At this moment, in Guangzhou City, Yuan Tiangang and Guan Hai have been waiting for a long time.
"See Your Majesty!"
"See Your Majesty!"
When they saw Cheng Mu and Li Shimin appear together, both the Tianlong Army soldiers and the Tang Navy all knelt down to salute.
At the same time, their sense of security has also greatly increased.
Your emperor has appeared, so there is no need to be afraid!
"Thank you for your hard work."
Although both sides have experienced a war, their starting points are good and they are fighting for their own countries.
So from the beginning to now, Cheng Mu never thought of blaming Zhang Shun.
As the saying goes, he who does not know is not guilty.
If he hadn't already united with the Tang Empire, he would have rewarded Zhang Shun and the Tianlong Army soldiers in this war!
Li Shimin, who was standing by at the moment, actually had the same idea.
Whether it is Zhang Shun or Su Dingfang, they are all serving the country.
Therefore, once punished, it will break the hearts of the soldiers.
At this time, Li Shimin said: "My fellow soldiers, we have formed a friendly alliance with the Apocalypse Kingdom. From now on, the Apocalypse Kingdom will be our brotherly country!"
"The battle just now was just a misunderstanding caused by the delay in delivering the message in time!"
"This matter will be over like this! I will punish the messenger, and there is no need for you soldiers to cause trouble again!"
In this war, no one is right or wrong. If you insist on holding the other side, it will cause gaps.
The correct solution is to take the opportunity of the emperors from both sides to resolve this conflict.
"His Majesty!"
However, Su Dingfang was a little unconvinced at this moment. He said loudly: "The other party killed hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty during class!"
If his side is the one with less losses in the battle, then he can forget about it and make peace with it.
But he was so injured now that he was involved in the battle, and he was not convinced that it would be exposed like this.
"Dingfang!"
Seeing that Su Dingfang actually disobeyed him in public, Li Shimin instantly became angry.
"Don't you even listen to what I say?"
The casualties of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are indeed very heavy, but the benefits he can obtain in the future in Apocalypse Kingdom are definitely much more precious than the lives of these hundreds of thousands of soldiers!
"The general will not dare!"
Su Dingfang hurriedly confessed.
But even though he said he didn't dare, he was still unconvinced in his heart.
If this revenge is not avenged, how can he convince the public!
At this moment, Cheng Mu on the side suddenly interjected:
"Father-in-law! Since General Su said that he suffered heavy losses, my son-in-law will compensate him by hundreds of thousands of people!"
"Oh no! Make it up to him a million!"
No matter what the problem is, it can be solved.
Indeed, this time it was my Tianlong Army who was too cruel!
"What do you mean by a virtuous son-in-law?"
Hearing Cheng Mu's words, Li Shimin suddenly understood.
"My father-in-law is wise."
Cheng Mu said: "The soldiers under my son-in-law's command have been counted, and the remaining navy of the Qing Empire now totals more than 1.5 million people!"
"My son-in-law is willing to use one million of these more than 1.5 million people as compensation for the losses of the Tang Navy, my father-in-law!"
Under the Qing Empire, the three fleets of Nanyang, Fujian, and Guangdong were not as numerous as the Beiyang Fleet.
The number of soldiers in a single fleet is only 500,000 to 600,000.
But adding up the three fleets, there are now more than 1.5 million people left.
"Oh? That's great!"
Li Shimin was not polite.
Now he has given the entire Qing Empire to Cheng Mu. It would be great to get a million navy!
Mainly, through this battle, he also discovered the shortcomings of his own Datang Navy.
Compared with the ships of the Tang Dynasty Navy and the Qing Empire and the Apocalypse Kingdom, the gap is really between cars and tanks.
"Right."
At this time, Li Shimin pretended to suddenly think of it and asked: "Xianxiang, what kind of material is the Tianlong battleship under your command made of? Why is it so strong?"
Ordinary wooden ships can't even block arrows, but why can Cheng Mu's Tianlong battleship block crossbows?
If it weren't for the winch crossbow in his Tang Empire, Li Shimin would have almost thought that the Tianlong battleship was invincible.
"this......"
The Tianlong battleship involved his own military secrets, and Cheng Mu was a little embarrassed.
But the next second, he said it again.
"I wonder, is there ironwood in the land under my father-in-law's jurisdiction?"
Everything is just to show his sincerity. Anyway, the future Datang Dynasty will belong to him, Cheng Mu, and he is just saying it now to enhance his future strength.
Moreover, the strength of the Tianlong battleship is not only due to its strong hull, but also its powerful artillery.
"Ironwood? What can it be called?"
Li Shimin has never heard of it.
"That's it!"
Since Li Shimin didn't know about Tie Mu, Cheng Mu was even more relieved.
He said: "Ironwood is a tree that is comparable to gold and iron. Use ironwood to build ships, and then cover them with fine iron!"
My own Tianlong battleship, elite soldiers, iron wood, artillery, and the high-quality refined iron, all four are indispensable.
As long as one of them fails to meet the standards, it is not a Tianlong battleship!
"That's it!"
Li Shimin nodded, indicating that he understood.
Then, he suddenly said to Su Dingfang who was kneeling on the ground: "Dingfang, do you know where you lost now?"
"Know know know!"
Su Dingfang nodded sharply.
At this moment, there was no trace of anger in him.
Not only did he obtain a million-dollar Qing Imperial Navy, but he also obtained the manufacturing method of the Tianlong battleship.
He has made a lot of money!
"Um...have I been fooled?"
Seeing the extremely happy Su Dingfang, Cheng Mu turned around blankly and asked Hua Mulan beside him.
"Yes."
Mulan is very straightforward.
Cheng Mu had indeed fallen into the trap drawn by Li Shimin and Su Dingfang.
'He is indeed an old fox.'
Cheng Mu sighed in his heart.
However, this mere trap was not enough to make him angry. In other words, it was not a trap at all.
Even if Su Dingfang knew how to make the Tianlong battleship, its hardware materials, weapons, and soldier strength could not keep up!
It can only be said that Su Dingfang can use this to enhance the strength of the Tang Navy.
If you want to build a ship comparable to the Tianlong Battleship, Datang's strength is still not enough!
"Haha! Now that the matter has been resolved, my dear son-in-law, we will not go home until we get drunk tonight!"
Li Shimin was very satisfied with the manufacturing method of the Tianlong battleship.
At this moment, he was holding Cheng Mu's hand and wanted to stay with Cheng Mu until they were drunk.
"Father-in-law!"
Cheng Mu also smiled and said, "Why not have a banquet for the three armies?"
The Tianlong Army soldiers under his command have made meritorious deeds, so they naturally need to be rewarded.
"Okay, okay! Then just follow what your virtuous son-in-law said!"
Li Shimin nodded in agreement.
Today is really great! Not only did I find a good son-in-law, I also learned how to build a new type of warship.
This time, he, Li Shimin, made a lot of money!
Cheng Mu was also very happy, as long as he had a good relationship with his cheap father-in-law.
Then when I plot against the Tang Empire in the future, I won’t be polite at all!
In this way, it can be said that both parties have their own agenda, or it can be said that it is a win-win situation!
In fact, when Cheng Mu was thinking about coveting the Tang Empire, he, Li Shimin, didn't covet Cheng Mu's Apocalypse Kingdom.
