The Master of the Kingdom - Chapter 147

Su Yi decided to stay, and Ma Chong still had to clean up the army.

The Huns can spread speeches in the army, can’t they shake the army’s heart? At the moment of the war, no details can be neglected.

Su Yi wanted to make another war mobilization, such as setting off fireworks, but Mu Yan stopped it. This is going to be another firework, it really can’t stop the people’s speech. It is not a good thing that Su Yi’s reputation is too high. Although it is difficult to press now, always pay attention.

Su Yi thought for a while and gave up the fireworks to help out. The mines are scary enough, and fireworks again will make people think he has some great skills.

War mobilization cannot be done, and Su Yi seems to have nothing to do besides managing those new weapons.

But what did he want to do in the war, Yu Chao was going to be over.

Su Yi thought for a while, and went to focus on logistics. When Su Yi was watching TV, he always saw that someone would hinder the logistics. The frontline soldiers were still fighting, so the logistics team dared to embezzle their rations, replacing their clothing and armor with defective products, and even deliberately delayed the arrival of logistics in order to strike a political enemy.

The soldiers fought **** battles, but they didn’t have enough food or clothing, and they didn’t even have enough weapons.

I can’t help with the march and the war, can’t I help with the logistics? Su Yi carried his hands on his back and went to check the logistics every day.

When the emperor attached such importance to the frontier, the logistics did not dare to deduct it at this time. But when it is distributed, there will still be a little tricky. This is all the cleverness of the people below, and it has nothing to do with the imperial court.

Under Su Yi’s close attention, these clevernesses were afraid to use them. There are enough things in each soldier’s bowl.

At the border, the most rare materials are not meat and cloth, but salt. In the past, the production of salt was very low, and the transportation of salt was also very difficult. Without salt, there is no strength. Salt and iron are also used as military materials and are valued by the court.

In the past, people in the DPRK had always made a discount to let the salt be returned to the official camp.

After Su Yi succeeded in setting up a saltworks in Qingzhou, he gave the emperor the construction drawings of the saltworks and the method of drying the salt. After the emperor immediately copied them, he quickly sent them to the local governors, and the local coastal officials also began to build the saltworks.

During this period, there have also been problems that many officials want to make false reports about their achievements, which are similar to random enclosures and squeeze the people. However, most local officials are not stupid, and they do it as a thing that can win the hearts of the people. . They all learned from Suyi and used money and food to hire the people, which not only increased the production of salt, but also gained a good reputation.

As for the officials who occupied the fertile land by constructing saltworks and arbitrarily assigned to corvee, the emperor was waiting for them to do so. The emperor’s decree was to let all localities follow the method of Suyi, without apportioning servitude, and not occupying fertile land—the sea itself would not be able to grow land. These officials who resisted the decree, the emperor had an excuse to clean up one by one.

After clearing up these local officials, they just made room for the next batch of imperial examination scholars. Now it’s another round of imperial examinations.

Most of the officials who are domineering and domineering in the local area think they can cover the sky with their hands are mostly in collusion with the local tycoons. If it is not for the local tycoons who need those fields, the officials will take turns after a period of time. Why should the emperor blatantly resist the decree and disrespect it when the emperor has made a special order to point out what to do?

In the future, officials with jinshi background will gradually be corrupted by the officialdom, and some will become even more greedy than officials with wealthy background. But now they think that they are unique, a clear stream of officialdom, everything is subject to the emperor’s will, they are directly under the emperor’s courtiers, and they are not attached to any noble family.

Under this premise, the salt at the border crossing was much more abundant this time than in previous years, and Su Yi was very happy looking at the piles of munitions. It seems that the deduction of military supplies has not happened here.

And now the farming of northern Xinjiang is in full swing. After the harvest of potatoes, corn and cotton, it should be able to greatly reduce the consumption of military supplies, right?

Although there is little rain in the north, there is plenty of sunshine, which is suitable for growing cotton. Maybe there are more kinds of cotton here, and it can be shipped to other places.

