Chapter 43: Xie Feng
Yuzhou Shancheng Ordnance Manufacturing General Administration "Boom..." A loud noise that shook the sky and the earth came. The craftsmen all ran out and looked at the backyard of the General Administration. A burst of black smoke rose into the sky. The craftsmen were all cursing, "This damn Xie Feng is playing with firecrackers again, but the firecrackers are powerful today!"... "Yes! This shocked the ground, that kid won't really develop it successfully, right?"... "Damn, this
With such great power, that kid wouldn't be killed by firecrackers, right? Hurry up and go and see, don't have any trouble." A group of craftsmen rushed to the backyard of the General Administration. As soon as the masters entered the backyard door, "Damn?"... "If you have any excitement, go in quickly, don't block the way... Damn! What's the situation?"... "What are you doing? Why are you doing this expression? Get out of here, let me see... I'll pull it away? ⊙? ⊙? What did this kid do? This is fucking..."
What did the craftsmen see when they entered the door? It turned out that there were countless scorched pits of all sizes in the backyard of the General Administration of Manufacturing. The large ones were more than two meters wide, and the small ones were half a meter wide. The scorched black smoke was still emitted in the large pit. It was obvious that it must have been the small earthquake caused by this big pit just now. But where did that guy Xie Feng go? Since he was asked about other siege weapons by the Jiedushi at the beginning of the year before, this guy has really made the light crossbow bigger and successfully mass-produced it, which is the current giant crossbow machine. Since then, this guy has been uneasy
After splitting it up, I wanted to make it bigger when I saw it. The siege ladder was too small and had to make it bigger. As a result, the wheels were made like a super big millstone and no one could push it at all. Oh! Not to mention, the Jiedushi saw the siege ladder so big that it was so big that it was scary. The width and area were climbing up at one time and there was no crowding feeling. Finally, it was approved for production, which was the dozens of giant siege cars placed in the armory. Later, the kid felt that the siege ladder was too small and wanted to make it bigger, but he couldn't pull the siege arm at all, and in the end he could only be invalidated.
During the Chinese New Year, this kid saw the crackling firecrackers and suddenly had a whim to make the firecrackers bigger. After making a few big buckets of big firecrackers that were as thick as water buckets, it was not very powerful. The kid thought of re-debugging the *. After a year of experiments, the backyard became the current bumpy and bumpy pussy. It seemed that the power was getting bigger and bigger, and it should not be far from success. Even though the craftsmen were shocked, they hurriedly ran in to see the boy Xie Feng. As soon as the craftsmen entered the door, "Damn it?" "Oh my go! Who is this?"... "Damn! Why did you put the armor of the golden armored cavalry?"
"Shh! Don't make big firecrackers soon, but I feel that it's not interesting to have paper wrapped outside the firecrackers. I'm thinking about whether the paper can be replaced with iron. Considering that the iron is heavier and not easy to detonate, I'm studying whether it can be directly exploded when impacted in the iron. I have to design a projection device that can directly shoot the firecrackers wrapped in iron like crossbows. Don't disturb me, I'm fine, you guys hurry up and go out." Xie Feng said without looking back.
"Okay, it seems that we are worrying for nothing. When the Jiedushi left, he said that no matter what he wanted to study, the military department would pay for it in the future. Let's not worry about him. Forget it, go back to work," said a craftsman.
These craftsmen were very depressed. It doesn’t matter if Xie Feng was crazy. Even the Jiedushi followed him crazy, asking for money and people, alas!
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Is this kid Xie Feng really crazy? It’s just that these craftsmen don’t know. It’s because of Xie Feng’s crazy energy that he has the stronger military* and new siege weapon - siege cannons.
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At this time, Shacheng Pass, "Ah, yell! I've finally returned to Yuzhou! Next time my brother-in-law comes out of seclusion, you must let him see how powerful my Lin Xiaoqiang brigade is."
"Xiaoqiang, who is your brother-in-law?"
