Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Li Yuanji looked at the text in the military newspaper in shock. There were actually firearms in the Persian army!

Li Yuanji was really shocked, staring with eyes wide open in disbelief. Although firearms were now available, only he and Li Er mastered their manufacturing.

Apart from him and Li Er, no one else or any other force knew how to manufacture firearms.

Li Yuanji has always attached great importance to the confidentiality of this issue and nothing related to firearms has ever been leaked.

However, firearms have now appeared in the Persian army. Li Yuanji is now a little unsure who leaked the secret of the firearms.

Although it is possible with Li Er, his previous prosperous trade also attracted many Persians to come here to do business. Could it be that someone found out during the business process?

Although this possibility is very low, extremely low, but now that firearms have appeared in Persia, he cannot help but think about it.

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanji stopped thinking about it as he had no clue. He couldn't figure it out here, so he could only ask Persia to find out how the Persians got this firearm.

"Someone! Go and call Xie Shufang and Wei Yunqi over!"

Li Yuanji was very angry. Not only did he want to know the news urgently, he was also extremely furious in his heart.

Firearms are such an important thing, but they have been spread out so quickly. Whether it came from him or from Li Er, it is unforgivable.

Li Yuanji knew very well that other people would inevitably develop firearms in the future, but the later those people developed it, the more advantageous it would be for them.

Li Yuanji never thought of making things more difficult for himself. He could use hot weapons to fight cold weapons. He would be crazy to want others to master hot weapons.

After a while, Xie Shufang and Wei Yunqi hurried over. They were originally talking and laughing, but when they saw Li Yuanji's gloomy face and the murderous intent he exuded, their hearts froze.

"See you, Your Majesty."

After a moment, Li Yuanji slowly looked at the two of them.

"Wei Yunqi, you will be responsible for all military operations of the Harsha Dynasty from now on. If you encounter any problems, go to Wang Xuance to discuss and resolve them.

Wang Xuance and Ning Chun will stay here. You must protect their safety and assist them with all your strength when they need your troops to help.

This king will leave 80,000 troops here. This king will not allow anyone to cause trouble here all the time. Anyone who is unstable will be treated as a traitor!"

Wei Yunqi's heart sank, and he agreed without any hesitation.

"The last general takes command!"

"Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask of you."

Li Yuanji looked at Wei Yunqi unexpectedly and said slowly: "You say."

"Your Majesty, I have always wanted to follow you to fight. Now that there is no war here, I would like you to follow me."

Li Yuanji looked at Wei Yunqi deeply for a long time and then sighed.

“Yunqi, I can tell you directly today that since I want to use you, I trust you.

You don't need to think too much, let alone do this. Shi Shi, this kid is really good at fighting, but he still needs more practice. Just let him stay with you for the time being.

After the battle here is over, when we return, if Shishi is willing, I will let him come to see me then."

Li Yuanji didn't know what Wei Yunqi was thinking, but he understood that Wei Yunqi was afraid that he would worry. After all, he was commanding 80,000 troops here, which was far away from Haikang. The transmission of information was very slow, and Wei Yunqi held such great military power that he was afraid.

What does it mean by following him to fight? Li Yuanji knew very well that Wei Yunqi was taking the initiative to send his only legitimate son to him in order to reassure him and also to show his loyalty.

Wei Yunqi spoke so bluntly, but he could still understand what he meant.

Upon hearing this, Wei Yunqi knelt on his knees and bowed deeply.

"Your Majesty, I have never had this idea, but I have really been thinking about following you to fight. I was planning to tell you about it in a few days.

Although I do not know the specific reason for the king's arrangement, I am very clear that the king is probably going to lead the army away.

I have no choice but to tell you this.

Your Majesty's kindness to me is as great as a mountain. He has given me a new life and saved my life. I also know that you trust me. If you did not trust me, why would you let me first govern the four prefectures and then send troops here?

Heaven and earth can bear witness to my loyalty to the king. I have no other intentions than to agree to my son's request to the king."

Li Yuanji was surprised again. He didn't expect that he was really thinking in the wrong direction.

He had no doubt about Wei Yunqi's loyalty. Just as Wei Yunqi said, he really valued Wei Yunqi and his men very much.

Li Yuanji helped Wei Yunqi up and patted him on the shoulder.

"I know about this. Go tell Shi Shi that since he will be following me, tell him to prepare to move camp immediately."

After Wei Yunqi left, Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang.

