Fang Er didn't challenge Xu Qilin, it's hard to say whether he dared it, but it was Xu Qilin who brought it to him to be the military.

Seeing Fang Er's unsatisfied look, Xu Qilin snorted and said, "You thought there would be a bloody battle, but I thought I would win without a fight. The more decent battle might be when the Roman Mountain Fortress and Gaochang City were attacked."

Fang Er blinked his big eyes and asked in disbelief: "It's true? After dispatching more than 100,000 troops, how can we not fight a few big battles?"

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, just wait and see."

Wang Fangyi said from the side: "It is precisely because of so many troops that there will be no war under pressure. The Western Turks may not have the strength and courage to fight against the Tang army for the sake of Gaochang."

In history, the Western Turks did indeed decisively abandon Gaochang in the face of more than 100,000 Tang troops and retreated thousands of miles away.

Moreover, the "Decree of Qu Wentai" issued by His Majesty Li Er all lists Qu Wentai's crimes. When it comes to the Western Turks, they only say that Qu Wentai provoked the civil war of the Western Turks, and the conclusion is to punish Qu Wentai.

This shows to the outside world that the attack on Gaochang was the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor's attack on ministers who had lost their moral integrity, not a foreign war.

This not only gave the Western Turks a step forward, but also indirectly warned the Western Turks not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty.

The effect of the edict may be limited, but the tens of thousands of Tang troops are real, and His Majesty Li Er's determination is also clearly shown.

The Western Turks were still unstable and had been divided into two groups in the south and north. Beiting Yugushua was an anti-Tang faction, while Bo Bu relied on the diligence of the Tang Dynasty. The two factions were already attacking and wanted to go to war with the Tang army, but Yugushua really didn't have the confidence.

Furthermore, although Yu Gushe was an anti-Tang faction, he did not dare to break up with the Tang Dynasty. He also submitted a letter to Bo Bu Shiqin to marry, hoping to increase his prestige in the ministry.

With such a major premise, Yugu is likely to not dare to confront the Tang army head-on. But there is no luck in the war. If it weren’t for the conquest of more than 100,000 troops, who would know if Yugu would take action?

This is called being prepared for any trouble. It is better to mobilize troops than to take military risks.

Fang Er didn't think so much, and simply thought that if so many people were dispatched, the battle would have to be fought, and the battle was very fierce, and the opportunity to perform was inevitable.

Fang Er left with suspicion. Xu Qilin shrugged his shoulders and turned to Wang Fangyi and said, "You go and see the progress of the Pili Cannon construction and attack the Roman Mountain Fortress, rely on it."

"Yes, I'll go now." Wang Fangyi bowed and turned around and left.

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Gaochang Ju Wentai closed the Silk Road and intercepted the envoys from the Western Regions into the Tang Dynasty, but also put himself in a situation of news blocking.

Only when the Tang army arrived in Yizhou and captured the Roman Mountain Fortress, Ju Wentai was rewarded by the Pegasus.

I used to be full of confidence, but now I am soaked in cold water. This old guy may have had some problems with myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction. He died in fear!

Before the army arrived at the city, they were scared to death. Ju Wentai, the arrogant guy, left a laughing stock in history books.

His son Ju Zhisheng ascended the throne and immediately sent someone to deliver a letter, asking the Western Turks to send reinforcements as soon as possible, and also thought about the two coalition forces to resist the Tang army.

After obtaining information from the Western Turks, the Yugushi, did not dare to go to a large-scale assistance, and only left five thousand soldiers and horses in Khan's Futu, leading his troops to retreat thousands of miles west.

The idea of ​​setting up a valley is very simple. If the Tang army besieged Gaochang, the five thousand troops in Futu City could play a role in hindering the work, or to act with a peek, it would also make Gaochang feel hopeful and fight to the death.

If the Tang army could not capture it for a long time and the soldiers were exhausted and the generals were damaged, he led his troops to return, and these five thousand troops would be the vanguard who defeated the Tang army and broke the siege of Gaochang.

Therefore, the new Gaochang king Ju Zhisheng did not know that Yu Gushi had led the main force to run away. The news brought back by Yu Gushi also made Ju Zhisheng stand firm, and reinforcements arrived soon.

At this time, the Tang army broke through the Roman Mountain Fortress, advanced rapidly, and arrived in Tiandicheng (now Lukeqin, southwest of Shanshan, Xinjiang).

The Gaochang defender defended the city and did not respond to the letter of persuasion sent by the Tang army. When the catapult arrived, the huge rocks immediately flew into the sky. In just one hour, the city gate tower had collapsed, and the city wall dozens of feet was already exposed.

In addition to the huge rocks, there were also small and dense stone rains, which made the Gaochang defenders unable to gain a foothold on the city wall.

