Seeing that Hu Yanzhuo's troops and horses were ready, Gao Qiu hurriedly urged them to set off.
Gao Qiu wanted Hu Yanzhuo to lead the army alone to deal with the gang of bandits in Liangshan, and not to give Tong Guan any meritorious service, so that he could have an excuse to interfere with his imperial army.
Tong Guan naturally knew Gao Qiu's plan in his heart, but he didn't care.
He has many years of experience in leading battles, but he is not as ignorant as Gao Qiu.
Through his channels, Tong Guan knew that the thieves in Liangshan were extraordinary and comparable to ordinary thieves.
He deliberately let Gaoqiu's men test and consume Liangshan's strength.
Tong Guan didn't care about Hu Yanzhuo's departure at all.
He sat down and looked at a big man standing under the stage who was about one foot long and several inches wide.
He shouted: "You said you were working in the Zeng family.
Why did I do that before?
Never heard of you" The big man hurriedly bowed and shouted: "Returning to the Prime Minister, the young man's name is Yu Baosi.
Three months ago, Cai Cai sent someone to recruit him.
But just a few days after the young man teamed up with the elder Zeng, Zengtou City was They were wiped out by the gang of thieves in Liangshan, and the younger one took advantage of the chaos to escape."
Regarding Ikubo's remarks, Tong Guan said without comment: "You said you have something important to report."
Yu Baosi said hurriedly: "Yes, the Prime Minister, the bandits have a sharp weapon, which is very powerful.
It was because of the sudden blow of this sharp weapon that the Zeng family's troops were defeated and were easily killed by the bandits in Liangshan."
He was defeated and could not hold on until the imperial troops came to rescue him."
Tong Guan immediately became interested when he heard it.
He said, "What kind of sharp weapon is that?"
Ikubo Si said: "The history teacher said that the sharp weapon was a bit like the imperial court's thunder cannon and thunderbolt.
It was just more powerful than the imperial court's firearms, especially the thunder cannon, which could actually hit One or two miles away” Tong Guan heard that the thunder cannons of the Liangshan bandits could hit one or two miles away.
He immediately slapped the bookcase angrily and shouted angrily: "That's nonsense.
I, Tong Guan, have been fighting in the northwest for seven or eight years.
How can I know the power of this thunder cannon?"
I don’t know.
The furthest is only a hundred or two hundred steps.
Are you trying to fool me like those idle officials?”
When Tong Guan was the supervisor of the Western Army, he often fought against Xixia.
He has seen the power of Thunderbolt and Thunder, but they are not that powerful at all.
They are useful when defending a city, but not very useful when attacking.
If it was really that powerful, the Song army would not have fought so hard against Xixia.
They had been in a stalemate for decades and had not yet wiped out Xixia.
When Ikubo heard that Tong Guan didn't believe what he said, he hurriedly shouted: "Sir, this is what I saw with my own eyes."
Just like Gao Qiu had his own people in the Western Army, Tong Guan also had his own people in the Forbidden Army.
The Imperial Flying Dragon General Feng Mei and the Imperial Flying Tiger General Bi Sheng were his confidants in the Forbidden Army.
During this expedition, he recruited these two generals to serve as the wings of the Chinese army to protect him.
Just when Tong Guan was about to ask someone to take Yu Baosi away for severe interrogation, Feilong General Feng Mei raised his hand and said: "Master Prime Minister, I heard that there is an artilleryman among the deputy envoys in charge of firearms in the armor storehouse, whose surname is Ling, Ming Zhen, nicknamed Hong Tian Lei.
His ancestors were craftsmen in gunpowder workshops.
I heard that this man was good at making artillery, and he could hit it at a distance of fourteen or five miles.
When the stone cannon fell, the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed.
Maybe this guy is telling the truth."
Hearing that the artillery made by someone could hit fourteen or five miles, it was so powerful that Tong Guan hurriedly shouted: "What, there is such a person in the Forbidden Army, find that person quickly!"
