Three days, three days passed quickly and slowly. For many people, three days passed in the blink of an eye, but for the generals, these three days were even longer than the twelve days of the one to four ratio on the sand table.
In these three days, not even the shadow of the enemy could be found.
Zhang Shougui's vanguard would reach Qiantang in another day and a half. The brigade that followed on the shore even took food and soybeans from the ships to resupply.
Staring at the sand table in front of him, Zhang Shougui muttered to himself, "Where are they? Have they given up on defense? Have the entire army retreat? If I really dock at Qiantang and set down the cannons, you won't have a chance. "
The messenger beside him pursed his lips, not saying a word. He knew what was going on.
"Men, pass down my order. Expand the search area of the hot air balloons. You must find them. There's definitely something wrong at Qiantang. Check the wind direction."
Zhang Shougui passed down the order and rubbed his temples tiredly. His eyes were still staring at the sand table. He didn't believe that Wang Juan wouldn't do anything.
The wind direction had already been checked. There was no wind, but it was an inconceivable wind direction. Usually, there would be a south or southeast wind at this time.
"It seems like the glider wing unit can't be deployed. The hot air balloons will fly on their own. Pay attention to the eagles in the sky. It's really inconvenient without eagles. The eyes of eagles can see further than a telescope."
At the center of the sand table, Li Longji came again. He didn't come yesterday because he knew that the battle wouldn't happen yesterday and that the battle would happen today.
So many people came. Empress Wang, Wu Huifei, Zu Zan, and Princess Jincheng were all here to watch the show.
"In this battle, more than seven hundred people from Cuckoo's battalion will be wiped out. These seven hundred people are the Death Army. If they stay, they won't be able to survive. It's just that we don't know how long they can delay the enemy. The wind direction is still, which isn't good for the sniper battalion. They need to change their plans at the last minute."
Li Longji was the commentator, explaining to the crowd. To be precise, he was explaining to Princess Jincheng and Wu Huifei. Zu Zan could see that, so could Gao Lishi. As for Empress Wang, she was born in a family of generals. She loved to fight and had long understood the situation.
She looked at the arrangement on the sand table and asked, "Your Majesty, who is the battalion commander of the Royal Banner?"
Li Longji really didn't know. Gao Lishi replied, "Empress, the person from the Wang Banner is called Wang Yi. He's the second batch of battle commanders that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo trained. The first batch was Huzi and the others, while the second batch has been training for more than ten years."
"Ten years old? How could Cuckoo bear to do that? Those under the Death Banner are the warriors of my Great Tang. Why can't we think of some other tactic? "
Empress Wang's eyes turned red. For a moment, she forgot that this was a sand table exercise and thought that it was a real battlefield.
"If it were anyone else, Cuckoo wouldn't be able to rest assured. She was even willing to give up on herself. Her heart was as firm as steel. People always die in war. At the very least, they died in their homeland."
Princess Jincheng lamented at the side. She couldn't help but think of how she obtained her current position. Back then in Lhasa City, she clearly felt that she was being ostracized by others. After that, Cuckoo led the troops and fought for thousands of miles. The more ruthless she fought, the more attention she received.
Empress Wang also remembered what happened back then. "Yes, yes. The desert is vast and it's hard to judge the age. How many good men of Great Tang have been buried in Tubo? This damned Chi … Chi, hehe, Ancestor Chi Dezan, I didn't scold you. I was just saying. It's all in the past. Let's not talk about it. "
When Empress Wang was scolding, she realized that Ancestor Chi Dezan was still at the side. She hurriedly covered it up.
Ancestor Chi Dezan was very depressed. You people died, but more people died in Tubo. My country is gone. Who can I find to reason with?
While thinking in his heart, he said, "Yes, it's all in the past. I hope that Wang Yi can hold on for a while longer. Even if he dies, he should die in a meaningful way."
When they were looking at the sand table and talking, Wang Yi was very distressed. He was already prepared to light the fire. The seven hundred people had already spread out. The furthest was a hundred miles away. With the first firework as the signal, they would burn the mountain together.
The seven hundred people spread out, making it easy for them to hide. If there was a south wind or a southeast wind, they would keep hiding and let the enemy's main force pass by. Then, they would light the fire behind them. This way, because the enemy had cannons, they would be afraid of being burned. There would be chaos. The fire would be driven by the wind and chase after the enemy.
