"Ten days ......" Li Ling pondered again and again, thought for a long time, and suddenly thought of something, and then he raised his head to look at the sages, and said seriously: "If there are enough craftsmen, you can try ......"

"During the Warring States Period, the nations competed, and in order to capture the fortified fortresses, all countries were equipped with a large number of instruments called 'cannons'......" Li Ling recalled some ancient book descriptions he had read, and said: "The gun carriage is based on wood as a frame, and the rope is pulled by manpower and sends stones, which can hit the enemy fortress at hundreds or even hundreds of paces, destroy its fortress, and kill its soldiers!" ”

The sage listened to this, overjoyed, and said, "Sure enough, there is such an artifact? ”

"Hmm!" Li Ling nodded, he not only knew, but had also seen the physical object of the artillery carriage - in the Chang'an arsenal, there were more than ten giant artillery carriages sealed, the largest was even as high as a hill, with wheels installed, it took more than a dozen horses to pull, and it took at least two hundred people to operate it!

But its power is far beyond imagination!

It is said that when Qin attacked Wei Zhao Jiancheng, this kind of artillery carriage was used on a large scale.

Throw several, tens, or even hundreds of pounds of stones onto the enemy's city walls and arrow towers.

That is, in the past few decades, the Han army has shifted from infantry to cavalry, and its combat mission has also shifted from siege to field annihilation and cavalry movement.

Only then did these large-scale equipment, which were once famous on the battlefield, lie in the arsenal and eat ashes.

If dozens of imitation artillery carriages can be assembled, even if the technology is not up to par and the operation is unfamiliar, the power is far inferior to that of China's artillery carriages.

However, it was enough to threaten the defenders of Luntai and suppress the firepower of their defenders.

The sage was already excited to jump up, and he immediately ordered: "Immediately send people to gather all the craftsmen from Qiuzi, Cheshi, Shache, Jingjie and other countries to Ben Tu Lu!" ”

"Do it right away! The sooner the better! ”

……………………………………

"The Son of Heaven is coming, and the ministers are welcome!" Accompanied by Huo Guang's voice, the Son of Heaven walked in wearing his regular clothes.

"Ministers greet Your Majesty, my emperor has a long life!" The ministers immediately stood up and bowed down.

"Get up!" The Son of Heaven sat on the throne, waved his hand and said, "The situation is urgent, so don't talk about those false courtesies!" ”

When it comes to military matters, His Majesty has always been in a hurry.

Therefore, before he sat down on his buttocks, he looked at Prime Minister Liu Quyu and asked: "Prime Minister, I issued an edict earlier, ordering the Gao Que Army and the Wuyuan County soldiers to rush to Hexi, and now the Gao Que Army and the Wuyuan County soldiers have rushed to Hexi?" ”

Liu Quyu immediately stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty: The minister has received a report from the Captain of Gao Que and the Taishou of Wuyuan three days ago, and the 2,000 cavalry of the Gao Que Army and the 3,000 infantry of the Captain of the Left of the Five Plains have entered Zhangye and are on standby!" ”

The Son of Heaven nodded with satisfaction.

Zhangye is the transit hub of the Hexi Corridor, the emergency response center of the Han army in Hexi, and the key to controlling and mastering the entire Hexi!

Now that the reinforcements have arrived in Zhangye, Li Guangli will have a new force that can be mobilized.

But Hexi lacks more than just an army!

What's more important is the supplies!

"Dasi Nong!" The Son of Heaven looked at Dasi Nong Sang Hongyang again and asked, "How much grain, grass and arrows has been transported to the north by the Equalization Agency?" ”

Sang Hongyang immediately came out and replied: "Your Majesty, half a month ago, the minister had already shipped 200,000 stones of corn, 100,000 stones of wheat flour, 300,000 arrows, and 3,000 sets of armor from Chang'an......

"Five days ago, the minister transported 200,000 stone corn and 150,000 stone soybeans from 10,000 years and transferred them from Chidao to Zhongdao!"

The Son of Heaven listened, but he was a little dissatisfied, and said: "Dasi Nong must ensure that the army on the Hexi front line will not lack a grain of grain, an arrow, and a reward of five baht!" ”

"Understood?" He stood up and stared at Sang Hongyang.

Sang Hongyang immediately bowed and said: "The minister understands, the minister and the officials of the great Si Nong promise Your Majesty that they will never let the front-line army lack food and pay less!" ”

"Good!" The Son of Heaven nodded: "Dasi Nong, please go back!" ”

Then, he looked at Zhang Yue on the other side and asked, "General Yingyang, if there is an emergency, how many days can the general lead the army to Hexi?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the whole hall gathered on Zhang Yue.

