Chapter 37: Capture the thief first and capture the king first
It's not that Bai Zhancheng didn't believe Luo Ping's guess, but that this matter was very involved, especially the prime minister of the dynasty.
Regardless of whether the prime minister was involved in this matter, it would shake the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty, so Bai Zhancheng had to handle this matter carefully, otherwise it would cause a series of unnecessary troubles.
Outside the tent, bursts of cheers could be heard from time to time.
"What a powerful crossbow, it can fire ten arrows in a row!"
"It's very easy to use. How on earth was this made?"
"If you have one person, it will be much easier to fight in the future!"
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When Bai Zhancheng's personal guards saw the repeating crossbow in Li Yuyan's hand, their eyes glowed green with envy. How great it would be if they could also possess this magical weapon!
Hearing everyone's praise, Lin Xiao proudly puffed up her chest:
"This is called Lian Nu. If you like it, I can give the blueprint to your general. When the time comes, your general will make it according to the blueprint, and everyone will have one!"
"Really?"
After the soldiers heard this, their eyes widened with surprise on their faces.
"That's natural. As long as the bottom is improved, you can fire twenty arrows in a row, which is more powerful than the current one!"
When the soldiers heard this, they felt even more incredible.
A repeating crossbow that can fire ten arrows in a row is already incredible enough. Wouldn't it be even more powerful if it could fire twenty arrows in a row?
"Brother Lin, are you telling the truth?"
Bai Zhancheng walked out of the tent and looked at Lin Xiao with bright eyes, his heart filled with anticipation.
Lin Xiao nodded and said:
"Of course, if you don't believe me, I'll bring you the drawings and take a look now!"
Bai Zhancheng quickly shook his head after hearing this:
"No, no, no, I believe in Brother Lin's abilities, and I'll be honest with you. If there really is the kind of magical weapon that Brother Lin talks about, I believe we can definitely beat the Japanese pirates back to their hometown!"
Fighting Japanese pirates is a mission engraved in our DNA!
Bai Zhancheng's personal guards also echoed:
"Fight the Japanese pirates! Fight the Japanese pirates!"
"Fight back to your hometown! Fight back to your hometown!"
The soldiers shouted in unison, the sound was deafening.
Lin Xiao was so moved by the shouts of the soldiers that his scalp went numb, and tears kept rolling in his eyes.
She turned around and walked into the back room. After a while, she handed a drawing to Bai Zhancheng's hand:
"General, this is the drawing of the repeating crossbow that I modified. According to the drawing, I can modify the existing crossbows. It only takes two days to make two hundred repeating crossbows."
"really?"
Bai Zhan took over the drawings and looked at them with joy.
Lin Xiao carefully marked out the areas that needed to be modified, and she drew some of the parts that needed to be built one by one.
In this case, by handing it over to each worker separately, not only the manufacturing speed can be accelerated, but also the craftsmanship of the repeating crossbow can be prevented from being copied by others.
After all, such a highly lethal weapon must not be mastered by the enemy. Otherwise, it will be a disaster for the entire Daxia army!
Bai Zhancheng admired the beautiful little man in front of him more and more.
He is thoughtful and clever, and he knows how to take advantage of his knowledge.
It suddenly occurred to him that it might be a very good thing to recruit him into the army!
Bai Zhancheng looked at Lin Xiao and said with a smile:
"Brother Lin, I wonder if you are willing to follow my general to kill the enemy and make achievements?"
Lin Xiao was stunned when he heard this, then smiled and said:
"I'm just a country boy. I'm really not interested in killing enemies and making achievements, but I can give the general some good advice on what he must do!"
"Oh? What's your suggestion? Can you tell me?"
Bai Zhancheng's eyes lit up.
He heard Liu Yong describe the situation on the battlefield, and also learned about Zhao Xiao's rebellion. He knew that he would lose more than he won in this battle, and he was worried about what to do!
Bai Zhancheng welcomed Lin Xiao and Li Yuyan into the tent.
