Chapter 444: The Curtain Moves

When Xue Ne and Cao Huaishun attacked Chengfeng Ridge, Li Wei realized that he had made a mistake, but he didn't pay attention to it at that time.

I thought of balloons, but the load capacity of hot air balloons is low, which is far inferior to hydrogen balloons, of course, the safety is very good, in this era only use hot air balloons, hydrogen can be raised, do not dare to use.

There are many factors that make him ignore that the load capacity is low, and even if he brings it, he can't bring much gunpowder. The hot air balloon must be blown above the target with the help of the wind, which is difficult to determine, a few hundred meters above the ground, a centimeter wrong above, and tens of meters below. The balloon itself was erratic again, and the gunpowder ignited, dropped, and the fuse was difficult to control, and it exploded in the air early, and fell to the ground late, and was snuffed out by the enemy. Not only that, but if thrown so high, the wind itself can blow the gunpowder bag away from the target.

In this case, it is better to honestly use a trebuchet to eject.

However, after a suicidal breakthrough, Pei Xingjian tied gunpowder with animal skins to waterproof, which provided him with inspiration. But I still didn't think about it, after all, my energy is limited, and I can't think about so many things.

Later, many people in Tuyuhun fled to various mountains and mountains to live in danger, and this matter was in his mind again, not only Tuyuhun, but also Bailanqiang and Dongnuqiang, there were more similar terrains. So I thought about it again, as if in modern warfare, airships played an important role for a while. But it certainly can't be made. The idea was made on the hot air balloon again, and the lower hanging blue was divided into two parts, one part was to carry a soldier, and the other part was to carry an iron sheet blue, which contained about a hundred kilograms of gunpowder. This is the maximum load capacity, otherwise the hot air balloon would be too large. When discharging, light the main fuse, cut the rope of the tin bucket with a knife, and drop it down.

The tin barrel is divided into two parts, one part is the main body, gunpowder. The outside is a thin layer of iron, covered with flammable fuses, there are four or five thick fuzes, separating these fuses, when thrown from the air to the ground, a huge vibration, scattering the sparks of the thick fuses, quickly ignite these fuses, and immediately explode.

Moreover, the weight is large, which reduces the offset caused by some of the wind and can hit the target more accurately. It's easier said than done, and after a period of debugging, it took shape.

Xue Rengui came, just to show it, he didn't know much about this clumsy thermal weapon, General Xue.

The guards brought three more hot air balloons, looked at the direction of the wind, and slowly rose high into the air.

Seeing this, all the people working in the fields stopped their work one by one, came over to watch, and asked Li Wei to send soldiers to isolate.

Three hot air balloons slowly approached the top of the mountain, and then three iron blues fell from the sky. Soon it landed on the mountain, and immediately three loud earth-shattering sounds were heard. The guards put the hot air balloon back again, and Xue Rengui said, "Okay, this is the real thunder." ”

Exactly how much lethality, I don't know. But standing at the foot of the mountain, he also made the ears roar with the three loud noises just now. If it is placed nearby, it will not be blown up, not necessarily, but at least the ears will be deaf.

Li Wei was not too happy, he thought of the tragic scene in Fuling again, and was silent for a while before saying, "General Xue, let's go up and watch." ”

Walking up the hill, two of them missed, exploded elsewhere, some trees were blown down by a huge shock wave, and there was also a deep crater in the ground. Without stopping, I came to the simulated stockade. Most of the stone walls have collapsed, this one doesn't count, the real village stone walls are stronger than this one. Many scarecrows were also shaken down, some of them were firmly inserted and still standing, but their bodies were splashed with some iron nails and iron pieces.

"General Xue, how about using this to conquer various cottages?"

"Good!" Xue Rengui replied.

It is impossible to attack the city, the area is large, but the attack on the cottage is possible, the area is small, as long as one is thrown in the center, it is fatal. It's really not good, a few more, this solves some of the defects that the steep ridge and trebuchet can't push up.

"But although it is good, it needs to be carefully inspected at all times, and there can be no holes or threads." After explaining the principle about it, it is not very difficult, as long as you understand that hot air is lighter than cold air, and you can carry people to heaven by this principle.

After speaking, he said, "Let's go back and discuss." ”

A few members of the group sat down to discuss.

Li Wei did not take care of the affairs of the Western Regions, and he did not have the right to take care of them. Even if it has this right, it is not easy to use troops on a large scale, Qinghai can mobilize a large amount of material support from the Central Plains, and there is terrain to defend. The Western Regions are different, the supply of materials is difficult, and many areas are empty, even in the Western Regions, there are few people in the court who are opponents of Qinling. Besides, it will always be a fetter area, and it will be rebelled from time to time.

