Taking advantage of the civil strife in other countries, supporting the forces of cronies, and then reaping various benefits, these methods have been interpreted by later generations in the land of China, and now Xie Hong is just imitating the wisdom of future generations, and even giving back to him in his own way. [No pop-up novel network]

In fact, relying on arms and strategic materials alone, Xie Hong is also confident that he will achieve his goal, and he originally planned it this way.

But after returning home, he found that the progress was a bit ahead of his time, and he couldn't afford to wait according to the original plan, and then there was a matter of Duoyan Sanwei, so he changed the plan and added the content of the Mongolian mercenaries, preparing to take the Iwami Silver Mine next year.

If it is against the entire Wa Kingdom, a few thousand Mongolian cavalry is really nothing, but if it is limited to a few countries around Iwami, this is a decisive force, what is a small one? What's more, the main force of the Ouchi family should still be in Kyoto now, fighting with people.

Xie Hong is very sure, of course the two generals have no objections, although Yang Haoran is a little disappointed, but going to fight in the Japanese Kingdom is a temporary idea born by him, for him, this kind of thing is still on his own territory, which is refreshing.

"Master Qiqi, General Lu Si asks to see you."

"Let him come."

Lu Rending strode in, bowed down and saluted: "See Hou Ye, Qi Hou Ye, thirty flywheel warships, fifty fortune ships, and supplies have been loaded, and the last general has come to ask for his life." ”

"Well, let's go, there's General Lao Lu along the way." Xie Hong bowed slightly, and then instructed: "Remember to give the letter to Brother Ma and tell him that the Japanese raiders can begin." ”

"The last will obey." Lu Rending obeyed the order awe-inspiringly.

"Brother Xie, you have sent most of the fortune ships to Tianjin before, and now you are ...... How are the 3,000 soldiers and horses of the Yan Department going to go to the Wa Kingdom? Do you want Brother Lu to wait a few more days? Jiang Bin reminded.

Maang's side was extremely short of men and ships, and although it could drive the Matsuura Party and those anti-water maritime merchants, it was not a long-term solution. After Xie Hong arrived in Lushun, he was going to send reinforcements to Zhang Luo, but he was delayed by a series of accidents before and after the autumn harvest, so it has been delayed until now.

The problem of ships was not big, but when Xie Hong was away, the dockyard was under the supervision of Wang Yun, and the work was not stopped, and more than 30 flywheel warships were built, which was more than enough.

But no matter how many ships there are, they can't support the large amount of use.

Since the new policy included preferential items for the royal fleet, most of the captured ships were sent to Tianjin, and the remaining part was to be transferred to the Wa State, one was to reward the maritime merchants who rebelled against the water, and the other was to trade with Xie Hong himself. However, these plans did not originally include the soldiers and horses of Duoyan Sanwei, so Jiang Bin would have these words.

"No, there are no vacancies on the ship, you know, the first batch of munitions is on it, we are not only short of silver now, but the sulfur is almost used up......," Xie Hong spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "Even if there is, fifty lucky ships can't transport three thousand people at a time." ”

"That'...... How do you transport people there? "Of course, this is the case, but the people of the Tartars are coming, but they can't be put on the battlefield in time, is it possible to let them eat and drink for nothing? Jiang Bin felt that this matter was a bit of a loss.

"Let them walk over." Xie Hong pointed to the map indifferently, "Well, let them go around from Shenyang to the north, and then enter from North Hamgyong Province, and go to Jeolla Province, won't it be over?" At that time, our fleet will be almost done, and it will be just time to transport people to Jeju Island. ”

"Borrow? Will there be a ...... on the North Korean side?" Jiang Bin was taken aback, the significance of the army's passing by is similar to the compensation for the borrowed side, although the North Koreans are weak, it is still a question whether they will be weak to this extent.

"It's okay, I've already instructed Fourth Brother Lu to take the fleet to Ganghwa Island to stop for two days, and then let the flywheel battleship go around the Han River, and then it will be easy for Brother Ma to negotiate again." Xie Hong waved his hand carelessly, with the backbone of the stick, this level of intimidation was almost enough, and with Ma Ang's eloquence, it was strange that he couldn't figure it out.

"Why do you have to go from North Hamgyong Road? Isn't that a detour? The baby continued.

"Just passing through Maoshan, there is a big iron mine there...... Of course, there are also iron mines in Liaodong, but resources have always been better for others, how could Xie Hong let go of a big mine so close?

Like Iwami Yinshan, Maoshan Iron Mine is also a bare mine, which can be mined in the open air, and even digging pits is saved.

