Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 633 Hurry up and submit your name

"What on earth caused this? Is it really the sorcery that those barbarians say?"

Outside Dai County, Tang Dian was walking with two people. One of the two was his brother in the clan, and the other was the leader of the next generation, Tang Zi.

Not far away from the three of them, there were many powerful men who were the guards of the Tang family. Although the enemy troops had retreated, there were still scattered thieves. Of course, they had to take precautions.

After the court trial, everyone in the Tang family returned to their homes. Before it was time for tea, Tang Dian led his men straight to the battlefield outside the city and began to investigate carefully.

Wandering on the land outside the city, the three of them were sighing.

Around them, a lot of scorched land could be seen, and the grass dispersed, revealing a patch of darkness.

At this time, only half a day had passed since that massive siege.

Half a day, for a person, is just a nap, but for a battle, it is enough to determine the success or failure of life and death.

Of course, if this battle was a siege, the situation would be different.

"The siege of a city is the most cruel. More than half of them are killed or injured at every turn. Both the defenders and those attacking the city will suffer huge losses." After looking at it, Tang Zi suddenly spoke.

Tang Dian nodded, then frowned, made a gesture, and the three of them and many guards walked towards a large piece of dark land in the distance.

As they walked, Tang Dian said to Tang Zi: "When you were doing business in the past, didn't you also encounter wars and sieges on the city? Now I hear your emotions, it seems that there are many strange things about today's county wars? In fact, Today in the court, we felt that the time was too fast and a little unreasonable! Even several elders were surprised, so much so that they were at a loss."

"It's not only unreasonable, it's simply incomprehensible." Tang Zi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I used to do business and encountered wars, but I tried to avoid them, and most of these wars were concentrated on the grasslands outside the Great Wall. , that is to say, in recent years, there has been chaos in the Hebei land of my Han Dynasty, and I once experienced a bandit siege in Jizhou."

As they spoke, several people got closer to the large piece of burned-black land. Tang Dian asked: "How long did that siege last?"

Tang Zi smiled wryly, and said: "The siege lasted for a day and a night, and the final result was the side that attacked the city, because the loss was too great, and the lost troops could no longer make ends meet."

Tang Dian stopped, turned to look at Tang Zi, nodded slightly and said: "When you said that, I remembered it. I have heard about it. The people who attacked the city were the refugee army, and their leader seemed to be named Wang. Mi, this man also comes from a noble family. He has been skilled in bow and horse since he was a child, and he has also read books. He is not an easy person to deal with."

Tang Zi nodded and said: "Yes, that Wang Mi is quite knowledgeable about military affairs. In the past, he had a great reputation in Jizhou. Many thieves, soldiers and bandits respected him as a general. He was unscrupulous and he knew the tactics of the refugee army. It was not enough, so I used a sneak attack method."

"Sneak attack method?" Tang Dian looked a little surprised, and then showed a complicated expression, "That was very similar to the situation in Dai County today. It was also a sneak attack, and it was also a failure, but they continued for a day and night. "

Suddenly, his eyes moved and he thought of something: "I almost forgot. When you mentioned Wang Mi just now, I felt familiar with it. Now I finally remembered the reason."

Tang Zi still smiled wryly, and then said: "That's right, this Wang Mi died at the hands of our eunuch. Before the eunuch took office, the family specially explained these things, so that we can understand the eunuch's life."

"That's right," Tang Dian suddenly sighed, "when every previous governor comes, the family must be prepared, understand their likes and dislikes, and adapt to their preferences, or have some control over them. The current governor is no exception. It’s just that when I looked at his life at that time, I found that after he became famous, he got out of control. In a short period of time, he had many deeds and writings, and became famous everywhere. Even Wang Mi was said to have been blamed and scolded by him. It is a strange news that he died! It is said that Liu Yuan, the king of the Huns, was also killed in the air by this prefect, which is really touching. "

Tang Zi shook his head and said: "But at that time, the family still looked down upon it and did not really pay attention to it. Otherwise, how could there be such a passive situation now?"

This time it was Tang Dian's turn to smile bitterly, and he said: "It's not that the family despises him, but that according to the custom, this prefect is a temporary official after all, so it's enough to pay attention to him. After all, a prefect comes over every few years, and in a few years he will be here." Come on, how much attention should be paid to this? Who could have imagined that the Lord who comes this time will be so impressive?"

Hearing this, Tang Zi couldn't help but nodded and sighed: "Yeah, even now, I feel like I'm in a dream. How overestimated is this prefect today, and he will make a miscalculation in the end. Thinking about this, we wait for the first time. The contempt is nothing."

As they talked, they lowered their heads at the same time, looking at the large piece of charred land under their feet, feeling the remaining warmth in the soil, and their expressions were all solemn.

