Chapter five hundred and ninety-ninth heir industry donated a knife
Green ants' new fermented wine, small red clay stove.
It's snowing tonight, can I have a drink?
——"Ask Liu Nineteen" Bai Juyi
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Li Fei Yuanli gave Bai Fu a big bear hug and said with a smile: "Good brother, I have to say goodbye to Chang'an that day. It's been so many years. I miss you so much!"
Bai Fu said with a smile, "Brother, I'm really not used to this civilian attire."
Li Fei Yuanli lifted up the sleeves of his robe and laughed at himself: "Old Duan (Duan Xiushi) often laughed at me for wearing my crown while bathing in monkeys. I also feel that I am more comfortable wearing an armored shirt."
After the two of them finished chatting about household matters, Li Fei Yuanli ordered someone to carry a long wooden box into the tent.
His face turned and became solemn.
Li Fei Yuanli pried open the box and took out the items tightly wrapped in silk and satin. He carefully uncovered the layers of silk and satin.
A series of cautious movements made Bai Fu also curious, and he couldn't help but move closer.
Li Fei Yuanli peeled off the last layer of silk and satin, and a long knife with cold light appeared in the wooden box.
Is it actually a Mo Dao?
Bai Fu couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Since leaving the Anxi Modao Army, in accordance with military regulations, Bai Fu returned the Modao he used to the army. He has never used the Modao again since then.
The Mo Dao is a sharp weapon for killing horses.
There was a fierce battle in Heyang. With this Mo Dao, it was like adding wings to a tiger to deal with the Yan army's cavalry.
Li Fei Yuanli solemnly said: "This is General Siye's Mo Dao.
General Siye was an honest official and never bought any property. All the property he received as a reward was given to the army to supplement military expenses.
Before his death, he only had ten Dawan horses and this Mo Dao.
According to the military rules, the Mo sword cannot be buried with him. Your Majesty has graciously allowed this sword to be buried with General Siye.
The general was loyal and brave throughout his life, and he didn't want to break this rule. Before he died, he asked us to give you this Mo Dao as a gift.
He said that this knife stayed with him underground and could only be covered in dust and rust. If it is left to you, it will definitely protect the country and the people of the Tang Dynasty.
In this way, you can live up to this sword!
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Before I came to Heyang, Lao Duan heard that you were here and asked me to bring the knife..."
Bai Fu carefully took the Mo Dao from Li Fei Yuanli's hand.
The Mo Dao is heavy, carrying the expectations of a generation of tigers.
In the battle at Xiangji Temple, Li Siye went into battle shirtless and majestic, "Whoever takes Li Siye's sword will crush both men and horses!"
Li Siye's voice and smile jumped out, charging into battle, drinking and talking, everything seemed like just yesterday.
Bai Fu felt great grief in his heart and his nose felt sore.
Bai Fu took a deep breath, biting his lip with his teeth and leaving a bloody mark, trying to hold back tears.
Li Fei Yuanli sighed, patted Bai Fu on the shoulder, and said: "Wrapping the corpse in horse leather is the general's long-cherished wish. There is no need to feel sad.
Using this sword to achieve great military exploits is the best memory of the general."
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The third round of the Heyang battle is about to begin.
Li Guangbi ordered Li Fei Yuanli to lead the Modao Army to set up defenses in "Yangma City", and ordered people to build a lookout at the northeast corner of Zhongli City to overlook the entire battlefield.
On October 12, Zhou Zhi, the puppet prime minister of Yan, abandoned Nancheng where Li Baoyu was guarding and concentrated his forces to attack Zhongli City.
Li Guangbi personally boarded the observation tower to take command. He asked the herald to hold a red flag and immediately issued his general order through semaphore.
The Yan army was numerous and divided into eight groups, attacking from three directions at the same time.
The advance troops of the Yan Army rushed forward first, and they pushed the trench-filling truck to the front of the trench.
The structure of the trench-filling vehicle is very simple. It is a large four-wheeled vehicle with a strong wooden board called "Chongli" placed in front of it.
The "punch stand" is upright, and the top is tied to the rear of the car with a hemp rope, which has the effect of a shield when pushing forward.
