In a military tent of the Dulonggang garrison, Xiao Jiasui, Shi Bao, and Luan Tingyu sat together, and Shi Bao asked Xiao Jiasui: "Just now in the middle of the military tent, why did the military advisor talk to Na Huyan about the way to break the enemy, isn't this contrary to the purpose of our trip?" ”

When Xiao Jiasui heard this, he smiled and said the reason: "Just now my words are just to induce Hu Yanzhuo to say Ling Zhenqi, this person's nickname - Boom Sky Thunder, Zu Guan Yanling, is the first gunner of the Great Song Dynasty today, and is the person named by the former prince and Mr. Wen, our first task this time is to invite this person back." ”

Luan Tingyu and Shi Bao saw that although they couldn't quite understand why Gongzi and Mr. Wen valued Ling Zhen so much, they both nodded and took it to heart.

But it was said that Hu Yanzhuo wrote an urgent document that night, and six hundred miles were sent to the palace marshal's mansion in Tokyo, at this time Gao Yu did not know that Hu Yanzhuo had already lost a game, Hu Yanzhuo's document was written in the words, Gao Yu had no doubts, and immediately sent Ling Zhen, the deputy envoy of the armor warehouse, to receive the diploma of the marching commander, and then taught to pack up the saddle horse weapon and get up.

Ling Zhen loaded the various colored artillery, as well as the corresponding artillery stones and gun carriages, loaded the car, brought the clothes, armor, armor, swords, luggage and other items, and thirty or forty soldiers left Tokyo, and took the road to Liangshan.

For eight or nine days, in the small village on the Yazui Beach in Liangshan, Song Jiang was depressed in his heart, and said to Wu Yong, the military advisor on the side: "Scholar, what is the idea of this Hu Yanzhuo, what is the purpose of only camping on the edge of the water for many days, and not fighting?" ”

Wu Yong was also puzzled at this time, and said in a deep voice: "It is said that this Hu Yanzhuo has been defeated once before, this time he must want to be ashamed, even if he is more cautious, it will not be like now; According to Xiaosheng's thoughts, this Hu Yanzhuo seemed to be waiting for someone to come to help. ”

"Our Liangshan is surrounded by water, and the water is a dangerous place, even if he waits for a few thousand more people, without warships, what role can it play?" Song Jiang frowned and said noncommittally.

"That's what Xiaosheng doesn't understand." Wu shook it lightly with a feather fan, and said with a slight chin of relief.

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a commotion outside, and a little minion under Zhu Gui broke in and said to the two: "The owner of the village, the military division, Tokyo Xincha has a gunner, called the thunder Ling Zhen, and now the shelves are erected at the water's edge, and the artillery has been fired towards the duckbill beach." ”

When Song Jiang and Wu Yong heard this, they immediately went out, and the first thing that caught their eyes was several burning artillery, which hit the water surface and beachhead near Yazui Beach, splashing water, flying sand and stones, shaking the ground and shaking the mountains, and Song Jiang and Wu Yong's faces changed color.

"The owner of the village, and abandon the small village of Yazui Beach, go back to Wanzi City first, and see how he tries to cast it, but he discusses." Wu Yong hurriedly admonished Song Jiang.

Song Jiang did not hesitate, and immediately gathered the panicked minions around, abandoned the small village, got up and went to the gate.

Fang to the broken gold pavilion, you can see the Yazui Beach village rushing to the sky, the wind cannon sandwiched the golden wheel cannon to hit the Yazui Beach, the time is chaotic rocks through the air, the waves hit the shore, the Yazui Beach village in a cannon after a cannon, turned into nothing.

Seeing this situation, Song Jiang and the leaders were all discolored, and why Hu Yanzhuo had been holding back these days.

