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Zhao Dongting frowned slightly, and the ministers also talked a lot when they heard the news.

The Southern Song Dynasty court had just arrived in Leizhou, and it had not been a few days of stability, but I didn't expect that the battlefield in Guangxi would be tight.

Zhao Dongting is also troubled, what he lacks most now is time. Although the guns were improved, they had not yet had time to be manufactured in batches, and although there were many reserves of mines, they were not very suitable for attacking fortified positions. Artillery, even more so in terms of propulsion devices.

Although he came from modern times, he was not an expert in the military industry before, and it was not easy to make artillery out of thin air.

After the discussion of the ministers gradually stopped, he asked: "Does the military aircraft order mean that we and others will send troops to help?" ”

Su Liuyi was stunned for a moment, and replied, "That's not true." ”

"Then let's wait a little longer!"

Zhao Dongting said: "Our army has just been recuperated, and now the New Year is approaching. ”

The ministers shouted, "The emperor is sage." ”

Zhao Dongting said: "All the soldiers have stepped up their training, and the armory workshop will quickly distribute the improved blades to the army. ”

Yue Peng and other generals, as well as the imperial envoy of the armory, all stood up to receive the order.

Zhao Dongting nodded, "Which Aiqing still has something to play?" ”

No one spoke anymore.

He stood up and walked down, "Then let's go and bury my father-in-law!" ”

The monarchs and ministers all left the council hall and walked towards the side hall.

Yun Jin, Le Wu, and Ying'er were already waiting there, and when they saw Zhao Dongting, Yun Jin knelt on the ground, "The slave and maid knock to see the emperor." ”

Zhao Dongting asked her to get up and took the lead in walking into the side hall.

The coffin has been placed inside, and Li Yuanxiu's body is still lying on the table.

Zhao Dongting instructed the funeral supervisor to start helping Li Yuanxiu to be buried.

The coffin was filled with gold and silver jewelry. Li Yuanxiu is going to be buried with the gift of a prince, and the pomp is naturally not small.

When the eunuch of the funeral department slowly carried Li Yuanxiu's body into the coffin, many people in the hall were secretly weeping. Li Yuanxiu has dedicated himself to the Southern Song Dynasty court and ministers in the past few decades, and he has many old friends with him for the last ten years.

From beginning to end, Zhao Dongting didn't say a word, just stared at the coffin.

If Murong Chuan doesn't die, it is like there is a knot in his heart that cannot be untied.

In this way, it was not until near noon that Li Yuanxiu's burial ceremony ended, and even Yang Shufei came to mourn in person.

Such a battle should have been unprecedented among the eunuchs in ancient times.

Yun Jin knelt in front of Li Yuanxiu's coffin and did not get up until the funeral ceremony was over. Her legs were numb, and if it weren't for Ying'er's quick support, she almost fell to the ground again.

Zhao Dongting left the side hall and hurried to the armory workshop to develop his artillery, and even the meal was sent by the eunuch to the armory.

Now the Southern Song Dynasty is too weak, and the improved blades alone are still not enough to compete with the Yuan army. After all, there was a return cannon in the Yuan army, and this weapon was a big killer in the era of cold weapons. However, the power of the trebuchet in the Southern Song Dynasty could not compete with the return artillery, so it was never able to confront the Yuan army head-on.

Zhao Dongting only thought about developing artillery, so that he could restrain the Yuan army's return artillery.

To put it bluntly, the return cannon is just a large trebuchet.

It's just that he knows the principle of artillery, but he doesn't even have a cannon for reference, and it's difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

There are some things that come to mind, even if it is a cannon barrel, that is difficult to make with the current smelting process.

I just don't know if there is a unified artillery developed in Europe at this time.

Zhao Dongting knew that time was running out, and if Guangxi was defeated, Leizhou would be in danger, and the Southern Song Dynasty would have no chance to turn over. Even he can see this clearly.

In the evening, he still did not make any progress in the development of artillery, and it was inevitable that he was a little upset, so he called Su Liuyi over.

As soon as Su Liuyi arrived, he asked, "Master Su, do you know where you can get artillery?" ”

Su Liuyi knew that Zhao Dongting often came to the armory workshop these days, but he didn't know that he was secretly developing artillery, looking at the artillery wheels and various barrels placed in the house, he glared and exclaimed: "Your Majesty, you often come here, are you making artillery?" ”

Zhao Dongting nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

Su Liuyi's face was full of ghostly expressions, and his mouth couldn't close.

He only felt that the emperor was too difficult to speculate with common sense, at a young age, not to mention the strategy, he would also develop mines, improve blades, improve firearms, and now he has begun to study cannons.

He couldn't help but wonder, could the emperor be a heavenly immortal?

For example, landmines, Zhao Dongting's new smelting method, etc., are really unimaginable technologies for people in this era.

