After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 261 Upgrading Weapons
Jiang Yongkang knew that his men were all native brothers. Although they were brave, they lacked intelligence, but fortunately they were loyal and obedient to orders, so they tried their best to use intelligence rather than physical combat along the way.

20,000 people left Qianzhou Prefecture, and there are currently 13,400 left, so the loss is not serious.

Looking at the tall city fortress in front of him, Jiang Yongkang had a hunch in his heart that his brothers would have to sacrifice their lives in this attack.

But at the same time, he was also curious. It was agreed that the armies on both sides would approach the center at the same time, so where did Zhu Kui go?

Xiangshui Mansion is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is the last strong force of King Li and King Li. Therefore, they have made sufficient preparations on the city wall. A thousand archers are on standby to shoot any living creature that comes close.

This time I encountered a tough situation.

Jiang Yongkang had no choice but to order the entire army to set up camp first and wait for Zhu Kui's men to gather before attacking the city together.

There was a young man among the native representatives, who seemed to be a nephew of the elder, named Atao, who was quite respected in the team.

He followed Jiang Yongkang all the way, and after seeing how the soldiers of Jinzhou Prefecture fought, he admired Jiang Yongkang even more.

So he asked Jiang Yongkang: "General, we were so aggressive before, why are we waiting for the people of the Zhou Dynasty now? We have more than 10,000 brothers left, and none of us are afraid of death, so why not attack him first!"

Jiang Yongkang shook his head and handed the telescope in his hand to Atao, "Just take a look at the situation in their city."

Atao was so flattered that he even wiped his hands devoutly before carefully picking up the legendary magical tool that could see hundreds of miles away.

"Xiangshui Mansion is an indestructible castle at the moment. The people of King Li and King Li are preparing to fight to the death here. If we attack by force, we will be competing with the clam for the fisherman's profit."

Although Atao is still learning Chinese, he understands this sentence, that is, the people of Jinzhou Prefecture and Xiangshui Prefecture cannot fight hard, but let the people of the Zhou Dynasty take advantage.

Atao looked at the clear field of vision in the telescope and couldn't help but be so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, "This magical object can actually see so far away!"

Jiang Yongkang withdrew the telescope and frowned: "But be careful, this thing has not been mass-produced yet, and only a few people in the world have it!"

Atao was not angry after being reprimanded, but instead smiled honestly while stroking his head.

After a while, he came over again: "Didn't we agree to gather here to attack Xiangshui Mansion? Why has Zhu Kui disappeared so far? Could it be that he can't defeat the refugees under King Li?"

"That's not the case. He has tens of thousands of troops under his command. Fighting the bandits is just killing a chicken with a bull's-eye. It doesn't matter. Since we arrived first, we will wait a few more days."

Jiang Yongkang was actually a little puzzled. According to common sense, Zhu Kui had tens of thousands of people under his command, and his place was not far from Xiangshui Mansion. It was only 700 miles away. Even if he wanted to wipe out the bandits on the way, he should have arrived here early. at.

Could it be that I was delayed on the road?
"Wait?" Atao didn't want to wait. He was young and impatient, so naturally he couldn't wait. "If you give me another 30,000 horses, I will immediately lay waste to this Xiangshui Mansion and catch turtles in a jar again. I will tell Zhu Kui and the others that they will never come back." !”

"Now that our Jinzhou Prefecture is besieged on all sides, where are the extra troops?" Jiang Yongkang was in a daze. "If the hot weapons she mentioned can be developed quickly, our attack on Xiangshui Prefecture will be like walking on plain ground."

"Hot weapon?" Atao couldn't understand, "What is a hot weapon?"

Another local garrison in Qianzhou Prefecture next to him sat down on the ground and boasted with a smile: "Hot weapons are just weapons. You don't know, anyway, when I was a soldier in Jinzhou Prefecture, I heard that they were developing one. An incredible weapon. The people in the research institute were heavily protected, and not a single person could be seen. They were shaking the ground in the back mountain all day long. It was said that the sound was very scary! The mountain has been penetrated!”

"The mountain has been penetrated?!" Atao was shocked, "Then... what kind of weapon is that?"

