Half a month is fleeting.

North County.

Skylight City.

Lu Chen, dressed in brown armor, stood on the city wall, watching the snow in the distance.

Many of the scouts from the Northland have returned, and this time many of their scouts are barbarian soldiers.

It has to be said that the barbarians have a great advantage in the grassland, especially in terms of reconnaissance of the enemy.

At this time, Xiao Pengtian jumped up from under the city tower and jumped to Lu Chen's side, "Lord Wang, according to the convergence speed of the tribes in the Northland Grassland, I'm afraid it will take another month for them to be able to go south." ”

"And the minister estimated that the barbarian soldiers that King Beixian could summon when he issued a summoning order did not exceed 150,000 at most."

Hearing this, Lu Chen pondered for a long time.

150,000 barbarian soldiers, dare to go south to attack the northern county in winter?

What does King Beixian think?

At this time, Lu Chen opened his mouth and asked, "Did our spies find out why the King of Beixian chose to go south in winter?" ”

Hearing this question, Xiao Pengtian immediately replied: "Back to the prince, there are indeed soldiers in some small tribes who have heard about the reason why the King of Beixian went south, but they only heard the news in the small tribes, and the ministers don't know whether it's true or not. ”

Many of the spies they sent out were barbarian soldiers from the original Sirius King tribe, and in addition to being familiar with the grassland, they also had a very big advantage, that is, they were able to communicate with other barbarian tribes, so as to find out more about the barbarian tribes on the grassland.

After hearing Xiao Pengtian's words, Lu Chen immediately said: "The true and false kings will distinguish between the real and the fake, you just tell the king what he has heard." ”

Xiao Pengtian immediately said: "According to the soldiers who came back, the reason why the King of Beixian went south in winter was because the King of Beixian felt that you had robbed his princess, and he couldn't swallow this breath. ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

If he hadn't defeated the 300,000 army of the Heavenly Wolf King, then Xiao Wenyao would indeed marry the King of Beixian in the end, but Lu Chen still felt a little too far-fetched to send troops to attack Beijun for the sake of a woman.

Lu Chen continued to ask, "There is no other reason?" ”

Xiao Pengtian said: "There is another reason, that is, the King of Beixian thinks that the 300,000 troops of the Heavenly Wolf King tribe have hit the North County hard, so the North County is now not powerless to resist them going south. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Pengtian's emotions were a little complicated, he also participated in the battle against Beijun at the beginning, but in the end he was captured by the generals under the king of Bei.

At this time, Lu Chen laughed, and then said: "I'm afraid this is what the King of Beixian really thinks, no wonder they will go south in winter." ”

Lu Chen couldn't understand why the King of Beixian would go south in winter, after all, the barbarians had never gone south in winter.

Even the Heavenly Wolf King tribe had not braved a snowstorm to march on the grassland before, and the decision of the King of Beixian was too bold.

If it is a winter march, it is very likely that the barbarian soldiers have already died before they reach the northern county, which is extremely unfavorable for the barbarians.

Just as Lu Chen was about to say something, a man in a black and red brocade suit came to Lu Chen.

"See the prince!"

Seeing this brocade guard, Xiao Pengtian's face instantly darkened, and he even had the urge to draw his sword.

The brocade guard soldier in front of him was none other than Wu Yuan, a merchant who had been lurking in the Heavenly Wolf King tribe.

For example, today, the Wolf King tribe has all moved to Beijun, and from now on, there will be no more Wolf King tribe, Wu Yuan is also because of his meritorious work in collecting barbarian intelligence, and Jinyiwei has recently expanded his recruitment, so he was promoted to Jinyiwei Qianhu.

Although Xiao Pengtian has surrendered to Lu Chen, he and Wu Yuan are now Lu Chen's subordinates, but when Xiao Pengtian thinks of what happened before, he always has an impulse in his heart, the urge to directly cut Wu Yuan.

Lu Chen asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Wu Yuan replied, "Lord Wang, the craftsmen have already made the first batch of things you need, and we have quietly shipped them to Beijun. ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes lit up, and it hadn't been long since the craftsmen of Dayu City arrived in Beijun, and they actually made what they needed.

Lu Chen then continued to ask, "Have you Jinyi Wei tested the power?" ”

Wu Yuan replied: "I have tested it, it is not as powerful as the howitzer, but it is not far behind, and according to your suggestion, we have added a lot of metal fragments to it, and the killing effect will be better." ”

Hearing the words "howitzer", Xiao Pengtianhu on the side was shocked.

He had been in the North County for a while, how could he not know what a "howitzer" was, although he was not qualified to touch howitzers, but he also knew that the name of the terrifying weapon that bombed them in the first place was called howitzers.

As soon as he heard that the North King had actually made a weapon that was comparable to the power of a howitzer, Xiao Pengtian felt a chill down his spine.

Sure enough, is the era of warriors coming to an end?

I don't know where the North King got such a terrifying weapon from!

If the Heavenly Wolf King tribe had known that Beijun had such a weapon, they would not have come to attack Beijun, let alone be annexed by Beijun.

But those don't matter, Xiao Pengtian only sighed in his heart.

At this time, Lu Chen said: "General Xiao, let's go with this king to see our new weapons." ”

Speaking of this, Lu Chen jumped down and jumped off the city tower, and at this time, Xiao Pengtian looked at Wu Yuan with wide eyes.

Seeing Xiao Pengtian's two eyes staring at him, as if he wanted to eat himself alive, Wu Yuan said with a smile: "General Xiao, we are now our own people, you don't have to look at me with such hatred, right?" ”

Xiao Pengtian snorted coldly and said, "Dog's leg!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Pengtian also jumped directly from the city tower and followed Lu Chen to see the new weapons.

Wu Yuan shrugged his shoulders, he didn't care at all, their Jinyi Wei was originally the dog leg of the Northern King, Xiao Pengtian was not wrong in what he said, and he didn't feel that this was insulting him at all.

In the eyes of their Jinyi Guard, being able to be scolded as the dog leg of the Northern King is a compliment to them.

Soon Lu Chen and the others came to the convoy transporting ordnance.

Lu Chen immediately asked people to open the boxes, and then checked the gunpowder weapons that Jinyi Wei had transported.

Because this was the first gunpowder weapon crafted by craftsmen, these things were also relatively rudimentary, and basically an iron ball with gunpowder was considered a bomb.

And there was no artillery, and the only way to fire was a catapult.

If you want to make artillery, you need further development of materials, and it can't be made so quickly, and Lu Chen also knows this.

Lu Chen then said: "Take two to the grassland first, and this king will try the effect himself." ”

It just so happens that Tianguang City is now just a military fortress, and there are no ordinary people, and the entire city is only garrisoned by soldiers.

And outside Tianguang City is an endless grassland, and it is just right to interview these gunpowder weapons on the grassland.

Hearing Lu Chen's order, some brocade guards immediately carried a weapon loaded with a bomb to a wooden cart, and then pulled it towards the grassland.

Seeing those round iron balls, Xiao Pengtian was a little incomprehensible, it was this kind of iron ball that defeated the 300,000 barbarian army in the Wanning River Valley in the first place?

Isn't this just an iron ball?

Why is it so destructive?

Could it be that this iron ball has gathered the skills of a great grandmaster in his life?

(End of chapter)