Lin Xiao analyzed Sun Tzu's Art of War that he had seen before and combined it with his own understanding to Bai Zhancheng:
"General, the Japanese pirates come from overseas. They can conquer a town overnight. There is probably something fishy about this!"
Lin Xiao paused and continued:
"The Japanese bandits are insidious and vicious. I guess they have already bribed some officials with high-ranking positions. Otherwise, they would not have been able to rashly massacre the people of a town without food supplies!"
Lin Xiao's analysis was good, and Bai Zhancheng and Li Yuyan nodded in agreement.
The Japanese bandits are so eager to occupy a town because they are just waiting for subsequent supplies of food and grass so that they can capture subsequent towns as soon as possible!
"I wonder what the 'good advice' that Brother Lin just said was?"
Bai Zhancheng eagerly wanted to know what Lin Xiao's advice was.
After all, Lin Xiao's analysis just now was so attractive that he couldn't help but want to know!
Li Yuyan also turned slightly to look at Lin Xiao.
Lin Xiao smiled slightly when he heard this and gave his suggestion.
"It doesn't matter who the rebels are. What's important is to deter them first, and then capture the thieves first. Capture the king first. At that time, directly drive out these Japanese bandits and kill them all, leaving no one behind!"
Lin Xiao spoke categorically, without any hesitation. It was obvious that this plan had been brewing in her mind for a long time.
"Brother Lin, thank you very much, this plan is indeed very good!"
Bai Zhancheng and Li Yuyan praised Lin Xiao one after another and looked at Lin Xiao with more and more enthusiasm.
"It's just...how can we deter it?"
Li Yuyan looked at Bai Zhancheng and asked.
"The humidity at the beach is too heavy, so black powder will definitely not work."
Bai Zhancheng frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then said.
"I do have an idea, maybe I can give it a try."
"Oh? Brother Lin, tell me quickly."
The two of them looked at Lin Xiao in unison, their eyes full of expectation.
"The Japanese pirates are coming from overseas, so there must be ships parked at the dock. We can burn all their ships first and lure them out of the town."
"At that time, wouldn't it be nice to let the soldiers who had been ambushing high on the shore in advance use repeating crossbows to secretly attack in series? After they have almost died or been injured, we can then attack the town and catch the leader in a trap?!"
Bai Zhancheng's eyes lit up after hearing Lin Xiao's suggestion, and he clapped his hands and looked at Lin Xiao appreciatively.
Li Yuyan also nodded, thinking that this plan is very feasible.
Although this plan is not a good idea, it is very effective in dealing with Japanese pirates. It can avoid unnecessary losses and greatly damage the enemy's vitality.
"Okay, just do what Brother Lin said!"
Bai Zhancheng gave an order, Luo Ping and several personal guards each took the drawings of Lian Nu and rushed to the other seventeen villages in Jiuzhou Town.
One day and one night later, Luo Ping and several personal guards rushed back to Linjia Village carrying heavy burdens.
Aunt Wu's husband Lin Wu also happened to make thousands of sharp iron arrows.
The reason why it can be made so quickly is due to the iron arrow molds that Lin Xiao made in advance.
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Then tell a short story.
It is said that when you pass by an intersection, especially a crossroads, and see someone burning paper, remember, you must avoid it if you can, and don't look if you can.
There is a friend who does not believe in evil, so he goes to the roadside of other people's houses in the middle of the night to watch people burning paper.
It’s not enough to watch, and I have to take a selfie with my phone.
The photos were fine when I saw them at the time, but when I went back and looked at them, all the photos were blurry and no one could be seen.
At noon the next day, he inexplicably ran to the place where he had watched people burning paper last night. When he got there, his legs and feet seemed to be out of control and he walked towards the middle of the road.
He happened to be saved by a layman who was passing by.
Later he learned that an accident had occurred at that intersection. The deceased's bicycle collided with a telephone pole at noon, and his head was shattered...