Chapter 1187 Before the Fight

When it comes to the border cities of the Great Sui, the most famous ones are Fangu in the northwest and Phoenix Terrace in the east. This article was written by......

Fang Xie seems to have left a deep imprint in both places.

He came out of Fan Gu, step by step, and became the pillar of optimus in the Central Plains. He came out of Chang'an again, step by step, and became the savior of Eastern Xinjiang. Most of the time, people can't predict who they know will come out on top. For example, those old neighbors on the 23rd Avenue in the east of Chang'an City, they all thought that Lord Xiao Fang was a good person, but they never thought that Lord Xiao Fang would one day become the person above 10,000 people.

As expected by Nalan Dingdong, the Mufu soldiers east of Shili Gorge did not dare to make any moves against the cavalry of Fang Jie's brigade. After learning that Fang Xie personally led his troops to Fenghuangtai, the general of Mu Mansion immediately made a decision to close the four gates and not allow anyone to leave the city.

This is fear.

When Fang Xie arrived at Phoenix Terrace, the war had not really begun.

It seems that Lyman is deliberately waiting for him to come, waiting until he comes before he actually makes a move.

In Lyman's eyes, Nalan Dingdong is not an opponent at all.

Standing at the head of the Phoenix Terrace, looking at the huge beast-like beasts that had already stood in the camp of the Opru army on the opposite side, Fang Xie knew that this was Lyman showing off his strength. Lyman wanted to tell him that there was nothing he couldn't do as long as he wanted to.

In just five or six days, it is indeed shocking to build so many such huge siege machines. This is a very common but effective strategy to deter the enemy, and it has been used by more than one person on the battlefield in ancient and modern times.

psychological warfare

Fang Jiefang lowered his clairvoyance, pointed to those huge siege engines and said, "The real effect of these things is actually to scare people...... Big, always intimidating. ”

"I guess Lyman wants to rely on height to establish an advantage in the beginning."

Nalan Dingdong said: "If he wants to attack Phoenix Terrace, he must first break through the company camp outside the city. And outside the city, there is no danger to follow, and once the fight starts, it will be a fist. The siege of these beast-like things that he ordered to be built was not primary, but mainly against the companies and camps outside. Once these huge objects are pushed over, the foreigners will be able to occupy a high advantage, and the range of the musket will be increased...... And when our archers shoot from their backs, the damage to the enemy becomes negligible. ”

Fang Xie nodded: "Lyman is right, I don't have any artillery in my hand." ”

He looked outside and said slowly: "He knows very well that if I am in a hurry, I must rush forward with light horses, and it is impossible to rush with heavy artillery. Without artillery, there would have been no fundamental blow to those huge siege engines...... He was right. ”

"However, he only remembered artillery, but he forgot that there was no artillery at all in the Central Plains before the foreigners came, but he used a backward weapon that the foreigners looked down on."

Of course, Nalan Dingdong knew what Fang was talking about.

Stone-throwing trucks

In fact, in this era, the projectile distance of the catapult is not much worse than that of artillery. The largest stone throwing car, it is not difficult to run the boulder 500 meters away. And even if the foreigners' musketeers boarded those siege engines, the range of the muskets would not reach this distance.

"In order not to lose face, my subordinates sent people to assemble dozens of stone-throwing trucks in six days."

Nalan Dingdong's tone was very relaxed, and he smiled: "Of course, these stone-throwing trucks are already there, and they just need to be assembled." There are dozens of small stone-throwing trucks set up on the wall of Fenghuangtai, and the subordinates checked the warehouse...... There were twenty large stone-throwing vehicles used in field sieges. ”

Fang Xie snorted: "Originally, Phoenix Terrace was the outpost of the Great Sui invasion of Eastern Chu, and it is not surprising that there are a large number of siege equipment here. ”

"It took six days for a foreigner to show his strength, and you spent six days to announce to a foreigner that you can do the same...... Very good, did not lose momentum. ”

Fang Xie praised it, and then looked at Nalan Dingdong: "A while ago, there was news from the northwest side, Song regretted breaking the Mengyuan army and annihilating more than 100,000 Mengyuan wolf horses. I promoted him to a general and made him a first-class marquis...... You didn't do any worse than Song Ziregret, and you deserve to get these things. ”

Nalan Dingdong was stunned for a moment, and then knelt down on one knee: "Thank you, lord!" ”

"Get up."

"People have been saying that I am the first king with a foreign surname in more than 200 years after the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, which is nothing. If you calculate the time, you may be the only foreigner in the country established by the Han people in the more than 2,000 years since the history of the Central Plains to achieve the title of a first-class marquis. ”

"That's amazing."

Fang explained.

Nalan Dingdong smiled embarrassedly, but he was excited beyond words.

"You and Song Ziregret both reassure me in the east and in the west."

Fang Xie looked at Nalan Dingdong and said with a smile: "With subordinates like you, I will always be very down-to-earth, even happy." Something to tell you in advance...... After the war with the foreigners is over, you should stay in Eastern Xinjiang for the time being. I saw Mu Guangling and Wei An before I came, and I let Mu Guangling guard the place north of Malan Mountain and east of Shanhaiguan. Let Wei An guard the place south of Malan Mountain...... When the battle is over, you just have to grab it all. ”

Nalan Dingdong couldn't help laughing, especially free.

