The next day, Li Wei summoned the generals again.

There are two systems.

The first system modified the previous Tang Dynasty's establishment in the Western Regions. It is bounded by Atami Tianshan, and the north is the Jinshan Metropolitan Protectorate, and the mansion is the Broken Leaf Castle. The south is still the Anxi Protectorate, and the seat of governance is Qiuzi. The original Tang Dynasty system was simplified.

This is easier to manage than the original scattered various prefectures. It is precisely bounded by the Tianshan Mountains, which divides the Turkic everything into two and divides it into left and right compartments. It is also convenient for immigration management, and may also cooperate with some of the military plans that have taken place below. In addition, in the Tocharian countries, including Fanyan and other countries, the Tocharian Protectorate was established, the Transoxiana Protectorate was established, and the Persian Protectorate was established in Khorasan and Sestan. The governors and prefectures of Hezhong and Tocharia remained unchanged. The Sestan region was established with two prefectures, seven prefectures and eighteen counties. Khorasan set up six prefectures, fifteen prefectures, and thirty-nine counties.

The three prefectures continued to maintain the original system of fetters, and the governors of each prefecture and the county of Thorn were all served by the heads of each country, and each country still retained a high degree of autonomy as before. However, most of the guards of each capital must be served by officials of the Tang Dynasty to assist in governing the locality, mediating conflicts, and controlling part of the military power. The rights are equivalent to those of most of the former protectors in the Western Regions. In addition, a small number of Tang Dynasty garrisons were set up in each capital to protect the government, and the military expenses were determined by each capital. However, the tax of seven households and one horse in the Western Regions was not implemented in the river with Tocharian and Persia.

There must be a step-by-step process to strengthen management step by step. At present, the three protectors are forced to eat, and they can't be in a hurry. If the tax is levied, you must fulfill the obligation, otherwise the people will not accept it, but Li Wei does not want to fulfill this obligation.

The establishment of the system, so the appointment of officials.

First started from Jinshan, let Ashina Hu Seluo serve as the Turkic Khan of the Left Chamber, and Tang Xiujing served as the protector of Jinshan. Some generals were surprised, only Wang Fangyi was confident, as early as when His Majesty asked Tang Xiujing to cooperate with Hu Seluo to deal with Turkic affairs, Wang Fangyi thought that there would be this order.

The Khan of the Right Chamber has not come up with a good candidate, so he let Wei Yuanzhong, who had come to the Western Regions, serve as the protector of Anxi, and Guo Yuanzhen as the governor of Anxi. Wei Yuanzhong is a good minister, and it has long been proven. Guo Yuanzhen is a good general, and it has also been proven. There is little controversy between the two men's appointments.

Next, Li Jinxing was appointed as the protector of the river, Qi Ming served as the protector of Tocharo, and Wang Fangyi served as the protector of Persia. It was also an undisputed order, and Li Jinxing and Qi Biming had been training in the two places for a long time, and they had some prestige. Persian affairs were the most complicated, not only at the forefront of the Great Eclipse counteroffensive, but also to assist the Persians in governance, and neither Li Jinxing nor Qi Ming felt that they were up to the task.

After a few orders, Li Wei overstepped his authority, and he did not have the right to confer the position of the third-grade official in his hands.

But what, doesn't the court still agree? Who has the final say in the Western Regions?

However, after making a show, I still wrote a recital and sent it to Luoyang to ask my father for approval.

After arranging this order, let the generals train all the soldiers. When attacking the city, there shall be no burning, killing, or looting. It has also been repeatedly ordered before, mainly for some Persian recruits. Some recruits carry a "blood feud", and once they enter the city, they may get out of control. Then send someone to bind the city and take the mud nirvana to the husband.

In the afternoon, the city was officially sieged.

Originally, I wanted to use the original group of prisoners as cannon fodder, but there were many negative effects, and it would also have some impact on credit. Li Jinxing's siege tower tactics found an effective means for attacking the husband. Li Wei gave up on the idea. Or let them go home, but not until after the war, let them go back, let the Persians deal with it themselves.

The first group of siege soldiers were led by only a few low-level generals, and the soldiers were all Persian recruits. Use actual combat to forcibly improve their combat effectiveness and coordination ability.

