lazy tang

Chapter 830
After a short rest, the Persians have regained their strength.Zhang Liang was in the telescope and found that the Persians began to transport the catapults into the city.Seeing these things, Zhang Liang felt his scalp go numb.As a general who once fought in Liaodong, he knew all too well the damage this thing would do to the city wall.

Especially when this thing is used with gunpowder, it is simply a nightmare for city defenders.

Like most cities in the Western Regions, Almaty's city walls are not made of masonry.It was a city wall made of rammed earth. Zhang Liang had no idea how much this thing could withstand.He only knew that a bloody battle was inevitable.Perhaps, he will become the highest general killed by Datang in the Western Regions.

Han Dewang couldn't cry anymore. Just a few days ago, he was still having sweet dreams, thinking about how beautiful it would be when he returned to Chang'an.Unexpectedly, in just a few days, he would accompany his immediate superior in a bloody battle.As for the final outcome, [-]% of them may die in battle.

As a soldier of the empire, Zhang Liang had no choice, and neither did Han Dewang.All the soldiers in the Western Regions have no choice!
If you return to Guanzhong alive, you will be stared at by others for a lifetime.For the Guanzhong government soldiers who were licking their blood, it was definitely more uncomfortable than killing them.The life and death of a man is an ordinary matter, and the court will definitely take good care of his family when he dies.Many families are not very good, and even hope to die in battle.In this way, the situation of my family will change a lot.

Datang now raised the compensation for the soldiers who died in battle to a new level. Li Er was an emperor who led troops, so he was naturally very concerned about the military affairs.

The Persians were demolishing houses, and Zhang Liang knew they were clearing the shooting range.Those tall houses will block the trajectory of the gunpowder shells.The Tang army relied on gunpowder to make the armies of other countries suffer.Now, Datang's army also had to taste the power of gunpowder.

With a loud bang, a huge gunpowder bomb exploded under the city wall.The steaming black smoke and the huge explosion made everyone's hearts palpitate.But after the explosion, Zhang Liang was surprised to find out.The walls of the inner city were barely damaged.

The people on the city wall were shaken to pieces, but no one died.Many people even had tinnitus for a short time, and after getting up in disgrace, they didn't feel any discomfort at all.

"They used black powder!" Zhang Liang's eyes lit up suddenly. This may be the best news among many bad news.

The black gunpowder is fundamentally different from the gunpowder used by the Tang army now. The gunpowder bomb just now weighs [-] catties.If it was Tang Jun's fifty catties of gunpowder bombs, the city walls would definitely be damaged.At the same time, the people on the city wall might also kill one or two unlucky ghosts.

The Persians who got the basic gunpowder formula were still unable to mix the ammonium nitrate gunpowder that Yunhao had worked out.In fact, the things Yun Hao tinkered with can already be called explosives.The power is absolutely incomparable to gunpowder.

"Thank God!" As a senior general, Han Dewang also understood the reason.As for those little soldiers, they were still in the midst of the explosion.

Li Deyu shook his head, and Yousuf next to him was very excited.Since getting the formula of gunpowder in the Tang Dynasty, those yellow-haired people in the west are no longer the opponents of the Persian army.It will never happen again, the story of three hundred warriors defending Hot Spring Pass.When you encounter steep passes, you can bomb them with trebuchets.With such a heaven-defying thing, the Caliph even became interested in Constantinople.

When I left, someone suggested to attack Constantinople, and I don't know what the quarrel is going on now.In comparison, the huge wealth brought back from their Eastern Expedition will probably make them change their minds.

"Li! With such a powerful weapon, we can occupy this place without any difficulty." Yusuf was very satisfied with the power of gunpowder.

"Don't be too happy, our gunpowder is far less powerful than Tang Dynasty gunpowder. This war will be very difficult. I don't know if the hot air balloon that the Caliph promised us will be able to arrive. With that thing, at least we can contain it. Get off the airship.

It would be too bad if the airship came now.The airship will report everything here to the emperor of Datang.The Tang State will be prepared, if we can't quickly wipe out Datang's vital forces in the Western Regions.We can only retreat and give these lands to the Tang people again.And those Tang people will definitely follow in our footsteps and hit Persia.

On the point of revenge, the Tang people are quite stubborn.If there really was Zhang Liang in this inner city, and if he died, the enmity between Persia and Datang would never end.Even if you and I run to the sky, the Tang people will chase us and kill us. "

"Li! You said that this country is too powerful. They are so powerful, why can't they effectively occupy the Western Regions. In my opinion, they are simply ruling here, and even many places are still controlled by the Western Regions."

