In Yaotougang, not only the original residents of the castle were driven out, but even the roads within a five-mile radius were closed. The emperor is coming.
However, Li Shengtian did not use his four-horse carriage, yellow umbrella, etc., but simply wore a blue round-neck robe and came over.
Queen Cao Yuanxin also followed him in a piece of men's clothing that was favored by women in the Tang Dynasty. The two seemed to have a good relationship.
Zhang Zhao glanced behind Li Shengtian very covertly, and sure enough, the old monk named Sangha Bodhidharma also followed Li Shengtian with a few rather sturdy monks.
"Zhang Erlang, come here!" Li Shengtian waved to Zhang Zhao. The way he dressed today really looked a bit like Bi Heli and Bai Xiaode.
"I am the minister of Huangmen, the lieutenant of the Fengtian Army, and I have entered the Tonghe Palace. I know about Zhang Zhao in Yaotougang and see the Emperor!"
Zhang Zhao hurried over to see Li Shengtian, but there was no need to kneel down, just bending down and bowing solemnly.
"Why are you talking about such a long list of titles? Who here has a higher official position than you? Quickly demonstrate it to someone!"
Li Shengtian smiled and rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhao, signaling him to start quickly. Zhang Zhao vaguely felt an inexplicable restlessness from the body of the great sage and emperor!
Zhang Zhao naturally stood next to Li Shengtian, pushing aside the somewhat ugly-looking Governor Zhai of Donghe Prefecture.
This Uighur who came from Gaochang to join Li Shengtian cast a dark look at Zhang Zhao, while Li Shengtian, who was standing in front of the two of them, showed a smile that he tried to hide at the corner of his mouth.
"The Fengtian Army regrets Shandu Erlang! The gold-sharing team Erlang! Move in!"
After getting Zhang Zhao's signal, old Zhang Zhong waved a cyan flag and shouted.
"Wind! Wind! Wind!" After the drum beat, the sons of Shandu were all covered in armor and formed three small square formations with five rows and six rows across.
At the front of the phalanx are five shield bearers holding wooden strip shields. Their role is to block arrows fired from the opposite side.
In the second row are three shield bearers holding wooden round shields inlaid with iron sheets, plus three spear bearers.
The function of the buckler is to block the heavy arrows thrown from the opposite side, and the spearman is to defend against a small probability of enemy impact.
As for the four rows at the back, they are all crossbowmen, the last two rows are archers, and the first two rows are crossbowmen. Except for the two big yellow crossbows, the other crossbowmen are all recently built divine arm bows.
In each square formation, the officer in charge held the identification flag of the square formation and a small command flag.
Whenever the command flag is waved down suddenly, the crossbowmen will fire thousands of arrows.
By waving the flag to the left, the buckler will be ready to defend against the thrown arrows.
When the flag is waved to the right, it is time for the spearman to prepare.
When the highest flag swings left and right, the two nearby small square formations will move closer to the middle, and the three small square formations will quickly form a large formation.
When the flag is swayed back and forth, the formation will sink in from the center of the phalanx, and the two wings will begin to spread out. This is when the defenders in the city begin to attack. The formation will be sunken to allow the enemy to sink in, and then the two wings will outflank and prepare to eat the enemy.<
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And if the bronze whistles in the mouths of the three teams are blown, the crossbowmen will pick up long weapons such as Mo Dao, Bu and Li and prepare to attack.
Next to Li Shengtian, General Huangmen of Khotan, Li Ruoyu, the governor of Luzhou, Zhai governor of Donghe Prefecture, and others looked at him with eager eyes.
As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the door. Zhang Zhao's soldiers of less than a hundred people in Hanshandu practiced six formations of bow and crossbow shooting, covering the army, forming together and dividing, defense and assault in a short period of time.
Despite the continuous changes, the formation remained strict, the soldiers' steps were steady, and they advanced and retreated in a well-organized manner. Especially the volley of bows and crossbows was quite orderly and precise, showing a high level of combat literacy and experience.
Considering that they are all wearing armor, this is definitely a brave army. As far as the elite soldiers of the Kara Khanate are concerned, without the coordination of light and heavy cavalry, thousands of infantry may not be able to defeat Zhang Zhao and hundreds of people.
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"Lieutenant, the gold mining team has excavated to a distance of fifteen feet from the target. It is expected to be completed within a quarter of an hour. The history team is requesting to bury a sky fire mine thirty meters from the target!"
The mountains in front showed that the offensive and defensive battle in Shule City was in full swing. Unexpectedly, a miner from the gold-sharing team came out of a very inconspicuous hole, and everyone was shocked.
"Yes!" Zhang Zhao just said lightly, and then raised his hand to Li Shengtian.
"The Great Sage, please take ten steps back and let the palace guards guard you with shields to guard against flying stones."
Li Shengtian originally wanted to show off the magnanimity of the king of a country who remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai, but when he thought of the horrific explosion in Tonghe Hall that day, he still nodded and agreed to Zhang Zhao's proposal.
