Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3216
Zhu Suiliang knelt on the ground, sweating all over his head, fearing that His Majesty Li Er would say "overstepping and disrespectful, praise and criticize courtiers" and immediately withdraw and behead him.

It should be noted that this is not the Taiji Palace, but in the military camp, everything is done according to military law, and the military law of the Tang Dynasty is strict, and the number of meritorious deeds is strictly prohibited. The servant of the Yellow Gate is no different from butchering a chicken...

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a long time before he casually said in the fear of Zhu Suiliang: "Okay, you can correct your mistakes if you know them, and there is nothing good about it. In the future, you must be cautious in dealing with people, otherwise, as in today's situation, if the British government refuses to let you go , I can't protect you either."

I was somewhat disappointed with Zhu Suiliang in my heart.

I have always loved Zhu Suiliang, and I have spared no effort in cultivating them, but the results are not good.Knowing that he was clumsy in practice, he simply assigned him to Zhenguan Academy to teach and educate people, but Fang Jun and Xu Jingzong jointly suppressed him.

A majestic academy manager, the second in command under the high priest, but usually he can't even order a cook...

At present, it seems that the road of official career is indeed not suitable for Zhu Suiliang, so he can only do it as a scholar.

Today's incident is actually very dangerous for him, that is, Li Ji is low-key and humble, and he does not want to make enemies with others. Otherwise, if he is replaced by a stronger person or his political opponent, Zhu Suiliang will lose his skin even if he does not die. .

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your care."

Zhu Suiliang bowed his head to thank him.

"Okay, you urgently need to transcribe the battle report and gather the documents. I'm a little tired, so go and have a rest."

His Majesty Li Er comforted him, then he got up and walked out of the tent, and went to another tent to rest with the help of the servant.

Although the emperor's personal conquest can boost morale, his own safety is not a trivial matter.Don't think that being an emperor will definitely win the support of his soldiers and generals. After all, the officialdom is a vanity fair. As long as it is motivated by profit, there is nothing he can't do. It is not impossible for Xiao to create a counter-assassination king.

Therefore, His Majesty Li Er would change his sleeping place almost every day, except for the few closest servants, even Li Ji and others did not know where he camped at night.

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More than [-] troops encircled Bocha City on three sides, and the onslaught did not stop for a moment.Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo took the lead and led their soldiers into the city to start street fighting against the Goguryeo defenders.

The bloody water in the city flows into the Yalu River along the drainage ditches, and the clear water of the river has long been dyed red. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, it is really half river and half river red.

Li Ji put on his helmet and armor, and led his own soldiers on horseback to stand on top of a mound surrounded by Bobo City. As far as the eye could see, there was a bloody battlefield in front of him.The original strong city wall of Boba City has been blown up by gunpowder and more than half of it collapsed. Between the broken walls and ruins, the two armies fought fiercely.

The Goguryeo army was unwilling to be captured and defeated, so they organized counterattacks under the collapsed city wall again and again, and repeatedly fought with the Tang army for every gap in the city wall. The blood stained the bricks and stones, and the corpses filled the gaps. extreme.

At the west gate and north gate, Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo had already entered the city, and the sound of thunder and thunder exploded one after another.

The corner of Li Ji's mouth twitched, and he said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty Weidao feels sorry for you. I'm afraid the stock will run out within two days after using Zhentianlei like this."

However, he did not give an order to warn Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo to use the Thunderbolt more carefully. Although he had reached a compromise with His Majesty just now, he still believed that the army must capture Bobao City as soon as possible to get through the ferry, and then the army crossed the Yalu River. Pingping Rang City.

One day later, the changes in the situation may worsen.

Cheng Yaojin, who was riding on a horse beside him, said with a smile: "The general is just thinking about how to win the battle. Those logistical matters should be considered by you ministers."

Li Ji sighed, and said sadly: "The power of firearms is long gone. It will be equipped in the whole army sooner or later. However, the shortcomings of firearms are also obvious, that is, they rely too much on logistics supplies. One musket, one A cannon, not to mention that its manufacturing cost is ten times or even tens or hundreds of times that of ordinary weapons, but the manufacture of gunpowder, projectiles, barrels, and barrels alone is enough to drag down the finances. In the world, Only Datang can afford such an army, and in another country, they would not be able to support them even if they surrendered their firearm skills."

