Now the situation in the world has become very strange, and the imperial courts that have eaten Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou seem to be overwhelmed, and lie there lazily and do not move. Because of fear, the princes did not dare to make any moves for the time being. Oh, there are still moves, after the imperial army used the epoch-making weapon of artillery, all the princes are trying to find a way to get their hands on it.

Sending spies, buying with a lot of money, pulling connections, and going through the back door......... "Chen Xue" has also become a prominent school, and has been warmly welcomed by all princes and scholars. At this time, those strong-willed and action-driven Shinrikyo pastors began to come out and do things again.

In places under the direct jurisdiction of the Great General, Shinrikyo was forbidden to meet in public, and they were not allowed to collect "tithes", and the leaders of all stripes were exiled to the Western Regions. After these people went to the Western Regions, they found that they were much more comfortable outside than in Guanzhong, and they could preach as much as they wanted, and no one would care about them, and the Haoqiang of the Western Regions Changshi Mansion and Liangzhou would still support them openly and secretly.

They built churches, instituted academies, and formed apologists in the Western Regions, and their momentum grew stronger and greater. The merchant travelers, the garrisons in the Western Regions, and all kinds of slave catching teams were basically brainwashed into becoming Shinrikyo followers. These people also absorbed some local primitive religion in the Western Regions and learned a lot of messy things.

The Combat Priests codified various scientific books, established many rules of conduct, and would take their followers to recite the words of "Probability Theory" or "Physics" every ten days. Many believers read the words as scriptures at first, but as they read them, they suddenly discovered that the truth in them is actually true!

Every time such a situation occurs, the believers burst into tears, believing that God heard their prayers and sent down the gospel. The combat priests also took the opportunity to make a big splash and turned more people into Shinrikyo followers. Because of the mandatory memorization of various books, there are many strange talents in the Western Regions.

They would build windmills, but they would see the turning blades as a revelation from God. They can recite the second law of thermodynamics very fluently, but they worship a clay puppet.

Combat priests would also often select Hu children from among their captives and teach them on the path of truth. Their development in the Western Regions was so successful that some people even concocted rudimentary bronze cannons based on a few words.

There is no way, the principle of combustion has been clearly explained in "Chemistry", as long as you study it carefully, you will be able to make a cannon battle sooner or later. Of course, the bronze cannons produced in the Western Regions were not as powerful as Napoleonic cannons, but they were enough to ravage the Hu people in that land of Central Asia over and over again.

The only problem is that these Shinrikyo patriarchs are not monolithic. There are also various contradictions between them, and they often quarrel over doctrinal (scientific) issues. If it weren't for the fact that there were still Hu people outside to fight, they would have to fight with each other first.

This time, when I heard that the general had pacified the Central Plains, the princes from all over the country were vying to hire talents who knew how to "learn from Chen", and the priests who helped Zhang Lu fight in Hanzhong immediately sent the news back to the Western Regions. Then the Western Regions quickly responded, and the patriarchs of each faction sent their elites, from Liangzhou and Hanzhong, all the way to the whole world.

They are indeed knowledgeable, even if some of the principles are not very clear, but they can memorize all kinds of scientific books compiled by Chen Cheng, which is very frightening to a large number of people. can memorize the entire "High Numbers" word for word, isn't this talent?

The general didn't want such a talent, and threw it to the distant Western Regions, the general is stupid!

But it's better to be deaf, if not, it's time to raise troops to conscript these rebels.

With the return of a large number of "talents" from the Western Regions, Chen Xue was promoted quickly in the world, and they did have a way, and soon helped the princes to get a cannon. Although it is a monkey version, being able to produce it yourself is a huge improvement! The princes' concepts are relatively old-fashioned, no matter what they feel or they have the ability to rest assured, unlike some people later, who have the advanced concept of "it is better to buy than to build, and it is better to rent than to buy".

What the? Someone else won't sell it to you? It must be your fault, you must have done something angry!

On the test site in the field, a combat priest with "Linear Algebra" in his hand said to Liu Bei: "Liu Yuanjun, it has been loaded and is ready for test firing!" ”

Liu Bei nodded, retreated some distance back, and hid behind the earthen wall that had been built. His men had also made cannons before, but they overturned during the demonstration, and after the cannon blew up, it not only tore the seven or eight gunners on the side to pieces, but also killed the official who was in charge of making the artillery.

The shattered bronze fragments splattered in all directions, almost not reimbursing Liu Bei.

Now that the talent who has returned from the Western Regions has been invited, it stands to reason that there should be no problem. But the situation of the overturned car last time was too tragic, which made Liu Bei have a psychological shadow. He, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others hid behind the earthen ramparts, nervously watching the gunner lean the torch towards the fire rope.

"Snach," the arquebus burned rapidly, igniting the medicine bag inside the barrel. The granular gunpowder reacted instantaneously, turning from a solid into a gas, and its volume suddenly expanded thousands of times. The furious energy propelled the projectile, blasting the target in front of it to pieces.

