Chapter Eighty-Four: Foresight (I)

When the words fell, the entire Chinese military tent immediately became silent. All the Changzhou military and civil forces, including Zhang Shicheng himself, were stunned on the spot, the wine glass in his hand was crooked, and most of the wine in it was spilled, and no one cared about it.

took the initiative to annex and handed over all the territory and soldiers and horses to Zhu Chongjiu. The princes of the good side don't do it, but they just want to be a mere commander... This is fundamentally contrary to the completely self-reliant portal action that the Changzhou army planned a few days ago... Could it be that the surnamed Wang had just been shot with an arrow in his head? Or is he deliberately testing the reality of the Changzhou army? …

"I know that Brother Zhang, you have great ambitions, so you are willing to leave Huzhou for you as a foundation, so as to complete the friendship between our two brothers over the years..." I don't have any big ambitions, all I want is to have a stable food for myself, and by the way, I can give the children a good future. And after the last few battles, my brother I also understand that it is not easy to fight the world and rule the world. So why don't you go to Mr. Zhu's account as soon as possible and spend the rest of your life stepping on..."

"Is General Wang in a hurry? … How do you know that this world will definitely have the surname Zhu in the future? Huang Jingfu woke up suddenly, and couldn't wait to interrupt.

Can't let the surnamed Wang continue to talk, and if he continues, it is inevitable that Zhang Shicheng will be influenced by him. If the Changzhou Army also turned back, how could those ambitions in his heart still have a chance to stretch? Who will rely on the interests of the Wu Yue gentry to protect them? …

"Yes, General Wang, please think again..."

"General Wang had better wait and see for a while before making a decision..."

"General Wang does not want to rule the people to suffer from swords and soldiers in the future, which can be described as great benevolence... However, General Zhu is in charge of the side, but there may not be a place for General Wang..."

Not only Cai Yanwen, but also Gao Qi, Song Lian and several other Jiangnan celebrities who rarely spoke, all spoke out one after another to dissuade them. In the eyes of everyone, the rule of Huaiyang can only have a temporary effect. Then comes the beginning of chaos. Therefore, whether it is for the sake of Wang Kerou himself or for the safety of the Changzhou army, everyone must stop the attachment of the Zhenjiang army.

Unexpectedly, Wang Kerou was a determined person. The road that was identified could not be pulled back by the nine oxen. I saw him pick up the wine cup, take a big sip, and then bow his hand with a red face, "Your brother's kindness, Wang has received it here... Brothers, don't persuade me, it hasn't been a day or two since Wang made this decision. It's just that I have a friendship with Jiusi in my heart, so before I go north, I came over to say it in person..."

"Now that you've made up your mind, what's the difference between saying it and not saying it? was so angry by Wang Kerou's reluctance that Zhang Shixin slapped the wine cup in his hand on the table, tilting his neck and shouting. "It's just that when I lead my soldiers and horses to conquer my brother in the future, I will feel less uneasy... Okay, you can go, my brother's cleaned neck is waiting for you here..."

"Isn't it, say a thousand, say 10,000, you're just afraid of Huaiyang's sharp firearms, and you soften your legs and stomach first... Even if you take your Yangguan Road, we will see you on the battlefield in the future, and we will be merciful..."

"What else do you say about friendship and not friendship. If you really want to have a friendship with my lord, why don't you leave all the soldiers and horses behind and cross the river alone..."

Zhang Shide, Zhang Shigui, Pan Yue and other generals also echoed with red eyes. It was as if Wang Kerou once owed him hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he needed to recover it on the spot.

"Shut up..."The more the audience spoke, the more unspeakable it became, and Zhang Shicheng had to slap the table and interrupt sharply. Brother Wang has done this, what do you want? The territory and the soldiers and horses were all sacrificed for their lives, so naturally he could give it to whoever he wanted, and when would it be your turn to make an idea for him? Sit down for me, pour wine and make amends to Brother Wang..."

After scolding, he quickly turned his gaze to Wang Kerou, "Brother, don't take it to heart, I usually spoil them, and they are not big or small." Before you go to Mr. Zhu, remember to tell my brother about it, and also, leave me a large piece of territory, brother, brother, I will remember this love in my life..."

As he spoke, his eyes turned red. Two lines of clear tears slowly fell down his cheeks. "Brother, I won't stop you, and I'm not qualified to stop you. I only hope that after you arrive at Manager Zhu's side, you will remember that you still have a group of brothers here. If you have a day of prosperity, if you can help say a few good words, you can help say a few good words. It's really time for the two families to be on the same page, and the one who leads the troops to fight each other must not be you..."

With that, he covered his face with his hands, and his shoulders kept shaking.

