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Volume 2 The Rise of the Zhang Family 268 Be careful with high-altitude projectiles

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    "The archers are ready. After the Turks have walked seventy steps, they will all fire quickly. No one has five arrows. After shooting, they immediately retreat and replace others. All the heavy infantry steps forward and puts up their giant shields to defend against the enemy archers.  shooting."

    Seeing the Turkic army approaching Xiaoguan, which he and others were guarding step by step, Qin Liyan, the first commander of the Xiaoguan city defense, decisively issued the battle deployment, and Zhang Yang, who had been active in the front line before,  , but smiled and watched Qin Liyan directing the deployment of defenses. He acted as if nothing related to him at this time.

    Why is this happening? It's because Zhang Yang knows that if he plays local operations and small-scale special operations, he is still very good at it. After all, times are different and the perspective of looking at things is different. After seeing too many  Zhang Yang, who has written novels, TV series, and movies on special themes, still has some experience in special operations.

    This allows him to lead a team to surprise and attack unprepared people, steal camps, carry food and grass, kill generals, and capture flags. He is very happy.

    Not to mention special operations, even if you let him play some conspiracies, although many are very good at it, but he has a vision that is far ahead of the times for more than a thousand years, coupled with historical records and the help of countless people in later generations, it is still possible  Not easily calculated.

    Zhang Yang knew very well that this kind of large-scale legion fighting was very different from the fighting in the future world more than a thousand years later. In addition, he lacked military literacy.  , let him lead a large army to fight, he is completely unable to command like an arm, and it is very easy for him to make mistakes on the battlefield.

    Rather than this.  It is better to let professionals direct the operations and learn by yourself to increase your knowledge.

    So after arriving at Xiaoguan.  The commander-in-chief of Xiao Guan is actually Qin Liyan. Qin Liyan just didn't show up a few days ago. It's not that Zhang Yang is the commander-in-chief of Xiao Guan now.

    Now it seems.  Qin Liyan served as the military commander of Xiaoguan and did a good job in arranging the city defense of Xiaoguan in an orderly manner.

    At this time, Qin Liyan had completely entered the role of Xiao Guan's military commander. He didn't notice that Zhang Yang might have any other thoughts. He stared at the whole step.  The Turkic army was approaching Xiaoguan.

    The solemn atmosphere before the war became more and more solemn. The Tang soldiers standing on the wall of Xiaoguan City were a little breathless under the solemn atmosphere. It can be seen that the tension before the war at this time is not so easy to eliminate.  Yes, even the people in Xiaoguan are all veterans.  In the face of this kind of offensive and defensive battle with serious imbalance in strength, everyone can feel deep pressure.

    "The archers are all ready to find their targets, draw their bows and load their arrows. I am now counting down, three, two, one to release the arrows!"

    When the frontline troops of the Turkic army entered less than fifty steps from Lixiao Pass, Qin Liyan ordered to fire.

    Suddenly, the three thousand archers stationed at Xiaoguan suddenly appeared.  The more than 3,000 arrows in their hands instantly left the longbows in their hands and shot in a parabola towards the Turkic army which was about 70 steps away from Xiaoguan.

    The arrows shot out like rain. At this time, more than 3,000 arrows shot from Xiaoguan, it was like heavy rain in the sky, and it was dark.  Falling on the heads of the Turks, the group of Turkic soldiers wearing light armor were immediately shot into a large area, causing hundreds of casualties.

    After the first wave of arrows, before the Turks could react, a second wave of arrows was shot from Xiaoguan Pass, immediately causing the Turkic army that was suddenly attacked to become even more chaotic.

    "What are you wimps doing? Come forward now. Anyone who dares to hold back will be punished as a deserter and executed!"

    Where is the supervising team? We have found someone who dares to retreat. We will kill him immediately. No mercy, kill!"

    As soon as they discovered that the front army was in some confusion, Ast Deweiyi, a confidant of the front army and the commander of ten thousand people, immediately rushed forward, killed several Turks who planned to retreat, and reorganized the army to move forward.  attack.

    Under the threat of the shining sword, the Turkic front army, which had been a little confused just now, immediately regained its order and rushed towards Xiaoguancheng. There was no thought of taking advantage of the chaos to retreat. After all, arrows do not have eyes, so they may not be able to do so.  He had shot himself, and the supervisory team of the Turkic vanguard army was threatening them with their swords, but if they had eyes, it would be impossible to run away.

