Steel Dynasty - Chapter 540

[Chapter 540 Hidden Danger]

The clarion call for Qingzhou Army soldier training continues.

After asking about the situation of the army’s dispatch, Xiao Ming pointed to the wooden box behind him and said to Niu Ben: “Captain Niu, these are the sixty rifled guns that I got from Song Changping. You selected sixty riflemen with excellent shooting skills.” “Rifled

gun

?” Niu Ben was slightly surprised. He tried it when the first rifled gun appeared, but the secret guard took it away first.

Luo Hong and others were once again in a state of confusion. They had just figured out the difference between flintlock guns and matchlock guns

.

, and now another rifled gun has come out.

Instructing the guards to carry the wooden box over, Xiao Ming handed the rifled gun to Niu Ben and said, “In this case, Governor Niu will have to train sixty outstanding musketeers for this king.”

Niu Ben and a group of Qingzhou troops The general couldn’t wait to open the box and took out a rifled gun. Niu Ben looked at it and promised: “Your Highness, if you can’t do such a small thing, you might as well go back and retire together like Luo Quan.”

“You all go back .

After retirement, there will be no one to take care of the army.”

Xiao Ming was a little helpless. He valued Niu Ben and Luo Quan now not because of their achievements, but because they had a certain way of managing the army. With sufficient prestige, they were able to manage the armies of various states in an orderly manner. As for direct battles, they still relied on young generals such as Lu Fei, Qi Guangyi, and Luo Hong.

The rifled gun was delivered, and Xiao Ming didn’t stay much. This Niu Ben pulled the Qingzhou Army out in order to correct the mistakes in the firearms battalion training.

Now that the expedition to Pengzhou has been promoted to the agenda, and the firearms camp still needs to undergo rigorous training, he will not interfere.

After leaving the Qingzhou camp, Xiao Ming looked in the direction of Jinling City, which was one of the most prosperous cities in the Chongqing Kingdom. Thinking of the owner of Jinling City, King Wei, he didn’t know what this man with ulterior motives was planning. .

…

Jinling City, Prince Wei’s Mansion.

“Sneeze, sneeze.”

King Wei was holding a cup of hot tea and was about to take a sip. He suddenly sneezed twice. King Wei had suffered from cold in the past two days and had a runny nose. All the runny nose suddenly sprayed into the tea.

After retching in disgust, King Wei threw the tea aside. At this time, the servants of the palace served new tea again.

“Since Fiji left, I have been feeling uncomfortable. Please tell me if I did something wrong this time.” King Wei wiped his nose and said.

Shi Mi Wenyi, the chief minister of the Palace of Wei, who was sitting at the lower left of the King of Wei, said: “Your Highness is too worried. This Fiji is just a lost dog now. Now it comes to Wei and barks twice. Why should your Highness worry.”

Sitting at the lower left of the King of Wei, It was Xiao Qi. He said to King Wei: “Uncle, this Fiji is not as simple as a lost dog. He was appointed by King Qi Xiao Ming. The uncle is really a bit reckless in forming an alliance this time. In the eyes of my nephew, Come, the emperor will promise to King Qi. If the three kings stand side by side, even if King Zhao comes with the barbarian cavalry, he will not be able to do anything to us.”

King Wei frowned when he heard this, and he said: “Although I say so, Fijian language. I mean, Xiao Ming has the late emperor’s edict in his hand, which clearly tells me that Xiao Ming is the one who will inherit the throne. If I agree to Fiji, wouldn’t this mean that I will surrender to Xiao Ming?”

Mi Wenyi took the opportunity to say: “Your Highness is right. Now King Zhao said that the thirteenth prince is the emperor, and King Chu directly made the third prince the emperor. Maybe King Yan will make the fourth prince the emperor. Now there is Xiao Ming, It’s hard to tell whether it’s true or false. The only thing that can be determined is that the world is in chaos now. As the saying goes, heroes emerge from troubled times. How can your Highness, who has been planning for so many years, bow down to Xiao Ming?”

King Wei nodded when he heard this, Mi Wen said righteously. It got to his heart. Ever since Prince Ning was killed, he had been living in fear. Wasn’t he working hard all these years just to stop living in Xiao Wenxuan’s shadow one day?

Now that Xiao Wenxuan is finally dead, he no longer has to worry about being afraid. At the same time, his ambition continues to expand, and he also wants to taste the feeling of being above ten thousand people.

Xiao Qi wanted to persuade King Wei again, but when he saw the enthusiasm in King Wei’s eyes, he finally gave up. These people, King Wei, treated him as if they were his own children. Whatever King Wei wanted to do in the past five or six years, he should help him.

So he said: “Since the emperor’s uncle has ambitions to conquer the world, he should prepare for war now to avoid any unforeseen circumstances. Although my nephew and Xiao Ming have only come into contact once, this person is definitely not an easy person to deal with. If the emperor’s uncle refuses to form an alliance with him, , We must be prepared for war.”

“You mean that King Qi will attack Wei?” King Wei frowned.

Xiao Qi said lightly: “Uncle Emperor, don’t forget how he treated Xiao Ming in the Battle of Cangzhou and the Battle of Jizhou. Xiao Ming only used these handles in exchange for some benefits, but he must have always had a grudge against Uncle Emperor. After all, Uncle Emperor treated him back then. But the Qingzhou Army was almost wiped out.”

King Wei’s face suddenly turned gloomy. Whether it was the Battle of Cangzhou or the Battle of Jizhou, he always thought that dying for a poor Taoist would be better than dying for a fellow Taoist. He even kept thinking about it. Take the opportunity to destroy this threat from the north.

In the past, he was still worried about Xiao Wenxuan, but now that the world is in chaos and he can only rely on his ability to speak, he has no worries at all.

“If King Qi has this idea, he will definitely attack Pengzhou.” Mi Wenyi suddenly said.

King Wei also nodded, and he looked at Mi Wenyi, “Mi Changshi, this Pengzhou is your hometown. The Mi family is the largest family in the area. The King of Qi massacred the wealthy families in six states is still before his eyes. If Pengzhou is broken “My king is very worried about the local wealthy families.”

Mi Wenyi’s face turned pale and he said, “To be honest with you, when the King of Qi massacred the wealthy families in the six states, some of the wealthy people fled to Pengzhou to take refuge. Speaking of this massacre, The affair of the wealthy clan was nothing more than a conspiracy by the King of Qi, but definitely a rebellion of the wealthy clan. The official thought that he should tell the world about this matter so that the wealthy families in the world would never think of King Qi. In this way, the wealthy clans everywhere would definitely regard the King of Qi as their leader. If the flood beasts attack, they will fight to the death.

“Wonderful! How wonderful!” King Wei was overjoyed when he heard this, and he said: “I have 50,000 troops stationed in Pengzhou. If the local nobles can work together to resist, there will be more than 10,000 troops.” It’s 50,000 on the surface. When the time comes, I will send 10,000 cavalry to help, and Xiao Ming will be killed without leaving any trace.”

Xiao Qi’s expression was cold, and he said: “Uncle, Xiao Ming’s army is famous for its firearms. If the uncle wants to defeat Xiao Ming, he can only work on this matter.”

(End of Chapter)