Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 763:

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Li Yueji has to go to Zide Hall every three or five hours. In etiquette, he has to greet the two queens, and there will be some distribution of money and expenses, because she is in charge of a palace in name.

I saw the queen come out, it was three poles in the sun, and the sun was spotted under the dense shade of summer. The bright sunshine didn't make Li Yueji's heart bright, she just felt muddled.

It happened to meet the **** Wang Zhong. This **** was the chief **** of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Li Yueji remembered what the palace maid said that the **** of the Ministry of Internal Affairs knew so much, so he stopped Wang Zhong.

The **** was also clever, and he stood still and bent over with a smiley face and said, "Sage concubine, what do you want to slave servants?"

Li Yueji glanced around at the sight of people coming and going in Zide Hall, besides, she was not familiar with this eunuch. After pondering for a moment, he asked: "What are the officials up to these days?"

Wang Zhongpi smiled and said without a smile: "The concubine Xian, the official went to the Jiafang Fang to inspect the firearms. I heard that the people below have made new cannons!"

Li Yueji asked: "Is it amazing?"

Wang Zhong said in a serious manner: "Of course it's amazing. The servants heard that if one shot goes down, the barracks a mile away will be wiped out!"

When Li Yueji heard that the emperor was busy with military affairs, she became more worried. She wanted to ask if Wang Zhong's court would use troops against Xiazhou, but as her imperial concubine, it would be okay to ask the emperor what he was doing. , It is very wrong.

...The Bianshui River bank has abundant water power at this time. The armor-building workshops like several cities are noisy, and the sky is full of black smoke. The city of the armor workshop was originally for forging armor, but a complete smelting workshop was built here, and firearms were also made here.

Bronze cannon casting is not complicated, and the craftsmanship can be used to make a bell, but no one thought of making it like this before.

The new bronze gun used the classification test method, and the guns were tested in turn, and the size was finally determined. The gun body is about five feet long, and a single barrel weighs about one thousand catties. It mainly fires ten catties of iron bullets, named "Huxiaotian".

This bronze gun weighs more than twice the previous iron-cast "Long Xiao Cannon", but can only fire 10 catties of shells; while the iron cannon weighs a few hundred cats, but can fire 100 cats of shells.

The difference is that the iron cannon is a large-mouthed mortar, which can only be projected upwards like a stone car, relying on the weight of the falling stone to hit the wall; while the bronze cannon can shoot flat!

Guo Shao stood behind the female wall, covered his eyebrows with his palm, blocking the sunlight on his head, and looked at the distance intently.

Suddenly, there was a "boom", and the flames flashed in the white smoke. After a while, I saw a black cannonball flying sideways and hitting the ground. The horizontally flying cannonball had a very small angle. It immediately bounced on the ground and continued to fly forward. It bounced for a long time before it fell to the ground and rolled. stand up.

"The farther the head is, the worse." Zan Jurun said, "It's not easy to hit a target. However, if there is a crowd in front of you, this shot will definitely hit a bunch of people!"

Guo Shao looked a little excited, and said: "This is not a weapon used for siege to smash a hole. It doesn't matter if the accuracy is bad, what is important is deterrence. In the future, even if the enemy forces gather in arrays one mile away, they will be there. Within range!"

Zan Jurun took out another blueprint and said, "The official language, use two wheels as a gun mount. We tried it, but it didn't happen for a while. If it was too heavy, the gun would fall apart and deflect. Re-made a pair of things. Officials, please see, this is a gun cart, which can be pulled by horses; when the gun is being transported, the gun body and the gun mount are placed on it. When the gun is fired, eight people lift the cannon and place it on the gun mount. The iron frame of the upper gun tail can be fixed, so it can be put away."

Guo Shao said: "I want eight people to carry it?"

Zan Jurun said: "It weighs a thousand catties, and eight people are missing. The folks lift the coffin, eight people easily lift it and walk."

Guo Shao: "..."

Although this gun is cumbersome and heavy, it can’t be helped. What Guo Shao wants is a flat-shot bounce. The muzzle velocity of the shell should be high. Otherwise, the angle is too small and the muzzle velocity is too low, and it will land as soon as it exits the chamber. In this way, the pressure of the gunpowder deflagration in the chamber is high, and the bronze gun wall must be thick, otherwise it will explode. In the process of testing the gun, more than 30 people were killed and injured, but the cast was too thin and exploded!

However, because of the high pressure, you can now shoot shots close up. Earlier iron cannons have tried gravel shots, but the results were useless, because the mortars had too large openings and the chamber pressure was too small.

The organization of the army changes according to weapons and tactics. The conventional army with more than 20 people and the matchlock army with more than 30 people are not suitable for artillery. The artillery man and horse consist of fifteen people in a team, equipped with one artillery cart, fifteen matchlocks, horses, and several long and short weapons; in order to reduce armor, only helmets. Because it takes at least eight people to lift the cannon, the firemen who need to take care of the horses and do miscellaneous tasks, install the gun mounts and wait for the living when lifting the cannon, as well as reserve personnel after death or injury. The artillery has eight guns, one hundred and twenty. One command, five capitals, six hundred people.

Guo Shao had seen the combat power of the artillery with his own eyes, and he had a clear idea in his heart, and he returned to the Jinxiang Palace to re-deploy the recent military and political ideas.

