The decisive battle of Bianzhou ended, and the war in the Central Plains came to an end for the time being, but the anti-Tang coalition army, which was blocked by the Yulin army at the northern end of Chencang Road, and suffered heavy losses, also recovered its morale.

With the active retreat of the Yulin Army, on the ninth day of September, the anti-Tang coalition army with a scale of nearly 200,000 marched into the western part of the Guanzhong Plain.

Taking advantage of the time period when the whole army entered the reorganization and repair period after the decisive battle of Bianzhou, Guo Rong secretly went to Liaodong, and at the same time, the main force of the coalition army composed of Tubo, Jiannan, and Nanzhao had arrived under the city of Chencang.

After clearing the small village preset by the Tang army outside Chencang City and completing all the pre-war preparations, since the beginning of September 20, more than 100,000 soldiers began to attack Chencang City under the command of Nima Bazar and Liu Pi.

In the early morning of September 21, more than 50 tall catapults appeared in a row under Chencang City, and with the beating of war drums, huge gravels began to fly towards Chencang City, and the walls of Chencang City were slammed.

The coalition forces were fierce, but from military academies at all levels to ordinary sergeants, the forbidden army guarding Chencang did not make too many waves.

First, it had been more than a day since the coalition forces arrived in Chencang, and every soldier of the forbidden army who stayed in Chencang knew that this battle was inevitable.

For the recruits in the forbidden army who have not participated in actual combat, the surging stone bullets of the coalition army will indeed cause a little pressure, but for the military academies at all levels in the forbidden army, the backbone sergeants in the grassroots companies, and even the veterans in some auxiliary soldiers, it is a little insufficient.

Second, there are too many veterans in the army, these guys are all from the Changying Army and the Tiance Army, the Shenwei Army, and the Yulin Army derived from the Changying Army, and the scenes they have seen are far from being comparable to the so-called dismount of the current coalition army.

In the face of the overwhelming stone bullets, several military academies who were on duty at the city wall were not alarmed, and while arranging sentries to observe the enemy's situation, they ordered the soldiers who were actually guarding to dodge, and at the same time kept sending heralds to Zhang Zhiyi, who was sitting in the main gate tower on the west side of Chencang City, to convey the battle situation.

Under the command of the military academy on duty, the soldiers on the entire city wall marched in a measured and orderly manner, and there was no chaotic situation.

Ordinary non-commissioned officers, especially those recruits, some didn't have time to be afraid, and they didn't even know what was going on, when they heard the orders of their own military schools and squad platoon leaders.

If the team is not well trained or has poor military discipline, these orders may not be carried out accurately in the first place.

However, from the soldiers to the auxiliaries, from the beginning of entering the forbidden army, what they have accepted is the requirement of absolute obedience to orders, and they have undergone long-term and strict training, and obeying orders and commands have long become their muscle memory.

Under the orders given by their respective officers and sergeants, these recruits, who had not experienced the war, immediately followed the orders they heard and marched under the command of their respective squads, platoon commanders, and backbone sergeants.

When the first batch of stones flew and successfully hit Chen Cangcheng, the roar brought by Chen Cangcheng woke these recruits from their trance, and they found that they had already entered the reserved hiding hole to hide under the guidance of their respective military academies and sergeants.

Rao was so, and there were still some recruits who felt a little uneasy under the shock caused by the stone bombardment of the city wall.

However, when they looked around, they did not see panic in the battle-hardened veterans around them, on the contrary, the recruits saw a natural smile on their faces.

What's more, some veterans even had sneering and mocking smiles on their faces.

Of course, these so-called veterans are actually not a few years older than these so-called recruits after the initial creation of the Long Ying Army.

If you see the recruits around you who are uneasy, the veterans will give these stupid-looking recruits a sincere brainstorm or chestnut according to their own experience.

The action is often accompanied by an inquiry.

"What do you want, stunned baby?"

"Oh, it's nothing......

"Nothing?"

"Forehead ......"

"Scared?"

"Don't be afraid!"

"The baby of rice fat doesn't talk about pretending to be a bear......

"Uh, a little, but only a little, uh, what's long......

Seeing that his chief was unimpressed, the recruit Danzi directly began to explain, "Chief, that stone looks bigger than a human head, and it can't be ...... if it hits your body."

