please make me king

Chapter 496

On the same day, Song Xiance got the seal and other things from King Fu, and passed them on to King Shun Zhang Shun, along with a power of attorney entrusting all matters at home and abroad to King Shun.

Both Zhang Shun and Zhang Shenyan were a little confused, and couldn't help asking: "What kind of ecstasy soup are you pouring into King Fu, and how did you deceive Yin Xin?"

Song Xiance smiled mysteriously, and said, "My lord, don't blame the old Taoist priest for arbitrarily making decisions. I gave Fu Wang an object, and promised to help him save his life once! Fu Wang agreed to save his life."

Zhang Shun suddenly had a question mark on his forehead, and subconsciously asked: "What object? Iron certificate of Danshu?"

"When it's really useful, my lord will know it at a glance. Forgive the old Taoist for being a fool!" Song Xiance bowed to Zhang Shun and said with a smile, "I hope my lord will not refuse to accept it after seeing it!"

Zhang Shun didn't intend to do anything to King Fu, although he was a little curious, but he didn't ask any more.

Now that King Fu's hidden worry has been resolved, the rest is related to the management and defense of Luoyang City.Of course Zhang Shun didn't think that just forcing Cao Wenzhao back would allow the court to strike peace with him.

He can be sure that the court's next attack will be more violent and fierce.If you can't prepare in advance, you will only end up being wiped out.

Therefore, Zhang Shun simply summoned his subordinates, whether civil servants or military generals, including Lu Weiqi, the former minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier of Henan, and Cao Bianjiao, the new general, to discuss how the rebel army should proceed next.

First of all, Zhang Shenyan briefed him on the situation in the city, and said to him, "Thanks to King Shun's defeat of the officers and soldiers. At that time, He Yilong and the 'King of Troubled Times' escorted the officers and soldiers into the city, and there were huge crowds of people watching. It spread throughout the whole city. Everyone in Luoyang saw that the Lord’s soldiers were so powerful that no one dared to move, so the city was safe.”

Zhang Shun nodded, just as he expected, as long as he can maintain his military victory, Luoyang City will not be in chaos for a while.

Then, he turned his head to look at the red lady.Although Hong Niangzi is pregnant now, it is about the lives of the rebels at this time.She didn't dare to slack off, so she had to put on loose clothes to cover it up, so that she didn't show anything at all.

When Hong Niangzi saw Zhang Shunwang coming, she knew what he meant, and quickly reported: "Although the rebel army captured a lot, after rewarding the soldiers and staff, it now costs more than [-] taels of silver. In addition, it costs another [-] yuan to build enemy towers and make defensive equipment. The remaining two, now there are still more than two million six hundred and one thousand two."

"The city has [-] stones of food, and there is no shortage of food for the time being. Three thousand pairs of armor were seized from the Luoyang Armory, and countless knives, guns, and firearms were captured. Although the quality of the weapons is poor, they are still usable, enough to equip the entire rebel army."

Zhang Shun was quite happy when he heard the words, he still has [-] "hair gourds" who are quite brave, but they lack equipment and tactical training.

If there is armor protection, in addition to defending the city, it can also be used to participate in some less intense field battles, which greatly alleviates the trouble of insufficient troops under one's command.

After the red lady reported, Han Lin and Gao Yizhi were quite acquainted with each other under the direction of Dudu Zhang, and quickly stood up to report: "Now that the enemy towers at the four corners of Luoyang City have been built, even if there are more than ten thousand troops coming to attack, they can still make them useless. And back."

"There are only two things that need to be explained to the lord. One, although there are four enemy towers, the city defense is not perfect. The city of Luoyang is [-] steps in eight miles, and each wall is [-] steps long."

"If these four enemy towers are used to defend them, the artillery will take advantage of them to attack the bandits from the left and right, and the range will only be three or four hundred paces, and there are still places where the firepower cannot reach!"

"Secondly, the way for the enemy's tower to defend the city is to rely on the city to use cannons. Although the enemy's tower is built now, if there is no artillery and firecrackers to assist it, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!"

