The most arrogant in history

Chapter 618: Look back in time.

Zhao Biao is Ye Kun's sworn brother and has a noble status.

Zhuge Hong must ask clearly, otherwise he would not dare to take action.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "If Zhao Biao rebels, it will be a capital crime. You killed him, so you have no faults."

Zhuge Hong nodded: "In this case, I promise to complete the task. When will the 30,000 troops that the emperor mentioned be given to me?"

"I'll give it to you within five days."

Ye Kun nodded and took out his token: "Huang Ye, take my token and send Zhuge Hong to report to the Ministry of War. From now on, Zhuge Hong will be one of the deputy commanders of the Ministry of War."

Zhuge Hong bowed and took his leave.

Ye Kun immediately sent a telegram to Zhao Biao, first to express his condolences and commend him for his contributions in the Western Regions, and then told Zhao Biao that according to the court law, soldiers who had served for more than three years should be retired. Let those soldiers escort a group of foreign laborers to Jincheng County and then retire on the spot.

At the same time, Ye Kun secretly ordered Wen Qi and the governor of Jincheng County to guard against the enemy and be prepared for any contingencies.

The next morning, Ye Kun took Zhuge Hong to inspect the march and test the power of the latest guns and artillery.

The latest steel guns are already close to the level of semi-automatic rifles.

Moreover, the bullet has a primer and can be fired directly.

The small cannon is even more powerful. When it fires, the earth shakes and flames shoot up into the sky.

After Zhuge Hong saw it, he laughed and said:

"Your Majesty, if there is enough ammunition, I only need 10,000 regular soldiers, plus these 3,000 new soldiers, to complete the mission. Flesh and blood, or our armor, can't stop bullets and shells at all."

Ye Kun shook his head: "The situation is complicated, you must not be careless."

Zhao Biao has been in the Western Regions for ten years. He is a general who is good at fighting and has more than 10,000 black powder guns and more than 1,000 black powder cannons. His strength should not be underestimated.

Zhuge Hong nodded: "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will be careful and cautious."

Ye Kun took Zhuge Hong to see the newest ammunition factory.

This is a factory that specializes in producing new bullets. It has two walls and four guard posts, so not even a fly can get out.

The new bullets are currently top secret technology, and technology leaks are absolutely not allowed.

Each process is also kept confidential.

The front-line workers are all foreign laborers, who produce according to fixed procedures, like robots.

The ammunition factory was managed by He Tiantian's female apprentice Long Xueshan.

Long Xueshan was originally an orphan, and was brought from Pingye County by Ye Kun. Because he was smart and studious, he became He Tiantian's eldest disciple.

While inspecting, Ye Kun said to Long Xueshan: "To conquer the world, we need an unlimited number of bullets. The arsenal must work harder to increase the output of ammunition. At the same time, we must continue scientific research to ensure the quality of ammunition."

There was a black scar on Long Xueshan's face from gunpowder burns. She usually wore a veil. She nodded and said:

"Your Majesty, our current production capacity is only 1,500 new bullets per day. However, our inventory of old black powder bullets exceeds 200,000."

Ye Kun nodded: "We will continue to produce black powder bullets, but the output is already sufficient and there is no need to increase it. We will expand the production of new bullets."

If the fighting really starts, a lot of bullets will be consumed.

A medium-sized battle involves tens of thousands of bullets.

If you want to sweep across Europe and West Asia, it would be impossible without the support of millions of bullets.

Long Xueshan replied: "We have 30,000 new bullets in stock now. We will increase production in the future and produce more than 50,000 per month. Will that be enough?"

"Not necessarily."

Ye Kun smiled slightly: "Sometimes in war, saturation attacks are required, requiring a hail of bullets, bullets are like raindrops. A thousand musketeers can use up 10,000 bullets in one minute. If the battle lasts for ten minutes, the 100,000 bullets will be gone."

Zhuge Hong laughed and said, "Your Majesty, we can't afford such a waste. In fact, when we fight, if three thousand bullets are fired, even the enemy's iron army will be defeated. At that time, we can use traditional cavalry to pursue the victory."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Our normal battles are always like this, using guns and cannons to destroy the enemy's army formation, and then using cavalry to pursue. But this time is different. If Zhao Biao rebels, he also has black powder guns and cannons in his hands."

In the past, Ye Kun had no pressure when fighting against the Huns, Goguryeo, Liaodong, and Jiaozhi.

As soon as the guns and cannons fired, the enemy army retreated, and then our army pursued and crushed them directly.

But this time, they were facing Zhao Biao's army, which had more than 10,000 black powder guns, as well as large and small cannons.

Once the fighting starts, it will be a war of hot weapons.

Ye Kun continued, "We must suppress Zhao Biao in terms of weapon quality, and at the same time, occupy an absolute advantage in quantity. Only in this way can we defeat the enemy without fighting, and prevent Zhao Biao from acting rashly."

Zhuge Hong thought for a moment, clasped his fists and said:

"I understand. The emperor still has brotherly feelings for Zhao Biao. He hopes that he will retreat when faced with difficulties and turn back in time."

Ye Kun sighed: "If Zhao Biao can retreat when faced with difficulties, this is the best solution. Once a fight breaks out, the losses will be huge."

After returning from the arsenal, he received Zhao Biao's reply in the imperial study.

In his reply, he hoped Ye Kun would give him a batch of the latest guns and ammunition to support him in suppressing bandits in the Western Regions.

Ye Kun called back: "The latest guns and bullets have just been developed and have not yet been mass-produced. They can be provided to the Western Region troops next summer."

At the same time, Ye Kun emphasized Zhao Biao to do a good job in retiring the soldiers and let them return to Jincheng County as soon as possible.

The people of Zhuo County and most of the officials were unaware of the tense situation in the northwest and were still immersed in a peaceful and prosperous life.

Ye Kun also pretended to be relaxed and arranged his work step by step.

Bingbing came to report on the situation of the Grand Theater and the arrangements for cultural and artistic activities during the Spring Festival.

Ye Kun read the report and said with a smile: "Let's hold a literary and artistic work meeting at the Grand Theater tomorrow night. We will summarize and plan together."

Bingbing was very sensitive and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, have you been worried about something these past two days?"

"Silly girl, what could possibly worry me? I just miss you." Ye Kun smiled.

"The emperor misses me, so I will stay here tonight and talk to him."

"Okay, I haven't chatted with you for a long time. Tonight, I will provide you with some literary materials."

Ye Kun's tired heart felt much more relaxed at this moment.

Bingbing massaged Ye Kun's shoulders and suddenly smiled again, "By the way, Your Majesty, General Yingtao said that he would come to visit Your Majesty and Your Majesty in a few days and report on the literary and cultural work in Jinling and Jiangdong."

"Cherry? I haven't seen her in a long time."

A smile appeared on Ye Kun's lips: "I guess she will bring me some gift this time."

Bingbing was stunned for a moment, then reacted, covered her mouth and smiled: "Your Majesty, you haven't accepted the gift that General Cherry sent last time."