Su Yi thought, afterwards, wool spinning machines were also developed, and scientific grazing methods were also discovered. In the future, we will occupy the land of the Xiongnu. It will not be said that people are barren and we can raise cattle and sheep in the enclosure for grazing.

After arriving at the border, the only thing that made Su Yi happy in eating is that beef can be eaten whatever you want.

During the war, we will also grab the cattle and sheep of the Huns. In peacetime, there will be cattle and sheep trade in the border trade. The cattle of the Hu people are not inferior to the prohibition of killing cattle, and the beef cattle raised in the capital family also took advantage of such a loophole.

The cattle grazing by the Hu people are not counted as farm cattle.

Su Yi remembered that it was as if the stupid dynasty in the world he was in originally stipulated that cattle grazing in northern Xinjiang were not killed or eaten. He hoped to increase the number of cattle, but they stopped herding cattle.

It can only be said that the incumbents are too stupid, and this kind of one-size-fits-all decree is not counterproductive. Although they are all cows, there are also differences between cows and cows. The cattle cultivated in the Central Plains can’t be eaten randomly, but the cattle grazing in the northern Xinjiang are originally used to drink milk and eat meat.

The emperor of the Yu Dynasty was not as stupid as this, I wonder if the next emperor will be stupid. Should he write a book on economics in his lifetime? Su Yi shook his head. His chances of drawing a lottery are greater than his own writing.

Su Yi went to supervise the logistics. After the soldiers at the bottom heard about it, tears filled their eyes. It is the satisfaction of this most basic need that makes them feel ironed. What most soldiers wanted was just to get enough food and clothes after fighting. What Su Yi did was just in their hearts.

And Su Yi, a tall person, would actually care about such vulgar eating and dressing issues, which made them feel uncomfortable and even more from the bottom of their hearts that Su Yi is a real good person and an expert.

Su Yi didn’t know that he could manage his own logistics and he could also manage a high-level demeanor of worrying about the country and the people. Probably, neither the celestial master nor the national master would be able to eat and dress with Guanbianguan soldiers.

Mu Yan is not a member of the Northern Xinjiang establishment, he shouldn’t have interfered. Who knew that the emperor knew that Su Yi was temporarily unable to come back, and after Mu Yan followed to protect Su Yi, he deliberately made an order to make Mu Yan obey Ma Chong’s command and act cheaply. Mu Yan’s primary task is to protect Su Yi’s safety. If necessary, he can also lead troops into battle.

This is a sacred decree on the bright side. In private, the emperor wrote to Mu Yan’s secret decree congratulations to Mu Yan that he finally got his wish and can cut down the Huns. His Majesty asked Mu Yan to wander on the battlefield casually, and take care to protect Su Yi and his own. It’s safe.

His Majesty said that he hoped that Mu Yan and Su Yi could come back safely and on time to participate in his birthday. It would be even better if it brought news of the border victory.

Mu Yan understood the emperor’s meaning, and said to Ma Chong, if there is a quest to fight, there won’t be more than him, right?

Of course Ma Chong was extremely happy. Mu Yan is not only an outstanding leader, but also a famous Titan. If Mu Yan’s kung fu hasn’t regressed, then with his experience in Northern Xinjiang for so many years, there are not many Huns who can beat him.

This is not a conservative estimate, it is estimated that Ma Chong has never seen it.

In other words, Ma Chong has seen it, no.

Su Yi once scared the boss when he heard Mu Yan’s evaluation of his strength. Just like Mu Yan’s graceful and suave face, what kind of fierceness can be on the battlefield? Later, I went to Goguryeo with Mu Yan once, and Su Yi knew what it means to be impenetrable. No wonder Mu Yan’s reputation in Qingzhou can reach the point where children stop crying. Mu Yan is really fierce and terrifying on the battlefield.

