I'm playing tricks in Daqin

"Archer, get ready."

The three thousand archers behind the thunder chariot immediately drew their bows and arrows, and the arrows pointed obliquely at the blue sky.

On the opposite side, the sound of hooves was rumbling, and the ground was shaken violently. The burly knight leaned on his saddle and leaped his horse. The iron sword in his palm shone coldly under the refraction of the sun's rays.

"Hold on, hold on!"

The officers commanding in front of the formation roared loudly, and the row of iron cavalry crushed like mountains and seas made everyone's hearts tighten, sweat dripped from their pale faces, even veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles faced tens of thousands of cavalry Shock, still unavoidable chilling.

However, after all, they are elite veterans who have passed the test of blood and fire. Knowing that turning around and running away at this time, they will die faster, so they can only bite the bullet and hold on, maybe they can save their lives. At this frightening and suffocating moment, I am afraid that my mind has already collapsed.

"Thunder Chariot, launch!"

The officer commanding in front of the formation swung his sword down and gave the order to launch.

A series of muffled bang bang bang sounded one after another, and huge arrows as thick as arms whizzed out, piercing through the crowd of cavalry rushing with piercing whistling noises, bringing a rain of blood, and countless Minced meat.

Thirty arrows are negligibly small in a duel of thousands of troops, but the terrifying lethality brought by thirty arm-thick giant arrows is chilling.

The roaring giant arrows tore apart the first knight rushing forward, pierced through the body of the second knight, penetrated into the burly body of the third knight, and some giant arrows shot off the neck of the horse, or pierced In the majestic body, the war horse hissed and collapsed, and the rider behind couldn't dodge it in time, bumped into a person and turned his back on his back. If he was lucky, he would only break his hands and legs, and if he was unlucky, he would be trampled into meatloaf by the iron hoof behind him.

In the first round of attack, the cavalry of the Jin army lost nearly a hundred cavalry.

When the second wave of giant arrows was shot, another piece of flesh and blood flew across. The cavalry of the Jin army had rushed nearly a hundred steps away. The closer the distance, the more terrifying the lethality of the giant arrows. Some giant arrows directly pierced through the bodies of the four knights. , crashed the No.5 knight.

Although the Thunder Chariot's lethality is extremely terrifying, but the firing speed is slow, and the cavalry is fast, there is no chance of a third shot. The spearmen in front of the formation quickly inserted four spears into the vehicle's stabs, and the Thunder Chariot became A defensive vehicle formation that can withstand the impact of cavalry was built.

"Fire arrows!"

With the roar of the officer, the sound of bowstrings could be heard endlessly, and arrows flew obliquely into the sky, forming a large black area, which almost blocked the strong sun's rays.

Thousands of arrows rained down from mid-air, completely enveloping the charging cavalry, bloody flowers appeared, the screams of the knights, the sad hiss of the horses rang out, the knights fell off their horses, and the horses roared It collapsed, and in a blink of an eye, a large piece of the attacking cavalry of the Jin army fell down.

When the second wave of arrow rain fell, most of the [-] cavalry who attacked in the first round lost most of their morale, and their morale was taken away by the terrifying lethality of the Thunder Chariot. The spear on the thunder chariot was loaded with huge arrows, waiting for the second wave of Jin army's attack.

"What a terrifying giant arrow..."

Han Kuifang, who was pale, couldn't help but let out a sigh. Not only him, but all the generals around him were also pale and bloodless, obviously shocked by the terrifying lethality of the thunder chariot.

If Tang Jun had dozens more of these chariots... Those who had this thought couldn't help but shudder. This battle is not easy to fight.

"withdraw."

Han Kuifang let out a long sigh, and gave the order to retreat helplessly. After running for a long distance, the soldiers and horses were exhausted, relying entirely on their will to support them. Wan Qin Bing is not worth it.

The retreat of the Jin army made Li Wei and others heave a sigh of relief. If Han Kuifang was really determined to attack, the [-] elite soldiers would be wiped out. Fortunately, Han Kuifang did not become ruthless and used the heavy casualties of the cavalry in exchange for victory. .