Presumably, they would hold a grudge and turn back to chase after them. They could run and attract the enemy's attention until they died in battle.
However, there was no wind now. How could there be no wind in Hangzhou in autumn? Who threw the dice? Their luck was too bad.
Wang Yi looked at the sand table and scolded the person who threw the dice. He frowned and tried hard to think of a solution.
At this time, a messenger came with a few small models of hot air balloons in his hands. He placed them on the sand table in front of Wang Yi.
"Oh! The enemy's hot air balloon team is here. There are quite a lot of them, at least two hundred of them. They are so free that they can get a bunch of hot air balloons. Won't they take up space on the ship? "
Seeing the small models, Wang Yi knew what it meant. The enemy had sent out an aerial reconnaissance strike force. He was very envious. He didn't know where the eagles on his side were. Otherwise, if they rushed over, they would break all the hot air balloons and let them fly!
Just as he was feeling vexed, Wang Yi had a flash of inspiration. His eyes lit up, and he ordered the messenger, "Pass my order. Form a triangle. Light three columns of fireworks first. Five minutes later, light two columns of fireworks 100 meters away from the three columns of fireworks. Another five minutes later, light one column of fireworks 50 meters away from the two columns of fireworks. Act according to the fireworks signal."
The messenger left hurriedly and went to the big sand table to report. Then, many messengers went to the relevant rooms and marked the sand table of the general.
Wang Yi's side was divided into fourteen teams of fifty people. Because it was a special situation, the fourteen people were divided into fourteen temporary tents.
The team leader closest to Wang Yi saw that three models representing fireworks had been inserted into the sand table, which was not very exquisite, and immediately gave the order, "Light three groups of fireworks, form a triangle."
After two more columns of fireworks appeared, he gave the same order. Then, he said, "Order, burn the mountain. Quickly, retreat after lighting the fire. Quickly, gather at the predetermined target."
The team closest to him also gave the same order and passed it down one after another.
The leader of the hot air balloon team of Zhang Shougui's vanguard was stunned when he saw the models of fireworks on his sand table. Then, he suddenly reacted. "Telegram, enemy tracks have been discovered. There are three columns of man-made fireworks."
After a while, he said, "Two more columns of fireworks have been discovered."
Five minutes later, he said, "Telegram, fourteen columns of fireworks have been discovered. The enemy is using fireworks to convey orders. Three, two."
Five minutes later, he said, "Fourteen columns, the numbers haven't changed. The order of fireworks is three, two, one. The interval is five minutes."
Then, the messenger took out a bunch of small smoke-like objects and scattered them on the sand table. The leader was puzzled. Why were there so many ignition points? Could it be that the enemy's main force was here? With so little, wouldn't they be burning themselves?
After another five minutes, the messenger brought over a large model of fireworks and covered a large area. The leader's hot air balloon was picked up and placed on top of the fireworks.
When he saw this, he said, "Telegram, the entire Hangzhou area, estimated to be one hundred li, has been lit. The enemy is probably using small groups to delay our attack."
"Telegram, I said, telegram, why are you still standing there?" After the leader gave the last order, he saw that the messenger was still standing there, so he anxiously asked, "Telegram, I said, telegram, why are you still standing there?"
The messenger didn't show any dissatisfaction. He replied, "Your hot air balloon team flew between 130 meters and 150 meters. The flames below are burning. Because the enemy was prepared, the flames grew very quickly. Just now, you didn't give the order to evade or take off immediately.
Thus, the referee team determined that you all fainted from the smoke. If the wind didn't change direction and the hot air balloons flew out of this area without outside help, you all would have died in battle. "
The leader understood. He rubbed his face with both hands and asked in disbelief, "We … we died just like that? The wind direction is not wind, but outside help? All the hot air balloons in the vanguard were sent out, where else could there be outside help? Let me ask, why did we faint from the smoke? Isn't this too fake? "
"I predicted that you would definitely withdraw. Let me explain. They have been preparing for more than ten days. There are many flammable and smoky things, as well as various kinds of feces, pepper powder, oil, and so on. Thus, we collapsed from the smoke. If you don't believe me, you can try. If you don't faint, we will make a new judgment."
The messenger slightly violated the rules and told the leader in advance. Because he hadn't been judged dead yet, he didn't count as withdrawing.
