The relationship between grandfather and grandson is very strange. Just listening to the conversation between the two, it feels like a pair of old enemies hurting each other.
After all, they were relatives separated by generations. Li Qinzai was unscrupulous in front of Li Ji, but Li Ji could tolerate his wantonness. Both of them enjoyed this different way of getting along with each other.
If it were Li Siwen, Li Qinzai would be as honest as a quail in front of him, and he would not say a word of truth in his mouth. He would talk nonsense seriously, ensuring that Li Siwen would believe every word of the nonsense.
In contrast, Li Ji knew his grandson better, and almost immediately knew whether what his grandson said was true or false with just one glance.
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A letter was delivered from the Tang Army camp to Qibi Heli, who was twenty miles away from Bobi City.
The letter was written by Li Qinzai himself, and it elaborated on his thoughts on spears and shields.
The appearance of thickened shields on the enemy has changed many things on the battlefield.
Including the way the Tang army formed the formation, the combination of various arms, the order of attack and defense, and the commander's on-the-spot command ability, etc.
After receiving the letter, Qibi Heli did not dare to neglect and hurriedly summoned the generals to discuss the matter.
Regarding the enemy's shields, Li Qinzai's suggestions are quite feasible, and his analysis of the pros and cons of the enemy and ourselves on the battlefield is very accurate.
A truly capable person does not just invent something powerful, but is able to come up with a timely response to unexpected changes. No matter how the enemy changes, I can always defeat them.
Talents are always talents, and your uncle will always be your uncle.
The trebuchet is a huge thing and difficult to assemble.
But landmines really should come in handy.
At midnight, the Tang army sent a team of thousands of people, quietly went five miles outside Bobi City, and started digging holes silently...
Early the next morning, Qibi Heli ordered the Tang army to break camp and march towards Bobi City.
Although the Goguryeo army's raid on the Tang army's camp in Bobi City failed in the end, their greater gain was to prove the effectiveness of the thickened shield.
Therefore, when the scouts reported signs of the Tang army's troop movements, the defenders of Bobi City were delighted.
Isn't this a way to give someone a head?
If it hadn't been too high-profile, the Goguryeo generals would have wanted to have a celebration banquet in advance.
As soon as the Tang army broke camp, Bobi City received the news. After thinking about it, the defender immediately dispatched 10,000 troops and horses to go out of the city to fight.
Defending the city is passive, and thickened shields cannot be used. Facing the enemy on the plain outside the city is the most reasonable choice.
It was not easy to come up with a weapon that could restrain the weapons of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, it had to be used in the right place and in a good position to injure the enemy.
Five miles outside the city, on a flat plain, the Goguryeo army had just set up their formation when they saw banners blocking the sun in the distance, and tens of thousands of Tang troops coming towards them.
The Goguryeo guard general's breathing suddenly became rapid. He stared at the Tang army in the distance with red eyes, his eyes full of lust for power and merit.
The scouts had already reported that this Tang army was their main force.
At this moment, in his eyes, the Tang Army has become his treasure. If the Tang Army can be defeated outside Bobi City, then the Tang Army's Eastern Expedition will still end in failure just like the 19th year of Zhenguan.
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty died in depression because of this.
What Goguryeo could do back then can also be done today.
If he can do it, then he will be the first hero in defeating the Tang army. When he returns to the capital Pyongyang, the king of the country will not reward him too much.
The guard became more and more excited as he thought about it, and his hands on the horse holding the reins became harder and harder, as if he was using all his strength to grasp the coming power.
"Form up!" the guard shouted, drawing his sword.
The Goguryeo army quickly formed a square formation. In the front row of the team, thousands of thickened shields were tightly connected, like a steel embankment that could not be broken by a flood.
The Tang army soon arrived on the plain outside the city. When the two armies were three miles apart, the Tang army stopped and calmly formed their formation.
What followed was a suffocating silence.
The soldiers of the two armies looked at each other from a distance. In silence, a murderous intent rose into the sky. The summer wind blew by, raising the smoke and dust on the plain. In the hazy yellow mist, the murderous intent gradually condensed and took shape, like a knife piercing the heart.
Qibi Heli stood on horseback in the middle of the army, squinting his eyes to look at the formation of the Goguryeo army in the distance, and unconsciously raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
"Send the order, beat the drum!" Qibi Heli ordered.
The rumble of drums sounded, and the soldiers on both sides seemed to have heard the signal. The two armies advanced at the same time and came towards each other, like a two-way love affair.
When the distance between the two sides was about one mile, the drumming suddenly stopped, and the steps of the Tang army soldiers also stopped.
Then, under the stern scolding of the general, the soldiers of the Tang army raised their three-eyed blunderbuss and aimed at the Goguryeo army that was still advancing in front.
"Get ready!" Hei Te Changzhi of the forward battalion raised his arms high and stared fixedly at the Goguryeo army that was getting closer and closer to the shooting range.
Thousands of three-eyed muskets were raised straight ahead.
At the same time, the shields of the Goguryeo army's front line were also put together. There was not even a gap between the shields, and their advancing speed unknowingly slowed down.
When Qi Bi Heli, who was standing in the middle army, saw this, he immediately showed a clear smile.
Li Qinzai was right in his letter. When the opponent's defense strength increases, the speed of advancement must be sacrificed. If you increase one point here, you will lose one point elsewhere. This is the way of heaven.
When Hei Te Changzhi saw the Goguryeo army advancing to a distance of 200 steps from the front line, Hei Te Changzhi severely waved his arm down and shouted: "Let go!"
Loud noises and smoke rose at the same time, and disappeared between heaven and earth at the same time.
As expected by the Goguryeo garrison, the Tang army's first round of firearms volleys all hit the shields of the Goguryeo army's front line, but the Goguryeo army was unscathed.
The Tang Dynasty firearms, which are famous all over the world, suffered a big loss here today.
The Goguryeo guard general was overjoyed, and soon the Goguryeo rear troops also started beating drums.
This was a signal urging the soldiers to advance quickly.
As long as the Goguryeo soldiers advanced within fifty steps of the Tang army's front line and both sides were in close combat, the defenders would have sufficient confidence that the Tang army would not be able to defeat Goguryeo.
There was a stalemate as soon as the war started.
Qibi Heli stared at the formations of both sides getting closer and closer without blinking, but he remained calm on the horse, watching the front row of the Goguryeo army advancing with shields, Qibi Heli not only did not feel the pressure
, but I wanted to laugh a little bit.
"Do you really think that our Tang Dynasty only has one kind of firearm, the three-eyed gun?" Qibi Heli murmured.
When the Goguryeo army advanced to more than a hundred steps away from the Tang army's formation, something unexpected happened.
A soldier in the front row holding a shield stepped on his right foot while advancing. I don't know if it was an illusion, but he heard a "clicking" sound coming from the ground under his feet.
Are there any agencies in the field?
The soldier shook his head and quickly threw away this ridiculous idea.
He raised his right leg and was about to lower his left leg when suddenly there was a louder sound than the three-eyed gun from under his feet. Finally... the soldier didn't know what happened, but his whole body was blown up to the sky and then lost forever.
Awareness.
Before closing his eyes, he clearly saw his arms, legs, feet and internal organs falling down like bloody rain from the sky.
The blood is like the setting sun, very beautiful.