"Attack...!"

Under Nara Castle... Nearly 10,000 Monobe clan and Nakamaro's coalition army desperately attacked, wave after wave of soldiers rushed to Nara Castle regardless of their lives, although Tachibana Satomi personally led troops to Nara, but it was a little unable to resist the madness of the Monobe clan and Nakamaro's coalition army.

There are not many siege equipment on Wajima, which is completely different from the siege equipment of Datang.

If the siege equipment or defense equipment of the Tang Dynasty is brought to Wadao, regardless of which side has it, then the other party will collapse quickly.

At this time, the most advanced siege equipment possessed by Wajima was the crossbow... The crossbow, pronounced "ど" in Japanese, is said to have been first introduced to Ujima from Goguryeo in 618, when Korea sent two Chinese prisoners of war and some scattered weaponry.

"Wadao Shuji, Tui Gu Ji": In the autumn and August of the twenty-sixth year, Goryeo sent an envoy to pay tribute. Because he said: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty attacked me with 300,000 people, but on the contrary, it was broken by me." Therefore, he contributed ten things such as captive Zhengong, two ordinary people, and ten things such as preaching, crossbows, and throwing stones, as well as earthenware and camels. ”

Later, the crossbow became the best siege tool in Wajima, and left a description of "arrows raining down".

During this period, crossbowmen were rewarded for making crossbows, and in addition to crossbows, there was also a type of slinger whose task was to disrupt the formation of the main army before it attacked, and to increase the range and power of the sling, they also used simple and effective equipment such as catapults.

However, it is difficult for stones to cause lethal damage, because if they are to increase their lethality, the increase in the size of the stone will inevitably lead to a decrease in range at the same time. Stones that can kill people can't be thrown far.

The slinger was a type of army that was eliminated in Europe, and with the increasing level of bow and crossbow production, and the fact that stones could not pose a lethal threat to heavily armored soldiers, the slinger slowly faded out of the arena of ancient European warfare.

However, Wajima is different, the mountainous nature of Wajima restricts the use of cavalry, the defensive power of Wajima armor is also very problematic, and many of the ashigaru who occupy the main part of the army do not have armor that can be worn, and this special environment gives the slingers the opportunity to continue to exist.

Trained catapults have an effective range of about 20-40 meters and are also lethal.

The combined forces of the Monobe clan and Nakamaro used local materials to make large shields made of bamboo or wood, the so-called "bamboo bundles" (unlike the rectangular wooden shields commonly used in joint battles, they were hastily made, and the main body was a one-man high baffle supported by one or two pieces of wood). ）。 The slingers hid behind and fired fire at them, covering the advance.

Seriously, this made the Nara defenders completely helpless, eating the stones thrown down one by one, unable to fight back at all.

Tachibana Satomi is about to die in Nara City, and if she can't think of a way, Nara will soon be finished.

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About three miles from Nara, Xue Rengui's Tiger Cavalry stopped where they were.

There was a roar in front, but Xue Rengui suddenly ordered to listen to it, Zhang Yaozu drove his horse over and asked: "General Xue Tuan, why don't you leave, there will be a while, you listen, you can hear the sound of battle in front." ”

Seeing Zhang Yaozu, Xue Rengui smiled and said, "Don't go... Let's rest for a while, we've been on the road for so many days, the people are tired, the horses are tired, we're resting for two hours, we're going to attack in the evening...! ”

"Evening attack...!" Zhang Yaozu didn't understand why.

Instead, Xue Rengui smiled: "Okay... Mr. Zhang, don't say it, let's boil water first, we're going to eat noodles...! ”

That's it, when it was close at hand, Xue Rengui stopped and stopped moving forward, Zhang Yaozu couldn't think of what kind of medicine was sold in Xue Rengui's gourd, but since Xue Rengui gave the order, he had no choice but to obey.

Boil water to eat noodles, don't say it, this instant noodles invented by Li Zhan are really delicious, Zhang Yaozu also has a soft spot for this kind of instant noodles, and one person can eat five packs.

After eating, Zhang Yaozu went to rest, and rested for two hours, at this time, the sun was setting, and finally, Xue Rengui began to gather troops, a total of 2,500 cavalry, and moved forward in a sharp and arrow formation.

Xue Rengui's tiger cavalry regiment took the lead, and at this time, Zhang Yaozu knew why Xue Rengui was charging at this time, it turned out to be the sun, if it was a noon charge, the sun was not conducive to the cavalry's charge in the east.