"⊙?⊙?Don't Ergou Brother know who my brother-in-law is? Haha! My brother-in-law is Hong Tao, the second largest gang in the Great Wei Dynasty, the leader of the Salt Gang."
The two were the commanders of the Chu Ergou Brigade and the new Brigade Commander Lin Qiang when the Zhenxi Army Tiger Legion returned from the northern expedition. At this time, the 50,000 troops in the town were lined up with a line as long as the line, and there was no end. The few riding horses in the front, you could tell that they were all generals. Shi Jun and Cui Zhi rode in front and chatted. Lin Qiang and four other brigade commanders, except Yu Kun at the end of the team, all the other three followed Shi Jun and the other two. Yu Kun also wanted to walk in front of the team, but the commander told him that whether the army goes to the battle or retreat, someone must cut off the rear to prevent an emergency. Yu Kun was helpless to draw the cut off the rear.
Chu Ergou looked at Lin Qiang and asked, "Xiaoqiang, is the Salt Gang really the second largest gang in the world? Isn't the second largest gang axe gang?"
"Hmph! Now the second largest gang is the Salt Gang." Lin Qiang said angrily.
"Oh! So it's your kid who claimed to be the second best in the world! Hahahaha!" Chu Ergou laughed.
"Why is it called self-proclaimed? How many years have the Jiedushi founded the Beggars' Sect for the past few years? Is anyone unwilling to say that the world's number one gang is not convinced? This is called water rise and ships. Anyway, I don't care. No one except the Beggars' Sect will climb up to my salt gang. Alas! When my brother-in-law comes, I want to eat braised pork ribs made by my sister. When my brother-in-law comes next time, he asks him to bring some delicious food. I haven't seen her for a long time and don't know if her sister misses me."
Zhang He didn't say anything next to him. He immediately laughed when he heard Lin Qiang's last few words, "I said Xiaoqiang, why are you still like a child? You are also the general of the Zhenxi Army now, and you can't always miss your home and sister like a child. Look at the Jiedushi and Yang Tongshuai, they are only about the same age as you, and those who are awesome in their work... Let me tell you! There are so many great generals in the Wei Dynasty, and only three can be admired by Zhang He, the Jiedushi, Yang Tongshuai, and the Prince of the Wei Dynasty. Of course, the Prince of the Prince has died long ago, so it is not considered him."
When Chu Ergou heard Zhang He's words, he immediately retorted, "Uh? You're wrong, aren't your uncle Chen Chuan and your uncle's eldest grandson Song Yaohui also very powerful? There is also Qin Zhong, the commander of the Northeast Army. That's the old Duke of Qin. He is the only one who dares to challenge Nalan Shu."
Zhang He laughed, "Hahahaha! Old Chu, how old are the other two people you mentioned except Qin Zhong? Have you ever thought about it? The Prince of the Great Wei led his troops at the age of twelve and fought with Northern Liao and Dongxia for more than ten years. Where were Chen Chuan and Song Yaohui at that time? I guess they were still criticizing the teacher in the school, right? Qin Zhong could see it. The other two are not comparable to our Jiedushi, Commander Yang, at all."
At this time, Cui Zhi, who was walking in front, felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the conversation behind him. He turned his head to look at Shi Jun, "Master Commander, can our Jiedu and Commander Yang really compete with the prince of the past?"
Shi Jun smiled slightly and looked at him and said, "Do you think a fifteen-year-old top scholar was sent to serve as an army, and he went from a small soldier to a commander in two months, and defeated a 100,000 army in Western Liao with more than 30,000 infantry. Can't he compete with the prince?"
Cui Zhi had never seen Liu Yi, nor Yang Chengyu, and had not returned to the Great Wei for a long time. He didn't know about the various things that happened in the Great Wei. He always thought that the Jiedushi mentioned by Shi Jun must be thirty or forty years old. Unexpectedly, he was only eighteen years old, and the cavalry commander was only 20 years old. It is said that the cavalry was very good at using it. He gave him 100,000 cavalry, and he dared to pick 200,000 cavalry. According to Shi Jun, some time ago, he used 200,000 cavalry on the desert security line to provoke 500,000 cavalry in the Moxikat Empire.