When the leader heard what the messenger said, he thought about more than ten days of preparation and admitted, "There's no need to try. We fell, definitely fell. If there was really such a big fire, not to mention the pungent smell, even if there was only fire, the sky would be gone. It was only a hundred meters high, and there was no wind. Once the heat came out, we would have collapsed from lack of oxygen. I'm sorry, general, I didn't send back the crucial information."
The messenger smiled and became amiable, "General, your official position is above the seventh rank. You can go to the center of the sand table and watch. His Majesty is also there."
"Okay, I'll go take a look. Even if I die, I want to know how the other party arranged it." The leader stood up gloomily and was led to the center of the sand table by the messenger.
Li Longji saw him coming and laughed, "Come, Minister Chen, come to zhen. Let zhen see how you've been smothered by the smoke."
"This official greets His Majesty, the Empress, Imperial Concubine Hui, Her Royal Highness, General Gao, Ancestor Chi De. This official is indeed muddled by the smoke. This official wants to know where Military Commander Wang stayed and commanded this sneak attack. Isn't she afraid of burning herself?"
The military general surnamed Chen first greeted everyone and looked at the sand table. At the same time, he asked where Wang Juan was. When he saw the flag, he was very surprised.
"Are you puzzled, Minister Chen? As you can see, it wasn't Cuckoo who specifically commanded the battle, "Li Longji said.
"Then which general is this? How did he know there was no wind? Or was it improvisation? " The military general surnamed Chen had just finished asking when he suddenly realized that Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao didn't have any generals under their command. The only general they had was Shui Yun.
When he thought of this, he was suddenly shocked.
Gao Lishi said proudly, "Minister Chen's guess is correct. The one who commanded this sneak attack is also someone who adapts to the situation. He's a member of the inner courtyard of the Wang family. His surname is Wang, and his name is Yi. He's an ordinary member of the three hundred people in the second wave who learned to command from Cuckoo. He has no official position, and no rank."
Gao Lishi had reason to be proud. Xiao Bao was his adopted son. There wasn't much difference between him and his own son. When he was a hundred years old, all of the family's wealth would belong to Xiao Bao. The servants in the family, as well as that 'wife' of his, would have to listen to Xiao Bao's orders.
The fact that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo's families were powerful was also due to him, the father. Don't look at how Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family had only risen to power for a short period of time. What they displayed was definitely the foundation of an aristocratic family.
When the military general surnamed Chen heard this, he lowered his head and said, "This official blushes with shame. This official is unworthy of his current position. This official requests to resign."
When Li Longji saw that his official had been dealt a blow and even wanted to resign, he waved his hand and said, "That's not a good idea. The Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family aren't only powerful in their commanding personnel. There's also the administrative personnel. Don't tell me that with them around, all of the civil and military officials in the court will compare themselves and then most of them will go home?
What should we do? Let their family's inner courtyard take over the position. In the future, most of the court officials will be from their family? From then on, there won't be any need for morning court. We can just hold family meetings in their house. Minister Chen, what do you think? "
"No, Your Majesty, you absolutely can't. Otherwise, the country will no longer be a country." The military general surnamed Chen jumped in fright and shook his head repeatedly.
"That's right, that won't do. The inner courtyard official named Wang Yi has studied for more than ten years. All of you have only studied for a short period of time. In the future, you have to study hard. Cuckoo has given her all in teaching all of you. She didn't hold anything back, just like how Xiao Bao teaches economics to others.
Cuckoo and Xiao Bao, as well as their family's inner courtyard, I won't use them unless it's a big battle. They are the edge of my scabbard. If I really need them to take action, I only need one result, and that is victory.
If all of you do your jobs well, I won't need them. They just want to relax. It's because some people are incompetent that Xiao Bei and the others have to run around. Work hard. "
Li Longji suddenly thought of Xiao Bei and the others who weren't in the capital. For the past few days, he felt that it was cold and cheerless. It wasn't as lively as when Xiao Bei was chattering by his side.
When the military general surnamed Chen heard this, he solemnly said, "This subject will definitely do his best to learn and not disappoint Your Majesty's expectations."
"Good, let's look at the sand table. In this sneak attack, all of you lost. Each hot air balloon had a lookout, an operator to control the fire, a helmsman responsible for controlling the direction, and two attackers ready to drop the ammunition at any time. There were one hundred hot air balloons in the vanguard, but all of a sudden, five hundred people died."
