Da Tang: Father, can I resign?

Chapter 373 The Sages of All Ages Take Over My Body

In the Fen River, the Ming ships headed south; on both sides of the river, the Tang army headed north.

Workers on both sides go their own ways, living their own lives, and maintaining a strange, tense harmony.

"Well……"

Xue Wanche's big copper-bell eyes were fixed on the passing Tang army, and his deep brows were full of dissatisfaction.

After staring for a while, he couldn't help but yelled:
"Can't we fight them?"

Although Qibi Heli, the only loyal member of the Tang Dynasty, was not as eager to fight as his old friend.

However, he also felt deeply uneasy about letting this Tang army go north to support Jinyang.

"There is an old saying in the Central Plains: The lips and teeth are interdependent.

"Now that Puzhou's 'lip' is still intact, Jinyang's 'tooth' will surely become increasingly difficult to remove!"

Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chirped and groaned, which made Li Ming feel annoyed.

He rubbed his aching head and replied unhappily:

"Do you have the ability to transport a large army to the shore safely in front of the fully equipped Tang army?"

This scolding made the two generals Heng and Ha lose their temper.

Indeed, if the main force of the Ming army formed a magnificent battle formation, it would certainly be no less powerful than this small force of the Tang army.

The problem was that the Ming army could not form a battle line. They were in the water, and no matter how long their arms were, they could not reach the Tang army on the shore.

How to relieve the worry? Only log in.

But do you dare to bet that if the Tang army was Duke Xiang of Song, would they watch the Ming army land, line up, and pose, and then start a head-on battle?

My friend, the rituals and music have been in decline for thousands of years, and the tactics of the Spring and Autumn Period are already several versions behind the times.

"What should we do? Are we just going to watch this army rush to Jinyang for help?"

Xue Wanche, who has always been very active, could no longer sit still. He scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously, pointing at a Tang cavalry leader on the shore and shouted.

“Your Majesty, look, although those Tang soldiers look like monkeys, they are fully equipped with armor and are very energetic. They were raised while doing nothing in Puzhou.

"If Jinyang can get support from such a fresh force, its defense will undoubtedly be greatly strengthened, and it will be much more difficult for our army to break into the city!
"Plus, Li Jing changed the north-south strategy on his own, and the pressure of breaking the city falls entirely on Your Majesty..."

Li Ming glanced at him:
"What do you want to say?"

"I want to say, are we just going to watch them... Oh, never mind, it's nothing." Xue Wanche lowered his head dejectedly.

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"Are we just going to watch the Ming thieves flee without being able to stop them halfway?
"When they return to rest and come back again, what can I do?"

The exact same conversation also took place in the Tang army camp.

Looking at the defeated Ming army, the Tang army could no longer suppress their burning anger.

Because they had seen many Ming armies, but the "defeated" Ming army was really rare.

If we don't take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, can we just sit there with our eyes wide open and watch the enemy retreat in disarray?

But the fact is, the Tang army had no better choice than letting the defeated enemy go.

For example, chasing the enemy and chasing the north.

Because the Ming army retreated by water, the control of the sea has always been firmly in the hands of the side with stronger national strength and more developed manufacturing industry.

"Attacking them halfway? You, my servant, do you have the guts to go down to the river and attack them?"

The leading general of this Tang army, Li Zhen, the eldest son of Li Shiji, Duke of Ying, yelled at his talkative subordinate in annoyance.

As the second generation of a general, he does not have the reservedness of his father and has a very hot temper.

But even though he is hot-tempered, he is not mentally retarded.

The Ming army is in the water, and the Tang army on the shore are going to attack them head-on?
The distance is far, and the Ming ships' shells are notoriously hard, so even if you shoot an arrow at them, it will be a pure loss.

Better to ignore each other.

"Ok?"

At this time, Li Zhen discovered.

On the leading ship of the Ming fleet, an officer wearing armor, an owl crown and eyes like copper bells was standing on the front deck, poking himself with his finger and pointing at the people around him.

Although I couldn't hear what the man was saying, I knew it wasn't good.

"Raised as a slave..." Li Zhen spat inwardly.

Li Zhen was already very angry because he could only salute the enemy.

Now that he was being pointed at and criticized in person, his temper flared up immediately. He immediately swung the reins in his hand, pointed at the copper-bell-eyed general on the boat, and cursed:
"You rascal, a bandit who only knows how to rob people on the way! How dare you point fingers at your Tang uncle!"

