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Mo Ha laughed and said: "Brother Hai Long, you don't have to be so polite. Aren't we all eating the same thing? However, I was really negligent this morning. I came out without inviting everyone to breakfast."
Hai Long smiled and said: "When we arrive in the Central Plains, we have to fulfill our friendship as landlords. What's more, I have to ask my apprentice to do something. Let's go, let's go to the city not far ahead and find the best hotel to entertain us.
The three great gods and the Miao Miao girl."
Listening to Hai Long's hearty words, Soto couldn't help but secretly nod. He could still be so free and easy even when he was poisoned, which was unparalleled. He glanced at his daughter, who had always lowered her head, and sighed secretly, if Hai Long could really
What a great thing it would be to be his own son-in-law! Unfortunately, even if he is willing to let his daughter be his concubine, he may not be willing to do so.
A group of eleven people walked forward slowly. As time passed, Miao Miao's gloomy mood seemed to relax a little. The scenery in the Central Plains was obviously different from that in southern Xinjiang. It was less mysterious and more vast and broad.
Not long after, a large city came into view in front of them. With everyone's eyesight, they could clearly see from a distance that there were two large characters carved on top of the huge city gate five meters away - Licheng. The overall city wall was more than fifteen meters high.
There is a wide moat in front of the city. The suspension bridge is lowered, which is enough for four carriages to pass in parallel. There are not many pedestrians coming and going, and there are hundreds of soldiers guarding the city gate.
Huang Han said respectfully: "Master, this Li city is an important border defense town in our country. It has a stockpile of 200,000 troops. Moreover, this city also has 60 artillery pieces. It is one of the only cities in my country that has artillery." At this point, , he couldn't help but glance at the three great gods from southern Xinjiang.
Moha snorted and said: "Isn't the heavy military deployment just to protect our southern Xinjiang? Don't worry, at least while we old guys are alive, southern Xinjiang will never launch an attack on the Central Plains."
Hai Long patted Moha on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Moha, you don't have to worry about anything. Who made your southern Xinjiang so powerful? The so-called guarding against others is indispensable. Huang Han, what is an artillery? It sounds like it
It seems very powerful."
Huang Handao: "The artillery is a defensive weapon jointly developed by Zhao Song and Li Tang. It is made of fine iron. The barrel is three meters long and about half a meter in diameter. It is filled with gunpowder and iron bullets.
, extremely powerful. Although too bulky, they are extremely powerful for defense. As long as they are well-tuned, they can hit any target five thousand meters away. Against the enemy's catapults, siege objects such as arrow towers are very powerful.
Suitable. However, this kind of artillery is very troublesome to cast, so now it is only available in a few frontier towns and Bianliang City. If all our cities are equipped with this kind of artillery in the future, we will not be afraid of enemy invasion."
Hai Long smiled and said: "Since this thing is so powerful, why not equip it with an army? If you equip your heavy armored infantry with artillery, even if Yuan Meng's cavalry is powerful, I'm afraid they won't be able to cope with it. If I have a chance, I will do it for real
I want to see how powerful this artillery is."
After hearing Hai Long's words, Huang Han's heart moved and he said: "Master, when we and Li Tangguo were studying artillery, they were all for defense. No one has ever proposed the idea you mentioned. But, this
Although the artillery is powerful, it is too bulky. A complete artillery weighs 500 kilograms, and I am afraid that no carriage can load it! Not to mention the artillery and shells, how much manpower is needed to transport them? "
Hai Long thought for a while and said: "That's not easy. Just make the cannon smaller and the shells smaller. Even if the power will be smaller, if you make more, it will be stronger than bows and arrows."
Huang Han scratched his head and said: "I don't know much about the technical issues of artillery, but I heard that if the barrel of the artillery is too small, there is a danger of the barrel exploding when the gun explodes."
Hai Long was very interested in this artillery and said with a smile: "Come on, let's go into the city first. After we have a good meal, you call the leader in charge of the city's defense and ask him to find an open place to test the artillery."
Show it to me, and then I’ll think about whether there are any ways to improve it.”
Mo Ha said: "Okay! I also want to see how powerful this artillery is and whether it has the capital to confront our southern Xinjiang army." Although he has given up the idea of attacking the Central Plains, his desire to win is not
It can disappear in a day or two. Hearing Huang Han say that artillery is powerful, I couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.
