Just when Li Chengqian's 10,000-strong army was defeated at Hukou, Meng Xinghe had already asked military advisor Du Xuan to invite everyone out of the military tent stationed 30 miles away by the Tang army, leaving the two of him inside. She said that she had a way to help Du Junshi solve the rockets placed on the wall of Hukou City by the Taiping Army. Now that he was so mysterious and secretive that she could only tell him when she came in alone, Miss Du thought it was some kind of secret. Standing beside Meng Next to Xinghe, I watched him carefully writing and drawing on a piece of paper. I saw that he drew a long round thing in a short time. I felt very strange and asked: "What is this?"
Meng Xinghe, who leaked science, said while drawing: "Do you still remember the fire tube and design drawings that the cannibals presented to the Holy One?"
When Li Shimin presented Meng Xinghe with a fire tube that was a tribute from the Great Cannibal, he immediately forwarded it to Miss Du, who was proficient in mechanical manufacturing, and told her to study it carefully. It would be best to imitate the fire tube according to the Great Cannibal's drawings. Now that I saw what Meng Xinghe painted, it was indeed very similar to the cannibal's fire tube, except that there were two more round wheels under the long fire tube. Miss Du couldn't figure out what this thing was used for, so she shook her head and said : "I have studied fire tubes before, but I don't know if what you draw can withstand thousands of troops."
The military advisor obviously did not believe that the thing with wheels drawn by Meng Xinghe could deal with the rockets on the wall of Hukou City. Although she was proficient in mechanical manufacturing, she could not understand the power and use of fire tubes. In this era of cold weapons, bows and arrows would always be the best choice. It is better than gunpowder, which may be related to the fact that the research on fire tubes is not yet advanced.
Meng Xinghe himself knew that what he painted could blow a hole out of the Hukou city wall, not to mention thousands of troops. The reason why he only asked Miss Du to come in to watch it was because he didn't want too many people to come in. Knowing this kind of thing, the development of history still needs to be gradual. It is impossible that the Tang Dynasty will suddenly enter the era of hot weapons because of his existence as a man from the future. Moreover, there is no record in the history books of later generations. This may have a lot to do with him.
Simply draw a model, and Du Baike's smart head can understand it just by gently lifting it. After finishing the drawing, Meng Xinghe asked Du Baike to sit down. She was not tired of standing all the time. Meng Xinghe raised his neck. I was tired of telling her how artillery works.
Miss Du sat down conscientiously, some distance away from Meng Xinghe.
Meng Xinghe was too lazy to take advantage of the argument at this time. He pointed to the drawing he drew and said: "This is called an artillery gun, but it is dozens of times larger than a fire barrel. You only need to tell the craftsmen to build two of them according to this pattern. Not to mention the mouth of the pot, if you use it well, the Taiping Army’s nest in the center of Taihu Lake can be destroyed by the Tang Army with one shot on the shore. Believe it or not,”
Miss Du remained silent, snatching the drawings he designed from Meng Xinghe's hand, and looked at them carefully, "Back then, I studied the man-eating fire tube. The gunpowder ignited and exploded in the fire tube, destroying the ammunition inside. When a ball hits a person, it will definitely penetrate a hole. It is more powerful than a bow and arrow. The rockets of the Taiping Army were made based on this principle. How did you come up with the idea of enlarging the fire barrel several times and using it to shoot out a huge iron ball? Attack the wall of Hukou," Miss Du's voice immediately rose a few decibels. She was obviously incredulous that Meng Xinghe could design such a practical artillery. She suddenly thought that this guy is quite smart sometimes, but he is also a lecherous person. , is something she disdains and hates.
Meng Xinghe wiped his stubbled chin, which had not been groomed in the past few days, making him look like a gangster, "Why, you really admire me, right?"
Miss Du suddenly grabbed the blueprint, as if she was particularly disgusted by Meng Xinghe's sometimes serious and sometimes arrogant demeanor, "I'm going to go down and instruct people to build artillery. In three days, the whole army will attack Hukou. You should also go and have a good rest." Women are not allowed to enter the army. Except for Wu Meiniang, the others also ask you to find a place to settle them."
