At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 342 The Iron Dragon
When Yu Qian got the news, he immediately stopped his work and prepared to rush to Yazhou City.

Seeing that the eldest brother left as soon as he said it, the officials under him hurriedly dissuaded him. He was surrounded by a hundred thousand troops and was aggressive. Didn't you seek death in the past?
"My lord, this is a big matter, and it needs to be reported to the court immediately. Please make the emperor's decision!"

"The troops of Chengdu and Yazhou are no match for Sangdu. The most urgent thing is to ask the imperial court for help!"

"That's right, when the imperial soldiers and horses arrive, what a mere Sangdu kid, what a fuss!"

After listening to these remonstrances, Yu Qian couldn't help frowning, and said: "The emperor sent me to preside over the new policy of Uzang. Fallen!"

"However, our task is to guide Uszang to implement the New Deal. The war...is not in our hands..."

Yu Qian shook his head and said, "Everyone, don't forget that this old man is the Secretary of the Ministry of War!"

The rest couldn't help but look at each other, you are the Minister of the Ministry of War, we are not!
In fact, most of these people come from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Academy of Sciences, and there is no Ministry of War at all...

Yu Qian didn't want to talk nonsense with these people, so he was ready to leave immediately. At this time, a young official stood up to express his support.This person is from the Academy of Sciences. Although he mainly studies mathematics, physics and chemistry on weekdays, he may be influenced by the two deans, and he is very enthusiastic about fighting or fighting.

Once there is the first one, there will be the second one. Not long after, half of the officials expressed their willingness to go to Yazhou City to meet the king of Chanhua Sangdu for a while!
Most of these people came from the Academy of Sciences, and the rest were silent.

It means whether you like to go or not, anyway, I will not go!

In this way, Yu Qian led more than a dozen young officials to kill Yazhou City directly.

Liang Qi, the defender of Yazhou, was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. When he heard that Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, had come to the front of the battle in person, he felt mixed joy and sorrow.

The good news is that I finally have a backbone, and I can just follow orders and act on my own.

What is worrying is that the dignified Minister of the Ministry of War and the cabinet scholar came to the front line in person. If something happened to him, wouldn't he become a sinner?
Yu Qian entered the city, asked about the situation, and then said that he would go out of the city to meet Sang Du, and ask him personally, why did he suddenly turn his face?
Liang Qi was terrified, thinking that you still have to ask people in person, do you think your life is long?
"The general thinks that since the situation is unclear, Mr. Yu might as well stay in the city temporarily, and the general will send a messenger to inquire!"

"No, the old man has to go and see, what kind of evil wind is that Sangdu smoking!"

"This one……"

Liang Qi's expression was extremely conflicted, and he said: "Sangdu has assembled a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and the attack is menacing. If your lord insists on going, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry, if he dares to attack the old man, he will be blasted to pieces as soon as the court soldiers arrive!"

Yu Qian didn't care about the so-called [-] soldiers and horses at all, because in the face of muskets and artillery, another [-] would not help.

He just thought that Sandu had just asked about his food, and then sent troops to attack after turning around. Is there some misunderstanding in this?
If there is really any misunderstanding, send other people to go, but Sang will commit confusion in any places that are not clear, and really kill the messenger, the problem will be serious.

Only if you go there in person, the other party will be afraid and dare not do it easily.

Seeing Yu Qian's insistence, Liang Qi had no choice but to agree to come down, and rectified his troops and horses, and went out of the city to protect him.

The entire garrison in Yazhou City is only about 1000 people. It is said to be protection, but in fact it is to support the scene.

If we really want to fight, if we close the city gate and stick to it, we can survive for a while, but in the wild, if the opponent's [-] troops charge at once, these people will be gone.

He originally wanted to stick to it, because from Beijing to Nanjing, then to Jingzhou, Chengdu, and finally to Yazhou, the railway line has been completed. If the imperial court decides to use troops against Uzbek, it will only take a few days, and there will be countless soldiers Horses and equipment brought in.

However, the Minister of the Ministry of War personally went to the front line, and everyone huddled in the city, which is outrageous!

Finally, the city gate of Yazhou opened wide, Yu Qian took the lead, followed by Liang Qi, and left the city with the defenders.

When Sang Du got the news, he thought that the Ming army was still fighting with him, so he put on his cloak and came forward in person.

As a result, the other party sent a messenger and shouted loudly.

"Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Yu Qian, a scholar of the cabinet, are here. I ask Sangdu, the commander of Uszang, to come forward and answer!"

Sang Du was a little confused, isn't Yu Qian in Chengdu Mansion, why did he come here?

