Chapter 645 Han Guo's crossbow is stronger than ours
When Su Lu arrived at Linzi, the war was over.
Hua Xun led the army and continued to fight south. Su Ping had just arrived and stayed in Linzi City to reorganize the military.
The city of Linzi is a mess, with demolished houses everywhere, the people have no food, and homeless people are constantly seen on both sides of the road.
Those who came to greet Su Lu were not only Su Ping, Han Ergou and a group of navy generals, but also Zhao Gou Wenjing and a group of Qi officials.
"Meet the prince"
Zhao Gou worked hard to maintain his status as the king of a country.
Su Lu ignored him, looked past Zhao Gou, looked at Wen Jing and said:
"Brother Wen, I haven't seen you for many days. I didn't expect to meet again in such a scene today."
Wen Jing laughed miserably:
"Your Majesty, you already said that day that Qi will inevitably perish. You are right."
Su Lu asked Su Ping next to him:
"What, you keep these emperors, generals and ministers, do you still want them to continue to govern Qi?"
"Government of Qi..."
Su Ping was speechless, and it took him a long time to realize, yes, why didn't he just kill them in the first place?
What's the use of keeping these people?
Su Lu continued to give instructions:
"Searching the houses, the residences of these ministers have all been searched. There are countless ministers in Qi. If we kill them all, there must be some injustice. But if we kill every other one, then most of them will definitely slip through the net. All their homes will be searched."
"Those with wealth exceeding one million will be beheaded in public display."
"Take inventory of the treasury and submit a letter to the capital. Please ask your Majesty to send someone here. Linzi will be the first capital of the Han Dynasty from now on. There is no need to make a fuss."
The clerk next to him quickly recorded Su Lu's words.
Su Ping glanced at the ministers around him and slapped his forehead in annoyance. Really, how could he be fooled by lard and think of leaving them behind?
Hey, no, this is a good thing done by Hua Xun’s grandson!
Su Lu's car arrived at the entrance of the Qi State Palace. Standing on the shaft of the car, Su Lu took a look at the tall and grand palace gate and gave instructions:
"Linzi City does not need the imperial palace, so it opens a treasury and uses work as relief, allowing the people to demolish the palace and use the demolished bricks and tiles to build houses for the people to live in."
"Pass my order, sweet potatoes and potatoes from the north are being shipped to the south. No more people will starve to death this year."
After Su Lu finished speaking, he ordered Su Ping to say:
"I won't stop here. It's up to you, those princes and ministers. Your navy will rest here for a few days, and then go down the river and south along the coastline. It must reach Nanwan within a month.
port."
Su Ping bowed and accepted the order.
Su Lu sat in the carriage again. Changning was making soup in the carriage. When he saw Su Lu coming in, he carefully presented a cup of ginseng soup to Su Lu.
"Your Majesty, have a drink to warm your body."
Su Lu took the tea cup and took a sip. The warm ginseng soup flowed down his throat and instantly warmed his heart and lungs. His whole body felt warm.
After finishing the ginseng soup in a few sips, he handed the empty tea cup to Chang Ning. Just when he was about to close his eyes, he saw Chang Ning looking at him evasively, and he couldn't help but asked strangely:
"If you have anything to ask, just ask it quickly. I'm going to bed soon."
Chang Ning lowered his eyebrows, warmed the ginseng soup over low heat, and asked cautiously:
"Your Highness, this is the capital of Qi State. Why don't you rest here for a few days before leaving? Is it because of the mud?"
Su Lu leaned against the carriage, let out a long breath, and closed his eyes:
"no"
"Niba is now a spy for the Dingxiang Guards of the Han Kingdom. From the time he betrayed me, we have no master-servant relationship."
"What he is doing now is to gain fame and wealth. It has nothing to do with me. In my eyes, he is no different from an ordinary Dingxiang Guard spy."
Chang Ning lowered his eyebrows and said submissively:
"Then, Erya and the others..."
