Water Margin people

Chapter 1716: Sound transmission thousands of miles away
"Brother Liu is indeed knowledgeable and has a good memory. I also remember there is such a rule. If they want to kill someone, it is not against the law for us to kill them."

Wu Yong was a little surprised. He didn't expect Liu Da also knew the law.

"Haha, I just heard it occasionally. Let's go. Don't worry about them. If we want to take action, they have to take action first. We can't let them ruin the whole thing!"

Liu Da looked at them and smiled.

The beggars who had been following them secretly left when they saw them enter the inn.

……

Liangshan, the imperial palace.

Sun Lei is handling official business. Although he has the help of the cabinet, the world is so big that there are still many things that need him to deal with.

“Why does it feel like I can never finish reviewing this stuff?”

Sun Lei looked at the memorials in front of him and shook his head helplessly. He had been busy for the whole morning but there was no sign of reduction.

"Your Majesty, there is a military report from the front line!!"

A guard came in to report and handed over a military newspaper.

Sun Lei opened the military newspaper directly and found that it was indeed the news sent back in the form of a telegram.

"Is there still a fight over Yue Fei? This guy Saladin is still haunting us."

Sun Lei frowned as he looked at the military newspaper and said that in order to get the telegram to the front line quickly, Ruan Xiaoer sent the speedboat with the telegraph machine ahead, and the troop transport ship followed the fleet, so that the military newspaper could be sent back from the front line as soon as possible.

After the initial disastrous defeat, Saladin did not dare to attack easily, but he did not stop either. He always sent cavalry to wander around and harass the slaves without getting close, just to create chaos and pressure. This caused the slaves to panic and slowed down the construction of the canal.

"This tactic is really troublesome!"

Sun Lei frowned and said that they had few people on the front line and had no way to deal with this kind of guerrilla warfare. Yue Fei only had 20,000 soldiers and it was impossible for him to attack by dispersing them, otherwise he would fall into Saladin's trap. Once the troops were divided, Saladin would launch a large-scale attack and use the advantage of numbers to launch a siege.

Sun Lei went directly to the telegraph office on the top of Liangshan Mountain, which had the most powerful telegraph machine in the entire Qi State and could be used to communicate with various places.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

When everyone in the telegraph office saw the emperor coming, they all stood up and saluted.

"Let's get started. Send a message to the Red Sea front!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and said.

Red Sea Front.

"Is this thing really that magical? Can it report military intelligence to His Majesty right here?"

Han Shizhong's face was full of disbelief. He looked at the strange big box in front of him and couldn't understand how this thing could contact the emperor who was tens of thousands of miles away. It couldn't even transmit sound over a thousand miles.

"I do not know either!"

Yue Fei shook his head. How could he understand this thing? But since the emperor ordered it to be sent to him, it must be useful.

On the mast of the ship, the antenna was slowly rotating. After adjusting for a while, the radio operator began to send messages "tick-tick-tick".

"General Yue, General Han, we have contacted His Majesty. His Majesty has a military order to deliver."

The radio operator handed a translated military report to Yue Fei.

"You are such a blockhead! If the enemy harasses you, won't you take the initiative to attack? Are all those guns I gave you just for show? Just go and destroy Saladin's camp and make him retreat a hundred miles, and there will naturally be no more harassment!"

"Also, I've sent people to transport the steam machinery over. Remember to put it into use. Also, I've sent some engineers over to study the black oil. Remember to protect their safety!"

Yue Fei stared at the words on the paper in front of him in a daze. This was indeed the emperor's military order.

“It’s really so amazing!”

Han Shizhong looked at the military order in Yue Fei's hand in disbelief. He felt that his brain was not enough. What kind of divine speed was this? The Central Plains could actually communicate directly with here. "Generals, do you have any military affairs to report to His Majesty? Now that the telegraph relays along the way have been connected, it may take some time to wait for the next time."

The engineer in charge of sending the telegram said that it was transferred ten times along the way, and each telegraph machine had its own task, so it was not easy to connect them all.

Yue Fei immediately expressed his thoughts. It was not that he did not want to take the initiative to attack, but he wanted to wait for an opportunity. Saladin was now gathering forces from all sides, and he wanted to wait for the critical moment to attack and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

As the "tick-tick" sound of the telegraph rang out, Liangshan also received the news.

Sun Lei looked at Yue Fei's reason and nodded in agreement, but he still sent a telegram to Yue Fei, asking him to pay attention to the enemy's movements across the Mediterranean.

This side of the Red Sea.

Yue Fei and Han Shizhong watched the telegraph machine ticking away. The operator listened to the sound with headphones and wrote dots and dashes on paper.

As the telegram was translated, Yue Fei and Han Shizhong finally breathed a sigh of relief that the emperor did not blame them.

Seeing that the telegraph machine was so easy to use, Yue Fei immediately sent a message saying that he wanted to stay at the front line for a few more days. Firstly, he wanted to ensure a smooth handover, and secondly, the enemy's situation was unclear and he knew the situation here better.

Han Shizhong knew from Yue Fei's telegram that Yue Fei did not want to go back, but he did not care as he had no intention of competing for the position of commander-in-chief.

Soon a telegram came back, and the emperor replied with two words: "No".

"You didn't translate it wrong, did you? It's all dots and dashes!"

Yue Fei looked at the telegram with some dissatisfaction. He felt that there must be something wrong.

"General Yue, the telegram has been verified and there are no mistakes!"

The operator spoke, and attached an undecoded telegram, which served as a stub.

Only then did Yue Fei accept the reality. The military order had already been issued and he had no room for maneuver.

"I wouldn't have asked if I had known!"

Yue Fei secretly regretted it in his heart, blaming the fact that the telegraph came at the wrong time. If it were in the past, he would have been able to delay it for at least half a year.

"According to the distance, the fleet for the replacement will arrive in half a month."

Han Shizhong looked at Yue Fei and said, if Yue Fei wanted to fight a war, it would have to be launched during this period of time.

"Go check what's going on with Saladin right now. He hasn't called everyone back in such a long time!"

Yue Fei gave orders to his personal soldiers.

……

Qi State, Liangshan.

"This kid won't come back even if I ask him to!"

Sun Lei was speechless. This Yue Fei guy was really a wild person. Wouldn't he have to give him a gold medal to recruit him back in the future?
In fact, Sun Lei had other arrangements for Yue Fei to come back. The generals needed to learn more about things like telegraph machines and could not rely entirely on the telegraph operators. In addition, there were many military research results that the generals also had to be familiar with so that they could apply them flexibly in combat.

"Contact other places and have them submit a copy of the military newspaper. If there is any situation, please contact us in time. Report once a day."

Sun Lei looked at everyone and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone responded in unison and began sending the message.

Sun Lei turned and left the telegraph room. What he was most worried about now were those areas far away from the ocean. Without the support of the navy, relying solely on horses would not be enough. Even the rotation of guards would be several times slower, and the consumption of food and fodder would be a considerable number.

“No wonder the Age of Exploration made the world a whole!”

Sun Lei couldn't help but sigh that it was easier to do things near the sea.