I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Because of its small size and fast speed, Mengchong speedboats are generally used for reconnaissance, conveying orders, and rescuing soldiers who fell into the water. When warships are close to each other, they can also load soldiers to board enemy ships to attack, and can also carry hay, kerosene, sulfur and other flammable materials to launch. Suicidal attack.

Following Lei Tao's order, the large and medium-sized warships in the guard fleet gave way one after another, and a large number of Mengchong speedboats, fish boats, merchant ships and other small boats loaded with hay, sulfur, kerosene and other small boats rushed out of the Qin army's army. floor boat.

The Qin soldiers on the building boat squeezed to the side of the building and shot down the guards who were paddling the boat with a dense rain of arrows. There were also many Mengchong speedboats and fish boats and merchant ships pouring out from behind the building boat. The soldiers on board used various weapons Attack, long spears and other weapons pushed against the rushing enemy ships. Soldiers on both sides were fighting bloody battles, and the sound of roaring and killing resounded through the sky.

Although Lei Tao's trump card successfully burned seven large warships of the Qin army, it failed to turn the tide of the battle. The small boat that launched the suicide attack was covered by the Qin army's dense arrow rain, and most of the soldiers rowing were shot to death. The boat was uncontrolled, floating and burning on the river until it disintegrated and sank. Even if it drifted close to the warship, it was sunk by the Qin soldiers on the small boat with their spears. The suicide attack could not turn the tide of the battle at all. Lots of soldiers.

The strength of the two sides was originally hanging, and the guards who lost the last three buildings lost their support. The Qin army's buildings relied on the thunder cannons of the strong ships, rampaging in the guard ship array, and sank one after another. Boat.

During the scuffle, Lei Tao's ship was sunk again, and he was shot by a giant arrow as thick as an arm. His limbs were shattered, his body was boneless, and he lost the commander's command. The ship desperately turned its bow and left the battlefield. The Qin army took advantage of the victory and pursued them all the way.

Except for the seven large warships of the Guards Navy who had been desperately fleeing upstream and survived, the rest of the warships that fled into the navy camp, together with the entire navy camp, were intensively bombarded by the fire bombs fired by the Qin army, turning into a massacre. sea ​​of ​​flames.

Although the victorious Qin army did not send troops to land and attack Shuiguan Sucheng, the densely packed warships were showing off their power on the river, making the soldiers and civilians in the city terrified.

This battle has been completely won, and Li Wei is in a good mood. However, now is not the time for negotiating. We must continue to put more pressure on the Wei Empire. As the winning party, we can gain more benefits in the negotiation.

Chapter 359

Obtaining the right to control the river basically means mastering the right to land. The defense line of the river is long, and you cannot fortify and send troops to garrison everywhere. Generally, city defenses are only built in important locations, and rely on night-time detectives and quick reports. Commander-in-Chief Accurate judgment can mobilize the army to carry out targeted defense and attack the enemy halfway.

If Li Wei wants to achieve his strategic goal, he has to continue to fight. Only when Wei Wang Gongsundu feels scared can he achieve his goal.

However, just now it was just the naval fleets of the two sides competing for the control of the river. Now that they have defeated the navy of the Wei Empire and obtained the control of the river, they have to send troops to land and attack Sioux City.

Except for the severely damaged warships that need to return to the dock for repairs immediately, some warships cruise on the river, and some turn around Shuiyun Pass to carry soldiers. In order to speed up the troop transport, a large number of merchant ships and fish boats have to be requisitioned at the same time. Shuiyunguan is not far away, and it takes up to two to three hours to go back and forth.

When a large number of merchant ships and fish boats loaded with soldiers arrived, the infantry in charge of the landing set up a posture of landing under the Sioux City. Ying Yang General Zhang Wei, who was guarding the Sioux City, led his army out of the city and lined up in the open space, ready to attack the landing forces. Qin Jun.

No matter how far the thunder cannon on the warship can shoot, it will not be able to reach the guards arrayed on the shore. However, this is not a problem for Li Wei. It loaded a lot of thunder chariots with the wheels removed.

