Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 723 Secret Order
After the envoy solemnly finished the sage's secret order, Hou Junji immediately ordered the guards to seal off the surrounding area, then straightened his clothes and bowed: "I accept the order!"

A steel pipe was sealed, with a circular six-digit password.

Hou Junji has seen this before. It is the highest grade sealed steel pipe from Huayuan Workshop in Liumu. This one is double-layered. There are saltpeter particles on the outer layer. Water is constantly added to keep the temperature low, and it is not used in winter.

Then there is a small mechanism inside, and no one knows how to break this kind of mechanism.

As long as the steel pipe is forcibly opened, the inside of the steel cylinder will catch fire, and the secret order will be burned instantly.

In fact, many people in later generations can understand that just adding a layer of white phosphorus powder, forcibly opening the copper cylinder must be destructive, and the white phosphorus will burn if it exceeds [-] degrees.

The envoy didn't have the six-digit password either, it was given by Li Shimin himself when Hou Junji left Chang'an.

Each general has a different six-digit combination.

Hou Junji turned his back, quickly dialed his six-digit password, and then pulled out half of it from the side of the steel cylinder.

This half is the cooling saltpeter granules and the white phosphorus set inside.

The other half is the secret order.

Taking out the secret order, Hou Junji quickly read it on the other side of the room.

This should be Fang Xuanling's handwriting, and it is the double seal of Shang Shuxing and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Maduo City cleared the outer obstacles.

Afterwards, Yu Chigong will leave immediately after taking down Maduo, Junji will be responsible for all possible battles around Maduo.

After the Battle of Maduo, Hou Junji listened to Li Ji and prepared to fight a big battle in Tuyuhun.

After reading the secret order, Hou Junji put the secret order close to him, then scrambled the password on the steel cylinder and returned it to the messenger.

"Please reply to the sage, and I will wait for the king to receive the order."

"Let me take my leave." The envoy cupped his fists, took two steps back and turned to leave.

Hou Junji would like to ask, how many people have received secret orders of this level, and there are many soldiers who want to mobilize. Except for the generals who had to guard the northern important town, most of the generals in the Qin Palace are now in the west of Lingzhou the area.

Right now in Datang, there are only four people who are qualified to be the leading marshals.

Li Jing, Li Ji, Li Xiaogong, and Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong led the Shence Guard to guard Chang'an, and Li Xiaogong guarded Jiangnan.Both Li Jing and Li Ji are in the west of Lingzhou.Cheng Yaojin, Duan Zhixuan, Liu Hongji and others are also in the west of Lingzhou.

What shocked Hou Junhou the most was that Shence Guards moved, and there were 5000 people at a time.

The main army of Shence Guard is not at the same level as the candidate army of the 3000 training camp that Lao Cheng even coaxed and seconded. fighting power.

Back then, Liumu killed 800 Turkic elites with 5000 men. These 800 men were stronger than the [-] men of the year.

Hou Junji didn't dare to guess any more, the only thing he knew was that it must be a big battle.

As a general, Hou Junji has become more and more shrewd over the years, doing his own thing well, and paying less attention to, asking less questions and worrying less about other things.

Think about why Qin Qiong is in a high position, relying on these seven-character mantras.

The war machine of the Tang Dynasty has already started, even if it is still in the new year of the Tang Dynasty, Li Daozong, as the highest officer of the military logistics for this battle, has already begun to be busy.

Liu Mu was not idle either, and was also making various preparations.

It was originally planned to be held until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, but the courtiers kept asking Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin originally thought that every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he would hold a grand ceremony at the Jinghe Wharf Market and the Grand Arena, and let people see it during the grand ceremony. that boat.

But after being annoyed by the courtiers, Li Shimin had no choice but to order to move to Jinghe Wharf.

The boat was ready. Liu Mu originally wanted to use asbestos to make a sandwich to reduce the noise of the steam engine, but because of Li Shimin's order, he had to pull the boat out of the dock ahead of time.

On the contrary, Li Dejian was very excited.

The achievements of his three years of hard work can be seen by the world immediately, although all these were designed and created by Liu Mu.But what Li Dejian cares more about is his hard work and success.

Sitting on the temporary platform on the bank of the Jinghe Wharf, Li Shimin said to Fang Xuanling: "It was originally planned to be placed on the Weishui section on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month for you to see. You are too anxious."

"Isn't the saint in a hurry?" Fang Xuanling was puzzled.

Li Shimin shook his head: "Don't worry, what I'm anxious about is the more advanced ones, not the junior ones. This is like the difference between the wolf squatting small cannon and the Shenwei general cannon. In Liu Mu's words, this is just an entry level class."

Fang Xuanling knew about Liu Mu's Shenwei General Cannon, which was still on the blueprint, and it was said to have a range of ten miles.

Right now, there are less than ten Great General Cannons that have been successfully manufactured, and none of them have reached the excellent level.

On the contrary, it is a wolf squatting small cannon, and nine and a half out of ten built are excellent.

The taller tiger squat cannon almost reached the good level of more than 70.00%.

Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin: "Saint, you have to eat this meal one bite at a time, and you have to walk the road step by step. Huayuan County has made meritorious deeds, and it is quite safe to walk step by step. What about the entry level? One day it will become A real sharp weapon, the Shenwei Grand General Cannon will not just stay on the blueprint."

"Well said." Li Shimin was very satisfied with this statement.

Fang Xuanling asked: "Saint, what is the top of this thing?"

"Have I ever said that the Shenwei Great General Pao is top-notch?" Li Shimin asked with a smile, but Fang Xuanling didn't know how to ask again.

Li Shimin laughed: "Not to mention the top level, Liu Mu promised me that within three years at the earliest, I can see hope."

Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said, "May I ask, what kind of hope is it?"

With a smile on his face, Li Shimin asked indifferently: "From Chang'an to Gaochang, the distance is seven thousand miles, and it can be reached in five days and five nights. Tens of thousands of stone materials, thousands of soldiers and horses. Is this thing useful? "

Li Shimin asked this question, Fang Xuanling didn't recover for a long time.

After Li Shimin knew about this situation, he could have been fanatical for a long time, but now he asked Fang Xuanling so plainly if this thing is useful.

This made Fang Xuanling how to answer.

Having lived in Prince Qin's Mansion for many years, Fang Xuanling also knew Li Shimin quite well, but after a moment of astonishment, he smiled and said: "Maybe it is centered on Chang'an, spread all over the north and south of the river, this thing is of great use."

"It makes sense." Li Shimin was still very calm.

(End of this chapter)