Datang: My Peerless Talent Has Been Exposed

However, Zhang Nuo is happy to see the results of this situation. On the one hand, it makes everyone pay more attention to knowledge. On the other hand, it is actually a kind of screening. Some talents are not enough. Under this system, they can only slowly fall behind Finally become an ordinary person.

Scientific research is actually a career that values ​​talent very much. Sometimes you have to admit that some people are really geniuses in certain aspects.

Chapter 515 The Predicament of Insufficient Military Strength

In the end, Zhang Nuo gave Xu Bowen some water and gave him some simple information about airships and hot air balloons, which provided him with ideas.

Zhang Nuo originally planned to ask Xu Bowen to lay the groundwork first, but then he thought that it was all for research anyway, and it is not appropriate to give technical information now, so it is actually good to give him some basic information to give him some ideas.

After all, if there is a way forward, at least know what knowledge to prepare and what conditions to have!

Zhang Nuo didn't stay in the scientific research institute any longer, because some guards came directly to call someone, and a military report was sent back. This is something that Zhang Nuo can only deal with. Even Ma Zhou, the official history of the Prince of Qin, can only read it. with.

As soon as Zhang Nuo heard that it was a military newspaper, Zhang Nuo lost the desire to continue wandering around, and turned around and walked towards the palace.

Ma Zhou was already waiting there, and when he saw Zhang Nuo coming in, he didn't bother to salute, so he handed over the military newspaper.

Zhang Nuo frowned and took the military newspaper and read it.

He knew Qin Qiong's character, and if he hadn't encountered unsolvable troubles, he would never have sent military reports for no reason when it was not necessary.

The military report system was established by the Tang Dynasty long ago, which requires the commanding generals to pass on the progress of the march and the situation of the troops to the rear on time.

And once the military report is not received on time, at least the rear can immediately find out if there is any problem in the front, so they can start to beware.

From the time point of view, today is definitely not the time for the arrival of the military report. You must know that the latest military report just arrived two days ago.

Zhang Nuo opened the military newspaper and saw that there was indeed a problem, but this problem made people dumbfounded.

Qin Qiong's expedition this time was still in the previous siege mode. The cavalry led the artillery on horseback and pulled the artillery as one, and the infantry as one. When attacking the city, the artillery opened the way and the infantry followed.

But just because Zhang Nuo's method was the same as Zhang Nuo's before, naturally he would not lose the battle, but had a big problem like Zhang Nuo, he had no one to watch over the prisoners!

That's right, just like the situation Zhang Nuo encountered before, because they had the purpose of capturing captives to fill the population, so naturally they had to preserve the population as much as possible.

But it’s okay to talk about one or two small cities, but after winning several cities in a row, Qin Qiong started to have a headache, damn, there is no one left.

It would be too wasteful to put all these elites there to guard the prisoners, but he only had so many people on hand, and he couldn't find other ways. In the end, he had no choice but to send a military report to ask Zhang Nuo for help. .

Zhang Nuo was scratching his head when he encountered this situation, he was short of manpower too!

Now it is no different than before. It was a war before, and all the hands except those guarding the prisoners were used for attacking.

But now it's different, they've all been defeated, so it's natural to divide troops to garrison, even if it's part of the troops, it's nothing to scatter them on the land of Goryeo.

Therefore, Zhang Nuo, who had been taken away by Qin Qiong in the first place, was actually stretched.

However, there is still a way to think about it. At present, Lao Li is already thinking about changing defenses.

Zhang Nuo's private army can fight and rob people without any problem, but it's not good to be an ordinary defender under Zhang Nuo's command all the time.

It's not that you can't be a defender, but that the current Tang Dynasty is a military system, and everyone goes home often, but now these private soldiers have been fighting for several months, and they have earned a lot of money. If he couldn't go home all the time, there might be troubles.

So at present Li Shimin is already planning to change defenses, at least let this group of people return to their hometowns, and then consider the follow-up issues of these people.

It is precisely because of this juncture that Zhang Nuo is really in a bit of a difficult situation at the moment.

Zhang Nuo handed over the military newspaper to Ma Zhou and motioned him to take a look.

After Ma Zhou took it, he glanced at it briefly, and his brows frowned immediately.

As Zhang Nuo's deputy, he also has a good understanding of the situation in Korea, not only political affairs, but also the marching and fighting.

It was also because of this that he knew in his heart that under the current situation, it would be nonsense to say that troops could not be dispatched at all.

But even if the number of troops stationed in some places is reduced as much as possible, and if troops are sent out as much as possible, it will be about [-] to [-] at best.

And it's not enough to put this kind of people in Baekje.

After all, there are more than [-] to nearly [-] people currently guarding the captives!

There must be no shortage of guards. If there is a shortage, accidents will really happen. If the army in front is fighting and the prisoners in the back make trouble, then there may be big problems. No one dares to take this risk.

Ma Zhou didn't speak for a long time, because the difficulty was there. There were only so many sergeants on hand, and the needs of both sides were there. This seemed to be an irreconcilable contradiction.

After hesitating for a long time, Ma Zhou asked cautiously,

"Your Highness, why don't you ask General Qin to suspend the attack first, and wait until His Majesty draws manpower over?"

Zhang Nuo shook his head,

"No, if you delay any longer, it will be winter, and it will not be suitable for combat at that time, and marching for supplies will become a problem!"

"But if this year is postponed until next year, and they are given a chance to breathe, then the casualties may be even greater. Don't think that with artillery, we will be invincible. In the final analysis, war is about national power!"

Ma Zhou nodded thoughtfully, but Zhang Nuo asked with a strange expression when he said this,

"Ma Zhou, do you think those Korean people are loyal to us?"

Ma Zhou is also a little clever ghost, even if Zhang Nuo just mentioned something casually, his eyes lit up immediately,

"Your Highness, do you want to keep the Koryo army as prisoners? This is a good idea. They may not be able to attack cities and loot land, but they are definitely good as guards. It just so happens that they speak the same language!"

Zhang Nuo also nodded. There are naturally benefits in it. It not only solves the current shortage of manpower, but also makes the current Korean people more integrated with Datang.

After all, as long as you participate in this operation, you will definitely earn a lot of money. Even if it is not as good as those private soldiers recruited by Zhang Nuo, it is definitely better than being a foolish miner or worker here. The family is definitely a windfall.

But the biggest question right now is whether these people will take this opportunity to rebel or cause some trouble.