As soon as the catapult stopped, the Tang army shouted and charged, and made a move to attack the city. When the Gaochang defenders came to the city to fight, another dense stone rain fell, causing heavy losses to the defenders.

Then, taking advantage of the embarrassment of the defenders, the Tang army pushed out three small cars, went straight down the city gate, ignited the lead line, and ran back.

Accompanied by a few deafening loud noises, the city gate was blown open, and all the defenders inside were overturned, killing and injuring countless people.

"Run, kill--" Fang Er suddenly rushed out of the catapult position and headed straight for the city gate.

I'll go! Wang Fangyi didn't watch this guy. Xu Qilin saw it in the distance and couldn't help but curse and hurriedly sent someone to protect him.

At this time, the Tang sermon drums and roars were ringing, and a large number of soldiers shouted and rushed forward. Seeing this, Xu Qilin had no choice but to give up.

This two fool is really worry-free. Xu Qilin gritted his teeth and decided to take this guy's horse away next time. If you want to rush, just run with two dog legs!

Niu Jinda repeatedly stroked the horse's neck and comforted the restless war horse. Each man and horse were shocked by this earth-shaking power.

He didn't see Xu Qilin's gunpowder explosion exercise, but he knew that this was a sharp weapon brought by Xu Cheng. This weapon was really sharp.

Jiang Xingben, the deputy general manager of the marching, was a craftsman, majoring in the 900s Palace.

During this conquest of Gaochang, His Majesty Li Er said: "The attack is important, the equipment is the first, the soldiers are in their hearts, and they are waiting to defeat the enemy..." He was specially sent to lead the craftsmen to accompany the army to build offensive and defensive equipment for the army.

But the craftsmen used it, but they were not the utensils that Jiang Xing had familiar with. However, Hou Junji had an order and he made it according to the drawings drawn by Xu Cheng.

When Jiang Xingben saw the created Pili cannon for a test shot, he couldn't close his mouth. This trick was too powerful. A big stone of more than 200 kilograms could be thrown out for a hundred steps. The power of the bang bang was really shocking.

When passing through Gansu and Suzhou, Jiang Xingben saw countless wind-driven mills and human sailing cars running on the road, which was quite amazed.

After seeing the huge rocks flying at the Fortress of Roman Mountain, Jiang Xingben was not very surprised at this time. But looking at the huge trencher standing in the distance, he still admired Xu Qilin's skill in his heart, which was beyond his own.

The city gate had been broken, and the morale of the Gaochang defenders suddenly dropped to the bottom of the valley. When the Tang army, which was like a wolf and a tiger, rushed into the city, the battle was soon over.

When Fang Er ran to Xu Qilin happily, he saw a black face.

Fang Er scratched his big head and smiled, "Qi Lin lied to me and said there was no war to fight."

"You can show off your battles of this scale?" Xu Qilin gritted his teeth and scolded: "Didn't it be agreed that he would throw stones from behind? Who told you to jump out?"

Fang Er blinked his eyes and said, "Isn't this a meritorious service? Beheading level 3, isn't it amazing?"

Xu Qilin reached out and pointed to Fang Er, saying, "Okay, if you can fight so well, let General Niu or Duke Hou take you into the army! But don't say that he was following me in Gaochang."

Fang Er smiled and said shamelessly: "Don't be angry, what's the relationship between us brothers? As for the one who is anxious to be silly! By the way, Luda is not bad, she is very brave."

Xu Qilin sighed, really didn't want to see Fang Er's virtue, so he waved his hand to let him leave. He was out of sight and was not upset. Who made me get involved? I could only take care of it.

After the Tang army occupied Tiandicheng, they continued to forge ahead towards Gaochang, and the speed was very fast.

If you want to say that Hou Junji is indeed very good at military command, he will attack quickly and attack quickly, and will not give Gaochang and the Western Turks time to adjust their reactions.

But when the main force of the Tang army was not far from Gaochang, news came that Ju Wentai was scared to death and was about to be buried recently.

Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, the generals felt that they should continue to speed up and take this opportunity to put pressure on them, and they might be able to win easily.

But Hou Junji ordered to stop advancing and told the generals that the royal army should be upright in the attack. Taking advantage of his funeral, it would lose the demeanor of the Tang army.

At the same time, Hou Junji also released the captured Gaochang general and asked him to return to Gaochang City, telling Ju Zhisheng that the Tang army gave him three days to bury his father before taking military action.

Xu Qilin just curled his lips to this and thought to himself: Hou Junji is pretending to be good. But when he captures Gaochang City, this greedy person's nature of money is exposed, and he has no demeanor to talk about.

With the gradual collection of information, the battle situation at this time was already Minglang. The Western Turks fled far away, Gaochang was isolated and helpless, and no matter how they fought, they would be victorious.

