Catherine took a deep breath and asked, "Is it difficult to bring the Holy Emperor Guild without considering the consequences in case of defeat?" ”

The female guard shook her head and said, "This can't be! How could we lose to that Ming? The last defeat is not justified, it is entirely because the useless Xiliao people have broken things! Besides, we didn't have much strength in that battle! ”

Catherine sneered: "We didn't show much strength in that battle, did Da Ming take out a lot of strength?" Don't think of Daming as one of those useless Islamic countries, and don't think of Daming as France! They are no weaker than our empire in any way! If the war starts rashly, no one can control the outcome at all! Maybe we'll win, but maybe we'll lose! Once defeated, the Holy Emperor's plan will be frustrated! Who is responsible? ”

The female guard said angrily: "Don't be alarmist! Don't say that what you said will never happen, even if it happens, the Holy Emperor has countermeasures! ”

Catherine was stunned for a moment, then frowned, "What do you mean by that?" ”

The female guard sneered, "Don't you understand? ”

Catherine affirmed her judgment and said angrily, "This is madness! ”

The female guard said, "You're not right. It's just to guarantee victory! Then he said: "If you don't like that scene so much, it's best not to make any mistakes!" He smiled, "Actually, you shouldn't be able to fight the Ming Dynasty, don't forget that you still have Byzantium as an ally!" Two empires attacking an Eastern Ming Dynasty, if they can't defeat it, isn't it a big joke? Catherine frowned and did not speak.

Look back to the east.

"Big brother, in view of the current situation on the sea, I think the naval army should be further expanded and reorganized." Wang Rong said.

Yang Peng smiled and said, "Let's talk about it." ”

Wang Rong thought for a while and said, "I think the fleet should be reorganized and expanded into two major components, one part is called the patrol fleet, which is mainly responsible for protecting the coast, protecting trade routes and fighting piracy; The other part is called the Ocean Fleet, and its main purpose is to compete with the enemy's main fleet at sea and expand its maritime territory. ”

Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully, raised his head and said with a smile: "Your suggestion is very good, and it coincides with my thoughts." ”

Wang Rong said happily: "Big brother agreed?" ”

Yang Peng nodded and smiled: "Of course I agree with my wife's suggestion." ”

Wang Rong gave Yang Peng a coquettish look of 'count you', and then asked, "Big brother, what should be the appropriate size of each fleet?" ”

Yang Peng said: "If you patrol the fleet, you don't have to stipulate the scale of death. I don't think it is necessary for the central government to set up it directly, but let the coastal governors prepare for it themselves, and there is no limit to the scale, and it will be formed by each locality according to its needs, and it will be responsible for protecting the coast, protecting trade routes, and suppressing pirates. As for the Ocean Fleet, I think it will be expanded into two fleets, one called the Oriental Fleet and the other called the Western Fleet. Like you said, the Ocean Fleet is mainly used to compete with the Empire's naval forces at sea to expand the maritime territory! Then he smiled and said, "I mean, you are the Grand Commander of the Eastern Fleet, and Wang Hai is the Grand Commander of the Western Fleet." ”

Wang Rong smiled: "Big brother can do whatever he says." ”

Yang Peng pondered for a moment and asked, "How many warships do you think we need to ensure our absolute superiority at sea?" ”

Wang Rong immediately took out a piece of paper and put it in front of Yang Peng, and said with a smile: "I have already written it out." ”

Yang Peng picked up the paper handed over by Wang Rong and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Hehe, you really think of me as a rich man!" So many battleships! ”

Wang Rong said angrily: "Didn't the eldest brother see the fleet of England?" To completely overwhelm them, it is impossible without such a scale! ”

Yang Peng nodded, put down the paper, and said with a smile: "Okay!" When I return to Bianliang, I will talk to the cabinet about this matter! ”

Wang Rong hurriedly said: "Big brother, don't forget, you promised me that you would stay with me and the child for a while after this battle is over!" Wang Rong had a resentful look on her face, obviously thinking that Yang Peng had forgotten his promise.