This man is not easy to mess with. Moreover, since he promised to help Daming build roads in the past few months, Yu Qian has visited Tibet many times and put forward many opinions on the new policy of Wusi Tibet. Generally speaking, he is a practical official.

However, no matter how hard you work, you can't break your promise!
You have to give me the food you promised me, otherwise, what do those tribal leaders think of me?

Am I being embarrassed?
Sang Du became ruthless, and personally brought some guards to meet Yu Qian before the battle.

To be honest, he didn't know what to do. Although he claimed to have an army of [-], he didn't even have [-].

Even he didn't really want to attack Daming, but just put on a show to put pressure on the Ming court to give the food as soon as possible.

Both of them were riding horses, separated by a distance of more than ten steps.

Yu Qian didn't have a battle armor on him, and he didn't carry a weapon in his hand. He just wore his usual shabby official robe and looked at him coldly.

Sang Du felt terrified when he saw it, so he could only say: "My lord, please come here without any harm!"

Yu Qian said coldly: "What is the meaning of His Royal Highness King Chanhua personally leading the army to suppress the border?"

Sang Du was heartbroken, and said, "Master Yu, I asked you a few days ago, when will you give me the food you promised me?"

"Didn't it be agreed at the time that I would give you 40 shi first, and then I would give you [-] shi after the railway is fully repaired!"

"In the beginning, I received the one hundred thousand stones, but..."

Before Sandu could finish his sentence, he only heard a dull bang in the distance, and the ground under his feet was shaking, so he subconsciously followed the sound.

Uh...

The roar came from far and near, and I saw a steam train slowly approaching the station.

Yazhou City is located at the foot of the Wusi-Tibet Mountains. Going further west, the terrain rises steeply. With the current technical conditions, it is impossible to build a railway. Therefore, Yazhou Station is the last stop from the Central Plains to Wusi-Tibet.

The railway station was built just outside the city, only a hundred steps away from the front of the two armies.

When Sang Du saw this, he was taken aback, thinking what the hell is this?
A very long monster, a steaming monster...

Suddenly, Sangdu thought of a legendary creature, the dragon!
The roar is loud, the body is very long, it can breathe fire, and it can fly...

Wait, this dragon doesn't seem to be able to fly, it's lying on the ground.

Sang Du thought to himself, a dragon that can't fly, logically speaking, wouldn't be very powerful, right?

I have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and each of them can chop this dragon to pieces!
At this time, Jinbatu who was beside him handed over a monocular.

This is a rare item. He bought it from a retired sailor at a huge price when he was in the capital.

Sang Du took it over and only glanced at it, his back was covered in cold sweat.

It turned out to be an iron dragon!

The body of steel is invulnerable, and looking at the knife in his hand, it seems... It has lost its effect.

At this time, Sang Du secretly groaned in his heart. He just wanted to pull the army to the city of Yazhou, put some pressure on the court, and frighten them. Who knew that something would happen after this frightening.

He wanted to cry now, looked up at the sky, there was no cloud in the sky, only a flock of crows flew by, and left behind the cry of "fool, fool", as if mocking this poor fellow who was abandoned by the Buddha.

Looking at other people's giant steel beasts, and then looking at myself, the military appearance is very strong, but the guy in his hand can't be seen, machetes, bows and arrows...

It's okay to fight wolves with these equipments in the mountains, but it's not enough to fight dragons!

Sang Du's mind turned sharply. A dragon is a snake that can fly. As the saying goes, if you can hit a snake with seven inches, if you can find the seven inches of this dragon, you should be able to hit it too.

He used the binoculars to search carefully, but his eyes were sore. The dragon's whole body was made of iron. How could there be seven inches?

……Wait a moment!
Suddenly, Sang thought of one thing. He remembered that Jinbatu had told him, what is this... what kind of car?

By the way, the train!
It turns out that this is the legendary train?

The Ming court conscripted 20 people from its own hands to build the railway, just for this thing?
Just when he was thinking wildly, he heard Yu Qian say: "Your food is here!"

"what?"

Just now, Sang Du's thoughts were flying wildly, and when he heard the word grain in a daze, he hurriedly put down the binoculars.

"This is... food?"

Yu Qian nodded and said, "That's right, this cart of grain is 20 shi, and it's sent from Nanjing!"

Sang Du's eyes lit up suddenly, it turned out that the train was not a monster, but a food delivery for him!

At the same time, he also understood why he couldn't find out the news of the imperial court's collection of grain in Chengdu Mansion. It turned out that they shipped it directly from Nanjing.

