Chapter 504 Provocation

Ye Hu and Yidi Jian were about to lead the Hui people to retreat, but they saw smoke and dust flying not far away, and more than a dozen horsemen came galloping. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yidi Jian's face was pale, and his figure straddling the horse was a little stiff, which formed a sharp contrast with his usual swagger and majesty.

Zhu Huiguang shouted loudly on the horse: "Hui envoy, Prince Ye Hu, Your Majesty has a decree, please return to the envoy to see you!" ”

Zhu Huiguang naturally felt a little proud at this time. In fact, he is not the only one who has the same feeling as him, many Tang magnates and even ordinary soldiers are a little relieved, this time the prince moved the land and built unruly, and now he finally lowered his arrogant head.

The so-called first warrior of the Hui Dynasty, in front of my General Kong, is an egg. Under the halberd of General Kong Fang Tian, the Hui people were terrified! Anyway, whether the relocation construction admits it or not, in the minds of this group of Hui cavalry, Kong Sheng's prestige has been established, and these fierce Hui cavalry will not even have the courage to fight when they meet Kong Sheng in the future.

The corners of Yidijian's mouth twitched, but he still smiled reluctantly, hugged his fists and said, "Prince Ben knows." ”

Yidi Jian glanced back at Ye Hu, and the brothers did not bring their entourage to protect the army, but galloped away from the two horses to see the Tang Emperor. Now for this sake, their minds have been completely shocked, anyway, it is on the territory of Datang, it doesn't matter if there is a guard or not.

The corner of his eye had been patrolling back and forth on the pitch-black giant cannon on the other side of the field, and until now, he still hadn't fully come to his senses: how could Datang master such an earth-shattering artifact? If the Tang Dynasty had such an artifact, wouldn't it become a joke if it was a crime?

Yidi Jian is now like an arrow, and he can't leave Chang'an immediately and return to Lingwu, so that he can report this matter to his father Khan Mo Yansi, as for this princess who is close to her, whether she wants it or not, it is not the key to the problem.

Ye Hu's mentality is similar to that of moving to build a place. Speaking of which, the deterrence of artillery power is even more powerful for Ye Hu, because he has been staying in Chang'an City for so long, when did the Tang Dynasty cast this kind of divine weapon, he didn't know anything, which is enough to show that the Tang Dynasty is unfathomable, and the current Tang Dynasty is far from being as weak as it seems on the surface.

Although the brothers competed for the throne of Khan, they were surprisingly unanimous in their goals related to the interests of the Hui country.

This time, the emperor condescendingly glanced at Yidi Jian and Ye Hu, Ye Hu turned over and dismounted, bowed down: "Ye Hu greets Your Majesty!" ”

Ye Hu has been in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and he is very familiar with the emperor and courtiers, plus although Ye Hu is rude, he abides by basic etiquette, the emperor has a good impression of Ye Hu, seeing Ye Hu's humble greeting, the emperor smiled lightly: "Prince Ye Hu, please get up." ”

Yidijian hesitated for a moment, but still followed Ye Hu's example and performed a Tang etiquette, and bowed down: "Hui envoy Yidijian to meet His Majesty the Tang Emperor!" ”

The Hui people are a very realistic population, and at this moment, because of the appearance of artillery and the existence of Kong Sheng, it is necessary to reposition the understanding of Datang, and as soon as this mentality changes, his arrogance will naturally dissipate.

Moreover, Yidi Construction does not feel that he has anything to be embarrassed about. The Hui people are so direct, and they have a natural awe in the face of the strong. And for the weak, they will also logically think that they should step on it, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about. The weak eat the strong, advocate the strong, and survive the fittest, this is the national nature of the Hui.

However, the change in attitude before and after the relocation made the emperor feel comfortable. This unruly Hui prince finally fell at his feet this time. He smiled and said lightly with a slight mockery: "Prince Hui, I have such a plaything, I don't want to enjoy it exclusively, today I specially invite the Hui delegation to watch it together, and it was just launched, are you still satisfied?" ”

The corners of Yi Dijian's mouth twitched, and the earth-shattering scene of Fang Cai was replayed in his mind, and his heart was filled with fear, and he couldn't help but say softly: "May I ask Your Majesty, what is this thing, so powerful?" ”

The emperor smiled slightly: "The name of this thing is artillery, it is made by my important minister, the general of the forbidden army, Kong Sheng, and I gave it the name of the Shenwei Invincible General Cannon, what is its effect-Kong Sheng, you can carefully explain one or two things for the prince of Hui." ”

Kong Sheng came out in response and walked slowly, his expression calm and his movements elegant.

