Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

In the palace of the king of Qin, Zhou Ming talked about some experiences in Chang'an.

"Compared with last year, I feel that Emperor Wei is a little older. When you talk to me, you cough from time to time. Zhou Ming recalled.

Li Zhao frowned slightly, in all fairness, he hoped that Li Kun would live longer.

He had a grudge against the crown prince Li You, and in order to kill the prince, Li Zhao was aggressive, swinging a knife and killing the East Palace.

Even though Li You never supported sending troops to Hanzhong, Li Zhao still didn't trust him.

When Li You succeeds to the throne, who knows what he will do.

After more than 20 years of hard work by Li Kun, Wei's national strength has recovered a lot, including cavalry, with a strength of no less than 300,000.

The military pressure on Wei has always been great, which has led it to pay more attention to the training of soldiers. In terms of individual combat ability, Wei is definitely stronger than Qi.

Once the spearhead is reversed, a large-scale attack on the Qin State will be launched. Li Zhao's plan to destroy Qi will inevitably have a lot of impact.

And Wei was able to suppress the Kwantung Domain for a long time, and the generals in the army were not only Dugu Ling, Huang Jinyun and others.

There are some things that need to be prepared in advance.

Li Zhao said to Zhao Qing: "Send someone to deliver a message to Wang Yankai of Nanzheng, and ask him to spend more time and reinforce the fortifications of Nanzheng." Considering that the city was under siege for a long time, it was better to build two more granaries in the city. "

I'll do it right away!" Zhao Qing said.

"In addition, Heihuling will also reinforce the fortifications, with 5,000 garrisons in it, and all grain and grass will be prepared.

"Yes. "

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After Zhou Ming left, Han Linjun of the Black Ice Platform hurriedly asked to see Li Zhao.

"King Qiqi, news has just come from Jinling, it should be that in the last few days, the general of Qi will send troops to attack Huainan, and Liu Zhijie will personally lead the troops. Han Linjun said.

Li Zhao's heart tightened, and sure enough, he came.

Since the State of Qi has mobilized troops to attack Huainan, should it take the opportunity to attack

Qi?" "Has the Qi army been mobilized in Changsha, Yiyang and other places?"

"There was no mobilization, but there was an increase in troops. According to the guess below, it should be a troop drawn from the vicinity of Jinling. Han Linjun said.

Li Zhao hesitated, but still felt that the risk of a war on both sides was a bit big, and decided to take Xiangyang first. Shi Ai has been preparing for this battle for a long time, and he has to send it.

Xiangyang is not only one Xiangyang city.

With this city as the center, there are more than a dozen large and small castles around it.

The capture of Xiangyang will be very great, and it will greatly enhance the strength of the Qin state.

Besides, if Chang Xuan is finished, it may not be all bad.

Li Zhao had already seen that he was unhappy, this old thing, his stomach was bad.

"How many troops does Huainan have the latest?" Li Zhao asked.

"About 100,000 to 150,000 people, during this time, a large number of young people have been recruited. Han Linjun said.

"Can there be good generals in Huainan?"

"Chang Xuan's son Chang Shaosi, generals Gao Yien, Lu Zeyun and others all lead troops all year round. As for whether he is good at conquest, I don't know much about it.

Li Zhao nodded slightly, Huainan's strength is not too weak, and it is not easy for Qi to capture Huainan in a short period of time.

In order to encourage Chang Xuan, Li Zhao personally wrote a letter to him, promising that in two months, at least 200,000 Zhaowu troops would march eastward, and before that, the Huainan army must hold on.

Now that the Qi State has moved, it is time for the Zhaowu Army to take action.

Li Zhao had a hint of excitement in his eyes, and said to Zhao Qing: "Immediately send someone to send an order to Jiangling, and from now on, attack Xiangyang!"

During Shi Ai's expedition, Shen Ning rushed to Wuling to sit in town to prevent the Qi army from sneaking attack.

Wei Rui, the defender of Jinshi, performed well in the battle with the Xiangyang army. In the battle report submitted by Shi Ai before, he specially praised this person, and this time he will also participate in the battle of Xiangyang.

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The Weapons Division, this is the place that Li Zhao attaches the most importance to, and because the scale of the workshop is getting bigger and bigger, the number of guards stationed alone exceeds 500.

If there are idle people and others who trespass here, they will all be killed!

Due to Li Zhao's long-term and huge investment, the strength of the Weapons Division has become stronger and stronger, and the achievements he has made have not disappointed him.

Compared with Wei and Qi, the Qin long knife was sharper and stronger due to the continuous improvement of craftsmanship.

In the previous life, the eight-bull crossbow of the Song Dynasty had a range of up to 1,300 steps, requiring multiple people to work together, and was the bed crossbow with the longest range in ancient times.

This kind of ordnance has been able to achieve large-scale mass production in the Ordnance Division.

Even so, these are not what Li Zhao wants.

"Take this king to Zhang Jiancheng. Li Zhao said lightly.

"Your Majesty, please. Liu Guangyuan led the way, and said as he walked: "When developing artillery, it will make a loud noise. Recently, a new place has been set aside for it, away from other craftsmen.

After Li Zhao and the others arrived at the place, Zhang Jiancheng was deep in thought, his brows were tightly locked, and he didn't even notice that someone had come in.

Liu Guangyuan coughed a few times, and Zhang Jiancheng noticed Li Zhao and hurriedly went over to salute.

"How's the progress?" Li Zhao went straight to the point.

"King Qiqi, I have found a way to launch the cannonballs. However, there are still two problems that need to be solved urgently, one is that the power of the shells is not strong enough, and the proportion of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal is being redeployed.

"What other problems are encountered?"

"The barrel is easy to explode, and I am trying to find a way to solve it." Zhang Jiancheng said.

Li Zhao was a little tired in his heart, in order to make an artillery musket, he spent nearly three years, and still did not succeed.

I knew it would not be easy, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult.

Fortunately, there has been a lot of progress now, which has given him hope.

"Don't be discouraged, this king is already very satisfied, keep up the good work. Li Zhao comforted.

"Please rest assured, the king will definitely build the cannon as soon as possible. Zhang Jiancheng said firmly.

Before leaving, Li Zhao remembered the incident of the artillery explosion, worried that Zhang Jiancheng would be accidentally killed, and asked Liu Guangyuan to arrange a few more apprentices for him.

Muskets and artillery are too important to Li Zhao, and in case Jian Cheng is gone, someone must continue to do it.

With these things, the Zhaowu Army can be pushed all the way from south to north, from east to west, and that scene is exciting to think about.

However, he also knows that even if it is actually made, it will take a lot of time for mass production.

Soon after returning to the Qin Palace, Chu Ziqing came to visit Li Zhao.

After entering the house, Chu Ziqing's face was excited, "King Qiqi, the matter of the war horse has been settled." "