"They said they were calling for firearms. We don't know the details. The area behind the mountain is a military restricted area, and outsiders are not allowed to approach." As if he realized that he had said too much, the man laughed, "Okay, okay, Stop asking. No matter how good the weapon is, we still have to rely on our flesh and blood for this battle!"

"That's true."

Everyone was saying this, but they were still itching, and they were still very curious and longing for the weapon that could penetrate the mountains.

It would be great if I could see it with my own eyes.

They say they can penetrate mountains, but isn't it easy to penetrate city walls?
Then why fight in the future? Wouldn't it be easier to just take that weapon to the battlefield and blast it away when it reaches a certain place?
Everyone was still wandering in their own thoughts, and Leng Buding sent a report from the rear communications: "Director Jiang, there is a small army of more than a hundred people in the rear of our team approaching us. Look at the uniforms, they look like soldiers from Jinzhou Prefecture. !”

Everyone was immediately happy when they heard this: "Have the reinforcements from Jinzhou Prefecture arrived?"

However, Jiang Yongkang knew that Xu Zhenying was besieged on all sides, and he was afraid that he would not be able to spare any extra manpower, not to mention that the reinforcements could only have more than a hundred people.

"Are you sure he's one of ours?"

The signal soldier hesitated: "We used binoculars to investigate. The clothes they wore were from Jinzhou Prefecture, and their hair was green. But I have been in the Jinzhou Prefecture military camp for half a year, and I know most of the people inside. This time, everyone It’s an unfamiliar face. Minister Jiang, do you want to approach him and arrest him for interrogation?”

"What are you interrogating? We are from the Jinzhou Prefecture Research Institute!" With a shocking voice and hearty laughter, Jiang Yongkang turned around and saw a very familiar face.

For some reason, Jiang Yongkang has never seen a person so happy: "Luo Qingzhou?! Why are you here?"

The other resting soldiers all stood up and looked at Luo Qingzhou.

There are not many people who can treat Minister Jiang with such special eyes and sincerely welcome him.

Minister Jiang is usually cold towards others, and he is even more merciless during training. He is nicknamed the "Dog Day Terminator" by others. It is rare to be so polite and approachable to someone.

This person must have a great background!

When Luo Qingzhou saw Jiang Yongkang looking straight back, he said: "Stop looking, there's nothing good to see. You don't just welcome my things, but don't welcome my people?"

Jiang Yongkang immediately smiled and said: "What are you talking about! If you come, it means that something good will come. Am I right? It can't be -"

Jiang Yongkang's face changed slightly, and his voice lowered a bit, with visible nervousness, "Isn't it because that thing was researched?"

Next to him, Atao was making noises: "Director Jiang, who is this person?"

A soldier from Jinzhou Prefecture had already recognized Luo Qingzhou, and explained with a smile: "This man is the biggest favorite in Jinzhou Prefecture, and he is also the God of Wealth in Jinzhou!"

Good guy.

Everyone gasped, they really couldn't tell how such a young person could have such a big title?

"I don't dare to be the God of Wealth. It's all thanks to the city lord."

"Don't listen to his modesty. This person is the dean of the institute, who specializes in researching good things. The pencils in our hands and the cement roads we built were all made by their institute. This is incredible!"

Atao grasped the key point immediately. His Chinese was not fluent yet, but it did not stop him from singing and dancing: "It's the research institute that studies thermal weapons?!"

It seems that Atao is obsessed with the mysterious weapon that can penetrate mountains.

Hearing this, the other soldiers looked at Luo Qingzhou and their eyes suddenly changed.

Many people’s eyes even sparkled!
Institute? Thermal weapons?
Faced with everyone's interest, which can even be said to be eager eyes, Luo Qingzhou couldn't stand it anymore and said directly: "The city lord knows that the war on your side is anxious, and also knows that you will easily suffer losses when attacking the south. In order to protect our people, he specially let us The little cannon that was delivered overnight, hey, hey, this is still a trial product, be careful!"

Before Luo Qingzhou could finish his words, Jiang Yongkang walked past him and went straight behind him.

The other soldiers were so excited that they ran over like monkeys.

Luo Qingzhou was instantly left out.

He smiled awkwardly: "Ha, my donkey was killed too quickly, wasn't it?"

"Is that a thermal weapon?" The soldiers stretched their necks on both sides of the mountain road to look down, and some even climbed directly into the trees.