If you have such a sharp weapon in hand, why be afraid of the Liao army.
When he heard Tong Guan's summons, Ling Zhen didn't dare to neglect and ran all the way over.
As soon as Ling Zhen arrived, Tong Guan immediately asked: "You are Ling Zhen, who is known as the first gunner in the Song Dynasty and nicknamed Hong Tianlei."
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"It's a villain" "The artillery you made can hit fourteen or five miles."
Hearing Tong Guan's question, if it were anyone else, Ling Zhen would of course proudly admit it and then accept the praise from others.
But the person in front of him was Lord Tong Guan, the envoy of the Privy Council.
Ling Zhen was so frightened that he couldn't even speak clearly.
How could he dare to brag?
Seeing the man in front of him drink from him, he was so frightened that his hands and feet almost trembled.
He immediately didn't believe that the artillery he made could really hit that far.
Tong Guan shouted angrily with a dark face: "I'm asking you whether you can do it or not."
When Tong Guan became angry, Ling Zhen was immediately frightened and said: "Sir, this, this, if the cannon mount is made big enough, it stands to reason that it can hit that far."
Make the gun mount big enough Tong Guan heard this and immediately shouted: "If you want to hit fourteen or five miles, the gun mount must be as big as possible."
"This" Ling Zhen didn't know how big he had to make it to hit that far.
He said that the artillery he built could travel fourteen to five miles, but it was just Ling Zhen who was bragging to others after drinking.
How could the gun mount he built be able to shoot so far.
Tong Guan looked at Ling Zhen and did not dare to answer, and immediately shouted with a straight face: "Do you think that I am just like other people who have nothing to do but can fool you?
I often lead troops in battles, and this ordinary catapult is It takes one to two hundred people to pull it, and the longest range is only more than a hundred.
Step.
You boast that the gun mount you built can go 14 to 15 miles.
Not to mention how big the gun mount needs to be to make it 14 to 5 miles away.
Even if it is built, how many manpower will it take to operate the catapult?
You are obviously lying.
I can't spare you, someone, please put this guy in jail."
Although Tong Guan was very angry and felt that he had been deceived.
But Tong Guan was not crazy after all.
This Ling Tong was a forbidden soldier and a golfer.
There is no problem in arresting him and sending him to jail, but if you want to question Ling Zhen, you have to leave it to Gao Qiu.
Hearing that Tong Guan was about to send him to prison, Ling Zhen was so frightened that he lost half his life.
There was no place for people in a prison.
If he went in, he might not be able to get out.
Ling Zhen hurriedly shouted: "Sir, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me.
Although Xiao Xiao has not made an artillery that can shoot fourteen or five miles, Xiao Xiao has improved the catapult, which not only saves manpower, but also can shoot farther and reach the target."
Two or three hundred paces away" When Tong Guan heard that he stretched out his hand to stop his bodyguard from grabbing Ling Zhen, he shouted: "What you said is true, it can really save manpower, and the range can be two to three hundred steps away."
Ling Zhen shouted: "Yes, this villain can guarantee his life" Although it can't reach as far as fourteen or five miles, if it can save manpower and can shoot as far as two hundred steps, it will be very powerful.
Tong Guan nodded and said: "Where is the artillery you made, I will personally inspect it.
If it is true as you said, I will naturally reward you heavily, but if you dare to fool me, be careful and your life will be at risk."
Ling Zhen nodded repeatedly and said, "How dare you fool an adult?"
Tong Guan snorted and shouted: "Lead the way, I want to see the artillery you made."
"yes" The structure of the original catapult was very simple.
It was a huge lever with stones loaded in leather sheaths or wooden baskets at the long end.
Dozens of ropes were tied to the short end.
When an order was given, dozens of people pulled the ropes at the same time.
Use the principle of leverage to throw the stone.
Chinese catapults reached their peak in the Song Dynasty.
There is a description of catapults in the Song Dynasty's Military Manual.
The book also introduces eight commonly used catapults in detail.