More than 100 large siege towers were pushed out, and like moving castles, they were pushed by soldiers under the walls of the city. Stopped. The soldiers climbed up the stairs to the top floor, and the soldiers inside crouched on the fenders and shot through the holes towards the city. A row of soldiers in the back, operating trebuchets and dropping gunpowder packs.

Under the cover of gunpowder and bows and arrows, let the soldiers and those suspicious prisoners of war who were not released carry sandbags and fill the moat.

CityU cannibals also fought back.

A number of trebuchets were introduced, which were small in size and were an improvement made by the craftsmen of the city after Salem saw the Tang Dynasty trebuchet. But there are still many shortcomings, such as insufficient range and troublesome operation.

Li Wei also brought small clay pots to many big cannibals in the tower, and there were many buckets at the head of the city, which were full of water. Once you see the gunpowder packets falling on the top of the city with thick smoke, use water to extinguish them.

I can only sigh that the wisdom of human beings is infinite, and the cannibals have thought of some countermeasures so quickly. However, this method was backward, and after the resistance of the Tibetans, the gunpowder bag was improved, and "the waterproof performance was good". After pouring water, most of the gunpowder packs continued to explode, and one by one the soldiers were blown up. The cannibals made another move, and ordered some Persians, seeing that the gunpowder bag had fallen, to forcibly throw it out of the city. The effect is not ideal, but some losses can be reduced.

Another part of the big food soldiers crouched behind the stomping wall, lit those small jars, put them on trebuchets, and projected them at the Tang army.

Li Wei didn't know what it was, and watched it intently. The jars fell, some happened to fall under the siege tower, and piles of flames immediately rose. Li Wei was taken aback, thinking that the Great Cannibal had obtained the Greek fire technology.

Stared at it, but it was not quite like it, the Greek fire was sprayed, and it was by no means used for this kind of throwing. When they went to inspect it, it turned out that the jar contained a mixture of oil and sulfur. The big cannibal filled the fuse and set the jar on fire, and the jar was projected out, falling to the ground and shattering, and the two flammable substances saw the air and quickly burst into flames.

This method is good, Li Wei couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At this time, it was the rainy season in the south of the Central Plains, but the sky outside the city was clear and blue, and there were no clouds. From time to time, a hot wind blows in the face. Some siege towers were built earlier, allowing the wind and sunlight to evaporate the water and become very dry. Coincidentally, there were many incendiary bombs, and the entire siege tower quickly burned. In order to be taller than the city wall and produce a condescending trend, the height of each attack tower reached more than ten meters. This is the outer wall, and some of the inner walls are as high as 40 meters, and the height of the siege tower is stricter.

When the soldier saw the fire raging, he jumped down, regardless of how high the ground was. Some do not care about attacking the enemy, but only care about extinguishing the fire. Seeing this, Li Wei had no choice but to order the army to withdraw first.

Standing in the tower and thinking for a while, the big cannibal can use it, but he can't. The city head is thick with earth and stone bricks, and there is only a small pile of burning, so you can avoid it. However, the siege tower was made of wood, and it burned as soon as it was burned.

It was easy to crack, and the siege continued the next day, and a lot of sand was placed on the side of the siege tower. There were also soldiers below carrying sandbags, and when they saw it burning, they covered it with sand. The fire was extinguished and the attack continued.

But the big cannibal thought of a way to dissolve the gunpowder, and a soldier accidentally saw that the gunpowder bag was about to explode, and in his eagerness, he panicked and used a large knife to cut the gunpowder bag alive. Black powder is not yellow powder, its power is the pressure generated when it explodes. This pressure, combined with some hidden weapons inside, is used to kill and injure enemies.

So the gunpowder pack needs to be sealed, but when you see the air, it's not an explosion, it's just burning. The principle is the same as the firecrackers set off by the people in ordinary times.

It was an unintentional cut, and after seeing this change, I tried it again. Quickly report the situation to Salem. Salem also ordered the Persians to be cannon fodder, and selected some powerful people with large axes to cut down the falling gunpowder bags. Let the soldiers splash water again. Some worked, some didn't, but some sacrifices were reduced.

