Mohist Tang

It just dawned! Qu Zhisheng immediately convened Gaochang all ministers.

“How was Gaochang City damaged?” Qu Zhisheng gloomy face asked.

“Hui Dawang, the northwest wind was strong last night. Hundreds of private houses were burned down in Gaochang City. Thousands of people in Gaochang lived in no fixed place. The palace even destroyed six palaces.” A Gaochang official said heavily. Report.

The spring itself is extremely dry. After Gunpowder ignited, it was taken advantage of by the northwest wind, and the fire spread to many houses.

“Tang Army is really bully intolerably, and even maliciously set fire in Gaochang City!” A Gaochang general hated. They didn’t check it for a while, but the Tang Army used a trebuchet to throw Gunpowder, which ignited many houses.

However, the trebuchet is that’s all. What makes Gaochang a headache is the flying hot air balloon. It can not only monitor the entire Gaochang City, but also set fire unscrupulously in Gaochang City. Even the Gaochang Palace was attacked by it. Everyone has always believed that the Gaochang City Wall can protect them, but now that Tang Army has a hot air balloon, it can ignore the protection of the Gaochang City Wall and attack the city unscrupulously.

“Report!”

Suddenly a soldier hurried to the Imperial Palace and said with a panic: “reporting to Great Tang, this is the letter of surrender that the Tang Army shot into the city. If If Gaochang refuses to surrender, the Tang Army will burn Gaochang City on fire.”

“Burn Gaochang City on fire!” In an instant, everyone in the entire Gaochang Palace looked embarrassed, and now the defense weapons of Gaochang City Wall have been destroyed. , The city can be set on fire unscrupulously by the Tang Army, and Gaochang’s situation has fallen into a disadvantage.

For a while, the atmosphere of the entire Gaochang Palace was depressed, all staring at Qu Zhisheng.

Qu Zhisheng clenched the teeth said: “Great Tang’s delusion to force Gaochang to surrender is nothing but wishful thinking. There is a ditch outside Gaochang City. There is a five-foot-long Gaochang City wall to protect it, as long as Tang Army If you cant attack the city, Gaochang City is always safe and worry-free. As long as I can survive the arrival of Gaoxi Turkic reinforcements, I can still keep Gaochang.”

“What about the hot air balloon that day, if it sets fire every day Sooner or later, Gaochang City will be burned down. Numerous officials Civil and Military Officials frowns saying, Great Tangs threat is not unresolved. As long as there are hot air balloons, Great Tang can set fire unscrupulously in Gaochang City. Due to the dry climate, it is very easy to cause fires. Great Tang this move really hit Gaochang’s death.

“Order all households to prepare full water tanks and be ready to put out the fire at any time.” Qu Zhisheng said firmly. Although a hot air balloon is a threat, he wants to make Gao Chang succumb just by this. That is impossible.

“Yes!” A group of Gaochang officials nodded and said. At this moment, Gaochang has not reached the end of the water. Although the officials are panic, they don’t have much surrender in their hearts.

Outside Gaochang City.

The generals of Tang Army looked at the thick smoke that still floated in Gaochang City from time to time, and then looked at the huge hot air balloon overhead, they couldnt help but rise in awe, no matter which general encountered this kind of Weapons that were passively beaten, but were unable to fight back, I am afraid there is a wave of weakness in their hearts.

“Fortunately, the hot air balloon belongs to our side.” The generals were lucky to say that as a friendly army, Tang Army was naturally very satisfied with the damage caused by the hot air balloon.

“The fire in Gaochang City has been extinguished!” Xue Rengui said loudly when he saw the semaphore from the hot air balloon.

Hou Junji complexion changed, looking at Gaochang City without any movement, coldly said: “It seems that Qu Zhisheng is Won’t shed tears till you have seen your coffin, come here, fill the trench with the earth. “

Following Hou Junji’s order, one by one Tang Army soldiers pushed the Wheelbarrow that was already prepared, and trucks of soil fell into the deep ditch outside Gaochang City.