This little girl is really serious when it comes to being stern, and she can't show any mercy at all. Meng Xinghe knows that she is strict in running the army, and he will handle the matter of his junior sister and Shangguan Wan'er.
The military advisor walked out of the military tent. She was about to urge people to go down and make the things according to Meng Xinghe's drawings. A small group of soldiers outside ran over in a panic and said that General Zhang was defeated at Hukou and the marshal led his troops back to the camp. , the military advisor had anticipated this for a long time. Meng Xinghe, Li Chuang, Qin Huaiyu and others happened to be there, so they went out with the military advisor to greet him.
The Taiping Army used rockets to severely damage Zhang Shigui at Hukou, nearly wiping out his three thousand soldiers. Li Chengqian, who originally planned to attack Hukou with three rounds of battles, did not dare to risk another advance and immediately ordered the troops to withdraw and return to the camp. Now he has no plans at all. He looked dejected from the expectation that he would win if he sent troops rashly. When he saw a row of people standing in front of the military camp to greet him, Li Chengqian wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in to avoid the humiliation of a defeated general.
Li Chengqian entered the camp and saw Meng Xinghe standing behind the crowd. He was startled, turned over and dismounted, and said: "Mr. Meng, you didn't, no," he looked at Master Meng up and down. In perfect condition, it is obviously completely inconsistent with the death of the Taiping Army.
Lord Meng replied: "The Taiping Sect wanted to use my name to deceive the army. Now I have escaped safely. Marshal, please don't worry. What are you doing?" Meng Xinghe asked a lot, pretending not to know that Li Chengqian led the army to Hukou. , accidentally saw the disgraced Zhang Shigui and Hou Junji behind Li Chengqian, Meng Xinghe was secretly happy, why didn't the Taiping Army shoot you two out of a hole, and let you come back alive? Sister Shi Luoshen was really wrong.
Li Chengqian sighed: "I led the troops to explore the way to Hukou, but I didn't know that I suffered a lot at the hands of the Taiping Sect monster. I was able to escape with General Zhang's vigorous resistance. I think the Taiping Sect's rockets were too powerful. We Don’t dare to be careless,”
Meng Xinghe secretly cursed in his heart who called you a great success. It would be strange not to consult with the military advisor and not suffer the consequences of Sister Luo Shen. Although he was happy in his heart, Meng Xinghe, who was born to act, showed a look of concern on his face and said: "Marshal He is truly a role model for our army. I don’t know what the Marshal will gain from this expedition."
Li Chengqian had already suffered a defeat, but now he was stopped by Meng Xinghe in front of the military camp and questioned carefully. He almost tore off his mask of disguised kindness and revealed his belly, his face was ashen, and his teeth were grinding and chattering.
Miss Du was observant and knew Li Chengqian's character very well. She spoke immediately and said: "The soldiers are tired, let them rest. Although our army suffered a defeat in today's battle, after three days of reorganization, the army will surely make a comeback. Dapo Hukou will definitely go straight to Taihu Lake. Marshal, you have been tired for a day. Go back and rest early. You still need to handle the important affairs of the army."
Now the words of the military advisor are orders, and everyone obeys them. Li Chengqian originally wanted to send out troops tomorrow to avenge today, but after hearing the advice of the military advisor, he had no choice but to endure it. Thinking that he would destroy the pot in the future, he would massacre the city for three days to avenge today. He was a man who was good at hoarding grudges and waiting for opportunities to double his revenge. He snorted coldly and led his trusted soldiers, who had lost more than half of their lives, back to the military camp bitterly.
"Meng Da, just now Li Chengqian looked like he was going to tear off his mask on the spot to deal with you. You have to be careful in the future. After all, he is the prince and will be the emperor in the future. If you break up with him, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to you." Seeing Li Chengqian's army As they walked away, Qin Huaiyu muttered that he, Li Chuang, Zhao Zijun and others were good friends with Luo Feng and Xue Rengui, and when they met Meng Xinghe, they naturally treated him like an elder brother.
