Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 799

In ancient times, there were three major cold weapons. Among them, Modao ranked third, which is the most effective for killing people in close combat. It can be chopped or stabbed, and has high lethality. The strongest knife should be the Datang Modao. .

The Mo Dao is forged by the lost method of pouring steel. Each one comes with a standard weight of [-] jin. It is hard and sharp. If you want to use his soldiers, you have to be a powerful tiger and wolf. The physique of a special soldier. Leading the Modao team to stop the enemy's heavy cavalry, they relied on the Modao in their hands to form a team and rampage. It is said in history that when Li Siye's swordsman, both men and horses will be destroyed.When the Mo Dao is swung, it is unrivaled, and whoever fights will be crushed.

Ranked second is the eight bull crossbow, the strongest cold weapon for long-range strikes.

Everyone said that the Song Dynasty was not strong enough, but she was able to resist the Mongolian iron cavalry for decades, and her combat power was far stronger than that of other countries in the world. Why?Basically rely on advanced weapons, such as the eight-ox crossbow.

The eight-ox crossbow is also called the three-bow bed crossbow. It needs eight people to operate it, and it can shoot three arrows at a time.Each arrow is a javelin, capable of shooting a thousand paces.One step in the Song Dynasty is converted to about 1.5 meters now, and the range of the Baoxu crossbow is 500 meters, which is farther than the range of modern rifles.

The target shot by the eight-ox crossbow will be destroyed. People can be pierced into candied haws, and can be shot into the city wall as a stepping stone for siege. The Mongols' return cannons are also used as long-range strike weapons. Compared with the eight-ox crossbow, the strongest cold weapon for long-range strikes is the eight-ox crossbow.

The most famous battle of the Ba Niu Crossbow was the alliance of Chanyuan. The soldiers of the Liao Kingdom approached the city, and the army of the Song Dynasty was unstable. At this moment, a general defending the city manipulated a Ba Niu Crossbow to look for opportunities. , General Song fired an eight-ox crossbow, and an arrow pierced through Xiao Dalin a thousand steps away.The three armies seized the command, and the momentum of the Liao Kingdom was low, so the Chanyuan Alliance was signed to ensure the peaceful coexistence of the Liao and Song Dynasties for more than 100 years.

And the first thing is the mysterious weapon that Li You brought to Pyongyang this time, the Huihui Cannon. It is a pity that the Huihui Cannon was invented by the Yuan Dynasty, and later became the nightmare of the Song Army.

This return cannon is different from ordinary weapons. It is actually a large trebuchet, but it can launch boulders weighing up to 300 kilograms, and its range can reach about 391 meters. It was also very powerful at the time.

At that time, Xiangyang was the focus of the Song-Mongolian war. After the Southern Song Dynasty entered Xiangyang, it upgraded the defense of Xiangyang City and was determined to defend Xiangyang. At that time, the moat and trenches were increased by 150 meters. Without such a long range, it would definitely not be able to rush to Xiangyang City. Therefore, the Song Army in the Southern Song Dynasty felt that it would be able to survive this time.

However, not long after, there was a loud bang in Xiangyang City, that is, the return gun was working, and a huge boulder weighing up to 300 catties was thrown into the city. At that time, the place where the boulder hit was turned into powder, For the army defending the city, it was as if the sky had fallen, and every sound of stones falling was like thunder, and finally Xiangyang City was captured.

Since then, the returning artillery has become a nightmare for the Song army. Their cities were captured one by one, and the army was also shattered.

You can think about it, even Xiangyang City couldn't withstand the bombardment of the return artillery, not to mention that Li You added black powder to it, so Pyongyang City was easily broken.

Li Zhi finally completed the great cause that Li Shimin did not complete back then. At this time, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was the largest in history. The wind makes the rain.

First of all, after Li You sent back the news that Goguryeo was broken, Wu Zetian in the cold palace received the news early in advance. Don't worry about Wu Zetian thinking that the other party is a bereaved dog in the cold palace.

On the contrary, Wu Zetian in the cold palace still has his own eyeliner all over the palace and outside the palace. As long as you don't directly execute Wu Zetian, then Wu Zetian will be as stiff as a centipede.

This time Li Zhi swept Baekje and Goguryeo, and expanded the territory of Tang Dynasty to an unprecedented level, so Wu Zetian began to think carefully again. She hoped that she could use this great joy to release herself from the cold palace, as long as Wu Zetian could Leave the cold palace, then everything can be plotted slowly.

So Wu Zetian fell ill, it is said that it was an acute illness, and he was likely to leave this world. The news of Wu Zetian's illness soon reached Prince Li Hong's ears.

This Li Hong was also a dutiful son. After knowing that his mother was ill, he immediately came to Xuanzheng Hall and pleaded with his father, Li Zhi, hoping that Li Zhi would let him go to Lenggong to see his mother.

To be honest, Li Zhi still has feelings for Wu Zetian. Although Li Zhi and Wu Zetian said they used each other, Wu Zetian was by Li Zhi's side anyway. Being aggressive, Li You could only stay in Dengzhou avoiding his sharp edge, and it was Wu Zetian who accompanied Li Zhi to survive.

After Li You accumulated enough strength and returned to Chang'an, Li Zhi finally took a breather, so Li Zhi still has some feelings for Wu Zetian. If Wu Zetian is not so greedy, Li Zhi is still willing to let Wu Zetian be himself Queen's.

It's just that Wu Zetian is too greedy, she doesn't want to be a queen, she wants to be an emperor, how can this work, but even so, Li Zhi still didn't kill Wu Zetian, but put her in the cold palace, hoping that Wu Zetian can realize his mistake .

This is Li Zhi's greatest friendship with Wu Zetian, but it's a pity that Wu Zetian didn't cherish Li Zhi's friendship with him, but habitually used Li Zhi's friendship with him.

After Li Zhi learned of Wu Zetian's sudden illness, he immediately allowed Li Hong's visit. Not only that, but Li Zhi also sent an imperial doctor to Lenggong to treat Wu Zetian.

And is Wu Zetian really sick?
The answer is definitely not sick. The reason why Wu Zetian did this was to attract Li Zhi's attention. She wanted to get rid of the cold palace, so she and her staff came up with the trick of pretending to be sick. It really succeeded. It attracted Li Hong's attention, and Li Zhi even sent an imperial doctor here.

Under the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor, it was really confirmed that Wu Zetian was seriously ill, and he could not even live for many days, and what Wu Zetian wanted most when he was ill was to meet Li Zhi.

After making this request, Li Hong immediately rushed back to the Xuanzheng Hall, knelt down in the Xuanzheng Hall, and begged his father and emperor to meet his mother and queen!
(End of this chapter)