The important officials of the Qing Dynasty questioned Gao Bin angrily.
But Gao Bin, who was familiar with Qianlong, knew that he should not be as angry as before at this moment!
That fifth elder brother was Qianlong’s favorite son.
"Your Majesty, that Nanman suddenly brought Dai Zi to fire guns and made conditions on the grounds of... intellectual property rights. This is so strange."
The continuous fire blunderbuss is a secret of the Qing Dynasty. If the secret suddenly leaks, someone must leak it!
"It must be due to some negligence that they noticed the abnormality. And those Nanman actions must be to provoke us to use weapons rashly!"
"Our Qing Dynasty's armaments have not yet been compiled and trained, and a large number of weapons have not yet been installed. If we fall into their trap, we will definitely cause the court to suffer greater damage! Your Majesty, please think twice."
A group of courtiers glared at Gao Bin angrily, but Gao Bin just kowtowed with tears.
"Your Majesty, starting a war hastily will definitely cause heavy losses to the Qing Dynasty. We are not sure of victory. If we delay for a month and wait until Tsarist Russia's weapons arrive and equip an army of 100,000 muskets, we will have a chance to start a fight with the Nanbarbarians and Westerners.
decisive battle."
"I hope the Holy One will consider the overall situation and temporarily suppress the dragon's anger!"
After he finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and waited for Qianlong to speak!
There were also some ministers who were on good terms with Gao Bin or who had no confidence in the war.
"Your Majesty, our Qing Dynasty's armaments are indeed not ready, and the warships built by Denglai's generation have not yet achieved combat effectiveness. If we start a war rashly, our Qing Dynasty will definitely fall into passivity." said the Governor of Water Transport.
Liu Tongxun also supported Gao Bin: "Although what the High School Hall said is inconsistent with the power of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners are not all equipped with new muskets. We just need to be patient for some time, and then use thunderous methods on the southern barbarians to kill them in one fell swoop.
Their arrogance."
"That's true. The Southern Barbarians are so arrogant that we might as well resort to paralysis tactics."
Qianlong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that everyone did not agree with the war.
If you start a war hastily and you are not sure of victory, the fifth elder brother will definitely suffer.
Only when the Qing Dynasty wins every step of the way can the Fifth Prince be safer.
Not only for the sake of the victory of the Qing Dynasty, but also for the safety of the Fifth Prince, Qianlong did not agree to rashly start a war.
"Back then, Gou Jian was forced to suffer hardship and destroyed the King of Wu. Since all the dear friends have said this, the Qing Dynasty should bear with it for a while. Let the Stick Stick Department investigate why the news of the continuous firing of fire cannons was leaked."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Another round of compliments…
"In this case, let Gao Bin be responsible for the war against the Southern Barbarians. This time, we must drag the Rakshasa weapons to the location to equip the army."
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"Agui, I also give you a task. Since Na Nanman said that you broke the contract, which was an act of challenge, then you should summon Balutuna Nanman to have a good fight to see if I, Big Balutu, am better.
Those Nanman who don’t know the power of God are so powerful!”
"Cha!" Agui nodded excitedly.
"Okay, let's leave this matter as it is, and let the Eight Banners and Green Camp departments quickly rectify it."
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The courtiers of the Qing Dynasty left Ziguang Pavilion, and then a few military ministers of the Qianlong Dynasty stayed behind. After discussing the military aircraft for some time, they left one after another.
Before getting on the dragon chariot, Qianlong said to the historian: "Let's change the record of this meeting to make the Nanman more domineering."
The more domineering the enemy is, the more he endures humiliation and heavy burdens. If he wins the battle in the future, he will become more wise and powerful.
The historian nodded respectfully.
As the Qing officials left, peace returned to Ziguang Pavilion.
After some time, an intelligence bionic mechanical bird staying here landed, attracted the eavesdropping robot left outside the Ziguang Pavilion door, and then flew away quietly.
Chen Mu’s residence.
Everyone gathered together: "Intelligence collection is complete, and it has been basically determined that the Qing court is not preparing for a decisive battle."
"We haven't delivered paper letters to the base camp for two days. Let's attack according to the original plan!"
"Okay~ Di Guo! Di Guo, I am Potato. The dishes are ready and can be stir-fried."
Soon, the radio signal was activated, circulated through Jinmen, and then reached Zhuang Yan's fleet at sea.
