Chapter 135: The Abandoned Son
With the evacuation of the other five families in Ganyang City, the army now stationed in Ganyang City, in addition to the Zhou family army, is only the third division of the Fengwu Army.
Since Zhou Rui wanted to monopolize Ganyang City, of course he didn't want this descendant army of Fengwu Jiedu Mansion to continue to stay in Ganyang City.
On the morning of May 15, in a wilderness on the outskirts of Ganyang City, Shen Zhi, the commander of the Third Division of the Fengwu Army, looked at the rows of large-caliber artillery not far away with a gloomy face, and couldn't help but ask Zhou Rui: "These guns must have a caliber of 100 mm, right?" ”
It turned out that Shen Zhi was pulled outside the city by Zhou Ruiqiang today to see Zhou Jiajun's new equipment.
Zhou Rui said with a smile: "The 100 howitzers here are all 105 mm in caliber, and the firing range can reach 12 kilometers, which is definitely a very good large-caliber heavy artillery." ”
These 100 guns are the reward of a two-star lottery card given by the lottery system in May.
According to the introduction of the lottery system, this gun is a French Schneider 1913 105mm howitzer, with a maximum rate of fire of 4 rounds per minute, a maximum range of 12 kilometers, and a total gun weight of 2.3 tons.
Then Zhou Rui handed a telescope to Shen Zhi, "Uncle Shen, our Zhou family's artillery unit has just received these 100 howitzers, and today is the first live-fire exercise."
Uncle Shen helped me see how powerful this howitzer was, and if it was still not satisfactory, I was going to buy a few hundred more next. ”
The corners of Shen Zhi's mouth twitched slightly, and he took the telescope handed over by Zhou Rui and did not speak.
100 105-mm howitzers then fired three consecutive salvos at a hill in the distance.
Although the theoretical rate of fire of this French Schneider 1913 105mm howitzer can reach 4 rounds per minute, the actual operation is much slower.
In addition, the artillery unit of the Zhou family army received these 100 French Schneider 1913 105mm howitzers for more than ten days, so it took almost 2 minutes for three rounds of salvo.
But for a howitzer with a caliber of more than 100 mm, the rate of fire of 3 shells in 2 minutes is not slow.
After three volleys, the trees and weeds on the hill in the distance had all disappeared, and the whole hill had become bare, and even the height of the hill seemed to have become a little shorter.
Zhou Rui put down the binoculars in his hand, turned his head to Shen Zhi and asked, "Uncle Shen, this howitzer is not bad, right?" ”
Shen Zhi also put down the binoculars and asked coldly: "Zhou Dashuai, presumably inviting me over today, it's not just as simple as looking at these 100 howitzers!" ”
Zhou Rui sighed and said, "Our Zhou family has always had a good relationship with Uncle Shen, but there are some things that we can't avoid no matter what. ”
"It seems that Zhou Dashuai is not satisfied with the five major families out of Ganyang City, and wants to drive my third division out of Ganyang City."
"Uncle Shen, Ganyang City will pay a tax of 8 million silver coins to Fengwu Jiedu Mansion every year in the future, which is already the biggest concession made by our Zhou family.
And our Zhou family is willing to provide the third division with a starting fee of 5 million silver coins.
Uncle Shen, look at these 100 howitzers, I really don't want to meet Uncle Shen! ”
"What about Jingyang City?"
"Uncle Shen, what I discussed with you is the withdrawal of the Third Division from Ganyang City.
As for Jingyang City, it has to be discussed between the Zhenwei Jiedu Mansion and the Fengwu Jiedu Mansion. ”
Under Zhou Rui's strength, Fengwu Jiedu made Shen Xiao finally decide to let the third division withdraw from the Ganyang area, if the Zhou family was really ruthless and directly ate the third division, the loss of Fengwu Jiedu Mansion would be too great.
The descendants of Fengwu Jiedu Mansion, only the 1st Division, the 2nd Division, the 3rd Division, the 1st Independent Brigade and the 2nd Independent Brigade, the newly formed 24th Independent Brigade and the 25th Independent Brigade of Fengwu Jiedu Mansion, have just begun to recruit new soldiers, and they are still far from becoming an army!
Once the 3rd Division, with a strength of 25,000 troops, was eaten by the Zhou army, it would be equivalent to the loss of a quarter of the descendants of Fengwu Jiedu Mansion, and it would have a great impact on the rule of Fengwu Jiedu Mansion in the entire Fengwu Town.
Therefore, under the persecution of Zhou Rui, Fengwu Jiedu made Shen Xiao have to choose to compromise and withdraw the third division from the Ganyang area first.
The third division of the Fengwu Army is gone, and the entire Ganyang City, and even the Ganyang area, can be regarded as completely surnamed Zhou.
At this time, the most embarrassing person in Ganyang City was Sun Quan, the city lord of Ganyang City.
You must know that Sun Quan, the city lord, was directly appointed by the Fengwu Jiedu Mansion, and now that the entire Ganyang City has been returned to the Zhou family, how should Sun Quan, the city lord, be calculated?
In the City Lord's Mansion in Ganyang City, Sun Quan's wife, Lu Shi, asked Sun Quan a little anxiously: "Master, what do you say about Jiedu Mansion?"
The third division has been withdrawn, and the Jiedu Mansion still lets the master stay in Ganyang City, isn't it equivalent to adding blockage to the Zhou family? ”
Sun Quan said with a wry smile: "Jiedu Mansion asked me to continue to serve as the city lord of Ganyang City, and urge the Zhou family to pay the tax of 8 million silver coins on time every year. ”
"Master, what does Jiedu Mansion mean?"
