Iron Dynasty

The time rises from the early morning sun to noon.

Xiao Ming, Niu Ben and Luo Quan in the Hall of State Council also talked about the affairs of the staff in detail. Under his explanation, the two agreed to the establishment of this organization to formulate war plans and coordinate logistics.

They are all veterans of the battlefield, and they can naturally see the mystery, and this way, they can also restrain the generals, lest they mess around on the battlefield.

After deciding to establish this institution, Xiao Ming arranged for Luo Quan to be in charge. Niu Ben was in charge of the military and aircraft department, and Luo Quan was in charge of the staff department. The two complement each other and cooperate with each other.

Of course, their final decision is still in his hands, and only the battle plan approved by him can be implemented.

Speaking of which, the military reform this time has allowed him to hold the army even tighter.

...

In Lin'an, the King of Chu had learned about the defeat of the barbarians in Bashu. He was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea with Li Cha, and he was quite unhappy.

Li Cha noticed King Chu's expression, and he took a sip of the tea. He could drink this kind of tea, which only the rich can afford in Europe, here every day.

Your Highness, are you still thinking about the Golden Horde? Li Cha asked.

The King of Chu stood up and said angrily, This Golden Horde is really useless, how come they were defeated so quickly, weren't they very powerful before?

Li Cha suddenly laughed, His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the Golden Horde had never encountered muskets and artillery before. If we French have 60,000 people in Bashu, we can easily defeat the cavalry of the Golden Horde.

So the Golden Horde is over? The King of Chu said nervously. What he likes most now is when the Golden Horde destroys Xiao Ming, so that he can sit firmly in the south.

Frowning his brows, Li Cha said: His Royal Highness thinks too much, there are vast grasslands in the north of the Great Yu Kingdom, it is not so easy for Xiao Ming to destroy him in a short time, and if they fight, we are happy to see them. , Since then, Your Highness will have more time to prepare.

The King of Chu nodded when he heard the words. In fact, since Xiao Ming ascended the throne, he has been living in fear, because he knew that once Xiao Ming made a move, he would be the next vassal king to die.

So during this period of time, he gave all his trust to the French, just to be able to live and keep the inheritance of his father's generation.

He has even begun to consider the French ideas that Richard has spread to him. As long as he can become strong and finally defeat Xiao Ming, he is willing to share power with businessmen and establish a constitutional monarchy.

And it is precisely because of Li Cha's suggestion that many businessmen have now gathered under his banner to contribute money to him.

When the war in the north continued, his feudal kingdom was changing subtly.

You're right, I just hope that the Golden Horde can entangle Xiao Ming, so that it will be more and more beneficial to us. The King of Chu was in a better mood.

Li Cha proudly blew the steam from the tea, and they were worried when they learned that the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom in the north had flintlock guns and artillery pieces.

But judging from the current chaotic situation, the emperor of the Great Yu Kingdom seems to be in a lot of trouble. Now, coupled with the British's balanced strategy, the Great Yu Kingdom is more like a beast.

Although the emperor had a large army and advanced firearms, the French, who had been framed countless times by the British, understood that when a land nation was caught in a war with the surrounding nations, the speed of the nation's rise would be greatly diminished.

In this way, they have the opportunity to turn East Asia into their sphere of influence.

So taking advantage of the present, His Highness should take the opportunity to grow stronger. We hope His Highness will no longer hide our French trade. There was a hint of threat in Li Cha's words.

He knew that the weak underbelly of the King of Chu was now firmly grasped by them, so he no longer appeared humble in front of the King of Chu.

The unnaturalness flashed in the eyes of the King of Chu. He was like a monkey spirit, and he didn't want to put all his eggs in the basket after suffering.

Secretly, he has sent businessmen to contact other Western countries, and it is impossible for France to want a dominant one.

And the fear of Xiao Ming also made him have a crazy idea. Even if he died, he would drag Xiao Ming into the war with these western countries.

...

Qingzhou.

Prison carts with barbarian generals set off from Qingzhou City to Shanhaiguan.

After the people on both sides of the road knew that this was the barbarian general, they picked up what they could find and threw them at the barbarians.

Born and raised in Qingzhou, they hated the barbarians very much, and now they can't wait to throw these barbarians into the frying pan to let them experience the taste of being fried.

When the barbarians invaded Qingzhou, the people of Qingzhou were entertained by the barbarians.

The barbarian generals on the horse were still fierce and fierce, glaring at the people on the street and threatening roars from time to time.

But what they got was a whip from the guards and a more violent counterattack from the people.

This chaos continued until the barbarian generals were transported out of Qingzhou City.

Then, the convoy arrived at Shanhaiguan after seven days of bumping on the road, and the guards in charge of detaining them handed over the prisoners to Lei Ming.

Along with these captives was Xiao Ming's oral order. After reading the oral order, Lei Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

He was originally worried that Xiao Ming would return these people to the barbarians, but the order gave him peace of mind.

So he instructed the guards around him and said, Prepare thirty-six wooden stakes, and erect these thirty-six wooden stakes along the sides of the road outside the Shanhaiguan city gate.

After receiving the order, the guards led the soldiers to execute it.

Within an hour, thirty-six wooden stakes three meters high stood up outside the customs, and Lei Ming said: Hang all the barbarian captives on the stakes, and let the barbarians see what happens when they invade the Great Yu Kingdom.

Having said that, he actually thought that Xiao Ming was still kind. If he directly killed these people, they would never be merciful when they killed the people of Dayu.

However, a personal guard's explanation made him suddenly recall that the method Xiao Ming chose was vicious.

The barbarians have worshipped Changhentian for generations. In the eyes of their shamans, every tribe who died in battle can ascend to Changhentian and gain eternal joy.

It is precisely because of this that the barbarian soldiers fight so fiercely, because death is not terrible for them.

But there is one thing, if they are killed by a weapon smeared with the blood of a crow, they will not be able to ascend to the sky of eternal hatred, because in the eyes of the barbarians, crows are unclean things.

In Xiao Ming's oral instructions, he asked Lei Ming to hang these generals on wooden stakes, and then use weapons stained with crow blood to kill these barbarian generals, which would surely make them extremely frightened.