    "Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!" Qin Liyan shouted as he heard the sound of arrows being fired from the archers' hands.

    Qin Liyan looked at the Turkic army that was less than thirty steps away from Xiao Pass. His smiling face changed and he shouted:

    "The archers stopped shooting and all retreated. The heavy infantry stepped forward and prepared to defend against the enemy's archers!"

    Hearing the order, the Tang Army archers above Xiao Pass, ¡®Whoosh!  Whoosh!  Whoosh!  ¡¯ They were shooting so well that they retreated and drew back their bows, leaving the position where they were standing to the main force of the Tang Dynasty, the heavy infantry with astonishing defensive capabilities, who came forward with their shields raised.

    "Swish! Swish! Swish!" With this burst of 'swish, swish, swish!  ' With a sound, they, wearing dozens of kilograms of heavy armor and holding more than forty kilograms of giant shields in their hands, slowly walked to the edge of the city wall and set up all the giant shields in their hands.

    Heavy infantry refers to the heavily armored walking arms during the Cold War War. These arms are basically equipped with well-equipped protective gear and have versatile tactics. They are the backbone of the Cold War battlefield.

    Heavy infantry generally has high requirements for the quality of soldiers and equipment performance. It is an elite force among infantry. It can perform well in both sieges and field battles. It is a rare and valuable combat power.

    However, the disadvantages are also very obvious: excessive armor will lead to a decrease in movement speed and an increase in physical energy consumption. It is not suitable for pursuit, reconnaissance, harassment and other tasks. It is also difficult to exit the battlefield in time when defeated.  They are still in a passive position in the battle with the cavalry and have high demands on the group. If the group advantage is lost, they will inevitably suffer a fatal blow.

    Of course, the heavy infantry of the Tang Dynasty, in a general sense, refers to the Modao Army of the Tang Dynasty.

    Especially equipped with the Modao heavy infantry, it can be said that a large part of the glory of the Tang Dynasty was based on the Modao heavy infantry!

    The Modao was also mainly used by the heavy infantry of the Tang Dynasty, and some major generals used the Modao as their main battle weapon.  According to the "Weigong Art of War" of the Tang Dynasty, the main combat methods of the Tang army are recorded: the armies are divided according to their functions into archers, crossbowmen, garrisons, front troops, horse troops, jumping troops, surprise troops, etc.

    Whenever a battle begins.  When the enemy is at 150 steps, the crossbowmen start shooting; when the enemy is at 60 steps, the archers start shooting; when the enemy attacks at 20 steps.  After firing the arrows, the crossbowmen held swords and sticks (i.e. Mo Dao, sticks) and fought with the vanguard. After our own heavy infantry came into close contact with the enemy's infantry and cavalry, the surprise troops, horse troops, and jumping troops were not allowed to act rashly.  If the battle situation of the infantry at the front is not going well, the Tiaodang, Qibing, and Ma troops can attack the enemy in front, while the heavy infantry will retreat and reorganize to prepare for reinforcements.  In addition to the heavy infantry equipped with Mo Dao, the army also includes shield bearers who defend against long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, and light infantry armed with short weapons) who must cooperate with the horse army to fight at the same time.

    When the enemy retreats, the cavalry army cannot easily pursue them. They must confirm that the enemy is truly defeated before they can cover up and kill them one after another.  The Tang army used a combination of foot and horse.  Both offense and defense have duties. The infantry is the frontal vanguard and the main frontal attack force. The cavalry is the side auxiliary. It is usually used to outflank the enemy in roundabouts or to quickly attack the enemy's positions that are not yet stable. The infantry is equipped with bows, crossbows, and swords.  , the cavalry is responsible for the assault and pursuit of the infantry after the war.

    As a long-handled broadsword, the Modao advances like a wall to strangle the enemy's frontal force (the enemy's troops are often crushed to pieces by the Modao heavy infantry), and is the main force of the vanguard infantry group in the battle.  Together with the horse army and the strange soldiers, it constitutes the main feature of the Tang Dynasty's battles.

    From the history books, it can be seen that Tang Taizong's battles were very personal. He liked to choose weak parts of the enemy's formation and lead his cavalry to charge. "All enemies were defeated without fail", and he galloped ahead.  The scene of tens of thousands of cavalry following closely behind is especially fascinating when I think about it today.  In the early Tang Dynasty, a large number of cavalry were used for combat

    An important guarantee of victory, and the Mo Dao-like wall advancement tactics of the infantry in the mid-term created a glorious war history in the prosperous Tang Dynasty and also created the myth of Mo Dao.

