Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Zhe Yanzhi is the son of Zhe Keshi, the nephew of Zhe Keqiu, and the descendant of Zhe Ke's family.During the Jingkang period, he was the Deputy Xuanfu envoy of Hebei and Hedong, rescued Taiyuan, and fought bloody battles with the Jin army many times.Later, he failed to defend the Yellow River and was demoted many times.It was revived a few months ago.

Wang Xiaolie fought with Zhe Keqiu before, so he didn't have a good impression of Zhe Keqiu.Orihiko came to Luoyang, he just needs to be polite.

The next day, in the backyard of the Henan government office, Wang Xiaoli prepared wine and hosted a banquet for Zhe Yanzhi.

The scorching sun was in the sky, and even the ground was hot before noon.When Zhe Yanzhi arrived at the Henan government office, Chen Qiudao followed him, and they went to the back together.

The wine extension is located in the pavilion near the water in the back office.The lotus next to it is in full bloom, and a few red fish swim around under the lotus leaves.

Chen Yuyi, Wang Ruohai, Niu Gao, and Wang Yan had already arrived. Seeing Orihiko's arrival, they went forward to salute together.After the ceremony, each sat down.

Wang Ruohai said: "Xuanfu still has some things to do, come over later. Don't blame me."

Zhe Yanzhi hurriedly said: "Xuanfu is busy with affairs, we just wait. It's cool in this pavilion, just to take a rest."

In Wang Xiaolie's current capacity, if he came early, it would be too flattering.It's normal for him to wait.

Several people drank tea and talked about trivial matters.Lv Yihao recently left Beijing to supervise the military forces of Jiang, Huai, Jing, and Zhejiang, and opened the Dudu Mansion in Zhenjiang.In fact, together with Zhang Jun in Shaanxi, he defended the front line against gold.In the middle is Wang Xiaolie, who does not belong to these two people.

Regardless of whether it was in Shaanxi or Jianghuai, the Song army still had no strength to attack.Even if Shaanxi is equivalent to a wasteland in the eyes of the Jin army, Zhang Jun's current strength is not enough to take Guanzhong.The strength of Sally's drink is less than [-], and the surrendered army is not something Zhang Jun can deal with.

Zhe Yan asked: "The officials of the imperial court now estimate that the Jin army may go south from Taiyuan Mansion this autumn. It is said that Xuanfu's troops in Hedong are only more than [-] people. I wonder if they can stop the Jin army?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Before Ducheng came to Luoyang, Secretary Wang and Xuanfu and I inspected the front line of Hedong. On the left, our army occupied Lengquan Pass, and on the right, Longde Mansion also guarded the surrounding dangerous points. Can't take advantage of it."

Zhe Yan said: "When I guarded the east river, I knew that the terrain there was dangerous. As long as the defense is strong, the Jin army is not terrible."

Wang Ruohai smiled and said nothing.

Back then when Zhe Yanzhi was guarding Hedong, he had a lot of troops, but he was often defeated at the first touch, so there is really nothing to say.

While chatting, Wang Xiaolie came over.Orihiko, together with the others, hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Wang Xiao returned the gift and asked everyone to sit down.The soldiers served tea and stepped aside.

After taking a sip of tea, Wang Xiaolie said to Zheyan: "Du Cheng came to Luoyang, I happened to be in Longde Mansion, I didn't greet you, I was really slow. Don't blame me."

Zhe Yan said: "Xuan Fu is polite, how dare I be? This time I came in a hurry and interrupted Xuan Fu's inspection of the front line, I am really ashamed."

Wang Xiaolie said: "I have prepared a thin banquet today, so I thank you all. It's getting late, so I ordered someone to bring the food and wine."

Cui Qing got the order and directed the soldiers to serve the food and wine.

It is Wang Xiaolie's habit that prostitutes are not allowed in any official banquets.Not only Wang Xiaolie is like this, but all officials under his rule are like this.Official prostitutes widely existed in various parts of the Song Dynasty, but there were no official prostitutes under Wang Xiaolie's rule. …

When the food and drink came, Wang Xiaolie invited the wine.After drinking for three rounds, everyone became drunk and talked more slowly.

Zhe Yan said: "The last time Xuan Fu made great victories, I heard that it was because of a sharp weapon in the army, called artillery. When a cannon is fired, everything it passes is smashed into powder. The power is really amazing. Especially when attacking the city , as long as a few shots, all the walls will fall."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "I've said it. We do have artillery in our army, which is very powerful, but not to that extent. Last time we won consecutive victories, the artillery did play a big role. If there is no artillery, Inevitably, there will be repeated fierce battles, and there will be many casualties."

Zhe Yan said: "The imperial court is very happy to hear this. I was specially ordered to come to Xijing to see the power of the artillery. If it is really a weapon in the army, the imperial court hopes that Xuanfu will send a few to the line. It is best to have a few more Craftsmen, the imperial court imitated them and distributed them to the various armies."

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is a trivial matter, so what's the difficulty? Wang Shenshou will prepare it. If you have time, please take a look at it. If Ducheng is satisfied with it, you can open a few doors and go. This thing is very heavy. , when we arrive in Xiangyang, we can arrange special boats."

Orihiko hurriedly said: "The craftsman who made the cannon—"

Wang Xiaolie said: "How many people does the imperial court want?"

After hearing this, Orihiko couldn't help being overjoyed.I really didn't expect Wang Xiaolie to be so easy to talk to.Originally, I thought that Wang Xiaolie had hidden the artillery for so many years, and if he didn't present it to the court, he must be regarded as a treasure.Unexpectedly, as soon as he came, Wang Xiaolie not only agreed to present the cannon, but also happily presented the craftsman.

Hastily said: "The best thing is that there are all kinds of craftsmen who can make cannons. When they are ready, they can make cannons immediately."

Wang Xiaolie said: "This matter is not difficult. However, these craftsmen have a good salary here, and the court must be willing to give money."

Orihiko said with a smile: "What's the matter! As long as it is really useful, why would the court care about giving them more money?"

Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Qiudao: "Counselor, go and see how many craftsmen you need, and how much they pay for a month now. Ask Ducheng again, how much the imperial court is willing to give them when they are ready. If the money is suitable, ask Just ask how many people are willing to go there."

Chen Qiudao bowed his hands and said yes.

Orihiko couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.These days in Luoyang, due to Wang Xiaolie's absence, other people's demands on him are always pushing back and forth.Originally thought that after Wang Xiaolie returned to Luoyang, this matter would not go smoothly, but he did not expect that Wang Xiaolie did not obstruct at all.

After ordering Chen Qiudao, Wang Xiaolie confronted Zheyan: "Ducheng is also a veteran of the army and is very familiar with military affairs. To be honest, artillery is indeed very useful on the battlefield. Especially, artillery Compared with the range of bows and crossbows, the range of the two armies is like shooting with bows and arrows. With artillery, the distance between the army formations is even further. Also, one cannon can penetrate more than a dozen people As in the past, they formed an army formation and attacked slowly. Before reaching the enemy's formation, they all died under the artillery. After the army was equipped with artillery, how to fight, I have been groping for several years, but I still have no idea. Pay attention to these things too.”

Orihiko asked: "What's so difficult about this? The leaders are all veterans, so naturally they have their own ideas!"

Wang Xiaolie smiled, and said to Wang Ruohai: "I must admit that this is to say that none of us, including Secretary Wang, is a veteran. How to use artillery, of course, is a mess! If you are used to fighting, Naturally have an idea!"