The name of '靺鞨' was first seen in the Book of Northern Qi.

The tassel, which has the same sound as the tapir, is formed by the fusion of the tapir and the raccoon dog.

In ancient times, there were many ethnic minorities in Northeast China, such as the Zhenfan people, the Manchu people, the Manchu people, the Huangtou Murowei people, and so on.

After the tapir and raccoon dog fused, a new nation was formed.

On the whole, the Ya tribe should be born from the Su Shen clan who lived in Baishan. This point is recorded in the Book of Sui: The Su Shen clan of the ancients. By the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Yan Dynasty was divided into seven major parts, namely Sumo, Baishan, Bolu, Anchegu, Hao, Funi and Heishui. Among them, the Sumo people were the most powerful, with thousands of warriors at that time.

It was only during the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty that Su Mo was defeated by Goguryeo, so he migrated from Fuyu City.

The Sumo people who stayed in their hometown became vassals of Goguryeo, knowing that in 668 AD, the Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo, and the Sumo people were moved to Yingzhou along with tens of thousands of Goguryeo remnants, which formed the current Sumo Jin people. After Zuo Rong became the leader, he retained the seven major tribes of the Tatar people in order to increase his momentum, and at the same time formed an alliance with the Turks.

Yang Shouwen only felt a little pain in his back molars, and gasped.

"More than 10,000 people?"

Yang Chenglie nodded and said with a wry smile: "However, we didn't dare to tell you, we only said that it was thousands of rebels." ”

In the whole of Changping, there are no more than 1,000 soldiers and no more than 10,000 people. The number of rebels in this particular area is almost equal to the entire population of Changping.

Yang Chenglie did not dare to report the number of rebels, which is also reasonable.

This is like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao falsely claimed that 800,000 troops had entered Jiangdong. Before the people arrived, Jiangdong was panicked.

What a deterrent! If the people of Changping knew that there were so many rebels, it was estimated that they would not have to fight. He surrendered obediently.

"That Lu Yongcheng ......"

"Kill yourself by poisoning!"

Yang Chenglie's eyes showed a complicated color, and he said softly: "But I will report to the state capital in the future, saying that he died in battle." This guy is also a poor man, I used to be a son of a family, so I know very well in my heart that I can't help myself. ”

When Yang Shouwen heard this, he glanced at Yang Chenglie in surprise.

"County Lieutenant Yang, County Lieutenant Yang!"

Suddenly there was a cheer from the city. Immediately after that, I heard Rouen's shouting.

Like a gust of wind, he whistled from the gallop road, and in an instant he came to the head of the city. The look was particularly excited.

"County Lieutenant Yang, guess what I found?"

"What?"

Rouen shouted at the people on the road, "Hurry up and lift it up." ”

I saw more than a dozen big men, shirtless, carrying huge utensils from under the city. The utensil was covered with a black cloth. I can't see what's inside. It didn't take a while. The big men carried the things up to the gatehouse. Lu Ang didn't wait for Yang Chenglie to ask, stepped forward, grabbed the black cloth, and then pulled it hard.

"Winch crossbow?"

Yang Chenglie's eyes lit up and he shouted out in a lost voice.

Lu Ang smiled: "That's right, it's a winch crossbow, there are two in total." ”

Yang Chenglie suddenly became excited, waved his hand and said, "Then what else do you want." Load me the winch crossbow at once...... Place one on the tower of the gate, and one over there. Hurry up, hurry, hurry. I expect that as soon as the fog clears, the rebels will be dispatched. ”

"Father, what is this?"

Yang Shouwen looked at the strange-looking utensils in surprise, and couldn't help but ask softly.

"This is a weapon to defend the city!"

Without waiting for Yang Chenglie to answer, Lu Ang spoke: "If I have this artifact in Juyong Pass, how can it be broken by the rebels?" ”

Should it be breached or breached...... The reason why you failed was not because you couldn't use your weapons, but because there were sneak attacks from behind the end of the army, okay?

Yang Shouwen stood aside and complained in his heart.

Gai Laojun explained in a low voice: "This is a crossbow, which is placed at the head of the city, and can destroy the siege tower.

I think that when Taizong had not yet ascended the throne, he fought fiercely with Wang Shichong in Luoyang. That Wang Shichong placed a crossbow at the head of the city, repelled Taizong several times, and even caused Taizong to lose his troops. This thing is so powerful that it can't be resisted by flesh and blood. ”

After speaking, he asked Lu Ang: "How many stones does this thing have?" ”

Lu Ang didn't look back and said: "Looking at it, let alone eight stones." ”

"That's a range of five hundred paces, but it's barely usable."

When Lu Ang heard this, he immediately turned his head to look at Gai Laojun.

Damn, who are the people in this Changping county? I only said one tension, can this guy be ready to report the range?

To be honest, Rouen doesn't look down on Chang people.

It's just a group of people, who maintain law and order on weekdays, catch a thief, and when it comes to fighting, it's a rabble.

But after half a day, Lu En was a little shocked.

Not to mention the Abu Sijida, who has an enemy of 100 people, Yang Chenglie commanded properly, and it can be seen that he is definitely experienced. Now there is another old man who has popped up, and it is said that he is the head of Changping! Damn, what's that! Of course, Rouen knew that the so-called head of the group was the head of the society. Such a person has become a general?

But now, Rouen is somewhat speechless.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, ballistas were widely used in attacking and defending cities.

The Tang people called it a winch crossbow, also called a car crossbow. It was mentioned in the 149th volume of Du You's "General Dictionary": There is a winch crossbow today, with 700 steps in the middle, which is used to attack the city and pull out the fortress. The 160th volume of the same book describes its structure, after installing a 12-stone strong crossbow, the bow is opened with a winch, and there are seven arrows on the crossbow arm, with a giant arrow in the center and three small arrows on the left and right. When Lux strikes the machine, all the arrows are fired at the same time, and it is said that it is indestructible.

The two crossbows in Changping City were obviously castrated.

Gai Laojun stepped forward and commanded people to install a crossbow on the city gate, while Lu En led people to install another one.

"If it's a twelve-stone strong crossbow, it takes at least six wrestlers to open it."

After loading the crossbow, Gai Laojun said to Yang Chenglie: "This kind of eight-stone strong crossbow also requires four wrestlers. Once the battle begins, prepare at least eight men to take turns firing the bow. ”

Yang Chenglie is not a rookie, he has not been in the army for as long as the old army, but he has also been a captain.

Therefore, without waiting for Gai Laojun to finish speaking, he beckoned and asked people to find a wrestler.

At this time, Yang Shouwen suddenly spoke: "Father, it's really a waste for four people to open a bow and crossbow, so it's better to let me try." ”

"You?"

Yang Chenglie glanced at Yang Shouwen and said softly: "Son, this thing is not small, don't underestimate it." ”

At this time, Rouen also came over.

He happened to hear Yang Shouwen's words, and couldn't help but mock: "Young Master Yang, this is not a joke, don't be reckless." ”

"I'll just try."

As Yang Shouwen spoke, he took off half of his arm.

He walked to the crossbow, reached out and grabbed the winch, and then said with a smile: "If it doesn't work, then replace it; If it is done, I will arrange for four people to place the arrows. In this way, several people can also be freed up...... Unfortunately, Jasmine is not there now. Otherwise, the two of us would be enough to control the crossbow and save a few wrestlers. (To be continued......)