As the Ming Dynasty's national power increased, Gu Qingling knew that a war with foreign countries would happen sooner or later.
Therefore, when there was an urgent report from the border that barbarians were invading from the north, what Gu Qingling heard was not worry, but impatient.
As usual, the civil servants did not want to fight, so they carried their school bags and gave a bunch of excuses; the military attachés did not care, so why not fight if there was a war?
It would only be troublesome if there was no battle. If there was no battle, then their military attachés would not have the right to speak in the court. The two parties immediately started to quarrel.
"What?! There's going to be a war?"
An old lady who was selling sesame seed cakes was stunned for a moment.
The middle-aged man selling noodles next to him said: "I heard what my son said. It was said in the newspaper that the Northern Barbarians came to rob people again, and they made a big fuss. They were bullied to the point of being defensive. How could they not fight back? Even if they were,
The border is also the border of our Ming Dynasty, and the people on the border are also our Ming people."
How can they tolerate being bullied by outsiders when they can bully people from the frontier?
Major newspapers in the capital followed up and interpreted it from all angles. Some newspapers detailed how many dynasties our ancestors had experienced since the pre-Qin Dynasty, and which dynasty and generation were "invaded" by the Northern Barbarians.
There are those who admit defeat without even fighting, some who cede territory and pay compensation if they lose, and some who still give the opponent money even if they win, which is called "reward".
Someone asked: If we win, should we still "reward"?
Someone replied: What a reward! They should be allowed to pay compensation. We sent troops and exerted our strength, and so many soldiers died, so compensation must be made.
They had just discussed driving out the northern barbarians here, and someone over there had already begun to count down who had "invaded" their ancestors in the past dynasties.
The battlefield is changing rapidly and unpredictable.
It seems that the news of a war has just been heard here, and the news of a victory has been heard from the other side, which makes people feel a bit unreal.
What was even more shocking was that the always tough and feared Northern Barbarians were actually beaten to the Imperial Court of the Northern Barbarians by Zong Wenbin, the heroic and proficient general Zong Wenbin, and went straight to Huanglong.
General Zong Wenbin: "..."
Don't ask me, I'm a little confused myself. When did this battle become so easy to win?
Once the firearms came out, it was an overwhelming victory.
He didn't do anything here, and he was dead and alive there.
No matter how good the battlefield is, under the roar of explosives, they will be frightened to the point where they stumble and collapse in all directions.
Isn't the reason why the Northern Barbarians are so powerful just because they are a herding people who live on horseback and are naturally good at riding horses?
When they fought against the Ming Dynasty, they always killed, robbed and left.
After a sudden attack, Ming Dynasty realized that they had already run away. The grassland is so vast, where can we find them?
But now...
Zong Wenbin, the general of the Zhenguo, took out his Thousand Eyes and stood on the temporary tower to look out. As long as the northern barbarians approached them, he could see them all.
This is not the most cruel thing, the most cruel thing is that the Mo family released the giant mechanical bird - Gu Qingling asked the Mo family to refer to the hot air balloon first.
Therefore, far away from the garrison, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Ming Dynasty released a "giant bird balloon". The scouts used clairvoyance to check the enemy's situation on it, and then conveyed the news to the headquarters below through a "wired microphone".
This "giant bird balloon" can also be recycled and released when needed.
Although the Giant Bird balloon has not yet used a shopping cart like an engine, its ability to carry people into flight is completely sufficient on the grasslands.
Zong Wenbin, the general of Zhenguo, dared to put the "Giant Bird Balloon" in the air so openly. That was because the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expeditionary Army had firearms with a longer range and absolutely suppressive power. The northern barbarians could not get close at all.
You don't have to worry about the other party knocking down the "giant bird balloon".
If they want to shoot down the "Giant Bird Balloon", they must first overcome the fire suppression of the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expeditionary Army.
Can't make it through?
Sorry, you can only watch the "Giant Bird Balloon" flying in the sky, monitoring the location of the Northern Barbarians at any time.