Li Longji pointed at the sand table as he spoke. Everyone once more looked at the sand table.
The one who was staring at the sand table the most closely was Zhang Shougui. He was currently staring at the sand table, and from his perspective, the hot air balloons on the sand table were still there.
This was because he didn't know what had gone wrong, unless he himself determined that the hot air balloon brigade had been completely wiped out, or if some other intelligence agent told him.
Otherwise, the model of the hot air balloons on the sand table would continue to exist.
But the other side didn't answer the message he sent, much less reply. This left him perplexed.
An hour ago, he had been continuously receiving intelligence reports. Just what had happened in this short period of time?
Could it be that the enemy flew into the sky and simultaneously controlled or killed all one hundred people in the hot air balloons? Otherwise, that shouldn't be the case. Zhang Shougui held a cigar in his mouth and took a drag. As he thought about this, he felt very vexed.
Over the past two days, he had been extremely fatigued. He had drunk a lot of tea leaves and even asked for the coffee that Wang Juan had worked so hard to obtain. In the end, he had smoked a cigar to refresh himself.
But the situation on the battlefield had not improved in the slightest.
First, they couldn't find the enemy. Then, when they received the news and thought that they had found the enemy, the news was suddenly cut off.
Could it be that Wang Juan's main force is lying in ambush around Hangzhou? Then they're hiding really well. The referees determined that so many people wouldn't be discovered by our side unless they dug into the ground and then suddenly appeared. Then, they mobilized a thousand eagles and destroyed the hot air balloons at practically the same time, not giving anyone a chance to send a message.
Does she have that many eagles? It's definitely impossible. How could the people on our side betray us at the same time? That's also not right. The rules have already been set. The people on both sides would rather die than surrender.
Zhang Shougui took a drag of his cigar as he muttered to himself.
"Lord Zhang, do you think that a cloud suddenly floated down from the sky, and with a crack, it destroyed all one hundred of our hot air balloons?"
Wang Zhongsi reminded from the side. As an advisor, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew that he was extremely formidable in history. But he was still young, and when he went to Jilin Province, he had lost in the sand table simulation on the ship.
Everyone felt that it was a pity that he wasn't allowed to participate, so they had him follow Zhang Shougui and learn from him.
"I think that your head was struck by lightning. There's no wind, so where did the cloud come from?" Zhang Shougui glared at Wang Zhongsi.
Wang Zhongsi muttered, "I think so too. Recently, I've been waking up from my sleep. Fighting with Wang Juan is too stressful. I finally understand what Zu Zan Chide was feeling back then."
"Look at how scared you are. You don't have the guts. What are you afraid of? Does she have three heads and six arms? Go ask the intelligence team on the ship if there's any new information, "Zhang Shougui said in dissatisfaction.
"Oh," Wang Zhongsi replied. Just as he was about to leave, a messenger came in.
"Reporting, the vanguard military intelligence team has sent a report. Our special ground forces have been obstructed and have lost contact with the aerial reconnaissance team. In addition, forest fires have been set on the north, south, east, and south sides of Hangzhou. The flames are so intense that they are unable to determine the extent of the fires."
Wang Zhongsi slapped his thigh. "Fuck, I know. They actually burned down the forest and the mountains. No wonder we lost contact with our hot air balloon team. The referees must have determined that they were burned down."
Zhang Shougui glared at Wang Zhongsi again. "You don't need to say it. Everyone understands. In one day, our army will land. What do you think we should do?"
Zhang Shougui shrunk his head and watched as the messenger took away the model representing the hot air balloons under Zhang Shougui's signal. He also placed the model representing the forest fires in several places that Zhang Shougui had suspected on the sand table.
Arching an eyebrow, Zhang Shougui said, "I feel like Wang Juan doesn't want us to advance. We can beat them at their own game. We can circle around them and quickly advance, catching them off guard."
After saying this, Wang Zhongsi suddenly shook his head. "That's not right. Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao definitely haven't thought of this. They'll definitely think of a way to launch a sneak attack while we're dividing our forces. Then we can concentrate our forces and circle around them, but what if their main force happens to be hiding in the other direction?"
