Chapter 176: Emperor Wu of Han's Calculations! The first test release of the flying thunder cannon
In the Weiyang Palace, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was sitting in the hall, looking at a cloth map depicting the location of Mobei.
Although the map is large, it is still not detailed enough.
But in this ancient era of two thousand years ago, it was enough.
At the edge of the map, Emperor Wu of Han marked Dai County and Dingxiang County, and muttered to himself: "I ordered them to exchange the direction of the march, and now the two cavalry armies, according to the time, should be in these two county towns at this moment." ”
Mrs. Li on the side took out the peeled fruit and fed it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and at the same time did not forget to ask: "The two counties are far away from Chang'an, Your Majesty, you are in the palace, how can you know the whereabouts of the two generals?" ”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was immediately happy, and while eating the fruit processed by Mrs. Li, he said, "You don't believe it? ”
Mrs. Li hurriedly lowered her head and said in a panic: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, and the concubines have not questioned Your Majesty's intentions. ”
When Emperor Wu of Han saw it, he laughed and said, "What are you nervous about, I am not angry with you." ”
Hear this.
Mrs. Li suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
And at this time.
A man dressed as a soldier of the Lin Army hurriedly ran in, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, the Weiqing Legion has been stationed in Dingxiang County last night, and the hussar general has also arrived in Daijun with soldiers and horses. ”
Mrs. Li suddenly exclaimed in surprise and said, "Your Majesty is right, the two generals have already arrived. ”
Looking at Mrs. Li's adoring and admiring appearance, Emperor Wu of Han at this time felt a little happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's just that they arrive at the normal time, if the two of them don't arrive at the specified time, I will punish them, and they don't dare to delay!" ”
Between words, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty studied it on the map again.
At the same time, he didn't forget to mutter: "This is easy to say in the territory of the Han Dynasty, but if you enter Mobei, I can't figure out where the Huns are hiding, I don't know if Wei Qing can find them!" ”
Mrs. Li said at this time: "Your Majesty, the two generals are like gods, and they will definitely find it." ”
It turns out that a beautiful and talkative woman is the most pleasing to men.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was no exception.
Soon after the Yulin Army pawns who came to report the news withdrew, another guard walked in and reported to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "Your Majesty, over there in the Wrought Iron Palace, the blacksmiths have already made the first batch of flying thunder cannons, and they are preparing to try them, and I hope to get Your Majesty's consent." ”
"Oh? Made? Okay, let's go check it out! Emperor Wu of Han nodded slightly.
Subsequently.
He took Mrs. Li with him.
The carriage drove on the gallop road, and no one dared to stop it.
After all, this is the carriage that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rode in!
As for Chi Dao, because of embroidered messengers like Jiang Chong, the residents of Chang'an City have long been afraid to take the carriage.
Together with the crown prince Liu Ju, who was the prince, they were all pulled out of the carriage by Jiang Chong.
It can well be imagined.
Who would dare to ride a horse-drawn carriage on the gallop road in Chang'an City?
There is only the carriage that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty rides.
As for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself, not only did he not criticize Jiang Chong's operation, but even appreciated it.
This is why Jiang Chong even dared to offend the crown prince Liu Ju.
After all.
This is what Emperor Wu of Han supported him to do.
The carriage was slow.
But the ancients did not have a traffic jam, even though Chang'an City is very prosperous, but only Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty drove a carriage on the gallop road.
Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, and his favorite concubine, Mrs. Li, soon arrived at the blacksmith hall.
After entering the temple.
The first batch of ten flying thunder cannons was placed in the temple.
The swarthy muzzle of the cannon is inexplicably terrifying.
Mrs. Li accompanied Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to watch these flying thunder cannons together, and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, these cannons should be designed by the champion Hou Di, right?" ”
"I heard that the last Nanda camp drilled."
"That champion Brother Hou casually took the trunk of the tree, and said what kind of weapon it was, and arrogantly said that the old general Li and the old general Cheng didn't know that the old general was defeated."
"This makes the soldiers of the Southern Battalion complain a lot about this child's play!"
"It's true!" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had personally experienced the incident, so he naturally knew the course of the incident better than anyone else, but he still looked at Mrs. Li curiously and asked: "This matter is a matter of Nanda Camp's drill, although it is not said to be confidential, it is not something that ordinary people can know. ”
"You are in the palace and have not come out for a long time."
"How do you know about this?"
Hear this.
Mrs. Li hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, the concubine heard from the eldest brother that the eldest brother has recently practiced the art of war, and wants to learn something as soon as possible so that he can serve His Majesty." Therefore, I had some acquaintance with General Li's family, and then talked about this matter. ”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty frowned slightly, and suddenly remembered the last time, after being questioned about hunting in Shanglin Yuan, he shouted at Li Guangli who was competing with Xiao Huoguang.
