Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 573 What Are the Textures Inside the Firecracker?
Although Waisi's withdrawal was a bit hasty, it was his hasty decision that saved Chagatai's last military strength.

There are also many war horses in the Lanyu Army, so when the generals see Waisi leading the army to escape, they will immediately pursue them.

"General, let's chase them quickly, or we will run away if we don't chase them!"

Lan Yu turned around and looked at the ignorant young generals, and cursed angrily.

"Chase?"

"What are you chasing after!"

"You don't even open your dog's eyes to see what kind of war horses are in our army!"

"Uh uh..."

The young generals in the Blue Jade Army were dumbfounded when they heard this, they really hadn't thought about this issue.

They didn't think about it, but Lan Yu must have thought about it, and even quarreled with Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yunxi allocated all the good war horses to that bastard Chang Sheng, and all they gave them were poor horses that could barely walk and pull goods.

But this can't be blamed on Zhu Yunxi's partiality, after all, from the very beginning, Sapphire's position was to be housekeeper.

He just needs to watch Chahetai and prevent them from crossing the Tianshan Mountain to help Beiyuan.

And things went smoothly at the beginning, Chagatai not only compromised, but also brought back part of the force.

But who would have thought that they would suddenly send troops and catch Lan Yu by surprise?
Therefore, Lan Yu could only look at the back of the crooked army and sigh at this time.

However, Sapphire did not give up on this, and still led people to follow along the traces left by the Wrong Thinking Army.

The poor horse on his side is not good for charging, but it is still no problem for driving.

Wai Si knew that Lan Yu was still following behind him, so he didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, and kept a safe enough distance as much as possible along the way.

It wasn't until he was approaching the Chagatai area that he saw the rout of soldiers running out from Chagatai. Only then did he know that his Khanate had surrendered to Ming Dynasty, and he and the army behind him had become lonely ghosts.

"Longevity!"

"what is this!"

Wrong thinking and looking up to the trombone, the army behind him also seemed to be mourned and demoralized.

At this moment, the messenger sent by Lanyu arrived, shot the letter of persuasion into the Waisi army, turned around and ran away.

Wrong thinking and grief and indignation belong to grief and indignation, but I still opened the persuasion letter to read it.

"Waisi junior, Grandpa Ni Lan already knew that Chagatai surrendered to Daming, and he didn't tell you before, just because he was afraid that you wouldn't believe it."

"Now you must have gathered the remnant soldiers who fled, and you know that your grandfather, father and others have fallen into my hands, Daming, right?"

"If you just lay down your arms and surrender to Daming, your Grandpa Lan will not only save the lives of your grandfather and father, but also protect your prosperity and wealth for the rest of your life!"

Wai Si read the letter and tore it into pieces on the spot, and then clamored to kill the messenger who delivered the letter.

"Reporting to my lord, the envoy of the Blue Jade Army ran away after delivering the letter, and never thought of waiting for our reply..."

"Humph!"

"Count them acquainted!"

Waisi got off his horse to pay homage to his homeland, remembering his captive grandfather and others, and then rode on the horse and ran away with his men.

There is only one destination for them, and that is the Timur Empire in the west.

Waisi encountered a small group of Ming troops along the way and was wiped out in one battle. When he encountered a large group of Ming troops, he ran away. When he saw herdsmen scattered in various places, he ran with him.Just fighting and running all the way, soon a large team of more than 10 people formed around him.

Samarkand Palace.

As more and more news spread to the capital, Timur, Hao Haidayu and others became more and more aware of the situation.

"Great Yuan surrendered without a fight?"

"waste!"

Timur cursed angrily, not treating Hao Haida as an outsider.

Hao Haida wanted to hear Timur slandering Da Yuan so much, but he could only bow his head in shame, not daring to defend Da Yuan.

Da Yuan was really ashamed this time, he surrendered without a fight.

However, it is understandable to think about it from the standpoint of Dayuan. After all, who would have thought that the Ming army could touch the vicinity of Khan Court in the winter and launch a fierce attack on Khan Court!
"Report!"

"Mahamu sent someone to send an urgent letter. He has fled to the Golden Horde with one hundred thousand Beiyuan elite!"

"Report!"

"Chagatai surrenders!"

"Report!"

"General Chagatai Waisi brought 10 remnants into the border, and the border guard asked His Majesty if they would be allowed to enter the border!"

Hao Haida wanted to hear that Chagatai also surrendered, and finally his face was not so embarrassing.

After all, Chagatai was the country of Timur's in-laws, and even Chagatai couldn't handle it, so it was logical that Bei Yuan, who was short of military supplies, couldn't.

"Your Majesty, the young master of Chagatai, Waisi, has a reputation for being a worthy man and is capable of fighting well. I suggest that His Majesty make good use of him."

