut a piece of mutton and put it in his mouth, saying, "Khan is laughing." '

Tu Li laughed, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and changed the topic: "General Guo, your Majesty's battle in the south is going well?" '

Guo Xiaoke said: "It's okay, I heard that Jiangdu was captured not long ago. In a month or two, we should be able to return to Youjing triumphantly."

The Turkic people on the left and right showed amazed expressions. Obviously, the Turkic people present had heard about where Jiangdu was.

Tu Li said: "Your Majesty, when I first met him, I knew he was not someone under the pool. It seems that it will be a matter of time before Zhao defeats Li Tang and dominates the Central Plains. And we Turks like to be with such a strong and powerful man." The strong ones are our eternal friends. Come and give me a toast, and hope that our friendship will never change."

Guo Xiaoke also raised his glass and said: "Tuli Khan has been close to His Majesty for a long time. Although there was a quarrel before, Your Majesty also knows that Khan has no choice."

Tu Li nodded and said: "The last time we fought was because of Chuluo Khan's order, and Ben Khan had no choice. But fortunately, Chuluo, the wolf king on the grassland, has only a few days left to live. But for the long-term peace between our Turks and Dazhao, I hope Dazhao can support me and help me win the Turkic throne."

Hearing what Tuli said, the Turkic people present and the Han envoys accompanied by Guo Xiaoke all stopped to eat, and their eyes were all focused on Guo Xiaoke.

Guo Xiaoke was still very calm, put down the knife in his hand and said indifferently: "Honorable Tuli Khan, our Great Zhao is very sincere in helping you, but Khan, you have to show your sincerity."

Tuli Khan said seriously: "I, Shi Nashi Bobi, would like to swear to Tengger that I would never stand against Zhao. If one day, I, Tuli, will die under the chaos of horses."

Guo Xiaoke looked at Tuli and said, "Khan, I am a pragmatic person, and I swear that this thing is like sand in the desert, it will dissipate when the wind blows, and my sincerity in wanting Khan is not limited to these."

Tuli Khan said: "I can let my three sons go to Youjing, King Zhao should be relieved."

The envoys of Zhao Guo on the side all showed seriousness when they heard this. Of course, Tu Li was very sincere when he said this, but Guo Xiaoke did not respond, his face was still so calm.

(End of this chapter)