Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 545: Practice more, brother
"From today on, the west gate of Chang'an will be completely closed. No one is allowed to enter or leave. Even if it's a pigeon, you have to chase it and shoot it down. Do you hear me?!"

"Yes!"

Li Yuan was not idle either. He issued orders one after another. Even Sanniang rode a horse and led her men to wander between the various camps.

This series of operations made the noble families in the city quite confused. Logically speaking, more than 100,000 Turkic troops came out of the mountains and were already at the gates of the city. How could they not be nervous at all?
Logically speaking, this time of internal and external troubles is the best time to hold the emperor hostage. This trick is extremely useful. Before you agree to the conditions, you can't win no matter how hard you try. After you agree to the conditions, you can't win no matter how hard you try.

In the end, the benefits must be distributed, but how can we not take advantage of the emperor?
No, do you really think that powerful ministers and dignitaries control the government? They can’t defeat the emperor even in literary battles, so they must control the power of life and death.

When Chang'an was placed under martial law, all information could no longer be transmitted. Even carrier pigeons would be shot down, let alone people.

Until one evening, an army arrived outside Chang'an City.

Many people saw this army. They were big and strong, with upright postures. They were obviously elite soldiers who had always been well fed and well trained. Although they were marching quickly, they did not show any signs of fatigue. They trotted into Chang'an City with light equipment. Although they were wearing Wei army uniforms and their flags had the Xia flag on them, the Chang'an defenders did not stop them.

After entering Chang'an, the team was immediately led to the camp in the north of the city for rest. Wherever the army went, there was neither noise nor disturbance. The strict military discipline was astonishing.

"Look at what this soldier is wearing."

After helping to settle the Green Forest Army, the general defending Chang'an couldn't help but praise them: "If you can lead me, I will be happy to die."

"Don't count on it. They are from the Wei Kingdom. Besides, the people who lead such elite soldiers must be from the Five Surnames and Seven Famous Clan. With our backgrounds, how can we lead such elite soldiers? Forget it."

The two men started chatting while standing outside Beidaying, and at that moment there happened to be a young man standing nearby with his hands behind his back. After hearing what they were saying, he came forward and started chatting with them.

"Hey! Generals, you can't say that. What kind of soldiers you lead has nothing to do with your background."

The two city defense generals glanced at the young man and laughed. One of them patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, when I was young, I thought the same as you. If I worked hard, I could become a general sooner or later! However, you are in your forties and are just a sixth-rank general. You open the city gates and manage the vehicles. Background is really important. If you are not from a famous family, people may not pay attention to you when you speak."

Another general also echoed: "We are ordinary people who have been through a lot all our lives and this is the end. They just look down on you and look down on you. No matter what you do, they think you are inferior. This young man, does he look like a scholar? Scholars are better, but don't count on military generals."

Who is the person being taught a lesson by the two elder brothers? It is none other than Xia Lin. He is now waiting for his fifth brother to come out and report to him. Today he is not allowed to enter the military camp in casual clothes, so he naturally has to abide by this rule.

"That's not necessarily true." Xia Lin leaned against the cherry tree next to him and smiled, "The commander of this army is just a book boy from Luoyang. How can he be better than the two generals? He has been hungry and begged for food."

"Hahaha, brother, you don't understand. He must be a very important figure. Did you hear about the burning of Shifang Building a few days ago? That was bought by the Dugu family and burned for him to watch. He was lucky enough to be associated with the Dugu family."

Xia Lin just smiled and said nothing. It is said that prejudice in people's hearts is as big as a mountain. He could only say, "Brother, you still need to practice."

Just at this moment, Shan Xiongxin, the fifth brother, came out after finishing his work. He looked around and walked straight over here with a set of armor in his hand. The two generals quickly stepped back, and Shan Xiongxin came in front of Xia Lin and knelt on one knee on the ground: "Please put on the armor, Marshal!"

"Fifth brother, get up, hey, what are you doing..."

Xia Lin quickly helped Shan Xiongxin up: "There's no need for that between us."

"Thank you, Marshal!"

Shan Xiongxin handed the armor to Xia Lin, who took off his coat and put on the jade lion armor given by Emperor Hongbao. The jade lion head stood proudly on the top of the helmet, and the twisted lion mane was melted into pieces of armor leaves using the inlaid gold technique, pouring down from the shoulder armor like a silver waterfall falling on a jade mountain. The chest armor was embossed with a lion face totem with wide-open eyes, and red necklaces hung from the fangs holding the ring. The black iron scales concealed a cloud and thunder pattern, and a green light appeared with the slight vibration of the steps.

The armor of generals can be passed down from generation to generation. This set of armor was worn by Tuoba Gui, the Xuanwu Emperor of the Wei Dynasty. After hundreds of years of repair and transformation, it looks different now.