He first summoned Wang Pu and Wei Renpu, the important military officials, and then Zan Juyun, Lu Duoxun and others, preparing to formulate a complete set of foreign strategies.

Lu Duoxun heard what Guo Shao meant, and said: "When the minister was out in Xiazhou, he saw Khitan people coming and going in Xiazhou. The court could use this as an excuse to order the Xiazhou Jiedu Envoy Li Yiyin to hand over. Envoy of the enemy country, escorted Tokyo to question the crime."

Guo Shaodao: "This service is also temporary, very good."

...After a busy day, Guo Shao returned to the Mansion Hall when you were busy. He didn't sleep in the main hall, but cleaned up a house in a corner of the Mansion Hall.

As soon as I entered the Long Live Hall, I heard Wang Zhong report: "Concubine Li Xian is waiting, I want to see your Majesty."

Guo Shao listened and said, "Please come in."

Generally in the palace, the emperor takes the initiative to call someone to wait for the bed, and the concubine asks to see him, what should be the matter. There are a total of five queens and concubines (usually four), and they are still very important people.

Wang Zhong didn't leave, instead he stepped forward and whispered: "Today, Concubine Li Xian asked what the officials were doing. The servant and maid tried a bit. Seeing her looked panicked, I was afraid that I heard that your Majesty wanted to use troops against the party. Miles."

"Oh..." Guo Shao suddenly responded.

Guo Shao sat down and waited in the hall of the living room. Not long after, I saw Concubine Li Xian coming in. She didn't wear the clothes of a party member, but she wore an underskirt dress, and her hair was combed into a temple. Li Yueji has black hair and dark eyes, and her face is not much different from that of the Han people. She is also beautiful. She has white skin and a rugged figure; but she wears a skirt and half-arm streamer. It still doesn't smell like that, a bit strange.

Guo Shao remained silent. She had a blood stain on her nails last time. Even now, thinking of Guo Shao, she still feels hot.

Li Yueji made a fortune, "I see your majesty in my concubine."

"Don't be polite, just sit down." Guo Shao said.

Li Yueji said softly: "Thank your majesty for giving me a seat."

Guo Shao rubbed his forehead: "How do you feel that something is wrong."

Li Yueji said: "Your majesty's women, don't you all obey your majesty like this?"

Guo Shao nodded.

There was a brief silence, and the greeting was a little cold. Mainly because Guo Shao had a negative attitude and did not take the initiative to look for topics. This woman didn't feel much about him as a "foreign race", and didn't like to stay in a foreign land, otherwise she was already famous, how could she not let Guo Shao touch her?

At this time, Li Yueji's face was blushing, and she finally spoke, with a certain humiliating feeling, "When I was in Lingzhou, my concubine ran away without sensibility and was almost killed by a wolf... The concubine always wanted to ask. One thing, is that your majesty who shot _ arrow to save me that day?"

Guo Shao recalled for a moment, nodded and said: "Exactly."

Li Yueji whispered: "Thank your majesty for your help."

"It doesn't have to be this way. It's just a chance to meet." Guo Shao said, "I don't want you to be bitten by a wolf."

Li Yueji was silent for a while, and then said: "I blame my concubine for not knowing anything, and even hurt your majesty. Your majesty is tolerant of her concubine..."

Guo Shao said: "But little things, I still have this little breast."

"Your Majesty..." Li Yueji looked at him a little awkwardly.

In fact, Guo Shao already understands what she means. He was dissatisfied with the marriage before, but now he is forced to be helpless, afraid that the tension between the court and Xiazhou will cause disaster to her and her family.

She has no choice, even if Guo Shao is a pig, she has to please. And Guo Shao didn't seem to be annoying to that point.

Guo Shao sighed slightly.

But he turned around and thought, Li Yueji was actually very innocent. Even all the party members can’t say they are bad guys... In their own eyes, getting rid of the control of the Central Plains dynasty and expanding the territory for their own people is nothing wrong; it's just that their inferiority and ambition are not conducive to the great dynasty. , There is only one side threat, which is a pressure for any dynasty and a wasteful increase in military defense expenditure.

Li Yueji is no more than a woman, and she is unfortunate enough to be sent to a foreign country thousands of miles away for marriage. It seems to be justified for survival now.

Guo Shao thought about it, and said softly: "The concubine..."

"Huh?" Li Yueji raised her head, looking at him expectantly.

Guo Shao said with relief: "Xianfei is just a woman, don't take everything to yourself, who can carry so much? Since you are my concubine, don't worry too much."

Li Yueji was slightly moved after hearing this: "Your Majesty treats people very well, why didn't my concubine ever figure it out before..."

Guo Shao said in his heart, I treat everyone around me well. The saint said it well, where there is oppression, there is resistance. These people stay in my harem and are always close to me. How can you let you resist and find yourself unhappy?

He suddenly noticed that her neck was red, her hands tense, and silently grabbing her clothes hard. Her voice seemed to be crying, and she trembled in humiliation: "Your Majesty, since I am your woman and have been in the palace for so long, your Majesty... Your Majesty wants me!"

Guo Shao was stunned there and sighed: "Xianfei, really don't have to be like this."

Li Yueji's expression is complicated, and she is a little angry, and she is about to cry: "I will send it to the door, others don't want..."