Cui Zhi was very shocked. The Northern Liao Dynasty's regular cavalry was only 500,000. Does it mean... As long as the Yuzhou finances can hold on, Yang Chengyu can fight against the Northern Liao and a country with the power of a state?
...This is Cui Zhiyi's imagination. Yuzhou has too few populations, and the source of soldiers is the biggest disadvantage of Yuzhou. Needless to say, there are many soldiers in the Northern Liao Dynasty, and the regular organization is 500,000. If you really want to get angry, you can raise one million in a minute. You can also compete with the population of Yuzhou. But then again, if the population and financial resources of Yuzhou can withstand it, it is estimated that with Yang Chengyu's temperament, he really dares to run over to compete with the Northern Liao Dynasty.
The Shi army was also thinking about the problem along the way. Through Cui Zhi's battle to defend the city, the Shi army understood the difficulty of siege. This time, Cui Zhi lost in the army, but five thousand troops caused two or three thousand casualties to himself. This was the case when he used a catapult and a giant crossbow to attack the city. Cui Zhi's city defense army was demolished by the catapult and a giant crossbow and lost some of its troops. Moreover, the buildings on the top of the city were relatively weak. The catapult collapsed in a few waves, which could cause himself to lose two or three thousand troops. In the future, the siege may become more and more difficult.
Last time he came back to change the military, he also went to see the craftsman named Xie Feng. He was very moved about the new weapon that Xie Feng told him, and could produce explosive iron bombs and a new trencher that could shoot iron bombs out. If the research was really successful, wouldn't it be more than half easier for him to conquer cities and land in the future? After hearing Xie Feng's research ideas, he directly expressed his willingness to withdraw military funds from the infantry for him to study. Of course, the Jiedushi also greeted him and asked him to pay the infantry to provide the R&D expenses of Xie Feng's team. Since his infantry had paid for the R&D expenses, he must have gone to see it. It was only once for Xie Feng.
The explanation made him look at Shi Jun's heart. When he returned to the military barrier, he would definitely go and see it again. By the way, he asked Xie Feng to ask for the so-called giant firecrackers. The thing can control the explosion time and can be bound with a stone and thrown out by the catapult. The power is limited, but that thing will explode! And it is super loud, and it is also good to scare the city guards. If you add some iron nails outside the paper, it will still have some lethality. The third batch of soldiers should take that thing to try with the desert. It is better to be fooled, and it doesn't matter if you can't be fooled. The city will still attack, so that the soldiers will not experience the feeling of war. Never expect to train a strong soldier.
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After Shi Jun brought his men back to the new army, he immediately wrote a letter and sent someone to the desert. Although the Jiedushi gave him the right to appoint any division commander, he still had to report it. After all, Shi Jun was not Yang Chengyu. He just wanted to fight hard and did not want to step into the whirlpool of fighting for power and profit, and he could not make his superiors doubt himself. Looking back on the beginning, he was just a small soldier for five or six years after joining Zhenxiong, which made him very helpless. He had a lot of military tactics but was unable to display it. It was a torment for any soldier with a dream of a general. Until he met Chang Xiong... Chang Xiong spoke very directly: Do you have the ability? Do you have the ability? A general never procrastinate in employment. He has unique characteristics. If he has the ability, he will be promoted directly. If he cannot convince the public, it only means that you are not capable enough and will be squeezed down sooner or later.
Shi Jun served in the army for five years but only became a captain. He didn't want to climb up step by step. How long did he have to wait? Five years? Ten years? After climbing up, he might become an old man. So he accepted the test given to him by the Jiedushi. The Jiedushi said he didn't want to hear the Heihu Village, so he killed the Heihu Village. The Heihu Village was just the beginning for him.
Regardless of whether the final winner is the governor or not, he hopes that thousands of years later, people will remember that there was once a general named Shi Jun.
Chapter completed!