Hai Long's face suddenly changed, as if he remembered something, and said to Mo Ha: "Great God, there is something I haven't had time to ask you yet. Before we went to southern Xinjiang, we once met a person from your Qiang tribe. That person drove
With hundreds of monsters, they completely destroyed a village of 1,000 people in Zhao Song State, leaving not even a single person alive. Do you know this?"
Moha frowned and said: "I have never sent anyone to cause trouble in the Central Plains! I just drove wild giants here to test it. What did the people you mentioned look like and what kind of monsters did they drive?" Hai Long
Knowing that Mo Ha would never lie, since it was not sent by him, many conflicts could be reduced. He relaxed and reviewed what he had seen and heard.
After listening to Hai Long's narration, Mo Ha's eyes filled with anger, "It turned out to be this bastard. He killed well, really well. Brother Hai Long, the man you mentioned is indeed from our Qiang tribe. However, he is a traitor to our Qiang tribe.
. Among our Qiang people, there are two main important professions, one is to raise voodoos, and the other is to drive away beasts. You have only been back for a short time, and you have not seen the monsters in southern Xinjiang that we drove.
What a strange sight! If we really want to attack the mainland, the wild and exotic beasts in southern Xinjiang will definitely be the main force. After all, our numbers are much smaller than yours. There are thousands of species of exotic animals in southern Xinjiang, and
There are countless species that can be driven by us. Many of them are powerful. However, the more powerful the beasts are, the more difficult they are to control. Just think of the three-headed dragon, the ancestor of all snakes, that was released from you that day.
It’s not something we can deal with. Four or five thousand years ago, I could often see the wild beasts, but now they are extremely rare in southern Xinjiang. The person you just mentioned is one of my stewards responsible for driving away the beasts.
This guy was indolent and always drank and gambled. Once, he fed the wrong monster food, which resulted in the death of several rare monsters. My men found him and beat him up. The guy actually held a grudge and not only beat him.
He used poison to kill people and drove some monsters to escape overnight. I sent many people to search for him, but he was extremely slippery and unexpectedly escaped to the Central Plains. Fortunately, I met you, and it relieved my worry. "
Hai Long smiled and said: "As long as it is not sent by you, Brother Moha, otherwise, the Central Plains and Southern Xinjiang will really have an incomprehensible hatred." As he said that, they had already walked in front of the cities. Moha, Ula and
Soto was nothing. They were all wearing ordinary robes, but Miaomiao's attire was more eye-catching. The Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains were all very conservative. The sudden appearance of such a scantily clad beauty immediately aroused the attention of the soldiers guarding the city.
Attention. Dozens of soldiers cautiously stopped Hai Long and others. The leader shouted: "Who are you? Where are you from?" As he spoke, his eyes continued to wander around Miaomiao.
Huang Han took a step forward, took out a token from his arms with a sullen face and handed it over, "The enshrinement hall is on official business as ordered by His Majesty. Get out of the way."
When the leader of the soldiers took the token and saw it, he was startled. He quickly ordered his men to get out of the way and escorted them into the city. Wula looked at Huang Han strangely and said, "You are from the official family of Zhao Song Dynasty."
?" Huang Han said: "I belong to the Enshrinement Hall of Zhao Song State. To be honest with the seniors, I went to southern Xinjiang with my master this time because I wanted to investigate the giant attack on the city a few days ago."
Hai Long said: "Okay, now that everything has passed, the three great gods don't need to worry about it. Huang Han, you can lead the way and find the best hotel to wash away the dust of these seniors."
Huang Han did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly led everyone to the city. It was obviously not his first time in Licheng, and he led everyone to a hotel named Guihua Building with ease.
With the cultivation level of Moha and others, they already have little interest in eating and drinking, but the dishes in the Central Plains are obviously very different from those in southern Xinjiang. They are much more exquisite. Looking at the dishes, they are delicious in color, aroma and taste.
They couldn't help but have a great appetite for delicious food. Huang Sui sat next to Miaomiao, frequently serving dishes to her and explaining the beauty of each dish to everyone. Although Miaomiao had been practicing for many years, she was still a girl. She was depressed because of Hai Long.
My mood gradually relaxed, and within one meal, I and Huang Sui had become good friends.