    From Wude to Tianbao, the use of the Mo Dao, an offensive weapon of the infantry, cannot be said to be one of the main reasons why the Tang Dynasty was able to achieve victory in the founding war and the war with the nomadic people who were good at riding and shooting.

    The emergence and popularization of Modao is not an isolated phenomenon. It is related to the internal policy of the Tang Dynasty and the changes in the entire military situation.

    It can also be said that the history of the use and promotion of Modao is an aspect of the history of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, foreign wars, and Kaitian martial arts.  Although there are four types of knives in the Tang Dynasty ("Liu Dian of the Tang Dynasty" records that there are four types of knives made in the Tang Dynasty: one is called the Yi Dao, the other is called the Zhan Dao, the third is called Heng Dao, and the fourth is called Mo Dao), among these four kinds of knives,  The only weapon that can truly play the role of protecting the homeland and opening up new territories on the battlefield is the Mo Dao.

    The Modao Army's participation in the war played a decisive role in any available battle cases. As an independent combat strike force in the battle sequence, the Modao Army made great contributions to the Tang Army's battles in the mid-Tang Dynasty. Modao is a member of the Han nationality  In the war with the nomads who are good at riding and shooting, it is a key weapon to change the disadvantage of having few horses and not being good enough and to give full play to the advantages of more infantry. The evolution of war weapons actually evolved with the development of war forms and changed with the strength and decline of national power.

    Just when huge shields were erected above Xiao Pass, I heard that below Xiao Pass, the Turkic army had already arrived at the foot of the wall of Xiao Pass, and immediately came the sound of "within thirty steps"The archers are ready to throw at the city wall!  "

    Suddenly, it was like rain on Xiaoguan. Thousands of arrows fell on the city wall of Xiaoguan. There were sounds like hail hitting iron tools, "Dang! Dang!"  Dang!¡± incessantly.

    After about a stick of incense had passed, Qin Liyan suddenly shouted: "The heavy infantry retreats, and the swordsmen step forward to prepare for hand-to-hand combat!"

    Immediately, the heavy infantry who had been defending against the Turks' missiles just now retreated to the end with their giant shields.

    The simple swordsman holding a big sword in his hand and pushing the huge stone and logs came to the Xiaoguan city wall. At this time, the Turks' arrow rain also stopped. It seems that the Turks' cloud ladders and wooden ladders were set up at this time, and they began to  Climbing towards Xiaoguan Pass.

    Otherwise, it is impossible for the Turks to stop shooting arrows in such a short period of time. Judging from the number of arrows each person carries, the wave of shooting just now allowed them to miss at most one-third of the arrows.  Arrows are just fine.

    It is impossible that they stopped shooting because they ran out of arrows. The only possibility is that the Turks began to attack the city, and the archers stopped shooting in order not to hurt their own people.  Only this possibility can explain why the Turks suddenly stopped.

    Sure enough, when Pu Daoshou had just transported the huge rocks and logs to the city wall.  The cloud ladders and wooden ladders set up by the Turks were already full of people, who were climbing up the city wall step by step, and were about to climb the wall.

    "Quick. Everyone, grab the boulders and logs to greet them. Don't let them climb up!"

    While shouting, Qin Liyan ran to the city wall, picked up a huge boulder, and took the lead in smashing it on the head of the Turks who were climbing towards the Xiaoguan city wall. Then he shouted several times: "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!"  "Ah!" came the cry.

    When Qin Liyan saw the huge stone, he sent the Turks first.  His head was immediately smashed by the boulder, and his brains were scattered everywhere, flattening his head. Then, with the huge impact of the boulder, the people under him were smashed together.

    ¡°In addition to the Turkic soldier who was killed on the spot, the Turks who fell with the stone and the body not only killed an acquaintance, but also injured an acquaintance.  It's really like killing two birds with one stone.  ,

    With Qin Liyan taking the lead, the simple swordsmen who had just transported the boulders and logs to the city wall immediately imitated the example and raised the boulders weighing twenty or thirty kilograms.  Logs fell on the heads of the Turks who were climbing up the wooden ladders.

