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"General, are you okay, General?" Jing Ao was half-kneeling on the ground, and a group of Yulin soldiers immediately rushed over, and two of the officers stepped forward to pick him up and asked with concern.

Jing Ao shook his head, turned his head to look at the fallen Northland killers behind him, and said to the Yulin Army beside him: "Cut off all their heads, this is the first battle that our Yulin Army has fought since its establishment, although the number of enemies is not large, but it is also a real sword, I want to use their heads to sacrifice the flag." ”

The Yulin army around him responded in unison, and immediately more than a dozen people ran to the corpses of the group of dead soldiers in the Northland, cut off their heads and carried them in their hands.

Eliminated the dead soldiers in the northland in the alley, Jing Ao did not relax his vigilance, he ordered the Yulin army to send more than 10,000 officers and soldiers to search for the dead soldiers in the north in the city, and all those who could not prove that they were the aborigines of Jiuyuan City were all arrested, and after ascertaining their identities and the purpose of coming to Jiuyuan City, many people were released, and only a few Huns were still detained in prison.

Xiang Ye took a blind eye to Jing Ao's practices, since he 'handed over' the matter to Jing Ao to deal with, he had complete trust in Jing Ao, and this was also a kind of training for Jing Ao.

As the king of the Nine Plains Kingdom, he not only needs a group of brothers who can be born and die with him, but also needs these people to solve problems for the rational use of their abilities.

Soon after the siege of the Northland Dead by Jiuyuan City had passed, the caravan under the name of Chi Xue'e brought the first batch of silk and bronze utensils.

After obtaining this silk and bronze ware, Xiang Ye immediately ordered someone to send an envoy to the Xiongnu and contribute these luxury goods to the Xiongnu Da Danyu.

Wu Wei has been preparing to build a research and development ya' according to Xiang Ye's requirements during this time, and after his selection, he also found some people with flexible thinking, and began to build new armor and horse harness according to several drawings drawn by Xiang Ye, and they also tried to research, manufacture and use explosives.

Although Xiang Ye had stated in advance that the explosives were explosive, if they were not properly manipulated, they would likely cause casualties. However, these people, who had never played with dynamite, inadvertently detonated some of them when they first made the first batch of explosives.

The loud noise of the explosion alarmed the civilians in the nearby streets, but the big 'gate' of the Ya 'Gate' was closed, and although these civilians were crowded at the entrance of the Ya 'Gate', it was impossible for them to know what was making the loud noise.

The civilians outside were eagerly waiting for the big 'door' of the new ya' to open, so as to see what was going on inside, and the ya' 'door' was also 'chaotic' into a pot of porridge.

The two men who were in charge of putting the freshly fried explosives into dry burlap bags and storing them in the warehouse were blown into powder, and the handymen in the yamen searched for a long time but could not put their bodies together.

The explosion was still some distance away from the warehouse, and it did not cause any further explosives to explode, but fortunately it did not cause a catastrophe.

Xiang Ye and Wu Wei heard that there had been an explosion in the 'gate' of the R&D ya, so they hurriedly led people over here.

A group of Yulin soldiers dispersed the civilians gathered outside the yamen, and set up a blockade circle at a distance of 50 steps from the entrance of the yamen, strictly prohibiting any unrelated personnel from passing through.

Xiang Ye and Wu Wei entered the R&D ya' 'door' one after another, and when they entered the 'door', they couldn't help but be startled by the scene in front of them.

Wu Wei had never heard of anything exploding, and it was so powerful that the explosion not only directly killed two people, but also collapsed half of the house closest to the explosion site.

Looking at the broken corpses that had been covered with white cloth on the ground and the half-collapsed houses, Xiang Ye wrinkled his brows and shouted to the R&D ya' officials who were standing in the compound with their heads bowed: "Who is in charge here?" ”

A fifty-year-old man with a short stature and a slightly slumped waist walked out tremblingly after hearing Xiang Ye's shout, bowed down and said to him: "Back to the king, Weichen is the R&D temple here. ”

Xiang Ye wrinkled his brows and looked at the R&D Siqing in front of him, this official name was still remembered by him, just to make the name not too modern, so that the officials of the Jiuyuan Kingdom would not be emotionally unacceptable.

"I remember telling the prime minister when I asked him to build the R&D ya' that explosives are something with a strong explosive nature, and if there is a slight mistake, it will cause irreparable damage to those who approach. You guys are taking human life in disregard, you know? Xiang Ye glared at R&D Siqing and asked in a stern tone.

R&D Siqing lowered his head, trembling all over his body and did not dare to speak.

Xiang Ye was about to continue to get angry, when Wu Wei ran in with a group of guards.

