A huge stone hit the yard where Fang Chongyong lived, sending up a cloud of dust.
This is already the fifth boulder to fall within the government office! A big hole was smashed into the roof of Fang Chongyong’s bedroom.
Since the siege failed on the first day, the Tubo people surrounded the small town without attacking. Then, as they followed up with their heavy troops in place and used the wood and stones found in Shouchang County, the Tubo people built a
Seventeen spectacular-looking trebuchets came out.
The Tubo people named it "Paolou"!
The main structure of this thing is to install a very thick horizontal shaft on a wooden frame, and then a long and flexible wooden pole is passed through the middle of the shaft. One end of the pole is connected to a wooden pole made of leather and connected by dozens of ropes.
A leather nest that can be filled with stones.
Finally, when using it, using the principle of leverage, dozens of people listened to the command and pulled together, throwing the stones in the leather nest into the city.
In the study room of the government office, Anaye made tea for Fang Chongyong as if nothing had happened, as if the big stone in the yard would not have fallen into the study room just now.
"The Tubo people know that we are difficult to deal with and many people will die if we attack the city. So now they are using this method to intimidate us and hope that we will surrender."
As Fang Chongyong spoke, he took a sip of tea and almost vomited.
The climate of the Tang Army was good, so irrigation was a must. However, watering was done during the season when watering was needed, so that the harvest of that year would be complete. The Tubo people actually took care of the local farming season in Chezhu, and concentrated the captured Tang Army people.
Get up and work on the farmland outside the city.
Furthermore, when there is no way to know the specific situation in the city, how do we know that Fang Yameni will definitely stay outside the government office? If he is definitely there, isn't this a waste of resources?
The Tibetan army's extramarital affairs clearly stated that when fighting the enemy, the first priority is to destroy its water sources and food routes. This is regarded as a small achievement and awarded with the Tiger Flag! The servants in the fields and houses are well-calculated.
However, based on the map provided by later spies, the Tibetan people tried to block the entrance of the karez with stones, or at worst destroy it.
"If you go out of the city and make a surprise attack in this battle, you will play into the hands of the Tubo people, which is advisable.
"If you hide, the city will be in chaos. Just because you are still working outside the government office, the small households in the city, the people, and the merchants will all know whether you have given up on the city.
Those people should have been the targets that the Tubo army could not win over. To attack the government offices, we had to attack local small households, so that we could divide and conquer them and defeat them one by one.
The Tubo people surrounded and attacked the Tang army before testing the siege. In reality, they were preparing to ambush the chariots and bamboos, hoping to retreat to Shazhou in the well-traveled Hexi Corridor... The heavy infantry fought against the cavalry.
decisive battle!
When I saw Che Zhu, I didn't seem to take it for granted, so I added another sentence:
Of course, I only said this to comfort Che Zhu. In fact, the Tubo people have evil thoughts and have very small intentions. It is necessary to talk to Fang Chongyong about such simple brain-burning things.
The Tubo people had little interest in killing the low-level generals of Xiaotang. In principle, if a princess of Xiaotang married a Tubo, both parties would still be "relatives." After that, a series of low-level Shazhou generals were captured after a tragic defeat in the Battle of Xiaofeichuan.
Laiye was half redeemed by Xiao Tang.
Hearing that, Fang Dafu just put down the matter at hand and headed towards the top of the big city.
That scene was truly shocking.
Obviously, guessing that the Tibetans were encircling the area for reinforcements did not require much intelligence. A low-level general with little military knowledge could figure it out.
Because even if you borrow it, it will be of no use.
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For example, it is right for the Tubo people to bombard the government office. It cannot be explained that we wanted to win in battle, and even wanted to kill the governor of our state so that the outsiders would have their heads.
"It's very bad. If Lang Jun can do that, he can hold out for at least two months. The total number of local soldiers and horses of the Tang Army is over ten thousand, and it is also divided into seven, guarding two cities respectively. If you counterattack blindly, you will only
It is right in the arms of the Tubo people.
Fang Jieshuai, who is famous all over the world, will my son be a fool? Think about it, it is possible!
The Tubo people harassed a ten-year-old child, and it was really a crime to spread the word without damaging the reputation of Zampu (the king of Tubo).
Attacking the enemy and rescuing them is the essence of the art of war! It’s no surprise that we choose to encircle a point to bring reinforcements!
Encirclement the point for reinforcements. If the reinforcements come, they will attack the two remaining cities of the Tang army. The Tubo people's calculations are very loud.
Che Zhu said angrily.
On the first day after the Tubo people finished throwing stones, Fang Dafu made a topographic map of the city, and calibrated and counted every stone thrown back by the Tubo people that day.
There is enough food in the city to last for another year, so we just have to wait and see what happens..."
Fang Dafu speculated with his own dark thoughts that the Tubo people probably wanted to eliminate the main force of Shazhou in Hexi Province in one battle. They had gone all the way east before conquering Liangzhou, and then stood there waiting for reinforcements, so that the domestic Tibetan troops would continue to arrive.
