I'm a marquis in Datang

Chu Suiliang is a man of great talent.

But unwilling to work for him.

After Yan Ruohu killed Chu Suiliang, Du Qi asked Yan Ruohu to bury Chu Suiliang generously, and let Yan Ruohu leave on his own.Du Qi and his party temporarily lived in the ruined temple at night, and then continued on their way to the county seat of Weinan County in the early morning of the next day.

Chapter 1275 New Ship

新船

Du Qi and his party went to Weinan County, all the way there, they walked around and saw nothing happened.Even when Du Qi and his party entered the territory of Huazhou, nothing happened.Du Qi made a round trip in Huazhou, but continued to go east, because some states in the east were still under the rule of Xia Kingdom and surrendered to Xia Kingdom.

After entering June, the weather gradually gets hotter.Du Qi didn't continue to go east, but started to turn around.The return speed was faster than when he went, and Du Qi returned to Chang'an at the end of June.

Chang'an at the end of June is very hot.

On the trees on both sides of the streets in the city, there are cicadas chirping non-stop.

The city is very noisy.

Added a dryness.

However, although Chang'an is hot, Chang'an is more prosperous than ever.People come and go, it is very lively.This kind of Chang'an, Du Qi saw it in his eyes, and he was full of praise in his heart.Although Lan Changhe had no experience in governing the region, he had made great achievements in governing Jingzhou at the beginning of his tenure.

After Du Qi returned to the barracks, he asked bad people to report the situation in Jingzhou, Qizhou and other places. Now Jingzhou, which is governed by the Lanchang River, has recovered well in a short period of time.

Next, also quickly adjust to set things right.In a short period of time, Qizhou has changed drastically.

After reading the news, Du Qi also showed a satisfied expression on his face.

As Du Qi looked down, Su Dingfang and Ma Yuan dispatched their own troops, and overall it went smoothly, pressing on step by step, oppressing Datang's power step by step.It's just that Xiao Yuanqi here, he led troops to attack Li Chengqian who entered Bashu, first when he entered Ziwu Valley, he was blocked and delayed for some time.Xiao Yuanqi finally broke through the Tang army's defense line in the Meridian Valley, went south into the east road of Shannan, and entered the middle of Shu.

From Chang'an to Shannan Dongdao, this is the first difficulty.

Xiao Yuanqi's army entered the Shannan East Road, and then it went smoothly, approaching the northern area of ​​Jiannan Road in June.It's just that Xiao Yuanqi's army was stopped outside Jianmen Pass in the northern part of Jiannan Road.

Jianmen Pass is the last pass to enter Shu.

In the entire Bashu area, in addition to the special topography of Bashu, there are oblique valley roads and meridian valleys forming obstacles on the outermost side.And after entering the middle of Shu, the real Bashu area has many passes of Jianmen.

Jianmen is closed, and one man is the gate and ten thousand are not allowed to open it.

Right now Li Chengqian is occupying Jianmen Pass, using the pass to deal with Xiao Yuanqi's army.Although Xiao Yuanqi has the advantage of cannon fire, the roads in the entire Jianmen Pass area are narrow and difficult to walk.

There were very few troops, so even though Xiao Yuanqi's artillery fire was fierce, Xiao Yuanqi's troops were stationed in the pass, so that after the artillery bombardment, Xia Guo's army still couldn't kill them.

Xiao Yuanqi had expended a lot of energy in order to seize Ziwu Valley and go south.In fact, compared to Meridian Valley, Jianmen is steeper and the terrain is steeper. The valley is straight into the sky, and there is only one road in the middle, Jianmenguan.It was not easy for Xiao Yuanqi to enter Bashu, especially to defeat Li Chengqian's troops from the front.

Du Qi carefully read the news about Xiao Yuanqi, not too surprised.Because looking at the four battlefields of Li Shimin, Li Ke, Li Tai, and Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian's place is actually the most difficult, and Li Chengqian has a geographical advantage.

The topography of Bashu is too special.

However, although Xiao Yuanqi encountered obstacles for the time being, overall, the progress was good.So Du Qi never interfered with Xiao Yuanqi's use of troops, he just had to wait for the result.

"call!!"

The curtain of the tent was raised.

It was Shangguanyi who entered quickly.

