Xiao Yao led a battalion of only 1,000 Rao infantry to break through Xuyi, which had 20,000 defenders, and when this good news reached Chen Guo, the entire Chen State was boiling.

In the court, Shangshu Zong Yuanyao was reporting this good news to Chen Xu with a group of ministers.

"This Xiao Yao only used 1,000 people to defeat Xuyi, beheaded 3,000, and captured more than 15,000 Qi soldiers? There is no mistake in the good news! Chen Xu was still a little unconvinced.

"Your Majesty, no one has the courage to write such a big thing wrong! Moreover, on the good news, General Huang Yong also left 5,000 soldiers to assist Xiao Yao in attacking the city, and they can all testify! It's just that Xiao Yao didn't let these 5,000 soldiers help, and he made this great miracle by himself! Zong Yuanyao said with a smile.

"This Xiao Yao is amazing! The art of war has clouds, ten are to surround it, and five are to attack it! Now he is turned upside down, and a thousand people have defeated 20,000 people, haha, if he is allowed to lead an army of 10,000 Rao, then why don't I worry about unification! Chen Xu said excitedly.

"The emperor is wise! If it weren't for the emperor's unconfined worldly views, knowing people and making good use of them, making an exception for this Jianghu son who was only sixteen years old and from a poor background to enlist in the army, and also became an infantry captain, no matter how great his ability is, there is no place to show his skills! "In order to pat himself on the back, Zong Yuanyao forcibly transferred all the credit of Wu Mingche to Chen Xu's head! However, in the report written by Wu Mingche to Chen Xu at that time, he did mention that Xiao Yao was enlisted in the army and granted an official position, and Chen Xu did approve the report, although he did not read it carefully.

"Haha, I can't wait to meet this kid! The army has been on the expedition for four months, and the good news is frequent, and many of them have this Xiao Yao's name! Last time, if it wasn't for some of you who strongly opposed it, Xiao Yao was too young, afraid of the seedlings to grow, and couldn't give him too much promotion and reward, and finally could only praise him with words, which made me feel a little bad to him, and now that he has made such a miraculous feat, I must reward Xiao Yao well! None of you should object this time, right? Chen Xu glanced at the ministers meaningfully and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, although Xiao Yao has broken through Xuyi City, now is not the time to be high-minded! General Wu Mingche has led a large army to besiege Shouyang for many days, but he has not yet broken through its inner city, and the longer the siege lasts, the more unfavorable it will be for our army! The emperor must not ignore the overall situation because of a victory! Weichen suggested that it is better to wait for Shouyang to break through before rewarding Xiao Yao! Otherwise, we are here to reward Xiao Yao, but the soldiers over there are still besieging the city, which may make the soldiers feel cold and cause the army to be unstable! Shangshu Shen Dewei still objected, he was a person from the prince's side, and the prince had repeatedly asked him during this time, as long as the emperor wanted to reward Xiao Yao, he would oppose it with all his might!

"Wait? You are afraid of the cold hearts of other soldiers, aren't you afraid of Xiao Yao's cold hearts? With the strength of only 1,000 people, he broke through Xuyi City, which had been besieged for more than two months, what a miraculous feat! And the rewards and punishments are clear, which is done by Mingjun! Xiao Yao has now won Xuyi, but he is still a school captain, do you want the world to laugh at our Da Chen Wujiang, and only let one school captain lead the troops to attack the city? Chen Xu was a little angry.

"The emperor is angry, Weichen has no such meaning, but hopes that after the army takes Shouyang in one fell swoop and completely recovers Huainan, he will reward all the generals who have made meritorious contributions! Now is the most critical moment in the siege of Shouyang, and postponing the reward for Xiao Yao can help us stabilize the overall situation! And I heard that Xiao Yao slaughtered 3,000 Qi soldiers after breaking the city, how brutal this is! It will definitely arouse the fear and dissatisfaction of the people of Xuyi, thinking that our Dachen army is these murderous butchers! We have just recovered Xuyi, and we must show them the benevolence and friendliness of our Great Chen, which will be beneficial to our rule over Huainan! If you postpone rewarding Xiao Yao at this time, you can warn Xiao Yao so that he will no longer be so cruel and bloody and slaughter prisoners! So I hope the emperor can focus on the overall situation! Shen Dewei insisted.

"The minister seconded the proposal!". . .

"The minister seconded the proposal!". . .

So Xiao Yao's wish to be promoted to an official was once again disappointed!