Several of those bamboo rafts were merged into a large one, on which at least two to three Thunder Chariots could be erected. To reduce weight, the wheels of these Thunder Chariots were all removed, and a simple bracket was built with bamboo poles.

The big bamboo raft loaded with thunder cannons was moored in the shallow water area, and it fired long-range bombardment at the guards formed on the shore. It didn't want to kill much, it only needed to shock the guards.

In order to prevent the guards from attacking desperately, a large number of soldiers formed an array in the shallow water below the knees to protect the thundering cannons, so that the guards would jump over the wall in a hurry.

And this distance is also within the range of the Thunder Cannon on the medium-sized warship, and it can be bombarded for cover if necessary.

Wave after wave of giant arrows with thick arms were thrown at the dense guards formed on the shore. For a while, blood mist was sprayed, stumps and broken arms were thrown, and some giant arrows were deeply inserted into the sandy ground.

Due to the limited distance and other reasons, the Thunder Cannon can only be projected, and the killing effect is far worse than that of a flat shot. However, the resulting momentum also made the guards tremble with fear, and their morale was obviously low.

The distance is too far, bows and arrows can't reach it, unless you pull out the thunderbolt car in the city, but this distance seems to be too far away, isn't it just for being beaten?

Zhang Wei was also a little discouraged. It would be safer to rely on a fortified city to resist the enemy than to attack halfway.

He hesitated for a moment, and then gave the order to retreat. On the way to retreat, there were nights when no reports were received. Yang County fell, and a Qin army was coming to kill here.

Zhang Wei broke out in a cold sweat, but fortunately he was decisive enough to order the withdrawal of the troops. If he continued to defend the beachhead, wouldn't he be outflanked?

Zhang Wei led his army to retreat into the city. While ordering to strengthen the city defense, he urgently recruited young men to prepare for the battle, and at the same time sent messengers to ask for help.

The mainland of the Wei Empire has not been attacked by other countries for many years, and the navy is strong, which beat the Jin Empire navy who wanted to invade several times. Therefore, although Suzhou City is a border pass, the standing army stationed is only [-] soldiers. There was a severe shortage of troops.

Knowing that the guards were retreating, Li Wei, Wu You and the others couldn't help sighing. Zhang Wei was lucky and escaped unintentionally. The purpose was to copy Zhang Wei's retreat, but in the end, the power of the Thunder scared Zhang Wei away, which is self-defeating.

A large group of people landed, and the troops that landed first formed three defensive squares on the flat ground, and the Thunder Cannon was set up in front of the formation, so that the defenders could shoot back with their carbine.

After reuniting with the main force that successfully attacked Yang County, the army besieged the entire Sioux City on all sides. While setting up camp, they set up Thunder Chariots and Thunderbolt Chariots to bombard Sioux City indiscriminately. The walls of the city were scarred, and many buildings in the city were also destroyed. In addition, the fireballs fired from behind burned some of them. The people in the city were panicked.

For several days, the Qin army did not attack the city, but fired huge arrows, stone bombs and fireballs from time to time, continuing to put pressure on the defenders in the city.

Li Wei didn't expect to take down Sucheng, even if there were very few troops in the city, he only needed to trap Sucheng to death, and the reinforcements of the defense army would be enough.

During this period, the army captured Pingnan Dongping County, and then ambushed a 3 guard army in Fuhugou outside Pingnan County, wiped out 3000 enemies, and captured more than 9000 people.

At this time, the Wei court was in chaos, the navy was defeated one after another, and only a few warships fled back. It can be said that the entire army was wiped out. The Qin army suppressed the border, several counties were lost, and Su City was in a hurry. It has not suffered war for many years. The ravaged state of Wei was in a panic.

"This...how should this be done?"

Wei Wang Gongsundu was in a panic at this time, his chubby old face was so frightened that there was no trace of blood.

Lin Dongyang, the chief culprit who provoked the war, has been dismissed from his official position under the attack of his political opponents and left home idle.