Zong Wenbin, the great general of Zhenguo, fought this battle too easily and without a sense of reality. His soldiers had been training for so long, and their energy had not subsided. After finishing the Northern Barbarian Imperial Court, they happened to meet other little soldiers.
forces...
When Emperor Mingguang received the news of the victory of the Zhenguo General Zong Wenbin, he clapped the table happily and immediately called Li Wenchong into the palace to share it.
"What a great job! This time Zong Wenbin finally earned face for our Ming Dynasty. Look, look, where did he hit?"
"Where did they hit?" Li Wenchong saw that Emperor Mingguang was happy, so he took the good news and looked at it, "Oh, that's good, they actually knocked down the imperial court of the Northern Barbarians?"
"Hahahaha... He went straight to Huanglong and captured all the members of the royal family. When the Northern Barbarian Emperor returned, everyone was gone. It's a pity... this sudden attack was too cunning, otherwise..." Emperor Mingguang still said
It's a pity that the Northern Barbarian Emperor was not killed.
Li Wenchong smiled and said: "The Northern Barbarian Emperor is not young, right? I saw that General Zong wrote in his letter that several of the Northern Barbarian Emperor's princes were captured by him. With such hostages in hand, how can we be afraid of a Northern Barbarian Emperor?
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"One more is missing."
"So what? Most of them are in our hands, can the Northern Barbarian Emperor not panic? When the time comes..." Li Wenchong laughed evilly, "Just like what those entertainment gossip newspapers said, we put in people and efforts,
You can’t do without some reward, right? Since we won the battle and captured so many hostages, we naturally have to settle the score with the barbarians in the north..."
Before the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition returned, some people had already begun to plot against the Northern Barbarians.
"Aqiu..."
Zong Wenbin, the general of Zhenguo, sneezed and turned around to ask his followers, where did those brats hit?
How come when you turn around, no one is there?
The personal attendant said that so-and-so went after someone, and so-and-so caught someone and came back.
General Zong Wenbin had a headache: "Why did they arrest so many people? We are here to fight. To arrest so many people..."
Forget about eating, drinking, and defecating, how are you going to move with so many hostages?
I don’t know if they were frightened by the firearms. After these people were arrested, their courage was shattered and they did not dare to resist at all.
But even so, Zong Wenbin, the general of the country, circled them all together and had people use heavy weapons to suppress them.
Emperor Mingguang's letter of praise was sent out, and the Zhenguo General Zong Wenbin was given control of the entire Northern Barbarian Imperial Court. He sent a prince to lead people to take over, and here he received another good news from the Zhenguo General Zong Wenbin -
I accidentally knocked down the surrounding small tribes. Do I need someone to take over?
Emperor Mingguang: "..."
"Hahahaha...well done!" When the news spread to the court, the generals cheered, and some even moved to ask Emperor Mingguang for help.
How could Zong Wenbin, the general of the Zhenguo, come out of this limelight alone?
They want it too.
Third Prince Li An was sent out.
The fourth prince Li Jian was sent out.
The fifth prince...
The Sixth Prince...
…
Years passed in the blink of an eye.
The twenty-second prince Li Zheng was also sent out.
Even the second prince Jinjun Wang Li Jin, who had always been wary of Emperor Mingguang, was sent out.
Almost in the blink of an eye, all the princes on the throne disappeared, leaving only the third generation.
Many of the royal family members also disappeared.
At first, various newspapers in Beijing would reprint news of various victories, but as time passed, everyone became numb.
"Oh, you won again?"
"Where did it hit?"
"I don't know, what is it called... Anyway, it's very eloquent. That kind of people look different from us. Their skin is very white, their noses are high, and their eyes are blue..."
"And blue eyes?!"
"Not just blue eyes, but green eyes, all kinds of colors."
"I heard that there are also people with dark skin."
"That's not a monster?!"
"Go, go, go...what monsters? They are all human beings. Haven't you read "Natural History"? They have introduced that there are many people with different skins in the world. It seems that it is because we live in different places and eat different things.
