Several large ships rushed down from the upper reaches and crashed into the Tang Army's Fuhe Wooden City.

The wooden boat and the wooden city of the Tang Army's floating river exploded instantly, and the rumbling sound resounded in all directions, as if it was thundering in the ears.

Not only Tang Jun who was in the river, but even Zhao Jun who was watching from a distance was also shocked, and the explosion was simply earth-shattering. The Tang army on the floating river wooden city was blasted into the sky almost instantly, and their limbs flew together with the sawdust, and then fell into the river.

The black oil was mixed with the yellow turbidity current, burning something that could be burned, and many soldiers of the Tang Army fell into the flames.

Seeing that all the floating cities on the five rivers were burned, the soldiers of the Zhao army's battleships on the river were all cheering, raising their swords, guns and spears in their hands and cheering together.

The Zhao Army's five-tooth ship stood impressively two miles east of Zhongtan City, and He Chou, the squire of the Ministry of Works, stood on the deck of Cheng Mingzhen's flagship and watched this scene, just nodding lightly. In his eyes, the tactics designed by him seemed to be a little immature.

However, as the commander of the fleet, Cheng Mingzhen was full of joy, if he did not have this tactic in his eyes, the Zhao army would have to pay at least a dozen warships and at least 500 soldiers and casualties to burn down the floating city in the river. And at the moment, it is only the price of sinking a mere seven warships, and there is not a single casualty.

Cheng Mingzhen and He Chou said: "I didn't expect this fire oil bomb to have such great power. ”

He Chou glanced back at Cheng Mingzhen and said indifferently: "General Cheng, I'...... How many times have I said that this is not a fire oil bomb, the oil drum in the ship is just black oil, an important material for the fire oil bomb. Black oil burns when it encounters fire, and water cannot be extinguished. And if I am sealed in a fire, it is very easy to explode. That's why it's used in water warfare, which isn't a big deal at all. ”

Cheng Mingzhen knew that He Chou was an extremely serious person. I especially like to deduct words with others, and I often stutter when I speak, whether it is Da Sui or Da Zhao's officialdom, he is a very character official.

Cheng Mingzhen pointed to the burning oil stains on the floating river and asked: "This black oil, how can it be so much more powerful than ordinary oil, not only does it look very viscous, but it also has a pungent smell, what is it?" How I've never seen one. ”

"We don't have much black oil in the Central Plains, it is produced in the Western Regions, they are very common there, there is it in the field, and the locals use it instead of firewood to cook on fire. It was His Majesty who had the foresight to use this thing as a weapon, and developed it as a fire oil bomb, and broke Dou Jiande's Xia army on the bank of the Yishui River. ”

The soldier on Cheng Mingzhen's side listened curiously and asked, "Then can you eat this black oil?" ”

He Chou said with a very disdainful expression when he heard this: "You want to eat black oil." Crazy? If you eat this thing, your internal organs will burn like fire, but you will die in one day. ”

The soldier was startled and stopped talking.

All eyes returned to the river. Now the floating city of the Tang army has fallen into a sea of fire, and even the pontoon bridge is also connected. Blazing. It is conceivable that in this battle, the Don army not only destroyed the pontoon bridge. Even morale has been extremely frustrated.

Cheng Mingzhen said: "The morale of the Tang soldiers has declined, and I am about to take this opportunity to make a big move. ”

Cheng Mingzhen ordered the Zhao fleet to attack Zhongtan City in the river. I want to take advantage of the situation to pull out this city. However, Zhongtan City was guarded by Huang Junhan, the general of the Tang Army, and the resistance was very fierce. He Chou used black oil to burn the city again, but this time it didn't have much effect.

The two armies fought fiercely until dark, and the Tang army on Zhongtan City suffered heavy casualties, but in the end they still held the city. Although the Zhao army prevented the Tang army from crossing the river, it did not achieve complete success, and the two armies fell into a standoff again on the Yellow River.

The grasslands north of Huangshui always look so vast, and the soft meadows are spread far away to the end of the sight. For herders, this is the closest place to Tengger, the sky is so blue, the dome is overhead, as if you can hold the white clouds floating by with your hand.

The steppe goshawk, the king of the east, and the court of the little Turkic Khan Tuli are on this steppe. Herds of cattle and sheep were on all sides of the Khan's court, and the herdsmen sang Turkic songs, and the songs drifted far into the distance.

The sound of horses' hooves in the south of the grassland sounded, and a group of horseback riders dressed in merchant clothes came here, and it turned out that the guests of the leper Zhao Kingdom were visiting the court of the Khan of Tuli today. Among the riders was a Turkic rider, and at the sight of his move, the Turkic warrior in charge of the guard retreated.

On the way to the golden tent of the Turks, in front of a tent, the first few Turks were killing a healthy ox covered with black hair. But a Turkic man was dragging the cow by the neck with a rope, and another Turkic boy, who was only eleven or twelve years old, pounced on him with a knife with a small arm length and stabbed the healthy cow in the neck. The cow fell to the ground with a scream, and the child struggled to grasp the horns, pressed the bull's head to the ground, and put the blood from his neck into a small bucket beside him.