The main battlefield is still in Qinghai.

After a long discussion, they dispersed, but Xue Rengui called Xue Ne and Zhang Qianmiao.

The two of them had a bit of a disagreeable quarrel, and some time ago, the two had a quarrel again. Then there was a fight, hand-to-hand combat, and Xue Ne suffered a big loss. Then he got up, and without saying a word, ran to the camp and took out his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow into Zhang Qianqiao's helmet. Zhang Qianqiao wanted to dodge, but he pounced and hit again, and another arrow drilled through the crotch of his pants. Too frightened to move, Xue Ne wanted to release the third arrow again, but he didn't know where to shoot, and the guards were afraid that something would happen, so they forcibly hugged him back.

Xue Ne was still not convinced, and shouted while returning to the camp: "There is a kind of kid, don't slip alone." ”

Our fists are not as tough as yours, but our archery skills are ten times better than yours. No matter how hard the fist is, it must be close to exert its power, and I will shoot arrows against you far away.

When Li Wei heard this, he dragged the two to the gate of the barracks and beat each with twenty military sticks. But there was no way to convince them to reconcile.

The two arrived in a moment. Xue Rengui strode up, twisted Xue Ne's ear, beat him hard, and ordered him to admit his mistake to Zhang Qianmiao. gave such a big face, Zhang Qianqiao had no choice but to admit his mistake in a curt. But Li Wei knew that the hatred between the two had not been resolved, and he had to pay attention to the fact that the two could not be transferred together to prevent the recurrence of Xue Rengui and Guo Beifeng.

In August, the harvest was still the mainstay, and then the construction of the city continued, and the roads that could be destroyed were almost completely destroyed in July. But the castles have not been completed, and the Tibetan can't defeat it in a year or two. Therefore, this stalemate is likely to continue for a long time.

Therefore, the city wall must be built very tall and strong, otherwise it is better not to repair it if the Tibetans knock it down with a few crashes. A lot of people were intercepted, and the party contributed a lot of labor, but many castles were built one after another, and they did not want to complete the construction before mid-September.

This city must be built, if it is not built, leave a gap, and the Qinling will be killed. However, when various castles were built, the Qinling Tomb had no choice but to continue to pacify the internal affairs, and this drag may take several years. Without this person, the Tibetan or Qiang people, there is only a group of bitter lords left.

But in August, it was still to be fought, not Bailan, nor Qinghai, but put it in Songzhou to the south of the eastern foot of Jishi Mountain, where there were Chungsang, Misang, Baigouqiang and other Qiang people.

Qinghai sent out 20,000 party soldiers, and they were always wary of Li Wei, a party member, from Songzhou to Danzhou, Taozhou and south of Jiuqu, except for the Songpan grassland where the Red Army later crossed the grassland, almost all of them lived in the party. Not only that, the eight surnames of Dang Xiang have had a lot of contact with the people of the Central Plains, and they have always had a good impression of the Tang Dynasty. is the ugly slave Qiang of the Snow Mountain, that is, the party members of the Snow Mountain, and they are not evil to the Tang Dynasty. This group of Dangxiang people mainly lives on the west side of Jiuqu and the Yellow River, north of Dajishi Mountain, and this time half of the area cannot be covered, and must be relocated on a large scale. But this is not the main point, there is also a line of party members, living in the northwest of Jishi Mountain, south of the Liemo Sea, northeast of the Baihai in this mountainous area, Montenegro Qiang, with a large population, fierce people, and few contacts with the Central Plains.

Not only did the people move and need a place to settle down, but they were also very unruly.

In short, although it is currently being used very handy, I am always at ease in my heart.

Let them go on the expedition without stopping, and it is a predatory war, and when the time comes, distribute the goods according to merit, so that they like it, it is also their nature, and weaken and reduce a part of the soldiers through sacrifice.

In addition to the 20,000 party members, there were 11,000 Tang troops, who were prisoners of war. Captured, demoralized, need some real combat training, as well as some victories, to restore confidence. However, two heavy generals, Heizhi Changzhi and Li Jinxing, were sent to assist Xue Rengui, as well as thousands of soldiers in the two states under Xue Rengui, plus 10,000 soldiers from the imperial court. Nearly 50,000 troops, crusading against Zhuqiang and avenging their invasion of the three states of Jiannan. The depth is one hundred and fifty miles, and it is mainly based on actual combat training, property and population, and does not listen to surrender.

It hurts first, and they are afraid to reflect before talking.

