Chapter 1111: Success in the East and Success in the West (One Hundred and Four)

After drinking several pots of wine, Tan Feng was already slightly drunk. He sang loudly while tapping the plate. Tan Kang sat quietly opposite him, listening to Tan Feng's passionate singing and watching the tears sliding down his eyes. He couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. His young master had a high opinion of himself in his life, and few people could be admired by him, but he happened to meet his natural rival Gao Yuan. In this life, he was suppressed by his opponent and saw that the room for turning over was getting smaller and smaller. Although the young master is now a general of the Qin Dynasty, Tan Kang knows that the young master is not happy in his heart. What can really make him happy? or only when Gao Yuan is defeated.

But is this possible? As the situation develops, Tan Kang feels increasingly hopeless about this goal. The strength of his opponent scares Tan Kang from the bottom of his heart. Not to mention the armies of both sides, just the overwhelming Han goods that can be seen as soon as he goes out, Tan Kang feels terrified. Tan Kang is not an ordinary commoner. Following Tan Feng, he has learned knowledge that many people cannot learn in their lifetime.

"Tan Kang, do you think I can still defeat Gao Yuan in this lifetime?" Just as he was thinking, Tan Feng on the opposite side had already stopped singing. After wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, he looked at Tan Kang and asked.

"Yes, yes!" Tan Kang nodded repeatedly, "Gao Yuan is just a little luckier. The young master is a natural talent. As long as the luck is right, defeating the opponent is just a matter of turning the palm of his hand."

Tan Feng rolled his eyes, "Tan Kang, you are not my subordinate, you are my family. Do you have to flatter me like this? I hope to hear your true words."

Listening to Tan Feng's words, Tan Kang was moved and sad. There were not many people in the Tan family who were able to escape with Tan Feng at the beginning. Like him, his whole family was All of them fell into Jicheng. There has been no news for the past few years. With my status, I think they are long gone.

"Master, the opponent is powerful, we can take it step by step, and there is still a chance!" He lowered his voice.

Tan Feng slapped the table, which scared Tan Kang, but he heard Tan Feng say: "Yes, this is the truth. The opponent is powerful, but we can take it step by step, and there is still a chance. The thousand-mile long embankment was destroyed by an ant hole. There are holes everywhere on the big ship of the Han Kingdom. Gao Yuan is still digging holes on it. If we help him dig more, the ship may sink at any time. Go down. Whether it works or not, we have to do it first."

"Young master is right!" Tan Kang laughed: "Gao Yuan is always doing weird things. I really don't understand what he is doing. In history, no matter who is the king, everyone is desperate to hold all the power in his hands. He is good, but he thinks that the power is hot and hurriedly divides it out. Such a crazy person is not necessarily difficult to deal with."

"Gao Yuan is such a strange person. Different. It is because of his difference that there is today's Gao Yuan." Tan Feng said thoughtfully:" However, his political actions were digging his own grave. What he wanted to do was not groundless. There were indeed such records in ancient times. However, with the development of history, this system has been proven to be unworkable. When foreign enemies come, this decentralized system is simply impossible to clench a fist to fight against the outside world, so it is inevitable that it will be eliminated by history. In fact, the signs have already begun to appear now."

"Oh, is there a sign of civil strife in the Han Dynasty now?" Tan Kang was very interested.

"It may not be civil strife, but this system designed by Gao Yuan The evil consequences of the separation of powers have begun to emerge." Tan Feng took a sip of wine gently. "When their Great Council meets, it almost becomes a vegetable market. The members are like shrews scolding in the street, and even fight on the spot. Have you heard these jokes?"

"Yes, I have heard some, but they are all gossips. I thought they were all jokes!" Tan Kang said.

"It's not a joke, it's true." Tan Feng smiled and said: "The latest information I got is the new fiscal year proposed by their Minister of War Ye Zhong. Yes, they are talking about the new fiscal year. The military budget in the new fiscal year It was rejected by the Grand Council. The Grand Council cut Ye Zhong's budget by more than one third, which made Ye Zhong so angry that he slammed the table and cursed in the Grand Council, scolding these members for forgetting war and being in danger. But these members turned a deaf ear to it."

"Cut the army's budget by one third at once?" Tan Kang looked at Tan Feng in surprise, "Then Gao Yuan doesn't care."

"Gao Yuan doesn't care. According to intelligence, Gao Yuan claims that the Grand Council is the highest legislative and review body. Since the Grand Council has rejected the proposal of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War must comply."

"Oh my God! It seems that Gao Yuan is really a little crazy."

