Chapter 475: Hit and Pull
In the process, none of the people hiding on the wall poked their heads out, and no one noticed the incident. A Yuan Rong crossbow pointed at the wall, if anyone dared to probe out, they would be merciless in design, but this kind of thing didn't happen.
The lead was not cut long, so after throwing the powder bag in, several knights immediately turned their horses' heads and galloped towards the road they had come from. Just galloped out of dozens of steps, only to hear a loud bang, the earth shook in an instant, earth and rocks flew wildly, and the huge fortress that was still standing majestically just now immediately collapsed more than half.
There were screams in the smoke and dust, and broken limbs flew everywhere, and some even flew a hundred paces away and landed in the crowd. Dirt fell from the sky and smashed on the heads of onlookers.
Each gunpowder bag is a gunpowder bag on several heavenly thunder arrows bundled together, and the granulated black powder stuffed into it is enough to dozens of catties, this is just a fortress made of rammed earth, how can it withstand such an attack? Most of the 100 Arabians or Yemenis lost their lives in the explosion, and only a handful are still alive. And these people were also shocked, most of them were covered in blood, screaming loudly in the smoke and dust.
General Tang squinted, waved his hand to fan away the smoke and dust in front of him, looked at the city lord and a dozen Dehegan nobles who followed him and smiled: "How?" ”
The city lord's throat twitched with difficulty, and he couldn't speak.
The rest of the Dehgans were also horrified, and they had witnessed the horrific scene with their own eyes. Right before their eyes, a fortress mostly flew into the sky, and then fell to rubble. The two sides did not formally fight each other, and the people inside the fortress flew into the sky, and when they fell, they had already turned into broken limbs.
What a terrible power, so powerful!
Previously, the Tang Army did not thoroughly demonstrate its strength. They didn't know much about the power of the Tang Army, and they had only heard about the brutality and horror of the Tang Army, but they had not seen it in person. And now that this strange scene is happening in front of their eyes, they understand what kind of army it is.
At that moment, the ruined fortress shuddered and collapsed downward. It was completely in ruins. The survivors were crushed underneath and let out near-death cries. The Dehgans stood in the smoke and dust, looking very strange.
Behind them, the Persian warriors who followed them were also terrified, and their expressions stiffened, not knowing what to do.
They are the most loyal guards of each family, and they are also the ones who dare to fight, and they may not be convinced by the Tang people who come from afar. However, it was at this moment that they really understood where the gap was, and why the nobles had chosen to submit to these foreigners from the east, rather than lead them to rebel.
A good fortress is gone right under your nose! Such a means is simply a miracle!
"Don't make a fuss, for me Datang, this is just a small means. There are many more powerful means than this...... Hehe, since you have passed Sha Buer. There are also a lot of cities where a certain family goes to collect it, and the first reaction of those Dehgans is the same as yours, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about...... You can rest assured, as long as your heart is towards Datang and respectfully obey our orders. Surely such a means will not be used in your hands. ”
The general sat on horseback, and his powerful voice sounded in the smoke and dust, and after being relayed by the translator, it reached the ears of every Persian.
In short, it is a sentence, those who follow me are prosperous. Death to those who oppose me! You all have to remember this sentence. You have also seen that the heavenly soldiers of my Datang Dynasty have no one to compete with, you have made a wise choice today, this is the most correct decision, those who dare to resist the heavenly soldiers, the final outcome is only destruction, there is no other possibility! ”
“…… Tax officer, that's it, right? ”
The city lord was stunned and nodded hurriedly. At this time, the smoke and dust are slowly dissipating, and the tragic situation in the ruins is clearly visible. The screams had stopped, red blood could be seen everywhere, broken bodies were widely distributed, and the entire fortress was in ruins, looking like a mess.
Ignoring this guy any more, the general directly gave the order to close the team. The Anxi athletes turned around directly and slowly galloped towards the city in the distance.
Naturally, there is more than a city lord's territory, but in the villages farther away from the city, it is up to these Dehgans to solve it themselves. After seeing this scene just now, they should know what to do.
The goal of the Anxi Army was to eliminate the Hu forces as much as possible on the march, but it was impossible to do everything. These Persian Dehgans who served the Tang Dynasty had to behave well and do the rest well, which was what they should have done. They are native, so it's easier to do that.
Under the dual effect of the deterrence of the strength of the Anxi Army and the temptation of the Datang green card, it is impossible for these guys not to do their best. Fighting and pulling is the most common means in the process of conquest. Using the terrible combat power of the army to deter the Dekhgans, and using the Datang green card to lure the Dehegans, the combination of these two means will consolidate the Datang's control over the occupied territories as much as possible.
