"Your Majesty, Youwuwei has just delivered the victory report. Fang's consort led his army to defeat Qibikele at Nuozhen River. Tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's army were wiped out. It's a great victory at Nuozhen River!"
The hall fell silent for a moment, with only the lingering voice of Wang De, the head chamberlain, echoing.
All the big guys who came to the door stopped and looked at Wang De, who looked excited, and then looked at the emperor who stood up from behind the desk with surprise.
How can this be?
Wuchuan Town is more than three days' journey from Nuozhenshui. It takes half a month for soldiers to send battle reports back to Chang'an from these two places. There are inevitably delays in this process, resulting in a difference of less than three days between the two groups of soldiers delivering battle reports.
, or more than three days.
What is particularly important is that after Youtunwei captured Wuchuan Town, they immediately sent people back to Beijing to deliver the battle report, and then the whole army went north to pursue Xue Yantuo's army. The two sides should have encountered each other at Nuozhenshui, and a big battle broke out. As a result, Youtunwei gained a great victory.
Victory. It should be that Youwuwei arrived just after the battle, so this battle report was not delivered by Youtunwei who had experienced the battle, but by Youwuwei who had cleaned up the battlefield.
This means that after Youtunwei captured Wuchuan Town, the whole army moved north. Youwuwei had just arrived at Wuchuan Town. When Youwuwei followed Youtunwei's footsteps and reached Nuozhenshui, the battle between Youtunwei and Xue Yantuo's army was already over.
It can be inferred from this that the battle took no more than half a day...
Then listen to what Wang De shouted just now?
"The Nuozhen water destroyed Qibikele, and tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's troops were wiped out"...
In half a day, the tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's elite soldiers led by Qi Bikel were annihilated in the wilderness?
Mother!
Do you want to be so nonsense?
As a result, all the ministers stopped and looked at the emperor with surprise on their faces.
His Majesty Li Er was also shocked. He was not the Taiping Emperor who had grown up in the palace. Back then, he had leapt on horseback and killed enemies on the battlefield. Now, he led the generals of Tiance Mansion to defeat half of the Tang Dynasty.
His civil and martial arts skills are not inferior to those of the ancient sage kings, so how can he not understand the battle formations?
As the ministers thought, his first thought was that someone was trying to fool him, the emperor, and lie about his military exploits...
But then I thought about it, these two battle reports are one after another, one is from Fang Jun and the other is from Xue Wanche. Which of these two is the person who lied about military achievements? Neither of them looks like it. If you say you are an official in a good manner,
None of these two people are related to each other, they are both arrogant, domineering, arrogant, domineering and arrogant sticks!
But His Majesty Li Er dares to confirm that the loyalty and respect of these two people for him as the emperor are more than those of those ministers who seem to be formal and understand the rules.
These two sticks would dare to do anything when they made a fuss, but they would never do such a thing as "bullying the emperor and ignoring the superior".
Well, he is very confident...
Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er couldn't hide his excitement and said quickly: "Where is the scout?"
Wang Dedao: "Just outside the palace!"
"Xuan!"
"Here..." Wang De accepted the order, stood up and walked out quickly.
His Majesty Li Er smiled and waved to the big bosses who were standing at the door: "Come on, come on, sit down for a while and let us all hear the results of the victory of the Youtun Guards."
Naturally, it was impossible for everyone to leave at this time. They were surprised and excited in their hearts, so they walked back to their seats. His Majesty Li Er also ordered the servants on the left and right to make tea and bring exquisite pastries, which were placed on the table in front of everyone.
A few or more.
At this moment, even Changsun Wuji, who was very unhappy with Fang Jun, would not say anything easily.
Previously, I had only slightly questioned Fang Jun's greed for merit, but less than half an hour later, news of the victory of Nuozhenshui came. Who knows whether the mallet will make big news again? Even if I want to trample Fang Jun to death,
You have to wait until the news is confirmed before you think about it.
Stepping on someone out of nowhere is what only a fool would do...
After a while, Wang De came back, followed by a dusty school captain.
"The last general of the Youwu Guards School, Wang Wendu, is here to see Your Majesty!"
The captain was young and thin, but the fatigue on his face could not conceal his heroic spirit. His eyebrows were as thick as a knife, and his bearing was clear.
His Majesty Li Er looked at it carefully and asked: "A descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan?"
The school captain Surong replied: "Your Majesty is wise, and our ancestors trust us and the generals respect our industry."
"General Xinwei respects Mr. Ye..." His Majesty Li Er pondered for a while before he realized who this was.
