one step closer to the end

"I'll go, no way..."

"Exactly! Fa Hai has disappeared..."

Chapter 1310 Chengdu Chengdu

May is approaching quietly, and the weather is getting warmer, but no one knows what Zhao Guanren is doing. King Ning and others have waved their flags in the south of the Yangtze River to rebel, and the Corpse Collection Army has been on the march for more than half a month, but Zhao Wangjun has not moved out for a long time. signs.

Only the household department was surprised to find that more than 1000 million taels of silver were gone, which was more terrifying than burning money...

But Zhao Guanren is still at two o'clock and one line every day, but his short hair has changed to medium and long hair. The Guanzao Office also has a few more arsenals that rotate continuously. Hundreds of carts come in and out all day long, but the arsenal in the mountains is a restricted area, and no one knows. What is he building.

"Chengdu was opened in nine days, and thousands of households and families entered the painting. Fortunately, this Chengdu has not been lost..."

Zhao Qingtian stood with his hands behind his back by the Jinma River, looking at the bustling and huge Chengdu. The area of ​​the two provinces of later generations.

"Master Zhao! Please tell me the truth..."

Jiannan Jiedu envoy led a group of cronies, and asked solemnly: "You left Tubo's lair instead of attacking, why did you send someone who traveled thousands of miles to put down the rebellion? It's a complete defeat, it's really puzzling!"

"Master Li! Please forgive Zhao for speaking bluntly..."

Zhao Qingtian clasped his hands and said: "Jiannan has lost half of the territory. Don't you know where the defeat is? The lack of soldiers and low morale are only secondary. The key is that there are a large number of demon soldiers in the Tubo rebel army. They have already penetrated Jiannan Road , There are monsters hidden among your generals!"

"Ah? Seriously..."

The expressions of a group of officials changed in horror, but before they could finish speaking, a group of black-armored men arrived, and brought over a dozen monster corpses in a carriage. I have become post ministers and post soldiers, trying to ambush you on the boat!"

"Thank you, all demon crouchers, please carefully screen..."

Zhao Qingtian politely intervened to return the salute, and then said: "My lords! This is the emperor's intention to dispatch our army. The south has been seriously infiltrated by monsters. If we don't send troops from Longyou, we can only rely on the command of the Suppressing Magic Division. Strength, it can be said to be a drop in the bucket!"

"This government also has the Demon Suppressing Bureau, why don't they know about this bureau..."

Master Li quickly looked at Fu Moshi, but the other party rolled his eyes and said: "Your city is almost becoming a den of monsters. We have sent you several letters, but you still refuse to see them. Said that we deceive the public with evil words, you just wait to be replaced by the monster skinned!"

"Nothing, I don't know about it at all..."

Master Li shouted in a hurry, and the demon masters turned their heads away dismissively. Zhao Qingtian also patted Master Li on the arm, said "I can do it for myself" and left, and rode straight to the ferry. A large number of civilian ships are ferrying the army.

"Father! Brother..."

There was a shout of excitement, and a silver-armored young general rushed over and hugged Zhao Qingtian's eldest son excitedly. Zhao Qingtian also quickly got off his horse and said with a hearty smile: "Haha~ I haven't seen you in four years." , my son is so old, how is the family going?"

"Alright! Princes and ministers died several rounds, and our family is unscathed..."

The young general excitedly took out a few letters, handed them over and said with a smile: "Father! This is a letter from my family, and my mother also wrote you a letter, but your son-in-law is also Prince Zhao, what he wants to say It's about a military aircraft, so the child must tell you the story himself!"

"My son-in-law has never met, but rumors about him are flying everywhere, what do you think of him..."

Zhao Qingtian picked up the letter and walked to the post station. The younger son happily pulled his elder brother and told a lot about Zhao Guanren, but his elder brother was surprised and said: "You are almost boasting about him, Could it be that he is a saint with no flaws at all?"

"Of course there is! No one is perfect, he acts cunningly, with deep scheming..."

The youngest son walked into the side hall of the post station and said: "But he only treats the enemy like this, and he treats the family very well. My grandfather couldn't find any faults with him, so he praised my sister for being lucky, yes! My brother-in-law asked me to take him There are a lot of good things, all of which are military supplies!"

As he spoke, the younger son brought a box, opened it, and took out two lighters, two boxes of candy, some canned food, and a glass lantern, and introduced it to the father and son as if showing off. playing around.

"Don't underestimate these candies, these are life-saving candies, I have pulled a big boat for you..."

