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The person who appeared at this time was none other than Gao Ming, and the "ironclad monster" under his feet was a super weapon that had just been completed by the Ministry of Military Industry.

The Ares Beetle steam tank!

Twelve meters long, five meters high, and six meters wide at the bottom, the full tank body is covered with two centimeters of iron armor, which can defend the city with a bed crossbow, and two large steam units are built, which can be used to advance and retreat.

On the front of the tank, a cannon of a meter caliber was configured, which was specially designed to fire shotshots.

Once the cannon is fired, the thousands of iron balls contained inside will completely cover the range of 120 degrees in front of you, causing the enemies in this area to experience a "metal storm" that will break the hearts and minds!

In addition to the frontal cannons, there were also six smaller cannons on each side of the tank, which were also used to fire shotshots to prevent the enemy from attacking from the flanks.

Moreover, all cannons can be moved, not only can they be returned to reload ammunition, but also can be used to fire crossbow arrows outward, which can be said to be multi-purpose.

This tank cost a lot of energy, and also spent a lot of manpower and material resources of the Ministry of Military Industry.

The cost of this tank alone is more than 10,000 yuan, which is equivalent to the entire net worth of a wealthy businessman in Chang'an City!

But as the saying goes, you get what you pay for, when Gao Ming stood on top of this tank, overlooking the shocked officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty below, he suddenly felt that it was worth it!

It can not only protect your own safety, but also attack the enemy, and at the same time can pretend and force, which is simply multi-purpose, super value!

Just when Gao Ming was glad about his original decision, there was a cough behind him.

"Ahem, ahem...... Your Royal Highness the Prince, since the soldiers have been assembled, please give the order! ”

The person who spoke was none other than Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo.

Before leaving, Gao Ming took into account that he was old, and it was very bumpy to ride a horse and a carriage, and in addition, there had been two heavy snowfalls in Chang'an City in the past few days, and the weather outside was too cold, so Gao Ming invited him to ride a tank with him.

Because there is a steam boiler in the tank, it is hot and very comfortable, so after Li Jing came up, Wei Chigong also came up.

As soon as Li Jing's words fell, he also nodded.

"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will give the order quickly!"

"Okay!"

Hearing them all say this, Gao Ming could only nod, then took a deep breath and roared at the Tang soldiers below.

"Herald, martyrdom!"

With Gao Ming's order, the drums on the city tower began to beat the war drums, and several soldiers dragged a few cattle and sheep to the front of the battle to start the sacrifice before the battle.

Gao Ming was not surprised that it was the second time he had presided over such an event, and when the soldiers poured the blood of cattle and sheep on the battle flag, he suddenly drew his saber with a "sigh", and then waved his arms.

"The man is determined to go out of the border pass, and he will not return if he does not break the enemy. Why bury bones, there are green mountains everywhere in the world! I am the general of the Tang Dynasty, and the generals will listen to the order and set off! ”

Speaking of this, Gao Ming took another deep breath, and then roared with all his strength.

"Datang Wansheng!"

Although this was Gao Ming's first time leading troops to the battle, his name as Admiral Tiance had already resounded throughout the Tang Dynasty, so when he reported the name of Admiral Tiance, the entire military array was boiling.

"Datang Wansheng!"

The soldiers present shouted excitedly, and their emotions quickly affected the people present, so soon, all the people present chanted in unison.

"Datang Wansheng!"

"Datang Wansheng!"

"Datang Wansheng ......"

Hundreds of thousands of people chanted "Datang Wansheng" together, and the sound was earth-shattering, resounding throughout Chang'an.

Seeing this scene, Li Shimin, who was standing on the top of the city tower, couldn't help but show an excited look, and then laughed.

"Sure enough, I have the demeanor of the original, and I deserve to be my son, hahahaha!"

Originally, Li Shimin was a little worried that Gao Ming would not be able to cope with such a big scene, so he came to take a look, but now he is finally relieved.

Gao Ming didn't notice Li Shimin on the city tower, and after he shouted to leave, he continued to maintain the posture of waving a knife.

When the army had begun to move, and the large number of cavalry had begun to set out, he withdrew his somewhat sore arm, put his sword back into its sheath, and then crossed his waist and pressed the hilt of his sword, and then turned slightly to the wind, so that the great red cloak behind him was waving in the wind.

To put it bluntly, what Gao Ming has to do at this time is to put on PSE, so that everyone can admire his style and coquettishness...... Uh, no, it's style.

Thankfully, it works pretty well.

In less than a stick of incense, the cavalry of 100,000 people ran away, and at this time, the tanks under Gao Ming's seat began to move slowly.

The size of this Beetle steam tank is very large, and it is not easy for steam to drive it, so it is not fast, and it is only slightly faster than walking, about eight kilometers per hour.

However, it was at such a speed as "turtle crawling", which surprised the Tang soldiers who followed the tank.

In their opinion, it is unbelievable that such an "iron lump" can walk on its own without a horse, so not long after the departure, the soldiers began to talk about it.

"Look, that thing can move on its own without a horse!"

"yes, and it's pretty fast, if only I could go up and sit down!"

"Haha, let's talk about it when you become a general!"

Gao Ming stood tall, so he couldn't hear what the soldiers were saying, but looking at their excited appearance, Gao Ming felt that this situation was not bad.

In the afternoon, the expedition arrived at Jingzhao Mansion.

Gao Ming stood on top of the beetle tank, looking at the dense sergeants waiting outside the Jingzhao Mansion, and immediately frowned.

"What's going on? Didn't you say that Jingzhao Mansion, Luoyang and Taiyuan only left 50,000 people? How does it look like more than 100,000? ”

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Cheng Yanjin, who came to return, suddenly showed a wry smile.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it's like this, the soldiers here in Jingzhao Mansion are all summoned from other places, and the farthest place even reaches Qiandao, the old minister has ordered them to go back, but there are still 120,000 left, this is the fault of the old minister, and please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to punish the crime!"

Speaking of this, Cheng Yanjin immediately gritted his teeth, and then knelt down on one knee towards Gao Ming.

"Lu Guogong, please get up!"

Seeing this scene, Gao Ming hurriedly helped Cheng Yanjin up, and then let out a long sigh.

"Alas, the military heart can be used, if it is forcibly dismissed, I am afraid it will hurt the hearts of the soldiers, since they don't want to leave, take them with you!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Gao Ming's agreement, Cheng Yanjin immediately went down happily, and seeing this scene, Gao Ming shook his head helplessly.

"Jingzhao Mansion is like this, then Luoyang and Taiyuan must be similar, plus the people, it seems that the number of people on this expedition will definitely exceed one million, forget it, it is better to eat with fewer people, and it is better to fight with more people, one million is one million, and you can come back early after the war is early!"