back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 564
Because he didn't prepare a horse for Zou You, Lu Chenhuan didn't get on his favorite mount either.Walking side by side with Zou You, asking about every aspect of this mother-child cannon.Seeing that Fatty Lu's attitude towards firearms made a 180-degree turn, Chen Fangyun's heart brightened a little: "No wonder, no wonder, this mother and child cannon is so sharp, who can not be surprised?"

However, he only said that Fatty Lu was frightened, so he couldn't wait to understand the mother-child cannon.Little did he know that in Fatty Lu's heart, firearms were already regarded as the magic weapon for his promotion.

"The teacher said that there are only forty cannons this time?" Lu Chenhuan was a little puzzled, "Why are there so few?"

Zou You said seriously: "I don't know either, but I just heard from the military supervisor that it is not easy to cast this cannon. Forty cannons can be made in March, which is already the fastest. Your Majesty thinks that forty cannons Cannons are enough to level Liangshan, so the decree was made to urge the war."

Lu Chenhuan said with a smile: "If you shoot a cannon in front of the Liangshan water bandits, I'm afraid they will win without a fight. These water bandits are a mob who think they can stop the imperial army. Hmph, it's really like a mantis' arm is like a car, no Self-restraint!"

Zou You said seriously: "Commander Lu, with all due respect, this cannon can be mastered immediately after learning, and requires rigorous training before it can be executed. Your Majesty requested that gunners be selected from the musketeer team and trained. It can quickly form combat effectiveness. Commander Lu, please take me to the musketeer team later, and I will choose the gunner myself."

Lu Chenhuan nodded and said, "The responsibility lies!"

He also knew that Hongxiang rifles should be shot accurately, just like practicing bows and arrows, and only after training can they be used in actual combat.It's just that compared to the two-to-three-year training period for bows and arrows, the training period for Hongxiang rifles is only three months.This difference of several times the speed has already determined which is better.Not to mention that pulling a bow requires physical strength, and being able to shoot ten arrows in a row is considered a master.As for the musket, it is just a few steps to load the bullet, load the gunpowder, and pull the trigger. It is easy to learn and requires no effort.In this regard, bows and arrows are simply incomparable.Thinking of this, he admired the little emperor far away in Chang'an City even more.

Although the official statement was that the Hongxiang rifle was jointly developed by Shen Kuo, Tang Xun and Su Song, Lu Chenhuan heard the gossip that the little emperor was the one who took the lead.Yes, if there is no whimsical little emperor, where would there be such a magical firearm?Sometimes Fatty Lu felt that this little emperor seemed to be a god-man, and he was very forward-looking in everything.This is true of commercial taxes, and so is firearms.He has also heard about the New Deal recently.He vaguely felt that if this continues, the officials will become a family, and corruption will be even more difficult.

The four of them were talking, and they arrived at Yuanmen before they knew it.After entering the tent of the Chinese army, the four of them talked for a day.The matter of Zou You's selection of the gunner had to be put on hold until tomorrow.

Deep in the water, above Liangshan.

Recently, the water thieves on Liangshan are not having a very comfortable life.The business was cut off by the forbidden army, and all the merchants took a detour.They didn't dare to go out of the water to go to Dongping Mansion to loot their homes, for fear of being caught by the imperial army.This group of water thieves was trapped on Liangshan, and in their words, "they all faded out and the birds came."

Fortunately, there is enough food on Liangshan, and it will be no problem to last for another six months.It's just the wine in stock, which has been drunk.The water thieves who could not drink away their sorrows complained one by one.

"I can't live through these days, I'm feeding mosquitoes every day, and I don't have any alcohol to drink, and my mouth is fading out like a bird..."

In Juyi Hall, a leader said loudly.As for the leader of the Liangshan Flying Fish Gang, "Fan Jianglong" You Jun sat at the top of the Juyi Hall, his face was gloomy, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.As for the military advisor Hao She, who took the second place, he was dressed in a green shirt and Confucian gown, which was very different from the water thief in silk and satin.These water thieves really don't look like princes in dragon robes.Wearing a fine silk and satin on their bodies, it seems that they have lost their nobility, leaving only a sense of banditry.

"Isn't it just that, the head of the family, it's better to fight with the court. Judging by their posture, it seems that they will not leave. If this continues, the food in the cottage will be eaten up, so why eat birds? Those fishermen, these days They don’t come to fish anymore, let us rob something..."

This time, it was a big deal, the big and small bosses in the Juyi Hall were all aroused, and the crowd was excited, as if they were going to fight to the death with the imperial army.

You Jun watched them quarreling coldly, without making a sound.

Just as they were arguing, there was a sudden loud noise, which made these big and small bosses stop their mouths unconsciously.

"Why is it sunny?"

Hao She's complexion also changed slightly, she stretched out her left hand, and began to point her knuckles with her thumb, chanting words: "Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, A, B, C, D, E, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui..." Immediately, his face turned livid.

He was about to speak when another loud bang came.At this time, the big and small leaders in the Juyi Hall looked at each other and stopped talking.One leader murmured, "Should we be punished by heaven if we do evil?"

These water thieves are not afraid of heaven and earth, even the king of heaven and Laozi are not afraid of them, only they are afraid of retribution.As the saying goes, there is a god when you raise your head three feet.These water thieves have robbed their homes and houses too many times, and they are afraid of retribution, so none of them dare to speak at this moment.

Hao She sighed, and said, "Master, this is an ominous omen..."

Before You Jun could speak, a leader said, "Military Master, what do you say?"

Hao She sighed: "To tell you the truth, I made a divination just now, and the hexagram is a sign of great evil. I guessed that there is inextricable connection with Shicai's thunder. The master, for the sake of all the brothers. An Wei, you have to make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Yeah, the boss, the imperial court is under our noses. If we don't fight, all the brothers will feel unhappy!"

All the leaders agreed with this statement, and some even said: "The master, if I continue to practice for the imperial navy, I'm afraid I won't be able to beat it!"

Hao She knew You Jun best, so she quickly waved her hands and said, "Brothers, please be safe and don't be impatient, let me say a few words. Hao has never made a big mistake in fortune-telling. Just now the hexagram has shown that you can't fight Yes. If there is a fight, I am afraid that more than half of the brothers will be gone..."

"Hey, you scholar, don't pretend to be a ghost here! You'd better fight with the imperial court if you've been sitting here all this time, and you'll die with a scar as big as the mouth of a bowl. I don't care about killing people, I lost my head, 18 He will be a hero again after the next year!" Most of these people looked down on Hao She, and because of You Jun's prestige, they let him take the second place.On weekdays, he often ridiculed Hao She.

What this man said reached the hearts of these leaders, and someone yelled loudly: "The master, I don't think the imperial navy is so great, a few broken boats, dare to fight with me? In the cottage, there are thousands of people. Brother, with [-] boats, are you afraid that the imperial navy will fail? Let me tell you, it’s better to fight to the death, so that the imperial court knows that our Flying Fish Gang is not easy to mess with! Yes, so what?"

"That's right, it's his mother's fault! It's his mother's fault!"

(End of this chapter)