The city lord and the Dekhgans gathered their men and followed closely behind the Anxi army. At this time, their expressions were completely different from when they came. There is no doubt that the scene just now will leave a deep impression on their hearts. And this is exactly what the Anxi army wants to achieve.
Several other fortresses were also easily breached by the Anxi athletes, and when the army gathered to the edge of the city, not a single person was lost. The scouts continued to patrol in dispersion, while the rest quickly set up camp outside the city.
It was late, so the army had to rest here for the night, and the next day they would pull out their camp to catch up with the group.
The Persians graciously brought the best food, but the athletes ate only their own food. Although it is only a small camp, there is no shortage of fences, trenches, and barbed wire. This is the style of the Anxi army marching today, and it is necessary to act strictly according to the rules at all times, and not to give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of it.
These are all strict requirements of Ma Lan, and for the athletes of the Anxi Army, this is already a habit. If the camp was not erected according to the order, the officers could not sleep well.
After all, you are in an enemy country, and you can't be careless in the slightest. With the protection of the barracks, scouts patrolling back and forth on the periphery, and open and secret sentinels in the camp, the enemy in such a military camp has no possibility of night attack at all.
After all this is done, it is time to make a fire and cook. Soon after eating, most of the soldiers fell asleep. The heads of the Arabians and Yemenis were piled up outside the barracks, but the athletes were accustomed to it, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
The Dehgans had also seen the regular army in white clothes, and they were extremely impressed when they saw the military camp of the Anxi army at this time. Such a barracks is an iron hedgehog, and the enemy simply cannot speak. The combat power of this army far surpassed that of the regular army in white clothes and food back then. Silin's army is also much stronger, and it is still so cautious, such an army has no way to defeat it.
In their opinion, everything about the Anxi army was extremely novel, not only the Yuanrong crossbow and the strange things that could send the fortress into the sky, but also the barbed wire and the special shovels used to dig trenches, which amazed the Persians. Most of the things used by this army were unseen before them, and they were obviously extremely valuable, and such an army was piled up with golden dinars. Probably only the distant Tang State has such financial resources to support such an army.
Nothing happened overnight.
Early the next morning, the thousand-strong detachment set out of camp and left the city under the dehrgans' greetings. At this time, what was floating above the city was no longer the black flag of Caliph Abdullah, but the flag belonging to the Tang Anxi Army.
It turned out that the city lord appointed by Abdullah has now become the tax collector of the Tang Dynasty, responsible for the Anxi army. On this piece of land, it will be deeply branded with the Tang Dynasty.
Lu Xuan's scout team was still walking in front of the army, returning along the original road, and it didn't take long for scouts to come from afar, point out the current location of the Chinese army on the map, and order the thousand-strong team to meet the Chinese army. After receiving the order, Lu Xuan immediately turned back with the scout team and passed the news to the team behind. The group changed direction slightly and hurried towards the place marked on the map.
The recruit boy still looks a little shy, but his temperament has changed greatly. For these things, different people have different tolerances, some people have to vomit for a long time when they kill a foreign race for the first time, and then they have to adapt for a long time, but this teenager is not like this. For this, Lu Xuan is extremely satisfied.
After more than a day and another solitary camping in the field, the thousand-man team rushed back to the position of the Chinese army. At this time, the Chinese army did not have many troops, a total of five or six thousand people, and the remaining thousand troops had been dispersed, and continued to expand their territory on both flanks.
After returning to the position of the Chinese army, he also got a chance to rest. After performing such a task, you can usually rest for one or two days. The so-called rest is just to act with the Chinese army. The pace of the Chinese army's advance is very slow, so following the Chinese army on the march can be regarded as rest.
"General, the last general will give the order!" The thousand-man team merged into the Chinese army, and the general galloped to the position of the Chinese army, bowed to the tall figure on the back of Qinghai and shouted.
"How?" The tall figure turned his head and smiled at the general.
"General Hui, not a single person has been lost, the Arabians and Yemenis in the city are almost dead, and the green card is also visible to those Dehgans."
"Gao Ming, well done." Ma Lan smiled and said, "It's all hard work, rest for two days!" ”
The young general named Gao Ming respectfully bowed his hand and galloped back.
As a young Zhuang general in the Anxi Army, Gao Ming has great respect for General Ma, and he imitates the general in his words and deeds on weekdays, but he is a little afraid when he sees the general. Not only him, but also other young Zhuang generals and colonels. The general is kind on weekdays, but it is very scary to start a fire, and he lost a scout team of more than a dozen people more than ten days ago, but the general was furious, and the accident site was directly killed within a radius of 100 miles, whether it was the Arabians, Yemenis or the Persian natives, they were all killed, and no one was left. (To be continued......)