"A gentleman should be careful about his independence. It is the wish of a literati to spread his articles to the world. Even if they are hidden in famous mountains, they will one day become famous all over the world. This is literature and education. Zeng Mingzhong worked hard to study the classics and then wrote the "Wu Jing Zong Yao", which is a tribute to the wisdom of his predecessors.
Summarizing and carrying forward is Huang Huang's business. How can you compare him with a fool like a donkey? This is very unfair to him.
"Wu Jing Zong Yao" was compiled by His Majesty Zeng Gongliang and Ding Du. It took five years to complete. There is a vast amount of literature in it. It takes great wisdom and perseverance to find something useful to the Song Dynasty.
And not available.
This book not only contains the principles of ordnance, but also the principles of combat. It is a new understanding and progress made by the Song Dynasty based on the previous knowledge.
Yun Zheng, this book is not available to everyone in the Song Dynasty. When it comes to armaments, the Song Dynasty is not much better than Xixia or Liao. In terms of armor and divine arm crossbows, the craftsmanship of Xixia is far superior to that of the Song Dynasty. Old man
I heard Zeng Mingzhong say that the Xixia armors are all cold-forged, smooth and smooth, and cannot be penetrated by non-powerful crossbows. The range of the divine arm crossbow is far beyond that of powerful crossbows, and the Khitan saddle, Xia Guojian, and Goryeo secret colors are all ranked first in the world.
1. Even if it works elsewhere, it will never be as good as it is.
Even the small Japanese country has famous weapons. Uncle Ouyang Yong even composed a song about Japanese swords, saying: "The precious sword comes from Japan near, and it reaches the east of the sea. The fish skin is attached to the fragrant wood sheath, and the yellow and white swords are mixed with it.
Copper and a hundred gold are passed on to good people, and admiration can ward off evil spirits."
The Song Dynasty lagged far behind others in these aspects. It would be very dangerous if we could not learn from the strengths of others. Our people are physically weak and cannot compare with the Khitans and Xixia people. They also lack war horses. If they cannot even keep up with others in making weapons,
What should we do?”
Lao Bao spoke very sincerely and even lowered his stature, which was very rare for a high-ranking official who always pays attention to his dignity. He did not use his own power to oppress Yun Zheng. He only hoped to achieve his goals through earnest persuasion.
Purpose.
After saying a lot of things, the meaning behind his words was still inseparable from ordnance and war horses. If Yun Zheng couldn't give him a complete answer, or a scene that allowed him to see hope, he would still follow his original ideas.
, taking Yun Zheng away and talking nonsense is not a way to convince him.
Yun Zheng turned back to Comrade Zhou who got up and said: "The whole army gathered together, took out the crossbows, gunpowder, armor-piercing awls, and the armor obtained from Xixia, wrapped the armor on the wooden figure, and then brought dozens of sheep to tie
At the gunpowder testing site, we asked the two superiors to see what the Song Dynasty had, and finally took out our restored divine arm crossbow and displayed it together. Now there is really nothing to hide."
Zhou Tong rang the big bell in the military camp. As Yunzheng's deputy general, it was his responsibility to arrange various military activities.
Zhang Fangping looked at the sergeants who were still stumbling with cloth shoes and walked out of the barracks fully clothed. They went to prepare themselves. He did not have the slightest doubt about Yun Zheng's commanding ability, because no one complained, and no one had any complaints. All preparations were completed.
It was done silently under the orders of the officers.
He and Bao Zheng personally checked the injuries on the soldiers' feet. The blood blisters on their feet proved that they had really walked a long way. Then they looked at the march logs written by Wu Jie and others. They did not want to doubt whether these things were
Even if you are lying, you should not doubt the will and loyalty of these more than a thousand people.