The ministers in the DPRK have different opinions, and there are the main combat faction and the peace-seeking faction. However, at this time, the main combat faction was annihilated due to the annihilation of the navy, and Shang Shu's left servant shot Lin Dongyang was dismissed from office. Powerful, completely dominant.

The result of the court discussion was naturally to send envoys to negotiate peace. As long as the Qin army was willing to withdraw and pay some price, King Wei Gongsundu was also willing to accept it.

The envoy of the king of Wei was taken into the account of the commander of the central army. Wu You, the right army teacher Jijiu, was in charge of receiving and acting as the chief envoy of the negotiation. When Wu You made an offer, the lion opened his mouth. This was the initiative held by the victor. The special envoy of the king of Wei Of course, you have to bargain, the price is frighteningly high, and your own king can hardly accept it.

After a lot of wrangling, the two sides still haven't reached an agreement, but a section of the city wall of Sioux City was blown down by the Panmo Boulder, but the Qin army did not attack the city, and continued to bombard it with thunder chariots and thunderbolt chariots. The entire Sioux City was smashed into pieces.

Witnessing this scene with his own eyes, the envoy Wei was so frightened that his legs became weak, and he staggered back to the imperial capital, Spring City, to ask for a memorial. The price demanded by the Qin army was too high. report.

"Two... two thousand thunderbolt chariots?"

Wei Wang Gongsundu fell down on the dragon chair in fright, and the muscles in his cheeks twitched. This figure is too scary. No wonder it can knock down the walls of Su City. I don’t know if the walls of the imperial capital Spring City can withstand it? "King Qizuo, there are still... [-] Thunder Chariots..."

The special envoy replied tremblingly, he was not lying, he had witnessed this with his own eyes, the power of the Thunder Chariot was more terrifying than the Thunderbolt Chariot, and it was not an exaggeration at all to punch big holes in solid and thick bluestone.

Some things may not be true even if you have witnessed them with your own eyes. The total number of thunderbolt chariots and thunder chariots carried by the Qin army will not exceed five hundred at most. It is just that Wu You ordered the soldiers to build a frame with felled wood , It just looks like a chariot, and the guards are only watching from a distance, so how can they tell the truth, just like that, they were tricked by Wu You once.

"As long as they are willing to retreat, I agree..."

The always cowardly King Wei Gongsundu finally got tough, disregarding the strong opposition of some ministers, and overbearingly arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrarily determined on state affairs.

The conditions of the Qin Empire were harsh, asking for compensation of 50 shi of grain and 1000 million taels of silver, and severely punishing Lin Dongyang, the chief culprit who instigated the war, as a condition for retreating, returning the occupied city, and unconditionally releasing the captured five thousand guard.

Although the price made Wei Wang Gongsun heartbroken, he could afford it. The Wei Empire has not been ravaged by war for many years, and the people are rich. However, when he ordered Lin Dongyang's head to be chopped off, he was somewhat unbearable. After all, Lin Dongyang's The youngest son and daughter are one of his favorite concubines, he cut off her father's head, a bit afraid to face the beauty.

When the special envoy of King Wei came again and presented Lin Dongyang's head, both Li Wei and Wu You laughed. However, Li Wei did not withdraw immediately, but waited until the 1000 million taels of silver compensation from King Wei Gongsundu arrived, loaded and shipped After returning to the country, the first batch of 20 shi of grain was transported to the camp, and only [-] prisoners of war were released, and the army slowly withdrew in batches.

In a continent with extremely backward technology, the population is the main labor force. How could Li Wei release nearly [-] captives, and he selected the youngest and strongest captives to take back to the country to serve as free labor.

This war happened a bit muddled, but it made a lot of money, especially the 50 shi of grain, which greatly eased the pressure of food shortage after accepting millions of refugees.

The army returned home triumphantly. Xu Zongtang, the prefect of Hongfeng, personally led a group of officials to Shuiyun Pass to welcome them.

The naval divisions of the two provinces jointly fought a big victory, and those who made meritorious service, whether they were officers or soldiers, were rewarded, and the martyrs who died in battle also received a considerable sum of money.

