Wang Tiqian looked at the beardless guy in front of him in horror, he was the eunuch in charge of the seal. Then ...... yourself!

"Princess, you don't have to look like this. Yo......! Are the beans a little salty? These minions who can't do things actually give the prince such a careless meal. Someone's coming! Bring the water! The light of the oil lamp reflected on Cao Huachun's face from below, making this face even more hideous and terrifying.

"Father-in-law, you spare the old slave, you spare the ......!" The jailers didn't care about that, one with a funnel and the other with water. When the hole is inserted in the mouth, the water keeps pouring into the stomach.

"Princess, there is sweat medicine in this water. Just get a good night's sleep! Seeing that Wang Tiqian was groggy and had no strength in his body, Cao Huachun chuckled. Very femininely, she took out a handkerchief, covered her nose and walked out. The smell inside this prison is really not very good, especially after the dry feces and urine of the king's body flowed together.

"Spare ......! Spare your life! In a drowsy state, Wang Tiqian was muttering for the last time in his life.

The news of Wang Tiqian's death in prison did not even bubble up in Jinling City. Even Wang Tiqian's body was swept away by a broken reed and thrown into a mass grave. Before his death, he worked hard to draw and buy tens of thousands of family fortunes, and in the end, he didn't even mix the coffin. An outdated old eunuch is dead, and he is dead! It's no more newsworthy than a dead dog in a nobleman's house.

The hottest topic in Jinling City now is whether Shi Kefa can still sit on the throne of the military department. Shi Kefa has always been regarded as Zhou Yanru's person. The imperial court is now in charge of Zhou Gelao, and such a powerful position as the secretary of the military department must be held in the hands of his own people to feel at ease.

Almost everyone decided that Shi Kefa was going to clean the desk and leave. Mr. Shi's buttocks seemed to grow on the chair of the military department, and he didn't see any loosening. No matter how many people ask for entrustment, how many people prepare heavy gifts, Wen Tiren is adamant that the military department is still a book and cannot be done without history.

Wen Tiren understands people, don't look at those scholars and doctors, who usually quarrel and scold people, one by one, as if they have been beaten with chicken blood. When it's time to get the real thing, it's time to take a break. Don't look at the current Nanjing Forbidden Army, which seems to be strong and strong, and has huge advantages in manpower, material resources, and financial resources. But in reality, these aren't even a fart.

Outside Luoyang City, the third division of the elite forbidden army was killed by someone else's stubborn tooth extraction. Wen Tiren has seen Li Dingguo many times and knows that Li Dingguo is not an incompetent general. Even he was beaten into this virtue, and there was no military department in which Shi Kefa was in charge. I am afraid that in a few days, the Liao army will reach the edge of the Yangtze River.

Shi Kefa has been very excited lately, because Wen Tiren has asked someone to send a gunpowder sample. It was the same as the gunpowder of the Liao army, and it was said that a gunpowder workshop would be established in Suzhou to specialize in the production of this gunpowder. As long as Shi Kefa finds a way to resist in Xuzhou, the Nanjing Forbidden Army can use a new type of gunpowder within half a year. In the future, mortar shells will be fired casually, and grenades will be thrown casually. You can have as much as you want, and you can do enough!

Hearing this news, Shi Kefa was a chicken blood. That's great!

After the baptism of the Liao army, Shi Kefa was deeply poisoned by the theory that cannon is justice. The Liao army can play with the idea of artillery, but the Nanjing forbidden army cannot. Because the Nanjing Forbidden Army could not make its own shells!

The arrival of the first has solved the problem of shells to a certain extent. But the Houjin version of the mortar is too heavy, and it is far from being comparable to the iron pipe that can be carried away by one person in the Liao army.

Well, now the mortar shells are hard to make. It's been a dream for years!

Shi Kefa plans to go to Suzhou in person to see the gunpowder factory under construction. At the same time, you should also take a good look at that guy named Wu Sangui. It's not because I haven't seen Wu Sangui, but I want to thank Wu Sangui sincerely. With his arrival, the problem of ammunition for the neck of the Kanenjing Forbidden Army was finally solved.

However, before going to Suzhou, Shi Kefa was going to meet someone. As the secretary of the military department of the Yongli Dynasty, there are not many people who are qualified to let him come to the door. In Jinling City, one slap can definitely be counted.

