When it comes to the border towns of the Sui Dynasty, the most famous ones are Fangu in the northwest and Fenghuangtai in the east.
Fang Jie seems to have left a deep mark on these two places.
Starting from Fan Gu, he walked step by step and became the pillar of the Central Plains. He started from Chang'an again, and walked step by step, becoming the savior of Eastern Xinjiang. Most of the time, people can't predict who among the people they know will rise to the top. For example, those old neighbors on Ershisantiao Avenue in the east of Chang'an City, they all thought that Master Xiao Fang was a good person, but they never thought that Master Xiao Fang would become the person above tens of millions of people one day.
As expected by Nalan Dingdong, the Mufu soldiers east of Shilixia did not dare to take any action against Fang Xie's brigade of cavalry. After learning that Fang Jie personally led the troops to Phoenix Terrace, the generals of the Mu Mansion immediately made a decision to close the four gates and not allow anyone to leave the city.
This is fear.
When Fang Xie arrived at the Phoenix Terrace, the battle hadn't really started yet.
Lehman seemed to be deliberately waiting for him to come, and he would not actually make a move until he came.
In Laiman's eyes, Nalan Dingdong is not an opponent at all.
Standing on the head of the Phoenix Terrace, looking at the huge beast-like things that had stood up in the Opulu army camp opposite, Fang Xie knew that it was Layman showing off his force to him. Laiman wanted to tell Fang Xie that as long as he was willing, there was nothing he couldn't do.
In just five or six days, it is really shocking to build so many such huge siege equipment. This is a very common but very effective strategy to deter the enemy. More than one person has used it on the battlefields of ancient and modern China and abroad.
psychological warfare
Fang Jiefang lowered his clairvoyance, pointed to the huge siege equipment and said: "The real function of these things is actually to scare people... Big, it will always make people afraid."
"It is estimated that Lehman wants to rely on height to establish an advantage at the beginning."
Nalan Dingdong said: "If he wants to attack Phoenix Terrace, he must first break through the battalion outside the city. There is no danger outside the city, and if he fights, he will punch to the flesh. The beast-like things he ordered to build, Its siege function is not the main one, the main thing is to target the company outside. Once these huge things are pushed over, the foreigners will be able to take advantage of the altitude, and the range of the muskets will be increased... and our archers look up Shooting, the damage to the enemy becomes negligible."
Fang Jie nodded: "Lyman is sure, I don't have a cannon in my hand."
He looked outside and said slowly: "He knows very well that if I come in a hurry, I must rush forward on light cavalry, and it is impossible to rush forward with heavy artillery. Without artillery, there will be no fundamental damage to those huge siege equipment. The blow...he thought very accurately."
"However, he only remembered artillery, but he forgot that there was no artillery in the Central Plains before the foreigners came, but a backward weapon that foreigners looked down upon."
Of course Nalan Dingdong knew what Fang explained.
catapult
In fact, in this era, the throwing distance of the catapult is no worse than that of the artillery. It is not difficult for the largest catapult to run a huge boulder for 500 meters. And even if the musketeers of the foreigners boarded the siege equipment, the range of the muskets was far from reaching this distance.
"In order not to lose face, the subordinates sent people to assemble dozens of catapults in six days."
Nalan Dingdong's tone was very relaxed, and he smiled: "Of course, these catapult vehicles are already there, and they just need to be assembled. There are dozens of small catapult vehicles erected on the city wall of Fenghuangtai , The subordinate checked the warehouse... There are twenty large catapult vehicles used in field siege."
Fang Jie hummed: "Phoenix Terrace was the outpost of Sui's invasion of Eastern Chu. It is not surprising that there are a lot of siege equipment here."
"Foreigners spent six days trying to show their strength, and you also spent six days declaring to foreigners that you can do the same... Very good, you haven't lost your momentum."
Fang Jie praised, and then looked at Nalan Dingdong: "A while ago, there was news from the northwest that Song Zihui defeated the Mongolian Yuan army and wiped out more than 100,000 Mengyuan wolf cavalry. Wait a minute...you are no worse than Song Zihui, and you should get these things too."
Nalan Dingdong was startled, then knelt down on one knee: "Thank you, Lord!"
"Get up."
"People have been saying that I am the first king with a foreign surname for more than 200 years after the founding of the Sui Dynasty. The only foreigner in the country who has achieved the title of first-class general."
"That's great."
Fang explained.
Nalan Dingdong smiled embarrassedly, but his excitement was beyond words.
"You and Song Zihui have one thing and one thing, so I can rest assured."
Fang Jie looked at Nalan Dingdong and said with a smile: "With subordinates like you, I will always be at ease and even happy. I have something to tell you in advance... After the war with the foreigners is over, you will stay in the Dongjiang. I met Mu Guangling and Wei An before I came. I let Mu Guangling guard the area north of Malan Mountain and east of Shanhaiguan. Let Wei An guard the area south of Malan Mountain... After the war, you Just grab it all."
Nalan Dingdong couldn't help laughing, very carefree.
"Who will play in the first battle?"
