"Heaven and earth are yellow, the universe is ......desolate" Li Zhang returned to the capital and just entered the house, and immediately heard the sound of reading in a courtyard in the front yard, which made him smile a little, he had long wanted to find a gentleman for the family to teach them to read, but there was no time, and second, he could not find a suitable candidate, until the Chinese New Year this year, the news came from the family, saying that he had found a suitable gentleman, and the private school at home was also established.

At that moment, Li Zhang walked into the courtyard and stood in front of the window to look inside, only to see an old man with white hair holding a scroll and teaching the children below to recite the "Thousand Character Text".

Seeing that these children were learning so seriously, Li Zhang couldn't help but smile again, and then quietly withdrew from the courtyard, so as not to disturb their learning, speaking of which, these children are not big, and they have studied with themselves before, but what Li Zhang taught them is too advanced, they still need to learn some knowledge of this era, for example, Li Zhang also learned the basics of Confucianism in Zishantang before.

After school, the raccoon dog they knew that Li Zhang was back, and they all happily surrounded him and talked non-stop, and Li Zhang brought gifts to each of them, and when it was time for dinner, Lu Wu also came back, but Li Yonghe went to Kaocheng County to take up a post, although Kaocheng County is very close to the capital, but it is impossible to go home every day, so he generally lives in the county seat.

"Going to the battlefield for actual combat?" I saw Lu Wu said with a surprised face at this time, after dinner, Li Zhang found him and told him that the musket battalion wanted to go to the battlefield, after all, Lu Wu had been on the battlefield before, so Li Zhang wanted to hear his opinion.

"Are you really sure that musket can be used in real combat?" Lu Wu still asked with some disbelief at this time, although Li Zhang had told him about the musket before, he had not seen the real thing, and he still had some doubts about the power of the musket.

"Uncle Wu, you don't have to doubt the power of the musket, I just came back this time and brought you a short gun, which you can usually bring with you for self-defense." Li Zhang said and picked up a box he had brought, and then sent it to Lu Wu with both hands.

In the past, muskets needed to be kept secret, so even if Li Zhang had a musket in his hand, he didn't dare to take it out casually, but now that the musket can be mass-produced, and it will be used in actual combat soon, there is no need to keep it secret internally, so he prepared a short gun for Lu Wu as a gift.

Lu Wu was not polite, he took the box and opened it at the moment, revealing a short gun inside, although it was still a flintlock pistol, but it was made very delicate and gorgeous, but the barrel was much shorter, which would definitely affect the power of the musket, but this was also a helpless thing, after all, the barrel was too long and it was not convenient to carry.

Lu Wu was also very curious about this musket, and at that moment Li Zhang taught him how to fill the sub to shoot, but after Lu Wu filled the bullet, he fired a shot directly at his door, and Li Zhang was too late to stop it.

"Phew!" With the sound of a gunshot, Lu Wu was also frightened, and the bullet naturally missed, but fortunately, it still hit the door, if it hit the wall, it might form a ricochet, and it might accidentally injure them at that time.

"Why is it so loud?" Lu Wu reacted quickly, and asked with a shocked face at the moment, and after speaking, the uncle came to the door, only to find that the small projectile that was shot out just now was actually embedded in the wooden board, and thanks to the fact that the door of his room was relatively thick and heavy, and the good wood was used, otherwise the ordinary wooden board would definitely be pierced.

"Uncle Wu, you'd better not shoot in the room in the future, let alone the wall, otherwise the bullet may bounce and hurt yourself." Li Zhang waved his hand to disperse the smoke in the room at this time, coughed twice before speaking again.

"It's a good thing, it's a little troublesome to reload, but it's really promising on the battlefield!" Lu Wu weighed the musket in his hand at this time and exclaimed with great joy, he is a martial artist, he can't be more fond of this kind of murderous thing, and this musket looks exquisite and gorgeous, but the power is quite good, I'm afraid that the blind dart can't compare to the bullets of the musket.

Seeing the power of the musket with his own eyes, Lu Wu also had a bottom in his heart, especially when he learned that the musket in the army was more powerful than the short gun in his hand, and the range was no worse than the bow and arrow, especially in the effective range, the penetration was much stronger than the bow and arrow, and the ordinary iron armor was difficult to block the shot of the bullet, which shocked him even more.

"No wonder you have been staying in Huangzhuang for this time and not coming back, but this musket is indeed worth your great effort, if you can really promote the musket in the army, maybe one day you can recover the sixteen states of Youyun!" Lu Wu finally praised again, now he has no doubts about the musket, and even secretly regrets it, if the Song army was equipped with muskets during the Battle of Lanyuan, why did he sign a humiliating alliance with the Liao State?

"Uncle Wu, if the eldest lady agrees to the musket battalion to go to the frontier, do you think it is better for the musket battalion to go to Hebei or the northwest?" Li Zhang asked again at this time, Liu E is not familiar with military affairs, even if he agrees to set the fire gun battalion to the frontier, but I am afraid that he does not know where to go, and maybe he will ask Li Zhang's opinion, so he must also have a plan in his heart.

Hearing Li Zhang's inquiry, I saw that Lu Wu also showed a contemplative expression, and after a while, he finally spoke: "If you want me to say, if the musket battalion wants to open the situation in the fastest time and attract the attention of the imperial court, it is best to go to the northwest, where the party, Tubo and other forces are mixed, and there are constant conflicts with our Great Song Dynasty, in contrast, although there are Liao troops in Hebei going south, they are generally concentrated in the autumn harvest, and after the two signed the covenant, although the private battle has never stopped, However, a friendly situation is still maintained on the surface, so even if the musket battalion goes to Hebei, I am afraid it will not be easy to find an opportunity to show its strength. ”

Li Zhang also nodded in agreement when he heard Lu Wu's words, in fact, he also tended to put the musket battalion in the northwest, because as far as he knew, although the party people have been suppressed by the Great Song Dynasty now, the party people are also slowly accumulating strength, and now the leader of the party is Li Deming, that is, Li Yuanhao's father, and when Li Deming dies, I am afraid that it will be the time when the party people rebel, and then the Great Song Dynasty will also experience the biggest strategic mistake in history, which will lead to the rise of Western Xia.

Early the next morning, Li Zhang entered the palace to ask to see Liu E, but he knew that Liu E would definitely discuss government affairs with several deacons in the morning, so he went to Zhao Zhen after entering the palace, and chatted with the other party until noon, and then went to the Vertical Arch Hall to see Liu E, but what he never expected was that Liu E turned him away from the palace and refused to see him at all, this is the first time Li Zhang has encountered this kind of thing.