About a mile away from those flags is the Dongshan next to the Beijing camp, there is a mound on the halfway of the Dongshan Mountain, the originally bare mound stands very abruptly a small tree, and there is a conspicuous red silk floating on the small tree, which is the place where Zhu Youzhen told Zhang Zhiji to bury Fang Shihong.

At this time, on the school field of the Shenji Battalion, the crown prince Zhu Changluo looked at the twenty Hongyi cannons not far away, only one of the Hongyi cannons near the middle was tied with a red silk, and the red silk also carried a large red hydrangea.

Zhu Changluo pointed to the Hongyi cannon tied with red silk, and the other party said: "It seems that that Hongyi cannon was specially prepared by Zhang Dudu for Lord Fang." ”

Fang Congzhe listened to Zhu Changluo's words, and politely said to Zhang Weixian: "Zhang Dudu has a heart." ”

Zhang Weixian returned the salute and did not speak, according to the custom, the Hongyi cannon of the assessment will tie a hydrangea to a cannon near the middle every time, not specially arranged, but the prince has already said so, if Zhang Weixian refutes it again, it will not only lose the prince's face, but also embarrass Fang Congzhe. Although Zhang Weixian and Fang Congzhe have been in conflict for a long time, it is not to the point where they are on the table on such an occasion.

Zhang Zhiji didn't pay attention to the hypocritical politeness of those people, and he said to Wang Yu, who was on standby at any time: "First of all, congratulations to Brother Wang on his promotion to the general manager, and I would like to ask Wang general, what is the range of these Hongyi cannons?" ”

Wang Yu said: "The firing range of the Hongyi cannon is determined according to the amount of gunpowder, the minimum effective killing range of direct fire is about one mile, according to our current amount of gunpowder, the maximum effective killing range is about three miles, and the maximum range can reach five miles away, but there is almost no lethality at such a long distance." ”

Zhang Zhiji said: "In this case, why is the assessment distance of the Hongyi cannon set at a mile away?" Isn't this a tyrannical thing, wasting the usefulness of the Hongyi cannon? ”

Wang Yu replied truthfully: "This ...... The target distance for the current assessment was set in the previous assessment with old-fashioned artillery, and now it has not been changed for a while with the Hongyi cannon. ”

"The first cannon of this assessment will be operated by Lord Fang of the first auxiliary party, and you test fire it at the smallest effective distance, isn't it a blasphemy of Lord Fang and this Hongyi cannon?" After saying to Wang Yu, Zhang Zhiji then bowed his hand to Zhu Changluo and said: "Your Highness, Ziyu requests that the distance of the first cannon test firing be extended, at least two miles away, so as to show the prestige of my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Changluo listened to the conversation between the two and nodded: "What Ziyu said is very true, since the artillery has been replaced, then the old rules should also be appropriately changed. The king will set the goal to the place of two miles. ”

"This ......", Zhu Changluo's words made Wang Yu embarrassed, from here the distance is calculated, two miles away from Dongshan, unless the artillery location is changed, but then it will be a big fight, and when everything is ready, there is no need to assess that the sky should be dark, so he stubbornly said: "His Royal Highness the Prince Qiqi, there is Dongshan two miles away from here, if you change the place of test firing, I am afraid that the time will be delayed for a long time, you see......"

Zhu Changluo saw that this was not the case, and was about to let him proceed according to the original plan, but at this time, Zhang Zhiji preemptively spoke: "Wang Jiang doesn't have to be embarrassed, it's just that the first shot of this lord is set two miles away, and other assessments can still be carried out according to the original target position this time." Zhang Zhiji pointed to the mound halfway up the mountain as he spoke: "Look, the mound on the hill doesn't happen to have a small tree tied with red silk, I have visually inspected that it is almost two miles away from here, so it is better to target this cannon test firing there." ”

Wang Yu followed Zhang Zhiji's finger and looked at the small tree, he estimated that it was indeed almost two miles away, so he said to Zhang Zhiji: "It's still the little grandfather's idea, this is the best of both worlds." ”

Zhu Changluo listened to the words of the two and said, "Then you can go and re-train the Hongyi cannon for Lord Fang first." ”

Wang Yu took the order and left, and Zhang Zhiji winked vaguely at Zhu Youzhen.

After the goal was determined, Zhang Weixian stretched out his hand to Fang Congzhe and invited, "Lord Fang, please." ”

Fang Congzhe was no longer humble at this time, and walked towards the cannon with red silk and red yi, he had been standing next to Wang Jiang and watching him adjust.

After Wang Yu adjusted, Fang Congzhe nodded at Wang Yu, then took the torch from a soldier, and glanced back at Zhu Changluo and the ministers, only to see everyone's expectant eyes.

Fang Congzhe turned around and lit the fuse according to the method taught to him by Wang Yu, and when the fuse burned out, he only heard a "boom" and remembered, and the cannonball flew out of the chamber and towards the small tree.

Then there was another boom, and the cannonballs fell on the east mountain, but the small tree shook twice and was still slim, but it was just a few leaves that had fallen from the original little, but the people on the school field could not see the story of the leaves, and saw that the small tree was still strong, and the red silk was fluttering, as if it was showing off like a demonstration.

Zhang Zhiji in the crowd couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment when he saw that there was no public, thinking about how to persuade Lord Fang to continue to fight again.

The people on the school field were just sorry, but at this time, Fang Shihong, who was buried in the soil on the mound of Dongshan, was frightened, originally he would call for help every half an hour, from waking up in the morning to now, he himself can't remember how many times he has shouted, but there is no reaction at all around, it has been less than half an hour since the last call for help, Fang Shihong is bored counting ants in the soil, and the sound of the cannon that exploded not far away made him feel terrified.

The small tree in front of him was shaken a few times, not to mention the person buried in the soil, at this moment, his ears were buzzing like tens of thousands of flies flying in front of him, but Fang Shihong couldn't care about it anymore, he opened his throat again and began to cry for help, who knew when another shell would blow up.

Fang Congzhe, who was on the school ground, saw that the first cannon test shot was not hit, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart, this color was not good, but he was also free and easy, handed the torch back to a soldier, and then turned around and walked towards everyone.

The adjustment of this artillery was carried out by Wang Yu himself, and the landing point of the cannonball was nearly five zhang away from the tree, and it is needless to say how important the martial arts assessment was this time, which inevitably made Wang Yu feel ashamed of losing face in front of His Royal Highness. He hurriedly stepped forward to clear the chamber of the cannon, reloaded the ammunition, and then recalibrated it, waiting for the master to shoot again, so as to get rid of the name of incompetence.

Not only did Wang Yu hope that Fang Congzhe would shoot again, but even Zhang Zhiji hurriedly stepped forward when he saw Fang Congzhe walking back: "Elder Fang Ge, because the target has been temporarily changed this time, it is inevitable that there will be some deviation the first time, it is better to wait for Wang to readjust the general and then re-shoot the elder Ge Lao." ”

Fang Congzhe smiled and waved his hand and said: "The little grandfather has a heart, it is enough for the old man to feel the power with one shot, if he misses the shot, he will come again, then the old man will not be in love." ”

Zhu Youzhen, who was behind, saw that Zhang Zhiji was not persuaded to succeed, so he stepped forward and said: "Ziyu, Fang Ge is already old, so don't force it." As he spoke, he winked at Zhang Zhiji.

Then he turned around and bowed to Zhu Changluo and said: "Father, this Hongyi cannon has such a might, since this cannon has deviated, why don't you use twenty Hongyi cannons to fire at the same time with this second cannon, wouldn't that show the majesty of my Ming Dynasty even more?" One shell could miss again, and a salvo of twenty shots could knock the target flat even if it deviated no matter how much it deviated, and it also avoided the morale of a single shot missing again. ”

Zhu Changluo saw that Zhu Youzhen had a lot of rules at noon, and he was a little relieved in his heart, and after listening to his words, he thought that this idea was good, so he nodded and said, "Then this second round will be a twenty-gun salvo." ”

After listening to Zhu Changluo's words, Zhang Zhiji immediately ran to Wang Jiangzong, and then explained a few words in his ear, and Wang Yu arranged for someone to adjust the muzzles of the twenty Hongyi cannons towards the direction of the small mound.

Zhu Youzhen then said to Zhu Changluo: "Father, the son has another idea, since the old Fang Ge didn't hit the first gun test shot, it can't help but be a little regretful, it's better to command the second round of twenty cannon salvos, and when the time comes, the old Fang Ge will also participate in it to make up for the previous regrets." ”

Zhu Changluo said: "Well, Xiao Wu is also thoughtful about this matter, then this second round of salvo will be commanded by Lord Fang." ”

Fang Congzhe arched his hand and said: "Your Royal Highness, Old Minister, Xie Shizi." ”

At this time, Zhu Youxiao also stood up and said to Zhu Changluo: "Father, this round of salvo sons also want to try, and I ask my father to agree." ”

Zhu Changluo looked at Zhu Youxiao's expectant look, then looked at Zhu Youzhen and Zhang Zhiji, and then said, "In this case, if you three teenagers want to try it, you three teenagers should all pick a cannon." ”

The three of them saluted in unison and said, "Father Xie (His Royal Highness Xie)." Then the three of them ran towards the Hongyi cannon.

The recalibration of the twenty cannons is not a small workload, but fortunately, there are many people who can adjust the muzzles of the cannons, and this group of people are all good among them, so Zhu Youxiao and the three of them did not wait too long, and the twenty Hongyi cannons were ready again.

Zhu Youzhen came to the side of a Hongyi cannon, touched the black barrel and exclaimed: "This is what men play, compared to this cannon, what skateboard, what unicycle skates are too pediatric." ”

Zhang Zhiji, who was on the side, listened to Zhu Youzhen's exclamation and asked curiously: "Fifth brother, what are the unicycles and skates you are talking about?" ”

There are no such things these days, and Zhu Youzhen can't explain it clearly if he wants to, so he said perfunctorily: "It's nothing, it's just some toys." ”

Twenty Hongyi cannons except for Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youzhen and Zhang Zhiji, the other seventeen cannons were all controlled by the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, the three of them took the torches, and Zhu Youxiao shouted to the back: "Fang Ge Lao, we are ready, we can start." ”

At this time, everyone on the school field stopped talking, and even held their breath, before a cannon was amazing, I don't know what kind of scene these twenty Hongyi cannons fired together, everyone was looking forward to it.

As soon as the school field calmed down, Fang Congzhe seemed to hear someone calling for help again, and he began to feel a little uneasy in his heart again.

At this time, not only Fang Congzhe, but even Xu Guangqi and Qin Wenshi, who had been asked by Fang Congzhe before, also faintly heard it.

And Zhu Youzhen and Zhang Zhiji, who were holding torches next to the artillery, also faintly heard the call for help, but the voice was ethereal, if there was nothing, the others didn't know what was going on, but the two of them were clear in their hearts.

Zhu Youzhen saw that Fang Congzhe's expression was wrong, and after Zhu Youxiao opened his mouth to greet him, he immediately shouted: "Old Fang Ge, you can start." ”