"Kano, you say, will this king become the second King of Gaochang?" On the cloud city, standing on the city wall, Ah Lida suddenly asked the henchmen on the side.

As he spoke, Ah Lida's eyes looked at the position of the Tang army at the foot of the mountain.

Outside Liancheng, the craftsmen of Datang are familiarly erecting new trebuchets, only to see them splicing together the timbers, some people are connected to the base, some people are holding ropes, some people are loading tie rods, and soon, rows of heavy trebuchets are slowly taking shape.

Visually, there were two or three hundred trebuchets below, and in Ada's opinion, they were hundreds of ancient beasts that devoured people and did not spit out bones.

The king of Gaochang in the mouth of Alida is Ko Wentai.

Ko Wentai and the Tang Dynasty had a honeymoon period, Li Shimin ascended the throne after the Xuanwu Gate Change, the first head of state to go to Chang'an to see was Ko Wentai, not only the ceremony, Gaochang is also the loyal eyes and ears of the Tang Dynasty, but whenever there is any wind and grass in the Western Regions, it will be secretly reported to Li Shimin to show allegiance.

In the sixth year of Zhenguan, that is, in 632 AD, the relationship between Gaochang and the Tang Dynasty gradually deteriorated, mainly due to the expansion of the Silk Road by the Tang Dynasty, which connected the Central Plains and the Western Regions through Gaochang, and opened a large moraine road from Yanqi to the interior.

After the opening of the Great Moraine Road, Gaochang is no longer the only transit station on the Western Regions Road, and can no longer enjoy the convenience of goose plucking, and the Liwentai who was cut off from the financial route was angry, and threw himself into the arms of the Western Turks, the sworn enemy of the Tang Dynasty.

In order to show his generosity and benevolence, Li Shimin did not immediately levy and punish Ko Wentai, and resolutely sent troops after many ineffective persuasions.

Lu Wentai thought that "the Tang Kingdom went here for seven thousand miles, the sand moraine was two thousand miles wide, there was no water and grass on the ground, the winter wind was freezing cold, and the summer wind was burning", even if the Tang army could pass the desert, it was also a tired division, vulnerable to a blow, but he did not expect the Tang army to lead the troops to Gaochang under the leadership of Hou Junji, in order to deter the enemy, the first siege used nearly a thousand trebuchets, and the city was smashed without a single soldier, and he was scared to death.

Seeing that Tang Jun had set up so many trebuchets, Ah Lida suddenly felt a feeling.

Also in the Western Regions, Ayanda is familiar with this period of history.

Kano said with certainty: "No! ”

"Oh, why?" Arida asked with interest.

"Ko Wentai's eyes are low, there are no soldiers to fight under his command, there are no reliable people around him, there is no courage in his heart, and there is no external help, he is bent on rejecting the enemy with the desert, and the defeat is expected, the king is different, although there are not many soldiers under his command, but they are all loyal elites, in addition, there are allies such as Da Shi and Tubo to help, so the matter of Gaochang in the past will not fall on the king."

Ah Dahaha laughed, but said a little melancholy: "No matter how good the external force is, it is not their own after all, don't look at Da Shi and Tubo on the same boat with us, but they are not one heart, let alone do their best, they are a group of gamblers, a group of gamblers who want to win big money with small chips, maybe one day they will stab us in the back, but the matter has come to this, only do their best, obey the destiny of God." ”

After a pause, Ah Lida said a little fiercely: "This king is also a gambler. ”

borrowed external force and looked up to people, but Ayanda finally sat on the throne, and all this was worth it.

Kano immediately complimented: "The king is already a winner." ”

Ah Lida smiled indifferently and asked, "Have the materials in Wangcheng been transported?" ”

"All the important materials have been transported to Tiancheng, please rest assured."

"Very good, tell Kadi that if you can't hold it, then withdraw." Arida commanded.

There are three gates in Liancheng, namely Wangcheng, Tiancheng and Fengcheng, each level is very solid and steep, for other opponents, Wangcheng alone can make them helpless, but the opponent is replaced by Datang, and Ah Lida seems to be lacking confidence at the beginning.