"Brother Boya, please!" Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War personally came to visit, and Sun Chuanting naturally wanted to greet him at the door. Seeing Sun Chuanting come out, Shi Kefa took a few steps to give a salute.

"Brother Xian, how dare you do this." Sun Chuanting hurriedly returned the salute, after all, he was the secretary of the Nanming Military Department, and the leader of a high-ranking official.

"You've been in Jinling for a long time, so I have time to come and see you. How is it to live in Nanjing? ”

"To be honest, I'm not used to it. If nothing else, let's just say that the weather is not used to it. Although it is colder in the capital, after all, there are fire walls and fire kang in the house. It's cold and snowy outside, but inside the house is warm and smoky. But this Jinling water vapor is too big, cold and cold. Ay......! Don't talk about that, please! ”

"Huh! What you said is true, charcoal braziers are used for heating in the south of the Yangtze River, which is far inferior to the stoves in Liaodong. However, the cold weather in the south of the Yangtze River is only a few days, and the beautiful scenery of Jinling City in March will definitely make you happy. ”

The two of them were talking and laughing as they walked inside like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

"It's noon, so let's not stick to those rituals. I asked people to clean up a few side dishes, scald a pot of wine, and let's talk while eating? Sun Chuanting didn't let Shi Kefa go to the main hall, but let him into the flower hall.

"That's what I mean! Today, I brought two bottles of Wuliangye, don't look at this thing is nothing in the Liao army, but it is a rare thing in Jinling. That is, brother, if you are replaced by another person, the wine on the gift list will be replaced by a flower carving. Shi Kefa joked as he walked inside.

"That's just right!" The next table of banquets has already been set up in the flower hall.

The two of them sat down separately and took away the maid and servant, and drank for two people.

"Brother Boya, why did this Liao army suddenly enter Xuzhou? You know, the dog is in front of the Xuzhou army, and now we are in the same boat, you have to give a word. As soon as he had a drink, Shi Kefa asked the question he was most anxious to ask.

"In such a hurry? I thought you'd ask later, so don't you! Sooner or later it's going to be told to you.

Li Xiao believes that the advantage of the Liao army lies in the elite soldiers, but the lack of numbers is the biggest shortcoming. Although the training and equipment of the Nanjing Forbidden Army were not as good as those of the Liao Army, they had an absolute advantage in numbers. Therefore, he chose the battlefield in Xuzhou, a battleground that must be contested. I hope to attract all the main forces of your Nanjing Forbidden Army to Xuzhou. Otherwise, the divisions are stationed in various places, and they cannot form a complete fist.

One thing I can tell you is that this time Li Xiao did not intend to capture Xuzhou. I just want to delay and consume the military strength of your Nanjing Forbidden Army in Xuzhou. ”

"Really? Brother Boya, there is no joke in the army! ”

"Of course, if your Nanjing Forbidden Army is vulnerable. Li Xiao will still seize Xuzhou, after all, the location of Xuzhou is too important. As long as Xuzhou is captured, it will be a matter of time before the Yangtze River is drunk. What Li Xiao thought was that he couldn't pay much price to take Xuzhou. So, you just have to die in Xuzhou. Li Xiao would never launch a larger-scale attack, and his few soldiers could not withstand too many losses. ”

"If you want to eat fish without getting fishy, it is really Li Xiao's consistent style. The dog is on the front line in Xuzhou, and the four divisions are closely relying on Xuzhou, and these troops are naturally not a problem to hold Xuzhou. ”

"Elder Wen Ge said, you want to set up an arsenal in Suzhou. Half a year ago, Wu Sangui had defected. How did you start a gunpowder workshop, do you know? Wu Sangui has a person called a sledgehammer in his hand, which is a person who is responsible for the production of new gunpowder, as long as he controls this person, he is in control of the secret of new gunpowder. However, Wu Sangui has been arresting him for so many days, and he must have already figured out the production process of Xinis gunpowder. However, Sledgehammer produced new gunpowder for the Liao army for several years, and his experience was very important. You have to keep an eye on this person, and it's better to get your hands on it. ”

"Oh! And such a person? Shi Kefa listened to Sun Chuanting's words and thought thoughtfully.