roccoschili Chapter 3531 Good News
Chapter 3531 Good News
Chapter 3531 Good News
Today, apart from the bravery of the soldiers themselves and the excellent military tactics of the generals, the most important reason why the Tang army traversed the world and conquered the barbarians was its excellent equipment.
The root of all excellent equipment lies in the unique iron smelting technology in the world. Until Fang Jun developed gunpowder and manufactured firearms, it pushed the Tang army's combat power to an unprecedented peak.In today's world, Tang Jun is the only one who dares to say "one counts as ten".
As a matter of fact, if the Eastern Expedition takes the Youtunwei who are equipped with more firearms as the main force, Pei Xingjian feels that it is absolutely impossible to face the current predicament...
Since Fang Jun presided over the preparation of the Foundry Bureau, he has paid more and more attention to the way of "getting things", and many novel equipments have been tested and improved in it, and then equipped for the army or used for people's livelihood.
One of them, the place where it was born once attracted the attention of everyone in Chang'an, and then used it to equip the navy and made countless achievements.
That's a hot air balloon...
Pei Xingjian stepped forward and stared at the map, imitating in his mind the scene of soldiers flying over the enemy camp in a hot air balloon, and then condescendingly attacking with firearms. The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, and he said excitedly: "Hot air balloons seem magical, but they are actually The craftsmanship is not difficult, and our craftsmen in Youtunwei are enough to make it. If we can make dozens of them, and attack the enemy camp with firearms, the entire enemy army can be wiped out!"
Immediately, the excitement subsided a little, but it was a pity: "It's just that there is a lack of materials in the army, so it is impossible to make so many."
Fang Jun walked back to the desk and sat down, took a sip of hot tea, and said, "It's useless to build it. A hot air balloon has a limited load capacity and can't carry too many firearms. Besides, our army has limited gunpowder stocks. With this, an army of more than [-] people can be wiped out. However, if you use it to bomb the enemy's camp and cause confusion among the enemy, and then use the situation to attack the camp with cavalry, you will be able to win a big victory. Right now, the enemy's food supply is very scarce. Fleeing, this vast ice and snow land in the Western Regions is their grave."
Pei Xingjian still stood in front of the map, thought over all possible strategies and tactics, and quickly came up with a feasible plan. He immediately clapped his hands, hurried back to his seat, wrote down his ideas, and then talked with Fang Jun and The lieutenant general discussed in detail and considered carefully.
Fang Jun ran around for several days. Although the results were good and he forced to relocate many Hu tribes in succession, leaving no place for the Dashi army to collect food and fodder, he was exhausted after all, so he leaned back on the chair and squinted his eyes, feeling drowsy go to sleep.
Until he was awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps.
Wang Fangyi ran in like a gust of wind from outside, forgot to knock on the door, and shouted as soon as he entered: "Great victory! Great victory!"
Fang Jun, who was woken up, was a little annoyed, and shouted: "Elder sister, you are still an aunt! As a soldier, can you behave? You are frizzy, go out and run around the city wall twice!"
However, Wang Fangyi completely ignored the scolding, rushed to Fang Jun in two steps, and handed Fang Jun a battle report in his hand. The Goguryeo army captured its king alive, and Yuan Gai Su Wen committed suicide!"
"boom!"
Fang Jun stood up abruptly, the chair under him was taken away and fell to the ground. He grabbed the battle report and read it at a glance.
It was actually the battle report of the great victory in Liaodong!
Hundreds of thousands of troops from the Eastern Expedition had to return to the court because His Majesty Li Er was injured and failed to besiege Ping Rang City for many consecutive days.However, after the navy received the order to retreat, Su Dingfang judged the situation and did not respond to Li Ji's order to retreat. Instead, he dismantled the cannons on the ship and transported them to Pingrang City. Hundreds of cannons fired at the same time, broke through the west gate of Pingrang City, and drove straight into the city. Inside, Goguryeo fell in one fell swoop.
When the city was broken, Yuan Gai Suwen hanged himself from a beam in Damo Lizhi Mansion, with full dignity.
The rest of the Goguryeo army disarmed and surrendered, and was reorganized by the navy...
Fang Jun's face was full of joy, and he praised: "Su Dingfang, you are really doing well!"
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched eastward, and the mighty mountains and rivers changed color, but they returned in vain. This was a fatal blow to the morale of Datang's army.An army can only rely on one victory after another to lay the foundation for a strong army. The failure of a battle like the Eastern Expedition will cause serious setbacks on the transformation of the Tang army, and its far-reaching impact is by no means as simple as a futile one. .
Therefore, even if Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty tried his best, he had to go east three times.