After drinking and eating, Huang Han remembered Hai Long's instructions and was about to go find the general responsible for guarding the border here, but the general had already arrived. The status of the enshrinement hall in Zhao Song State could be said to be lower than that of Hai Long, and they were under Hai Long.
With the help of the general, he defeated the Enshrinement Hall of the Yuan and Meng Kingdoms. He was already a heroic figure in the entire Zhao and Song Dynasties. When the general learned that someone from the Enshrinement Hall came to his jurisdiction, he rushed over and heard that everyone was eating inside.
He didn't come to disturb him. It wasn't until Huang Han stepped out of the hotel that he happened to meet him.
"Master, let me introduce to you. This is Zhao Feng, the general who is responsible for guarding the southern border. General Zhao Feng, this is my master, His Highness the King."
Zhao Feng was two meters tall, with a resolute face and an extraordinary aura. Everyone could clearly feel the chilling feeling emanating from him. After hearing Huang Han's words, Zhao Feng hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down.
In front of Hai Long, he said respectfully: "My subordinate Zhao Feng, I have seen His Highness the King of Side by Side. Your Majesty's distinguished name has long been heard by my subordinates." Seeing Hai Long, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart. The name of King of Side by Side has already been known to Zhao.
Word spread in the Song Kingdom, and he did not expect that the prince who could be said to have saved the Zhao Song Kingdom would be so young.
Hai Long waved his hand casually, and Zhao Feng felt a warm energy lifting him up, "General Zhao, you don't have to be polite. I'm not an official in the court, so I don't need a big gift to meet you. Please take a seat."
Under Hai Long's unintentional display of strength, Zhao Feng suddenly lost all contempt in his heart and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is the pillar of the Zhao Song Kingdom. There is no place for you to be the last general in front of you."
Hai Long smiled and said: "Why are you all the same? There are so many rules. Sit down quickly."
Hai Long's approachability immediately won Zhao Feng's favor, and this important figure in the Zhao Song Kingdom's military sat aside. Seeing him sit down, Hai Long said: "I am very interested in the artillery in the city. General, can you find one?"
Let me test the cannon in an open area, maybe I can come up with some ways to improve it."
Hearing Hai Long mention the artillery, Zhao Feng's eyes suddenly lit up. The previous respect disappeared and was replaced by excitement, "Your Highness, this artillery is a good thing! It is so powerful that it cannot be compared with any weapon, regardless of its range.
It is still explosive, enough to destroy anything within tens of meters of the cannonball. It is extremely lethal. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to manufacture. I want to expand to 120, but I am afraid it will have to wait four or five years. Since you want
Look, the general will go get ready right now." After saying that, he apologized to Hai Long and hurried away.
Hai Long looked at Zhao Feng's hurried figure and said with a smile: "This general has a very short temper."
Huang Han said with a smile: "Master, you don't know that General Zhao Feng loves cannons as much as his life. He wishes he could sleep with his precious cannons every day. You haven't seen it before. I was there when the cannons were tested last time.
, the scene when the sixty artillery guns fired in unison was simply amazing. A big crater was blown out in front of the entire Li City, and all the targets prepared in advance were blown to pieces. Such a powerful weapon was like a siege army.
It’s a nightmare. If we could have more, we could even reduce the number of soldiers stationed there.”
Mo Ha said disapprovingly: "Is it that magical? I'm going to see it first."
Huang Handao: "Senior, I'm not afraid of your censure. Speaking of which, the sixty cannons in Licheng were actually installed because of the monsters in Southern Xinjiang. How could we not know how powerful Southern Xinjiang is? If there were no such sharp weapons.
Now, I’m afraid even if we mobilize the entire nation, we may not be able to resist!”
Hai Long stopped Huang Han from continuing and said: "What's the good of fighting? It wastes people and money. Besides, no matter how powerful the artillery is, I'm afraid it can't stop the Gu insects in southern Xinjiang."
Miao Miao's delicate body trembled, she raised her head and glared at Hai Long, saying, "Are you talking about me?"
Hai Long was stunned and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, Miao Miao, I didn't mean that. It was just based on my feelings. The power of Gu insects is indeed not something ordinary people can deal with."
Miaomiao snorted and lowered her head in silence. Huang Sui on the side quickly comforted her.
After a while, Zhao Feng ordered his men to invite everyone. In a subtle atmosphere, Hai Long and his party of eleven people got on the carriage prepared by Zhao Feng and headed out of the city.