"I don't like to hear what Qin Guogong said." Zhang Liang turned his face and said, "It is true that you have made great contributions to the formula of gunpowder, but Your Majesty's reward for your concubine is enough to reward your merits." You can't just use gunpowder in the future, it's all your credit, right? ”

"This ......"

Guo Ye really has no words. I have to admit that what Zhang Liang said is indeed reasonable. Even from the point of view of posterity, he is equivalent to owning the patent of gunpowder. However, this patent has already been sold to His Majesty Li Er by rewarding Yuan Ruoshuang.

In the future, how His Majesty Li Er used gunpowder and who he used gunpowder for had nothing to do with him.

It would be unreasonable for him to demand that wherever gunpowder is used, he must go out himself. Besides, there will be more places to use gunpowder in the future, and he can't keep himself busy.

However, just gave Zhang Liang the opportunity to make meritorious contributions?

It's really unwilling!

Guo Ye thought about it and said, "Your Majesty, about gunpowder, Weichen still has a little humble opinion, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

In addition to His Majesty Li Er's great victory, he also obtained a new militaristic weapon, and he was open-minded. He said: "If there is anything Qin Guogong said, just say it." ”

"The Lord of the Nation and His Majesty have eyes like torches, and they both see that this thing is a siege weapon. But have you ever thought that there is a benefit to everything, and there must be a disadvantage? ”

"The cons? What are the disadvantages of gunpowder? ”

"Now that I, the Tang Dynasty, the virtuous and virtuous ministers, the soldiers are incomparable for a while, and they are attacking the countries, and it is indeed a blessing to have such a siege weapon. However, if the descendants of the future generations are not good, they will be forced to take a defensive position in the future? ”

Zhang Liang said: "What are you talking about?" My Tang Dynasty is the upper kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and it far surpasses the surrounding feudal states in all aspects. If you don't attack them, it's good, but how can you be forced to defend? ”

"You can't say that." His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said, "The moon is cloudy and sunny, this is the principle of heaven and earth. I am afraid that the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty will be unavoidable. Qin Guogong, you go on. ”

Guo Yedao: "If gunpowder is popular in the world, at that time, this thing will become a nightmare for future generations." Therefore, Weichen thinks that His Majesty should regard gunpowder as a hole card of our Datang. ”

"Hole cards? What are hole cards? ”

"Uh...... In the Far West, there is something called poker, which is similar to our Datang leaf play. The so-called hole cards are the cards in poker that are first covered and finally revealed to determine the winner. ”

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "You mean, don't use gunpowder until the last resort, and let gunpowder become our Datang's trump card?" ”

"Exactly."

Zhang Liang said: "Even if what Qin Guogong said is reasonable. But in the opinion of the old minister, gunpowder should still be used in Liaodong City. In other words, now is the last resort. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"The Goguryeo people are too shameless, and there are 100,000 troops stationed in a Liaodong city. How many casualties does our Tang army have to take this city? If the casualties in this city are too great, His Majesty's crusade will be considered undefeated and defeated. ”

Guo Ye smiled slightly and said: "There is a cloud in the art of war, and if there is no soldier who must be saved, there is no city that must be defended inside." Now that Goguryeo's reinforcements have been defeated, what if there are 100,000 troops in Liaodong City? Sooner or later, it will also be a situation where the city will be ruined and people will die. ”

"Sooner or later? Hmph, do you know that in a few months, Liaodong will be snowing heavily and freezing to the bone, and the army will not be able to be stationed in the wilderness at all. When the time comes, let alone break the city, it will be difficult for us to protect ourselves. ”

"This ......" Guo Ye said: "Even so, in addition to attacking, there is another way to break through Liaodong City." ”

"What's the solution?"

"Surrender! We wiped out the 300,000-strong army of Goguryeo in one battle, and the defenders in Liaodong City must have become frightened birds, and the people were panicked. Wouldn't it be better to send a man who can speak well to enter Liaodong City, and with a three-inch tongue, he said that the defenders would attack him? ”

Before Zhang Liang could speak, His Majesty Li Er shook his head and said, "No!" Never surrender the Goguryeo! ”

"Huh? Why? ”

Because the Goguryeo people are not trustworthy at all, even if they agree to surrender, they will regret it at any time. They can make fake surrenders commonplace, and I don't want to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Yang of Sui. ”

His Majesty Li Er really didn't exaggerate at all when he said this.