“He was terrible before, and his face looked like a Rakshasa ghost.” Ma Chong said, “I didn’t expect it to be more terrible now. He actually laughed!”

“A knife cut the person in half, and after splashed with blood, there was a gentle smile on his face. This is not fierce, this is abnormal.” Su Yi vomited in Mu Yan’s face, and was threatened by Mu Yan’s ear. “When I return to Beijing, I will see how I can clean you up.”

Su Yi digs out his ears.

Pack him? When he returned to Beijing, he told the emperor’s father that he would take both Junle and Rongxiu to live in the house. There are two younger brothers sitting in town to see who cleans up who.

Looking at Su Yi’s provocative smile, Mu Yan knew that there were a lot of ghost ideas in his heart, and immediately shut up and stopped teasing him. If Su Yi really had any horrible idea, the whole family in the palace would stand on Su Yi’s side, and he really couldn’t match it.

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The logistics are optimistic, the weapons are ready, the soldiers are ready to go, and the Huns finally come in.

Originally, Ma Chong looked at such good weapons and equipment, and wanted to open the city gate and the whole army would attack him. Now that Yu Chao has won several battles, he has no fear of the Xiongnu anymore.

However, Mu Yan said: “The mines and artillery made by Kangle are more effective only when attacking the city. We hold on to the city, behind Yu Chao’s vast supply, and are not afraid to fight a protracted battle. When they retreat, we will take advantage of the victory. The pursuit of victory is even greater.”

Ma Chong said: “I know, just talk. I really rushed out. I was hacked to death by the Huns a long time ago, and I can keep it till now.”

Ma Chong sighed and said regretfully: “It’s also that those weapons are too poorly maneuverable, and their heads are too poor. If they can be carried like bows and arrows, and they are also strong, the old man really wants to rush forward.”

Mu Yan said: “Indeed. But I can study it slowly in the future.”

Ma Chong smiled and said: “The National Teacher will continue to study, right?”

Mu Yan said: “With a recreational attitude, I wouldn’t study it myself. But the craftsmen enshrined in the DPRK were not raised for nothing.”

Ma Chong nodded: “That’s right. The national teacher is a person who does great things. And…Although the national teacher is angry with thunder, he can see that he is a very pure and kind person, and he still can’t do things that kill people. what.”

Mu Yan sighed.

If it is possible, he no longer wants Su Yi to come into contact with anything about the war. Su Yi shouldn’t be in contact with the sea of ​​blood.

It’s just that he has the heart to protect Su Yi, but the sky does not follow people’s wishes.

Thinking about it better, it is a great blessing that Su Yi can be safe and sound, and shouldn’t force more.

What’s more, the Huns who brought Su Yi to northern Xinjiang may not be a blessing to them.

The Huns pressed on the Yu Dynasty’s defense line. Although Su Yi was not on the front line, he was always concerned about the news on the front line and his minefield.

The mine array made by Su Yi, in order to make it have the greatest killing effect, deliberately created an organ detonation mine. That is, it will not explode when stepping on a landmine, and the entire landmine will explode only if you step on the foremost landmine.

The current army is all in a phalanx, because there are no thermal weapons. Apart from guarding against a sneak attack, the army doesn’t have much defense when it moves forward.

If soldiers approach the city, they will also guard against the long-range weapons on the opponent’s city wall. Now that there is an empty place, it can be seen that there can be no large troops ambush everywhere, and they will naturally not be more cautious.

Su Yiben made a mine array triggered by the enemy, but what he didn’t know was that the mine array was changed. In order to ensure that the mines are being triggered, in addition to the organs triggered by the enemy forces, there are also scouts specially guarding the mine formations. If they can’t be triggered, they will trigger them on their own.

That is to die.

If Su Yi knew, he would definitely oppose it. But when the two armies are at war, this kind of dead man is very common. In the Goguryeo battlefield, the battle was unexpectedly smooth, and no dead men appeared. But even if he appeared, Mu Yan would not let Su Yi know.

