The sudden collapse of Tubo caught its allies off guard, which was a fatal blow, because in terms of military power, at present, the only one can compete with the Tang Dynasty. The sudden disappearance of this backbone force caused the entire balance to tilt in an instant.

All Tang troops began a big counterattack!

The battle situation took a sharp turn and the battlefields were about to enter the end.

Tiel and the Khans were crazy sending envoys to demand surrender. They also hoped that the Khan of Heaven would arrive and give them a way to survive, but unfortunately, the sent people were shot to death from a distance.

Because the court has ordered that surrender is OK, but they must surrender unconditionally, and we cannot be the same as before. The rulers discussed with each other and said that if I surrender, the court would still retain my power. Khan asked me to continue to be the one who I surrendered to you. It was so beautiful to think that the only way to surrender was to throw down the weapons, kneel on the ground, and then wait for the Tang army to capture them, or we would fight to the end.

If Wu Meiniang hadn't set this tone at the beginning, the frontline might have collapsed.

For the Tang Dynasty, the war has actually ended, so the next time should be the time to compete for the dividends of the war.

In a very remote valley in Longzhou, there is a large factory working overtime.

This factory is the Guanlong Arsenal, which has become famous recently, and there is a lead mine next to it.

In the evening of the day, in the woods on the left side of the arsenal, a woodcutter was carrying a load of firewood, but his eyes were staring at the arsenal not far away.

Suddenly, someone behind him said, "If you want to find out, you can go and see it. I am very welcome and don't have to suffer here."

The woodcutter was stunned for fear and turned to look. He saw a black-haired Taoist looking at him with a smile. He immediately said, "What did you say? I was just passing by here and just took a look at him curiously."

"I'm going to be the Double Ninth Festival." The Taoist man seemed to have not heard it, and he performed Taoist rituals.

"You are!"

As soon as he said this, the woodcutter closed his mouth tightly.

The Taoist smiled and said, "There is no need to hide the guests. Brother Han ordered me to wait for the guests here in the morning. He also told me to invite them to visit, so that some people will not be able to do their jobs all day long and be suspicious."

The woodcutter's face suddenly changed.

The Taoist reached out and said, "Please."

The woodcutter was silent for a while, suddenly put the firewood on his shoulder on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "Then please let the Taoist priest lead the way!"

"Where, where. Please come here."

The Taoist stretched out his hand and signaled again.

Under the leadership of the Taoist, they came to the arsenal and saw hundreds of craftsmen busy inside, with the steam engine next to them making constant roars.

After watching for a while, the woodcutter found that they were producing some small black beads, and immediately said in surprise: "This is not a production of muskets and cannons."

The Taoist smiled and said, "Actually, it's just that it's only responsible for producing ammunition here, and our arsenal is more than this one."

The woodcutter was shocked when he heard this, looked at the Taoist, and said with a smile: "You are really considerate!"

The Taoist waved his hand and said, "Zunke misunderstood. Production is different from the past. If each component is produced by itself, it would be very slow. We only produce some key components, and many of them are handed over to other factories for production."

The woodcutter nodded and said, "So that's it."

Once upon a time, ministers in the court were looking forward to the good news on the front line every day, but now the good news drifted towards Chang'an like snowflakes, but the ministers couldn't be happy.

The main reason is that the places other than the Central Plains are in tatters and rags, and how should Tiel, Mart, Tubo and other areas be dealt with? Should the system of detention continue to be detained or the prefecture and county system be implemented? In fact, in the current situation, the detention system should be more appropriate. If the prefecture and county system is implemented, you have to use money to support them, and the court will have to take responsibility. However, if the detention system is detention system, you will do it yourself. However, the reason for the outbreak of this war is the detention system, which proves that the detention system is very unstable. These things are very troublesome to think about.

Fortunately, Cui Jieren, Zheng Shanxing, Changsun Yan and others are all pragmatic people, and they have discussed how to arrange the post-war construction.

But Wu Meiniang didn't consider these matters at all, because she knew that Han Yi must have prepared for a long time and didn't need her to worry about it. She now has all her attention on Han Yi. At this moment, she should be preparing to cross the river and destroy the bridge and kill the donkey. Whether it is to cross the river or not, she must make preparations in this regard. This is the usual nature of Zhongyuan. As long as the war is over, there will definitely be a fight within.

This is inevitable.

The reason is very simple. This battle is not fought by the rulers, but by the generals. Then the prestige and strength of the generals will definitely exceed normal times, which will inevitably endanger the imperial power.

This time is even more different, because the battle was planned from beginning to end, which is even more terrifying.

Harem.

Wu Meiniang sat on the couch, frowning and thinking. She didn't care about post-war construction at all. She wanted to start consolidating her power in the court to fight against Han Yi.

After a while, a palace maid came in, bowed and said, "Qi Ming, the person we sent out to inquire about the news has been back!"

