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After a short rest, the Persians have regained their strength. Zhang Liang looked through the telescope and discovered that the Persians began to transport trebuchets into the city. Seeing these things, Zhang Liang felt his scalp numb. As a general who had fought in Liaodong, he knew very well the damage this thing could do to the city wall.
??Especially when this thing is used with gunpowder, it is simply a nightmare for the defenders.
Like most cities in the Western Regions, Almaty¡¯s walls are not made of masonry. It is a city wall made of rammed earth. Zhang Liang has no idea how much this thing can withstand blows. All he knew was that a bloody battle was inevitable. Perhaps, he will become the highest general of the Tang Dynasty who died in the Western Regions.
Han Dewang can't even cry now. 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 boss in a bloody battle. And the final outcome is 80% likely to be death 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 looked down upon by others for the rest of your life. For the Guanzhong soldiers who were licking blood from their swords, this was definitely more uncomfortable than killing them. A man's life and death are ordinary matters. If he dies, the court will take good care of his family. Many people from poor families even wish to die in battle. In this way, the situation of my family will change a lot.
The Tang Dynasty has now raised its pensions to 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 army.
The Persians were demolishing houses, and Zhang Liang knew that they were clearing the area of ??fire. Those tall houses will block the flight path of gunpowder bombs. The Tang army relied on gunpowder, which caused the armies of other countries to suffer a lot. Now, the Tang Dynasty's army also wanted to taste the power of gunpowder.
There was a loud boom, and a huge gunpowder bomb exploded under the city wall. The steaming black smoke and huge explosions made everyone palpitate. But after the explosion, Zhang Liang was surprised to find out. The walls of the inner city were almost undamaged.
The people on the city wall were shaken to pieces, but no one died. Many people even only have temporary tinnitus, and after getting up in disgrace, they don't feel any discomfort at all.
"They used black powder!" Zhang Liang's eyes suddenly lit up. This may be the best news among the many bad news.
Black powder is fundamentally different from the gunpowder currently used by the Tang Army. The gunpowder bomb just now weighed a full fifty kilograms. If it were the Tang army's fifty kilograms of gunpowder bombs, the city wall would definitely be damaged. At the same time, the people on the city wall might also shock one or two unlucky people to death.
The Persians, who had obtained the basic gunpowder formula, still could not prepare the ammonium nitrate gunpowder tinkered by Izumo Hao. In fact, what Yunhao tinkered with can already be called explosives. The power is absolutely unmatched by gunpowder.
"Thank God!" As a senior general, Han Dewang also understood this reason. As for the soldiers, they were still confused by the explosion.
Li Deyu shook his head, and Yusuf next to him was very excited. Since the Tang Dynasty obtained the formula of gunpowder, those yellow-haired people in the West are no longer a match for the Persian army. It will never happen again, the story of three hundred warriors defending Thermopylae. When encountering steep passes, just use trebuchets to bomb them. With such an unnatural thing, the Caliph even became interested in Constantinople.
When I left, someone had already suggested attacking Constantinople, and I don¡¯t know what the current situation is like. Compared to this, the huge wealth they brought back from the Eastern Expedition would probably make them change their minds.
"Li! With such a powerful weapon, we can occupy this place effortlessly." Yusuf was very satisfied with the power of gunpowder.
"Don't be too happy. The power of our gunpowder is far inferior to that of Tang Dynasty gunpowder. This war will be very difficult. I don't know if the hot air balloon promised to us by the Caliphate can be transported. 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 Tang Dynasty. The Tang State will be prepared if we cannot quickly eliminate the effective forces of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. We can only withdraw our troops and give these lands to the Tang people again. And those Tang people will definitely follow our footsteps and attack Persia.
When it comes to revenge, people in the Tang Dynasty are quite stubborn. If there really is Zhang Liang in this inner city, and he dies, the hatred between Persia and Datang will definitely continue unending. Even if you and I run to the horizon, the Tang people will chase us and kill us. "
"Li! You say this country is too powerful. They are so powerful, why can't theyEffectively occupy the Western Region. In my opinion, they are simply ruling here, and many places are still controlled by people from the Western Regions. "
"Population! The population of the Tang Dynasty is their fatal injury. 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 there are so many people in the Tang Dynasty. , they will definitely implement a different rule on the Western Regions.
