To this day, the reason why the Tang army has conquered the four seas and conquered all barbarians is that, apart from the bravery of the soldiers themselves and the excellent military strategies of the generals, the most important thing is its sophisticated equipment.
The root of all sophisticated equipment lies in the unparalleled iron smelting technology. Until Fang Jun developed gunpowder and manufactured firearms, it pushed the Tang army's combat power to an unprecedented peak. Today, the only person who dares to say "one is worth ten" is
Just the Tang army.
In fact, if the Eastern Expedition had used Youtun Guards equipped with more firearms as the main force, Pei Xingjian felt that there would be no chance of the current predicament of failure...
Since Fang Jun presided over the preparation of the foundry bureau, he has paid more and more attention to the method of "investigating things", and many novel equipment have been tested and improved in it, and then equipped with the army or used in people's livelihood.
One of them, whose birthplace attracted much attention in Chang'an, was then used to equip the navy and made countless achievements.
That's a hot air balloon...
Pei Xingjian stepped forward and stared at the map closely, simulating in his mind the scene of soldiers riding a hot-air balloon suddenly flying over the enemy camp, and then attacking from a high position with firearms. The more he thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, and he said excitedly: "The hot-air balloon looks magical, but in fact it is
The craftsmanship is not difficult, and our craftsmen at Youtunwei can make it. If we can make dozens of them and attack the enemy camp with firearms, we can wipe out the entire enemy army!"
Immediately, his excitement subsided a little, and he said regretfully: "It's just that the army lacks materials, so it's impossible to make so many."
Fang Jun turned around and walked back to the desk, sat down, took a sip of hot tea, and said: "It's useless to build one. Firstly, the load capacity of a hot air balloon is limited and it cannot carry too many firearms. Furthermore, our military's gunpowder stock is limited and insufficient.
With this, an army of more than 100,000 people can be annihilated. However, if you use it to bomb the enemy's camp, causing chaos in the enemy's army, and then taking advantage of the situation to attack the camp with cavalry, you will definitely win. At present, the enemy's food and supplies are seriously scarce. If this happens,
Flee, this vast icy and snowy land in the Western Region is their grave."
Pei Xingjian still stood in front of the map, thinking through possible strategies and tactics, and quickly formulated a feasible plan. He immediately clapped his hands, quickly returned to his seat, wrote down his ideas, and then talked with Fang Jun and
The lieutenant general discussed in detail and considered it carefully.
Fang Jun had been running around for several days. Although the results were good and he had forced the migration of many Hu tribes, leaving the Dashi army no longer able to collect food and crops, he was exhausted after all, so he leaned on his chair and squinted his eyes, feeling dizzy.
to sleep.
Until I was awakened by the sound of rapid footsteps.
Wang Fangyi ran in like a gust of wind from outside. He even forgot to knock on the door. As soon as he entered, he shouted: "Great victory! Great victory!"
Fang Jun was a little angry after being woken up, and yelled: "Sister, here is my aunt! As a soldier, can you behave yourself? If you are frizzy, go out and run around the city wall twice!"
However, Wang Fangyi completely ignored the scolding. He rushed to Fang Jun in two steps and handed Fang Jun a battle report in his hand. His face was red with excitement and he said loudly: "Letter from Chang'an. The Royal Navy has captured Pingrang City and suffered a great defeat."
The Goguryeo army captured its king alive, and Yeon Gaesumun committed suicide!"
"boom!"
Fang Jun stood up suddenly, and the chair under him was pulled out and fell to the ground. He grabbed the battle report and read it at a glance.
It turned out to be a battle report of the great victory in Liaodong!
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Hundreds of thousands of Eastern Expedition troops were forced to return to the court because His Majesty Li Er was injured and failed to besiege Pingrang City for many days. However, after the navy received the order to retreat, Su Dingfang sized up the situation and did not respond to Li Ji's order to retreat. Instead,
The artillery on the ship was dismantled and transported to Pingrang City. Hundreds of guns were fired, and the west gate of Pingrang City was breached. They drove straight into the city and overthrew Goguryeo in one fell swoop.
When the city was destroyed, Yuan Gaisuwen hanged himself from a beam in the Damolizhi Mansion to preserve his dignity.
The rest of the Goguryeo army surrendered and were reorganized by the navy...
Fang Jun beamed with joy and praised: "Su Dingfang, you are really good!"
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched eastward, and the mountains and rivers changed color with great momentum, but they returned in vain. This was a fatal blow to the morale of the Tang Dynasty's army. An army can only rely on victory after victory.
To lay the foundation for a strong army, the failure of a major battle like the Eastern Expedition would cause the Tang army to encounter serious setbacks on its transformation path, and its far-reaching impact was by no means as simple as a wasted effort.
