Chapter 823 Chinese New Year
The whole army came to watch the excitement.
"No one has made this thing for many years."
There are so many trees around Pyongyang, and Jia Pingan ordered his subordinates to cut down many of them.
"Damn, what a good wood, how good it is for making furniture and repairing houses."
Jia Pingan sighed.
Pei Xingjian looked carefully and found that Jia Ping'an was serious.
"Trees are nothing more than trees, if you cut them down, you will cut them down."
Jia Pingan shook his head, "Do you know how many trees will be cut down in Tang Dynasty in one year? Countless. Have you ever replanted them after cutting them down?"
Pei Xingjian shook his head.
"A lot of places around Chang'an have been cut down. It looks good when it's bare? In a few years, the Guanzhong area will be cut down too..."
The eyes are all bare.
Just thinking about it makes me panic.
Pei Xingyan didn't know Jia Ping'an's desire for green... In the early years of later generations, many hills in his hometown were cut down, and the bare hills looked like a bald head. Later, I continued to promote the truth that gold and silver mountains are not as good as green water and green mountains, and gradually this concept became deeply ingrained.
This kind of obsession is beyond the comprehension of Datang people.
However, the DPRK and the Central Committee have written to the world, requiring officials from all over the country to persuade the people to burn more peat and reduce the demand for wood.
I can be regarded as having merit.
Jia Pingan felt that he had a halo on the back of his head, but Pei Xingyan thought he was weird.
After Jia Pingan went to inspect the construction of the trebuchet, Li Fucheng came over quietly.
"Pei Changshi."
Pei Xingjian turned around, "What's the matter with the deputy chief?"
Li Fucheng pointed his chin at the group of squatting craftsmen who made things, "Wuyang Gong is just building trebuchets, what is that?"
The craftsmen are making bamboo tubes.
"When Duke Wuyang set off from Chang'an, he just brought a lot of bamboo tubes. Are you going to use them today?" Pei Xingjian was also very curious.
The craftsmen burned the iron brazing red, and pierced through the compartments of the bamboo tube one by one to form a long tube.
Such large tubes are piled up like a mountain on the side.
"Is this to make rice in bamboo tubes?"
Jia Pingan once made rice in bamboo tubes on the way, with bacon in it, and the generals who ate it were full of praise.
In another place, gunpowder is packed.
The bamboo tube is on the side, and the gunpowder is packed into a cylinder. After testing whether it can be put into the bamboo tube, a straightened branch is tied to the end of the gunpowder bag.
This is Master Jia's version of Sky-Changing Monkey.
"Remember to wrap the lime in."
"Know."
Powder pack, powder cartridge…
gradually piled up like a mountain.
"Shoot the arrow!"
The army is attacking the city...that is, covering the city with crossbow arrows.
But the Koreans have learned a lot. If you only use crossbow arrows, I will reduce the deployment of the city head, and the rest of the people will squat behind the city head.
This is just a warm up.
The Chinese army is building a ladder.
Gao Kan frowned, "What is Duke Wuyang doing?"
"It is said that it is doing something to attack the city."
Gao Kan smiled, "The trebuchet is almost ready. Mr. British, this trebuchet has been used by no one for hundreds of years, right?"
Li Ji said indifferently: "Those people don't know how to build trebuchets, and the trebuchets they made are inaccurate, so it becomes a joke."
This matter has already been discussed in the military.
On the second day, Jia Pingan came.
"Prince England, our department is ready."
Li Ji said noncommittally: "Try it."
There is a lot of movement outside.
Countless sergeants are carrying trebuchets, and carts are transporting bamboo tubes and gunpowder.
"Mr. Wuyang." Deng Guan ran back, "The trebuchet is in place."
Wang Chong came back, "Mr. Wuyang, the bamboo tube is in place."
Jia Pingan nodded, "Ready to do it."
Deng Guan and Wang Chong went back.
"Get ready!"
Put the gunpowder bag in the pocket, hold it in your hand, and wait for the ignition to be loaded.
"Infantry ready."
Jia Pingan ordered.
Infantry appeared carrying the ladder.
Someone shouted at the top of the city, "The Tang army is about to attack the city!"
"Go up!"
Shan Yude commanded his subordinates to rush to the top of the city.
The Tang army's pawns were already out of the range of the arrows, and they only waited for an order before rushing up to attack with a ladder.
San Yude saw the trebuchet...
Dense trebuchets lined up outside the city, at least three rows.
this…
"Does Tang Jun want to smash the city of Pyongyang with stones?"
"Go and tell Da Molizhi that the Tang army attacked the city with trebuchets."
Before he finished speaking, Jia Pingan waved his hand lightly.
"Fire!"