Yang Peng hugged Wang Rong, kissed her red lips, and said with a smile: "I'm so good at forgetting!" Let's go back to Hangzhou first, and I'll accompany you for a month before returning to Bianliang. Wang Rong was overjoyed, hugged Yang Peng's neck and kissed him heavily. Yang Peng couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart, rubbed Wang Rong's waist with both hands, Wang Rong exclaimed, and scolded angrily: "Bad guy!" Yang Peng hugged Wang Rong and said with a wicked smile: "The worse is still to come!" So saying, he went into the tabernacle. The water is melting, and the love is lingering, so I won't go into details.

Yang Peng and his entourage returned to Hangzhou and stayed for a month before Yang Peng set off again and returned to Bianliang.

As soon as he arrived in Bianliang, he received an urgent report from Liu Zhiliang from Kyoto. Could it be that something is wrong with the Wa Kingdom?

There is indeed something wrong with the Wa Kingdom. At the beginning, Yang Peng captured Kyoto in one fell swoop and captured almost all the imperial family under the emperor, and the only one who escaped, the crown prince Yongren, did not dare to fight against the Ming Dynasty, and fled to the New World with his remnants of the defeated generals and followers under the protection of the fleet. Immediately, Yang Peng adopted a policy of gentleness towards the remaining daimyo of the Wa Kingdom, and sent envoys to appease them. All the daimyo accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty and became the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, so far, the Wa Kingdom was completely incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, at least nominally.

However, although the daimyo of the Wa Kingdom accepted the canonization, they were still suspicious of the Ming Dynasty, and the daimyo were still in strict preparation for a possible surprise attack by the Ming army.

However, what they feared did not happen, and after Yang Peng subdued Hattori Haoyong, he returned to China, leaving only a third army and the local military army in Dongying. The daimyo were relieved, and the contradictions between them erupted. As early as the Ping Qing Dynasty, the daimyo of the Wa Kingdom intrigued with each other and fought constantly, today you take my city, tomorrow I will kill your whole family, not only between each other interests entangled, but also grievances entangled. Both the Taira Kiyomori period and the later Yonghito period adopted a pacification strategy, that is, to adjust as much as possible so that the local daimyo would not have a large-scale war. This policy played a certain role, but the effect was not very good, and the conquest and vendetta between each other also came and went.

Not long ago, the daimyo had to unite to defend against the Ming army under a common threat. But now, everyone has submitted to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Emperor and the main force of the Ming Dynasty have already left. While the daimyo let go of their worries, the hatred and greed between them could not help but surface.

First of all, the Takeda family attacked the Honda family, and then the Kai family attacked the Iga family, and the great battles between the daimyo broke out one after another, and finally more than 20 daimyo fought into a pot of porridge, and the entire eastern part of Toei was full of wars and killings! In order to survive, people from all over the country fled to the western part of Dongying under the direct control of the Ming Dynasty. When they arrived, they were surprised to find that the legendary brutally ruled western region was like a paradise!?

The daimyo were in a mess, and the daimyo who was at a disadvantage hurriedly sent an envoy to Kyoto in the hope of getting help from the Ming court, while the side that had the upper hand also sent an envoy and shifted all the blame to the other party. Nowadays, in the governor's hall in Kyoto, fierce quarrels between the envoys of the daimyo of various factions have erupted from time to time.

Yang Peng put down the report, smiled and said to the cabinet ministers: "Those local heroes in the east of Dongying have already formed a mess, let them fight." ”

Everyone smiled, and Zhang Xiang smiled: "When they are almost done, let's clean up the mess again, and it will be like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves." ”

Li Mubai said: "But we can't completely let it go, we should help the weak and fight the strong, so that they can fight as lively as possible!" ”

Yang Peng smiled and nodded, and said teasingly: "Although this strategy is not very kind, it is the most beneficial to our Daming." The crowd laughed.

