Chapter 1138: The Complete Map

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Within Sa City, scattered gunfire could still be heard from time to time.

These were Great Song soldiers clearing out the North Di soldiers who were putting up a desperate resistance.

After the Tibetan soldiers surrendered on a large scale, Ma Han and Dian Zhang rode their horses into Sa City.

The Gun Cavalry also filed in through the various city gates, coordinating with the Infantry to clear the battlefield.

"Have you found Ashuer?" Ma Han's gaze was sharp.

The White Tiger Army had almost completely taken control of Sa City, yet there was still no sign of Ashuer.

To him, Ashuer had to be seen alive or his corpse had to be seen dead.

Because this person was extremely dangerous.

After Commander Kelin led the North Di to submit to the Great Song, and Tianzhu was also brought into the Great Song's pocket.

This Ashuer still refused to yield, attempting to rely on the Tubo Plateau to resist the Great Song.

It was evident how much he hated the Great Song.

If he were allowed to escape Sa City, he would inevitably do things detrimental to the Great Song in the future.

His final fate could only be one thing, and that was death.

"General, we have found Ashuer's corpse; he was hacked to death by the Tibetans."

Just as Ma Han finished speaking, a troop of Cavalry stopped before him and reported back.

"The Tibetans..." Dian Zhang was somewhat stunned.

He had considered that Ashuer might commit suicide or be killed while putting up a desperate resistance, but he had not expected him to be killed by the Tibetans.

But after a while, he understood the full picture of the matter.

It turned out that during this period, Ashuer had been using cruel methods to suppress the Tibetans.

During this siege, Ashuer had again ordered the North Di to supervise the battle, which ultimately caused the Tibetan soldiers under his command to rebel.

And this was also the reason they were able to enter the city so smoothly.

"Hmph,

that was really letting him off easy." Ma Han snorted coldly.

Whenever the North Di conquered a place, they would forcibly conscript the local people into the army to serve as their Servant Soldiers.

Now, they had finally been bitten back by their own Servant Soldiers.

Before long, the soldiers dragged over Ashuer's corpse.

Just as the Cavalry had said, Ashuer had indeed been hacked to death by many blades, and now his whole body was a bloody mess.

However, from his features, one could still vaguely tell that this was Ashuer.

"Take it away!" Ma Han only glanced at it before waving his hand.

To the Great Song, the entire North Di had been annihilated, so this was of no consequence.

Ashuer naturally no longer had much value to them.

Dead was dead; it was enough to just toss him away like a wild dog.

"There is still Rikaze; once we take this city, it will be equivalent to us controlling the entire Tibet, and our mission will be complete." Looking toward the northwest of Sa City, Ma Han said to Dian Zhang.

Dian Zhang understood and said, "This subordinate will lead the troops to Rikaze immediately."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Half a month later, Dian Zhang returned.

There were only a small number of North Di troops in Rikaze, and they had taken this small county town with ease.

From start to finish, it took about a month and a half, and they had completely brought Tibet under their control.

Upon Dian Zhang's return, Ma Han dispatched Cavalry to Songyang Pass to send the battle situation in Tibet to Yancheng.

At the same time, he began to plan for the subsequent management of Tibet.

Without a doubt, this Tibet was to be placed under the administration of their White Tiger Army.

Therefore, stationing troops here was inevitable.

Another half month later, the battle situation in Tibet reached Zhao Xu via Telegraph.

At this time, Zhao Xu was in the Imperial Garden with Wang Chong, tinkering with a new gadget produced by the Research Institute.

After reading the telegram, Zhao Xu smiled lightly and put it away.

To him, taking Tibet with the capabilities of the White Tiger Army was as easy as turning over one's hand, so there was no suspense or special anticipation.

But this battle, after all, meant that the territory of the Great Song was finally complete.

The additional territories the Great Song had previously acquired, as well as those acquired in the future, would all be pure profit.

"Come, come, come; while Tibet has returned to our Great Song, let's take a photo together," Zhao Xu said.

What Wang Chong was showing Zhao Xu today was precisely the Camera.

At this moment, besides Wang Chong, ministers such as Liu Fu, Mi Yan, Chang Wei, and Yang Feng were all present.

They had all been called over by Zhao Xu to join in the excitement.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty." Hearing that Ma Han had taken Tibet, everyone revealed smiles.

The return of Tibet undoubtedly added another beautiful stroke of color to the Great Song.

Moreover, in the dynasties prior to the Great Song, the Central Plains dynasties had basically found it difficult to control the region of Tibet.

The most ideal situation was for Tibet to submit to the Central Plains dynasty.

But actual control over Tibet was very difficult.

Yet for the current Great Song, such a situation would never return.

From now on, they would firmly hold Tibet in their hands and make it an inseparable territory of the Great Song.

Amidst the waves of congratulations, the ministers stood in order on both sides of Zhao Xu.

Five meters away from them stood a tripod, upon which sat a wooden box covered with a thick black cloth.

This was the Silver Plate Camera created by the Research Institute.

It was also the most primitive type of camera.

This kind of camera appeared in the mid-19th century of the modern era.

Its principle was very simple.

One would prepare a copper plate plated with a thin layer of silver, then place it into a small box containing an iodine solution.

At this point, the iodine vapor would react with the silver to produce silver iodide.

Afterward, one would take out this silver-plated copper plate and transfer it into a dark box to take the photograph.

Because silver iodide is reduced to metallic silver of varying densities depending on the intensity of the light, an image is formed.

Thus, the black-and-white photograph was born.

However, because natural exposure light is too weak, the photography time for a Silver Plate Camera is very long.

It often required the subject being photographed to remain perfectly still for over ten minutes, which was very troublesome.

To solve this problem, a combustion powder consisting mainly of magnesium powder and potassium chlorate was later developed to produce a burst of intense light, forming an image instantaneously.

This combustion powder, combined with a trumpet-shaped reflector, was the earliest Flash.

The Silver Plate Camera that Wang Chong had produced now was naturally this final form of the silver plate camera.

Although its structure was the simplest, it was sufficient to be used until the appearance of film cameras.

After all, even before the year 1900 of the modern era, most cameras were these primitive Silver Plate Cameras.

"Ready!" With everything prepared, Wang Chong shouted.

Seeing that everyone had straightened their expressions, he pressed the button on the Flash.

"Snap!" The fuel inside the Flash suddenly ignited, emitting a slight sound.

A flash of lightning-like intense light appeared, shining upon Zhao Xu and the others.

Many ministers could not even help but close their eyes.

"Hahaha, it's done. Once the photo is developed, I will send it over to the Emperor." After the photo session ended, Wang Chong said with a smile.

The next day, Wang Chong indeed delivered the photo to the palace.

Zhao Xu called everyone over to admire it again, and looking at the lifelike figures in the photo, everyone exclaimed in wonder.

"This is truly too miraculous. I never imagined that a technique once disdained as a mere 'skill of strange devices' could possess such supernatural power." Liu Fu held the photo, staring intently at himself in the image.

If it had been a few years earlier, he would certainly have thought he had seen a ghost.

Yang Feng, Chang Wei, and the other generals also shook their heads in amazement, feeling an added layer of awe toward the technology produced by the Research Institute.

Zhao Xu watched the expressions of the crowd, his own expression one of satisfaction.

The reason he made a grand display for the ministers every time the Research Institute produced something new was to ensure they would firmly remember that, from now on, technology was the primary task for the development of Great Song.

No official was permitted to use their power to interfere with the development of Great Song's technology.

Great Song could never return to an era where only the Scholar-official was considered superior to others.

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