The first battle was successful, and the two battles in one day caused the Turkic army to lose more than 40,000 horses, which was close to half of the total strength of the south, which made the soldiers on both sides feel stunned.

The Turks were terrified, incomprehensible to the earth-shattering thunder, full of hesitation and fear.

The Dahua soldiers, on the other hand, were elated, curious and excited about the endless weapons that emerged in the imperial court.

Luo Zhaoyun ordered the withdrawal of the troops, returned to the camp to rest, straightened out the military horses, left some people to tidy up the battlefield, and pulled the uninjured war horses back to the military camp.

Some of the wounded and wailing Turkic soldiers were shot directly, so that they would not suffer and would not spend energy to treat them.

The Tang army and the Liang army watched from behind, and when they saw that the Turkic iron cavalry was defeated again, they both felt at a loss and puzzled.

Originally, they also thought that after the tripartite alliance, the soldiers would be strong and strong, and they would definitely be able to bring an overwhelming advantage to Dahua and defeat the Dahua army, but it backfired, and the first day of the confrontation ended in a fiasco.

"What's going on, what kind of weapons does Dahua have, it can be like earth-shattering thunder, blowing up the Turkic cavalry's flesh and blood, and crushing without a fight."

"Deafening, like a burst of thunder, landing for nine days!"

Some generals of the Tang Army and the Liang Army fell into suspicion, feeling pressure and fear in their hearts.

They had no idea what kind of weapon Dahua possessed, which could have such lethality, and when the Liang army clashed, such a thunder-like weapon would land down, and their army would collapse.

For a time, there was a layer of haze in the barracks of the Liang Army and the Tang Army. Even the Turks began to lose self-confidence.

In fact, the Dahua Army's Shenji Battalion did not have much black powder in storage, and in this era, it was difficult to achieve mass production, and there were certain difficulties in the search and mining of nitrate, carbon, and sulfur.

Luo Zhaoyun returned to the camp and summoned Wenchen and Wu General together, looking at the expressions of many people who were full of questions but did not dare to ask, he couldn't help but feel funny, now this is no secret, so he began to give a brief introduction to everyone.

"Today's sharp weapon to break the Turks, called black powder, is the prototype of gunpowder that I accidentally invented a few years ago, and then anxious flint craftsmen to develop together, and finally succeeded in developing black powder last year, he has the power of blasting, can blow open the city gate and thick things, and can also bomb the enemy." Luo Zhaoyun explained.

"Black powder!" Chu Suiliang, Yu Zhining, Du Ruhui, Chen Qi, Qu Tutong and others were all surprised, chewing on the name and feeling surprised.

"With this sharp weapon, no wonder Your Majesty is confident." Many people suddenly realized.

Luo Zhaoyun continued to explain: "This is my Dahua's secret weapon, at least for a few years, it can't be imitated, unless you get the spot, find someone to study the ratio, or find out from my Shenji Battalion, otherwise, in the whole world, in the battle for hegemony among the princes, only my Dahua sergeant can have this big killing weapon." But with today's technology, it is impossible to mass produce it, so in the end, to sweep the world, it is not enough to rely on prostitution and skill, but also to fight thousands of soldiers is the key. To pacify a region is even more difficult to conquer by force, but to rely on benevolent government and popular support. ”

"What Your Majesty said is that it depends on force to conquer the world, and it depends on benevolent government to pacify the localities. Dahua has both a killing weapon such as black powder, and a benevolent monarch like His Majesty, and I believe that the unification of the world in the future will be completed by my Dahua. Du Ruhui took the opportunity to praise it.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" The other civil and military generals were all knowledgeable and followed the court.

Luo Zhaoyun nodded slightly, and said: "Next, it is how to resist the joint attack of the three armies, and then concentrate the troops, destroy one, and the other two, and the army will inevitably retreat." ”

Guo Xiaoke said: "Your Majesty, we are waiting for this murderous weapon, why are we afraid of the attack of the tripartite alliance?" The Turks lost more than 40,000 iron cavalry, and only more than half remained, and it is estimated that they have panicked. Although Liang has a large number of troops, it has no elite and weak combat effectiveness. The Tang army brought more than 30,000 people from Yin Kaishan, and the main force was in the area of Yicheng, led by Zhang Zhenzhou, and was competing with the two generals Lai Huer and Hou Junji. ”

Luo Zhaoyun said: "Don't be careless, our black powder is limited, it can't be used indefinitely, it can only be used at critical times." Temporarily confront the enemy, and then look for an opportunity to attack the Liang army's camp at night and blow up the Liang army's granary, so as to hit the morale of the Liang army. ”

Xue Wanqian asked: "The minister is willing to lead troops to attack the Liang army camp at night." ”

"Don't worry, in a few days, it will be decided depending on the situation!" Luo Zhaoyun did not give immediate permission, and wanted to observe the movements of the enemy army.

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Turkic battalions.

Qi Ji was in his big tent, his face was full of iron, and he was defeated today, not only feeling ashamed, but also feeling a sense of fear.

He has always been a character of bullying the weak and fearing the hard, when he commanded 100,000 male soldiers, he felt that he could break through the Central Plains and sweep Dahua, full of confidence, but after today's two battles, 40,000 cavalry were killed and wounded, and those grassland athletes died tragically, which made him feel angry and helpless.

Especially Dahua's thunderstorm weapon, he was afraid, if he hadn't been a little cautious at that time and didn't directly follow the first wave of soldiers to rush over, the end was likely to be the same as the left general Habilu, who died in the explosion of the chaotic army and was shattered.

"There are less than 60,000 soldiers, and they are all war-weary, very resistant to Dahua's weapon, and unwilling to fight Dahua." The right general Tuoba sighed

Qi Ji said unwillingly: "What's the matter, is Dahua invincible?" ”

Tuoba Gu analyzed: "There are too many legends about Luo Cheng, the emperor of Dahua, and in the past ten years, it can be said that the Central Plains has the most famous reputation. Suppress the king of chaos, level Tuguhun, fight Liaodong, relieve the siege of Yanmen, pass the west corridor of the river, retreat to Tibet, etc., this is the fame of the war, that piece of us is not convinced, but these military exploits, can not be erased, our opponent is too strong, now he is the king, and he has developed this mysterious killing weapon, with the power of thunder, can not be hostile. ”

A Turkic strategist Jemagan Ye said: "I don't believe that they will be used all the time, we can rely on the superiority of cavalry to disperse the impact, in addition, we can let the army of the Liang State and the Tang army explore the way in front, and we will charge in the rear." In this way, our army's casualties will be reduced, and it will also give Dahua a fierce attack. ”

After hearing this, Zuo Xian Wang Qiji nodded, feeling that what the strategist said was very reasonable, and said: "Well said, we don't have to charge ahead, we can let the Liang Guojun and Tang Guojun charge, and when the weapons of the Dahua army are exhausted, or it is unsustainable, our army can kill from behind, and we can break the Chinese army formation." ”1.