In the back hall, Zhang Lu was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his hands. He had to tell His Highness King Yong in time about what happened in the city, otherwise King Yong would make unfavorable decisions, such as hastily attacking the city, etc. Of course, he also had ways to send the information to him.
Before going out, he just had to think carefully and not let Zhe Keqiu have any doubts.
At this time, Yu Shouzhong came back in a hurry, and Zhang Lu quickly asked: "How was the discussion?"
"I have already explained everything to him, and he will make arrangements to make Zhe Keqiu think he is a deserter."
"How does he arrange it?"
"He will go to the boss in the afternoon to ask for money. Without exception, he will definitely be beaten, and then he will leave a few words to direct his hatred towards his boss."
The two of them were talking about their subordinate Mu Chunfa who had infiltrated into the enemy army. Mu Chunfa was a native of Luoyang and was born as an orphan. He was recruited by Zhe Keqiu six months ago. He and several companions took the opportunity to sneak into the army. Of course Mu Chunfa also
He encountered many irritating things, such as the deduction of his military salary. He had not received his salary for three consecutive months and was withheld by his superiors. He was even beaten up by his superiors because he could not come up with filial piety money.
These are all intelligence. Mu Chunfa's personal experience represents the true state of the city's defenders. Morale is not that high, and military morale is not so stable. It is easy for military morale to collapse in the face of a defeat. Therefore, Yang Zaixing was critical of Xin'an County.
The army of ten thousand engaged in a heart-attack battle and won a great victory.
Now, Mu Chunfa has become the best candidate sent by Zhang Lu to report the news.
At night, a group of dozens of soldiers were patrolling on the top of the city. Suddenly, a soldier ran out from the team, jumped onto the top of the city, and shouted, "The king of the capital insults me, I quit!"
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After shouting, he jumped into the moat with all his strength. The soldiers stepped forward to investigate. They saw that the soldier had swam to the other side. More than a dozen sentries raised their crossbows and shot at them. However, this soldier was very flexible and used the word "zig".
He ran along the route, dodged the crossbow fire, and escaped into the night.
All the soldiers looked at each other in shock. Mu Chunfa turned out to be a deserter. They all suddenly thought of something. They looked at Wang Shun, the head of the army. Wang Shun's face changed greatly, and he felt regretful. He really shouldn't have beaten Mu Chunfa at noon. He knew he had to
What a bad luck, the commander-in-chief will definitely investigate the reason for the desertion.
There has been no siege operation in the past two days, and the Song army is also fully preparing for the war. Mainly craftsmen are assembling heavy trebuchets and thousand-step guns. They are shipped from Jingzhao as parts and then assembled in the camp. The heavy trebuchets are slightly
The easier one, but the more difficult one to assemble is the Thousand-Step Cannon.
As the name suggests, the Qianbu Cannon can be thrown a thousand steps. With a fifty kilogram weight, it can be thrown a thousand steps, but if a hundred kilograms is thrown, it will only be six or seven hundred steps, but this distance is also very impressive.
It is more than double that of the heavy trebuchet.
At night, Chen Qing, accompanied by Liu Cui and Zhao Wenxin, deputy commander of the Ordnance Administration, inspected the assembly factory. The assembly factory is located in the southwest corner and covers an area of about 300 acres. The full name here is the Ordnance Administration Factory. It not only assembles trebuchets, but also
To repair, forge weapons, make shields, etc., there are thousands of craftsmen busy here.
"How many heavy trebuchets are assembled now?" Chen Qing asked.
Zhao Wenxin said quickly: "Reporting to Your Highness, as of an hour ago, twenty-one aircraft were assembled, and by tomorrow morning, we will prepare to assemble thirty aircraft."
"Where's the Thousand-Step Cannon?"
"Five Thousand-Step Cannons have been assembled!"
Chen Qing nodded, "Five is enough. Gather all the craftsmen of the Thousand-Step Cannon to assemble the heavy trebuchet and baffle. We will try to assemble the forty-step gun before noon tomorrow."
"It should be possible. I'll make arrangements right away!" Zhao Wenxin hurried away.
Liu Cui said to Chen Qing: "Beizhi just went to see Yang Zaixing. He is still very ill. The arrow wound he suffered in Xixia has returned again. But Beizhi thinks he is more mentally ill. Your Highness, please go and enlighten him!"
"Can't he figure it out?" Chen Qing asked lightly.
Liu Cui smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness knows that he is also a person who accepts death. You let him figure out how it is possible."
Chen Qing nodded, "He's right next door! I'll go see him now."
Next door to the Ordnance Department's factory is the medical camp, where injured soldiers are treated and rehabilitated.
Yang Zaixing was also lying here. He fell ill on the night he was demoted and dismissed. The sores on his arrows that he had suffered in Xixia broke out again and caused serious bleeding. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Chen Qing walked into the main tent and saw Yang Zaixing lying on the hospital bed, his face pale, without a trace of blood, and his eyes tightly closed.
