Chastity Layman

Children of famous families use lances, but who uses halberds?

In fact, the halberd has already withdrawn from the ranks of actual combat and has become a kind of ceremonial weapon. For example, there are halberds in the gate of the third rank and above, or the emperor's guards of honor.

Xue Rengui's halberd is Fang Tianji, and it is decorated with paintings and engravings, making it even more gorgeous.

Qin Lang waved his painted halberd in his hand. It was extremely heavy, even heavier than a horse lance. It was really difficult for ordinary people to use it as a weapon. That is to say, those brave and fierce Mo Dao generals would be able to adapt. But compared to heavy soldiers like horse lances, mo knives, and spears, the head of Fang Tian's painted halberd is extremely heavy. After all, Fang Tian's halberd has two ears, and the one with a single crescent is called Qinglong halberd.

This made Fang Tian's painted halberd have a completely different center of gravity from that of a horse's spear and a spear, making it more difficult to grasp and more labor-intensive, just like wielding a super-long warhammer.

"This Fangtian painted halberd is really powerful, but it is complicated to use and requires great strength and skill. It can be said to have the functions of a light weapon and a heavy weapon. General Xue is really Lu Bu of my Tang Dynasty!"

Lu Bu is among people, and Chitu is among horses.

Ever since Qin Lang's Romance of the Three Kingdoms became popular in the world, Lu Buna has become the synonym for the unparalleled famous general in the world. The young Xue Wanche was also very excited to be called by Qin Lang in this way.

After becoming the king of the county, the general's son, although he was born in a small family, his skinny horse is bigger than a camel, and the general's background is still there, not to mention that Hedong Xue is not a pure general, he is one of the four famous families in Hedong One of them is also a famous family for hundreds of years.

Even though Xue Rengui has been farming since he was a child, he is still a small landlord. In fact, he himself also learned horse-lance bows and arrows, but he joined the imperial army as a guard of halberds.

And he can use this kind of Fang Tian's painted halberd which is not very practical nowadays as a weapon to kill all directions on the battlefield, which shows that this person's ability is not ordinary.

Even Cheng Yaojin praised it unceasingly. After trying this painting halberd, he said that this halberd is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.

"General Xue, why don't you show the Taiwei and me the moves of Fang Tianji?" Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, laughed at the side, and Zhang Shigui, Xue Rengui's old boss, let him show it well. Favor, that is his chance.

Although Xue Wanche is also the queen of the county king, he was still a white man a year ago. After this encounter, he still respects Qin Lang and other bigwigs, so he waved Fang Tianji and began to show off.

Stabbing, picking, pricking, hooking, pecking, sweeping, smashing, a set of movements flows smoothly.

"To be able to use Zhang Ba's Fang Tian's painted halberd like this, this Xue Li is worthy of the excellence of this Zhonglang general."

Old Cheng said, "I think Xue Li's physical strength won't let Yu Chi Gong!"

Yuchi Gong was recognized by the court as the most physically powerful general, followed by Xue Wanche, and the one who could compete with Yuchi was the late Zhongwu King Qin Qiong.

Being able to use the guard of honor more proficiently than Ma Qiang really took a bit of effort, even before Xue Li joined the Imperial Army and became a halberd-bearer, he had already mastered Fang Tianji's technique proficiently.

It can not only compare strength with Guduo, hammer, and boring, but also compare skill with spears and knives. The most rare thing is that this thing is more dazzling in appearance than the horse lance, which is known as the nobleman among weapons.

The old Cheng wanted to exchange Fang Tianji for fun.

Qin Lang praised Xue Li greatly, and specially presented him with two horses and a pair of precious armor.

"Sanlang, your work is useless. Xue Li has already been included in the bag of a saint." Old Cheng laughed.

"The sword is given to a hero, and a famous horse should be given to a strong general. Although I don't have a red rabbit, I still have a few good horses. I will give it to General Xue. I hope General Xue can make new achievements in the future."

Old Cheng laughed twice.

"You said the ceremonial guards of the saints are densely covered with gold melons and lined up with iron axes. Fang Tian painted halberds in a row, and dragons and phoenixes embroidered flags in a team. Since Xue Li is hiding among them, do you think those gold melon warriors are also among the iron ax warriors?" There are such fierce people?"

Qin Lang nodded, "Those who can be selected into the Beiya Emperor's Forbidden Army are the elite among the elite, and they are all warriors. It is really normal for them to hide dragons and crouch tigers."

In fact, there are many capable people in the army, but they can be discovered, or not many get the opportunity. Xue Li is also an accident. He has both skills, and he also happens to have the opportunity to show it to the emperor in person. Otherwise, it would be impossible to have such a chance to rise to the top with a normal promotion.