Zhang Shougui interrupted Wang Zhongsi and closed his eyes in thought. "Stop, stop talking. Based on what you're saying, we don't need to do anything. All we need to do is wait."
Wang Zhongsi resentfully circled the sand table. As he circled, he sighed. "What a pity. There must have been plenty of hundred-year-old wood in the forest. Why didn't they think about such a loss?"
"Think about what?" Zhang Shougui opened his eyes. "If there really was a war and they didn't burn it, then it had nothing to do with them. A hundred years? Ten-thousand-year-old trees no longer belong to them, and the people of a fallen country don't even have any dignity left. "
Zhang Shougui felt like he had a few ideas. "Then could it be that Cuckoo chose to temporarily give up space to buy time?"
"Lord Zhang, what can they do by buying time? They can't develop the industry and build cannons, right? Our Great Tang's cannons truly were developed by those two clans, but that was because they said they wouldn't let the industry take a detour. It was that … it was the work of those two.
Right now, we're fighting natives. Even if I gave them fifty years, they still wouldn't be able to build cannons. The panel of referees wouldn't agree. "
When Wang Zhongsi mentioned the experts of the Zhang Clan and Wang Clan, he became extremely cautious. Those 'two people' had shadows in the hearts of many people, but no one was willing to directly mention them. Respect and fear coexisted.
Zhang Shougui was vexed by Wang Zhongsi's analysis. "Let's not think about it anymore. If we keep thinking about what they're doing, will we still fight or not? Let's move ourselves and let them think. I don't believe that they can guess what I'm thinking. "
"Send a report to the Middle Corps. The vanguard has been obstructed at Hangzhou. After landing tomorrow, prepare to circle around from the south. Send a brigade to the shore and circle around from the north. Have the Middle Corps act accordingly."
Zhang Shougui issued another order.
In Wang Juan's room, she and Zhang Xiaobao had just taken a short nap. The two of them knew that with the arrival of the enemy vanguard, they would begin to get busy. They needed to conserve their energy in order to deal with an even more intense battle.
Using a hot towel to wipe his face, Zhang Xiaobao brought over the booklets with the names of the important generals. As he read, he recalled, and he analyzed, his mouth never idle.
"Dear Madam, normally speaking, we should use a plan. We should send someone to write a letter to the Great Tang to ask for peace, or offer up a lot of things so that the enemy vanguard can come to a designated location to pick them up. We can play a game of sowing discord. What do you think?"
"Don't be so corny. There's an outsider here." Wang Juan rolled her eyes at Zhang Xiaobao.
In the room, whether it was the soldiers of the Middle Corps or the messengers in charge of communicating with the central sand table, all of them earnestly busied themselves with their own tasks. The messenger closest to the two of them stubbornly stared at his shoes.
They were a pair of tall cloth boots with a thousand layers of soles. They were dark blue and had dark patterns on the surface, elegant and comfortable. They were from Liu 'er and Xin Er's ready-made clothing store. They could be considered a benefit given to those related to the military examination, so he was looking at them very carefully.
"Look, no one heard me." Zhang Xiaobao blinked at Wang Juan, then he said to the messenger looking at the shoes, "Go and ask them if they're allowed to use the strategy of sowing discord I mentioned just now."
"Understood." The messenger's ears finally worked, so he turned and left.
"You, the soldiers on the front lines are putting their lives on the line, and you still have the mind to talk about other things," Wang Juan said unhappily.
"I also know that that camp won't be able to return, but I also know that their sacrifice is not to make the people of their homeland cry, but to make them laugh. Damn invaders."
Zhang Xiaobao angrily said.
"Then what is the real us?"
"I think we're the invaders, but I believe that many people will sing our praises. Who knows who's suffering? Anyway, it's fine as long as the people of Great Tang don't feel pain. When wolves eat sheep, they don't think too much."
Zhang Xiaobao's character as a so-called 'nationalist' who had been criticized had not changed.
Li Longji hadn't returned yet. He felt that the situation tonight would definitely be interesting, so he stayed to watch the show. After all, there wasn't much to do in the imperial court. If there really was something important, the officials could come to the Hibiscus Garden to hold an impromptu court session and suspend the military examination.
Just as he was discussing how the situation would develop with a few people around him, a messenger came and told him what Zhang Xiaobao said.
