Chapter 821 A tough opponent

In Yuzhang City, above the court, Lin Shihong was holding a piece of good news that had just been rushed from Jiujiang. He couldn't help laughing up to the sky and said three words "good" in a row. Poyang Wang Lin Pharmacist asked with a smile: "

The Emperor is so happy, but General Feng won the battle?"

Lin Shihong said with a radiant face: "Yes, General Feng defeated the vanguard of the Qi Navy in Jiujiang and captured more than 20 bows of warships, one of which was a Qi gunboat. He captured two artillery pieces, a large amount of ammunition, and

Firearms such as flying thunderbolts and firecracker thunderbolts.”

All the courtiers in the palace were overjoyed when they heard this, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Qi army was too powerful. In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, it swept away the three heroes of the Jianghuai River like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Xu Shiji also defeated Xiao Mian in the upper reaches.

Therefore, the ministers under Lin Shihong were very nervous and fearful. Now that they discovered that the powerful Qi army could actually be defeated, they suddenly became more courageous.

Pharmacist Wang Lin of Poyang said happily: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor. It seems that the emperor's tactics have worked."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, strategizing, and winning from thousands of miles away!" The ministers were all flattering.

Lin Shihong felt proud in his heart and said with a smile: "It can be seen from this that Qi Kou is not as powerful as the legend. As long as we deal with it properly and work together, we can defeat it. I hope all of you will work hard with me and work together."

On the day when I defeat the Qi invaders and defeat the Qi invaders, I will share the world with you."

"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor!" All the ministers in the palace knelt down and shouted, and their morale was obviously much higher.

Lin Shihong felt happy in his heart. He laughed and raised his hands and said: "Everyone is safe, General Feng has already dragged Qi Kou's gunboat back to Poyang Lake. You all will go with me to observe and study. As the saying goes, he

The stone of the mountain can be used to attack the jade. We must abandon the enemy's shortcomings and learn from the enemy's strengths. We must take advantage of the enemy's strengths and make up for our shortcomings. It is absolutely undesirable to cling to our weaknesses and be complacent."

Being able to say such words shows that Lin Shihong is indeed a man of outstanding knowledge and a big-picture hero. His achievements today are not accidental.

"Your Majesty is wise." The officials flattered him again.

Next, Lin Shihong led his ministers to leave his palace, marched out of the city, and came to the garrison water fort in Poyang Lake, where the Qi army gunboat captured by Feng Ang was docked.

This bow gunboat was one of the four-bow main battleships commanded by the Cui brothers. Due to carelessness, it was ignited by the fireship. The fire spread and burned the sails. Therefore, it could not run fast, and was eventually led by Chu general Feng An.

The army caught up and captured him, along with the two cannons on the ship and a large amount of ammunition, which fell into the hands of the enemy.

Let us say that Lin Shihong led the ministers to board the gunboat. Everyone gathered around the two cannons on the ship to look at the strange things. You and I discussed each other word by word, while some people looked through the ammunition carefully.

Lin Shihong reached out and touched the cold and hard barrel of the artillery, and exclaimed happily: "In my opinion, the forging skills of Qi's craftsmen are indeed superb, much better than our craftsmen. This kind of gun barrel, our craftsmen

I’m afraid I still can’t make it.”

The ministers nodded in agreement. As early as a few months ago, the emperor ordered the craftsmen in the country to imitate the Qi army's artillery. Unfortunately, there was no real object for reference and no specific size, so they could only build it behind closed doors. In the end, it was built.

But compared with the two Qi Army artillery pieces in front of me, they are simply crooked. Not only are their styles very different, but the surface and inner walls of the barrels are also pitted and very fragile. On the other hand, the two Qi Army cannons are strong.

Smooth and dark, it's not a product of the same level at first glance.

Lin Shihong ordered his men to try two cannons. As a result, the first shot had too little charge, and the shell only fell about ten meters near the bow, like a dumb fart. The second time, too much charge was fired, and the cannonball fell.

The frame was not fixed properly and collapsed. Fortunately, it did not explode, but it also scared the people next to it.

Despite this, Lin Shihong was still very happy and immediately ordered people to carry one of the artillery to the weapons field, allowing the craftsmen to observe and study it, and ordered them to build the first artillery within a month.

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Tong'an County and Wangjiang County Wharf, where Yuchigong stationed the main force of the navy, is less than a hundred miles away from Jiujiang upstream.