Another one, Xue Rengui was born in the Xue family of Hedong, and it is very important that he is the queen of the county.

Although Li Shimin is an open-minded king, there is also a bit of influence from the Wei and Jin Dynasties in his bones. People are ashamed.

Therefore, Xue Rengui's performance, ability, background, etc. are very in line with the emperor's liking, especially because he is tall, handsome and young.

As for Qin Lang's extraordinary appreciation, it was entirely because he was familiar with Xue Rengui's bravery in history, especially because he was influenced by the Romance. In the Romance of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui was the second leading hero after Qin Qiong .

Up and down Tangying, there was a surge of excitement everywhere.

Without him, everyone believed that the battle of Anshi was about to end, and that Datang would win an incomparably brilliant victory, and then triumphantly return before the Bohai sea route was frozen.

The Battle of Zhubi Mountain was the climax of the entire imperial conquest.

If the battles of Jian'an, Gaimu, and Liaodong City were a bit of a fluke, but the battle of Zhubishan was a proof of the incomparable strength of the Tang Dynasty. After this battle, the Liaodong Great Wall of the Goguryeo people has completely collapsed.

There is only one Anshi City left, and there are more than 200 mountain castles of different sizes, which cannot support defense at all.

Anshi City, without reinforcements, has tens of thousands of defeated soldiers, how to hold on?

Although the weather is getting colder and the ice on the river is getting thicker every day, but these are not important anymore.

No one can stop Datang's victory.

Qin Lang also had no doubts, although in history the Tang army stopped at the city of Anshi, but today is different from the past, the situation between the two is completely different.

After the emperor ordered the three armies to be rewarded and took a three-day vacation, the Tang army began to act again.

The regrouped Tang army surrounded Anshi City.

Facing this dangerous mountain city, since persuading surrender is useless, the only option is to attack hard.

Li Shimin personally took the command, and a group of famous generals also gathered together.

Qin Lang, Cheng Yaojin, Li Daozong, Zhang Shigui, Yu Chigong and so on.

Li Daozong offered the plan of the Yuliang Avenue, and piled up the earth and hills in front of the city to force the towering city wall of Anshi City. This was the plan that Yang Guang used when he attacked Liaodong City. It proved that although the project was huge, it was quite useful.

Zhang Shigui donated earth and wood holes to attack the city, started tunnel work, and dug tunnels under the city wall of Anshi. Although Anshi is a mountain city, not every section is a mountain, and there are some relatively gentle places, which also use rammed earth to build walls. Yes, so it is possible to dig tunnels to destroy the city wall.

Now Yu Chigong, who is in charge of the firearms unit of the Shenji Army for the emperor, also proposed the tactic of tunnel blasting. Multiple tunnels were dug under the city wall, supported with wood, and then the super thunderbolt prepared by the Shenji camp was placed under the city wall. It is a large wooden box filled with a large amount of gunpowder. After placing the Super Thunderbolt in the dug tunnel under the city wall, the tunnel is sealed with earth and rocks, and then ignited and blasted.

This method of blasting was taught by Qin Lang when he was in charge of the Shenji Camp. Through the sealed narrow space, all the power of the explosive explosion can be unleashed. Even black powder can achieve an extremely strong blasting effect, more than enough to blast the city wall. .

In the previous battles, Tang Jun hadn't used this kind of killer weapon. Now that the weather is cold, Tang Jun has no intention of fighting, so naturally he has to fight quickly. Li Shimin also intends to use this kind of thunder to give the strongest deterrence to Goguryeo who is obsessed with resistance.

And Cheng Yaojin and others presented general conventional siege tactics such as rushing chariots, ladders, wooden donkeys, and wooden horses, and Li Shimin also adopted them one by one.

Don't give Liang Wanchun a chance to delay.

Ever since, the drums of war are like thunder.

Li Daozong built earth hills and fish beams in the southeast of Anshi City, approaching the top of the city.

And Yu Chigong commanded the Shenji Army to carry out tunnel construction work in the southwest of Anshi City, preparing for the cave attack.

Cheng Yaojin led the army to attack the city with ants in the north.

Li Shimin moved to the east of the city and personally prevented any reinforcements from the outskirts of An City, even though such reinforcements were almost impossible. It is already the world of Tang Jun.

After Liang Wanchun refused to surrender, he took out all the gold, silver and cloth in Anshi City.

A huge reward is offered.

Not only can you get a reward of tens of pennies for killing a Tang soldier, even when the Tang people are attacking the city, if you are willing to lean out and throw stones outside the city wall, it is considered a brave performance and you can get a reward of two thousand coins. There are rewards.

On the other hand, he announced that all the food in the city would be requisitioned and provided to the army and civilians in a rationed manner. Those who fought defensively would be given more, those who assisted in the war would be given less, and those who did not participate in the war could only be given the minimum ration.

