Chapter 38: Striking the West
With the departure of the Qinghe Cui clan, the Taiyuan Wang clan already had the prototype of gunpowder, all of which Fang Ce didn't know.
He thought that gunpowder only appeared in the late Tang Dynasty, and in the Song Dynasty, it was made into fireworks in large quantities.
Now the gunpowder has not been made out, but he does not know that as early as the pre-Qin period, gunpowder appeared.
It's just that it was monopolized by the aristocracy, and now some of the families that have mastered gunpowder have fallen apart and disappeared in the tide of history.
The Taiyuan Wang family is a wealthy family inherited from the pre-Qin period and has a history of thousands of years.
A huge family naturally has these advanced things.
The Wang family was not devastated at all because of the events in Jinshan Temple, and they were not afraid of rumors.
These things are nothing to their Wang family at all.
After a long time, these things are gone.
You don't have to do anything at all.
The people don't hold on to one thing all the time.
At this time, Fang Ce has already begun to make final preparations.
No one knows when the Turks will attack Chang'an, but I heard that they are already preparing to attack Luoyang from Hebei Province, and if Luoyang is lost, Chang'an will be in danger.
Fang Ce, who heard the news, frowned.
History doesn't say anything about this stubble.
It is said that the Turks fought on the banks of Weishui and then negotiated with Li Shimin.
Didn't say anything to hit Luoyang?
What's going on?
Fang Ce didn't understand a little, but Li Shimin sent him an order through Li Junxian, saying that he was asked to prepare to defend Luoyang, usually the distance in between needs to run for several days, but if it is a hot air balloon, one day is enough.
This is the second time that Fang Ce asked Li Yun to lead people to make a hot air balloon, and it was done in just one day, and it was bigger and better than the last hot air balloon.
This time, the basket made of the hot air balloon is very huge, after all, hundreds of catties of gunpowder have to be carried up, and then rely on Fang Ce to light the gunpowder alone, and then throw it down, the lead is long enough to ensure that this thing will explode when it falls to the ground.
Otherwise, if it explodes in the air, the lethality is not so great.
After everything was ready, Fang Ce set off.
After all, Luoyang is not Fanyang, Luoyang is the second largest metropolis besides Chang'an.
If such a place is destroyed by the Turks, I don't know how many years it will take to recover.
Another point is that there is a huge granary next to Luoyang, where the legacy of the former Sui can be, and if it is occupied by the Turks, everything will be over.
Li Shimin couldn't wait to transfer more than half of his troops to Luoyang.
is also ready to let Fang Ce hurry over.
After a day, the hot air balloon was ready, and then it took a night to carry the gunpowder onto the hot air balloon, start to light the hot air balloon, and then quietly wait for the dawn to come.
Early in the morning, Fang Ce boarded the hot air balloon, controlled the hot air balloon, and floated towards the east.
In order to cope with this battle, Fang Ce specially made two pieces of glass and made a simple telescope.
After coming to the heavens, Fang Ce began to observe.
Immediately, the eyebrows frowned.
Because he sees things that shouldn't be seen.
Luoyang in the east can not be seen for the time being, but to the north of Chang'an City, on the bank of the Weishui River, the Turkic brigade over there has been assembled.
A dense group makes people's scalp tingle.
"Sound from east to west!"
Fang Ce immediately knew that from the very beginning, the Turks had been prepared, and their goal was Chang'an!
Attacking Fanyang and besieging Luoyang, this is all for show.
The real Turkic army has been broken into pieces, forming a formation on the banks of the Weishui River, as long as the Weishui River is crossed, and the back is flat.
Straight to the Yellow Dragon!
That's their plan.
If Fang Ce hadn't had this telescope, it was estimated that he would have caught the Turkic way, but fortunately he knew a little bit of history, so he took a special look to the north.
Otherwise, he really didn't pay attention, and when he went to Luoyang, it was estimated that this matter would be a big deal, and when he came back, it was estimated that Chang'an would be in danger.
After all, this time Li Shimin did not use any suspicious tactics, and did not make any preparations, and the Weishui Alliance had long been impossible.
In the current situation, there are only two possibilities.
One is that Li Shimin knocked Jieli Khan down, and the other is that Jieli Khan replaces Li Shimin.
It is impossible to leave Li Shimin a chance to breathe, and what Datang has turned from weak to strong.
It's already in a state of ruin.
As long as Fang Ce is gone, everything is over.
Fortunately, Fang Ce did not leave, but at this critical moment, he saw the Turkic soldiers and horses.
Fang Ce immediately controlled the hot air balloon and headed directly towards the palace.
Fang Ce's hot air balloon was very large, falling from the sky, alarming all the guards in the palace.
"Your Majesty! Big things are wrong! ”
Fang Ce roared to the ground in mid-air.
"What's the situation?"
"Time is running out, and I don't have time to say anything more. The real purpose of the Turks is not Luoyang, but Chang'an, countless Turkic soldiers and horses have gathered on the banks of the Weishui River, now hurry up and send people to the banks of the Weishui River! Vanguard! Send the vanguard to trick them into one place first, and then I'll strike with precision! ”
After Fang Ce said this, he directly lifted off into the air and floated towards the sky.
Li Shimin heard the news from Fang Ce, and immediately began to change his strategy.
Now more than half of them have gone to Luoyang.
As the vanguard, Cheng Yanjin has already set off.
It's just that the eldest grandson Chong hasn't left yet, and he is still saying goodbye to his parents at home at this time.
So, Li Shimin could only arrange for Changsun Chong to take the people to Jingyang.
This time, Li Shimin didn't say anything, and directly issued a military order, he must go!
Disobedience to the decree and the military order is death.
There is a slight difference between a military order and a holy decree.
The decree can be dragged a little, but the military order is different.
What is particular about orders and prohibitions.
When the military order is given, it is necessary to go.
There is no chance of hesitation.
So Changsun Chong took a team of 1,000 people, served as the vanguard, and set off towards Weishui.
Changsun Chong has never fought before, but he has also seen the art of war.
Specifically, it is slightly inferior to the rhetoric on paper.
However, Li Shimin said that he has hole cards, don't worry.
The eldest grandson Wuji also told him that he had a back hand, don't worry, this time it's just gold-plated.
So, Changsun Chong also thought that there was no danger.
It completely became a wave ratio.
Well, what are the consequences of Langbi.
Everybody gets the idea.
When Changsun Chong had just passed Weishui, Fang Ce was watching from the sky.
just watched coldly and didn't shoot directly.
Changsun Chong rushed into the encirclement of the Turkic millions of iron horsemen with a thousand people, and what the consequences were, needless to say.
Resist?
No kidding.
There was no resistance at all, and after paying a hundred casualties, all the others were taken prisoner.
Including the eldest grandson Chong, they were all captured alive.