Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 462
Compared with Xiao Yu, who has been enjoying making money recently, Li Shimin is obviously a little depressed. Goguryeo is not easy to fight. This is a problem that has been verified in the pre-Sui period. Those Goguryeo descendants who moved to Chang'an only saw it. When the real army came here, he realized how tenacious the Goguryeo people resisted the Tang Dynasty. He hardly gave him a chance to show his mercy and kindness.

"Your Majesty, let the soldiers climb the wall and kill them! Our armaments are consumed too quickly just by using catapults and ballistas."

Su Dingfang, who was well aware of the cost of those arrows, had no choice but to suggest aloud after more than 2000 chariots were projected continuously for more than an hour.

At this hour, more than 10,000+ arrows and tens of thousands of stone bullets have been shot. The cost of refined iron arrows and stone bullets alone has reached tens of thousands, and this is only after Li Shimin's army arrived. , only the third city to attack.

The lethality of the new equipment, entered the battlefield on the first day of junior high school, and it really played its due effect. It only took half an hour to break through a fortress that Su Dingfang had attacked many times before, but failed to take down. This momentum made Tang Jun Morale is high.

However, when it came to the second fortress, there were very few scenes of killing and injuring the enemy. The Goguryeo people began to think of various ways to resist the rain of arrows and stone bombs, and the fortress was hit for more than a year. Shi Chen, after about half an hour of hand-to-hand combat, it was won.

When it came to the third fortress, the effect was even less obvious. With such a large-scale arrow and stone bombardment, there were only scattered screams from behind the city wall. , Those Goguryeo people will rush out and use heavy weapons to attack the Tang army's iron armor, causing a lot of damage to the Tang army's attack.

War makes human beings progress. This sentence is not false at all. Those veteran generals who fought against the Sui army in Goguryeo are still there. They know how to explore various ways to resist the enemy on the battlefield. The equipment advantage is getting smaller and smaller.

"Goguryeo has built a lot of fortifications in various directions. It's not worth using the lives of soldiers to fill them. We have enough weapons and equipment. Sun Zhengming will send people from the rear continuously, so don't feel bad about the equipment. Just make sure there are fewer deaths, anyway, every time the city is broken, can't we take back more than half of it and continue to use it?"

Li Shimin's words made Su Dingfang a little speechless. When he looked at Li Jing, he found that he had been looking at the battlefield in front of him with a telescope, looking thoughtful. Now, the people of Goguryeo are only thinking about Standing still, waiting for the arrival of the large coalition forces that wiped out Gothe, the tricks are of no use to them.

"Your Majesty, just throwing bombs and projectiles can no longer cause effective damage to the Goguryeo soldiers defending the city. Our army's iron armor and heavy shields are completely capable of defending against the broken stones fired by the catapults. As long as the stone bullets can be guaranteed As long as the enemy troops hiding in the tunnel bunkers in the city have not come out before they come out, they can form an array to block their exits. Catch the turtles in the urn and capture them alive in one fell swoop."

"March while throwing stones?"

The sudden suggestion made by Li Jing made Li Shimin a little dazed.

However, Su Dingfang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "Your Majesty, as long as you calculate the elevation angle and landing point, the attack method Li Xiang said can be done."

Li Shimin was stunned again, "Calculate the elevation angle and landing point?"

"Your Majesty, the materials used in the manufacture of these chariots in Shanyang are very standard, and the elevation angle and the weight of the stone bullets can also meet the standards. Therefore, as long as the captain in charge of the calculation calculates the elevation angle and landing point, and keeps in line with the army's thinking If the formation advances at a high speed, we can keep the stone bullets from hitting the heads of our soldiers. If so, the method of attacking under the cover of stone bullets mentioned by Li Xiang is completely feasible."

In later generations, when attacking, they usually need firepower cover. Now, this tactic was figured out by Li Jing thousands of years in advance. It is not only the Goguryeo people who have made progress on the battlefield.

Soon, Li Jing's suggestion was implemented. Several school captains with pens, paper and rulers began to calibrate the elevation angle of the catapult and the falling point of the stone bullet. This made Li Shimin see the role of arithmetic in the army. .

In fact, this is the calculation and adjustment of this batch of old catapult chariots in Shanyang. The ball bearings produced in Weinan, the new chariots with steel structure shafts, and the elevation angle position are directly marked with angles, and they are also marked with Sun's The algebraic symbols are written with different weight standard bombs, and the distance of the impact point at this elevation angle, you only need to recognize those numbers, and you can easily grasp the impact point.

However, most of these chariots were assigned to the army on the middle road of Hebei Road, and some were assigned to the army of Li Ji, Niu Jinda and Chai Shao.

After everything was ready, all other crossbow carts and obstacles in front of the city wall were cleared, and then, soldiers with heavy shields and spears began to charge, and the neatly arranged catapults began to throw towards the top of the city, collapsing and splashing fragments everywhere. The stone bullets hit the Tang Army's heavy shield and armor, clanging, but did not cause any damage to the Tang Army. The Goguryeo soldiers who were suppressed by the gravel and did not dare to walk out of the bunker alley had to let the Tang Army ascend the city. The siege battle was easily over within half an hour, and, unlike in the past, the number of prisoners in this battle was extremely large.

"It seems that we have to learn to use these equipment more flexibly and cooperate with the tactics."

After this battle, Li Shimin learned a lot, as did Li Jing and many other generals. The same is true for Hou Junji, who is hundreds of miles away. After he took over the command of the Central Route Army, he has captured several places Fortress and fortress, Liaodong City is already in sight. If the fortified city can be captured before the Goguryeo alliance army arrives, then when the Tang army faces the counterattack of the Goguryeo army, the casualties will definitely be greatly reduced.