The Jin army retreated, and the soldiers of Jiayue Mansion retreated into the city safely. When the last person retreated into the city, the solid and thick city gates were rumbled shut.

In the spacious barracks, the exhausted soldiers of Jiayue Mansion were lying all over the ground. They drank clear water and ate delicious meals that were still steaming. In order to be able to go home, they all rushed as hard as they could, racing against Han Kuifang's [-] cavalry. , is safe now, but everyone is exhausted.

After eating, all the soldiers queued up to enter the big bathhouse, took a comfortable hot bath, changed into clean clothes, and then fell asleep. For them, being able to sleep well was happiness.

Tang Tian, ​​Wu You and a group of high-ranking generals were equally exhausted. After eating their fill in a hurry, they went to take a hot bath, and then collapsed to sleep. The big soft bed.

During this period, teams of soldiers were still divided by region, and ransacked the big households in the city in an orderly manner, and the looting did not end until the sky completely darkened.

Late at night, people are quiet.

The city of Pennsylvania was pitch-black, but there were many figures. At the city gate in the north of the city, three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry, who took a hasty rest, left the city quietly and disappeared into the night under the dim moonlight.

Afterwards, a 2000-man cavalry escorted a huge cavalry team full of large and small packages. Some of the horses in this cavalry team were war horses captured by the Jin army, and most of them were taken from the homes of those big families, whether they were good horses or mules. Horses, take them all in one go.

Wealthy families generally keep a few good horses outside the Great Wall as their rides to show their status, and some even raise a dozen of them. After the whole city was looted, they got more than 1000 good horses outside the Great Wall, and hundreds of mules and horses. .

However, the situation is special, whether it is a good horse or a mule, all of them are used as a means of transportation.

The looting of the entire state of Pennsylvania caused Li Wei to send out a sum of money. The exact amount is currently unknown, but there are more than 100 million silver in the bank of the Pennsylvania government office, and countless military supplies such as weapons and equipment. Wei Hetian Ce and Wu You racked their brains, desperately trying to move all the stuff back to Jiayue Province.

Next, Tang Tian and the soldiers under his command filed out of the city. Each soldier carried two or three weapons or two or three sets of armor, or carried a small bag of stuff on his shoulders. Under the hazy moonlight, he followed the horse team, kicking Marching high and low.

When the sky was bright, the people in the city realized that the [-] Qin and Tang troops had disappeared, and Pennsylvania became an undefended city.

Chapter 77 After the Great War

Han Kuifang's army camped twenty miles south of Pennsylvania City, and dispatched more than a dozen teams to monitor the movements of the Qin and Tang armies in Pennsylvania City, and at the same time sent people back to Moyun City to report the battle situation to Commander Ming Ming. In addition to describing in detail the range and terrifying lethality of the Thunder Chariot, the letter also sent several triangular arrows.

The three-edged arrowhead is different from the standard conical arrowheads that are commonly equipped in the imperial armies today. This is the first time he has seen this new arrowhead with strong penetrating power. Not to mention ordinary leather armor, even the best Mingguang armor is the same. It is a bit scary to penetrate easily.

When the sent Yebushou reported the news that the Qin and Tang coalition forces in Pennsylvania had abandoned the city and fled, Han Kuifang's expression was as ugly as possible. At this time, he remembered that the dozen or so groups sent before Yebushou The team didn't come back, so it's probably bad luck.

"damn it!"

Han Kuifang cursed. He originally thought that the Qin and Tang coalition forces would not abandon Binzhou City, or that the exhausted [-] Qin army would rest for a day or two. He didn't expect that he would run away from the city that night. Not only was the enemy too cunning, he Also dereliction of duty.

When he led 2000 cavalry into the city, it was already half an hour later. In addition to leaving [-] people to defend the city, Han Kuifang personally led [-] cavalry out of the city to pursue them. If he wanted to escape, he had to pay a price. OK.

