"However, I still can't figure it out. Where did Tuyuhun get the courage to block the border? Are they really confident that with their pitiful population, they can resist the million-strong army of the Tang Dynasty?"
Although he learned about Tuyuhun's motive from Xiao Han, Liu Hongji still couldn't figure it out: What did their king of Tuyuhun think?
Could it be that when he went out, his head was accidentally caught by the door? That's why he was unconscious and came to provoke Datang, who they couldn't even afford to provoke?
"What else could it be because of?"
At this time, Xiao Han also threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and said sadly: "They think they can do it even if they have firearms in their hands!"
Xiao Han was indeed right about this.
It was precisely because Tuyuhun obtained firearms that his self-confidence suddenly expanded!
They feel that the reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to rise in just a few years and achieve victory in all foreign wars, even the arrogant Turks were defeated and their country was destroyed, is this.
firearm!
Since they now have firearms, why do they continue to stay in a corner? Why can't they rely on firearms and enjoy the glory and wealth, and the barbarians can come to court?
However, they were overly excited and did not know: Firearms are indeed weapons of war!
But firearms are not artifacts of war!
Especially low-quality firearms made with today's crude manufacturing methods may be able to catch someone by surprise on the battlefield.
But as long as there are precautions and appropriate countermeasures, firearms are, to put it bluntly, just a slightly more powerful weapon, far from being able to influence the situation of the battle!
This can be seen from the battles in Yicheng and Dianhe City!
Tuyuhun, who had firearms, lost his troops under the strong bows and crossbows of the defenders. He could only rely on his numerical advantage to forcefully transport the firearms to the city wall.
But even when they reached the city wall, they discovered that their earthen firearms could not blow open the solid city wall in front of them!
Even if the weakest city gate was finally blown open, the huge dragon-breaking stone behind the gate made all the Tuyuhun people feel despair from the bottom of their hearts.
Moreover, Xiao Han also knew:
Historical firearms were actually widely used on the battlefield in the early Ming Dynasty!
Artillery, bird guns, three-eyed guns and other very advanced firearms at the time were everywhere in the army! Even Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, suffered a big loss from firearms during the Battle of Jingnan!
Therefore, after Zhu Di ascended the throne as Dabao, he immediately ordered the establishment of a Shenji Battalion in the army and organized the firearms troops into a separate army for use.
But even so, firearms have not replaced swords and other cold weapons!
Even in the late Ming Dynasty, the firearms of the Shenji Camp had become useless. After the Braid Dynasty, they were completely gone and disappeared.
Everyone has returned to the era of cutting each other with swords and shooting each other with arrows.
It can be seen that firearms can be powerful!
But firearms are by no means omnipotent!
The key to how to maximize its effectiveness lies in its users!
It just so happens that although Xiao Han is not talented, there is really no one in this world who can match his knowledge of firearms!
The army reorganized all the way and headed westward.
And on the eighth day of the army's march, Gouzi and others finally caught up from behind.
When these firearms battalion soldiers, one man with two horses, or even one man with three horses, rushed over, they really attracted the attention of many people in the army.
There's nothing I can do about it, the equipment they have is really too luxurious!
They were all tall horses, with lancets on their waists, black armor on their bodies, and a long scarlet cloak fluttering in the wind on their backs. Xiao Han was almost in tears when he looked at them...
He's so big! Dressed up like this, wouldn't he be a living target to attract hatred on the battlefield?
So, when Gouzi and Fatty came to see Xiao Han excitedly and wanted to hear "Thank you for your hard work".
What came face to face was Xiao Han yelling curses!
The few people who were scolding angrily took off their cloaks, crumpled them into a ball and hid them behind their backs. Xiao Han then looked at Liu Hongji's playful eyes and told them to roll into the army.
Arriving at about the same time as Gouzi and the others, there was also a reply letter from Chang'an Li Jing.
What is unexpected is that in the letter, Li Jing did not severely reprimand Li Shentong for his nonsense, nor did he sneak him back to Chang'an and hang him from the beam to whip him as Liu Hongji expected!
In his letter, he first thanked Xiao Han and Liu Hongji for taking care of Li Shentong, and then said that it was a good thing for a man to be determined to serve the country, and that members of his Li family should have this awareness.
Therefore, if Li Shentong is in the military camp, just treat him as an ordinary soldier. He does not need any special care, and it can be regarded as giving him a chance to experience.
After reading the reply, Liu Hongji and Xiao Han looked at each other and did not react for a long time.
On the contrary, Li Shentong jumped three feet high and almost ran to the top of the tent to sing a song without joy!
He was finally able to stay in the military camp openly, without having to worry all day long about being rushed in as soon as he fell asleep, tied up into a rice dumpling, and sent home overnight.
"Xiao Han, Li Jing, are you crazy?"
Watching Li Shentong jumping and running to tell Xiaodong and Lengzi the "good news", Liu Hongji grabbed his chin and asked Xiao Han with a constipated look on his face.
Xiao Han stood there, reading the letter in his hand over and over again, until he was sure that what Li Jing said in the letter was not sarcastic, and then he let out a long sigh: "Why are you crazy? If you are crazy, Li Jing will not be crazy either!"
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Liu Hongji gasped as if he had a toothache: "Hiss...then what does he mean? Hasn't he always regarded this boy as a treasure? How can he be willing to put him on the battlefield without taking care of him? Aren't he afraid that this boy will do something wrong?
Accident, can’t you go back?”
Xiao Han rolled his eyes and snorted angrily: "No need to take care of him? Do you believe this? If he said he wouldn't take care of him, then we really won't take care of him?!"
"Then if that's the case, why did he ask this kid to follow him? To get some merit and background? Does the Li family still lack this kind of thing?"
"Nonsense, not only does the Li family have no shortage of credit, they also think they have too much credit!"
"You don't need credit, isn't this just idleness?!"
"Free?"
Xiao Han stopped talking.
In fact, when he saw Li Shentong appearing in the military camp, he vaguely guessed something.
But now, after seeing Li Jing's reply, he was a little more certain about this guess.
Why did Li Jing let Li Shentong run away from home again after he had already run away from home once?
Why didn't this kid go to Cheng Yaojin's place or Duan Zhixuan's place, but instead went to himself and Liu Hongji!
Could it be that all of this is really just a coincidence?