Now that the sun is setting, the sun is not only setting, but also on his side, which makes the army in the east be dazzled, and choose to charge in the evening, this time is also the time for the Monobe clan and the Nakamaro coalition army to eat, and the other party is caught off guard.

With just one charge, the combined forces of the Monobe clan and Nakamaro were directly dispersed.

At the beginning, the combined forces of the Monobe clan and Zhongmaro still wanted to use slingers to attack the Tiger Cavalry Regiment, you are simply dreaming, because the Tiger Cavalry Regiment's infantry armor is Su Gang's, what damage can you do if you hit it with a stone.

Raising the saber in his hand, he harvested the lives of the Monobe clan and the Zhongmalu coalition army like chopping melons and vegetables, and there was no such simple thing anymore, the two thousand slingers of the other party were directly killed all over the ground.

Then I saw that the Tiger Cavalry Regiment killed the Chinese army of the Monobe clan and the Zhongmalu coalition army, although the coalition army of the Monobe clan and Zhongmalu wanted to block, but it couldn't be stopped, your bamboo bow, bamboo gun, bamboo armor, how could you resist the Su Gang of the Tiger Cavalry Regiment... There is no comparison between the two at all.

It's like an adult hitting a five-year-old child, there are no accidents or other possibilities.

In less than half an hour, only 3,000 of the 10,000 people killed by the Monobe clan and Zhongmaro fled to their respective places, and then Xue Rengui came to Nara City on horseback, shouting that he was sent by the eldest son of the Tang Emperor to rescue.

But what is chilling is that Nara Castle did not open the city gate, it turned out that Tachibana Satomi did not know whether the cavalry below was really their own reinforcements, so to speak, Tachibana Satomi did not know if Li Zhan really came to help him.

The opponent's combat effectiveness is so strong, what if these cavalry were sent by Li Zhan to take his Nara City.

So for the sake of safety, Tachibana Satomi didn't open the city gate, you said, that made Xue Rengui angry to death, and he tried his best to relieve you, but you didn't even let me in the door, to be honest, no matter who put this matter on, no one's heart is upset.

And Tachibana Satomi also asked Xue Rengui and others to leave quickly, a typical crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, which also made Xue Rengui angry, but instead of leaving, he camped not far away, and confronted Tachibana Satomi like this.

After another day, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu also came, and saw Xue Rengui camping in front of Nara City, and didn't know what was going on, so they went to ask Xue Rengui what was wrong, and when Cheng Chumo knew the cause and effect, he was also angry, and without saying a word, he also followed the camp.

Qin Huaiyu is a good man, after all, Tachibana Satomi, Li Zhan still wants to call his mother-in-law, so he took the initiative to talk about this matter, hoping that Nara can open the door, and his side is indeed here to save Nara.

But the final result was that Qin Huaiyu called the door for a long time, and then was directly sent a bamboo arrow, Nima... In the end, even Qin Huaiyu was offended.

In the end, Qin Huai also set up camp on the side, Nai's... If you don't let you in, don't even think about going out.

After a few days of hurrying, Li Zhan and others came to Kyoto in Wajima, due to the absence of Tachibana Satomi, Kyoto in Wajima at this time was completely unguarded, hehe... This also gave Li Zhan an excuse to enter Kyoto.

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Kyoto Prefecture... It is located in the middle of the island of Honshu on Washima Island, bordered by Wakai to the north, Fukui, Shiga, and Mie prefectures to the east, Nara Prefecture to the south, and Osaka Prefecture and Hyogo Prefecture to the west. It has an elongated shape that stretches from southeast to northwest, and consists of three types of terrain.

With a population of hundreds of thousands, it is the spiritual homeland of the Washima people.

Very early on, Kyoto is the capital of Wajima, also known as Heiankyo, the entire Kyoto City, you will find that it was completely built in imitation of the Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, there is no way, at this time the Datang has an unparalleled attraction to Wajima.

Whether it is the politics, military, economy, or architecture of the Tang Dynasty, it has an unparalleled attraction to the island at that time, among which the imperial capital Chang'an is naturally the object of the island country's covetousness.

Even the current Wajima, from architecture to clothing, from etiquette to tea ceremony, retains a strong Tang Dynasty atmosphere, which shows that Wajima studied the Tang Dynasty comprehensively and thoroughly.

In the Tang Dynasty's war to pacify Baekje, Wajima, which had been married to the Baekje royal family for generations, sent troops to assist Baekje's stubborn resistance, on the one hand, in order to fulfill the covenant, and on the other hand, to test the reality of the Tang army.

