With strong anger, dissatisfaction and concern, Zhao Xing first approved the Privy Council's recruitment request.

Then an additional amount of money was allocated to the ordnance department.

He asked the ordnance department to study the iron pipe-like firearms that can destroy a military formation with one firing, and the small number can be fired in hand and penetrate armor and shields.

Don't forget, they can all fire projectiles.

Regarding the requirements for researching ordnance, Zhao Sheng only gave the craftsmen in the ordnance department three months. He asked them to develop these two firearms within three months to deal with the Ming army.

At present, the entire Southern Song Dynasty's understanding of the Ming army's new firearms is still based on appearance, and it is not clear how the new firearms are operated and fired.

They don’t know why an iron pipe can spray out a large iron ball to destroy a military formation, and they don’t know how this thing was cast...

All their information sources were the death message sent back by Li Xianzhong.

It is hard to say how much water this death message is. At least those who know how to do it will never say anything like destroying a military formation with one blow, but Li Xianzhong obviously could not accurately distinguish it at that time.

But it is not bad. The exaggerated rhetoric techniques of ancient literati were so common. Everything can be done like black technology. The range of the bow and crossbow can be as stable and accurate as modern firearms. Not only does it have a long range, but it is also high in accuracy. It can kill people's lives with one blow from 700 meters away...

Then what did future generations invent firearms?

Why are you keep rifling, star-shifting and gaze?

These are things that literati who write history books will not consider.

It is also something that Emperor Zhao Xing would not consider.

Zhao Xing’s idea is very simple.

Since the Ming Dynasty had such a firearm, it was still so powerful, it must be manufactured so that the Song Dynasty could use it. Otherwise, it would be the incompetence of you craftsmen.

The court does not raise incompetent people!

Zhao Xing felt that as long as they put enough pressure on the people below, they would definitely be able to create some miracles in order to survive.

He didn't care how desperate and panic the craftsmen in the ordnance department were to learn about this executive order. He only knew that he needed firearms, powerful firearms, and firearms that could fight against the Ming army.

Isn't it just that firearm?

As long as the money is in place, what else can't be done?

Make it for me!

I can't kill you!

In this matter, Zhao Xing rarely became a domineering monarch.

It feels pretty good.

Then on other issues, Zhao Xing began to hesitate.

The ministers disagree with their opinions, so they can only investigate the recent situation in Xiangfan first and then discuss what to do next.

But as time goes by, not only does not have good news, but the more bad news it is becoming more and more terrifying.

In early June, they learned that the Ming army began to attack the prefectures around Xiangfan. The officials of the prefectures around Xiangfan and the wealthy families chose to escape, and then brought the news over.

At first, the news they brought was the news that the Ming army was fierce and they had to escape, but the more they brought about the news that Xiangfan was in a fall and the Ming army began to conquer the city on a large scale.

Xiangfan fell?

Zhao Xing first heard the news in mid-June.

He heard that there was news that the palace was circulating in Lin'an City that Xiangfan fell, Jinghu Lake was completely destroyed, and the Ming army began to march towards Lin'an.

He was shocked and angry, and immediately ordered the palace servants to go out to inquire about the specific information, and asked about the relevant situation of the Privy Council.

Zhou Linzhi had just taken over the Privy Council not long ago. Although he had served as Privy Councilor, it still took some time to start his work. Despite this, he had heard a little about some rumors inside Lin'an City.

But this is not a confirmed case, because the professional spy he sent has not brought back the real news.

Therefore, the feedback he gave to Zhao Xing should be a rumor, not a real news. It is probably because someone has a bad intention and wants to shake the determination of Lin'an military and civilians to resist the Ming army to help the Song Dynasty.

Speaking of this, Zhao Xing became alert instantly.

A while ago, the group of landlords and gentry fugitives in the Ming Dynasty who were secretly used were completely wiped out at the secret station outside Lin'an City, and were wiped out by mysterious forces and killed them all. When Yu Yunwen reported the news to Zhao Sheng, Zhao Sheng was very surprised.

