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Volume One: The Li Family Has a Son Named Longji Chapter Four: Discussing Military Planes

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    There are only ten trebuchets here, but their power is earth-shattering, shocking and chilling in people's hearts.  Although Chen Xuanli and the others had experienced battles for a long time and were familiar with all kinds of ordnance, they had never seen such a prestigious ordnance, and they couldn't help but be surprised.  "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The boulder hit the ground and made a loud noise. Although it was far away, it was still shocking.  "Oh my god! Such a prestige." Chen Xuanli and the others looked surprised and shook their heads.  "How far is this? A full six miles! Oh my god, this is too far." Chen Xuanli looked at the point where the boulder had landed and estimated the range. Everyone looked shocked.  "That's right, it's more than six miles." Li Longji nodded approvingly and said, "You have a good eye. You can see it at a glance." "Six miles? That's great!" Chen Xuanli and the others were shocked at first, and then they were pleasantly surprised.  , cheered: "With such a sharp weapon, Dashi's trebuchet is quite worthy!" Although there were trebuchets before the Tang Dynasty, they were used too little.  Although the trebuchet has a long range, it has its inherent shortcomings. First, the trebuchet is a parabola and has limited power; second, the number of stones is limited; and third, the trebuchet is too bulky.  It is precisely because of such flaws that long-range attacks are not as useful as the crossbow.  Therefore, the Tang Dynasty gave up the trebuchet and specialized in the development of powerful crossbows to form crossbow arrays, which were invincible.  It wasn¡¯t until the Battle of Kabul that after seeing the trebuchets of the Arab Empire, Li Longji and the others realized that the Tang Dynasty needed to redevelop the trebuchets, otherwise, the crossbows would be suppressed by the trebuchets of the Arab Empire.  After several years of hard work, we finally got something. The range of the trebuchet turned out to be so far.  Exceeded the six-mile range.  Six mile range.  If it is in modern society.  Nothing.  Not to mention missiles, even cannons have a range of n six miles.  But in the Tang Dynasty, the range of six miles was already amazing, and few ordnance reached this range.  With such a long range, it either doesn¡¯t exist, or it is only in the experimental stage and cannot be put on the battlefield.  These ten trebuchets can be used in actual combat, and their significance is very different.  "It's just Dashi's trebuchet. It doesn't have such a long range." "Definitely not!" "Although Dashi's trebuchet is very powerful and we have seen it, I am sure that no matter what, Dashi's trebuchet  It¡¯s impossible to have such a long range.¡± ¡°Now it¡¯s time to fight the big dog again. If nothing else, the trebuchet alone is enough to give the big dog a headache.¡± The generals were very happy and chatting.  The tongue screamed.  The trebuchets of the Arab Empire are really powerful, which makes the generals wary if they can suppress their trebuchets.  That is a huge happy event, who can not be happy?  "The trebuchet is so great. It can also be used to attack cities." Chen Xuanli raised his brows, thinking of another use of the trebuchet, and said: "If it is combined with a crossbow, it will be a good show." "Use it.  There is a way to attack the city." Yang Sixu raised his thick eyebrows and said, "If you don't throw stones, but throw strong fire oil, you can turn the city into a sea of ??flames." Strong fire oil is oil, and it was mainly used in Yan'an in ancient China.  Produced in one generation, it has been used in warfare since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.  With the trebuchet having a range of up to six miles, if a heavy fire oil was thrown into the city, as long as there was enough fire oil, it would be enough to turn the city into a sea of ??flames.  Chen Xuanli and Yang Sixu are worthy of being famous generals. You and I explained all the uses of the trebuchet.  "Let you see our powerful crossbow again." Li Longji led the generals to another place.  There are hundreds of powerful crossbows placed here.  The generals took a look and saw that the size of the strong crossbow had not changed much, and even the crossbow arrows had not changed much. They did not see the reason for the moment and were a little puzzled.  It wasn't until Li Longji gave an order that the crossbowman fired his weapon, and the crossbow arrow shot through the air and hit three miles away. The generals were shocked: "So far? Three miles?" "Is it really three miles? Am I not dazzled?" "  It seems possible That's right." The generals saw it clearly, but they couldn't believe it and started talking about it.  Strong crossbows can shoot three miles away. It is not that they did not exist in ancient times, but they only stayed in the experimental stage and could not be put on the battlefield.  But now it is a powerful crossbow that can be used in actual combat. The range of three miles is amazing.  "Now that's good. Big Food Dog's heavy cavalry has become a living target." "Big Food Dog also has trebuchets and heavy cavalry. The trebuchets are suppressed by our trebuchets, and the heavy cavalry is suppressed by ours."  The crossbow array is suppressing, how can the big food dog fight with us?" The generals were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.  The heavy cavalry of the Arab Empire are really impressive. Not only do they have sophisticated equipment, they also haveWith strict training, strict military discipline, and a willingness to die for the non-existent Allah, they charge with great power, momentum like a rainbow, and move forward indomitably.  The best way to deal with heavy cavalry is the crossbow. The farther the range of the crossbow, the more powerful it is. It can show its power from a distance, and the heavy cavalry of the Arab Empire will have to endure it.  The trebuchets and crossbows gave the generals a lot of surprises, but there was something else that surprised them even more.  "This is the armor we have made in the past few years. You guys try it." Li Longji brought the generals to the weapons depot and asked the generals to try the new armor.  