It's a bit of a problem with transportation, but it's nothing, it's a big deal to get a railroad track out and connect it directly to the Yalu River. As long as you grab the mine, are you afraid that you won't be able to transport it? Xie Hong is very confident.

"By the way? Hou Ye is wise. Yang Haoran's cultural level is not bad, Leng Ding came up with an idiom, which impressed Xie Hong, but he soon revealed his surname, and he did something.

"Master Hou, this Kyushu wind and thunder is so powerful, shouldn't the three towns be equipped? There is no big enemy here in Liaozhen, but it doesn't matter, but Xuanfu and Jizhen are both on the front line, you see......"

Rockets can be used as weapons, Mao Lun and Zu Dahuan thought of it when they first met, although Yang Haoran was too excited at the time and forgot about this matter, but after hearing about it today, he also felt itchy in his heart.

This thing hits far away, and the power is great, and when you meet the Tartar cavalry again, you just let it go like this, and the other party will fall a large piece, and then rush to kill it.

"That, haha, Lao Yang, you can take it all." Jiang Bin nodded in front of Xie Hong, and with a wave of his hand, he actually promised them all.

"Brother Jiang, how can this be embarrassing?" Yang Haoran's face was flushed, and he looked overjoyed, but from time to time he turned his head to look at those boxes, obviously misright. "Didn't Master Hou just say that there is already a shortage of sulfur here in Lushun?"

"Yes, last time to prevent hail, the amount of sulfur saltpeter was very large, so now there are only some research experiments left." Jiang Bin nodded.

"Then, this ......" Yang Haoran shook his head, looked at the box, and then looked at Jiang Bin, full of doubts.

"That box is full of empty shells, there is no gunpowder in it, it is deliberately put out to scare those Tartars, haha." fooled Yang Haoran, Jiang Bin was very proud.

"Fake?" Yang Haoran shouted, pulling his beard with both hands, as if he was going to pull it out, very disappointed.

"Of course it's fake, Brother Yang, you have to know that last time I set fire and rockets in the whole of Liao, if I didn't just pull a few boats of sulfur back from the Wa Kingdom, where would it be enough? How can there be so much left? Besides......" Jiang Bin turned his head to look at Xie Hong, and when he saw the latter nodding, he continued: "It's not just that the quantity is fake, but the power is actually deceiving......

"......" Yang Haoran stopped pulling his beard, stared at Jiang Bin with a pair of bull's eyes, and waited with bated breath for the latter to announce the answer.

"The only thing in those knolls is the outer layer of soil, and the inside is actually empty, uh, not all empty, in fact, it is filled with sulfur or something, so as soon as the rocket hits, it gets into it, and then it explodes...... Don't look at the explosion so badly, in fact, the rocket plays the role of ignition. ”

"Impossible, right?" Yang Haoran was shocked: "Kyushu wind and thunder can hit the clouds, and it is not fake that it can blow up the clouds, right?" Even the clouds have blown up, how can it be not powerful enough? ”

"This is very complicated, and I can't explain it clearly, but you can see it by looking at it......" Jiang Bin walked to the side of the box, took out an empty shell rocket, and with a little force in his hand, he broke it in half, and he handed over half of it:

"You see, this shell is papier-mâché, the same as fireworks, and it can fly so high, in addition to the good gunpowder, but more importantly, because it is lightweight. As for why the clouds can be blown up, Brother Yang, you can understand it this way, in fact, the clouds are not strong at all, and they will scatter if they are blown up casually. ”

The principle Xie Hong also explained, Wang Shouren understood, Jiang Bin just listened to a rough idea, but the most basic thing he figured out, that is, the lighter the weight, the longer the range, and the less powerful; The opposite is true for the weight of the portion.

The design concept of this Kyushu wind and thunder is to fly high, so the power is very poor, Xie Hong doesn't want to invent real rocket artillery, but the current technology is not up to standard at all, whether it is alloy or TNT, he can't get it, so he still has to climb the technology tree down-to-earth.

"It's really a papier-mâché ......" Yang Haoran took half of the rocket, fiddled with it twice, a little crying and laughing, such a majestic thing, it was actually papier-mâché for a long time, he sighed with emotion: "Master Hou is really powerful, he used papier-mâché things to frighten the Tartar farts and urine, and even his daughter was offered with both hands." ”

"......" Xie Hong also couldn't cry or laugh, brother, this is obviously an empty city plan, okay? The heroes will play Jiang Gan with Zhou Yu, why did it become Wang Laohu to rob relatives in your mouth? There is no shortage of beauties around my brother, how can I go through so much trouble for a stupid girl?