"Is General Yang asleep?" Chen Qing asked the female medical soldier next to him.
There are 300 female medical soldiers in the camp. They have been specially trained to take care of wounded soldiers. The effect is very good. The soldiers recovered very quickly. At first, many generals still questioned it, but now no one doubts it. They all agree.
they.
"General Yang just drank the medicine and may have fallen asleep."
At this time, Yang Zaixing slowly opened his eyes and found that it was Chen Qing. He groaned and struggled to get up. Chen Qing quickly held his shoulders and said, "Your arrow wound burst out. Don't move!"
"Hey! It hurts a lot when it rains. I knew it would be difficult to recover, but I didn't expect it to break out again."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "It's normal. I was shot in the leg by Wan Yanhuo Nu in Linyou County. Now in winter, the pain is still there. I need to apply hot water. It will probably stay with me for the rest of my life."
"Being humble and underestimating the enemy leads to"
Chen Qing waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'm here to enlighten you, not to accuse you, so you don't have to worry about it!"
The female doctor moved the stool she was sitting on and asked Chen Qing to sit down. Chen Qing sat down, smiled and nodded to her, and then said to Yang Zaixing: "You may not understand, it's just an iron fire thunder, why am I so angry?"
?Is it possible that this is an excuse?"
Yang Zaixing was startled and shook his head quickly, "I don't dare to have such an idea in my humble position."
Chen Qing waved his hand to the female doctor and motioned for her to leave first. The female doctor blushed and quickly withdrew.
When Chen Qing saw Yang Zaixing's eyes following the young female doctor, he smiled and said: "When the war is over, I will make the decision. You can take her as my concubine!"
Yang Zaixing was not a lecherous person. This female doctor did her best to serve him regardless of the resentment between men and women. He was really touched and he fell in love with this female doctor.
Yang Zaixing nodded and accepted Chen Qing's arrangement.
Chen Qing said to him again: "You may not know that if Wan Yanchang gets the Iron Fire Thunder Shell, Lu Wei will be in danger of his life, and the strategic scam I set will fail."
"Why?" Yang Zaixing asked in confusion.
Chen Qing briefly told the story of Lu Wei selling fake iron fire thunders to Jin Kingdom spies, and then said: "Now the Jin Kingdom firearms craftsmen are working hard on fake fire thunders. They have gone astray and will not be able to do anything for at least five years."
You can't create iron fire thunder."
"But. If we launch iron fire thunder to blast the city, there will always be dumb thunder that does not explode! Isn't it the same if the opponent gets it?"
Chen Qing nodded, "So I have given an order. Without my order, no army is allowed to use iron fire mines. I want to take back all the iron fire mines. In the future, small iron fire mines will not be used. Only iron rhinos will be used."
, and it can only be used at critical moments, such as dangerous passes, etc. It is not allowed to be used in ordinary sieges."
"Isn't this too harsh?" Yang Zaixing whispered.
Chen Qing knew that this was the root cause of Yang Zaixing's illness. He only regarded the iron fire thunder as a tactical weapon, but did not regard it as a strategic weapon that could change the fate of the country.
"Let me ask you, what will be the consequences if Jin Bing creates iron fire thunder?"
"They can also attack the city easily, and all our defenses will be ineffective."
Chen Qing shook his head, "They will first conquer the grassland nomads. Their military strength will be tripled, and they will become an army of four to five million people going south to attack us. Datong City, Taiyuan City, Lingzhou, Xiazhou, all the fortified cities are in large
Tiehuolei will be vulnerable to a single blow, and all the dangerous passes will become useless. Their cavalry will sweep through Guanzhong, and we will most likely be defeated and retreat to the Sichuan Road. Then they will continue to destroy the Song Dynasty, and finally surround us in the Sichuan Basin.
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Yang Zaixing turned pale and looked at Chen Qing blankly. Chen Qing sighed, "Do you think I am alarmist? In fact, if you think about it, iron fire thunder is more effective when used in our hands than in the hands of nomads.
The difference is that when used in the hands of nomads, the power of war will be increased ten times, and their biggest siege shortcoming will be gone. Their powerful cavalry and powerful firearms will work together, just like wolves with wings, enough to sweep everything.
So I often think that I should completely destroy the Iron Fire Thunder and let it cease to exist, so that I won’t have this worry.”
Yang Zaixing nodded lightly, "I really understand."
Chen Qing patted him on the shoulder and said, "Have a good rest! I will give you a chance to get up wherever you fall."
Chen Qing walked out of the camp, smiled at the female doctor, and motioned for her to go in and take care of her. At this time, a soldier came forward to report, "Your Highness, the scouts in the city have sent someone to deliver a message."