Wu Meiniang said in surprise: "So fast?"

The palace maid hesitated for a moment and said, "It seems that Shangshuling had long expected that the queen would send someone to inquire about the Guanlong Arsenal."

Wu Meiniang's face changed and she said, "How do you say this?"

The palace maid said, "As soon as our people arrived there, they were discovered by the Taoist lord Chongyang, and took the initiative to invite him into the arsenal to visit."

Wu Meiniang looked at the palace maid in surprise.

The palace maid continued: "It turns out that the arsenal in Longzhou only specializes in producing ammunition. The muskets and cannons are produced in other places, and they seem to be not one of them. They are all in the hands of Shangshuling. The Taoist of Chongyang said that some of the components of the muskets and cannons are produced in other people's workshops."

That bastard! Wu Meiniang was both embarrassed and angry when she heard it, so it was even more impossible to investigate. The Tang Dynasty was so large that it was different workshops producing different parts. Even if they were asked to find those workshops, they might not know that the workshop was producing parts of muskets and cannons. She couldn't help but frowned. After a while, she said, "I understand!"

Seeing Wu Meiniang's expression unhappy, the palace maid quickly said, "I will leave."

After the palace maid stepped down, Wu Meiniang sat on the short couch, frowned and thought, with a deep sorrow between her eyebrows.

After a while, another palace maid came in, "Qi Bi, Empress, I just sent a secret letter from Huayue Tower."

When Wu Meiniang heard this, she couldn't help but frowned.

The palace maid said again: "It is said to be a letter from the Shangshu Ling."

"Get it quickly!"

"yes."

After Wu Meiniang took the letter, she found that it was sealed with a special resin. After a moment of pause, she said to the palace maid: "You retreat first."

"yes."

After the palace maid stepped down, Wu Meiniang immediately opened the envelope and opened it. When she saw that her words made her angry and her face turned red!

"You damn goblin, you want to break the bridge again. When I go back, I will make your legs weak! Hahaha!"

"Bastard! One day, I want you to die a bad death."

The disgusting face appeared directly in Wu Meiniang's head, and she was so angry that she slapped the letter on the table, and her palms were slapped red.

But after a while, Wu Meiniang felt relieved and her mood returned to peace. She had had too many dealings with Han Yi. If she wanted to get angry with Han Yi, she would definitely be angry to death by him. There is no doubt that this is not a doubt.

Han Yi said that he could not get angry, he must be calm.

In terms of this annoying ability, Han Yi is unparalleled in the world. At that time, Xiao Wuyi was the princess of the Tang Dynasty, but in the end, Han Yi was so angry that he turned into a resentful woman, and he was almost crazy.

Moreover, what Han Yi said seems to be just a casual statement, but it will always affect you.

The best way is to maintain a rational mindset and not let your emotions be affected.

Wu Meiniang picked up the letter again and looked carefully. Including the first sentence, she also thought about it. Because the word "shoot" is so exquisitely used, the musket and cannon are also used to shoot. On the other hand, this is really different!

But the more you looked down, Wu Meiniang looked gloomy and there was no look of anger on her face.

She read this letter back and forth for an hour before she put it on the table.

She saw that her forehead was covered with sweat beads, muttering to herself: "Does he really do you want to incite me to fight with the prince and then make profits from it? Or is it that he actually chose the prince? No matter what, if he does this, then all the initiative will be in his hands, and then he can turn his hands into clouds and rain. I have no way to do it. No, I must not do it as he wishes."

Thinking of this, she suddenly frowned and said with sorrow: "But he is now the commander of the three armies. He has a very high prestige among the people. Even if I can believe that Qibi Heli and others are still loyal to the Tang Dynasty, who knows how many muskets and artillery he hides?"

The more I think about it, the more I feel sad, the more I am so worried that Wu Meiniang is about to collapse!

Now it is a critical moment. After the battle is over, it is time to divide the spoils. This man dies for money and birds die for food. Since ancient times, there have been countless examples of crossing rivers and demolishing bridges.

Not to mention whether Wu Meiniang wants to turn against her, even if she doesn't want to, she has to be wary of Han Yi breaking the bridge across the river.

Of course, she must have the idea of ​​destroying the bridge across the river. Whoever sits in this seat is to consider destroying the bridge across the river. This is certain. It is said that no one can sleep soundly on the edge of this couch.

Before I knew it, an hour passed!

Wu Meiniang opened her eyes, sighed softly, and murmured to herself: "According to his plan, if I don't do it, he may not even go back. Moreover, if I don't do this, he can do this at that time. If he supports the prince ascending the throne first, I will be passive. Even if he doesn't have those muskets and cannons, I don't seem to have any extra choices. It's really abominable, damn!"

She suddenly tore the letter to pieces as if she was crazy.

After a while, Wu Meiniang suddenly shouted: "Come here!"

A palace maid walked in immediately.
Chapter completed!