When the phalanx of new recruits walked neatly to the auditorium, the leading officer drew his sword and shouted loudly to Li Tan on the auditorium: "The king of Yue will bring peace, Longyou will reward peace!"
Then the soldiers shouted in unison: "The King of Yue is a thousand years old!"
Li Tan also drew his sword and shouted to the soldiers: "Peace in the world!"
At this time, people on stage and off stage sang "Peace in the World", which made Du Hongjian's heart flutter.
This world peace is a phrase in "The Music of King Qin's Breaking the Formation". It was the lyrics written by Emperor Taizong when he defeated Liu Wuzhou and laid the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. It expresses his expectation for peace in the world.
At this moment, isn’t everyone in the world longing for peace?
In such an era, isn't what the people want is peace in the world?
Can this army of Longyou really bring peace to the world?
Du Hongjian was a little confused. At this time, Shuofang's army, who was standing by the river watching the military parade, heard the slogan of world peace and couldn't help shouting it.
Immediately afterwards, the phalanx of new recruits from Zhechong Mansion also stepped onto the parade ground. They passed by the viewing platform and shouted the same slogan, and the soldiers of Shuofang Army also followed suit.
In this day of natural disasters, military disasters, cruel officials, bandits, and oppression by the court, don't let alone ordinary people, even ordinary officers in Shuofang's army, what they want is a simple peace in the world?
Is this the ambition of the King of Yue?
Du Hongjian looked at the young King of Yue and did not expect that he would have such an ambition.
After several phalanxes passed by, Du Hongjian looked at the viewing platform in confusion. Why was the military parade not over yet?
At this time Xu Jun came up and said: "Your Highness, the artillery is requesting a review."
"Agree to review."
Xu Jun issued an order to the rear artillery battalion, and Du Hongjian saw two carriages pulling carts to the reviewing stand.
What's this?
Du Hongjian looked at the carriage in the audience with some doubts. He only saw the soldiers putting down the cart, fixing the wheels, and exiting a large black iron barrel.
What's this?
Du Hongjian was confused, but the soldiers had already fixed the gun position and adjusted the angle of the gun muzzle.
Xu Jun stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, please take a look at the test range over there. The two walls were just built a few days ago. They were built according to the standards of ordinary military fortresses."
Li Tan picked up the telescope, and Du Hongjian also picked up the telescope. They only saw two lonely city walls in the middle of an empty area.
Although this city wall has only one side, its thickness is similar to that of Shuofang City.
Du Hongjian once again lamented the construction speed of Longyou. Such a city wall could be built in a few days. But why build a city wall in this empty place?
Xu Jun raised his hand and ordered to the gunner below: "Get ready, fire!"
Hearing only a loud bang, Du Hongjian was so frightened that he almost dropped the telescope again. He smelled the pungent smell of gunpowder, put down the telescope and looked at the muzzle below, where smoke was still rising.
Du Hongjian looked at the muzzle of the cannon in surprise, what is this thing for?
Is it used to frighten war horses? Yes, if such a weapon is used on the battlefield, it can indeed frighten war horses. If used properly, it can be regarded as a surprise and victory tactic.
However, this thing has to be pulled by a carriage, which is too cumbersome. If you want to deal with cavalry, this method will be too troublesome.
At this moment, Xu Jun beside him said: "Marshuai Du, please look at the city wall over there."
Du Hongjian raised the telescope again. When he saw the city wall that had been blasted with two gaps and was still smoking, his face immediately turned pale.
Was this caused by the weapon just now?
Are you dreaming?
But looking at the city wall that was intact just now, now turned into ruins, Du Hongjian had to believe that it was indeed the weapon that caused the damage.
Du Hongjian was horrified. With such a sharp weapon, what kind of city could stop Longyou's army?
Du Hongjian couldn't help but wonder, if Longyou used such a weapon to blast open the Lingzhou city wall and let Longyou's elite army rush into the city, how long could he resist?
Three days? Shake your head.
One day? Shake your head.
Half a day! Du Hongjian did some calculations and came to the conclusion that if Longyou really used this terrible weapon and cooperated with Longyou's elite soldiers, he would be thankful to God if he could last for half a day.
So desperate!
At this time, Xu Jun gave another order to the grenadiers at the test range.
"Please Du Shuai, please look at that city wall again."
Du Hongjian picked up the telescope again and saw a group of soldiers wearing Longyou military uniforms walking into the test firing range with neat steps.
They were unarmed, each carrying a strange short stick.
"hair!"
Xu Jun gave the order, a signal sounded, and the soldiers quickly threw the short sticks in their hands towards the ruined wall.
boom!
There were several more continuous explosions, and Du Hongjian saw the black smoke of death rising. When the black smoke dissipated, the city wall that was already in ruins was flattened.
Du Hongjian was completely stunned at this moment. If the long-range weapon like artillery brought him shock and disbelief, it was as if it was a divine weapon in the sky.
The grenade shocked him even more. A short stick that an ordinary soldier could carry could have such power after exploding.