"When the ground pot is received, we will add oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar!"
Soon, more than 30 warships originally entrenched in this area turned around and moved closer to Jinmen.
The Denglai Navy’s nighttime capabilities are useless.
At this moment, they still don’t know that a fleet has landed from Jinmen!
When the expedition fleet was dispatched, Chen Mu's investigators who had come before also began to collect various types of intelligence.
In fact, a long time ago, there were caravans using Li Shiyao's name to do business in the capital and spy on all kinds of information.
Thanks to the transcendent drones and military reconnaissance birds.
They had acquired all the ordnance production workshops of the Qing Dynasty in the capital a long time ago. They also learned about the continuous fire blunderbuss at that time.
Here I want to complain about the Eight Banners Firearms Unit of the Qing Army.
In order to contain the Han army's green camp, the Qing Dynasty's firearms were mainly equipped by the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners.
The nearly 50,000 muskets produced by the Qing court were all placed in several military warehouses in the capital.
Although so many firearms were produced, only a small number of weapons were used to train soldiers for battle. Instead, a large number of weapons were collected into the warehouse.
Don’t you know that soldiers need to practice more to become an elite soldier?
September 10th, 10pm.
Chen Mu, wearing night clothes, was leaning against a corner.
"Chen Mu, the drone is in the air. We are confirming the enemy... uh, the Qing court spies are squatting in the large camp. You can go out openly."
Chen Mu: "..."
Chen Mu, who was waiting for the attack, climbed over the three-meter-high wall with a slight jump.
Chen Mu, who has an extraordinary physique, has already become extraordinary with the help of "Tiger Capture Fighting Technique" and the strengthening of the T-virus, as well as the active practice of internal strength in this world for more than a year.
He could easily climb the seven or eight-meter-high city wall by simply using the various Qinggong techniques of lifting and moving.
With high-altitude drones and infrared reconnaissance equipment, Chen Mu easily bypassed the Qing patrols and surveillance sentries.
Alerts sounded one after another in the earphones, and Chen Mu, who blended into the dark night, darted left and right, shuttling through the capital of the Qing Dynasty like a fish.
In less than five minutes, he evaded the military camp's reconnaissance sentries and arrived at a place where firearms and ammunition were stored in the Qing court.
Then he took out the infrared detector and confirmed that there were no people dozing or stealing in the blind spots around him. Then Chen Mu took out the special master key and easily opened the door.
Looking at the weapons arsenal in front of him, Chen Mu chuckled.
If the Qing soldiers guarding the ordnance learned that all the firearms in the military camp were gone, I wonder if they would go crazy.
I don’t know how many people will lose their heads!
Chen Mu put aside his distracting thoughts and put his hand in front of his weapon.
The musket that was originally in the box suddenly disappeared.
In just a short while, countless firearms placed in wooden boxes were stored in his personal space.
Although the carrying space of ten meters in length, width and height is not large enough, the size of a musket is only a few.
Chen Mu's portable space can accommodate thousands of rifles at a time.
There were more than 10,000 weapons in the military camp, and Chen Mu only made nine trips with the artillery, and it took more than two hours to get them all.
The more than 40,000 muskets deployed by the Qing court were divided into eight armories.
This armory stores the largest number of muskets, and Chen Mu spent a lot of time moving them.
The other arsenals have fewer muskets. The number of muskets in the Upper Three Banners ranges from four to five thousand, while the musket battalion of the Lower Five Banners only has more than 2,000 rifles.
Chen Mu ran dozens of times that night and finally placed all the firearms in several designated weapon hiding places.
The soldiers who had been prepared long ago buried all the ordnance and then camouflaged it.
Even if someone came here and dug three feet into the ground, they still wouldn't be able to find the rifle!
These ordnance cannot be taken out in a short time.
They need to be temporarily stored in the capital until their large army arrives before being transported out.
It was busy until about four o'clock, and Chen Mu finally emptied the Qing court's arms.
Chen Mu, who was almost exhausted, hid in the library and fell asleep, completely ignoring the commotion in the Qing military camp the next day.
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It's half past nine in the morning.
Wu Liangha, a small flag with an H flag, yawned and then opened the armory.
"Well?"
Seeing the empty armory, Wu Liangha was stunned for a moment.
