It was only a few days after the year, but there was something that made Zhao Dongting's mood suddenly improve again.

The skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of Military Industry worked overtime, and finally forged the cupola cannon he researched into a real thing.

Xu Yuesong, the secretary of the Ministry of Military Industry, ran to the dormitory to ask to see Zhao Dongting.

After Zhao Dongting learned about it, he was also very yearning. When he took Ying'er, Tie Liduan and others out of the palace and went to the Ministry of Military Industry.

After a short time, a group of skilled craftsmen followed Zhao Dongting out of Haikang and went to the open space outside Haikang County.

Su Liuyi, the deputy military commander of the military aircraft, Li Qingyun, the secretary of the Ministry of Military Science and Technology, Ren Wei, the commander of the Feitian Army, and Yue Peng, the commander of the Tiankui Army, accompanied him.

The flag fluttered, and hundreds of days behind the elite soldiers of the Kui army guarded.

When he arrived at the mountain col, which was about ten miles away from Haikang County, Zhao Dongting's carriage slowly stopped. Yue Peng raised his gun, and the elite soldiers of the Kui army for hundreds of days ordered to stand still.

The spear did not shake in the slightest, and pointed diagonally into the air, and even the time it took for the horse's hooves to hit the ground was not much different.

The Tiankui army took the elite of the forbidden army, and all of them could be regarded as veterans of a hundred battles. Although the strength is naturally inferior to that of the Flying Dragon Army, it is definitely extremely rare in this era.

Zhao Dongting led Ying'er out of the carriage, said a few words to Ying'er, looked up at the sun in the sky, was slightly dazzling, and walked forward.

The craftsmen of the Ministry of Military Science and Technology placed the carefully carved parts on the ground.

They have their own duties, but none of them can forge a complete cupola, and naturally they can't assemble it.

This is also what Zhao Dongting had to do in order to prevent the cupola cannon manufacturing method from leaking out.

Su Liuyi and others all showed a look of yearning and anticipation.

Su Liu Yi smiled and followed Zhao Dongting's side, "Your Majesty, the old minister still remembers the scene of the first attempt to bombard the sky, I don't know how this sky-piercing cannon is compared to the thunder?" ”

Zhao Dongting only shook his head slightly, "The usefulness is different, it's not easy to compare." However, purely in terms of power, the cupola cannon can be compared to the dragon cannon (grenadier). ”

The smile on Su Liuyi's face was even more joyful.

Zhao Dongting squatted down and began to fiddle with the parts that were neatly placed on the ground.

The people around him were all interested in leaving, and retreated to ten meters away.

It was only more than ten minutes before another grenadier appeared in front of Zhao Dongting's eyes.

Zhao Dongting waved his hand to the back and said, "Bring up the cannonball." ”

A small official from the Military Science Department hurriedly ran forward with a box of artillery shells.

Su Liuyi, Yue Peng and others couldn't help but follow curiously, and when they saw the grenadiers, they were slightly stunned.

Yue Peng said: "Your Majesty, isn't this the Divine Dragon Cannon?" ”

Zhao Dongting shook his head and chuckled, "You don't understand, it looks similar, but the difference is big." ”

Of course, he wouldn't explain to Yue Peng what firing needle method, gunpowder propulsion device, and so on. Even if these things are spoken, it is impossible for everyone to understand them.

Zhao Dongting couldn't help but sigh a few words in his heart, "Life, it's really lonely like snow." ”

He opened the box and took out the shells.

The appearance of the cannonball is not much different from that of the grenadier. It's just that there are some differences in the tail.

Zhao Dongting waved his hand to the back again, and instructed Ren Weidao: "General Ren, release a hot air balloon into the air." ”

Ren Wei hurriedly nodded in agreement.

The flying sergeant he specially brought spread out the hot air balloon, lit the flames, and the hot air balloon slowly rose into the air.

The eyes of the crowd followed the hot air balloon higher and higher.

Zhao Dongting lowered his head and fiddled with the cupola, and raised a finger to aim left and again. Then when the balloon had risen extremely high, he went down to the telescope installed on the cupola.

"General Ren, how many zhang can a hot air balloon generally rise?"

Ren Wei replied: "Back to the emperor, the hot air balloon can probably rise to about two hundred zhang." No matter how high it is, it will be impossible to control it, and it will be difficult to hit the target below. ”

Zhao Dongting nodded, "Then you usually lead the army to fight, at what height is it usually?" ”

Ren Wei replied without hesitation: "It's probably less than one hundred and fifty zhang." ”

"How high does this balloon have to go up now?"

"It's probably more than 200 zhang!"

"Oh."

Zhao Dongting stopped talking, and then leaned under the telescope again.

The hot air balloon rises higher and higher.

Su Liuyi and the others next to him couldn't help but show anxious looks, thinking about why the emperor didn't fire the cannon yet.

It wasn't until about two minutes passed that Zhao Dongting finally stuffed the cannonball into the chamber of the cupola cannon under the eagerness of everyone.