Not to mention anything else, just talk about this thunder, igniting the fuse with a torch and throwing it out. With a bang, the wall collapsed, the house collapsed, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.But this random throwing was the work of a craftsman at the Gunpowder Bureau for several days, and the cost was not less than five hundred cash, so two thunderbolts were worth the same.

Listening to the vibrations in the city of Boba, watching the gunpowder smoke rising into the sky, it's all money...

It is even said that the cost of artillery can cost hundreds of thousands of barrels, and the life of each barrel can only fire [-] to [-] shells at most. This is still the case in the whole situation. As a result, the gun barrel continues to fire before it has cooled down, and the gun barrel may need to be replaced after more than a dozen shots.

It's just a waste of money...

Cheng Yaojin tightened his armor. He suffered a lot of injuries when he stormed Anshi City earlier. Although it was not fatal, after all, he was old and his body function declined, which greatly affected his physical condition. Standing on the mound and being blown by the north wind, my son suddenly felt chills all over.

"That's why I admire Fang Er. Before the Ministry of War, it was just a yamen for miscellaneous tasks. With all the troops in the world, who would listen to the dispatch of the Ministry of War? However, once the firearms are equipped with all the troops, the Ministry of War will become the head of all armies. Dear father, the military department in charge of the Gunpowder Bureau and the Foundry Bureau is the lifeblood of everyone. Look, in a few years, Mao Gong, your No.1 position in the army will be threatened."

Cheng Yaojin gloated a little.

But the fact is true. When the entire army is dominated by firearms, the comfort of the Ministry of War will rise to an unprecedented level. After all, anyone who wants to fight must have gunpowder and bullets. If the Ministry of War deliberately suppresses you, there will be no gunpowder and bullets A firearm is just a stick of fire...

Li Ji glared at Cheng Yaojin, and scolded: "You old man, don't try to sow discord here, am I the kind of person who is jealous of virtuous and capable, narrow-minded? Let alone Fang Er, that boy is us. Watching them grow up, knowing the roots and knowing the bottom line, it is the other young talents, why didn't I cultivate them vigorously, hoping that they can grow up as soon as possible and become the pillars of the empire?"

Then he sighed again: "At the beginning when His Majesty appointed Fang Er as Minister of the Ministry of War, almost everyone thought it was just for reward. In fact, the intention of suppressing it was even more obvious. After all, a yamen with no authority occupies a position of one of the six ministries out of thin air. So what? However, in just a few years, this kid not only took away the power of rewards and punishments of the general law and kicked Weiwei Temple away, but also prepared to build the Gunpowder Bureau and the Foundry Bureau, making the Ministry of War the most powerful in the court. The hot and popular Yamen... not only the power and maneuvers are eye-catching, especially the long-term vision, which is quite like his father."

"Hey! Fang Xuanling's soft ears can only be good people, clumsy in planning but good at practical work, that kid is better than his father."

Cheng Yaojin didn't think so.

Li Ji didn't argue with him. Although Fang Jun was considered the best of the younger generation, but after all his energy was limited, how could he compare with Fang Xuanling who had been in charge of the empire's center for several years?The reason why it is in today's situation is mostly due to the emergence of firearms, which is a bit of a trick...

Of course, being able to develop firearms on one's own, and even push them to the point where the most important military supplies of the empire is now, is enough to be proud of the world.

In the next 30 years, it will be even longer, this kid's power will be the highest in the court, a proper minister of power...

Li Ji's eyes are a little deep. Throughout the ages, anyone who can be called a "powerful minister" may be in the limelight for a while without having two powers, but most of them will not end well.

Right now, I and Fang Jun have common interests and common enemies, so we can cooperate closely.But in the future, when Fang Jun has more wings and power in the house, will he part ways, or even turn against each other?
A burst of cheers in the distance pulled Li Ji back from his thoughts, and Cheng Yaojin cheered up: "The enemy has surrendered!"

Li Ji raised his eyes and saw countless soldiers of the Tang army pouring into Bobao City like a tide. Immediately he lifted his spirits, smiled and waved his hands and said, "Let's go, let's go into the city to take a look, accept the rout, and get through the ferry!"

(End of this chapter)