Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan rested, saying that they would wake up later to participate in the performance, but in the end, they slept until dawn the next day.
Zhang Xiaobao did not sing "A Laugh in the Sea". When he got up, he stretched comfortably, saying that good songs should not be played all at once, but one by one.
Wang Juan was also very tired. For the past few days, she and Zhang Xiaobao had been giving everyone the feeling that they were at ease, as if they did not care about the war.
Only they knew that what they were most afraid of was that when the artillery was fired, a message would come from somewhere saying that they had been schemed against by the enemy.
For example, when crossing a snowy mountain, there would be people shouting in groups, which would cause an avalanche or something. For example, when marching on the green and yellow grassland, they would suddenly find that the surroundings were on fire. For example, when the artillery passed by a certain area, countless fireworks buried by someone suddenly exploded.
In any case, there were many methods in asymmetrical warfare, and they were usually very useful. Although they could not achieve a strategic victory, it was not a problem to reap the lives of some people.
The two of them believed that if they were the ones commanding the multi-eater, they would definitely be able to trap the Tang army there after paying a certain price of lives, and keep losing people.
Since the method was thought of by people, who could guarantee that there was not a particularly smart and lucky person among the multi-eater? When the time came, they would eat 500 Tang soldiers first, and then the Tang would basically lose 500 family members.
"War is really too cruel. At the cost of people's lives, they get a little bit of resources that are not equal to their lives. I really hope that the world is peaceful and there is no war."
Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan when he helped her to write the general tactical arrangements she had made for various places.
Wang Juan did not say anything. She was still calculating the distance on the map, and looking through the local climate, geographical environment and other information collected.
Zhang Xiaobao did not expect Wang Juan to cooperate with him, so he continued, "But if there is no war, then the premise is that people must lose the mind to compare with each other. A peaceful wolf pack would never be able to survive. Without competition, humans would also not be able to develop.
Humans, through the struggle, became the overlords of the world. Then, humans discovered that the world was only a small part of it. Outside the atmosphere were countless stars and unknown things. One day, the ultimate killer from beyond the heavens would descend upon Earth. Thus, humans continued to develop through the struggle. "
Wang Juan still didn't say anything. Instead, she handed two pieces of paper containing the information to Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao looked at it and cursed, "Damn, you're so smart."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Alright, I take back what I just said on behalf of humanity. It has nothing to do with world peace. The tree wants to be still, but the wind won't stop. Just like what we had in the beginning, we just wanted to make our family more comfortable.
Tell me, is it wrong to increase production in the fields? Was it wrong to open a shop to make money? What's wrong with getting some winter cucumbers? You're not wrong. You're wrong because you have it, but others don't.
We can only think of ways to protect our own interests. In the end, we protect and protect and protect until we become like this. Who can we blame? "
"Alright, don't make it sound so dignified. Do you think I don't know you?" Wang Juan finally couldn't help but speak.
Zhang Xiaobao smiled 'shyly'. "Haha, thank you. It's enough to have a confidant in life! Look, it says that the cannibals actually developed our fireworks and gunpowder and started to mass produce them. There have been several explosions in the workshops.
I don't object to them making fireworks. It's just entertainment. But why do they put a large amount of fireworks and gunpowder in the stones with holes? Do they lack the paper to make fireworks?
It's obvious that from the moment Tang Empire started to have all kinds of good things, those people from other countries have been jealous. If we give away our technology for free, we might be able to achieve a period of peace. Then, we will continue to research and give them technology.
Otherwise, they will think about us. When they don't have technology, they will want to steal technology. Now that they have some technology, they will want to use this technology to steal more technology. Peace is never something that can be bought by giving in. "
"Hubby, what are you trying to say?" Wang Juan raised her head and asked.
She really couldn't understand. What was Zhang Xiaobao's purpose for saying so much at this time? Could it be that he regretted attacking others and was afraid that he couldn't persevere, so he found an excuse for himself?
What excuse did you need to fight a war? Comfort yourself? There was no need. They just wanted to bully you. They just wanted to rob you. They weren't willing to be enslaved. If you resisted, they would beat you. It was the same principle as lions eating deer and horses.
Thinking of this, Wang Juan suddenly became worried. She was afraid that Zhang Xiaobao would start to waver in his determination to fight. If he didn't invade others and gave up halfway, the cannibals would definitely not be grateful. Instead, they would strengthen their military and continue to look for opportunities to attack.
Zhang Xiaobao showed a compassionate expression and said to Wang Juan, "What I want to say is that most of the people we are fighting now are the main force in front of the cannibals, the real main force. They are almost all the old soldiers that we used to fight against the enemy when we were training. They are very cunning.
Once we fight, they know how to disperse and then regroup. They always stay in places that make our army uncomfortable. Why don't we send a captured cannibals back and tell them that we won't fight anymore and that there is peace. However, our army can't appear in certain areas, and they can't appear in certain areas either.
After setting the area, we can roughly determine where they are gathering. We will send the hot air balloon troops over and take advantage of a windless night to quietly surround them. At daybreak, the ground troops will launch a general attack and kill their veterans. "
Wang Juan stared at Zhang Xiaobao and suddenly smiled. She said, "Very good. You are still the Xiao Bao I know. If one day you become kind, I will be scared to death."