Yang Peng thought for a moment, pulled a piece of letter paper in his left hand, picked up a brush in his right hand, and quickly wrote a letter full of ink. put down the brush, picked up the letter paper and checked it, then handed it to Jiang Li next to him, and said, "Give it to Sister Han Bing." Jiang Li took the letter, walked to Han Bing's seat, handed it to Han Bing, and then retreated to Yang Peng's side.

Yang Peng said: "This is my reply to Liu Zhiliang and the Queen of the East China Sea, your cabinet will take a look, if there is no problem, stamp it and send it." ”

Putting aside Dongying's affairs for the time being, he glanced at everyone and said, "In view of the current situation, I plan to further expand the water army!" My opinion is," he immediately said the result of his original discussion with Wang Rong. After listening to it, everyone felt that this was a matter of course and agreed. Yang Peng saw that the cabinet agreed to his army expansion plan, and immediately said: "Since the cabinet has no dissent, then this matter is decided." The Cabinet of Ministers passed a resolution as soon as possible to allocate funds, and the ordnance department immediately mobilized manpower and resources to put it into production. The cabinet ministers agreed together.

Yelu Hanyu hugged his fists and said: "Big brother, since the first, second, and two major armies have withdrawn to the country, it is better to deploy them all to the Western Regions." ”

Yang Peng pondered: "I think it's better to temporarily arrange these two legions around Bianliang, and then transfer them according to the situation in the future." Then he glanced at Yelu Hanyu, and then at Yelu Guanyin, and said gratefully: "Mei'er, Guanyin, you have worked so hard in the past two years!" When the two girls heard this, they couldn't help but complain, and glared at Yang Peng fiercely, as if they were blaming him for his ruthlessness.

In the dead of night, Yang Peng's bedroom was full of fairy music, and a moving gut battle was being staged on the bed, lingering to the death. After a long time, the bed behind the tent gradually fell silent.

Yang Peng hugged the two daughters tightly, and the two daughters continued to kiss their lover's chest as if they were still unsatisfied.

Yang Peng stroked the two girls' skin, which was still as smooth as brocade, and said apologetically: "It's really hard for you in the past two years!" ”

Ya Yu Guanyin said angrily: "You ruthless man, you actually left us outside for a few years!" Yelu Hanyu couldn't help but say: "Anyway, you have many concubines, and you won't care if you don't have the two of us!" ”

Yang Peng hugged the two girls tightly and said urgently: "Nonsense! How could I not care about you guys! You don't know how painful it has been for more than two years for more than two years to think about you! ”

When the two girls heard this, their resentment subsided by most of the time. Yang Peng couldn't help but talk about the lovesickness in the past two years, and when he often went to their dormitory to miss their feelings in the past two years, the two women were moved, and their bowels turned a thousand times, hugging their lovers tightly, just wanting to melt themselves into their lover's body.

The next day, Yang Peng ignored official business, and accompanied his wife and children in the backyard of the palace, laughing and laughing one after another.

Time keeps passing, and before you know it, it's spring again. The ice and snow of the Ming Dynasty melted, and the vegetation was revived, a scene full of vitality.

Early in the morning, Yang Peng and his entourage came to the ordnance field outside the city by the Yellow River. Ling Zhen led everyone to greet him.

As soon as Yang Peng got off the horse, he asked with a smile: "I heard that you have good news to tell me, what is the good news?" ”

Ling Zhen smiled and bowed, "Please come down with your majesty." ”

Yang Peng pointed his finger at Ling Zhen and scolded with a smile: "You guy even sold me Guanzi!" Okay, lead the way! Ya Yin smiled: "He must have come up with something new!" Ling Zhen smiled, hurriedly invited him, and led the way in front.

Ling Zhen led Yang Peng and the others to a large warehouse. Everyone saw a gray-black tarpaulin covering a large object, which looked like a cannon.

