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Finally, the hot Greek fire melted the gate of Liangzhou City. As the flames continued to burn, the originally tall and majestic gate collapsed.

The Byzantines cheered loudly and celebrated their achievements.

Tongye Hu Khan was a man who would say what he said. He said that if he wanted to fire them into Liangzhou City as stone bombs, he would definitely launch them into Liangzhou City.

Now that the task has finally been completed, you don’t have to die.

The Greeks cried with joy, hugged each other, and burst into tears.

However, their crying gradually grew louder. They cried with joy and turned into a howling of despair.

Yes, the Byzantines in the Western Turkic army were desperate. At this time, a mud wall inside the city gate was burned by the fierce Greek fire and became as hard as bricks and stones. To break the city, it was no less difficult than using a crossbow to collapse the city wall. They tried it with a hammer. Judging from the echo of the mud wall in the city gate, the mud wall was probably no less thick than the city wall.

Tongyehu's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He looked at the flag on the Liangzhou city wall that was burned like black charcoal by Greek fire. As the fire on the city wall was extinguished, and as a new flagpole was erected, the flag with black and white characters "Li" in the official script, dancing in the northwest wind.

Tongye Hu Khan's facial muscles twitched slightly and he let out a roar: "Please it for me, and I will use it for Ben Khan. Even if I hit it with my fist, I will smash the turtle shell of Liangzhou City for Ben Khan..."

Batur took a deep breath of the bloody air, and the smell of harsh oil was filled with the air. He whistled and waved his long sword and rushed forward. Of course, he did not hike to attack the city, but rushed to a huge sheep pen next to the camp. In fact, it was not sheep, but a group of people.

They are all ethnic groups in the Pamir Mountains, and the tribe called Kabar. According to the Kabar language, they are known as people in the mountains. Of course, this ethnic group has a characteristic. They are as thin as monkeys, but they are good at climbing and taller than Taixi Fengcheng, which is based on them to capture the city. The method of siege is ridiculous. They hold a cowhide shield in one hand and a flying claw in the other hand, throwing the flying claws with ropes on the city wall, and climbing the city wall along the rope, so Taixi Fengcheng was captured like this.

Batuer walked to the edge of the sheep pen and said to the slaves who were kept in the pen like the sheep pen: "In ancient times, the walls of Liangzhou City were very high, and you are good at siegeing the city. Now, you should start climbing the city to attack. You can choose the women in the city first."

Guzainur, who was less than six feet tall, said timidly: "I hope to obtain some of the food in the city."

Batur knew that Guzainur was worried that the casualties would be too heavy and weakened the power of his tribe. He nodded and said, "The grain in Liangzhou City is piled up like a mountain. After taking down the city, all of you will carry as much food as you can."

If it weren't for the food in Liangzhou City, it would be relatively easier to attack Liangzhou City. Because the crossbows invented by the Greeks could not only fire giant crossbow guns, but also fire stone bombs like a catapult, and also fire molten bottles. The crossbows of up to more than 300 steps could blow Liangzhou City into a sea of ​​fire.

It is not difficult to burn the Tang people in Liangzhou City to death, but in that case, the food in Liangzhou City will be over. Therefore, in this case, Tongye Hu Khan did not care about the casualties at all.

In Tongye Hu's eyes, some people in the Western Regions were sent out casually, and they could catch thousands of slaves as long as they went out for a walk.

Gu Zainuer did not hesitate anymore, and let out a shout and rushed forward.

Li Daozong in Liangzhou City looked at the group of Western Turkic infantry incredibly without even holding the ladder. They rushed up like a swarm of bees.

Li Daozong said incrediblely: "They actually attacked the city like this. Do you think we are dead?"

When Li Daozong thought about it, he couldn't help but laugh. The so-called cities in the Western Regions are actually located in the mainland, which is the level of the landlord's house. Taking the famous Loulan Ancient City as an example, its city size is 120,000 square meters. If it is counted as a mu, it will be about 181 acres. Such cities are not even considered towns in the Central Plains. The city walls are only two meters high, and some are only more than one meter. Not to mention the cloud ladder, even if people jump a little, they can turn over. Thinking about it, Li Daozong felt relieved.

Overall, the Western Turkic army is still an army that lacks experience in siege. Even with crossbows and Greek fire, they will still not siege the city. The disadvantage of an army cannot be compensated by one or two new weapons. What's more, Li Daozong believed that once he was given a chance, he could use Greek fire and make the Turks regret coming to this world.

The battle naturally did not have any drama. The Kabars, who claimed to be the best at siege, suffered heavy losses under the continuous attacks of Li Daozong from rocks, rolling wood, and gray bottles. Especially when Li Daozong sent gold juice to the strategic nuclear weapon, the entire Kabar army collapsed immediately.

...

After a day of intense training at the Tang Army Camp in Wild Boarling, Lingzhou, Chen Ying specially asked someone to find Guo Xiaoke. Chen Ying looked at Guo Xiaoke and said, "How do you feel? Are you still used to it?"

Guo Xiaoke bowed and said, "Report to the general, the last general is still used to it!"