    This suddenly caused the entire Xiaoguan City Wall to rain like rain. Countless Turkic bodies, along with a few Turkic corpses, huge rocks, and logs, fell downwards. Oh, screams were heard everywhere in an endless stream, which made people feel sad.  shudder.

    Yes, this Xiaoguan is one of the four major passes and fortresses of the Tang Dynasty. Although the imperial capital Chang'an City is the center of the entire Tang Dynasty, the capital wall is only over six meters high. According to ancient rules, Chang'an City, the capital city, has the highest wall.  Other cities are shorter than the capital.

    However, as the four major passes of the Tang Dynasty, Xiaoguan, Hanguguan, Sanguan, and Xiaowu shouldered the important task of guarding the Guanzhong Plain. They had long faced the barbarians from all sides. For the safety of the Guanzhong Plain, their city walls could be said to be overthrown.  The higher it is, the easier it is to defend.

    Therefore, the city wall of Xiaoguan is nearly half higher than the city wall of Chang'an City, the imperial capital. It is now nine meters high.

    This is almost as high as three city towers. If the rate is not good, people will fall to death.

    At the same time, at the foot of the Xiaoguan City Wall, the densely gathered Turks were really in trouble. Falling objects, a term that often appeared in the era before Zhang Yang traveled through time, has already appeared in this era.

    However, in the 21st century, it is common to throw pots and pans, boiling water, foot washing water, clothes hangers, clothes sticks and other small things and livelihood necessities at high altitudes. If it is too much, you will only throw out some kitchen knives.  Benches and the like.

    There will be huge rocks weighing twenty or thirty kilograms flying out from the current Xiao Pass, or large logs weighing twenty or thirty kilograms, or some people and their sidearms falling down.

    If these things are hit, except for the person who fell down, it will only cause internal injuries at most. Other things can kill people. If these boulders and logs weighing dozens of kilograms are hit directly, they will die. As for weapons,  It depends on your luck. If it's not a critical position, it will be a serious injury. If it happens to be aimed at the head, you will definitely not survive.

    So the Turkic army that had just gathered at the foot of the Xiaoguan city wall was suddenly hit hard by the defenders on the city wall. They fainted and fled in all directions. The originally well-maintained formation immediately became very chaotic.

    Now the people at the foot of the city wall are facing the huge rocks and logs falling from time to time above Xiaoguan. They are determined to run out without their lives, and the Turks outside areSince I had never encountered such a threat, I squeezed in as hard as I could.

    As for whether they squeezed the people inside at the foot of the city wall, forced them to go up the wall, fight with the Tang army, and waste the Tang army's defense materials, it is unknown. Anyway, at this time, there was chaos at the foot of the city wall.

    This caused the Turks' offensive against Xiaoguan's city wall to slow down again and again, which made Qin Liyan secretly happy.

    "Quick, what are you doing there watching? The archers take cover and shoot at random under the city wall. Shoot all the arrows in your hands for me in one go. I don't care if you can join the battle at night. You must give me a shot now.  Until I finish cumming!¡±

    Seeing this rare opportunity, Qin Liyan, who was stamping his feet anxiously, shouted to the archers who had just retreated behind.

    The archers of the Tang Dynasty, who had been tired of waiting for a long time, were immediately happy after receiving Qin Liyan's order. They raised their long bows, took out the arrows they carried with them, and kept shooting.  Like arrows that stopped moving forward, they poured out towards the foot of the city wall. Compared with the rain of arrows just now, it was just a spring breeze and a light rain, and now it is a summer thunderstorm, big and fast, like a downpour.  Come out.

    This is adding insult to injury to the already chaotic Turkic army, making them even more confused.

    Looking at the foot of the city wall, there were Turkic soldiers hiding there in order to avoid the huge rocks and logs falling from the sky, as well as the dense arrows. They kept running away, just to stay away from Xiaoguan.

    The crisis was temporarily resolved, Qin Liyan shouted loudly:

    "Pu Daoshou, hurry up and pour kerosene on all the stairs leaning on the city wall. I'll light them all. I'll see what else they can use to attack the city. Hurry, everyone takes action. If the Turks react,  , everyone is in danger.¡±

    Following Qin Liyan's order, the dozens of cloud chariots that were originally leaning against the wall of Xiaoguan City and the stairs suddenly burst into flames, burning the Tang army in Xiaoguan Pass with sweat.

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