Tang Armys large-scale operations naturally alarmed the Gaochang defenders who were defending the city. They began to shoot bows and arrows at the Tang Army soldiers who were pushing carts. However, these Wheelbarrows were protected by iron plates, plus Tang Army. Most of the large defense weapons of the city were destroyed, and they could not stop the Tang Armys negative soil filling.

It even attracted a counterattack from the Tang Army. Under the guidance of a hot air balloon, a series of trebuchets attacked Gaochang City. Suddenly, the Gaochang defenders suffered heavy casualties, and they were no longer able to stop Tang Army from filling up. earth.

Under the surveillance of the hot air balloon, and under the protection of the trebuchet, the ditch dug by Gaochang City with high hopes to resist the Tang Army was filled in one day while Wheelbarrow was swiftly moving the earth. Several li, so far, the Tang Army attacked Gaochang City without any hindrance.

A group of Gaochang defenders saw the city of Yimapingchuan, and their complexion greatly changed. So far, Tang Army and Gaochang City are tightly left with only the last barrier, that is, Gaochang City, which is five feet tall.

What Gao Chang didn’t know was that in the Tang Army negative soil filling trench, hundreds of Firearms Squad soldiers were also engaged in soil work, secretly digging a tunnel leading to Gaochang City.

“This is what Chancellor Mo said that Gaochang City can be broken in one blow. It is to dig a tunnel under Gaochang City to Gaochang City. If this is the case, then you dont have to work hard. Gaochang City is built after imitating Chang’an City. Every 100 steps, there will be underground water tanks covered with cowhide, and special personnel will be sent to monitor. Once a tunnel is found, water will be poured into the tunnel, or poisonous smoke will be released, when the time comes, tunnel Everyone here will die. Unless it is a pre-dug tunnel, using a tunnel to capture the city can only be a dead end.” Hou Junji saw Firearms Squad’s actions, and was immediately disappointed, as if being deceived in his heart.

At that time, Mohist Family Son praised Haikou, saying that Gaochang City was destroyed with one blow. He thought that Mohist Family Son could really blow up the city wall with Gunpowder, and the battle of Tiandi City, Mohist Family Son can only blast through the city gate, or kill or wound soldiers on the city wall, but the city wall of Field City remains unscathed. Although the formidable power of Gunpowder is good, there is still a vast distance away from the effect he wants.

“Chancellor Mo, if you can’t break Gaochang City, then why do you boast about Haikou? If Gaochang does not surrender, how many soldiers will Great Tang need to sacrifice to break Gaochang City.” Xin Liao’er accused. .

Other generals are also frowned. They have great hopes for Firearms Squad. However, Mohist Family Son’s digging of tunnels has disappointed them. Throughout the history of war, we know that history relied on digging tunnels. Few invaded the city, it can be said that this is already a failed tactic.

Mo Dun was not at all angry when he heard the accusations from the generals. Instead, he said loudly: “If this tunnel does not lead to the city, but only reaches under the city wall?”

“Under the city wall, how do you attack the city?” Hou Junji couldn’t help but froze. If they only reached under the city wall, then the defenders in the city would naturally have no choice but to let the soldiers attack the city. What?

Mo Dun proudly said: “Firearms Squad will put tens of thousands of catties of Gunpowder under the Gaochang City wall, and the city wall can be collapsed with one blow. Tang Army can naturally attack with no difficulty. Enter the city.”

“Crash down the city wall and break into the city!”

The generals couldnt help but breathe. Since ancient times, the city wall is the most powerful defense in the world. Weapons, if the Gunpowder of Firearms Squad can collapse the city wall, the situation of the war that day will immediately change, and Mohist Family Son will once again change the trend of offense and defense in the world.

What is even more surprising is that these methods of changing the mode of war are actually changed by using abandoned tunnel tactics. Mohist Family Son once again change something rotten into something magical.