Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 97

[Chapter 97]

“Soldiers have tricks. The Beidi people colluded with Zhang Kang and soaked their bows and arrows in dung water. This is all a conspiracy. Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.” Zhao Xu grabbed a handful of quicklime and sprinkled it “This time we will use it to surprise Beidi’s army.”

Chang Wei nodded heavily, agreeing with Zhao Xu’s words.

Once, he had fought with Xiliang people and witnessed the brutality of the war with his own eyes.

In order to win, Xiliang will use all means, and Beidi will only be more barbaric than Xiliang.

In his view, there is no righteousness of a gentleman in war.

“Your Highness, this thing is really powerful, but how should it be used?” Looking at the white dust, Chang Wei felt that the soldiers could not directly sprinkle it on the Beidi people.

Zhao Xu smiled and gave Wang Ying a look.

Wang Ying nodded and asked the craftsman to take a bamboo tube.

“Firecrackers?” Chang Wei was stunned, and then laughed, “Now Beidi people are going to cry for their fathers and mothers.”

Zhao Xu and Wang Ying laughed.

Gunpowder is not a rare thing in Dasong.

In the dynasties before Daesong, gunpowder had been used in warfare, such as putting gunpowder in porcelain pots, lighting the fuse, and throwing it at the enemy.

Or tie a bamboo tube to the arrow, ignite the bamboo tube, and let the arrow fly towards the enemy.

Later, it evolved gradually, and the fire gun appeared again.

This is the predecessor of artillery and muskets. It is a metal tube with holes filled with gunpowder and stone bullets, which are lethal within a hundred meters.

After the founding of Daesong, he inherited these gunpowder utilization techniques.

However, these things are more intimidating than killing, after all, they are not very powerful and their launch speed is slow.

However, for Bing Zhansi, it is still no problem to create it.

And firecrackers are no problem.

“I’ll let you see the power, and you’ll know how to avoid hurting your own people.” Zhao Xu said.

Hearing this, Wang Ying asked the craftsman to bring fire folds.

After igniting the fuse of the firecracker, Wang Ying picked it up and threw it into the distance.

With a “bang”, the firecrackers exploded, and a white mist with a diameter of five or six meters appeared in the air.

When making this firecracker, Wang Ying wrapped quicklime with paper and put it at the bottom of the firecracker, and filled it with gunpowder.

In this way, when the firecracker bursts, the quicklime will diffuse.

Chang Wei smiled brightly, very satisfied with the power of the firecrackers.

If these firecrackers were thrown at the Beidi people, the Beidi soldiers covered in dust would basically lose their combat effectiveness.

Originally, he was a little worried about whether Yan County’s 15,000 troops could successfully resist Beidi’s attack.

Now it seems that his worry is superfluous, Yan Wang has already set up layer after layer of traps for Beidi people.

Beidi people have to peel off their skin if they don’t die this autumn hunting.

“Your Highness, how many firecrackers are there?” Chang Wei’s enthusiasm suddenly rose.

Wang Ying pointed to the warehouse, “There are a total of six thousand, enough for you.”

Chang Wei was relieved now, and he said to Zhao Xu, “Your Highness, the general will send someone to take the things back and distribute them to the soldiers. .”

Zhao Xu nodded.

When Chang Wei left, Wang Ying felt a little regretful that he didn’t use his talents: “If you give the officials enough time, they can make more powerful firecrackers.”

“What are small things like firecrackers? After this battle, This king will let you make something more powerful than firecrackers.” Zhao Xu said.

“Something more powerful?” Wang Ying’s face turned red with excitement.

Now, the smelting of steel armor and the forging of weapons are on the right track, and he only needs to oversee them.

Bing Zhansi’s life became relaxed and boring again, which was very uncomfortable for him who couldn’t relax.

So Yan Wang’s words filled him with anticipation.

But when King Yan mentioned something even more powerful than firecrackers, he couldn’t help thinking about it.

“The lower official heard that there is a merchant ship from the west on the sea. There is a kind of firearm on it, which can make a huge roar and shoot heavy iron pellets far away.”

“The lower official also heard that two years ago, the Liang family A batch of iron pipes were presented to the emperor. These iron pipes can shoot small iron bullets with gunpowder. The emperor was very happy and even specially set up a magic machine battalion…”

Wang Ying continued, “How is your highness’s stuff better than these? ?”

Zhao Xu was stunned for a while when he heard that.

The news in ancient times was blocked, and the Ninth Prince lived in the palace for a long time, so he didn’t know much about the outside world.

He had heard rumors of western merchant ships breathing fire at sea, but he didn’t know about the Shenji Camp.

What Wang Ying said confirmed some facts and brought him a new vision.

“Is the news true?” He asked seriously.

“This is what I heard from a close friend when I was traveling in the capital. He was the secretary in charge of the Shenji Camp, but he said that the Shenji Camp is just the emperor’s guard of honor.” Wang Ying said.

Zhao Xu rolled his eyes.

The contempt for firearms, this world is in the same style as the contemporary dynasty.

“This information is very important.” Zhao Xu muttered to himself.

This means that the Dasong Dynasty has a precursor to the mixed use of cold weapons to hot and cold weapons.

But at the same time, some of the circumstances confirmed by Wang Ying aroused his worries.

First came merchant ships from the West.

Because the history of this world is almost completely different from the present.

So he has been unable to deduce what period Da Song is in.

But since Western merchant ships have come here, at least they are already in the age of great voyages.

The only difference is whether the West is still in the exploration period at the beginning of the Age of Discovery, or whether it is the end of the Age of Discovery, the colonial period of the great powers.

In addition to this, Wang Ying also mentioned the Liang family.

The Liang family is one of the eight powerful families in Dasong.

Minzhou and Yuezhou on the southeast coast of Dasong are both its sphere of influence.

The most important thing is that the Dasong sea ban is not completely prohibiting access to the sea, but a monopoly measure. Only with the approval of the imperial court can sea trade be carried out.

The Liang family is the only force recognized by the court.

Before the Dasong sea ban, the Liang family owned a huge fleet of merchant ships.

After monopolizing the maritime trade, the Liang family is even richer today.

However, every generation of the Liang family’s head is very shrewd.

They often try their best to collect rare treasures from overseas and present them to the emperor, which is deeply favored by each generation of emperors.

Now, the Liang family presented firearms to Zhao Heng.

To the uninitiated, it is nothing more than a rare gadget.

But in his view, the meaning is different.

The channels of external communication of the dynasty are monopolized by powerful clans, which is too dangerous.

Its degree of danger is by no means inferior to that of the Yuan family who dominates Yanzhou.

I thought about it for a while.

Zhao Xu shook his head, temporarily suppressing these thoughts in his heart.

It seemed a little early for him to worry about this.

After all, he is now just a small vassal king struggling to survive in Yan County.

At the moment, what he should be most concerned about is how to survive, manage his own land, and protect himself from Beidi’s intrusion.

As for others, the distorted historical process of this world may have caused the Central Plains Dynasty to lag far behind the contemporary period. No one can change this fact. This is the torrent of history.

Once he gets through this crisis, he just needs to move on.

(end of this chapter)