"Is this what Sky Fire left behind?" Tang Dian squatted down as he spoke, dipped his hand into some soil, put it to his nose and smelled it, then frowned, "It smells like ointment, and... There is a weird smell, cough cough..."

As he spoke, he suddenly coughed and swayed slightly. Tang Zi, who was beside him, had quick eyes and hands and hurried over to help him.

Tang Dian waved his hand, let out a long breath, took a deep breath, calmed down, and then said: "It seems that this thing may not be the sky fire, and it is probably not the rumored magic. It is most likely some kind of alchemy." The objects created by the method are projected against the equipment on the city wall. Is that equipment called a single-shooter cannon?" As they spoke, several people turned their heads at the same time, looking far away, and their eyes fell on the city wall.

On the top of the city wall, a towering rack can be clearly seen, which is exactly the dozen single-shooter cannons.

Tang Zi looked at it and said: "According to rumors, it was this sharp weapon that caused fire to fall from the sky, repelling the charging enemy troops at once, burning most of them to death, and forcing Wen Yang to flee. But he was also caught up by Skyfire, and ended up being captured alive."

"Since this fire is not a fire from the sky, the rumors on the streets cannot be true." Tang Dian shook his head, then lowered his voice, "If it were true that most of the soldiers and horses were burned to death as the rumors said, then the place would have been littered with corpses, but you When I came, I also saw the chariots and horses that were cleaning up the corpses. Although there were many people, they were far from large. Otherwise, according to common sense, the battlefield would have been sealed off. With the style of the prefect, he shouldn't have let it go. It flows naturally, but it allows us to come over, which undoubtedly means that not many people are really defeated by that single-shot cannon."

"Yes, there are a lot of caltrops here. Logically speaking, we shouldn't be allowed to come here. I guess the eunuch also wants us to take a look at the situation here and be shocked." Tang Zi nodded, just thinking He was about to say something, but his expression suddenly changed, he glanced down, then covered his mouth, and said eagerly: "Although it's not much, I don't want to stay here any longer."

Tang Dian looked over and saw that Tang Zi had suddenly stepped on a mass of flesh and blood. His stomach couldn't help but churn. He nodded in agreement and reluctantly said: "Anyway, this matter is confirmed. It is indeed a great victory. And I know The rumored sky fire is not out of thin air, the name of the single-shot cannon will surely spread to all directions soon, let’s go back and report it to our families first.”

While speaking, several people turned around and walked towards the city gate.

In fact, not only the Tang family, but also several other major families have now sent people to investigate the news. Tang Dian and the others have met acquaintances from other families here. However, due to the special nature of the battlefield, they will not stop after all. If it lasts too long, either they can't stand the environment, or they will be driven or persuaded to leave by the soldiers who come to maintain order.

When several members of the Tang family hurried back home, they were immediately called over by Mr. Tang. The Mr. Tang asked repeatedly, but in the end the focus of the question fell on the single cannon.

"According to you, the key to winning this battle lies in this single-shot cannon?"

The elder's question was answered in the affirmative immediately.

So, the Grand Duke breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head and said: "It seems that the situation in Dai County is stable. With such a sharp weapon, others may have no chance of winning if they attack the city again. In this way, this The governor is actually invincible."

Having said this, he pondered for a moment, then showed a little excitement, stood up, and walked back and forth in the room.

When Tang Dian and others saw him like this, they didn't dare to disturb him.

After a while, Taigong Tang calmed down, nodded and said: "In that case, we, the Tang family, must really follow the prefect. Don't we need our roster of troops? Take them out, write them down clearly, and hand them in!" "

"This..." Tang Dian couldn't help but hesitate, as if he wanted to dissuade him.

Tang Taigong glanced at him and said: "Even Duan Wenyang's tens of thousands of troops are no match, so what can we do? More than half of Wu Ding is controlled by the prefect, how can he still think of him? It's better to strive to be the first to cross paths." Those who submit their names will surrender completely!"

Tang Dian finally said: "But General Wang..."

"In this current situation, even if Wang Jun sends troops here, it may not be useful, not to mention that he may not have such courage..." Tang Taigong was still talking when there was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in." Tang Taigong frowned and asked people to come in. Then a note was handed over. He lowered his head and looked at it, his expression changed, and then he showed the note.

Tang Dian and others came over to take a look, and they all looked at each other in shock.

"Leader Ruan Bao is here? Are you going to besiege Dangcheng?"

The note clearly stated that Ruan Bao was leading [-] troops and was about to besiege the city.

Suddenly, Tang Dian understood.

"Earlier in the courtroom, the soldier suddenly came over. Could it be that he was delivering this news?"

　Thanks to Brother Laozi and Gu Suifeng for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)