Chapter five hundred and sixty seventh Shangshan sharpening stone
"On August 25, our troops were unable to overcome the Shangshan crossing and retreated."
"The Tang army followed in pursuit, and Zhao Wu led an ambush army of 300 imperial guards to rise up, defeating 200 of the enemy, and the enemy retreated."
"In this battle, our army lost 296 soldiers. The Tang army lost more than 400 soldiers, and the wounded were not counted."
In the Chancery's study room, the young eunuch was reading Jiangzhou's military newspaper while secretly glancing at Su Lu with an uneasy tone.
Although Jiangzhou was not defeated this time, it did not defeat the Tang army. According to the prince's invincible temperament, he probably had to deal with Zhao Wu well, just in case the prince became angry and turned on himself.
Then it would be unlucky to go to grandma's house.
Among the officials from the Ministry of War sitting aside, Dong Cheng stood up first:
"Your Majesty, although the Jiangzhou Army failed to overcome the Shangshan Pass, it still blocked the Tang Army from entering our Han Kingdom. Although it happened, it was not serious."
Zhao Pu also stood up and said:
"I would like to urge Governor Zhao to continue the march and defeat Gaoyangbu in the near future. If there are any difficulties, the Ministry of War can dispatch a team of flying birds to help."
The old general Xiao Cong jumped up:
"No, flying birds are our army's sharp weapons, and they have to be deployed to deal with the Tang army. How our army should deal with the Taixi people, how to deal with the Yingte people, is inappropriate, inappropriate."
Zhao Pu argued rationally: "Our army can no longer defeat the Tang army, so what else can we do to deal with the Taixi people? If we cannot defeat the Tang army, we will not be able to protect our own country, so what will happen in the future?"
"It's serious, Minister Zhao."
Next to him, Zhou Ping spoke and stopped Zhao Pu.
After Zhao Pu heard this, he realized that he had gone too far. The imperial court did not have no available generals. Li Kun, Wang Si, Hua Xun, and the remaining three generals of Zhongxing alone, as long as one of them could be transferred over, they could defeat him.
Gao Yang cried for his father and mother.
Not to mention the civil and military gods and the undefeated four armies. The imperial court is now focusing on recuperating and recovering from the damage caused to the country by successive wars. It does not mean that it cannot fight anymore.
"I made a mistake, Your Majesty, but after all, Tang is our country's great enemy and we cannot take it lightly."
Su Lu put away his pen and looked at the ministers in the study room.
"Gao Yang is not invincible. If I want to send any one of you here to go, I can naturally defeat Gao Yang, but what is the point of doing this?"
"Everyone knows that in the past few years, except for Rouran, there has been some rebellion, and we have basically no troops in the country. If the army is not experienced and trained, and does not go through battles, it will eventually be difficult to be of great use."
"I intend to use the Tang State as a whetstone. I will continuously deploy the armies at the Shangshan Pass and replace training with actual combat to maintain the combat effectiveness of the armies. When the war resumes in the future, our country will have usable soldiers and soldiers who are good at fighting."
"Let the land of Shangshan become the whetstone for our army."
Zhou Ping nodded repeatedly and said:
"Your Majesty, you think about the long term, which is beyond the reach of my generation. However, Your Majesty, transferring the guards is a troublesome matter. It cannot be completed in ten and a half days. It would be a waste of equipment, and it would not be worth the gain."
Su Lu laughed when he heard this, and ordered Lu Zhan to unfold the defense map, pointing to a newly drawn curved line on it, and said:
"Look here, do you know what this is?"
Xiao Cong was the first to jump up:
"It's that stone rail line. Last time I accompanied my old lady back to Jiangzhou Sect, I saw this stone rail line all the way. It almost reaches Wangjiang River."
As he spoke, the old man raised his feet and complained:
"Your Majesty, your stone track is really difficult to walk on. I took a trip to Jiangzhou and wore out two pairs of boots."
Su Lu glanced at Xiao Cong: "This stone rail line is not for people to walk on, it's for cars to walk on."
