Chapter 238: Jiao Yu, "Master" of Firearm

At this moment, Feng Guosheng's siege troops had approached the city after suffering a certain amount of casualties. Next, there was the most tragic attack and defense battle on the city.

At the front, the soldiers carrying the ladder were speeding up and running forward, taking advantage of the momentum to prepare to put the ladder on the wall.

"Boom!" The second loud bang came, and a huge iron ball flew over their heads and flew forward directly. This time, it actually flew directly over the city wall and flew into the opposite city!

Jiao Yu simply wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into it. Last time it was close, but this time it was remote, so it must have been loading too much medicine.

"Jiao Yu, I'll give you another chance." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Yes, brother." Jiao Yu knew that if he couldn't hit the ball this time, the consequences would be very serious.

The front line had entered a state of incandescent. The brave soldiers climbed up the city head along the ladder. From time to time, the ladder was pried down by the defenders. A series of people on the ladder fell down and fell into meat pie. No one cared about this. They raised the ladder and climbed up again. The city head seemed like a huge meat grinder, devouring the lives of both sides.

The only difference is that Zhu Yuanzhang was full of momentum and decided to take down Chuzhou City, but the defenders resisted in fear, and they were already afraid of being beaten.

"Boom!" The third sound came, Jiao Yu prayed silently in his heart, Brother, you must fall on the city wall!

"Bang!" Perhaps Jiao Yu's prayer played a role, and the iron ball hit the city wall directly. The city wall was shaken, but it was still staying firmly.

"Stop firing!" Zhu Yuanzhang ordered. "Stop firing, just firing!"

Jiao Yu had no choice but to give up cleaning the gun barrel, fill in gunpowder, iron balls, and then fired the gun.

At this moment, the battle at the top of the city became more intense, and the troops siege the city suffered heavy losses.

"Xu Da, Guo Ying." Zhu Yuanzhang shouted.

"The last one will be here." The two answered.

"You two lead three thousand warriors each to attack from the south and cannot defeat Chuzhou City. Don't come to see me!"

"Yes, brother." The two led the army.

Zhu Yuanzhang used the opportunity to attack the west. He used such a fierce attack on the north city wall, such a fierce attack, cannons and muskets, but in fact it was just a feint attack, which attracted all the attention of the defenders. He then sent fierce generals to attack from the opposite south city wall, and unexpectedly captured Chuzhou City!

Sure enough, Xu Da and Guo Ying led the army without much resistance. They easily attacked the city. Opened the city gate, and the troops outside the city rushed in in one go.

When they learned that the southern city gate had been broken, the will of the defenders finally collapsed. They rushed towards the east and west city gates that were not attacked on both sides, preparing to break through.

Hua Yun had already led the cavalry to wait outside for a long time, and all the Tartars who rushed out to break through the encirclement lost their lives.

At dusk, the remaining enemies were finally eliminated. Zhu Yuanzhang stood at the top of the high Chuzhou city, looking at the rolling mountains on all sides, and his heart was surging.

A battle will determine the world. From then on, my career will not be limited to the narrow Anfeng Road, but the entire prosperous south will be under my feet!

"Brother, Jiao Yu is lost." Feng Guoyong said.

As the last unit to enter the city, he found that the position that fired the shells was empty. Except for the cannon that was still emitting blue smoke, there was no trace of the soldiers. Where did Jiao Yu, who was commanding the shells, run?

He thought Jiao Yu had come in with the large army, but he didn't find it everywhere, so he came to repay Zhu Yuanzhang.

Jiao Yu was lost? This kid really couldn't stand it. Zhu Yuanzhang knew that maybe he didn't give Jiao Yu a good face when he was fighting and threatened him. That was a war. If his cannon could blow up the city wall in just a few strokes, how much loss would he reduce! Fortunately, he didn't press Baoquan on him at all.

"Let Hua Yun send a few cavalry to find Jiao Yu! By the way, bring that cannon to the top of the city." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Jiao Yu usually blames himself for being too spoiled. Now, he has bad face to him, so he has to give up and stop working. This is not possible. I am back this time and I have to educate him well.

