N-M Chapter 925: All The Birds Are Gone, The Good Bow Is Hidden
Chapter 925: All The Birds Are Gone, The Good Bow Is Hidden
On the other side, when General Long arrived here with a large group of cavalry, the smoke and dust from a large number of firearms slowly settled down.
General Long looked at the corpses all over the ground and the smell of gunpowder in the air and couldn't help being surprised. He didn't expect that firearms are so powerful.
Five hundred people can destroy tens of thousands of fleeing soldiers.
General Long wanted to go in to check, but Xu Qing hurriedly pulled General Long to stop him.
There may be firearms that have not fully exploded here, and it may come at any time.
The safest way is to wash the ground with a lot of water first, and the firearm will naturally fail when it encounters water.
Long Wu looked at Xu Qing and said, "The power of this firearm is really terrifying, but it is possible to conquer a city in a day. If it was in the past, I would have never dared to think about it."
Xu Qing said: "It's still that Shezhao has never seen the power of firearms. When the grassland people saw such weapons for the first time, their reaction was not much stronger than that of the Shezhao people. They all thought that the thunder was coming, causing their hearts to break down, and it was difficult to resist. , In addition, we have already built a series of related equipment before we attacked the city, so it will be so smooth."
General Long said, "After this battle, this general will definitely ask His Majesty to develop firearms. Don't blame me."
Xu Qing said: "Anyone who has seen the power of firearms will be moved. Now among the three kingdoms in the Central Plains, only Zhao State has not yet developed firearms. If it lags too far behind, Zhao Guoguo will be eliminated."
General Long nodded in agreement, and then directed the army to continue to attack the city.
Shezhao had no power to parry and could only be forced to retreat.
Ninety percent of their army has been lost. At this time, facing the coalition forces of Chu State and Zhao State, they cannot resist at all.
In two months, Xu Qing and Long Wu confiscated all the land that Zhao Guo had ceded to Shezhao over the years, and hit the vitality of Shezhao to the greatest extent, destroying their defense line.
Just when General Long was about to continue attacking the city, he was stopped by Xu Qing.
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Looking at Xu Qing who was sitting on the side, Long Binger asked, "Now that Shezhao's army has been completely wiped out by firearms, and their morale is also in a slump, it's a good time to wipe it out. Why do you want to stop father from taking the city by himself?"
Xu Qing looked at Long Bing'er and said, "When the birds are gone, don't you understand the truth of the good bow? The emperor of your country of Zhao will firmly control the military power in his own hands, and General Long can lead an army of more than 100,000 to garrison Self-care of the military and government in the frontier has long exceeded the bottom line in your emperor's mind. The reason why he kept General Long stationed at the border is because the Zhao State has the great enemy of Shezhao! If Shezhao is destroyed, it may not be a good thing for Zhao from now on. Threatened, how should you gain a foothold in Zhao State?"
Long Bing'er was a little silent when she heard this, Xu Qing has been in the court all year round, and she knows more about twists and turns than she, a straightforward military general.
She is also more accurate than her in understanding people's hearts, but she is still a little unwilling to believe that her father has made great military exploits for Zhao Guoli.
General Long looked at Xu Qing and said: "For generals, you should be loyal to the king and serve the country. Shezhao is the enemy of our Zhao country. Now is their weakest time in decades. I can't let this opportunity pass. I heard that I can't deal harshly with Shezhao, if I miss this opportunity this time, I'm afraid that Zhao country will never have a peaceful day, compared with the whole family and country, what is the honor and disgrace of a single person?"
Xu Qing sighed when he heard General Long's words, why is this man so stubborn?
In fact, General Long's EQ is no lower than anyone else's. Xu Qing can understand it, and General Long can also understand it, but the pattern in General Long's heart far exceeds his EQ.
If you start from a personal point of view, stop now and let the Shezhao maintain a certain threat, the Long family can stand firm, but if the Shezhao is excessively weakened or even eliminated, the Long family will be in danger, so keep the Shezhao Therefore, it is the best choice to support the bandits to be self-respecting.
But if it is not the result from the country's point of view, Zhao's army is poor and weak, and the emperor will transfer all the elites to the imperial army to ensure the safety of the imperial city. Under such a situation, it is difficult for Zhao's border army to have a certain number of elites Permanently stationed here, so Zhao Guo repeatedly ceded land to Shezhao for compensation.
Now is the best time for more than sixty years to eliminate the Shezhao. As long as the Shezhao is wiped out, Zhao Guo will stick to the Changjiang natural danger, and it will be difficult for Zhou and Chu to enter even if they have firearms. As long as Zhao is managed properly, Keep up with the pace of firearms development, and you will live forever.
After all, General Long chose the home country before the individual and the home country.
Xu Qing looked at General Long after persuading him to no avail, and said, "If I help the general destroy Shezhao, can the general return to Chu with me?"
General Long shook his head and said with a smile: "Long Wu has been upright all his life. If he leaves with you, wouldn't it mean that I, Long Wu, have treasoned the country? Now that the main force of Shezhao has been wiped out, the strength of the Zhenxi Army is enough to give Shezhao a fatal blow." With one blow, you won't bother your army."
Xu Qing stood up and said: "Since General Long has made plans, I'll go to see how the military preparations are, and it's time for the troops to return to the imperial court."
Long Binger looked at Long Wu, with a look of worry on his face, and asked, "Father, what Xu Qing said...is it true?"
General Long laughed and said, "He will take his father to the thief ship of Chu State again. Without Shezhao, Chu State and Zhou State are bordering Zhao State, and the court uses me in many places. How can there be any flying birds?" Liang Gongzang's truth, it is not so easy to scare me into dragging my father to Chu State's boat."
Long Bing'er heard General Long's words, thought about it and felt that his father's words were also reasonable.
There is no need to guard against Shezhao, there are Zhou and Chu countries that need to be guarded, how can His Majesty be so stupid that after fighting Shezhao, he will turn his face and deny anyone?
The State of Zhao already lacked generals capable of recruiting good fighters, and it was even more lacking after being swept away by King Ming.
Liang Gongzang?
That also needs to have the capital to hide.
Just when Long Binger was thinking with her not-so-intelligent head, she was stopped by General Long.
Long Binger's head, which was still looking at the direction Xu Qing was leaving, suddenly turned around: "Father."
General Long looked at her and said, "You are almost nineteen years old now, if it was someone else, you should have married long ago."
Long Bing'er blushed when she heard her father's words, "You...what are you talking about?"
General Long said, "If Shezhao is gone, this may be his last visit to Chu. If you really like him, then go with him this time."