The musket was taking shape little by little, and although there were still imperfections, it was already quite lethal. For recruits who have not undergone much training, muskets are much stronger in terms of utility.

Liu Yu also thought so, since he was inferior to several major vassal kings in terms of troops, he would improve his weapons. With a musket, there will also be a psychological fall. War, not every time there is a chance to give him the weak to defeat the strong, play a bad game.

On the last day of August, Liu Yu found Han Sheng and asked him to allocate a sum of money. After Han Sheng became the Shaoqing of the Yamen, the Prime Minister of Commerce and Trade, there were not many things, except for drinking tea in the Yamen, he was playing chess with himself and himself. When he saw Liu Yu, he felt rare, and what was even rarer was the "long pole" that Liu Yu was holding in his hand.

"It's good stuff." Liu Yu gestured, the transformed musket already has the ability to fight.

"What for?"

"Bird hunting." Liu Yu thought for a while, "Actually, it's okay to hit someone." I just don't know if it's accurate. ”

"Oh?"

Liu Yue knew that Han Sheng didn't believe it, in fact, he also wanted to try the power of this gun, this was the first time he tried the gun, although he had also been exposed to it before.

In these days, there are always some birds wherever there are trees, and the birds are not cold enough to fly south for the winter before the end of autumn. Liu Yu raised his gun and pointed it at the treetops, Han Sheng came over, Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "Brother Han, get out of the way, this thing is noisy." I'm afraid to scare you. ”

"Bang!"

A spark erupted from the long muzzle, followed by a bullet, Liu Yu's eyes flashed by the spark, and he didn't see the bird that missed the aim. All he knew was that this thing was much more powerful than the airsoft gun he used to use.

"The crosshair should probably be tuned." Liu Yu muttered, "But I tried it with silk thread." It should be fine. That is, I am not very good at marksmanship. ”

As he spoke. Rickety in the treetops. A branch fell.

"It's a mess." Liu Yu laughed at himself.

"Little Brother Liu? What's going on? Han Sheng hurriedly ran over and picked up the branches that fell on the ground, "It's so thick, so far, why did it fall in a blink of an eye?" ”

Liu Yu smiled, originally he didn't say what he was aiming at, Han Sheng thought he had hit the target. In fact, he was going to show the power of a musket, not a sniper. His marksmanship, including the accuracy of his musket, was not as high as that.

"That's what I'm here to get to you for." Liu Yu said, "This is similar to a crossbow, but it is more powerful than a crossbow, and it has more advantages in terms of continuous fire." I've calculated that a test gunner who hasn't been trained too often can fire five or six rounds a minute. Oh, one minute means sixty counts. ”

Han Sheng groped for the musket in Liu Yu's hand with curious eyes, and Liu Yu said, "This is called a musket, don't move around." It's not good to go off. Although he knew that he did not place any more bullets in the gun.

"You're going to use this to distribute to the army?"

"The cost of manufacturing is still too high, and as a secret weapon. can't be too public, or want to be a killer tool, and transfer a musket team at a critical time. Bang bang bang so many dozen, no matter how strong the army is, it will be scattered. Liu Yu also became more and more energetic as he spoke, "But time is still critical now." ”

When Liu Yu said this, he and Han Sheng also sighed slightly. King Huai's endurance has reached the limit, and this war for the throne is estimated to be officially launched, and it will not be delayed until the next year, and even the new emperor's year name may not be changed.

In fact, when I came to tell Han Shengyi, Liu Yu just wanted to show off and let this old friend see the power of the musket. You must know that this thing will become the dominant war in a few hundred years, and of course, the most powerful weapon can not be made with his knowledge.

Liu Yu and Han Sheng went to meet the emperor together, Su Yan looked at the sample gun that Liu Yu presented him, and listened to what Liu Yu said, Su Yan frowned, obviously he didn't dare to imagine how such a long tube could take the enemy a hundred zhang away without arrows.

"The master will tell Mr. Han how much silver he wants." In front of Han Sheng, Su Yan still didn't have the emperor's shelf. He didn't have any ideas, Liu Yu was talking to himself.

"Then the old minister will obey the emperor's orders." Han Sheng saluted respectfully, "But you still need to have an edict." ”

"Oh, I'll write it."

Su Yan said lightly, but when it comes to these façade work, it is obviously not his strong point. Han Sheng instructed a few words on the side, and Su Yan wrote truthfully, the words written were ugly, and Liu Yu said: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to practice your words." ”

Su Yan smiled embarrassedly, to say that this is a royal pen book, it would be too embarrassing to take it out.

With the edict in hand, Liu Yu's last troubles in Chang'an City have also been settled. Now he has to concentrate on one thing - the rebellion in Guanzhong.

The war with King Huai is inevitable, so it is necessary to gain more time, and before dealing with foreign enemies, we must first solve internal troubles. In order to completely subdue the local displaced people, in addition to increasing the intensity of disaster relief, it is also necessary to deter them with heavy troops, and those who take the lead in rebellion may not just want to eat with their mouths. Once a rebellion has begun, it has a political purpose.

The military meeting on the first day of September was particularly grand, in addition to the Minister of War and Liu Yu, there were also generals above the size of Chang'an City.

In the military discussion, Liu Yu also took the initiative to ask Ying, and the first part of the Imperial Forest Army and the soldiers and horses of the South Chang'an battalion sent troops to Guannan to quell the local rebellion in one fell swoop. Subsequently, Xu Xuanzhu also expressed his willingness to bring 4,000 female army recruits to fight with Liu Yu.

