Ten divine general cannons stood in front of them, and Lin Jue and everyone around him also exclaimed in wonder. I had never thought of these mighty general cannons before, but now standing in front of ten majestic objects, people felt a sense of wonder in their hearts.
A feeling of awe-inspiring respect. The cannon has no words, but it has its own majesty.
Lin Jue slowly boarded one of the carts, and gently rubbed his hand on the barrel of the cannon. He felt an indescribable sense of security in his heart. These ten divine cannons had exhausted all the fine iron stored in the mountain, and I am afraid that
They are about to use up all their gunpowder. I hope they will not disappoint themselves and can perform well in the siege battle. Once the Shenwei General Artillery performs well in the siege, it will become a force for the Luoyan Army from now on.
The versatile soldiers and horses in siege and field battle will be a truly invincible army.
"Commander, there are cannonballs here, please check." Liang Qi pointed to a wooden box made of rough logs on the side of the gun base.
Lin Jue personally pried open the upper cover of the wooden box. Among the tangled grass inside, large black iron balls as big as the mouth of a bowl were clearly visible. These large iron balls were cut and stored with straw mats, and their purpose was
It is to prevent damage caused by collision with each other during transportation and affect the launch of artillery shells.
Lin Jue reached out and took out one and held it in his hand. The iron ball was heavy, weighing about twenty or thirty kilograms. The surface was extremely smooth, and it had obviously been carefully polished. In just a few days, Luo Yan
The master craftsmen and workers in the military arsenal have obviously put in a lot of hard work. Whether it is the Shenwei General Cannon or these solid shells, after the casting is completed, the bore and the surface of the shells need to be carefully polished to ensure that both are smooth and flawless.
obstacles to ensure the safety of cannon firing.
"An iron bullet weighs twenty-eight kilograms. Each Shenwei General Cannon is equipped with four boxes of iron bullets, a total of eighty. There are also two hundred spare iron bullets. Luoyan Valley reserves twenty thousand kilograms of fine iron and nineteen thousand
All the kilograms of iron ingots have been used up." Liang Qi said in a deep voice.
Lin Jue nodded slowly. This was indeed the last asset in Luoyan Valley. It was all right in front of him. Ten mighty cannons and a thousand practical iron bullets. Whether they can break through the walls of the capital depends on them. The premise is that
, the Shenwei Cannon can fire normally and exert its power as designed.
"Cover it with tarpaulin and surround it with a fence. Sun Dayong, you personally lead people to guard it. Without my order, no one is allowed to approach the place where the Shenwei Cannon is stored. Violators will be killed without mercy!" Lin Jue ordered in a deep voice.
Sun Dayong bowed and shouted: "Follow the commander's orders."
Lin Jue jumped off the cart and walked quickly to the big tent. He ordered without thinking: "Gather all the generals to come to the big tent to discuss the siege."
"Yes!" Several personal guards agreed in unison, got on their horses and galloped towards the military camps.
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In Bianliang City, after yesterday's farce, Liu Zhenbang knelt in the back house of the Prime Minister's Mansion for an hour before Lu Zhongtian summoned him. Although Lu Zhongtian was very angry, he also understood that someone must have tampered with the matter. Liu Zhenbang finally
He is a confidant around him, and he cannot blame him for this kind of thing at this time. Moreover, he also needs Liu Zhenbang to arrange matters for him to ascend the throne.
Since his desire to ascend the throne as emperor is exposed in broad daylight, there is nothing to be taboo about. If someone disrupts the situation, it means that the other party does not want to see him ascend the throne. The more the other party does this, the more he wants to ascend the throne.
Emperor. Moreover, the fire in Lu Zhongtian's heart has been ignited and cannot be extinguished. Therefore, after summoning Liu Zhenbang, Lu Zhongtian bluntly asked him to immediately prepare for his enthronement ceremony.
Immediately ascend the throne and become the emperor.
Liu Zhenbang immediately complied with the instructions. Under his control, civil and military officials took turns to persuade him to move in, and wrote petitions to persuade him to move in. Waves of people gathered in long streets and squares everywhere, and signed petitions for the people to move in, causing the whole city to look forward to Lu's move.
The momentum for the Prime Minister's ascension to the throne was followed by a notice, claiming that someone had tampered with the divine pleasure in Xiangguo Temple. Now it has been found that several monks in the temple were in cahoots with foreign enemies. Prime Minister Lu has prayed for divine pleasure again, and the gods have made it clear
Lu Xiang is the real dragon emperor and so on.
In short, Liu Zhenbang created a lot of momentum and suppressed the negative impact of the farce.
At the same time, the enthronement ceremony was also in full swing. A high platform for worshiping heaven and earth was built in the square in front of Chongzheng Palace, the palace began to be decorated with lanterns, and festive red lanterns began to be hung in the streets and alleys. Various etiquettes
Ceremonies have also begun to be prepared. According to Lu Zhongtian's instructions, it does not need to be too luxurious, just simple and grand.
At the second watch, Lu Zhongtian agreed to the arrangement of ascending the throne at the next morning. So the whole city began to beat gongs to announce the matter. In the middle of the night, the people had already fallen asleep, but they were awakened by the sound of gongs all over the street. They jumped out of bed.
I got up and listened through the crack in the door and the window lattice when I heard the news that Lu Zhongtian would ascend the throne tomorrow.
"My dear, Prime Minister Lu is finally going to ascend the throne."
"Who cares, what does it have to do with us whether he ascends the throne or not? Dad, go to sleep. Tomorrow you will be driven by them to move mud bags. What does Prime Minister Lu's ascending the throne have to do with us? We haven't had to go through hardships.
day."
