"Brother Liang, since you were the one who followed Zhang Yangquan from the beginning, you must know where his gunpowder formula came from!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Youliang and Lou Yuzhen looked closely at Liang Rong.
Liang Rong took a deep breath and said: "I do know, but this matter is a long story, starting from when Brother Wang Meng attacked our Longtan Village..."
Bit by bit, the original crisis in Longtan Village was told.
Chen Youliang and three others listened very carefully. They all knew what happened after Zhang Yangquan became famous.
However, his experience before he became famous seems to be a layer of fog.
No one knows how he suddenly became so powerful.
After listening to this, Fang Guozhen frowned and said, "Listen to what you said, he knew the formula from the beginning?"
Liang Rongdao: "Yes, he not only knows the formula of gunpowder, but is also very familiar with artillery. We all suspect that his ancestors were craftsmen who developed artillery!"
Chen Youliang suddenly said: "Is artillery the blunderbuss of the Yuan Dynasty?"
Fang Guozhen nodded and said in a deep voice: "Yes, that thing, combined with Zhang Yangquan's gunpowder and mounted on a warship, is invincible on the water."
Chen Youliang said solemnly: "Do you think my king's fleet of large ships cannot defeat Zhang Yangquan's navy?"
Fang Guozhen glanced at him and said: "Although Fang is not talented, he has been making a living at sea for more than ten years. When it comes to navy tactics, no one in the Jiangdu army can match me. However, with that kind of artillery, they let me
The only thing you can do is run for your life!"
Although this is not stated explicitly, the implication behind the words is that even I am not a match for the Jiangdu navy, let alone you.
Chen Youliang was silent for a long time, then asked Liang Rong: "What do you think, brother Liang?"
Liang Rong was shocked. He knew the strength of his navy, so he secretly hoped that Chen Youliang would fight Jiangdu's army in Poyang Lake.
However, with Fang Guozhen beside him, if he praised Chen Youliang's building skills, it would be easy for him to reveal his flaws.
Just when he was hesitating, Lou Yuzhen, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly smiled and said: "Brother Liang, why don't you speak?"
Liang Rong took a deep breath and said, "I dare not say anything."
Chen Youliang frowned and said, "Why?"
Fang Guozhen sighed and said: "He is afraid that telling the truth will hurt His Highness's face. If he doesn't tell the truth, he is deceiving His Highness! Am I right, Brother Liang?"
Liang Rong said nothing and cupped his hand towards Fang Guozhen. Although he didn't say anything, he was obviously saying that Fang Guozhen was right.
Chen Youliang said in a daze: "Is Jiangdu's artillery really that powerful?"
Lou Yuzhen said softly: "Your Majesty, I feel that Governor Fang and Brother Liang are not lying. I have collected all the water battles of Jiangdu Army and found that they never lost as long as they fought water battles!" p>
Chen Youliang took a deep breath and said: "In this case, we can only fight them on land!"
Liang Rong was secretly shocked. The Princess of Han did not say this until she expressed her opinion. She obviously wanted to test herself.
Fortunately, I didn't tell lies because I was worried about Fang Guozhen, otherwise she might have aroused suspicion just now.
Thinking of this, Liang Rong became more vigilant and thought to himself: "We need to gain this woman's trust as soon as possible, otherwise if she keeps testing her, I will reveal my secret sooner or later!"
He said loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Princess, before I came here this time, I had a few drinks with some old brothers. From my conversations with them, I knew Zhang Yangquan's strategy for this western expedition!" p>
Chen Youliang's eyes shone brightly and he said, "Oh? How do they plan to conquer the west?"
Liang Rongdao: "As far as my subordinates know, Liu Bowen once offered Zhang Yangquan a strategy to adopt an internal differentiation strategy to deal with our army!"
Chen Youliang changed his color and said: "How to differentiate internally?"
Liang Rong cupped his hands and said: "Please forgive me for being rude. Liu Bowen feels that your Majesty is cruel and cruel and unpopular. To defeat you, attack the city first and attack the heart first!"
Chen Youliang smiled, but his expression was not very natural.
"How to attack the mind?"
"Liu Bowen feels that Jiangdu's army only needs to hold firm on the border and not attack, and then send out a large number of special forces to attack from within, either by attracting divisions, spreading rumors, or using money to instigate rebellion, which will surely cause our army to split from within!"
Chen Youliang felt chills all over his body, and said coldly: "What a Liu Bowen, a good one who attacks the heart first!"
Liang Rong lowered his head and said nothing.
Liu Bowen once said at the beginning that there was a way to help Liang Rong gain Chen Youliang's trust, which meant telling Chen Youliang the news.
This is Jiangdu Army's strategy against Tianwan Army. After Liang Rong said it, as long as Jiangdu Army followed his instructions, Chen Youliang would trust Liang Rong more and more.
What’s even better is that this is a conspiracy!
Chen Youliang knew Jiangdu's army's strategy, but as long as Xu Shouhui was still alive, it would be impossible for Tianwan's army to become a tightrope.
