Behind a hill thirty miles away from the Turkic King's City, all the Tang troops gathered here to repair, waiting for the moment to launch an attack on the Turkic King's City.
Luo Zhang and others were discussing the attack plan in the woods.
After everyone discussed, they all felt that Luo Zhang's method was the most appropriate. However, after Luo Zhang said that the person who lit the knots would be in danger, everyone frowned. Luo Zhang was right. If the knots were lit, If you don't escape in time, you will be affected by the explosion of the wooden lump.
They have seen the power of the wood knot, and the power of the explosion is no joke. If it is affected by the explosion of the wood knot, it may not be shattered to pieces, but it will definitely be lifeless.
"Select soldiers with quick legs and feet to go forward, light them and leave, is that okay?" Cheng Yaojin suggested.
Luo Zhang didn't reply, but was deep in thought. Suddenly, Luo Zhang slapped his forehead and cursed: "I'm really stupid. I can't just lengthen the fuse. The person who ignited the knot will not have time to run away." Got it!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard Luo Zhang's words to himself. Of course they understood Luo Zhang's words. Lengthening the fuse meant lengthening the ignited rope. If the rope was long enough, they would naturally have enough time to escape.
Thinking of this, everyone smiled.
The last problem was solved, and everyone immediately went down to arrange their own manpower to prepare to launch an attack on the Turkic King's City.
The matter of blowing up the city gate was left to Luo Zhang. After all, he was safer than others in doing this kind of thing. The rest of the people just waited for Luo Zhang to send people to blow up the city gate and swarm forward.
According to Luo Zhang's arrangement, he planned to blow up the east and west city gates. In this way, the Turkic city defenders had to divide their troops into two groups. They could not concentrate on one point to block their troops entering the city, but used their The troops can break into the city and kill them.
In this regard, Cheng Yaojin and others naturally agreed with both hands. Attacking from one gate together would obviously be very slow. If they entered the city from two places at the same time, the speed would be much faster and they would be able to annihilate the enemy faster without giving the enemy any reaction. Chance.
After everything was arranged, the army was divided into three groups. One group was composed of Cheng Yaojin and Luo Zhang's troops who were responsible for the east gate of the Turkic King's City. The other group was Yuchi Jingde's and Niu Jinda's troops were responsible for the west gate.
Hou Junji's army and horses did not attack the city with anyone. His task was to lead his troops to ambush ten miles outside the north city gate.
According to Luo Zhang's thinking, once their army attacks the city, it will definitely catch the Turks by surprise, and there should be no problem in taking over the royal city.
If something bad happens, the Turkic king will definitely run away due to his temperament, and in his opinion, escaping south is definitely impossible, so Luo Zhang asked Hou Junji to squat ten miles away from the north gate with his troops, and there might be something unexpected. harvest.
For Luo Zhang's plan, everyone made no sense and went to prepare one after another, just waiting for the arrival of night. At night, the army is not easy to be discovered under the cover of night, and it can also have the effect of a surprise attack. Placing wooden bumps under the city gate can also More secure.
Luo Zhang wanted to attack from the east gate, so Sun Simiao and Lao Duwu naturally had to follow him.
Sun Simiao was also very impressed that Luo Zhang was able to reach the Turkic King's City so quickly. Before, he thought that he and Lao Du were going to the Turkic King's City alone to save people, but Luo Zhang stopped them and asked them to follow the army. It would be safer to act together, and tell them that they will soon capture the Turkic King's City.
At that time, Sun Simiao didn't quite believe it. After all, the Tang army had been at war with the Turks for so many years and had never attacked the Turkic royal city. Most of them had to retreat due to weather conditions.
But Luo Zhang turned decay into magic, built an igloo, and discovered coal. Coupled with the wooden lumps created by Luo Zhang, these three wonders would be a ghost if they could not reach the Turkic King's City.
Therefore, Sun Simiao no longer had any doubts about the last battle of this trip, the siege of the royal city. In his opinion, taking the royal city was basically a piece of cake, and he only needed to stay by Luo Zhang's side and protect Luo Zhang's safety. After all, There are also many masters in the royal city, and these people will be left to him and Old Poison to deal with.
As night fell, the army tied their horses' mouths and put cloth covers on the horses' hooves. This could prevent the horses from trampling and neighing to alert the Turks. If they made any noise, they would not have the effect of a surprise attack.
When they were divided into three groups to attack the Turkic royal city, in the Turkic palace, the Turkic king was having a banquet with his ministers, singing and dancing.
The reason for this is also because the Turkic King wants to win over these princes and nobles. Compared with this defeat, he cares more about the attitude of these princes and nobles.
After all, losing more than 200,000 troops all at once would be painful for anyone. And so many soldiers and horses are not just for him, but for the princes and nobles. For the loss of so many people, they must be given some explanation. .
Although he is the king of the entire Turks, without the support of these princes and nobles, he will not be able to sit on the throne at all, and some necessary means must be used.
"Your Majesty, the men of our Kara tribe have suffered a heavy loss this time. Do you think the pasture in Horqin can be given to my tribe?" Halfway through the banquet, a gorgeously dressed old Turkic man raised his glass and spoke to the Turkic king.
The Turkic King stared at the old man for a moment, and then glanced at the others. Everyone's eyes were the same as the old man's, with a hint of greed, but the Turkic King knew that it was impossible for them not to pay the price today!
After pondering for a while, the Turkic King nodded and said: "It is not impossible to let your tribe move there, but you will have to pay a thousand more horses next year. What do you think?"
The old man's eyes flickered for a few times, and finally he nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
A thousand war horses is not difficult for a large tribe like theirs. It is just a stepping stone given by the king. If this refutes the king's face, it is disrespectful to praise.
With the old man's start, other princes and nobles also spoke up one after another to fight for the interests of their tribes. The Turkic King did not agree to all of these people's conditions. Naturally, it depends on who contributes more this time, and the conditions given will naturally be good. As for Those who contribute less will not be treated like this. This is a fair transaction.
Just as a group of Turkic princes and nobles were discussing their own interests and dividing the cake in the palace hall, they heard a loud noise outside the palace.
There was not just one loud bang, but two consecutive bangs, which shook the palace a little, and the wine cups and dinner plates on the table fell to the floor.
"What happened?" The Turkic King stood up from the soft couch and roared toward the door.
