At first, Baishi City was attacked by evil beasts one after another, which was unconventional. When Chen Jiande of Huang Mansion had just gathered his troops to support Nangong Changming, he was also attacked by evil beasts.
Obviously, it was all done by barbarians.
However, at that time, the number of evil beasts was still acceptable.
But now there are more than 3,000, which is really amazing.
How on earth did they do it.
As for the number of casualties, Li Changfeng was not surprised.
After all, those were three thousand evil beasts.
Even if dozens of ordinary soldiers besieged him, they might not be able to kill an evil beast. As they retreated all the way from the delta area to Zhennanguan, death was inevitable.
But the figure of 50,000 still made Li Changfeng's heart feel heavy, like a big stone weighing on him.
That’s 50,000 living lives!
There are elderly parents in their family who are looking forward to their son's return.
There is a woman who waits for her husband in an empty house alone.
There are children who chase their mother and grandparents all day long asking when their father will come back.
But now these people can't even get the bodies of their loved ones.
Because the evil beasts will eat them mercilessly, leaving no bones behind.
"Yes, I find it incredible, but this is a fact." Ye Qingcang frowned and spoke in a low voice.
The barbarian army is easy to deal with.
But such terrifying creatures as evil beasts are simply disastrous to ordinary soldiers, and they also eat a lot of living people.
Yue Jianghe, Minister of the Ministry of War, had a worried face: "Three thousand evil beasts, this is the largest beast tide recorded in thousands of years. The price to fight back is unimaginable. Even if we can barely fight back, we will have to fight hard."
There will be no remaining power to deal with the barbarian army."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Ye Qingcang and Chen Dingyuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, changed slightly.
Although Yue Jianghe didn't say it clearly, the meaning was very clear.
That means Daqian is in danger of destroying the country.
Chen Dingyuan let out a long sigh and remained silent.
He was summoned by Emperor Qianwu because he needed to dispatch the army's logistics supplies. But judging from the current situation, what's the use of dispatching more supplies?
Emperor Qianwu's eyes were in a trance, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Gao Dali looked at his nose and heart with his eyes high, his head lowered and he remained silent.
Li Changfeng watched Emperor Qianwu remain silent and was thinking about something in his mind.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Feng Quji glanced at Emperor Qianwu, then looked at Li Changfeng, and said in a calm tone: "Your Highness, it's time to show your trump card."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Li Changfeng.
It stands to reason that since Li Changfeng does not have a formal official position, he is not qualified to participate in this meeting.
But Emperor Qianwu just asked him to come.
It is impossible to say that there is no profound meaning.
Now that Feng Quji said this, everyone thought of the terrifying and mysterious thing that Li Changfeng had used more than once, which could create the sound of thunder.
Moreover, of the two thousand soldiers stationed in the Imperial Mansion, no one knows what they do, but they already know about Li Changfeng as their person in charge.
The most important thing is that the sound of thunder is emitted from the camp every day. It has been going on for half a year. Everyone has guessed that it is Emperor Qianwu's secret trump card.
However, Feng Quji was too cunning and cunning to directly say that he was Emperor Qianwu's trump card, so he asked Li Changfeng.
If Emperor Qianwu still doesn't want to take it out, he can use Li Changfeng's name to postpone it.
Li Changfeng didn't think so much, he also felt it was time to take it out.
However, on this occasion, he had to give Emperor Qianwu face, so he looked at Emperor Qianwu without saying anything.
Emperor Qianwu also came back from his thoughts at this time. Without comment, he looked around at everyone and said in a deep tone: "Everyone, do you know what the two thousand soldiers in the imperial village are doing?"
"Do you know what the thing that makes the thunderous sound is?"
"I will tell you today!"
After hearing this, everyone immediately became energetic.
After receiving the frontline military report, although Emperor Qianwu was angry, he did not look worried, and his calmness was somewhat unexpected.
Feng Quji's words awakened everyone.
Emperor Qianwu had a trump card.
Calling Li Changfeng over late at night is the best evidence.
Emperor Qianwu took a deep breath and said calmly: "A long time ago, Changfeng invented a thing called gunpowder, which is very scary... I don't know how to describe it to you. Let me just say that at the time, Shang Feng When there was a flood in Shangzhou, Liyushan was blown up with gunpowder and the flood in Shangzhou was solved!"
Everyone was stunned.
This is very close to their original guess.
After hearing this, everyone vaguely understood that gunpowder was probably Emperor Qianwu's trump card.
Even mountains can be blown apart, so what does it mean to blow up evil beasts?
Emperor Qianwu continued: "You should have heard rumors that Baishi City and Huangfu were also invaded by evil beasts, and they were all blown away by mysterious things that made thunderous sounds... This has to be said about another invention invented by Li Changfeng. The same thing, artillery."
After hearing this, everyone looked a little confused.
Artillery, what is it?
Isn't it the same as gunpowder?