Therefore, even if Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty exhausted all his wealth, he still had to conquer the east three times.
Historically, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, they conquered Goguryeo several times regardless of the cost, and finally completed this great cause in the hands of Emperor Gaozong. From that day on, the Tang army forged an invincible military marriage, which would last for hundreds of years.
It suppressed the surrounding barbarians.
Even if they were as powerful as Tubo, they could only settle in a corner and dare not set foot on the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Now that Su Dingfang has succeeded in the battle and defeated Goguryeo, the spirit of the Tang army will reach that level from then on, and he will dominate the world in one fell swoop, without any rivals!
Although this move almost completely offended all the warlords in the Tang Dynasty, after all, hundreds of thousands of troops returned with no success in the end with great fanfare, but let the navy pick away the fruits of victory. All kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred will make the navy
The teacher became the target of public criticism, and Su Dingfang himself was even more jealous, but all the costs were worth it!
Just looking at the two letters, which are only a few days apart, we can see that Li Ji sent a letter to Chang'an when he withdrew his troops. After that, Su Dingfang led the navy to conquer Pingrang City in one fell swoop. What Su Dingfang did was simply to give those military veterans a
A loud slap in the face. You think that the fall of Goguryeo is over. You would rather fall short and return to the dynasty. But in fact, it is just the last layer of window paper missing. Just slap it lightly...
It is conceivable how embarrassed and angry those in the court would be. Such a huge feat was lost to Su Dingfang for nothing. The key is that everyone fought bloody battles for more than half a year in the early stage, beating Goguryeo to pieces, and the final step
He was taken away by Su Dingfang.
If things were normal, Su Dingfang would definitely be hated and ostracized by both the government and the public, although he had made great achievements in opening up new territories. As a staunch supporter of the East Palace, the prince would definitely handle the matter as low-key as possible to protect Su Dingfang.
However, now, there is chaos inside and outside Chang'an City, and the prince wants to write a big book about this matter and tell the world.
There is no doubt that as long as the situation in Chang'an is slightly stable and the prince is free, the reward for Su Dingfang will definitely reach a level that shocks the world.
The title of "Guo Gong" is still a little short of that. After all, Su Dingfang is not very good at thinking, but the title of "Founding County Marquis" is almost certain.
This is almost his highest achievement since the founding of the Tang Dynasty after Fang Jun!
After reading the letter, Fang Jun asked: "Where is the sender?"
Wang Fangyi said: "It's right outside the door. I will let him in at the end."
Seeing Fang Jun nod, he quickly pushed him out, and after a moment, he brought in a soldier who was tired and haggard.
When the soldier saw Fang Jun, he quickly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to perform a military salute: "I have seen the Duke of Yue!"
Fang Jun waved his hand and said warmly: "Without courtesy, traveling thousands of miles must be tiring and hard. When I ask a few questions, you can go down and have a good rest."
The soldier had a look of admiration on his face and said with emotion: "It's just a journey, how can it be hard work? Duke Yue is as brave as a mountain. He took the initiative to ask Ying to go out to control Hexi and fight in the Western Region again. He faced several times more powerful enemies and won successive victories to protect the empire.
The territory is not lost, and the majesty of China is not lost. This is the hard work! Our soldiers are all willing to fight bravely under the command of the Duke of Yue and fight to the death!"
Soldiers ultimately achieve military success, so they worship the strong, because the strong can lead them to make achievements and kill enemies, instead of being like the habits of dudes like Chai Zhewei, who fear the enemy and are timid, even the elders in the village despise him. Fang Jun has made numerous military exploits over the years.
Which of the soldiers under his command is not full of meritorious service? With such a general, even if he dies on the battlefield, he will still have military merit to protect his wife and children, and he will die in a worthy manner!
So now in the Tang Dynasty, almost all young people regard Fang Jun as their idol and model, and they all dream of joining the Youtun Guards and the Navy, and being able to fight for the country under Fang Jun.
When the soldier faced Fang Jun, his heart was naturally filled with excitement and admiration.
Fang Jun said with a smile: "It is an honor for me to be loved by my brothers and sisters in Paoze! In that case, let me ask you, did this good news come from Liaodong?"
The soldier said: "It is true. In fact, there were two good news reports arriving in Chang'an. One was sent by Su Dingfang, the commander of the Navy, and the other was sent by the British Office. The difference was only half a day. The soldiers who originally went to Chang'an to report the news were sent by Su Dingfang.
The governor ordered me to come to the Western Regions and hand them over to the Duke of Yue, but the weather was cold along the way and the soldier broke his leg and was unable to walk, so I came to deliver the message."
Fang Jun then asked about the situation in Liaodong, and finally asked: "Do you know the situation in Chang'an?"