"So when it is built, it can be built one or two hundred a day, but it is not very useful to use it to hit people, don't look at the fire when it explodes, but in fact, it has no power, it is good to scare people, and there is nothing to fight a real war." It was Jiang Bin who resolved Xie Hong's embarrassment.

Scarface was also very disappointed when he knew the truth, and when he saw Yang Haoran crying and mourning, he also felt the same way, so he changed his words and comforted the other party: "But Brother Yang, you don't have to be disappointed, our workshop is now making cannons, cannons that are more powerful than general cannons." ”

"Cannon?"

"Well, the cannon, this thing is a little bit bad for hitting people, but it's very useful for hitting ships, and when the big ship is built at the dockyard, it will start to be installed. There are also special ones for beating people, and they have been made in the capital, but they have to be equipped with the emperor's guards first, which is a good thing, tsk, it's really cheap for those dolls. ”

Jiang Bin sighed a few times in admiration, he was extremely envious, and even Yang Haoran's excitement was hooked by him, he stabbed Jiang Bin and asked, "Brother Jiang, tell me, what is that?" ”

"It is said that this matter is a secret, and you can't tell anyone casually, but Brother Yang, you are also your own person, so it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Jiang Bin sold a pass, and when Yang Haoran was so anxious that he couldn't wait to bow to him, he said in a matter-of-fact manner:

"That weapon is amazing, it was researched by Old Man Zeng and Brother Dong together, what, you don't know who they are? Let me tell you, Old Man Zeng is our Hou Ye's master, and he is also the grandfather of Yue'er's sister, and Master Zeng was also taught by him, do you say it is amazing? Brother Dong is even better, why are you using a knife so sharp now, do you know? It is precisely because of the steel refined by the Dong brothers! ”

"Wow!" Yang Haoran's surprise was mentioned.

"These two people, plus the weapons that our Hou Ye made, can they be worse? Anyway, it's amazing. ”

"Brother Jiang, you've been talking for a long time, but you still haven't told me, what kind of weapon is that?"

"Anyway, it's very powerful, and you don't know if I told you." Jiang Bin couldn't bear Yang Haoran's efforts to get to the bottom of the matter, except for the three developers and Zhengde, no one really knew the specific situation, let alone the specific situation, he hadn't even heard of a name, how could he answer?

"Think about it, the Guards are the Son of Heaven's own army, and the emperor takes it wherever he goes, isn't it a good thing, can it be used on them?"

"That's ......" I don't know what I remembered, Yang Haoran nodded, stopped asking, but leaned next to Xie Hong with a shy face, and said: "Master Hou, there is something I want to say to Master Hou in the end, but I don't know whether to say it or not......"

"Say it." Xie Hong said without raising his eyes.

When the two generals were talking nonsense, Xie Hong was not idle, he took a charcoal pencil and was writing and drawing on paper, Yang Haoran peeked at it, but he couldn't understand it at all, so he had to put forward his own careful thoughts.

"The emperor recruits guards from the children of military households, which is a great kindness and our glory, but is this quota a bit small?"

"Less? Will it? Xie Hong raised his head and glanced at Yang Haoran a little strangely, "Doesn't each household have two or five places?" ”

"Our Yang family is a little too ......much," Yang Haoran said with a smile: "There are a few people who are over their age, Master Hou, can you see if you can be accommodating?" ”

"It's easy to say that the right age, as long as it's not a single seedling, you can just report it, those few overage, well, do you have any military experience?" Xie Hong rubbed his eyebrows.

As soon as the news of the expansion of the Guards Army came out, the three towns and even Gyeonggi, Hebei, and Shandong were greatly shaken, except for the Xuanfu because it had already produced 3,000 children and the scale of recruitment was small, the children of military families in various places were enthusiastic.

Up to now, the initial budget of 30,000 people has been broken, and looking at the posture, I am afraid that 50,000 people may not be able to stop it, so the regulations on that limit have been introduced, but Yang Haoran is also the general soldier of a town, and it is not worse than his family.

"Yes, Hou Ye Mingjian, our Yang family has been generals for generations, and we are the descendants of the Yang family generals, how can the children of the family not understand military affairs? If there is such a bad one, I will whip him with the boss's stick. ”

Xie Hong tapped the table with a pen and said with a smile: "That's good, you ask them to come to Jinzhou for me to see, if there is a suitable one, it will be sent to the Wa Kingdom." ”

"Huh?" Yang Haoran was stunned when he heard this, there seemed to be some contradictions between what Xie Hong had just said, it could be seen that Xie Hong lowered his head and wrote something, and he didn't dare to ask again, thinking that the most important purpose had been achieved, and there was no need to entangle it anymore, otherwise it would be bad to make Hou Ye unhappy.

(To be continued)