Before the recruit could finish speaking, the cave he was hiding in was already filled with Shi Chang's hearty laughter, and the recruit's face turned red.

"What's the hell you're laughing at?"

"What else can you laugh at besides laughing at you stunned baby, so many broken stones scare you?"

"Forehead ......"

"What is this, when Ye Yee followed the marshal in the battle of Jingzhou, it was a river of blood, when Guo Dashuai first used a Mo knife, and then used a rifle, and he was on the front line, I saw it clearly......

Just as the chief was enjoying what he was saying, another recruit next to him said very inappropriately.

"Shi Chang, I remember you said before, under the city of Jingzhou, didn't you withstand the second wave of attacks, and you were seriously injured and comatose before you arrived, and then you were sent directly to the field hospital, so how did you see it with your own eyes......

is talking about the enjoyment, all of a sudden was pierced the old bottom, the young chief is also red, but the face is red, but the dignity and face of the chief still need to be protected.

Followed by......

"Smack~!

！」

"Ah~!

！」

With the sound of screams, the recruit's shiny head was slapped fiercely.

Although Huaxia has the habit of having a skin on the body, and not daring to destroy it by his parents, this set will not work in the forbidden army.

Unless some people are particularly concerned about hairstyles, or some purely civilian personnel, the vast majority of members of the Forbidden Army are slick or shiny bald heads.

There are many rumors and theories about why there is such a hairstyle in the forbidden army.

The most official version is the advice of the military doctors, who believe that excessively long hair is prone to the growth of parasites and germs, and if injured, increases the chance of infection and serious injury.

In the words of the Tang Dynasty, it is easy to keep a bald head clean and hygienic, and if you are injured, it is convenient to receive treatment, and the chances of survival skyrocket.

There is also a saying that when the Changying Army was first founded, in order to obtain enough talents, Guo Rong led the army to the main workshop of Guocheng outside Chang'an City, and then sang the military song of the Changying Army.

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Everyone is shiny and shiny, and most of the military schools and veterans who have been in the army for a long time are as for the board and small flat heads.

In the face of the inquiries of the recruits in the army, the veterans replied that the forbidden army is the most important hole card of the Tang Dynasty, and it is necessary to fight at any time, and it is impossible to focus on maintaining a flashy hairstyle.

The recruits didn't think so, but the veterans wouldn't tell them that the bald head looked like a wind, but with the iron stomach after being exposed to the sun, it was too sour.

Therefore, at this moment, in the hidden soldier cave in Chencang City, in addition to the commander who led the team, the rest are the recruits who have passed the assessment but have not participated in the actual battle.

The space in the cave was limited, and more than a dozen heavily armed soldiers were more or less depressed after entering, so a few people took down the iron stomach and put it in their hands, and the untimely and talkative recruits were among them.

Although his face was flushed, Shi Chang's hand would not be soft, and before the recruits could react, Shi Chang's big hand had already waved out with lightning speed.

The next moment, a crisp sound of "pop~~" clearly came into the ears of everyone in the cave.

"You stunned baby, who allowed you to take off the iron stomach, taking something at a critical time can save your life!"

Although he didn't use all his strength, the old pawn's slap was still powerful, and the unlucky child who was hurting was grinning, and it was even more frightened that several guys around him who also took down the iron stomach hurriedly put the iron stomach in their hands back on their heads.

After a serious reminder of the importance of the helmet/iron stomach, Shi Chang regained his kindness and continued to blow loudly.

"Where did I just go?"

"Oh, Shi Chang, you're done with the battle of Jingzhou......

"Oh, when you take Xiao Pass,...... When he was in Wuzhou, Guo Dashuai mobilized more than 100 catapults, more than 100 eight-bull crossbows, and prepared more than 10,000 stone bullets......

「…… That kind of scene is not comparable to these rebels who colluded with the Tubo dogs in front of them, in less than three hours, the seemingly solid Wuzhou City was directly bombarded, that scene, let me tell you......

Although this is not the first time that I have heard my own chief boast about his past experience, at this moment, under the bragging and gags, the nervousness and anxiety of the recruits at the beginning have disappeared.

And the same similar things are constantly happening, and the veterans have smoothly brought the recruits into a suitable combat atmosphere according to their own differences.

As for the third reason why the forbidden army can be safe and stable, it is above the city tower on the west side of Chen Cang.