"Good!"

Zhang Fei screamed violently and said in surprise: "This time it's done!" ”

Liu Bei and Guan Yu also had smiles on their faces, and they walked out from behind the earthen ramparts, inspecting the cannon and the smashed target after the launch, and a happy smile appeared on their faces.

"Well done!" Liu Bei said to the battle priest, "Next, we can try to make that kind of ........"

Zhang Fei said on the side: "Napoleon cannon!" ”

"Yes, it's that kind of Napoleonic cannon, when will it be made?"

Every time he says the name of this Napoleonic cannon, Liu Bei always feels very awkward. What's wrong with it, you have to take a broken wheel?

The Battle Priest had a big beard and said with a serious expression, "It's going to be a long time. ”

"Why?"

"I'm a pastor specializing in linear algebra and I'm not good at chemistry and physics. Being able to imitate the Tiger Squat Cannon is already my limit, and if I want to imitate the Napoleon Cannon in a short period of time, I must find someone from the Mechanic School. ”

Liu Bei was confused and asked, "Mechanical...... Aren't you the one who taught the truth? ”

"No, I'm a mathematician, and my main job is to preach and fight, and making cannons is just a matter of handy. If you ask me to continue developing cannons, then I can do it, but the efficiency is not so high. ”

"..........", Liu Bei was stunned and asked, "Where can I find someone from the mechanical faction?" ”

The battle priest pondered for a while and said, "There should be one in Hanzhong, I can write to ask a few people to come over." Liu Yuanjun, mathematics is the foundation of all laws, machinery is just a small road, if you want to be really strong, you still have to lay a solid foundation! ”

Liu Bei: ".........."

Liu Bei spent a high price to buy four tiger squat cannons and two Napoleon cannons from Guanzhong, which can only be bought with Chen Cheng's relationship. The other princes can only buy some tiger squat cannons at most. After the cannon arrived, those military cadets who delivered the goods demonstrated how to operate it, and the power of a cannon was amazing, and Liu Bei liked it at that time.

It's just a pity that both the Tiger Squat Cannon and the Napoleon Cannon are the biggest secrets of the imperial court, and they are very closely guarded, and they don't know how these cannons are produced. The Tiger Squat Cannon imitated by the Shinrikyo priest invited is the same as the monkey version, not to mention that it is much heavier, and the power is a little smaller.

Even so, Liu Bei was very satisfied. Except for him, there is no prince in the world who can make his own cannons. Although Sun Ce, Liu Biao and others also bought a few doors to go back, they all had no idea where to start, even if they wanted to burn money, they didn't know which direction to burn.

After Sun Ce sent his sister Sun Shangxiang to Luoyang, the whole person felt aggrieved. He is a dignified "little overlord"! It's not the one who learns the machine, but he is as brave as Xiang Yu, and he also raised troops in Jiangdong, and he quickly opened up a world, so he is called "Little Overlord!" ”

However, Chen Cheng was once known as the "Xiliang Overlord", and he suppressed the "Little Overlord" to death. The imperial army solved the two princes of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao within half a year, which really shocked him. He asked himself, if he changed himself and the soldiers and horses under his command, could he wipe out Cao Cao and Yuan Shao like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves?

Definitely not!

It took a lot of effort to beat Huang Zu, and he hasn't beaten it down yet. There aren't many cavalry in Jiangdong, so didn't you go to the Central Plains to find a draw? That is, with the strength of the water army, there is still a little hope for this. But it is true that the Jiangdong Navy is stronger than the imperial court, and compared with the Jingzhou Navy next door, it has no advantage.

When attacking Jiangxia last year, Xiaobawang fought Huang Zu on land so that Huang Zu did not dare to go out of the city. However, because of the existence of the Jingzhou Naval Army, tens of thousands of troops were always unable to move. Sun Ce felt very depressed, there was Chen Cheng on land, and the people of Jingzhou could not win the water war, so the little overlord could only carry a "small" word.

Sending his sister to Luoyang was a great shame in Sun Ce's opinion, and he found it for himself. But it can't be helped, the cannon is so fierce. I bought two doors and came back to try them, but Sun Ce's whole person was not good. He was a famous general, and it was clear at a glance that artillery would be more powerful on a warship.

Fortunately, the girl is said to be very favored by the general, and she is often summoned to the palace. It was probably because of this reason that someone in Luoyang introduced the way and contacted some gods from the Western Regions to come to Jiangdong, saying that they were here to help Sun Ce cast cannons.

Yes, Sun Ce did not have a good opinion of all religious people, and in his opinion, the group of fighting priests with short hair and a hammer in one hand and a book in the other all day were divine sticks. If it weren't for their help in forging cannons, Sun Ce would have hacked them to death a long time ago.