The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 555 Preparing for Counterattack
The power of the red cannon was so powerful that Wei Qing, a famous general who had experienced many battles, couldn't help but feel terrified.

If this kind of thing is developed, once it is put into the battlefield, it can almost be pushed by hard power.

Previously, Wei Qing had to use strategic tactics to help South Vietnam deal with the Western Region Allied Forces commanded by Wang Meng.

If, if... the red cannon was used on the battlefield, would he still need to think about strategies and conspiracies?
Just take out the red cannon and blast it flatly, and the battlefield will be completely over in an hour!
This is simply the biggest killer weapon on the battlefield. If it is developed in batches, where will the extra troops be needed? Wei Qing even felt that these five thousand troops were enough to counterattack the Han!
The premise is that there are enough red cannons.

Everyone on the mountain was in a daze, and the people at the foot of the mountain were shocked by the thunder on the ground. All the people couldn't help but kneel down and beg God not to rain down thunder!
For a time, the people at the foot of the mountain were restless.

Wei Ning needed to give the people of South Vietnam a reasonable explanation for the commotion on the mountain, otherwise these people would not dare to go up the mountain in the future. He glanced at Gongsun He and said, "pacify the people at the foot of the mountain."

Gongsun He understood immediately and hurriedly led the people down the mountain, trying to calm down.

Then Wei Ning said to Li Ju: "Do a good job of keeping it secret and pull the red cannon down the mountain."

"Here!"

Wei Qing was silent for a long time, and then he spoke to Lu Chongguo: "The craftsmen who made the red cannon will... be killed in the future!"

He gritted his teeth. Although he was reluctant to give up, he couldn't help but say this in his heart. If the craftsmanship of such a powerful weapon was spread, it would be fatal to them.

Wei Ning had already considered this. He lowered his hands and said to Wei Qing: "Uncle, don't worry, no one knows the entire manufacturing process. They are only responsible for manufacturing some parts, and then they are assembled in the end. Each other does not know what the other is doing." do what."

Hearing this, Wei Qing breathed a sigh of relief. The people they brought out were all extremely loyal. If he really wanted to kill them, Wei Qing would have a guilty conscience.

Now that I heard that Weining had thought about this beforehand, I couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

They are all following their brothers, and they can die on the battlefield, but how can they bear to kill each other with their own hands?

Sang Hongyang thought for a while, looked at Lu Chongguo, and asked, "Can you roughly estimate how much this red cannon will cost?"

Sang Hongyang is a financial officer. He needs to estimate the manufacturing cost before he can determine how many doors they can manufacture based on their current financial strength.

Lu Chongguodao: "Previously, the technology was immature, and manufacturing one might require ten thousand taels of silver, but this covers early stage research and development, waste materials, etc."

"Now that the technology is mature, it would cost at least 5,000 taels of silver to make one."

Since entering South Vietnam, their unit of measurement no longer uses the Han five baht of the Han Dynasty, but uses silver as the unit of measurement.

Weining had previously reformed Dahan's financial system when he was still in Dahan. If Dahan wanted to integrate with neighboring countries, it must have a common currency, and silver was undoubtedly the best choice.

South Vietnam used silver as its trading currency.

Five thousand taels of silver for a red cannon. To be honest, it is very expensive!
You must know that Sang Hongyang only spent eight thousand taels to buy a mountain in Langqiongzhao.

Wei Qing frowned and asked Sang Hongyang: "How long will it take to make ten gates? According to the current financial situation?"

If there are ten red cannons, Wei Qing can confidently push all the way to Chang'an.

Sang Hongyang said: "It may take a year, the fastest."

Wei Ning said: "What's the slowest?"

Sang Hongyang said: "It should not exceed two years."

Two years...enough!
Weining said: "Then seize the time to make it, spend all your finances on this, and shorten other expenses as much as possible."

Investing a large amount of money into weapons research and development, of course, also needs to take into account the storage of food. This aspect also requires transactions with South Vietnam. This matter is left to Sang Hongyang, and they need to start making all preparations for the war.

Wei Ning looked at Wei Qing and said: "Uncle, please inform Gongsun Ao of Wadao when you have time and ask him to prepare. In one year, just one year, we can make as many red cannons as we can to counterattack!"

Weining doesn’t want to wait any longer in South Vietnam!
He wanted to go back, take back everything that belonged to him, personally pay homage to the dead Wei Zifu, and personally cut the beast Liu Huan into pieces with a thousand knives!

Wei Qing nodded heavily and said, "Okay!"

……

After Gongsun He came down from the mountain, he explained to the people who were kneeling on the ground that they had gone up the mountain to pray for a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven. If they could continue logging, they would ask for drought and thunder. If they were not allowed to continue logging, they would ask for heavy rain.

The end result is that harvesting of trees can continue.

After hearing this explanation, the people felt relieved.

The people of South Vietnam were far less civilized than the Han people, and there was almost no need to deceive him. Gongsun He explained casually, and the people believed him.

But he could deceive the ignorant people of South Vietnam, but he could not deceive the South Vietnamese court.

When Sang Hongyang once again found the South Vietnamese court to cooperate in purchasing grain in large quantities.

Zhengxi and the old Prime Minister knew that Wei Ning was planning to attack the big man.

This was much faster than they expected!

But they only have 5,000 troops. Let’s count the 50,000 troops on the Japanese island. How can this small number of troops fight against the Han Dynasty’s million-strong army?
Why are they so confident?
Even if Wei Qing is a god, he is only a human being.

Zheng Xi had no intention of giving advice to the other party. Since they wanted to trade grain with her, she would certainly welcome them.

Weining needs a lot of food and needs to store it continuously, so Sang Hongyang hopes that the other party will give priority to supplying food to them instead of the big man.

Zhengxi had no reason to refuse this request.

Firstly, the cost of transporting food to Northeast City is very low, which is beneficial to them. Secondly, even if these factors are discarded, they will still consider Wei Qing's kindness to them and give them priority in supplying food to them.

Wei Qing saved their country. They didn't have much friendship with the Han Dynasty. At most, it was an exchange of interests. Zhengxi could still tell who came first and who came last.

After the food issue was settled, the old South Vietnamese Prime Minister suddenly asked Sang Hongyang: "What was the reason for the violent noise in the northeastern mountains two days ago?"

Although Gongsun He gave an explanation, the South Vietnamese court did not believe it.

Sang Hongyang thought for a while and said: "The weapons we developed."

As soon as these words came out, the old South Vietnamese Prime Minister and Zheng Xi were shocked!
"What weapon?"

Sang Hongyang shook his head. Being able to say the previous sentence was enough to give him face. He just said: "No matter what weapon, it is not used to deal with you. Don't worry."

"Don't tell outsiders about this matter. Please keep it secret, your Majesty and the Prime Minister."

This can be regarded as Sang Hongyang showing some sincerity, otherwise he is afraid that the other party will not stop investigating and cause trouble to Northeast City.

(End of this chapter)