Loulan's earliest royal city had already declined in the flames of war.
Like most ancient capitals, they rose due to prosperity. However, due to over-concentration of population, surrounding resources were destructively exploited and wars broke out. Eventually, living conditions plummeted and the capital had to be moved.
Especially for an oasis-shaped city-state like Loulan in the Western Regions, once the oasis is completely destroyed and cannot be restored, death is not far away.
The King's City of Muni was the second royal city after the early Loulan evolved into Shanshan.
Historically, Shanshan also moved its capital again, and then quickly declined completely. Therefore, the third royal city of Shanshan did not even have a new name, so it was called Shanshan Royal City.
Now Shanshan King City is the second one...
As for whether there will be a third one in the future, it’s hard to say.
In the mud city.
Tong Geluojia roared angrily and waved his cowhide whip, beating the people on the ground until they rolled all over the ground. Some Shanshan leaders in the surrounding area remained silent and laid their heads on the ground, while the soldiers outside the hall did not even dare to breathe.
He just took a sneak glance and quickly lowered his head.
The previously vowed plan to harass the horse thieves and delay Feiqian's advance had obviously failed completely.
Not only did he lose his troops, but he also provided Fei Qian with a lot of current information in Shanshan...
Of course, recruiting horse thieves is not free, especially when the war is more chaotic, the price will naturally become more outrageous. The wealth accumulated over the years has been squandered like this, and no good results have been achieved at all. It is no wonder that Tong Geluojia
So furious.
Can you get your lost money back by hitting someone?
Can Fei Qian be defeated by cracking a whip?
It was just to let Tong Geluojia vent his incompetent rage.
Tong Geluojia finally got tired of beating and stopped.
Tong Geluojia stared at his bloodshot eyes, glanced at the several Shanshan leaders in the hall, and gasped, "Who wants to intercede on his behalf? You can stand up!"
No one said a word.
"I know what you are thinking?" Tong Geluojia sneered, "Do you think that when the Han people come, you can surrender? Because the little beast didn't kill old Al? So you think there is hope again? Don't you?
?!』
Tong Geluojia shouted loudly, and everyone lowered their heads.
"You would rather believe the lies of the Han people!" Tong Geluojia stretched out his bloody whip and pointed at the sky, "Think about your ancestors! Think about why we migrated here from Xianquan City! If the Han people give you a grain of wheat, all
I want to take away tens of thousands of grains of wheat from your hands!"
"The Han people came to the Western Regions and said they were doing good business with us. Their words were sweeter than the honey of the sweetest Tengsang'er flower! It sounded more pleasant than the spring lark!" Tong Geluojia waved his hand.
The whip stained with blood, "In reality?! The Han people regard us as cattle and sheep! We are slaughtered at will! We are slaughtered at will!"
"The Han people say they are good friends and brothers with Loulan! Loulan will be more beautiful, richer, and happier in the future!" Tong Geluojia laughed, the veins on his neck exposed, "Then what?! Don't you all?
Have you forgotten?! Loulan is gone! Brothers?! When you are chewing our flesh and sucking our blood, call us brothers! Say we are friends! You can chop off our heads as soon as you turn your face! Kill us just to make us happy.
Happier?! Ah?! You actually still fantasize about having peace talks with the Han people?! You are making a deal with the devil!"
The more Tong Geluojia talked, the angrier he became. He walked up to the Shanshan leaders who were lying on the ground and kicked them over one by one. These Shanshan leaders did not dare to resist. After getting up in a muffled voice, they started again.
Kneel where you are.
Tong Geluojia did not dare to kill all these Shanshan leaders, because he could not get past these Shanshan leaders, but he controlled the people at the bottom, so after kicking these guys down, he could not help but feel a little embarrassed.
It's okay to hit and scold, but it's not okay to kill, especially when the enemy is at hand. If he really kills them all, is it possible that Tong Grojia will fight Fei Qian alone?
After breathing for a moment, Tong Geluojia threw down the whip and asked someone to carry the half-dead unfortunate guy for treatment, which temporarily put the matter aside. Yes, Tong Geluojia even failed.
None of his subordinates could be executed easily, because Shanshan's feudal system was not fully centralized, and the king's authority was more like that of the leader of a large tribe.
"Stop pretending!" Tong Geluojia walked to the middle and sat down, "Everyone, get up and tell us what to do?!"