In Zhao Xing's view, this group of people had been out of the public eye for a long time and had been lurking outside Lin'an City, hiding well. Only he, Yu Yunwen and a few eunuchs knew the entire action plan, so that the information could be hidden to the greatest extent.

But despite this, the situation was leaked. All of these Ming traitors were eliminated, and there was no news about the 300 people sent by Yu Yunwen to destroy the dam. In Yu Yunwen's opinion, they should have been annihilated by Ming.

If they were not discovered, they would not have even been discovered and destroyed.

This is a very scary thing.

Basically, it can be confirmed that their conspiracy was known by Mingguo, so Mingguo sent a professional team to deal with them and sent them away. Zhao Sheng and Yu Yunwen didn't know who leaked the news.

Zhao Sheng himself could not leak the news, while Yu Yunwen was the proposer and executor of the entire plan, and it was impossible to leak the news.

So who is it?

Are those eunuchs?

In order to get rid of the disaster, in accordance with the principle of rather than letting go of mistakes, Zhao Xing ordered the dozens of eunuchs who helped Yu Yunwen do their work to kill and silence them, ending their human existence.

After the eunuchs were killed, Zhao Xing and Yu Yunwen's concerns could not be slowed down, because since the news was leaked, the Ming Dynasty must have known what they wanted to do. This should be a situation that Su Yonglin would never tolerate, and he would definitely react.

But a few months have passed and there is no response.

Or is this war a reaction?

No, he hadn't sent anyone north at the beginning of the war.

Moreover, before the eunuchs died, they screamed hard and said that they were not sinners and that they did not leak the secrets. This made Yu Yunwen feel that there seemed to be a force belonging to the Ming Kingdom in the entire Lin'an City that belonged to the Ming Kingdom was secretly active to spy on the news so as to convey the most important information to the Ming Kingdom.

With such an idea, Yu Yunwen asked Zhao Xing to send him a team of people to investigate the people who might have learned about the matter and leaked the matter, so that they could investigate the hidden forces belonging to the Ming Kingdom in Lin'an City.

Zhao Xing agreed to Yu Yunwen's request, took out a team of people from his personal bodyguard and handed them over to Yu Yunwen for command, and asked him to investigate.

But the results are not very effective and no valuable clues were found.

There was no gain this time. The news circulating in Lin'an City was not deliberately spread by someone, but by a group of gentry who fled to the Xiangfan area of ​​Lin'an City. They said that Xiangfan was over and the Ming Dynasty began a large-scale operation.

Yu Yunwen sent someone to investigate them but found nothing.

If it is still a folk rumor so far, then after a few days, some local bureaucrats fled back and brought news of the loss of Xiangfan through official channels, it would be much more valuable.

For example, Meng Xiang, the governor of De'an Prefecture, brought back very accurate news.

He said that Xiangfan was lost, the Song army was wiped out, and the Ming army began to attack the prefectures around Xiangfan on a large scale. There was no established Song army around Xiangfan to resist the Song army. He tried his best to defend the city and could not resist the Ming army's military front. In desperation, he had to abandon the city and leave.

Now, the news brought back by the officials can't be considered a rumor, right?

The civil and military officials of the court were about to break the defense and go wild because of this matter, but Zhao Xing became even more angry.

He publicly stated that he did not believe the news brought back by Meng Xiang, and said that after strict trial, he learned that Meng Xiang was a detailed work by Ming Kingdom, and accepted the task of Ming Kingdom and came back to deceive the emperor, intending to flatter him in front of the Ming Emperor to gain credit.

Meng Xiang's actions were all instructions from the Ming Dynasty, which were completely false news, just to shake the fighting will of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty.

The strong city in Xiangfan is clearly under the control of the Song army, how could it fall so quickly?

How could Xiangfan have such a strong world-class city be conquered by the Ming army in just three months?

This is the Ming Dynasty's plan! -
Chapter completed!