In history, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty conquered Goguryeo several times regardless of the cost, and finally completed this great cause in the hands of Emperor Gaozong. It was from that day that the Tang Army created an invincible military marriage. In the next few hundred years The surrounding barbarians are in a state of suppression.
Even if it is as strong as Tubo, it can only settle down in a corner, and dare not set foot in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Now that Su Dingfang succeeded in the first battle and fell to Goguryeo, from then on, Tang Jun's spiritual outlook will step up to that level, and he will become the roost in one leap, and he will be invincible!
Although this move almost completely offended all the warlords in the Tang Dynasty, after all, hundreds of thousands of troops returned in vain with great fanfare, but let the navy take the fruits of victory. All kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred will make the water The teacher has become the target of public criticism, and Su Dingfang himself is even more jealous, but all the prices are worth it!
Just looking at the difference between these two letters, it can be known that Li Ji sent a letter to Chang'an when the troops were withdrawing, and then Su Ding conveniently led the navy to conquer Pingrang City in one fell swoop. A loud slap in the face, you think that the fall of Goguryeo is impossible, and you would rather return to the court without success, but in fact it is only the last layer of window paper missing, just a light poke...
It is conceivable how embarrassing, ashamed, and indignant those court officials will be. Su Dingfang won such a great feat in vain. The key is that everyone fought bloody battles for half a year in the early stage, and they beat Goguryeo to a seven-seven-eight-eighth. The last step He was taken away by Su Dingfang.
If it is normal, although Su Dingfang has made great achievements in opening up the territory and minerals, he will definitely be resented and excluded by the ruling and opposition parties. As a staunch supporter of the East Palace, the prince will definitely handle this matter as low-key as possible to protect Su Dingfang.
However, now that there is chaos inside and outside Chang'an City, the prince wants to make a big book about this and announce it to the world.
There is no doubt that as long as the situation in Chang'an is slightly stable and the crown prince frees up his hands, the reward for Su Dingfang will surely reach a level that shocks the world.
The title of "Duke of the State" is still a little short. After all, Su Dingfang is not high in ecstasy, but a "Marquis of the Founding County" is almost a certainty.
This is almost his highest achievement after Fang Jun and since the founding of the Tang Dynasty!
After reading the letter, Fang Jun asked, "Where is the sender?"
Wang Fangyi said: "It's just outside the door, the general will let him in."
Seeing Fang Jun nodding his head, he quickly pushed out, and after a while, he brought in a soldier who looked haggard and dusty.
Seeing Fang Jun, the soldier hurried forward and knelt down on one knee to give a military salute: "I have seen Duke Yue!"
Fang Jun waved his hand, and said softly: "Excuse me, traveling thousands of miles must be exhausting and exhausting. After I ask you a few words, you can go down and have a good rest."
The soldier looked adoring, and said with great emotion: "It's just a journey, so what's the hard work? The Duke of Yue is as courageous as a mountain, and he took the initiative to invite Ying to go out of the town of Hexi and fight in the Western Regions again. He won successive victories against several times stronger enemies and saved the empire. The territory is not lost, and the majesty of Huaxia is not lost, this is hard work! Our soldiers are all willing to fight bravely under the command of the Duke of Yue, and die without hesitation!"
Soldiers ultimately make military achievements, so they worship the strong, because the strong can lead them to make meritorious deeds and kill the enemy, instead of being like Chai Zhewei and his idiots, fearing the enemy and fighting timidly, even the elders in the village despise them.Fang Jun has made countless military exploits over the years, which one of his soldiers is not full of meritorious service?Following such a general, even if he dies on the battlefield, he will still have military merits to protect his wife and children, and die well!
So now in the Tang Dynasty, almost all young people regard Fang Jun as an idol and role model, and they dream of entering the Youtun Guard and the Navy, and being able to fight for the country under Fang Jun's command.
Facing Fang Jun at this moment, this soldier naturally felt agitated and admired endlessly.
Fang Jun smiled and said, "It's a great honor to be loved by Pao Ze's siblings! Since that's the case, let me ask you, did this good news come from Liaodong?"
The soldier said: "That's true. In fact, there are two reports of success in Chang'an. One is from Su Dingfang, the captain of the Navy, and the other is from the British Duke. The difference is less than half a day. Originally, the soldiers who went to Chang'an to report the news were received by Su Dingfang." The governor's order is to personally come to the Western Regions and hand it over to the Duke of Yue, but the weather is cold along the way, and the soldier broke his leg and is unable to walk, so I come here to deliver the letter."
Fang Jun asked about the situation in Liaodong in detail, and finally asked, "Do you know the situation in Chang'an?"
(End of this chapter)