Everyone retreated more than ten steps, and a group of Khotan palace guards also held strip shields and guarded in front of Li Shengtian and Cao Yuanxin.
While waiting in silence, Li Shengtian felt that time passed so slowly that he wanted to urge Zhang Zhao several times. Although he was forcibly suppressed in the end, an impatient look still appeared on his face.<
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Finally, just as a miner from the gold-sharing team emerged from the cave, a figure wearing only short clothes appeared again. It was Cao Yanming who volunteered to enter the mine to supervise the placement of gunpowder.
"The Great Sage, Lieutenant, the installation is complete, the gold distribution team requests to retreat!"
"Evacuation is allowed, the divine fire and thunder are ready! Light the fire after thirty breaths!"
The dozens of meters long fuse was wrapped in moisture-proof linen. Shi Chongmin was covered in cold sweat. The divine fire thunder sounded terrifying!
In fact, Zhang Zhao said something inaccurate in the mine. If a skilled miner in the Ministry of War is unlucky, he may only be able to dig out twenty kilograms of pebbles a day.
Because there were no blasting methods of later generations at this time, coal mining was all done with poor tools.
Therefore, many coal reserves in later generations cannot be mined in this era, and what can be mined in this era is due to excellent natural conditions.
This is also the biggest reason why charcoal is not popular in the Central Plains. The cost of mining is too high.
So although Shi Chongmin was a skilled miner, he had never played with gunpowder. When he first arrived at Zhang Zhao, he was almost frightened to his knees by Cao Yanming's small firecracker.
There are fire, thunder and smoke! Isn’t this standard for the lower realm of gods and Buddhas?
After praying in his heart for a few seconds, Shi Chongmin changed his mind and lit the fuse. He was now less than fifty meters away from the explosion point. If he was unlucky, the explosion might collapse the hole and bury him.
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Tsk! The light of the fuse was extremely conspicuous in the dark tunnel. Shi Chongmin used his hands and feet to hold back the urge to urinate and began to crawl outside quickly.
But before he could climb far, he felt the entire tunnel shake violently. Before he reached the safety pit, he felt as if someone in the dark had punched him hard on the butt. The force was so strong that he was forced to hold back his urine.
It was hammered out.
The warm feeling filled his crotch. Shi Chongmin breathed in the smell of his crotch and threw himself desperately into a safety pit dug in advance.
He just fell into the pit and the moment he covered the iron plate, he saw the violent golden fire instantly filling the entire tunnel, and the roaring hot wind seemed to heat up the iron plate.
Li Shengtian opened his mouth in horror. He had never seen such a terrifying scene. The wall of Yaotougang in the distance, which was three meters high and more than four meters wide, felt as if it had been hit hard by a hammer from the gods.
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It sank first, and then suddenly exploded. In the eyes of everyone, the entire city wall first slowly collapsed, and then suddenly shattered like a goddess scattering flowers!
In the huge explosion louder than thunder, accompanied by golden flames, the earth seemed to be shaking, and flying mud and stones covered the entire river behind them.
Governor Zhai was so frightened that he jumped directly into the river.
Li Ruoyu sat down on the ground and kept breathing heavily.
Uncle Wang, Master Sangha Bodhidharma, knelt on the ground with a bang, trembling and kept chanting the name of the Buddha.
Cao Yuanxin opened his hands and stood in front of Li Shengtian with a pale face. He was scared to tears.
The palace guards were shaken and staggered, and their minds were desperately trying to protect Li Shengtian.
The lone king is still the calmest! Li Shengtian smiled proudly, but then he saw Zhang Zhao with a calm face. He had a faint smile on his face, as if he was mocking Governor Zhai who jumped into the river and was flopping.
'Bang!' Li Shengtian, who was laughing wildly, flew out and kicked Zhang Zhao on the butt. The force was not very strong, but when Zhang Zhao saw Li Shengtian's meaningful eyes, he quickly took advantage of the opportunity and jumped in.
In the river.
Yes! This is the moment when my uncle, the Emperor, is pretending to beep alone, so he must cooperate.
Zhang Zhao, who had fallen into the water, swam towards Governor Zhai, and after giving the Falcon a few more mouthfuls of water, he still had to be rescued.
"Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva! Emperor, Shule City will belong to our Yuchi family! The Kingdom of Jin can finally complete his last piece, and our Buddhist followers in Balasagon can be saved!"
Sangha Bodhidharma proclaimed the Buddha's name and looked at Li Shengtian with tears in his eyes. This eminent monk who had been a monk for more than 40 years said excitedly the words Yuchi's family.
"Uncle Wang! The lonely king can finally fulfill the last wish of his father and King Xuan (Li Shengtian's great-grandfather Yuchi Nanta, the restored king of Khotan)! Those who betray the Buddha will eventually be punished!"
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