Chapter 492: Test Cannon

Xu Wei didn't say a word, that's right, the eldest brother violated the moderation of the Xuanfu Disposal Department several times, just trying to protect himself, which is also the truth. But to deal with this problem, you can't just focus on yourself, you have to look at it in the context of Shaanxi.

Xu Liang continued: "I have been in Shaanxi for most of my life, and now I am nearly sixty years old, let him leave this place and go to the south, it is not difficult to imagine that the eldest brother must have a headache after learning the news." ”

Xu Wei immediately took over the conversation: "Don't worry, he won't go." ”

Xu Liu turned his face and stared at his cousin for a long time, then frowned and said, "You mean, the eldest brother not only dares to violate the festival, but also dares to resist the decree?" Ninth brother, this is not a joke, I can't ...... it" At this point, he scratched his hand under his neck.

Xu Jiu nodded: "I naturally know this, sixth brother, blame me for asking more, the edict from the south, in addition to transferring the eldest brother to the imperial camp to be promoted, are there any other arrangements?" ”

Xu Liang was stunned, then shook his head and said, "This is not clear." "It's not that he doesn't know, it's because he knows that among the five brothers of the Xu family, if you have to say who has a better relationship with the eldest brother, it is the ninth. If you tell him the truth, what if he gets angry with his eldest brother?

It's just that how can this be hidden from Xu Wei? As soon as Xu Liuyi said "I don't know", he knew that there must be. Just imagine, the Jingyuan Jingluo Pacification Division now has the largest number of troops and the strongest strength, and it is the largest road in Shaanxi. Can Jing Yuan Shuai move easily? Even if the imperial court wants to dispose of the eldest brother, there should be detailed arrangements, at least, who will take his place? Don't forget, Zhang Jun, the capital of Jingyuan Road, has now changed his surname to Jin, this one has been slightly pacified by the Division, but he has not been made by a little envoy, and he is not under control, isn't that a joke?

Moreover, from the eldest uncle to the eldest brother, two generations have been running Jingyuan for decades. Don't say anything about the depth of the foundation, just say that once he leaves, who can replace him? It's not a matter of one onion and two cloves of garlic.

The imperial court didn't even arrange this, which means that it is not really determined to get Xu Yuan to the south. It's to test him, if you Xu Yuan happily agree, even if you are not happy, as long as you agree and the person goes, then it is okay to say later, find a reason to put you back. If you don't agree, it means that you must have a problem, I don't know if you kill or not, but it's definitely not as good as you if you are caught, do you Xu Yuan dare to rebel?

Xu Wei sighed secretly in his heart, the eldest brother thought that he was self-respecting and no one could help him. But he thought that Song and Jin had reached a peace agreement so quickly, and that the "peace" was so complete. The official family and the imperial court have completely abandoned the previous principles and the country of uncles and nephews, which is all, to put it bluntly, it is no different from being a minister. The land is also almost cut, Lianghe, Shandong, Central Plains, Jianghuai one, Shaanxi one, calculate, how much territory is left in the Great Song Dynasty?

It can be expected that after this peace talks, Song and Jin will maintain a truce for a certain period of time. Since there has been no war for a period of time, how can you still be "heavy" in supporting your own troops? No one dared to do anything to you before, not because I was afraid that you would have a lot of soldiers in your hands, nor because I was afraid that you had two generations of people who had been running Jingyuan for decades and had a deep foundation. It was because he was worried that the war would be intensive, and he would be temporarily handsome and he was in chaos.

The third uncle was really angry this time, but fortunately, he didn't put the eldest brother to death, and left a little leeway. But the eldest brother may not think so, this is the most serious

"What do you think?" Xu Liu saw that his cousin didn't speak for a long time, so he couldn't help but ask.

"I'm wondering, will Big Brother go to the South?" Xu Wei said casually.

Xu Liang suddenly smiled, is there any room for him to bargain? If you want to go, you will go, and if you don't go, you have to go, unless you dare to do anything. Let Xu Da ask himself, does he have that guts?

"Then you don't have to worry about it, let the eldest brother have a headache." Xu Liang said with a smile. Then he stood up, "How about it, it's time for dinner, I'll Xuanfu and the director of the disposal department come down to inspect, you have to take care of the food, right?" At home or in a restaurant? ”

Xu Wei put away his complicated thoughts, and also got up and said with a smile: "Of course it's at home, I saw your niece, you don't believe that you went empty-handed." ”

"Hey, our Xu family is a family of Xingwu, why do you have the face of a profiteer? Fortunately, when I was leaving, your sixth sister-in-law repeatedly asked me to bring more things with me, otherwise, I would really have to pick up this official robe for you. The two brothers talked and laughed, and they both went out.

