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For this matter, they have to be grateful to Zhang Nuo, because with this thing, the probability of their casualties will be reduced by at least [-]%.

In addition to the armor, the weapons have also been re-equipped.

First of all, behind is a Zhuge Liannu that can fire continuously. The lethality within a hundred steps is absolutely amazing, and the key is to be able to fire consecutively. Blockbusters.

Then there is a dark Tang knife, and it has been modified to extend the handle and blade.

After all, cavalry combat is different from infantry combat. If the weapon is not long enough to ride on a horse, sometimes it is a bit of a disadvantage, so Zhang Nuo solved this problem from the very beginning.

In addition to Tang Dao, everyone also has a small round shield in their left hand.

This thing can pick and roll, not to mention concealed weapons, and it can be swung up to hit people when it is close to the body. It is definitely a good guy in your hand.

Then there is the harness. The harness made according to Zhang Nuo's design drawings can not only free the hands of the cavalry, but also is much better than the existing harness in terms of carrying.

Zhang Nuo didn't let these harnesses sit idle either. They were equipped with a dozen or so small javelins, which could be used as spare short weapons, and at the same time could be thrown out to stab people.

In this way, the cavalry was armed from head to toe.

But just like that, Zhang Nuo was still a little dissatisfied, he turned his head and wanted to get a cloak on the horse.

It's a pity that it didn't work out!

After experiments, it was found that if the cavalry was fully armed, if a set of garb was added to the horse, the horse would not be able to run for a long time at all, not only would it be tired, but it would even affect its lifespan.

There's no other way, you can't find a place even if you spend money!

Since the cavalry could not be smashed, because all the shareholders sent the money, Zhang Nuo, who had already had so much money, turned his head and looked at the other troops.

The artillerymen don't need to change their outfits, not only because the artillerymen don't need to fight hand-to-hand, they only need to wear weapons and ordinary armor, and there is also a reason that all the troops in this army are officers, and at least half of them are from those soldiers. Keep the door.

None of these bastards are poor. Their parents and elders may be very strict with them in terms of training and teaching, but at the same time, none of them are stingy in terms of equipment.

After all, this is all about fighting on the battlefield with real swords and guns. No one wants their children to be chopped down because they don't have good equipment.

Therefore, everyone in the entire artillery team was very considerate to save money for Zhang Nuo. All of them had complete armors, not to mention weapons, but they were all not good looking.

Now Zhang Nuo has a headache, the money is spent on the money, and hoarding what can't be spent is useless here.

But what if no one needs to change equipment?

Zhang Nuo, a big dog, pondered for a long time, and finally came up with a solution that is not a solution. Since other places can't be strengthened, let's make a cannon.

It was originally planned to take 120 cannons to Korea!

But now it's like this, it's obvious that there is no place to spend the money, and it just so happens that the officers and generals have basically mastered the use of artillery, so Zhang Nuo just didn't do it, and frantically ordered nearly two hundred cannons. .

In his opinion, when the time comes to disperse the artillery teams, each unit will bring dozens of cannons, and temporarily equip some stronger sergeants to carry the shells.

Officers mainly do technical work, and ordinary sergeants do all the dirty and tiring work. In this way, as long as the cannons and shells can be supplied, the firepower density will definitely increase by several levels.

More importantly, at that time, they will be able to surround the city and attack at the same time.

If you put 20 people in one direction, you can't spread them out, and if you put them on all sides, you can't attack the city at the same time. Now this problem can be solved.

At that time, Zhang Nuo really wants to see how the Koreans resist when the four walls are gone, and the four sides charge at the same time.

Chapter 467 The Tension Before Leaving

20 infantry, artillery, and cavalry, the cards in Zhang Nuo's hands are increasing rapidly in an unreasonable way.

But this is just the card in Zhang Nuo's hand. It is impossible for Li Shimin to just let Zhang Nuo play against Korea without doing anything else.

Even though Zhang Nuo saved a lot of money by not having to bear the burden of the court, not to mention that the conquered land still belongs to the Tang Dynasty, it seems to be a good deal with no harm.

But how can things be so simple?

Is it true that a country doesn't want to lose face?If the land that was conquered by the private army is occupied grandiosely, even if it is rewarded in the end, it seems to make a lot of money, but isn't it a loss for the face of the empire?

What is an empire? Only those who are famous are called empires. Those who sit at home and wait for the pie to fall from the sky cannot support the backbone of an empire at all.

Therefore, without notifying Zhang Nuo, Li Shimin secretly mobilized [-] soldiers to Donglai, appointed Li Ji as the general manager, and directly supervised the construction of ships in Donglai, and prepared to cooperate with Zhang Nuo to attack Goryeo from land and sea. .

The most ruthless thing is that Li Ji's title is the general manager of the Pyongyang Road March!

In other words, Goryeo is still there, and Zhang Nuo hasn't left yet, Li Shimin has already regarded the whole Goryeo as the head of his own territory, which is enough to show the domineering power of an empire.

However, although Li Shimin's trick was hidden from Zhang Nuo, it was actually a real dirty trick.

