In the court hall of the Kingdom of Qixia, Guan Zhengqing brought Zhao Donghe, the general of Zhenxi from the Kingdom of Canglan, to pay homage to the new emperor, the crown prince Liu Feng, who had just ascended the throne for ten days.
Liu Feng glared at Guan Zhengqing angrily: "Where is my second brother! Since you could escape at that time, why didn't you save my second brother!"
Guan Zhengqing sighed. He had already explained it twice in the imperial study room, but he didn't expect to ask again in the main hall!
This prince is too immature. How long has it been before he still cares about such trivial things? Do you need to explain it a third time? And judging from the prince's expression, it is obvious that he is being 'interrogated'.
Yes, in Guan Zhengqing's view, Liu Feng is still the prince and cannot bear the important responsibility of the 'Great Emperor'!
"That's enough!" Zhao Donghe couldn't stand it anymore, "Your Majesty, we traveled more than 20,000 miles and narrowly avoided the eyes of Jinyang Kingdom and Danyang Kingdom before we came here. We are here to help.
If the country of Qixia is still capable and willing to fight, we will do our best.
If the country of Qixia is not ready to fight, or no longer has the ability to fight, then... we will return immediately and no longer interfere in your country's affairs."
Zhao Donghyuk's words were harsh and there was no respect at all. Also, we have been enemies for thousands of years. Although we have to cooperate because of the situation, the tone and so on are obviously not very good.
At this time, the Minister of War also came out: "Your Majesty, now that Jianwu County has fallen, the next target of the Jinyang Kingdom's army must be Xinglin Hall.
Your Majesty, we must immediately support Xinglin Hall."
Liu Feng thought for a while and suddenly said: "Then why don't we ask the people from Xinglin Hall to retreat to the rear? In this way, we can shrink the defense line. And there is no danger to defend Xinglin Hall!"
"Haha..." Zhao Donghe laughed, as if he had heard the best joke. There is such an emperor in this world. The first thing that comes to mind is not fighting, but retreating! Why don't you want to surrender? Maybe
It can also save the lives of the whole family.
Then Prime Minister Ouyang Si also came out and persuaded: "Your Majesty, we can't evacuate! I think Xinglintang is of great significance. Moreover, there are a large number of medicinal fields around Xinglintang. Xinglintang can provide 30% of the medicinal materials of the Qixia Kingdom. Once Xinglintang falls,
,The consequences could be disastrous!"
Later, the ministers of the Ministry of Finance and others all gave advice one after another.
Everyone in Liu Fengjian was "against him" and panicked: "However, our current troops are not enough. Wu Fanghai and Su Jianzhong now have less than 300,000 troops left in their hands, which can barely stop the westward advance of the Kingdom of Jinyang.
For Xingchang County in the south, it is beyond reach!
Although the remaining troops in the country number one million, it will still take three days."
The commander of the imperial guards gritted his teeth and stood up: "Your Majesty, please allow me to lead some of the imperial guards to rush to Xinglin Hall."
"Hmph!" Liu Feng snorted coldly, "My father was sniped under your protection. Do you still have the ability to protect Xinglin Hall?"
The commander of the imperial guard suddenly turned purple.
Zhao Donghe, who came from the land of Canglan, sneered again: "Today is really an eye-opener. Guan Zhengqing, I think I may have come to the wrong place. Farewell!"
Liu Feng was furious: "Stop, you can come here whenever you want and leave whenever you want!"
Zhao Donghe shook his head and spoke even more rudely: "Your Majesty, what I see now is a country that has lost its gates and is in danger, but is still worrying about it internally. I think you have everything that a subjugated king should have. You shouldn't.
Yes, you have it too!
The foreign minister sincerely wishes the country of Qixia victory!
Farewell!"
After that, he walked out without looking back. Liu Feng was trembling with anger, but in the end he still did not order an interception.
At this time, Guan Zhengqing also spoke again: "Your Majesty, please allow me to go to Xinglin Hall with Ding Kui, the commander of the imperial guards, to support me and atone for my sins."
Liu Feng took a few quick breaths and then snorted coldly: "That's right! Also, Guan Zhengqing gives you a task. To persuade Zhao Donghe, you two go to Xinglin Hall together."
Next to him, the prime minister quietly sent a message to Liu Feng: "Your Majesty, promise some rewards for everyone."
Liu Feng was so angry that he even promised a reward of wool, so he turned around and left, "Retreat from the court!"
The hall was quiet, and everyone looked at each other, a little dumbfounded.
Guan Zhengqing sighed and said to Ding Kui, the commander of the imperial guards: "Let's go, we must save Xinglin Hall, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
Also, Yu Tiegan, Minister of the Ministry of War, you must seize the time to urge reinforcements from various places. There is no time to delay."
Yu Tiegan looked up at the top of the hall and sighed deeply: "I... will do my best!"
