"What is this?" Liu Jian smiled mysteriously again, and pulled away a rain cloth next to him.

What is presented in front of everyone is a three-foot square wooden box, and surprisingly, one side of the box is exposed with dense arrows, and the cold light of the snow makes the scalp tingle.

"This is also a repeater?" The Fire Dragon King was even more surprised, it was the first time he had seen such a weapon.

"We call him a hive arrow, look at his appearance, does it look like a hive?"

"It's like an image, how do you use it?" Lin Qing asked puzzledly.

"It's very simple, as long as you light a fire here, a full four hundred feather arrows will shoot out in a few breaths, and the range will reach one hundred and fifty zhang, even an iron man can be powdered."

"What? How long will it take for all the four hundred feathered arrows to be shot? The Fire Dragon King exclaimed, he and Lin Qing looked at each other, what kind of concept was that, the two of them didn't know, and the two of them felt terrifying.

"Yes, it's so fast, Ben Shuai was also very surprised when he saw it for the first time." Liu Jian nodded, looking apprehensive, "This is Jin Xu's latest invention, and it was made by him with the latest gunpowder." During the first test of firepower, in a few breaths, a large bluestone was shot to smash. ”

"Powerful?" Although they guessed, the two Fire Dragon Kings still took a breath and said.

"It's a bit wasteful to use such a sharp weapon for naval warfare." The Fire Dragon King thought for a moment and spoke.

"That's right, Ben General knows what the Dragon King is thinking, such a sharp weapon is a sharp weapon against cavalry, as long as there are enough numbers, even if 100,000 cavalry charge together, they will not be afraid." Liu Jian nodded approvingly, "But that's impossible, do you know the cost of this thing?" Just such a box costs seven hundred taels of silver. ”

"What? Seven hundred taels of silver? Rao was prepared, and the two Fire Dragon Kings still exclaimed in unison.

"Such a box of things, gunpowder alone will consume three catties, and four hundred fine feather arrows, and this is not the most expensive, the most expensive is the crafting technology. For such a delicate thing, the ratio of gunpowder should be just right, and it must be waterproof and moisture-proof, and the subtlety will not be very clear, and it will be difficult to create anyway. If it weren't for the general asking us to defeat the Dongying people as soon as possible this time, it would not be our turn to use the sailors anyway. This time I brought a full 100 boxes, but we could only use 20 boxes, and the rest had to be sent to the Liaodong Han rebel army. ”

"It's a good thing, but we can't afford it." Hearing Liu Jian say this, the Fire Dragon King said with a wry smile.

"That's right, our Akagi weapons are excellent, but they are also too expensive. The weapons alone are worth two million taels of what I brought this time. Therefore, we must make a quick decision and attack Dongying itself as soon as possible. ”

"Yes!" The Fire Dragon King and Lin Qing and the others will stand solemnly.

"By the way, since Jin Xu has developed a new gunpowder formula, does that mean that their progress is much faster on the iron ore side?" The Fire Dragon King suddenly remembered something, and Man Han asked hopefully.

He knew that Chicheng produced a lot of weapons, but the iron ore in Chen County had already consumed a small amount and half, and if it continued like this, one day Chicheng would have no iron available, so there was such a question.

"The dragon king is really as wise as a torch, gunpowder has been used in the iron mine, this thing is indeed a good thing, it is easy to open the mountain and crack the stone, the road to the iron mine can build a distance of half a mile every day, at this rate, it will not take a few years, we can use the iron mine." Liu Jian is also very tall

Xingdi said, "But this thing also has a disadvantage, that is, it is not easy to preserve, and there have been several accidental explosions, killing dozens of people." When the mountain is opened, it will also be dumb fire, which is even more dangerous. ”

"It's a double-edged sword." Hearing Liu Jian say this, the Fire Dragon King sighed with emotion.

Next, Liu Jian took the Fire Dragon King to see the improved trebuchet, the newly designed sailor armor and other equipment, and the Fire Dragon King and the others were full of excitement and confidence.

"Liu Shuai, is the general safe in Youzhou?" Abandoning all his entourage, the Fire Dragon King asked Liu Jian worriedly.

"Don't worry, the news just came, the general has been promoted again, and now he is the strong general of Dayan, commanding an army of 10,000 people in Dayan's cavalry, which is highly valued by the emperor, and there will be no problem for the time being." Liu Jian comforted.

"That's good, that's good." The Fire Dragon King let out a sigh of relief.

"But it's not so rosy." Liu Jian shook his head, "The Khitan and Dongying people threatened Dayan with force and demanded to hand over the general, and the general made a military order to the emperor, and the Khitan and Dongying will definitely not send a single soldier." So now the pressure is on those of us who are subordinates, especially our sailors, we have to hit Dongying as soon as possible, so that they can't afford to look south, and we have to send supplies to Muwei and Liaodong, so our next task will be very heavy. ”

"Dare to make a move on the general, little Dongying is simply tired of it." The Fire Dragon King's red face sank, "This time, I won't let that Ping clan pay the price, and I will write the three words of the Fire Dragon King backwards." ”

"Tell me what you think." Seeing that the Fire Dragon King was in high spirits, Liu Jian also nodded.

"The last general is going to take Tanegashima and Kuchinagarabu Island first, they are too close to our Yakushima Island, and if we don't take them first, the last general will not be at ease to attack the Toei mainland with all his might." The Fire Dragon King spoke his mind.

The Fire Dragon King's tactics are very reasonable, but they are decent, and they are not very clever.

"It's still news from the general, that Ping Qingsheng has fled. The general judged that as soon as he returned to Dongying, he would immediately send troops to attack us, which I mean we would not take the initiative to attack and wait for the Dongying people to attack us. Ben thought that the soldiers of the other two islands would also fully cooperate with him, and I thought ......"

"Reinforcements?" The Fire Dragon King's eyes flashed, "Wonderful, really wonderful." The Dongying people should not know that Liu Shuai led troops to support me, and when the time comes, my 10,000 people will resist the Dongying people head-on, and Liu Shuai's 10,000 horses will be divided into two groups, each with 5,000 people, and they can easily defeat them with the advantage of weapons. Then the two wings were outflanked, and the battle was decided. ”

"That's right, that's the idea I made, and the specific details have to be grasped by the Dragon King." Liu Jian said with a smile.

The two then happily began to hammer out the details.

Higashiei Iga, the residence of the Taira clan.

The architectural style of the Dongying people is simply no different from that of the Han people. Hundreds of years ago, during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Dongying would send envoys to the Tang Dynasty every year, and the culture and skills of the Han people were also brought back to Dongying by these envoys. Walking on the streets of Dongying, there is always the illusion of being in Middle-earth. However, after a hundred years of development, the architectural style of the Dongying people has gradually become a little different from that of Middle-earth.

Dongying architecture pays great attention to the flow and style of space, flow refers to one room, and separation refers to the division into several independent spaces. The decoration is very different from the architecture of the Middle Earth, the Central Plains people pay attention to the red and green, the colors are bright, and the momentum is magnificent. And Dongying people like plain and elegant colors, giving people a sense of delicate embroidery.

It may be the reason for the lack of timber resources, Dongying

There is hardly any furniture in the room, and the floor is shiny and smooth with logs. Most of the people in Dongying take off their shoes and sit on the ground, and a small table can solve the problems of daily life. The door is also different from Middle-earth, the door of Middle-earth is opened outward, and wealthy people will even use expensive wood to build an atmospheric door, while Dongying people are different, they use a sliding door made of thin wooden boards, two can be combined into one, to save space to the greatest extent. Under the eaves, I also like to hang dolls made of ceramics, which jingle when a gust of wind blows.

The architecture of the Dongying people is integrated with the pathos of Buddhism, and derives one of the typical architectural styles of dry landscape courtyards, which is solemn and even lacks high enthusiasm.

Dongying people believe in Buddhism, and they like to hang a big "Zen" character in their homes, and then light incense, which always gives people a sense of tranquility. Tea ceremony and kendo are also an important part of Toei culture, so in Toei, a very common scene is a big "Zen" word, enshrined with several Toei knives, in front of the knife sat a quiet and peaceful man, elegantly boiling tea.

Hirata Ohno, the most powerful man in the Taira family, was making tea at this time, and opposite him knelt respectfully the pair of children he was most proud of in his life, Taira Kiyomori and Hirai Kiyoshi Chiyoko.

Hundreds of years ago, due to financial difficulties, some members of the royal family were given surnames (the royal family did not have them) and sent them to other places. The surname Taira was given to Prince Takato, the grandson of the fiftieth Emperor Kan Take, and the son of Prince Katsuhara. Therefore, the descendants of Prince Gao Dong are called the Huan Wu Ping clan. At the end of the Heian period, the aristocracy was full of power conflicts and contradictions, which were eventually resolved by force. In the famous Hogen War and the Peace War, the Ise Taira clan made great contributions to the victorious side and made great achievements, and finally established the prominent position of the Taira clan today.

The Ping family, like the Central Plains family, is divided into countless branches, and there are many children in the family. But the best of them all belong to the current head of the family, Hirata Ohno's son, Taira Kiyomori and Heikiyo Chiyoko. Ping Qingsheng commanded tens of thousands of troops in Dongying, which greatly stabilized the position of the Ping clan in Dongying. And Chiyoko Heiqing is the best ninja in Toei, who is elusive, kills people invisibly, and makes people smell and change.

In the end, the pursuit of the mercury elite did not leave their brothers and sisters, but it also left them with indelible memories of this life. During the more than ten days of escaping from the mountains and forests, the Taira Qingsheng brothers and sisters would be attacked anytime and anywhere, when eating, when sleeping, and even when it was convenient. On several occasions, they were surrounded by the mercury team, but fortunately, Chiyoko Heikiyo saved the day with her superb ninjutsu.

In those ten days, the two were chased in embarrassment, anxious like lost dogs, and finally escaped and ascended to heaven. Both of them were almost emaciated, and they were covered in bruises, and even their henchmen almost didn't recognize them.

"That's it." After listening to the children's narration, Hirata Ohno didn't raise his eyelids, and still calmly poured two cups of tea and put them in front of his children, "Taste it, the dragon well before the rain in the Central Plains tastes good." ”

The brothers and sisters of Ping Qingsheng did not dare to disobey in the slightest, and respectfully picked up the tea, not caring about burning it and drinking it all.

"Father, I'm sorry Ichiro didn't do his errand." Putting down the teacup, Taira Kiyomori said apologetically.

"You've done everything you can, and there's nothing to be sorry for." Hirata Ohno raised his head and said without any waves. Facing the sun, I saw this person's face clearly, he looked no different from Ping Qingsheng, a rectangular face, sharp and angular, very handsome. The eyebrows are very long, all gray. It's just that there is exactly the same ruthlessness in the affection as Ping Qingsheng.