"Who will play in the first battle?"

Nalan Dingdong said: "My subordinates really want to understand how capable this rumored Lyman, who has destroyed countless countries, is." ”

"No hurry"

Fang Xie said slowly: "If you want to see all the enemy's means clearly, the most direct way is to attack, and the safest way is to defend...... Let's take a look and see what Lyman makes a move. ”

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Fang Xie was not mistaken, before the Liang army started the war, Lyman really sent someone to deliver a letter. This is already an old episode, and Fang Xie doesn't even need to think about it to know what Lyman wants to do. Fang Xie looked at the envelope, the Chinese characters on it were very thoughtful, so Fang Xie was in a bad mood immediately.

He didn't actually have to open the envelope, and he knew what was probably written in Lyman's handwritten letter.

"First, Lyman wants to see me, talk to me before the war. Second, he will politely point out that I am not his opponent, and hope that I can understand current affairs. Thirdly, I was persuaded to think about my soldiers, who thought that I would die a lot. ”

Fang Xie threw the envelope to the foreigner who delivered the letter: "Open it and take a look." ”

The messenger was named Augusta, a well-known warrior in the Opru Empire and one of Lyman's personal guards. It is said that this man once pulled out a big tree on the street, once smashed a galloping horse with one fist, and once lifted a golden boulder with one arm.

Augusta's face was not good-looking, and he was a little angry. The Han leader in front of him was too arrogant, and in his opinion, no one in this world could show his arrogance in front of Lyman the Great.

He snorted coldly and opened the envelope.

Then his face changed.

Sure enough, the content of the letter was almost no different from what Fang Xie had said before. Lyman meant to have a face-to-face conversation with Fang Xie before the two armies went to war. Second, Lyman believed that the Han people's force was actually far from being an opponent of the Oprus, and if Fang Xie really thought about the Han people, it would be better to give up resistance. Thirdly, if there is a war...... The Black Flag Army will be wiped out.

Augusta's face was even more unsightly.

"Go back and tell Sù Lyman, I will meet him and I, but not before the war, but after the war. He also wants to see me as a victor, and so do I. As for the rest...... I think that's just a random number of words because if you just write a sentence that you surrender, it seems that there is no sincerity. ”

"I'm going to make an exception and not kill you."

Fang Xie waved his hand: "Let's go." ”

Augusta hesitated, didn't say anything, and turned to leave. The muscles of his body were tense when he came out, because he could see the hatred in the eyes of the Han people. Although Fang Xie said that he would not kill him, he was not sure if Fang Jie's subordinates would suddenly kill him. He knew that the cultivators among the Han people were exceptionally powerful. Although he was extremely talented, this pure muscular strength was obviously not on the same level as those weird cultivation powers.

Fortunately, there really wasn't anyone to do anything from those Han people.

"Lyman is boring."

Xiang Qingniu couldn't help but snort: "Didn't this guy think that a letter from himself could make our hundreds of thousands of troops surrender immediately?" ”

"No"

Fang Xie shook his head: "This letter is not the purpose, his purpose is to make his subordinates look at me carefully." He wanted to use this method to find out my character, my way of doing things, even my appearance and my voice, and this qiē that Augusta would remember, the original sue sù Lyman. ”

Xiang Qingniu was stunned for a moment, and then took a sip: "Sie!" These foreigners are really cunning. ”

"So you just blasted that guy back?"

Xiang Qingniu asked.

Fang Xie smiled and said, "Show him something that makes the enemy think that I am weak, and he will be very happy." ”

"For example?"

Xiang Qingniu asked again.

"Like self-righteousness."

Fang Xie replied.

"But...... Lyman won't believe it. ”

"Then why are you acting?"

Xiang Qingniu asked curiously.

Fang explained: "Because he wants to see, and he doesn't believe in it, but it will be counted." Sometimes, a detail that he knows is wrong will not be ignored, because he will always wonder, is this detail wrong or true? ”

Xiang Qingniu shook his head: "It's too complicated, I don't want to." ”

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"A common problem for young men, especially young men who have achieved something."

After listening to Augusta's words, the corners of Lyman's mouth curled slightly.

Augusta was not a particularly well-informed person, and after hearing Lyman's words, he said, "The minister also thinks that this solution is too arrogant and self-righteous. ”

"As I said, that's a common problem for young people, especially young people who have some accomplishments. Under my hands, there are not a few such people. But ......"

Lyman's tone changed: "Fang Xie is definitely not such a person. ”

"Why?"

Augusta asked.

Lyman said slowly: "Because he doesn't have a little achievement, his achievement is already great. ”

Augusta didn't understand.

Lyman won't explain anything either.

"Augusta, are you ready?"

Lyman asked suddenly.

"I'm ready!"

Augusta lowered his head: "My Majesty, as long as you give the order, I will not be removed from the battlefield unless I die." ”

"No"

Lyman shook his head again: "I'm not asking you to go to the battlefield, I'm getting you ready to welcome guests." If nothing else, Fang Xie will send someone to see me. It's as if I sent you to see him, but he won't do it the same way I do. There were many true cultivators under him, much more powerful than the cultivators under Chu Juzheng. ”

Lyman stretched, "I'm going to sleep." ”

Augusta's face was solemn, and he turned and walked out of the tent, standing in the doorway, like an iron tower.

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