Chapter 317 The Song of Huaxia

"The official family regards the people of the world as their closest relatives, and the relatives of the slaves are naturally the people of the world." Han Yu smiled again: "The slave is in the harem, and he also has money to receive on a monthly basis, and now that he has accumulated a sum of money, he has no longer need to use it, and the slave can take it out, and the official family does not have to worry about these little things." ”

"Ayu, you're always so considerate." Zhao Youju motioned to her to stop knocking her legs for herself, he stood up, moved his hands and feet, and then said, "It's just that I always have to be considerate of you...... Government affairs are cumbersome, and the affairs of the family are handed over to you, and you and Miaozhen are very hard, I know. ”

If Yang Miaozhen and Geng Wan are the same person, then they are the perfect candidates for the queen, who are knowledgeable, decisive, benevolent and majestic, and have a new education. However, because the two of them are not the same person, only when the two of them work together can they ensure the integrity of the harem, so as not to pull Zhao and Ju's hind legs because of some intrigues. Zhao and Ju used "things at home" instead of "things in the palace" to prove that he was extremely satisfied with the efforts of the two.

"Guanjia, I heard that someone in the research institute invited the thunder and lightning from the sky to the mortal world?" The two of them were whispering, Yang Miaozhen's voice came, the sound arrived, she hurried into the yard, just a ball fell at her feet, she grabbed the ball flexibly, and lifted the ball high, Xiao Meng Jun ran to snatch the ball from his mother's hand, but he couldn't reach it, and he was so anxious that he screamed.

Yang Miaozhen giggled, teasing the children and forgetting her intentions.

Zhao Youju watched her also shoot with the child, and shook his head: "The fourth lady is still the original character." ”

"So the fourth lady is not old, but the slave is old...... "Ren Hanyu is such a gentle woman, when it comes to this issue, she can't help but be a little sour: "People are old and yellow......"

"I think it's just right, hehe." Zhao and Ju smiled ambiguously.

Yang Miaozhen played with the ball for a while, and then ran to Zhao Youju's side again: "I almost forgot, official, can you let me meet the thunder and lightning in the sky?" ”

She was talking about the latest achievement of the institute, which uses dilute sulfuric acid and batteries made of copper and zinc. Since two years ago, Zhao and Ju have moved some departments of the institute to Lin'an, arranged them in Lin'an Taixue, and officially named Lin'an University, to distinguish them from the old Taixue who taught Confucianism. The reason why this is so is to facilitate his nearby guidance, Rao is so, in the process of studying the current, there are still accidents, even Zhao Youju himself, who was also burned by a drop of sulfuric acid spilled. But hard work always pays off, after two years of accumulation and exploration, now the institute has been able to manufacture practical batteries, Zhao and Ju's next plan, is to use this practical battery to make wired telegraphs.

Zhao Youju has always believed that in the time and space he traveled, Britain could not control the American colonies, because of its strength and technology. One of the reasons for the strength is naturally that the population of the British mainland is limited, and it is impossible to maintain a force that can control the entire colony, and the colonies must be armed to protect themselves, and when there is a conflict of interest between the mainland and the colonies, these armed colonial militias will become the great enemies of the native soldiers. One of the technical reasons was that there was no way to reach the colonies and the natives, and when the thirteen states of North America became independent, steamships and telegraphs did not exist, and Britain could not truly become one with the colonies.

The Great Song Dynasty is now facing the same technical problem, the territory is already very vast, from the northernmost to the southernmost, even with the help of trains to pass through most of the Great Song Dynasty, it will take nearly twenty days or more. As the territory expands, this problem will become more pronounced. He used the railroad to bring the country together economically, and the telegraph was an indispensable condition for political ties. Whether it is to send a message or report a situation, it will be very convenient to have a telegram.

At the same time, the telegraph meant that the news media would enter a period of unprecedented prosperity, that news agencies would be created, that would provide news to any newspaper, and that Zhao and Ju's dream of a newspaper playing the role of the Imprint would become a reality.

It can be said that the railway network and telegraph lines throughout the country were indispensable material conditions before the implementation of political reforms. The immaturity of either of the two means that any measures taken by Zhao and Ju to promote political innovation will lead to the division of the great empire. Zhao and Ju have always believed that it is technology that has produced a global empire, and that without aircraft carriers and GPS satellites, the American global empire at the time of his journey would not be able to maintain its hegemony, and similarly, without the telegraph and steam engine, then the global order with Chinese culture and values at the core that he wants to establish will not be realized.

"That thing isn't a ...... from heaven to invite the mortal world" After being stunned for a while, Zhao Heju smiled and said, "Fourth lady, where did you hear the news?" ”

"Naturally, Awan said it to her." Han Yu said with a smile on the side.