"What kind of people are these congressmen? What do they know? Gao Yuan actually wants to rely on such people to govern the country. It is really wishful thinking. They probably think that the Han army is invincible in the world, but they have forgotten Although Da Qin suffered heavy losses, its foundation is still there. Da Qin only lost the fruits of these years of fighting, but its homeland was not damaged at all. If Da Qin invaded the country to fight, it would not be impossible to gather millions of troops, and the south The Chu State has a larger territory than the Qin State and more people than the Qin State. They are like a sick lion. Once they wake up, the power they unleash will be terrifying. During the period of the First King of Qin Dynasty, the Eastern Expedition The only one who did not provoke the West was the Chu State. But now, Gao Yuan was constantly trying to pull out the sick lion. Now the knowledgeable people of the Chu State finally realized the huge threat of the Han State. Huang Xie , people like Qu Zhong are all outstanding people in the world, how can they sit back and watch the threat of Han State? The environment for Qin and Chu to join forces has basically been established. What everyone needs now is just time. Da Qin needs time to recover from this defeat. The Chu State also needed time to deal with the internal hidden dangers. When everything was ready, it was time for the war to start again. At this time, the Han State actually relaxed its military department and cut its military budget. This was not natural. What's the point of seeking destruction?" Tan Feng laughed, "While we were preparing our troops, they were preparing to release their troops to Nanshan, hahaha!"

"Or maybe they think that Han's current military strength is enough to win the war with us?" Tan Kang said thoughtfully, and as soon as he said the words, he regretted it. Isn't this a way of boosting others' ambitions and destroying his own prestige?

Unexpectedly, Tan Feng nodded, "Your idea is indeed correct. For now, the Han army's military strength and combat effectiveness are indeed the strongest. And the new weapons they used in Kangping City against the Chu army, It’s even more shocking. I heard that this kind of thing is called dynamite in Han Dynasty.”

"Yes, young master, they have such powerful weapons, what can we do to resist them? Even the wall of Kangping City was blown down hundreds of meters by them. They have such weapons, what wall can stop their attacks in the future? ?" The mood that Tan Kang had just raised was ruthlessly suppressed again.

"No matter how powerful the weapons are, they still need people to use them." Tan Feng said quietly, "After the battle in Kangping City, both our Qin and the Chu Kingdom worked hard to find out. No matter how tightly the Han Dynasty kept the secret of this weapon, it was inevitable that there would be no omissions, and now we finally have some clues."

"Can we also make this kind of weapon?" Tan Kang was overjoyed.

"You have a great idea!" Tan Feng smiled and tapped Tan Kang on the head with chopsticks, "This time the intelligence agencies of Qin and Chu had a rare and sincere cooperation. Both sides worked together and finally found some clues. The origin of this explosive actually comes from the alchemy skills of those wandering Taoist priests that we have all seen a lot. Gao Yuan gathered a large number of alchemists and spent several years developing this powerful weapon. , Sometimes, I have to admire Gao Yuan!"

"Since Han can use Taoist priests to refine this weapon, so can we!" Tan Kang blurted out.

"Of course, both Qin and Chu are now secretly recruiting Taoist priests who are good at practicing alchemy to carry out research. However, this is not a day's work. The Han Dynasty spent several years on this. This is just for us to study this weapon. It’s just one of the methods, and the fastest one is..."

"The fastest thing is to get it from Han!" Tan Kang blurted out.

Tan Feng nodded.

"It's just that since this kind of weapon is so powerful, the Han Kingdom naturally keeps it tightly guarded, and their Overwatch Council is also very powerful. I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to get it from them." Tan Kang thought for a while, then shook his head. road.

"That's not entirely true. Gao Yuan is also very strange sometimes. Did you know that this year, oh, it should be said last year, he set off a grand fireworks for the birth of his third princess? The invention of fireworks , it originated from this secret weapon. In order to please Ning Xin, Gao Yuan went so far as to make such a military weapon into a toy. He took great pains." When Ning Xin was mentioned, Tan Feng's expression was extremely complicated. He had been, or until now, always been interested in Ning Xin was so in love with her that she once thought that she was the only one who could be worthy of Ning Xin. However, later on, she still lost her true love.

"After this incident, fireworks have become a popular thing in Han Dynasty. It is really not easy to buy them, but for us, this is a breakthrough in the incident. Can you tell me where this breakthrough is?" Tan Feng asked.

Tankang thought for a while, "Since these fireworks and firecrackers are a derivative of explosives, then the workshop that can make fireworks and firecrackers is inseparable from the place where they can develop this weapon. At least there will be some business connections. We think If you want to get this thing, you can start here!”

Tan Feng clapped his hands softly, "Well said. This is the starting point. The first step is to find the workshop that produces explosives. The next step is to plot other things. In this world, there is nothing It can be hidden tightly. As long as there is a gap, there will be a chance to get in, open a gap, and get what we need." (To be continued)