Meng Xinghe did not treat this matter as a big deal at all: "If we want to break up, we have already broken up. Li Chengqian is tolerant enough. He will not fall out with me unless it is absolutely necessary. But you, who were originally young generals in the left army, are now following the army south." ,What position did Li Chengqian assign to you?"
Qin Huaiyu and Li Chuang blushed: "Huo, Huotou Army, is responsible for escorting the army's food and supplies."
Meng Xinghe laughed loudly after hearing this, and held the two of them mysteriously: "Let me ask you a favor,"
"Meng Dadan said it's okay," the two of them wiped away cold sweat. When they saw Meng Xinghe smile evilly, they knew it was definitely not a good thing.
Meng Xinghe called his junior sister and Shangguan Wan'er to him: "It's okay to let them go to your Huotou Camp to make fire and cook."
"Well," the two of them glanced at the calm military advisor on the side: "We don't dare to make the decision. Women are not allowed to enter the army. Those who are responsible will be punished by military regulations, up to and including beheading."
It's actually nothing to make a fire to cook. The Huotou camp in the army is too busy, so they will invite peasant women to help cook at the local camp, but staying overnight is not possible. But they said that women are not allowed in the army, Meng Xinghe laughed and said: " The military advisor and Miss Wu are no longer women,"
The two of them were unable to answer his question. They remained silent, saying that there was still dinner to be made in the camp, and immediately made a show of leaving.
Meng Xinghe caught the two boys and beat them up. Miss Du beside her couldn't stand it anymore and said calmly: "I still have two maids left in the room, so let them stay with me for a few days. Wait. The army knocked down the mouth of the pot and sent them away," in fact, Miss Du had wanted to say this before. It was only because Meng Xinghe was extremely unruly at that time that Miss Du would angrily ignore him and return the money to him. Creating trouble shows that a woman's heart is like a needle in the sea.
Shangguan Wan'er was originally a commoner's girl. She didn't feel any grievance in being a maid. As long as she could stay with Meng Xinghe, he immediately nodded and agreed. Junior sister Hongdou was always reluctant and flatly refused, saying: "I don't deserve it." Where are you maid? I'll follow my brother-in-law." The little junior sister immediately leaned against Meng Xinghe's arm in a loving way: "I want to eat and sleep with my brother-in-law, so I don't want to go to your place. Hmm, how about the military camp? I want to come. Come and leave whenever you want, my brother-in-law is here, who of you can chase me away?"
Meng Xinghe was speechless. This little junior sister was even more domineering than Mengdie. He pinched the girl's tall pink nose and said, "If you dare to mess with me again, I will drive you away immediately." , do you believe it or not?" Meng Xinghe suddenly became angry, he could not tolerate his little junior sister misbehaving in the military camp.
As if she had been wronged, the little junior sister's eyes immediately filled with half a frame of tears: "Brother-in-law, you have forgotten that you promised my sister that you would take good care of me and not hit me or scold me. Now you are right I'm cruel." The more she said, the more she felt aggrieved, tears flowed down silently, and she looked extremely pitiful.
If this girl was trained in acting, she would definitely be a movie queen. Seeing that everyone around her had sympathy for his junior sister, even if he wanted to be cruel, he completely compromised and said: "Wan'er doesn't have to go, the big deal , I will accept forty military sticks, and you two will no longer have to be maids. I may drive you away, and you will look like you are about to die, so go to my tent."
"Yeah," the junior sister happily wiped away her tears: "Sister, I said, my brother-in-law has a sharp mouth and a tofu heart. Sister Wan'er, let's leave quickly."
The junior sister reached out and took Shangguan Wan'er's arm. Shangguan Wan'er said, "Let's go. Sir, you don't have to suffer forty military sticks. I don't want you to suffer."
The junior sister was old-fashioned and said: "Don't be afraid, my brother-in-law is thick-skinned and cannot be beaten to death. Besides, if I beat him, our Wan'er will not be the only one who feels distressed."
As expected, he is a little goblin from the Demon Sect, and his words are so seductive to the core.
Hearing this, Wu Meiniang chuckled lightly, and the military advisor also greatly appreciated what the junior sister said. However, the person involved, Mr. Meng, had a face as black as coal, barely breathing fire, saying that he was very angry.