Wang Shennian, the general of the right guard of Nanliang and the governor of Hengzhou, was the ancestor of the Wang family in Taiyuan. Wang Sengbian, the grandfather of the late Wang Gui, was the second son of Wang Shennian. In addition, Wang Shennian's eldest son was called Wang Zunye, who had
He was promoted to General Xinwei, so he was probably the ancestor of Wang Wendu.
Although he is a side branch of the current Taiyuan Wang family that was passed down by Wang Sengbian, he is also a serious descendant of the Taiyuan Wang family.
"Yes, it is really rare for a descendant of an aristocratic family to be able to fight outside the Great Wall and live in danger without dishonoring the reputation of his ancestors."
His Majesty Li Er praised him and looked very pleased.
Complimenting and praising Wang Wendu, a young but talented young man from an aristocratic family, has always been his favorite thing...
Wang Wendu said excitedly: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty! As a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, I will be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, even to the death!"
There is no doubt that such words from the emperor will not only make his status in the family rise sharply in the future, but also his official career will be smooth, and he will be promoted step by step just around the corner.
His Majesty Li Er nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Where is the battle report?"
Wang Wendu took out the bamboo tube from his arms and handed it to Wang De.
Wang De took out the letter and presented it to His Majesty Li Er with both hands. His Majesty Li Er once again used a small silver knife to pick up the paint and read it carefully.
A pair of sword eyebrows started to dance...
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er put down the letter in his hand, let out a long breath, looked excited, patted the table, and said loudly: "Well done!"
Then Wang De was ordered to give the letter to everyone to travel through.
The sound of letters could be heard in the main hall. After reading it, everyone looked excited and chatted in low voices with the people around them.
After everyone had finished reading, His Majesty Li Er smiled and asked: "My dear friends, what do you think of this?"
Li Ji frowned and asked: "It is not Wei Chen who questions this battle report, but tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's troops were so easily slaughtered by the Youtun Guards... It is incredible. Do firearms really have such terrifying power? Wei Chen wants to
Ask this captain if he knows the details of the battle at that time?"
Not only him, but also His Majesty Li Er felt a little unbelievable.
His natural way of firearms is very powerful, and he also knows that Fang Jun is devoted to the research and development of firearms and has invested a lot in improving firearms. The gun bureau in the south of the city is almost made of yellow gold. The best craftsmen in the entire Tang Dynasty, the best iron
This material almost elevates the status of craftsmen to a very high level of treatment equal to that of scholars and officials. Once it is publicized, it will definitely shock the whole world.
However, the battle process described in the battle report still makes His Majesty Li Er unbelievable.
If firearms are really so powerful, from now on, the brave and capable Hu cavalry will be as weak as lambs waiting to be slaughtered in front of the Tang army holding firearms?
Even more than that, even ordinary old, weak, women and children who can master firearms can still inflict heavy losses on the barbarians!
Firearms are simple to operate and powerful, and anyone can operate them...
His Majesty Li Er said to Wang Wendu kindly: "You are the captain of the Youwu Guard. I must have never participated in this battle. Do you know the details?"
Wang Wendu respectfully replied: "Although the last general did not personally participate, he rushed to the battlefield after the war and cleaned up the battlefield together with the Youtun guards who stayed to dispose of the enemy's corpses. Among them, there were even soldiers who stayed to communicate with me and joined the army. This is
This victory report was submitted to Your Majesty by me on behalf of the Youtun Guards after we had discussed it in detail, so I know the details of it."
So, in the main hall, he recounted in detail the battle experience that he heard from the guards of Youtun.
Everyone was shocked when they heard it!
Almost everyone realizes that perhaps starting from the battle of Nuozhenshui, the form of war has undergone earth-shaking changes. In the past, they relied on horse raids. When the two armies met, the braver prevailed. In the face of the raging firearms, it was like gunpowder blowing up a city wall.
Generally falls apart.
No matter how brave the army is, it is impossible to use flesh and blood to block the attack of firearms. In the face of gunpowder, I am afraid there is no city in the world that is as solid as gold or as solid as rock.
If firearms spread and all countries in the world are equipped with them, then the outcome of the war will no longer be determined by the quality of the soldiers and the strategy of the generals, but also by the number of troops, logistical supplies, and the base of the empire's population.
To a certain extent, as long as the population reaches a level that can overwhelm surrounding countries and the territory has sufficient strategic depth, then after being equipped with firearms, it will be invincible.
And now, in the whole world, only the Tang Dynasty has the technology to manufacture firearms, and the population of the Tang Dynasty is the largest among all other countries. Doesn't it mean that as long as the development of firearms continues, the Tang Dynasty will be invincible?
Then something more important appears.
When foreign enemies no longer need to be feared, one must focus on one's own side and beware of internal undercurrents...