It's hard to say whether Fang Er didn't argue with Xu Qilin or not, but in the end, Xu Qilin brought it, so he can be regarded as having a name as a soldier.

Looking at Fang Er's bear-like mouth, Xu Qilin snorted and said, "You thought there would be a bloody battle, but you thought that you would win without a fight." Probably a decent battle was fought at the time of the attack on the fortress of Roman Mountain and the city of Gaochang. ”

Fang Er blinked his eyes wide and asked in disbelief, "Really?" With more than 100,000 troops dispatched, how can you not fight a few big battles? ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "If you don't believe it, let's wait and see." ”

Wang Fangyi said on the side: "It is precisely because so many troops have been dispatched that there will be no war under the coercion. I am afraid that the Western Turks do not have the strength and courage to fight against the Tang Army for the sake of Gaochang. ”

Historically, in the face of more than 100,000 Tang troops, the Western Turks did decisively abandon Gaochang and retreated all the way west until thousands of miles away.

Moreover, the "Edict on Ko Wentai" issued by His Majesty Li Er is a list of Ko Wentai's crimes, and when it comes to the Western Turks, it is only said that Ko Wentai provoked the civil war in the Western Turks, and the conclusion is to punish Ko Wentai.

This is to show to the outside world that the crusade against Gaochang is the internal affair of the Tang Dynasty, and it is the emperor's crusade against the courtiers who have lost their courtiers, not a foreign war.

This not only gave the Western Turks a step down, but also indirectly warned the Western Turks not to meddle in the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty.

The role of the edict may be limited, but the hundreds of thousands of Tang troops are real, and His Majesty Li Er's determination is also clearly displayed.

The Western Turks were still unstable internally and had been divided into two courts, the North and the South. Beiting Desire Valley is an anti-Tang faction, and Bo Bu Qinqin is a pro-Tang faction, the two factions are already attacking and want to start a war with the Tang Army, but Desire Valley is really not that confident.

Moreover, although Desire Gu set was an anti-Tang faction, he did not dare to tear his face with the Tang Dynasty, and he also asked for marriage with Bo Bu Qinqin, wanting to increase his prestige in the ministry.

With such a major premise, it is very likely that Desire Valley will not dare to clash head-on with the Tang Army. But there can be no luck in the war, if it weren't for the conquest of hundreds of thousands of troops, who knows if Desire Valley would have done it brazenly!

This is called being prepared, preferring to mobilize the army rather than take military risks.

Fang Er couldn't think of so much, and simply thought that with so many people dispatched, there would be a lot of battles, and the battles would be very fierce, and the opportunity for his performance was indispensable.

After the letter was gone, Xu Qilin shrugged his shoulders, turned his head to Wang Fangyi and said, "You go and see the progress of the Thunderbolt Cannon construction, and attack the Roman Mountain Fortress, just rely on it." ”

"Yes, the next official will go." Wang Fangyi bowed and turned away.

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Gaochang Ju Wentai closed the Silk Road and intercepted the envoys of the Western Regions to the Tang Dynasty, but he also put himself in a situation of closed news.

It was only when the Tang army arrived in Yizhou and broke through the fortress of Roman Mountain that Ju Wentai was rewarded by Pegasus.

was full of self-confidence in the past, but now he is showered with cold water, this old guy may have some heart attack and cerebral infarction, and he died in fear!

Before the army arrived in the city, he was scared to death, and Ju Wentai, an arrogant guy, left a laughing stock in the history books.

When his son Ju Zhisheng ascended the throne, he immediately sent a letter asking the Western Turks to send reinforcements quickly, and also thought of two coalition forces to resist the Tang army.

After receiving the information, the Western Turks did not dare to go to the aid on a large scale, so they only left 5,000 soldiers and horses in the Khan's Futu Tutu, and led their men and horses to retreat thousands of miles west.

The idea of wanting to set up is very simple, if the Tang army besieges Gaochang, the 5,000 men and horses in Futu City can play a role in leading the way, or peep at the opportunity, and it can also make Gaochang have hope and resist desperately.

If the Tang army could not attack for a long time, and the soldiers were tired, he led his men and horses to turn back and kill back, and these 5,000 men and horses were the vanguard who defeated the Tang army and relieved the siege of Gaochang.

Therefore, the new Gaochang King Ju Zhisheng did not know that Desire Valley had already led the main force to run. The news brought back by the messenger asking for help was also for Ju Zhisheng to hold on, and the reinforcements would arrive soon.

At this time, the Tang army broke through the fortress of Luoman Mountain, marched at a fast speed, and entered Tiandi City (now Lukeqin, southwest of Shanshan, Xinjiang).

The defenders of Gaochang fortified the city and did not respond to the letter of persuasion sent by the Tang army. When the trebuchet arrived, the boulder flew into the air, but in an hour, the city gate tower had collapsed, and the city wall of dozens of feet was already open and toothy.