This is just an ordinary scene on the grassland, and the child seems to be very happy, but when he sees this scene, the Han people in the group all showed a look of surprise. Such a big boy actually dared to kill a healthy cow.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance came to mind. The Tuli Khan, dressed in military uniform, actually rode a horse to greet the guest from Zhao in person. As soon as they met, he spread his hands and smiled with the enthusiasm peculiar to the steppe people: "Welcome, my distant guest!" ”

Tuli was the middle-aged man in the group who was not good-looking.

But when he saw the man come forward and hugged Tuli, he smiled and said, "Tuli Khan, don't come unharmed. ‘

Tuli smiled and patted the man's shoulder and said, "Guo Duhu is fat, it seems that the cattle and sheep on the grassland are very good for your taste." ‘

The man smiled and said, "The Khan is smiling, we Han people are still used to living in the Saine, the wind and sand outside the Sai are too big, and it is even worse in winter, I still hope that I can get rid of my majesty's errand as soon as possible, return to Youjing, and not suffer from the cold here." ‘

This person is Zhao Guosong, the capital of the desert and the protector of the mansion, Guo Xiaoke. Now he was leading an army of 20,000 to garrison not far from the court of the Turki Khan.

Tuli laughed when he heard it, but it was not easy to judge how much he believed in Guo Xiaoke's words with a person as deep as Tuli.

"Come and follow me!"

The wolf's head fluttered high in front of the golden tent. In his golden tent, Tuli feasted Guo Xiaoke and them.

The delicacies on the steppe are served on a plate on the table in front of each person, and the Turkic people are extremely rich in hospitality, and Tuli, as the host, will not be stingy. But as the host Turkic people are not as heroic as they imagined, as the host and guest, there are still many rules to follow, otherwise if something is wrong, those hospitable Turks will immediately change their faces, and they may draw their swords to fight with you.

But now the two sides were clearly in harmony, and Tuli had begun to feast, and he was holding a sharp knife and cutting a bloody sheep's intestine.

After cutting a large section, Tuli stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it, regardless of the hot air bubbling from the sheep's intestines. Tuli only took a few bites, then swallowed a big bite, and then said to Guo Xiaoke on the side with a satisfied look on his face: "General Guo, come and taste the sheep intestines made by my cook, this is the first-class delicacy on the grassland." ‘

Guo Xiaoke smiled and just took the goat milk tea, took a sip and said, "Thank you Khan, but I still don't get used to the smell of this sheep's intestines." ‘

If someone else dares to refuse Tuli's kindness, it will inevitably make Tuli angry, but Guo Xiaoke is obviously a guest on an equal footing with Tuli now, and when he says this, it makes the Turks on Tuli's side laugh.

Tuli took the bloody knife and said, "General Guo, you really don't have a mouthful, this is missing half of the delicious food in the world." ‘

Guo Xiaoke cut a piece of mutton and put it in his mouth and said, "Khan smiled. ‘

Tuli laughed, wiped his hands with a towel, and said, "General Guo, is the war in the south of your country smooth?" ‘

Guo Xiaoke said: "It's okay, I heard that Jiangdu was laid down not long ago. In another month or two, you should be able to return to Youjing in triumph. ”

The Turks on the left and right showed expressions of amazement, where Jiangdu was, and the Turks present had obviously heard of it.

Tu Li said: "Your Majesty, when I first saw him, I knew that he was not a thing under the pool, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before Da Zhao defeats Li Tang and dominates the Central Plains." And we Turks are very fond of being permanent friends with such powerful and powerful men. Come and toast you, and hope our friendship will never change. ”

Guo Xiaoke also raised his glass and said: "The Turki Khan and His Majesty have been close for a long time, although they have lost harmony before, but His Majesty also knows that it is the Khan who is forced to do so. ”

Tuli listened and nodded: "The last time the army was engaged, it was because of the order of Luo Khan, and Ben Khan had no choice. But fortunately, the wolf king on the grassland is now not alive for a few days. But for the sake of our Turkic and Great Zhao's long-term peace, I hope that Great Zhao can support me and help me seize the Turkic throne. ”

Hearing what Tuli said, the Turks present and the Han envoys accompanying Guo Xiaoke all stopped eating, and their eyes were focused on Guo Xiaoke.

Guo Xiaoke was still very calm, put down the knife in his hand and said lightly: "Honorable Tuli Khan, our Da Zhao is very helpful to your sincerity, but Khan, you have to show your sincerity." ”

Tuli Khan said: "I, Shi Nashi Bobi, am willing to swear to Tengger that I will never lose to Da Zhao, if there is one day, I will die under the chaos of horses." ”

Guo Xiaoke looked at Tuli and said: "Khan, I am a person who pays attention to practical interests, and I oath that this thing is like sand in the desert, which will dissipate when the wind blows, and I want Khan's sincerity is not just that." ”

Tuli Khan said: "I can let my three sons go to Youjing, King Zhao should rest assured." ”

The envoys of Zhao on the side showed solemn expressions when they heard this, of course Tuli was very sincere when he said this, but Guo Xiaoke did not react, and his face was still so calm. (To be continued......)

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