"Yes, it actually has nothing to do with us. It has nothing to do with us whether one of them will be the emperor today or the other will be the emperor tomorrow. We only have three meals to eat and clothing. I am only worried about our children being dragged into it by them.
The army goes to defend the city. If the Luoyan army outside the city knows the news of Lu Zhongtian's accession to the throne, why not be angry and attack the city? I am only worried about the safety of the child. He is only fifteen years old, what kind of battle can he fight?"
"Yes, but what can I do? Why are you bringing up the child again? You are teaching me not to sleep a wink for the rest of the night."
"I'm sorry, mother, I didn't mean it. Don't worry. It's not like my family. Aren't tens of thousands of families in the city like this? Some people's children are smaller than my dog. Hey!
These people are fighting back and forth, when will it end? Just live one day at a time."
"..."
The gongs were noisy on the empty streets, and the red lights were swaying in the wind. On such a night, the people in countless families in the capital were not happy about the news. They frowned and worried all night long.
Hard to sleep.
The sky has finally dawned, and today is a beautiful and windy day. The sky is blue and cloudless. The capital city in mid-spring is full of flowers, and the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers and trees. Today is destined to be a good day.
Early in the morning, many people gathered in front of the Ouchi Chongzheng Hall. On the square, which was heavily guarded by a large number of palace guards, the city's civil and military officials and their families rushed here before dawn to participate in Lu Zhongtian's ceremony.
The enthronement ceremony. Many people had the opportunity to enter the palace for the first time in their lives, and they were participating in such an important ceremony, so they were extremely excited and looking forward to it. However, most people had dull expressions and empty eyes, and their hearts were empty and heavy.
Of course, they are not worried about the Guo family because Lu Zhongtian is openly usurping it today. What they are worried about is their own fate. The army outside the city is watching eagerly, and they are forced to be tied to Lu Zhongtian. Now that Lu Zhongtian is about to ascend the throne, Spear
The shields can no longer be reconciled. Once Lu Zhongtian is defeated, none of them will survive. Although Bianliang City is strong, the number of soldiers and horses in the city has rapidly expanded to nearly 200,000 during this period. It seems that there is no need to worry, but those who know the inside story
Officials all understand that these are just illusions. The expanded troops and horses are all ordinary people who have been forcibly recruited into the army. They are mixed, old and young, and they are just to increase their numbers. There are only less than 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses that can actually fight. The only
What we can rely on is probably Bianliang's city defense system, which is so strong and tall that even the Jurchens cannot break through it. In recent times, tens of thousands of people have reinforced and built fortifications on the city wall every day. This is actually the last time we can
A barrier to rely on.
The morning sun rises, illuminating the palace's red walls, green tiles, and pavilions with flying eaves, as magnificent as in a painting. Everyone has been waiting for half an hour, and their backs are already a little sore, and the soles of their feet are aching. Finally, from
From the direction of the palace gate on the other side, covered by the tall buildings of Daqing Hall, the sound of rumbling horse hooves could be heard.
Then, the imperial guards standing in front of the Chongzheng Hall at the entrance to the Chongzheng Hall from the Ouchi Imperial Road shouted in unison.
"Prime Minister Lu is here!"
Everyone immediately turned towards the entrance, all dressed up and bowed to greet them. But they saw the luxurious carriage being pulled by four tall horses and surrounded by hundreds of imperial guards in bright clothes and angry horses.
It came speeding down and stopped in the middle of the square.
Liu Zhenbang bowed and ran away, his brand-new official robes billowing in the wind, like a duck running with open wings.
"Your Majesty, Liu Zhenbang, respectfully invites Your Majesty to move to the main hall and perform the ceremony of coronation and enthronement." Liu Zhenbang knelt down beside the car and shouted in a loud voice.
"I respectfully invite the Emperor to perform the coronation ceremony." Everyone knelt down and shouted in unison.
"Eh hee hee, daddy...oh no...Father, please get out of the car." Lu Tianci, who got off the horse and stood beside the car, whispered with a playful smile.
Two little chamberlains came forward, one opened the car door, and the other lifted the curtain. Lu Zhongtian's head was slowly revealed, and the colorful gems hanging from the luxurious crown shone beautifully in the sun. Then the entire body was revealed.
The dark red dragon robe was embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon with gold thread. When he stood on the ground, he looked like a real dragon emperor with extraordinary magnanimity and no anger or authority. A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle.
Anyone who wears this dragon robe and crown will have a hint of emperor's bearing.
"Your Majesty... I respectfully invite... Your Majesty... to move... to the main hall... to perform the ceremony of enthroning... coronation...!" Liu Zhenbang shouted at the top of his lungs. He didn't know whether it was because of excitement or nervousness. His shout sounded like
It was like the cry of a dying person, and the sound of breathing was like a snoring cat.
The wrinkles on Lu Zhongtian's face bloomed into flowers one by one, and his eyes were radiant with joy.
"Everyone, please get up and enter the palace." Lu Zhongtian said solemnly, raised his eyes to look at the steps of the tall Chongzheng Palace, stepped onto the red carpet, and slowly climbed up the steps.
Liu Zhenbang and other officials stood up one after another, followed Lu Zhongtian one after another, stepped up the long stairs, and walked step by step towards the open door of Chongzheng Hall led by the red carpet. The horns on both sides blared, the music of silk and bamboo sounded, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
It became warm and solemn.
"Boom!" A discordant loud noise came from far away from Nancheng, like a thunder in the sky. Even though it was far away, it still made the ears buzz.
Lu Zhongtian stopped in surprise, turned around and looked in the direction of Nancheng, frowning and said, "What is that?"
