Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

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Although the Tang Dynasty has the reputation of martial arts, the Tibetans to the west and the Turks to the north are like gangrene attached to the bones.

Tubo can still be excused. After all, no one expected the climate change, and its king became more and more secretive, and its prime minister had the heart of a jackal and a fox.

But this East Turkestan was really smashed by him.

Being assassinated by the Turks and forced to retreat, they were forced to retreat and were released to their old territory, which would cause problems for hundreds of years.

From this, Li Jing also easily sorted out the situation behind the north:

Destroy the Turks, and Xue Yantuo will rise. The destruction of Xue Yantuo will also cause the Turks to become more powerful, and the border troubles in the north will never be eliminated.

And Li Jing also expressed emotion:

Pei Xingjian, how difficult it is...

I still don’t understand why the light curtain mentioned specifically to ensure logistics at that time.

Now it seems that most of the 300,000 troops are chasing the Turks on two legs.

If the infantry is used to attack the cavalry, the Turks will naturally take advantage of the cavalry's mobility to attack the heavy train behind them.

The quality of the soldiers was uneven, there were not enough horses, there was a shortage of baggage, and the food roads were constantly threatened, but in the end they were still able to win a great victory.

From this point of view, Pei Xingjian's military strategy talent can be said to be amazing.

Anyone who is familiar with military formations can think of it immediately, so a smile crept onto the corners of Su Dingfang's lips, while Li Shi was really a little unsure:

Could it be that I am really the worst?

Putting aside his obsession with the Turks, Li Shimin Zhenger praised:

This Tang Fengsui is quite innovative!

For Li Shimin, it was an innovation belonging to the Tang Dynasty, which was very important!

Looking at the text and structural examples of the beacon on the light screen, Li Jing also praised it very much:

The place where the fireworks are sent out can be called a desert place. It is equipped with dry food and water. This way, even if the soldiers are attacked during duty shifts, they can still hold on by cutting off the rope ladder.

There are 1,800 beacons, each with five men, which is less than 10,000 people. Then we have 10,000 cavalry to guard them, and when they hear the smoke, they move to detect the enemy.

This benevolent person is also a person with a sharp mind.

At this point Du Ruhui has also seen some clues:

Raising an army of 300,000 people will not help. It will only allow the Turks to surrender and rebel again, and plunder every year.

However, more than a thousand beacons can firmly lock the Turks in Mobei and prevent them from entering Monan.

From the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the Zhenguan period, fierce generals emerged in large numbers and performed extraordinary feats.

But these shining generals all have the silent contribution of Zhang Wansui.

To everyone in Ganlu Hall, Tang Fengsui was just proud.

After all, the Tang Dynasty is now gearing up, and it is the one who hits, not the one who is hit.

But the improved communication tower from Fengsui surprised everyone again.

Is this changed from Feng Sui?

Fang Xuanling asked involuntarily, and then confirmed:

It is indeed modified from beacon towers, built every few miles to transmit signals to each other.

This wooden rocking arm communicates with a code book. It is like the secret message of a battlefield flag. Combined with the beacon, it has this purpose.

It's just... Fang Xuanling felt a little scratched when he looked at the winding Chinese characters on the light screen:

How should it be conveyed if it is Chinese characters?

Li Shimin had already stood up and couldn't help but imagine, if there could be such a thing from Chang'an to the Western Regions, how spectacular would it be?

Du Ruhui seemed to see a clear line, from the Han Dynasty beacons to the Tang beacons, and then to the communication towers of later generations, using techniques and knowledge to continuously improve and make their effectiveness better and better. Is this what later generations would call science A kind of?

This invisible but real improvement context reminded Du Ruhui of the words of the Book of Changes:

If you are poor, you will change. If you change, you will be successful. If you are popular, you will be long-lasting.

Du Ruhui then added his own opinion:

As time passes, poverty will return; if poverty returns, change will occur again; as time passes, poverty will return.

The only way to change is to change.

Yan Lide is very pragmatic, and the first thing he noticed was the words of the telescope. After all, the transparent glass given to the Imperial College was his picture.

Looking at its small tube shape, Yan Lide felt that a clear research direction appeared in front of him.

[One of the reasons why the Tang army became unable to fight during Li Zhi's period was the lack of generals.

Su Dingfang, Li Shiji, Liu Rengui, Pei Xingjian, and Xue Rengui can basically be regarded as the political legacy of Erfeng.

These veterans were promoted by Li Zhi, but not discovered by Li Zhi.

But if you look at history, you will find that martial arts began in the Li Zhi period, then you will naturally have a question:

Couldn't the martial arts competitions in the Tang Dynasty select talents?

Regarding this issue, Wei Yuanzhong, who suggested Li Zhi to ban horses, also scolded him, and what he scolded was not the martial arts examination, but the entire imperial examination.

The selection of literati only depends on whether the rhetoric is gorgeous, and no consideration is given to national affairs and governance measures. The only ones selected are those who are rhetorical!

The selection of generals only looked at the strength of horseback riding and archery, but not the military strategy or marching methods. The only ones selected were stupid big guys!

Wei Yuanzhong is right. Take a look at the martial arts assessment items in the Tang Dynasty. An example is:

Lu Bu went to Bineng High School, and Zhuge Liang's grades were mediocre.

There are seven items in the martial arts assessment, namely long stack, horse shooting, carbine, infantry shooting, physical appearance, speech, and weightlifting. At least five items need to be excellent to be selected.

Among them, the long stack is a fixed target, with three targets, far, middle and near. Each target has a ring number and is scored separately.

The other items can be understood by looking at their literal meaning, but what about the assessment of military strategy? No.