The youngest son smiled and said, "My brother-in-law is really generous to you. There are two thousand wind lanterns, one hundred thousand boxes of running fire, ten thousand sets of first aid kits, and fifty lighters, all of which are made of pure gold. All of them are engraved with our Longyou Army's LOGO, sent to your confidants and loved generals to use!"

"What is Lougou? You mean Louke..."

The eldest son picked up a pure gold kerosene lighter with Zhao Jiajun's serial number and zhao characters engraved on it, holding it heavily in his hand, while his younger brother flirtatiously took out two cigars and put them in the mouths of both father and son. Plug one in, and light it with a lighter while grinning.

"I don't understand either, anyway, the official building office calls it that..."

The younger son suddenly took out a large grenade from the box, unscrewed the metal waterproof cover on it, and said with a smile: "Father! Do you know what this is? I will show you my son. You two cover your ears." , don't be surprised!"

"Isn't it just Fumolei, Fumoshishi has it all, tasteless things..."

The elder son waved his hand disdainfully, but after the younger son pulled the lead wire, he threw it into the corner of the courtyard, and soon heard a loud "boom", a big hole was blown out of the courtyard wall, and gravel was everywhere. Flying around, the startled guards drew their knives and rushed in.

"What kind of thunder are you, why are you so powerful..."

Zhao Qingtian ran out in disbelief, and drove the guards out with a wave of his hand. The youngest son followed him and said proudly: "This is a military thunder that shakes the sky. It is ten times more powerful than the Fumolei. There are hundreds of thousands of thunderbolts." Throw it into the army formation, and all men and horses will be smashed!"

"Father! A siege weapon..."

The eldest son got out of the hole in the wall and looked around. Zhao Qingtian also squatted by the hole with a strange expression on his face, and asked, "I heard that the gate towers of the imperial city were blown down, but what did this thing do?"

"No! It was gunpowder that bombed the imperial city, that is, the medicine used in firecrackers..."

The youngest son waved his hand and said: "The power of gunpowder is too weak. Heretics only win in large quantities. We are explosives. You can dig two holes for the child on the city wall. You only need two explosive packets the size of a washbasin, and the child will be able to burn it." The city gate will be blown down for you!"

"Don't talk nonsense, marching and fighting, the matter is very important..."

Zhao Qingtian got up and looked at him solemnly. The youngest son scratched his head and said, "Brother-in-law said that the location is suitable, and that one pack can blow up the city wall. I'm afraid that most of the trustees will say two things. If you don't believe me, let the artillery demonstrate it. You have brought in five hundred artillerymen, and they are all professional!"

"It's only five hundred? What's enough to eat..."

The eldest son came in angrily, but Zhao Qingtian pulled the younger son up and left. The younger son hurriedly called a team of artillerymen from the boat, and there happened to be an abandoned old city wall not far away, although it was only five meters high. , but they are all built of bricks and stones.

"I will give you half an hour to blow up this old city wall, and there will be rewards..."

Zhao Qingtian stood straight in front of the city wall, and all his followers came over curiously, but the artillery company commander said in astonishment: "Generalissimo! It won't take that long, but you adults have to step back and stand until Only a hundred paces away!"

"A hundred paces away? Are you sure your heads..."

The Longyou army backed away with disdain on their faces, eating melon seeds and peeling peanuts one by one. They didn't take the artillerymen seriously at all, but just watched them pull out their engineering shovels and go to the base of the city wall to dig. But in a few minutes, he ran wildly.

"Boom!"

The artillerymen covered their ears and hid behind the tree, probably because they didn't want to lose face in front of the Longyou Army. They stuffed three explosive packs in one go, only to hear a loud bang, and the Longyou Army fell down on their buttocks. Land, even Zhao Qingtian was shocked to the ground.

"Boom~"

A large number of bricks and stones suddenly shot up into the sky, stunned the soldiers and civilians in Chengdu, and the gravel fell like raindrops. It was not safe to stand a hundred steps away. Some people still screamed when they were smashed, but they were there None of them were dumbfounded.

"No, no! Dad, did you see..."

The eldest son pushed his father dumbfounded, but Zhao Qingtian was already stunned. The city wall was blown into a big gap of more than ten meters, and even a big hole appeared in the ground. If it was a siege, Longyou's cavalry could drive straight in. up.

"My God! No wonder only 500 people were sent, which is worth thousands of troops..."

Zhao Qingtian climbed up ecstatically, and excitedly inspected the missing city wall. His soldiers also flocked to him, praising them in surprise.

