After Gao Yihuan defeated Sun Kewang and captured Jingzhou a few years ago, the Wei army took control of Yiling and other places, and deployed heavy troops here to guard against the western army in Sichuan, and set up cards to collect taxes.

The upper reaches of the Yangtze River are turbulent, and after Yiling Prefecture, the water flow has become gentler.

At this time, in the dark night, a small boat took advantage of the night to quietly avoid the sight of the Yiling Wei army and slowly headed towards Jiangling.

In order to be able to contact Nanjing and gain Zhu Cihong's trust, Wu Sangui sent his younger brother Wu Sanmei to secretly rush to Jiangnan to present his request for annexation and canonization.

The boat was flowing down the river in the dark night, Wu Sanmei stood at the bow of the boat, he looked at both sides of the Yangtze River, many people were carrying torches and heading west, like a fire dragon winding forward.

This shocked him, and the prince guessed that Gao Yihuan was treacherous again and was ready to attack Sichuan.

Fortunately, Guan Ningjun had expected it, otherwise he might have been caught off guard by the Wei army.

At this time, it was already the middle of the night, Wu Sanmei stood at the bow of the boat, watched for a while, saw that the river was pitch black, there was no danger, finally yawned, and went into the cabin to sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, the boat arrived at the boundary of Jingzhou downstream, Wu Sanmei was sleeping sweetly, but there was a commotion outside the boat, he hurriedly got up, got out of the cabin, and saw a warship of the Western Wei Navy Division, approaching the boat.

"What's going on?" Wu Sanmei was shocked.

The owner of the ship also sweated on his face, but said: "It should be a routine inspection, and there is no major problem." ”

The warship of the Western Wei Navy Division is a wheel ship, this kind of ship is very popular in Huguang, when Zhong Xiang Yang Qi got into trouble, there are many such wheel ships in his hands.

This kind of boat has reliable sails with the wind, and it turns by stepping on the wheels against the wind, which is very suitable for sailing in rivers and lakes.

The Western Wei Dynasty was not a large warship, accommodating only 36 people, equipped with a small cannon, as well as a number of guns and rockets, and its main role was not to fight, but to inspect the waterways of the Yangtze River and strictly investigate smuggling and tax evasion.

At this time, the warship had already approached, the dark muzzle was aimed at the boat, and the officers on the deck shouted loudly: "Lower the sails, accept the cross-examination!" ”

The owner of the ship glanced at Wu Sanmei, Wu Sanmei looked at the cannon, he was a landlubber, and he would definitely be finished if he fell into the water, "Do what he says, don't say what you shouldn't say." ”

After a while, the soldiers on the big ship threw out the flying hooks, hooked the boat, and then pulled hard, the boats leaned together, several soldiers jumped on the boat, and the head of the sentry looked at it and asked, "Why didn't you plant the black flag?" ”

The Western Wei Dynasty plucked its feathers and taxed the passing ships on the Yangtze River, and the ships from Sichuan had to pay taxes in Yiling and obtain a flag before they could continue to pass.

There are many kinds of such flags, some flags are handed over for a year, and then they are passed at will, and some are only managed once, and the flags have a date and a specific code word indicating when the flag will be issued, where it will go, and some will also transport goods on the flag.

The owner of the boat hurriedly said carefully: "Master Jun, the villain lives in Yiling at night, it is not easy to dock when it is dark, and he doesn't know the rules of Huguang very well, so you can be accommodating." ”

The sentry looked at the boat and asked, "What cargo and where is it going?" ”

"Shu Jin, go to Yuezhou!" The shipowner was busy.

This situation is also a common thing, and the whistle always has a cold face, "Next time, remember to pay taxes in Yiling first, and this time you will have to pay a fine of 10%, you remember." ”

The owner of the ship breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and the guests on the ship gave him ten taels of gold, and it was not a big deal to pay a fine of one percent.

The owner of the ship nodded hurriedly and accepted the punishment, but behind the whistle chief, a soldier wearing a black flying fish suit and a saucer helmet walked to the cabin according to the handle of the knife, and asked in a Sichuan accent, "What kind of silver are you?" ”

Wu Sanmei's face sank instantly, he was from Liaodong, and he was exposed as soon as he opened his mouth.

