In the city of Zhangzhou, in order to divert the influence of Deng Huaiyuan's death, Wen Tianxiang immediately organized a large-scale activity for the military and civilians in the city, and tried to fire thunderbolt cannons at the head of the city. Set up several targets outside the south city gate, a few catties of gunpowder were buried under the wooden dummies and horses, and twelve people and horses were set up in a group, and nine target locations were laid out according to the distance and near directions.

The four huge ballistae above the city head have been loaded with bolts mounted on the bolts, and the bolts have been lit with the fuses of the bolts under the wave of the general's command at the city gate. The crossbow beds erected at the head of the city were two trumpets larger than those carried by warships, and the crossbow arrows fired were thicker than an adult's arm, and they were mainly used to destroy the siege equipment, buildings, ladders, carriages and other objects of the attacking enemy.

In the onlookers of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, three groups of targets at a distance of 300 paces from the city gate were accurately hit, and after the thunderbolt exploded violently, it ignited the gunpowder buried underneath, and suddenly ignited a raging fire, and the momentum was not very powerful.

"Roar!"

"Mighty!"

Although there had been no war in Zhangzhou for a long time, the people had no experience in how powerful weapons were needed in the city defense war. However, the sound and explosion of the thunderbolt are unprecedented, especially the fire that ignited after the explosion, like a divine punishment from heaven, and the effect of the fire instantly devouring the target, is shocking.

"The Yuan soldiers dare to come and make them die a pair, the Great Song Dynasty is mighty!"

"Kill the Yuan soldiers!"

"Burn them and kill all the soldiers!"

The official flag of the city gate waved again, and the target five hundred paces away exploded again and then ignited a fire, followed by a continuous fire of giant crossbows, hitting the target seven hundred paces away. With the flames that ignited after the explosion, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians thundered with joy, with such a powerful city defense weapon, why should they be afraid of the Yuan soldiers coming south to attack.

Looking at the thunderbolt cannon with extraordinary effect, Wen Tianxiang's heart relaxed slightly, and Deng Huaiyuan's cronies, led by Qin Song, tried to brew the matter of holding Wen Tianxiang accountable, but the roaring explosion disappeared.

After all, Wen Tianxiang is the prime minister of the dynasty, although the prestige and control of the emperor of the Song dynasty have now fallen to the freezing point, but which official dares not to admit allegiance to the imperial court? Although Deng Huaiyuan said that he had many cronies who had been running Zhangzhou for a long time, after all, he was dead, and everyone pretended to be confused and put the blame on Zhao Tianyou, who had already boarded the ship and headed south.

After the power display of the thunderbolt and the launch of the giant crossbow, the whole city was united, and Wen Tianxiang's reputation was prominent, and it was easy to bring the military and political power into his hands. Wen Tianxiang still has a lot of things to do, such as opening a gunpowder workshop, producing and equipping new firearms, training soldiers to master how to use them, and so on.

The three craftsmen left by Zhao Tianyou were skilled, and while accepting apprentices to teach their skills, they were preparing to build a new workshop, and these things did not need Wen Tianxiang to worry about and laborious, which was all the credit of Zhou Yuan. In that kind of unconcealed learning environment, the character of people can be cultivated and changed, and the craftsmen under the training are all vying to be the first to collect their skills, and see who can learn quickly and well with their apprentices.

This was a very rare thing in the cultural tradition at that time, and no matter what line of work or industry, there were very strict rules for accepting disciples. In fact, in the final analysis, it is still complacent, protecting one's own interests first, for fear that after the skills are passed on, the guy who breaks his own food.

Wen Tianxiang had good resources in his hands, but the slaughter of the city in Tingzhou left a shadow in his heart, and he became very cautious tactically, with the first goal of holding the city. They were busy fighting for the fastest time to strengthen the city wall, training soldiers to use new firearms, and sending scouts to investigate the dynamics of the Quanzhou Yuan soldiers at all times.

The nervous Wen Tianxiang didn't know that only 30% of the warships under Zhu Qing's command were stationed in Wenzhou Port, and there were even fewer near Fuzhou. Zhang Shijie gave up Fuzhou to attack Quanzhou, in a vain attempt to take Quanzhou and behead Pu Shougeng to avenge the killed Song clan relatives before going south to Guangdong, and took away part of the supplies of Quanzhou Port, which was rich in the world.

Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty, liked the culture of the Southern Song Dynasty and the splendid scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, and then there were the exquisite utensils and royal collections of the Song Dynasty. After Lin'an surrendered, Boyan opened the door of the royal treasury with his own hands, and almost held his breath to read it. The four huge warehouses contain countless treasures, which are stored in the Song Dynasty, almost a microcosm of hundreds of years, and the value can no longer be measured in gold and silver.

Kublai Khan personally repaired the book and ordered him to coordinate Zhu Qing's ships and transport the treasures of the Lin'an Palace and the mountains of grain to the Yuan capital as soon as possible. At that time, Kublai Khan did not have confidence, and ate the entire Song Dynasty in one go, and after Lin'an surrendered, he was also worried that Zhang Shijie in the south would fight back. So let's move the good things away first, the typical bandit mentality is also a habit developed after years of war, killing people, setting fire to and robbing things.

Such a good habit gave Zhang Shijie a few more months, and the Yuan army sailors in the north did not attack on a large scale, so that the Song army enjoyed a good time in front of Quanzhou City. The high walls of Quanzhou City are thick, the materials in Pu Shougeng's hands are like mountains, and they can't be used up, Zhang Shijie can't attack for a long time, but he has lost some military strength, and gradually he has lost his fighting spirit, and he is not left behind.

Five fully loaded warships went south with the waves, encountered hurricanes and hail, sailed all the way without danger, and finally arrived at the coast of Guangdong.

"General Gao, we have reached the sea of Nanhai County, and if we walk for half a day, we will be able to enter the inland river and dock at the Descending Dragon Mansion."

Zhao Tianyou looked at the green island in the distant sea, and suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement, the deserted island in front of him, there were only a few simple fishing villages, relying on fishing and pearl diving for a living. Who would have thought that many years later, this small island could develop into the Pearl of the Orient, the financial center of the whole of Asia, or stop a boat to visit the island as a souvenir?

Wen Tianxiang's old friend, Wang Daofu, the squire of the military department, is in Panyu, and this time he also has the intention of making peace with Wang Daofu, Wen Tianxiang also has a handwritten letter in the hands of Zhao Tianyou, and Wang Daofu will definitely treat him with courtesy. Finding a stable place to camp here, taking advantage of the material trade in Guangzhou Port, developing and expanding military manufacturing here, and becoming a material supply base for the anti-Yuan army, this is a very important part of Zhao Tianyou's plan.

If you want to say that the materials and transportation are convenient, Quanzhou Port is of course the first choice, if you set up military production, it is simply the right time and place. However, Pu Shougeng lowered the yuan in advance, leaving Zhao Tianyou with too many opportunities for development, and even the high-quality sulfur shipped from Dongying, the ship's inventory was not much.

"If we don't go to Guangzhou, we will first station on this island and send people from the special service squad to go ashore to collect intelligence and find out the news!"

"Yes, General!"