There was another unspeakable silence.
A moment later, when Tong Geluojia's anger could not be suppressed again, someone suddenly whispered: "My king... there seem to be some Han people in our city..."
Tong Geluojia frowned and said: "You mean... those Han people who do business with us? Do you want... This is not good, after all, they are also good men and they are doing business with us..."
"My king...has reached this situation..." The man said softly, "If we can survive, are we still afraid that there will be no Han people to do business? If so...then keep these Han people..."
Tong Geluojia was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, that's it!"
……(╯>д<)╯……
Fei Qian received a "gift" from Tong Geluojia.
This "gift" was sent by a Han man who had one ear cut off.
A Han style lacquered wooden box.
There is a layer of yellow sand inside the box, and ten ears are neatly placed on it.
Both are left ears.
"They... the Shanshan people captured all the Han people in the city, saying... they said that if the general... continued to attack the city, all the Han people would be buried with him..." The Han man whose left ear had been cut off had blood flowing on his face.
, mixed with sweat and tears, stained with yellow dust and dirt, with disheveled hair, crying sadly, "General, be merciful... They are all innocent... Please show mercy, General... Save them..."
The injured people are very pitiful.
He looked very miserable, and his cries were very plaintive.
But sometimes Fei Qian doesn't understand the thinking of these people, "What do you think? Why did you agree to come back to see me?"
"Ah?!" The Han man was confused, "General...general, what do you mean?"
Fei Qian frowned and said, "Is it because you and I are Han Chinese, so we can only threaten the Han people to put down their swords and guns? What did you think when you went to Shanshan Kingdom before? The most interesting thing is that if the Shanshan people cut off your ears, you will let them go."
Did they cut it?"
The Han man hesitated, "No...but...they don't understand what I say...they still have swords and guns..."
"Then you think we Han people don't have swords and guns?" Fei Qian nodded, "It seems that not only these barbarians in the Western Regions have forgotten the traditions of the Han people... but you have also forgotten them... Do you still remember the traditions of the Han people?"
?』
"The tradition of the Han people?" The Han man's eyes widened, "What...is it?"
Fei Qian, however, had lost the desire to communicate with this Han man and waved his hand to ask someone to take him down.
Fei Qian looked at the figure of the Han man and suddenly smiled, "I really have to thank King Shanshan... He taught us a lesson... Ziyi, what do you think?"
Taishi Ci sneered and said: "These guys are really stupid to the extreme! If you have an arrow on the string, you have to shoot it. How can you retreat halfway because of these losses? However... my subordinates are a little strange, why do Shanshan people feel this?"
Is the method useful?』
Threaten with hostages?
If you don't agree to the request, will you vote for it?
Is it because you have been hanging out with horse thieves for too long that you turned into a horse thieves?
still……
Taishi Ci was silent for a while and said: "My lord, when we attack the city, let your subordinates go first."
Fei Qian smiled, waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. But this matter... In the Western Regions, there are brave people, and there are also cowardly people... This is true for both Han people and barbarians... As a Han, but not as a Han
There are many people in the world who are responsible for family matters. Therefore, you should be careful when employing people in the Western Regions."
Taishi Ci nodded seriously.
Fei Qian and Tai Shici both thought that this was a showy operation, but they never thought that not long after, some elderly Han people were released. Their ears were not cut off, or their bodies were chopped, but
The gray-haired man cried and asked Fei Qian to show mercy because his children and grandchildren were taken hostage by the Shanshan people. If Fei Qian continued to march, he would be killed.
Fei Qian couldn't even laugh or cry.
Fei Qian roughly guessed some of Shanshan King Tong Grojia's thoughts...
Simply put, this is like a fool's test for later generations.
Text message scams, scammers' speeches, etc. are all of the same type. Once for some reason, you feel that the scammers, scammers, or other people's remarks are reasonable, and then you don't go through personal thinking and rational judgment, then you can't blame it.
Fall into a pit.
The King of Shanshan played this trick for almost three purposes. The first was to express a meaning similar to "blood for blood", showing that the people of Shanshan would never give in and would continue to fight against Fei Qian. Fei Qian killed the people of Shanshan, and the people of Shanshan
He would turn into a horse thief and kill ordinary Han people, so it would be impossible for Fei Qian to end the war in the Western Regions as soon as possible.