Yidijian looked at Kong Sheng, and a trace of fear involuntarily appeared in his heart. Don't look at Kong Sheng's scholarly appearance, he seems to be weak, but in fact, his body contains the energy that is incomparable like mountains and seas, and when he heard that the artillery just now was made by Kong Sheng, the fear in Yidi Jian's heart increased little by little.

Yidijian didn't even dare to look at Kong Sheng's bright and deep eyes.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that Kong Sheng was merciful to his subordinates just now, denying that he had no life.

"Prince Hui, the artillery made by Kong can have a range of hundreds of zhang or even farther, as for the power, the prince has already seen it with his own eyes, so Kong will not repeat it. If this thing is used in the battle between the two armies, after it is released, every time each artillery piece is activated, it can injure hundreds of thousands of enemies, of course, it has not been in actual combat for the time being, this is only Kong's prediction. However, no matter how brave a soldier is, after all, he is flesh and blood, and it is difficult to resist the bombardment of artillery, I think, the prince should know it. ”

Kong Sheng smiled lightly, turned around and bowed to the emperor and the courtiers: "Your Majesty, my lords, today I will explain the reason for the artillery made by Kong. The reason why Kong developed this kind of artillery was inspired by the trebuchet, an instrument used in the army. ”

"As we all know, as early as the Three Kingdoms, the Wei King Cao developed an extraordinarily powerful thunderbolt car, which played an important role in the battle between the two armies. However, the role of trebuchets is very limited, and their ability to destroy is limited, and they can only kill soldiers and destroy chariots on the battlefield. As a result, Kong pondered day and night whether he could forge a more powerful military instrument that could be continuously fired...... After months of experimentation and exploration, Kong finally cast the first artillery gun, and the test firing was successful. Now it seems that the power of artillery is acceptable, if I set up a special artillery army in the Tang Dynasty, hundreds or thousands of artillery pieces can be fired at the same time, which can instantly destroy a city, and can instantly annihilate tens of thousands of military horses, this is not a problem. ”

Kong Sheng talked eloquently, he knew that he had to give a reasonable explanation to the magnates of Chang'an, otherwise, how the artillery came from would sooner or later become a hidden danger that aroused the suspicion of the world. Even if they don't get to the bottom of it now, they will hold on to it in the future. Rather than waiting for it to become a hidden danger in the future, why don't you pierce this layer of window paper together. Kong Sheng has always done things without leakage and will not leave hidden dangers for himself.

Of course, what he said was also very vague, and everyone sounded half-understood, but for Kong Sheng, it was enough. It's your business if you don't understand it, whether I say it or not is my business, if ordinary people can figure it out, what is the value of this artillery?

As for the power of the artillery, it is naturally an exaggeration. This is mainly for the Hui people.

Listening to Kong Sheng's eloquent words, the more he listened to Yidijian, the more frightened he became. It can destroy a city in an instant, and it can annihilate tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in an instant, which ...... If Datang has such an artillery army, not to mention that the Hui people have invaded the Central Plains, it is a question of whether they can keep their territory in Mobei. In case the Tang Dynasty has the ambition to open up territory, the destruction of the country by the Hui people is just around the corner.

Ye Hu's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "May I ask the general, can this kind of artillery ever be used in the army?" ”

Kong Sheng smiled but did not speak.

Ye Hu's question already involves Datang's military secrets, how can he answer casually. In fact, this is not popular in the army at all, but Kong Sheng can't say it.

Kong Sheng looked at the emperor. Let the emperor answer such a difficult question.

The emperor took over the conversation indifferently: "Ye Hu, this thing has already been cast in batches, but this thing is too powerful, the killing is too heavy, there is a dry heaven and harmony, I consider that God has the virtue of a good life, and I hereby issued an edict, it is not a last resort, and it must not be used lightly in the army." For now, it's just temporarily used for palace defense and the like. However, I can equip artillery in the army at any time, and if an enemy invades our borders, I will not show mercy! ”

The Emperor's voice became gloomy and cold.

"This time, the princess of Ningguo and her relatives returned to Hui, Kong Sheng was my marriage envoy, in order to protect the safety of the princess and ensure the safe arrival of Huifu, I can order Kong Sheng to lead the forbidden army of 5,000 to accompany him all the way, and the army can carry a few artillery pieces to be considered prepared."

The emperor's words intentionally or unintentionally made Ye Hu's heart tremble when he heard it, and his face changed suddenly. Kong Sheng actually wanted to take this kind of super-powerful artillery to escort the princess of Ningguo all the way back to Hui, where is this to go to Hui, it is obvious that he is going to show off his strength and exert deterrence to the Hui.

But whether it was Ye Hu or moving the land to build, he didn't dare to refute and question the emperor's words.