This guy's name is one more word than General Li Guang.
Martial arts are much sparse.
After two or three rounds, he was picked off the horse by Huo Guang with a stick, and the one who fell was called an embarrassment.
This kind of performance.
In the eyes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that it is very embarrassing.
However, because of his favorite brother of Mrs. Li, Emperor Wu of Han didn't say anything about him, snorted lightly, and said, "The matter of Nanda Camp's drill is indeed a matter of this." Not only did I know, but I also went on a special trip to let that little Huo Guang do it without fear. ”
When Mrs. Li heard this, she was immediately surprised: "Your Majesty is so fond of the champion brother, and when the concubines hear about it, they are afraid that they will be jealous." ”
When Emperor Wu of Han heard this, he smiled dumbly and said: "What is there to be jealous of, I let that kid be arrogant and arrogant to do this, not a favor, but a convenient way to beat the general in the future!" ”
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was only one general.
That's Wei Qing!
Other than that, there is no one else.
Even if Hou Huo, the champion favored by His Majesty, was sick, he was only a hussar general.
Although after the Battle of Mobei.
The uncle and nephew have the same status, but the title of general is still only exclusive to Wei Qing.
After all.
This is the person who won the first victory for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty against the Xiongnu.
When Mrs. Li heard this, she immediately confused Emperor Wu of Han's operation. Let Huo Guang act arrogantly, and say that it was to beat Wei Qing, these two have little to do with each other, right?
With this suspicion, Mrs. Li tried to ask: "Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't understand this matter, but she is also very curious, isn't General Wei Qing His Majesty's favorite general?" Besides, he is the younger brother of the queen mother, why did His Majesty beat him? ”
"Again."
"Does this have anything to do with Champion Houdi?"
Emperor Wu of Han gently stroked the muzzle of the Flying Thunder Cannon with his hand, feeling the cold touch on it. After a while, he slowly withdrew his hand, put it behind him, and said lightly: "Wei Qing is steady, it is difficult to make mistakes in doing things, I am not good to beat directly!" ”
"The hussar general has a rushing personality, but there are many wrong things. But I have high hopes for him, so I don't want to knock him. ”
"As for Huo Guang, this kid is frizzy and frizzy, and he likes to engage in some businessmen, I don't like it. It couldn't be more appropriate to use his mistakes to beat Wei Qing. ”
Huo Guang in history is famous for his stability.
Arguably.
As an official beside Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty died and closed his eyes, Huo Guang could maintain complete consistency in the path he walked every day and how many steps he took.
In the eyes of all.
Those were extremely disciplined people.
But here's the thing.
At this moment, Huo Guang is no longer the person on the historical prototype.
Stable?
Does it have anything to do with him Huo Guang!
No, not at all!
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty finished saying this, he suddenly turned his gaze to Mrs. Li again, and continued: "Five years ago, Zhao Xin, the Xiongnu general who was subdued by Wei Qing, suddenly defected and led his troops into the Flying Eagle Stream, preparing to raid the Ganquan Palace where I was stationed at that time. ”
"In order to protect the safety of Ganquan Palace, the general actually mobilized the Tiger Feather Forest Army to move forward without authorization."
"I don't blame Wei Qing for this."
"Just."
"At that moment, I suddenly discovered that this great general, who relied on me in the past, could actually mobilize the Tiger Feather Forest Army in the non-military establishment without my will."
"How can this make me feel at ease?"
The emperors of all feudal dynasties have always had a common problem.
That's paranoia!
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as a generation of heroes, compared to other emperors in history, his suspicion will only be stronger.
The Yulin Army was a close attendant of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
This kind of soldier.
Only Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can be transferred, and anyone who is mobilized is a capital crime.
Wei Qing can mobilize the close attendants of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in other words, if Wei Qing wants to rebel and kill Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, wouldn't it be easy?
Once the emperor became suspicious.
The consequences are unimaginable.
Fortunately, Wei Qing is still the brother-in-law of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and with the relationship of Empress Wei, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not have the idea of executing Wei Qing.
It's just that since then, Wei Qing has been suppressed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
At this time, the hussar general Huo Quai's illness came to prominence again, and so, under the operation of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the transfer of the power and prestige of the army began.
And when Emperor Wu of Han and Madame Li said these words.
The momentum of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very impressive, so that the delicate Mrs. Li did not dare to speak.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty continued to say to himself: "Ai Ji, do you know why I made Wei Zifu the queen and Wei Qing the general? ”
Mrs. Li opened her mouth and wanted to say that it was because Empress Wei was the first to give birth to a prince for Her Majesty, but she felt that it was not good to say this, so she shook her head again and said, "The concubine doesn't know, and she doesn't dare to speculate!" ”
For Mrs. Li's answer, Emperor Wu of Han didn't care.