As a result, in the battle of Baihekou, the Japanese army was almost completely annihilated, since it could not be defeated, then bow its head and accept defeat, and then study modestly.

The country of Wajima has such a cultural tradition, and whoever subdues him, it will bow down to whomever he is. At that time, Wadao was the same for the Tang Dynasty, not only sending a large number of Tang envoys to Chang'an, but also sending countless students and monks studying abroad to learn from the Tang Dynasty.

According to the description of the envoy who returned to Wajima, the prosperity and richness of the imperial capital Chang'an made the people in power of Wajima salivate, after all, it was the world's leading international metropolis at that time, so the idea of imitating the capital of the Tang Dynasty to build a capital of Wajima itself came to the minds of the rulers of Wajima, and the replica that was built later was the famous city where the emperor lived for generations... Kyoto.

Strictly speaking, the Datang cities imitated by Wadao were not one, but two, because the Tang Dynasty at that time had two capitals, namely Chang'an in the west and Luoyang in the east. As a result, Kyoto on Wajima was also divided into two capitals, east and west, with Xijing imitating Chang'an and Tokyo imitating Luoyang, almost completely copying the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty.

If the people of the Tang Dynasty arrived in Kyoto, they would still have the feeling of being in the Tang Dynasty, absolutely original.

Therefore, some people say that the best choice for modern Chinese to experience the culture of the Tang Dynasty is to take a trip to Kyoto, which will definitely make your trip worthwhile. Although Xi'an today also retains many old buildings, most of them are from the Ming and Qing dynasties, while the architectural style of Kyoto has consistently retained the flavor of the Tang Dynasty.

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In front of the Kyoto Castle Gate, Li Zhan, Kagelao, Li Cheng, Kibi Majima... Wait for someone to stand together... Then I heard Yu Chi Baolin shouting: "Oh, my God, isn't this a miniature version of our Chang'an City?" ”

Being shouted by Yu Chi Baolin, the others also nodded hurriedly, and Li Zhan laughed: "I have long heard that Kyoto has copied Chang'an, but I didn't expect that it would be copied so thoroughly." ”

"Of course...!" Kibi Majima said, "Your Highness... We have always believed that Datang is the strongest existence in this era, so we are learning Datang all the time, which is also our respect for Datang...! With that, Kibi Majima bowed down.

Li Zhan nodded slightly: "Ji Beijun, as long as you can keep to yourself, I can be the master, and Datang will protect you." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Kibi Majima was overjoyed.

At this time, Li Zhan looked at Kibi Zhendao and said: "You go and call the city gate open, just say that Li Zhan, the eldest son of the Tang Emperor, has come to protect Kyoto, and explain that I am the husband of the princess of Kyoto." ”

Kibi Majima actually didn't want to do this, because Kibi Majima knew that if he did, then Li Zhan would very likely be able to enter Kyoto, because the people in Kyoto were too yearning for the Tang Dynasty.

And now there is still danger in Kyoto, at this time, the appearance of Li Zhan, the eldest son of the Tang Emperor, will directly make the people of Kyoto regard Li Zhan as a spiritual leader, Kibi Majima is a diehard Tachibana Satomi, he doesn't want such a thing to happen.

But Kibi Majima did not dare to disobey Li Zhan's order, because for Kibi Majima, Li Zhan's identity did not allow Kibi Majima to have a trace of resistance, this is like a bloodline power, and the people of Wajima can only obey.

It's the same as what Kibi Majima thought, and when Kibi Majima said that Li Zhan was the eldest son of the Tang Emperor and the husband of Princess Jing'an, the gate of Kyoto City was opened.

Not only did it open like this, but it was also a joyful opening, and the news of the rescue of Kyoto by the eldest son of the Tang Emperor spread all over Kyoto, and when Li Zhan entered Kyoto with his Tiger Army, it really caused a crazy onlooker.

Not only did the people of Kyoto happily walk out of their homes, but the heads of each family also brought their eldest sons to visit them.

Kyoto Castle is more important aristocracy, Miwa, Omi, Iga, Fukui, Ishikawa... All of them came to see Li Zhan, and the situation really completely regarded Li Zhan as the greatest savior, and these people's respect for Li Zhan was really from the heart.

Seriously, even Li Zhan himself didn't expect that he would be so welcomed by the people and nobles of Kyoto City, at first Li Zhan thought that he would be boycotted, after all, he was an outsider, but now, Li Zhan looked at the cheers on both sides of the streets of Kyoto at this time.

OMG... It's not an exaggeration to feel like the emperor of Kyoto.

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