Chapter 1264 Entering Piao Kingdom

Li Xiang carefully analyzed the terrain of Zhenla and Pyu, and finally chose to attack Pyu.

The border area of ​​Chenla has high mountains and long roads, which is really not suitable for the Tang army to deploy, so Li Xiang is preparing to launch a war in Pyu State. Since the two countries have formed an alliance, Chenla's army will also come to support and kill Pyu State on its land. The armies of the two countries will then be left to harvest.

As long as Chenla sends out elites, the remaining troops will not be of much use. Although we cannot kill their territory for the time being, after killing their elites, we will not be able to take the territory whenever we want. take.

There were not many advantages for the Tang army at night, and it was not easy to deploy various weapons and equipment, so Li Xiang chose to attack during the day.

According to some of Li Xiang's previous ideas, the Great Wall should be built in border areas. Later, after fighting many wars, Li Xiang realized that this was somewhat impossible. That is, the Central Plains Dynasty had the strength to build the Great Wall in border areas.

As for other small countries, they simply do not have this ability. If they had this ability, they would probably invade the Central Plains Dynasty long ago.

Take the border areas of Piao State as an example. Many places don't even have a border, that is, there are only some troops stationed on the mainland.

At this moment, Li Xiang, Chang Sun Chong and the others had left the border, and in front of them was Yakou Pass.

Judging from the peaks on both sides, it looks like an adult's teeth, so it is called Yakou Pass, and it is considered a dangerous place.

Originally there were only more than 2,000 people here, but due to the recent frequent military operations in the north, the Piao court sent supporting troops. The two items combined must have at least 5,000 people stationed on both sides of the pass.

"The people south of the pass were originally stationed here. The military camps on the left and right sides were recently added. They do not pose a great threat to us. The biggest threat to us is the approximately 500 people on the peaks on both sides. , although their number is not large, they have built a large number of stones on the mountain. If we force the pass, the falling stones on both sides will cause us the greatest loss."

Changsun Chong has already figured out this place. Except for the falling rocks on the mountain, the troops on the ground don't have much capability at all. With only two charges at most, we can kill these people, and after passing here There is no pass all the way to Wa City...

"Then it depends on our artillery. Try to let them destroy the implementation on both sides in the shortest possible time. After all the stones fall, we will have difficulty in passing, but there will not be much danger."

Li Xiang's method is very simple. After daybreak, our artillery will launch an attack first, and then blow up all the rocks placed on both sides. Anyway, there are no our people below. No matter where these rocks fall, they will be with us. It doesn't matter much. Of course, we have to investigate how many stones there are on the mountain.

Changsun Chong's people have already touched on this point. They will start shelling after dawn. After the shelling is completed, they still have to look at the situation on the mountain. If there are other dangers, the worst thing is to attach some more shells.

In addition, there are 500 people under Huo Qubing. They and the army of 1,500 chieftains are also on the move now. Fighting in the mountains is not difficult for them.

Li Xiang also saw at this time that no matter how strong a small country's determination to resist is, no matter how much preparation they have made, the lack of comprehensive national strength has caused them to lose half of the war. You may have different opinions on the battlefield. There are all kinds of strategies, but in the face of absolute strength, these strategies of yours may not be useful.

Although the Pyu army in the border area had been notified for a while to wake them up, there was nothing much happened in the first few days, and these people began to slack off.

What's more, there were merchants from the Tang Dynasty who passed by yesterday. If there was a war between the two countries, would those merchants from the Tang Dynasty be stupid?

The sun still rises as before, but except for the sun on the top of the mountain, there is mist in the valley. Except for the sun that can shine in at noon, there is no sun at all in the valley at other times, so It's very humid inside.

The Pyo Army is preparing to exercise as usual. They have only started training recently. In the past, they could not exercise once a month. After all, the food in the army has just enough to fill their stomachs. Who has the time to waste their energy?

But now there is going to be a war. If you don't train your body well, you will be like cannon fodder on the battlefield, so there is no need for the superiors above to shout at all, they are already walking towards the playground.

Changsun Chong has long seen their training methods, which are still the same fighting methods as before. According to your current training methods, no matter how hard you work and how much energy you put into it, I am afraid that in the end it will not be our Datang. opponent.

Moreover, these countries in the south are too weak and don't even have armor on their bodies. Some people didn't even have enough clothes before they became soldiers.

"Your Highness, the artillery is ready and ready to fire at any time."

Through semaphores, people in the distance began to report.

"Then there's no need to wait, let's kick off the southern expedition of my Datang army."

Li Xiang found a comfortable place to sit. On the mountain peaks on both sides in front of him were the stones prepared by the Piao army. Once the Tang army launched an attack on the people on the mountain, they would push these stones down and give them to Our Tang army brought heavy losses.

But now that Chang Sun Chong has figured it out, and our artillery has been moved to the best shooting position, it's hard to say who these rocks will hit later.

"I obey my orders."

After receiving the order, the messenger immediately began to wave the red flag in his hand.

Orders were conveyed one after another, and soon they were conveyed to the artillery positions. The artillery was now fully iron-clad.

Although it is still a front-loaded artillery gun, its power is not small.

As the deafening sound came, more than fifty Shenwu cannons had fired.

Some soldiers in the Tang army saw the five-thousand-pound Shenwu cannon for the first time, and they couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the rocks falling from the cliff in the distance.

Can you hit it from such a distance?

Several shells hit the cliff in the distance. This was all to determine the location. After the shooting, the real bombardment began... (End of this chapter)