This is the result of Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu's discussion at home, Liu Yu still doesn't have much experience in leading troops, Xu Xuanzhu is not worried that he is alone, and he is also afraid that he will not return. With Xu Xuanzhu by his side, he can also learn more ancient art of war. In the art of marching and war, Xu Xuanzhu is a gentleman, and he is a student.

"With General Liu's words, I can rest assured!" Su Yan gave Liu Yu full trust. He had seen Liu Yu talk and laugh on the banks of the Kwai River and wipe out 30,000 Turkic iron horsemen, which could be said to be his turnaround.

Zheng Chang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, didn't expect Liu Yu to take the initiative to lead the troops, originally he thought that the children of this family did not have the courage to join the army. Thinking about it again, most of it is that Liu Yue is greedy for merit and wants to make military merits and worship the prime minister.

Zheng Chang asked: "If Commander Liu wants to go on an expedition, I don't know who will be the commander of the Imperial Forest Army?" ”

Just when the soldiers thought that Liu Yu would propose to let one of the two right commanders, Lan He or Yang Lie, take this position, Liu Yu said: "The minister proposes that Qu Zhu, the new left commander of the Imperial Forest Army, be the responsible task of guarding the president of the Royal Forest Army. ”

"Ahh There was an exclamation in the room.

Liu Yu's promotion of Qu Zhu to be the left commander of the Imperial Forest Army has been criticized, saying that he is nepotistic, and now he actually wants Qu Zhu to be the president again. Not to mention Qu Zhu's qualifications, with his ability and prestige, it is not enough to convince the royal forest army.

Zheng Chang said aggressively: "Commander Liu, you are too arbitrary. The position of the president of the Imperial Forest Army involves the safety of the royal family, and the two commanders of Yang Right and Lan Right are stronger than Qu Zuo regardless of their experience and qualifications. The official thinks that it is better for one of the two of them to take the responsibility. ”

Liu Yu sneered: "I don't know if the decision on this matter is made by me or by the emperor?" ”

Zheng Chang glanced at Liu Yu and knew his relationship with the emperor, and the emperor would listen to whatever he said.

"Of course it's the emperor." Zheng Chang said.

"Then why did Zheng Shangshu say that he was in power?" Liu Yu said, "The meaning of the subordinates is that they want to go out with the army with the commander of Yang Right and the commander of the Blue Right, and with them, the Imperial Forest Army will be more attentive and will get twice the result with half the effort to quell the rebellion." Holy Judgment, please. ”

Others don't trust Qu Zhu, but Su Yan still trusts Qu Zhu very much. The people around Liu Yu all have a great relationship with him, but Yang Lie and Lan He are "outsiders" after all, and their relationship with him is not so close. Qu Zhu was the leader of the president of the Imperial Forest Army, and Su Yan was also relieved.

Su Yan nodded and said, "What Commander Liu said makes sense. Let's talk about Qu Shu...... The commander of Qu Zuo is indeed a talent, I know that Lu Dao, so it is decided, and the post of the president of the Imperial Forest Army will be temporarily assumed by the commander of Qu Zuo. ”

Zheng Chang didn't expect that the emperor's trust in Liu Yu would reach such a blind point, originally he heard that Liu Yu was going to go on an expedition, and thought that it was the best opportunity to take back the military power of Chang'an City, whether it was Yang Lie or Lan Jing to replace Liu Yu, because they were all children of Chang'an City's family, and there would always be a chance to be co-opted. And now, there is Qu Zhu inside, Li Mi outside, Chang'an City security and Sui Yi, these are all Liu Yu's diehards, and they are the kind that firewood and rice do not enter. Then it doesn't matter whether Liu Yu leaves Chang'an City or not.

For Liu Yu, if he wants to go on an expedition, the priority is the stability of Chang'an City.

Moreover, this is also an opportunity to exercise Qu Shu, Li Mi and Sui Yi to deal with the various forces of Chang'an City alone, after the new emperor ascended the throne, they almost all live under the shadow of Liu Yu, no matter what happens, as long as Liu Yu says a word, it can be solved. But after all, after the war with the Huai King, Liu Yu could not stay in the court permanently, and if they could not be allowed to take charge alone, then Liu Yu would only become a loner.

For the people in the Ministry of War, they are not in agreement with Liu Yue, most of the people in the Ministry of War are civil ministers, and they are still on the side of the right minister Yuan Bolang. And the generals worry too much about military law, all they have to do is to act according to orders. Of course, Liu Yu's cronyism will still make them resentful in private.

Seeing off the generals, Liu Yu explained some things to Su Yan, including how to deal with the reproaches of Yuan Bolang and others after he left. Now with the support of Lan and this left minister, even if Liu Yue leaves the court, the problem will not be too big.

Liu Yu has only been back in Chang'an City for more than a month, and now he is leaving again, and he has a lot of things to explain. Not only did he have to explain to Su Yan, but he also had to explain the Imperial Forest Army, the Defense Division's Yamen, his home, and the outer house. This is also enough for Liu Yu to be busy.

The whole army went out, the commander Liu Yu, and the deputy commander Xu Xuanzhu. The husband and wife have the final say.

The departure of the army was scheduled for the third day of the ninth month.

Before setting out on the expedition, Liu Yu specially asked the military headquarters to send a message to Qi Fang and Zhang Wuzhu, asking them to lead the newly recruited new army to form support at the local level. And the Dongshui Battalion, which was the first to set off, Liu Yu also sent a letter to inform the newly appointed orthodox leader Dong Shu, asking him to temporarily establish a firm foothold in the Dongshui Battalion army, and prepare to wait for the army to arrive, step by step. (To be continued......)