In fact, it’s not like no one could see what Li Chengqian was thinking.
Didn't he just want to prove it to himself and his military recruitment system?
But most people only thought that Li Chengqian's trip to the Western Regions was just a formality.
After all, the situation in the Western Region was too complicated. When the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties were at their strongest, they only established the Protectorate.
And now he, Li Chengqian, wants to lead thousands of soldiers and horses to the Western Regions. Isn't this just an idiot's dream?
Therefore, they all felt that after the Liangzhou Army entered the Western Regions, they would just go through the motions and show off their power before leaving.
After all, the current Liangzhou Army was composed of new soldiers recruited only in the second half of last year.
If we really have to go head-to-head, the best outcome would probably be for both sides to lose.
But anyone with a brain can see how important the victory or defeat of this current battle is to Li Chengqian.
Once this battle fails, the recruitment system will basically be dead, let alone promoted nationwide.
Although Li Chengqian will soon be canonized as prince by Li Shimin.
But the prince is only the prince after all, and Li Shimin is the current emperor.
And if he wanted to promote the recruitment system, he would have to wait until Li Shimin died.
Li Chengqian is a person who regards time as his fate.
He wished that he could have the power of avatars and lead people from all over the country to innovate every day.
And he would never let his ideals and ambitions be postponed for decades.
Therefore, this battle can only be won but not defeated.
And the best way to win a battle is to pick the weakest persimmons.
Therefore, many people believe that even if Li Chengqian brought the Liangzhou Army to the Western Regions, it was just to scare people and had no real intention of fighting.
But they didn't know that Li Chengqian had said this when he gave the order to Feng Guangyao and Liu Qi.
"We are the Liangzhou Army. Even if we leave Liangzhou and enter the Western Regions, we will still be an iron army running rampant across the world."
"Since we are going to fight, we must fight hard. It is not the Liangzhou Army's style to pick on the weak."
In fact, he doesn’t need to say it , every Liangzhou army gritted their teeth and tensed up.
Almost everyone thinks that this Liangzhou army is just a show-off, but in fact it has long lost the prestige of the old Liangzhou soldiers.
Because of this, they want this group of people to know what the Liangzhou Army is.
They also want the world to know that the Liangzhou Army is not famous because of one or two people, let alone one or two victories.
As the commander-in-chief of the army.
Li Chengqian naturally wanted to take the lead in setting an example for everyone.
He led two thousand troops directly to Jiaohe City and stationed himself there.
Didn’t you say that Jiaohe City is the most important town in the Western Region and is easy to defend but difficult to attack?
Then I will take down this city for you to see.
Moreover, I don't need too many people, only two thousand soldiers and horses.
After learning about this.
Many people are waiting to see Li Chengqian's jokes.
Two thousand soldiers and horses?
Just want to attack Jiaohe City?
Isn't this a joke?
Not to mention how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack Jiaohe City.
But there are still 20,000 to 30,000 Qiuci soldiers guarding Jiaohe City. This is not something you can defeat with 2,000 men.
I'm afraid they can wipe out all your troops with a full-scale assault, right?
Even Gao Changjun, who wanted to catch up and support him later, was hesitant.
They didn't know whether they should go up and join forces with Li Chengqian.
The garrison commander of Jiaohe City was named Kang Lak, who was from a noble family named Qiuci.
Everyone in the Western Regions now knows that the Liangzhou Army has now entered the Western Regions.
When Konrak learned that the other party actually dared to attack Jiaohe City by sending two thousand men, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The other party really didn't take me seriously.
Do you really think that the Tang Dynasty was so strong that thousands of people would dare to fight tens of thousands of people on their side?
At the moment, Conrac didn't pay them any attention.
They were still doing whatever they were supposed to do in the city, as if they didn't exist at all.
But obviously.
This group of people all underestimated Li Chengqian, and even more underestimated the military strength of the Liangzhou Army and the current Tang Dynasty.
On the second day after arriving outside Jiaohe City, Li Chengqian asked people to set up camp outside the city wall that was the only distance away from Jiaohe City, waiting for the delivery of logistical and combat preparation resources.
On the day when the combat readiness resources were delivered, Li Chengqian also made a decisive decision and directly launched an attack on the city.
His siege methods are very simple.
No one is allowed to charge, and no one is allowed to call for formation.
He simply placed a row of Zhenguan Zhenguan General cannons in front of the city wall.
Seeing this scene, some of the Kucha soldiers who had never seen the world were a little confused.
"What are these Tang dogs doing?"
"What is that black thing?"
Someone asked the veteran next to him in confusion.
But the Western Regions had not fought with the Tang Dynasty for many years, and it was even the first time for them to see the soldiers from the Tang Dynasty.
How could they know Zhenguan General Cannon?
Even the leading general didn't know him, so he had to ask Conrac.
Konrac himself frowned, looking at the scene in front of him in a daze.
He had heard that the Tang Dynasty had a very advanced city-breaking weapon called the Zhenguan General Cannon.
However, he had never seen it before, and he didn't know whether the thing in front of him was real.
Konrac waved his hand and said: "Go and send orders to everyone to gather in the direction of the city wall to avoid unexpected things happening."
The general didn't hesitate, and probably hurried down to call for help.
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outside the city.
Wu Yougou walked close to Li Chengqian He stepped forward and said with cupped hands: "Your Highness, General Zhenguan's cannons are all in place."
"Um."
Li Chengqian nodded, looked away, and said, "Do you still think that you may lose this war?"
"No."
Wu Yougou shook his head and said: "I believe in Your Highness, and I also believe that His Highness will lead us on the battlefield and gain more glory and praise."
"Hahaha."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian looked up and smiled.
"But this time, I really want to take you to death."
"It would be better if we don't fight this battle, but if we fight it, we can only win but not lose, even if all of us die, including me."
"We have to capture Jiaohe City and let the people of the world take a good look at it. The soldiers who came out of our recruitment system have never been worthy of the name Liangzhou Army."
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and said: "Pass my order, within half an hour, I will see all my artillery shells fall in Jiaohe City. If anyone has one left, we will engage in military law."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will give you the instructions right away."
After saying that, Wu Yougou walked towards the position where the Zhenguan cannon was displayed.
This time, Li Chengqian mobilized a total of more than 100 cannons from General Zhenguan.
Following Wu Yougou's order, more than a hundred Zhenguan general cannons exploded together.
Boom...
The sound was like thunder on the ground.
That scene was like Shura coming to the world.
For a moment, all I could see was smoke and dust rising from the walls of Jiaohe City.
Many Kucha soldiers who had no time to react had almost no chance to escape and fell under the gunfire.
What happened to two thousand people?
Two thousand men can still gallop on the battlefield.
What happened to two thousand people?
Two thousand people can still be invincible.
If you ask why.
Then we can only explain that just because this army has Li Chengqian...