"Thank you." Zhang Xiaobao was very happy that his idea was accepted.
*****
Five days later, the war was still going on. Shui Yun's family flew back and forth and finally delivered all the salt tickets and some small things to their destination. They returned to the restaurant to have a big meal and rest.
Seeing that Shui Yun's family had obviously lost some weight, Xiaobei and the others felt distressed. They specially had people kill two lambs that were specially used to roast whole lambs and fed them to the family.
When the telegram was sent to the capital, Li Longji specially made Shui Yun's family a high-ranking official and promoted him to the fourth rank. This was because Shui Yun, who was getting smarter, could be used as a strategic weapon. For example, he could take a bomb and drop it on the enemy's headquarters.
Not only could he do it, but he had done it before. On the way back, he took a detour and blew up the headquarters of a four-thousand-man camp. The telegram was sent back first, saying that they could increase the intensity of the attack and give Shui Yun credit for the loss of command.
When Li Longji heard the news, he praised Shui Yun fiercely in the court, saying that he could take the head of the enemy's general as easily as taking something out of his pocket. He could complete a fixed-point kill from thousands of miles away.
The court officials didn't believe that Shui Yun could target someone and kill them. At most, he would blow up the enemy's biggest tent. However, as officials of the same court, they couldn't say anything bad about Shui Yun. After all, he was just an animal. If they argued with an animal, they should be careful that the person who raised the animal would argue with them later.
"Why haven't I heard of this before? If Shui Yun can fly steadily and we can harden our hearts, find a child who knows how to shoot and fly over with a gun, we can kill a lot of people. The deterrent effect is very strong. "
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan deliberately went to see Shui Yun's family. When they returned to the house, they sighed.
"Why not? We've always had them. We train eagles, dogs, elephants, dolphins, and other animals to help humans hunt and fight. What's so strange about that? Shui Yun is just a little smarter, and the chances of him getting albinism are lower than his.
What our Great Tang owes him is nothing more than some meat and cotton, but we've gained a lot from him. If you treat him better, he'll be dead set on you. He's stronger than others. "
Wang Juan recalled something and said with a slightly sad tone.
Zhang Xiaobao also thought of that matter and sighed. "Sigh ~! Life is like this. You should think from another perspective. If human nature isn't complicated, wouldn't it be too boring to live as a member of society? "
"When did I say that human nature isn't allowed to be complicated? I'm saying that what he did was really infuriating. If he can't be evaluated as a craftsman, then he should go to a free training place to learn. During the training, the imperial court gave him some living expenses, enough to eat. His two children don't need to be raised by him. The imperial court pays for their meals, clothes, and accommodation.
We're no different from Germany now. He actually injured his wife, kidnapped his two children, and extorted them from the local government. He wants a job with high wages, power, and freedom. What a fool's dream. "
Wang Juan talked about this matter.
In fact, it was a person who found his own career after Zhang Xiaobao issued the twelve national policies. But the reality was that there was no such thing as a career, only a salary. If he went to the local government, the government would arrange work for him. If he didn't know how to do it, he would train him first.
But this person felt that it was too tiring to do that. First, he wanted people to give him money for free, saying that the national welfare was so good that it didn't make a difference. Then, seeing that the government didn't agree, he kidnapped his children. He didn't care about his children, but the government did. Hence, while they were negotiating, they sent a sniper and shot him down. He never got up again.
The two children lost their father because of this.
This was a grain of sand washed by the tide of social development, but it was very touching. Was it right or wrong to increase the welfare of the country?
There was an intense debate in the imperial court. Some people felt that the twelve national policies were artificially widening the gap between the rich and poor, intensifying the competition and comparison between the villagers in small areas.
That was why such a thing happened. In the long run, the country would no longer be a country.
Some officials felt that this matter existed alone. They would first observe and if it happened a few more times, they would adjust the national policies.
There were also people who criticized Zhang Xiaobao's strategy for not doing the right thing. After creating chaos in Great Tang, he didn't immediately fix it and instead, ignored it and treated it coldly.
Li Longji was annoyed by the noise and sent a telegram to Zhang Xiaobao, asking him what he should do.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan felt depressed. Who was the one who was so free to magnify a small problem? Wouldn't such a thing happen if the country didn't develop?
That's right. According to historical records, there were very few people who were sentenced to death in Great Tang every year. Moreover, it was said that Li Longji would personally ask the other party if they felt that their death was unjust.
However, that wasn't the case. Historical records stated that many punishments didn't go through the government and were directly dealt with by the local clans. Furthermore, this was also a period of land annexation, so how could the gap between the rich and poor be small?
"The officials were all bored and felt that the government was running smoothly. That's why they targeted us. Did they see how far we were from the capital? They were waiting for us to return. "
Zhang Xiaobao said mockingly.
"I feel that it's also your fault. Who asked you to take out the twelve national policies? At the very least, that person was executed because of your influence. What about your follow-up actions?" Wang Juan argued.
"Wait, let's wait for another two days. I don't believe that the people of Great Tang will die in just a few days," Zhang Xiaobao said gloomily.
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