Before the judges could make a decision, Li Longji immediately refuted, "No, what strategy of sowing discord? It's not useful to our Great Tang. If Cuckoo and Xiao Bao led the troops to fight, and others tried to sow discord between them, would I believe them? Would they need to go outside and start a rebellion?
If the other generals were to go out, I could even let them bring their families along. Would they be able to rebel with the few men and guns they have? They're trying to force Cuckoo and Xiao Bao to bring Great Tang's most advanced weapons and not the cold weapons used in the military examination. "
The messenger nodded and turned to leave. However, Li Longji stopped him and said, "I'll take a look at them personally."
Just like that, the group of people squeezed into Wang Juan's command center.
Wang Juan had just issued three orders when she saw the group of people walking in. She was astonished.
"Cuckoo, let me ask you. If you were outside and someone tried to sow discord, I would have you go to a designated location to retrieve something. Would you go?" Li Longji asked as soon as he saw Wang Juan.
"I wouldn't go. Do you think I'm a fool? When a general is outside, he won't obey the orders of the emperor," Wang Juan replied without hesitation.
Li Longji turned to Zhang Xiaobao and asked, "Xiao Bao, what about you?"
"Me? I'll go. I'll leisurely walk the entire way and publicize my past. My Great Tang is proud, and they're afraid. That's why they're sending things over. Once they're close enough, I'll tell them to send the things over. Tell them to send the things over.
If they don't send them over, they're not sincere. They'll set up the cannons and bombard them with all their might. If they send them over, who cares if they ask for extra money? You gave it to the Great Tang Emperor, but did you give it to me? This general is proud. "
Zhang Xiaobao and Weiwei raised their heads and replied.
Other than Wang Juan, the others were rendered speechless. In this comparison, Wang Juan was better. Xiao Bao was truly too evil.
"Good, with the two of you here, We can rest easy." Li Longji didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's reactions, so he happily praised them.
Zhang Xiaobao calmly accepted the praise. He looked at the sand table in front of him, then looked at Li Longji, and said, "Your Majesty, you should go to the sand table in the center. You'll be able to see the overall situation there."
"There's no need. We came to chat with you all. We're idle anyway. Xiao Bao, has Xiaobei and the others sent any news over the past two days? Where are they? They ran out and played so much that they forgot about us. "
Li Longji waved his hand indifferently and began to ask about Xiaobei and the others.
Zhang Xiaobao felt depressed. I'm in the middle of a war. You're asking about my younger siblings? You're idle, but I'm busy.
Just as he was about to reject and send Li Longji away, he suddenly thought of an idea. He smiled and said to Wang Juan, "Madam, let's talk to His Majesty about Xiaobei and the others."
"Ah?" Wang Juan was very surprised. She was still in the middle of commanding. Chat? That didn't seem right, right?
When she saw Zhang Xiaobao's calm smile, she immediately understood. Xiao Bao definitely had a plan. Alright, let's see what Xiao Bao wants to do.
She played along and said, "That's fine. I'm also tired. Today's already passed. When night comes, even generals need to rest. I'll just treat it as sleeping on the battlefield."
"That's right. Where are Xiaobei and the others now?" Li Longji nodded.
Wang Juan thought for a moment and replied, "They sent a message in the evening. They said that they've already arrived in Hongnong and are on their way to Old Willow Village. They saw the construction site of the amusement park in Hongnong. It should be operational before summer.
They also asked us to help them think of a way to earn money. They said that if the imperial court can exempt them from paying taxes for three years, they're willing to take out half of the profits for the children of Great Tang every year. "
Wang Juan wasn't lying. Xiaobei and the others had indeed sent this message.
When Li Longji heard the news from Xiaobei and the others, he was very happy. In his heart, Xiaobei was like a princess, cute and sensible.
When he imagined Xiaobei and the others writing the telegram, a smile appeared on Li Longji's face. When he thought about the telegram again, he asked Zhang Xiaobao, "Xiao Bao, do you think we should exempt Xiaobei and the others from paying taxes? They seem to be able to earn a lot of money, right? "
When Li Longji mentioned this, the others remembered that Xiaobei and the others were in Hongnong's amusement park. When Zhang Xiaobao went there, he had already thought about it. If he deliberately thought about it, how could they earn less money?
Only Zu Zan and Princess Jincheng didn't know about this matter. The two of them looked at each other and asked Princess Jincheng.
