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When Tuoba Ju saw Zhao Shen saying this, he couldn't help but ask, "Zhao Shen, do you know this thing?"

Zhao Shen replied: "Wang, if my subordinates are not wrong, the smell left on this fragment is similar to the firecrackers and fireworks used to celebrate by the government offices in various parts of the Central Plains.

But the firecrackers and fireworks are usually only used for viewing and do not have such terrible lethality. It seems that the Han army has the ability to turn these formulas into huge lethal weapons."

Tuoba Ju just thought for a moment and no longer paid attention to the power of gunpowder. He just pulled out a crossbow arrow from the body of a heavy iron cavalry and said, "I don't know anything else, but this kind of crossbow arrow can actually penetrate such a thick armor. It's a huge threat. Is there a way to imitate..."

Zhao Shen took the short crossbow, studied it carefully for a while, shook his head and said, "Please forgive me for your crime. The lethality of the Han crossbow is the world. Although I also imitated a group of hand crossbows in the Mengluo army,

But compared with this Han crossbow, it is still too far behind. It can penetrate such a thick iron armor. The range is at least twice as long as the hand crossbow we have currently equipped. Otherwise, it will not be able to penetrate the iron armor..."

Tuoba Ju shook his head in disappointment: "In this way, will the crossbows that we, the pride of the Monroe people, also be surpassed by the Central Plains people? If there were no silences of the crossbows, wouldn't Monroe's iron cavalry become a living target for the Han army?"

Zhao Shen said: "Wang, don't be discouraged. If we have the opportunity in the future, we will definitely do a few Han crossbows to study it. As long as we crack their technology, we will definitely be popularized in the army on a large scale..."

"Why send someone to the Han military camp to seize a few crossbows?" Tuoba Ju suggested.

Zhao Shen stopped: "Wang, according to the understanding of the Han army, the Han army's crossbowmen will withdraw to the rear camp after shooting arrows, not to mention that the Han crossbow has a special status in the Han army. If you go to the Han camp to seize the crossbow, it is better to find a way to take the initiative to defeat the Han army.

Furthermore, even if you can grab a few Han crossbows, it is not possible to imitate them in a short while based on your subordinates' judgment. Such a sharp weapon must have many unknown crafts that we have to overcome.

Now there is not much time left for us. The king should focus on how to confront Bai Qi. As long as he persists until Lun Qingling's Bohe army comes to support him, there will be no worries in the Western Regions..."

Tuoba Ju replied: "You are right. I should focus on Bai Qi now. In order to deal with Bai Qi, I will also transfer the eight hundred iron cavalry guarding the Longyou Stone Fort back. Calculate the time and they should be here soon..."

"What! Redirect the defenders of the stone fort back? Wang, when did this happen? Why didn't you tell me in advance?" Zhao Shen was shocked when he heard this.

Tuoba Ju said, "What are you doing like to fuss? The defenders of the stone fort were removed to make the Bohe people come to help. Isn't this what you want?"

"Oh!" Zhao Shen cried out in a sad voice, "Wang, you are confused. The eight hundred elites in Longyou Stone Fort cannot move. If Bai Qi knows that the stone fortress is empty and sends people to take advantage of the situation, it will be difficult for Lun Qingling's 30,000 reinforcements to arrive smoothly. It will add variables to our plan to fight with Bai Qi..."

"Are you too worried?" Tuoba Ju said, "We have been in charge of the Western Regions for many years, how could the Han army know about the existence of Longyou Stone Fort?"

Zhao Shen said: "Wang remembered that Bai Qi swept across the Pamir Mountains the year before yesterday? That was the first time that the Han army ran for thousands of miles and stayed in the Pamir Mountains for two months. How could Bai Qi not know the terrain of the Pamir Mountains in the Western Region?

Moreover, the terrain of the stone fort is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only hundreds of people can make tens of thousands of troops sigh, Wang, you are really careless..."

Tuoba Ju immediately said, "That king will let someone return to the stone castle!"

Zhao Shen shook his head: "I'm afraid it's too late. Wang doesn't need to worry about that for the time being. Now he can only hope that Qingling has a way to overcome this difficulty.

What should be done now is to strengthen the city defense to deal with the war with the Han army, leaving half of the troops to guard Vacci City, and the rest go outside the city to increase their mobility, so as not to give the Han army the opportunity to concentrate on attacking the city..."

Tuoba Ju felt it was reasonable and quickly took half of the goshawk soldier talisman made of pure gold from his waist: "Zhao Shen, I'll deal with the Han army outside the city. If you take this half of the soldier talisman, you will be in charge of half of the troops in Waci City for the time being. Be sure not to let the Han army have any opportunity to take advantage of it."

Zhao Shen hurriedly said, "Wang, how can a subordinate servant be entrusted with such an important task? Besides, there are dangers outside the city of Waci. Even if you want to go, you should have subordinates. The king has a noble status and should not take such danger..."

Tuoba Ju frowned: "Don't refuse, this is the king's order. Remember, if you see the military talisman, if you see this king, who dares to disobey your order, you can take action first and then report.