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Xue Wanche was sulking because he couldn't bring justice to the Tang army.

Then he saw the leading Tang cavalryman on the shore pointing at him and spitting out a string of obscenities and filthy language.

"Oh my god! You little brat got the upper hand and you're still acting like a good kid?!"

Lao Xue was already angry, and now the other party was bullying him. How could he tolerate it?

He immediately raised his voice and uttered foul words to the shore:

"Whose little brat dares to speak to your grandfather like that?"

The roar was like thunder, and the echoes reverberated repeatedly on both sides of the Fen River. The other side must have heard every word clearly.

Sure enough, after a few seconds, the loud voice of the Tang cavalry came over:

"Haha! A stray dog that ran away with its tail between its legs dares to call you master? You are just an old dog! You must have been roasted into cooked dog meat by my Tang Dynasty soldiers!"

Could Xue Wanche endure being humiliated like this?
His temperature turned red in an instant, and he started to curse:

"You little bastard, if you have the guts, come in and fight me! I'll give you three moves!"

There was a tit-for-tat response:

"If you have the guts, come ashore and we'll fight for three hundred rounds!"

"Fight me for a few rounds? You Turkic bastard are worthy of it!"

"Yes, you Buyeo slave deserves it!"

"Damn it, come down here!"

"Come up if you can!"

When the commander is in a passionate confrontation, how can the soldiers just stand by and watch?

Everyone suddenly became noisy, with the Tang and Ming armies interacting enthusiastically. For a while, the Fen River was filled with various meaningless shouts:
"Come up here!"

"Come down!"

"..." Li Ming listened in silence as the two sides of the quarrel were arguing across the air.

Are you elementary school students?

It seemed that Li Zhen also felt that repeating it like this was a bit boring, so he finally changed the words and said:
"How dare you, old fellow, call me a brat! You are rebelling with brats, you are worse than brats!"

Xue Wanche was furious when he heard this.

You can scold me, but how dare you scold my Majesty!

If you curse His Majesty, then I will curse your Majesty!
Xue Wanche suddenly had an idea and yelled:

"Haha! His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a young hero, but look at the Emperor of your country!

"I'm afraid your Turkic allies were bought by your emperor!"

Lao Xue felt that this was just normal battlefield trash talk.

If you want to challenge someone, of course you have to use some dirty words.

I just didn't expect that this piece of trash talk would be so effective.

The Tang army, which had been noisy just now, fell into a strange silence after hearing this.

"Tsk, it's so vulnerable."

Xue Wanche was quite proud of himself, thinking that he had hit the enemy's sore spot.

Then he caught a glimpse of his Majesty Li Ming, and saw that his face looked a little strange.

Then, the silence of the Tang army made the Ming army soldiers shut up at the same time. The banks of the Fen River were terribly quiet, with only Xue Wanche's roar still echoing between the mountains:

Butt~butt~butt~.

"Ahem." Li Ming coughed dryly, smoothed the twitching corners of his mouth, and raised his arms and shouted:

"If you have the guts, come in and fight!"

Tang Jun seemed to have received the signal and immediately retorted:

"Go ashore if you can!"

The Ming and Tang armies resumed their previous friendly interaction, tacitly ignoring Xue Wanche's swear words, and jointly locked it into the black history.

The two sides passed each other happily and went their separate ways.

Xue Wanche leaned against the railing and thought for a while, then he realized belatedly that he had probably said something wrong, and slapped his forehead suddenly:
"Oh, yes! The emperor opposite seems to be your Majesty's biological brother!

"I said that the emperor of the other side sold his butt to earn reinforcements from the Turks, and he didn't even deny it. Doesn't that mean that your Majesty's brother..."

"Xue Wanche, if you talk any more, I will throw you into the river." Li Ming said coldly.

Only then did Old Xue shut up.

"You kid only knows how to cause trouble. You don't remember to eat or be beaten." Qibi Heli pushed his old friend to the back and got close to Li Ming.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

Yeah, what's next?
Although Jinyang City may not be an iron wall, it would be difficult to capture it in a short time due to the defense of Li Shimin and Li Shiji.

Now we have received support from the fresh troops from Puzhou.

Puzhou was in pretty good shape because he stood on the penalty stand for the entire first half.

With their support, Jinyang City's defense will be further consolidated.

“These people were guarding Puzhou, and I had no choice but to take a detour.

"Now we are going to join Li Shimin in defending Jinyang. This..."

Li Ming subconsciously rubbed his swollen forehead.