"Shufang, go down and prepare the army, break camp immediately and rush to Xinde!"

This little episode of Wei Yunqi did not affect Li Yuanji at all. He was very anxious now. The Persian army of 400,000, Liu Rengui's marines and Feng Li's army together had only a little over 100,000.

If Persia had no firearms, he would not have worried at all. But now Persia has firearms and an army of 400,000. It would be a lie to say that he is not worried.

During the march, Li Yuanji saw that the army was moving too slowly and immediately called Xie Shufang.

"Shu Fang, we have supplies and heavy artillery, but the marching speed is too slow. Now the military situation in the front is urgent. You lead the army to come from behind, and I will lead 30,000 troops to go ahead."

"My king, you lead 50,000 men ahead, and I will follow with the main army."

Xie Shufang was a little worried about Li Yuanji's safety for a while. Now he also knew that Persia had joined the war and there was news about firearms. He was really worried about Li Yuanji taking only such a small number of people.

Li Yuanji did not refuse after hearing this. After giving instructions, he took the 50,000 troops and his own guards, unloaded some of the baggage, and started to move forward quickly.

Xin Denilong, Feng Li and Liu Rengui watched the Persian army begin to withdraw, with solemn expressions but also relieved.

“Regularly, where did the Persian army’s artillery and muskets come from?
Fortunately, their artillery is one that we have eliminated before, with a short range and relatively small power. We can still take a certain initiative now, otherwise, we would be really miserable in this blocking battle. "

Liu Rengui glanced at Feng Li with a solemn expression.

"Shili, these things are not what we should consider. You just need to believe that the king will never let outsiders know the secret of firearms. The reason we are struggling this time is just because the new rifles and firearms have not been replaced by the entire army. If the entire army has been replaced, our 110,000 people will be enough to eat up the 400,000 Persian army!"

Liu Rengui didn't want to think about where the Persian firearms came from. As he said, they would not have come from Lingnan. Everyone knew how much importance Li Yuanji attached to firearms. Even they couldn't get into the Firearms Bureau to take a look, let alone others.

Now Liu Rengui only wanted to defeat the Persian army on the basis of blocking its eastward advance.

Yes, relying on 110,000 people to defeat the 400,000-strong Persian army, this was Liu Rengui's idea.

The muskets and cannons equipped by the Persian army posed a certain threat to them, but the threat was not that great.

Even the artillery they were equipped with before still had a longer range than that of the Persian army, not to mention that Feng Li's army also had ten of the latest heavy artillery, thirty medium and small artillery, and three thousand Shenwu troops.

The problem now is that the Persian army is also extremely defensive against their firearms. The charge is divided into multiple echelons, which looks like a refueling tactic, but it makes it difficult for them to take the initiative to attack.

Once they take the initiative to attack, they will enter the range of the Persian artillery. When the Persian artillery is not exposed, their heavy artillery will not be able to find the Persian cannon at all.

"Zhengze, after half a month of fighting, you should have figured out that the Persian artillery should be between the third and fifth echelons of their attack. Although we don't know exactly how many artillery pieces they have, based on the speed at which we manufacture artillery pieces, the Persian artillery pieces must not be too many.

I plan to let the Persian army in a little further. Although we will be exposed to the range of their muskets, by then, the follow-up echelons of the Persians will enter the attack range of the heavy artillery, and then the heavy artillery will directly attack their follow-up echelons.

It is not a good idea to continue to waste time now. Other small countries are beginning to stir up trouble. I am afraid we will face the risk of being attacked from both sides. What do you think?"

Feng Li stopped thinking about those useless things and started thinking about how to defeat the enemy.

Liu Rengui thought for a moment and went to the sand table with Feng Li.

“We can give it a try and move the heavy artillery positions forward appropriately. This may cause great damage to the Persian army.

But besides this, there is another method, if used properly, it is expected to severely damage these Persian armies!"

"How to do it?"

Feng Li immediately became interested. It would undoubtedly be the best idea to be able to inflict heavy damage on these 400,000 Persian troops.

Liu Rengui said solemnly: "The king will never allow the Persian army to master firearms. Now that we have urgently informed the king of this matter, the king will definitely lead the army here.

I have a hunch that the king might lead his troops directly into Persia and destroy it.

Now almost all of the Persian army is concentrated here. As long as these 400,000 troops are severely damaged, if the king really wants to destroy Persia later, the pressure will undoubtedly be much less.

The most crucial point to inflicting heavy damage to the Persian army is the Sindhu River!"