Zhang Shun was quite anxious when he heard the words, he never thought that he could resist Cao Wenzhao with great difficulty, and Luoyang City still hadn't done a good job of defense.

Fortunately, he didn't express his emotions or anger in his heart, he just asked: "The four enemy towers are not enough, so according to the two opinions, how should we improve?"

Han Lin also knew that he and others made a mistake in the previous plan, and quickly responded: "Luoyang City happens to have four gates, all of which have towers. In my opinion, it is better to improve the shape of the towers."

"Attached to the city tower, build a small enemy tower on the left and right sides of the city gate. First, it can strengthen the defense of the city gate, and second, it can also eliminate the risk of insufficient firepower."

"In addition to this, we should choose a high place in Luoyang City and build a watchtower. You can watch the enemy's movements outside the city from a distance, and you can retreat here when the city gate is broken."

Zhang Shun agreed when he heard the words, and asked Han Lin and Gao Yizhi to continue to take charge of the matter.Afterwards, Zhang Shun took the initiative to ask: "Dudu Zhang, what about the artillery in the city today, and how many can be cast, let me tell you together!"

Zhang Dudu hurriedly stood up and said: "My lord, the rebel army originally had one 'golden cannon', more than ten cannons by the general, and three western cannons, all brought together."

"In the village, four new field guns were built according to the caliber of the general gun and the shape of Western guns. In Luoyang City, another four new field guns were built, a total of eight new field guns."

"Now we have another [-] catties of bronze wares, which can be used to forge five 'golden cannons'. We have obtained [-] catties of iron materials, which can be used to forge another [-] field cannons."

Zhang Dudu's so-called field cannon was actually Zhang Shun's improvement of the Hongyi cannon based on the caliber and use of the general's cannon.

In order to solve the problem that the cast cannon is too heavy and not easy to maneuver, the method adopted by Zhang Dudu is to use the method of forging the general cannon to forge this field cannon.

The caliber of these artillery pieces is between [-] inches [-] and [-] inches [-], and they can fire about ten catties of iron.The cannon has a multiple diameter of about [-]. In addition to firing solid bullets, it also uses shotgun shells in particular.

The whole cannon weighs about [-] jin, mounted on a carriage, and drawn by a horse, it runs like flying.Therefore, Zhang Shun named it "Field Cannon".

Zhang Shun listened to Dudu Zhang's report, and couldn't help but do some calculations in his mind. According to Han Lin and Gao Yizhi's method of casting enemy towers, an enemy tower should have two shooting ports on the left and right.

If Luoyang City completes all enemy towers, there should be twelve.Each firing port is equipped with a cannon, and there should be as many as twenty-four.

And if the enemy's firepower is to be uninterrupted, I am afraid that this number will have to be tripled to meet the enemy's needs.If there are more equipment on the city wall of Luoyang, I am afraid that there will not be many cannons made.

With this in mind, Zhang Shun quickly said: "This method is too slow, it's only for the battle gun. If you want to make a gun, you must focus on quantity. The gun releases more cannonballs, and the chamber pressure is not high, so it can be cast!"

Zhang Dudu had studied artillery with Zhang Shun before, and understood what Zhang Shun meant.

He had no choice but to explain: "Even if it is cast, it needs to be molded with sand, then melted and cast, and finally dried in the shade. After a series of procedures, it will take more than ten days to barely complete the work, which is not enough."

Zhang Shun had no choice but to ask again: "I have heard that there is a method of casting cannons in iron molds. I wonder if it is feasible? At least it can also reduce the time for making molds."

Zhang Dudu was originally from Qinshui, and he knew something about the casting crafts nearby, so he replied: "Then let me try it, and please don't blame me if I succeed or fail."

Just after the discussion about the cannon was finished, Zhang Shun was about to ask about other matters. Lu Weiqi, who had never thought about not saying a word, suddenly stood up and said, "I have something to tell King Shun! I want to expose Dudu Zhang as a disaster for Luoyang City, causing the people to complain. Things!"

　There is only one chapter today, the author is a bit stuck, I don’t know how to show what I think, I wrote it for a long time today, I am not very satisfied!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)