At this time, Wu Yong pondered for a moment and comforted everyone: "Brothers, don't panic, Wanzi City is far away from the water, even if there are flying artillery, how can you hook the edge of the city?" If one person lures Ling Zhen to the water's edge, he can first capture this person before discussing a way to break the enemy. ”

When Song Jiang heard this, he looked at the three leaders in the arena and said in a deep voice: "Now it's time for Brother Zhang Heng, Brother Zhang Wang, and Brother Sun to make contributions. ”

Zhang Heng, the boat Huo'er, Zhang Wang, the ghost of the river, and Sun Wu, the loach in the oil, said when they saw it, hurriedly walked out, and arched their hands: "I will live up to the trust of my brother and the military advisor." ”

The three of them received the military order, and hurriedly went down the mountain to prepare, and Song Jiang sent the brothers Mu Hong and Mu Chun to respond.

In a harbor where Shijie Lake and Liangshan Bo meet, between the reeds, two clippers are across the water, and Zhu Biao and Ruan Thi Sanxiong stand on the boat, looking in the direction of Yazui Beach.

Ruan Xiaoqi wore a black hat to cover the sun and a chess piece cloth vest on his body, swinging the boat smoothly, and said to Zhu Biao at the bow of the boat: "No wonder Gongzi attaches so much importance to this Ling Zhen, and he has a thunderbolt." ”

Zhu Biao smiled and said, "This Ling Commander's ability is not limited to this. ”

"Obediently, we have never dreamed of this battle today, and it will be more powerful, I can't imagine it." Ruan Xiaowu held the oar, held the pomegranate flower on the sideburns with one hand, and said with a smile.

Zhu Biao saw that, but a trace of memory surged in his heart, for the three heroes of the Ruan family, such an artillery scene was breathtaking, but for Zhu Biao, compared to the modern war of later generations, this face is the light of fireflies and the bright moon competing for glory.

In fact, the wind cannon and the golden wheel cannon that Ling Zhen just put are not real cannons, but a kind of throwing firearms similar to trebuchets.

The birth of the first artillery in Chinese history came from forty years later, built by Wei Sheng, a famous anti-Jin general of the Southern Song Dynasty; Fill the iron cylinder with gunpowder, stuff it with gravel, put it on the gun cart, and when the enemy ignites the fire, the gravel can shoot out more than 200 steps, kill and injure the enemy, which is called: thunderbolt cannon.

Wei Sheng built dozens of artillery carts, which were pushed by two people when marching, and lined up for a week when camping. The enemy is at a distance and is bombarded with artillery; When the enemy approached, the sword and axe men attacked from the formation, which was the earliest artillery in Chinese history.

Only in Zhu Biao's view, although Ling Zhen's cannon is not a cannon in the sense of later generations, its power is even greater than Wei Sheng's thunderbolt cannon.

Thunder - Ling Zhen, in Zhu Biao's heart, its value is the same as that of the jade banner rod - Meng Kang, and the Lingxing Divine Doctor - An Daoquan, but these three people are not famous in the original trajectory.

Mr. Lu Xun once said: Foreign countries use gunpowder to make bullets to resist the enemy, but China uses it to make firecrackers to worship God.

Like Ling Zhen, there are only a handful of opportunities for him to fire a cannon in the entire Water Margin, let alone a more refined breakthrough in specialized research, a good high-tech talent, being sent by Song Jiang to "release the cannon", is really a sigh.

After a while, Zhu Biao retracted his thoughts and said to Ruan Xiaoer, who was on the other side of the boat: "Second brother, in the past few days, you and the fifth brother and the seventh brother have paid more attention to the movements on the water. ”。

Ruan Xiaoer hurriedly hugged Zhu Biao, and said, "Don't worry, son, our brother will definitely bring you back that thunder." ”

Zhu Biao nodded, and instructed: "If you touch the river ghost Zhang Wang and the loach Sun Wu, the three brothers will dispose of it at will, only the boat fire Zhang Heng, don't be embarrassed by him, and leave it to the Zhang Shun brothers to solve it themselves in the future." ”