Although Hou Junji stopped approaching Gaochang City, he divided his troops to clear the city around Gaochang. At the same time, Hou Junji sent Ashinaser and Qibirhe to lead 20,000 cavalry troops to attack Khan's Futu City.

If the Western Turkic defenders in Khan's Futu City were defeated, Ju Zhisheng would lose his last glimmer of hope. When attacking Gaochang City, he might defeat him without fighting.

Xu Qilin ignored the army's mobilization and began to send people to inquire about a mineral called "Fu Toutiao Qing".

Although I don’t know the exact origin, it is certain in Turpan. Others don’t know what the function of this mineral containing metal elements such as cobalt and iron is. However, Xu Qilin learned from "The Kaiwu of Heaven" that this is an important raw material for firing blue and white porcelain.

The earliest blue and white porcelain in China first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. Gongxian Kiln was fired with cobalt-containing blue glaze. However, due to its immature production, it was interrupted with the decline of Gongxian Kiln. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty could only be regarded as the germination period of blue and white porcelain.

Historically, it was not until the late Yuan Dynasty that Sumaliqing, the excellent blue and white material from Persia, that Chinese blue and white porcelain began to mature and were produced on a large scale.

In other words, if Xu Qilin finds "Buddha-headed green", he can start the firing research of blue and white porcelain, and it is very likely to be done in advance.

Porcelain is an export commodity, while blue and white porcelain is an innovation in color and is naturally more expensive.

Moreover, "Buddha's head green" can also be mixed with other pigments in proportion to mix more colors and applied to porcelain, making a lot of money and pots.

However, three days passed quickly and Xu Qilin had not yet obtained this treasure. Of course, he knew that he could not be anxious and looked for it slowly, and the way to make money was not this one.

The Tang army continued to approach Gaochang City, and Ju Zhisheng sent someone to send a letter. The letter said: "Those who have been guilty of the emperor are the former kings. The punishment of heaven is due to the death. Zhisheng's position has not long been attacked, and he does not know why he is in vain. I hope the Secretary of State will be sympathetic."

This is really a good son. He pushed the responsibility of offending the Tang Dynasty to the dead man's father, begging Hou Junji to show mercy and let him go.

Hou Junji naturally ignored such tricks. Why did he come from far away? He pretended to be pitiful and let you go. What about my achievements in destroying the country?

Therefore, Hou Junji told the messenger that if Ju Zhisheng truly regretted it, he would surrender at the gate of the city.

The army was still advancing, and the militant Fang Er ran to Xu Qilin again to ask if there could be a battle under Gaochang City?

"What a fight!" Xu Qilin was annoyed when he saw this guy and said angrily: "Jusu Zhisheng's courage, and Gaochang City's soldiers are out of the city to seek death!"

Fang Er scratched his big head and said, "It's not good to do this. At least it's hitting the door. Wouldn't it lose the hearts of the people and lose morale when he is a turtle?"

Hey, you can think about Ju Zhisheng. If you are Ju Zhisheng, you will go out of the city to fight, and you will lose faster and avoid siege.

However, Xu Qilin suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but frown.

The conquest of Gaochang was absolutely victorious, and Hou Junji also reached the pinnacle of his life. Next, he would rob Gaochang royal treasures and arouse his imitations.

In other words, after Gaochang City is captured, there will be a day of chaos. Should I stop it, or let it go, or—

It is mostly because of self-interestingness. The identity of an observer cannot be controlled by military affairs; if he lets him go, he feels a little unbearable.

When Xu Qilin thought of this, he asked someone to call Wang Fangyi. Attacking Gaochang City, he still needed a catapult to help. Wang Fangyi followed him and could still gain some military achievements.

"I felt a little uncomfortable, so I went back to Tiandicheng to rest for a while." Xu Qilin said in a deep thought: "It will be hard for Brother Zhongxiang to conquer Gaochang City."

Wang Fangyi didn't know that Xu Qilin was making excuses. He heard what he said and asked with concern: "There is a doctor in the army, please call Xu Cheng for treatment."

"No need." Xu Qilin smiled and said, "I am also a good doctor. Don't worry, just follow the army to Gaochang."

Wang Fangyi nodded and said, "Since that's the case, Xu Cheng will rest with peace of mind and attack Gaochang City. It should not be too hard to deal with it."

Xu Qilin said to Wang Fangyi with a slight head, "Take a message to Duke Hou Guoguo for me. Your Majesty does not want to kill and in Gaochang. Please restrain his subordinates and maintain military discipline."

Wang Fangyi felt that Xu Qilin would say this to Hou Junji, but Xu Qilin had already explained this, so he had to obey the order.

Xu Qilin didn't want to see Hou Junji. After explaining to Wang Fangyi, he took his followers and turned back to Tiandicheng.
Chapter completed!