Chapter 84: Fierce Battle with Zhao Xincheng (Part 1)
Fang Jun believed that after Xiao Siye fled to Xue Yantuo, he would definitely not be willing to lie dormant. Instead, he would take a risk and encourage Yinan Khan to lead a large army to attack Zhao Xincheng.
If the Youtun Guards really run out of ammunition, then Xue Yantuo's army will be crushed with thunder and lightning with several times the strength. Zhao Xincheng will be reduced to powder in an instant, and the Youtun Guards will not be able to escape the end of the entire army being destroyed.
He was sure that Xiao Siye would definitely believe that Fang Jun had deliberately let him know that "running out of ammunition". It seemed stupid to take the initiative to expose his own weaknesses, but for a shameless person who was full of anger and greed.
, he would rather believe that this is a trick played by Fang Jun to hide the truth.
It is precisely because Youtunwei "ran out of ammunition" that Fang Jun took the initiative to let him know about this weakness, inducing him to think that all this was Fang Jun's conspiracy and that "running out of ammunition" was just an illusion.
In fact, "running out of ammunition" is simply a fact...
At the moment, it seems that Xiao Siye has indeed lived up to Fang Jun's "trust". He is not willing to just save his life in Xue Yantuo. He wants more, and even wants to completely destroy Fang Jun in Zhao Xincheng and take revenge.
It is certainly risky to gamble that the firearms of the Youtun Guards will lose their firepower due to lack of ammunition, but as long as Xiao Siye can think of a strategy to protect himself, he will definitely take this risk.
For people like Xiao Siye, who grew up among barbarians since childhood, it is not difficult to protect themselves.
Don't forget, he is the long history of Shan Yu's Protectorate in the Tang Dynasty, and he has countless inside secrets of various Hu tribes in his hands...
As long as Xue Yantuo attacks with all his troops, Fang Jun will be confident that he can defeat him in one battle in Zhao Xincheng.
On the contrary, if Xue Yantuo continues to occupy Yudujun Mountain, even if the Youtun Guards can defeat them, it will be difficult to achieve a complete victory.
Are there so many people chasing rabbits around?
Whether we can catch up or not is not a matter of fact. Even if we catch up, facing the barbarian tribes with the right time, place and people, we don’t know how many soldiers we will lose.
The gain outweighs the loss.
In the end, it can only be like when Wei Qing and Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu. Their achievements will naturally be remembered throughout the ages. However, after withdrawing their troops, the Xiongnu immediately resurrected and rose again.
Fang Jun doesn't want this.
For the Han people of this era, foreign wars were to defend the frontiers on the one hand, and to frighten the barbarians on the other. Therefore, since the decline of the Gongyang School, which advocated "great revenge", most of the Confucian disciples of the "Guliang School" opposed the war.
He believes that any goal that can be achieved through negotiation should not be easily launched into war.
Soldiers are a major event for the country, the place of life and death, and the path to survival. We must not be careless.
Why should we fight a war if it is not necessary? It wastes people and money?
Since the barbarians want benefits, then give them some. China is a vast land with abundant resources and abundant people. There is no difference between the barbarians and the barbarians. As long as "the court uniforms have disadvantages, they must be improved; even though the crown is old, they must be improved."
"First of all, although the Zhou Dynasty is declining, the princes must come first." It will be enough. The king, the king, and the ministers must have great names and righteousness. Use the noble to rule the humble, use the virtuous to rule the unworthy, and do not use chaos to control chaos. Then the world will be peaceful, and the rule of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors can be expected. Even if
There are some barbarians who are causing trouble, but it is just a temporary scabies disease, so why should we worry about it?
However, in Fang Jun’s view, the most original purpose of war is only to plunder and conquer. The passive defensive war mode can never ensure one’s own safety. Only by constantly attacking and supporting war with war can we strengthen ourselves while consuming the enemy.
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Yes, this is the notorious essence of "imperialism"...
But for the Tang Dynasty at this stage, this is the best policy. It is far more suitable for the development of the Tang Dynasty than convincing people with reason and good neighborliness. Through constant plunder and attacks, it will curb the development of the surrounding barbarians and not give them any harm.
Opportunities for them to grow.
Fang Jun absolutely hates the current Confucianism.
What rituals and music are needed?
What kind of rule of benevolence do you want?
The warehouses know etiquette from the inside, and all order and evolution are completed after ensuring the internal survival conditions. At the extreme of primitive wealth accumulation, what is wanted is great revenge, advocating the saying "Xiang Gong restores the revenge of the ninth generation, and the spring and Autumn period will be great."
This kind of martial spirit wants great unification and external expansion!
Even his own people have neither enough food nor clothing, but they talk to foreigners about rituals, music, education, and the rule of benevolence and virtue?
It can be said that after the decline of "Gongyang", Confucianism actually has only a layer of skin left, and the inside is completely based on the dregs of the aristocracy and landlord class.
