When Liu Yong saw Wu Qing coming, he knew that the battle report was coming. But he is still reading, still so calm. Wu Qing bowed down to him and shouted long live long live.

He only glanced at Wu Qing, and then said lightly: "Say, how is the battle situation in the west?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, a two-line catastrophe." There was unconcealed joy in Wu Qing's voice.

Liu Yong slowly put down the book, and then stood up.

This reaction was not expected by Wu Qing. In his heart, Liu Yong should be very happy. But no, Liu Yong didn't speak, didn't say a word. Instead of speaking, he slowly walked under the map.

Wu Qing was puzzled by Liu Yong's abnormal behavior, and couldn't help but look at Chen Xiaochun, who smiled. He would not give an explanation for the emperor's actions.

Liu Yong stood under the map and watched. saw that Xiyan and Liyue were all included in his territory. Then it was the northern attack on the Tartars, and it seemed to be heavy.

The victory in front of us is worth rejoicing, but it is not a matter of pride. Although it recovered Xiyun and Liyue, and gave the Tarnu a light blow, it did not fundamentally shake the strength of the Tartar. This victory only made him less passive in terms of geography.

Wu Qing now knew that Liu Yong meant by looking at the map, that is, he had to consider the next plan. In my heart, I can't worship Liu Yong again.

Now, in Liu Yong's heart, he has to adjust his strategy for the time being. The original strategy of rushing to attack the Tarnus had to be adjusted. Now it is necessary to consolidate the two places of Liyue and Xiyan, and to completely bring them under his rule. We must not let the land we have gained become a problem for domination.

Of course, for him, he can also learn from the previous dynasty's Dahua's treatment of Xiyu and Liyue. Let them set up their own country and attach themselves to Dahua. But then there will be a lot of instability. It is easy to be rebelled by the enemy and thus become an ally of the enemy. As an attack on their own skipping shifts.

He would never allow such a thing to happen.

Liu Yong said: "Wu Qing, you go and inform me, tomorrow morning." ”

"Your Majesty." Wu Qing said.

Liu Yong nodded and said, "This two-line catastrophe, your military department has made great contributions, and I want to reward you." ”

"It's still Your Majesty's leadership." Wu Qing said modestly.

Liu Yong said with a smile: "You go down, as for the rewards and punishments of the sergeants below, you can watch it!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister retires." Wu Qing said.

Liu Yong nodded, and Wu Qing went down.

……

The Tatar Emperor in the north, located in Tiandu, was stunned to get the news of the fall of Liyue and Xiyu. This time he was as furious as ever.

In the main hall of the palace, he sat on the dragon chair and faced the ministers below. The ministers were silent. They all knew that the emperor was angry, and it was better to keep his mouth shut.

The one closed his eyes in a daze and said, "The fall of Liyue and Xixuan has caused us to lose more than 100,000 military horses. Didn't any of you think that Liu Yong would attack those two places? ”

Prime Minister Lunta said: "Your Majesty, the minister really didn't expect this. Your Huahan army is going to attack Liyue and Xijia, who are no threat to them. What a trick! ”

He was stunned and said: "These two Wests have been lost, but I am not very distressed, but I am distressed by the hundreds of thousands of military horses!" What we lack now is soldiers and horses, but we have been defeated so much by the Han army. Why don't you make me feel distressed? ”

In that stunned eyes, Liyue and Xizhan were just vassal states, and whoever occupied them by Huahan was just a vassal state of Huahan. They definitely don't have the guts to join forces with Huahan to attack them. He only felt sorry for the lost soldiers and horses.

As everyone knows, the loss of these two places has put Hua Han and their Tarslavs in a relatively equal position geographically. In the past, they could have used Xi'an and Liyue to encircle Huahan on three sides. However, the entire Tarnu court only regarded Xizhan and Liyue as its own vassal states.

In fact, they can't be blamed for this, the vassal state at that time was also a country. The reason why they stationed troops in the two countries was to deter the vassal state and make them pay a lot of money every year. They do not want the land, but the offerings of the land. A large number of years of offering.

This is that they did not put the important geopolitical nature of these two vassal states into the old donkey. I know that no one in the court meeting today raised this mistake. Their mistake was only the loss of a hundred thousand troops.

Lenta said: "Your Majesty, the loss of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses is indeed heart-wrenching. But after all, this is only a small blow to us. The emperor doesn't have to worry too much. ”

He was stunned and said: "Prime Minister, this is not just a matter of losing hundreds of thousands of military horses. There are also annual tributes. ”

Lenta said: "Your Majesty, in fact, these two vassal states are poor countries, and the annual tribute is not very large. Combined, the two sides are not as much as the tribute of the Gaoxian Kingdom in the east. It's only half of the family. Among them, there are more Liyue countries, and there is simply nothing to pay tribute to, and it is just to get some skins every year. There was nothing in gold or silver. ”

The stunned nodded and said, "What the prime minister said is the same." But mosquito meat is also meat! Now that we are preparing for war, we need silver everywhere. ”

Lenta said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we can increase the annual tribute of the Gaoxian Kingdom, as well as the annual tribute of the Isi Kingdom, the Uzi Kingdom, and the Dadan Kingdom, so as to make up for the loss of the annual tribute of the Liyue Kingdom and the Xixuan Kingdom." ”

He nodded after hearing this, in fact, he also thought of this method. He just felt sorry for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. It hurts to think about it.

So he said fiercely: "General Protector." ”

"The minister is here."

"I order you to train your soldiers as soon as possible, and strive to attack Huahan for me before autumn comes. I must drive the Han Chinese into the sea again. This time, I will not tolerate it again, and I will destroy all the Han people in order to relieve the hatred in my heart. The stunned said angrily to the general who protected the country.

The general replied: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the last general will definitely train the army, especially the new firearms army." ”

Speaking of firearms, Na was stunned and had to ask more questions and said, "By the way, how is the research on firearms?" ”

The general said: "It is not very mature yet, but our new sword crossbow has been successfully developed. ”

"Oh?" I was stunned and asked.

The general said: "The new sword crossbow can shoot ten zhang away, and the arrows are all made of King Kong, which can penetrate any armor, and it can be said that it is not inferior to the firearms of the Han army." ”

The stunned nodded in satisfaction. sighed again, and said faintly: "I still feel sorry for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses!" ”

Lenta said, "Your Majesty, this is just a small blow to us that doesn't hurt our bones. ”