On the way back to Chang'an, the Military Intelligence Department sent an urgent report: Tang Jun has changed.

3 Chapter [-] Experiments

In the conflict between the Tang and Qin empires, the Tang Empire lost the three counties of Pingtang Baimo and Changchuan, especially the Pingtang Dangerous Pass, which was the southern gate of the Tang Empire. The Qin Army's cavalry could leave the pass at any time, threatening the safety of the Tang Empire's hinterland. Tang Wang Jili was of course brooding, and tried every means to regain the dangerous pass of Pingtang.

The arrival of King Wei's special envoy made Tang Wangjili see hope, and his heart inevitably became restless again.

In the past, Qin Ruo had been bullied by the Tang Empire, but he didn't expect it to turn around now. Naturally, Tang Wang Jili couldn't swallow this breath.

Not to mention him, even many ministers of the Tang court couldn't swallow this bad breath. They would not admit that Qin Qiang and Tang Ruo are now, but because of various reasons such as bad luck and the morale of the soldiers who commanded the soldiers, they were killed by the Qin army. Just beat it.

The suggestion brought by the envoy of the guards that the two countries join forces to attack the Qin Empire was supported by most of the ministers, but there were also those who opposed it. For example, Han Rui, who had just made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion and was promoted to the general of the hussars, opposed sending troops.

The war between Tang and Qin coincides with the war of the century. The empire has already consumed countless supplies. Coupled with the civil strife that lasted for several months, the vitality of the empire has been severely damaged. The refugees fled to the Qin Empire, and many places that were once prosperous were dilapidated and empty. The most important thing now is not to start the war again, but to appease the people and recuperate.

Moreover, it is the season of spring plowing and farming. If good fields are abandoned, irresistible natural disasters that may occur at any time and a large-scale reduction in grain harvest may cause various unpredictable consequences.

Han Rui said it very veiled, and it is not difficult for people with a little sense to understand the so-called unpredictable consequences, that is, it is very likely that there will be another civil uprising due to food famine.

Another deep meaning is: Don’t forget, the civil uprising that has just subsided was forcibly suppressed and countless heads were chopped off. There are great hidden dangers. If it breaks out again, the consequences will be more serious, and the harm caused will be greater than The first time will be bigger and more serious.

It's a pity that there are few people who are as rational and clear-headed as Han Rui. Not only did he fail to persuade King Tang Jili, but he became the target of various forces and was stripped of his military power. , General Longwei, Qi Changhe, commanded an elite army of 20 men, waiting for an opportunity to recover the dangerous pass of Pingtang, and formed two partial divisions of 10 people. One division pretended to attack Baimo City, and the other division restrained the Qin army in Zhuang County. The army regained the dangerous pass of Pingtang in one fell swoop.

The 20 anti-insurgency army commanded by Han Rui had not been disbanded, and Qi Changhe could do it as soon as he took over. However, to ensure the huge logistics transportation, a large number of young and strong civilians must be recruited, and the other two partial divisions also need to recruit a large number of young and strong. It was only issued, and it immediately caused resistance among the people. The young and strong fled, and the government officials were worried that they would not be able to do business when they went back, so they had to lock up the five or 60-year-old, gray-haired old man and take him back to fill up.

Of course, not all of them are arrested. As long as you can afford enough money, you can top people with money. Most of these people who can afford money are rich and wealthy families.

A large number of young and strong fled, and the officials dispatched the yamen to search and arrest them. Many young and strong were driven into a hurry, and they picked up guys to resist. In many places, the yamen were killed, and no one dared to go to the countryside to collect food and labor.

Townships and powerful people from all over the country also expressed strong dissatisfaction. Wars require a lot of food. The successive wars have caused them to pay a lot of food. No one can bear this tossing. Now they have to collect food. This is theirs Fate, some squires and small landlords with poor family backgrounds directly declared bankruptcy, failed to pay official rations, and were taken to prison for questioning.