Jiao Yu did run away, and he couldn't stop running, not because he couldn't stand Zhu Yuanzhang's cold words, but he finally discovered that Zhu Yuanzhang valued firearms, but was eager to achieve success, and he blamed himself for volunteering. If he didn't take out the cannon, he wouldn't be stimulated. The deeper reason was that Zhu Yuanzhang was completely a layman for firearms, and an outsider led an expert. The ending was very sad. Three shots hit the target, which was already a great achievement. However, for Zhu Yuanzhang, he had to ask for the first shot to hit. How could this be possible?

Also, in his mind, only by suppressing the opponent's entire firepower can he use siege troops. Firepower is the key force. If the 1,000 musketeers can get closer to some city walls and fully exert the power of the musketeers, they can completely suppress the crossbows and arrows on the top of the city, thus providing reliable cover for the siege troops. It is not like now, although Chuzhou City has been taken down, thousands of lively soldiers have been buried in front of Chuzhou City forever.

Seeing the attacking troops attacking in fearlessly and looking at the corpses all over the ground, Jiao Yu's heart asked: Even if he had worked hard to develop advanced artillery, can he get enough space for his elder brother's army? The elder brother will always use the firearm as a supporting role.

Jiao Yu took advantage of everyone's advance, and he asked the soldiers who helped him operate the artillery to advance forward. He took an opportunity, turned around and left the battlefield, and quietly left to the east.

Jiao Yu misunderstood Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang actually attached great importance to him, but he was like a mountain. Zhu Yuanzhang did not give Jiao Yu enough care, which led to the two of them finally going against each other.

In essence, Jiao Yu is not a soldier, but a technician. It is a bit difficult for him to treat Jiao Yu with his way of treating soldiers, so Jiao Yu finally left.

History has taken a big turn here. If it were not for Zhang Yang's Tianque Gun, Jiao Yu's firearm would have been the most powerful thermal weapon in this era. Without the comparison of Tianque Gun, Zhu Yuanzhang would not put pressure on him. It could allow Jiao Yu to calmly improve and improve the firearms, and eventually let Zhu Yuanzhang's troops have the muskets and cannons that others envied, and fought in the east and west, and it has been affected by the Ming Dynasty that the Shenji Camp and the Firearm Bureau.

Jiao Yu thought of going to Gaoyou Mansion to see if the fire gun that the elder brother said could accurately shoot within 200 steps was true or false. Seeing that it was true, he never believed it very much.

"Lord, the latest news is that the troops stationed in Yangzhou are ready to go to Chuzhou." In the Gaoyou Prefecture Office, Luo Guanzhong returned from Yangzhou and obtained the exact information.

Looking at Luo Guanzhong's tired face, Zhang Yang knew that he must have rushed back from Yangzhou overnight after finding the exact news.

"Guan Zhong, you go back and rest. Thank you for your hard work this time." Zhang Yang said.

Seeing Luo Guanzhong walk out of the door, Zhang Yang and Shi Nai'an behind him said, "I'm so lucky to ask Mr. Shi to come out of the mountain and invite an intelligence expert."

"The lord is too rewarded," Shi Nai'an smiled and said, "Guan Zhong followed me, that is, he only played his role after learning some pen and ink. In the lord's hands, everyone was valued, which is why the lord's career was able to flourish."

Zhang Yang smiled. I don’t know if this sentence is considered flattery, but I should consider the future.

"Now that the Yangzhou army has set out to Chuzhou, our imminent threat has been lifted." Zhang Yang said. Now that the prefecture of Li Pu and Daluhua, who were sent to Gaoyou Prefecture, were under house arrest, the biggest threat is that if the news leaks, the tens of thousands of troops in Yangzhou will come like a tide. At that time, it was really a headache. It was not that the current army could not cope with it, but that it was ruined after finally winning the opportunity for development. The continuous war would ruin the fruits of the revolution. If the people get land but cannot farm with peace of mind, they still have no food to eat.

