Chapter 97 Fire Prevention

The left and right cavalry of the Tang army camp were like an iron armored jungle without any flaws. Even if Qi Telle led the elite tribes to charge in the front, he could not make any progress. The Turks had no choice but to do anything.

If it weren't for the Turkish horse team relying on the city fortifications, they would have been unable to stand still after several rushes.

At this moment, the victory or defeat of the Turkic cavalry who were good at rushing on the wilderness was entirely due to fortifications, which was a ridiculous irony for them.

At the beginning, the Khan Tosi commanded the group and placed their hopes of repelling the Tang army's siege on the strategy of breaking the enemy on the flanks and defending, but the plan was obviously about to fail.

The ministers such as Tosi and Tsuyogu were very bad at this time, and they were probably feeling cold because the situation in front of them made them unable to see hope.

What is the car protected by the heavy armored infantry that the Tang army came over?Someone couldn't help asking, but no one could answer his question.Everyone's expressions became even more panicked.

People are always afraid of the unknown, and the more they are, the more they will be in awe of what they don’t know.

Li Shizhi's way: If Xue's minions want to attack the city by poaching the wall, there is no need to worry. It's not a temporary work... But this attitude doesn't seem to be poaching the wall, maybe they want to attack the city gate.What is the defense of the city gate of Heisha City? Can it have a fireproof structure?

Shiyugu Road: The city gate was designed and repaired by Wang Mang, a Han Dynasty man, and has three fire-proof functions.The first line is painted with two inches of mud to prevent the enemy from hanging arrows on the oil gourd ‘small gourd’ from pouring oil on the door.

Li Shizhi nodded, thinking that Wang Mang, who defected to the Turks, was also a person with some knowledge in China. The defense method was actually to do the Han people's defense.

The civil war in the Tang Dynasty was not like the grasslands, which often saw cavalry fighting against one victory or defeat, and it was difficult to avoid the battle to defend the city, so the strategy of attacking and defense in the city was much more advanced than that of the nomadic peoples.

In this era, it was impossible to cast a real iron gate. The material of the city gate was actually very simple: iron wraps and thick wooden boards.

In addition to using large siege equipment to collide with brute force, the easiest way to attack the city gate is to destroy the city gate by fire.

In terms of defense, fire prevention will naturally be more considered. The simpler method is to apply mud on the door before the battle, but the thickness cannot exceed two inches, otherwise it will fall off easily after it is dry.

The benefits of applying mud are as mentioned by Shinyugu just now. When the enemy uses long-range weapons to carry oil on the door, tinder oil can be absorbed to make it less likely to burn.

But applying mud is just a relatively simple method and is easy to fail, such as being hit by an arrow.

Shiyugu said two other measures, one of which is to wrap the iron sheet and create the surface of the city gate unevenly, so that the angle of the arrow is not good, so it will not be easy to insert it on it, and things like oil gourds will not be easily splashed directly on it.

Shuyugu Road: Dig holes on the city gate panel, and sharp cones are embedded in the holes. The spear is two inches long, one inch long, and seven inches away. It is coated thickly to prepare for fire.

Although the design was done by Wang Mang, the Han Dynasty, the Hanyugu seemed very familiar. The old man was very open-minded and was obviously good at learning new military technologies. The last method was to build a dark room on the city gate, where soldiers poured water on it. The dark room was also connected to the city, which could transport water to put out fires.

After hearing this, Li Shizhi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: I was worried that the Tang army would break through the city gate, but fortunately, Zuo Xianwang had prepared for the city defense.Look at the heavy armored sword and shield hand that was pushed forward, the arrows could not break the formation, and the crossbow cannons and stone casting cars could not stop them from approaching the city. If they were attacked with fire, they could directly pour oil on the door.However, now it seems that Heisha City has no worries for the time being, but in advance, more people were sent to the city gate to prepare for transporting water. Once they set fire, they would splash water from the dark room to save it.

Mr. Li is indeed a clever plan, everything is within your expectations.Shi Yugu nodded and felt that Li Shizhi's words were very reasonable.

Li Shizhi said lightly: The Tang cavalry rushed over, and there were no large-scale siege equipment at all. Apart from fire attack, they could only poach the corners.It is not a good idea to guess their strategy.

Although many Turkic ministers couldn't stand his arrogant look, he was helping the Turks and was resourceful, so no one said anything ugly.

At the Nanmen City, the Tang army's heavy armored infantry was as squad as a group of troops, as unaware as iron armored chariots. After they entered the range of arrows, the bows and arrows could not penetrate the iron shield and armor at all, and as expected, they advanced straight towards the city gate.

Woo... The horns were sobbing and echoed, accompanied by the sound of drums from each battalion. The heavy iron shoes rushed over with the sound of drums. The earth seemed to be trembling. In fact, the number of people was really not large, but the momentum was scary. Fortunately, Li Shizhi's clever calculation made the Turks feel a little relieved, at least they didn't have to face the danger of the city breaking immediately.

The soldiers in front of the Tang army came to the city gate, and the soldiers braved their lives to approach the city gate with iron shields. Seeing that the arrows were not threatening them, the Turkic archers turned to attack the cowhide cart in the middle.