Yun Zheng invited Zhang Fangping and Bao Zheng to the deepest part of the military camp. There was a hill there and an open space on the side of the river. It was the place where Jiazi Camp tested gunpowder. It was never easily shown to others. Zhang Fangping only knew that there was such a place. I don't know how powerful gunpowder is. I once wanted Yun Zheng to demonstrate it. After hearing Yun Zheng say that gunpowder is still being explored, I decided to wait until he successfully developed it. Now that Yun Zheng has taken it out today, it means that The period of great success is not far away.
The musket and the swarm of bees in "Wu Jing Zong Yao" can be regarded as the ultimate application of gunpowder, and these two things are also known to be unreliable. The musket was either unqualified or broken because of the cast iron, and the swarm of bees could not fly out in the end. There are countless examples of people hurting themselves instead of hurting others.
So after seeing the shocking power of the new gunpowder, he decisively shut his mouth, and before the smoke cleared, he entered the explosion site and inspected the damage caused by the gunpowder explosion with Zhang Fangping.
"The giant arrow of the bed crossbow carries gunpowder, covers it with paper, and supplements it with iron... it falls from the sky,... its sound is like thunder, the paper cracks and the lime scatters into smoke. The eyes of the men and horses are narrowed, and the figures cannot see each other. The iron armor flew out, killing countless sheep. From time to time, wooden men were wearing Western Xia iron armor. The iron armor could not be broken by a strong crossbow. To be able to defeat the enemy... To defeat the enemy is like searching for something from a bag...
The defenders of the city were known as "thunder-shattering men". They filled iron jars with medicine and lit them with fire. The cannons set off fire, and their sound was like thunder. It could be heard hundreds of miles away and covered an area of half an acre. The fire ignited all the armor and iron. It's clear that even though I'm standing in the ditch, I can still feel the hot wind blowing against my face and can't breathe. The miserable conditions of the pigs and sheep in the place where Yunzheng's test site is called are unbearable. Their intestines and stomachs are rotten. I can't imagine what will happen after this thing explodes in the crowd. What a scene. The thing that made me tremble the most was the pig and sheep, which were thirty steps away from the explosion point. Their whole bodies were not damaged, but their mouths and noses were bleeding like fountains. The sergeant broke open the outer skin to examine the internal organs, and found that his heart and lungs were all broken.
Yun Zheng said, if this thing is burned, it will sound like thunder, and its sound can also kill people. If it is used to destroy the city, it will be harmful. Even if the enemy has a strong city, just pile these things under the city in a cart, and it will be destroyed. Once a large amount of gunpowder is ignited, the earth shakes and the city collapses, smoke rises into the sky, many soldiers are frightened and killed, the fire is extinguished, and all ashes are left behind.
Zhang Fangping ordered Yun Zheng to build a stone city and then attack it. This time, the gunpowder piled up like a mountain. After it was ignited, it was a natural change, and its power was particularly cool... At the time of the change, the flames suddenly rose and spread, and the fire rushed up, as fast as alarming. The snake... soon penetrated the gunpowder pile, and the cannons fired simultaneously, with a loud sound like a landslide and a tsunami, and the whole city of Chengdu was frightened... As far away as a hundred miles away, the roof tiles shook... When things were decided, the wooden guards were Hundreds of people were all smashed to pieces, and all the buildings were cracked, or were blown by cannons more than ten miles away. The flat ground was turned into pits and valleys, which were more than ten feet deep. There was no trace of the stone city built, and more than 20 residents of Sibi were killed. Misfortune, the house fell down and there were many injuries. Yun Zhengqi said: "There is a lot of medicine! . . .
The memorial of Wei Chen was originally top secret. Yun Zheng said that it is enough for the officials to know, the old officials to know, Zhang Fangping to know, and the Secret Service to know. If the others know, there may be disharmony.
As the saying goes, if a ruler is not secret, his ministers will lose, and if his ministers are not secret, they will lose their virginity. If a few things are not kept secret, it will cause harm. The old minister believes it. The old minister does not know the secret recipe of gunpowder. Zhang Fangping does not ask. The Secret Service sent an envoy to escort him to the capital. Your Majesty will keep it in mind after watching. , and then burn the secret recipe, then this thing will be unique to us in the Song Dynasty. As long as we have this thing, the old minister will have solid confidence in regaining the Sixteen States of Yanyun for the first time.
