Chapter 296 Search (2)

Li Ming sat upright and asked in surprise: "How many people are there? What kind of outfits?"

The 80,000 troops hidden in Linzhou have always been a big concern for Li Ming. When he heard about this news, he must ask clearly.

"The specific information needs further confirmation. I have asked the personnel from the Pelagus City Branch of the Ministry of Security to send people over. At the same time, I also had a conversation with the commander's headquarters just now. Ren Yong's garrison is currently preparing to approach in that direction." Malin looked at the Holy Hand King and replied.

The Saint-Hand King nodded and then added: "Yes, I have called Ren Yong to mobilize the nearby garrison and move towards the town. Ren Yong called back and said that he was going to send 10,000 jungle infantry over."

Jungle infantry is a new type of troops trained by the Fifth Army in the Southern Dian Prefecture after Wang Wen destroyed the Soviet invasion troops. The armor on the jungle infantry was made of double-layer composite armor, and the inner layer was woven by multiple layers of steel wire. The latest researched fiberglass on the outer island can greatly reduce the weight of the armor, and its defense strength is no less than the original all-steel armor. It is very suitable for traveling through the jungle. After heavy infantry put on this armor, Yuchi Xiong trained in the jungle on the border of the Southern Dian Prefecture for more than three months, and finally made the first jungle infantry with 50,000 people have a certain combat capability. Due to the special nature of Linzhou's geography, Li Ming specially transferred the 50,000 jungle infantry there. As for the Southern Dian Prefecture, if Yuchi Xiong is there, more jungle infantry will be trained in three or five months.

These jungle infantry were all drawn from heavy infantry, so they were able to adapt to the plain group and jungle combat. They have now become the most important military force in Linzhou. This time Ren Yong sent out 10,000 yuan at once, which shows how much he attached to it.

"To prevent Li Jiaosheng from attacking the east and west, it is not ruled out that this is the bait he deliberately released." After dealing with Li Jiao for so many years, Li Ming had to be a little careful.

The Saint-Hand King nodded and said, "I have also talked about this with Ren Yong. At present, the remaining 40,000 jungle infantry are allocated on the edge of the forest on the east and north side of Linzhou respectively. They have 40,000 rangers to cooperate. If Li Jiao wants to break through there, it will be Zi Xun's death."

Li Ming sighed and said, "This Li Jiao is really good at hiding. I sent so many people to find him. Alas, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have had to work so hard. Be careful in all departments. Now the construction of various places is in full swing, and the demand for Linzhou's resources is getting bigger and bigger. Don't mess up our development plan because of Li Jiao's surprise attack."

Seeing that there was nothing important to everyone, Li Ming waved his hand and said, "If you don't have anything to report, let's disperse. Wang Tong, Gao Wei, you some department-level supervisors, stay here, have lunch with me, and leave the work to the deputy."

The ministers immediately stepped out and knelt down in the hall to bid farewell to Li Ming. Li Ming originally wanted to cancel this etiquette, but after listening to Gao Wei's analysis, he felt that this was indeed a way to improve his personal majesty. Besides, people of this era were used to this etiquette. If they forced to cancel it, they would cause uneasiness to everyone, so Li Ming let it go.

In the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the Hewu Garden, Li Ming and the five others were blowing the warm and majestic style here, tasting the mellow wine, and chatting and laughing freely.

These people were the first to follow Li Ming, and Li Ming had the deepest feelings for them. In this world, they were like Li Ming's relatives. Therefore, when no one else was there, they would restore their intimacy when they were on Biquan Island. At this time, they were like old friends for more than a dozen years, and there was no difference between the king and the minister.

"Long'er's injuries should have almost recovered. Did the emperor take her over and get the marriage done with Man'er? It's not a solution to drag it like this." After halfway through the wine, the Holy Hand King put down his glass and said with concern.