"Haha, I feel a little disheartened when I hear what you mean!" Chen Ying pondered for a moment and smiled: "You little slick, this doesn't look like your personality."

Guo Xiaoke actually did not understand the true meaning of Chen Ying in training the army like this. He pointed at the unlucky guys who were standing in the military posture in a neat formation. These unlucky guys were corporal punishments because they did not complete the training task.

After thinking for a while, he said, "General, I don't understand why we need to practice the queue and why we need to practice standing in the military posture. Can we say that if we walk neatly and stand neatly, we can scare the enemy to death? I think that as a military force, we just need to learn the skills of killing the enemy. Is it useful to practice these all day long?"

"To be honest, it's useless. No matter how well the queue goes, it won't scare the enemy to death. These are not very useful on the battlefield." Chen Ying said seriously.

Guo Xiaoke was even more confused and said in confusion: "Then why do we have to spend so much effort to learn it? Today we practiced the queue for a day. If we practice chopping or stinging, we can at least increase our combat power."

Chen Ying pointed to the soldiers who were lined up to receive the meal, and asked with a smile: "Then why are you going to see them now?"

“Nequipped and orderly!”

“Is there any more?”

Guo Xiaoke scratched his head, not understanding Chen Ying's meaning.

Chen Ying asked again: "Then what are the benefits of doing this?"

Guo Xiaoke tilted his head for a while and said, "The advantage is that this is more efficient. If everyone rushes forward, they will not be able to get food, but they can queue up quickly, and it will not hurt the harmony."

Chen Ying raised the third question: "Who would win if you asked you to take a group of soldiers who would only rush up to kill and fight them in a row, who would win?"

Guo Xiaoke said without hesitation: "Is that needless to say? A group of mobs chaotic attacks on the disciplined military formation, and they can only die!"

Chen Ying said: "It seems that you also know the importance of discipline. But do you know what the essence of discipline is?"

Guo Xiaoke really can't answer this.

Chen Ying said: "The essence of military discipline is obedience and unconditional obedience. A strict disciplined army is composed of a group of soldiers who obey orders. They regard obedience as their duty. No matter what order the officer gives, even if it is wrong, they will obey unconditionally, even if this order may cause them to die in battle! Such a force is the real invincible iron army!"

Guo Xiaoke asked in confusion: "What does this have to do with our training queue?"

"It's a big deal!" Chen Ying explained: "Everyone has different personalities. Some are cowardly, some are aggressive, some are introverted, some are easy to cause trouble, some are calm, some are reckless. The most important thing is that everyone has a rebellious mentality. If they want them to obey the officer's orders unconditionally, they can only smooth their edges and erase their personality. You have to take care of so many rules and regulations, how to walk, dress, eat, wash, and sleep. This may make you feel bored, but it is these rules that make every soldier develop the instinct of unconditionally obeying orders invisibly, because they live in formal orders, and once they violate them, they will be punished."

Chen Ying suddenly realized: "So that's the case... Then I have nothing to say, I am willing to obey the order. But this queue..."

"It is not enough to just know that obeying orders. On the battlefield, the sharp arrows are like rain and swords and guns are like forests. No matter how brave a person is, no one fights side by side with him, he will die soon. Therefore, team consciousness becomes crucial... What does team mean? It is very simple. When everyone moves forward, you follow along. When everyone moves backward, you also follow along. When you see that your comrades are in danger, you find a way to provide support. This is team consciousness. The purpose of queue training is to cultivate team consciousness. Hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people. When you walk, take the same foot and shout the same slogan. Wherever you go, you will find that you are a whole and an inseparable whole."

Speaking of this, Chen Ying patted Guo Xiaoke on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Remember, the army is a whole, long-term soldiers, short-term soldiers, armored soldiers, cavalry, shooting soldiers, and even civilians who help transport supplies are all part of this whole. No matter what link there is a problem, it will be annoying, or even annihilated! A guy who only knows how to rush around cannot survive on the battlefield. Only by relying on the team can you defeat the enemy and survive!"

"General Chen's words are reasonable, and the general will be willing to give up the disadvantage!" Guo Xiaoke discovered at this time that there is no empty scholar under his reputation. Chen Ying could have today's fame and he would definitely be worthy of the fame.

Chen Ying liked this feeling very much, especially the future gubernatorial guardians of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty admired him so much. Although he promoted Guo Xiaoke in advance, in order to avoid pulling seedlings to encourage growth, Chen Ying did not come up and gave him a very prominent official position, but still made him a Zhechong Commander. Such an officer had dozens of people under Chen Ying's command.

Seeing the new army's training progress is good, especially these Hebei soldiers, who are not only in good physical fitness, but also in particular are able to endure hardships, Chen Ying is very relieved.

However, he was still worried about Liangzhou. If there were no Western Turkic crossbows, he might have stayed in Lingzhou for two or three months with peace of mind, but now he would not dare to stay for ten days.

Just as the training of the new army from Hebei was on the right track, Chen Yingze summoned the Modao Army and the Cavalry Army overnight and took them on a long journey.
Chapter completed!