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

All he was thinking about was whether this thing could be mass-produced and whether it could be equipped to the army on a large scale!

If it can be deployed on a large scale, it will definitely be a more powerful weapon than the previous Zhuge Crossbow!
Just imagine, hundreds or thousands of crossbow arrows of such power are shot towards the enemy's phalanx, and in an instant, the enemy's front-row soldiers can be wiped out!

The enemy's camp can be dispersed forcefully!
"If they are ordinary soldiers, we need four or five people! If they are elite, we only need three! Two people stand on both sides to pull the winch shaft, and one person controls the firing!"

Li Kuan saw the light in Chen Qingzhi's eyes and did not keep him in suspense, but spoke with a smile.

"Your Majesty, three of you?"

Chen Qingzhi let go of Li Kuan's arm, lowered his head and pondered, muttering to himself.

Three people is not too many!
The Great Yan Army has millions of soldiers! There are also many elite soldiers among them!
In every army, as long as there are 6,000 elite soldiers, they can control 3,000 Eight-Ox Crossbows!

Three thousand vehicles!
One volley of arrows was three thousand spear-like arrows! It was a terrifying force!

Under such firepower, even if the enemy had a hundred courages, they would not dare to charge rashly!

"You...you said this thing is used for siege?"

At this moment, the old demon seemed to have forgotten Li Kuan's previous ridicule of him, and stared at the Eight Ox Crossbow in front of him.

Cheng Yaojin's fighting style has always been bold and aggressive!

What he likes most is to lead the charge as a vanguard! He has done a lot of siege work!

If he had a weapon like the Eight-Ox Crossbow in his hand before, how could he, Cheng Yaojin, not be able to break through the city?

"This item is indeed mostly used in siege warfare! It is best used in the Eastern Expedition."

Li Kuan naturally knew what everyone was most concerned about. Right now, the most important thing in the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court was the Eastern Expedition.

With these two trump cards, Dayan's Eastern Expedition had great confidence.

"Hahaha... Your Majesty! We were right about you! You always bring us surprises!"

Guo Shoujing looked at Li Kuan in front of him, and the more he looked at him, the more he liked him! He almost hugged Li Kuan!

"Principal Guo, please don't look at me like that, I'm a little scared...
Li Kuan pretended to be a little frightened and took a step back in an exaggerated manner.

"Your Majesty, you."

Guo Shoujing smiled helplessly, but the admiration in his eyes not only did not fade, but became even stronger.

Although Li Kuan is becoming more and more mysterious, as long as Li Kuan is wholeheartedly concerned about Dayan, Li Er doesn't intend to ask too many questions!
"Your Majesty! The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is imminent! Your Eight Oxen Crossbow and Zhuge Crossbow will definitely be of great use! After I return, I will mobilize all available craftsmen, as well as materials and silver for you. You must equip my Great Yan elite with these two items as soon as possible!"

Thinking of the 100,000 Goguryeo troops defending the Yalu River, Guo Shoujing suddenly said seriously.

"No... Principal Guo, I have been feeling unwell due to a relapse of my old injury recently. I am afraid I cannot take on this important task... I don't want to delay the army's eastward expedition. You should let someone else do it."

When Li Kuan heard that Guo Shoujing wanted to give him full responsibility, his face, which had been smiling just a moment ago, suddenly turned pale. For a moment, he became listless as if he had suffered a serious blow.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! You are the one who invented this Eight Oxen Crossbow! No one else has touched this thing before. If you don't take charge, who will?"

Guo Shoujing was extremely like Zuo Ci.

"Principal Guo! Master Jiang is very good! I will give the blueprint to him, and all the top masters in the Institute of Gewu can start making it!"

Li Kuan saw that Guo Shoujing did not seem angry, so he pointed at Jiang Kun who was standing beside him and said.

Jiang Kun felt a little ashamed. After the establishment of the Gewu Academy, Li Kuan just became a hands-off manager.

After Li Kuan explained the development and production of the warship, he dropped the model and left without further investigation.

But now this kid actually wants to push all the responsibility of making Zhuge Crossbow and Eight Ox Crossbow to him!

This kid is really used to being a hands-off boss!

"Well! Your Majesty, it doesn't look like you can stay in the Institute of Gewu. Jiang Kun will be in charge this time! Please make sure to get the first batch out and equip the army before the Eastern Expedition!"

When Guo Shoujing saw Li Kuan's appearance, he shook his head. He had no way to do anything with him and could only follow his temper.