Wang Kerou saw it, and her eyes suddenly began to redden. raised his hand and wiped a few handfuls indiscriminately, and said in a low voice, "Ninety-four, ninety-four, don't do this, I feel uncomfortable like this... It stands to reason that the two of us have been friends for so many years, and if you want to fight the world alone, I should be more towards you. But, don't be angry, I'll be honest, I don't see what your chances are. Speaking of odds, I can't even see the slightest hope. Therefore, the tighter you are on your side, the more urgent I have to go. These are the big truths, and I told you directly before I left. Don't mind if it sounds good or not..."

The words were sincere, so that Zhang Shicheng immediately stopped his sadness. Although Zhang Shide, Zhang Shixin and others next to him were still not satisfied, the other party had already said it so clearly that they couldn't continue to mess around.

Your Changzhou army does not seek to stand on its own, and our Zhenjiang army may not be in a hurry to annex it to the north. And since you, Zhang Jiusi, have the ambition of Qingyun in your heart, you can't blame me anymore Wang Kerou for drawing a line with you. After all, fighting for the world is to gamble on the lives of the whole family, together with the lives of his ministers. Although I, Wang Kerou, have a good relationship with you, I can't see any hope of you winning, of course, it is impossible to take the lives of the whole family to accompany you to death...

Only Huang Jingfu had a big face, and when he saw Zhang Shixin and the others, Wang Kerou said that they had shut up. Shaking his head, he said with a sneer, "General Wang, where did this come from?" How do you know that my father-in-law has no chance of winning? I think that a year ago, the Zhu butcher only occupied a mere Huai'an. The situation is far worse than my father-in-law's now..."

"Indeed, a year and a half ago, Mr. Zhu only occupied Huai'an... Two years ago, it was even worse, he was just a small governor of the left army, with less than a thousand soldiers under his command, less than five, and even less than half of the ministers..."Wang Kerou glanced at him with teary eyes, and took over the conversation with a sneer. He saw that Zhang Shicheng himself may not have much ambition, but Huang Jingfu, Cai Yanwen and other advisers all have the idea of becoming prime ministers. Therefore, the key to many problems is not Zhang Shicheng himself, but around him.

"But two years ago, who knew there was artillery in the world?" After a pause, his voice suddenly turned higher, "A year and a half ago, who had ever seen a musket that could pierce through heavy armor fifty paces away?" There are also those endless siege weapons for city and land grabbing, each of which looks very simple. But before Mr. Zhu, who of you ever thought of it? ”

"This?" Huang Jingfu was asked to put down the wine cup, and the expression on his face was so embarrassed.

For scholars, witch doctors, musicians, and the like are all lowly jobs. Except for Zhu Butcher, a natural pig killer, who would put his mind on that kind of place for any big family who can get on the table? However, the sharpness of weapons such as artillery, muskets and siege vehicles is obvious to all. If it is forced to be reduced to a trick, I am afraid that not only will Wang Kerou not be able to convince him, but even the soldiers of the Changzhou Army may not agree.

"I'm afraid not only unexpectedly, but if you give the mold and let you draw the scoop according to the gourd, it may not be done, right?" Wang Kerou refused to accept it when she saw it, knocked on the table with her fingers, and said with a little wine. "Not to mention how much favor we received from General Manager Zhu before, I learned the skills of training in the Zhenjiang Army from Huaiyang. Artillery, firecrackers, transported from Huaiyang. The armor he wore on his body, the combat boots he wore on his feet, and the middle coats of the brothers were also made in Huaiyang. really turned my face with Mr. Zhu, as soon as he cut off the supply, I had to go to the battlefield bare-bottomed. You say, what courage does my Wang have to go to the championship with Manager Zhu? ”

This is a very heart-wrenching question, which makes all the civil and military officers in the Changzhou army have crimson cheeks and hot ears. It is true that everyone has not been carrying grain to Huaiyang for more than a year, but with the ship comes back weapons, armor and all kinds of military supplies. And in terms of value, what you get far exceeds what you give. As the saying goes, eating people is soft-mouthed and short-handed. used the weapons provided by Zhu Chongjiu, wearing the armor made by Zhu Chongjiu, and wanted to turn around and compete with others for the world. I'm afraid that before the war started, the morale of my side had already dropped by three points...

However, it is obviously impossible for Huang Jingfu and others to give up their ambitions and obsessions all at once. Therefore, soon, Song Lian picked up the stubble and said with a smile: "Indeed, Zhenjiang and Changzhou rely a lot on Huaiyang. But my two families didn't benefit from him for nothing. At least, the task of sending troops to contain Dong Junxiao, both of us have done our best. And after taking Wu Yue, it is equivalent to cutting off the grain route of the Mengyuan court. It also provided strong support to Mr. Zhu..."