Jiangnan is good, the land is rich and the grain output is high, why didn't I think of it...

At this time, the Tibetan army learned that the train was here to transport food, and everyone's eyes turned green. Some people began to move around, and the horses under their crotches also became restless.

Sandu waved his hand: "Everyone be quiet!"

The Uzbek army was fairly disciplined, and the soldiers immediately quieted down in just a split second.

Woo!
The train was getting closer and closer, the steam from the front of the train was ejected for several meters, and it slowly drove into the platform.

Immediately afterwards, there was a pop, and there was the squeaking sound of the brakes, and it stopped.

Sang Du's complexion changed one after another, and finally he said, "Master Yu, don't misunderstand, I'm here to take over the food!"

This time, it was Yu Qian's turn to be confused.

With so many people and horses, fully armed, you told me that you are here to take over the food?
What about a liar?
Sang Du cupped his fists: "I'm really sorry, but because this batch of food is too important to Uzang, and the quantity is huge, I was worried that there would be too few people, so I pulled out all the horses, which caused my lord to misunderstand! "

Yu Qian was stunned, and said, "Is it really here to take over the food, not to fight?"

"Never mind!"

Sang Du shook his head vigorously, and said: "Uzang is the territory of Ming Dynasty, from the king to the common people, they are all loyal subjects of Ming Dynasty, how can Sir Yu say such a thing, it is easy to cause misunderstanding if people listen to it!"

After Yu Qian's death, Liang Qi, who was on guard, also realized that Wu Sizang was close to Sichuan, and they learned the unique skill of changing faces!

In any case, it's better not to fight!
"Then, you all retreat, what are you doing with the knife, take it away, Jinbatu, you take people to collect the grain, remember, orderly, not chaotic..."

Sang Du was already busy directing the train, and this train brought in 20 shi of grain, which was a fortune!

Liang Qi and the others breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Tibetan army collected their weapons and lined up to unload food.

Yu Qian stepped forward and said: "This car is 20 shi. It has been counted when it departs from Nanjing. You can send some people to count it again. The remaining 20 shi will take three to five days at the earliest, and ten and a half days at the latest. Months will come."

"Good talk, good talk!"

At this time, Sang Du didn't even have any murderous intent, and his face like a rich man was smiling.

"The imperial court has counted, why worry? As for the rest, don't worry, don't worry!"

Yu Qian chuckled, and said: "When the next cart of food arrives at the station, someone will notify His Highness, and then don't engage in such a big battle."

Sang Du's face was full of embarrassment, as long as he kept smirking, he said: "The main reason is that I don't know how many people are needed to transport this batch of food. The soldiers heard that the food is coming, and they couldn't hide their excitement. They insisted on following it. Abrupt, really You're being abrupt! Hahaha! Please rest assured, Master Yu, I will withdraw my army immediately!"

"Humph!"

Yu Qian snorted coldly, and said: "Is Your Highness here to take over the food, or do you have other plans, I will tell you the truth, and I hope that Your Highness will put the overall situation first and not act recklessly!"

"Don't bother the emperor with such a trivial matter!"

Sang Du hurriedly said: "This king is a vulgar person. If there is anything wrong, Mr. Yu will point it out. The emperor takes care of everything every day, so don't tell the emperor about everything."

Yu Qian thought to himself, if I don't show you some flair, will you still go against the sky in the future?

"Well, since I am the commander-in-chief of the U-Tsang New Deal appointed by the emperor, I would like to ask Your Highness to cooperate with us and not shirk the new policy in U-Tsang from now on!"

"This... OK, I promise you everything. We will do what you say to the adults in the future. Is this okay?"

Only then was Yu Qian satisfied, and said: "Since this is the case, I will not participate in the transportation of food. Next, I will go to Tibet to measure the land and promulgate a new tax law. Please make preparations in advance to prevent someone from doing it for their own selfish desires." , deliberately sabotaged the New Deal."

"Measuring the land, promulgating tax laws?"

Sang Du was a little surprised, such a big matter, he didn't discuss it with me beforehand!

Over the past few days, he has generally learned a little about the New Deal implemented by Daming.

Among them, the redistribution of land is a very sensitive clause, because it will touch the interests of many people.

Regardless of others, I am the biggest landlord in Uz-Tibet, and the person whose interests have suffered the most this time.

Seeing this, Yu Qian lowered his face and said, "Your Highness is unwilling to support the New Deal?"

Sang Du sighed, and said with a bitter face: "Support, definitely support..."
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PS: Today I took the car for another day and worked overtime to catch up with a chapter. This is the end of the seven-day Spring Festival holiday! !

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