Li Ming smiled helplessly and said, "I just passed the telegram with Linjiazhuang. Long'er has never come out since she entered the library. The master has also visited several times. Every time she practiced alone in the secret room on the third floor, and she didn't even see the master. According to Lin Yi, she has successfully broken through the tenth level of mental method and is currently practicing Taiqing Gong again. It is estimated that he will not come out in less than two or three years. Alas, you also know her personality. If she loses martial arts, her life will be serious. If she cannot fully restore her previous state, she will definitely not come out. I have no choice. To be honest, if there weren't so many things in the court, I would have gone to Linjiazhuang long ago." Only when I get together with these people can Li Ming open his heart and talk to them about his feelings and thoughts. This is the difference between friends and subordinates.

"Or, you'll go there in a few days. In a short period of time, Li Jiao will not take any action. It's been half a year. Who knows if they were completely wiped out in the primeval forest? To be honest, I am now skeptical of the possibility of the existence of Li Jiao's army. There are so many people, the daily consumption of military rations is amazing. What do they rely on to stay in the primeval forest for the first half of a year?" Chen Hao was the first to follow Li Ming, so he spoke more freely.

"Yes, if you can't go inside, let Yao'er and Man'er take care of you first. You can run. Now the road from Jiangzhou to Dingzhou has almost been repaired. First, take the armored warship from here to Jiangzhou, and then ask the car there to prepare. You can go to Linjiazhuang in more than ten days. I also think you should go and take a look. Longer is different from ordinary women. She is a hero among women and has too many male personalities. If you take the time to see her in your busy schedule, she may come back with you." The Saint Hand King continued Chen Hao's words and began to persuade him.

Li Ming's eyes began to shimmer. To be honest, over the past six months, he has indeed missed Lin Long very much. Although Zhang Yao and Man'er are accompanying him, he always feels that there is less. To say the most important thing in his mind in the past, after his many life and death separations between him and Lin Long, Lin Long has become as important as Zhang Yao in his heart. Without Lin Long, he is always very concerned about it.

"Your Majesty, I think you are not suitable to leave now." Gao Wei always puts forward the opposite opinions of everyone at inappropriate times, but Li Ming knows him very well. Everything about him starts from work. Gao Wei is purely a workaholic. In addition to the little hobby of tea and calligraphy, this person spends most of his time working. Moreover, he is very devoted at work and does not favor personal feelings. Sometimes even Li Ming is a little annoyed. He is really too serious and he is really dedicated to governing this country.

"Mr. Gao, you don't have to be so serious at this time. You know what you are going to say, but the lord still has his own private affairs after all. You can't think about state affairs like you." Knowing Gao Wei's personality, before he could finish speaking, Marin interrupted him.

"You can't say that. As an emperor, you should spend every minute and every second on state affairs." Gao Wei ignored Marin's ridicule and still insisted on his own point of view, making the other people want to pull him out.

"Emperor, the situation in Linzhou is not yet determined, and the people of Linzhou may be threatened by Lin Jiao at any time. Therefore, at this time, you should not put national affairs aside for personal matters. Chen Hao, as the director of the Supervision Office, you take the lead in giving the emperor favoritism. This is a dereliction of duty. I also want to ask the emperor to deal with you." Gao Wei ignored the few people next to him, staring at him and pointed the finger at Chen Hao, the director of the Supervision Office.

"Okay, okay, we are chatting, not deciding national affairs in the main hall, don't be too serious. I won't mention the matter of returning to Linjiazhuang for the time being. Wait until this time passes, let's see if Li Jiao has any special actions." Gao Wei's personality is not popular with those in power, otherwise he wouldn't have been depressed and unsuccessful back then. It would be his luck to meet Li Ming. Li Ming also knew that senior officials of a country should be as meticulous as Gao Wei, but sometimes his disrespectful look made Li Ming unable to stand it. Seeing that the few people closest to him were about to start arguing, he hurriedly spoke to stop Ma Lin and Chen Hao from fighting back.

Malin snorted softly, raised his glass to the Holy Hand King and said, "Come on, my brother and I have two drinks. The emperor is our emperor. We must not only handle national affairs for him, but also care about him in every matter. This is what a good minister should do. He cares about his trivial matters all day long and cannot be considered a good official."

