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Chapter 83 Thunderbolt is coming

Looking at the Pili chariot driving off the train, Du Zhongxiao's eyes were straightened. At this time, the Khitan army was about to be annihilated. How could it transport this thing? Apart from showing off its national strength, is this thing of the front line?

Fu Bi whispered: "The Lord is here, it seems that the movement is quite serious. The Khitan army is exhausted and about to perish, but it sent an invincible thunder chariot. This move was probably done by the Lord who intentionally sent a thunder chariot to shock the surrounding Hus."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Maybe that's the case. Since it's here, it will be of some use at that time."

The Invincible Pili Car is powerful, but in Du Zhongxiao's opinion, it is actually useless and I was not optimistic at the beginning. This car is too big and must rely on railway mobility. But the railway has been built, and there is no need for Pili Car. What force can be the opponent of the Song army? This car was originally used for offense, but it is actually suitable for defense and cannot find its own position on the battlefield. If this car was sent earlier, since the troops had to maneuver quickly, it would be useless. Only now, the Khitan army was surrounded and there was no way to go, the Pili Car would be useful.

Tan Yao, who was commanding the thunder chariot, stepped forward and saluted, saying, "I have met two generals. The last general was ordered to take the thunder chariot to help."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I'm really hiding it. How many miles can this car run? There are more than 200 miles to Wuqing here. Can it be reached there?"

Tan Yao looked around and whispered: "I'm not sure about the Taiwei. You can barely walk for one hundred miles, and more than two hundred miles is too far. But the Master insisted on letting the barbarians see that the magical artifact is powerful and must be used. There is really no way. We accompanied the people who practiced the road and rushed forward in advance. If the road is broken, it will be repaired. The Master will arrive tomorrow. It's best not to delay it and don't rush to the front line. We will rush tonight, and we will always arrive."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "So that's it. This car looks great, but in fact it has many problems. It is not very useful to deceive the battlefield. Now that the Khitan army is surrounded, it is of course good to use it to break the siege, and it is better than nothing."

Tan Yao said: "Don't say that either, the Taiwei, if it is used to defend the city, the Pili car will still have many uses. But this car is too expensive, not a heavy place like the capital, so how can it be used? It's just that in the capital, it's not so easy to be besieged by the enemy!"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said nothing. Is it easy to be besieged in the capital? How many times have the capital of the Song Dynasty been besieged?

After transporting all the thunder chariots, Tan Yao said: "Grand Han is on the train behind and will arrive soon. I'll prepare for it, and the Taiwei will also send some people to come. We will go to Wuqing tonight. Within three or four days, we will always arrive in Wuqing."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Okay, I will send you a thousand people, don't mess it up. Time is urgent, don't stop at night, keep rushing. Five days later, I must see the Pili Car outside Wuqing City. And how many people have come, how many people want to see outside the city!"

Tan Yao crossed his hands and looked full of confidence. As the commander of the Pili Car, Tan Yao certainly knew that this car was prone to problems when running on the road. In case of precautions, each car brought with the train this time had several sets of spare parts that were easily broken, and repaired and replaced at any time if it was broken on the road. The Pili Car participated in the war more of a political declaration, used to show off to the barbarians. The most important thing is not how much function it plays on the battlefield, but how it runs smoothly and looks powerful on the battlefield. As long as it reaches Wuqing safely, it will not be difficult.

He arranged the troops and horses to join Tan Yao and asked him to transport the cart outside the city first to prepare for departure. Du Zhongxiao said to Fu Bi: "Since the founding of the country, no battle is more important than this battle. It seems that the emperor is ready to come this time."

Fu Bi nodded: "That's not the case. After this victory, all the elites of the Khitan were destroyed. It is not difficult to obtain the land of the territory, but it is naturally important."

Du Zhongxiao understood that after this battle, the Khitan tribes would inevitably not be able to stay in their current places. When the Song army advanced north, the Khitans would likely flee to other places. What kind of chain reaction would it cause? But it was hard to say. The nomadic people, the word "you" means uncertainty in their residence. If they could not stay here, they would move to other places.