I think that when Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo for the first time, in order to show the magnanimity of the country, he once issued a holy decree, "If Goryeo surrenders, it is advisable to accept it, and no troops are allowed."

It's okay now, but the Goguryeo people can catch the loophole.

The million-strong army of the Sui Dynasty arrived at the city of Liaodong, and it was about to break the city. The Goguryeo people waved a white flag and wanted to surrender.

Well, the emperor has decreed that people surrender and have to "be appeased", so the army retreated and waited for surrender.

As a result, in this world, in addition to true surrender, there is also false surrender. The Goguryeo people reorganized their soldiers and horses, repaired the city walls, and repented again.

No way, keep fighting.

Seeing that Liaodong City was about to be breached again, the Goguryeo people continued to raise the white flag. The Sui army continued to retreat, and the Goguryeo people continued to talk and it didn't count......

In short, the moves are not afraid of getting old, as long as they are easy to use. Goguryeo played this trick three times and delayed for several months. Until the weather finally froze, the Sui army had no choice but to retreat.

Do you think Emperor Yang of Sui has learned a lesson? No, not at all!

It is said that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo for the third time, and although the Sui army was not as strong as before, Goguryeo had been ravaged twice by the Sui army, and it was also difficult and tired.

At that time, Admiral Dasui defeated Goguryeo at Bihao City, and then waved his army south to force Pyongyang.

The king of the infant sun was helpless and sent an envoy to ask for surrender.

As a result, the poor man must have something to hate, and Emperor Yang of Sui believed the goguryeo people's ghost words and sent an envoy to recall him to protect his son.

He said to the envoy, let's fight Goguryeo three times, and finally beat Goguryeo to exhaustion, and there is no grass in the wild. How could you miss such a great opportunity? Wait a few days, will I be able to enter the army and arrest the Infant Yang King and then retreat?

As a confidant of Emperor Yang of Sui, the envoy is not a good thing, and declares that if he resists the decree and does not respect it, all the generals and colonels who participated in the war will fall to the ground.

Come to protect the child's helpless teacher.

As soon as he retreated, the Infant Yang King trembled again. completely denied what he had said before, and continued to fight against the Great Sui.

The history is full of green history, and Emperor Yang of Sui is like this, with the image of a second fool who has been deceived four times, and is recorded in the history books.

With this lesson from the past, how dare His Majesty Li Er play any trick of surrender? No more, as long as he is deceived once, people have to regard him as the second Emperor Yang of Sui!

Guo Ye said helplessly: "Even if you don't want to be surrendered, it's okay to storm Liaodong City for a few days first, right?" Now that the morale in the city is low, what if it can go down with a bang? Why do you have to use gunpowder? ”

Zhang Liang said: "Liaodong City is a fortified city that Goguryeo can reach, how long will this city stay without gunpowder?" Qin Guogong is afraid that a certain family will use your gunpowder to make meritorious contributions, right? ”

Guo Yedao: "You are still a villain in the belly of a gentleman!" ”

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said, "Don't make any noise. There is some truth in what you both say, and I haven't thought through how to decide. It is better to gather all the generals tomorrow, discuss them, and then make a decision. ”

"Yes."

On the second day, just after breakfast, Guo Ye heard a loud drum beat. He knew that this was His Majesty Li Er beating drums and gathering generals, so he didn't dare to slack off, and hurried to the Chinese military tent.

After the three-way drum, the generals have arrived.

His Majesty Li Er glanced around, and finally landed on Guo Ye's face, and said, "Qin Guogong, do you know why I summoned the generals today?" ”

"But for the sake of breaking through Liaodong City?"

"Liaodong City is already in my bag, but I am not in a hurry. I have invited you here today to entertain an old acquaintance of yours, or rather...... Rival. ”

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty laughed. What kind of rival do I have? ”

"Don't deny it. This person is your rival, but the whole world knows it.

"The whole world knows? This person is ......"

"Baekje Wuwang Fuyu Zhang!"