As soon as the cavalry army left the city, they were covered in blood and bruises. The Qin and Tang coalition forces were retreating to Lijiadu. On the outskirts of Lijiadu, the coalition forces built several fortresses with strong defenses. At that time, he was surrounded and annihilated by Ye Bushou, a few surreptitious teams of the opponent, and suffered heavy losses.

Han Kuifang immediately led his army straight to Lijiadu, but when he chased to the outskirts of Lijiadu, the rear troops of the Qin and Tang coalition forces just passed the outer fortress.

Looking at the strong fortresses on the side of the road, Han Kuifang, who did not have any heavy weapons, could only sigh helplessly. He would not be so stupid as to use cavalry to attack the solid fortress of the coalition forces, even if he took the outermost one at any cost. The fort, and there are three or four equally strong forts behind, how much will it cost?

10,000+ troops crowded into Lijiadu, and it was so crowded that it was difficult to find a place to squat down. Li Weitian Ce Wuyou was standing on the pier, commanding the soldiers to board the boat and cross the river to go home. As for any battle outside, they were no longer interested. In this battle, the coalition forces suffered a disastrous defeat.

However, as the victorious side, the Jin Empire also suffered a lot of losses. Nearly 10 soldiers were killed or injured, not counting the casualties of civilians. The places occupied by the coalition forces cannot be described as miserable.

Li Wei's shameless act of looting everything is very kind compared to the coalition army's burning, killing and looting.

On the avenue leading to Pennsylvania City, an army wearing red battle armor is slowly marching. In the middle of the team is a large black carriage. Triangular arrow in hand.

She is Pearl, the new commander-in-chief appointed by the Jin Empire when it was in danger.

After a long time, she let out a low sigh. Pennsylvania fell, and prefect Lu Daming died in battle. It should be that her letter was intercepted by the enemy, and then they used the letter to lure Lu Mingda into being fooled. City is impossible.

She should take full responsibility for this matter, thinking of losing a respected elder, her heart is extremely heavy.

After arriving in Pennsylvania City, Mingzhu didn't blame the loss of soldiers and generals. Han Kuifang, who missed the battle opportunity, comforted him and asked, "Who is the general of this Tang army?"

"Your subordinate is incompetent, please come down to the punishment of Commander Ming."

Han Kuifang held back for a long time before answering dejectedly. He also tried his best to inquire about the general of the Tang army, but he couldn't find any news. He also lost several groups of night-free teams.

"Forget it, it's not your fault."

Mingzhu comforted: "Let's go, let's go to Lijiadu to have a look."

When she led the army to Pennsylvania, the Qin and Tang coalition forces occupying Lijiadu had all crossed the Nujiang River. The imperial navy fought fiercely and suffered heavy losses. In addition, they had to compensate for the terrifying lethality of the Thunder Chariot of the Jiayue Army, so they did not dare to intercept it. .

However, the navy of the Jin Army did not dare to intercept the warships of the Jiayue Army, but fought another fierce battle with the navy of Hongfeng Province on the Nujiang River. Both sides suffered heavy losses. The troops could only swim across, drowning many people, abandoning countless supplies such as food and grass, and more than 3 people abandoned their weapons and surrendered by the Nu River.

Surrounded by the personal guards, Mingzhu carefully watched the simple but strong fortresses built on both sides of the avenue. Looking at the messy Lijiadu, she sighed again.

From the simple fortresses and the expanded wharf, it can be seen that the general of the Tang army has great foresight. He has made various preparations for failure before he seeks victory. Military advisers and counselors give advice and advice. Such a person must be a serious problem for the empire.

She was full of curiosity about that mysterious general of the Tang army, and also full of anticipation to compete with him on the battlefield.

At this time, due to the defeat of the millions of coalition forces, the Chu Empire in the northwest, the Jin Empire outside the Great Wall, and the Wei Empire in the northeast of the Jin Empire all stopped attacking the border of the Jin Empire and stationed heavy troops on the border to prevent the Jin Empire from retaliation. attack.