It is not easy to cross Yanshan, and the technology of this era is almost impossible to complete. However, it is much easier to build a railway from Hequ Road to the grassland without going through Youzhou. As long as the railway is open and the Central Plains and the grassland are connected, things will be different.

After waiting for about half an hour, Han Qi's train arrived and greeted Du Zhongxiao and Fu Bi.

Han Qi said: "The train on the emperor will arrive here tomorrow at noon. I will come today, so I will prepare it first to avoid accidents."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It should be like this. When the emperor comes to the side of the road in Hebei, everything must be cautious. The wind is strong here, so please follow us to the official hall. I will prepare a banquet to welcome you to the wind."

Han Qi thanked and said, "I really didn't expect this battle. When the Khitan first arrived south, it was like a gust of lightning, and everyone was frightened. Two of them had their descendants, but they were surrounded by Wuqing, and there was only one dead end. Even the emperor had to fight in person."

Speaking of this, he smiled and shook his head. Everyone knew that the overall situation of the war in Youzhou had been decided. Zhao Zhen came here not to fight, but to receive credit. This was the emperor's privilege. The ministers knew it, so it was hard to say anything.

When they arrived at the official hall, everyone sat down. Du Zhongxiao ordered tea to come and invite Han Qi to drink tea.

After invited tea, Du Zhongxiao said, "The things will be different when the emperor comes to Youzhou. Originally, there is nearly 500,000 troops here. Although the food and grass are available, they can be eaten simply. Since the emperor is here, he should ask the three officials to do some effort and transport more wine and meat. In this great victory, everything will be lively."

Han Qi said: "It's not difficult. Now it's cold, the cattle and sheep on Hequ Road have been killed, and the meat is transported to the capital, but it's not rotting. It's just that a few more trains are arranged to transport it here. This big victory is worth the money, so I don't care about these."

After issuing bonds, Zhongshu had a lot of money in his hand and was much more enjoyable to give money. He could completely annihilate the Khitan army, so the bonds would not lose money, and the court was generous. Hequ Road was not only the cattle and sheep of the Song Dynasty, but also bought from north of Yinshan, and the food was very sufficient.

After drinking tea for a while, Zhao Zi, Li Fugui and Li Zhang came in and greeted Han Qi.

Han Qi said to Zhao Zi: "The Lord will arrive in Xiongzhou tomorrow. Are you ready to encircle and annihilate the Khitan army? You must prepare it and watch it for the Lord. If the Lord sees it, you may propose something."

Zhao Zi said: "This is a big event and has been prepared for a long time. Now the army is on standby around Wuqing. With a command, you can encircle them all. The Khitan army is already in a jar, just to see when the imperial court's order will be sent."

Han Qi said: "This is the best. This matter is the most important thing. The emperor is determined to fight a beautiful battle."

After saying that, he said to Du Zhongxiao: "How are the Khitans in Wuqing now? If the war starts three or four days later, I wonder if it is appropriate?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's too urgent for three or four days. The Khitan has lost military rations. I heard that it's not a good time to kill horses now. After the emperor arrives, it's better to go to Youzhou first and take a look at the heavy city. Five or six days later, go to Wuqing again, and the war just started."

Han Qi was silent for a while and said, "Youzhou is on the border. If the emperor goes, isn't it safe?"

Fu Bi smiled and said, "My husband, Liu is likely to be 50,000 troops there, how can it be unsafe? This time the Khitan army came south and plundered Youzhou too fiercely, and the people were resentful. The imperial army came, and everyone ran around to tell each other, overjoyed. The emperor went up to Youzhou and let the people take a look."

Han Qi nodded: "That's good. The Long Guard Army is still in Xiongzhou, and then you can go to Youzhou with the emperor. By the way, the one who came with the emperor was Yao Shouxin's Gong Sheng Army, all of which were artillery soldiers. They can go to Wuqing first and prepare for battle."
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