He knew but was helpless.
In the following conversation, both Fang Guozhen and Chen Youliang asked Zhang Yangquan for some information about Longtan Village, hoping to find out clues about the source of gunpowder.
However, even Liang Rong himself doesn’t know, let alone them.
Unknowingly, after three rounds of drinking, Liang Rong discovered that Chen Youliang, Fang Guozhen, and even Lou Yuzhen were all trying to get him drunk.
Although he has a good capacity for drinking, he does not dare to drink more and pretends to get drunk quickly.
Chen Youliang waved his hand, and two beautiful girls came over together and helped Liang Rong leave the water pavilion.
When Liang Rong left, he glanced at the water pavilion when he turned around and found that Chen Youliang and Fang Guozhen were discussing something in a low voice with serious faces, obviously discussing some plan!
What Liang Rong is most worried about now is Fang Guozhen.
This person came to Jiangzhou without any news. He may have colluded with Chen Youliang very early, but Jiang Dujun's intelligence network never knew about it.
He must send the news about Fang Guozhen back to Jiangdu Mansion as soon as possible!
While he was thinking about it, two girls took him to a luxurious bedroom. The room was magnificent and the floor was covered with thick blankets.
Both women exude a charming fragrance, which makes people intoxicated.
With the warm fragrant soft jade and the beauty in his arms, Liang Rong could only try his best to resist the temptation of the two women.
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Suddenly, he was shocked. He was now a traitor. How could a traitor still try to restrain his desires?
Liang Rong felt a chill in his heart, and quickly cheered up, answering carefully to avoid exposing any flaws.
At dawn the next day, Liang Rong had woken up early. He knew that there was still the biggest difficulty today, so he lay in bed silently, waiting for the difficulty to arrive.
I don’t know how long it took, but the door suddenly creaked open and Chen Youliang strode into the house with a gloomy face.
Liang Rong stood up, with a look of surprise on his face, and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Chen Youliang walked up to Liang Rong without saying a word, suddenly bowed and said: "Brother Liang, I can't help you!"
Liang Rong hurriedly went to help: "What are you doing, Your Majesty?"
Chen Youliang sighed and said: "Brother Liang, the day after you escaped, a group of sergeants poured into your house..."
Liang Rong said blankly: "Sergeant?"
His face suddenly changed. He grabbed Chen Youliang's shoulders and shook him: "Your Highness, my child... my child..."
Chen Youliang stared at him closely and said: "They were captured by Zhang Yangquan's men on the way. Zhang Yangquan has ordered that your whole family will be executed!"
Liang Rong's eyelids rolled up and he fell backwards.
With a "pop" sound, his back was hit on the edge of the bed, but his whole body showed no reaction, as if he had lost his soul.
The two girls were startled. Chen Youliang winked at them, and they hurriedly left the room.
Chen Youliang sat next to Liang Rong, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Brother Liang, don't worry, I will definitely help your family to avenge you!"
In early February, as the weather turned warmer, Jiangdu Army and Cheonwan Army continued to gather troops at the border, totaling more than 600,000 troops.
Among them, there are more than 200,000 Jiangdu troops and more than 300,000 Tianwan troops.
The main force of Tianwan's army was gathered in Raozhou, and the main force of Jiangdu's army was gathered in Huizhou.
Chen Youliang issued an order very early on, asking the military camp commanders to beware of enemies spreading rumors internally.
However, it is still hard to guard against.
Jiangdu Army spread two rumors in total. One was that Xu Shouhui and some ministers secretly staged a coup and killed Chen Youliang and joined the rebel party.
The second one is Chen Youliang's treason, killing Xu Shouhui and proclaiming himself emperor!
As soon as these two rumors spread, they spread at a terrifying speed. It was difficult for the generals to control them, and it became extremely difficult to trace the source.
The main problem still lies with the Tianwan Army itself. As long as the emperor and the King of Han still stand side by side, the soldiers will inevitably be easily disturbed by rumors.
Once, Chen Youliang went to ask Liang Rong for his opinion.
Liang Rong made a gesture of wiping his neck and said: "Your Majesty, only by ascending the throne in addition to Xu Shouhui can you truly put an end to the rumors!"
This was also one of the tasks given to Liang Rong by Fu Youde before he set off, prompting Chen Youliang to kill Xu Shouhui.
Although Chen Youliang currently holds all the power, there are still many people loyal to Xu Shouhui. They just take advantage of Chen Youliang's power and dare not jump out.
As long as Chen Youliang kills Xu Shouhui, the gunpowder barrel will definitely explode and Tianwan's army will be torn apart.
Jiangdu Army can take advantage of this opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!
So the current situation is that if Chen Youliang does not kill Xu Shouhui, rumors are flying, the morale of the frontline soldiers is getting lower and lower, and the generals are also bribed by Jiangdu's army to instigate rebellion.
If Chen Youliang kills Xu Shouhui, Tianwan's army will be torn apart instantly, Jiangdu's army will forcefully suppress the border, and Tianwan's army will be defeated and die.