The two city gate generals wanted to run away immediately, but Xia Lin waved at them and said, "Two brothers, why don't you come with me and take a look?"

The two were terrified, but they did not dare to refuse, so they had to bite the bullet and follow into the camp. They were shocked after entering, the scene inside really subverted their imagination. They thought these soldiers who rushed in would fall asleep immediately, but they were currently taking care of their internal affairs, arranging their bedding and clothes, and the soldiers who were responsible for handling meals were cooking.

The soldiers who saw Xia Lin all stood up and saluted, then sat down again and started to do their own work, their movements were neat and tidy without any drag. "Fifth brother, rest for five days and wait for the baggage to arrive, and send scouts out in two days. How many cavalry do we have this time?"

"More than three thousand."

"That's enough." Xia Lin paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. "The food and fodder are all in Chang'an. The remaining canned food will be shipped over later. This time our number is less than half of the enemy's. Do you have confidence, Fifth Brother?"

Shan Xiongxin smiled: "Yes!"

"Okay." Xia Lin nodded and turned around to point at the two city gate generals: "Didn't you two brothers just say that you wanted to lead the troops? This time I'll give you two a chance to go with the army and see if you two have the ability to make achievements."

The two men were stunned for a long time, and they didn't dare to continue the conversation. At this moment, Shan Xiongxin frowned and said, "Why don't you come forward and thank the Marshal!"

The two men finally reacted and hurried forward to thank Xia Lin, while Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "Fifth brother, I'll go call Zhuo Heng over now."

"Thank you for your trouble, Marshal."

Two days later, seven hundred scouts traveled lightly out of Chang'an and headed straight to the west. The baggage from the rear finally arrived. The carts of things covered with oilcloth attracted countless people's attention on the road, but no one knew what they were until the oilcloth was lifted in the military camp and their true appearance was revealed.

"Liu-li Cannon." Xia Lin patted the black cannon body. The oily smell emanating from it was unpleasant, but it was exciting enough.

"According to the map, our best blocking location is at a place called Duck's Mouth." Shan Wuye began to tell Xia Lin about his deployment plan: "According to the speed of the barbarians, they will arrive about five days later than us. We need to build a five-mile-long trench at Duck's Mouth and put up iron nets. Because cavalry cannot charge, our cavalry needs to cooperate with the artillery battalion. The artillery on both wings will work together, and the trench in the middle will fight. The barbarian cavalry will no longer have an advantage. We will also ambush a cavalry behind them to drive them away and pursue them."

Xia Lin crossed his arms and looked at the layout of his fifth brother. He pondered it and felt that it was very reliable. It was even close to the fighting style during World War I. The technology crushed the tactics.

"Oh, right, Marshal." The fifth brother suddenly slapped his head and said, "Three new machines were shipped over from Fuliang a few days ago, but I don't quite understand how to use them. The guns don't look like guns, and the cannons don't look like cannons."

"Take me to see it."

Shan Xiongxin took Xia Lin to the innermost car and lifted the tarpaulin. Inside were several round honeycomb-shaped launchers, consisting of nine fist-sized holes put together. The holes were even hollow, and there was no space for primers like in cannons.

Xia Lin narrowed his eyes and stared at this thing with wheels, a body and a launcher: "Fuck...fire..."

He shut up before he finished speaking, walked to the ammunition truck next to him, opened a box and saw that it was indeed filled with rockets...

"Fifth brother, go ask Zhuo Heng to call Baitang Tianzun to me."

Xia Lin spoke calmly, but his hands were shaking. He tried his best to calm himself. He didn't know Fuliang had already developed the technology tree to this point. In fact, deep down, he still longed for a time traveler to accompany him. At least he would not be so lonely, and at least he could watch the Spring Festival Gala with someone...

After Baitang Tianzun arrived, Xia Lin asked about the rocket launcher.

Naturally, Bai Tang Tianzun told Xia Lin everything, telling him how they discovered how powerful this thing was, how they designed a safe and effective impact fuse, how they found ways to increase the range and lethality, and how they maintained stability. He even gave Xia Lin a parabola formula.

After hearing everything, Xia Lin was somewhat disappointed. These were not fellow time travelers. It was purely the intelligence and talent of these idiots. In the three years that Xia Lin was away, they studied mathematics, physics, structure, and chemistry. The geniuses led ordinary people, and quantitative changes led to qualitative changes, and qualitative changes led to ascension.

The foundation that Xia Lin laid for them has now developed to a point in the past ten years in Fuliang that even he himself is in a daze.

"Yeah... the kids have grown up."

Xia Lin suddenly thought of the children who studied mathematics, physics and chemistry in Fuliang ten years ago. Now the older ones are in their twenties and the younger ones are sixteen or seventeen.

"Education is really important." Xia Lin sat there and smiled, his eyes a little moist.

(End of this chapter)