Rather than like now, there are only a few hundred thousand Tang people in the huge Western Region. This plus an army of 80,000 people! For the vast Western Region, it is simply impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to rule five 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 in the Western Regions. We are all ***! We believe in prophets, and our common beliefs will always decrease Hostility." Yusuf was extremely proud of his belief.
"Yes! People in the Tang Dynasty still worship their ancestors, not prophets." When it comes to religion, Li Deyu also admires the propaganda ability of ***. In just twenty or thirty years, the prophet's teachings 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 rustics were under the impact of the teachings of the Communist Party of China. It was wiped out to the point where not even the dregs were left!
Men in the Western Regions began to grow beards, and women in the Western Regions began to wear headscarves. Every morning, thousands of people pray in the direction of the sun. Yusuf was right, religious uniformity made it easier for Persia to rule the Western Regions. At least, you won't encounter much resistance.
"It's almost done, let's start the attack!" Seeing that the houses that hindered the shooting were almost demolished, Li Deyu suggested to Yusuf. He wanted to end this battle as soon as possible, and his next stop was Tingzhou. As long as Tingzhou is captured, Datang will have few soldiers in the Western Regions. It would take several months or even a year at the fastest until Datang organized soldiers to fight against itself again.
By that time, Persia may have established a foothold in the Western Regions. After gaining huge wealth, the caliph will also change his mind. Instead of attacking the hard-to-grab Constantinople, they marched into the richer Tang Dynasty.
Li Deyu has never forgotten that revenge is the mission he has to bear in his life.
"Okay!" Yusuf turned around and gave the general a look, and the dull horn sounded.
More than twenty trebuchets were launched at the same time, and the explosions came and went one after another, almost indistinguishable. Twenty trebuchets hit almost the same spot. A big hole was immediately blown into the rammed earth city wall. The surrounding city walls seemed to have cracks.
The failure to blow down the city wall was due to the fact that many bombs hit the city wall and did not explode immediately. Instead, it exploded after being bounced away. The bomb's fuse was not able to trigger the explosion.
"Water!" Zhang Liang ordered immediately when he saw the cracked city wall.
Following his instructions, a large number of soldiers immediately began to pour boiling water on the city wall. There were college graduates in the team, he told Zhang Liang. In cold winters, hot water freezes more easily than cold water.
Zhang Liang didn¡¯t believe it at first, but after he ordered his personal guards to conduct experiments, he believed it!
So this time he prepared boiling water, and dozens of cauldrons under the city were boiling. Just wait for the wall to collapse somewhere and then fall down. In the Western Region where it has just snowed, dripping water turns into ice. Pouring boiling water on it is the best coagulant. Water can seep into the cracks and freeze. Such a city wall is almost impossible to collapse with gunpowder. Because once the rammed soil contains moisture, it will be frozen again. It will become a very tough thing, even gunpowder will be difficult to destroy.
"Uh!" Yusuf was speechless. He didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty would use such a method to deal with his trebuchet.
The fierce bombardment continued for an hour, and the Persians bombarded somewhere. Boiling water would be poured down from anywhere, and the steaming water vapor would quickly cover up the smoke from gunpowder explosions.
"What should we do?" Yusuf asked Li Deyu helplessly. He really couldn't deal with the situation in front of him.
"There is no way! We can only! No good!" Li Deyu just wanted to say, he could only continue to bomb a section of the city wall. Suddenly he lowered his body violently!
Because he saw many dark things suddenly flying out of the city. You know, not only the Persians had trebuchets, but the Tang people also had them! Moreover, the Tang people's trebuchets were more advanced and precise than those of the Persians. A well-trained thrower will always put the bomb where it's supposed to go!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Following the explosion, balls of fire flickered next to the Persian trebuchet. Some gunpowder bombs even hit the trebuchet directly. Large plumes of thick smoke kept rising, followed by the painful screams of Persia throwing his hands.
Those who were not killed by the explosion, those whose body parts were missing, and those whose parts were not damaged but were stunned by the explosion. They were all tearing their necks and howling. The tremendous mental and physical pain made them completely crazy!
"This!" Yusuf was so shocked that his tongue was tied when he saw the hell-like scene! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?Some parts of the body are missing, and there are also those who have no parts damaged but were stunned by the explosion. They were all tearing their necks and howling. The tremendous mental and physical pain made them completely crazy!
"This!" Yusuf was so shocked that his tongue was tied when he saw the hell-like scene! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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