Iron Dynasty

The atmosphere in the staff is a little dignified.

Niu Ben and Luo Quan naturally felt sorry for Di Ying, but Xiao Ming was thinking about a problem while feeling sorry.

Can he completely put an end to the loss of talent?

After pondering for a long time, he felt that it was impossible, because now the comprehensive education of Dayu country has been launched, and tens of thousands of people in Dayu country are learning modern scientific knowledge, and it is impossible for him to keep an eye on everyone.

What he needs to focus on now is to supervise cutting-edge talents who master cutting-edge technologies, such as Su Liangcai, Lin Wentao, Lu Tong, and Song Changping.

As long as they are active in the front line of scientific research, even if others choose to treason because of money, the technology of Dayu Kingdom will always remain ahead.

What's more, the real technological advantage of Dayu Kingdom lies in him, not anyone else.

Moreover, he is currently taking a steady and steady scientific and technological development route in the Great Yu Kingdom, and some advanced technologies have not yet been brought out in the technology spar.

What is currently being developed is only the science and technology of the 18th and 19th centuries. Whenever the Great Yu Kingdom untangles a technology, he will come up with higher technology.

In this way, the technological gap of the Great Yu country has been realized.

Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to personally lead the troops and destroy Suzhou City! He personally beheaded all the members of the Merchant Council! Niu Ben's eyes were full of anger. Although the dark line of Qingzhou City was buried by the King of Chu, it now belongs to the merchants. Parliamentary management.

Now that the war is in full swing, the Merchant Council has overshadowed them at this time, how can Niu Ben not be angry!

The old minister is also willing to go! Luo Quan said loudly.

Xiao Ming sighed slightly and figured out the joints. He was no longer entangled in the defection incident, even though these six people indeed stole some knowledge.

Besides, the current level of technology in Europe is basically equivalent to the mid-to-late 18th century. Various technological breakthroughs will soon follow, and the things they bring cannot last for too long.

After calming down, Xiao Ming slapped the table hard, and said, I can't give the Merchant Council any chance to grow, two generals, you can mobilize the rest of the army and send them to Suzhou. In addition, don't worry about wasting ammunition, give it to me. Hit hard!

Yes, Your Majesty! Niu Ben was excited for a while.

Although this incident was not big, Cao Kun angered Xiao Ming. From Xiao Ming's angry eyes, they could see how angry he was now.

Having made a plan for an all-out attack, Niu Ben assembled two divisions in the city equipped with falcon rifles.

At the same time, he mobilized 40,000 recruits who were still using conscripted muskets. During the Northern Expedition, the conscription of the Great Yu Kingdom had been going on.

According to their plan, the infantry must be expanded to at least 200,000 people, so that the defense of the border areas of the Great Yu Kingdom can be done with ease.

After all, after the end of the Northern Expedition, there were many more places where soldiers needed to be stationed. Just for a small Goryeo, more than 20,000 people had to be stationed to make the King of Goryeo dare not have any dissent.

In order to defend against the barbarians attacking Luo Hong and Qi Guangyi's soldiers at the front line of the Guandong and Great Wall, they were unable to move, which was another seven or eighty thousand.

In addition, there is the border between Bashu and Tubo. Although the threat of Tubo is not as great as that of barbarians, it is necessary to keep tens of thousands of people in Bashu.

In this way, the remaining force he can use to attack is insufficient. After 60,000 elites, he can only recruit 40,000 recruits who have been trained for six months.

On December 7, following the victories of two coastal cities, Songjiang City and Jiaxing City, the General Staff issued a decision to concentrate on attacking Suzhou.

In Songjiang City and Jiaxing City, Lu Fei and Luo Xin each left 5,000 people to defend the city, and led the remaining soldiers to Suzhou City. At the same time, the army in Jinling City entered Taihu Lake through Loujiang River with the help of the navy.

Landing on the coast of Taihu Lake in the west of Suzhou City, more than 100,000 people are ready to surround Suzhou City.

At the same time, Li Chuyuan ordered Sima Hao to ask 80,000 Chu troops to approach Suzhou and fully cooperate with the royal soldiers to attack the city of Suzhou.

For a time, Suzhou City was shrouded in the haze of war.

Such a big movement was naturally seen by Cao Kun. After hesitating for a day, he and the Qinglong King presided over the meeting and decided to withdraw to the south.

Father, did you just give up Suzhou City?

Cao Zhengtong asked a little unwillingly, last night they left Suzhou City at night, and now they are leading the main elite to transfer, leaving only some members who are not valued in the parliament and old and weak soldiers to defend the city to delay the speed of the royal army's southward movement. .

And they are ready to establish their forces in Fuzhou, Nanchang, Guizhou, Changsha, Dali area.

Although the Jiangnan area is prosperous, there is no danger to defend, and the Merchant Council cannot establish itself in the Suzhou generation. Originally, it was acceptable for Xiao Ming to not intervene, but now he can only pursue stability. On the contrary, Nanchang, Guizhou, and Dali are mountainous and popular. It is suitable for our merchant council to survive for a long time. As for Fuzhou and Guangzhou in the south, they are important trade towns, which allow us to continue to exchange for materials through trade at sea. We provide convenience. Cao Kun had a plan in his mind.

Cao Zhengtong nodded. He looked back at the endless soldiers, and then at the people who were transporting grain and grass on both sides of the soldiers. These were all the followers of the Qinglong King gathered during this period.

He believed that with such a formation of the parliamentary army, as long as it reached the old land of Lingnan, a country belonging to the merchant council could be established.

...

Lu Fei is facing off against Sima Lang, the general of the Chu army, and both armies are now asking the other to get out.

Xiao Ming and Li Chuyuan were watching the farce below on a hill not far from Suzhou. Suzhou was very close to Jinling, so he decided to come to supervise the battle in person, but he didn't expect to miss it.

Bastards, if it wasn't for your intentions, how could the parliamentary army in Suzhou City run away! Lu Fei yelled.

When they arrived outside the city of Suzhou, they found that there were only old and weak soldiers on the city wall. After some shelling, these soldiers cried and surrendered.

Only then did he realize that Suzhou City was already an empty city. The night before they completed the encirclement, the parliamentary army fled south.

As Sima Lang, who had been besieging the parliamentary army on the southern line of Suzhou, said that he didn't know anything, it was obvious that they deliberately let the parliamentary army go.

Keep your mouth clean. This is the land of our country of Chu. Now that the parliamentary army is gone, you should go back! Sima Lang said angrily. He is the eldest son of the Sima family. He has always been pampered. Lu Fei cursed.

If it was before, Lu Fei must have been furious and beat Sima Lang, but this time he was smiling, because he knew very well that Sima Lang was about to die.

Glancing at Sima Lang coldly, Lu Fei suddenly pulled out a short-barreled musket from his waist and shot at Sima Lang's forehead, then he shouted, Hit me hard!

As soon as his voice fell, the soldiers of the Hu Ben Army who had been prepared for a long time immediately raised their guns and shot at the soldiers led by Sima Lang.

For a while, gunshots rang out.

After Lu Fei killed Sima Lang, he quickly withdrew to his army. The reason why Sima Clan still exists is that they need Sima Clan as cannon fodder.

Now that the parliamentary army was deliberately let go by the Sima clan, there is no need for them to exist, because since they chose to go south, both the Chu State and the parliamentary army are their enemies.