Chen Xuanli took a look and saw that this was the Mingguang Armor. He was surprised when he held it in his hand: "Hey! It's a lot lighter." "That's right, it's a lot lighter, but its defensive power has only increased." Li Longji introduced.  "Seriously?" Chen Xuanli, Yang Sixu, Xue Zhi, and the other generals all stared at Li Longji with their eyes wide open, with eager expressions on their faces.  "It's absolutely true." Li Longji called people over to conduct the experiment in front of the generals.  If, as Li Longji said, today's armor is much lighter than in the past, however, its defensive power is even better.  "Great! Great!" Chen Xuanli has always been calm, but now he is not calm at all. He clenches his right hand into a fist, shakes it hard, and yells: "Mo Daoshou can fight for a longer time."  "That's right! Mo Daoshou can fight for a long time! This is a great thing!" Yang Sixu, Xue Zhi and the other generals all cheered.  The Mo Dao battle formation is infinitely powerful and invincible.  Cover all directions.  Encountered the Mo Dao battle formation.  Whether it's a human or a horse.  All will be chopped into pieces.  However, Mo Dao's battle formation has a fatal flaw, that is, Mo Dao's hand consumes a lot of physical energy and cannot fight for a long time.  The reason for this defect is that the equipment is too heavy. A Mo Dao weighs fifty kilograms. Coupled with the "standard equipment" such as armor, bows, arrows and swords, a Mo Dao hand has to carry hundreds of kilograms.  Such heavy equipment.  No matter how good your physical fitness is, how long can it last?  Precisely because the equipment is too heavy, the Modao battle formation cannot fight for a long time and cannot pursue quickly. This requires cover by the swordsmen and the cooperation of the cavalry.  If the weight of the armor can be reduced without compromising its defensive power, this would be great news for the Modao Battle Formation and would be extremely gratifying.  The Modao battle formation was one of the three weapons used by the Tang army to win.  If we can fight for a long time, do we need to think about the benefits?  Under the leadership of Li Longji.  The generals watched everything and knew its progress, and they knew how to use it on the battlefield.  Li Longji then took the generals back to the Daming Palace, asked the generals to sit down, ordered people to bring tea and snacks, and began to discuss matters.  "You have all seen it and know what we have achieved in the past few years." Li Longji said with a smile on his face.  "Haha." Chen Xuanli and the others laughed heartily, feeling very happy.  This time when they saw the ordnance, they found that the progress made by the Tang Dynasty far exceeded their imagination, and they were pleasantly surprised.  "This is not all the achievements. There is another huge achievement that I haven't told you yet." Li Longji said with a smile: "The Tang Dynasty now has one million horses" "What? One million horses?" Chen Xuanli and the others  His eyeballs almost fell off.  War horses are a "strategic resource" in ancient times and are related to the rise and fall of a country.  Throughout history, the powerful dynasties in Chinese history, the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties, are all related to war horses. These four powerful dynasties all had a large number of war horses, which contributed to the glory of these four dynasties.  The Tang Dynasty needed many war horses for its expedition to the Middle East.  The Tang Dynasty had millions of war horses in its hands. Do you need to think about the benefits?  The Tang Dynasty could definitely do it, regardless of the military type, everyone had a war horse.  With the war horses, the Tang army's mobility was greatly enhanced. It could make rapid assaults and catch the Arab Empire by surprise.  "These are only official horses under the control of the imperial court, not counting private horses among the people." Li Longji continued: "If necessary, we can recruit another three to five million horses." The reason why the Tang Dynasty was strong was that it had a large number of war horses.  .  During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, when Wang Maozhong was in charge of horse breeding, the imperial court owned as many as 700,000 war horses, which was the highest number in ancient Chinese history.  If private horses are included, there will be even more, including millions of horses.  It is precisely because of having such a large number of war horses that the Tang army has extremely strong maneuverability and is able to sweep through all nations.  Now, Li Longji has strengthened this advantage, far exceeding the peak of the Tang Dynasty in history.  "Your Majesty, this is a great thing." Chen Xuanli almost sang out, "We are in the Western Region and have collected 300,000 war horses over the years." "Good!" Li Longji praised loudly and said, "Add more  superiorThe imperial court has 1.3 million war horses, which is enough for our battle.  If it's not enough, I can also recruit private horses to join the army.  Well, you can also recruit from Mobei, and you can also recruit elephants from Tianzhu to join the army. These coolies are enough.  Just feel free to fight.  "The one million war horses Li Longji said only refers to the war horses in the interior. If you add the nine surnamed Tiele and Uighur tribes in Mobei, it will be even more. If the Tang Dynasty tried its best, there could be more  It¡¯s amazing to gather one million war horses. ¡°Think of the Han Dynasty, with only 300,000 war horses, it was possible to defeat the Xiongnu and defeat them.  The Tang Dynasty had so many war horses, so why did it still worry about big things?  "Wu Zetian was very happy, but her face that was originally very tired was extremely excited, and the crutch in her hand hit the ground hard. "What the Holy Queen said is absolutely true.  " All the ministers agreed in unison. In the "Decisive Battle of Mobei" initiated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty invested 300,000 horses, half of which were official horses and half of which were private horses. In this battle, the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu  The casualties were heavy, and they have never recovered since. The heroic songs of "Escape at Night" and "Seal the Wolf to Xu" were also performed in this battle. "Next, let's discuss the matter of sending troops.  "Li Longji also agreed with Wu Zetian's words. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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