Iron Dynasty

firearm!

The King of Wei spat out these two words softly.

Thinking of this, he felt a little gloomy. He said, This king asked the craftsman to imitate the matchlock gun, but so far there has been no progress. It's really a headache.

Mi Wenyi said, Don't worry, Your Highness. Although these muskets and artillery are powerful, they are by no means invincible. Otherwise, why would Xiao Ming guard the Shanhai Pass and not come out? It can be seen that even with firearms, Xiao Ming is still afraid of the barbarian cavalry. What's more, there are few people in Qi and many people in Wei, Qi is poor and Wei is rich, as long as Pengzhou can be defended, King Qi's army will have to retreat within a few months.

Xiao Qi frowned, what Mi Wenyi said seemed to make sense, but the Battle of Cangzhou and the Battle of Jizhou proved the ferocity of the Qingzhou army, and although Weidi has a large population and is very wealthy, the people have always lived in peace and stability. In his life, Wei Di's army had not experienced a major war in seven or eight years. If the two sides fought, the outcome was unknown.

After hesitating for a while, he said: Uncle Huang, my nephew thought that we should continue to send envoys and Dutch, Japanese, and even to the south to find the method of forging artillery and muskets. Now other vassal kings have seen the benefits of firearms and have seen the power of firearms. , this matter must not be taken lightly.”

What Mi Changshi and my nephew said makes sense. In that case, Mi Changshi is in charge of Pengzhou's defense, and my nephew is in charge of the firearm forging method?

Mi Wenyi and Xiao Qi looked at each other and replied, Yes, Your Highness.

King Wei nodded with satisfaction. He was thinking of going to the city with the two of them to play, when suddenly a guard hurried outside the main hall.

His Royal Highness, Chu Di's eyeliner is reporting that it is said that the army of the King of Chu has taken Quanzhou and other royal homelands, the guard said.

Quanzhou! King Wei was taken aback. It took so long for King Wei's feudal kingdom to double. If this continues, the southern country will be occupied by the King of Chu.

It's not surprising. The King of Chu has worked so hard to manage the South over the years, and he has already bought off many officials from the surrounding prefectures and counties. Now that the world is falling apart, these officials have immediately defected to the King of Chu. Xiao Qi analyzed it.

King Wei felt a little sour in his heart, Hmph, this King of Chu is really tricky and occupies a good place. Unfortunately, King Yan and King Qi around this king are not good friends.

It has to be said that the current King of Chu is the best at the right time and place. Although the two of them do not like the King of Chu, they have to admit this.

Mi Wenyi sighed and said, The most important thing is that King Chu's navy roams the river. This is a natural moat, and no one can do anything about him.

The King of Wei snorted when he heard the words, and he said, This matter is very disappointing. Let's not mention it. The King of Chu is rich, and this king is not inferior to him. It is not certain who belongs to this world.

Mi Wenyi nodded, and he suddenly remembered something and said: Your Highness, I remember something, this King Qi's battleship has to stop in Tongzhou every time it goes south to supply supplies. , it will be difficult for their warships to go south.

King Wei's eyes lit up, he stroked his beard lightly, and said proudly: Mi Changshi really reminded this king, hum, since that's the case, we can't say anything about Tongzhou. If he, Xiao Ming, dares to make an idea of ​​Pengzhou, don't blame this king for forbidding his warships to dock for supplies.

It's more than that, Your Highness, I don't think we can still coerce King Qi to send us some artillery and muskets. Mi Wenyi said.

The more King Wei thought about it, the more he felt that Mi Wenyi's words made sense. He said, Well, since that's the case, this king will send someone to Qingzhou to talk about this.

After saying that, the King of Wei laughed heartily.

...

Qingzhou, after Xiao Ming left the Qingzhou camp, he went directly to the government office. As soon as his front foot arrived, Li San followed.

Is there any important information? Xiao Ming couldn't help asking Li San in a hurry.

Now Xiao Ming is smeared about things outside Qingzhou, and he can only rely on the information collected by Li San and Wang Xuan to analyze the current situation.

Li San said with a smile: His Royal Highness, Yang Zhen honestly explained Lijingmen's eyeliner and secret codes, but the lower official found a lot of Lijingmen people in Qingzhou.

It was explained so quickly, it seems that this Yang Zhen is just a person who is greedy for life and fear of death. Xiao Ming said disdainfully.

His Royal Highness's words are not false. As soon as the lower official mentioned these ten tortures, he was scared to pee on his pants before the torture instruments were put on, hehe. Li San seemed to be very proud.

Talk about the point. Xiao Ming glared at him, the boy's slick tongue still remained unchanged.

Li Sanshen smiled and said: These people from Lijingmen were all arrested by the lower official, and they learned that His Royal Highness holds a widow, and under Yang Zhen's persuasion, these people are willing to obey the dispatch of the lower official, and the lower official People have been sent to recruit people from other places in Lijingmen.

After a pause, Li San continued: His Royal Highness, this Lijingmen is really pervasive, all over the Great Yu Kingdom. Yang Zhen explained that there are detailed works of Lijingmen beside every vassal king. In this way, we can actually I can keep track of the situation of other vassal states at any time.”

Besides, Yang Zhen didn't provide any valuable information? Xiao Ming was most concerned about this.

Li San said: Yes, Yang Zhen said that the barbarians agreed to King Zhao to send troops on the condition that they get half of the spoils, and King Liang also accepted the barbarians as ministers in exchange for the barbarians' support.

King Liang? Hmph, another man who recognizes a thief as his father. Xiao Ming said angrily. Now he understands more and more why the Ming Dynasty will perish, with internal and external troubles, and so many traitors leading the way, can it not perish?

But thinking about the current situation, he felt that the situation at this time was even more difficult.

Yang Zhen also said that the barbarians promised to ignore the conflict between the two. If there is a conflict between the king of Zhao and the king of Liang, the barbarian troops will not participate, but if they use troops against His Highness, the barbarians promise to support them fully.

Xiao Ming frowned. Originally he wanted to play proxy wars, but he didn't expect that the barbarians would start playing in advance. He knew very well the thoughts of the barbarians. He undoubtedly wanted to use King Zhao and King Liang to consume his troops. Waiting for an opportunity behind him.

However, Your Highness, King Zhao seems to be more interested in King Shu, while King Liang is quite critical of King Zhao occupying Chang'an. Li San said again.

King Zhao doesn't seem to be stupid. The land of Shu is known as the country of Tianfu, and it is the main grain production area of ​​the Great Yu Kingdom. If he wins the land of Shu, he will not worry about the food. Back then, King Qin Yingzheng also took Guanzhong first and then Bashu. , and then only unified the six kingdoms, it seems that the king of Zhao has a posture of learning from the first emperor.

Li San said: No, this Zhao Wang has always called himself the Little Qin Emperor.

With a sneer, Xiao Ming put aside the topic and asked, If King Zhao has this idea, it will buy time for this king to conquer Wei. Tell me about the situation in Pengzhou.