Although the empires suffered heavy losses, the goal of keeping the Zhou Empire from being destroyed has been achieved, and it can be regarded as a very meaningful victory.

After this continental war of the century, the power of the empires returned to the original point, and no one took advantage of it. What followed was a long negotiation for the exchange or redemption of prisoners, and the common people returned to the place where they had lived for several lifetimes. Rebuilding the homes destroyed by the war has made life even more miserable.

In a large warehouse in the provincial capital of Jiayue, Li Wei looked at the mountains of gold, silver and jewels, only grinning and smirking, and his eyes were full of glittering gold.

In this continental battle of the century, the Jiayue provincial government mobilized a total of 15 soldiers and [-] young adults, with nearly [-] casualties and a large amount of military supplies. The casualties are not as good as others, so they are the luckiest.

Moreover, in the series of lootings, especially the looting of the entire city after the capture of Pennsylvania City, gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and other valuable things were worth more than 200 million taels in cash, not counting the accumulated There are a lot of ironware, iron ore, cloth, etc. in the barracks. There are nearly 1000 good horses outside the Great Wall, more than 10,000 mules and horses, and [-]+ stones for food.

With the support of such a large windfall, Jiayue Province can vigorously develop silently, accumulate strength, and accumulate strength when the vitality of the empires is greatly weakened.

Although Li Wei fell into Qian's eyes, he still had one thing on his mind, but he had to wait for news from Ding Xi.

Chapter 78 The Pearl of Jin Kingdom

Li Wei was very satisfied with the efficiency of the internal guards. In only seven days, the relevant information about the pearl and even some folk legends were clearly recorded in different files.

Li Weitian, Ce Wuyou and the other three looked through Mingzhu's information with great interest. The Ming Clan of Xijing, the Jin Empire, was a century-old powerful family, but the Ming Clan did not desperately develop family power like other aristocratic families, controlling the court, and controlling the emperor Will, but has been very low-key, so low-key that people almost forget his existence.

But every hundred years, the Ming clan will produce a disciple who attracts the attention of the mainland. He is either a good man who governs the world, or an invincible military master. Mingzhu is the most outstanding young disciple of the Ming clan. , from the day when he was in charge of the army to the present, his outstanding defeats have had unparalleled influence in the military of the Jin Empire, and among the people, there are legends of the undefeated God of War.

"Look, young master."

Wu You, who was looking at the materials, handed over a portrait in a fawning manner, and imitated Li Wei's tone and said: "The person who painted the portrait is already so beautiful. According to the master Danqing who painted this portrait, because he couldn't draw the bright pearl With a unique charm, I chopped off my right hand in a fit of anger..."

He understands Li Wei's character very well. The young master likes all beauties. Of course, beauties are not ordinary beauties. The top level of alluring city and country, even if it is an enemy, the young master likes it.

With a gurgling sound, Li Wei swallowed hard. The pearl in the painting has an undulating outline like a river and a mountain, delicate and beautiful, giving people a sense of breath-holding beauty.

Although he has never seen the Pearl, the master Danqing who painted this painting must have carefully painted the worldly appearance and elegant temperament of the Pearl on the paper. Although it is only a portrait, he still feels an inexplicable sense of coercion.

"He was in charge of the army at the age of 20. He has gone through hundreds of battles and battles, and has not yet paid for his losses. He enjoys the reputation of being an undefeated god of war. Young master, this girl is in serious trouble."

Tian Ce looked at Mingzhu's information and sighed endlessly. A woman in her twenties has such an impressive record, which makes countless men feel ashamed.

"yes……"

Li Wei nodded desperately, with a very bitter smile on his face. With such a terrible opponent with unpaid losses, it would be hard for anyone to sleep or eat.

Fortunately, the King of Jin was worried that Mingzhu's high achievements would overwhelm his throne, so he gave Mingzhu the false title of Marshal of the Zhu Kingdom, but he never let her take charge of the army. Otherwise, the Jin Empire would have ruled the Cangyun Continent long ago.

