There may never be absolute fairness in this world.
For example, the mighty Meng Yuan wolf is invincible riding on the grassland, but looking at a Yishui River, he can only sigh. The naval ships of the Black Banner Army have an unshakable dominance on the waterways, and the tactics of building pontoon bridges learned from the Han people cannot be used under the crush of the Navy of the Black Banner Army.
The closest to success, the pontoon bridge built in advance rushed into the river under the support of hundreds of people. Unfortunately, because of the inaccurate estimation of the width of Yishui, the pontoon bridge was so short that it did not wait for Meng Yuan. After thinking about how to continue, the archers of the Navy of the Black Banner Army used feathered arrows to slaughter the soldiers carrying the pontoon bridge for a while.
Later, the Mengyuan people changed their method and took many Han people into captivity and asked them to carry the pontoon bridge into the water. The soldiers of the Black Banner Army really didn't dare to shoot arrows anymore, but they lowered two fireboats from the upper reaches and broke the pontoon bridge directly, and then the navy's boats began to rescue people. Most of the people who fell into the water were rescued.
The people of Mengyuan tried their best, but they just couldn't get through.
"Sometimes I feel really helpless."
Da Zizai looked at Mr. Jiu's back and shook his head: "The world is different because of practitioners. What does a country's strength depend on? A strong army? A rich granary? Or hundreds of millions of people? People? None... Sometimes even as a cultivator, I want to curse... "
Meng Ge looked at him with contempt in his eyes.
"You are really hypocritical."
He said.
Da Zizai laughed: "It is an individual rather than a powerful army that controls a country. This is really unacceptable, especially you, Your Majesty. If there are no practitioners in this world, perhaps wars It will become fair. Now it’s just Xiao Yijiu blocking here, so we can’t pass. But then again, even if there are no practitioners in this world, it’s not easy for you to cross the river. The gunboat of the Black Banner Army It's like wild beasts one after another, but you don't have a dragon-slaying knife in your hand."
He sat down and said, "How is fairness? Is there fairness in this world? If there are no practitioners, we must devote ourselves to developing weapons, just like the current Black Banner Army. After possessing firearms, the combat power of the Black Banner Army But it is amazing. There used to be an unwritten rule among countries, that is, great cultivators do not participate in wars between countries, but this rule is meaningless. Any practitioner who sees his country being violated will No shot?"
Meng Ge said: "Even the most powerful practitioner, can he kill all the people in this world?"
Da Zizai shook his head: "No."
Meng Ge said: "So, it is relatively fair to have practitioners in this world. When great practitioners are out of control, maybe even the emperor's life will be lost. But when weapons are out of control, the world will not be guaranteed."
"You are already a faithful believer in God."
Da Zizai smiled and said, "I'm happy for you."
Meng Ge shook his head: "Maybe, I'm wrong."
"Why?"
Feel free to ask.
Meng Ge took a deep breath: "Although I made a decision after I came down from the Dalun Temple, there is still a problem in my mind that I can't understand. What kind of development is correct... Practitioners decide the destiny of the country This is not possible, as if the Dalunming King has been suppressing my Quoke Taimeng family for more than a thousand years, he can decide the life and death of the entire Golden Family at any time. Unless, a real Dalunming King is born in the Golden Family The Great Practitioner defeated, otherwise this fate will not change unless King Dalun Ming dies."
"However, it would be more appropriate if a weapon capable of destroying heaven and earth is in the hands of the emperor."
Da Zizai was puzzled and said, "Didn't you just say that the world with practitioners is relatively fair?"
Meng Ge said: "I'm talking about fairness, which is fairness to ordinary people. Practitioners are high above, even if they lose control, they will only kill nobles and royal families, and they will not kill innocent people indiscriminately. But after the weapon reaches that kind of power, once it is used Ordinary people will be implicated. My Eastern Expedition is not a decision made in the position of the Great Khan of Meng Yuan. I am not a god, but my thinking is different from most people."
"I can't understand."
Da Zizai said: "I thought you made the decision for the rise of Meng Yuan."
"If it is for the rise of the Mongolian Yuan, I would rather develop firearms like the Black Banner Army."
Brother Meng took a look at Da Zizai: "For the people of the whole world, my choice is right. Only for the Golden Family and Meng Yuan, my choice is wrong. I don't know why I did it After making such a decision, when I saw that scene in Dalun Temple, I knew that I had to prevent it from happening. At that moment, I forgot that I was the Great Khan of Mengyuan, and I forgot that I shouldered the mission of rising the Golden Family .”
Da Zizai frowned: "You... are really contradictory."
Meng Ge looked to the other side of the river, pointed and said: "If you can't kill Xiao Yijiu within three days, and then destroy the navy gunboat of the Black Banner Army, I will lead the troops back. Now my loss is not enough. It’s too big. After going back to recuperate for a while, Meng Yuan’s national strength can be restored. I have gradually come out of the mentality of doing things for the world. If there are more setbacks, I will become the original me .”
Da Zizai was silent for a while and then said: "Okay, after three days, if Mr. Jiu doesn't come back, the four of us will try our best to prevent Xiao Yijiu from stopping you."
Meng Ge shook his head: "You haven't thought about one thing until now... In this Eastern Expedition, the Buddha Sect is the main force, and I just cooperate with the wolf cavalry. Because you Buddha Sect are the faithful believers and servants of God. , but I am not. If I have to be separated, then at most I am just a helper of God."
Da Zizai was shocked, he suddenly thought that he had overlooked one thing.