The owner of the ship was frightened, and hurriedly said: "Master Jun, he is a dumb man!" ”

The soldier grabbed the hilt of the knife, the other party was tall, and he was not a southerner, and he ordered a strict investigation, and he immediately waved his hand, "Take it away!" ”

The soldier at the bow of the ship heard this, drew his sword, and the archers and gunners on the ship were aimed at the boat.

Seeing this, Wu Sanmei was instantly furious, kicked the flying fish suit away with a swift kick, and then jumped into the water.

The soldier on the boat was about to dive into the water, but when he saw a person's head rising and falling in the water, the flying fish suit that was kicked off got up, and ran to the side of the boat with an angry face. ”

Seeing Wu Sanmei struggling in the water, his hands and feet kept fluttering, Feiyu was half convinced, and said with a smile: "Find a bamboo and pull the turtle son up." ”

Jingzhou City, in the temporary festival hall, Jin Shenghuan and several generals were gathered in front of the sand table, discussing the route into Sichuan.

At this time, Zhao Zhuzi walked in, "Dudu, the king is clever, Wu Sangui, the turtle grandson, really wants to send someone to Nanjing." ”

Jin Shenghuan raised his head when he heard this, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhao Zhuzi handed him a note, "Look at this, it's so fucking disgusting, I almost believed it." ”

Zhao Zhuzi spitted, Jin Shenghuan took the letter and looked at it, and immediately closed it again, "Old Zhao, you immediately send a fast horse to send this letter to Guanzhong." ”

Guanzhong, a vacant lot on the outskirts of Xi'an, stands a section of city wall ten zhang long and more than three zhang high.

This is a specially built target wall in the cannon foundry to test the power and effectiveness of various heavy artillery.

At this time, Gao Yihuan and several generals were standing under the city wall, and in front of them were several short and thick cannons placed diagonally on the gun carriage.

Accustomed to seeing the slender body of the Hongyi cannon and the bronze cannon, and then looking at this kind of short-barreled cannon that is thicker than a bucket and can drill into a person's muzzle, the generals are really a little unaccustomed.

This cannon is an upgrade of the bowl mouth gun, which is a mortar specially used for siege cities, the cannon body is short, the firing range is short, but it shoots cannonballs and throws out, which can attack the top of the city wall, as well as the rear of the city wall.

This point is incomparable to the Hongyi cannon, and in addition, the cannonballs it fires are not the same, but the original flowering shells of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Chen Huiting stepped forward and asked, "King, can you start?" ”

Gao Yihuan nodded, and without anyone saying anything, he took a few steps back and opened the distance from the artillery.

The flowering shell of the Ming Dynasty is a very dangerous shell, and this danger is not only aimed at the enemy, but also the real gunner himself.

This is because the fuse technology of the flowering shell is not up to standard, and it often explodes early, or even explodes directly in the chamber, so that the gunners are reluctant to use this kind of shell.

Although the workshop is now modified with woodpipe fuses, there are still frequent accidents and it is very unsafe.

At this time, the soldiers had already completed the loading of the three guns, and the personnel who tested the guns were ordered to first ignite the fuses of the shells, and then ignite the fuses of the cannons, and then covered their ears and squatted on the ground.

The lead on the cannon body flashed with sparks, and it burrowed into the medicine room, and a deafening sound of "boom" sounded, and the body of the mortar cannon shook violently, and a cloud of white smoke instantly covered the mortar cannon.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" With three loud bangs in succession, Gao Yihuan saw that the ground trembled, and several black cannonballs flew out of the flames and smoke, drew a parabola, and smashed towards the city wall, but as soon as the cannonball came out of the muzzle, one of the shells exploded, and then one flew to the highest point and exploded, only one fell behind the city wall, making a loud noise, raising thick black smoke, covering most of the sky.

Gao Yihuan breathed a sigh of relief, at least he blew it up before he hit it, and he didn't kill his own people.

"That's good!" Gao Yihuan encouraged, but then said: "But we still need to improve and improve!" ”

As he was talking, Li Laiheng suddenly walked over and handed Gao Yihuan a letter.

Gao Yihuan took it out casually, unfolded it and looked at it, and his face suddenly became difficult to look at, "It's shameless to bear the burden of mother's humiliation, and my heart is to Daming." ”

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