Su Lu waved his hand:
"When one person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, I have given them enough. You should not interfere with their affairs in the future. Tell Su Ge and the others not to interfere either."
Changning responded in a low voice.
Su Lu closed his eyes, lay on the brocade quilt, and fell into a deep sleep.
When Su Lu woke up again, Chai Chai finally caught up with Hua Xun's Chinese army.
In the central military tent, Hua Xun's worried eyebrows and beard had almost grown together. When he saw Su Lu, Hua Xun's sad face immediately relaxed.
"I have met the prince."
Hua Xun invited Su Lu to the main seat and placed the document in his hand in front of Su Lu.
"Your Majesty, the Mali people have sent a document, saying that the Yingte fighting ship has arrived at Dongji Port, and the Yingte infantry transported by them have also landed ashore. The Mali people have ordered us to cooperate with them to wipe out this Yingte army in Dongji Port.
"
Su Lu glanced at the document and said casually:
"Then at the request of the Mali people, we will go and destroy this group of Yingte people."
Hua Xun's face was full of surprise:
"If you want to talk about destroying the Yingte people, of course you won't say it, but it doesn't make sense that the Mali people dare to order us. Your lord, his tone is too irritating."
Su Lu waved his hand:
"Su Ping's battle to annihilate the Yingte people fully demonstrated that although the Yingte people have powerful crossbows, they have no way to guard against them. This time we will use strong crossbows to blast the Yingte people into slag."
Hua Xun's eyes lit up when he heard this.
Yes, blast the Yingte people to rubble and show the Mali people how powerful my crossbow is.
Hua Xun turned around and pointed at the defense map:
"The Mali people have occupied Nanwan Port. According to the secret report from Dingxiang Guards, the Nanwan Port is full of Mali warships and birds, but no traces of strong crossbows have been found. Therefore, it is very likely that the Mali people will attack Dongji Port this time.
Can't carry a crossbow."
"Then let them see our powerful crossbow."
Hua Xun said cheerfully, and at the same time he hurriedly ordered the soldiers next to him:
"Draft a military order for me, order the Feiniao camp, send Cao Rui up for me, and tell me that I will use a powerful crossbow to sweep away the Dongji Port and open the eyes of the Mali people."
Joining the army wrote military orders very quickly, with a swipe of brush and ink, and in a blink of an eye, he had the document written. After Hua Xun read it, he directly used his seal and ordered the messenger to send it out at night.
At the same time, outside Jiameng Pass, the battle between the Han army and the Yingte people had also begun.
Cao Hua unified his army and fought three battles with three victories, directly forcing the Yingte army into the Yingte's base camp in the Far East, Kucha City.
Nelson led the army and surrounded Kucha from the west, and Schlott led the army and surrounded Kucha from the south.
The Han army raised its banners and surrounded Kucha City from the east.
Cao Hua led the army and stood under the commander's flag. He looked at Qiuci City in the distance and shook his head.
Dong Ling, who was riding a horse next to him, said with a smile:
"What a wonderful city. The Yingte people must have spent a lot of effort to build such a strong city in the desert. It's a pity that this big city will disappear soon."
Wang Fang next to him asked doubtfully:
"Our powerful crossbow can destroy a city in three shots?"
Dong Ling said casually:
"Half a month ago, General Su Ping broke through the Yingte water stronghold, fired three powerful crossbows, and wiped out the Yingte people's Dazhai on the lower reaches of the Huaihe River. It was a large water stronghold covering dozens of miles in radius."
Cao Hua ordered:
"The command flag is issued, the troops retreat."
As he spoke, Cao Hua glanced into the distance.
"After the flying bird took off, he issued a command flag to the Mali and Taixi people and told them to retreat, and we were going to fire the crossbow."
Half an hour later, Kucha City turned into ruins.
Nelson stared blankly at the large piles of rubble, his face pale.
"The Han army's crossbows are already so powerful!"
Not far away, because he was at a disadvantage, the disgraced Schloter looked at Joseph next to him in horror:
"This... Han army's crossbows are stronger than ours!"