No matter how Salem resolves it, the Don army has an absolute advantage. There were many soldiers, several times as many as in the city, and every day thousands of people came to the army from afar. There are many women among them, Li Wei saw these women, he was stunned at first, and after inquiring, he learned that Persia was originally related to the deeds of female soldiers, and a picture of ancient Persian female soldiers was transmitted.

Li Wei thanked them for their kindness and let them go home. Maybe it can be used in Persia, but it can be spread to China, which will cause a lot of controversy.

After the Tang army crossed the Wuhu River, discipline was strict, and when Li Jinxing and Qi Ming trained soldiers, the first thing they trained was discipline. An army without military discipline cannot become a strong army. He never harassed the people, and the prisoners of war were released and reunited with their families, regardless of their previous suspicions, and won the support of the people. As soon as some prisoners of war returned home, they took the initiative to join the army. In order to express gratitude and support, there is an endless stream of people who come to take out their own food, chickens, ducks and geese every day to reward the Tang Dynasty.

The morale is also different, the Tang Dynasty has won many victories, and the morale is high. Although there were many fierce soldiers in the city, their morale was also low after several defeats. Not to mention the Persian people who were forcibly conscripted. Weapons also have an absolute advantage, and the big cannibals are the same as the Persians, the three major powers in the west, the Byzantines are the best at defending the city, the Persians are second, and the weakest is the big cannibals. Salem made some arrangements, but he didn't give full play to the advantages of the tall walls of the city.

The biggest advantage is that the outer city of Moufu is very long.

The larger the city, the more troops you can use and the more supplies you can store, but that doesn't mean it's easier to defend. Some large cities can be conquered in one day, while some small levels can be defended for a year and a half. Precisely because the larger the city, the longer the walls, which in turn required more soldiers to defend.

If it is the cannibal's own city, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in the city, then more soldiers can be requisitioned to defend the city, and it is possible that even ordinary people can carry bows and arrows and go to the head of the city to assist. However, these people can't wait for the Tang Dynasty army to immediately conquer Moufu City, how to use it?

On the third day, more than 20 siege towers were damaged, but more than 100 siege towers were added, and they were slowly pushed under the city wall of Moufu. After a day and a half of filling, many sections of the moat were filled with sandbags. In order to make the soldiers grow rapidly, and it was not the native army of the Tang Dynasty, Li Wei did not hesitate to take advantage of the lives of the soldiers, and when he saw that there was a chance to take advantage of it, he pushed the siege tower directly under the city wall and charged towards the city.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Salem took out a lot of money to encourage the morale of the soldiers who moved to help. The morale was slightly boosted, and the attacks of the Don army were repulsed again and again.

On the third day, he persevered.

On the fourth day, more than a hundred huge siege towers outside the city slowly approached.

And the Great Eclipse soldiers at the head of the city were reduced by thousands of numbers every day under the intensive attacks of the Tang Dynasty. Seeing that the situation was not good, Salem had no choice but to abandon the outer city. After the third watch, let the soldiers transfer all the valuable materials to the inner city together with the dignitaries.

When Li Wei heard the scout's report, he seized the fighter plane in time, and ordered all the soldiers to get up from their beds and attack the city. Not only did all the siege towers be launched, but the ladders that were originally built were also pushed out together and leaned against the city walls.

Salem cursed several times and ordered to speed up his entry into the inner city. But at this time, more than 100,000 Tang soldiers were coming to the city, and there were still some defenders at the head of the city, guarding the city wall. Seeing the governor do this, it is clear that he discarded them as cannon fodder. Seeing the Tang army ascending the city one after another, many soldiers laid down their arms and surrendered. The generals sent people to guard the prisoners, and ordered their men to go down to the city, come to the city gate, and break under the city gate, open the city gate, and let the main force of the Tang army enter the city.

Seeing a group of Tang troops swarming in, some soldiers rode horses and galloped straight towards the inner city gate, Salem ignored the fact that there were many nobles behind him, and immediately closed the inner city gate.

Li Wei also entered the city.

First ordered the construction of a fortification along the inner city wall to prevent the big cannibals from breaking through. He again ordered the soldiers entering the city not to do anything bad. Then thousands of soldiers were sent to guard the city gates, and they were not allowed to enter but not to leave.