Once Zhang Nuo starts to advance towards Goryeo on the border, Goryeo will inevitably mobilize inland troops to defend the border, so that Li Ji will have an opportunity.

Li Shimin's order to Li Ji was that once he knew that the interior of Koryo was empty, he would start from Dongnae and go straight to Pyongyang, the royal city of Koryo, by sea.

And Li Ji, who is also equipped with artillery, as a battle-tested veteran, with nearly [-] regular troops, if he can't fight an empty Pyongyang city, then he shouldn't lead troops to fight, go home and take the children.

As long as Pyongyang is conquered, Koryo will be in chaos, which in turn will promote Zhang Nuo's offensive on the border and the subsequent occupation of the entire territory.

What's more ruthless is that as long as Li Ji's troops set off, it will not be long before this army will become a garrison force, and then continuously send Korea's supplies and population to Datang by sea, thus feeding back to Datang.

This is a new way of doing things that Li Shimin and the others formulated based on Zhang Nuo's ideas. They were not so ruthless before, and just after copying people, they kept moving things from other people's homes to their own.

However, under the influence of Zhang Nuo's various coquettish operations and self-interested thoughts, Li Shimin and his ministers came up with an idea, that is, war must not lose money, and less profit is a loss!

People should be taken away, but it is good to keep them for farming, mining, and working!

Things need to be taken away, not to mention gold, silver, copper, iron and various metals, wood, food, and agricultural products, as long as they can be sold for money, they will all be transported away.

Zhang Nuo had already discussed with Li Shimin very early on, that his own trees should be left to grow slowly, and his own mines should be dug slowly. Anyway, there is plenty of other people's land, so let's get someone else's. , It's good to leave your own family to future generations.

This point has been strongly recognized by Li Shimin's monarch and ministers. That's right, it will be shot down anyway, so naturally the good things must be brought back.

Moreover, Zhang Nuo also made it very clear about the arrangement of Goryeo. In the future, it will be a mining area, an industrial area, and a crop planting area. All the existing people in Goryeo will be converted into slaves, or they can be called common people by another name. Work honestly, and the work is done well. You can become a citizen just like the people of Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo each have their own calculations, but one thing is the same, that is, they are all for the greatest benefit of the empire.

As long as this commonality still exists, there will never be conflicts between the two.

Zhang Nuo, who has made all kinds of preparations, is still exercising, eating, working, and sleeping according to his usual biological clock every day. Only Hongyu beside him knows that Zhang Nuo is actually a little nervous.

Although it seems that Zhang Nuo's military strength is superior, and he still has artillery in his hands that exceeds a whole era, logically there should be no fart problem, just fight with confidence.

But after all, Zhang Nuo is just a junior who has fought a small battle in the military. Even though he is not only learning various military books, but also learning various knowledge in the system, it is only theoretical knowledge after all.

If Zhang Nuo was just a young man, maybe he would be excited to use this opportunity to show his prestige or something.

But Zhang Nuo is not. As an old salted fish, a person who has long since spent his passion in daily necessities, he is more concerned about how to bring back as many people as possible.

Those are not simple numbers, they are real people, representing families.

Zhang Nuo is not some kind of holy mother, the kind who dies when a colleague dies. He clearly knows that people will die in war.

However, as the coach, as the initiator of the project, and as the boss of these people, he has the responsibility to bring everyone back as much as possible.

After all, based on his previous education, he couldn't equate a living life with a pension.

Even if this pension is richer than before, even if this pension will always take care of this family, it cannot make up for the existence of one person after all.

This is why Zhang Nuo is nervous!

He can accept the casualties of the soldiers. After all, the earthen jars are always broken, and the generals will inevitably die before the battle. There is nothing unacceptable.

He only hoped that he could avoid those mindless mistakes, and that besides the normal casualties, he would not cause unnecessary casualties due to his own reasons.

So he prepared all kinds of equipment, so he prepared artillery, so he constantly forced himself to learn and grow...

But all of this is just preparation, and we don't know how it will happen for the time being, and everything will eventually have to be confirmed on the Korean battlefield.

Hongyu could feel Zhang Nuo's nervousness, although on the surface Zhang Nuo was still calm and breezy, eating and drinking, but in fact Zhang Nuo would get up in the middle of the night every night to read a book or practice. practice martial arts.

This was unimaginable before!

Zhang Nuo belongs to the kind of salted fish who can lie down and never sit. Even if he gets up early every day to practice martial arts, it is purely for physical exercise.

It is simply impossible to not even think about reading books and practicing martial arts in the middle of the night like now!

But Zhang Nuo just did this, so there is only one possibility, Zhang Nuo can't sleep, he urgently needs to use reading and martial arts to relieve his tension.

Chapter 468 Li Shimin's Zhuang Banquet

For Zhang Nuo's nervousness, Hongyu has nothing to do.

Maybe she can help with other matters, but how can she, a young girl who has just turned [-], meddle in these important military affairs?

So all she can do is try her best to make Zhang Nuo not have to worry about some small things at home, and then follow him as much as possible so that he can be happy.

She knew very well about Zhang Nuo's going to war, but apart from silently praying to the gods to bless her husband's safety, she could only honestly do what she could.