Ya Kannon teased: "Isn't it just a cannon? What's so strange about that? ”

Ling Zhen hurriedly said: "This cannon is different from all the previous cannons, it ......" Yelu Hanyu said: "I said Lord Steward, you said so much, it is better to uncover the tarpaulin and show us." ”

Ling Zhen felt the same, hugged his fists and promised, and then went over to untie the tarpaulin in person. I saw a majestic cannon with a thick barrel appear in front of everyone's eyes. Everyone looked at each other, looking inexplicable.

Ya Yu Guanyin said angrily: "I said big fat man, are you making fun of us?" Isn't this the Monty Python heavy artillery? "The giant python heavy cannon in the mouth of Ye Yu Guanyin is the most powerful improved giant python cannon in the current Daming artillery team, with a long range and great power, and no matter how strong the city wall is, it can't withstand its salvo bombardment. And the giant cannon in front of him, which was obviously regarded as a baby bump by Ling Zhen, was clearly a giant python cannon, and it was no different at all.

Ling Zhen heard Niangniang's question, and hurriedly said, "This is not an ordinary giant python heavy artillery!" ……”

Yelu Hanyu smiled: "I don't think the Lord Governor is going to make such a joke with us, right?" ”

Yang Peng asked Ling Zhen excitedly: "Old Ling, you actually made it!" I can't believe it! Ling Zhen smiled and said: "After listening to His Majesty's teachings, Wei Chen studied carefully with all the technicians, and it took more than a year to finally live up to His Majesty's trust and create this kind of cannon!" ”

After listening to the conversation between the two, everyone only felt inexplicable, and Ya Yu Guanyin asked Yang Peng angrily: "Big brother, what are you talking about?" What's so strange about this cannon? Isn't it a giant python heavy artillery? ”

Yang Peng smiled, walked to the end of the cannon, pointed to the tail of the cannon, and asked with a smile, "Don't you see any difference in this part?" Everyone's eyes immediately fell on the position of Yang Peng's finger. At this time, it was discovered that the tail of this python heavy cannon was completely different from other python heavy cannons, with a very complex lock structure, and it seemed that the tail could be opened. Yelu Hanyu asked curiously, "Why does the tail of this cannon look like this?" Can it be opened? ”

Yang Peng praised: "Guess right, that's it." He turned around and patted the bolt and said, "This is called the bolt, with this device, the shell can be loaded directly from the tail, and the firing efficiency can be greatly improved." Then he said to Ling Zhen: "It's not enough to just design this structure, have you redesigned your shells?" ”

Ling Zhen grinned, then walked to the pile of materials not far away, which was also covered with black tarpaulin, and lifted the tarpaulin, revealing a pile of things neatly stacked. Ya Yu Guanyin and the others had never seen anything like that before, and they all showed curious expressions. But Yang Peng's eyes were bright, because after coming to this era, it was the first time he had seen a cannonball that surpassed the appearance of modern cannonballs! The warhead shell is integrated into a single body, and the whole is conical, isn't it what a modern artillery shell looks like!

Yang Peng said excitedly; "Good fellows, you guys even made this kind of shell!" Then he picked up one and patted it, and said: "The bullet casing is a thick paper shell?" Ling Zhen clenched his fists and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the bullet casing is made of thick paper shells." ”

Yang Peng put down the cannonball. Ya Yu Guanyin couldn't help but ask, "Big brother, is this a cannonball?" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Yes, this is a new type of shell. ”

Yelu Hanyu looked at the cannonball in front of him that he had never seen before, and said in surprise: "How can the cannonball look like this?" Shouldn't the shells be round? ”

Yang Peng laughed and said: "That kind of shell is much worse than this kind of shell!" Then he asked Ling Zhen curiously: "Old Ling, I'm not surprised that you rolled thick paper into a bullet case, but the strange thing is that how did you make this kind of conical warhead?" ”

Ling Zhen smiled: "At the beginning, it was also quite difficult! The easiest way is to polish it by hand, but it is too time-consuming and laborious to polish the round iron pillar into this shape! Then we came up with a very simple solution, hehe, which is to use a casting mold to pour! ”

Yang Peng nodded and praised: "This method is good, it saves time and effort and is conducive to large-scale production." Then he smiled and said, "I'm very curious now about how powerful this cannon is!" Ling Zhen hurriedly said: "At present, another cannon is being tested at the shooting range, if Your Majesty wants to watch it, the villain will immediately order someone to prepare!" "Then go ahead and get ready." Ling Zhen promised and immediately conveyed an order to one of his subordinates. The latter said yes and hurried down.