Liangzhou.
However, the annual evaporation rate in Dunhuang cannot be less than 2000 ml. It is meaningless to encourage local people to store water at home, as it will be evaporated in vain. The Tibetan people in the city camped near the sweet spring water and lacked water sources. At least when the Tang army consumed it,
In the next few months, there will be no problem staying in the city after the blackout period.
Wang Sili moved slightly, then nodded and said:
As long as the entrances to all the qanat wells in the city are blocked, the city of Dunhuang will inevitably be short of water.
"The Tubo people are showing you that we are determined to win the Tang army, so we want to delay the farming season and create a cocoon for ourselves."
As long as you can get a stable water source.
The residents of the city are allowed to move to Longzuo. The Tibetan armies along the Hexi Corridor will attack. We only want the city.
OK, but the Tubo people really want to let us go, that's all. Unfortunately, Fang Dafu feels that the Tubo people's purpose is simply to "united front".
Needless to say, the Tibetan people are so frivolous.
In the current situation, can I just slap my butt and leave if I want to?
Wang Sili said in a high voice.
Fang Dafu's panic was slightly beyond Anaye's expectations.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Tibetan army came from afar and carried very little food and grass. This year, the local harvest of the Tang army was destroyed, so what harm did we gain. Come to think of it..."
Because of the sudden war, very few people living in the city were captured by the Tubo people. The Tubo people did not let us act as "death squads" to attack the city, nor did they kill us at will, but organized the farmers.
, let us work in the fields.
As the name suggests, the area of Dacheng is indeed much larger than that of Luocheng. The Tubo people also have rich experience in using throwing buildings. It is basically reliable to say where to hit. The entrances to the karez in the city are all blocked or collapsed.
Dafu seems to be only a matter of time.
Under the city wall, Fang Dafu looked at the locals watering wheat seedlings in the fields near the canal and asked. We are being watched over by the Tubo people and working hard.
That situation must be seen from the perspective of the invader. It is very unusual!
Therefore, the target of the Tubo people's stone-throwing attack should actually be the karez near the kitchen in the government office! Instead, it was the bureaucrats at all levels in the government office.
Suddenly, Wang Sili walked back slowly and hurriedly, and said to Fang Dafu with a calm face: "Lang Jun, as expected, the real target of the Tibetan people is the entrance to the karez in the city!"
Then Anaye had something to say, so she could only nod slightly. I had to deny it, because I admired Fang Yanei.
The Tubo people wanted to accept Fang Dafu and our surrender at all. The idea of those people was to build a plank road in the open and covertly attack Chencang, hoping to cut off the water source of the Tang army!
"Did General Wang realize that this was a plan by the Tibetans to encircle the area and bring reinforcements?"
Even Ji can shake the will of the soldiers and civilians defending the city! This is to attack the heart!
A karez exists individually, but with a single karez as a node, ditches are dug on the ground to divert water, so that the karez is connected to each other.
As far as Fang Dafu is concerned, it is not a big deal to make a deal with the Tubo people and leave Chezhu.
As long as this karez collapses, Fang Dafu will have to go elsewhere to get water, and the Tibetan people will have achieved part of their goal.
"What are those Tubo people doing?"
Recently, every time I open a condition, the treatment given will be a little more generous. This way, it seems that Fang Dafu will definitely agree to the special offer.
The daily ration is distributed. I can only tell people to do that."
"The Tubo people have only ten kinds of siege equipment. Now we have used flying ladders and throwing towers, but we haven't tried a few of them yet."
"I have calculated it later. If we collect all the inventory in the homes of the people in the city, it will probably take a month to run out of food. If there is no food yet, we can only eat raw food, forget about cooked food.
Already.
Because the firewood used for cooking outside is firewood, which is desert shrubs that are more resistant to burning.
That is the essence of the art of war!
Therefore, in the Western Regions, all the karez in the same city are connected through above-ground ditches, forming an artificial "above-ground river".
"The karez itself will be destroyed, but the houses built underneath will be destroyed, or the entrance will be blocked. The Tibetans will attack it, so you can repair it!
For Chezhu and other places to the west, it is to besiege rather than attack, and the worst is to surrender. If we really want to fight, it is necessary to attack weakly, just to kill the soldiers and civilians in the Tang army's city.
Afterwards, you had no bad thoughts about Tubo until you heard Fang Dafu describe the poor treatment of male slaves who became Tubo people.
Before Anaye finished speaking, Fang Dafu raised his hand to interrupt me and asked in a hot tone: "But the fodder in the city, the white thorns used for burning fires, and tamarisk, must have lasted for so long, right?"
"Mr. Lang, I know what the Tubo people want to do, but we have to find a way to stop us. Today, one of the karez was destroyed, and the whole thing collapsed. Before we clean it up, we can tell whether it is usable or not."
And it’s no wonder that people in the Tang Dynasty added salt to their tea. The tea-making process was so advanced that adding salt to enhance the freshness would be bad.
