"Don't worry, Mr. Ni, I will serve my emperor till death!"
The soldiers of the Southwest Artillery Army were all coming into contact with artillery for the first time. They had no idea what kind of weapon it was, let alone how to use it. However, the imperial court had already been prepared for it, so they came here. There were hundreds of excellent artillerymen.
They will train thousands of elites carefully selected from the Southwest Army.
Taking advantage of the training of the Southwest Army, Zeng Yi returned to Fengxiang City and took away tens of thousands of taels of silver notes from the pockets of Jingfeng and Hua Qianyuexia. Although the money made them feel a little sad, they still felt sad.
The two of them did not hesitate at all. After learning that Zeng Yi had obtained the three-bow bed crossbow, they gave it to Zeng Yi without saying a word.
Zeng Yi, who got the banknote, regretted it very much! "It's such a pleasure. I should have quoted a higher price if I had known!"
Returning to the southwest region of the Central Plains, the southwest army here has begun to practice and install artillery on the city walls. The southwest is different from the north and northwest. After a series of offensive and defensive operations in these two places, the main battlefield today is basically
They gathered at Jiayuguan and Yanmenguan.
But the southwest is different. The southwest front lacks such grand passes. The war between the southwest army and Tubo mainly revolves around a few front-line cities.
Because the Southwest Army needs to divide this batch of artillery into several parts, each city must have a batch. Just using artillery equipment will definitely not be able to completely replace all three-bow crossbows. As far as the current situation is concerned, matching equipment is the best way.
suitable.
Zeng Yi was not disappointed, because there were hundreds of three-bow crossbows that had been replaced by artillery. With these alone, there would be no problem in arming all the major cities in the Western Region, let alone Fengxiang City.
In the end, Zeng Yi took the tens of thousands of taels of silver notes and exchanged them for a batch of one hundred three-bow bed crossbows. When these three-bow bed crossbows were transported back to Fengxiang City in the Western Regions, Jingfeng and others heaved a sigh of relief.
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The three-bow bed crossbow has no protection. Now Jingfeng and others don't dare to dress naked like this. Jingfeng had to ask Zeng Yi to place an order to make armor in his blacksmith shop. This guy Tie Hammer is really...
The Western Regions couldn't stay any longer. After helping them solve the armor problem, they left the Western Regions and returned to the capital.
Iron Hammer has made dozens of sets of armors and is very familiar with them. Together with his two apprentices, they are now very powerful casters. With their help, Iron Hammer can make several sets of matching armors in a day.
Sets of armors were made one after another, and Jingfeng couldn't bear it anymore, so he simply sent someone to wait for Hammer, come out, and send a set back.
In this way, the number of three-bow crossbows in Fengxiang City gradually increased, and it was no longer necessary to face the passing of the Persian army.
The crisis in Fengxiang City has been alleviated for once. The first batch of gunners of the Southwest Army on the other side are almost trained. The Southwest Army can't wait to use the artillery to see the Tibetans facing artillery for the first time.
How to react.
You know, it was the first time I came into contact with artillery. Although the instructor had informed me of the huge power of the artillery in advance, the first time I fired the artillery, I was still frightened by the huge power and the huge movement of the artillery!
The Tubo people actually noticed the recent unusual behavior of the Southwest Army. However, the Tubo people did not know about artillery. When they launched their offensive against the Southwest Army again, they followed past experience and pushed to the limit range of the three-bow bed crossbow.
The result is self-evident. Before the Tibetans were ready to launch an attack, the artillery of the Southwest Army began to fire. The huge noise resounded through the sky. The Tibetans were frightened at that time. Many ignorant Tibetans thought it was
The god was so angry that many people knelt on the ground and began to pray.
Failing to retreat immediately, the Tubo people lost the opportunity to reduce their losses. Under the fierce attack of the northwest army and artillery, more than half of their siege equipment was destroyed without even firing a single shot!
It was not until after several rounds of artillery fire from the northwest army that the commander of the Tibetan army realized what he was doing. His face was ashen and he immediately ordered the troops to retreat.
The northwest army would not miss this opportunity. When they saw the Tibetans running away in a panic, they immediately ordered their troops to attack and hunt down the Tibetans.
The Tubo commander tried several times to gather his troops to deal with the pursuit of the southwest army, but the Tubo soldiers had long been frightened by the artillery and were unable to organize an effective defense. In the end, the Tubo soldiers left tens of thousands of corpses and retreated to several
Ten miles away.
In fact, the Tubo commander thought about artillery while running. Although the Four-Nation Alliance failed to imitate artillery, they knew some rumors about artillery because of several naval battles. However, the Tubo people always thought that artillery was a weapon of the navy, and there was no such thing.
Come to think of it, the power on land is also so huge.
The southwestern army did not continue to pursue. The distance was too far, and the pursuing troops were somewhat separated from the rear. The danger would be greatly increased when the troops went deeper, so the army stopped its pursuit.
This was the first time artillery participated in this war, and the effect was unexpectedly good. It not only defeated the enemy and killed tens of thousands of them, but more importantly, it destroyed most of the Tibetan siege equipment.
For the loss of personnel, Tubo was gritting its teeth and could make up for it, but for the loss of siege equipment, there was nothing they could do about it for a while. Tubo was not good at this. These siege equipment were supported by Persia. After the loss,
, I can't replenish it myself, I have to wait for the support from Persia.
When the other three countries of the Four-Nation Alliance learned about Tubo's situation, they were so angry that they almost vomited blood. The three countries gave so much support, but who knew that Tubo was simply unable to support Adou, and was defeated by the southwest army.
, almost retreated to Tubo before he listened.
If success is insufficient, failure is sufficient. Tubo is like Italy during World War II. If it weren’t for the early alliance, the other three countries in the Xixia Persian grassland would really have kicked Tubo out! During World War II, an Italian artillery unit failed to pry open
The crowbar of the shell box and the entire army chose to surrender without firing a single shot!
In one battle, the Southwest Army completely reversed the situation. In fact, compared to the hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops, the loss of tens of thousands was not a serious injury at all, but the Tibetan soldiers were really frightened by the artillery. Even now, the Tibetan commander
After several explanations, some people thought that the gods were angry and their morale was extremely low. Most importantly, they lost most of their siege equipment, which made them unable to launch a large-scale offensive at least in the short term.
The Southwest Army has completed the transition from strategic defense to strategic attack. From now on, in this southwest battlefield, the Tubo people will have to guard against the Southwest Army's attack for a long time!