"Huaiyang, Zhenjiang and Changzhou are two families, and they are in the same breath. It's a matter of duty to help each other..."Gao Qi took Song Lian's words and continued to add with a smile, "I'm afraid that in three or five years, it will be like this." And three or five years later, my Changzhou army will sit on Wu Yue, weapons and armor, and it may not be self-sufficient..."

"Yes, isn't it an artillery musket? We can make it ourselves... may not beg him to Yangzhou forever..."Zhang Shide slapped the table hard and stood up. "If you don't believe it, Brother Wang is waiting in the camp of my Changzhou army, and if you don't go, you will stay for a month. Within a month, I promise to make you a musket exactly like the one from Yangzhou..."

"Yes, Brother Wang, you will live in our army for a month, and then we will not stop you wherever you want to go..." Zhang Shixin was even more direct, and simply put the words of forcibly retaining guests directly on the table.

"Believe, I believe..." Wang Kerou didn't seem to hear the malice in the words of the two at all, knocked on the table with a smile, and responded loudly. However, if you always follow the cat and the tiger, how can others stand still and wait for you? There's a new thing, I don't know if you've seen it in Ninety-Six? ”

With that, he gently lifted the robe, revealing a dense wooden handle from his waist.

"What is this?" None of the people thought that Wang Kerou still had secrets hidden in him, and for a while, his eyes were full of fog.

Body searches can only be directed at hostile persons. The necessary precautions can only be taken at the level of personal guards. Like Wang Kerou, the commander of the First Army who took the initiative to give gifts to the door and had a long-term friendship with Zhang Shicheng, who is qualified to search him? And if that row of dense wooden handles is some kind of murderous weapon, I'm afraid everyone here will die without a place to bury...

"Grenade..."In the questioning eyes of everyone, Wang Kerou said two words that made everyone's hearts tremble.

However, soon, everyone put their hearts back in their stomachs, shaking their heads and being happy. Especially the generals, they couldn't wait to fork Wang Kerou on the table and pour the wine jar from mouth to mouth.

Who doesn't know the grenade, it's powerful, but if you don't light the twist, it's useless... Moreover, grenades are commonly used in the army, all of which are as big as small watermelons, and the charges are more than one and a half pounds. And Wang Kerou's waist is different, but only the thickness of his arm, even the wooden handle is counted as the length of the ruler, and even the twist is not attached to it...

"Don't laugh, this is Huaiyang's new grenade. The original watermelon-sized one is no longer made..."Wang Kerou knew the reason why everyone was laughing, took out a grenade from his waist, and played slowly. "It turns out that the kind of power is great, but unless you have the strength and courage, you can't play its role at all. And the further south you go, the shorter you are and the weaker your strength becomes. That's why the master craftsman's temple has changed it to the current one..."

"What can such a small one do? You can't just smash it on your head..."Zhang Shide snatched it away and put it in front of his eyes to look at it carefully. "There's an iron pipe in front and a wooden handle in the back. Half a pound of gunpowder is loaded in the top of the head, and before the battle, it has to be punched and equipped with a lead."

"Ninety-six be careful, it's not that fun..."Wang Kerou hurriedly got up and took it back, but he was not as powerful as Zhang Shide. It is simply impossible to take the grenade away from the latter again. He shook his head angrily and said loudly: "If you don't say it, we will only be left farther and farther away." Although this grenade is smaller than the original, it is much easier to use and no less powerful than the original. If you don't believe me, everyone will follow me outside to see..."

Anyway, it doesn't matter if others agree or not. He took out two more grenades from his waist, carried them upside down, and strode towards the outside of the Chinese military tent.

Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Shide, Huang Jingfu and others hurriedly followed. lest Wang Kerou have a conflict with the unfamiliar people around him, and hurt the relationship between the two families.

Outside the tent in a blink of an eye, Wang Kerou walked more than a dozen steps towards the open area. Pointing to an open space that was used as a school yard for the Changzhou Army, he said loudly, "Everyone, stop, and see me show my hand." This thing is moving a little bit, ninety-four, you must be prepared..."

After all, there is no need for a fire chain, just digging through the wax paper at the end of the wooden handle grenade, and pulling out a thin white thread from the inside. Then he jerked the thin wire with his teeth, waved his arm and threw the first grenade out...

"Boom..."More than forty steps away, the firelight flickered, illuminating the pale faces of Zhang Shicheng and others... (Note 1)

Note 1: The grenade is thrown at a distance of 35 meters from a standing position. The standard many years ago was 40 meters. Now forty meters is excellent. 50 meters for the expert. The PLA recorded 88 meters.

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