Although the crucial news came back from Anbei Military Town on this day, Cheng Zhijie's troops were captured and surrounded, and the Tang Dynasty and the public were shocked.
The country is in turmoil, and news is flying everywhere.
However... there are not many specific details - Cheng Zhizhou finally came into contact with the Roman army, but... if we really calculate carefully, it may not necessarily be a defeat.
Of course, the action plan of the troops led by Cheng Zhijie was to lure the enemy into a double-team. In other words... it was the Roman army that attacked, not their own. This was a premeditated home battle. In this case, the battle situation could be achieved.
I don't know, so it's obvious that the situation is really not good. But... put it another way, there is no evidence for the defeat after all, and there is still no stone hammer in everything.
At this moment, Li Er was certainly not hoping that things would not get worse, but was thinking of other things. However, when he said this, Wei Zheng and others were stunned for a moment, thinking that the Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty might...
Maybe he really hasn’t been defeated!
However, as Li Er asked, it is really difficult to say what the situation is in this battle formation. After all, there is no definite news coming back.
The three of them looked at each other, frowning and shaking their heads - as the strongest liberal arts students in the Tang Dynasty, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling could all predict the long-term strategic issues and the general trend of the world.
It is also the key to their being reused in the court and becoming important ministers of the Tang Dynasty. But in addition to long-term planning, they also need to calculate specific battle details, which is not within the scope of their business. If Li Xiaogong were here, this matter
There is still room for analysis, but right now...the only top military elite in the Tang Dynasty is His Majesty the Emperor Li Er.
So when Li Er asked, no one answered immediately. Wei Zheng and others...the specific tactical literacy was still not enough after all. As the saying goes, there are mountains in the distance. However...no one immediately said, "I don't understand this."
, let’s discuss something else” or “send Duke x to come to discuss the matter.”
If Li Er asked about other topics, they would definitely say that if they couldn't answer, but at this moment...
Although Wei Zheng and the other three people didn't know much about the steam car, when Li Er asked, the three of them immediately reacted.
...This matter in Anbei Military Town is definitely a huge problem and has a huge impact. There is no doubt about this, but if you think about it carefully...the key to this battle is still the steam car - whether it is Li
Under Er's plan, it was still in Cheng Zhijie's own mind. Although the overall operation was completely different, Cheng Yaojin planned to take a big bite, but... no matter what, the key should still be the steam car.
Of course, this is not the most critical thing.
The most important thing is that steam cars can move around the battlefield without any hindrance. Even if it is difficult to perform in battle, no one can stop it. You can go wherever you want!
...In this case, how come there is no news or details at all?
If it hadn't been for this dispute in the court, this would really have been ignored... "No details" sometimes is a kind of detail in itself!
But even though things seemed strange, after all... there was no corresponding news coming back, so everything could only be guessed at.
This small detail suddenly made the atmosphere weird. Wang Jing and others looked at each other, and no one spoke for a long time. The day's meeting... ended just like that.
Although...there is no doubt that this steam car incident will have a significant impact on the current situation in the court.
For Li Er... the next moment after thinking about the combat situation of the steam car, he immediately understood in his mind whether he could suppress this group of Confucian scholars who wanted to become new powerful people, it seemed that he probably would.
It depends on whether this steam car...has played a sufficiently eye-catching role.
If it can, that's great, but if it can't... Afterwards, it is obvious that I can still vigorously promote the research of this steam vehicle. It is impossible to cut the project, but!
——This kind of thing must be done in a way that consumes the royal authority, rather than solving it more naturally. And...
Because it is a strong push, that's fine. Most of the time, if you want to use some resources afterwards... you can definitely do it, but if you want to invest extra, this will probably be the voice of opposition from the whole court - or even a large number of people.
The probability is not just once or twice, but always.
Because of this reason, Li Er was really unspeakably upset. This matter was really... He originally thought that it would not be that big and that all the losses would be controllable. But in the end, the losses... were probably still controllable, but that was clearly calculable.
If we take into account the intangible impact and intangible cost increase, there will be a lot of trouble. However... Li Er also had a vague idea in his mind.
The information about the steam train has not been sent back yet.
But if the news comes back at that time... it turns out that this thing has excellent combat capabilities, infinite power, and huge effects, then many things... that were originally all kinds of troubles may suddenly turn into all kinds of benefits!
However, the probability was not high. After Li Er had the idea, he was so excited that he completely forgot about it within five seconds.
Early the next morning, there was a court meeting...
Because he was restless, Li Er naturally didn't sleep for long overnight. He woke up worriedly in less than two hours, thinking that there was a big problem with the northwest strategy, and there were so many Confucian scholars in the court causing trouble...
...Of course, this problem is actually not that serious. In fact, using the great name of the Northwest Strategy, I can take advantage of the situation and get rid of this group of Confucian scholars who have ulterior motives and want to be the new version of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes——
But if it can be solved, it can be solved. After all, the matter is not beautiful. Besides, the Romans are not vegetarians. Even if they take advantage of the war to reorganize their internal affairs, a defeat in the northwest is a defeat, no matter how you say it in a good direction.
It's of no use after all.
Being so upset, Li Er arrived at the court meeting early. The civil and military officials of the court... there were so many people, and if they wanted to come to the court to discuss it, they could always come up with one or two useful memorials.
But... when it came time for the court meeting, Li Er wanted to curse again before the meeting had started for five minutes. These Confucian scholars clearly saw that he had not clearly explained the abolition of the steam locomotive project yesterday, and started to take advantage of it again.
This stuff is telling!
Li Er could just use his toes to figure out whatever idea these people had. But the problem was... he still had no idea about the steam car, although he could have just asked someone to perform it right away, regardless of what he was doing.
A wave of imperial staff——But if we can get the information about the steam car and pass it over...