Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

“Hahahaha… Dad! We got it! We got it!”

The little fat boy stood up and cheered without even having time to wipe the oil off his mouth.

A moment later, Cui Jin announced the end of the auction. He ignored the wailing of the playboys below and came to Li Kuan with an excited look on his face.

"Uncle! Uncle!"

Cui Jin laughed so hard that he couldn't stop, and it took him a long time to recover.

"Lao Cui, how much money did you make? Why are you so excited?"

Cheng Yaojin was a little surprised to see Cui Jin's reaction. Cui Jin was an experienced man. It was just a bicycle auction. Why was he smiling so ambiguously?

"Hahaha... General Cheng, you don't know that this time we sold a total of 7,000 taels of gold! After deducting the cost, we made a net profit of 6,980 taels of gold! Even if we deduct the cost of buying the store and operating it, there are still 6,000 taels!"

Those present were considered to be his own people, so Cui Jin did not hold back and directly told them the final result.

"Old Cui, isn't it just a few thousand taels of gold? There's no need to be so excited."

Li Kuan's face did not show any surprise. He threw two peanuts into his mouth and criticized Cui Jinlai seriously.

"Yes, yes, yes... Master is right!"

Cui Jin nodded his head like a chicken eating food. He suddenly remembered that more bicycles would be produced later!

Even if the price finally returns to a relatively reasonable level, there will still be a steady flow of silver into the Han Mansion's account!
“…Swindlers! You in the Du family are all a bunch of scammers!”

Cheng Yaojin, who was standing aside, widened his eyes as he listened to their conversation.

The cost was so low! But Li Kuan and Cui Jin sold it at a sky-high price!

If this isn’t a profiteer, then what is it?
"What? Are you jealous, old devil? We are making money in an honest way, and we are willing to fight and suffer. How can we be called profiteers? If you have the guts, come up with one yourself!"

Li Kuan rolled his eyes at him and said with great disgust.

Thousands of miles away, on the main street of the Goguryeo royal city.

"Have you heard? Yang Wanchun led the elite troops and the armies of other countries to attack Dayan! In the end, they were completely wiped out by Dayan! I heard that General Yang Wanchun is also dead! His head was nailed to the tower of the King's City of Kucha!"

A man who looked like a scholar said to his companion beside him

between words,
They seemed to smell the strong smell of blood on the battlefield!

"I heard that the people of Da Yan were furious! They wanted to destroy Goguryeo as soon as possible."

"What should we do? Da Yan is a giant dragon! Anyone who sees him must surrender! If it is Da Yan, send a large army..."

Panic and uneasiness began to spread among the crowd, until they enveloped everyone's heart!
The same scene happened in every corner of Goguryeo.

The truth will come out sooner or later!
The story of Yang Wanchun spread throughout Goguryeo in a very short time.

Every Goguryeo person's face changed drastically when they heard the news!
The reason was simple: to their west, there was a giant dragon coiled up! A dragon that was powerful enough to destroy them in an instant!

The scars from the past have not healed yet, and you can still faintly see blood flowing out!

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty waved his hand and launched three expeditions to Goguryeo! Millions of cavalrymen marched into Goguryeo!

Even though Goguryeo finally survived the Sui Dynasty's million-strong army, it suffered heavy losses!

The land was devastated and corpses were everywhere!
That deep fear of the Central Plains Dynasty has long been imprinted deep in their souls!
………………

Goguryeo royal city, imperial palace.

"My Lord...what should we do...the people are worried about the attack from the Tang Dynasty...and some forces below are ready to make a move. If we don't handle it well, there will be internal unrest!"

In front of the King of Goguryeo, a minister looked a little panicked.

Although Goguryeo believed that it was not weak! The northern army plus the centrally controlled army were extremely large in number!

There are as many as 600,000!
But these 600,000 people do not completely obey the orders of the King of Goguryeo!
Those forces that had second thoughts were only afraid to raise their heads temporarily because they were under the command of the King of Goguryeo.

However, the complete annihilation of Yang Wanchun's army outside Yanmen Pass undoubtedly greatly weakened the power controlled by the King of Goguryeo!
Right now, it is not only more difficult for them to compete with the Tang Dynasty!
We must also always be on guard against those forces with ulterior motives who may take this opportunity to launch a rebellion.

