"What exactly caused this? Could it be the magic trick mentioned by those Hu people?"

Outside Dai County, Tang Dian was walking with the two. One of these two was his brothers in the clan, and the other was the best among the next generation, Tang Zi.

Not far away from the three, many powerful men followed Kong Wu, were all guards of the Tang family. Although the enemy retreated, there were still scattered bandits. Of course, they had to prepare for their defense.

After the trial in the court, the Tang family members returned to their house. Before the tea time had passed, Tang Dian took his men and went straight to the battlefield outside the city and began to investigate carefully.

Wandering on the earth outside the city, the three of them were sighing.

Around them, you can see a lot of burnt land, and the weeds dissipate and reveal a patch of darkness.

At this time, it was only half a day since the massive siege.

Half a day is just a sleepy skill for a person, but for a battle, it is enough to determine life and death.

Of course, if this battle was a siege, then the situation would be different.

"The siege is the most cruel. More than half of the casualties are killed or injured. Whether it is the defender or the siege, they will suffer huge losses." As he looked, Tang Zi suddenly started to say.

Tang Dian nodded, then frowned and made a gesture. The three of them and many guards walked towards a large area of ​​dark land in the distance.

While walking, Tang Dian said to Tang Zi: "Didn't you have encountered wars and sieges in the city? Now I hear you sigh that it seems that there are indeed many strange things in today's battle in the county today? In fact, today in the court, I feel that this time is too fast and a bit unreasonable! Even the elders were full of surprise, so they were unable to advance or retreat."

"It's not just unreasonable, it's simply incomprehensible." Tang Zi shook his head with a wry smile, "I went to business and encountered wars, but I tried to avoid them as much as possible. Moreover, most of the wars were concentrated on the grasslands outside the border. In other words, in recent years, the land of Hebei in the Han Dynasty has been in chaos. I have also experienced a thief attack in Jizhou."

As they spoke, several people became closer to the large area of ​​burnt charred land. Tang Dian asked, "How long did that siege last?"

Tang Zi smiled bitterly and said, "That siege lasted for a day and a night. The final result was that the siege side. Because the losses were too great, the lost people were no longer enough to make ends meet."

Tang Dian stopped, turned to look at Tang Zi, and nodded slightly, "After you say this, I remembered it. I had heard of this. The refugee army was attacking the city at that time. Their leader seemed to be named Wang Mi. This man also came from a family, skilled in archery and horses since he was a child, and he had also studied books. He was a man who was not easy to deal with."

Tang Zi nodded and said, "Yes, Wang Mi is quite knowledgeable about the army. In the past, he had great reputation in Jizhou. Many bandits and bandits respected him as the general, and he was well aware of the shortcomings of the refugee army, so he used the method of sneak attack."

"The method of sneak attack?" Tang Dian's expression was a little surprised, and then he showed a complicated expression. "That is very similar to the situation in Dai County today. It was also a sneak attack and a failure, but they lasted for a day and a night."

Suddenly, his eyes moved and he thought of something: "I almost forgot. When you mentioned Wang Mi just now, I felt something was wrong, and now I finally remembered it."

Tang Zi still smiled bitterly, and then said, "Yes, Wang Mi died at the hands of our prefect. Before the prefect took office, the family specially explained these things to us to understand the prefect's life."

"Yes," Tang Dian suddenly sighed, "The family must be prepared for the past prefects, understand their likes and dislikes, and they can also take advantage of their preferences, or they can make some decisions. Now the prefect comes is no exception. But when I saw his life, I have been out of control since it made a big splash. In a short time, there have been many deeds and works, which are famous everywhere. Wang Mi said that he was told to die by him, and was scolded to death, which was a strange story! It is said that the Hun King Liu Yuan was also killed by this prefect in the air. It is really touching."

Tang Zi shook his head and said, "But the family still looked down upon it at that time and did not really pay attention to it. Otherwise, how could there be such a passive situation at the moment?"

This time it was Tang Dian's turn to smile bitterly. He said, "It's not that the family despises it, but according to the convention, the prefect is a free official after all, so it's just that it's worth paying attention. After all, a prefect came here within a few years and left in a few years. How much attention should it be given? Who can do the Liao Dynasty? The host who came this time will be so beautiful?"

Hearing this, Tang Zi couldn't help but nodded and sighed: "Yes, even now, I am like in my dream. How much the current prefect overestimates, I will miscalculate in the end. Thinking of this, my initial contempt is nothing."

As they were talking, they lowered their heads at the same time, looked at the large charred land under their feet, and felt the remaining temperature in the soil, with their expressions very solemn.