"Since the Tang people invaded Liaodong, they have committed all kinds of crimes, burning, killing and looting. Every time a city is destroyed, the entire population of the city will be sold into slavery. No one is spared!"

Liang Wanchun used this to mobilize the army and the people in the city, and asked everyone to stand firm. He also said that the king would definitely send a large army to help, and that the Tang army would not be able to last long after the cold winter. Freed from being a slave.

I have to say that this article really moved many Anshi citizens. Since the Tang army entered the Liao Dynasty, they have treated the Goguryeo people who conquered the area very well. A forced relocation order is enough to make many Goguryeo people resist.

After seven consecutive days of attack, everyone in Goguryeo fought to the death, and Anshicheng was united as one.

Li Shimin couldn't help being very surprised, and even thought about whether to adjust his conquest strategy, but Qin Lang didn't think it should be ignored. Yu Chigong's Shenji Army had a special demolition team, including an engineering battalion, and the civil engineering work was very professional.

Although they hadn't completed the blasting after seven days of digging, they were serious about their work, and in order to ensure a successful blow, they launched several tunnels at the same time.

At the same time as the tunnel was dug, the tunnel was also dug openly, that is, a trench was dug directly, and a wooden roof was built on the trench while digging, and raw cow and horse hides were used to cover the wooden roof for fire prevention. This kind of tunnel is more convenient than the tunnel. It's just not stealthy enough, but it's not bad for distracting sight.

And as long as you successfully dig under the city wall, you can also blast it.

The weather is getting colder every day.

Li Shimin still refused to change that thin robe, because it was too cold, so now Li Shimin stayed in the tent to warm up by the fire most of the time every day, and when he went out to inspect, he also wore Qin Lang's special plumbing cotton armor.

Qin Lang lined the normal cotton vest with a cowhide warm water interlayer. Before wearing it, fill it with hot water, and after wearing it, it becomes a warm vest that can last for an hour.

The cotton armor with cloth surface and iron core is more cold-resistant than ordinary armor. This heart-warming plate armor is very popular with the emperor. Li Shimin even made a decision to purchase a large amount of cotton from Lingnan, and then the cotton armor workshop of the Foshan Military Bureau will make a large amount of cotton. Manufacture this kind of cloth armor that can prevent cold, and use it as the Liaodong army in the future.

This kind of cotton armor is sandwiched with cotton sheets and iron sheets, and the outer cover is sewn with cloth. Compared with the traditional iron armor, it is much more convenient to wear. The plate armor is made like clothes, and there are only a few large pieces. , directly wearable, compared with the binding type of iron armor, it is much more convenient to bind and cooperate with many fragmentary parts.

In addition, Liaodong is cold. Iron armor is not only inconvenient to wear in winter, especially when it is very cold, but also more freezing. But this kind of plate armor is different. Not to mention making a lining inside, it will be more comfortable to wear a burqa outside.

With the heated kang, Tang Jun no longer has to fear the long and cold winter in Liaodong.

"how much longer?"

Li Shimin patrolled the battlefield wearing a heart-warming cotton armor, and was not satisfied with Yu Chigong's progress.

The emperor's set of cotton armor is unique. The inner cotton armor is not only full of materials, but also sandwiched with fine steel sheets. The outside is covered with a cloth mask, and then nailed with copper nails. , plus the considerate plumbing design, the whole set only weighs about 30 kilograms, which is much lighter than the traditional Mingguang armor, but its defensive performance does not decrease at all, and it is even stronger.

If it is covered with chain mail inside, it is basically invulnerable.

There is a tall steel point on the helmet of this cotton armor, which is like a lightning rod. Anyway, when Qin Lang originally designed it, he almost used the military uniform of the Liaodong Army in the late Ming Dynasty.

"We have already dug six tunnels, plus three corridors. We have transported the blasting boxes under the city wall and completed the blasting chamber."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Although Li Shimin wasn't cold anymore, he also knew that many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were wearing thin clothes, and it was still hard work in the cold wind.

He didn't want to procrastinate any longer.

"There are at least 50,000 defenders in the city of Anshi, and tens of thousands of civilians, totaling more than 100,000 people. The city is determined to resist. The Taiwei thinks that we should wait until midnight to blast the city wall, and then attack the city at night. More intense street fighting!"

The second half of the night is the most exhausting time of the day, and most people are sleeping. If the blast is made at this time, it will indeed have a more sudden effect, and the thunder and thunder in the dark night will also make the soldiers and civilians of Anshi even more terrified. Taking advantage of the situation to attack can avoid fierce resistance from the defenders.

"Okay, then according to Qin Lang's plan, explode in the middle of the night!"