The cowhide on the roof of the car could blunt the blunt weapon, but it did not have much defense against the bow and arrow. The rocket shot through the cowhide. The soldiers were busy putting out the fire for a while and the cowhide car was accidentally overturned, pouring out a pile of wooden blocks from it...

When the Turks saw this, they were very puzzled: What is the use of fire siege the city gate without transporting oil and wood?

Do you want to pile up a lot of firewood and slowly burn it down?

The infantry under the city overturned the car and left it alone, and shot at the city with a crossbow, and then shot at the top and bottom. The Tang army was at a disadvantage in attacking the rear, and was wearing armor.

They were originally cavalrymen, and most of the armor on their bodies were not very good at defending against melee weapons such as spears and dull weapons, but they were miraculous for arrows. They were generally difficult to shoot through and injure the flesh, and even if they were injured, they were difficult to fatal.

The Turkic defenders could not stop the well-equipped Tang army from approaching the city, and soldiers from various regiments also arrived one after another, and all overturned the cowhide carts at the gate of the city, without exception, were all wood.

The defense of Heisha City is not good. The Wujia River is hundreds of steps away and has not diverted water to build a moat, which has caused the current situation: once the cavalry outside the city simply prevents the enemy from approaching, it will be difficult to prevent them from coming under the city wall.

At this moment, the last cowhide cart was overturned into the wooden block. This time, it was different. The two closed large wooden barrels poured out.

Maybe it's oil!

The Turkic generals on the city immediately shouted: Prepare to put out the fire!Whenever I get burned, I keep pouring water down!

I saw a mechanical water tank at the entrance of the dark room at the city gate, filled with a tank of water, which was as many as three stones. Two Turkic soldiers were holding the rope and standing at any time.

The narrow passage behind them was lined with people preparing to pass the water, and there was also a lot of busy work behind the city gate. People lined up to the entrance of the passage, and the scene was like a drought and a group of people were queuing for water.

The Tang army infantry under the city gate lined up to shoot arrows at first, but ran away now. The chaotic scene seemed to have been defeated, and even left the drums and drums.

After a while, the cavalry turned around and left.

There were three people holding bows and arrows standing side by side a hundred steps away. A general next to him said: You have to shoot me correctly, otherwise you will miss the opportunity to fight and ensure that you can't finish it!

A veteran with a gray beard standing in the middle snorted from his nose and said indifferently: When the generals of the Flying Tiger Regiment came down to select soldiers, I thought I was old and showed my skills, so why didn’t I come in to eat the imperial food?If I had to say that there was no need for the two young people next to me, it would be enough to have me.

Don't brag about it first. It will be a joke for a while and you will be able to see it immediately.The general deliberately provoked.

The old man didn't answer, and he picked up his bow and arrow and lit the fire on the fire on the ground. He lifted it up very smoothly. With a bang, a rocket was shot into the air.

At this time, the other two divine arms quickly ignited the fire and glanced.

Before they could shoot the arrows, there was a sudden earth-shaking sound, which scared the bows and arrows in both of them.

The earth trembled violently, and black smoke and debris rose into the air in the distance. In an instant, the entire Black Sand City was almost shrouded in thick smoke.

The war horses in the army were neighing, some were frightened and some were raised to their front hooves. A general was thrown off the horse's back by the frightened horse. He cursed and sat up and stared at the situation in front of him.

Exploded!Of course it is the power of two barrels of gunpowder.The soldiers of the Mingguang Army had never seen this thing with their own eyes. At this time, all the soldiers in the army were surprised and stunned for a moment.

Gunpowder has long been born in this era, but it is just used by alchemists to suppress fire.

The first time it was used in military affairs was when Xue Chongxun attacked Shibao City. Of course, it may have been used before, but it was not recorded in books, so it was impossible to know. Xue Chongxun could be regarded as the first person; the second time it was when the eunuch Yang Sixu led his troops to fight Nanzhao, and that battle was also a war supported by Xue Chongxun. Before Yang Sixu went to war, he taught a strategy to attack the city, so it was easy to capture the city in Nanzhao.

Although Yang Sixu was an eunuch, his military talent had long been valued by Du Xian, who had led troops for a long time. Du Xian was more concerned about Yang Sixu's various war strategies and had also inquired about his methods of siege. Therefore, this time, he used the same trick to attack Heisha City and put gunpowder in hand.

When Du Xian patted his chest in front of Xue Chongxun, he said that he would use ten thousand elite cavalry to capture Heisha City. Of course, he was not a fool. He was already past the age of a newborn calf not afraid of a tiger. He made detailed plans before the military order, believing that the elites of the Mingguang army could have an advantage in frontal field battles, and with a sharp siege weapon, how difficult is to seize Heisha City?

When the black smoke rose, Du Xian smiled knowingly and was confident.

At this time, the Black Sand City was filled with smoke. Those who were queuing up to put out the fire had already been wiped out with the city gate. The ones slightly farther away had become broken limbs and broken arms, which were simply ordered to line up to kill them.

Fortunately, Tosi and other ministers saved their lives a little far away from the front line in the south of the city. Everyone was so smoky that they were so smoky that they were all seen. Only eyes blinking on their dark faces were blinking like living creatures...

Unfortunately, I couldn't see Li Shizhi's expression at this time, and the initial conceit of magic tricks might have disappeared.

Most people have not yet figured out what happened.