The king of Persia never expected that the elephant soldiers he had trained with great difficulty would be smashed away by a big stone before he could rush in front of Chen Mujun.

Moreover, as soon as the elephant ran like this, the Persian soldiers began to flee in all directions, and the panic spread rapidly, and the officers could not control it at all.

Even the rebels of Bactria were scattered by the Persian army.

Chen Mujun's morale was greatly boosted, and after destroying the remaining enemy troops outside the city, he successfully climbed to the top of the city. The rebels in the city did not bother to resist, and soon disarmed and surrendered.

Then Chen Mu took the former governor of Xishan District, General Liu and other major thieves into custody and took them back to the capital for trial. As for those little people who follow orders, they are not to blame in the past.

However, those who served as court officials were all demoted to commoners and never hired.

The vacant positions Chen Mu did not intend to fill immediately, but waited for a group of useful talents in the future. At present, some of the work is temporarily held by other local officials.

In the county government of Wen'an County, Chen Mu convened all the generals and schools to discuss the next move.

Chen Mu: "How is the current battle damage?" ”

Zhang Zhong replied: "The invincible flying army killed and seriously wounded 500 people, and the Wudang flying army killed and seriously wounded 800 people. ”

Chen Mu nodded, there were only 2,000 people in the Wudang Flying Army, and 800 people were killed and seriously injured, nearly half. The invincible flying army, which had 5,000 men, only 500 killed and seriously wounded.

It was not that Chen Mu deliberately let the Wudang Flying Army sacrifice, but it was actually that there was a gap between their combat effectiveness and the Invincible Flying Army.

The foundation of the Invincible Flying Army is originally good, and it is the best physical fitness among the young soldiers of the Central Army of Great Xia, and it has experienced a backwater battle and cultivated the temperament of an elite soldier.

If it weren't for the fact that the Wudang Flying Army lived in the mountains and forests all year round, it would not be able to compare with the Invincible Flying Army.

Chen Mu: "The Wudang Flying Army is composed of Southern Barbarians, so I won't supplement it first, select 800 people from the rebels, add them to the Invincible Flying Army, and then pay close attention to drills." ”

"As soon as General Zhao's brigade arrives, we will go to crusade against Persia."

In this battle, the rebels of Bactria either fled or surrendered, and the ice has collapsed, but the king of Persia and his soldiers will definitely return to Persia.

Even those soldiers who ran away could not survive in the territory of Great Xia, and sooner or later they would run back, so the overall strength of Persia did not consume much.

Chen Mu believed that he had to take the opportunity to beat Persia so that they would not dare to invade Great Xia again.

Zhang Zhong: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, from Wen'an County to the west, we will soon enter the desert area, and our supply will be very difficult." ”

Chen Mu snorted coldly: "Difficulties must also be fought, otherwise Persia will come again." Now that Persia has declared war on Bactria by provoking the officers and soldiers in the Xishan region to rebel, won't we respond? ”

"I want the surrounding states to remember that those who dare to offend me in the summer will be punished even if they are far away."

Those who dare to offend me in the summer will be punished even if they are far away.

What a heroic word, all the generals were enthusiastic when they heard it, and they couldn't wait to rush to Persia immediately and kill him without leaving a piece of armor.

Zhang Zhong: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, it is true that Persia should be crusaded, but it is already early winter, although the south will not freeze, but the transportation of grain and grass and the march will be very difficult." ”

"It's better to wait until tomorrow spring, and then it's not too late to crusade against Persia."

Chen Mu smiled slightly, "It's okay, I've thought of this question a long time ago." We can build ships and take waterways, so that the problem of transporting grain, grass and soldiers is solved. ”

Zhang Zhong: "Waterway? It's a desert to the west, where is there a waterway? ”

Chen Mu said with a smile: "To be precise, it's the sea route. ”

All the generals were taken aback.

"By sea?"

"How can a ship go by sea?"

"Yes, the fishing boat is only a few miles out to sea, and if the wind and waves are too strong, it will be dangerous."

"And how can you get to Persia after going to sea? We don't have a map over there. ”

"If we go the wrong way, we will be lost in the sea."

"Please think twice about it, Your Royal Highness the Prince."

Chen Mu waved his hand and said with a smile: "I can solve these problems, I know how to go to Persia, just walk along the coastline." ”

"And the boat I designed can definitely go to sea, just sail in shallow waters, and there will be no problems."

All the generals and colonels looked at it, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said so, it should be feasible. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already created so many miracles.

It seems that it is possible to go to sea.

The matter of the crusade against Persia was decided, and Chen Mu arranged for people to make a series of preparations, and told everyone that today's matter must not be leaked.

A few days later, Zhao Lai's army arrived and took over the defense.

Then everyone drank a celebration wine together, and the next day, Chen Mu led his troops to the east, and it seemed that he was going to return to the court.

A traitor lurking here found out, sneaked out of the border, and reported to the Persians.

If Chen Mu knew, he would be very happy, because this was what he wanted.

Because Chen Mu didn't want to go back to the capital, but to Wanghai County, which is the closest place to the sea.

After arriving in Wanghai County, Chen Mu asked people to recruit people who could go out to sea to fish and people who could build ships, and then asked them to build ships and conduct naval training.

Half a month later, the craftsmen built three big ships according to the drawings given by Chen Mu.

Each ship can carry up to 3000 soldiers.

This kind of ship was designed by Chen Mu with reference to the shipbuilding technology of Dongwu during the Three Kingdoms period, when he was in school, he was very interested in the sea ships of Dongwu, so he specially checked a lot of information, and now it comes in handy.

Soochow's shipbuilding technology was ahead of the world at that time, going north to Liaodong and south to Cochin, and it was rumored that Soochow's ships had been to the Americas.

Whether it's true or not, it's perfectly fine to travel along the coastline anyway.

These three large ships are multi-sail structures that can adapt to the sea breeze. The top and bottom are five stories high, the sail is nine feet high, and when parked in the dock, it can give people a huge sense of oppression.

Even Chen Mu, who had seen a large steamer, felt that it was very majestic, not to mention other generals.

"Oh my God! This ship is taller than a castle tower! ”

"Can this really hold 3,000 soldiers?"

"How many people do you need to row a boat?"

"When I'm sailing on the sea, can I make a fire and cook in it?"

Chen Mu said with a smile: "Of course you can cook, there is a fireproof warehouse specially made of iron sheets, and there is also a small boat inside, which can go ashore to replenish fresh water at any time." ”

"Don't worry, I've thought of everything you need to go to sea."

The generals looked at these three majestic ships and were full of confidence in the next crusade against Persia.

As long as there is the leadership of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there is no enemy they cannot defeat.