Every forbidden army guarding the city wall on the west side will unconsciously straighten their waists and their eyes will be blazing.

When each patrol walked through the west side of the tower, they would unconsciously lower the sound of their footsteps.

All the other forbidden troops guarding Chencang City, after looking at the tower, will restore all their morale and courage in an instant,

Compared with other cities, and even compared with the other walls of Chencang, the city tower on the west side of Chencang City is no different.

If there is really any difference, there is only one point, there is a coffin parked in the castle tower.

A coffin belonging to the former emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The entire Guanzhong, the entire Longnan, and the entire Longxi, everyone knows that the **** has said that the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies.

Since the age of twelve or thirteen, Zhang Zhiyi has been by Li Xu's side for nearly thirty years, and for Zhang Qiyi, Li Yu is the real heaven.

The coffin and remains of the Emperor were left here, and he would remain here to guard the Emperor until the city was broken or the enemy army was completely defeated and the Emperor was escorted back to Chang'an.

After the Chen Cangdao blockade, Pei Zhi, who was nominally Zhang Jieyi's deputy and actually the brain of the Yulin Army, learned about Liu Pi's betrayal, the whole process of the coalition army going north, and the size of the coalition army through interrogating the prisoners.

Before dividing the troops, Pei Zhi gave Zhang Jieyi a suggestion to will

The coffin and remains of the Emperor Taishang were placed on the castle tower that was destined to become the main battlefield of the Chencang City Defense War, and the command center of the Chencang City Defense was also set there.

Bae Zhi nominally used advice, but in terms of the actual mode of getting along between the two, this so-called suggestion was almost equivalent to an order to be implemented.

It's just that such a suggestion is really beyond the scope of Zhang Quyi's acceptance, which makes Zhang Quyi quite uncomfortable.

According to Zhang Qiyi's thoughts, he didn't want anyone to disturb Li Xu, and if it weren't for Li Xu's will, he wouldn't even want Li Xu's coffin and remains to stay in Chencang.

Fortunately, Zhang Qiyi knew that his talent was not outstanding, so he asked for the opinion of Zhang Guangchao, who led the reinforcements from Chang'an.

After hearing Pei Zhi's suggestion, Zhang Guangchao was shocked fiercely, Zhang Guangchao was very clear about the reason why the mourning soldiers would win, but to this extent, Zhang Guangchao could only say one word, which was even more shocking for Pei Zhi.

However, behind the shock and admiration, Zhang Guangchao felt a deep chill and fear.

As an outsider, Zhang Guangchao has heard of Pei Zhi for no other reason, and now Pei Zhi's reputation in Chang'an is too great.

Especially after the dying Chencang resistance battle of Emperor Taishang was transmitted back to Chang'an, Pei Zhi's reputation was greatly enhanced.

will surpass its martyr ancestor Pei Xingjian, and will definitely open up territory for the Tang Dynasty, which is the evaluation of Pei Zhi in Chang'an City today.

What kind of person is Pei Xingjian, a civil and military all-rounder, in charge of Anxi, Weizhen in the Western Regions, Pingxi Turks, and Eastern Turks, and he is also a famous general in the entire Tang Dynasty.

It is destined to surpass the evaluation of Liezu Pei Xingjian, which is too scary.

Zhang Guangchao is not a fool, he naturally understands that a down-and-out wealthy family like Pei Zhi naturally has its heritage, and some people are willing to help him become famous.

It's just that Zhang Guangchao hasn't dealt with Pei Zhi, and he doesn't know how much moisture and dry this evaluation is.

Chen Cangdao fought a good battle, Zhang Guangchao admitted.

However, after carefully analyzing the military report, Zhang Guangchao also knew that Pei Zhi's victory had his own grasp of the battle situation, but it was more dependent on the role of new ordnance.

Zhang Guangchao believed that in this era, no army could withstand the salvo of hundreds of eight-bull crossbows, not even the Changying Army and the Yulin Army themselves.

Zhang Guangchao believed that any Tang army general above the level could achieve similar results, which could not be used as a criterion for judging.

However, the body of the emperor was directly placed on the battlefield, and it was too ruthless to suggest it as a mourning soldier.

It is the basic operation of the generals of the Tang Army to think that using the mourning soldiers to defend against the enemy is definitely more than one person who can think of putting the remains of the Emperor Taishang on the battlefield.