"My lord! These artillerymen are really precious..."

A lieutenant general was even more shocked and said: "It doesn't take a stick of incense. Such a big city wall will be gone. If you give me two teams of this artillery, I can take Tubo with 2 people. Why don't we divide our troops?" Come on, I'll take the artillery back to fight Tubo!"

"Artillery! How many bombs do you have..."

Zhao Qingtian hurriedly turned his head, the artillery company commander came over and whispered: "My lord! This is a secret, anyway, it is enough for you to blow up ten cities, and we brought ten warships, if we attack Linshui City, we don't need to disembark It will blow them up to Kaesong and surrender!"

"Quick! Take me to the warship to take a good look..."

Zhao Qingtian walked towards the river with great interest. The ten warships were remodeled double-decker official ships. One ship was equipped with ten cast iron cannons. All of them were the simplest front-mounted cannons for the purpose of rushing to work, but the caliber was very rough and equipped with A hundred mortars were fired.

"How far can this thing hit, can it hit five hundred steps..."

Zhao Qingtian patted the cannon curiously, and all his cronies followed, and Datang's technology tree was cut down by them, causing foreign countries to practice Xuanqi together, and no serious small cannon appeared.

"My lord! It can hit five miles away, and it's not a problem to blast from the boat to the city. One cannon can kill an elephant, and it can easily kill more than a dozen people..."

The artilleryman's words stunned everyone again, and the lieutenant quickly said: "Then let's go back and make iron cannons. If ten people push one door, as many people come and die!"

"My lord! This cannon weighs more than 3000 kilograms, and it will sink into the mud..."

The company commander cupped his hands and said: "This cannon is only suitable for attacking and defending cities and warships. It is inconvenient to transport on land when dealing with dense troops. If you encounter a small group of flexible targets, the hit rate is at most two out of ten shots, and the small cannon is a magic weapon." , a single person can carry it and easily blow up two miles!"

"Hey! You artillery are all good things, they must be very expensive..."

The generals stroked the small cannon salivatingly, while the company commander smiled wryly: "The cannon fired! Ten thousand taels of gold! We spent more than 200 million taels on our ten warships plus shells and artillery training expenses. When the wall was blown up, the 600 taels were gone!"

"So expensive?"

Everyone gasped, but Zhao Qingtian said: "It's really expensive, but it's worth the money. If you go to the city and take the medicine bag and blow it up, and the cavalry rush in, how many people will be saved?" , Zhao Wang is really a great talent, it is still timely rain!"

"My lord! The Vanguard Battalion is here to report..."

A lieutenant jumped up and said solemnly: "The Tubo rebels have successively attacked several cities and have reached and stationed in central Guizhou, but the local secret agents from the town of demons suggested that our army be stationed, saying that there are... iron cannons in the Tubo army. , the coefficient has been placed above the pass, no less than sixty gates!"

"Oops! Why do they have iron cannons..."

Chapter 1311 Teddy Returns Home

"I didn't expect it! I actually called back to my hometown in Datang..."

Chen Guangda sat on the back of an elephant, looking at the Qinhuai River unsteadily, but it was not called Jinling in the Tang Dynasty, but Jiangning Mansion in Shengzhou, Runzhou was called Jinling, and Jinshan Temple in Fahai It is in Dantu County in Jinling.

"My lord! The county magistrate of Dantu has reversed, and the four gates are closed, so there is no way out..."

A group of fast horses ran over, raised their heads and said loudly: "The rebels of the King of Yan are coming towards our army. They have entered the land of no one along the way. They entered Gusu City the day before yesterday. The vanguard will be able to defeat them within three days. Arriving in Dantu County, I'm afraid they want to pinch our army back and forth!"

"Folks of Jiangning, hello, my little pole is back..."

Chen Guangda waved his hands and shouted nonchalantly. The fields on both sides were full of farmers looking at elephants. Chen Guangda snatched four elephants to pull carts, but the farmers suddenly saw him as a purple-robed official with an accent similar to that of a local. Excitedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Don't kowtow, get up quickly, your life will be shortened..."

Chen Guangda waved his hand cheerfully, and deliberately ordered the army to avoid his hometown. Otherwise, even if 10 people were stationed outside the city, the crops in the field would be trampled. However, he readily accepted the food assistance, after all, he could not stay at home Be a bandit at the door.

at dusk……

An army of one hundred thousand arrived at the boundary of Jinling. Dantu County is separated from Yangzhou City by a river. It is also a big city full of flowers. Stationed in batches in the wilderness.