With such a big commotion, it is difficult for the lurking Qin Empire spies to know. In addition, a large number of young and strong people desperately went to the three counties of Pingtang Baimo and Changchuan occupied by the Qin people. vigilance.

When the courier handed over the [-]-mile emergency pond report to Li Wei, although the war had not yet broken out, the Tang Army of the Three Routes had already arrived outside the towns of Baimo County and Zhuang County in Pingtang County, and could launch an attack at any time.

The chief officials of the two counties and one county have long been waiting in full force, but no one dared to lead the army out of the city to fight before receiving the order from the superior. They just guarded the city strictly and waited for the order from the superior.

Li Wei issued an order at the beginning of the year, don't pay attention to any provocations from the Tang army, whoever dares to go out of the city to fight, even if you defeat the invading enemy and make great achievements, you will be punished severely for the felony of disobeying the military order. Official position, severe cases beheaded.

Although this order will miss the battle opportunity, Li Wei would rather miss the battle opportunity than lose the city. The top priority of the empire is to recuperate and recuperate. Tang Jun's vital strength will do.

Under the strict order, the county officials dared not disobey the military order, but ordered to strictly guard the city and be prepared to resist.

Later, they also received an order from Prime Minister Li Gang to stand by and wait for help.

In fact, Li Gang and many Yuan Cong veterans are more inclined to attack. Relying on the Thunder Chariot, the heavy armored tigers and leopard cavalry who were trapped in the camp started a decisive battle with the Tang army. Rest in peace.

However, the young and strong faction headed by Tian Ce Wen Zishan and others strongly opposed it. The successive wars consumed too much of the empire's various materials, and they could no longer stand the toss. Consuming the vitality of the Tang army, when they are tired from fighting, unable to attack for a long time, and their morale is low, they will naturally retreat.

Moreover, as far as the current situation of the Tang Empire is concerned, if 40 troops are dispatched at once, food and other supplies will definitely not last long. If Tang Wangjili insists on going his own way, he will definitely lose all his fortune, and we will try our best to recuperate and accumulate war energy , under the influence of each other, it will be much easier to clean up when the time comes.

Both sides argued hard, and Li Gang had a headache, so he had to send someone to expedite the dispatch to Li Wei for eight hundred miles. After all, the father and son had agreed that one would be in charge of the government and the other would be in charge of the army. Well, he doesn't want to meddle indiscriminately.

Wu You also tended to stick to it, in order to consume the vitality of the Tang army. Li Wei sent someone to write back to the cheap old man, sightseeing and enjoying the scenery all the way, and slowly returned to Chang'an.

Anyway, it's fine to go back, and Qing'er and Xiao Xiaoxiao are by his side along the way, so he won't be bored.

Of course, passing through cities and towns along the way, you will see one or two beautiful and charming young ladies from time to time, and you can only watch from a distance but not like that.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Wei returned to the old Hutian Hudi, the days that gods envy, but this guy has always been lazy, but he can't be idle. He stayed at home for ten and a half months, and worried about the frontline war. As an excuse, he slipped to Baimo City.

Wu You, the military master on the right, still accompanied him, accompanied by three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry.

What the young master wants to do, Wu You knows best, because the battle at Pingtang Dangerous Pass is extremely tragic, the commander of the Tang Army Qi Changhe is a lunatic, completely disregarding the lives of the soldiers, attacking crazily day and night, causing great psychological distress to the defenders Li Wei couldn't sit still because of the pressure.

Knowing what the young master wanted to do, Wu You naturally had to make a good plan. The [-] elite soldiers of the Central Army set off on the same day and rushed to Baimo County first. There were also [-] heavy soldiers who were trapped in the camp.

The treatment of being trapped in the camp is now so good that it makes people jealous. In addition to being equipped with special attendants, they are also equipped with two mules and horses, one for carrying heavy armor and one for transportation, which is extremely comfortable.

This time, Shang Xingyun's tiger and leopard cavalry consisted of not only 3000 people, but 500 people, still three riders per person, and there were more than a hundred more carriages in the team, and the stuff in the carts was covered with oilcloth It's so tight that you can't see what it is.

