Chapter Ninety-Seven: On the Weishui River (3)
"How many people do you have left?" The first time Li Er saw Yun Hao, he asked this question. Because at this time, Yun Hao's face was covered with dust. The hair is even more gray, and the scum falls off when he walks. In such a situation, who said that Yun Hao had not gone through a vicious battle, Li Er would strangle him alive.
Now everyone is precious, not to mention the elite Zuo Wuwei. If the negotiations fail, they will be the main force defending Chang'an.
Yun Hao didn't know what to say, but there were dozens of casualties in this battle. Fucking idiots who don't follow the operating procedures and want to see what the hell a new weapon is. Either he lit the rocket and stood by and watched, or he ran two steps away thinking he was standing far enough, and then watched the flames burn happily.
Those standing next to him were charred, and those who stood farther away were still wailing on stretchers. It is estimated that even if he is alive, that face is not a human or a ghost.
"Back to Your Majesty's words, the Turks suffered more than 30,000 casualties in this battle. This is the head of the enemy chieftain Ashina Dutu! Seeing that Yun Hao didn't know what to say, Sheng Yanshi, who was holding Ashina's abrupt head, stood up.
"What about our casualties?" Li Er still insisted on asking the question he was most concerned about, and as for the abrupt head, he just glanced at it. Now Li Er is most afraid of hearing the words "total annihilation", the more enemies he kills, the greater the damage he will do.
"Our army suffered a total of sixty-eight casualties!"
"Sixty...... Eight? Li Er's jaw almost fell to the ground, killing more than 30,000 people. Even the head of the enemy's main general was brought back, and he only suffered sixty-eight casualties, is this not true?
Li Er is also a famous general in a hundred battles, and he doesn't believe a word of Sheng Yanshi's words. looked at Yun Hao with blazing eyes, if Yun Hao also lied to him, it would be too sad.
"Originally, there were no casualties, but the soldiers were full of curiosity about the new weapons. As a result, there were sixty-eight casualties! Yun Hao said helplessly.
"This ......!" Li Er simply didn't know what to say, and killed more than 30,000 enemies. Sixty-eight of its own casualties, and these people were not killed by enemy troops. To be precise, these people are not lost to war wounds, but to security accidents.
Sheng Yanshi on the side hurriedly recounted the battle, and when Li Er heard the explosion of the landslide, he was immediately fascinated. Leading the army to fight for many years, how could Li Er not know what the battle was all about. But this was the first time he had heard of such a battle.
"If we use such tactics, can we kill the 100,000 Turkic army?" Li Er said excitedly.
"Your Majesty, you can't help it, this one-time launch. It has taken two years of gunpowder inventory in the academy, and now there is not even a pound of gunpowder left in the academy. Yun Hao said helplessly.
Gunpowder is a good thing, although the nitric acid explosives were pounded out by Yun Hao. The output has increased to a certain extent, but because of the limitation of material manpower, it is not high enough to be casual. Yun Hao used up 30,000 catties of gunpowder at one time this time, but he really used up all the gunpowder.
And in order to prepare enough boosters, Yun Hao almost scavenged the entire Chang'an City of white sugar. Even, he didn't even let go of the imperial kitchen in Li Er's Palace.
"Uh......!" Li Er shook his head helplessly. If this time it can really kill Jieli's 100,000 army, Datang will not have to worry about Turkic border troubles for at least ten years.
The Turks have suffered the heaviest casualties in recent years, only in recent years. As a result, the scale of the invasion is decreasing year by year. From 300,000 or 400,000 people at the beginning, only 100,000 people can be scraped together now. If you beat the arrogance of the Turks again this time, you can happily free up your hands to deal with the Koreans. Or deal with those warlords who belonged to the Tang Dynasty at the beginning of the founding of the country.
"Tang Jian, go ahead! However, the conditions need to be changed. Datang is willing to pay millions of dollars, and the rest of the requests are all refused. After winning the battle, Li Er's heart has confidence. It seems that during this time, he has already started to contact Jieli.
Yun Hao did not plan to participate in the next thing, and the only hope now was that the peace talks would succeed. Otherwise, Datang was powerless to stop Jieli's looting of Guanzhong. In the field on the plains, the cavalry is the king. The Tang army ran out of gunpowder and was simply powerless against the fierce steppe cavalry.
"Uncle Xiong, you are amazing. You can shoot the Turks at such a distance, teach me ......! As soon as I got home, I saw the dog tugging on the sleeve of the majestic sea and begging.
As soon as the sun crossed the horizon, Jieli came to the battlefield of yesterday. The fiery morning sun renders the battlefield even more bloody. Countless wolves, foxes, wild dogs, and even rats crisscross the shattered corpses. As for the crows like black clouds in the sky, they are even more annoyed by their "quacks" and "quacks".
The Weishui River has been transformed into a huge morgue and the best place for carnivores to find food. Jieli even found a group of snorting wild boars among the animals attending the feast.
