Since the beginning of last year's lunar month, there has been no snow in the capital for a full month. It was cold and dry, and the elderly ministers had coughing and asthma, and they were sick and on leave, and there were many fewer people at the regular court meetings.

Of course, government affairs cannot be put down, especially the two of soldiers and finance, which make the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty big.

After the early dynasty, Wei Zhongxian, the first assistant, Gu Bingqian, and Zhu Guozuo, the second assistant, were called to the Qianqing Palace. Apocalypse's little face was blue, and he sat on the dragon chair.

"Go, move chairs for the two elders."

The little eunuch hurriedly moved the two embroidery piers, Gu Bingqian and Zhu Guozuo talked a lot of car and sat down. As for Lao Wei, although he is an internal minister, a slave is a slave and a maid, and he can only stand by the side of the apocalypse.

"A month ago, Zhang Ke put on a notebook, he said that he would establish a base to resist Jiannu on Changsheng Island, gather the people of Liaodong, and use their hatred of Jiannu to refine and strengthen the army. Supplemented by sailors to help in the war, and jointly contain the slaves. I've seen it, Changsheng Island is indeed better than Phi Island, and it is close to Dengzhou, and the supply is convenient, so I have asked the cabinet to draw up a strategy, but is there a following? ”

"This ......" Gu Bingqian groaned slightly, and said: "Qi Qi Sheng, Zhang Shaobao's old minister has seen it, and the strategies listed are indeed very good. However, the minister estimated that just to defend Changsheng Island, at least one million grains and salaries would be required every year, plus shipping ships, but I was afraid that the cost would be greater, and the household department really couldn't afford it! ”

Tianqi was noncommittal, glanced at Wei Zhongxian, and Lao Wei coughed.

"Master Qiqi, what Lord Shoufu said is that the battle in Suiyingzhou last year, the reward cost was 1.2 million taels, plus the military expenditure in Liaodong, more than five million taels, not to mention the household department, even the internal money is empty!"

Everyone knows that Gu Bingqian relied on Wei Zhongxian to become the first assistant, these two are a nostril out of breath, but what is surprising is that Zhang Ke was involved in the past, and they were all fully supportive, but this time, how could they cry together and pull their hind legs?

Zhu Guozuo squinted his old eyes, and kept thinking in his heart, and he gradually figured out a little clue.

Seeing that it is the third year of the Apocalypse, the position of the little emperor is becoming more and more stable, and Wei Zhongxian's authority is getting heavier day by day, and they no longer need the support of powerful generals. On the contrary, although Zhang Ke, who has great military achievements and is extremely powerful, will not become the heart disease of the apocalypse, he needs to control at least one or two.

How can there be an unchanging king's heart, how can there be an immortal saint!

The opportunity he had been waiting for finally came, Zhu Guozuo raised his eyebrows, and hurriedly said: "Shengshang, the cabinet has just received a battle report from Sichuan, and the rebels of Chongming have recaptured Yibin, Zunyi and other places, the general soldier Du Wenhuan was injured, and Qin Liangyu's department was damaged. There is a resurgence of extravagance, and the Sichuan civil and military forces jointly wrote a letter, praying that the saint can increase Sichuan's military salary by 1.5 million. The old minister thought that in charge of the center, he should reconcile yin and yang, and he couldn't just take care of Liaodong. ”

Zhu Guozuo paused, and seeing that Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian had no intention of objecting, he continued: "This time Zhang Shaobao sent troops to Changsheng Island, the old minister thought it was a big mistake. A small island hanging on the sea, the food is tasteless, and it is a pity to abandon it. If the army is wounded, the morale will be shaken, and the gains will outweigh the losses. With all due respect, Zhang Ke was originally a military general with great achievements, but he was not good at seeking the country, and he must send capable people to look at this tiger. In this way, it is good for the court and Zhang Shaobao! ”

As soon as the words came out, Apocalypse hung his head and fell into deep thought.

Lao Wei was observing the words and expressions on the side, and when he saw that the apocalypse was quite moved, he suddenly felt a little desolate.

How many victories Zhang Ke has fought in the past few years, from birth to death, has made great contributions. As the Apocalypse matures, the more suspicious it becomes. Now Zhang Ke is still fighting in front, and there are people pulling back in the back, but it's really cool and autumn!

"Master, the old slave thinks that Changsheng Island is still fighting, and the victory is not scored, and now that the sea is frozen on the island, there is no news, so it is better to wait for the results ahead! As for the cabinet's vote, I will press it for the time being, and wait for 15 years to come. ”

Old Wei Xin said: Zhang Ke, Zhang Ke, our family will help here!

"Okay, then let's wait a little longer!" Apocalypse finally nodded.

……

Changsheng Island, before the army.

Zhang Ke didn't know anything about the filthiness of Beijing, all his thoughts were on Ao Bai at the moment, and it was definitely a great achievement to be able to kill the first warrior of Manchuria.

