Great Tang princess

Chapter 254 The Power of New Weapons

Looking at the phalanx of 500 people on the playground, the ministers each have different thoughts.

Geng Yunqiang raised his arms and trotted over by his sides, raised his head and saluted: "Your Highness, everyone is assembled! Please give instructions!"

"Take a break."

"Yes!"

As the order was conveyed, all the soldiers spread their legs apart with a "crash", with their hands behind their backs, and looked at the emperor on the high platform with serious expressions.

The next step was naturally the part where the emperor pretended to be coercive, Li Zhi took two steps forward, perhaps affected by the atmosphere, his tone was not as calm as usual, but he said in the same loud voice: "Hello, soldiers! "

"Long live my emperor!" The soldiers yelled in unison and answered, slightly startling the unprepared ministers around the emperor.

For such a situation, Li Zhi seemed very satisfied, with a faint smile on his face, he continued to speak loudly: "Soldiers have worked hard!"

"Defend Datang!"

The roar of the soldiers conveyed a feeling of blood boiling, which for most men would instantly produce the feeling of being one of them.

Perhaps, this is the charm of the army.

The generals behind looked at the soldiers below with bright eyes. It was unexpected that the army could be trained to such a degree. The word discipline was perfectly reflected in this army.

Especially Liu Rengui, who turned his head slightly to look at the disciples beside the emperor, couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

In the future, this apprentice will definitely leave a strong mark in the history books, and as her master, he can also leave his name in the history books by the way!
The civil servants all had complicated expressions. Even if such an army goes into battle in armor, it may only have 500 people, but against some ordinary troops, it can be fought with more than 2000 people. If it is a bandit or the like, even 5000 people may not be afraid.

After the emperor finished his speech, Li Yuechen took two steps forward and said loudly, "Everyone, gather at the weapons training ground!"

"Yes!"

As soon as the soldiers promised to go to the training ground, Li Zhi waved his hands with a smile, and took the health care ball from Zhang Chengxin: "Everyone, please follow me to have a look."

Everyone started to set off in a mighty way. Along the way, they had a higher understanding of the discipline of this army.

Along the way, all the soldiers walked in unison, and no one made mistakes!
This can only explain one problem, just now they did not do it for the emperor to see, but they really have such training in normal times.

These soldiers raised their feet at the same height and landed at the same time. They looked ahead firmly and walked in unison.

Many people suddenly felt a tinge of fear, and a picture appeared in their minds. An army composed of tens of thousands of people walked forward with uniform steps and firm expressions.

As if nothing in front of them could stop their footsteps, they walked forward firmly.

And behind them, there was a faint figure, a figure... a figure sitting on a dragon chair!
……

Not long after, a group of people arrived at the weapons training ground behind the barracks.

As soon as they came here, the ministers all looked puzzled, looking at the black flower-shaped patterns on the ground.

Because grenade training is often done here, there are large black radial patterns on the ground, and even potholes.

At the same time, a strange smell spread to everyone's nostrils.

Most of the people here have never smelled the smell of gunpowder, this smell is very strange to them.

At the same time, more than [-] meters away, hundreds of scarecrows have been planted on the ground, forming a neat square formation.

Although scholars in this era are more or less short-sighted, but now it is broad daylight, they can barely see clearly.

Seeing the pile of scarecrows, Li Zhi smiled and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't Chen'er use sheep this time?"

Li Yuechen stuck out his tongue: "It's too expensive!"

"I thought Chen'er didn't care about money..." Li Zhi said with a smile.

If you don't care, there will be ghosts. If you don't care, what is the purpose of Mrs. Qian's business all these years?It's just that it's true that the household department doesn't care about the salary.

The father and daughter chatted in a low voice, and the soldiers on Geng Yunqiang's side were also ready.

In fact, at first he wanted to make a grenadier himself, after all, he wanted to operate this weapon himself.

It was only after Li Yuechen told him carefully about the differences between officers and soldiers that he let go of this idea.

Besides, ordinary soldiers will also be equipped with grenades, but they are thrown by hand, but at critical times, it is still necessary to give priority to ensuring the firepower of the grenadiers.