Su Yi knew that fighting would kill people, but Su Yi could not accept his own people to die. But in order to win, sometimes someone must make sacrifices.

This is true in modern battlefields, and human lives in ancient times are not as valuable as modern ones.

But perhaps it was the good luck bonus of Heavenly Master Su Yi, the mine array was all triggered by the enemy, and it didn’t use his own people. After Ma Chong knew it, he was very surprised.

When the mine array was in the experiment, the trigger rate was only about 60%, which was not high. So Su Yi made several areas, and also considered the time when the Xiongnu army retreated. And Su Yi made a mark around him, if he was chasing by himself, where would he need to go around, so as not to blow him up.

Ma Chong’s arrangement is to turn 60% into 100%. Who knew that during the actual combat, the mine array was 100% blown up.

“Perhaps the celestial master doesn’t want more deaths.” Mu Yan sighed. “It was the same in Goguryeo. The battle went well, and the casualties of the soldiers didn’t look like fighting.”

Ma Chong happily said, “Isn’t that better?”

Although Ma Chong did not frown when he sent people to death for tactics, an outstanding general did not care for his soldiers. If there are fewer dead people, who is unwilling?

“The last time Kangle suffered nine deaths, if Kangle overdos it this time…” Wang Boyuan said worriedly.

Mu Yan’s brows jumped, and said: “Kang Le should have a sense of measure.”

Now Mu Yan couldn’t tell that there was no calamity. Although they fabricated the killing and robbery, Su Yi was kidnapped by the Xiongnu. Isn’t it a robbery? Although it was a while late, but the end of the Koguryo war was approaching at that time, it may be said that Heavenly Dao was waiting for this time to calculate the ledger.

Mu Yan felt that he would rather be trusted than not.

But what about it? Can he take care of the accommodation? Mu Yan felt a headache.

If you just provide weapons and people just stay behind and don’t do other unnecessary things, shouldn’t it be okay? Mu Yan thought uncertainly.

But the more he thought so, the less Su Yi seemed to stop. Mu Yan clenched the long knife in his hand, feeling heavy.

Ma Chong sighed.

He should be happy that the war had gone so smoothly. But if something happens to the national teacher, he really won’t be happy.

After all, even if there is no national division, he will not lose in this battle. He has won many times.

Everyone has a balance in his heart. Su Yi thinks that it is cost-effective to trade so many people for one person, but in the eyes of other officials and even the people, that’s not the case.

“Hurry up.” Several people thought.

The sooner this defense war ends, the smaller the variables will be.

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The Xiongnu’s army caused a lot of panic when it went through the minefield. Ma Chong and others thought that after this shock, the offensive of the Huns would soon be disintegrated, and when they counterattacked, maybe they would not be able to use the soldiers before the border.

But the Huns quickly reorganized their formation and responded in time. They guessed that this was a kind of mechanism, and the powerful thunderous weapons brought by Su Yi on the battlefield of Goguryeo had already been heard by the Huns. Their nails in the Yu Dynasty, especially the entourage placed beside Su Yi, handed a lot of news back to the Xiongnu.

Although landmines were still being developed at that time, they had a prototype.

The Xiongnu army responded in the same way as with long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, which was to drive slaves to the front and act as human shields.

The Huns were a slave system. In their opinion, these “Southern” slaves were cheaper than cattle and sheep, and they acted as pawns.

When Su Yi made landmines, he knew how to deal with the landmine array. But he thought that the enemy would only come up with a way to deal with it the next time he fought, and he didn’t expect it to be so fast.

Moreover, what the Huns adopted was the last thing Su Yi wanted to see, using people as a shield wall.

Ma Chong has long been accustomed to waiting for the soldiers. In wars, civilian casualties are inevitable, and it is more common to resist enemy attacks in this way.