Zhang Ke used all the hard work, the man and the horse were one, the spear was like electricity, and the proportions and heat were all grasped to the extreme, the wrist shook slightly, and the head of the gun instantly became a piece, not giving Ao Bai a little space to dodge, forcing him to hit hard.

Boom!

When it was too late, the tip of the gun stabbed the shield, and the huge inertia shattered the shield, and the tip of the gun continued to move forward, only to see a piece of blood splattered, and Ao Bai screamed in pain and rolled out.

A successful blow, Zhang Ke did not have any joy, on the contrary, a little frustrated, he clearly saw that when Ao Bai was about to be stabbed, his body jumped to the right, avoiding the fatal blow, but a huge hole in his left shoulder was opened, and blood was dripping.

Take advantage of your illness to kill you!

Zhang Ke hurriedly turned the horse's head, and with the fastest speed, rushed towards Aobai again.

Ao Bai never expected Zhang Ke's movements to be so fast, just now the war horse impacted, his left arm was already numb, plus the gunshot wound, the left arm was completely useless. There was only one arm left, but he was not willing to admit defeat, and took a mouthful of thick phlegm with blood.

"Humble Nikan, the warriors of Daikin will never be afraid of you!"

Ao Bai carried a knife in one hand, like a madman, and rushed towards Zhang Ke.

Under the blow just now, the cavalry spear in Zhang Ke's hand had been broken, and at this time he had already drawn out the long knife, getting closer and closer to Aobai, Zhang Ke suddenly stood up from the war horse, and jumped up with the help of the horse.

Ao Bai never expected that Zhang Ke would also abandon the horse, he was short with a knife, and because of the one-armed knife, he suddenly lost control, and his body couldn't help but be taken aside.

At this moment, Zhang Ke fell, and the blade was shining with cold light, slashing down from top to bottom!

This move was urgent and fast, and Ao Bai knew that even if he was not injured, he would not be able to dodge, so he could only gamble desperately at this time.

Reluctantly raised the knife in his hand and blocked it in front of him, Zhang Ke's knife had already been chopped down.

In a flash, Aobai's steel knife was shattered into two pieces, Zhang Ke's knife was castrated, and it hit Aobai's right shoulder, and suddenly blood splattered, and one arm with three or four catties of flesh was chopped off alive.

Blood gushed out, the snow in front of him turned a dazzling red, and Zhang Ke's battle robe was also dyed with a hideous color.

Ao Bai This guy is hard, he was so seriously injured that he didn't die, and he stared at the bull's eye the size of a copper bell, glaring angrily. If the gaze can kill people, Zhang Ke is only afraid that he has died thousands of times.

"Hahaha, Aobai, don't be unconvinced, the official didn't kill you, I just want you to see how your Dajin warriors died at the hands of the official!"

Zhang Ke turned around suddenly, and at this time, a large number of Jiannu broke through Du Qing's barrier, and when they saw that Ao Bai was injured, they rushed up desperately, wanting to kill Zhang Ke.

As the saying goes, the opportunity must not be lost and never come again, and the firecrackers have already rushed up in a group, and they have formed a solid human wall to block Zhang Ke in front of him.

"Shoot!"

The cold order was given, the gunshots rang out continuously, and the thick smoke filled the sky. The Jiannu who were charging were shot one after another, and a large cloud of blood mist appeared on their bodies, and blood and internal organs flowed all over the ground, and they fell to the ground one after another.

A few Jiannu took out their bows and arrows and fought back, but before they could enter the firing range, the Ming army's firearms beat them into a sieve and fell to the ground one by one.

Grunt......

Ao Bai's throat made strange sounds, and his eyes were full of incredulity. The proud white-armored soldiers were so fragile that they didn't have the slightest power to fight back in front of the Ming army's musketeers - if the Ming army was like this, then, what hope did Dajin have?

"Aobai, the name of my subordinates is called the self-generated fire gun, and the range is one hundred and twenty paces. At present, the whole army is equipped with less than 500 rods, but you can rest assured that in less than three years, there will be 5,000 self-generated firearms. Doesn't it mean that the Jurchen soldiers are invincible, and when the time comes, I am afraid that tens of thousands of Jurchen soldiers will not even be able to touch the clothes of the Ming army, and they will become a pile of corpses! ”

The more Zhang Ke said, the wider Ao Bai's eyes widened, and there was even blood oozing out, like a terrible ghost, terrifying.

"By the way, there is one more thing, it only takes a year for a mature firecracker to be trained, how long will it take for your white-armored soldiers and archers? I have hundreds of millions of trillion Li Shu, countless warriors, how many firecrackers will there be when the time comes, and they will step on the Jiannu! From the day the old slave rebelled, you were doomed to a dead end, and there was no return! ”

Wow!

Ao Bai opened his mouth, blood sprayed wildly, his body was lying upright on the ground, and his two eyes were stunned! R1152