Before he knew it, Hao Haida had automatically replaced "foreign minister" with "weichen".

Timur also noticed this change, and gave an insignificant "hmm", which seemed to be his approval of Hao Haida's suggestion, and also his affirmation of Hao Haida's self-proclaimed humble minister.

"Order the border guard general to set up a camp on the spot and receive the army led by General Waisi."

"At the same time, order General Waisi to come to the capital as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

After Timur finished speaking this order, he looked at Haohai Dayu meaningfully.

"Hao Hai Da Yu, what's your son's attitude?"

Hao Haida smiled wryly when he heard the words.

"Your Majesty, I have been out for too long, and I don't know what happened in the country. But based on my understanding of Mahamu, Mahamu should still recognize me as my father. If I write a letter to ask him to surrender, he should Will not refuse."

Timur nodded in satisfaction.

"If Mahamun can lead his troops to surrender, you will be the prime minister of the empire!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!"

Hao Haida wanted to say compliments, but he didn't think so in his heart.

Firstly, he believed in his son and would not follow his words to come to Timur.

Secondly, he didn't want his son to come over either, because in that case, they would really have no way out.

After gathering information from all parties, Timur immediately launched a conscription order across the country, dispatched troops to the eastern border of the empire, and built fortifications.

On the other side, Waisi also accepted Timur's conditions, leaving the army at the border and stationed in the area designated by Timur.

As for himself, he took dozens of entourages and ran towards Samarkand without changing horses along the way.

Waisi's mood along the way was heavy, but when he saw the tall city walls and bustling commerce of Samarkand, endless hope suddenly rose in his heart!
Although Chagatai is gone, the hope of Chagatai is still there!
As long as he relies on Timur's power, he will definitely return to his hometown in the future and rebuild the Chagatai Khanate!
When Timur learned that Waisi had come to the capital, he also gave him a very high courtesy.Not only ordered people to hold a grand welcome ceremony, but also went out of the city to meet him in person, giving the down-and-out young master of Chagatai enough face.

Waisi was also very moved by Timur's kindness, and immediately paid homage to him, expressing his respect and submission to Timur, and willing to serve the Timur Empire.

Timur enthusiastically helped him up, and took him by the hand like a grandfather to board the carriage.

"Son, you have worked hard on this journey!"

Waisi burst into tears when he heard this grandfather-like words.

"Uncle, please help me no matter what, I can't let the glory of Chagatai be ruined in my hands, woo woo woo..."

Timur is the son-in-law of Hei Erhuo, the grandfather of Waisi, and the two are considered real relatives.

This is also the reason why he immediately thought of coming to the Timurid Empire for help when he learned of the collapse of Chagatai.

Timur comforted him very regretfully when he heard the words.

"Don't worry, child, as long as uncle is alive, you will never become a child without a home!"

"Uncle will allow you to rebuild Chagatai and become Great Khan yourself!"

Waisi heard the words and bowed down immediately, and solemnly saluted Timur.

"If my uncle allows my nephew to rebuild Chagatai, my nephew will serve my uncle and the empire to the death!"

Timur pulled it up again, and asked him carefully about the situation on the battlefield.

"You have fought against the Ming army, can you tell uncle about the Ming army's weapon configuration and combat style?"

Waisi hesitated a little when he heard the words, and said after deliberating his words.

"The weapons of the Ming army are mainly firearms!"

"I know this. What kind of three-eyed guns and single-eyed guns are also equipped in my uncle's army."

Crooked thinking hurriedly shook his head when he heard the words.

"Uncle, it's different..."

"The Ming army has made great improvements in firearms in recent years. It not only solved the shortcomings of the three-eyed blunderbuss, such as slow reloading, short range, and poor accuracy, but also improved the firearms to be more portable, so that one person can hold them with one hand."

"And the Ming army has a lot of equipment!"

"My nephew risked his life to break through the formation of the Ming army. He paid a price of more than 1 people and snatched a few from the Ming army. I asked my uncle to appreciate it!"

"Oh?"

When Timur heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Hurry up and show it to uncle!"

Wai Si immediately stuck his head out of the car window and winked at the lieutenant general, who immediately handed over a delicate wooden box.

Waisi took the wooden box, opened it in front of Timur, and took out the two firecrackers neatly stacked inside and handed it to Timur respectfully.

Timur took the blunderbuss and looked it over carefully, and involuntarily let out bursts of exclamation.

"This thing is really light, and the workmanship is exquisite. The inner and outer walls are smooth and flat..."

Crooked thinking and hearing the words echoed the Tao.

"Uncle has touched on the key point. This object is indeed very exquisite in workmanship. What's even more rare is that the dimensions of the two firecrackers are surprisingly consistent, with almost no error!"

Timur also knew about ordnance, and when he heard this, his face suddenly became serious. After comparing the two firecrackers again, he found that the size of the two firecrackers was really the same.

This is a very scary thing, which proves that Da Ming has already left them several streets behind in the field of ordnance manufacturing, leaving them far behind.

However, thinking about what to say next made him feel even colder.

"Uncle, there is one more thing you need to pay attention to. Daming is equipped with a lot of this kind of firearms in the army!"

"Almost everyone has one!"

"hiss!"

"Da Ming is actually strong like Ruos?"

"Turn around, go to the Martial Arts Field!"

"Yes!"

Timur was not in a hurry to return to the palace, and immediately took his nephew Waisi to the Martial Arts Field near the capital to personally test the power of the two new guns.

Waisi thought about it all the way on the road, loaded Timur with ammunition with ease, and then taught him how to light the match, pull the trigger and so on.

Although Timur had already guessed the functions of various parts, he still listened to Waisi's advice very carefully, and carried out test shooting according to his words.

Of course, the emperor's test shooting could not use ordinary targets, but ten death row prisoners were found from the cell and stood in a row.

Timur is good at archery, but he is a bit rusty with operations such as firecrackers.

During the first test firing, the bullet was directly sent flying because it was a little off.

The second time was slightly better, but it also managed to avoid the death row prisoner's vitals, and only hit the death row prisoner's leg, which caused the death row prisoner to howl.

But Timur was still very happy, and generously pardoned the death penalty of the death row prisoner, saying that it was not he who shot the horizontal dish, but the true god blessed the first two death row prisoners, allowing him to escape his own firecracker.

However, the third prisoner on death row was not so lucky. He was shot directly in the chest by Timur, and he fell to the ground and twitched a few times before he died completely.

With a successful test shooting experience, Timur became more and more proficient in the next shooting. Three of the remaining seven death row prisoners fell to the ground in the chest, and one was shot in the head, and his head was beaten into a watermelon on the spot.

The other four people had better luck. Two of them were shot in the arms, and two were shot in the abdomen and shoulders. They barely escaped unharmed.

After the test firing, Timur did not show much happiness.

Because he discovered the more terrible point during the test firing process, that is, this thing is very fast to use, and it takes almost no time to train soldiers to form a very powerful combat force!

Timur sat in the carriage with a gloomy face, and went directly to the ordnance workshop near the capital, and gathered all the skilled craftsmen together.

"Who among you can build such ordnance?"

A group of craftsmen shook their heads collectively after hearing the words.

They have dealt with iron all year round, so they don't need to look carefully, just by looking at the smooth and clean appearance of this weapon, they know that it is made of wrought iron.

If they were making a sword, they would naturally be no problem, but making this kind of firecracker with a hole in the middle was not so difficult.

Seeing this, Timur immediately roared angrily.

"Three days!"

"Within three days, those who successfully imitate this object will be rewarded with [-] gold coins. If they cannot imitate, the whole family will be beheaded!"

"what?"

When a group of craftsmen heard this, they immediately stepped forward and took up the firecrackers to observe carefully.

However, after reading it, everyone was silent.

"Your Majesty Sultan, it's not that I'm trying to evade, it's because this thing is really difficult to make!"

"Don't look at this thing as an iron pipe, but if you want to withstand the impact of gunpowder, the iron pipe must not have any gaps, and the holes must be drilled on the basis of wrought iron rods."

"The drilling process alone takes at least ten days, or even a month, not to mention the lines inside the firecracker. It will take even longer to carve such lines..."

When Timur heard this, he couldn't help but picked up the firecracker again and looked at it, and sure enough, he found spiral lines inside the firecracker.

"What are the lines inside the firecracker for?"

A group of craftsmen shook their heads blankly when they heard the words, thinking that it would be good if they found out, how could they know the purpose of this thing?
In the end, Waisi stood up and rescued them.

"Reporting to Your Majesty Uncle, my nephew has tried firecrackers with and without textures on the road, and found that the textured ones are more accurate!"

"oh oh!"

Timur originally wanted to order the craftsmen to remove the lines, but when he heard this, he immediately expressed his seriousness.

"You must imitate exactly the same, not a single pattern is missing!"

"Those who succeed in the imitation will have houses, land, servants, gold and silver, and if they cannot imitate, they will all be executed!"

Wai Si hastily added.

"Your Majesty, Uncle, there is still gunpowder..."

"The gunpowder used by Daming is also different from ours. It is granular gunpowder, which is extremely powerful..."

"Yes, and gunpowder!"

"The gunpowder must also be imitated for me!"

(End of this chapter)