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Volume 1 The Li family has a son named Longji Chapter 13 The Day of Destruction

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    The "dyke" built was very long, surrounding the city. The Tang army's trebuchets were so powerful that just one round of stone bombardment was enough to damage many places.  .  Wherever the fire oil flows, it will burn, unless there are too many fire heads.  As soon as thousands of fire tips appeared, it quickly turned into a fire. Flames rose up from the outside of the city, and the flames were blazing, reflecting half of the sky red.  "No, it's on fire. Run for your life." "Father, mother, run for your life." "My child, where are you? Run for your life." The people and residents here were panic-stricken, like frightened rabbits.  Running away and jumping around.  "Sir, what should we do?" The generals of the Arab Empire looked at the raging fire, panicked, their faces changed drastically, and they no longer had the pride of mocking Yang Sixu just now.  Looking at the fire in front of him, Gu Taibai wanted to jump off the top of the city.  He had calculated everything, but he failed to predict that the Tang army would attack with fire, which caught him off guard.  If the Tang army bombed them with trebuchets, he wouldn't care at all.  I believe that with a strong city, everything will be fine.  But the Tang army had another strange plan and attacked with fire.  "Quickly, demolish the houses behind." After all, Gu Taibai was a good general who had been in battle for a long time. As soon as his thoughts changed, he immediately thought of a way.  "Sir, are you confused? It's obvious that this place is on fire. If you don't save this place, demolishing the houses behind it will be of no use." Some generals were really anxious and started talking without hesitation.  "Yes." This was recognized by many generals, who echoed in unison.  If they had spoken like this in normal times, Gu Taibai would have scolded them.  But there¡¯s no time right now.  I had to explain to them.  Said: "Tear down the houses in the back. There will be nothing to burn. Can't the houses in the back be saved?" Gu Taibai wanted to demolish the houses in the back just to build an isolation zone.  As long as the isolation zone is 10%, the houses behind can be saved and the fire can be controlled.  "Good idea." The generals suddenly realized.  With an order, the army and the people started demolishing the houses together.  The movements are fast, and every ounce of effort counts as 100 percent effort.  If the fire cannot be controlled, the entire city will become a sea of ????fire. By then, it will be no good to anyone, and they will have to work together.  It didn¡¯t take long for an isolation zone to take shape.  Looking at the formed isolation belt, Gu Taibai¡¯s hanging heart finally relaxed.  Outside the city, Yang Sixu rode a horse and looked at the fire in the city.  He raised his eyebrows and let out a laugh as thin as a night owl.  "Haha!" The generals laughed.  "The general's plan is really clever. It hits the vital point of Talas." "Yes. Talas is a majestic city, easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we don't use fire attack, it will be really difficult for us to deal with it." "Now.  , it is a miracle that we can conquer Talas in one go." "It is indeed a miracle in the history of war that a majestic city like Talas can be conquered in one go.  "You are wrong." Yang Sixu shook his head and said, "It was not my idea to attack Talos with fire, but His Majesty's." "It was Li Longji's idea to attack Talos with fire, not Yang Sixu's.  Because Li Longji knew very well how difficult it was to fight Talos. If it were easy to fight, would Gao Xianzhi have failed?  If you want to capture Talas quickly, you have to think of another way.  Li Longji did know a lot of ways, such as making gunpowder.  However, even if gunpowder was produced, the Tang Dynasty's overall technological level could not keep up, and it would not be able to put gunpowder into the battlefield.  You know, hundreds of years have passed since the emergence of gunpowder in the Tang Dynasty until gunpowder was used in war.  It would be much easier to attack with fire.  As long as there is enough fire oil.  For this reason, Li Longjit ordered a large-scale oil exploration in the current Yan'an area. It took several years to store enough fierce oil.  "Your Majesty is really wise!" All the generals were sincerely convinced.  "You think this battle is over?" Yang Sixu asked, staring at the generals with gleaming eyes.  "General, what else can we do if it's not over?" The generals were a little surprised.  The city is clearly in flames, and the destruction of Talos is inevitable. Why is it not the end?  "Of course it's not over." Yang Sixu sneered and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Gu Taibai initially wanted to build a 'dam' to temporarily stop the fierce fire oil, so I gave you a stone. Now,  He should have demolished the house at the back to stop the fire. "The general is really amazing, he guessed so accurately." The generals were convinced.  "No! It's not me who is great, it's Your Majesty who is great." Yang Sixu said with a look on his face.Convinced, he said: "In order to attack Talos with fire, Your Majesty summoned the generals, Lord Yao and others, and discussed for several days, thinking through all possible scenarios. Your Majesty's idea is surprising, and  I have to be convinced. "The Battle of Talos is extremely important. If the Tang army cannot win it quickly, it will be overwhelmed by the troops and it will have a heavy blow to the morale of the army.  If it can be captured quickly, the Tang army can quickly advance into Samarkand and establish an extremely important forward strategic base, which will have immeasurable benefits for the next war.  