"Jiang Kun will follow the court's arrangements in everything! He will definitely go all out! He will not let the court down!"

When Jiang Kun saw Guo Shoujing make the decision, he stepped forward, bowed, and spoke to him.

However, his mind had already been on Zhuge Crossbow and Eight Ox Crossbow.

When they appear on the battlefield and their terrifying power shocks the world, that will be the time when the Gewu Academy becomes famous throughout the world!
This is also what they insist on, and it is time to carry it forward together!
"Your Majesty! You don't have anything else hidden in the bottom of the box. Take it out at once, so as to save us from being surprised all day long."

After giving instructions to Jiang Kun, Guo Shoujing turned around and looked at Li Kuan again.

There was a hint of anticipation in his eyes. Since Li Kuan could take out an Eight-Ox Crossbow and another powerful weapon that he had never heard of, he would not be surprised.

"Um... Principal Guo... You thought that was the cabbage on the street? How can such a thing just appear out of nowhere?"

Li Kuan's face twitched and he spoke speechlessly.

Although he does have a lot of good stuff!
But biting off more than you can chew!

Zhuge Crossbow and Eight Ox Crossbow are enough for Dayan to march east to Goguryeo!

Too much will be counterproductive!
We have to leave a way out for the people of Goguryeo, right?

"makes sense.."

Li Kuan felt a little disappointed when he heard this, but he shook his head and thought that he was a little greedy.

"The Eastern Expedition is imminent, Your Majesty, you must prepare as soon as possible! Don't make excuses in front of us when the time comes to go to the battlefield."

He glanced at Li Kuan, who was acting a little sloppy, and said unhappily.

As a great general, Li Kuan has been invincible since he stepped onto the battlefield! He killed the enemies and made them flee in panic!
He fought many battles but never lost a single one!

How could Guo Shoujing bear to let Li Kuan stay in the mansion without using him?
"Forehead"

Li Kuan was a little surprised that Guo Shoujing started to vaccinate himself so early.

But he did have the idea of ​​not participating in this Eastern Expedition.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to come up with the three-masted warship, and together with Jiang Kun, he also made the Zhuge Crossbow and the Eight-Ox Crossbow.

Isn't it just for the purpose of marching eastward to Goguryeo and crushing it all the way? Doesn't he need to take any action?
"Since there is nothing else to do, let's go back to the palace, Your Majesty! Please take a walk with me, your old minister."

Without waiting for Li Kuan to say anything, Guo Shoujing continued speaking, and then went towards the gate of Gewuyuan.

On the corridor inside the Daming Palace, Guo Shoujing and Li Kuan walked in front of the team, and the others followed behind them.

"Principal Guo, although the Zhuge Crossbow and the Eight Oxen Crossbow have been developed, they still require some arrangements." When the two talked about the topic of the Eastern Expedition, Li Kuan said to Guo Shoujing after pondering for a moment.

"Oh? How do you say this?"

When Guo Shoujing heard what Li Kuan said, he seemed to have some new ideas. He stopped and pricked up his ears.

In my heart, there was still some expectation.

"Good weapons need to be used correctly! We should select elite soldiers from the army to train them and familiarize them with the operation of the two weapons. We should also train the army to use the two weapons in coordination. After all, they will only be effective when used on a large scale."

Neither Zhuge Crossbow nor Eight Ox Crossbow are weapons used in single combat. Their sporadic appearances on the battlefield can achieve little effect, let alone influence the development of the battle.

But if they appear in large numbers, it will be very different!

Ten thousand elite soldiers formed a square formation and were divided into two waves. The first wave went forward to launch the first round of volleys, and then went to the rear to reload. The second wave stood by to take over after the first wave was finished, and so on. As long as there were enough arrows, there would be a steady supply of powerful firepower!

How to achieve uniformity and perfect coordination among them all requires time to practice.

The same is true for the use of the Eight Ox Crossbow!
"That makes a lot of sense. I'll have General Chen select the best troops and intensify their training."

Upon hearing this, Guo Shoujing nodded in agreement.

After leaving the Daming Palace, Li Kuan went straight back to the Du Mansion.

During the next half month, Li Kuan ignored what was happening outside and stayed at home.

Sometimes he cooks some delicious food to satisfy his appetite, sometimes he plays with Xiao Yuanyuan, and sometimes he spends time with Du Ruyan under the moon. His life is so comfortable.