Emperor Qianwu paused for a moment and continued: "I will not explain in detail what an artillery is. You will all see it in the future. It is a terrifying weapon that can kill enemies more than ten miles away."
"When the barbarians invaded, we actually already had artillery, but because they were too few in number and had no combat effectiveness, we didn't use them."
At this point, Emperor Qianwu's tone suddenly became much louder, and he said with great enthusiasm: "It's different now. My artillery battalion already has one hundred and fifty artillery pieces, and the artillery battalion also has sixty muskets. With the blessing of grenades, there is no fear." Any strong enemy!"
"I originally planned to wait until spring began before using troops against the barbarians, so that they could see the power of my Daqian, the world's most lethal weapon, but I didn't expect that they would use evil beasts to attack my Daqian now!"
"In that case, I will let them know how powerful I am!"
The strong self-confidence revealed in Emperor Qianwu's words made everyone at the scene feel inspired, and a lot of worries in their hearts were dispelled.
They still have some doubts, what is a musket? What is a grenade?
But Emperor Qianwu had no intention of explaining.
After finishing speaking, he paused, looked at Li Changfeng, his expression was unprecedentedly solemn, and asked loudly:
"Changfeng, can the artillery battalion be worthy of a battle!?"
Li Changfeng bowed his hands and replied loudly: "Reporting to my father, the artillery battalion is ready and can go out at any time!"
"good!"
Emperor Qianwu laughed loudly, stood up suddenly, and stared at Li Changfeng with bright eyes: "I appoint you as the Grand Marshal of Zhennan. You will control the soldiers and civilians of Southern Xinjiang. You have the privilege of killing first and then reporting. You will immediately lead the artillery battalion to leave the barbarians. Know the military power of Daqian!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
Marshal Zhennan!?
The position of marshal is not something that can be appointed easily. It means a supreme position in the army, and its authority can be described as overwhelming!
Even the famous general Nangong Changming has to obey Li Changfeng's position!
Li Changfeng is still a boy!
He has no combat experience in leading a large army.
But Emperor Qianwu not only gave him the power to control the soldiers and civilians in southern Xinjiang, but even gave him the privilege of killing first and then reporting. This approach is too childish!
Even Li Changfeng himself did not expect that Emperor Qianwu would give him such an important position. He was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "No, this is absolutely not possible. I can't do this!"
joke!
That's hundreds of thousands of troops.
Even though the position of Generalissimo Zhennan seems to be extremely prestigious, it carries a very heavy responsibility, which is almost related to the fate of the country.
He didn't want to take on such a heavy burden, and the court wasn't without generals.
Li Changfeng added: "General Nangong can take up this position. Father, please don't embarrass me!"
Everyone else at the scene also had complicated expressions and said nothing.
Obviously, they also do not recognize Li Changfeng as the general marshal of Zhennan.
"Li Changfeng!"
Emperor Qianwu shouted Li Changfeng's name and said solemnly: "At this time, do you still want to refuse?"
Li Changfeng opened his mouth and was about to speak, but Emperor Qianwu raised his hand to stop him: "You must understand that the key to victory in this battle is not Nangong Changming's army, but your artillery battalion!"
"As for actual artillery combat, you had no less than five battles with evil beasts in White Rock City. In one of the battles, the number of evil beasts was no less than a thousand!"
"Let's talk about grenades. It was you who repelled the evil beast with grenades in Huangfu, allowing Chen Jiande to successfully lead his army to support Nangong Changming!"
"With these new weapons, looking at the entire Daqian, who else is more experienced than you? Who else can I turn to besides letting you take command? Don't you want me to conquer them myself?"
Li Changfeng opened his mouth, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute.
Emperor Qianwu was right. When it comes to actual combat experience, no one is stronger than him. Moreover, his combat thinking is advanced and cannot be compared with traditional generals.
Emperor Qianwu paused and glanced at Ye Qingcang, Feng Quji and others.
"What I said to Li Changfeng is also said to you. No one is more suitable to take charge than Li Changfeng. I hope you can work together to support him."
Everyone bowed and said yes.
Li Changfeng glanced at the energetic Ye Qingcang, and said with a thought: "Father, you can let General Ye take command! It doesn't matter if you haven't seen artillery and don't understand the combat characteristics of artillery. You can go to the artillery camp to learn about it. My son can Accompany and explain!”
Before Emperor Qianwu could say anything, Ye Qingcang shook his head.
"I'm afraid not."
"Why?"
"There seems to be an invasion on the border between the Hu tribe and Chen Bing in the north. The old minister will immediately take command and march north to prevent the Hu tribe leaders from marching straight in and attacking our great cadres."
Li Changfeng was startled: "Why did the Hu tribe invade at this time? Could it be that they colluded together?"
Yue Jianghe, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be the case. There has been heavy snow in the north this year and the Hu tribe has been severely affected. I'm afraid they may have no supplies and want to rob me. This is not the first time this has happened."