"Assholes! How dare those guys show up! Skin them alive!"

Goguryeo was furious, but this seemed to be of no use to the ministers.

Instead of getting angry at this time, it is better to think of a solution as soon as possible!

"Your Majesty...what should we do now?"

The minister was a little anxious and took a step forward and spoke again.

"What happened to the 100,000 troops we sent across the Yalu River?"

The King of Goguryeo calmed down a little and asked after pondering for a moment.

"Your Majesty, the army over there is on the way and should not be able to help you!"

The minister did not dare to delay and answered quickly.

"This is not enough! An army of 100,000 might not be able to stop the Tang Dynasty! Let Yanshou in the north lead his army to build another line of defense over there!"

The King of Goguryeo was silent for a while, then felt that it was still not safe enough and continued.

Can an army of one hundred thousand be able to stop the attack of Dayan, the enraged dragon?
Even the fierce tiger of Turkic was beaten into a sick cat in front of Dayan!
"Your Majesty...will Yanshou in the north obey our orders at this time?"

The minister hesitated when he heard this, and seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end he still gritted his teeth and said it.

"Humph! If he is not a fool, he will not disobey my orders! How can the eggs in an overturned nest remain intact? If the Great Yan army enters our Goguryeo territory, will you let Yanshou go?"

The King of Goguryeo snorted coldly, obviously he was sure that Yeonshou would obey his orders.

"Yes! I will do it right away!"

The minister bowed and said respectfully, then hurried out the door.

"Wait!"

Goguryeo's eyelids twitched, as if she had a bad premonition.

"Strengthen the garrisons in the western cities! Establish good communications! Report any unusual movements to me immediately!"

A few days later, the 100,000-strong Goguryeo army arrived at the Yalu River and set up camp.
Established the first line of defense.

On the other hand, Yanshou in the north of Goguryeo received the news from the royal city. After some consideration, he led his men to the city behind the Yalu River.
An army of 50,000 strong established a second line of defense based on a city.

On this day, a pair of garrisons were patrolling on the Yalu River, on the Longquan Prefecture side.

"Look over there! What is that!"

A soldier suddenly saw a crowd of people on the other side of the river.

That's the army of Goguryeo! Judging from the momentum, there must be a lot of people!
"Those bastards from Goguryeo are not going to invade Tang Dynasty again, are they?"

Everyone looked a little surprised. It hadn't been long since the incident with Yang Wanchun, so it was normal for them to worry about this. "Go back! This is no longer something we can solve! We have to go back and report to the higher-ups!"

The leader came to his senses after a brief moment of confusion. He did not continue to hang around here, but hurried back to the camp at the rear with a few people.

………………

Two days later, Yanyun City, Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall.

"Master Guo! News has come from Longquan Prefecture! Goguryeo has deployed 100,000 troops on the Yalu River!"

In the court, Guo Shoujing had just sat down on the chair when Chen Qianzhi stepped forward, bowed and made some suggestions.

"Hmm? Have you found out what the other party's intentions are?"

Guo Shoujing's eyes narrowed when he heard this. Could it be that Goguryeo had healed its wounds and forgotten the pain? And wanted to invade the border of Dayan again?
"Master Guo, Yang Wanchun's subordinates are all hiding outside the Yanmen Pass of our Great Tang. The King of Goguryeo must be panicking! This time he must be afraid that our Great Yan will retaliate against Goguryeo and make preparations in advance."

Chen Qingzhi answered without hesitation.

He didn't think Goguryeo would have the courage to do that!
If Goguryeo dares to invade Dayan this time, there will be a danger of extinction! The Lord of Goguryeo, if you are not a fool, you will not do such a thing!

"So? Since Goguryeo has made preparations and is defending with all its might, I'm afraid our journey to the east won't be smooth..."

When Guo Shoujing heard this, his brows not only did not relax, but they frowned even more.

After all, Goguryeo is not in the territory of Da Yan! The Da Yan army took the initiative to attack, but it did not have the advantage that Goguryeo had!

Even in the end, the Great Yan army would break through all of Goguryeo's defenses and reach their royal city.

But Guo Shoujing didn't want to pay a heavy price for this!

Killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of your own people is not a good idea in Guo Shoujing's opinion!
"Master Guo...if we cross the Yalu River to march east, we will encounter resistance, but we can also take them by surprise! Goguryeo has deployed its troops by the Yalu River, so we can attack from the sea! We will catch them off guard!"