But at the same time, the brothers had the idea of returning to Su immediately. Thinking of this, Ye Hu bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, Ye Hu has been stranded in Tang for a long time, and now Ye Hu's mission has been completed. ”

The emperor didn't understand why Ye Hu was in a hurry to leave, but he pretended to be surprised and said: "Ye Hu, you are in Chang'an, you can be a friendly envoy of the Tang Dynasty and Hui Hui, for me, you are not an outsider, you can live as long as you want, I have prepared a good mansion for you in Chang'an, and all the degrees are allocated by the imperial court, don't worry, why do you want to return to Hui Hui?" ”

Ye Hu smiled reluctantly: "Back to Your Majesty, after all, the minister is the prince of Hui, and it is actually inappropriate to stay in Chang'an for a long time, please ask Your Majesty to allow Ye Hu to leave."

The emperor pretended to sigh: "There is still no banquet in this world after all, Ye Hu, I am very optimistic about you, after you return to Huifu, I will bring my greetings to Moyan Si Khan." One day you inherit the throne of Khan, I should make an alliance with you in Lingwu, and then form a friendship for a hundred generations! ”

"As for the second prince of Hui Fu, you can stay in Chang'an, wait for the team to set off, and leave Chang'an together."

Kong Sheng listened to it and laughed secretly, the heart of the emperor is still quite deep, he used these words, one is to imply that Ye Hu will not invade Hui Hui, as long as Hui Hui stays in Mobei honestly and surrenders to Datang; Second, he also wanted to provoke the relationship between Ye Hu and Yidi Jian, so that Ye Hu would hurry up and return to Huifu, and take advantage of Yidi Jian's absence in the country to consolidate his status as the prince.

The emperor is not stupid, let alone impulsive, although the artillery is infinitely powerful, but it is also unrealistic to eat the Hui with just a few cannons. At least, not anytime soon. Unless Kong Sheng can develop more series of more powerful firearms for military use.

Moreover, the emperor also knew that Kong Sheng's artillery was expensive to manufacture, and it was difficult to equip all the armies of the Tang Dynasty with all the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, so it was not very likely to be used in a war of aggression.

However, as a sharp weapon to deter Hui and barbarians on all sides, it is enough. The reason why the emperor was willing to let Ye Hu return to the country was nothing more than to use Ye Hu to promote it to the Hui people, so as to dispel the wave of invasion of the Tang Dynasty caused by the domestic sediment of the Hui Dynasty.

Ye Hu bowed and bowed to the ground, did not hesitate after getting up, and immediately took his entourage to protect the army. The Hui people have a simple style of acting, the people on horseback, the weapons and bags are all carried with them, and there is no property, and there is nothing in the post house, so Ye Hu did not return to the city, and directly galloped in the direction of Lingwu from the official road.

Ye Hu said and left.

Yidi Jian's face changed suddenly.

He was scheming, and he couldn't understand the intentions of the Tang Emperor. The Tang Dynasty hoped that Ye Hu would be on the throne, and Ye Hu would be pro-Tang, and it would be in the interests of the Tang Dynasty to let Ye Hu take the position. This time, the Tang Emperor deliberately left himself behind and let Ye Hu return to Huifu, giving full hints and promises. In this way, Ye Hu is very likely to gain the trust of Mo Yansi, and by the time the land is restored, his position may have been secured. Even...... It is not excluded that Ye Hu will directly seek power and usurp the throne.

Yidi Jian was anxious, but he still didn't dare to resist, so he could only be silent.

However, he immediately decided that he had to flee overnight. In any case, he had to rush back to Lingwu in front of Ye Hu, otherwise, the situation would not be under his control, and when the time came, what else would he rely on to compete with Ye Hu?

More importantly, for the Tang Dynasty, he must return to discuss with his faction, adjust the original strategic national policy as soon as possible, and let the Hui army retreat to Mobei as soon as possible. If the militant faction in China provokes Mo Yansi to continue to invade the Tang border, once Mo Yan is tempted, in the eyes of Yidi Jian, this will be almost a disastrous consequence.

Not to mention anything else, the city of the Tang Dynasty was originally very strong and tall, if the artillery was erected on the city tower, the artillery would be bombarded, and I don't know how many Hui cavalry would die under the cannon. At least, it is difficult to capture the city of Datang.

What's more, it is not clear how many artifacts like the ones seen today Datang has. And how many things like that. According to the estimation of the relocation of the land, there is not much need for such heavy artillery weapons, as long as there are hundreds or thousands of them, the national gate of the Tang Dynasty can be impregnable.

And seeing that this gun is still loaded on the gun carriage, it is obvious that it can march long distances. Once the Tang Dynasty army, which was equipped with such heavy weapons, conquered and returned to the Suya tent, the entire Mobei region could not be saved. The territory that the Hui people have worked so hard to fight will be integrated into the territory of the Tang Empire. (To be continued.) )