Hundreds of miles away, Yuan Gai Suwen's army has already marched to Dahang City. Now, he is faced with a major choice. The Tang army is coming in a menacing way. Tear apart, the army on the top road has arrived at the foot of Yanjin City, the army on the middle road has attacked Liaodong City, and has already threatened Anshi City. Although Beisha City is strong, it has been facing the attack of the Datang Waterway Army. Occupied by the Tang army, the Tang army is constantly landing from the pier, and the city is surrounded. Therefore, he needs to divide his troops to fight against the enemy, and without the advantage of overwhelming numbers, he is not sure of defeating any Tang army.

Moreover, behind his army, there is a small army of lingering ghosts, only 4000 people, who dare to bite his 80 army to fight guerrilla warfare.

This team is led by Zhang Gongjin, who broke out from the encirclement. The main body is Zhao Long and other Sun House guards and recruits recruited by them. These soldiers have already had sea training for more than half a year. They were trained to take over Sun Xiangfu's sea missions, but Zhang Gongjin felt that only by letting them see blood on the battlefield can they complete the transformation from soldiers to elite soldiers.

There are only 3000 newly recruited people. Under the leadership of the eight hundred old team members, they have carried out the various orders given by Zhang Gongjin very well.

Guerrilla tactics, due to Yu Chigong's tireless propaganda, have long been no secret among the senior generals of the Tang Dynasty. This team has the advantage of retreating by sea, and often after a surprise attack, they will immediately go to the sea to replenish their supplies.

Moreover, when fighting, you rarely fight head-on with the Goguryeo army. Usually, you shoot a few rounds of arrows quickly and kill hundreds or thousands of you, and you will evacuate without hesitation. What his soldiers are doing is all kinds of ambushes and attacks, causing them heavy losses, so don't chase them!The morale of the Goguryeo coalition army, which was already discordant, would drop drastically and the morale of the army would be slackened.

Zhang Gongjin's strategic vision is second only to Li Jing among the many commander-in-chief generals in the Tang Dynasty. He naturally saw the benefits of holding back Yuangai Suwen's army and buying time for the main force to attack. Even if he took some risks, he would He thought it was worth it, but after playing a few games, he found that he still underestimated the power of these three 4000 people, or in other words, underestimated the power of the equipment they were equipped with.

Each of the more than 3000 people wears more than two repeating crossbows, and each ten-man team also has a telescope. Moreover, there are a lot of various equipment and supplies on board, and they can use them openly. Usually, when they march, There is no need to worry about being ambushed. Hundreds of telescopes can detect all the movements around them clearly, and their whereabouts can also be hidden very well.

What's more, even the food and drink were prepared on the ship. When marching, even the trifles of lighting a fire and cooking were saved. The speed of marching and moving was much faster than that of the Goguryeo army.

When they finished using the equipment they brought out, they could turn around and retreat into the woods. They quickly replenished the positions where the supplies had been placed in advance. Because these people are all from Lingnan, and their ability to walk in the deep mountains and old forests is much better than that of the Goguryeo Allied Forces.

Since Gaode's army was defeated and led the remaining thousands of troops to retreat to Laizhou, Zhang Gongjin led these three to 4000 people and chased after the 80 Goguryeo coalition army for half a month. Killed 3 or [-] enemy troops, and slowed down their journey for several days. The results are remarkable.

Facing the increasing losses and the battle reports of the uprooting of various fortresses coming from ahead, Yuan Gai Suwen was annoyed. At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a Han literati entered his tent.

"General Yuan Gai Suwen, let's meet again."

"Are you, Mr. Wang Hao's?"

The middle-aged scribe smiled and said, "The general has a good memory, but it's just a one-sided relationship, and I still remember it."

"Did Mr. Wang Hao send you here?"

"Yes."

"But does he have any good strategies to defeat the enemy that he wants to teach me?" Yuan Gai Suwen is not a fool, he knew that Wang Hao had his own purpose in helping him plan before, but in order to get what he wanted, he chose Cooperating with Wang Hao, so far, it seems that the cooperation is very successful. He launched a coup, killed King Rongliu, and completely defeated the Gao's army who supported Gao De, and completely controlled Goguryeo.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that Wang Hao helped him plan, and the plan was not for any benefit, but to destroy the country of Goguryeo.

Seeing Yuan Gai Suwen's eager expression, the middle-aged scribe nodded and replied, "Of course, I not only brought you a sharp weapon against Tang Jun, but also brought you an important piece of news."

"Sharp weapon? Important news? Please tell me in detail, sir."

The middle-aged scribe clapped his hands, and immediately, one of his attendants brought in something like a wine jar, and put it on Yuan Gai Suwen's handsome case.

"This thing, called fierce fire oil, was produced in the Western Regions. Before that, it was brought back from the Western Regions by the Turkic Turkic Khan. It was used to attack cities and villages. It was very effective. Wang Gongzi passed the Wang family more than a year ago. The caravan sent a lot of fire oil to your Goguryeo territory. You only need to do this, and the Tang army will suffer heavy losses. Moreover, if you use these methods against the Yanjin frontline army, then the other two Tang armies will also be killed. Do not fight and collapse."

Yuan Gai Suwen asked in puzzlement again, "Why?"

The middle-aged scribe replied with a smile, "Because, Li Shimin, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is currently in the army in Yanjin."

(End of this chapter)