I can only use war and violent means to solve this shameless country with such unconventional means. The corners of my mouth almost curled up, and it took me a long time to recover from anger. I shouted slogans with my brother Su and others.

Well, our efforts were not in vain. From the Han Dynasty to today, the powerful Chinese nation always believed that Japan was just a barbaric land. With sea routes and inconvenient transportation, and at least on the surface, the Japanese seemed respectful, they had never thought about taking action. But today, they had angered Uncle Li, the great and powerful dictator of the Tang Empire.

The fate of Japan began to be self-evident from the moment Uncle Li issued an edict. Even related articles were published in the "Tang Dynasty Weekly" and "Tang Dynasty Daily", which caused a sensation among the government and the public. Many generals stationed in the border and officials of the prefecture also handed over to Chang'an, all of which were angry. This was a shock to the whole country.

It seems that at the turn of summer and autumn of the 19th year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty would launch a new round of conquests, but the resistance encountered this time was much smaller than when it attacked Goguryeo. The main thing is that Japan is now just a small slave country. Although there have been hundreds of envoys sent to learn systems, culture and technology since the previous dynasty, a considerable part of them are no longer willing to return to the Japanese territory. Therefore, the current Japanese culture and technology level are still extremely low.

Since the Tang Dynasty began several years ago, it has been paying attention to the trends of students from various countries. So to now, the Tang Dynasty's iron smelting technology and various important technologies have been firmly controlled by the Tang Dynasty. The weapons of the Japanese army are not even steel products. At present, the area of ​​Japan only includes the western part of Honshu Island, the northern part of Kyushu and most of the four countries. The population is only one million, and the permanent army is only tens of thousands.

The request for the two vassal states, Silla and Baekje, to be a vassal and servant army and willing to go to conquer with the Tang Dynasty was rejected by Uncle Li. The Tang Dynasty did not need anyone's help. The Tang Dynasty has nearly 100,000 troops in Liaodong, and another 70,000 naval warships and 487 grain ships. These troops are still in the first-level combat readiness state. The 127 gunners in the artillery regiment of the Tang Military Academy are now trapped in the Tang Navy. The remaining artillery of my artillery regiment has been peacefully accepted by the cheeky naval generals, but this is good. It has made contributions to the future development of the Tang Dynasty's navy.

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It can be said that the power of the Tang Dynasty alone could already destroy its country, but Uncle Li didn't think so. Because he was angry, this was not just a personal grudge, but the anger of the entire Tang Empire?

"... So, I want your Staff Academy to draw up a detailed combat plan for me, remember. I want to completely erase Japan. This move will definitely play a shocking role in the vassal states around my Tang Dynasty. Have you heard clearly what I said today? I don't want it. In the 21st year of my ascension to the throne, I will still hear any news from Japan." Uncle Li stood in front of the sand table of the Staff Academy, biting his cheek and saying coldly.

"Promise!" In the Staff Academy, all the important officials, relevant departments, and military and political cadres at all levels in the Staff Academy expressed their courage and determination to move forward to Uncle Li.

The General Staff has started to work hard to study how to fight against Japan. In terms of intelligence, the General Staff will provide strong support with all my strength. Naturally, I have devoted myself to this job that I love most with 120,000 enthusiasm.

"No matter what, Your Majesty has issued a death order. At the latest, the war against Japan will be launched. It is of great importance. My Tang Wushu Institute, no matter what, we have to make some achievements." Sitting in the office of the Wushu Institute, I am mobilizing to a group of officials of the Wushu Institute.

"Sir, don't worry, there is no need to mention other places. Mortars can now be made of steel with better strength than bronze. As for artillery, the artillery of our Wuhan Research Institute has been divided into two parts according to the orders of the adults. One part specializes in the improvement of bronze artillery ground, and the other part is accelerating the development of mother-and-child ground artillery ground artillery..." Zhong Yi reported to me and presented a written report.

It can be seen from this that in the past two months, the monthly steel output of Wuhan Research Institute has remained stable at around 80,000 kilograms, the monthly steel output is about 50,000 kilograms and the hard steel is about 30,000 kilograms. According to the current working intensity, the production of steel crossbows is about 2,500, and the land soft steel is about 30,000 kilograms. In addition to the monthly support for the 10,000 kilograms of steel that the Ministry of Works of the Tang Dynasty will supervise, casting mortars and artillery almost all the remaining steel is included.