"Mr. Ma, what you said is wrong. The people-oriented in the world are the people. This sentence is often said by the emperor. I, Gao Wei, do it according to the emperor's arrangements. We are the emperor's ministers, not the eunuchs and palace maids around him. Caring about the emperor is their business. As long as we do our job well, we will be the best reward to the emperor. I, Gao Wei, have always done this since I followed the emperor in the flood." In the face of Malin's sarcasm, Gao Wei did not compromise.

"Okay, shut up. Today I'm here to let you drink, not to quarrel." Li Ming interrupted them and raised his glass and said, "I know you often quarrel, but I hope this is just caused by the differences in concepts, and don't affect your work because of the quarrels."

"Don't worry, they often quarrel with Gao Wei, and they have become accustomed to it." The Holy Hand King looked at the three of them with a smile.

"I don't care, I stick to my ideas." Gao Wei picked up the wine glass and waited for Ma Lin and Chen Hao, and then drank it all in one gulp.

Li Ming looked at Gao Wei with a little amused, shook his head and said, "Gao Wei, you really should change jobs with Chen Hao. You are the most ideal candidate for the Inspector General."

"I'm not suitable." Gao Wei shook his head and said, "I am good at internal affairs. The Prime Minister's Office is my ideal place. Chen Hao's work achievements in the Justice Department are obvious to all, but if he changes to the Prime Minister's Office to work, the world will be in chaos."

Chen Hao put down the wine glass unhappily, but Li Ming stopped his rebuttal. Li Ming knew that these people were usually fighting together to be harmless, but if they were too much, they might affect their relationship.

"For the time being, I can't leave the imperial city yet. Gao Wei is right. Let's wait until Li Jiao calms down a little. Marin, is there any news on Ximen Hu."

Malin put down his wine glass and replied: "There is no news from Ximen Hu, but the army is expanding in the Great Zhou side. The specific situation has not been found out. However, from the analysis of various situations, the steel consumption of the Great Zhou country is very large. Iron craftsmen from all over the country have been recruited to the military camp. I don't know what they are doing."

This news attracted Li Ming's attention. He looked at Ma Lin and analyzed some of the possible actions taken by the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Because Ximen Hu exists, Li Ming doesn't care much about the threat from the Great Zhou. As long as the current emperor is in power for one day, Ximen Hu will try his best to stop the troops of the Great Zhou Kingdom from attacking him. Therefore, he can now develop the domestic economy with confidence. However, Li Ming also knows that as long as the current emperor dies, Ximen Hu will immediately send troops to deal with him. With Ximen Hu's status and personality, after being coerced by Li Ming for so long, he will definitely hate him. As long as Li Ming's threat is useless, he will definitely come to take revenge. However, Li Ming doesn't care about this. The current Emperor of Great Zhou is in very good health, and it will not be a problem to live for about ten years. By that time, the domestic economy of the Tang Dynasty should also reach a new level. If a war occurs again, the Great Zhou will be asking for trouble.

Therefore, when Li Ming heard that there were signs of expansion of the Great Zhou army, he couldn't help but feel very surprised. The north side of the Great Zhou was Tuhu. Under the planning of Ximen Hu, it could no longer pose any threat to them. The situation on the east and west sides of the continent was unclear, but there were probably not too powerful countries. Therefore, the target they were going to expand their army was probably the Tang Dynasty.

"Send more personnel to the Great Zhou, be sure to find out what they are doing. If the Great Zhou is not honest, we must prepare in advance and we must not let the war happen in the territory of the Tang Dynasty again." After thinking for a while, Li Ming issued an order to Malin.

"Gao Wei ordered researchers from the Ministry of Industry and the Academy of Sciences to develop airships as soon as possible. At the same time, they have all the information, but the main reason is that the stability of nitroglycerin is lacking. With bombs, we can be invincible on the battlefield. Think about it, drive the airships over the enemy and throw bombs and oil tanks from above. In that way, we can reach zero casualties on the battlefield." Speaking of this, Li Ming's eyes lit up.
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