"General Wang, the Tubo people are coming in force, and the battle will be slow. Only by restraining the soldiers and working together in the same boat is it true. The less you hold on, the less chance you have of winning."
"General Wang has no good strategy to defeat the enemy?"
When the autumn harvest comes and we finish harvesting the wheat and corn outside the fields as military rations, we will probably be able to sustain ourselves for a few more months. There will be no pressure on the siege until next spring!
Anaye's family conditions were average since she was a child, and she didn't pay much attention to the details that only nobles paid attention to. The tea she made was indeed not as delicious as Zheng Shuqing's maid.
The heavy infantry of the Tubo army were wearing thick armor and were capable of being sharp, but they were all appointed by Tibetan nobles and their morale was low. Even among the generals of Shazhou, they were in disgrace.
The small-scale siege has not yet ended, the Tibetan prisoners are being submissive, and everything is a stratagem to hide the truth.
Hearing those words, Anaye was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned gloomy.
The Tubo people are very good at taking advantage of the situation and using tactics. They are not blindly reckless in fighting, but they are really something to be reckoned with. Although the Tubo people have not attacked the city, their psychological offensive has not stopped for a moment!
Fang Dafu asked in a deep voice.
Fang Dafu pointed to the stack of surrender letters under the desk and said.
"It's natural."
A gust of cold wind blew, and Anaye couldn't help but shiver. Small beads of sweat flowed from the bottom of her forehead.
From the time the Tubo people stopped throwing stones to persuade them to surrender, Fang Dafu had been trying to deny the other party's purpose. Whether it was simply intimidation or not. The Tubo people stopped trying to persuade them to surrender and lowered the conditions to persuade them to surrender. This shows that we have ulterior motives and have no other plans.
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The Tubo people sent out heavy infantry, and the Chezhu sent out cavalry. It looked like the two sides had exchanged identities, but in fact it was in line with their national conditions.
The situation in Chezhu is better than that of the cities in the Central Plains.
Fang Dafu asked with a helpless expression.
The Tibetan people's target is a karez, and things like that are hidden or hidden. Once the people in the city know about it, people's hearts will inevitably change. This may be what the Tubo people want to see.
I found that the directions in which the Tibetan people threw stones were not irregular, but were distributed very close to the entrances of qanat wells throughout the city.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Before Wang Sili finished speaking, Zhang Guangsheng hurriedly walked back, bowed his hands to Che Zhushi and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, please be patient."
Military information, please make sure you come to the tower."
Fang Dafu had long been aware of that big trick, so he coaxed Qiu Si, who had some brains.
Although Tubo raised horses, the level of cavalry was quite special. It was far inferior to that of the Turks. They were often criticized by the generals of the Tang Dynasty. Especially their riding and archery skills were at the bottom among the surrounding ethnic groups. Wang Xuance asked Tubo to borrow troops to destroy the country of Tianzhu.
, they only borrow heavy infantry and cavalry.
Qanat is a small invention of the Chinese people in ancient times. It was specially designed to combat drought in desert areas. A few vertical wells were dug in settlements, capped with stones and clay, and large houses were built to block sunlight, and then doors were opened on the sides for users.
Exit fetching water.
The only explanation is that small local households like Zhang's do not have karez in their homes!
But when we throw stones into the homes of local small households, it is not common sense.
It is not just the Han people who understand the principle of defeating the enemy in battle.
Anaye pulled Fang Dafu aside and muttered loudly.
"Knowing that, would this husband move to a more dangerous place? These damn Tubo people are targeting the government office!"
Fang Dafu sighed and said.
In view of the fact that there are more than ten karez in the city, it seems that the Tibetan conspiracy is not just a fool's errand, and the possibility of success is high and high. Even if it is bad, there are no Tibetan spies in the city to help us indicate the direction.
"Your Majesty, actually it would be a hindrance for him to return to the Central Plains. It is necessary to do that step."
If there is no water source, if you still defend a ghost town, you will die of thirst by then.
In the Tang army's decisive battle, the open terrain was not beneficial to the Tibetans. The only disadvantage was that the location of the decisive battle was not chosen in the Hexi Corridor, which was infinitely narrow and had minimal restrictions on cavalry movement.
However, all the qanats in the city collapsed, so the Tibetan people's goal was completely achieved.
From now on, the whole city will gather together to eat small pot rice, and everyone's fodder will be handed over, and they will gather together to light a fire and make dry biscuits that are easy to store.
The conditions offered by the Tubo Army are indeed very generous.
Anaye said in a deep voice with a calm expression on her face.
Fang Dafu said categorically, not wanting to surrender at all.
Fang Dafu said calmly.
So after you die, we will be persuaded by the Tubo people to surrender!"
If the Tubo people smashed a lot, you will repair a lot. You will personally lead a team to handle that matter!"
Of course, it is still very complicated for a teenage boy to say it.
It is obvious that the Tubo people are very unstrategic in fighting, and they know that attacking the heart is the first priority. Since the Chezhu in the big city have not yet demonstrated the "united front value", we will also adopt a two-pronged strategy, not blindly act recklessly.