In addition to the boulders, there were also small and dense stone rains, which smashed so that even the defenders of Gaochang could not gain a foothold on the city walls.

As soon as the trebuchet stopped, the Tang army shouted and charged, making a gesture to attack the city. When the defenders of Gaochang went to the city to fight, it was a dense rain of stones, causing heavy losses to the defenders.

Subsequently, taking advantage of the embarrassment of the defenders, the Tang army pushed out three small cars, went straight to the city gate, lit the fuse, and ran back.

With several deafening loud bangs, the city gate was blown open, and the defenders inside were all overturned, killing and injuring countless people.

"Rush, kill—" Fang Er suddenly rushed out of the trebuchet position and rode straight to the city gate.

I'll go! Wang Fangyi didn't look at this guy, Xu Qilin saw it from a distance, and couldn't help scolding, and hurriedly sent someone to protect it.

At this time, the drums and trumpets of the Tang army sounded in unison, and a large number of soldiers rushed forward with shouts. When Xu Qilin saw this situation, he could only give up.

This second fool is really not worry-free. Xu Qilin gritted his teeth and decided to take this guy's horse away next time, and run with two dog legs if he wants to rush!

Niu Jinda stroked the horse's neck again and again, soothing the restless war horse, and one person and one horse were shocked by this earth-shattering might.

Xu Qilin's gunpowder blasting drill, he didn't see it, but he knew that it was a siege weapon brought by Xu Cheng. This sharp weapon is really sharp.

Jiang Xingben, the deputy head of the marching army, is a master craftsman who has majored in Jiucheng Palace.

In this expedition to Gaochang, His Majesty Li Er said: "The weight of the offensive battle, the equipment first, the soldiers belong to the heart, and wait to control the enemy...... specially sent him to lead the craftsmen to accompany the army to create offensive and defensive equipment for the army.

But the craftsman used it, but it was not a tool that Jiang Xing was familiar with. But Hou Junji had an order, so he built it according to Xu Cheng's drawing paper.

When he saw the thunderbolt cannon that had been created for test firing, Jiang Xingben's mouth couldn't close. This game is too fierce, more than 200 catties of boulders can be thrown out a hundred steps away, and the power of the bang is really jaw-dropping.

When passing through Gansu and Suzhou, Jiang Xingben saw countless wind-driven mills and manpower sail trucks running on the road, which was quite impressive.

Seeing the boulders attacking the Roman Mountain Fortress flying into the air, Jiang Xingben was not very surprised at this time. can look at the huge trebuchet standing in the distance, and still admire Xu Qilin's ingenuity in his heart, which has surpassed himself.

The city gate had been breached, and the morale of the defenders of Gaochang suddenly dropped to the bottom, and when the wolf-like Tang army rushed into the city, the battle ended quickly.

Waiting for Fang Er happily ran to Xu Qilin, and what he saw was a black face.

Fang Er scratched his head and said with a smile: "Qi Lin lied to me and said that there was nothing to fight." ”

"In a battle of this scale, you are still used to show off?" Xu Qilin gritted his teeth and scolded: "Didn't you say that you would throw stones in the back, who made you jump out?" ”

Fang Er blinked his eyes and said, "Isn't this meritorious, beheading the third level, it's amazing, right?" ”

Xu Qilin stretched out his hand and nodded at Fang Er, and said, "Okay, if you can fight so well, let General Niu or Hou Guogong take you into the army!" Don't say it's Gaochang who came with me. ”

Fang Er smiled and said facelessly: "Don't be angry, what does our brother have to do with it, as for the white-faced one!" By the way, Ruda is also good, very brave. ”

Xu Qilin sighed, he really didn't want to see Fang Er's virtue, so he waved his hand and let him leave. Out of sight, out of mind. Who let himself get involved, he can only go to the end.

After the Tang army occupied Tiandi City, it continued to press towards Gaochang at a very fast pace.

If you want to say that Hou Junji is indeed very set in military command. A quick attack, a quick blow, did not give Gao Changguo and the Western Turks time to adjust their reactions at all.

But when the main force of the Tang Army was not far from Gaochang, the news came that Ju Wentai was scared to death and was about to be buried in the near future.

Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, the generals felt that they should continue to speed up and take advantage of this opportunity to exert pressure, and maybe they could win easily.

However, Hou Junji ordered the advance to be stopped, and told the generals that the crusade of the king should be dignified. Taking advantage of its funeral to attack, it was ungraceful to lose the demeanor of the Tang army.

At the same time, Hou Junji also released the captured Gaochang generals, asked them to return to Gaochang City, and told Ju Zhisheng. The Tang army gave him three days to bury his father before taking military action.

Xu Qilin just pouted at this, and said in his heart: Hou Junji can pretend to be this force. But when Gaochang City is captured, the nature of this greedy man is exposed, and there is no grace to talk about.

With the gradual collection of intelligence, the battle situation at this time has become clear. The Western Turks were far away, Gaochang was isolated, and no matter how they fought, they were victorious.