But this time, the captive population will be very large, and there will be tens of thousands of Tuyuhun people in Jishi Mountain. Continue to send back through various channels, except for some soldiers who rewarded domestic slaves, the rest exchanged some land and troops to large families. This is the worst part of the Tang Dynasty system, the trilogy is the slave, and many large families have a large number of tribal. You can't kill prisoners, there will be Confucian ministers in the court to speak. I had to use this method to gag them. But there are many benefits, enriching the population of the Central Plains, liberating some tribes, becoming ordinary people, and the imperial court can get some normal taxes.

Once again, the battle began.

The Qiang people's combat effectiveness is relatively weak. It is also related to the loose relationship between the ministries, but not for nothing. And the environment here is harsh, and the people are poor. Therefore, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was only fetters, even lower than the degree of fetters in the Western Regions. It is mainly poor, and it is better not to drag the court back, including the party members. But he didn't expect to become the biggest accomplice of Tubo.

This is a good opportunity, the Tang Dynasty has recently won a big victory, and the Qiang people are depressed. There is also this tactic of throwing huge gunpowder bags at high altitudes to reduce the difficulty of attacking dangerous villages.

It's not that easy, but the three generals at the head are veritable killing gods, and each one is more ruthless than the other. is not only murderous, but also the level of command is higher than the other. It can be said that these three people, among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, are definitely in the top ten.

Wherever the three-way army passed, they were invincible.

Li Wei stayed in Qinghai and did not move, and continued to deal with government affairs with Pei Xingjian. The settlement of the people, as promised, Jiuqu will also demarcate some areas for the party members. There is also grain, which detains almost every 100,000 people in Tuyuhun for a month, and this food consumption is very serious. After estimating the harvest, it is about not enough, and there will be a shortage. But this doesn't matter, the party is in obedience, the Jishi Road is reopened, and a batch of grain can be transferred from Songzhou and other state capitals to come over for emergency. This time, a lot of property was also captured, including food, which can also be replenished.

and asked Qi Ming to lead an army of 40,000 to support Wang Fangyi in destroying the Western Regions, which was actually a bluff, and in a certain sense, it was also solidarity. That's not what it was supposed to be. Then some scouts were sent to monitor the movements of the Tubo people, and the Qinling had to be guarded against with troops. But if you kill the horse pistol and tens of thousands of people go north, it is also impossible to hide from the scouts.

I also did a thunderous thing. secretly matched the various soldiers, did not ask for people from the Nuo bowl, and the people's hearts were unsatisfied, and he gave him so much help, only deducting some people, making himself feel as if he owed him a debt.

However, among the Tuyuhun people who were detained, there were many women, some of whom had lost their husbands, and some of whom had not married, and they consulted with the elders of the party and selected some young girls from their clan to marry the soldiers. For this, at present, the party members are also willing, and everyone can intermarry with each other in order to be closely linked. Li Wei was afraid, and the party members were also afraid that the Tang Dynasty would regret it, and after beating Tubo, they would cook a rabbit and a dead dog.

Soldiers are also willing, and many soldiers come from poor families and are still single. The children of the family should pay attention to a bloodline, be the right person, and be ashamed of marrying the Hu girl. That's some to eat, not to eat, and porridge is also good. At least it's better than hitting a single.

Through mutual marriage, the party members are further tied together.

Then, at the end of August, he wrote a letter, asking for his parents' consent to recruit all the government soldiers in more than 20 nearby state capitals of Qin, Wu, Wei, Tang, and Yi. Anyway, in October, when the autumn harvest is over, all the government soldiers will start training, which will be regarded as actual combat training. Meet at Songzhou. Don't dare to read too early, the spies of Qinling have all arrived at the second child, and the morning book is equivalent to informing the Tubo people to prepare in advance.

But when the letter reached the imperial court and then went down to various places, the government soldiers would not arrive in Songzhou until at least October. However, in September, the Tang army's spearhead turned, and Lou Shide, Zhang Qianqiao and other generals led another 20,000 troops from Li Wei's snow-capped mountain road to Wuhai. Xue Rengui's three-way army gathered in Chungsang, and entered Bailanqiang from the east and the west.

A series of dazzling marches, on Zanpo just didn't dare to move. Qinghai is not empty of troops, and if necessary, the party can immediately mobilize tens of thousands of troops for reinforcements. By the end of September, all the castles had been built, and a larger military campaign began.

Got a lot of booty, the party soldiers were high, and 15,000 soldiers were added, Xue Rengui divided the troops, divided 20,000 people, plus these 15,000 soldiers, led by Hei Zhi Changzhi, from Bailanqiang to Baihai and Wuhai again, and then entered Dafeichuan. After the 40,000-strong army of Qibi Ming arrived in Suzhou, it suddenly turned into the Fuluo River, which was fatal to the remnants of Tuyuhun this time. Seeing that the Tang Dynasty army was looting the Qiang people, it was definitely not a way to stay in the mountains one by one, and finally came out of various mountains and valleys and came to various grasslands again. The Tang army was killed.

