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Chapter 162 Good News and Bad News
The news of Jianye City's recovery was also transmitted to the Beginning-of-Creation Palace one afternoon.
Xu Mincai took the officers who came for the interrogation, and the pace was a little staggering because of being too excited.
Falling down on the golden brick floor in the temple, Xu Mincai said in a choked voice: "The emperor, the frontline victory... Jianye city was captured by the eastern camp..."
No wonder Xu Mincai is so excited. It was vaguely such an afternoon time. He also rushed into the hall, reporting the news of the frontline defeat. Now it is only a few months, and it is incredible that Jianye City has been recovered before the end of the year.
I remember that in the battle report received yesterday, Du Kang, together with the Shence Camp, had just stabilized the situation in Kang City, and was preparing to go north to join the eastern camp to jointly attack Jianye.
In the battle against Raiders Jianye, from the soldiers far away at the border to the ministers in the DPRK, they are all prepared for a protracted battle.
It is common even for the city to remain under siege for three or five years.
In the early days of Da Zhou’s war with Nanchen, the city was only breached once. After nearly half a year after Pei Ling ruled the city with 200,000 troops, he secretly opened the city gate by using the faltering family lords in the city, and then captured it in one fell swoop.
Jianye’s city walls are still strong, and they are still above the capital of the Great Zhou. It is almost impossible to attack by force.
However, such a difficult task was completed by the eastern camp.
You know, the eastern camp has only 50,000 people! How could it be possible to capture Jianye?
Qin Nuo looked indifferent. Since he allowed the eastern camp to use that thing, the great victory that would follow was also expected.
Behind Xu Mincai was an officer from the eastern camp, dressed in black and black armor, as if still carrying the smell of firework and blood on the battlefield. He stepped forward to kneel and calmly presented the battle report.
Qin Nuo read through ten lines at a glance, and at the same time there were some details that were not stated, the officer named Chen Changan added.
The report was written by Zhan Ziping, and the language was simple and unpretentious, emphasizing that this battle can be successful in one fell swoop, and the first tribute to the emperor and the adults of Gewusi.
That's right, it was because Qin Nuo allowed to use something newly developed by Gewu Division to be able to attack the wall of Jianye so quickly.
gunpowder.
Since the establishment of the project last year, officials in the Division of Gewu have conducted many experiments and gradually mastered the formula, but they are too powerful and unstable to use. Even several accidental explosions caused tragedies in the casualties of several officials and dozens of handymen.
Fortunately, Qin Nuo placed this project in the dense jungle behind the Roaring Villa, which did not cause the civilians to panic.
Qin Nuo originally wanted to study this thing for another two or three years. When it is more stable, it is best to make thrown fire, ammunition or cannon barrels and then put them on the battlefield. It can also be used to deal with Beishuo, unexpectedly. Attack its inadequacies. But he didn't expect Nanchen's battle to emerge suddenly, so he had to show this hole card first.
That day the eastern camp was about to go to the battlefield. Zhan Ziping entered the palace to meet him. He mentioned that he wanted to subdue Nanchen in a short period of time. He could only start with killings and pave the way with blood.
Qin Nuo couldn't bear it, but he also understood that to restore Nanchen's increasingly decadent situation, there must be a decisive victory in order to stop the war as quickly as possible.
In the end, Qin Nuo summoned the Huo and Yaofang officials from the Gewu Division and put this big killer on the battlefield.
Qin Nuo understands very well that this battle will have an important impact on the entire world of war and history. After all, it is the first time that the world has opened up. Heat, weapons, and weapons have demonstrated unparalleled power in this era.
The course of the war was very simple. Zhan Ziping’s 50,000 soldiers and horses could not have surrounded the entire city. They chose to slam the east and the west.
The Nanchen soldiers guarding the north gate saw their movements and thought they were going to dig a tunnel, but did not take it to heart. For such a hundred people, it takes at least half a month to dig a tunnel to be effective, and there is a moat inside the Jianye city wall. The tunnel is sure to be permeable, and the chance of success is slim.
The accompanying officials of the Gewu Division went into battle personally, buried explosives and drugs on the roots of the city gate, and then lit the fuse.
I was afraid that it would not be able to reach the power, and thought that it might not be so easy to approach the city wall the second time. This time, there were a lot of explosives and drugs buried, dozens of big bags connected in a string. After being ignited, the result was that the heavy north gate of Jianye was directly blasted down by two, and the huge city wall was also blasted out of a cave two or three people high. The subsequent explosion caused the cave to collapse, causing the entire tower above it to collapse due to the violent earthquake.
Flying sand and rocks, dozens of Nanchen soldiers who were observing their movements on the city wall were blown off on the spot, breaking their heads.
Even the soldiers of the eastern camp who were guarding officials of the Department of Explosives and Materials to bury explosives and drugs, there were dozens of them who suffered ear and nose bleeding and were deaf on the spot because they were not protected in time.
After that, the deputy commander Luo Xin led a team of susceptible death rushing into the city along the gap, because the main force in Jianye City was fighting with the main force of the siege eastern camp at the east gate, and was caught off guard by the eastern camp.
Originally Jianye had just been recovered, and the hearts of the people were unstable, and the fear of the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty prevailed. In addition, Chen Xuan's lack of troops in his hands. In the end, after three days and two nights fighting in the streets, the eastern camp invaded Nanchen's palace. Among.
Unfortunately, Chen Xuan retreated to the south of the city, and was later picked up by the navy ship that suddenly broke out to respond. Although Jianye was recovered from this victory, no complete result was received.