"Now we must lead the Persian army across the river, and then I will mobilize the fleet to enter the Xindu River. When the time comes, the heavy artillery on the fleet will cooperate with the attack of the army, and these Persian troops will definitely not return!"

After listening to Liu Rengui's words, Feng Li also came back to his senses.

"Oh, why didn't I think of this idea? Isn't Persia cooperating with the Harsha Dynasty to attack the king? Then we should open this gap and let them come in. As long as they come, we will hold them at the front, and then the entire Persian army will be hit by our artillery!"

“Yes, you are right, but there are two points that need to be noted. In order to prevent the Persian army from crossing the river without suspicion, we must let them see that we cannot continue to block them, and then we will retreat so that they can pursue them without worry.

At the same time, we must also note that once the encirclement is formed, these Persian armies will inevitably launch a frantic attack on us and seek to break through. We must stop their frantic attack in order to succeed.

If they tear open the hole, they will really let the Persian army in!"

Feng Li couldn't sit still anymore when he saw the look in Liu Rengui's eyes.

"Zhengze, don't look down on others. These 400,000 Persian troops want to break through the defense line, forget it!
My army is elite and has advanced firearms. We have eliminated the Persian firearms. It’s just that they have more troops now, otherwise I would have led my army to attack them long ago. Why would I waste time with them? "

Seeing that Feng Li seemed to be furious, Liu Rengui immediately retracted his gaze and stopped provoking Feng Li.

He knew Feng Li's abilities, he was very good, and he debuted earlier than him. When Feng Li was working for Li Jiancheng, Liu Rengui was still a small figure.

Now I just want to stimulate Feng Li so that I can better complete this tactic.

The two made a decision and immediately started to act.

Liu Rengui led 30,000 troops to retreat quietly, preparing to reunite with the fleet.

Feng Li continued to fight with the Persian army for more than ten days. When the news of Liu Rengui came, Feng Li kept pretending to be defeated and retreating, constantly luring the Persian army across the river and then luring the Persian army deeper again.

"Humph, these people really thought I was defeated. They chased me so quickly without any hesitation."

After crossing the river, Feng Li retreated another fifty miles. Seeing that the Persian army had no doubts at all, he became angry.

Is Feng Li so bad? Don't these people suspect that he is faking defeat? Do they really think he has lost?

Feng Li immediately organized a large army to ambush the vanguard of the Persian army, annihilated 30,000 Persian troops in one battle, and then began to organize a defense.

In the lower reaches of the Xindu River, the fleet led by Liu Rengui appeared on the river. Due to the lack of width, they could only line up in a row, and the cannons on the warships were aimed at the Persian army.

At Liu Rengui's order, the cannons roared, and countless Persian soldiers were killed or injured by the sudden cannon fire.

At this moment, the Persian army was completely defenseless and could only be bombed continuously.

When the Persian army knew that they were surrounded, they immediately mobilized 200,000 troops to charge at Feng Li's position, hoping to break out and take advantage of the situation to eliminate Feng Li's army.

The two armies fought for ten consecutive days, but the Persian army was unable to break through Feng Li's defense line. The morale of their own army was getting lower and lower. In addition, the Persian army suffered heavy casualties during this period of attack. Adding to the accumulated casualties from the previous battle, the 400,000 Persian army suffered more than 100,000 casualties.

However, this was not the most critical thing. The worst thing was that the army’s food was gradually running out.

In the following five days, the Persian army organized another large-scale attack like crazy, but all of them were resolved by Feng Li, causing the Persian army's casualties to increase again and their morale to drop even lower.

Feng Li and Liu Rengui besieged the Persian army again for half a month, during which time they fired a few firecrackers at the Persian army from time to time, and finally launched a decisive battle.

Liu Rengui led an army of 30,000 to attack from the banks of the Xindu River, and Feng Li led his army to attack from the other side. Under the cover of cannons, the Persian army, which had no will to fight, was directly defeated.

Feng Li and Liu Rengui led their troops into the Persian army. The Persian army put up a symbolic resistance, but the army, without any morale, fled. Liu Rengui and Feng Li led their army to capture people and take prisoners everywhere.

After four hours, the battle finally ended.

Of these four hours, the actual fighting lasted only one hour, and the rest of the time was spent chasing the fleeing Persian army.

Liu Rengui and Feng Li also started interrogating him immediately. The results of the interrogation overnight shocked them and made them gnash their teeth in anger. (End of this chapter)