Indeed, Geng Wan has nothing to do in the harem, she doesn't care about government affairs, she pays more attention to the progress of the research institute, and she is the only one who can mention this matter to Yang Miaozhen.

Zhao Youju was a little distracted, if this was invented earlier, and now there is a cable telegraph, then the military information from the front line should be transmitted soon.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" He was in a daze, when he saw Han Yu, who was signaling to the waiter, gently calling him, he froze and looked at the waiter: "What's the matter?" ”

"There's a military report coming, Your Majesty." The chamberlain respectfully presented the military report in his hand, Yang Miaozhen took it, and almost opened it himself to read it first, but after Han Yu coughed lowly, she smiled and handed the military report to Zhao Youju.

"Well, Polu is dead, our army fought with Tuo Lei in the field, defeated it, and dragged the mine back to defend Jinzhou." Zhao and Ju swept past and summarized the military situation on the front line.

"The general trend is that Sun Wu is resurrected, Han Xin is reincarnated, and Menghu has no power to return to heaven." Yang Miao is really familiar with military affairs, and when she heard the battle situation, she said with a smile, but after she finished speaking, she shook her head again, and said very regretfully: "Now on the military formation, the sergeant's bravery is no longer worth mentioning, and I am afraid that my pear flower gun will be useless......

"That's not necessarily ......," Zhao and Ju sighed.

In some cases, an individual's bravery will play a very important role in the battle, and can even determine the success or failure of the battle. Strategically speaking, however, individual bravery has withdrawn from the stage of military history.

But what Zhao and Ju didn't expect was that just three days later, a battle that was completely determined by personal bravery would take place in the vast land of Northeast China.

"Hurry, speed, speed!"

Wang Qinian shouted in a deep voice, they had been running wild for three days and three nights day and night, although each of them had more than three horses, and they were tired enough to take turns. One can also take a nap on the horse—the dragoon soldiers are no weaker than the Monghu, and in fact some of the dragoon soldiers were originally herdsmen of the Monghu tribes.

"Fortunately, I changed horses twice on the way, if I hadn't been supplied halfway, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to support it now."

When they were in Liaoyang, Liaoyang had no resistance, and the first batch of horses were changed here, and then they went to Kuancheng, and a second horse was changed in Kuancheng - Menghu's retreat can be described as chaotic, leaving behind a large number of horses, controlled by the Great Song spies lurking in the territory of Menghu.

It can be said that now in the territory of Mengyuan, if Menghu wants to change horses, it is not as smooth as the dragoons.

Despite this, Wang Qinian still felt very uneasy, and he always felt that he seemed to be in some big trouble.

In Kuancheng, he received the latest information, and Meng Ke and Kublai Khan did not retreat north with only cavalry, but turned east to Aodong City. After Hoeryeong was occupied by Li Quan, their only option was to go east, pass through the Girard, resupply at another important town, Aodong, and then turn northeast. Wang Qinian estimated the time, although they were half a day later than Meng Ge and Kublai Khan, but because all the logistics were thrown off, they should be able to rush to the Jiral Post before them.

"Twenty-five miles ahead is the Girard Post!" The guide who followed them shouted that this guide was a secret spy who had infiltrated Mengyuan several times, so he was familiar with geography.

As the guide shouted, there was a heavy muffled thunder in the sky. Wang Qinian's heart moved, and he couldn't help but curse: "This thief God! ”

No wonder he cursed, for the general must know astronomy, Liaodong has been sunny for a long time, even if there are clouds in the sky, there is always no rain, but when he arrived at the most urgent, this Tiangong seemed to start peeing.

"Hurry up!" He urged.

They must be stopped before Menghu, as long as they can be blocked at the Girard's post, the follow-up troops will catch up and annihilate the last elite of the Mengyuan - which also means that the drag and thunder among the four sons of Temujin is over.

As if to oppose him, a thunderbolt flashed down from mid-air and struck a big tree no more than a hundred steps away from him, and with a bang, the big tree burst into flames. Immediately afterwards, the raindrops of beans fell wildly, and in a moment, they formed a water line.

"Pay attention to ammo maintenance and keep going!" Wang Qinian ordered.

One of the guards tried to cheer him up, and he pushed the umbrella down and urged the horse forward.