Ying'er chuckled and covered her ears, and winked at Zhang Ru next to her. Zhang Ru also covered her ears.

A cannonball with a flaming light soared into the sky.

The tail of fire is like a meteor.

Then, there was a loud bang.

Su Liuyi and the others were stunned in their eyes, expressions, and ears.

The balloon, which had been flying extremely high, was blown apart, and dozens of debris fell to the ground in flames.

Zhao Dongting smiled.

After waiting for dozens of seconds, he stood up, turned around and asked Su Liuyi, Yue Peng and the others, "How about my skyrocketing cannon?" ”

Su Liuyi arched his hand, "The emperor is talented and intelligent, and no one in the world can beat you." Even if Guiguzi is alive, that's far from it. ”

Ren Wei's expression was solemn, "The hot air balloon will not be invincible in the future." ”

Yue Peng: "I'm a good mother, I'm really scared to death." ”

Then he knelt on the ground in a hurry, "The last general begs the emperor to give this sky-rushing cannon to the Tiankui army!" ”

The hundreds of Tiankui soldiers who were still standing on their horses turned over and dismounted in unison, and fell to their knees on the ground.

"You want to be beautiful."

Zhao Dongting scolded with a smile: "This cupola cannon has a maximum of fifty in each army. If there are many, don't even think about one. ”

Yue Peng smiled, already satisfied, "The last general will thank the emperor." ”

Zhao Dongting clapped his hands, full of spirit, "I want to see how those filthy villains in Dali will grab food in our Great Song Dynasty in the future." ”

Then he looked at Xu Yuesong, Xu Yuesong, and Li Qingyun, "Lord Xu, Lord Li listen to orders." ”

Xu Yuesong and Li Qingyun arched their hands, "The minister is here." ”

Zhao Dongting said: "I order you to build fifty cupola cannons within two months, and then send them to my Zhang Jue's deputy military commander army." ”

Xu Yuesong and Li Qingyun received the order.

Su Liuyi was slightly surprised next to him, "Your Majesty, aren't you planning to move the palace in the spring breeze?" ”

Zhao Dongting chuckled and shook his head, "For the matter of moving the palace, you can go first with the Queen Mother." Keep General Yue here in Leizhou, just walk with me in the future, I still have some things to do. ”

Su Liuyi saw that Zhao Dongting didn't say anything, and was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask any more.

On this day, everyone returned to Haikang with joy.

With this cupola cannon, the Great Song Dynasty can be invincible again when competing with the soldiers.

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Equinox.

The port of Leizhou has come to life again.

The merchant ships that came and went broke through the dense fog and brought white silver taels to Leizhou.

But some people found that the most intimate flow of traffic before was not much merchant ships to come. Those who came over were just black ships without official documents.

The merchant ships of the Great Song Dynasty to Liuqiu were all blocked overseas by the Liuqiu soldiers and were not allowed to enter the port.

This is obviously not normal.

After receiving the report from his subordinates, the director of the Customs Department realized that the matter was serious, so he personally reported the matter to Zhao Dongting.

After Zhao Dongting heard this, he just nodded slightly, "I know." ”

He was not surprised, because there was a military intelligence office stationed in Liuqiu, and the detectives had already reported the situation to him in a steady stream.

This matter was all caused by Cai Jianjiu on Liuqiu's side.

Zhao Dongting heard Tie Lixuan talk about Lin Chong and Na Laoshizi begging Cai Jianjiu, the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, but he didn't expect that Cai Jianjiu really had such energy in Liuqiu.

Coerced Liuqiu by force** Emperor A Xing ordered to refuse trade with the Great Song Dynasty, and only in a place like Liuqiu would such a thing happen.

If it was in the Central Plains, which martial artist would dare to risk such a big disapproval?

Which martial artist has such strength?

Cai Jianjiu is just in the Shangyuan Realm, and he actually rules the entire Liuqiu Jianghu. It's ridiculous.

On this day, Lu Xiufu, Su Liuyi, Chen Wenlong and other ministers left Haikang with Li Xiushu, Ying'er and others and went to Changsha.

A group of officials of all sizes in the court, eunuchs and maids accompanied each other, as many as thousands.

In addition, there are also the worshippers of Wudingtang, as well as the other five forbidden armies left in Leizhou in addition to Yue Pengtiankui's army.

This is just a person from the imperial court.

If you want to follow the imperial court to Changsha, as well as the relatives and families of officials and soldiers, there are even more.

If you really want to count it carefully, I'm afraid there must be tens of thousands of people.

Tong Zhen, Liu Hongyi and others, who had not yet left Haikang, followed Zhao Dongting and sent Li Xiushu and others out of Haikang Xuyuan.

And only two days later, Zhao Dongting also left Haikang with Tie Liduan, Kumano, Hong Wutian, and Mrs. Xu, the four peerless masters of the Hall of Glory of Wudingtang.

They boarded the ship from the port of Leizhou, but they went to the stream.