It's just that.
A look of pain and disgust erupted in his eyes, and he said coldly: "Since Empress Lu, the women of the Han Dynasty court have always wanted to learn from each other. ”
"When I first came to power, Empress Dowager Dou firmly held the power, so I couldn't do anything."
"Empress Dowager Dou died, my mother, my imperial aunt Princess Tao, they came up again and wanted to do the same thing."
"Here's why."
"It's all because their identities are not simple, and they have a family behind them."
"I've figured it out."
He made up his mind that whether it was having children or governing the country against enemies, he would never reuse those who had their own power background. Whether it was Wei Zifu or Wei Qing, they were all the objects I was looking for at that time. ”
"Because of such a low-born person, the only thing he can rely on is me!"
"Without me, they are nothing!"
"It's a pity, my idea is still too simple."
"Because I look back and find that the prestige and power of the newcomers who only relied on me at the beginning have grown up to be as good as those old people in the past that I feared."
The words fell.
Emperor Wu of Han looked at Madame Li again and asked, "Do you know Ai Ji, why did I tell you about these things?" ”
After hearing the words of Emperor Wu of Han.
Mrs. Li thought for a while before she said, "Your Majesty wants the concubines to understand that the concubines, and the brothers in the concubines' families, should not cling to other family relationships. ”
"Because the concubine's family is the only one I can rely on!"
"Your Majesty."
"You're smart!" Emperor Wu of Han hooked Mrs. Li's nose with his hand, and then said with extreme conceit: "But it's not smart enough, what I mean is to tell you that since I can make Wei Qing a high-profile general, I can naturally let your brother have the same honor." ”
"But you have some business to do with the court."
"I will also deprive you of all the honors of the Li family, understand?"
The so-called companion is like a tiger, and this is the case.
Mrs. Li immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine knows that she is wrong, and she shouldn't ask about those court matters. ”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, still loved this beautiful concubine very much, and immediately pulled up Mrs. Li's body and said, "Ai Ji, I won't do anything to you, just remember today's words." ”
"Alright."
"It's time to test the power of this flying thunder cannon, come on, test the cannon!"
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave an order, and the Yulin army came in one after another and pushed the ten flying thunder cannons out.
Because the iron-making industry at this time was not good, in Huo Guang's design, the barrel of the flying thunder cannon should be thick enough!
Outside the barrel.
And tie it up in a circle with something as strong as wire.
A set of processes down.
In any case, it should be much stronger than the gasoline barrel used as a barrel.
After the Flying Thunder Cannon was pushed out.
The ten doors were lined up, and according to the instructions given by Huo Guang, the gunpowder and explosives packages were filled.
As for gunpowder?
Naturally, it was also contributed by Huo Guang, otherwise in such a short period of time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che would not be able to get these gunpowders no matter how powerful he was.
When the lead or something is done.
The blacksmith who made the cannon stepped forward and pleaded: "Your Majesty, please step back a little, according to the design drawings left by Huo Yilang, this weapon is extremely powerful." This is not only true for the enemy, but also for oneself if it is not used carelessly, causing unimaginable harm to one's own side. ”
When Emperor Wu of Han heard this, he nodded and took a few steps back.
Still, the blacksmith said, "Please stand back a little more, Your Majesty." ”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything, and pulled Mrs. Li back two more steps.
However.
Even so.
The blacksmith still opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, for your safety, please"
However, before the blacksmith's words were finished this time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che was already angry, and did not give him time to speak, and said: "Come on, drag this blacksmith down and beat the thirty boards!" ”
"The soldiers of the Moulting Forest Army came up and tried to release the flying thunder cannon!"
"Humph!"
"In this world, there is no one who can make me retreat again and again."
"I don't believe it, this flying thunder is really as powerful as Xiao Huo Guang boasted!"
An order was given.
The blacksmith who was full of begging for mercy was directly dragged down by the Yulin Army.
And with it.
Replaced by a soldier of the Yulin Army, stepped forward to light the fuse.
These soldiers listened very much to the words of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, and they didn't realize whether it was dangerous or not. The emperor ordered them to light the black rope, and they took the torch and lit it.
The black rope that does not slip in autumn, after encountering the fire, burns as soon as it rubs it.
Obviously the reservation is very long.
But soon, it burned into the barrel of the gun.
Then there was a loud bang, and the gunpowder in the barrel of the cannon spewed tongues of fire into the distant sky, and the round explosive bag was "spewed" out.
"Boom"
"Boom"
"Boom"
(End of chapter)