"Cuckoo, tell sister, Xiaobei and the others still have business in Hongnong? Aiya, that's great. In the future, they won't have to worry about money. What kind of projects are there in the amusement park? "
Wang Juan glanced at the sand table and instantly came back to her senses. Just as she was about to speak, Zhang Xiaobao answered, "Sister Nunu, Xiaobei and the others went to kill people. You have to ask His Majesty about this. Originally, Xiaobei and the others were playing in Wannian County when they were instructed by a telegram from Xingqing Palace to go to Hongnong that night.
At that time … it was still raining, and there was a vast ocean in Hongnong. When the adults fell into the water, they disappeared. However, Xiaobei and the others didn't hesitate to use the forced march plan. They traveled in the wind and rain in the starry night. Xiaobei and the other nine children fell into the water many times. They … "
"Xiao Bao, can you not be so sad?" Li Longji was amused by Zhang Xiaobao's words. "Xiaobei and the others went by themselves? Don't you know who you sent with them? Who were the only two fast shooters of Great Tang with?
You keep saying that Xiaobei fell into the water. Xiaobei is an existence that can save people in the bone-chilling Yellow River. How could she be drowned? You're making me sound like a heinous villain. Nunu, listen to me. "
Li Longji was afraid of being slandered because he saw tears in Princess Jincheng's eyes. Xiaobei and the others were the ones who wrote the invitation letter. There were many wrong words in the letter.
Li Longji patiently explained. Princess Jincheng became happy again and praised, "Xiaobei and the others are better than other children. I knew this long ago. They should be exempted from taxes, even if they don't give half of the profits to the children of Great Tang."
"There's still the story of 1.3 million strings of cash." Zhang Xiaobao reminded again.
Sure enough, Princess Jincheng looked at Li Longji curiously again, waiting for him to explain.
Li Longji was most afraid of hearing about 1.3 million strings of cash. It was really not a lot. Regardless of whether it was the money that Xiao Bao worked in the Great Tang Bank or the money that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Family earned, 1.3 million strings of cash was just a small change.
However, this money was taken out from the pocket money of Xiaobei and the others. It was not comparable to Great Tang's annual income, but it was also the entire fortune of Xiaobei and the others. In other words, it was all they had.
Sighing, Li Longji told Princess Jincheng about the 1.3 million strings of cash again.
At this time, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were not listening to the story. The two of them were gathered together, communicating with their lips and discussing strategy.
The happiest people were none other than the generals. Li Longji couldn't hide his whereabouts, and since it didn't involve the Military Selection, they all received the news.
It was said that His Majesty went to chat with Cuckoo and Xiao Bao.
It was a good thing that they had been delayed. It would be best if they could chat for an entire night.
Thus, Zhang Shougui, who loved to look for opportunities, excitedly issued an order. "All troops, speed up and assemble in Hangzhou. Quickly, increase the power of the steam engines."
He also sent a message to the middle army, telling them to use this opportunity to immediately send their troops to land and not let them float in the sea.
When Yang Sixun, who was in the middle army, heard the news, he felt that something was wrong. Intuition, it was purely intuition. This was because he had never thought that he would be able to defeat Wang Juan in the Military Selection, even if she used cold weapons.
He was thinking that the losses on his side would be smaller and that they would not be captured alive by Wang Juan. As for defeating Wang Juan? What kind of joke was this? The hot weapons tactics that he and the others could use were all leftover from Wang Juan's experiments.
Yes, although I haven't seen Wang Juan personally command artillery and air force, but I don't know why, I always have a special feeling, that is, Wang Juan is very familiar with the joint operations of the army, navy, and air force. Oh, even including electronic information warfare, a battle strategy that was just proposed by Wang Juan.
Sometimes, even in his dreams, he would dream of Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao in the command center, using one order after another to have the three armies cooperate with great tacit understanding to attack and defend.
If Wang Juan could really do it, then it could only be said that she had learned it well. Against this sort of person, in a situation where they were not proficient with the weapons in their hands, the chances of victory were too small.
Yang Sixun hesitated, but in the end, he still gave the order to quickly approach and disembark. He was afraid of delaying the military.
In Wang Juan's command center, Princess Jincheng was already moved to tears by Li Longji's story of Xiaobei and the others.
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