"Is this the one left by Tianhuo?" Tang Dian said, squatting down, dipped a little dirt with his hand, put it on his nose and smelled it, and frowned, "There is the smell of ointment inside, and there is a strange smell, ache..."

As he said that, he suddenly started to cough and his body shook slightly. Tang Zi, who was beside him, was quick-eyed and quickly went to support him.

Tang Dian waved his hand, let out a long breath, took a deep breath, calmed down, and then said: "It seems that this thing may not be the heavenly fire, and it is probably not the rumored magic. It is very likely to be a thing created by some kind of alchemy method. It is projected out with the instrument on the city wall. That instrument is called a single-tip cannon?"

While speaking, several people turned their heads at the same time, looking far away, and landed on the city wall in advance.

On the top of the city wall, towering shelves were clearly visible, which were the dozen single-tip cannons.

Tang Zi looked and said, "As the rumors were rumored, it was because of this powerful weapon that fell due to the sky fire, and repelled the enemy troops that were charging forward and burned to death, forcing that Duan Wenyang to escape in panic, but he was also caught by the sky fire, and finally ended up being captured alive."

"Since this fire is not a heavenly fire, the rumors on the streets and alleys cannot be true," Tang Dian shook his head and lowered his voice, "If it were true as the rumors were heard, the great companion soldiers were burned to death, then there would be corpses everywhere here long ago. But when you and I came, we also saw the chariots and horses cleaning the body. Although there were a large number of people, it was far from being said to be too many. Otherwise, according to common sense, the battlefield would be blocked. With the style of the prefect, we should not let it go. However, if we can come here, it undoubtedly means that there are not many people who are really defeated by the single shot."

"Yes, there are many caltrops here. Logically speaking, we shouldn't be allowed to come here. I guess the prefect also wants us to take a look. The situation here will shock us a little more," Tang Zi nodded, just as he was about to say something, but suddenly his face changed. He looked down, then covered his mouth and said anxiously: "Although there are not many, I don't want to stay here anymore."

Tang Dian looked over, but saw Tang Zi suddenly stepped on a ball of flesh and blood. His stomach couldn't help but roll. Then he nodded in agreement and said reluctantly: "Anyway, this matter is confirmed. It is indeed a great victory. And I also know that the rumored Tianhuo is not a rumor. The name of the single-stop cannon must be spread all over the world soon. Let's go back and report to the home first."

As they spoke, a few people turned around and walked towards the city gate.

In fact, it is not just the people of the Tang family, but other major families have sent people to investigate the news. Tang Dian and others alone have met acquaintances from other families here. However, because of the special nature of the battlefield, they will not stay for too long. They either cannot stand the environment or are driven away by soldiers who come to maintain order and persuade them to go out.

When the Tang family rushed home, they were called by Mr. Tang as soon as possible. The man asked repeatedly, but in the end the focus of the question fell on the single-shot gun.

"According to your words, the key to winning this battle is to this single-shot gun?"

The elders' questions were answered positively immediately.

So the grandfather general sighed and shook his head and said, "It seems that the situation in Dai County is stable. With such a powerful weapon, others will probably have no chance of winning when they come to attack the city. In this way, the prefect is invincible."

Speaking of this, he pondered for a moment, then showed a little excitement, stood up and walked back and forth in the room.

When Tang Dian and others saw him like this, they did not dare to go up and disturb him.

After a long time, Taigong Tang calmed down and nodded, "Since that's the case, then our Tang family must truly follow the prefect. Don't you want our roster of divisions to take out all of them, write them clearly, and hand them over!"

"This..." Tang Dian couldn't help but hesitate, as if he wanted to dissuade him.

Grand Duke Tang glanced at him and said, "Even Duan Wenyang's tens of thousands of troops is no match for us, so what can we do? Most of Wu Ding is controlled by the prefect. Can he still have his own thoughts? It is better to strive to be the first person to trade for the first time and surrender completely!"

Tang Dian finally said: "But General Wang..."

"In the current situation, even if Wang Jun sends troops here, it may not be useful, and he may not have such great courage..." Tang Taigong was still talking, and there was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in." Tang Taigong frowned and asked someone to come in. Then a note was handed over. He looked down and his face changed, and then displayed the note.

Tang Dian and others came over and looked at each other.

"Ruan Bao is leading his troops? Are you going to besiege Dangcheng?"

The note clearly stated that Ruan Bao was leading 50,000 troops and was about to besiege Dangcheng.

Suddenly, Tang Dian understood.

"At the time, the soldier suddenly came over in the court. Could it be that what he conveyed?"
Chapter completed!