"Commander Ding, I want any news about this woman."

Li Wei frowned, with a thoughtful expression, "Also, as long as there are things that make King Jin feel uneasy, you just add fuel to the flames, and small things will turn into big things for me..."

"The alienation meter?"

Wu You's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but praised: "This plan is very good. Although King Jin is also considered a generation of Mingjun, he is extremely suspicious. This plan of alienation is really going to happen. Even if the pearl is not killed, King Jin will not dare Let her be in charge of the military again."

Tian Ce also stroked his long beard and nodded continuously. Although this plan was sinister and vicious, Mingzhu was too powerful, and he could only use this kind of villainous behavior to entrap her.

"Too much is too late, Commander Ding must remember."

"Well, it's good to stop in moderation, a single spark can start a prairie fire."

Ding Xi kept wiping the beads of cold sweat on his forehead. The two military advisers, you and I, obviously reminded him of the key issues that should be paid attention to in this divorce plan. I'm afraid, if I really want to miss these two, even if I don't die, I will feel very uncomfortable.

Li Wei was counting the silver in the warehouse, but Li Gang was drinking with the emissary sent by Chang'an and the army supervisor Hong Gonggong who was going out this time.

Said to be a supervising army, the self-knowledgeable Eunuch Hong only wandered around Lijiadu, and then went back to Shaoguan to enjoy the blessings. War is not like playing house games. .

In just ten and a half months, the news of the disastrous defeat of the coalition army came out. It is said that many people died, more than 7 Jiayue troops, and only [-] people survived. According to the memorial of Mrs. Li, Whether it's true or not, he didn't bother to ask, but the gold ingots given by Mrs. Li were real gold, and he made a lot of money on this trip.

After taking advantage of others, he will naturally say good things for them after returning home. Although Eunuch Hong is missing a leg, he is still half a man who knows how to repay his kindness. As for what those big shots in Chang'an think, he doesn't bother to care.

When Li Wei returned home in a good mood, he saw his wife, Kong Rong, sending a beautiful but haggard young woman out, even with a somewhat disappointed expression.

"I have seen the young master."

The young woman backed away and bowed down.

"Sir, this is Yi Niang."

Kong Rong quickly introduced, but the expression on her pretty face was a little embarrassed, even a little flustered.

Li Wei saw it, but remained calm, and said with a smile: "Yiniang is rare to come, so let's stay for a few more days."

While talking, some soldiers rushed in to report that when Kong Rong led his army back to Qingchuan Province, he harassed the border residents of Jiayue Province along the way, robbed more than a dozen households, raped their daughters, and killed more than a dozen resisting people.

Li Wei's face instantly became gloomy and frightening, and a gloomy murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Master..."

Kong Rong's pretty face was pale and bloodless, and although the guard's voice was low, she could still hear her clearly.

Only the second elder brother was left in the Kong family. If something happened, the Kong family would lose their incense. She was anxious and worried, but she didn't know what to do. She could only look at the husband imploringly, begging for mercy.

Yi Niang at the side also heard the soldiers' words clearly, and a hesitant light flashed in her eyes.

Li Wei raised his face and said solemnly: "As the official of Jiayue's parents, how can I just watch the people under my command be killed? If we don't give them justice, how will our Li family win the trust of the people in the future? How can we gain a foothold in Jiayue?"

After he finished speaking, he ignored Kong Rong's pleading eyes, put on his sleeves, turned around and left.

He was tricked twice by this bastard brother-in-law, but he endured it. The so-called thing is only three times. Today, he can't bear it anymore.

"Go, call Mr. Tian and Junshi Wu."

As Li Wei walked, he ordered his soldiers to call his two military divisions to discuss matters.

When he found Yi Niang following behind, he was surprised, "Hey, Yi Niang, you are..."

"Master, save my husband."

Yi Niang's eyes turned red and she knelt down on her knees.