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"What the hell does this Gao Changgong want to do! actually caught Zhang Dabao and went to Xuyi, and led Xiao Yao to Xuyi! In the end, Xiao Yao captured Xuyi with only a thousand people! Does Gao Changgong want to kill Xiao Yao, or does he want to help Xiao Yao get promoted! If it weren't for the palace instructing those ministers to oppose it vigorously, this Xiao Yao would have become a general a long time ago! He became a general at the age of sixteen, and he is a general with real power, even those miscellaneous generals of our princes are not as good as him! "Uncle Chen's nose is crooked!

"Qi people have ill intentions, don't believe it all! Presumably, this Gao Changgong wanted to lure Xiao Yao to Xuyi and destroy it with an army of 20,000, which could not only kill Xiao Yao, but also reduce the pressure of the siege of Shouyang, but the 20,000 troops of the Qi army were all waste, and they were so frightened by Xiao Yao that they surrendered without a fight! Shen Ke guessed lightly.

But he was completely wrong! Because he ignored Gao Changgong's covetousness for firearms! This incident was actually an accident caused by Gao Changgong's desire to obtain an incomparably powerful gunpowder weapon! Without him kidnapping Zhang Dabao, Xiao Yao would not have led his troops to Xuyi, and Xiao Yao would not have won this siege battle with less to win more!

"This hateful Gao Changgong, not according to the agreement between us, through Zhang Dabao lurking in the infantry battalion as a ghost, to provide him with information to kill Xiao Yao, this palace thought at first that he would send out to kill and assassinate Xiao Yao when he was alone according to Zhang Dabao's information, but now it takes 20,000 people to kill Xiao Yao! It's ridiculous! Do we want to continue working with him? Chen Shubao asked angrily.

"Xiao Yao is cautious, and now he stays in the army all day long, the method of assassinating with a killer should not work! Otherwise, when Xiao Yao was in Jinling before, we would have a lot of opportunities to start! Now that Xiao Yao is famous, and his reputation in the army is increasing day by day, we can't take action against him unscrupulously anymore, so we still have to cooperate with Gao Changgong and get rid of Xiao Yao with the help of Qi people! So that no one will suspect us! Shen Keqing suggested.

"Humph! These Qi people are really sinister and cunning, duplicitous, and now that Gao Changgong has fled back to Xuzhou, we immediately sent someone to Xuzhou secretly to ask him to give us a law! Chen Shubao was still indignant.

"That's right, Gao Changgong made a rash move this time, but let Xiao Yao pick up a big bargain, he must give us an explanation! And next time, we have to think long-term and formulate a foolproof strategy before we can act, and then we must hit it in one hit! Shen Ke echoed lightly.

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In Xuzhou City, Gao Changgong, who had already escaped, was carefully studying the hundreds of catties of gunpowder he brought back!

"What the hell is this pile of powder made of! As long as we develop and imitate those firearms of the infantry battalion, that Xiao Yao will not be afraid! Gao Changgong said expectantly.

"Lord, we have called the person with the most sensitive nose and the sharpest eye to identify these black powders, and now we can now determine that they contain saltpeter powder, sulfur powder, and toner! But as for the other ingredients in it, we haven't been able to identify it yet! If only the above three materials are used for blending, we don't know the proportion of various materials, although the semi-finished products can be burned, but the effect is far less than this pile of black powder! An alchemist looked a little regretful.

"In addition, we also found that there is a record in the ancient book "Bao Puzi", using realgar, saltpeter, pig colon oil and pine resin to refine the elixir, the materials of the two are the same, I believe that this Xiao Yao should also find the formula from these ancient books, so give us some time, we will definitely be able to find out the formula of this pile of black powder!" Another alchemist said.

"Time is running out! We've got to figure this out as soon as possible! Now Shouyang has been besieged by Wu Mingche's army for more than half a month, and they are still attacking with water! Now Shouyang is in jeopardy! Although I have asked Pi Jinghe to lead a large army to reinforcements, I believe that Xiao Yao, who has already taken Xuyi, will also rush to Shouyang to assist in the siege! So we have to be fast! Gao Changgong said anxiously.

"Lord Wang, in addition to solving the recipe of these gunpowders, we also have to solve the problem of those muskets and artillery! We have tried to make it with ordinary iron pipes in Xuyi before, but we can't resist the power of these gunpowder explosions! So we need to build an iron weapon as hard as the infantry battalion as soon as possible! Wei Xiangyuan reminded.

"That's right! Listen to Xiao Yao's master is a closed disciple of the sword-casting master Qimu Huaiwen! Presumably, their iron tools are also made of the materials of the Su Tiebao Sword! Qimu Huaiwen also has many disciples in the Qi Kingdom, go and mobilize these blacksmiths to make us the same iron tools as the infantry battalion! Gao Changgong commanded.