The ministers stood with the emperor, looking at the scarecrows in front of them curiously, not knowing what to do.

Li Yuechen nodded to Geng Yunqiang beside him.

After Geng Yunqiang received the signal, he immediately turned around and shouted, "Grenadiers! Come out!"

Thirty grenadiers came out of the queue, and immediately ran to line up in front of everyone, pulled out the bracket from behind and put it on the ground, and then put the grenade launching crossbow on it.

Immediately, two soldiers ran out and brought a wooden box. After opening it, there were neatly stacked grenades inside.

Many ministers watched curiously as the soldiers handed out two to each of them. It looked like a bamboo tube with iron bars wrapped around it. Not reflective, and even a little rusty in many places.

Looking at the neatly stacked grenades, Li Yuechen couldn't help feeling a little bit excited.

The current grenade has changed a lot compared to when it was first made. Not only are prefabricated fragments added to the outside, but the length of the lead wire has also been carefully calculated.

Throw a distance of 200 meters with a crossbow, and it almost explodes when it hits the ground.

The grenadiers each fired two grenades, and after stuffing one of them into the socket of the crossbow bolt, they pulled out the grenades one after another.

Geng Yunqiang stood beside him and shouted: "Two salvos, get ready, let go!"

Amidst the inscrutable smile on the emperor's face and the incomprehensible expressions of the ministers, the soldiers lit the grenade in the sleeve with a torch, and then pulled the trigger to launch it.

The flying speed of the grenades was not fast, and the soldiers almost ignited the second grenade just as the first batch of grenades drew an arc in the sky and landed on the ground.

Under the curious eyes of the ministers, thirty grenades fell into a pile of scarecrows, and then there was only a flash of fire, "Boom boom boom..." A series of explosions sounded almost simultaneously.

While a large amount of flames rose with a puff of smoke, the scarecrows inserted on the ground were blown to pieces in the flames, and even a few were pushed into the air by the shock wave generated by the explosion.

Except for the emperor and empress who had prepared in advance, all the ministers present were taken aback for an instant. The generals were more or less okay, but they just opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths slightly to express their surprise.

The reactions of those civil servants who had never been on the battlefield were even more exaggerated. They all seemed to be frozen in place, and several of them even sat down on the ground in fright.

This is not over yet, the first round of explosions is followed by the second round.

The flames shot up into the sky with a huge sound, and the smoke filled the air. All the scarecrows were shattered, and a lot of grass clippings were floating in the air, and many of them had even been ignited.

Even the generals like Liu Rengui who had experienced life and death battles all opened their eyes wide, staring blankly at the scarecrow that had been completely blown to pieces in the distance.

Some of them opened and closed their mouths, but they couldn't make any sound. They could only stare blankly at the distant scene with their eyes wide open.

At this moment, everyone knew what the frequent explosions in Mangshan Mountain were, and they also knew how the potholed ground was formed.

Many civil servants began to tremble at this moment, and there was a trace of fear in their eyes looking at Li Yuechen. Could it be that she is really a fairy?

It's no wonder they thought so. In the eyes of the ancients, this was almost equivalent to summoning the sky thunder, which was a kind of fairy method.

Smelling the strong smell of gunpowder smoke coming from their noses, many officials still did not react.

At this moment, Geng Yunqiang ran to the front and saluted Li Yuechen: "Your Highness, the two rounds of volleys have been fired, and it is preliminarily judged that there are no duds!"

"Go and check again, and then clean up."

"Yes!" Geng Yunqiang saluted, then turned around and took the soldiers to check if there was any explosion.

Li Yuechen turned his head to look at Liu Rengui with a smile: "Master, how about this new weapon invented by this disciple?"

"Eh..." Liu Rengui opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Li Zhi who was standing next to him turned around and looked at the officials sitting on the ground with a smile on his face: "Don't be afraid, dear friends, this weapon is for dealing with foreign enemies, not for our own people!"