Because of the increasing maturity of firearm production technology, at this stage, mortars have eliminated the heavy bronze barrels and instead cast them with lighter steel.

Nowadays, local mortars are divided into three types according to their caliber. The heaviest one is a large caliber mortar, with a total weight of about 150 kilograms and a range of 1,33 steps. Three people can form a combat team. The minimum caliber mortar is about 50 kilograms and a range of about 800 steps. Moreover, the shooting speed is not slow. Three arrows can be fired once. This light mortar is specially improved for the battle in Lingnan. It is carried by individual soldiers and used for mountain and jungle combat. Two people can form combat power. Of course, in other war fields, it can also exert excellent flexibility and power.

The monthly output of mortars is about seventy, and the output of artillery is much lower. The most important thing is that in order to meet the needs of combat, improvements are being carried out in various aspects. The monthly finished product volume does not exceed ten. The output in the previous few months is all supplied to the Artillery Department of the Royal Military Academy of the Tang Dynasty for practice and use by trainees. In addition, the monthly number of artillery shells is about two thousand. Nearly half of the ammunition supply must be provided to Jiannan and Lingnan in the south, two places where wars are taking place, that is, the number that can be retained per month is about a thousand.

I stood up: "The monthly output of steel crossbows is enough to be fixed at 2,500. Now we have nearly 5,000 in our inventory. From now on, we will maintain a monthly output of 2,500. By the beginning of next year, at least 2,000 steel crossbows will be available. As for the output of mortars, it can be slightly reduced and it can be stabilized at 50 per month. However, the output of artillery needs to be increased in any case, because I have made a guarantee to Your Majesty that by the beginning of next year, the Wuhan Research Institute can guarantee at least 20,000 steel crossbows, 500 mortars, 100 land war artillery, and 100 ship cannons. This will ensure the combat effectiveness of our Tang Dynasty naval army and make the most basic preparations to land on the Japanese land."

Uncle Li asked for a quick battle, so this would be the first time in the history of the Tang Dynasty's war to use firearms in large quantities. Thinking about the scene of hundreds of cannons, hundreds of mortars, and 20,000 steel crossbows and tens of thousands of arrows, I felt a little chilled in my heart. Poor Japanese slaves, if you want to blame them, you can only blame them for being too ungrateful.

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"Sir, we try our best, but our staff is still insufficient. Can we transfer a group of skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of Works?" Zhong Hua said with a disgrace.

I smiled bitterly and shook my head: "I can't make the decision. Now my skilled craftsman who is the chief of the Tang Dynasty has almost been transferred by my Wushu Research Institute. Lord Yan from the Ministry of Works has complained to me many times. Fortunately, we provide 10,000 kilograms of steel every month to block his mouth, otherwise it will be a mess. However, Your Majesty has agreed to add another 80,000 kilograms of iron ore to our Wushu Research Institute every month. In addition, the iron smelting workshop that will be in charge will be incorporated into the steel smelting plant of the Wushu Research Institute of the Tang Dynasty. In this way, it can be considered as a solution to our big problem."

After hearing my last sentence, everyone suddenly felt relieved. As a result, the raw materials were sufficient and the manpower was also increased. On this basis, it was not impossible to increase the output.

Similarly, after Uncle Li's order was issued, the two northern port cities of Laizhou Port and Beisha City were renovating Datang's building ships, thickening the decks, canceling some unnecessary melee attack equipment, and making preparations for equipping marine artillery. Since the Datang ship industry was also quite developed at this time, the sturdiness of the building ships and bucket ships could fully load and use artillery. Therefore, the modification project was not hindered much.

Under the influence of the public opinion-oriented bombing of "Tang Dynasty Weekly" and "Tang Daily", Japan has become the most popular topic in the Tang Dynasty. Some radical article authors have even counted the harassment on the coast of the Central Plains since written records. All of them are counted on the forehead of Japan. Japan has become a synonym for the most hated Tang Dynasty.

There were nearly a thousand students, monks, doctors, musicians, painters, and even craftsmen from various industries sent to the Tang Dynasty. Originally, Uncle Li wanted to expel all of these people from the Tang Dynasty, but I was so scared that I quickly rushed to Uncle Li to persuade Uncle Li to dissuade Uncle Li. This idea was of no benefit to me, but instead helped Japan.
Chapter completed!