On the flagship at this moment, Gao Bufan was sitting in the middle. The advisers and soldiers were arranged on both sides. Brothers Cui Zisheng and Cui Zijian were kneeling on the ground fearfully. The atmosphere was a bit depressing.

Since the emperor's personal expedition this year, the Qi army has not lost a battle, and it has been unstoppable all the way. However, the Cui brothers were defeated at the hands of the Chu army general Feng An a few days ago, losing dozens of warships, including one bow.

The main battle gunship, both artillery and ammunition on the ship fell into the hands of the enemy. This is very strict. You must know that the artillery is a new artillery put into use by the Qi Army at the beginning of this year. It is the heavyweight killer weapon of the Qi State.

The key to China's military leadership in recent years, if it falls into the hands of the enemy, it will most likely be copied by the enemy. Once copied by the enemy, this advantage of the Qi army will be gone.

As the saying goes, victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism, and it was natural that the Cui brothers would be defeated. However, they did not strictly implement the "self-destruct" procedure, causing the artillery to fall into the hands of the enemy. This is absolutely an unforgivable mistake and is extremely serious in nature!

The Cui brothers were born in the Cui family of Qinghe, but Cui Jiuling who was present did not dare to say anything to plead for the two of them. After all, the mistakes they made were too serious. There are regulations in the army, and the emperor has emphasized it many times in front of the generals. Artillery

It was very important. At a critical moment, even if it was blown up, it would not fall into the enemy's hands. As a result, the two brothers were so panicked after the defeat that they forgot to order the destruction of the two cannons on the gunboat.

"Do you two know your guilt?" Gao Bufan asked calmly.

Brother Cui's face turned red, and he kowtowed repeatedly: "The last general will be convicted of his crime, and the last general will be punished by death!"

Gao Bufan nodded and shouted: "Okay, someone, come and push them out!"

The hearts of all the soldiers and counselors present were immediately raised. Bai Yunshang also silently recited a sentence of Amitabha, thinking that Gao Bufan was going to kill the two brothers. Although she was anxious and unbearable, how could she, a woman, step in to stop such a major event in the army?

Woolen cloth?

"Fifty military sticks each!" Gao Bufan continued sternly.

Everyone present couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Bai Yunshang subconsciously stroked her increasingly plump chest and recited in her heart: "Amitabha, good, good, good!"

Brothers Cui Zisheng and Cui Zijian, who thought they were certain to die, couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. When they heard that they were only beaten with fifty military sticks, they were stunned. Then they burst into tears of joy and kowtowed to express their gratitude.

Several sergeants stepped forward and pushed the Cui brothers out of the cabin. They gave each of them fifty military sticks and then brought them back. They saw their buttocks covered in blood. This shows that the executioners were not merciful.

"From now on, I will demote you to the rank of brigade commander. Do you agree?" Gao Bufan said coldly.

The Cui brothers hurriedly kowtowed to express their obedience. It would be good if they can save their lives. Now they have only been demoted to the third rank, which is much better than expected. There is no reason to disobey. As long as they can stay alive and continue to perform meritorious services, they still have a chance to be reinstated.

Gao Bufan waved his hand and ordered people to take the Cui brothers down to be bandaged. He glanced over them with piercing eyes. All the generals present could not help but stand in awe, and did not dare to show their dignity again. All their former pride and smugness were thrown away to the Kingdom of Java.

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Gao Bufan nodded secretly when he saw this. As the saying goes, a arrogant army will be defeated. During this period of time, the Qi army has been winning consecutive battles. The whole army, whether it is soldiers or generals, will inevitably become arrogant and careless. A small setback in time will cause a disaster.

It is a good thing not to lose it. It not only alerts the whole army, but also does not cause a big blow to morale.

As for the two lost cannons, Gao Bufan is not too worried. The technical content of those things is still quite high now, and there is no considerable level of forging. Even if you were to imitate them, it would be impossible to make them in a short time.

After coming out, let Lin Shihong think about it slowly. By the time his craftsmen are able to build it, he is afraid that he has already captured Yuzhang City.

But I have to say that Lin Shihong is indeed a formidable opponent. Judging from the defeat of the Cui brothers, the opponent must have carefully studied the tactics of the Qi army navy, so they seized on the weaknesses and defeated the Cui brothers.

An opponent who is caught off guard is difficult to deal with, but also very interesting, so I will give it a good fight!
Chapter completed!