Chapter 235 Mixed joys and sorrows
The heavy snow fell for several days, and the snow on the ground was almost one foot thick. However, just before the heavy snow closed the road, the spies sent to Dangxiang still heard a news related to Li Yuanhao. What disappointed Li Zhang was that Li Yuanhao was not dead.
However, although Li Yuanhao was not dead, the information from the spies proved that Wei Ming, who was sneak attacked by Li Zhang before, was Li Yuanhao himself. He was seriously injured in the explosion. Not only was his face disfigured by the bombing, but his leg was also ruined. Not to mention riding a horse in the future, he even had to support him when walking.
This news was mixed for Li Zhang. Although Li Yuanhao was crippled by himself, he was not dead. Moreover, as far as Li Zhang knew, Li Yuanhao was not only the eldest son, but also Li Deming's favorite son. Even if he was crippled now, Li Deming might still hand over the power of Dangxiang to him. By then, Li Yuanhao would definitely be even more crazy than in history.
Speaking of which, Li Yuanhao in history is already crazy enough. With the power of the Dangxiang clan, he defeated the Song and Liao countries that were a hundred times stronger, forcing the two countries to admit the establishment of the Western Xia. If ordinary people were afraid to even think about it.
However, as the saying goes, Xiao He is successful and Xiao He is defeated. Li Yuanhao in the later period was completely crazy and almost wanted to exert his extravagance to the extreme. He even snatched his daughter-in-law to be the queen, but he was castrated by his own son and died of serious injuries. However, in order to avoid taboos, the history books changed to cut off his nose, but the chance of death from the nose is obviously much smaller than the chance of death from the bottom.
Although Li Yuanhao in history was crazy, he was very good at using the situation and profiting from the Song and Liao countries. However, now he has become a disabled person. Even if he has a high position and power, his psychology will inevitably be distorted. Therefore, Li Zhang judged that he would be even more crazy in the future, but everything has a degree. If Li Yuanhao loses his mind due to madness, it might be easier to deal with than in history.
Originally, Li Zhang wanted to continue to inquire about the news from Li Yuanhao, but shortly after the news came, a continuous heavy snow blocked the road. The snow fell for several days in a row, and the snow on the ground reached more than one foot thick. I heard that the snow in some places could even bury people. Not to mention the contact between the Song Dynasty and the outside world, even several prefectures near the border temporarily cut off contact.
The environment during the Song Dynasty was not as severe as that of later generations, and it was not as obvious as that of later generations. Therefore, generally speaking, the winter of this period would be particularly cold. For example, this snowfall this year was already quite heavy in Li Zhang's opinion, but Cao Ma said that snow like this was not too heavy, and it was not even considered a snow disaster. A snow disaster two years ago could even bury the houses. Many old houses were even crushed, killing and injuring many people.
The road was blocked with heavy snow, and the news outside was cut off. Li Zhang simply focused on practicing the musket army. He had written a letter to Liu E, hoping to stay in Qingzhou until next year, but Liu E has not replied yet. Even if there is one, she is probably blocked on the road now.
The training of the Musket Army was obviously much easier than when Li Zhang and his team started the Musket Battalion. After all, they had no experience at the beginning, so they needed to explore everything themselves. Even the muskets were waiting for half a year to use. However, the muskets were all available, and even the muskets were transported in advance. This was thanks to Li Zhang's preparations at the time and the musket workshop had not stopped, so they had a large number of muskets stored, and now they were just in time to arrive in Qingzhou.
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"It's good to fight. Now it seems that it has a bit of the momentum of the Musket Battalion." After watching the live-fire training of the soldiers below, Cao Wei couldn't help but nodded. It was quite rare to train the Musket Army to look like this in just a few months. He also saw the hard work of Li Zhang, Hu Yan Shouxin and others during this period, and he really couldn't find any problems at this time.
"This is all the credit of Brother Huyan and Brother Cao, but they have trained too hard during this period. There is not much ammunition transported before. Didn't the court promise to send a large amount of ammunition? Why has it still disappeared?" Li Zhang first pushed the credit on Huyan Shouxin and Cao Ma, and then asked again.
The training volume is large, and the consumption is naturally large. Now that the ammunition is almost used, Li Zhang was in charge of logistics, so he knows more than anyone else that if there is no ammunition supply, no matter how powerful the musket is, it will be just a fire stick.
"I'm already on the road, but you've seen this heavy snow. The roads in several nearby prefectures have been blocked. Although local governments have recruited residents to clear the snow on the road, it still takes some time. It is estimated that in about ten days and half a month, that batch of ammunition will be delivered. You can save some use in these few days!" Cao Wei said helplessly.
"Ten days and half a month? But now I can only last seven or eight days if I have to endure the ammunition to death." Li Zhang smiled bitterly when he heard Cao Wei's words. This was the result of his efforts to save, otherwise the ammunition would have been used up long ago.
"No one can do anything to encounter such natural disasters, but this is still good. When I was young, I first came to the northwest, but I encountered a heavy blizzard. The snow was almost level with the city wall. When it was early spring, the food in the city had not melted, and the food in the city was eaten up. In the end, the old and young could only chew the bark. Later, I finally made a way to transport the food over, but dozens of them died that day." Cao Wei also spread his hands and said, "This is the conditions in the northwest, and he had long been used to it."
"Okay, Brother Cao and I will discuss it later, so try to save some time." Li Zhang could only say helplessly when he heard this. In fact, ammunition can also be made in Gyeongju, but Liu E was worried that the gunpowder formula would be leaked, so she insisted on putting the place where she defected to the gunpowder near Tokyo City. For example, the current musket and gunpowder workshops were moved to the western suburbs of Tokyo City, and were directly classified as a restricted area, and idle people were forbidden to approach.
It was still early, and Li Zhang took Cao Wei to circle the Musket Army. Although Cao Wei was directly in charge of the Musket Army, he usually had too many things and rarely came here. Instead, Li Zhang made a lot of suggestions on the establishment of the Musket Army, so he was more familiar with this place.
Chapter completed!