Someone corrected: "It's not a thermal weapon, it's a firearm! A huge firearm!"

On the narrow official road, they saw dozens of people pushing an iron bucket-like thing covered in pitch black towards their direction.

Jiang Yongkang impatiently ordered: "Go, go and help!" Atao was so excited that he beat his chest: "I'll go! I'll go!"

"I am coming too!"

"Let's go and see the legendary weapon that can penetrate mountains!"

I saw that the thing was completely black, wrapped in fine iron, and had a mysterious and cold touch. The four small discs at the bottom are used for load-bearing and transportation. The gun is as wide as the buttocks, and the rear can be loaded with gunpowder. The barrel is about two to three meters and weighs up to a thousand kilograms. The front loading chamber has an extended barrel, which looks particularly special. prestige!

The soldiers couldn't help but touch them, but Jiang Yongkang stopped them.

Luo Qingzhou, who slowly followed over, said: "This is the only one we have been experimenting with for so long, and the performance is relatively stable. It is because the city lord feels sorry for you that he asked us to send this artillery here overnight!"

"Dean Luo, what's the name of this thing?" Atao was so excited that he couldn't describe it. "Sometimes it's called artillery, then it's called small cannon, and now it's called big cannon! I think I'll give it a majestic name. Worthy of him!"

"Dean Luo, can this guy really penetrate a mountain?"

"The mountains behind us are often shaken because of it, right?"

"Dean Luo, can we each have one in the future! With this thing, wouldn't it be like walking on flat ground when we attack a city?"

"If this happens, won't we be able to capture the entire Zhou Dynasty soon?!"

Luo Qingzhou interrupted everyone's dreams at the right time: "One for each person? Do you know how expensive this thing is? Just the iron tools, ammunition, and manpower to make this thing, plus transportation and preservation, this thing is a The gold-swallowing beast costs as much gold as it weighs!”

The soldiers gasped, and their excitement was extinguished in an instant.

Yes, if everyone can have one, then why fight?

If you just pull this firearm onto the battlefield, who can't immediately kneel down and beg for mercy?

But Atao was not moved at all. Instead, he looked at Jiang Yongkang excitedly: "Minister Jiang, do we have to use this big guy this time when we attack Xiangshui Mansion?! Can you let me fire the first shot? "

Jiang Yongkang rolled his eyes at him, and then said without mercy: "No."

"What?"

Jiang Yongkang smiled coldly, then rolled up his sleeves, "Because I also want to take the first shot. Do you have any questions?"

The soldiers laughed and shook their heads.

Okay, who dares to fight with Jiang Yongkang?

If it doesn’t work this time, then there will be another time. You can always get a good shot next time!

Just thinking about it made the soldiers rub their hands with excitement!
City Lord, when will we achieve one soldier and one cannon? Can you make more money and meet everyone's needs as soon as possible?

It was obvious that the movements of the rebels in Jinzhou Prefecture could not escape the eyes of King Li of Xiangshui Prefecture.

They were condescending and had a clear view. They soon saw hundreds of them pushing something as big as an iron bucket. The iron pipe was faint and looked like a big eye, aiming at their city wall.

The man who defended the city was a capable general under King Li, whose surname was Wang, and his subordinates called him General Wang.

At this moment, he looked at the huge iron mouth in the distance, then he covered his stomach and laughed. He couldn't help laughing and said to the people around him: "Oh my god, these rebels are really interesting. How about making an iron weapon?" What do you want to do? Do you want to cast a spell?"

People around him also came over to take a look, with expressions of contempt on their faces: "These gang of green-headed thieves are really unusual. Not to mention their short hair, both men and women wear pants and have no appearance. They really come from a remote area." Diaomin, even worse than us gangsters! Where are you going to sing now?"

But another person said: "General Wang, these green-headed thieves cannot be underestimated. We were beaten all the way back to Xiangshui Mansion. This shows that these people still have real abilities. General, don't underestimate the enemy!"

General Wang's heart trembled, and the fear of being beaten to death in the past few days came over him. In addition, they lost troops and generals this time, and King Li was already dissatisfied with him. If he lost Xiangshui Mansion again, he would not be able to stand up.