But the people outside the Du Mansion were not as free as Li Kuan.

When all the conditions of craftsmen, materials and funds were in place, Jiang Kun divided everyone into three parts to make warships, Zhuge Crossbow and Eight Ox Crossbow respectively.

Within half a month, the first batch of twenty warships, five thousand Zhuge crossbows and three-ganjia-bainiu crossbows had been rushed out and delivered to Li Jing.

After half a month of intense training, the elite troops selected by Chen Qianzhi have already cooperated extremely well!
On the other side, food and supplies were being transported to Longquan Prefecture’s granary, arsenal and roads.

On this day, in the new city behind the Yalu River.

Huizhen led his 30,000 troops to Xincheng to meet Yanshou.

"Hahaha... Huizhen, I'm so tired of waiting for you here! Why did you come just now?"

At the city lord's mansion, Yanshou went out to greet Huizhen. When he saw him from afar, he burst into laughter, as if he regarded himself as the master of this place.

The city lord originally appointed by the King of Goguryeo could only stand aside in frustration, watching the two people chatting happily.

In fact, the arrival of Yanshou's army was not good news for Xincheng. They had lived in the mountains and wilderness in the north of Goguryeo for a long time and came here to occupy the nest and act recklessly!

He simply didn't take the defenders and the city lord seriously!

"I would like to come as soon as possible, but if I come directly to meet you, I'm afraid that he will be suspicious again. Doesn't this mean I should wait for his order before leaving?"

Huizhen said with some complaint, not caring at all that there were other people listening nearby.

"Come! Taste the fine wine here! You can't find it anywhere else!"

Yanshou didn't say much. He invited Huizhen to the banquet and filled his glass with wine.

"Huh? What are you still doing here? Go find some young and beautiful dancers to dance for my brother!"

As they were toasting each other, Yanshou suddenly turned around and spoke in an imperative tone to the city lord who was originally here.

The city lord looked at him with some resentment, but he dared not say anything and could only go out and do as he was told.

"Brother Huizhen! I'm almost going to get sick in this broken little city! I don't know when the Tang army will arrive! I think that old guy must be afraid of death and has hallucinations. Where is the Great Yan army?"

Yanshou grabbed a leg of lamb from the plate and said with some dissatisfaction while biting it.

"If you ask me, Yang Wanchun is a loser! He led tens of thousands of troops there but didn't bring back a single one! If I were you, I'd definitely point to Dayan, and it would be ours now!"

After drinking a glass of strong liquor, Huizhen's face flushed and she spoke with a hint of drunkenness.

"Brother! I'm really bored in this new city! Why don't we join hands to cross the Yalu River and go to Longquan Prefecture in Dayan to take him down first?"

Seeing that Huizhen was a little excited, Yanshou probed from the side.

"That's great! Let Li Kuan of Dayan see how powerful I am!"

Huizhen responded immediately after hearing this.

The next day, Yeonshou's 50,000 troops and Huizhen's 30,000 troops, a total of 80,000 troops, advanced towards the Yalu River together.

When they reached the Yalu River, they were stopped by the commander of the army sent by the King of Goguryeo.

"Yeonshou, Huizhen? What's the meaning of you two coming so aggressively?"

The commander-in-chief saw the army behind the two men, all of them were ready to fight.

He couldn't help but frown.

It was a turbulent time right now, and he was still on guard against Dayan's attack, not knowing when it would come, and he didn't want any complications to occur at this time.

"It's nothing! I just want to go over there and play!"

Yanshou just glanced at him indifferently without looking at him directly.

"Go play on the other side? Are you planning to attack Longquan Prefecture? You absolutely cannot do that! That would only make the conflict between Goguryeo and Da Yan irreconcilable, which is what the king does not want to see!"

The general seemed to have guessed the intentions of the two men and was shocked.

He was guarding here to guard against the attack from Dayan, but the two of them were actually thinking of actively invading Datang!

Aren’t they afraid that they will end up like Yang Wanchun?

"Your Majesty? It's useless for him to be so timid! Besides, Zhongyuan Da Yan has long been fighting to the death with our Goguryeo! What? Are you going to stop us?"

Yanshou said indifferently, not taking the general in front of him seriously at all.

The man was silent for a while after hearing this. He naturally knew the temperaments of Beibu Yanshou and Huizhen.

Knowing that he could not stop the two men, he could only watch them lead the army behind them across the river and at the same time ordered someone to pass the message back.

(End of this chapter)