"My lord! You guessed right, there are cannons all over the city..."

A group of cavalry squatted on the top of the hill one after another. Chen Guangda, dressed in black, was sitting on a stone, holding a binoculars and overlooking Dantu County. Hundreds of iron cannons were placed on the city wall, all of which were camouflaged with straw and wood. It seems that there are not many troops that can be seen.

"Good guy! Such a large caliber is not afraid of blowing up..."

Chen Guangda narrowed his eyes and put away the binoculars, and said coldly: "No wonder we are allowed to cross the river easily, emotionally hundreds of cannons in red are waiting for us, as long as we start attacking the city, the ambushes will definitely cut off our retreat. Yangzhou will die too!"

"My lord! These cannons were made earlier than the official building, and they have spread all over the cities in the south of the Yangtze River..."

A deputy said: "These cannons were all transported secretly, and they appeared on the top of the city overnight. There was no news before, and I am afraid that they were planning to rebel a long time ago. Moreover, Jinling's army strength is no less than [-], including cultists. More!"

"No matter how many mobs there are, they are still cannon fodder..."

Chen Guangda got up and said: "Send people across the river tomorrow morning to go to Yangzhou Mansion to ask for food and warships. If the gang of skinny horses just say nothing, go and rob them after robbing Jinling. The grain sent by Jiangning Mansion will also be checked carefully. Do not eat unless absolutely necessary!"

"Ah? There's no poison in the food, right..."

A group of people stood up in surprise, and Chen Guangda said with disdain: "You really regard yourself as officers and soldiers. When we arrive at the Baili family's land in the south of the Yangtze River, we are bandits in the eyes of others. Call me out!"

"Yes! Robbing money, robbing food, robbing women..."

"Fart! Loyal to the emperor and love the people, protect my Tang Dynasty, what else is there..."

"Uh~ Just kill and bury, I can't remember..."

On the third day...

A regiment of armored cavalry was advancing at a constant speed, and the big flag was the Yan King's Yan character, and a general with a big arm and a round waist was drinking in a large carriage. In front of him was the man who had just fled from Luoyang City Yang Wulang brothers and sisters of the Ertaibao family.

"General! The corpse collection army has arrived in Dantu County, and they have played the banner of the Royal Forest Army..."

A young general jumped into the carriage, looked at the brothers and sisters of the Yang family, and said: "The Corpse Collection Army was not in a hurry to attack, and divided into four groups to form a tortoise formation, focusing on guarding against our army's surprise attack, but they have been digging trenches since the night before, and they are all vertical and horizontal. Staggered trenches!"

"They found the cannon at the top of the city, trenches are a compulsory course for artillery..."

Master Yang put down his wine glass and said: "As long as you hide in the ditch, you can avoid the bombardment, and the corpse collection army is equipped with curved guns. As long as you dig the ditch to within [-] steps, which is smaller than the cannon's flat shooting angle, the corpse collection army can fire the cannon while hiding in the ditch." , but the cannons couldn’t blow them up!”

"What the hell? Say less of what I don't understand..."

The reckless general frowned and waved his hands, and the young general followed up with a report: "General! Your plan has been completed, and the corpse collection army is looking for a doctor everywhere. It is said that a large number of soldiers vomited and diarrhea, and even their military doctor fell ill. Wait two more days. It is estimated that there will be more illnesses!"

"Haha~ Did you hear that, this is called Shangbingmou, it's not your tricks..."

The reckless man smiled triumphantly and said: "I asked the Jiangning Mansion to deliver food to them. There are some good things in it. As long as one person falls ill, it will soon infect a large number of people. It will not take five days for the corpse collection army to be self-defeating. We Just pick up the knife and chop off the head!"

"General Baili has a good strategy, Yang admires..."

Yang Wulang smiled and cupped his hands, and at the same time gave his sister a white look, telling her to stop talking, but Mrs. Yang still couldn't help asking: "Zhao Wangjun has reached the riverside, where is he now?"

"There is no news about Zhao Wangjun, and five days ago, he said that he had not set off yet..."

The young general shook his head lightly, but the reckless general said with disdain: "Your husband is a cunning bastard, he only tricks others to die for him. When I go to Luoyang, I will cut off his dog's head with my own hands, and do it for me." The Li family will take revenge!"

"Count me in, that's our common enemy..."

Yang Wulang toasted him with a glass of wine, and the two chatted for a while, but the march would not leave until the afternoon, and fifty thousand vanguard troops were stationed outside a small city, just waiting for the corpse collector to get seriously ill.