Everyone was waiting for him to answer.

The question of the Son of Heaven, although it is described very tactfully, everyone knows that the so-called 'things have urgency' is actually translated as 'If Li Guangli overturns, how long will General Yingyang rush over to wipe his ass?' ’。

I have to say that this question is very tricky and very black.

However, the person who asked the question was the Son of Heaven, and no one dared to question it.

Even Zhang Yue didn't dare to avoid it, so he could only answer directly: "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty has an edict, the minister can lead a light horse to Hexi day and night!" ”

"Within three days, you can go to the Northland Guyuan ......"

The rest of the words, needless to say, when you arrive in Guyuan, you can lead the knights of the Northland to rush to the aid of Hexi.

After hearing this, the Son of Heaven bowed his head slightly and said, "With General Yingyang's words, I am relieved!" ”

He walked back to his throne and sat down, looking at his ministers, carefully observing their expressions.

He did it on purpose!

deliberately raised this question, deliberately tore apart the relationship between General Yingyang and General Ershi, and even unabashedly wanted to set General Yingyang and General Ershi against each other.

As a king, he always knows clearly that the relationship between courtiers must not be too close, and even become friends and confidants!

Since his accession to the throne, His Majesty's operation has always been very clear - at the beginning, he instigated Wei Qihou Dou Ying to fight with Wu'an Hou Tianwei, and then, he instigated Wuqiang Hou Zhuang Qingzhai to fight with Yushi Doctor Zhang Tang, and at the same time, he was also the biggest promoter of the internal fighting of Wei Huo's foreign relatives group!

For more than forty years, he has never stopped manipulating courtiers to fight each other!

Especially the powerful ministers who hold great power, or the generals who hold the power of the army!

It can be said that only those who are willing to provoke, stimulate and promote the struggle can be regarded as the real powerful ministers or powerful factions of the Han Empire.

As for those who he doesn't want to stimulate and provoke, they are generally either his favorite ministers, close ministers, or marginal figures in the court.

None of the powerful Jiuqing and the powerful generals can escape his control!

This is the ancestral skill of the old Liu family - courtiers, only by fighting each other, the power of the king will be supreme and unique.

Otherwise, the ministers will be righteous in private.

Isn't the king going to be trapped in the palace by them, and become a puppet who decrees that he does not leave the palace?

Since Taizong, three generations have not declined, and the use of the furnace has been perfect, and it has even reached the point of doing what you want.

Observing the reactions of the ministers, the Son of Heaven was already happy in his heart.

Because, he was obviously aware that there was a spark between the officials of Prime Minister Liu Quyu and those ministers who were usually good friends with Liu Quyu or Li Guangli, nobles and General Yingyang.

The hostility, dissatisfaction, disdain, and ambition in those eyes can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

This is exactly what he wants!

When the Second Division Department and the Eagle Yang Department are opposed, even if in the future, the Eagle Yang Department rises and dominates the court, there is no need to worry that no one can restrain them.

That's not enough.

As time moves forward, he will try to attract hatred to the Eagle Yang Department as much as possible according to the situation.

In this way, it can be guaranteed that even if the strength of the Eagle Yang Department swells to the peak of the Wei Huo era in the future, the Eagle Yang Department will still obey and obey him!

Even better, at that time, both the Eagle Yang and his opponents must rely on him as a king for support and protection.

Both sides have to remember his goodness, and they both have to thank him for his 'endless rewards'.

Of course, provocation is provocation, and state affairs belong to state affairs.

When it comes to military affairs, this majesty can still carry it clearly.

So, at the end of the conversation, he brushed it off and turned his attention elsewhere.

"Dahonglu!" The Son of Heaven called again.

"The minister is here!" Shang Qiucheng immediately stood by.

"At this time, we must ensure that all the subject countries of the canon country are captains, obey the order, obey the edict, and there can be no mistake!" The Son of Heaven commanded.

Shang Qiucheng immediately bowed: "No! Respectfully! ”

At such a moment, the subject state of the subject state of the capital of the canon country really needs a strong figure to suppress it.

This is not only to mobilize the war potential as much as possible and ensure victory in the war, but also to ensure that there will be no more Erwuzai in the subject country's captain!

Basically command and arrange these things.

The Son of Heaven began to officially preside over the imperial meeting, and he waved his hand and said, "All the kings sit down......"

When the ministers were seated, he clapped his palms, and the attendants came out of the corridors on the left and right sides, and delivered bound pamphlets to the ministers.