Meng Ge did promise God to go east and put it into action, but Meng Ge was a big sweat first. When he saw the power of the firearms of the Black Banner Army, how could he not be moved? Once this big sweat feels more and more that the development of firearms is the way that human beings should go, then this Eastern Expedition may be abandoned halfway.
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Chang'an City
Fang Jie walked on the street without any disguise or covering his face. In fact, there are not many people in Chang'an City who really know Fang Xie, even those people on East Ershisantiao Street don't remember Fang Xie's face. Chang'an City is too big, most people have never seen Fang Xie.
He walked on the streets of Xicheng, and he rarely came here, so the common people didn't know him.
At this time, he was walking on the street looking at this big city, and his mood was different from that in Chang'an City before. When he was in Chang'an City before, he looked at Chang'an with an attitude of looking up. He felt that this place was too big, even if he was in it, he would have the illusion that he was far away from Chang'an.
Now, he looked at Chang An's mood to put it vulgarly, like a rich businessman walking in the property under his name.
Speaking of majestic and domineering, it means... the emperor is inspecting his territory.
These days, the situation in Chang'an City has gradually stabilized. Those damned people have been killed in sevens and eighties, and a group of people will be executed at Caishikou every day. It's like the scene where a group of people lose their heads every day at Caishikou after Yiwang Yangyin's rebellion.
The city has now reached a very delicate balance. Fang Jie needs to kill a group of people to establish his prestige and let everyone know who is the master of Chang'an City. The idea of the living courtiers was to sacrifice a group of people in exchange for Fang Jie's acceptance. Both sides take what they need, and the dead are just washed away by the waves.
"My lord."
Chen Xiaoru chased up from behind Fang Jie, and said in a low voice, "There is news from Dongjiang."
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Dongjiang
Phoenix Terrace
This well-known border city in the Sui Dynasty is now incomplete, with scars on the walls, and the traces left by the shells are shocking. There are not many wall stacks left on the city wall, but the big Sui Lie red battle flag standing on the city wall is still fluttering with the wind, even though it is so dilapidated.
It has been standing here for a long time, and many people have died here.
Even though the army of the Opru Empire has powerful firearms, sometimes the perseverance and fighting spirit of the soldiers are the key factors that determine the outcome of a war. Eastern Chu was destroyed with ease, but as Eastern Chu's close neighbors, the Sui people showed a fighting spirit that made foreigners awe-inspiring.
The ones in charge of guarding this border city are none other than the troops from Nalan Dingdong, the Black Banner Army.
With an army of 100,000, he left the base, left his familiar hometown, and traveled thousands of miles from the southwest to the eastern border. Then the fierce battle with the foreigners began non-stop, and he never took a step back.
Nalan Dingdong stood on the city wall and looked at the foreign camp in the distance, feeling a little uneasy. It has been half a month, and the supplies promised by Mu Guangling have not yet arrived. If things go on like this, the army will run out of food in less than ten days, and this is still under the condition that the Black Banner Army has goods from all over the world to support them.
The foreign fleet entered the inland from the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then attacked the rear of the Sui army separately. Because they were a little careless in finding out information, the Zhao family army who came to support from Jiangdu was defeated and was repelled by the foreign army for nearly a hundred miles. As a result, the situation immediately became chaotic.
Now, the Han army has foreigners in front and foreigners in the back. But there are Han people in front of foreigners, and there may be Han people behind them. The combined number of armies of Han people from all walks of life exceeds nearly one million, but there is no unified command and dispatch, just like a mess. The people who came here all wanted to keep the enemy out of the country, but no one would accept anyone else.
At the beginning, Mu Guangling sent six troops to help the Phoenix Terrace, but five of them did not send troops at all. One of them rushed to Fenghuang Terrace, which was a coalition army composed of people and horses from various green forest roads in the eastern border. As a result, such a team with outstanding combat strength but no combat experience had already lost more than 70% of its troops after only holding on for seven days.
If it wasn't for Nalan Dingdong's decision to bring the Black Banner Army over, the Phoenix Terrace would have been lost by now. The reason why Phoenix Terrace is so famous is precisely because of its important strategic position. Once the Phoenix Terrace is lost, the foreign team will be able to drive straight in. It can be said that there are no more dangerous places in Dongjiang than Fenghuangtai and Shanhaiguan.
Because of this matter, Mu Guangling was very annoyed. When the convener had a meeting, he beheaded the leaders of the five disobedient generals in a fit of anger. As a result, conflicts arose. Fight first.
"General, Mu Guangling sent someone to deliver a letter."
The soldiers quickly walked behind Nalan Dingdong and handed him a letter.
Nalan Dingdong opened the letter and looked at it, then sneered: "Before I led the troops here, I always thought that Mu Guangling was a real hero. But now, his energy has gradually shifted from resisting the foreigners to maintaining his own position. He asked me to send troops to cut off the Luling army's retreat, and then swallowed the Luling army. At the beginning, the troops of Mufu stood at the front and fought against the foreigners, but now they are planning how to preserve their strength. As more and more people rushed to help the eastern border, Mu Guangling's selfish desires became more and more serious."
"Then what shall we do?"
The soldier asked.
Nalan Dingdong handed the letter to the soldiers: "Hurry up and send it to the Luling Army, and tell him that my Black Banner Army will not do anything to harm the friendly army, and the Luling Army can move closer to my back. For the supply of food and grass for the Ling Army, my Black Banner Army has sent out."
"But... our food and grass are almost running out."
The soldier said eagerly.
"Mu Guangling thinks that holding the granary holds the lifeblood of all horses, so let's get the lifeblood back by ourselves."
Nalan Dingdong turned around: "Let the cavalry prepare, follow me tonight!"