The second purpose is to confuse and confuse the hearts of the Han people. It is not only to confuse and confuse the hearts of the Han people on Fei Qian's side, but also to anchor the hearts of the Shanshan people. Fei Qian's arrival in the Western Regions, and before Lu Bu and others arrived in the Western Regions, both
It claims to protect the Han people in the Western Regions, but now it has not protected the Han people in Shanshan...
In this way, some people who are not clear-minded will jump to accuse Fei Qian as if they believed the words of liars and bullies.
At the same time, it is also a warning to the Shanshan people who want to surrender to Feiqian. See if the Han people don't even care about their own Han people, will they really take care of the Shanshan people who surrender?
The third aspect is relatively hidden.
Fei Qian just had a vague feeling that it was related to Buddhism.
Because Buddhism is all about saving all sentient beings, and Fei Qian’s current behavior is neither merciful nor universal, and it can be an attack point for most Buddhist believers in the Western Regions...
However, no matter how hard King Shanshan struggled, he still could not avoid the fate of troops approaching the city.
In the Shanshan King's City, under the Silt City, the hussars were roaring back and forth, occupying the main traffic position on the battlefield.
Even though most people knew that the Shanshan people were unlikely to have any reinforcements, they still had no shortage of precautions. The cavalry scouts spread out to control every aspect of the battlefield.
In the mud city, Tong Geluojia led a large number of Shanshan leaders and ordinary soldiers. They seemed to be talking about something. They shouted loudly, seeming to embolden themselves. There were also many people.
Running back and forth, he moved a large number of defensive equipment onto the city wall.
At the battlement, some people were tied up.
Apparently they were Han Chinese who were captured in Shanshan Kingdom.
Fei Qian looked at it, silently.
If we simply compare Wuni City with other small towns or gathering points in the Western Regions that we saw along the way, Wani City is obviously more majestic, or at least very similar.
The outer city is very tall and has a unique kind of rugged beauty.
Because it is made from local materials, it is similar to the rammed earth city walls of the Han Dynasty. However, because the rain here in the Western Regions is relatively scarce, there is not much processing on the outer wall. Even the green bricks are not covered, exposing the yellow earth.
There are masonry-like structures at the city gate and some corners.
There are also crenellations above the city gate.
The city wall is also relatively wide, and there seems to be no shortage of braziers, weapon racks, hammers, etc.
If we attack the city in a serious way...well, no, we attack the city according to the old model. In areas such as the Western Regions where large timber is relatively lacking, it is undoubtedly difficult to temporarily construct siege equipment. And it is difficult to carry it with the army.
Siege equipment, which is not easy to move, is too stupid.
So, this gives Tong Geluojia the confidence to resist?
Feiqian looked up.
Looking up from Juni City...
The sky is still very blue.
The clouds are still very white.
But times have changed.
The Han people need to change, expand, and break the original pattern.
Then start from here and now.
Up and down the city wall, countless eyes are staring at this place.
In the distance of the battlefield, there may be some eyes staring at this place.
Because there are cavalry blocking the battlefield, these eyes must not be close enough to see clearly. However, Fei Qian can block the sight, but cannot block the sound...
Fei Qian turned his gaze back to the artillery displayed in front of the formation.
In order to transport these artillery all the way here, not only did it consume manpower and material resources, but it also took a considerable amount of time. Even during the journey, soldiers were killed and injured due to broken axles and hubs. However, when these artillery were in the Western Regions
, when this foreign domain belonging to the Han family roared, everything was worth it.
Some craftsmen were busy deploying positions with the artillery. The craftsmen were responsible for command and inspection. The soldiers were busy digging some holes in the ground to fix the gun mounts, and also placed some wood chips and stones under the wheels of the sports cars.
Others are checking the artillery, and others are twisting some gunpowder to check the dryness...
Today's protagonists are these artillery pieces.
There are also some small officials holding small books or small pieces of wood. While watching the craftsmen and soldiers busy with wide eyes, they are licking the tip of the brush excitedly, as if they are preparing to prepare some articles and songs. Some even accidentally
I didn't care if half of my face was stained with ink.
The master craftsman led his apprentice and held a special aiming device. Starting from the first cannon, he checked the condition of the artillery, the structural stability of the gun carriage, the placement of the gunpowder, and even used the instrument to double-check the aiming position.
angle and direction.