"This is the Hexi strategy and ......deployment report by the general of the second division a month ago," the Son of Heaven said slowly: "I have discussed with the prime minister, the imperial servant, the guard captain, the ruling Jinwu, and Guangluxun, and I think it is feasible!" ”

"However, Sun Wuyun: The husband is the victor without a fight, and he has to count it as much; The temple is not victorious without a fight, and it is considered to be less. More wins, less wins, and nothing at all? ”

"There are police in Hexi today, thieves and criminals are forbidden, and the Qing and others have a look, if you have any opinions and questions, you can put them forward......

The ministers listened and opened the pamphlet in front of them.

It was bound on the finest rice paper and copied by the Shangshulang of Lantai.

There are not only the contents of Li Guangli's report and recital, but also the many talks, deployments, and preparations between the Son of Heaven and the Prime Minister and others.

It can be seen that this time, after hearing about the linkage of Xiqiang, Yueshi, and Xiongnu, the Han family has made full preparations at the national level!

Not only did Dasi Nong transfer grain, grass and ordnance from the Chang'an arsenal and the Wannian arsenal half a month in advance, but as early as a month ago, the cavalry of Longyou had already passed through the middle road and went to the border wall of Lingju to report to Li Guangli.

In addition, the Taifu Yamen urgently transferred 5,000 war horses, more than 3,000 pack horses, and horses, as well as supporting riding equipment, including horseshoes, stirrups, saddles, and specially developed horn bows for riding.

Twenty days ago, the Prime Minister's Office, together with the Shaofu and the Sanfu Yousi, sent thousands of convicts and criminals to Guyuan in the north, and let them serve as laborers to maintain and repair the middle road, and also transferred thousands of Maoling workers from the Shaofu as the main force in the road repair and maintenance project.

The point is not that these things are — the real surprise is that the vast majority of people have heard and learned about these actions of the State for the first time before today.

The Son of Heaven, the Prime Minister and the relevant official offices have achieved absolute secrecy during this period!

Even the two thousand stones of Chang'an and the liehou don't know that the Han family has already sharpened their knives and is fully prepared for war, can the Huns, Xiqiang, and Yueshi people know?

Just thinking of this, countless courtiers took a reassuring pill.

Prime Minister Liu Quyu and others raised their heads proudly, their faces full of pride.

Because, long before the intelligence report from the Hexi side came back, they were already preparing for this war.

Materials, personnel, and resources have all been done.

As soon as the Son of Heaven ordered, the Prime Minister's Mansion was already fully operational.

Thousands of officials worked day and night to transport countless grains, grass, ordnance, armor, and money to the front line, and did a good job of arranging, escorting, dredging roads, and repairing along the way.

The high-ranking officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion went directly down to the local counties and counties, and even entered the township pavilion, and personally took command and commanded in person.

And Liu Quyu's cronies and confidants directly intervened in the relevant Jiuqing Yousi Mansion to urge.

In this matter, Liu Quyu fully demonstrated his skills and abilities.

With the help of his grassroots experience, he took into account all aspects, even the Son of Heaven praised him for this matter, and rewarded him with gold and 100 gold as a compliment.

It is conceivable that after Li Guangli wins, his status as prime minister will also rise!

However, at this time, Liu Quyu heard a voice that made him very uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a word...... "The general Yingyang, who was sitting in his seat and looking at the booklet, suddenly got up: "It's just that the minister doesn't know whether to talk about it or not......

"Isn't this nonsense?" Liu Quyu secretly slandered in his heart, but he had to pretend to be modest on his face, looking at the other party with a smile.

When the Son of Heaven heard this, he smiled and said, "It's okay to say it!" ”

Zhang Yue took the booklet and said in the first place: "General Yang of Chenying, the first to play: the deployment of the second division of Chenguan is to pretend to be the main force of the Han army, go to Juyan to aid Lingju, and induce the main force of the Huns to go east to Luntai, and then the main force of our army quickly went out of the fortress, cooperated with the defenders of Luntai, plugged Luntai, and annihilated its main force!" ”

"The deployment and strategy of the second division general is an excellent ......"

This tactic of luring the enemy deep and then encircling and annihilating has been used by countless famous generals since ancient times, and the effect is very good.

It is also the best tactic against the Huns.

But here's the problem......

Zhang Yue raised his head, looked at the Son of Heaven, and then looked at the confident ministers.

In his heart, Zhang Yue felt very uneasy.

Because......

From ancient times to the present, until later generations, Zhang Yue has never heard of anyone who can win two wars at the same time!

Even Maozi, who is simple and rude, and vigorously produces miracles, or Midi, who is known as the beacon of mankind and the star of science and technology, can't!

Although the Xiongnu are weak, Xiqiang and Yueshi are scum.

But the lion and the rabbit still have to do their best.

Not to mention such a militaristic event?

Is Li Guangli too anxious?

Of course, Zhang Yue didn't dare to say this directly.