Chapter 412 This is called showing off muscles
It was Shen Huaichen's idea to take the border city lords to see the new type of fire and torpedo test.
Chang Shenggong was initially unwilling.
They felt that they had finally acquired a precious treasure, so they had to keep it hidden away!
What if someone sees this and gets malicious and steals it?
Shen Huaichen, however, felt that Chang Shenggong was overthinking things.
"Old General, what are you thinking about?"
Fire mines are man-made; stealing them is useless.
If I were to steal, I'd steal a person... no, I'd steal someone who can create fire bombs.
Besides, who could possibly steal those fire mines from the places you hid them?"
Chang Shenggong thought about it and realized it made sense.
Who would have thought he hid the fire bombs in such a place!
"Then why should we let them see it? A single fire bomb is so expensive!"
"If they want to see it, they can. One fire bomb costs 100,000 taels of silver, and I'll let them see as much as they want," Chang Shenggong added.
Shen Huaichen...
It's not good for a border commander to be so greedy for money!
"I'll give it all to you then. I still owe you two hundred thousand taels of silver!" Chang Shenggong added.
Shen Huaichen...
It doesn't seem like a bad idea, but 100,000 taels seems a bit too expensive...
Ugh, ugh, ugh! How did I end up following the same line of thinking as the Ever-Victorious Duke...?
Shen Huaichen tried his best to calm himself down.
“General, sometimes many things cannot be measured by gold and silver. We need to look at the long term,” Shen Huaichen said softly.
Chang Shenggong remained silent, looking at Shen Huaichen, wanting to hear what kind of flower he would bloom.
“General, think about it! We all know that the Northern Barbarians are in chaos right now. Aren’t we all thinking that the more chaotic they are, the better?” Shen Huaichen asked.
Chang Shenggong nodded.
That's right, everyone's trying to make things more chaotic in the north.
Only when things are in chaos will they have a chance!
If the Northern Hu people fall into chaos, the people behind the young emperor will try to shift the blame.
The North Koreans only have one thing in mind if they want to shift the blame.
That is to gather all the troops and invade Dayu.
This is the opportunity that Chang Shenggong and his ilk have been waiting for.
He wanted to fight the Northern Hu more than once.
But this excuse... is really hard to come up with!
Without a legitimate reason, even pre-battle mobilization seems to lack momentum.
Chang Sheng Gong considered himself a highly respected old general, and that he was not one of those barbarians.
So even if he really wants to beat you eight times a day, he has to pretend to do it.
If we haven't found a reason or excuse, it's best not to take action yet.
"Alright, since we all hope that the Northern Hu will become as chaotic as possible and assemble a large army as soon as possible, so that you will have a legitimate reason to attack."
The biggest problem now is that the border town used to belong to the Northern Hu people.
However, when the old emperor of the Northern Hu tried to invade Dayu last time, he failed and instead caused the border city to be separated.
Therefore, the border city became the first target that the Northern Hu people wanted to attack.
Now, what we need to do is put the minds of the city lords in the border cities at ease.
As long as Dayu exists, they can be protected from invasion by the Northern Hu.
Think about it, the Northern Hu people are barbaric, and when they go out, they mobilize hundreds of thousands of cavalry. Such an army is quite intimidating in terms of its imposing presence.
And those city lords of the border towns...
Fundamentally, they all belong to the Northern Hu people.
What if some city lords develop ill intentions at that time?
Or perhaps they thought that the troops of Dayu might not be able to defeat the troops of Beihu?
"Wouldn't it be disgusting to defect before the war?" Shen Huaichen asked.
After thinking about it, Chang Shenggong realized it was quite disgusting.
"Does this have anything to do with us showing them fire and thunder?" Chang Shenggong asked.
Shen Huaichen slapped his thigh.
"Of course it's related! This is just showing off our strength!"
Chang Sheng Gong...
"Showing off muscles? What do you mean by showing off muscles?"
Shen Huaichen...
Okay, I messed up.
"We want to show those border city lords that we now have such powerful fire and thunder."
No matter how many troops the Northern Hu send, we can kill them from a distance.
Even if they have many warhorses, it's a piece of cake for us.
Therefore, if the Northern Hu invade, do not panic. Our Weiyuan Army of Dayu will protect the border city.
Similarly, if any border city lord makes a mistake and tries to collude with the Northern Hu people...
Hehe, we can destroy their city just as easily.
In this way, what other ideas could those border city lords have besides wholeheartedly following Dayu?
Anyway, it's the same idea.
"I can protect you, and I can beat you, it all depends on whether you obey me or not," Shen Huaichen continued to explain.
The more Chang Shenggong listened, the more reasonable it seemed.
Yeah, it's just telling everyone, "I'm incredibly powerful now, I've mastered unparalleled martial arts, come at me if you're not afraid of death..."
"What if the Northern Hu people find out and dare not fight?"
Wouldn't that mean...?
"No way! The Bei Hu group are all the same; the more capable you are, the happier they are."
Now they are thinking about how to revitalize the disorganized situation.
"Therefore, they will surely gather all the barbarians to invade the Central Plains, just as they did a hundred years ago," Shen Huaichen said solemnly.
After listening, Chang Shenggong nodded.
Yes, the Northern Hu people boasted that they were the most valiant and that the people of the Central Plains were no match for them.
How could they possibly take the people of the Central Plains seriously?
"Alright, then let's do it your way. I'll send out invitations to the border city lords to come and see the test of the new fire thunder."
"However, when the invitation is delivered, you should keep an eye on things and give it a little encouragement!" Chang Shenggong laughed.
Shen Huaichen smiled and agreed.
However, before Shen Huaichen left, Changsheng Hou still asked a question.
"When do you think... the Northern Hu will be able to assemble their troops?"
"It won't be more than three months, at the earliest it should be a month later."
"It will be by September at the latest," Shen Huaichen said.
"How can you be so sure?" Chang Shenggong found it strange.
“Since March, there has been very little rain in the northern part of the country.”
Nearly 90% of the pasture grass has withered.
They are a nomadic people, and their livelihood depends on the weather.
Livestock without pasture are like fish without water, aren't they?
Their tribal leaders have now started fighting over water and pasture.
"What if the entire territory of the Northern Hu becomes drought-stricken? They'll have no other option but to resort to robbery," Shen Huaichen said.
"Then you'd better keep a close eye on Dark Cloud City."
"That's the first border city facing the Northern Hu," Changsheng Gong quickly said.
"That's for sure! Wuyun City and the Northern Hu Imperial Court have a blood feud, and I've already made arrangements!"
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