Just looking at the hundreds of heavy trebuchets under your feet makes people feel palpitations.

"Yes, my lord."

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The craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty were very efficient, and in just two days, three hundred heavy trebuchets were ready, and at a glance, the three hundred heavy trebuchets were like a team of well-trained soldiers, as long as they gave an order, they would destroy everything within the range according to the will of the commander.

Early in the morning of the third day, Zheng Peng followed Zhang Xiaosong and arrived at the front line of the battle.

Ready, it's a trebuchet position.

"My subordinates have seen Zhang Jianjun, Deputy Zheng Jianjun and the leaders." Seeing Zhang Xiaosong leading the team to arrive, Qian Bin of the trebuchet camp hurriedly came up to greet him.

"No courtesy" Zhang Xiaosong waved his hand and asked directly: "Are you ready?" ”

"Three hundred new trebuchets are ready, and as long as Zhang Jianjun gives an order, they can be dispatched immediately." Qian Bin immediately responded.

Zhang Xiaosong gently stroked the beautiful beard on his chin, and said sonorously: "These chaotic ministers and thieves toss for one more day, and they can't eat and sleep well for a day, and they don't have to choose a day to send them on the road, Qian Yingzheng, sing us a good show today!" ”

"Order!" Qian Bin knelt down on one knee and said categorically: "My subordinates will not let Zhang Jianjun down." ”

Qian Bin did not immediately order the attack, but asked his subordinates to bring tables and chairs to Zhang Xiaosong and others, and also served snacks and tea, and then began to prepare for the attack.

It really looks like I'm going to make a big show.

"Old Monster Wang, you come to make the first shot." Qian Bin looked around at the craftsman standing next to the trebuchet, and finally picked Wang Laowei.

The trebuchet is mainly made of wood, and only some important parts are cast with iron, which is easy to damage, so there are craftsmen who follow the trebuchet to facilitate repair and maintenance at any time.

"Yes, Qian Yingzheng." An old man with gray hair immediately answered.

Then, the old man, nicknamed Wang Laowei, began to operate the catapult beside him.

"Big brother, what's going on? , with only one trebuchet? The rest, possive? Zheng Peng asked Guo Ziyi on the side in a low voice.

Guo Ziyi smiled slightly, lowered her voice and said, "Don't be bored, just look at it." ”

While he was talking, Wang Lao Wei had already proofread the catapult, and then said loudly: "Release!" ”

When the three soldiers heard this, they all pushed the projected control rod, only to hear the sound of "whew", and the bullet rod rose in response, and the big stone placed on the top of the bullet rod crossed a beautiful arc in the air under the action of force, and smashed towards Wangcheng.

With a muffled sound of "Peng", Zheng Peng could see clearly that the stone fell to the ground, and it was still more than three zhang away from the city wall.

Didn't hit it!

The soldiers guarding the city cheered in unison, as if applauding the mistake.

Wang Laowei squinted his eyes to see the whole throwing process, and when the stone hit the ground, he immediately adjusted the ejection scale of the trebuchet, and soon, under his command, another boulder of about 150 catties smashed towards the wall of Wangcheng again under the action of force.

Under the gaze of Zheng Peng and others, the boulder crossed a beautiful arc in the air, and then "bang", and smashed into the crowd on the city wall at once, and at the moment when the boulder fell, Zheng Peng vaguely heard a panic and screams.

The first time it failed, the second time it hit the target.

Wang Lao Wei said loudly: "Everyone listen, move the control down two scales, place the big stone, and prepare to attack Wangcheng." ”

Zheng Peng suddenly realized that Qian Bin asked Wang Lao Wei to throw first, that is, let him debug the trebuchet and adjust it to the appropriate distance, and then he officially attacked.

It can be seen from here that the unattractive Wang Laowei is a very skilled craftsman, and Datang's manufacturing power is also extremely strong, and the unified scale shows that the batch of trebuchets made by Datang has reached a very high level.