When Li Daozong and others arrived at Gaochang City, the influx of a huge army immediately caused a commotion in Gaochang City.
After communicating with Li Daliang about the situation here, they were not worried about the situation here.
"General Li, General An, I have a heartfelt request." After they finished discussing the war, Zhou Shaoshan said.
"Political Commissar Zhou, please speak." Li Daozong and An Xinggui no longer ignored this seemingly ordinary, but extremely charming political commissar.
"Let these prisoners go, explain the relevant situation clearly to them, and let them go back to spread the policies of our Datang army to the people of Gaochang and other cities. This can effectively alleviate the troubles we will encounter in the future. In addition, our army will fight in the future. It's impossible to take them all with you." Zhou Shaoshan said.
Li Daozong and An Xinggui thought for a while and then agreed.
Although these prisoners are said to be Gaochang's elite soldiers and Turks, in fact, as Zhou Shaoshan said, their army's subsequent movements cannot carry them at all. More importantly, after these ten days of concentrated walking, these prisoners Their views on the Tang army must have changed.
Release them at this time, and there is no need to worry about them coming back to fight against the Tang army. Besides, it is impossible for them to enter the capital city ahead. At most, they will have to return to other cities in Gaochang.
After the two agreed, all the soldiers immediately released the prisoners. While releasing them, they told them that the Tang Dynasty allowed them to go home, and asked them to tell their families or people in other villages that the Tang army would not target any Gaochang people. Common people, as long as they do not attack the army, they will not take action against these common people, nor will they make things difficult for them.
Regardless of whether it is ancient or modern times, unorganized ordinary people rarely dare to go against the army, even if some armies are obviously invaders.
What's more, in these countries in the Western Regions, there is basically no sense of family and country.
Although these prisoners were a little shocked, they all left in the end. What shocked them even more was that when they left, the Tang army actually gave them two days of dry food each.
Although the dry food itself is their previous dry food, but... have you ever seen any army release prisoners and give food to the other party? !
This...is unheard of.
The ordinary soldiers were released. They were a little confused at first, but they soon dispersed in all directions of Gaochang. They all came from all directions of Gaochang. Even some whose families were in Gaochang City could only follow them temporarily. colleagues left, they knew very well that it was impossible for the Tang army to let them enter the city.
There is only one exception.
Anda.
As a general of the Turks, Li Daozong and the others not only released Anda, but also released Anda's remaining 800 Turks. However, there was one thing. Anda needed to return to the capital of Gaochang with Ju Wentai's ashes and explain it to the people of Gaochang. This matter, and brought in Li Daozong's credentials.
Anda agreed.
He didn't agree. As for the corpse, it was impossible to have a corpse. It was summer, and they had been on the road for twelve days. If the corpse had been kept, it would have stunk, and it might also breed plague. How could it be possible to keep it? The corpses were all cremated.
When Anda entered the capital of Gaochang with Ju Wentai's ashes, everyone in Ju Zhisheng who received the news was at a loss. Dead? His father died like this? Even the ministers in Gaochang were at a loss.
His Majesty the King, who has always been ambitious and wanted to go against the Tang Dynasty, was finally... frightened to death?
They could tell from Anda's expression and his words that the other party was telling the truth.
But... this is hard to accept.
Regardless of whether they can accept it or not, they can only accept it.
In the letter that Anda brought, Li Daozong asked Ju Zhisheng to surrender immediately and unconditionally, and ordered the whole country of Gaochang to surrender without making any comments.
And at the end, Li Daozong added a sentence in accordance with His Highness's request: Don't say you didn't predict what you said!
But how could Ju Zhisheng surrender? He still had illusions.
But Anda left, completed the task assigned by the Tang Dynasty, and left the capital of Gaochang. This was a request given to him by the Tang Dynasty, asking him to leave immediately after handing over his things.
Anda had no objection because he knew that a small country like Gaochang had no idea how terrifying the Tang Dynasty was.
Ju Zhisheng didn't let anyone stop him. An Da was useless. He was nothing in the Turks. And since the Tang Dynasty was willing to let him go, it was a good thing. After he returned, he reported the news to the Turks, and the Turkic Khan might lead his army. Come support.
Anda left. After Anda left, Li Daozong directly ordered an attack on the city!
Or... test.
The first thing to test was the counterweighted trebuchet. A total of two of this brand-new trebuchet was carried this time, and then came the assembly. The craftsmen accompanying the army spent more than an hour assembling the two counterweighted trebuchets.
Counterweight trebuchet, approximately 10 to 12 meters high
Compared with the counterweight trebuchets that could be made in this era, the one made by Datang Ordnance first used a brand-new ball bearing, which allowed it to convert a higher proportion of gravitational potential energy!
In addition, the necessary structural parts have been strengthened and improved to make them easier to disassemble.
There is also the addition of a pulley block structure, which can add more counterweights.
If it weren't for the fact that long-distance transport by horse-drawn carriage was too troublesome, it would probably have been necessary to carry cast iron blocks directly as counterweights.
Here, the best choice is naturally to use local materials, either soil or stone, and they used stone plus soil.
Put the stones first, then add sand and soil to fill the cracks.
Specially wound steel wire ropes are used to project heavier stones.
After the assembly was successful, after accurate calculations by engineers, the two counterweight trebuchets were directly aimed at the huge tower on the Gaochang City Gate.
The first projection was two slightly polished round stones of about 30 kilograms.
Li Daozong and the others were watching curiously not far away.
When the two soldiers directly pulled down the rope next to them, the buckle fell off instantly, and then the counterweight quickly fell from a high altitude, and then the round stones in the chute track quickly drew out in the lubricated track groove. The long swing arm suddenly drew an arc, and when the stone reached its highest point, the rope at the end of the bag just slipped.
Then the stone egg was thrown out directly, and the terrifying stone flew nearly 300 meters, and directly and accurately bombarded the upper part of the tower above the Gaochang City Wall.
Li Daozong and An Xinggui were shocked!
The terrifying power directly blasted a huge hole in the roof of the wooden tower on the Gaochang City Wall, directly penetrated the entire tower, and then hit the streets of Gaochang City, creating a huge hole.
The soldiers standing on the walls of Gaochang City looked at this scene with horror on their faces... Can they really defend each other? !
