Chapter 420: The Han army attacks and Muhu withdraws his troops
Han Shan and several of his colleagues looked at each other and had the same thoughts in their hearts. They all felt the king's respect for them.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. Actually, we are not dissatisfied with Hu Xiaobao's development of the breech-loading musket, but we are dissatisfied with Mr. Hu for hiding the matter and not telling me!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled slightly: "That's it, Mr. Hu, why don't you apologize to your colleagues?"
Hu Guangcao hurriedly bowed his hands to Han Shan and others.
Zhang Yangquan ordered someone to fetch a breech-loading musket and looked at it carefully.
Although he didn't understand the specific principle, he could still tell that this musket used a bolt-action bolt action.
Use the method of rotating and pulling back to keep the chamber and the bolt sealed.
If this kind of gun continues to develop, it will evolve into a bolt-action rifle, which will greatly reduce the cost of making guns.
Thinking of this, he smiled slightly and said to Hu Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, you have made great achievements this time. How do you want me to reward you?"
Hu Xiaobao hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Your Majesty, I know grandpa is doing it for my own good. Please don't blame grandpa anymore!"
After everyone listened, they secretly praised "What a young man" from the bottom of their hearts. Hu Guangcao's nose became sore and he burst into tears.
Zhang Yangquan touched Hu Xiaobao's head and praised: "Good boy."
He raised his head, looked around the crowd, and said slowly: "Everyone, remember, this principle of firearms is actually a kind of knowledge, no less than the knowledge of governing the country! I hope you will continue to work hard and take your knowledge to a further level!"
The craftsmen were so excited that they all agreed in unison: "Yes!"
Jia Ban glanced at Jia Lu and said with a smile: "Brother, you guessed it all wrong this time!"
Ja Rule was not depressed, and had a radiant expression of excitement on his face.
"Brother, I can see it. You are right. Your Majesty really values our craftsmen. The good days of craftsmen are coming!"
Jiaban's eyes flashed and he suddenly said: "Brother, the king just said that firearms contain knowledge that is not inferior to governing a country. Do you know what he is referring to?"
Jia Lu twisted his beard and thought, showing a thoughtful expression.
At this moment, Zhang Yangquan separated from Hu Guangcao, Han Shan and others and walked towards him and Jia Ban.
The two of them hurriedly came over and saluted.
"Jia Jiancheng, Jia Gong, have you made any progress in developing artillery recently?" Zhang Yangquan asked.
Jia Ban hurriedly said: "Back to your Majesty, the third-generation artillery is almost completed. It is three hundred kilograms heavier than the second-generation artillery, and its range is increased by about twenty-five feet."
Zhang Yangquan nodded, but didn't have much reaction.
"Take me to the Artillery Factory to have a look?"
Jia Lu is used to watching people's words and expressions. When he saw Zhang Yangquan's expression, he knew that he was not satisfied with the third-generation artillery just now, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
The two brothers took Zhang Yangquan to the Artillery Factory and showed Zhang Yangquan the blank tube of the third-generation artillery.
Zhang Yangquan looked at the new barrel, pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Both of you, do you think you can change your research ideas?"
Jia Ban said blankly: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Yangquan leaned down and gently stroked the barrel.
"Today's artillery is already very powerful, but our transportation capacity is limited. If we blindly increase the weight and range, the effect will not be obvious, and it will be difficult to move!"
Jia Lu's heart moved and he said: "What you are saying is that in the past we defended more than we attacked, but from now on we will attack more than we defend. The weight of the artillery should be reduced!"
Jiaban frowned and said: "If the artillery is lightened, its power and range will be reduced!"
Jia Lu smiled and said: "The king means to reduce the power and develop an artillery that is easy to carry!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "No, the power cannot be reduced, otherwise it will not be effective!"
Jia Lu was also stunned and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, with the current casting technology, the weight will decrease and the power will inevitably decrease. It may be difficult to have both!"
Zhang Yangquan stood up and said with a smile: "You seem to only focus on the barrel!"
Jia Ban said blankly: "Don't the power of artillery depend entirely on the barrel?"
Jia Lu's reaction was much quicker, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Your Majesty, you mean to work on the cannonballs?"
Zhang Yangquan praised: "Jia Gong hit the nail on the head!"
Jia Lu pondered for a long time and said: "Nearly all the bullets used now are lead bullets and iron bullets. If you want to increase the power, you can only consider the shape of the shells!"
Zhang Yangquan raised his hand and said: "No, it is better to use round cannonballs for the time being, but you can consider putting gunpowder in the cannonballs!"
A bright light suddenly flashed in Jia Lu's eyes, he clapped his hands and said: "Yes, if you treat the cannonball as an explosive pack, its power will naturally be enhanced!"
Solid bullets rely on the huge kinetic energy of the shell to damage the enemy, so the bigger the barrel, the better.
The explosive shell changed the idea and relied on the power of the shell's own explosion. In this way, the artillery did not need to be too big and heavy!
Jiaban hesitated and said: "If gunpowder is loaded in the cannonball, how to ignite the gunpowder in the cannonball?"
Jia Lu rolled his eyes and said: "That's easy, just install another fuse! Shoot out the cannon that ignites the fuse, and it will detonate on its own!"
Under Zhang Yangquan's prompting, the Jia brothers found a new direction for improvement, and that afternoon they eagerly started developing explosive ammunition!