As soon as he entered the 'door', Wu Wei saw Xiang Ye reprimanding Siqing, he hurriedly ran to Xiang Ye's side and whispered: "King, although they have heard that the explosives are powerful, they have never seen it. Even the ministers didn't know what an explosion was, and if it weren't for today's incident, I'm afraid they would still be speculating about the power of the explosion. According to the minister's view, this is their first offense and should not be strictly investigated. ”

After listening to Wu Wei's words, Xiang Ye's brows furrowed even tighter, and after a long while, he waved his hand at R&D Siqing and said, "That's it, that's it, it's no wonder to you this time, after all, you don't know how powerful the explosives are." When a new type of weapon comes out, it must undergo a baptism of blood to make people vigilant. The condolences of the families of the deceased are handed over to you. Remember one thing, no matter how poor our Jiuyuan country is, we will never treat those who sacrifice their lives for the country, we must treat their families well, give them land, give them housing, and let them have no worries about food and clothing! This is the only compensation we can do for those who gave their lives for our country, understand? ”

"Yes, yes! I understand! Hearing Xiang Ye say that he didn't do in-depth research, R&D Siqing raised his sleeve and wiped his forehead, but Xiang Ye asked him to comfort the family of the deceased, but it made him feel very difficult. The R&D Ya'men did not have money to support the family of the deceased, if he was asked to care for the family of the deceased, he had to go to Xiang Ye without looking back, but he didn't dare to put forward this request when Xiang Ye was in full swing, so he had to endure it for the time being, and wait for Xiang Ye to extinguish the fire in two days and then go to Shangshu to ask for money.

"Go back and get some money for the family of the deceased." R&D Siqing was worried about the issue of money in his heart, and Wu Wei said as if he had seen through his heart: "Remember to say more good things, their family has just lacked strong labor, and it must be very painful, but don't say anything to 'provoke' others." ”

"Yes, yes! Xia Guan understands! As soon as he heard that he could go to collect the money, R&D Siqing let out a long sigh in his heart, and hurriedly bowed down and said to Wu Wei: "The lower officials will not cause trouble to the king and the prime minister, and will definitely handle this matter properly!" ”

After coming out of the R&D Ya' Gate, Xiang Ye called Wu Wei to his carriage, and the two of them rushed towards the palace in a car surrounded by guards.

"How's the preparation for the change of country name?" Xiang Ye sat in the carriage and asked Wu Wei, who was sitting on the side.

"Just choose an auspicious day to change the country name gift!" Wu Wei bowed slightly and said to Xiang Ye: "This matter is just waiting for an auspicious day, and there is also some news from the south, presumably the king is also interested." ”

"What's the news?" Xiang Ye moved his body, tilted his head and asked Wu Wei, "Did Liu Bang burn the plank road when he entered Hanzhong?" ”

"It turns out that the king already knows about this!" Xiang Ye said casually, and nodded after Wu Wei was stunned before continuing to Xiang Ye: "Speaking of this, I feel a little strange. Then Liu Bang obviously has the ambition to dominate the world, why would he cut himself off? Cut off the way back to Guanzhong in the future! ”

Xiang Ye didn't speak, just tilted his head and looked at Wu Wei. Although he knew that Liu Bang would return to Guanzhong from Chencang in the future, he didn't want to break these points, he wanted to hear the answer from Wu Wei to see if Wu Wei was so clever as he told Chi Xue'e.

"I think Liu Bang must have another way back, at least he is very confident that he can find another way back to Guanzhong in the future." Wu You's guess really didn't disappoint Xiang Ye, and after listening to Wu You's words, Xiang Ye couldn't help but straighten up and look at him with interest.

Wu Wei found that Xiang Ye was listening to him attentively, cleared his throat and continued: "But I think that now for our Great Xia Kingdom, the Xiongnu are the pain of cutting the abdomen, if our army puts the main force into the Central Plains to fight Liu Bang in the future, the Xiongnu will definitely attack from behind." Whether they are for the purpose of grabbing territory or plundering wealth, they will become a serious problem for us. ”

"According to the Prime Minister, what should we do?" Hearing this, Xiang Ye couldn't help but be curious about the strategy that Wu Wei was thinking about.

Wu Wei frowned slightly and said to Xiang Ye: "Liu Bang's entry into Hanzhong is just a measure of rights, I think it won't be long before he returns to Guanzhong." We don't have much time, and although we have adopted a policy of appeasement towards the Xiongnu now, what I want is to accumulate enough capital as soon as possible to start a war with the Xiongnu and drive them out within a few months. ”

"Is our strength okay?" Xiang Ye frowned and said with some unease: "I heard that the Xiongnu now have more than 300,000 heavy cavalry, and there are more people who can be called upon in wartime, and we only have 150,000 soldiers and horses in the whole country, and they are still untrained recruits. With such an army to fight against the Huns, as you can see, what are our chances of winning? ”

Wu Wei shook his head and said to Xiang Ye: "To tell the truth, with such an army to fight against the Huns, I have no chance of winning. However, we can borrow troops from King Xiang, borrow 20,000 soldiers and horses from him, cooperate with the military strength of our Great Xia Kingdom, use veterans to bring new soldiers, and quickly familiarize the army with the war, maybe there is a chance of victory! ”

Xiang Ye pressed the thumb of one hand on his cheek, and the rest of his fingers were in front of his mouth, frowning and thinking for a while before he said to Wu Wei: "The Central Plains is not stable now, and King Xiang also has to use troops there, so it's better to send someone to Xichu and find King Xiang to transfer Xiang Tong, the partial general in front of his account." I am familiar with Xiang Tong, and although he is not very old, he has a wealth of experience in leading troops, so it is very practical to let him come over! ”~