"Lord Wang, this baby pimple, why didn't you take it out early, we didn't have to fight so hard last time." The bearded man picked up a thunderbolt and watched it carefully, complaining incessantly.

Ma Jianye on the side was scared into a cold sweat, if this thunderbolt was moved to the canyon and used on himself and others, I am afraid that he Ma Jianying would have already become a lonely ghost.

"You bastard, if I can still hide it?" Zhao Fan glared at the bearded man, slapped him on the head, and said helplessly, "These thunderstorms were made by General Fu during this period of time. ”

"The last general doesn't dare to be greedy, it's all the prince's idea, and the last general just does things according to the prince's guidance." Fu Qinghe hurriedly waved his hand and looked at Zhao Fan with admiration.

In fact, the research and development of gunpowder formula began after Zhao Fan mentioned it to Fu Qinghe, but at the beginning, Fu Qinghe didn't pay too much attention to it, after all, in his eyes, to study this kind of thing is definitely "not doing business", and the plaything is demoralized...

But Zhao Fan did not forget about this matter, not only reminded him every once in a while, but also shared his thoughts with him, especially about the adjustment of the gunpowder formula.

Under Zhao Fan's continuous supervision, Fu Qinghe organized craftsmen to constantly adjust and experiment with the proportion of the formula, and finally got the black powder that is now placed in the thunder.

However, due to the constraints of conditions, the current weapon workshop is still unable to produce gunpowder in large quantities, so after a month, dozens of thunderbolts have been made, although Zhao Fan is not very satisfied with this, but there is no way, after all, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

"Lord Wang, I didn't expect you to have this talent, and the end will admire it." Ma Jianying wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and said admiringly.

"Okay, old horse, it's impossible to blow you up with this now, so don't make a fuss." The bearded hippie smiled and threw the thunder in his hand towards Ma Jianying, who hurriedly caught it, for fear of falling to the ground and blowing it up......

"Alright, don't make any fuss." Zhao Fan stopped the frolicking crowd and said in a deep voice, "These thunderstorms, you leave twenty bearded ones, and the rest of General Ma and General Zhao move away, this time to go to Shaanzhou to surprise the rebels." ”

"Yes!"

When Zhao Wei, Ma Jianying and others heard this, they responded excitedly, and then took people to share the spoils.

"Lord Wang, this time I went to Shaanzhou, the future is uncertain, the outcome is unknown, or it is still ......" Qiao Xinchao glanced at Zhao Fan and said with some hesitation.

"Old Joe, you don't need to say more, who will go if I don't go?" Zhao Fan shook his head and sighed softly.

Qiao Xinchao opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything more.

Yes, if Zhao Fan doesn't go, who is appropriate? If nothing else, if Zhao Fan doesn't go, then who will be the coach? It's not good to arrange anyone!

At least in the current Shouwang army, there is no one who can be a general, bearded and scarred, and his qualifications are sufficient, but his ability is average, and he can only be a general, not a handsome. Although Zhao Wei's ability is balanced, his prestige is not enough, as for Ma Jianying, he has just come to Toucheng, not to mention anything else, even his loyalty and reliability have not been verified, so there is no need to consider it.

Therefore, Zhao Fan chose to lead the army on his own, not because of anything else, but because of a helpless choice.

"Lord Wang, you have also been in the barracks for more than a month, let's go home and get together with the princess first, there must be something at home waiting for the prince to go back, first have a good New Year, and wait until the spring after the year, and then we will attack Shaanzhou City." Qiao Xinchao looked at Zhao Fan's thin back and said with some distress.

"No, since you want to fight, you have to be quick, not procrastinating. If it was to wait for the beginning of spring next year, maybe Qin Zongquan's army would have already been killed under Luoyang City. Zhao Fan shook his head lightly, paused and said, "You can't imagine that we will raid Shaanzhou City now, and the enemy will be even more unexpected. ”

He hadn't been home for a month, and seeing that the New Year was coming in a few days, Zhao Fan originally wanted to go back to accompany Qiao Yi and Wei Ruqian, but after receiving information from Shaanzhou, he changed his mind again.

Because he knows in his heart that now is not the time to talk about his children's private affairs, and if he chooses his children's affection, the future outcome will not be much better.

If Qin Zongquan pulls out his hands and feet from the Huainan battlefield and the army is overwhelmed, I am afraid that Luoyang will be difficult to defend.

In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy and trickery is just a floating cloud, and the more than 20,000 defenders of Luoyang, in front of Qin Zongquan's army of three or four hundred thousand, I am afraid that they will not even have a chance to bubble, and they will be extinguished.

Therefore, we must find a way to open up the situation and play to our own advantages before the enemy reacts, so as to have enough room for development.

"Lord Wang, when are you going to leave?" Qiao Xinchao thought for a moment and asked sincerely.

Zhao Fan and Qiao Xinchao looked at each other, were silent for a while, and said in a deep voice, "I'll leave early tomorrow morning." ”

"Does the prince want to?" Qiao Xinchao was stunned for a moment and said.

"That's right, I'm going to raid Shaanzhou City on Chinese New Year's Eve to get a New Year's gift for everyone." Zhao Fan said with a smile.

"Lord Wang, have you ever thought about a question?" Qiao Xinchao hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "If the prince takes Shaanzhou City, the next step must be to defeat Zhu Gui and take back Chang'an City." ”

"But the question is, once it comes to this point, the emperor will definitely return to Chang'an, and if those eunuchs instigate the emperor to take back the prince's military power, what will the prince do?"

"I am the emperor's brother, the emperor should trust me more, after all, he has appointed me as the regent, and he intends to let me inherit the throne." Zhao Fan frowned and said softly.

Zhao Fan really didn't think about this question, it's not that he didn't know, after all, he watched so many palace fighting dramas in his previous life, and he still had some skills...

He just didn't want to think about it, no matter what, after he crossed over, this cheap brother of his could be said to be the best for him, and he gave soldiers and power, so he almost gave him the throne.

So he didn't want to think that one day in the future, for the sake of power, they would turn against each other, and even fight each other.

The only consolation for him was that if history hadn't changed, Xi Zong would have died of illness not long after...

"Lord Wang, you have to know that at this time and at that time, if you are replaced by the prince, when you are in power, are you willing to let go of the power in your hands?" Qiao Xinchao said anxiously.

"Okay, don't discuss this issue, no matter what, he is my imperial brother, and I believe he won't harm me." Zhao Fan patted Qiao Xinchao's shoulder and said softly.

"I know what you say makes sense, but I can't do it without saving me, I can't kill my brother with my own hands, I can't do it! I say that, do you understand? ”

"Lord Wang..." Qiao Xinchao opened his mouth, wanting to continue to say something, but looking at Zhao Fan's firm eyes, he gave up continuing to persuade.

Zhao Fan turned around and looked up in the direction of Chang'an, with complicated thoughts in his heart.