Why should we insist on "hiding relatives from each other"?
"The father hides for the son, and the son hides for the father, and this is always the case." Blood relationship is the basis for relatives to hide from each other. At the same time, the rationality of human relationships is recognized in a wider range. Except for treason, treason, and treason, etc.
Except for major crimes, relatives and cohabitants could hide from each other. This was even written into the "Tang Code". As a result, aristocratic families and clans had different legal systems that were independent of national law.
When the law lacks fairness and universality, what use is it?
Without a sound rule of law, the country will not make progress. What a deformed society it will be if it relies solely on "rule by man". I am afraid that any ordinary person in the future can give a pessimistic guess - when the drama of class and exploitation goes unchecked,
Abuse, all that is left is oppression and resistance.
Since ancient times, the Han Dynasty has been sinking in such a whirlpool, starting over and over...
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General Xue Yantuo's army was about to arrive at the foot of Tianyan Mountain. Without even setting up camp, they launched a charge under the command of Yinan Khan. Hundreds of thousands of troops poured in from the northern pass of Tianyan Mountain like a rising tide, overwhelming the sky.
Generally pounce on Zhao Xincheng.
The Tang army in the city had already detected the movements of Xue Yantuo's army. When the enemy rushed up the mountain pass, they had all retreated under the city wall and relied on the position formed by horse-guns and the solid city wall to defend themselves.
Yinan Khan was not a reckless person. Although he believed what Xiao Siye said that the Tang army had already run out of ammunition and could not use the powerful firearms, he still kept an eye on it. The army rushed towards Zhao Xincheng like a violent wave crashing on the shore.
In fact, those in the lead were stragglers from some scattered tribes, and the real Tiele elites were slowly pressing up in the rear, wary of the Tang army's firearms.
Once there are signs of firearms raging, they will retreat decisively. Even if they abandon the tent at Yudujun Mountain and move westward to give up Mobei, they must still keep the main force of the Tiele tribes.
Otherwise, there would be no need for the Tang army to pursue him, and those ambitious tribes on the grassland would be able to tear Xue Yantuo clean bite by bite...
The pass of Tianyan Mountain is tens of feet wide and can accommodate hundreds of cavalry charging side by side. The charging horses are as fast as thunder. The horses' hoofs crush the snow and ice on the pass. The rumble of hoofs is like the war drums of the gods, which shakes the mind.
Even the snow on the mountain ridges on both sides was shaken so hard that it rolled down from the top of the mountain with a terrifying sound.
In front of them was the Tang army's horse-repelling spear formation, but Xue Yantuo's cavalry was fearless.
Having fought countless battles with the Tang people, these anti-carb guns are indeed a good tool for dealing with cavalry. The Xueyantuo people can't think of a better way to crack them, because once they dismount and move the anti-carb guns, they will face the Tang army's crossbow fire.
The sharp triangular arrow clusters can easily break through their leather armor, and the casualties will be even more severe. It is better to use horses and soldiers to forcefully fill up the Tang army's horse-repelling spear array.
The horn sounded behind them, and Xue Yantuo's cavalry, who was charging forward, gritted their teeth and rushed straight towards the Tang army's horse-repelling spear formation.
"boom!"
The slanted tip of the horse gun easily penetrated the bodies of the horses and soldiers. For a moment, people screamed, and then the kinetic energy of the charge carried by the horses and soldiers simultaneously knocked the horse gun away from the ground. The ones behind it flew up.
Pao Ze rushed forward regardless of his own safety, knocking the corpses of his comrades into the anti-horse and lance formations. Blood spread all over the snow, and the corpses were lying on pillows. Rows of rows of anti-horse and lance formations were bulldozed.
Under the banner, Xiao Siye was riding on his horse, watching the raging battle below Zhao Xin's city from a distance, his eyes twitching.
He grew up among the Turkic tribes since he was a child. He has seen countless battles between the Han army and foreign races. In the Sui Dynasty in the past and in the Tang Dynasty today, every time as a Han Chinese, he killed the Hu people who leaped on their horses and raised their swords to slaughter Han soldiers.
I gnashed my teeth and hated him, wishing I could go into battle in person and kill the barbarians with my own hands.
However, now, as an enemy of the Tang army, he hoped that the Hu people could defeat the Tang army, so that he would rise to the top and be valued and reused by Yinan Khan.
This contrast in identity made him feel confused and at a loss for a moment.
When the horse-rejecting spear formation was filled with corpses by Xue Yantuo's cavalry, the crossbow arrows of the defenders on the city were like locusts, and the Mo Dao soldiers below the city went into battle. The empty area below the city instantly became a huge meat grinder. However,
Tang Jun's firearms still have not appeared.
Xiao Siye first silently prayed that the souls of the Tang soldiers who died in the battle would not blame him, and then let out a long sigh.
It seems that Fang Jun is really running out of ammunition and his firearms are unsustainable...