After all, this time it’s not about competing with who can hit louder, but also competing with who can hit more accurately.
In fact, Fei Qian didn't understand how to aim a new thing like artillery. He just sketched a parabola and then threw it to Huang's craftsmen. As for whether it would make these craftsmen's already scarce hair even more
It’s hard to say how rare it is...
Tong Geluojia and others on the top of the city obviously didn't know what Fei Qian was doing below the city. They all stared with wide eyes. They just felt inexplicably a little scared and uneasy, but they didn't know exactly what these fears and uneasiness meant.
Where did it come from.
Not long after, a soldier quickly ran up to Fei Qian, indicating that he was ready and asking for instructions.
Fei Qian nodded, and then said to Tai Shi Ci: "This battle is led by Ziyi, so I won't add any unnecessary extravagance. There is no need to shout or discuss."
Will the Han people on the city be injured?
definitely will.
Therefore, there is no need to negotiate at all.
Taishi Ci bowed his hands in salute and said, "I accept your order! My lord, please rest assured and wait for me to take the city and present it to you!"
As the Chinese army gave an order and the golden drums sounded together, the general flag with the character Fei, which represented Fei Qian, moved back, while the flag with the surname Taishi Ci moved forward, juxtaposed with the large banner of the commander of the three armies.
As the flags of the generals with the surname Taishi nodded to the three flags with the character Fei, the drums stopped and the gold rang. Amidst the sound of the horns, the various square formations and flanking troops marched towards the generals of Taishi Ci in order from the inside to the outside.
flag greetings...
The form is a bit like clicking the mouse on the troops in Total War, the battle flag floats up and down, and there is a sound of shouting.
Of course, it is different from the game. For example, when generals are replaced like this, the whole army responds. Most of them are before the war begins, and the replaced generals are not bad. Otherwise, morale will not collapse immediately?
After Taishi Ci took over the command, he started to test-fire the artillery without any further nonsense.
Suddenly there was a loud noise, and an artillery under the city of Wani was pushed back violently. A large amount of fire and smoke spewed out from the muzzle. A cannon shell drew a black line in the air at a speed that was almost difficult to catch with the naked eye.
Then it hit the Duni city wall with its head, causing a large cloud of smoke and dust.
From the wall came the Shanshan people's loud and uncontrollable screams.
Among the regular soldiers, Li Long was explaining the key points of the attack to the soldiers newly assigned to him. He was also attracted by the sound of the artillery. He couldn't help but turn his head to look, and said loudly, "This is really... taking down the thunderbolts from the sky."
Yeah..."
Yes, he was promoted because of his military exploits, and now he has the team and soldiers under his command.
After admiring for a moment, he saw that he was surrounded by people stretching their heads, and he laughed, "Okay, stop looking, it's not the first time I've seen it..."
"But every time I see it, I feel it's amazing..."
"Yes, yes, how do you think this thing is made?"
"If I knew, I wouldn't be standing here!"
Li Long coughed and said: "Okay, okay! Please pay attention! Don't forget the mission when the city is broken! Military law is merciless!"
When it came to military law, everyone's expressions became serious and they focused their attention on Li Long again.
"Our mission is to rush forward along the broken streets of the city! We have to rush to the south gate and capture the south gate! The first team is the vanguard. They don't have to worry about anything and are responsible for capturing the city gate! The second team is responsible for capturing the city gate.
The first team is responsible for covering the flanks, don’t let the enemies in the streets block the way! After the first team captures the city gate, the second team will take over the first team’s duty, and then rotate after six hours!』
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Li Long looked serious, "I'm not sure whether the city gate broke down first or the city wall collapsed first. Anyway, as long as there is a gap, we will be in the third queue, so when the first queue moves forward, we have to go down to the city."
Movement! After the second column enters the city, we must follow it immediately! Otherwise, if we fail to grasp the gap between the first and second columns, we will kill not only ourselves, but also the comrades behind us!"
"Did you hear everything clearly?!"
The soldiers under him responded in unison, "It's clear!"
Li Long nodded, "Check the weapons and equipment for the last time. If there is any problem, report it immediately! Everyone is ready! Whoever holds back, even if he is not dead, I will send him to the supply camp to move the sundries! Whoever makes the first contribution, see
No, this sword was made one hundred and twenty times! I will award it to him!"