Nalan Dingdong said: "This subordinate really wants to learn how capable Leman, who is rumored to have destroyed countless countries, really is."
"Not urgent."
Fang Jie said slowly: "If you want to see clearly all the methods of the enemy, the most direct way is to attack, and the safest way is to defend...Let's take a look first, and see how Layman makes moves."
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Fang Jie guessed right. Before Liang Jun started the battle, Lehman sent someone to deliver a letter. This is already an old plot that cannot be aged anymore, and Fang Jie can know what Lehman wants to do without even thinking about it. Fang Jie looked at the envelope, the Chinese characters on it were very correct, so Fang Jie was in a bad mood immediately.
In fact, he didn't need to open the envelope, and he also knew what Lehman's handwritten letter would probably contain.
"First, Lehman wants to see me and talk to me before the battle. Second, he will politely point out that I am not his opponent, hoping that I can understand current affairs. Third, he persuades me to think about the soldiers under him. He Think I'm going to die a lot of soldiers."
Fang Jie threw the envelope to the foreigner who delivered the letter: "Open it and have a look."
The foreigner who sent the letter was named Augusta, a well-known warrior in the Opru Empire, and one of Lehman's personal guards. It is said that this person once pulled out a big tree on the street, once smashed a galloping horse with one punch, and once lifted a huge boulder with one arm.
Augusta's face was not good-looking, and he was a little angry. The Han leader in front of him was too arrogant. In his opinion, no one in this world could show his arrogance in front of Emperor Leman.
He snorted coldly and opened the envelope.
Then his face changed.
Sure enough, the content of the letter was almost the same as what Fang Jie said before. What Lehman meant was to have a face-to-face conversation with Fang Jie before the two armies went to war. Second, Laiman believes that the Han people's force is actually far from being the opponent of the Opulu people. If Fang Jie really thinks about the Han people, it is better to give up resistance. Third, if there is a war... the Black Banner Army will be completely wiped out.
Augusta's complexion was even worse.
"Go back and tell Lehmann that there will be a meeting between me and him, but not before the battle, but after the battle. He wants to see me as a victor, and so do I. As for the rest... I think it's just Because if you just write a sentence, you surrender, it seems that there is no sincerity, so the number of words was randomly made up."
"I made an exception not to kill you."
Fang Jie waved his hand: "Let's go."
Augusta hesitated for a moment, turned and left without saying anything. When he came out, the muscles in his body were tense all the time, because he could see the hatred in the eyes of those Han people. Although Fang Jie said that he would not kill him, he was not sure if Fang Jie's subordinates would kill him suddenly. He knew that practitioners among the Han people were exceptionally powerful. Although he is very talented, this pure muscle strength is obviously not at the same level as those weird cultivation strengths.
Fortunately, those Han people really didn't make a move.
"Lyman is boring."
Xiang Qingniu couldn't help snorting: "Does this guy think that a letter from himself can immediately surrender our hundreds of thousands of troops?"
"No."
Fang Jie shook his head: "This letter is not the purpose, his purpose is to make his subordinates look at me carefully. He wants to use this method to find out my character, my style of doing things, and even my appearance. The voice of speaking, that Augusta will remember all this, and tell Lehman exactly."
Xiang Qingniu was startled, and then spat: "Speech! These foreigners are really cunning."
"So you just sent that person back?"
Xiang Qingniu asked.
Fang Jie said with a smile: "Show him something that the enemy thinks is my weakness, and he will be very happy."
"for example?"
Xiang Qingniu asked again.
"Like self righteous."
Fang Jie answered.
"But... Lyman won't believe it."
"Then why are you acting?"
Xiang Qingniu asked curiously.
Fang Jie said: "Because he wants to see, and whether he believes it or not, he will be counted. Sometimes, a detail that he knows is wrong will not be ignored, because he will always think that this detail is wrong Or is it true?"
Xiang Qingniu shook his head: "It's too complicated, I don't want to."
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"A common problem among young men, especially those who have achieved something."
After Lyman listened to Augusta's words, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
Augusta is not a person with a particularly deep city, he said after hearing Lehman's words: "I also think this Fang Jie is too arrogant and self-righteous."
"As I said just now, it's a common problem among young people, especially those who have made some achievements. Under my command, there are not a few such people. But..."
Laiman changed his tone: "Fang Jie is definitely not such a person."
"Why?"
Augusta asked.
Lehman said slowly: "Because he didn't have a little achievement, his achievement is already great."
Augusta doesn't understand.
Lehmann wouldn't explain anything either.
"Augusta, are you ready?"
Lehman asked suddenly.
"The minister is ready!"
Augusta lowered his head: "My lord, as long as you order, I will not withdraw from the battlefield unless I die."
"No."
Leman shook his head again: "I'm not asking you to go to the battlefield, I'm asking you to get ready to welcome guests. If nothing else happens, Fang Jie will send someone to see me. It's as if I sent you to see him , but the method he uses will not be the same as mine. He has many real practitioners under him, much stronger than those under Chu Juzheng."
Lyman stretched his waist: "I'm going to sleep."
Augusta looked solemn, turned and walked out of the big tent, and stood at the door like an iron tower.