Du Hongjian couldn't help but think, what if this short stick was thrown over the heads of his cavalry troops? What terrible damage would it cause?
Once again, I thought of the previous slogan of the King of Yue, "Peace in the world". Maybe this is really not a fantasy?
If the Longyou Army equipped with such weapons entered the Pass and headed south, no city should be able to stop it, right?
He has already seen the strength of Longyou's army, and there is no doubt about the wealth of Hexi.
Coupled with such terrifying weapons, Du Hongjian estimated that if the Yue King prepared to march into Lingzhou, it would only take a week from sending troops to conquering Lingzhou.
Then I thought about the military camps I had built along the way to Longyou. Now I didn’t even need to repair the military camps.
Du Hongjian only felt that his hands and feet were cold. Could this be all part of Long You's plan?
Yes, looking at the smiling tiger-like Xu Jun next to him, and thinking about Li Mi's resourcefulness when planning for the emperor, the King of Yue's plan for him was already obvious.
The judgment was completed in an instant.
Regardless of wearing armor, he paid a full salute to the King of Yue and said:
"The imperial court was closed off. It didn't know that the King of Yue had already built a strong army in Hexi, so he asked Shuofang's army to support Hexi."
"The imperial court ordered Du to control the troops in Hexi. It really thinks highly of Du."
"Du is willing to hand over the command of Shuofang Army and obey His Majesty's orders!"
Hearing what Du Hongjian said, Li Bi looked at his old friend in surprise.
I thought it would take a lot of effort, but I didn't expect Du Hongjian to submit so easily?
Li Tan showed an expected smile, he helped Du Hongjian up and said: "The imperial court ordered Marshal Du to rush to Hexi to aid, how could Tan seize the Shuofang army trained by Marshal Du himself? Du Gong was still appointed by the imperial court.
The governor of Shuofang, Tan dare not seize it privately."
Hearing that Li Tan still asked him to command Shuofang's army, Du Hongjian's face improved a little.
Immediately afterwards, Li Tan revealed a piece of news that shocked Du Hongjian.
I only heard the King of Yue say: "It's just that the news has been blocked. The Tubo invaded Hexi last year, but they were defeated by our Hexi army."
Du Hongjian looked at Li Tan in surprise, only to hear the other party tell him some earth-shattering news!
"Shang Qixin, the great master of Tubo East Road, has been destroyed, and now the thief's head hangs on Wuwei City."
What!
Du Hongjian looked at Li Tan in disbelief, and then at Li Bi who was behind King Yue.
Seeing Li Mi's deep nod, Du Hongjian said dubiously:
"Why don't you report your success to the imperial court for such a great achievement?"
Li Tan said calmly: "At that time, we had just defeated the main force of Tibet, and my army was busy marching into Tuyuhun, and we were delayed every time we came and went."
"When the Tuyuhun area was completely occupied, the imperial court was at war again. After thinking about this small contribution, I didn't bother to report it."
Too lazy to report?
Du Hongjian felt his head was buzzing.
The Tubo and the Uighurs were the two major enemies in the northern frontier of the Tang Dynasty. The Shuofang army was guarding against the Uighurs north of the Yinshan Mountains.
Hexi has been harassed by the Uighurs and Tibetans for a long time.
In recent years, Tubo's expansion ambitions have become more and more obvious, and it has become a serious problem for the northwest states.
Shang Qixin'er was a great master who led the Tubo people to open up the Tuyuhun area, and his position was comparable to that of the Prime Minister Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty.
He was the main promoter of Tubo's strategy against the northwest region of the Tang Dynasty. Such a person actually died in the battle?
Recreating the achievements of the Taizong period and regaining the Tuyuhun area, such a great achievement seemed to be a trivial matter in the words of the King of Yue.
However, Du Hongjian quickly realized that if what the King of Yue said was true, it would further illustrate the King of Yue's ambition.
Such a great victory was not reported to the court, which shows that the King of Yue had a grand plan.
Now Du Hongjian felt even more at ease. The King of Yue could be so cautious and knew how to hide his power and bide his time even after making great achievements. Isn't he a more trustworthy monarch than the prince and the King of Qi in the court?
No wonder Tubo did not attack Hexi this year, but instead attacked Xichuan together with Nanzhao. It turned out that they suffered a big loss in Tuyuhun.
At the end of the military parade, Du Hongjian handed over the 10,000 Shuofang troops he had brought to the staff headquarters, which would reorganize and train the troops at Xinzhuang Camp.
Du Hongjian is still the leader of this army, but like other Longyou armies, daily training is left to the instructors sent by the staff.
At this time, in the icy and snowy north, Fang Guoshou's carriage braved the wind and snow and drove northward into Shangjing City in the Bohai Kingdom.
As an important commercial and trading partner of Bohai State, Fang Guoshou received a warm welcome from the King of Bohai. The King of Bohai sent his own ruler Gao Yangbi to personally greet Fang Guoshou outside Bohai City.