In the Sangjiak Palace, King Wu held a report with a serious look on his face.
He had been studying this memorial for several days.
The news that the first city had been captured had already been sent back, although Da Jing began to attack in depth as he had imagined.
But things didn't develop as optimistically as he did.
There’s no other reason than that he shot too fast!
In the first city, we should have maintained a stalemate for at least a month and a half before retreating. Why did we retreat in two or three days?
He once suspected that the message above was wrong.
And Li Pan has not returned yet, which makes it even more strange.
Could it be that Li Pan took the initiative to abandon the city and surrender, and cooperated with Da Jing?
It's unlikely. After all, this is his son who will inherit his throne in the future. How could such a stupid thing happen.
But apart from internal and external collusion, how could a city be taken down so quickly?
Could it be...that they have some new weapons?
It's not impossible, but what on earth can do to capture the city in two days?
King Wu frowned deeply, puzzled.
The contents of the report were beyond his comprehension.
While he was thinking about it, someone from the palace announced that he had entered the palace.
He prostrated himself in front of the King of Wu and said: "Your Majesty, the latest report from the front line has come. Dajing's army has broken through another city. They are temporarily resting in the city. Dajing's expedition horses have gone to Hongfeng Basin."
King Wu pondered: "Is this the news from our troops stationed in Hongfeng Basin?"
The speed of the opponent's advance was beyond his expectation, as if they were in a hurry.
The Hongfeng Basin is the thoroughfare for various parishes, so it is perfect for a large number of troops to set up an ambush here.
Originally, he had such a plan, but now that the opponent's behavior was abnormal, he did not dare to act.
"Your Majesty, that's right."
"Is there any news about the prince?"
"No news yet."
King Wu waved his sleeves and signaled the palace attendants to leave. He picked up the report and continued to read it carefully.
As soon as his eyes fell on the report, a eunuch broke in, knelt down with a face full of panic and said: "Your Majesty... something big has happened!"
"Why are you so nervous?" King Wu's eyes narrowed.
"The Crown Prince...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back..." The eunuch broke out in cold sweat.
King Wu suddenly raised his head: "Where is he? Let him come to see me!"
"It's just outside the palace. I don't dare to say anything. Your Majesty... you'd better go and have a look?" The eunuch fell to the ground and sobbed.
Seeing his performance, King Wu felt as if his heart had been violently squeezed.
A feeling of panic surged into his heart, he picked up his yellow robe and ran quickly out of the palace, followed closely by the eunuch.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the temple, he stood outside the temple with his head lowered as if a restraining spell had been cast on him.
There was a corpse lying on the ground, the face was badly decomposed, and only half of the face was left.
Even the clothes on his body were in disrepair.
But that half of his face was enough to make King Wu stop breathing!
After being stunned for a long time, King Wu had a look of sadness on his face, swaying slightly, and asked: "Who...who sent him back?"
The eunuch next to him replied: "It was a member of the Brotherhood who sent His Highness here. He said that after the Dajing people broke into the city, he saw His Highness's body on the street, and took advantage of the chaos... and it was still in the street. I picked up Da Jingren’s weapons, but he didn’t know how to use them, so he sent them to Your Majesty as well.”
Taken away during the chaos?
Before King Wu could think about it, the eunuch took out a flintlock gun from beside Li Pan's body and presented it to King Wu.
With just one glance, King Wu's eyes were caught.
Even the pain of losing a child has been reduced a bit.
This long flintlock gun has a cloth bag hanging from the end of the handle, and a long metal rod that can be removed under the gun barrel.
It looks sophisticated and sophisticated.
King Wu took the flintlock gun, held it to his nose and smelled it.
A familiar smell suddenly rushed into his nose, and he was immediately shaken.
Glancing at Li Pan lying on the ground, King Wu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Come here, please put the prince in place first and send him back to the palace."
After saying that, he walked to the backyard alone with the gun in hand.
Now is not the time to be sentimental. This weapon must play an important role in Da Jing's army.
Only by knowing how effective this weapon is can we plan the next strategy!
When he arrived in the backyard, King Wu was still playing with the flintlock gun, and he naturally pulled the hammer and trigger twice.
There was a clicking sound from the gun barrel.
He opened the cloth bag again and took out a bamboo tube and small cloth bag.
The bamboo tube contains gunpowder.
Inside the cloth bag are projectiles and projectile spacers.
Several things were placed in front of him, and King Wu fell into deep thinking.
This weapon, looking at the accessories, looks like a shrunken cannon.... But what is that thing that makes a clicking sound?
After thinking for two minutes, King Wu picked up the gunpowder and poured some gunpowder into the barrel, then took a projectile and put it into the barrel.
The projectile fell to the bottom of the barrel smoothly.
It seems too loose...
King Wu instinctively realized something was wrong, so he poured out the projectiles again, wrapped the projectiles with a projectile gasket, and stuffed them tightly into the muzzle of the gun.
Seeing the wrapped projectile stuck in the muzzle of the gun, he instantly thought of the long rod under the barrel that had an unknown purpose.
He took off the long rod and stabbed the projectile to the bottom with force.
Press the hammer, pull the trigger...
There was a bang, and a plume of smoke came out of the muzzle.
King Wu suddenly realized... Sure enough, there was a fire sickle design in the gun, and the clicking sound was the sound of ignition.
In just five minutes, a man who had never seen a musket used had already mastered the skills of using a flintlock gun!
After trying it several times, he has completely mastered it and can even imagine the internal structure!
There are requirements for the amount of ammunition contained in this weapon. It cannot be too much or too little.
It is slightly less powerful than a bow and arrow, but it is easy to learn and does not require physical strength.
An ordinary person with this weapon can also form a reliable combat power.
This is not surprising... If Dajing's entire army is equipped with such weapons, it will be equivalent to all archers. With the divine punishment weapons, it is not a miracle to capture a city in two days.
However, it is not without its shortcomings. Reloading is too slow, and the bow can already shoot several arrows in the same time.
"Is this Da Jing's confidence?" King Wu murmured, staring at the gun. "It's indeed clever, but it's not enough to turn the tide of the battle."
A million troops, nearly five times the force suppressed, this weapon cannot make up for it!
He also has many archers!
"Immediately, the generals of all the battalions come to see me!" King Wu shouted in a deep voice, "Notify the navy immediately, and the entire fleet will be dispatched to capture the holy city!"
The accompanying eunuch said in horror: "Your Majesty, is that all?"
"All of them! I made it very clear that all the warships in the harbor will be dispatched! By then, we will be attacked from both inside and outside, and any generals encountered by the Great Scenery will be killed without mercy!" King Wu was so angry that the fingers holding the gun's body were clenched until they turned white.
Hongfeng Basin is ambushing them on the road they must pass, besieging them from all sides! That will be his best chance!
Now that we know the weapons used by Da Jing, there is no need to be afraid anymore!
All old and new grudges are settled together!
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