Guan Zhengqing nodded: "I'm leaving first to persuade Zhao Donghe and other people from the Canglan Country."
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While the court was in chaos, Zhang Hao had already led many experts from Dayang Group and five thousand soldiers who had just been trained to the foot of Xinglin Hall.
Xinglintang is also one of the major shareholders of Dayang Group, so this time under Zhang Hao's suggestion, everyone came together to support.
How powerful is the Dayang Group? This group, which has gathered almost half of the power of the Qixia Kingdom, has more than 300 Yuan Ying. Including temporary employees, etc., the total is more than 400 Yuan Ying.
There are also 5,000 trained soldiers. These 5,000 soldiers are at least at the Foundation Establishment stage, and some are at the Golden Core stage, and they are all armed with steel weapons and armor.
There are also eight artillery pieces in the team, as well as more than 900 cannonballs that were rushed into production.
Zhou Shuhai personally went down the mountain to greet everyone.
"Dad." Zhou Xueyao rushed out from Zhang Hao like a deer and rushed to Zhou Shuhai.
Zhou Shuhai smiled and gently stroked Zhou Xueyao's head, "Tell me, did you suffer any loss in the Zhang family?"
"No. Dad, the explosives have been successfully researched."
"Dad knows, your brother and senior brother (Xie Hongsheng) have told dad a long time ago. Those are artillery, right?" Zhou Shuhai looked at the eight artillery pieces in the distance, his eyes full of curiosity.
Although Zhou Jue also sent back the jade slips, the records on the jade slips were too crude and vague after all. After all, Zhou Shuhai still did not understand the power of the artillery. He only had one impression: it was no less powerful than the self-destruction of the early Yuanying.
This was obviously not a good opportunity to reminisce about the past, so Zhou Shuhai received Zhang Hao and others, and briefly introduced the situation of Xinglin Hall to Zhou Jue, Zhang Hao, Dugu Junjie and others.
At the same time, Zhou Shuhai also explained the general situation of Xingchang County.
Gu Xingdong, the governor of Xingchang County, has led the army of Xingchang County and some civilian masters to the north, and has had several tentative confrontations with the army of Jinyang Kingdom. The situation is not optimistic.
After listening to the analysis, Zhou Jue immediately called for Nascent Soul masters to rush to the front line to support him, and the army then moved forward.
After Zhou Shuhai explained the matter, he finally had the opportunity to get close to the eight artillery pieces and observe them. The artillery pieces were unique in shape. The whole body of the artillery piece was forged from steel, and the base and other parts were made from ordinary black iron.
But Zhou Shuhai soon discovered a problem: the barrels of three of the cannons were obviously longer than the other five. According to the Zhang family's new measurement standards, they were almost 70 to 80 centimeters long, almost 2.5 meters.
length.
"The longer the barrel, the farther the artillery shell's attack distance." Feng Zhiling emerged from the side, pretending to be an expert, "According to our actual testing, the length of the barrel increased by 70 centimeters, and the maximum range of the artillery shell increased from a little more than ten kilometers.
It increased to fifteen kilometers.
However, increasing the length of the barrel also increases the difficulty of manufacturing.
The five artillery pieces in front are the first generation of mature artillery pieces.
These extended barrels are the second generation."
Zhou Shuhai nodded, gently touched the cannon, and was filled with emotions for a moment. He never thought that he was refining alchemy wholeheartedly, but accidentally opened the door to explosives. Although the explosives were perfected in the Zhang family, the first
But one step starts by itself.
Today will be the first time that Dynamite shows its fangs to the world, right?
I was filled with emotions, but I also wanted to see the power of artillery with my own eyes, so I followed the army forward.
Dugu Junjie had already begun to shout, and the five thousand troops continued to advance. The artillery followed quickly under the drag of two horses, and was surrounded by special Nascent Soul protection.
There is also a carriage behind to transport cannonballs. Each cannonball is filled with fluffy dry straw, and the cannonballs and fuses are separated.
After Zhang Hao, Dugu Junjie, Zhou Jue and others arrived at the front line, they were immediately warmly welcomed by the county governor Gu Xingdong. But when they stood on the top of the city, Zhang Hao looked at the vast and endless Jinyang City ahead.
The army of the country felt that their heartbeats had stopped.
At this time, Zhang Hao really felt: What does it mean that the situation is not optimistic!
Although Zhang Hao had seen the war in Jingshan City in the Kingdom of Jinyang before, he saw it as an outsider at that time. But at this time, Zhang Hao is an insider!
This change in identity made Zhang Hao feel suffocated like never before.
The black army stretched to the end of the line of sight, like a vast ocean.
Dugu Junjie was very calm, almost cold. As soon as he came to the city wall, he gave the order: "Prepare artillery, look for the commander's camp!"