Two days later, Zhang Yangquan's remarks at the Ordnance Bureau spread throughout the city. All the craftsmen in the city were overjoyed, while the literati were divided into two groups.
Most of the scholars from poor families who passed the imperial examination and became officials were extremely loyal to Zhang Yangquan. Seeing that the remarks came from the king, they did not pay too much attention to them.
The sectarian differences are more serious between the southern literati and the northern literati.
The northern literati have never had a voice in Jiangdu Prefecture, and the southern literati have just experienced the Lu Liangzuo case, and their power has been greatly reduced, and they have been gradually suppressed by the emerging literati forces.
Therefore, this matter did not arouse much resistance in the end.
Unknowingly, the status of Jiangdu Prefecture craftsmen increased again, and the number of Jiangdu Prefecture craftsmen also began to increase rapidly.
While there was a lot of discussion about this matter in the city, Xu Da had completed preparations to send troops.
After reporting to Zhang Yangquan, he led an army of 10,000 sailors and headed toward Tongzhou along the Yunyan River.
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Jeju Island has four camps centered on Yeongju Mountain.
There are three large yurts in the east, west and south directions.
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Only the north side is empty, ten miles away from Yingzhou Mountain, there is a row of wooden barracks, which is the Korean camp.
When the King of Korea came to Jeju Island, he also knew that his own soldiers would not be able to help, so when he brought in reinforcements, he only invited 10,000 Mongolian soldiers and did not take away the 10,000 Korean soldiers.
To the southeast of the Korean camp, there is another Japanese camp.
These Japanese were from the Northern Dynasties of Japan, about a thousand people. Because Japanese pirates were becoming increasingly rampant, they often sneaked into Jeju Island to steal horses and kill sheep.
The three Muhu tribes in Jeju Island were very angry and sent people to the Japanese country to ask the shogunate of the Northern Dynasties to find ways to control these Japanese pirates.
The shogunate of the Northern Dynasties expected to buy some good horses from Jeju Island every year and did not dare to offend them, so they did not dare to ignore them.
Most of those Japanese pirates were rogues born out of the war and did not listen to the shogunate's orders at all.
The shogunate of the Northern Dynasties had no choice but to send a thousand people to guard Jeju Island to help fight against Japanese pirates.
Because there were too few people in the group, Qin Lingsi didn't take it seriously and didn't mention it.
In the morning of this day, a small boat docked on the southeast coast of Jeju Island. A Japanese man got off the boat and ran towards the Japanese camp.
After arriving at the camp, the camp leader met with the Japanese in the tent.
After the two said a few words in Japanese, the leader of the Japanese camp showed a look of surprise on his face. He quickly got up and rode his horse in the direction of Yingzhou Mountain.
The three Muhu tribes are headed by the Mongolian tribe, and their leader is called Uncle.
The leader of the Japanese camp went straight to Ximengubao to meet his uncle.
It turned out that the Japanese in Tongzhou discovered that a Jiangdu army and navy had gone to sea, so they hurried back to the Japanese country and reported it to Emperor Go-Daigo of the Southern Dynasty.
Emperor Go-Daigo was very scared, worried that Jiangdu's army would attack Japan again, so he monitored them closely, and later found out that they were heading towards Jeju Island.
Hodaigo Hosaku, who was beside Emperor Go-Daigo, passed the news to the Muromachi shogunate. The shogun was taken aback and hurriedly sent someone to spread the news to Jeju Island.
Because Jiangdu's army marched cautiously, they would wait on nearby islands when encountering bad weather. As a result, the Japanese spread the news to Jeju Island first.
Although my uncle lives on a remote island, he still knows that Jiangdu Army is the largest rebel army in the Central Plains and has occupied the south of the Yangtze River.
After receiving the news, he did not dare to neglect and quickly sent someone to invite the other two leaders.
Soon, the other two leaders, Lichi and Aktai, came to Ximengubao together.
After learning that Jiangdu's army was coming, Li Chi waved his fist and said harshly: "Since they dare to invade, then destroy them!"
Aktai asked: "How many Han troops are there?"
The leader of the Japanese camp said: "About ten thousand!"
Li Chi snorted and said: "Ten thousand people dare to mess with us, we simply don't know how to live or die!"
The uncle said solemnly: "How do you know they have no reinforcements?"
Aktai's eyes lit up and he said: "I understand. The Han people saw that ten thousand of us were borrowed by the King of Korea and thought we were empty, so they took the opportunity to attack!"
The uncle nodded and said: "You can't be wrong, the Han people are as cunning as wolves. Once you show your flaws, they will never let you go! Lichi, go to Goryeo and bring our people back!"<
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Although Li Chi didn't think the Han army could be very strong, he hated the Koreans even more. If he could take the opportunity to bring back the lent warriors, that would be great, so he immediately agreed.
The uncle sent someone to invite the leader of Goryeo on the north bank and told him about his plan to recall 10,000 Mongolian soldiers.
The leader of Goryeo strongly opposed it.
"Three leaders, it is an important moment for my king to regain Kaijing, how can he suddenly withdraw his troops?"
Li Chi snorted coldly: "We ourselves are in danger, how can we care about you?"
In the afternoon of that day, Lichi took dozens of followers and headed towards Goryeo.