The old minister ordered Yun Zheng to go to Beijing to supervise the manufacture of gunpowder. He said that this matter should be completed by sending one of His Majesty's closest confidants. Why should he be needed? Supervising the manufacture of gunpowder is not difficult. It only requires loyalty. Coupled with careful thinking and a cautious character, he is enough to take on the important task.
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He also joked that there is no need to put the hen in front of you when eating eggs. His hen plans to lay more eggs. As for the eggs that have been laid, he will naturally need to find other hens to hatch them. Once the chicks are mature,
If there is a flock, the life of his hen will be as stable as a mountain, and the killing of chickens to retrieve eggs will not happen to him.
Yun Zheng was extremely intelligent. When he was young, he boasted that he would do the roll call at Donghua Gate. The old man in the countryside said that he was arrogant. After testing this man's knowledge, the old minister thought that it would not be difficult for him to do the roll call at Donghua Gate.
, but now the knowledge has not reached the level of proficiency, but every time there is a new theory, it is refreshing.
I am afraid that in his arithmetic career, as rumored, he could be on par with the sages. The younger brother of his family, as well as his disciple Su Shi, and Su Zhe's knowledge of arithmetic is beyond the reach of the elders.
There is a calligraphy hanging above the hall of the Yun family, which is the Yun family motto. It says: "Establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the past saints, and create peace for all generations!"
When the veteran saw this for the first time, he was filled with anger. This statement was extremely arrogant and arrogant. How could such words put a person like me in the Song Dynasty to such an extent!
However, if you think about it carefully, this person has not yet been laughed at for his empty words. Whether it is to suppress the bandits in Yuanshan or to use the strategy of killing three soldiers with two peaches to destroy the Tubo Eagle Tribe, they are all planned and then acted. Qingtang,
Xixia's journey of thousands of miles is also invincible, and he can do things that others cannot.
Once gunpowder is released, there will be no natural dangers in the world to speak of, and no fortified cities to defend. With the sound of thunder, all the natural dangers and fortified cities will be reduced to ashes. According to Yun Zhengyan, the sound of gunpowder has a great deterrent effect on war horses, and can be fought with
The power of Heaven is as great as yours, so please be careful, be careful, be careful again.
With tears streaming down his face, the old minister didn’t know what to say. He could only feel that the waves in the blue sea were in his heart. With such a sharp weapon and such talented people, the stubbornness of our Song Dynasty for many years would be completely reversed. Yun Zhengyan said: "Replace defense with offense."
It is not impossible. We will take out one city this year and another next year. In a dozen years, the land of Yanyun will be in my hands, and the sealed pile treasury established by Taizu will finally be usable.
The one who defeats Yan Yun will be crowned king! With such great achievements, there is no need to worry about the great talents from all over the world coming in droves. When the old minister laughed and talked about this with Yun Zheng, he actually said that it would be better not to be crowned king. Once he is crowned king, the person's
Ambition will immediately grow like weeds, and the human heart is the most untestable thing. If you try it twice more, you will rebel if you don't. The veteran believes this.
The old minister privately asked Yun Zheng if he was responsible for the matter of Chengyangguan. As a result, Yun Zheng admitted it with his face, but categorically denied it in his words, insisting that the old Taoists were killed by divine punishment rather than being bombarded by gunpowder...
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What the veteran saw and heard in Shu was all refreshing. Zhang Fangping had administered the government properly, and the iron money crisis had subsided, replaced by "Jiaozi". This thing was firmly controlled by the Chengdu government in one of the twelve largest
Among merchants, under the strict control of the government, "Jiaozi" can replace copper coins and circulate among merchants..." (To be continued)