Not only the Huns can do it, but the Central Plains dynasty can do it too. However, the Central Plains dynasty mostly did it when competing in the Central Plains, but did not do it when defending the frontier. Because the imperial court is stable, and if it does “cruel” things, some people will criticize it for “harming the heavens and harmony” and not “the teacher of benevolence and justice.”

So at this time they are actually at a loss. Even if the battle is victorious, and a copy of the book is included by the Chinese courtiers, it is not necessarily a blessing or a curse after returning.

But although they don’t do much, they won’t feel compassion when the other party does it. If there is a heart of compassion, the border has long been breached.

When the Huns attacked the city, they liked to drive a group of “Southerners” to the front and tortured them in various ways to the guards. If the guard on the side is too angry and rushes out of the city gate, it is a strategy to succeed. If you can’t succeed, you can also fight the fun of guards.

Even if these two points are not there, it can at least boost their own morale or make their own soldiers happy.

The brutal things the Huns did in front of the battle were innumerable, and the guards were accustomed to them, and they were even a little numb.

Their only idea now is that they must not allow this group of people to attack. If the Huns attack, the people behind them will suffer this bad luck.

Su Yi didn’t see it with his own eyes, but he also heard about it.

In film and television novels, Su Yi has seen more cruel things than this many times. Other than that, there are many massacres in the textbooks of modern history in middle schools.

But seeing it from a book or screen and experiencing it yourself are two different things. Even though the personal experience was only heard with his own ears, but at the same place, Su Yi did not see it with his own eyes. But its shock and anger are far stronger than seeing it from a book or screen.

Su Yi hated his former weakness very much in his mind now. Why not take out the hot weapon earlier? If you were to form a musket team now, you would have gone to the court of the Xiongnu court early, right?

The people around Su Yi didn’t know why Su Yi fell into self-blame, but they could see Su Yi’s self-blame.

But no matter why Su Yi blames himself, they think that Su Yi should not blame himself. There will be death in war. The Huns are so cruel. What does this Suyi have to do? Su Yi has brought them more.

They also hope that Su Yi will have the power to reach the sky, and there will be no war in the world from now on. But the propaganda of the court is very good. Su Yi is just a talented person. A person is also a person. Being a person, there are many things beyond his ability.

Su Yi himself was almost killed by the Huns. Every time Su Yi did a big thing, he would be punished by God.

Therefore, the national teacher really should not blame himself.

Su Yi reluctantly cheered up after listening to the persuasion. The previous things have passed, and it is useless to regret, only focus on the present.

The offensive of the Huns was very strong this time, even if there was a mine formation, they also hit under the border wall.

At this time, Ma Chong and other talents were really sure that this time it was actually the Hun’s own conquest.

No wonder, that the Huns can quickly regroup after encountering a landmine formation. Except for those killed by landmines, there is almost no other impact. It turns out that there is such a general.

The Xiongnu’s proficiency in marching and fighting, claimed to be shoulder to shoulder with the emperor of the Yu Dynasty. Although the two have not competed, their respective achievements have already made people sigh, perhaps this is not the Huns bragging.

The age of Xiongnu Khan was even five years younger than the Emperor of Yu Dynasty. He possessed a strong military talent, ended the Huns’ disputes, and had a very high status in the hearts of the Huns.

Why did he come here?

The Xiongnu Khan was riding on the war horse, and did not pay any attention to the weapons on the wall. In front of him was a human wall made by a group of “Southern” slaves and an iron shield wall made up of Huns soldiers.

“Unfortunately, I couldn’t let the national masters of the Yu Dynasty come to the court to gather.” The Hun Da Khan spoke in the official dialect of the Yu Dynasty. His voice was like a Hongzhong, and the Hun soldiers kept repeating his words, even after the city wall. It must be clear.

What they said was in Mandarin that the people of Yuchao could understand.

“Ben Khan specially came to welcome the Yu Dynasty national teacher to the king’s court.” The Xiongnu said profusely.

Listening to the roar of the Huns under the city, Ma Chong sneered: “Fire! Throw gunpowder barrels!”