In the battle report, in addition to demonstrating merits for the people, Zhan Ziping also admitted his mistakes. He should wait for the confluence of the Shence Camp and Shenbing Camp in the south to form a siege and attack the city in one fell swoop. In this way, Chen Xuan would not be able to escape.
Too eager for quick success, or to say, never expected that new things like explosives and drugs would actually be able to blast Jianye’s invulnerable and solid city wall to this point.
Qin Nuo finally calmed down when he joined the report.
This victory is too important. At least the floating emotions of the courtiers and the people can be completely calmed down.
As for Chen Xuan, he should not be too far away. In fact, after instigating the Kang City strategy, Qin Nuo began to guard against Chen Xuan's escape, setting up interceptions and ambushes on the way from Songjiang to Hainan.
Even though the Nanchen navy division was powerful and powerful, under this heavy encirclement and interception, it was impossible to return to the southern six counties alive.
Even if Chen Xuan fled back to the southern six counties, Qin Nuo didn't mind too much. After years of fighting in the southern six counties, the people's livelihood was already overwhelmed and it was impossible to sustain the Chinese army for too long. Many ambushes were laid, mainly for this navy. He is bound to win.
Encouraging Chen Changan in front of him a few words, and telling him to retreat.
Qin Nuo ordered the victory report to be circulated to the central government. The joy of victory quickly spread throughout the capital.
The turbulent hearts of the people since the beginning of the year finally settled at this moment. From the folk to the noble family, everyone is beaming.
Aristocrats, such as Huo Shi, pay more attention to the meaning behind the victory than this sudden victory.
The city wall, which was once a headache for the great power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was so easily captured.
The kind of thing named by the Gewu Division as explosives and drugs is incredibly powerful.
"With this artifact, why are you afraid of opening the crossbow to leak?"
Huo Family's inner house, Huo Donglai's expression is full of approval.
"It's very good that you choose to enter the Department of Gewu to experience. We were too short-sighted before, and we didn't expect this place to be so important."
Huo Chengguang is sixteen years old this year, and it is time to enter the court to practice. The son of a family and a close friend of the emperor, naturally chooses the position at will. After this incident, Gewusi is expected to become a popular spot in the eyes of many nobles. Fortunately, Huo Chengguang, because of the influence of Qin Nuo on weekdays, has also studied the way of gewu, and entering it is not a problem.
Huo Chengguang planned his life journey for two years in the Department of Gewu, and then worked in six yamen. At the age of twenty, he would leave the place outside, accumulate experience and qualifications in handling government affairs, and strive to return to Korea at the age of thirty. Tang.
He is still young, and he is not in a hurry to be promoted. He chose such an arduous but practical road for a better future.
Inside Pei's mansion, Pei Ling looked at the report in her hand.
It was read by the emperor before, and after reading it, Qin Nuo immediately ordered the transcript to be passed to the important officials.
In Pei Ling's hands, there is also a detailed explanation of the battle situation that belongs to him. Although the content is not as detailed and accurate as Zhan Ziping's report, from the perspective of an outsider, it can highlight the intimidation of that battle.
It is said that when the fire and medicine exploded, the sky and the earth broke apart, the sun and the moon were dark, like an earth dragon turning over, and like thunder falling from the sky.
The light of fire is like a giant dragon rising from the sky, soaring from under the city gate, stirring the dust all the way, the bricks and rocks flying away, breaking the heavy wall of Jianye into fly ash.
Both soldiers and horses shrank in shock. Nanchen had suffered a terrible loss. Even the soldiers and horses of Great Zhou had many soldiers bleeding, and they were even dissipated, unable to continue fighting.
Fortunately, Luo Xin led a team of elite soldiers to ambush far away, so he barely kept the queue and rushed out.
Cao Qi carefully looked at the lord's expression, and whispered: "This explosive and medicine are the stuff that was previously studied in the Division of Gewu, but after more than a year, I didn't expect it to have this power."
Looking back on Kaitian Crossbow's long and costly research and development for many years, Cao Qi really has the feeling that people are more popular than others.
"I have known this thing for a long time, but I didn't expect... it would be so powerful." Pei Ling also smiled bitterly.
Fortunately, Ge Wusi also counted him as half of the site, and he had to go there next to learn more about it.
His Majesty the Emperor always surprises and surprises people everywhere.
"In addition, Guojun Nanchen and... the Nine Princes seem to have escaped from Jianye." Cao Qi said hesitantly, shaking his fan.
"No need to mention it again." Pei Ling lowered his eyes.
Cao Qi didn't dare to say any more, just thinking of that person, so far it is difficult to accept reality. He is a civil servant from the northern border, and he has been with Pei Ling as a counselor for more than ten years, and that person is considered to have grown up since he was a child.
How can people accept the impermanence of the world?
In the palace.
Qin Nuo is also suffering from a headache. Because of the feats of this battle, it is difficult for explosives and drugs to keep secret. How can they receive unexpected results on the battlefield of Beishuo in the future?
Recalling the descriptions of everyone in this battle, the sky was broken and the earth was cracked, the sun and the moon were dark, like an earth dragon turning over, and like a thunder falling from the sky... Qin Nuo couldn't help but move his mind.
Just when the ruling and opposition parties were very happy for the success of this battle.
A few days later, the second news came that shocked everyone.
Chen Xuan did not go south to flee to the six southern counties, but chose to go north.
It was expected that there would be an ambush in the south, and could not escape at all. even realized that if you come again in the six southern counties, you will only face a more difficult situation, so you just go north?
Immediately afterwards, another news came that made Qin Nuo angry and shocked the government and the opposition.
Changlong Guan was looted by Beishuo Tubi!