"Your Majesty, the lower officials understood, so I went to discuss the matter with Song Changping. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Lu Tong looked a little excited, this kind of fire hat was also very interested.

Xiao Ming nodded, generally speaking, the current level of firearms in Qingzhou is basically no different from that in Europe, and both sides use flintlock guns, small batches of rifled guns, field guns and other firearms.

If he used the same weapons to fight against Western armies, Xiao Ming basically had no advantage and was likely to fall into a protracted war of mutual attrition.

So any progress is needed at this time, and if the cap is made successfully, he will be able to slightly outperform Europe in firearms.

Lu Tong was just about to leave, Xiao Ming suddenly remembered something, he said: "By the way, you and Lin Wentao, Song Changping, Chen Qi and others must communicate frequently, so that you can communicate with each other, maybe the things made by Lin Wentao are also what you need, and the things you make are also what Lin Wentao needs, so that Qingzhou's technology can rise as a whole, instead of you beating your drum and he beating his gong." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the lower officials remember." Lu Tong bowed.

After saying this, Xiao Ming asked Lu Tong about the chemical industry again, and then let him leave.

Now that the north is about to be unified, this unification will be followed by the stage of recuperation and industrial upgrading, and now he is already preparing for this matter.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Niu Ben and the others, now that the war in the north was in their hands, he only hoped that it could end quickly.

After all, the situation is constantly changing, and the longer it drags on, the worse it will be for them.

Gyeongju.

After the Battle of Juyong Pass, Niu Ben concentrated most of his troops in Gyeongju, and at the same time he asked the king of Huainan and Chen Xinran to leave 20,000 horses to garrison Juyong Pass, and the Western Expeditionary Army also left 20,000 horses to fight with them.

On the day of defeating the Zhao army, the barbarians chose to retreat, the barbarians are not fools, and if they continue to stay, they will only suffer more casualties.

"The vitality of the Zhao army in the first battle of Juyong Pass was greatly damaged, and it was no longer able to fight with us in the field, so it could only stop us by virtue of natural dangers, and in general, the offensive and defensive situation has changed, and now we should take the initiative to completely solve King Zhao."

Niu Ben said in the tent.

King Huainan nodded, "What General Niu said is extremely true, that day, the barbarians of Juyongguan and the Zhao army were in collusion, it can be seen that this barbarian has the intention to take advantage of the opportunity, if this war continues to drag on, I am afraid that it will be more difficult after the barbarians intervene." ”

"General Niu, you just give the order, the soldiers are fast, as long as you take the Tiger Prison Pass and Chang'an, the world of the Great Yu Kingdom will be decided." Chen Xinran said that now the only remaining rebel in the Great Yu Kingdom is King Zhao.

Although the king of Chu is still entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, he has already declared himself a vassal to Xiao Ming after all.

Niu Ben nodded when he heard this, "This is also the reason why the general has summoned you to come today, from now on, the army will be launched, and it will definitely take the Tiger Prison Pass and Chang'an in one fell swoop, and pacify the north." ”

"Yes, General." The generals looked excited, and they were waiting for the day when they rode horses to Chang'an.

King Huainan and Chen Xinran glanced at each other, and asked the generals to gather soldiers and prepare to leave the city.

Three days later, the coalition forces appeared in front of the Tiger Prison Pass.

This Tiger Prison Pass is a Xiongguan in the east of Luoyang, conquering this pass can occupy Luoyang, and conquering Tongguan with Luoyang stronghold can directly take Chang'an.

This time, with the determination to capture Chang'an, Niu Ben arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass and carried out a merciless artillery bombardment of the city walls and gates of the Tiger Prison Pass.

In the first battle of Juyong Pass, King Zhao almost pressed all the elite of the Zhao army, and the defenders left behind in this Tiger Prison Pass were just vassals who were loyal to him when Chang'an was breached.

He had seen such a formation, and his legs trembled with fear from the artillery.

To be able to beg for mercy to King Zhao, the guards of the Tiger Prison Pass can naturally beg for mercy from Niu Ben, and during the fourth round of shelling, the guards of the Tiger Prison Pass ordered someone to open the city gate and personally went out of the city gate to meet Niu Ben.

"Chen Guodong, you are a good wallgrass." Luo Hong was also familiar with the generals of the Tiger Prison Pass, and he couldn't help but say sarcastically at this time.

Chen Guodong was a man of medium stature and a dark complexion, and when he saw Luo Hong and Niu Ben, he immediately put on a groveling appearance and said; "General Niu, General Luo, although the lower official is in Zhao Ying, his heart has always been on the emperor's side, and because of this, the lower official will take the initiative to go out and surrender, and hope that the general will be clear."

When Niu Ben and Luo Hong learned that the guard of this tiger prison was still Chen Guodong, they decided to shell and scare him, they all knew this Chen Guodong very well, and they knew very well that this person was very knowledgeable about current affairs.

"Let's not mention this matter for the time being, I will only ask you how many people and soldiers are there in Luoyang City?" Niu Ben asked.

Mentioning this, Chen Guodong sighed, and he said to Niu Ben: "General Niu doesn't know, this Luoyang has now become an empty city!"

"Empty City!" Niu Ben was shocked.

Chen Guodong nodded, "Just ten days ago, King Zhao suddenly ordered the people in Luoyang City to be driven to Tongguan, and the entire Luoyang City was burned, and all the people who refused to leave were killed, and King Zhao released a word, if the general attacked Tongguan, he would burn Chang'an and drive all the people back to Zhao. ”

"How can it be!" Niu Ben was furious, and he scolded: "What's the difference between this guy and Dong Zhuo? ”

Chen Guodong looked sad, he said; "General, it is precisely because he is unwilling to go with King Zhao that the lower official refuses to go to Tongguan and wait for the arrival of the general here."

"Fart! It must be that King Zhao doesn't look down on you and leaves you in this tiger prison to work for him, but you say it beautifully. Luo Hong snorted.

Chen Guodong's words also made him angry, this Chang'an City has his relatives.

was scolded by Luo Hong, Chen Guodong didn't dare to say any more, and his body trembled with fright.

Lu Fei said to Niu Ben at this time: "General, King Zhao is forcing us to retreat, if we fall for his tricks, I am afraid that as soon as the barbarians come, this war will be difficult, at least we must take Tongguan, so that the barbarians must break through if they want to enter." ”

Niu Ben's gaze gradually became resolute, and he said, "You are right, at this time, you can't mess up the righteousness because of Xiaoren. ”

He looked at Chen Guodong and said, "If you want to save your life, you have to listen to the general now, and now you immediately let your soldiers take off their uniforms." ”

"Take off your uniform?" Chen Guodong wondered.

"Less nonsense!" Luo Hong scolded.

Chen Guodong seemed to be a little afraid of Luo Hong, and immediately asked his soldiers to take off their armor.

At this time, Niu Ben ordered the Qingzhou army to take off their military uniforms and replace them with the military uniforms of Chen Guodong's soldiers.

"Chen Guodong, this is your chance to live, if you can help the general take Tongguan unknowingly, the general will say a few good words for you in front of the emperor."

Niu Ben said with a deep groan, he already had a plan in his heart.