The women of this era are so simple and low-key.

But time will not stop running because of someone's nervousness or someone's worry. After all, it is the day when Zhang Nuo should go out by accident.

Originally, Zhang Nuo planned to treat the soldiers to a good meal and then leave. After all, they will not be able to eat the delicious food in the cafeteria after the expedition.

But who would have thought that he would be dragged away as soon as he arranged the canteen.

Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde were also dragged away with him. Cheng Yaojin will participate in this war as a general under Zhang Nuo. If Zhang Nuo is in the central army, then Cheng Yaojin will lead the cavalry On the other hand, if Cheng Yaojin is in the middle army, it is time for Zhang Nuo to charge.

As for Yuchi Jingde, he failed to participate in this war. After all, it is impossible to transfer all Li Shimin's confidantes and generals away at once.

The three of them originally wanted to have a feast with the soldiers, but now that Li Shimin summoned them, they had no choice but to go. The three of them looked at each other, shook their heads and resigned to their fate and rushed to Chang'an.

On the contrary, these soldiers were laughing and preparing to have a big meal.

After all, they also knew that some people might not be able to eat the meals in the canteen of Lantian City after this expedition.

Today's Lantian City canteen is quite famous, not to mention anything else, but in terms of scale, it is absolutely impossible to see such a place in other places that can accommodate nearly 1 people eating at the same time.

In addition to the scale, the Lantian City canteen is also famous for its rich dishes. Many people have eaten the meals brought back from the canteen by their families when visiting relatives in Lantian City.

For those who have never eaten at Zhang's Restaurant in Dongshixishi, the food in Lantian City canteen is already delicious, and the price is really cheap.

In fact, many people have told Zhang Nuo that they want to raise the price, but Zhang Nuo has always disagreed. In his opinion, the canteen in Lantian City is a place for employees to benefit. Now they can make a small profit without losing money. Does planting money mean wool?

It is precisely because of the large-scale supermarkets, exquisite dishes, and extremely affordable prices that cannot be seen in other places that Lantian City Canteen, a place that is not open to the public at all, has become a mysterious and yearning place for many people.

Many people eagerly ran to Lantian City to visit their relatives who could not be reached, just to eat a meal made in the canteen of Lantian City.

In fact, in Zhang Nuo's opinion, the food in the canteen of Lantian City is just that. Practice makes perfect, not to mention how unpalatable it is, and it is definitely not delicious, it is the level of home-cooked dishes and big pot dishes.

But to outsiders, it looks different, just listening to it makes me feel excited.

Dozens of chefs stand in front of the stove and fry vegetables with large shovels. One pot is enough to feed hundreds of people. It's fun to think about it.

Besides, it turns out that dishes can be done like this. In addition to stewing, they can also be fried in a pot.

Now many families in Lantian City have already bought woks and occasionally make dishes at home, and these simple dishes learned from the chefs in the canteen have become a place of special pride for the residents of Lantian City.

Did you see, what I eat is delicious that you have never seen before!

After talking about the canteen in Lantian City, leaving behind the group of soldiers who were already eating in the canteen, Zhang Nuo and the three went round and round to Ganlu Hall.

As soon as Zhang Nuo came in, he realized that the scene was a bit big today!

Not to mention the generals, almost all the top generals of the Tang Dynasty have gathered here, and what is even more incredible is that almost all the courtiers above the fourth rank from the civil servants have also come.

Seeing that Zhang Nuo walked into the hall first, everyone's conversation stopped for a while, and they stood up respectfully and saluted Zhang Nuo!

Zhang Nuo smiled bitterly and nodded in return, and then quickly walked to Lao Li's side. No one would dare to sit next to him except himself.

Seeing Zhang Nuo's behavior as if he was fleeing, Li Shimin was also amused, he really didn't want to deal with the court.

Seeing that everyone was already seated, the host of the banquet, Li Shimin, glanced to the side, and the waiter who had been waiting on the side, keeping his attention on Li Shimin, naturally knew what to do at this moment, so he hurriedly arranged for the banquet to be passed on quietly. .

Not long after, dishes that looked very good-looking, but were actually not very tasty were brought up one after another.

This is what the palace banquet looks like now. The culinary art reform originated from Zhang Nuo is also being done in the palace, but after all, it is a banquet with strict requirements on grades and traditions. Naturally, it can't be the same as ordinary people's homes. A plate of chili fried pork Just serve it up.

For palace banquets, appearance and rules are far more important elements than taste.

Therefore, the fish head with chopped peppers cannot be cooked for too long, otherwise the fish head will not be beautiful, and it will be inconvenient to place!

The braised pork must also be placed in neat small cubes!

what?

Trembling bad placement?

Then let it cool and harden before putting it, it can't affect the beauty of the braised pork!

Then the elbows must be of the same size, otherwise they are not symmetrical;

As for the chicken, it can only be served whole, otherwise it will not show the royal atmosphere and pomp...

All kinds of strange reasons, causes and handling methods, the final result is that, obviously they are all stir-fried dishes, and the dishes made in the palace are definitely the most beautiful, but they are definitely the most unpalatable.