It is precisely because of this that Li Longji specially summoned the generals and ministers of the DPRK to discuss how to attack Talos, and thought of all possible situations.  "Hehe, I will let Gu Taibai's hard work be in vain." Yang Sixu laughed evilly, waved his right hand, and loudly ordered, "Trebuchet, move forward three miles." The previous attack was the initial attack, and the Tang army's trebuchet was placed  At the maximum range, the distance from Talas is relatively far.  This was to prevent counterattacks from the Arab Empire's trebuchets.  Now, there is a sea of ??fire on top of the city, and the Arab Empire's trebuchets are no longer of use. Yang Sixu no longer has any worries, and the Tang army's trebuchets can completely launch at close range.  After the efforts of the soldiers, the trebuchet was quickly moved three miles forward, loaded with strong kerosene, and thrown towards the city.  "Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!" Balls of fireballs appeared in the air and rushed towards Talas City.  Gu Taibai let out a long breath and was about to rejoice when he suddenly heard a strong wind blowing in the air. He looked up and saw countless fireballs appearing in the air and hitting the city.  Gu Taibai estimated the landing point, his face changed drastically, and he screamed: "No!" His estimated landing point far exceeded the house he ordered to be demolished.  In other words, the isolation tape he created was of no use.  Once these violent oils hit the buildings further inside, they will inevitably cause a fire. All previous efforts were in vain.  ??More likely, this will trigger a fire throughout the city and completely destroy Talas.  This kind of consequences is too terrible, even with Gu Taibai's tenacious mind, he is still afraid.  Sure enough, the fireball hit the buildings further inside, burning fiercely, and many buildings were set alight.  After a while, the fire shot into the sky again, the flames soared into the sky, and half of the sky was reflected red.  "This" The soldiers and people who were celebrating just now were stunned when they looked at the flames soaring into the sky.  As long as the isolation belt is effective, even if there is some loss, it can still be tolerated.  Now it seems that this is just a delusion.  "My lord, please give the order quickly, and we will demolish the house." A general woke up and urged.  "Yes, sir." All the generals agreed in unison.  Gu Taibai's face was ugly and he said: "I finally understand. Yang Sixu is approaching step by step and wants to burn down our houses layer by layer." Gu Taibai is indeed a good general, and he soon understood Yang Sixu's intentions.  Intend.  Indeed, Yang Sixu thought so too.  One of the advantages of advancing layer by layer is that it is very safe and can put more fire to speed up the destruction of Talos.  "Yang Sixu, you are vicious and you are indeed a cruel person." Then, Gu Taibai said angrily: "You think you can destroy Talas like this? Don't even think about it!" He sneered and said: "The trebuchet can throw many  How far? At most three to five miles. Talos covers an area of ??tens of miles and is extremely vast. As long as I demolish a group of houses at the end of your trebuchet, your efforts will be in vain." Gu Taibai is very familiar with trebuchets.  , the maximum range is only about five miles, and he only needs to create an isolation zone at six or seven miles, which is enough to make Yang Sixu's efforts useless.  Although the loss will be great in doing so.  But compared to total destruction, what is it?  Once the idea was made, Gu Taibai gave an order, and the soldiers and civilians in the city began to demolish the houses six miles away from the city wall.  Through their efforts, an isolation belt was quickly created.  While they were demolishing the houses, the Tang Army's attack continued. The fierce fire oil came closer and closer, and soon they reached the vicinity of their isolation zone.  ¡°Chinese people, let¡¯s stop here.¡± Gu Taibai was full of confidence.  "The good luck of the Chinese people has come to an end. We must let the Chinese people repay this blood debt." The generals greatly agreed with this statement.  However, their confidence soon evaporated.  They saw countless fireballs passing over their heads and falling into the ground.  After the fireball fell, it quickly turned into a huge fire, and countless houses burned.  "How could the Chinese trebuchet shoot so far?" Gu Taibai looked in disbelief.  "Am I right? There is something wrong with this, right?"It's eight miles away.  "The generals were also shocked. They had never heard of a trebuchet with a range of seven or eight miles, let alone seen it. Now, with the facts in front of them, they had to believe it. However, they felt extremely uncomfortable. "  It¡¯s over!  It¡¯s over!  "Gu Taibai looked at the soaring fire burning inside, his face was pale, his whole body was weak, he fell softly to the ground, muttering to himself. The Tang army's trebuchet has a range of seven or eight miles, and it can completely turn Talas into ruins, no matter what he does  No matter how hard you try, it's impossible to change anything. The range is seven to eight miles. If it is calculated as a diameter, it is only fifteen or six miles in diameter. The Tang army's trebuchets almost cover the entire city.  That is to say, the Tang army did not need anything else, only the trebuchet was enough to destroy Talos. Previously, the Tang army did not directly burn the central area, firstly because the tactics did not allow it, and secondly because the Tang army wanted to do it step by step.  To speed up the destruction of Talos, we need to set more fires. Soon, the whole of Talos will be swallowed up by the flames. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature for better and faster updates!
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