"Alas-Jiedu Mansion has even given up Ganyang City, where can I still take care of me, a city lord in name only, I have become an outcast of Jiedu Mansion."
When Lu Shi heard this, he immediately scolded angrily: "What a thing!
The master has worked diligently for their Shen family for so many years, and there is no merit and hard work, is such a Shen family still worthy of loyalty? ”
Sun Quan sighed and said: "I also complain that I am too close to Shen Zhi, you must know that on the side of Jiedu Mansion, what the eldest prince said is better." ”
"Shen Zhi is not a thing, he patted his ass and left, and he didn't care about the life or death of the master."
"Madam, in fact, when Shen Zhi left, he wanted me to leave with him."
Lu Shi couldn't help but be stunned, "Then why didn't the old man go with Shen Zhi?" ”
"Leaving the feng shui treasure of Ganyang City, Shen Zhi has not much competitiveness left to inherit the next Fengwu Festival Envoy.
There is no hope for continuing to follow Shen Zhi.
What's more, my Shen family finally took root in Ganyang City, and I was really unwilling to leave like this. ”
"Is the master ready to take refuge in the Zhou family?"
"As long as Xiushu can marry Zhou Rui, my position in Ganyang City will not only not be shaken, but will be more stable!"
"But the Zhou family doesn't seem to have the slightest intention of marrying Xiushu."
"If the flat wife can't work, let Xiushu be Zhou Rui's concubine, and we don't just have a daughter for Xiushu."
The three daughters born to Sun Quan and the Lu family, Sun Xiufei, Sun Xiushu and Sun Xiuting, are all famous beauties in Ganyang City.
Originally, Sun Xiufei had married the third son of the head of the Liu family in Xiyun City a few years ago, but Sun Xiufei's husband died of illness a few months ago, and Sun Xiufei became a widow, and now she has moved back to Ganyang City to live.
"What? Let me be Zhou Rui's concubine?
No way! My Sun Xiushu will never be a concubine for others! ”
At dinner in the evening, Sun Xiushu learned that her father was going to let her be Zhou Rui's concubine, and she was so angry that she almost lifted the table.
Lu Shi immediately persuaded: "Xiushu, you also know the situation in Ganyang City now.
If your father doesn't join the Zhou family, our family will have to be kicked out of Ganyang City if we don't get it right. ”
"My father went to the Zhou family to join the Zhou family, why did he pull me up?
Not to mention the concubine, even if it is to be the wife of that Zhou Rui, I don't want to!
It's not that you don't know how much I hate that Zhou Rui! ”
Sun Quan immediately said coldly: "Sun Xiushu, now is not the time for you to play with the eldest lady's temper.
Let me tell you, not only do you have to be a concubine for Zhou Rui, but even your eldest sister and younger sister have to be concubines for Zhou Rui! ”
Sun Xiufei and Sun Xiuting didn't expect that this matter would involve themselves.
Sun Xiuting immediately quit, "I won't be a concubine for that toad, I'm ......"
Before Sun Xiuting's words were finished, Sun Quan slapped the table hard, "Shut up!" Looks like I'm used to you too much!
I tell you, this time you have no room for bargaining, and you have to make sacrifices for the sake of the whole family! ”
Zhou Rui learned from his father Zhou Xiaozheng that Sun Quan was going to give his three daughters to him as concubines, and he couldn't help but think of Wei Jie again.
In the last life, Sun Quan gave all his three daughters to Wei Jie.
If it was when Zhou Rui was just reborn, Zhou Rui would definitely smile at the three beauties sent to the door.
However, now Zhou Rui is a little hesitant about this kind of good thing that is actively delivered to the door.
Zhao Yan's matter has already given Zhou Rui a warning.
What's more, Sun Xiushu and her sister Sun Xiuting have never had a good face with Zhou Rui before.
The Zhou family and the Liu family chose another auspicious day for the zodiac to marry, and prepared to hold the wedding of Zhou Rui and Liu Yiqiu on the sixth day of next month.
Liu Yiqiu is about to become Zhou Rui's wife, so Sun Quan wants to give his three daughters to him as concubines, but Zhou Rui did not hide it from Liu Yiqiu.
Liu Yiqiu said in a sour tone: "It seems that I have to congratulate you, you got three sister flowers at once." ”
Zhou Rui ignored Liu Yiqiu's tone of speech, and directly held Liu Yiqiu in his arms, "Actually, I don't care too much about the three sisters of the Sun family.
Now that I am the envoy of Zhenwei Festival, the official duties waiting for me to deal with every day are simply piled up, and I really don't have much energy to put on other women.
When I have time, I am more willing to spend more time with you. ”
Liu Yiqiu rolled her eyes, "It's a good thing to say, you have the ability to directly reject the three sisters of the Sun family!" ”
"Good! Then listen to you, I will make it clear to Sun Quan. ”
Liu Yiqiu couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, "I'm ...... I'm just saying it casually, not ......"
"Hehe, I didn't say it casually.
I am very satisfied to meet a woman who is willing to live and die with me in this life.
The matter of the three sisters of the Sun family is decided, and then we have to prepare for the wedding. ”
Liu Yiqiu couldn't help but give Zhou Rui a fragrant kiss, and said coquettishly: "Husband, I'm not a jealous woman.
If you really have a woman you like, I have no objection to you marrying into the family.
But I know Sun Xiushu very well, if she enters our home in the future, our family will not think about peace in the future. ”