Time is tight, so I will first guide the troops. After taking off Bai Qi and Duan Bing's head, I will drink three hundred cups with you!"

Zhao Shen took the half of the military talisman with trembling hands, then bowed respectfully and said: "In this way, my subordinates will do their best to protect Vaci!"

"Very good, I'm leaving!" Tuoba Ju nodded and turned away.

Looking at Tuoba Ju's figure as he was leaving, Zhao Shen tightened the military talisman in his hand with great strength, his eyes extremely firm.

...

On the third day of January, the Han army’s Dayingkou...

"Shu Xu, take care of yourself all the way..."

"Remember, after breaking the city, I quickly led my troops to Longyou Stone Fort to respond. I don't want to die in a foreign land like this and concentrate on fighting against the enemy. I will deal with you with the Bohe people."

Xu Wenjing, with the carefully selected five hundred elite Wei Wushang soldiers, embarked on the conquest to block the Bohe people...

It was not until Xu Wenjing's men disappeared from the distant horizon that Bai Qi came back to his senses and said to Duan Yang: "It's time to compete with the Monroe people. The Western Regions belonging to this battle. No matter what the price they pay, they must be firmly controlled in their own hands."

Duan Bing immediately stood straight, saluted with military salute, and shouted loudly: "Here!"

...

On the fourth day of January, Tuoba Ju brought tens of thousands of Mengluo cavalry to the nameless ranch a hundred miles away from Waci City. After inspection, he immediately decided to set up a camp here.

Deputy General Sulkun was puzzled: "Wang, there is no natural danger here to defend, the terrain is flat, so we set up camp here, wouldn't we expose us to the Han army's present?"

"You know what's the matter!" Tuoba Ju spat out a mouthful, "It is precisely because the terrain here is flat that I want to choose to camp here. What is the basis for us, Monroe, to gallop across the battlefield?

Even cavalry, there is no more army suitable for cavalry than us in the world, because our cavalry is born, and such a terrain just fully utilizes the advantages of cavalry in our army!"

Slopun lowered his head and said, "I understand after hearing what the king said. I will order people to log and camp..."

Tuoba Ju nodded, and soon tens of thousands of people began to get busy. By dark, a military camp that could be seen in the naked eye had already taken shape.

Under the night, Tuoba Ju lay in his felt bag, watching the bonfire fires in the center beating, but tossing and turning, but couldn't sleep, so he simply put on a fur coat and walked out of the tent.

Looking up, I saw the night sky and the galaxies were everywhere, and it was indescribable. Tuoba Ju stared at it for a while and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

After a long time, he sighed and turned back to the tent, took out a book of "Mo Wu Jing" with a light, and opened a few pages casually. His brother Tuoba Yuhai echoed his mind about what he had communicated with him in private.

That was what Tuoba Yuhai said to him when he killed all three hundred people in the tribe after he suppressed the rebellion.

"A Ju, why did you kill all the three hundred prisoners?"

"Brother, these people dare to rebel. If they don't kill them, if other tribes will follow suit, how will the end then..."

"These people were forced to rebel. Last year, the sheep they raised were frozen to death, but the royal court did not mean to reduce taxes. They could not pay the sheep, and they all died. Since they could not survive, what could they do if they didn't do it?"

"That's something that the royal court should consider. I am quelling the rebellion under the order of the Holy Emperor, and I don't care about the rest!"

"Then I ask you, you touch your conscience and speak, should these people die?"

"Rebels should be killed!"

"Did you think about who is the source of all this? It's either someone else or us, the Tuoba clan is high above it!"

"Brother, how could you say such words? Our Tuoba clan unifies the grassland and establishes the Monroe Empire at its peak. It is the greatest surname in the history of the grassland..."

"Does this kind of high-sounding word cheat you even believe it? Tuoba Ju, go to the grassland and see what kind of life are those ordinary herders living? Don't think that everyone is like this when you are rich. You are afraid that you don't know how many sheep a family of five herders need to survive!"

"Brother, what do you want to say?"

"These three hundred people are also part of our Monroe people. As nobles, we should understand the people's sentiments and then dissuade the Holy Emperor from reducing taxes this year. In this way, they will not rebel and only know how to kill. What problems do you think can be solved?"

"Brother, I can't tell you, but I believe what I do is right. Whoever dares to shake the foundation of the Monroe Empire should be killed!"

"Forget it, I won't say much. I copied this book myself. I hope you can use it to read it carefully and you will understand the way of governing the country in China.

If we cannot understand it, even if we enter the Central Plains, we will be destined to have no luck for a hundred years. In the eyes of the Central Plains, we will still be an uneducated barbarian!”

When Tuoba Ju thought of this, he threw the book aside and shook his head and said to himself: "No, the Holy Emperor is right. We, the Monroe people, rely on the horse's back to conquer the world. We don't need to go into the dogma of the Central Plains people!"

Thinking of this, he lifted the cold saw, gently stroked the cold blade with the bonfire, and danced around. The sword force brought the bonfire to shake.

"Tomorrow, I will first take action against Bai Qi to prove that I, the Monroe, are the greatest tribe in the world!"
Chapter completed!