Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The more the civil and military officials speculated, the more confused they became.

They speculated about all the civil and military officials in the court, but in the end they found that no one had any grudge against Li Junxian.

As for the conflict of interest, that is nonsense.

Even though Li Junxian is currently the General of the Thousand Oxen Guards, after the crown prince ascends the throne, this position will definitely be occupied by Xue Rengui, Qin Huaidao and others.

As for Li Junxian, the former emperor's close confidant, he would probably be demoted.

If Li Junxian had not made outstanding military achievements in the battle to open up the Western Regions, he would definitely have been alienated and neglected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After some speculation, the officials finally came to two terrible conclusions.

"First, Li Junxian was an unlucky guy and became the scapegoat for the prophecy."

"Secondly, Your Majesty must eliminate this threat to imperial power!"

For the royal family, the most taboo thing is prophecy that threatens the imperial power, which is the biggest excuse for ministers to rebel.

When the people all thought so, Li Junxian, a military general, gained the support of the people to rebel.

...

Household Department.

In contrast to the undercurrent atmosphere outside, Du He called five marching generals, ten deputy generals, and a group of ministers in charge of logistics and supplies to discuss the matter.

The general framework was decided yesterday, and today we will discuss the details.

Two hours later.

Du He took a long breath and asked, "Generals, do you still have any questions about the battle arrangements?"

After dozens of breaths, no one stood up to ask questions.

Du He said in a deep voice, "Since everyone agrees, starting today, the deputy commanders of the five armies will go and mobilize the troops from various prefectures."

"Each unit must arrive at their respective destinations at the designated time. Those who disobey orders will be punished by military law!"

As Du He finished speaking, the generals felt a chill on their backs.

Many people have followed Du He in battle, but they have never heard such orders from Du He.

All the generals stood up and responded in unison.

"I will obey your orders!"

The commander-in-chief of the army during wartime has the highest military rank and can deal with all the generals under his command. Even Li Ji, who is the Shangshu Zuo Pushe, has to obey Du He's orders.

Wait until they sit down.

Du He said to Hou Junji, "Hou You Pushe must coordinate the logistics and transport food and supplies to the soldiers in a timely manner!"

"All the grain in the Hanjia Granary, Yi Granary, and many Changping Granaries must be transferred to the front lines!"

The preparation period for this battle was only half a month, and time was very tight.

If we buy food from the people or wait for taxes from various places, it will definitely delay the army's deployment.

The only way is to mobilize the grain in the granary first.

Hou Junji stood up and replied solemnly, "I obey your command!"

Du He then gave them some more instructions, and asked everyone except Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai and Pei Xingjian to go back and make preparations.

After everyone has left.

Du He smiled and said, "Rengui, Junmai, you will send 3000 imperial guards to escort the Crown Prince to the manor."

"The thing we're going to see is called artillery. When the time comes, each of your two armies will have 50 pieces of artillery, which will help you quickly break through the enemy's formation."

artillery?

What is this?

Although Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai were completely confused, they still bowed in gratitude.

"Thanks for the Korean PR photo!"

They knew clearly from the arrangements for this war that the Duke of Korea had given them the task that was easiest to fight and easiest to achieve military merit.

Once they have defeated the main forces of the Indian kingdoms and Tubo, their achievements will surely rank among the top.

Du He ordered Pei Xingjian, "Keep your promise. Go to the Military Equipment Bureau and escort the 200 blacksmiths to the manor."

"Wait there when you get to the manor. Then you can witness the power of the artillery."

According to his deliberate arrangement.

The two deputy general managers under Xue Rengui are Cheng Wuting and Pei Xingjian. They are both talented in both literature and martial arts, and can make up for Xue Rengui's shortcomings.

The two deputy general managers under Xi Junmai were Luo Tong and Xue Wanbei, who were also both civil and military talents.

Letting Pei Xingjian master the artillery now will also facilitate their subsequent use.

"As ordered!"

Pei Xingjian bowed in response.

...

in the afternoon.

Under the escort of thousands of imperial guards, Li Chengqian and Du He rode in a luxurious carriage and slowly drove into the manor.

Hundreds of imperial guards stationed here shouted in unison.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Chengqian walked out of the carriage, waved to them and said, "No need to greet each other, soldiers. Go back to your respective tasks."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After the soldiers loudly received the order, they all withdrew from the manor and stationed at the outermost perimeter.

As for the safety of the manor, Xi Junmai commanded 3000 imperial guards to guard it.

Du He asked Wang Kang, "Are you ready?"

Wang Kang said nervously, "Reporting to Lord Han, Taoist Master Zhen and Taoist Master Li have prepared 20 rounds of artillery shells, and also prepared a lot of straw men to test the power."

Two hours ago, he learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would be visiting this place in person, and he was so scared that he talked to the Taoist priests for a long time.

This time when testing the power of the artillery, there must be no accidents!

Du He bowed and said, "Your Highness, please move to the testing ground."

Li Chengqian nodded slightly.

After a cup of tea.

Li Chengqian, Du He, Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai and Pei Xingjian stood on a high observation deck.

Wang Kang, the person in charge of the manor, was busy running around.

Looking at the chess language appearing in front.

Du He reminded, "Your Highness, the two Taoist priests are preparing to ignite the cannons. Two loud noises will be heard shortly."

"it is good."

Li Chengqian responded.

Looking at the two black steel pipes, Li Chengqian really couldn't think of how they could cause damage to the enemy?

Not long after, the artillery was ignited.

"Boom~"

"Boom~"

Two shells exploded among the densely packed scarecrows hundreds of steps away, and many of them fell down immediately.

Li Chengqian was startled by the two loud noises, but fortunately he adjusted his mentality in time to avoid making a fool of himself.

The two Taoist priests did not stop either, they fired 20 shells in one breath.

"Boom~Boom~"

After the huge explosion, more and more straw men fell down.

There was silence for a long time.

Li Chengqian stood up and said excitedly, "So this is a cannon! Its power is truly extraordinary!"

I never thought that two iron pipes could produce something so powerful.

incredible!

Du He smiled and said, "Your Highness, let's go down and see the power of the artillery."

Li Chengqian nodded.

He was also curious about the specific killing power of these artillery pieces, and he didn't want them to just make noise without actual killing power.

Come to the place where the shells landed.

When Li Chengqian saw the holes on the straw man's body, his eyelids jumped suddenly.

"If these shrapnel hit someone, wouldn't their life be in danger?"

“It really is a divine object!”

The other generals were also dumbfounded when they saw the scene in front of them.

When they were standing on the high platform, they thought the power of the artillery was average, but they didn't know that the scarecrows that were still standing were already riddled with holes.

After looking around.

Li Chengqian suddenly said, "Du He, I have an idea!"

Du He's right eyelid twitched, and he asked curiously, "Your Highness, what do you think?"

Every time Li Chengqian said he had an idea, it was not a good thing.

A few breaths of silence.

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and said, "After Zhangsun Wuji, Yuwen Jie and the others are captured, there's no need to drag them to the East Market to be beheaded. Just bring them to the manor directly."

"When the time comes, tie them to some wood and bomb them with 100 bombs."

"What do you think of this method of execution?"