Shangguanyi said with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, on the domestic front, Tang Zhongsheng from the University of Science and Technology is here."

Du Qi said, "Let him in."

Shangguanyi immediately made arrangements, and after a while, Tang Zhongsheng entered.Today's Tang Zhongsheng is even stronger, and his temperament has also changed from the past.After all, in the University of Science and Technology, Tang Zhongsheng, in addition to his own research on smelting and manufacturing, also saw many disciplines in the University of Science and Technology, broadened his horizons, and was no longer Wuxia Amon.

After Tang Zhongsheng stood still, he bowed respectfully and said, "My minister Tang Zhongsheng, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Du Qi nodded and said, "Tang Zhongsheng, you came from the imperial capital, but what's the matter?"

Tang Zhongsheng said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the reason why I came here is because the imperial court learned that your majesty's troops are attacking Li Tang in four ways, especially when going south to Jiangdu. They think that when they go south, they need to involve warships, so the imperial court asked the officials in the University of Science and Technology. The situation, whether there are more advanced warships. It is just that the books His Majesty gave to the University of Science and Technology contain information on the structure of warships, etc., and we have successfully developed them. So now, I have arranged for the minister to bring some craftsmen to the front line. Build a new type of warship for His Majesty, for His Majesty to lead the army south."

A look of joy appeared in Du Qi's eyes.

That's not bad.

Du Qi asked, "Who arranged this?"

Tang Zhongsheng said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Liu Shangshu took the lead in arranging the warship.

of.Therefore, the minister rushed to Chang'an with his craftsmen, preparing to build a warship for His Majesty. "

Du Qi nodded and said: "You came in a timely manner. Right now, our Xia Kingdom needs such a warship. With the warship, we can go south directly by water, and we can also complete it by water when we need supplies."

After a pause, Du Qi said: "Tang Zhongsheng, there is a prerequisite here, that is, the warships we manufacture must be stronger than Datang's. If our warships are weaker than those of Datang, we will not be able to gain a foothold on the river. .Only when warships have an absolute advantage, waterway traffic will be in our hands."

Tang Zhongsheng said confidently: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will definitely win. I can even guarantee that even if our warship collides with Datang's warship, it will be the Datang's warship that was destroyed. Our warship, there are Sufficient advantages. In fact, this point has been tested in the University of Science and Technology. Today's mainstream warships collide with our warships, and we can win steadily."

Du Qidao: "If you dare to promise, I will rest assured. If you want money, I will give you money; if you want people, I will give them; if you want food, I will give you food. In short, what you need, I will allocate for you. "

Tang Zhongsheng said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Du Qi waved his hand, and Tang Zhongsheng turned around and retreated.

Shangguanyi said: "Your Majesty, now Tang Zhongsheng is here to build warships. Let's attack Li

Shimin's plan can be adjusted.According to the original plan, they should fight steadily and go south to attack Li Shimin step by step.After all, we are not good at waterways, but now, it is different. We have enough advantages at the moment.As long as we can control the waterway in our hands, it will be much easier to seize Jiangdu next.It means that it can directly kill Li Shimin's heart. "

Du Qi nodded and said: "Tang Zhongsheng is in charge of the warship. Right now, we can wait for the autumn harvest, and then organize soldiers to send troops south after the autumn harvest."

Shangguanyi said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The two were talking, but now it was easier to attack Li Shimin.Because of the appearance of warships, it is extremely critical for Du Qi.

Chapter 1276

mountain trip

Outside the Jianmen Pass.

Xiao Yuanqi led the army to station here.

When Xiao Yuanqi's army marched south from Ziwu Valley, even though they encountered a blocking battle, they actually suffered little loss.Moreover, when he led his troops southward, the main force led by Xiao Yuanqi went straight to Jianmen Pass in the east of Shannan, but he never put all his eggs in one basket.

Therefore, when Xiao Yuanqi was blocked at Jianmen Pass, all places in the Eastern Shannan Road were captured by Xiao Yuanqi's troops one after another.Even though Xiao Yuanqi was blocked temporarily, Xiao Yuanqi had established a foundation in the territory of central Shu.

It will not go deep into the hinterland and become a rootless duckweed.

Barracks, inside the large tent of the Chinese army.