Hard to do!
But he couldn't really be like Brother Crow, who would overturn the table and not do anything just because he thought the task was too difficult.

Jinyang is like a tumor.

Although the place is not large, if left unattended for a long time, there is no guarantee of what kind of damage it will cause to the body of the Ming Dynasty.

Although according to the division of labor, he was in charge of internal affairs, Li Jing was in charge of military affairs under the generals.

But in reality, all the generals who left a great reputation in history, including Li Jing, were ultimately no match for the world's number one general.

This tough battle against Li Shimin had to be led by Li Ming himself.

"But what virtue and ability do I have to be a better fighter than the famous generals of the Zhenguan period? And what virtue and ability do I have to want to fight with General Tiance Li Shimin?

“I can govern the country because I have the ready-made experience of later generations to refer to.

"But fighting a war, and commanding a large-scale battle, seems to be a blind spot in my knowledge..."

Li Ming lay on the railing, looking at the rolling water of the Fen River, his brain working frantically.

The Tang Dynasty defenders under Jinyang City were extremely powerful and had the advantage of geographical location.

To deal with them or bypass them, we cannot do without the assistance of the navy.

However, the waterway was blocked by iron chains extending from the shore. In order to cut these chains safely without being attacked by fireboats, it was necessary to attack from the shore and pull out the piles directly.

On the river bank, there were Tang troops stationed, which were difficult to break through...

"Isn't this a vicious circle?" Li Ming said to himself with a wry smile.

There are models to copy for governing a country, but what about fighting a war?

What kind of later experience is suitable for the current war situation?

"The Battle of Feishui? No, no, no, as the attacker, Fu Jian lost everything.

"Burning down Red Cliff? Damn, this is too targeted at our army, we must not let the enemy learn from it!
“Are there any other examples of siege battles fought across rivers?
“Normandy Landing? Four Crossings of the Chishui River?
"Ahhh~"

Li Ming grabbed his hair in distress.

One only regrets not having read enough books when he needs them. Now he begins to regret it.

As a liberal arts student, I have not learned any science knowledge, so I cannot use Zenith technology to launch a dimensionality reduction attack against the natives of the Tang Dynasty.

He didn't even study history well - after all, he wasn't a history major.

Understanding of history, in addition to the knowledge points learned in nine years of compulsory education and the college entrance examination.

It's just a joke on the Internet.

"Ahhh, why don't I study hard and play tricks on the Internet all day!..."

Li Ming banged his head against the railing in frustration.

Behind Li Ming, the Ming soldiers looked at him worriedly as he went crazy.

"Your Majesty, what's going on?"

"I'm afraid he's mourning his lost comrades."

"No, I think he is opening his third eye and praying for revelation from God."

"Nonsense! Do you doubt your majesty's wisdom and bravery?"

"That's right! Your Majesty can conquer the whole world, so taking over Jinyang is a piece of cake. What kind of revelation do you need?"

Well, I’ve heard all your complaints... Li Ming felt as if he had been elevated to a level that didn’t belong to him, and that his image as an idol was a bit too heavy.

When it comes to fighting, what genius does he have?
He's just a ruthless meme machine.

For example, he remembered that when he was in college, his roommate was taking a course called "General History of Rome".

And he can only verbally revive Rome on the Internet, saying that Rome is angry on 135, crying on 246, and sailing on dry land...

"Dry land boating...hiss, dry land boating?"

It was as if lightning flashed through Li Ming's mind and he discovered the bright spot.

Iron chains, navy, lonely city on the shore, going around...

Full of elements!

"Have it!"

Li Ming slapped the railing excitedly.

The people who had been muttering behind his back immediately stopped talking, pretended to return to their work, and pricked up their ears behind his back.

What kind of revelation did Your Majesty receive?

"What's the power of Qibi!" Li Ming shouted calmly.

"Here!" Qibi Heli subconsciously straightened his body and trotted quickly to Li Ming.

"What's your majesty's order?"

Li Ming whispered:
"Please write down what I said and send it to Pingzhou."

Qibi Heli's face turned serious:
"Yes!"

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Pingzhou, the best capital of the Ming Dynasty.

A long and dusty carriage convoy entered the west gate of Pingzhou one after another.

"Ah!"

In the middle carriage, the distinguished passenger sneezed for no apparent reason.

"Strange, did I catch a cold?
"Although Liaodong is in the north, it is spring and flowers are blooming, so it is not cold at all."