"We are still worried about this, but as a result, our neighbor, Mr. Zhu, helped us a lot." Zhang Yang then sighed. The last time he invited him to join the Red Turban Army, he did not agree. He gave himself a big gift within a few days.

"Lord, our temporary threat is eliminated, but we cannot rest assured." Shi Nai'an said: "Zhu Yuanzhang captured Chuzhou and couldn't wait to capture Chuzhou. What do he want to do?"

"What are you doing? Expand the territory," said Zhang Yang: "We are all thinking about expanding the territory, so will Mr. Zhu."

"It's not just that simple. The south side of Chuzhou is Jiqing." Shi Nai'an said: "While Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to expand his territory, and Chuzhou's geographical location is also relatively good. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, I think Zhu Yuanzhang's bigger purpose is to attack Jiqing and get this Feng Shui treasure land."

Feng Shui treasure land? What Zhang Yang has always disbelief is these theories. People who have received modern higher education still believe in these superstitious statements? However, his failure to believe does not mean that people in this era do not believe, and people in this era believe it to be deadly.

"What kind of Feng Shui treasure land is it?" Zhang Yang asked.

"First Fan Li built Yue City, then Sun Quan established the capital of Jianye. There were Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang and Chen of the Southern Dynasties, all established the capital here, so Jiqing has always been considered to have the style of a king. After conquering this place and establishing the capital here, it is the destiny of heaven." Shi Nai'an explained.

"I don't believe in the destiny of heaven. I only believe that man will conquer nature. Mr. Shi, we are separated from Mr. Zhu from Yangzhou. We cannot stop each other's plans. The most important thing for us is to develop our own strength so that we can survive in this chaotic world." Zhang Yang said.

But Zhang Yang didn't know that this Jiqing was later named Yingtian by Zhu Yuanzhang, and later it was called Nanjing.

"Yes, the lord is right." Shi Nai'an said.

"Brother, brother. Captured a spy." Suddenly, a guard came in and reported.

Spy? Zhang Yang asked: "How did you find the spy?"

"Brother, when we were sleeping last night, we put all the Tianque guns on the shelf. Today we got up and found one missing. Finally, we found a person in the woodshed. We were dismantling our Tianque guns. Everyone beat him up and are now locked in the woodshed." The guard said.

Disassembly in the woodshed? Zhang Yang was interested. This was definitely not a simple thief. If it was really a thief, he should have stolen the Tianque gun and leave Gaoyou Mansion as soon as possible. Only a fool would be excited to disassembly the Tianque gun in the woodshed less than twenty steps away from the stolen position? Or is this thief who came to steal the technology? He wanted to understand the technology of the Tianque gun and then quietly imitate it? If this is true, this thief is also a talent who knows the technology of the firearm very well.

However, it is very difficult to steal the secret of the Tianque gun. The secret of the Tianque gun lies in the rifle. The outside is exactly the same, and the rifle inside is the key. Few people will take the initiative to observe carefully into the muzzle and find that the recessed rifles cannot be copied even if they know it. The manufacturing process of the rifle is also very clever. Only by going to the base and observing their own simple equipment can the imitation be successful.

"Bring this person up." Zhang Yang said, where is the great god from? You have to see it yourself.

The person who came was brought up soon, with a medium figure and fair skin, which was a bit similar to the pedantics who often conducted research in the house. They were not as good as glasses, and their left face had a blue-purple color, which should be the "preferential treatment" I received in the morning.

"Unlock the rope." Zhang Yang said.

Unlocked? The guard was a little hesitant. What if this person suddenly hurts his elder brother?

"Unlock it quickly!" Zhang Yang said again. "Brother, please sit down."

The guards no longer hesitated, unbuttoned the ropes tied to the person in the future, and the person in the future was not polite, and sat casually on the chair next to him.

"Dare you ask your brother's name Gao? Is there anything important to come to Gaoyou Mansion?" Zhang Yang asked, his words filled with the warmth of spring.