Drilling Monkey needs to be ignited twice, one is the gunpowder cartridge and the other is the driving powder. After being ignited, it is loaded into the bamboo tube.
"Mr. Wuyang is doing this..." Li Ji brought all the future to watch the excitement, and it was quite interesting to see such scenes.
"Let's have a look." Li Ji said with a smile, "Young people always like to make new tricks."
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
The swing arm of the trebuchet moved violently, and the gunpowder package flew out.
"The power is not small."
Gao Kan said lightly.
But gunpowder packs cannot make the Koreans yield.
Shhhhhhhh...
Those bamboo tubes were filled with gunpowder smoke, and then Diamond Monkey flew out.
"What's this?"
Everyone's eyes widened.
Someone said: "I'm afraid it's something... fireworks."
Li Ji smiled and said, "Young man!"
Boom boom boom boom boom...
The city was instantly shrouded in gunpowder.
Those Koreans were burnt black from the bombing, screams and exclamations from the top of the city...
"This is...this is hell!"
Shan Yude stared blankly at this scene.
Drilling Sky Monkey is here.
Bang bang bang bang!
The explosion of the Diamond Monkey is not as powerful as a gunpowder bag.
Shan Yude shouted: "Come up, come up."
He knew that the Tang army would definitely take the opportunity to attack the city, and he had to replenish the troops at the top of the city in time.
Zhan Tianhou exploded, and white mist filled the city.
"my eyes!"
"Cough cough cough!"
San Yude closed his eyes in time, but inhaled lime.
Cough cough cough!
He knelt on the top of the wall and coughed violently.
Someone dragged him down, Sanyude pointed at the top of the wall and waved his hand violently.
"Go up, go up!"
Even if the top of the city is reduced to a flaming mountain, it must be filled with human lives.
"Kill!"
The Tang Army's infantry were shouting while carrying the ladder, but they remained motionless.
Li Ji, Gao Kan and others were stunned.
"this…"
Qi Bi He Li has already rushed over.
"Look, look!"
Gao Kan couldn't bear it anymore, and ran all the way.
Li Ji coughed dryly. He is the coach, this...
But it's reloading over there...
Li Ji said with a serious face, "It's outrageous!"
People didn’t know whether he was talking about Jia Ping’an or Gao Kan and others who ran over, just wanted to persuade…
Whoosh, the person disappeared.
Li Ji ran to the side of the trebuchet, and saw the sergeant lit the gunpowder fuse in his pocket, then squatted down and shouted: "Let it go!"
Someone took a sledgehammer and smashed it away.
Boom!
The swing arm of the trebuchet bounced up suddenly, and the gunpowder package was sent out.
Li Ji watched a bunch of gunpowder bags fly up to the top of the city, and some of them hit the city wall sparsely, and then fell below the city... and some fell into the city.
Boom boom boom boom!
The explosion sounded so intensely that people's heart beat faster, and even Li Ji felt the huge vibration.
The city was filled with gunpowder smoke.
Terrible firearms!
Li Ji went to the Diamond Monkey.
The sergeant held the diamond monkey with a long tail, lit two fuses, and then loaded it.
Shhhhhhhh...
Zhantian Monkey flew out and landed on the top of the city.
Bang bang bang bang bang bang!
White mist enveloped the city.
this…
Li Ji and others found Jia Pingan who was sitting on a wooden chair... This chair was made by a craftsman.
Da Ma Jindao sat with a cup of tea in his hand, taking a sip from time to time.
Qibi He Li also gritted his teeth and said, "Damn! Why is this kid so laid back?"
"This is self-confidence." Li Ji was a little dizzy.
"Xiao Jia!"
Seeing them coming, Jia Pingan got up and said, "There is only one chair, and the British public sits."
Li Ji shook his head, and asked, "The trebuchet smashed the gunpowder, how can you predict that it will blow up at the top of the city?"
This is incomprehensible to everyone.
"Little fish, go get some leads."
Xu Xiaoyu was as nimble as a monkey, walking around behind for a while, and got a few lead wires in a blink of an eye.
Jia Pingan took one, and everyone also took one.
"This is the fuse. It burns evenly after being ignited. We have tested how long it takes to burn a section for several years. Ten breaths are ten breaths. Those craftsmen guarantee that one more breath or one less breath can be disposed of. The craftsmen of Datang have this ability."
Everyone looked at the thin lead wires and couldn't help being crazy.
This is the heavy weapon of a great country!
"Then how do you guarantee that the catapult can accurately project the gunpowder package on the top of the city?" Gao Kan knew the difficulty.
"When the old man went to war...the world was in chaos at that time. Someone set up a trebuchet and came out to attack the city. As a result, the thrown stones fell crookedly halfway." Li Ji is a living fossil, and he is very familiar with these things.
"That's because they don't understand."
