"What is the advantage of the barbarians over the Great Yu Kingdom?"

On the test firing range of the military workshop, Xiao Ming asked Niu Ben. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Barbarian cavalry, of course." Niu Ben said.

Lu Fei also nodded, "And the cavalry of the barbarians are all skilled in bows and horses, but it takes us several years to train a cavalry, once it is consumed in the war, we will suffer heavy losses, and we will not be able to organize an attack again for a long time." ”

Xiao Ming nodded, "What you said is right, whether it is a cavalry, an archer or a sword and shield bearer, the Great Yu Kingdom needs to go through several years of training to narrow the gap with the barbarian soldiers on a one-on-one basis, and the barbarians do not need training, because they are qualified warriors when they grow up, and they have the foundation of more than ten years of training, which is why the Great Yu Kingdom has been defeated and retreated in the face of the barbarians over the years." ”

"But it's different now."

Xiao Ming took the flintlock pistol, "It only takes three months for this king to make an ordinary person easily kill a barbarian cavalryman, which is equivalent to the bow horse that the barbarian has trained since childhood will no longer have any effect in front of the flintlock pistol." ”

Niu Ben and Lu Fei nodded slowly, the flintlock pistol doesn't need much strength, as long as it can pull the trigger, it can kill.

And eighty meters away can actually penetrate the plate armor, Chen Qi, Zhang Liu and others have proved this.

"Your Highness has understood, but this flintlock pistol is so poor, how can you deal with the barbarian cavalry?" Niu Ben asked.

"That's where massive equipment and musket formations are needed." Xiao Ming said: "The way you fought in the past is about to become a thing of the past, now you should all go to Bowen College to study." ”

Niu Ben and Lu Fei were suddenly embarrassed.

The advent of artillery has changed the way they fight, and now that flintlock pistols are produced, their way of fighting is going to change again.

Now they feel that they can't keep up with Xiao Ming's footsteps.

But as long as they can deal with the barbarians, they are willing to do anything.

The flintlock pistol was test-fired in the military workshop, and Niu Ben and Lu Fei also had preliminary contact with the main battle equipment of the future Qingzhou Army, and Xiao Ming relaxed.

The rest of the matter is the problem of production, assembly, and training, after all, weapons are still used by people, and if training cannot keep up, the flintlock pistol is also a burning stick in their hands.

"Your Highness, now that you have a flintlock pistol, is it not that important to artillery?" Chen Qi was a little sour, and he also wanted to participate in the development of more weapons.

Xiao Ming glared at him, "Your biggest problem now is that you can't chew too much, the importance of artillery will not change, and it will only become more important, you have to sink your mind and think about the application of artillery on the battlefield." ”

"Your Highness is talking about field artillery?" Chen Qi suddenly laughed.

"That's right, once the flintlock pistols are loaded, the Qingzhou army will have to fight with the barbarians in the grassland, and the cumbersome cannons on the city walls are useless." Xiao Ming said.

Chen Qi nodded, in fact, he had been thinking about the field artillery for this time, and now that the flintlock pistol was about to be loaded, he had to hurry up.

He also instructed the military workshop to focus on the production of flintlock pistols, and Xiao Ming returned to the palace.

Now that the flintlock pistol has been successfully produced, the next thing he has to consider is the strategic issue of Qingzhou in the future.

Now the barbarians occupy Youzhou, the homeland of the former Great Chongqing Kingdom, which is equivalent to inserting a knife in the heart of the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

At this time, the Wa State on the East China Sea was ready to move, if the barbarians and the Wa State really came to attack from two sides, he would definitely lose the two-front battle.

Therefore, he must drive the barbarians out of Youzhou, so that the barbarians will not be able to bypass Jizhou and attack Qingzhou from the flank, and the pressure on the Cangzhou front line will disappear.

At that time, he was free to vigorously develop the navy, clean up the Wa Kingdom and Goryeo, open up trade routes by sea, and transport his goods from the sea to the southern states of the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

After all, his goods are now only circulating north of the Yangtze River, and the market south of the Yangtze River is not very profitable.

Thinking all the way, Xiao Ming returned to the palace.

Seeing Xiao Ming coming back, Zi Wan smiled on her face and said, "Congratulations to Your Highness, Your Highness Congratulations, Your Highness Layue is going to get married this year." ”

"What nonsense are you talking about, girl."

Just tested the flintlock pistol, Xiao Ming was in a good mood, and laughed with Aster at this time.

Zi Wan grinned and said: "Your Highness, Zi Wan is not talking nonsense, Feng Shilang is waiting for His Highness in the main hall, it is said that the emperor's will to give marriage has come down, and His Royal Highness will get married this year." ”

"Feng Shilang has arrived?" Xiao Ming frowned, he hadn't gotten any news that Feng Deshui was coming to Qingzhou before.

However, since Feng Deshui came to Qingzhou in person, something important must have happened, and he walked a few steps into the main hall.

"Your Highness."

In the main hall, Feng Deshui was pacing back and forth, and when he saw Xiao Ming coming in, Feng Deshui walked towards Xiao Ming.

"Feng Shilang." Xiao Ming arched his hand and said, "This time I came to Qingzhou, why didn't Feng Shilang say hello, and this king could also greet him personally." ”

Feng Deshui said: "Your Highness, don't be sarcastic about the old slave, this time I came to Qingzhou, the old slave came to report the good news and the worries, and I came in a hurry, but I don't need these false courtesies." ”

"Oh?" Xiao Ming put away his smile and asked, "In that case, Feng Shilang, please speak." ”

Feng Deshui said: "This annunciation is naturally the marriage of His Royal Highness and Fei Yue'er, the little daughter of Fei Zhongshu, this year, the eighth day of the lunar month is the big day of His Royal Highness, this matter is a happy event, as for this bad thing, His Royal Highness does not know if he has learned, the barbarians have now built two kinds of artillery, one of which is called the Urban Siege Cannon, and there is a kind of artillery called the mighty cannon, knowing this, Your Majesty has been sleepless for several nights, the barbarian cavalry has made the Great Yu Country miserable, and now add artillery, how is this good? ”

"So that's it." Xiao Ming's heart sank, it seemed that the news that Wang Xuan brought back was right.

"Your Highness has also been informed?" Feng Deshui asked.

Xiao Ming nodded.

Feng Deshui sighed, "Since His Royal Highness knows about this matter, the old slave is relieved, but the point is not this matter, but Your Majesty now has the idea of moving the capital." ”

"Move the capital?" Xiao Ming was taken aback.

Feng Deshui seemed to have a premonition that Xiao Ming would have this reaction, he said: "In the face of the barbarians, Chang'an has no danger to defend, and King Zhao is not reliable at all, and now the barbarians have added sharp weapons, ready to move, the next time they raise troops, they will inevitably be menacing, Your Majesty is also for the sake of the millions of people in Chang'an, the safety of the royal family." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Ming smiled bitterly, in fact, the matter of moving the capital was not mentioned by Xiao Wenxuan when he was the emperor, and the previous emperors had discussed this matter.

Chang'an faced the barbarians head-on, and it can be said that it is in danger all the time.

Now that Xiao Wenxuan learned that the barbarians had created a sharp weapon like artillery, he must have felt that Chang'an City would not be able to stop the barbarians' artillery.

(To be continued.) )