"Population! The population of the Tang Dynasty is their fatal wound. During the Sui Dynasty, the predecessor of the Tang Dynasty, the population was three times that of the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, the domestic turmoil killed many people. Now it is said that the Tang Dynasty has so many people. , they will definitely impose different rules on the Western Regions.

Rather than what it is like now, there are only 10,000+ Tang people in the huge Western Regions.This will also add an army of 8 people!For the vast Western Regions, it is impossible for 10,000+ people to rule 500 million people. "

"Hahaha! This will not be a problem for us Persians, our gods will help us. Because our gods are the same as those believed by the people of the Western Regions. We are all ****! We believe in prophets, and the common belief will always decrease hostility." Speaking of his own beliefs, Yusuf was extremely proud.

"That's right! Tang people are still worshiping their ancestors, not some prophets." When it comes to religion, Li Deyu also admires the spreading ability of ***.In a short period of 30 to [-] years, the teachings of the prophets spread throughout the Western Regions.Some people even opened the dojo to Chang'an City!
The teachings of the Communist Party swept the Western Regions, and the primitive religions of those land turtles were under the impact of the teachings of the Communist Party.It was wiped out so that there was not even a scum left!

Men in the Western Regions began to grow beards, and women in the Western Regions began to wear headscarves.Every morning, there are tens of thousands of people praying in the direction of the sun.Yusuf is right, the consistency of religion is very convenient for Persia to rule the Western Regions.At least, there will not be too much resistance.

"It's almost there, let's start attacking!" Li Deyu suggested to Yousuf, seeing that the houses that obstructed the shooting area were almost demolished.He really wanted to end this battle as soon as possible, and the next stop was Tingzhou.As long as Tingzhou is captured, Datang will have no soldiers in the Western Regions.It will take several months or even a year at the fastest until Datang organizes soldiers to fight against him again.

By that time, perhaps Persia has gained a firm foothold in the Western Regions.After obtaining huge wealth, the caliph will also change his mind.Instead of attacking the difficult Constantinople, march into the richer Tang Dynasty.

Li Deyu has never forgotten that revenge is the mission he must shoulder in his life.

"Okay...!" Yusuf turned around and gave the general a look, and the dull sound of the horn sounded.

More than 20 trebuchets were launched at the same time, and the sound of explosions was almost indistinguishable.Twenty trebuchets almost hit the same spot.The rammed earth city wall was immediately blasted with a big hole.The surrounding walls also seemed to have cracks.

The failure to blow down the city wall is due to the fact that many bombs hit the city wall and did not explode immediately.Instead, it exploded after being bounced off. The fuze of the bomb could not trigger the explosion.

"Water!" Zhang Liang ordered immediately when he saw the city wall showing signs of cracking.

Following his instructions, a large number of soldiers immediately began pouring boiling water on the city wall.There are students who graduated from the academy in the team, he told Zhang Liang.In the cold winter, hot water is more likely to freeze than cold water.

Zhang Liang didn't believe it at first, but after ordering the guards to do the experiment, he believed it!

So this time he prepared boiling water, and dozens of cauldrons under the city were boiling.Just wait for a wall to collapse, and it will fall down.In the Western Regions where it has just snowed, dripping water turns into ice, and boiling water is the best coagulant.Water seeps into the crevices and freezes.Such a city wall is almost impossible to collapse with gunpowder.Because once the rammed earth contains moisture, it will be frozen again.It will become something so resilient that even gunpowder is hard to break.

"Uh...!" Yusuf was a little speechless, he didn't expect Tang Ren to use such a method to deal with his trebuchet.

The bombardment went on for an hour, and the Persians bombarded somewhere.Somewhere, scalding boiling water will be poured down, and the steaming water vapor will quickly cover the gunpowder explosion smoke.

"What should I do?" Yousuf asked Li Deyu helplessly, he really couldn't deal with the situation in front of him.

"No way! I can only...! Not good!" Li Deyu just wanted to say, but he could only bombard a section of the city wall continuously.Suddenly, he lowered his body violently!

Because he saw many black things flying out of the city suddenly.You know, trebuchets are not only owned by Persians, but also by Tang people!Moreover, the catapults of the Tang people are more advanced and precise than those of the Persians.A well-trained thrower will always get the bomb where it needs to go!

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" With the sound of the explosion, clusters of flames flickered beside the Persian's catapult.Some gunpowder shells even hit the trebuchet directly.A large puff of thick smoke continued to rise, and then there was the painful scream of Persia throwing his hands.

Those who were not killed, those whose body parts were missing, and those who had no parts damaged but were stunned by the bombing.They were all screaming with their necks pulled, and the tremendous mental and physical pain drove them completely crazy!
"This...!" Yusuf was so shocked that his tongue was tied up when he saw the hell-like scene!

(End of this chapter)