Belief

Li Mingda didn't have much idea about this thing in his previous life, but now.

Belief is such a magical thing.

This unscientific

It seems that I am not very scientific now.

o(╯□╰)o

Anyone who is familiar with Taizu's famous saying knows that political power comes from the barrel of a gun.

The army of the Tang Dynasty was the focus of Li Mingda's attention. With the combination of religion and the army of the Tang Dynasty, the ownership of the throne of the Tang Dynasty had become a foregone conclusion.

As part of Li Mingda's global strategy, the sergeants of the Tang Dynasty in this secret expeditionary force were strictly selected. Their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty and their belief in the Mingzun Holy Emperor were absolute.

It is impossible for them to compromise with a weird cult with a skull symbol and abandon their beliefs.

As the general leading the team, if Zhang Zhongjian had not gone to Chang'an City to meet Li Mingda, as a pirate overlord who was living alone at sea, he would have absolutely no problem talking to people and telling ghosts.

After having faith, and seeing the power of the Holy Emperor Ming Zun and the various miraculous deeds brought about by faith, he knew in his heart that this was not something he could just talk about casually.

Naturally, the two sides couldn't agree on the subject of faith. The twitchy Lord Asan didn't know what was wrong with him, and he started to be rude to Zhang Zhongjian and his fleet.

They have different beliefs, which is a sincere alliance, but the two sides started to fight when they couldn't agree.

As an expeditionary force with big weapons such as small steel cannons, Li Mingda's basic principles of combat have been implemented: if you don't take action, don't take action. Once you take action, you must kill the enemy as soon as possible, destroy its effective forces to the maximum extent, and strive to eliminate them all.

Opponent, leave no consequences.

The two sides were negotiating at sea, and the small steel cannon was loaded as soon as possible and aimed at the primary target.

As the negotiations broke down, Zhang Zhongjian, the pirate overlord, was naturally an expert at turning sides, so he waved his hand.

The little steel cannon bursts into flames

A cannonball burst out of the barrel

The distance of only ten meters flies by in an instant

Friends who have watched movies all know what the concept of artillery is. No matter how advanced your skills are, you are still afraid of kitchen knives and can withstand artillery shells at a static distance, unless you are a real god.

boom

The opponent's flagship, which he thought was tall and mighty, but in the eyes of Zhang Zhongjian and others, was just a broken fishing boat, instantly exploded. The opponent's third man, who was holding a headscarf and not feeling the heat in the equatorial region, was reduced to countless pieces, with splashes everywhere.

One shot into the soul

A group of Asan sailors looked dumbfounded on the spot, and some of Lord Asan's cronies immediately started shouting like crazy.

".............curry,..........."

".............curry,..........."

".............curry,..........."

Holding small scimitars, they jumped into the water and swam toward Zhang Zhongjian and his group. At first, Zhang Zhongjian thought that the other party was crazy. After watching the group of people enter the water, they rushed towards them like squids.

archery

Zhang Zhongjian issued the combat order without ceremony. During the ten-minute battle, some of the opponent's people were fed to the sharks.

Seeing that his main force and a few others were dead, the remaining rabble dispersed one after another.

Zhang Zhongjian really didn't look down on the other party's junk, and then let them leave. He thought that the matter would be over like this, but later he heard that the corpse of the leader they shot with a small steel cannon was lying intact at the station.

In the temple, the group of so-called priests began to offer sacrifices day and night. Zhang Zhongjian felt that something was wrong with this matter.

in the bay

On the warship

Zhang Zhongjian looked at the so-called Asan's territory in the distance. On a not-so-high cliff near the coast, a temple with a round head and some messy pillars underneath stood there.

It looks like a skull.

So damn evil

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

The question was asked by Zhang Zhongjian's deputy and confidant Zhang Yide, nicknamed Erdan. This person was a general of Zhang Zhongjian's Zhang family.

"Erdan, I think this is a bit weird. You have seen the power of the small steel cannon. Are those tongues we made lying?"

"Sir, I think this should be true. If one tongue lies, it's wrong for other tongues to say the same thing. Besides, our Mingzun Holy Emperor is the reincarnation of a god. I wonder if there are some wild gods and monsters here.

"

After his own analysis, housekeeper Zhang Yede came up with this answer.

After carefully thinking about the butler's words, Zhang Zhongjian couldn't help but nod: "You are right. It seems to be the truth. Since we have believed in His Majesty the Holy Emperor Mingzun, we have seen many miracles along the way.

"

He pointed at the weird temple on the cliff: "This shape looks like a skull. It's probably not a good thing. I need to think of a way."

The Jin Yiwei who entered the expeditionary force on the side suggested to Zhang Zhongjian, "General, why don't we pray to His Majesty and let His Majesty make the decision?"

As a firm believer in Li Mingda, every intelligence officer sent by Jinyiwei has undergone strict and systematic study, such as what to do when encountering mysterious things in unknown areas like today.

First of all, just like Zhang Zhongjian did, negotiate first. If the negotiation fails, just go to the trouble.

If it's done, it's done. If it's not, call remote support.

Zhang Zhongjian was not a follower or founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, nor was he a confidant of the Li royal family. Now that he was leading an expedition, he knew what the imperial guards around him were doing.

Auxiliary and Surveillance and Execution

Assistance: Naturally, I assisted Zhang Zhongjian in his expedition, coordinating some matters within the army and the Jinyiwei intelligence system.

Surveillance: Monitor Zhang Zhongjian and the expeditionary force. After establishing the territory, you should also be responsible for rectifying the interior of the chassis, and strive to train some local espionage personnel to contribute to the expansion of the Tang Dynasty.

Execution: Some unsteady-minded people within the expeditionary force, as well as some people who wanted to rebel. Zhang Zhongjian's family and relatives were all in the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Zhongjian himself was not the first target, but was indeed the most important target.

"Okay, then get ready"

The accompanying Mingzun Holy Missionary asked the soldiers to bring out the sacred image of Mingzun Holy Emperor enshrined in the flagship, light a burner of incense, and bring some one-foot-long lobsters and plate-sized crabs caught in the sea.

, half-meter-long sea fish and other seafood are brought to the table.

Then he took out the teachings of Mingzun Holy Cult from his pocket, turned to the section about sacrifices and prayers, and began to recite some words.

"The Supreme Saint, the Great Merciful One, the Great Ming Zun, the Great Heavenly Lord, the first god of Xuan Qiong...

As the missionary began to recite some unfamiliar words, a glimmer of light slowly appeared on the statue of Li Mingda.

Far away in Chang'an City, Li Mingda, who was used to running out to eat some late-night snacks and grilled skewers in the middle of the night, was wearing a suit showing off auspicious clouds, dragons and phoenixes.

He is in imperial uniform, holding a handful of mutton skewers in his left hand and a wine flask in his right hand.

The grilled skewers in the left hand kept flipping back and forth on the small charcoal stove. After being grilled by the charcoal fire, they were sizzling with oil.
Chapter completed!