The largest requires 250 people to pull catapults, is 876 meters long, and can fire 45 kilograms of stone projectiles. 90 steps.
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Ling Zhen improved the catapult, and the catapult he built had some traces of the return cannon.
He tied a heavy stone to the short end of the lever so that when the cannonball was fired, there wouldn't be so many people holding hands.
Moreover, the launch speed is faster and the distance is further.
When he went to the military camp, Tong Guan saw with his own eyes that the gun mount made by Ling Zhen could really throw a stone weighing more than 100 kilograms to more than 200 steps.
Moreover, Ling Zhen was not only good at making gun mounts, he also improved the gunpowder.
The gunpowder he produced was closer to the ratio of black gunpowder and more powerful.
Although it is not as exaggerated as the stone cannon falling, the sky collapsing and the earth collapsing, or the mountain falling and the rocks cracking, it is still much more powerful than the previous thunder cannon.
Tong Guan was very satisfied with the power of the artillery modified by Ling Zhen.
He rewarded Ling Zhen with two hundred taels of silver and wrote a transfer order on the spot to transfer Ling Zhen to serve in his army.
As for Yu Baosi, Tong Guan felt that the artillery built by Ling Zhen and him could hit fourteen or five miles, so he was bragging and making excuses for being a deserter.
He was trying to fool himself and deceive himself to gain a better background.
However, Tong Guan found Ling Zhen, a talented person who was good at making cannons, and was in a good mood, so he magnanimously spared Yu Baoshi's life.
Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided.
Tong Guan asked someone to beat Yu Bao with four or twenty army sticks, and then he threw him out of the Tong Mansion.
Knowing that the eunuch Tong Guan had not informed him in advance, he transferred Ling Zhen away with a transfer order.
Gao Qiu was so angry that he threw two tea bowls.
Gao Qiu also knew Ling Zhen's abilities.
It's just that what Gao Qiu needs is workers who can help him build a house, not craftsmen who know how to make cannons.
Even though he knew that Ling Zhenshan was making cannons, Gao Qiu never paid attention to him.
But even if I don't like this person, you, an eunuch, dare to transfer my people away without informing me in advance.
This is so disrespectful of me.
Gao Qiu was very dissatisfied that Tong Guan dared to poach his own people, but Tong Guan had a holy purpose and Gao Qiu could not stop him.
But Gao Qiu remembered this Liangzi.
When Tong Guan had a conflict with Gao Qiu over Ling Zhen, Hu Yanzhuo, his two lieutenants Han Tao and Peng Qi, led the army and were marching towards Liangshan.
Riding on the horse, Hu Yanzhuo said: "If it weren't for the help of these two virtuous brothers, it would be difficult for me to raise enough money to get through Gao Qiu's door.
Thank you two virtuous brothers."
Han Tao said: "What Brother Huyan said, if it hadn't been for you, we wouldn't have had the opportunity to go out with the army and earn fame this time.
We have to thank Brother Huyan."
Peng Qi nodded and said: "Yes, money is something external to the body.
We generals still have to rely on our strength to earn fame on the battlefield in order to not waste what we have learned."
Hu Yanzhuo heard this and said proudly: "My dear brother is right, this battle must bring out the prestige of the three of us brothers.
To gain fame, we will not dishonor the prestige of our ancestors, and honor our ancestors."
Han Tao responded with a smile, "With your ability, brother, you can catch those grass bandits easily.
What's more, with your armored horse, those grass bandits will be scared to death when they see your iron cavalry, brother."
Hearing Han Tao mention his two most proud martial arts and the armored chain horse, Hu Yanzhuo shouted: "You two worthy brothers must not be careless.
The Liangshan bandits who have achieved such a reputation are not ordinary people.
You still have to be careful. err on the side of caution Although Hu Yanzhuo said he was modest, he didn't care in his heart.
With his water-milled eight-edged steel whip and iron-armored chain horse, how could a mere bandit be his opponent?
Liangshan grass bandits, your Grandpa Huyan is here: