Zhang Xian said in his heart, it seems that in any era, excellent literary works can resonate, and he did a disgraceful plagiarism, Zhang Xian's face was still a little unbearable, and he said with a slight red face:

"Miss Jade Butterfly, if you like it, you can frame it, but this poem was heard by the official from a master, and the official didn't dare to steal it for himself, but just read it out and enjoy it with the girl, and it was ugly!"

The jade butterfly looked at Zhang Xian's eyes full of brilliance, jade butterfly as a red-card woman, naturally used to seeing all kinds of great talents in the high-spirited, pointing out the country, in the era of no first, no second, to say that someone has made a wonderful song, but also to low-key deny that he is the author, that is an extremely rare thing, in Yudie's view, when Zhang Xian recites the words, his expression is focused, with the vicissitudes of life that do not match the age, to say that Zhang Xian is not the author, Yudie naturally does not believe in his heart, Yudie can only guess, This young official should be a real talent and pride, and he doesn't care about the realm of a poem at all. So, Yudie walked over, saluted Zhang Xian, and said:

"Lord Zhang is modest, the little woman has heard of it, the big hidden in the city, the small hidden in the wild, it seems that the adult is naturally extraordinary, since the adult means something, and the meaning is hidden, there must be an inconvenience, the little woman will say goodbye first, thank you again for the adult's gift!"

After Yudie finished speaking, she turned around and left with a smile, Zhang Xian shook his head, he just didn't want to occupy the achievements of others without discipline, and he became a master in Yudie's eyes.

Zhang Xian then hugged his fist at the jade butterfly and saluted back:

"Miss Jade Butterfly has an overreputation, this official is ashamed, go slowly!"

As soon as Zhang Xian's words fell, a gust of wind blew, and the note in the jade card accidentally fell in front of the jade butterfly girl, and the jade butterfly picked it up and prepared to return it to Zhang Xian, when the jade butterfly's eyes inadvertently looked at Zhang Xian's note, her eyes widened, and she said with surprise:

"Persian? Mr. Zhang, please put it away! ”

Zhang Xian was even more surprised when he heard Yudie say this, and took the note and asked:

"Miss Jade Butterfly knows Persian characters?"

Jade Butterfly smiled and said:

"Lord Zhang smiled, the little woman was in the dust, naturally she was used to seeing all kinds of exotic people, when the little girl was young, the bustard's mother bought two Persian women, because the little girl and the two of them had a very good relationship, so the little girl taught them to learn the Central Plains Chinese, and they taught the little girl to learn Persian characters, so, how much I know some"

Zhang Xianzhen didn't expect that he really had nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it didn't take any effort to get it, and there was a woman who knew Persian in front of him, and immediately handed the note to Yudie, and said with a smile at Yudie:

"In that case, I would like to ask Miss Jade Butterfly to help me see what the Persian characters on this piece of paper mean!"

Yudie also smiled slightly, took the note, looked at it and said:

"Lord Zhang is polite, it's just a gesture, this note says that a Persian general named Palamti inadvertently got the local Western Regions return cannon in the Western Regions, and the improved range is extremely long, and the power is greater than that of ordinary stone throwers, which is really a weapon for breaking the city. In order to thank Emperor Kublai Khan of the Great Yuan for the gift of 10,000 taels of gold and jewelry, he is willing to give a batch of artillery technology and craftsmen from the Western Regions to the Great Yuan Emperor as a weapon to improve the siege warfare. ”

After Zhang Xian heard what Yudie said, he was shocked into a cold sweat, this should be the time when Kublai Khan got the famous return artillery, that is, with the amazing power of the return artillery, he smashed Xiangyang City into potholes and dilapidation, to a certain extent, it severely damaged the morale of the defenders, formed Xiangyang City into a lonely city early, and forced Lu Wenhuan to surrender early.

Zhang Xian clearly remembered that the Huihui cannon was passed on in the "History of the Yuan". It is said that the "Huihui Cannon" used by the Meng Yuan army when attacking Fancheng and Xiangyang is the most primitive record of the stone machine, which may be the "Yuan Shi Yisi Ma Yin Biography". Chuanyun: "Yisi Mayin, Hui Hui, and Xulie people in the Western Regions." Good at making artillery, to the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty and Ah Lao Wading to the Beijing Division. Ten years, from the national army to attack Xiangyang did not fall, also Si Ma because of the topography, placed the cannon in the southeast corner of the city, weighing 150 pounds, the machine, the sound shook the world, all the blows were destroyed, into the ground seven feet. Song appeased Lu Wenhuan's fear and surrendered the city". The account in the Biography of Ali Hague, one of the generals of the Yuan army who commanded the attack on Xiangfan at that time, is also about the same. "Yuan History: The Biography of Ali Hague" cloud: "Ali Hague, afraid of my children". In March of the ninth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the outer city of Fan was broken, and the inner city was re-closed. "There will be people from the Western Regions who will also offer new artillery methods, because they will come to the army. In the first month of the tenth year, the artillery attacked Fancheng and broke it". "Break Fan, move its attack to Xiangyang. A cannon hit its tower, the sound was like thunder, and it shook the city. The city is turbulent, and the generals are more than those who surrender to the city", and the return cannon fired a boulder, weighing about 200 catties, and smashed seven feet deep when it landed.

There is such a powerful return cannon, for the Southern Song Dynasty Xiangyang, Fancheng defenders, is tantamount to a wooden stick to a spear, compared with historical records, the original Kublai Khan has long begun to pay attention to the collection of advanced siege weapons and technology, which can indeed be seen Kublai Khan's eloquence and foresight, Zhang Xian listened, his heart immediately set up a plan, must find a way to get this batch of return artillery craftsmen and drawings, even if you can't get it, you have to find a way to destroy it, at the very least, to prevent the Mengyuan army from getting this batch of advanced weapons.

Zhang Xian now finally understands why Princess Mengyuan Beiji appeared around Ezhou City, and why she went back for a jade plate, it turns out that there is such an amazing secret hidden here, and if you crack this secret, everything will be explained, Zhang Xian said:

"Thank you Miss Yudie, because you can recognize these Persian characters in time, my Great Song soldiers and people, can reduce thousands of casualties, this Western Regions return cannon, it is really powerful, for my Great Song Dynasty, it is tantamount to a flood beast, this official must get or destroy it, otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable!"

Yudie never thought that a return cannon would be so valued by Lord Zhang, since what Lord Zhang said was so important, Yudie was also very happy in her heart, and said:

"Since Lord Zhang said that it is conducive to military affairs, the little girl can do her best in her heart, and she is very happy in her heart, so Lord Zhang does not need to be polite!"

Zhang Xian nodded, turned to the two beauties and said solemnly:

"Miss Jade Butterfly, Fairy Yuyao, this note only says that it will be handed over to Meng Yuan on the riverside of Ezhou City, but the riverside of Ezhou City is too wide, and for a while, the official is not familiar with the place, and there is no way to determine the specific location, I don't know what the two girls can advise?"

Wang Yuyao shook her head lightly and said:

"The little girl is also the first time to Ezhou, and I don't know much about this place, so the girl is a local, I don't know if there is a way?"

Yudie participated in this kind of war of life and death for the first time, and she was a little nervous in her heart, and she was more excited. Yudie hated Meng Yuan in her heart, how many people in the Central Plains were destroyed by Meng Yuan's iron horse? When she can do her best, how can Jade Butterfly avoid it? So Yudie saluted Zhang Xianying and said:

"Since Lord Zhang can look down on the little woman, and this matter is beneficial to the country and the people, the little woman should know everything, this Ezhou City leads to the Tartar side of the three waterways, one is the trade route, the merchants come and go through the Beicheng waterway, you can go to the Tartar side, but my Song sergeant is extremely strict with the trade route inventory; One is the freight waterway, this waterway transports more grain, grass and goods, this waterway is related to the supply of grain and grass for the Ezhou defenders, so the Great Song Dynasty is more strict in the inventory of the freight waterway, and even the key waterway directly has the handle of the Great Song Dynasty sailor; The last one is a narrow waterway for fishermen to fish, which can only pass through small fishing boats, and the waterway is dense with reefs and undercurrents, which is extremely difficult for non-local fishermen to pass. ”

After listening to what Yudie said, Zhang Xian already knew in his heart that it was obvious that the technical craftsmen sent by the Persian generals and the blueprints of the Huihui cannon carried by the Persian generals could not take great risks to take the waterways guarded by the Great Song army, and they could only buy the locals to lead the way and take the narrow waterways that fishermen passed. Zhang Xian said to Yudie:

"Thank you, Miss Yudie, the situation you said is extremely important, and even the only feasible route for the Persians has been clearly revealed, and this official will definitely try to get these craftsmen and drawings, and in case of any case, these weapons of destruction must also be destroyed."

Yudie is naturally a delicate person, after listening to Zhang Xian's words, he smiled slightly, bowed and said:

Since Mr. Zhang thinks it is very feasible, the little woman wishes Mr. Zhang success and farewell!

Zhang Xian couldn't either, turned his head, smiled lightly at Wang Yuyao and said:

"Fairy Yuyao, you see, everything has been clarified, and these are just misunderstandings"

After listening to Zhang Xian's Mulan, Wang Yuyao, as a woman from an official eunuch family, naturally knew that this poem was full of talent, and saw Zhang Xian's careful analysis of the powerful gains and losses of the return gun, and the inexplicable unhappiness in her heart disappeared, but the arrogance of the daughter's family is free, how can it be easy to show that the performance of the mountain dew is too superficial? Yu Yao snorted and said:

"Lord Zhang doesn't need to explain anything to the little woman, even if it's not a misunderstanding, the little woman can't help Lord Zhang, since Lord Zhang's injury is not too serious, please take the medicine yourself, say goodbye!"

After Wang Yuyao finished speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, Zhang Xian didn't need to think that this woman's mind was really the weather in June, and she would change when she said it, so she didn't think about it at all, she just stretched out her hand and couldn't help but shout:

"Yuyao, you ......"

Wang Yuyao turned her head at the same time before Zhang Xian finished speaking, and said softly with a slightly red face:

"Lord Zhang, the little girl owes you your life tonight, but the little girl will definitely pay you back in the future, farewell!"

Zhang Xian looked at Wang Yuyao's departing figure, knowing that it was useless to say more, recalling Wang Yuyao's words, he smiled and said to himself:

"Interesting, it won't be until later, and it will definitely pay me back in the future?"

For tonight's matter, Zhang Xian thought about it again and again, and was not ready to go to Lu Wenhuan immediately, after all, for Lu Wenhuan, it would be a great shame to let Princess Mengyuan sneak into the military camp, and besides, this has a lot to do with Lu Wenhuan's nephew Lu Wuneng to govern the army, Zhang Xian himself has been on the same page with Lu Wuneng, at this time, it is a thankless act to think about it, Zhang Xian is not afraid of Lu Wuneng, but he doesn't want to bring up the family members with his own hands, consumed in this senseless fight, For Zhang Xian, who aspires to the world, this is the most undesirable situation.

Now, all of Zhang Xian's thoughts are focused on the return artillery, and he begins to think about how to seize these militaristic weapons.