Also, he had seen Zhao Dongting's improved fire gun, and he was shocked at that time. Originally, the firearms of the Southern Song Dynasty could only be single-shot, and most of them were bamboo pipes, and rarely used iron pipes and copper pipes, and the zijiao (bullets) in them were only made of stones, iron, etc., and the power was very limited, and even the armor could not be pierced.

But Zhao Dongting's improved guns are all made of new steel barrels, and Zijiao is made of brass wrapped in gunpowder, which is extremely powerful.

The scarecrow that was originally used to test the power was directly shattered by the Zi Jiao shot out of the firecracker, but it made the hundred officials dumbfounded for a long time.

It's a pity that because of the limited number of craftsmen, the firecrackers and gunpowder seeds that can be made are still extremely limited.

Su Liuyi's eyes suddenly burned, staring at Zhao Dongting.

Zhao Dongting was almost frightened by his eyes, and wondered, "What's wrong?" ”

Su Liuyi said with a flattering smile: "The emperor is a genius, and the minister is just thinking about how amazing the power of the artillery developed by the emperor will be." ”

He looked here and there in the room, and asked, "Your Majesty, what kind of artillery are you developing?" How is it so different? ”

The artillery in the Southern Song Dynasty was all trebuchets, and Su Liu Yi didn't know what these barrels and gun mounts in the room were for.

Zhao Dongting didn't know how to explain it, and frowned: "Have you ever seen this thing when you were fighting with the Yuan army?" ”

As he spoke, he also compared the appearance, which was the style of the artillery in ancient times.

Su Liuyi looked at it in a daze, his face full of puzzlement, "I haven't seen it." Your Majesty, where in the world is there such a small artillery? ”

The word artillery was already equated with trebuchets in his mind.

Zhao Dongting was also very helpless, but he couldn't remember when Europe invented artillery. It's just that even if Europe invented artillery, it has not yet spread to Asia.

"Huh!"

Suddenly, he slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "What kind of artillery is Lao Tzu studying!" Isn't the grenadier much simpler to make? ”

In the past, he was drilling the horns of the bull and putting all his thoughts on artillery. When it comes to craftsmanship, the grenadier is obviously simpler.

Su Liuyi was dumbfounded beside him, but he almost didn't think that the emperor had lost his mind again.

In an instant, he was a little flustered.

The emperor's soul twins, this soul is such a genius, should he suddenly go crazy, and he wants to change back to that soul?

By now, Su Liuyi was deeply reluctant to let Zhao Dongting change back to his original appearance. If he turns back into that child, the court will probably have no hope.

Fortunately, what reassured him was that Zhao Dongting quickly calmed down and just waved at him: "You go out first!" ”

Su Liuyi looked at the parts in the room, like a little daughter-in-law, full of reluctance. He really wanted to see how the emperor came up with these things. It's just that Zhao Dongting ordered, no matter how much he wanted to see it, he had to leave obediently, and he had to help Zhao Dongting bring it to the door.

Zhao Dongting's eyes let go of the fine light, swept away all the scattered parts on the table, and hurriedly drew a drawing.

There were not many parts of the grenadier canister, and the ingenuity was the firing device, which he still felt was possible to overcome.

Moreover, Zhao Dongting had been bored and specialized in the study of grenadiers before, and he was very clear about the structure and principle of the grenadiers. If it weren't for the fact that all his thoughts have been focused on developing artillery these days, and so many things have happened, he wouldn't have thought of grenadiers until now.

As long as there is this thing, there will be capital and the Yuan army going head-to-head.

Is the return cannon extremely long-range, but as powerful as the explosives of a grenadier?

It wasn't until late at night that Zhao Dongting came out of the weapons workshop with a happy face, and he didn't even eat the eunuch who brought him food.

At this time, he was holding a stack of drawings with detailed drawings of the components of the grenadier canister.

Some craftsmen were still guarding outside, Zhao Dongting beckoned the little official over, handed the drawings to him, and said, "Let the master with the best craftsmanship create these things for me as quickly as possible according to the drawings I have drawn." ”

The little official looked at the drawings in the faint light and swallowed his saliva secretly.

These emperors always let them create these strange things, which is a great test of their craftsmanship.

Fortunately, the drawings look simpler this time. Practice makes perfect, and now this little official can understand Zhao Dongting's drawings.

"Little Command."

When he came back to his senses, the little official of the weapon workshop hurriedly agreed.

Zhao Dongting was in a rare good mood, and patted him on the shoulder, "After I make it, I will be rewarded." ”

Then he strode out of the armory.

The little official looked stupidly at the shoulder he had just been patted, in disbelief, "Your Majesty...... Just tapped me on the shoulder? ”

In his opinion, this is undoubtedly a great honor.

How many people can the emperor have such intimate actions?

For a while, this little official was full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm.

That night, he was stunned and dragged the old craftsmen in the workshop to study all night.

Of course, Zhao Dongting obviously didn't know that his unintentional actions would make the little official so excited.