"Father! The Crouching Tiger Cannon is so powerful that it can't be resisted by a hundred guns firing at once!"
"My son was at the scene at that time! He saw it really clearly, and the power is just as powerful as what my second uncle said in his letter!"
"Father! Let's go to Jiangzhou!"
When Song Rui returned to Zhangye, the first thing he did was to persuade his father Song Xi to surrender.
The trip to Fangzhou shocked him too much.
I wish I could join Song Yang immediately.
Song Xi hesitated after hearing his son's words.
Tens of thousands of elite cavalry surrendered without fighting. Song Xi felt it was a pity.
With this strength, in any era before the natural disaster, there is a possibility of reaching the pinnacle of power.
Song Xi had ambitions, which might not have been big in the past, but after receiving the support of Song Hui, the general who conquered the west, his ambitions became more and more inflated.
That time, he was a little shocked by the letter from his second brother Song Han, so he sent his son out to inquire about the situation.
Firstly, it was to understand Jiangzhou, and secondly, I felt that Song Han was exaggerating.
Now that his son is back, the results he has obtained even exceed what Song Han had in mind.
This time Song Xi was indecisive again.
"Father, how about we ask the old general again?" Song Rui suggested.
Song Hui could not stay in Zhangye for long and had already returned to Luntai.
Song Xi fell silent.
He knew that if he asked Song Hui, the possible result would be to seek refuge with Song Yang.
Song Hui was loyal to him, but the old general was too stable. If he knew that Jiangzhou was powerful, he might not dare to risk supporting him.
"Father! Everything I say is true! The Crouching Tiger Cannon is an artifact fired by gunpowder. They Jiangzhou have mastered the improved formula of gunpowder!"
Song Rui emphasized.
"Then your second uncle knows this recipe?"
"It's top secret. Gunpowder is only produced in Jiangzhou!" Song Rui shook his head and explained.
As soon as he arrived in Fangzhou, he asked his second uncle about the Tiger Crouching Cannon.
Song Han didn't hide anything and told everything he knew.
Song Xi frowned and was terribly confused.
Song Rui was anxious, fearing that it would be too late to take effect. Song Yang was unhappy and shot himself...
"Oh! Write to the old general and ask about it." Song Xi hesitated for a long time before sighing and saying.
The military power is in the hands of Song Hui, the general who conquered the west. The two or thirty thousand miscellaneous men in his hands are no match for Song Yang.
If Song Hui doesn't support him, then everything he thinks will be in vain.
Song Rui listened to his father's instructions, nodded heavily, and immediately went to his desk to write.
The urgent letter was sent to Zhangye on the same day.
After sending the letter, Song Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that the old general would definitely agree with his opinion.
On the other side, Song Xi didn't think about food or tea.
If there were no Song Yang, Song Xi would have the possibility of taking over the Central Plains and reviving Daqian.
But now...all dreams have been shattered by the Tiger Crouching Cannon.
The third day after the letter was sent.
The messenger from Luntai has arrived.
"What's wrong? You replied so quickly?" The father and son stared at each other.
After a while the messenger came in to pay his respects.
"Your Majesty, urgent news from Luntai!" The messenger presented the letter with both hands.
Song Xi finished the letter, tore off the seal, and unfolded the missing letter.
"this……"
Song Xi frowned at first, then relaxed his brows, and there was a hint of joy between his brows.
"Come here! Recruit the commander of the guard camp to see this king!" Song Xi called in a deep voice.
"Father? What exactly is it?"
"The Huns are ready to move. The intelligence report brought news that the Huns King has assembled an army of 500,000 and may invade eastward at any time!" Song Xi handed the letter to Song Ruidao.
The Xiongnu invaded the east, and all ethnic groups in the western regions were in danger.
Some small tribes even contacted the Huns privately.
The situation is urgent and Song Hui cannot leave the Western Regions now.
The Western Expeditionary Army also maintained a high degree of vigilance at all times.
"How...how could this happen!" Song Rui's face twitched.
The Huns are really good at looking for trouble.
"Father! How about we quickly seek refuge with King Jiangzhou? He will definitely help us resist the Huns!"
Song Rui said anxiously.
Song Xi shook his head and said solemnly: "The affairs of the Western Regions are far away, and the water far away in Jiangzhou cannot quench the thirst of the near. We can solve it ourselves!"
"Your Majesty!"
The commander of the guard camp has arrived.
Song Xi did not even look at his son, and directly ordered the escort battalion to escort a batch of military rations, weapons, and armor to Luntai.
Song Hui also wrote to seek some logistical support.
If a war breaks out, he doesn't know how long it will last, so Song Hui hopes that Song Xi will stock up a batch of food and grass for him.
Before the natural disaster in the Western Region, the grain output was not high, and all the grain was stored before.
After the road is opened, grain and grass from Longxi can be transported to the Western Regions.
At this time, the natural environment in Ganzhou, Guazhou, and Suzhou was pretty good.
The cultivated land can supply the consumption of Song Xi himself and the army conquering the west.
In recent years, agricultural production in the Western Region has gradually received more attention.
And it is doing well. Under the joint management of Song Xi and Song Hui, it has basically reached self-sufficiency.
After natural disasters, the damage in the Central Plains was more severe than in the Western Regions.
Many people from the Central Plains fled to the Western Regions for refuge.
The refugees brought advanced planting technology and a large amount of labor force.
This also brought a round of greater development to the Western Regions.
This was also part of the source of Song Xi's confidence. He didn't panic when he had food in hand.
The Huns were ready to move, which also freed Song Xi from taking refuge in Song Yang.
Now that we have to deal with the Huns, the matter of taking refuge in Song Yang can be put aside.
Although Song Rui was anxious, the reality was before him and he had no choice.
A month later, Song Hui's reply also arrived.
The opinion is the same as that of Song Xi, wait until the Xiongnu are defeated.
Song Hui had already led his troops to the western defense line to deal with the Huns.
The Huns were defeated by Song Hui five years ago, the old king died of illness, and the new king succeeded to the throne.
The policy also changed from invading the east to conquering the west.
The Xiongnu army moved all the way to the west with overwhelming momentum.
Countless small countries have been wiped out.
A vast country was established in two or three years.
Its territory covers almost the entire Central Asia.
The new king of the Xiongnu was not satisfied with the status quo and continued his western expedition.
Soon we arrived at the Black Sea coast.
On the coast of the Black Sea, the Huns suffered their first defeat since the Western Expedition.
The white-skinned people from the west held a strange long-range weapon in their hands, causing the Huns cavalry to suffer considerable losses.
Moreover, the Huns had no ships and were not good at water warfare. They would be attacked by sneak attacks if they had to circumvent the Black Sea.
Therefore, the pace of the Western Expedition became slower and slower.
The King of the Huns knew that the Western Expedition was coming to a halt.
But he was unwilling to be lonely and ambitious to build a stunning empire.
So he turned his attention back to the east, planning to turn around and go back to meet his old rival to conquer the Western Army.
This time, the Xiongnu conquered a large number of people during the Western Expedition and gathered a total of 500,000 troops. They planned to capture the Western Army in one fell swoop and march eastward to the Central Plains to dominate the world.
Song Hui arranged many spies in the Western Regions, and the Huns could not conceal their large-scale mobilization.
The news was quickly discovered.
This time the Huns invaded eastward, and their power was even greater than before.
Song Hui must go all out, and the Jiangzhou matter can only be left alone for now.
In Song Hui's mind, he didn't think that the immobile tiger crouching cannon could beat the moving cavalry on the vast grassland.
That's why it was suggested to wait until the Huns were blocked before considering surrendering to Song Yang.