This is the treasure of the city.

The destruction of Gabro City and Bari Black City allowed the Tang army to obtain a wealth worth about one million yuan. It was the Tang army that kept a hand, spared the local nobles, and did not loot their property. But in these two cities, the big cannibals were originally governed in a form of almost fetters, and the local nobles could not be called the sworn friends of the big eaters.

However, the city of Moufu is different, it is impossible to get the wealth of 9 billion dinars like Ctesiphon, even if there is, the Tang Dynasty cannot be like the great cannibals, and the city of Moufu can be washed and looted, at most half of it can be obtained. However, as the largest city in Central Asia, Moufu City is also quite wealthy.

There was not only the wealth looted by the great food nobles, but also the wealth of many Persians. All of these Persians took refuge in the Great Eater and became the new magnates of the city of Moufu, doing business, lending usury, exploiting, land and real estate, relying on the power of the big cannibal fox and the fake tiger, and acting as a blessing to their compatriots, and also accumulating a large amount of property. For example, the Persian merchant killed by Kang Dabeard. The big food official scraped over the property. These three sources of wealth also constitute an important wealth component of Moufu City.

are all the targets of Li Wei's investigation.

These people and these possessions were mainly in the inner city, and there was also a part of the outer city. But now it can't be moved, for fear of arousing the will of some people in the inner city, so it will be blocked first, and then cleaned up at once after the inner city is conquered.

Then many soldiers were sent to take the initiative to maintain order, and by dawn, the order in the outer city became orderly. Salem was not worried, concentrated in the inner city, the scope of defense was reduced, a large amount of supplies and food were prepared in advance, and the walls were more than three times taller than the outer city, which was enough for him to hold on for several months.

Looking at the Don troops patrolling outside the city walls, Salem arranged a new defense.

In the afternoon, Li Wei ordered his soldiers to launch the first wave of tentative attacks. But this wave of attacks has suffered heavy sacrifices. Salem saw the shortcomings of the city early on and decided to make the inner city a place to defend.

The main fortification of the city was moved to the inner city. Including some large trebuchets, the city was not only lined with incendiary bombs, but also many huge stones. Some stones weighed more than 100 catties, and the siege tower was smashed down in a few clicks.

This fall, thirty or forty meters high, the soldier fell, and there was not one in ten.

Li Wei saw the heavy casualties, so he could only withdraw his troops and think of other strategies.

The old people in the city don't know, thinking that the outer city has been breached, and the inner city is breached. I also heard that the Ni Nishi will come to the city of Moufu soon, and it is even possible that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty will hold a holy fire ceremony for him, and the Persian emperor will take the throne and light the holy fire, the second is to be crowned, and the third is to be crowned, so as to become a real emperor.

Salem saw that Persia was happy, and evil was born. Originally, it was separated from the inner city to the dwellings, but it was not far away, and there were many dwellings. Salem ordered that the can incendiary bomb be thrown in the direction of the house. After a while, a fire broke out, and the fire spread rapidly to the periphery by the summer wind.

This surprised all the Tang Dynasty generals, and Li Wei ordered to leave the siege and put out the fire first. First, some of the dwellings downwind were demolished to create a vacuum to prevent the fire from spreading downwind. He also brought water from the well and put out the fire one by one.

It was not until the fourth watch that the fire was extinguished.

The next day Salem got up and laughed as he looked at the ruined walls outside the walls. The people of the Tang Dynasty wanted to buy people's hearts, and this time some were busy. Originally, the people in the city were dense, and more than 100,000 troops poured in. And burn down so many houses, see how you deal with the aftermath?

As time goes by, the contradictions will inevitably intensify. Once the reinforcements of the Great Eclipse arrive, the inside and the outside should be united, and you will wait for destruction. It's a pity that there are too few troops in his hands and his morale is low, otherwise when the Tang Dynasty army was fighting the fire last night, he suddenly attacked, and maybe he would be able to turn defeat into victory.

This is his obscenity, that is, he has enough troops, he has been defeated again and again, he is cold, and he is not completely sure, and he does not dare to take the initiative to attack regardless of the safety of the inner city. I didn't expect that this was the scenery after his death. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation.