Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 565 New Things

"Nonsense!" Wang Zhaotang yelled: "The former army led by General Manager Xue is still there, and the outcome is still unknown. How can there be any reason to escape without a fight?"

"Okay!" The man with the scar face laughed: "I knew you would say that, whatever you want! How do you want to deal with us, beheading or whipping?"

Wang Zhaotang snorted coldly. He could tell that these guys had collapsed mentally. According to the usual practice, they should be executed immediately to prevent their fear from infecting other people in the camp. The only survivor of this fiasco, more and more people will definitely escape in the future. It is easy to kill these few people, but is it possible to kill all of them?Something has to be done to cheer them up mentally.

"Take them to the rear camp, which is the open space on the right side of the reservoir, and don't let them come into contact with other people for the time being!"

"Obey!" The guard outside said in a deep voice.

The expressions of the deserters were a little astonished. They thought they would at least have to eat a whip. The scarred face was about to thank Wang Zhaotang, but they heard Wang Zhaotang say: "This is thousands of miles away from Longyou Shanzhou. You should know Most of the camp is full of sick people. If they escape as you said, what will they do? If they want to survive, the only way out is to hold on. There is everything in the camp, as long as they can withstand the Tibetans After a fierce attack, things will turn around, and there will be no hope of escape!"

The deserters looked at each other, and after a while, Scarface stamped his feet: "Forget it, Quan Dang has already died in that valley. Anyway, this life is taken back, Wang Sima, you give us a pair of armored swords, let us Keep camp!"

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Songzhou, Shulin hunting ground.

"It's really hard to imagine that Datang and Tubo are fighting to the death in Qinghai, while you and I are hunting together!" Langri exclaimed.

"Is this strange? Haven't you read "Three Kingdoms"? After Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou, he sent a letter to Sun Quan. In the book, it said: "Recently, I will punish crimes with resignations, and Liu Cong will tie his hands. This is the rule of the water army." With 80 people, Fang and the general will hunt in Wu. There is also hunting in Qinghai, but they are hunting people, not wild animals!" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

"That's true!" A strange light flashed in Langri's eyes, and the corner of his eyes swept behind him, only to see that except for Cao Wenzong, who was four or five steps behind them, the other guards were already far behind. In the back, one can only vaguely see the figure, and cannot hear the two talking.

"General Wang, what do you think of the situation in Qinghai?"

Wang Wenzuo didn't answer Lang Ri's question right away. He shook the reins and let his mount walk lightly, while looking around with great interest. The smell of the woods filled his nostrils: the sharp aroma of fresh pine needles, wet and rotten The earthy fragrance of leaves, vague animal musk, and the smell of distant cooking smoke.He glimpsed the silhouette of a black squirrel weaving among the branches of a snow-covered oak tree, then stopped to stare at his group of intruders.After working indoors at a desk in winter, being in the forest made him feel an indescribable comfort.

"I don't know much about Qinghai, and I don't know what to say!" Wang Wenzuo picked a bunch of berries from a branch hanging by the road, put them in his mouth, chewed them twice and said with a smile: "It's still a bit astringent, let's pass it." It will be delicious in a few days!"

"I don't believe General Wang's words!" Lang Ri said with a smile: "As the governor of Songzhou Governor's Mansion, you know very little about Qinghai?"

"There are some things mentioned in the imperial court's newspapers, but after all, I don't have personal experience, so what I know on paper is superficial! Isn't it a joke to give random pointers?" Wang Wenzuo replied casually.

Wang Wenzuo tried to evade, but Lang Ri refused to let it go, he said with a smile: "Today there are only three people here, that one must be your confidant, you should just talk about it casually, if you leave and don't recognize anyone, what's the problem?"

"Hehe!" Wang Wenzuo clapped his hands and said with a smile, "If I have to say it, your chances of winning are better!"

"Our side has a good chance of winning?" Lang Ri laughed: "It's true, it's not like what you said!"

"You and I are both warriors. Soldiers are deceitful. It's normal if you don't believe me! But this is what I think in my heart. Your side should have a [-]% chance of winning, and our side only has a [-]% chance!"

"Why do you say that?" Lang asked.

"Datang has fought too many battles these years!"

Lang Ri was stunned when he heard Wang Wenzuo's nonsensical words. This sentence sounds simple, but there are more explanations and meanings behind it. He thought for a moment: "What does General Wang mean?"

"Since the founding of our dynasty, we have used a lot of troops abroad! Relying on the blessing of our ancestors, we have won all the battles. We have expanded thousands of miles, and the martial arts have never been so prosperous in ancient times! But the soldiers are unlucky, so the sages have to use them! He is invincible, but the way he uses his troops, in the final analysis, is the word "temperance"!"

"control?"

"Hmm!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile, "If you don't have to fight, you don't fight. If you have to, you don't use soldiers."

"Ha ha!" Lang Ri laughed twice, his voice was full of disdain, obviously he didn't believe what Wang Wenzuo just said just now, he just didn't want to argue with him.

At this time, there was a stream in front of the two of them. Since it was the season of melting snow, the stream was rushing and the water potential was high.The two got off their horses and led their mounts across the shallows, the deepest part of the water, up to their thighs.The stream beat against the rocks and tree roots, causing bursts of foam. Wang Wenzuo could feel the water splashing on his face, and couldn't help laughing: "Good water, if we build dams to store water into ponds and open up wilderness, within ten years, there will be a lot of water here. It’s a land of fish and rice!”

"Oh? General Wang still has this plan?"

"That's right! To the north of Songzhou is a large wetland meadow. As long as we build dams and drain the swamp, we can save money on farming and grazing! The two countries have business and travel exchanges, and the population is thriving. Within ten years, one side will be a metropolis, isn't it?" Far better than attacking and killing each other?"

"So, General Wang really doesn't want to fight anymore?" Lang Ri asked, staring into Wang Wenzuo's eyes.

"Yes! Otherwise, why would you and I hunt here!" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

At this time, a long howl came from the woods, the pitch gradually increased, and the lament lasted for a long time, like a gust of cold wind passing through the forest.Lang Ri's expression suddenly became serious: "It's a bear, damn it!" He finished.As soon as the words fell, the second howl joined in.

"Don't panic, Wen Zong, give me that thing!" Wang Wenzuo said loudly.

"Obey!" Cao Wenzong rode over and took an object wrapped in deerskin from the saddle and handed it to Wang Wenzuo. Wang Wenzuo untied the deerskin, but it turned out to be an iron pipe about one meter long, with a bronze gourd connected to the tail. Wrapped with a layer of buckskin, there is a mechanism at the junction of the two.While fiddling with it, Wang Wenzuo said to Lang Ri: "Try something you made a few days ago!"

Lang Ri looked curiously at the thing in Wang Wenzuo's hands. At this time, the guards on both sides also heard the sound, and about ten riders caught up. Open your eyes!"

Wang Wenzuo smiled, but did not speak. At this moment, the guards released the hounds. After a while, the hounds and bears barked from the woods. It was heard that the sound was coming this way. Wang Wenzuo picked up the object and put the iron One end of the tube is aimed at the source of the sound, and the bottom of the gourd is pressed against his shoulder, waiting for the prey to appear.

A few minutes later, there was rustling in a patch of miscellaneous woods, and a black bear rushed out roaring, followed by more than a dozen ferocious hounds. The guards immediately raised their spears and blocked it back. The black bear was caught by the shiny spears. The black bear retreated sharply and rushed towards the hounds behind him. The hounds retreated quickly, forming a sparse encirclement. The black bear pounced twice, but was avoided by the hounds, so it simply retreated under a big oak tree, leaning on its buttocks. Looking at the oak tree, came a leisurely waiting for work.

With a soft sound, the black bear suddenly roared in pain, Lang Ri noticed that one of the bear's eyes was already blind, and blood was flowing from the eye socket, but strangely, there was no arrow stuck in it, he He glanced at Wang Wenzuo curiously, only to see that the other party handed the toy in his hand to the guard beside him, and then took the same toy.

"You are—"

"As I said, it's a new thing!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "The shot just now should have shot through its brain, and it only took a few breaths!"

Facts proved that Wang Wenzuo was right. The roar of the black bear soon weakened. The beast lay on the ground and could only let out a dying cry. Red and white liquid flowed out of its eye sockets, and the hounds rushed When it came up, it could only shake its head weakly twice, and the end of its life was not far away.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" The guards stepped forward and drove the hounds away from the black bear so as not to damage the intact fur. Although the bear's fur is far less plump than in autumn, it is a complete bear without any scars. Skins are still good game.Wang Wenzuo threw the utensils in his hands to the soldiers, and said with a smile: "Today is lucky, we have bear's paws to eat tonight!"

"What did you use just now?" Langri asked cautiously, "Is it a spell to kill this black bear all at once?"

Wang Wenzuo did not speak. He walked to the black bear's body, pulled out a knife and stirred the only wound on the black bear's body twice, finally picked out a small black gadget, and handed it to Lang Ri: "This is the thing that killed the black bear. !"

Lang Ri weighed it twice: "Is it a lead bullet?"

"That's right, it's lead bullets!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile, "How about it, one shot to the head, isn't my little toy good?"

Langri opened his mouth, but did not speak. It is not uncommon for lead bullets flying at high speed to kill ferocious beasts. Some of the elite Tubo slingers used lead bullets. Compared with cobblestones, lead bullets are not only heavier, but can also be specially made into Spindle-shaped, masters can even use this thing to kill cavalry wearing iron armor.But the lead bullets Wang Wenzuo just fired were at most one-fifth to one-sixth of the weight of the lead bullets fired by the slingers. If such a light lead bullet seemed to have the same power, it had to be faster.Not to mention the accuracy, Wang Wenzuo just shot through the black bear's eye from twenty paces away, the best slinger can hit the black bear's head at this distance is not bad.

"Why did Wang Wenzuo show this new weapon in front of me? Threatening me?" Lang Ri thought to himself.

"Don't worry, this new weapon is powerful and accurate, but it's too expensive to equip soldiers!" Wang Wenzuo saw Lang Ri's thoughts: "Such a weapon cost me nearly 400 guns, and it's too expensive to equip soldiers!" It can be used for hunting and fun!"

"A piece of 400 sticks?" Lang Ri obviously breathed a sigh of relief: "But it's worth the money!"

"It's really worth the money!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Especially let the shooter hide in the crowd and assassinate his political opponents, nothing could be better!"

The smile on Lang Ri's face suddenly froze.As Wang Wenzuo said, this new type of weapon has the advantages of quietness, accuracy, and great power. It is indeed very suitable for assassinating political opponents. As for the disadvantage of being expensive, it is nothing in this respect. After all, no one has succeeded. Hundreds of political enemies need to be assassinated.

"General Wang, what do you mean?" Lang Ri asked coldly.

"Just kidding!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "After all, there are always a few guys in this world who don't die and others don't live well. If you can let them die, it will be a good thing for everyone. You are right. No!"

Lang Ri snorted coldly and didn't speak. Of course he knew the deep meaning of Wang Wenzuo's words, but he didn't want to pierce the layer of paper.He took the utensil from Wang Wenzuo's hand, played with it twice and asked, "I didn't see any tendons either, how could it have such great power?"

"This thing doesn't use tendons, but energy. I call it an air gun!" Wang Wenzuo explained with a smile.It turns out that what Wang Wenzuo just shot to kill the bear was a multi-pump air gun, which uses an air pump to compress the air in a bronze cylinder, and then releases the thrust of the compressed air to accelerate the launch of the lead bullet. This weapon has The advantages of quietness, accuracy and high power.

Its earliest originator appeared in the fifteenth century in Europe, and was first used for noble hunting. In the second half of the eighteenth century, Austria improved it and used it for military use. This is the famous Kiranduni air rifle, which has obviously superior performance. For muzzle-loading muskets.First of all, the air rifle can be used in wet environments, such as rainy days; second, the gun does not produce smoke when shooting, and it has better concealment; most importantly, this rifle can be fired continuously, and a well-trained soldier can A shuttle (20 rounds) of lead bullets can be fired in half a minute. Such a high rate of fire is beyond the reach of complex and slow muskets.But the high cost of manufacture and the slowness of pressurizing the air pump made it obsolete by newer gunpowder weapons.

After Wang Wenzuo was in Songzhou, he asked the accompanying craftsmen to restore one of the early air guns according to the structure in his memory, firstly as a technical reserve, and secondly as a hunting toy.This time when Lang Ri came, he took out this thing as a stone to ask the way, to test the other party's mind, now it seems that the time is still a bit early!
"Can you give me one, no, can you sell me one?" Lang Ri asked in a low voice.

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