Xiao Cong waved his hands repeatedly: "Forget it, Your Majesty, in order to respond to you, Your Majesty, I specifically ordered the coachman to take the stone track instead of a carriage. I sat on the carriage and broke the horse's leg before I left the southern suburbs of the capital."
Su Lu's face turned dark, "That's the road for wooden carts, not your carriage. The stone rails are intertwined with sleepers. Fortunately, you are still a general who once led the army, so you can't see the real purpose of this stone rail line.
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"Let's do this. When the stone rail line is laid and the first wooden wheeled vehicle goes online, I'll ask you, General Xiao, to take a ride in person."
Zhao Pu asked from the side: "Your Majesty, if we take this stone track line, how long will it take to get from our capital to Jiangzhou?"
"About a day and a night."
Su Lu replied.
Next to him, Dong Cheng said in surprise: "One day and night, that's two days. Traveling during the day, it only takes two days to get from the capital to Jiangzhou. This is really too fast. Your Majesty, our Xuanfu and Diaoyin are also
To pass the stone rail line, no, it is best to go to Hanshui City, which will also make it easier for us to mobilize troops to suppress Thule."
Su Lu squinted his eyes: "It's not two days, it's one day and night. The wooden wheel car can also run at night."
Zhou Ping looked confused: "But I can't see my fingers at night, maybe something will happen, right?"
Su Lu waved his hand to stop a few people from continuing to ask, "You will know when the construction is completed. Let's not talk about it now. We are discussing the Shangshan War. At the Shangshan Pass of the Tang Dynasty's Gaoyangtun Army, although Zhao Wu was defeated, the results were still acceptable.
, let him continue to guard Shangshan."
The generals had no objections, but they began to quarrel again over the issue of deploying the armies.
The chief governors of the four major battalions in the capital all requested that they go first. After all, those who stationed troops in the capital were the ones least exposed to war, and the sergeants of the four major battalions in the capital were the ones whose strength declined the fastest.
Behind them are the armies of various states, with the largest number of troops stationed in Xiting, and the army that has not experienced the most wars. It has not experienced wars for more than three years.
The Ministry of War had another quarrel with the commanders of the four major battalions.
Su Lu patted his head, which was almost getting bigger, and gave instructions to the young eunuch standing beside the imperial desk.
"Go and see if there are any new books outside the Chancellor's Office. If so, bring them in. While they are arguing, I can deal with some more political affairs."
The little eunuch left in a hurry, and after a while, he came in with a new stack of memorials and placed them on the imperial case.
"Your Majesty, Lady Wang Dani of the Ordnance Department is waiting outside. She said that the battleship has been revealed. The officials of the Warships Department have drawn up a dimensional drawing. Please take a look."
Su Lu nodded and ordered him to bring Dani in.
Dani came in with a bunch of albums in her arms and saluted Su Lu.
"I have met with the prince. This is a picture album sent by the Warship Division. They have completed the exploration of the appearance of the stern battleship and would like to ask the prince to correct it."
All the officials and generals from the Ministry of War in the Shangshu Room looked at Dani. The warships were already in sight. Doesn’t that mean that in a few years, the country should have warships to fight the Yingte people instead of relying on Luo Jiang?
The navy fought fiercely on the small river.
Su Lu took the album, looked through it, and asked:
"Has construction started yet? Now is the right time to start shipbuilding over Wangjiang River. The shipwrights don't have to worry about the water being cold and can get on and off the ship at any time."
Dani shook her head:
"Although the people of the Lu family have some skills, the battleship is too big, and they are not sure that it will be possible. They are just feeling their way forward."
After Su Lu read the album, he took the pen and drew a few symbols and handed it back to Dani.
"The sails and shape are still okay. The proportions may be a little wrong, but it's not a big problem. There is one thing that needs to be improved. I made a simple diagram. Only with this new structure can the warship be fast."
"How does it compare to a fighting ship?"
Zhou Ping asked from the side. He was the Minister of the Ministry of War. He had also read the documents of the war ship company. The first thing he thought about was the comparison of combat power.