Jia Pingan said indifferently: "The base must be stable, otherwise the base will move as soon as the arm swings. How can it be accurate? The shaft frame must be straight and slippery, otherwise the swing arm will be crooked. How can it be accurate..."
Everyone was dumbfounded.
This girl is like listening to a bible.
A craftsman happened to pass by with something in his arms. Hearing the words, he said, "Masters, we are craftsmen, but as soon as Mr. Wu Yang bought it, we all suddenly realized what he said."
He gave a thumbs up, "Mr. Wuyang's knowledge...no one is not convinced!"
"Damn it! Duke Wuyang even knows the knowledge of craftsmen?" Qibi Heli scratched his head, and a few strands of his thinning hair fell down. Annoyed, he clenched his hair tightly in pain, wondering if he wanted to stick it back.
"This is new learning."
Jia Ping'an smiled and said: "For new students, the trebuchet is just a simple thing."
"Is this simple?"
Gao Kan felt that Jia Ping'an was exaggerating.
"Of course it's simple." Jia Ping'an smiled, "There are mechanics in the new school, and some knowledge of mechanical principles. Catapults are not complicated."
The sophisticated equipment of later generations can be repaired, and this trebuchet is amazing!
Jia Ping'an's confident attitude made Li Ji praise: "He is a good learner and dedicated."
Li Jingye happily stepped forward, "You call me, Ah Weng."
Li Ji asked: "Did you learn something new from Wuyang Public School recently?"
Last time Li Ji asked him, but he didn't know what to ask, so he was beaten...
Li Jingye's face collapsed in an instant, "Ah Weng, I...I..."
Li Ji's face darkened, "I'll deal with you after beating Korea."
Qibi He Li asked: "What is that bamboo tube?"
"Drilling Sky Monkey."
"Gunpowder and quicklime are wrapped inside, and the gunpowder is used as power to fly up. After the explosion, the quicklime is filled..."
Jia Ping'an smiled very calmly.
"Quicklime..."
Li Ji's face changed, "Blind if you get it in your eyes, and if you get it in your mouth and nose, your mouth and nose will be burned..."
"Very spicy, but I like it."
Gao Kan asked: "Is the Monkey King a new knowledge?"
Jia Pingan nodded, "It's just a trivial matter."
Gao Kan grabbed him, "Will you accept the grandson in Yeye's family?"
Jia Pingan shook his head firmly, "I don't accept disciples."
Gao Kan said coldly: "If you don't accept Yeye, I will kill you!"
You do it!
Jia Pingan said fearlessly: "Just come."
Li Ji said: "Don't embarrass him. If you want to learn something new, you have to go to mathematics. The only disciple of Duke Wuyang is teaching there."
There is a second disciple!
The head secretary of the Imperial College knelt down to ask for a teacher.
"That's all."
Gao Kan immediately smoothed Jia Pingan's clothes that were messed up by him kindly, "Think carefully, I hope to see the day when you become a generation of school masters."
At this time, the gunpowder bag flew out again.
Boom boom boom boom!
The top of the city looked like thunder and lightning.
"Ah! It's like a thunderbolt!" Pei Xingyan praised.
Shhhhhhhh...
Zhantian monkey flew up, and the white mist filled the air.
"New Year's Eve!" Jia Pingan couldn't help thinking about his previous life.
In the early years when firecrackers could be set off, the whole city instantly became a battlefield starting at twenty-four o'clock on the New Year's Eve... the smoke filled the air, the sound of explosions was deafening, and all kinds of colorful fireworks...
Suck!
Jia Ping'an touched the corner of his mouth.
This journey actually reminded me of the New Year’s Eve dinner at Thirty Nights...
Those soldiers were also dumbfounded.
"Can you still attack the city like this?"
The city has become a hell, if you attack at this time...
Deng Guan is here.
"British lord, please order me to attack the city."
"At this moment, the Koreans must have deployed a large army behind the city."
Jia Pingan shook his head slightly.
Li Ji asked, "What do you think?"
Jia Ping'an's battle this time gave him a huge surprise. He watched a general star rising slowly with his own eyes, and that kind of happiness was indescribable. If you want to say that there are successors, it’s okay, but it’s more about reassurance.
Li Ji has always been dissatisfied with the generals of the Tang Dynasty, and there will be no one who can succeed those old generals. The first emperor also had such worries, so that after Xue Rengui stood out in the battle against Liaodong, the first emperor was full of praise...
—I don’t care about the victory of this battle, but I care more about discovering Xue Rengui, the embryo of a famous general.
This shows the late emperor's desire for the next batch of generals.
The same is true for Li Zhi, who liberated Su Dingfang, who had been suppressed by the late emperor for more than 20 years. Su Dingfang lived up to expectations, and went to battle several times with brilliant results.