Immediately, Yang Peng and his entourage walked towards the shooting range under the guidance of Ling Zhen.

Yang Peng asked: "You have made this kind of reloading cannon and cannonball, so the kind of single-use Mini firearm must have also been made, right?" ”

Ling Zhen replied: "The minister is ashamed, although some trial productions have been made, they have all failed. ”

Yang Peng patted Ling Zhen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't be discouraged, no one can smooth sailing in this kind of thing, and it always goes through countless defeats before finally reaching the other side of victory." As long as you work hard and keep working hard, you will succeed one day. Ling Zhen's confidence increased greatly and he bowed down to promise.

The group came to the vast cannon range. The appearance is the same as when I came before, and there is a section of the city wall that is erected as a target about two miles away, because the main combat role of the artillery in this era is to destroy the enemy's city wall, so the city wall is used as a target. In a pergola at this end, another improved python cannon was ready.

Ling Zhen asked Yang Peng and his party to go to the safe viewing area next to them to watch.

Everyone came to the viewing area, and Ling Zhen personally went down to command. I saw that the gunner quickly opened the bolt, and the loader pushed the chamber with the new type of shell. Immediately after that, the two quickly pushed away, and the third person pulled a rope that fell on the fire door violently! I heard a boom, and a ball of flame erupted from the muzzle of the cannon, and the earth shook suddenly! Everyone watching in the viewing area was stunned. I saw a black shadow rushing out of the flames and flying straight towards the city wall in the distance at a great speed! In the blink of an eye, I saw the cannonball hit the city wall with a muffled bang, and almost at the same time, a huge flame burst out, and a loud bang came from afar! The movement is very similar to the scene of modern artillery bombardment! When the fireworks cleared, the sturdy city wall in the distance collapsed!

Han Bing exclaimed: "The power of this cannon is so amazing?!" ”

Everyone felt the same way, and Yelu Hanyu asked curiously: "Big brother, the cannon just now was not ignited, how did the gunpowder in the chamber of the cannon be stimulated?" And how can a projectile explode? ”

At this time, Ling Zhen was rushing up. Yang Peng smiled: "Let Lao Ling explain." Ling Zhen, who then rushed to the front to salute, said: "Old Ling, Mei'er asked just now, this cannon was not ignited, how was the gunpowder stimulated?" ”

Ling Zhen smiled and said to Yelu Hanyu: "Qi Yu Niangniang, this method is actually not difficult. Then he briefly explained the principle, in fact, to put it bluntly, there is nothing unusual. The bottom of this new type of shell case is filled with something similar to a primer, of course, the raw materials and processes cannot be compared with the shells of modern society. This so-called 'primer' is actually a chemical that burns when impacted. The gunner who had just fired the cannon pulled the reed device with a rope, and the reed device slammed the firing pin into the primer with a mechanical force, and the flammable substance burned immediately after the impact, igniting the gunpowder in the cartridge casing, and the gunpowder deflagrated and sent the cannonball out of the barrel! As for the explosion of the cannonball when it hits the city wall, hehe, it is actually not much with the principle of primer.

After listening to Ling Zhen's explanation, everyone couldn't help but be amazed. Ya Yu Guanyin said sarcastically: "Confucianism always slanders technology as a trick and trick, it is really a frog at the bottom of the well, and it is ridiculously naïve!" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Confucianism always thinks that as long as there is their Confucian theory, everyone can enjoy peace and abundance, so except for them saints, everyone else is grass people!" Then he said to Ling Zhen: "This cannon is even more powerful than I hoped, but how reliable is it?" ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.