Although Hou Junji stopped approaching Gaochang City, he divided his troops and cleared the cities around Gaochang. At the same time, Hou Junji sent Ashina Sheer and Qibi He Li to lead 20,000 cavalry to attack the Khan Futu City.

If the Western Turkic defenders of the Khan's Futu City were defeated, Ju Zhisheng would have lost his last hope. When attacking Gaochang City, it may be possible to overcome it without a fight.

Xu Qilin ignored the movement of the army, but began to send people to inquire about a mineral called "Buddha Head Green".

Although the exact origin is unknown, it is certain in Turpan. Others don't know what the role of this mineral containing metal elements such as cobalt and iron is, but Xu Qilin learned from "Heavenly Creation" that this is an important raw material for firing blue and white porcelain.

The earliest blue and white porcelain in China first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and the Gongxian kiln used to use blue glaze containing cobalt to fire. However, due to the immaturity of production, it was interrupted for a time with the decline of Gongxian kiln. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty can only be regarded as the embryonic period of blue and white porcelain.

Historically, it was not until the late Yuan Dynasty that China's blue and white porcelain began to mature and be produced on a large scale.

That is to say, if Xu Qilin finds the "Buddha head green", he can start the firing research of blue and white porcelain, and it is very possible to get it out in advance.

Porcelain was already an export commodity, while blue and white porcelain was an innovation in color and naturally more expensive.

Moreover, "Buddha head green" can also be mixed with other pigments in proportion to create more colors, which can be applied to porcelain, and the tube is full of money.

It's just that three days have passed quickly, and Xu Qilin hasn't gotten this treasure yet. Of course, he also knows that he can't be in a hurry, and he is looking for it slowly, and the way to make money is not this one.

The Tang army continued to approach Gaochang City, and Ju Zhisheng sent someone to deliver a letter. The letter said: "Those who are guilty of the Son of Heaven are also the kings. The punishment of heaven has been added, and the body has lost its back. Zhisheng has not been on the throne for a few years, and he doesn't know why he is sad, and he is sorry for him. ”

This is really a good son, and he put the responsibility of offending Datang on the dead ghost father, and implored Hou Junji's subordinates to show mercy and let him go.

For such tricks, Hou Junji naturally ignored them. What are you doing here, pretending to be pitiful and letting you go, what about Lao Tzu's efforts to destroy the country?

Therefore, Hou Junji told the messenger that if Ju Zhisheng sincerely repented, he would surrender at the gate of the city.

The army was still advancing, and the militant Fang Er came to Xu Qilin again to ask if there could be a battle under Gaochang City?

"Fight a fart!" Xu Qilin is annoyed when he sees this guy now, and said angrily: "Just Ju Zhisheng's courage, just the soldiers in Gaochang City, go out of the city to find death!" ”

Fang Er scratched his head and said: "This is not good, it has finally hit the door of the house, and when the turtle with a shrunken head does not lose the hearts of the people and lose morale." ”

Hey, you're quite able to think about Ju Zhisheng. If you want to change to Ju Zhisheng and go out of the city to fight, then you will lose faster, and you will not have to attack the city.

It's just that Xu Qilin suddenly remembered something and couldn't help frowning.

The conquest of Gaochang is already absolutely victorious, and Hou Junji has also reached the apex of his life. Next, he would steal the treasures of the Gaochang royal family and provoke his subordinates to follow suit.

In other words, after the capture of Gaochang City, there will be chaos for a day or two. Do you want to stop it, or let it go, or—

Most of the obstructions are self-deprecating, and the identity of an observer cannot be managed in military affairs; It's a little unbearable.

Xu Qilin thought of this, and asked people to call Wang Fangyi. To attack Gaochang City, you also need trebuchets to help, and Wang Fangyi will follow him, and he can also get some military merits.

"I felt a little unwell, so I went back to Tiandi City to rest for a while." Xu Qilin groaned and said: "Conquering Gaochang City, it will be hard Brother Zhongxiang." ”

Wang Fangyi didn't know that Xu Qilin was making excuses, and when he heard what he said, he asked with concern: "There is a doctor in the army, call to treat Xu Cheng." ”

"No need." Xu Qilin smiled and said, "A certain person is also a rough doctor." You can rest assured, just go to Gaochang with the army. ”

Wang Fangyi nodded and said, "In this case, Xu Cheng will rest at ease and attack Gaochang City, it should not be too difficult." ”

Xu Qilin bowed slightly, and said to Wang Fangyi: "Bring a message to Hou Guogong for a certain person, Your Majesty does not want to kill more in Gaochang, please restrain his soldiers and maintain good military discipline." ”

Wang Fangyi felt that it was most appropriate for Xu Qilin to say this to Hou Junji, but Xu Qilin had already explained it like this, and he had no choice but to obey his orders.

Xu Qilin didn't want to see Hou Junji, and after explaining Wang Fangyi, he took the servants and turned around and returned to Tiandi City.

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