Then rub your eyes!
It's not an illusion.
I pinched my face, it hurt.
Wu Liangha still didn't believe what he saw. He hurried into the armory and started rummaging through the boxes...
"It's empty. How could it be empty? This is impossible!"
"Why is this happening?"
"No……"
Along with a shrill scream in the armory, the Eight Banners military camp was completely in chaos.
Soon, various abuses, scoldings, terrifying howls, and various yelling and haunted sounds were heard from the Eight Banners Armory in the military camp!
The Eight Banners military camp in the capital was in complete chaos.
At 9:30 in the morning, the leaders of several flags rushed into the military headquarters with sweat profusely to report the news.
Subsequently, the sad news that the advanced firearms and weapons that our Qing Dynasty spared no expense in building disappeared reached the military aircraft department.
Then, the military officials of the Qing Dynasty were also shocked!
Liu Tongxun raised the collar of the gun guard officer of the Commission and said: "What did you say? All the Eight Banners and muskets disappeared in the capital overnight?"
"Yes, sir, it's all gone. It's like seeing a ghost. It was fine when I took inventory yesterday, but it's all gone overnight."
Liu Tongxun didn't believe it and went directly to the Eight Banners Ordnance Storehouse to check.
After some investigation, it was confirmed that all the armory warehouses had no traces of damage by external forces.
"Arrest all the people who were on duty last night. No one can be spared. The general camp has been sealed off. No one is allowed to act without authorization. I will report it to the Holy One!"
When he went to find the emperor, he met Agui and others again.
When I heard everyone saying that the musket disappeared, I knew something big was going to happen.
After the military ministers met Qianlong and reported the news, Qianlong couldn't believe what they said!
"This is impossible. Forty-eight thousand muskets and hundreds of artillery disappeared overnight. This must be false news."
A group of military officials knelt even lower!
Seeing that the important ministers did not respond, Qianlong took a deep breath.
Qianlong said anxiously: "Is there any action in the military camps of various ministries?"
Tens of thousands of muskets disappeared, which made him smell danger.
"No military order, no transfer!"
"Where are all the brothers, Belle, and the babies?"
"We have all been summoned urgently and are on their way over."
Soon, a eunuch came over to report that the brothers had gathered in the Forbidden City.
After a while, news came that princes from all walks of life and Lord Belle were gathering.
It’s not a rebellion!
Qianlong subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief: "Let all the ministries be on strict guard and not be easily mobilized."
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Qianlong asked his confidants to take control of the Forbidden City, and then said: "Come on, I will personally go and see the situation in the armory."
After some testing along the way, Qianlong found no one who had any rebellious intentions.
Nervous, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In order to ensure safety, he went to the Eight Banners Armory to have a look in person.
Nothing gained.
The subordinates interrogated the guards and confirmed that everything had disappeared out of thin air. Qianlong was so angry that his eyes turned black and he almost lost his balance!
This is a flintlock gun that the Qing Dynasty spent countless resources to produce.
All of them were gone!
Who did it?
"Seal the city gate and investigate the whole city. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find those weapons for me!"
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"Let people go to the ordnance workshop to protect the craftsmen and never let them get hurt."
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The various departments of the Eight Banners received the order and directly blockaded the capital.
Countless soldiers began to investigate from house to house.
In order to ensure that it was not Chen Mu's fault, Minister of Military Aircraft Liu Tongxun and others personally came over and invited them to move to another hospital.
Chen Mu and others readily accepted it.
After some investigation, the embassy was almost demolished, but there was no place to hide weapons!
Eight Banners soldiers also searched the military camp from the inside out several times.
For three days, the entire capital was in a state of smog, but they could not find any trace of firearms.
"What's going on? Why did it disappear out of thin air?"
"Tens of thousands of muskets can't be found at all!"
"The military camp has been dug deep, but we can't find any weapons."
"Have you found any clues?"
"Everyone is unaware."
Those who guard the ordnance are all members of the Eight Banners. The ordnance in a warehouse may be linked to internal or external collusion, or someone may have evil intentions, but all the muskets of the Eight Banners Army have disappeared. This is definitely not something that human power can do.
Who is it, or is it a ghost who secretly took these weapons away?
While the capital was in a frenzy and searching for weapons, they didn't know that a bigger crisis was coming...
This chapter has been completed!