The trench-filling truck carried bags of earth and stone, and the soldiers hiding behind the wooden boards carried out trench-filling work under the cover of this mobile shield.
The Yan soldiers lifted up the trench-filling truck, and a truck full of bags of earth and stone poured down and filled the trench.
The city defense structure of "Sheep and Horse City" cannot be equipped with trebuchets.
The distance between the trenches is too close, the bed crossbow fires upward, and the range is too far, it can only kill the surrounding Yan soldiers, but cannot pose a fatal threat to the trench-filling vehicles.
Since the city wall was not high enough, the bed crossbows installed on the city wall could not shoot downwards, so they could only shoot horizontally, and their power was greatly reduced. Although the planks of the trench-filling truck were "upright" and filled with crossbow arrows, they could not kill the Yan soldiers.
Without these two defensive weapons, the Yan army's attack was unbridled.
Hundreds of trench-filling trucks started moving at the same time, and the trenches, which were two feet wide and two feet deep, were quickly filled.
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The Tang army placed rows of large Juma and antler trees behind the trenches. Juma was made of three sharpened branches of bamboo, and antler wood was a thorny hardwood shaped like antlers.
The combination of the two can effectively prevent the Yan Army's cavalry from attacking the camp. Coupled with the arrow screen cover of the Tang Army's crossbowmen, it has a good blocking and killing effect.
The Yan army saw that they could not charge with their iron cavalry, so they moved chargers and other siege vehicles to the front of the formation.
Once the trench is filled, the rush vehicle follows closely behind.
The rush cart is a six-wheeled cart without a bottom. The roof is made of two strong wooden boards to form a pointed triangle and is covered with rawhide. It can defend against army arrows and rolling stones.
The front of the ramming car is a battering ram. The main body of the battering ram is made of thick and strong hardwood, and a conical hammer head made of pig iron is installed at the end.
The cone-shaped hammer head has edges and corners, and the impact on the flat surface is extremely destructive. It was originally a sharp weapon for hitting city gates and village gates, but it is also quite effective when used here.
The forklift first acted as a forklift, eradicating large stag trees and antler trees one by one.
Then, the car crashed into the fence, and the huge impact quickly broke the solid fence into several gaps.
Li Fei Yuanli asked Bai Fu: "Brother Bai, crossbow arrows are ineffective against the car. Do we want to kill them?"
Bai Fu remained calm as usual and said: "No rush, let them work for a while.
The rebels have been tossing back and forth for two hours, and they should be tired. Once they break down the fence to a certain extent, we can fight our way out."
Li Feiyuanli said: "The Yan army's strategy should be to let the advance troops clear the way, and then let the cavalry charge.
The physical consumption of the advance troops should have little impact on the attack, right?"
Bai Fu smiled and said: "The sandbank where Zhongli City is located is not very large, so it is not suitable for a large group of cavalry to form a formation and charge.
The rebels hoped for a quick victory, but they only focused on attacking fiercely, but they failed to do so.
They sent too many trench-filling vehicles and rush vehicles, which had blocked the road. The cavalry could only avoid the vehicles and pass through them one by one.
As a result, the vacated marching passage is narrow and lengthy, so it is best to close the door and beat the dog.
When the gap in the fence was one foot wide, we rushed out from behind the low wall.
As soon as the rebels saw our attack, they would send cavalry to charge without bothering to destroy all the fences.
The fence seemed to be broken open, but each breach was narrow and could only accommodate three cavalry or seven or eight infantrymen passing through at a time.
The distance between the fence and the low wall of the 'Sheep and Horse City' was less than twenty steps. After the Yan army's horses squeezed through the gap between the fences, they were exposed in front of our army's formation before they had time to accelerate their charge. It was the crossbowmen who shot the live target.
the best time.
In addition, just in case, I put a lot of caltrops, bridles and 'kicking rings' between the fence and the low wall.
The space is small and there are many traps. Disciplining Yan Jun will never come back!"
After careful calculation of the strategy, Bai Fu was confident and confident in repelling the rebels.
Bai Fu's confidence infected Li Fei Yuanli. He grinned and said: "Brother, before I came here, Lao Duan repeatedly told me that I must cooperate with you in the battle. He said that being with you would save time and effort and minimize casualties.