Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 638 Easier said than done
Emperor Ming Tian silently stared at the battlefield on the screen that was almost on fire.

There were no galloping war horses or warriors marching into battle formations, only the pitch-black iron barrels mounted on the giant ships, which were countless times larger than guns, turning silently.

There were no soldiers fighting with swords and shields, but only hundreds of huge guns firing at the same time, sending iron bullets into the sky and falling into the battle lines, tearing the earth apart.

There were no flags flying, hundreds of ships lined up in battle array, and black smoke rising straight into the sky. This was definitely not the battlefield he was familiar with.

After a long while, until the scenes slowly faded away, he sighed and asked himself:
"This thing is similar to the General's Gun, but it is dozens of times larger and more powerful than a thousand times."

"And the ship..."

At this point, the emperor was even more worried. If the thing that spewed out iron bullets and fire could be compared to a gun, then the thing called a battleship was completely unimaginable. How could a ship made of iron not sink? And without oars or sails?

So in the end, he turned his head and exclaimed:
"Sister, you're right. Guns can be even more powerful!"

But Empress Ma did not look very happy. She also frowned and asked a question:
"Is this world war...what we thought it would be like?"

"And this young man called it his first time, could it be that there were two or three more times?"

This time, even the emperor of Ming Dynasty let out a slight hiss, and subconsciously made the same inference as the empress did when considering the changes in military equipment from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the present:
"When Qin lost its hegemony, the rest of the world was swept away by the Central Plains; at the end of the Sui Dynasty, there was chaos, and war broke out between the North and the South."

"The Mongols suddenly rose up, marching westwards and southwards, conquering tens of thousands of acres of land. Could it be that in the future..."

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a state of mixed emotions. He wondered if he would expect to find Luo Guanzhong and prove that the screen was magical, or if he would expect to find that it was just a fairy or a fool's story.
……

Zhao Guangyi was also in a complicated mood at this time.

Although Guangmu had ridiculed him before, this was the first time he had been called a "retard" so mercilessly.

I wanted to defend myself, but I didn't know where to start.

After all, from the perspective of military knowledge alone, the disastrous defeat at Gaoliang River and the farce ending of the Yongxi Northern Expedition were indeed embarrassing in front of his brother and Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Zhaolie, Zhuge Wuhou and others.

But such insults...even the prime minister of the dynasty wouldn't dare to speak to me like this!
He subconsciously clenched his right hand, and the rosary was overwhelmed by the weight. Finally, the string broke and the beads scattered all over the floor.

Then he was hit on the head again:
"Clean it up quickly. If anyone slips and falls here and gets hurt, you will be held accountable!"

So the furious former King of Jin, Zhao Kuangyi, immediately turned into the humble and pleasing Master Kong Jiong, and began to bend down to collect the scattered beads one by one.

As I leaned over to pick up the things, I heard my brother ask:
"You really don't understand what 'light it up' means?"

Although he did not mention anyone by name, Zhao Kuangyi knew that his brother was asking about him.

All of a sudden, many famous battles that I had seen in history books appeared in my mind.

But before he could answer, he heard his brother sigh:
"I am asking you this out of my mind. If you knew, you wouldn't be secretly practicing how to drive a donkey cart."

“It is easy to know, but difficult to do. Nothing is more difficult than this.”

Zhao Kuangyi wanted to make some explanation, but he was speechless when he heard his brother's sigh.

Then I heard my brother turn around and tell Zhao Pu:

"I have read Du Muzhi's On War and On Defense, both of which discuss military affairs, and they are very helpful. However, he himself has never led an army, which shows that this military theory is still useful. In this case, I should still study the Seven Military Classics."

"But I must make it clear that those who have not experienced battle should never be generals."

Zhao Kuangyi, who was bending over, suddenly had an idea in his head:
Could it be that I ordered the compilation of these seven martial arts books? ...

In Ganlu Palace, Empress Changsun smiled as she watched her husband straighten his sleeves, then held her waist and took two steps forward.

All the ministers praised him highly, and the emperor looked very pleased with himself.

Then Empress Changsun quietly stepped aside, winked at the Yan brothers, and pointed to the center of the palace:

“Can you draw this scene?”

Yan Lide was suddenly a little embarrassed.

Yan Liben's eyes suddenly lit up.

It is no wonder that Li Shimin was so complacent. Not to mention Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty, just comparing him with Li Jing and Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Western Han Dynasty was enough to make him satisfied.

Yuchi Jingde and Qin Shubao also felt proud and puffed out their chests together.

Everyone knows that Your Majesty is good at fighting, and it is even more well-known throughout the ages that Your Majesty has such brave generals under his command. How can this not be called a good story?

Especially for the two of them, they could relate to what later generations said: "There are no tactics that cannot be broken, only wills that cannot be defeated."

Is your majesty good at making plans?
The military situation is like thunder and wind, it moves later but arrives first, and it changes constantly. You can defeat the enemy with ease and speed. How can you not understand strategies?

By combining all the wills into one place, you can control the fighting generals as a sharp weapon, break their plans and destroy their tricks, and thus win by taking advantage of the situation.

Therefore, these words can be regarded as the best annotation for Your Majesty.

As the ministers congratulated, the scene of hundreds of ships roaring at the same time appeared on the screen.

This was not the first time that the civil and military officials of Ganlu Palace had seen a battlefield in later generations. The Battle of Incheon on the Korean Peninsula and the hellish scene when they talked about the change of artillery were even more shocking than what was happening before.

Therefore, Du Ruhui immediately observed the clouds carefully:

"What about this thing called an airplane?"

However, more people still felt the shock of breaking through the barrier of thousand-year-old time and rushing right before their eyes, especially those who saw it for the first time, like Chu Suiliang, who was so stunned that he didn't even notice that the hard pen in his hand had fallen.

Li Shimin even had time to explain to the equally surprised Empress Changsun:
"With strong ships and powerful guns, we can roam the seas. Even if a country is thousands of miles away, as long as it is close to the sea, it will face bombardment and can be invaded and conquered..."

"This is probably the cause of a world war. A country thousands of miles away can be reached in a few months. It is inevitable that some countries will become ambitious and want to emulate the Mongols and conquer the world."

After telling the Queen roughly, Li Shimin himself sighed:
"The Ottoman Empire... I remember it was the Western country that recognized the Turks as its ancestors and was known as the Eighth Emperor."

"The country is known as the Eighth Generation of Wise Kings... but it still cannot escape the path of national destruction, and is wiped out in this world war..."

"The future is so difficult. I should rise up and save more wealth for the future generations of our Tang Dynasty."

[The Southern Song Dynasty’s short-sightedness was not only due to the internal fighting among its civil officials, but also due to its suspicion of Sichuan.

During the Kaixi Northern Expedition, Wu Xi surrendered to the Jin Dynasty and wanted to establish his own regime. Although he was killed by righteous men within a month, after Han Tuozhou was assassinated, there were already voices in the court calling for the abandonment of Sichuan. Some people believed that the "Great Song Dynasty" could protect itself even if it only relied on the southeast. This was extremely short-sighted.

Naturally, no one would have dared to agree to this proposal at the time, but since the Kaixi Northern Expedition, the Southern Song Dynasty's suspicion of Sichuan was visible to the naked eye.

(End of this chapter)