Although the lines were full of threats, his tone revealed deep concern, and he even stretched out his hand to pull them up one by one from the ground, creating a scene of harmony between the monarch and his subjects.

At this moment, the official finally came back to his senses, and asked tremblingly, "Your Majesty, this weapon..."

"Well, Taiping's new research." Li Zhi nodded calmly, "What do you think?"

Hearing this sentence, none of the ministers answered, they just looked at the princess standing next to the emperor with slightly fearful eyes.

Taking them here today is to let them not worry about the Turkic rebellion, and secondly...it might be a warning to them.

These ministers are all good people, and their daily work is to understand the emperor's various intentions.

At the same time, they also know that since ancient times, almost every generation of emperors has been thinking about centralizing the imperial power all the time, and now... this matter may be successful.

Once the imperial power is highly concentrated, in the future it will really be what the emperor says, and the old nobles will no longer have the right to speak!

But fortunately, this artifact seems to be just a weapon, not a real Taoism, that is to say...if the formula can be obtained...

Li Zhi didn't care what they were thinking, turned his head to look at Pei Xingjian who was equally astonished, and said, "Observe the promise, I know you just came back and traveled all the way, but now that the Tang Dynasty is suffering from foreign troubles, can you still go out to fight?"

Pei Xingjian saluted immediately: "I am obliged! Besides, with the help of His Highness, this battle will surely be won!"

……

After watching the exercise, the emperor didn't stay here any longer, so he took the ministers back.

When they walked out of the barracks, almost all the ministers turned their heads subconsciously, looking at this barracks that was out of tune with this era, with complicated expressions.

Almost everyone can see that the number of this army will increase in the future, and such an army will also become an important force in the hands of the royal family!
For the veteran nobles, of course they must try their best to prevent this kind of thing from happening.

The easiest way is to provoke the relationship between the princess and the emperor, they have tried, but failed!
The emperor had even thought about making her the crown prince, and he didn't care about the rumor that the princess was the reincarnation of Taizong some time ago.

The relationship between father and daughter is too harmonious, they can't provoke at all... We must find a way from other aspects!
Li Yuechen stood at the gate of the barracks, watching the emperor's Luanjia walk out of the barracks, and the other ministers also boarded their carriages to go back, the corners of their mouths slightly raised, showing a smile.

After turning around and returning to the barracks, he immediately called Geng Yunqiang: "Do you know what will happen next?"

Hearing this question from Li Yuechen, Geng Yunqiang was slightly taken aback, and then felt a little happy.

Since discussing this kind of thing with him, it means that the princess has already regarded her as her own.

After two seconds of silence, he replied: "Maybe, someone will find a way to sneak in and get the grenade formula?"

Li Yuechen nodded slightly: "Those slaves who are in charge of making grenades must be well protected, and they must not be allowed to have any accidents! If this thing is leaked, it will pose a great threat to our Tang Dynasty!"

"Yes!" Geng Yunqiang nodded, "But Your Highness, I'm afraid..."

What Geng Yunqiang meant was obvious. Since he was going to fight, there must be no extra manpower to protect these people. This problem is not easy to deal with.

"How many hand grenades are in stock today?"

"About two hundred pieces."

Li Yuechen thought for a while: "That's enough, let's take them with us for this expedition. As for the slaves who are in charge of production, follow me to the expedition, so that we can protect them."

"Yes!" Geng Yunqiang agreed. At present, this is a good way.

After all, there are basically dead men in the big family, and it might not be safe to put them here.It is absolutely impossible for these people to withstand torture to extract confessions.

So taking them is the best choice, which can not only ensure their safety, but also prevent people from touching them at will.

As for the barracks, I believe the princess will have other options.

Li Yuechen was really not worried about things in the barracks. She wrote all the recipes in English. In this era, English has not yet formed, and absolutely no one can understand it.

But even so, Li Yuechen didn't want to be stolen, so he decided to put it back in the palace.

Some people may dare to sneak into the barracks, but they definitely don't have the guts to sneak into the palace!
Even if they had, the imperial palace is not so easy to sneak into. Is it true that royal bodyguards are all for nothing?

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