After arriving at Baimo City, the county guard presented all the recent information. Wu You took it and read it carefully, while Li Wei sipped tea with his legs crossed.

Everyone can see that among the three Tang armies, the one led by Qi Changhe is the main force, and the other two are just partial divisions.

There are about 6 Tang troops on the way to pretend to attack Baimo City, and they are known as [-] to the outside world. The commander is General Yingyang Wang Chengyi.

The reason why Li Wei took him for surgery was because the terrain around Baimo City was relatively flat, which was suitable for cavalry combat. The purpose of this battle was not only to defeat Wang Chengyi, but the main purpose was to test him.

Chapter 361 Indecent Tactics

Wang Chengyi managed to get the chance to unify the army, and he really wanted to prove his ability with military exploits. Unfortunately, his army was only a partial division, and the purpose was only to contain the Qin army in Baimo City, so as to cover the army who also served as a partial division. Another friendly army.

Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he still fulfilled his responsibilities as a partial division very dutifully, feigned an attack from time to time, and then withdrew his troops and returned to the camp.

The Qin army in the city just guarded the city and did not fight, which made him feel very relaxed and at the same time feel lost.

As usual, early in the morning, he led his army to line up outside the city, preparing to play a trick of feint attack. Unexpectedly, Emperor Qin unexpectedly opened the gate of the city, and a large group of troops rushed out like a tide, and set up a castle on the flat ground. A densely packed defensive phalanx.

This is the rhythm of the decisive battle!Wang Chengyi realized that he was a little nervous and uneasy, but more of a long-lost excitement. Isn't this moment what he was looking forward to?

If they could defeat the Qin army in front of them, they would be able to capture Baimo City in one go with the vigor of a great victory.

As long as Baimo City can be captured, even if Qi Changhe's troops, who are the main force, can recover the dangerous pass of Pingtang, this first achievement must still be credited to him.

Thinking of this, Wang Chengyi couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, his palms were sweating, he shook his head and looked around, and saw that all the soldiers were like wolves with green eyes and bloodthirsty excitement on their faces, he couldn't help crying After a long breath, the morale is available, enough for a battle.

Surrounded by guards, Li Wei and Wu You stood on the top of the city to watch the battle. The commander of this battle is Xia Houheng, and they will not interfere in any way.

At this time, the Qin army had already completed its formation, and both sides had put up a traditional defensive formation, divided into three armies, front, middle and rear, with cavalry guarding the two wings.

"Drumming!"

Xia Houheng, who was in charge of the central army, couldn't hide his excitement and nervousness, so much so that when he gave the order to attack, his voice changed a little.

No wonder he was so excited and nervous. This was the first time he had commanded tens of thousands of troops to fight, and the young master stood on the top of the wall to watch the battle. This battle must not only be won, but also be won perfectly, so as to live up to the support and support of the young master. Full support.

The [-] infantry in this battle are all the elite of the Central Army. The young master also transferred the two most elite aces from the imperial army and the tiger and leopard cavalry, and put them under his command. It will definitely make any imperial commander envious. Hate it.

The battle kicked off with the earth-shattering rumble of drums.

The three defensive phalanxes of the front armies of both sides slowly moved forward. This is a traditional positional warfare, and the fight is about consumption. Therefore, the first three phalanxes are composed of elite soldiers.

The pace was rumbling, and the advance speed of the Tang army's phalanx was obviously faster than that of the Qin army. The morale of the Tang army, which was full of strength, was like a rainbow, and they wanted to make military achievements in this battle.

Xia Houheng placed the [-] armored soldiers trapped in the camp in the front of the square, so the speed of advancement was very slow. However, the steps of the [-] heavy armored soldiers were uniform, and the ground shook.

The phalanx in the middle is still slowly advancing, closing the distance between each other.

Xia Houheng brought only [-] infantry and no cavalry, so he could only arrange [-] tiger and leopard cavalry on the left wing. There was no cavalry on the right wing, but a large spear formation was deployed to prevent the Tang army cavalry from rushing into the formation.