Although his face hurt so much that he was hit hard and his body was punched a few times, Jiao Yu bowed his hand and said to Zhang Yang: "A real man will not change his name, and he will not change his surname. I am Jiao Yu, Yingzhou."

Jiao Yu? Zhang Yang's face changed slightly. If he remembered correctly, Jiao Yu should have worked hard under Zhu Yuanzhang to develop many kinds of firearms. What did he do here? Others are not worried. If he saw the way of the Tianque gun, and Zhu Yuanzhang had the same weapons as him, it would be dangerous.

No, since Jiao Yu saw this, he must not let him go! Zhang Yang made up his mind.

"It turns out to be Brother Jiao Yu. I often hear Mr. Zhu get a firearm talent, but I don't have the chance to meet him. When I see you today, I am indeed a handsome talent!" Zhang Yang said.

Jiao Yu, who was a talented man, sucked the air conditioner, and his face still hurt. These people beat him so hard! He couldn't help but feel angry: "I'm here to find Zhang Shicheng, which of you is Zhang Shicheng?"

After saying this, Zhang Shicheng was very embarrassed. This guy is really a naughty guy. Who is Zhang Shicheng? Don’t you understand this?

"This little brother, my lord's name is not called that. Look at your brother, my lord is right in front of you, and you are really above the top." Shi Nai'an said next to him. If he wasn't a gentleman, Shi Nai'an really wanted to scold him for being ignorant of others.

"It's okay, it's okay." Zhang Yang was very open-minded: "I am Zhang Shicheng. Why did you come to my Gaoyou Mansion? Haven't you followed Mr. Zhu all the time?"

You are Zhang Shicheng? Jiao Yu looked at him, and everyone was centered on him. It seemed that he was really right.

"I am a firearm. I have been enjoying firearms throughout my life. I don't believe that some people's firearms are even better than what I do. I want to see them with my own eyes." Jiao Yu said.

Wow, do you think you are an old man, you can see it if you want to? A well-educated person like Shi Nai'an can't help but want to swear.

Zhang Yang still smiled and said, "Since Brother Jiao Yu wants to see it, that's fine, but we have to make three rules."

Although Jiao Yu is not polite to himself, he seems out of place in this era. However, in modern times, Zhang Yang has seen many people like young people, rebellious and unruly people. It is very simple to deal with these people. If they convince them, they will have completely different attitudes towards you.

"good!"

"First, anyone who sees the power of my musket is the only one who has died besides his own people." Zhang Yang said: "So, if you see the power of my musket, either become mine, or die."

Shi Nai'an was shocked, "Lord, you are too cruel. So, how dare they see him?" But that's fine, it scares him away everything.

But Jiao Yu said, "Of course, but you have to guarantee that the power of your musket is much greater than that of mine."

"Is it counting to hit a fixed target for three hundred steps?" Zhang Yang asked.

Jiao Yu's face remained unchanged, or he didn't believe that his musket could reach 150 steps. At this distance, the projectile could not fly to at all. Three hundred steps, that would be absolutely impossible. You must know that even a strong bow could only shoot a few dozen steps away, and the crossbow was only one hundred steps away. When Zhu Yuanzhang told him, he only mentioned that Zhang Shicheng's musket could shoot targets 200 steps away, and added one hundred steps out of thin air?

"Okay, if I really hit it, I'm willing to abide by the first condition."

"Second, if you want to see the power of my musket, you have to exchange it with something equivalent." Zhang Yang said: "You have studied the Tianque gun. I want to know what else can you do, as a master of firearms." Especially with the word "master", Zhang Yang spoke very strongly.

"I know how to cast cannons." Jiao Yu said. He already knew that in Zhang Shicheng's army, the amount of muskets was quite large, but there was no cannon, which gave him a sense of superiority. At least in this regard, he was better than the man in front of him.

The cannon cast? Zhang Yang was happy, but his face remained unchanged: "Okay, then please come with me, brother Jiao Yu."

"Where is your third one?"

"Let's talk about it after you've finished seeing it!" Zhang Yang said without looking back.
Chapter completed!