These beasts are eating, and what they eat in their mouths is the Turkic warriors under their command. I had never seen a battlefield like this, I had not seen a single enemy corpse, and the corpses of my own people seemed to spread all the way to the end of the earth.
All the corpses were broken, and with an arm and leg attached to the torso, it was considered complete. There was a disgusting smell in the air, a mixture of corpses and blood. When you smell it, it hurts your brain.
"Khan, the envoy of the Tang people has arrived." Qi Bi walked to Jieli's side and bowed.
"Emissary!" Jieli glanced back at Qibi Heli, and it took him a long time to wake up from the shock in front of him. It must be something called gunpowder, and no other weapon can kill on this scale. A trace of pain flowed in Jieli's eyes, and the eagle on the grassland would no longer be able to soar in the Han land in the future.
"Go back, messenger! Tell him and let Li Shimin talk to me. He's not qualified! Jieli exhaled helplessly, it was time to talk about it. With so many corpses, he really didn't have the courage to continue the attack. The Ashina clan still wants to dominate the grassland and leave their family under Chang'an City, how miserable the consequences are, Jieli understands very well in his heart.
Talk to Li Shimin, no matter what you can get. In short, you can return to the grassland with dignity, and then recuperate and recuperate, waiting for chaos in the Central Plains again. For thousands of years, the Han people have always had civil strife. Jieli believes that as long as he waits patiently, he will have a chance to come to Chang'an City again.
Li Er was very surprised by Tang Jian's return, he didn't expect Jieli to ask for him by name. Could this be a trap?
"Your Majesty! I'm afraid there is fraud in this matter! If Jieli sets up an ambush, it may be difficult to guarantee His Majesty's safety. Please think again, Your Majesty! Du Ruhui was the first to jump out and object.
"Yes, Your Majesty! The Turks are as ruthless as jackals, if they have the mind to plot against Your Majesty. It is difficult to guarantee the safety of His Majesty! Fang Xuanling then jumped out.
"The minister seconded the proposal! Your Majesty must not go to meet Jieli! "The eldest grandson Wuji also stood up, the emperor's brother-in-law can't be in any danger. The eldest grandson is now counting on the wealth brought by Li Er.
"Minister! Seconded! ”
"Minister! Seconded! ”
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A large group of courtiers jumped out to oppose it, and the rebellion had just succeeded. He also pointed to your old man's promotion and fortune to ensure that he would be rich for a lifetime, and now you are going to do such a dangerous thing. In case you can't come back and hang up, where will my brother cry. The chatter in the main hall "buzzed" and "buzzed" straight out, as if 10,000 flies had come in.
Li Er looked at these courtiers, how could he not have known that this meeting by the Weishui River was the Longtan Tiger's Den. But he really can't help it, if he doesn't negotiate with Jieli. Jieli will see the weak nature of the Tang Dynasty, even if the gunpowder workshop of the academy is tired of preparing gunpowder, it is only an output of 100 catties a day. 100 catties of gunpowder against an army of more than 100,000 is a fart.
Allowing the Turks to poison Guanzhong is the road to national destruction. It is impossible for Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the eldest grandson Wuji not to see the danger here, but they still chose to prevent themselves from going to the Weishui River. The interests of the family sometimes take precedence over the interests of the state.
After all, since the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the emperor has been constantly changing. God knows, how many years can their Li family sit in this country. But the family needs to be inherited, and many times people's loyalty to the family is far greater than their loyalty to the emperor.
Sometimes, it's just that weird. Obviously, everyone cares about your safety, but in fact, they are harming you. The words in his mouth are all words of concern, and his heart is full of dark thoughts. Those who believe listen to it, but they don't believe it! Li Er now understands the true meaning of this sentence.
"The minister thinks that His Majesty should go to Weishui and Jieli for a while." In the midst of a stream of concern, a discordant voice suddenly appeared. All the people stopped talking, and all eyes were focused on this man who did not know the times.
Rats in a soup pot, boogers in rice. is talking about people like Wei Zheng, who was a prisoner in the first two months, and now stands in front of Dan Fan with a wat board and a purple robe. Many people can't figure out how this guy who once came up with the idea to kill the current emperor survives to this day.
"Uh-huh......! Xuancheng, tell me why I went to the Wei River to meet with Jieli. Li Er's majestic voice sounded above, and a few guys who were about to question Wei Zheng immediately retreated.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty is a body of gold, and you should not take it lightly. But now, the most important thing is to stop the Turkic army from poisoning Guanzhong. Once Guanzhong suffered a military disaster, the family foundation accumulated by the imperial court for ten years no longer existed. When the time comes, what will be used to support the imperial court's counterinsurgency in Hebei. What to take to shock those ghosts and ghosts in the world.
His Majesty holds the prince in his mouth and holds the prince in his hand, and the burden of the society is tied to His Majesty. Since he is the lord of the world, it is His Majesty's responsibility to protect the people of the world. Your Majesty is here, just doing your duty. ”
"Nonsense!" Xu Jingzong jumped out and shouted loudly.