But Su Dingfang is a veteran of Cheng Zhijie's generation, how many more years can he last? In history, Su Dingfang dragged his old body to lead the defense in the direction of Tubo.
Now there is one more Jia Pingan.
Jia Ping's flashes were a bit accidental. The first time was in Tuyuhun, Jia Ping'an offered advice to the Tuyuhun rebels, and the envoy Yu Ludongzan's envoy to the Tang Dynasty made the old men even more Quite appreciative.
Jia Pingan said: "I think that this kind of offensive and defensive battle depends on the timing. Although the Koreans have suffered heavy casualties from the gunpowder bombing of our army at this moment, they still have fighting spirit. Siege... the heart is the most important thing."
Li Ji was so satisfied that he couldn't be more satisfied, but said with a cold face: "I just watch, but if something goes wrong, I will never be soft on punishment."
"yes!"
Jia Pingan took the order.
This is the praise of the British public!
The eyes of those generals were red.
In the city, Shan Yude panted, "Array, when the Tang army reaches the top of the city, cover it with arrows..."
Archers lined up in front, densely packed...
Behind is the spearman.
This is a stance for street fighting.
"Prepare…"
The generals judged the time and felt that Tang Jun should start climbing.
Everyone stared at the city with their eyes wide open. The gunpowder smoke slowly dissipated, and the Koreans fell into mountains on the top of the city... The sound of screams continued.
"no one."
Tang Jun's powder and lime offensive also stopped...
"What about people?"
Quan Gai Suwen rode his horse and watched from a distance.
"There is no one at the top of the city, why didn't the Tang army take advantage of the trend to attack the city?" A civil servant asked in wonder.
Someone whispered: "I'm afraid...are you preparing?"
Quan Gai Suwen was behind the cavalry, he said in a deep voice; "Let people go to the top of the wall."
The sergeants carefully climbed up and looked down.
"Tang Jun didn't move."
Fuck.
After getting the news that the Tang army covered the city with that kind of explosive thing, Quan Gai Suwen, as if facing a big enemy, personally led the cavalry to sit in the town, ready to fight the Tang army to the death.
But they didn't move.
People are like this, their fighting power explodes after they have enough energy, but when they find that the danger has not come, the whole person withers.
The soldiers who were preparing to live and die with Pyongyang just now relaxed, and their morale gradually dissipated. But the spirit is not bad, if the Tang army takes advantage of the trend to attack the city at this moment, it will pay a huge price.
"Repair the city head."
Quan Gai Suwen went back.
But a big question lingered in his mind.
Why didn't the Tang army take the opportunity to attack the city?
After entering the palace, Gao Zang was waiting for him.
"How is Tang Jun?"
Quan Gai Suwen shook his head, "Tang Jun stopped, I don't know why."
Gao Zang breathed a sigh of relief, "It's fine if you can't get in!"
Outside the palace, two men passed by and took a look inside.
"Heavily guarded."
"It's full of armored soldiers."
The man headed by him was short and dark-faced, called Cheng Yunxiao, and the one behind him who looked as fair as a little wife was called Qiao Laowu.
The two are secret spies of the Ministry of War.
Before passing the palace, Cheng Yunxiao said: "There was lightning and thunder in front of us just now. This is our gunpowder showing its power. We can't pass on the news in the city, but we have to do something."
Qiao Lao Wu sniffed, seeing an official approaching, he quickly avoided it.
After the officials passed by, Qiao Laowu lowered his head and said in disdain: "Wait until the army enters the city, and see if you still dare to be so arrogant and domineering."
He followed, "Old Cheng, there are only two of us, what can we do? Is it possible to assassinate Quan Gai Suwen?"
Cheng Yunxiao scolded: "Quan Gai Suwen was surrounded by cavalry when he was traveling, how could he assassinate him? That would be suicide."
"How else?"
Qiao Lao Wu was very at a loss, "We are afraid that we will be killed if we start."
There are already many sergeants in the city at this moment, and teams are patrolling everywhere.
Cheng Yunxiao stroked his short beard, and said in a low voice: "We have few people...but there are still people in the city!"
"Who?" Qiao Lao Wu asked.
Cheng Yunxiao lowered his head, "The former Sui army defeated Goryeo and captured many people, and those Han sons were divided into various places... There are many in Pyongyang."
Qiao Laowu frowned, "Old Cheng, those people are probably dead. Their descendants have already regarded themselves as Koreans."
"It's hard to say." Cheng Yunxiao said: "Whenever the envoys from the Tang Dynasty came, those ex-Sui soldiers were waiting eagerly by the roadside. As soon as the envoys arrived, they knelt down and howled, just wanting to go home..."
(end of this chapter)