Therefore, even the Song Dynasty could say a few words about the Tang Dynasty's martial arts.

When Ouyang revised New Book of Tang, his evaluation of Tang Wuju was: not worth mentioning.

Li Zhi should also understand the issue of martial arts, but it may be due to various considerations.

Li Zhi praised Wei Yuanzhong's suggestions for the imperial examination, but then did not adopt them.

Finally, it was during the Kaiyuan period that Xuanzong filled this loophole again and reformed the martial arts.

As a result, the Tang Dynasty's martial arts examinations yielded the only talent of the Tang Dynasty: Guo Ziyi. 】

This Xuanzong really deserves to be a half-life wise king.

Fazheng feels that what later generations said is quite reasonable, and these measures can indeed be called enlightened masters.

But the more this happens, the more divided I feel. How could such a wise man become... in his later years?

This Li Zhi is quite comfortable.

Zhang Fei felt that he understood:

The Emperor spent his father's money to marry his wife. He will have his descendants to make up for the trouble he left behind.

It's been a really comfortable time.

Liu Bei didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Although he felt that something was wrong, what his third brother said seemed to be right, so he could only warn:

Third brother, please don't speak so rudely.

Then Liu Bei laughed and said:

The military advisor has a high degree of confidence in this Tang Dynasty martial arts competition.

Kong Ming saw the light curtain and teased him. Now his lord also smiled and asked, becoming more and more rude at the moment. He waved his feather fan and said:

If you can bring a crossbow to the competition, you will definitely be in high school!

The Chengdu government office suddenly laughed.

Drawing a bow requires strength, and Kong Ming was busy with government affairs. Although he exercised regularly, his strength was still lagging behind that of a strong general.

Zhang Fei said happily:

Then if I were to come, wouldn't there be a name for it?

Fazheng helped Zhang Fei calculate with his fingers:

Weightlifting, rifle shooting, and carbine, General Yide's performance in these three items should be pretty good.

Zhang Fei corrected him: More than good? It must be the best!

Fazheng nodded:

I won't talk about the material and appearance.

Long stacking should be good if you practice it. The exception is riding and shooting, which requires long-term practice.

Zhang Fei also counted: There are four items in this way, and only words are left. Isn't that...

Fazheng shook his head and laughed:

For these words, Yide only needs three words or two.

Zhang Fei nodded.

Fa Zheng changed his words and said seriously:

With just a few words, the examiner will become angry and expel Yide.

Zhang Fei was stunned, while others in the government office laughed.

[With the ups and downs of the Tang army's combat power, another issue that is easily overlooked is the crossbow.

In the cold weapon era, crossbows had several labels:

Easy to use, powerful, difficult to maintain, and relatively expensive.

Therefore, this thing is destined to be controlled only by the government and funded by the government.

Even in the era of Fu soldiers, crossbows were forbidden weapons for Fu soldiers. Their status was the same as armor. After the army was assembled, the arsenal was opened and the soldiers received it.

In the Tang Dynasty's foreign wars, because the combat targets basically did not hold shields and rarely formed formations, the archers lacked the conditions to assemble and projectile.

In the same horizontal shooting situation, the crossbow is more accurate and has a longer range than the bow, so it is more popular.

This is why Li Jing stipulated that crossbowmen can shoot arrows within a range of 150, and archers need to be 60 steps closer to the enemy, because the Tang army does not play group projectiles.

During the Emperor Gaozong's reign, the number of recruited soldiers increased steadily, but the combat effectiveness of the recruited soldiers varied. They did not have the conditions for government soldiers to learn archery from an early age.

Logically speaking, in this case, more crossbows should be deployed to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army.

But Gaozong... It's fine if I don't reduce it for you. Don't even think about adding more money.

Therefore, during the Gaozong era, the quality of soldiers declined, and they were unwilling to spend money to make up for it from other places. It is not surprising that the Tang army's combat power became increasingly stretched.

The one who can compare in this matter is still Xuanzong.

During the Xuanzong period, the military system was basically in the early stages of collapse, and the main body of the army had become recruits. Under such circumstances, Xuanzong was quite willing to spend money on crossbows.

Wang Zhongsi's victory at Yu Biaochuan relied on crossbow machines, and Xiao Song's victory at Qilian City relied on a team of 4,000 crossbowmen.

During the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong's reign, the Jianghuai crossbowmen became world-famous elite soldiers.

Often when talking about crossbows, the divine arm bow of the Song Dynasty cannot be avoided.

But seriously, it is never the power that restricts crossbows. Military strategists in the Tang Dynasty mentioned when talking about crossbows: they can only fire one or two shots when facing the enemy.

That is the problem of slow loading speed. The evolution of crossbows has basically been improved around this shortcoming.

The first was the abdominal crossbow, in which the crossbow machine was pressed against the abdomen to wind the string. Later, a belt hook hung on the waist was evolved to hook the crossbow string and exert force.

Then there is the pedal crossbow, which is to install a pedal ring on the front end of the crossbow to hold the winding string. The God's Arm Bow belongs to this type.

Later, the West used physics to solve this problem and invented the winch crossbow and the lever crossbow (goat crossbow).

Later, after the steel crossbow appeared, the West improved the self-pull pressure rod crossbow on the basis of the goat crossbow, and pointed out the crossbow cavalry.

And for individual soldiers, the hand-operated gear steel crossbow was invented, which was an absolute killer in terms of lethality.

In short, the Divine Arm Crossbow is the pinnacle of Chinese classical crossbows.

However, due to limitations in scientific development, it is far from the pinnacle of the crossbow machine. 】