He turned around and asked the bodyguard beside him, his tone obviously more urgent: "When will King Li's reinforcements arrive?"

"General, King Li's people have been held back by the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty! Now they have too much to take care of themselves, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to rush to help!"

General Wang's expression suddenly changed.

King Li's territory occupies six states, and now he has lost one. Xiangshui Mansion is the last barrier. In other words, if Xiangshui Mansion was lost, he would only die.

Or surrender to the enemy?
That won't work. He and King Li are brothers from the same village. If he surrenders, his seven aunts and eight aunts will still be in their hands.

Furthermore, the rebels in Jinzhou Prefecture only occupied two cities. Compared with the power of King Li, there was a huge difference. How could he go to Xu Zhenying?
If you want to vote, you must vote for the imperial court.

Therefore, for General Wang, the only way to survive is to fight to the death in Xiangshui Mansion.

He didn't care so much, but he called all the young and middle-aged people in the city to charge on the city wall. He also issued a military order that if anyone took a step back, he would be treated as a rebel and killed on the spot!
On the pretext of resisting the rebels, he led people to search for food, ordnance, silver, etc. from house to house. Some of them were used to resist Xu Zhenying's people, some of them were put into his own pocket, and the remaining small portion was distributed to his cronies.

This war is the most profitable.

If he doesn't take the opportunity to reward himself, then why is he working so hard?

Therefore, the general does not know that he has caused resentment among the people. Even if the people curse him, it does not matter. He is just a group of helpless people who neither dare to curse in front of him nor kill him with a knife. He is even very angry. Enjoy the feeling of being feared.

Look, as long as you threaten your life, who will not obey?

Even though they had obtained the most advanced firearms in the world, Jiang Yongkang and the others were still hesitant.

The soldiers gathered around the firearm and pointed excitedly. Some soldiers who had studied in the intermediate class in Jinzhou Prefecture were very enthusiastic about using pencils to draw anatomical diagrams, scratching their heads, as if they wanted to restore its design.

As for the brothers from Qianzhou Prefecture, many of them had just entered the beginner class. They only knew that this firearm was amazing, but unlike the soldiers from Jinzhou Prefecture, the first thing they thought about when holding the weapon was how to make it.

Atao saw the soldiers in Jinzhou Prefecture, with their heads lowered, arguing with each other about how to make the firearm, and he felt anxious.

He couldn't understand a word these people said!
It seems that this firearm is really not simple!
Just making it took a lot of effort, not to mention that it was also filled with the legendary black gunpowder. The extraction, preservation and transportation of this gunpowder were all problems.

Not only that, they also have to train people to practice. According to Luo Qingzhou, they learned a painful lesson before. One researcher blew up his own arm due to improper operation.

Thinking about it this way, this firearm is really a gold-eating beast!

Atao was scratching his head. He used to hate dealing with Han people. When he was a child, he went to Shunyuan City with his father. The people there didn't take them seriously. They always said that they barbarians were dirty, smelly, and... Loves petty theft.

Atao can't bear this grievance!
The Han people look down on them, so why do they have to put their hot faces on cold butts to avoid being so despicable!
But since Xu Zhenying's people came, it seems that the people in Shunyuan City are not so hateful.

The last time he went to the city with the priest to report the tea work to the governor, he saw many Han soldiers on the street. The Han soldiers were extremely warm and approachable when they saw them, and they kept saying "Han people and native people are all members of the same family". It makes him feel embarrassed!
You still have to get out.

Atao sighed in his heart.

Only by going out can you see how this firearm was born, and only by going out can you see the wider world.

Atao couldn't help but have endless reverie about Jinzhou Mansion.

"I can't draw it! I guess only Dean Luo can draw the design! Speaking of which, Dean Luo is the biggest treasure of our Jinzhou Mansion now, so we need to send more people to protect it. In case Dean Luo is caught by the enemy If we leave, the secret of our firearms will be revealed!"

Luo Qingzhou smiled and said: "Don't worry, if I am captured by the enemy, I will bite my tongue and commit suicide as soon as possible. I will not give the design to anyone."

Jiang Yongkang said coldly: "If I arrest you, I will definitely stuff smelly socks into your mouth immediately to prevent you from committing suicide. Then I will threaten you with your mother's life and see if you don't obey. How will you choose then?"