After all, Chen Qianzhi was a military god. When one way didn't work, he would immediately come up with another one.

"An attack from the sea..."

Guo Shoujing murmured and fell into deep thought.

"In this case, the warship is the key..."

Seeing that Guo Shoujing was absorbed in thought, Chen Qingzhi spoke again.

Although Dayan is a great country, it has no advantages in naval warfare!

If you want to cross the sea to attack Goguryeo, the requirement for warships is self-evident!

"Master Guo! I heard that the research and development of the warships of the Institute of Gewu has made some progress..."

On the other side, Heshen heard this and stepped forward and said.

"Hmm? Any progress? In that case, come with me and take a look."

Guo Shoujing was a little surprised when he heard this. When did creation become so easy?

Not long after his idea was passed on, the Institute of Gewu made some progress?
An hour later, in the south of Yanyun City, in the Gewu Academy.

"Hahaha.…"

A hearty laugh came out from inside, and the joy in it could not be suppressed and revealed.

In the huge open space, a huge sailboat appeared out of nowhere.

What is different from previous Dayan merchant ships is that it has three masts.

It was exactly the three-masted sailing ship that Li Kuan had proposed to them.

"Grandpa, is this warship really that good?"

In front of the huge sailboat, Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Kun, who looked a little crazy, and muttered softly.

"You know what! This ship is a world apart from our previous ships! Whether in terms of stability, flexibility, speed, etc., it crushes all existing ships! It is a masterpiece!"

Jiang Kun glared at her. How could she be allowed to describe such a work like this?

"Master Guo, come!"

Jiang Yan pouted a little aggrievedly. Just as she was about to say something in rebuttal, a loud shout came from outside the door.

"Hmm? What is Lord Guo doing here at the Institute of Gewu?"
Jiang Kun was a little surprised. When did Guo Shoujing become so concerned about craftsmen like them?

However, since Guo Shoujing had arrived, he did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly led Jiang Yan out.

"I pay my respects to Lord Guo!"

Guo Shoujing walked in slowly with a group of people. Seeing this, Jiang Kun hurriedly went up to them and was about to kneel down to salute Guo Shoujing.

"Get up, no need to be polite."

Guo Shoujing stepped forward and supported Jiang Kun, but did not really let him kneel down.

"I heard that the Institute of Gewu has made some progress on the warship issue. The lords and I came to take a look."

Guo Shoujing didn't waste any time talking to Jiang Kun and directly told him the purpose of his group's visit.

"Master Guo! The warship has been developed!"

Jiang Kun was a little surprised to hear Guo Shoujing mention warships. He didn't expect that just as he led his men to develop the three-masted warship, Guo Shoujing received the news.

"What? It has already been developed?"

Chen Qianzhi on the side was a little surprised. Their most troublesome problem in the court was solved so easily?
"Where is it? Take me there!"

Guo Shoujing was moved when he heard this, and walked over impatiently.

"Master Guo! Please follow me!"

Jiang Kun walked ahead without saying much.

Compared with the past, Jiang Kun, with white hair, straightened his back and looked somewhat proud.

Once upon a time, in that era when a hundred schools of thought contended with each other, the Mohist school was still a school that attracted much attention from the world!

However, due to various reasons, they were not valued by the imperial court and gradually faded out of people's sight. These talented craftsmen were also not welcomed, and their good skills were considered to be unorthodox.

Jiang Kun was naturally excited to be able to show off his skills in front of the emperor!
A moment later, the group arrived in front of the huge warship.

"Hmm? Is this the newly developed warship? How can it compare to my Great Flame Ship?"

Chen Qingzhi saw the warships that Jiang Kun mentioned and frowned. In his opinion, these "so-called warships" were far less imposing than the Wuya warships they already had!
Could it be that the people from the Academy of Gewu just made up this ship to fool them?
Guo Shoujing was also a little disappointed. If the warship they made was not as good as their previous five-tooth warship, then it would be a waste of effort to develop it!
"Why does this ship have three masts? Is there something fishy going on?"

Heshen on the other side was not like the other two. He saw the three huge masts on the ship at the first moment!

In the past, their warships did not have so many masts and sails!
(End of this chapter)