The rain was so heavy that the ground was so dry that it was cracked into dust, but in an instant it became muddy and slippery from the rain. The horse changed from galloping to jogging, and at last the man had to dismount and walk forward with his steps. After the heat was swept away, the cold came in an instant, the dragoons were wearing summer clothes, and they were sweating again during the forced march, and they were cold and sticky like this, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

Wang Qinian secretly scolded again, and then shouted: "What about the propagandist, sing it!" ”

"The great Huaxia is in the East, the first ancestor of humanity is Yanhuang, the three emperors and five emperors are virtuous, and the Xia Shang expands the territory in two weeks. Zulong unified the same literary track, the Han Dynasty fought fiercely on all sides, the Wei and Jin dynasties are still there, and the spirit of the Tang Dynasty has not yet ended. Cangjie put pen to the ghost and cried, Cai Hou papermade the world moved, Confucius Meng, Lao Zhuang Mo Han Sun, hundreds of schools of thought contended and a hundred flowers were red. There are Qu Zi wading the river, Su Wu shepherding sheep, flying general arrows, and Yue Wu Mu guns. Khan Qing left Dan Taishi pen, Jing Zhong released Weng poems for the country, Taibai was drunk and mad into a sword qi, and Dongpo sang with the river. He once went into the tiger's den with Dingyuan, and once destroyed the enemy country with the scattered dynasty, even if I am far away, I will be punished, how can I let Xiaoxiao do singing and dancing......"

In the armies of the Guards system, there was a person who could read and write in each army, and their military salary was higher than that of soldiers of the same level, but at the same time they were responsible for teaching their colleagues to read and count, sing songs and commentaries to entertain them. For example, the "Magnificent Chinese Song" sung by them with the armies today is to praise the heroic deeds of the Chinese dynasties. This kind of song, one gives the sergeants a preliminary impression of the world, knowing that the Great Song Dynasty is only a country in the east of the world, and the other is to educate them on honor and patriotism. It is also a great form of entertainment for the soldiers of the Guards who have to repeat the boring training countless times a day, and it is also a very effective way to educate.

As the song sounded, the dragoons, who had been a little low from the heavy rain, began to fight again.

Twenty-five miles is not out of reach for dragoons who have been trained for rapid marching. Three hours later, they finally arrived at the outskirts of the Girard Post, and after confirming that Meng Yuan had not yet arrived, they did not arrest all the Meng Yuan soldiers in the station. The post station was flat and there was no danger to defend, so they placed their position on a hill more than a mile away from the post station, and Menghu came from Huanglong Mansion, and the foot of this nameless hill would be the place they had to pass.

However, before they could complete the fortifications, Meng Yuan's vanguard had already appeared in their sight. It was six cowardly cavalrymen, and they beat four of them, and because of the rain curtain, two of them escaped anyway.

"Governor, it's not easy to do, although we pay attention to maintenance, but the rain is too heavy, and the musket is seriously damp."

Qiao Zhidong wiped the water on his face and walked quickly to Wang Qinian's side: "What should I do?" ”

"What should I do?" Wang Qinian's brows furrowed, and his eyes widened angrily: "Do you remember the sixteen characters that Your Majesty gave us dragoons?" ”

Qiao Zhidong stuck out his tongue and said hesitantly: "Naturally remember." ”

"That's good...... Go ahead, I estimate that our follow-up troops will be able to catch up in five to six hours, and now we are just going to guard here for five to six hours! Wang Qinian said again.

In front of tens of thousands of enemy troops, with 1,500 men guarding five to six hours, this is not an easy task. If they had enough ammunition, it might have been possible, but now they don't have a lot of ammunition on board, and the torrential rain has disable some of the ammunition, and the torrential rain has also affected the accuracy of the shot. In short, the weather was not a good thing for the dragoons.

"This is impossible, how can the Song people appear in front of us?"

Meng Ge heard the scout's return, angrily took off his helmet and smashed it hard at the scout who brought bad news, and they withdrew from the Huanglong Mansion before Li Rui, and the gap between the two was less than three hours, and the result was still surpassed by the Song army, which made him feel incredible, because he suspected that the scout had seen it wrong.

"It's the Song people, they use muskets, muskets!" The scout didn't dare to dodge, and shouted at the top of his voice, with a little crying in his voice.

"Damn, why did the Song people run ahead of us?" Möngke roared and spun around twice, anxious.

Kublai Khan picked up his helmet and handed it to his brother: "Brother, now is not the time to think about how the Song people ran in front of us, now we meet on a narrow road, only the brave can win, we still have tens of thousands of people, the Song army is so fast, the number must be small, and now it is raining heavily, the firearms of the Song people are restricted, we can attack with all our strength, or we can break it!" ”

"You're right." Möngke nodded, and he addressed the scout, "How many of them are there?" ”

"The rain is too heavy to see, but it won't be less than a thousand." The scout replied.

Note 1: Kuancheng is today's Changchun.

Note 2: Jilaryi is Jilin City.