Xue Rengui and Li Jinxing took the rest of the army, as well as more than 20,000 newly arrived soldiers, and turned their heads to kill Zhuqiang. The depth is still one hundred and fifty li, but all the Qiang people in the fifty li area near the border area have been emptied. But this answer should be that they surrendered, but on the condition that they surrendered, they could surrender, and some compensation must be made, and the chief's own children should be sent to the court as hostages.

There are also some plans in the back, winter is coming, and in the winter month, the military march will stop, and next spring depending on the situation in Tibet, it is possible to continue a series of military operations. Let the Qiang people be shocked and urge the destruction of the foundation of Tibet.

If the Qinling sent a large army to come, he would not fight, and use the various castles to hold on. But the news leaked out, and it was probably impossible to build a city in Zishankou, but it didn't matter, all the Qiang people's roads were destroyed, so that the place where they lived really became a poor mountain and evil valley, and they couldn't communicate with the outside world. The theory of persecution exacerbated the exploitation of the Western Regions and generated more contradictions. Then counterattack in one fell swoop, and then lead the army of the Western Regions to clear out the Tuyuhun people in the southwest of Qimo or Qilian Mountains. Make Qinghai truly a purgatory on earth. The Tibetans could not gain a foothold, and in the end they had to give up.

On Qinling once said that after crossing the Baihai, your Tang army will not be able to do it. Let you stay in the Tubo Plateau, but it is really so easy to stay, once the Qiang land is lost, the way of salt in the southwest will be lost. If Qinghai is lost, Qinghai Salt Road will be lost. Then the original Tubo Salt Road, that is, the Kunlun Pass Salt Road in the Western Regions, was guarded. You don't even have salt to eat, see how you hold the plateau?

The latter thought a little farther, in fact, after three months of thunderous action, some soldiers died one after another. It's just a war to feed the war, and the consumption of the treasury is not very serious. This is also unavoidable. There is a sentence that Li Wei has never said, and there are some words that the Lu clan said before leaving, which will create some contradictions for the Qinling and put him in a difficult situation. Does doing this yourself count as "cooperation"? If you give birth to a boy, you can make peace with him in exchange for the support of the Qin Ling. It depends on the will of God, if a man is born, this time period will only be left for two or three years in the Tang Dynasty.

But I didn't expect a good news to come from the Western Regions. After Wang Fangyi escorted the school and Anxi, he immediately galloped to Anxi in the starry night. Like Li Wei, he first built a large city, twelve city gates, and the scale was quite spectacular. And it's so fast that it was repaired in just fifty days. took a name, called Broken Leaf City, as an important city to defend Anxi, and then appeased the nobles from all sides. It happened that Qi Ming led 40,000 Tang troops to Suzhou. Hearing this news, the various departments of the Western Regions were depressed, and Li Shaluo was quickly isolated. Wang Fangyi took the opportunity to use a strategy and captured Li Shalu alive almost bloodlessly.

Li Wei was stunned, this is not easy, until now, he has not the ability to capture Zanpo alive. said to Pei Xingjian: "I have another famous general in the Tang Dynasty." ”

"Yes, this person is good, but the minister has thought of a plan."

"What's the plan?"

"Your Highness, you can send scouts to the vicinity of Tuyuhun City to release the rumors, just say that our Tang Dynasty will give the Tuyuhun departments another chance, and whoever can capture Ronzan Posheng alive will not be investigated, but will be rewarded heavily."

"Good strategy, this time, under several blows, maybe there will really be some nobles who are tempted. Even if there is none, there will be suspicions about Zanpo, which is Cao Cao's strategy to break Ma Chao and Han Sui. ”

"But Your Highness, you have to prepare to go back."

So far, the battle has also been achieved. Ben came to Qinghai to avoid the dispute between the Hou Party and the Yongwang Party, but Li Xian didn't work, the queen was scrapped in a few moments, and she had fatal evidence of Yongwang in her hands. Zhang Wenjun passed away, and Dai Zhide was sick and well, but he couldn't last long. If you don't go back, the court may all be controlled by the queen. This avoidance is too much.

"Yes, but how can Lone go back?"

If my father didn't give an order, I couldn't really lead the army back to Chang'an. Feeling that everything was on fire, he stood in front of the door, separated by a curtain, and the shadow of the curtain was moving, but he didn't know how to open the curtain.

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