Xu Liu didn't say nonsense, and it didn't take long for the edict issued from Hangzhou to reach Weizhou. Xu Yuan, the former marshal of Jingjing, was appointed as the commander of the imperial camp, and immediately dismissed his Jingyuan Road to pacify the envoy and the head of the soldiers and horses, and knew the dispatch of Weizhou. And he was not the only one who was transferred, even his eldest son Xu Yan was also among the southern transfers. On the surface, it seemed that the imperial court was trying to uproot him from Jingyuan Road

Weizhou City, Xu Yuan's mansion. Since this incident, Xu Yuan has not taken care of the military and politics for several days, closed his door, and thought hard about countermeasures.

"Dad, what the hell should I do? Not only did I avoid your dispatch, but I also took the handpiece with me, this is to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots" Xu Yan was so anxious that he walked back and forth in the room, impatient.

On the other hand, his father was a little calmer, and Dama Jindao sat on the chair, his eyes closed and he had been pondering for a long time.

"This ten have **, it was my uncle who made the ghost, he must have slandered in front of the official family, otherwise, how could there be this? Ruthless and unrighteous, I didn't treat my father as my nephew at all, I can't rely on my uncles, and I don't have a good thing" Xu Yan was annoyed and ashamed, and couldn't help but scold.

"You sit down for Lao Tzu, it's very noisy" Xu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and shouted loudly.

Xu Yan spread his hands, his face squeezed: "Did you say something wrong?" If he treats his father as a nephew, how can he sue and it is not only his father who was transferred to the south, but also what I mean, don't you understand? ”

Xu Yuan slapped him and scolded: "You bastard dare to talk back, Lao Tzu will give you two slaps"

Xu Yan was still scared after all, strode to the chair in a negative mood, sat down again, and muttered: "Kill me, forget it, anyway, when I go to the south, it's like a noodle, pinching and flattening is a word from others, it's not good, hum ......"

"Can you fucking say something auspicious? How about it? I don't believe it, who would dare to take my head and go to Lao Tzu's two generations to fight on the border for decades, how many times have they fought for the country? How many soldiers died? Fuck it" Xu Yuan was very angry

"People don't remember this, just remember that Dad violated the festival and suspect that Dad has two hearts," Xu Yan was also angry.

"If I Xu Yuan has two hearts, I will vote for the Jurchens, and Zhang Shen will be counted, and I will leave a Yan Yanshuai, and Lao Tzu must be the same as Li Zhi, and be the lord of Shaanxi? Damn, the court is full of foodies" Xu Yuan was emotional and didn't choose what to say.

The two fathers and sons scolded there for a while, but what's the use of you scolding? The problem is still there.

"Dad, I have an idea, I can't go to the south, it's over if I go," Xu Yan said in a lamented voice.

"Lao Tzu still wants you to teach? Did I say I was going? Xu Yuan snorted.

These words made Xu Yan hear some signs, his face was happy, and he leaned closer and asked, "What?" Dad, ignore the edict? ”

Xu Yuan tilted his head: "Who dares not to take the edict of the Son of Heaven seriously?" This world is still surnamed Zhao."

"That'...... I really don't understand? Xu Yan said with a bitter face.

Xu Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief and sighed: "Needless to say this time, I know that the third uncle spoke in front of the Son of Heaven, otherwise there would be no such thing." If he speaks, I will go in too."

"Daddy means ...... Playing? Xu Yan asked, seeing his father nodding, he was puzzled, "But will the official family listen?" ”

"It depends on what you say? You can't just look at me Xu Yuan violating moderation, right? Third uncle, he hastily assembled a large army to counterattack, what is the final result, everyone can see it, although I didn't listen to him, but I saved my strength, so that Jingyuan Jingluo appeased the division from too much loss Your ninth uncle's army was defeated in Yanzhou, and the vitality of the Western Army was greatly damaged, if it weren't for me holding the male soldiers on Jingyuan Road, so that the Jurchens were afraid, it wouldn't be so easy to negotiate and I must explain this layer to the top clearly, although I violated the festival, but I left a foundation for the Western Army, otherwise, Shaanxi is all over" Xu Yuan said in his heart.

Xu Yan was speechless for a while, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his father was right, so he was overjoyed and said: "Yes, yes, yes, just explain it upwards and say that Xu Xuanfu decided to counterattack in a hurry, and his father expected to incur a big defeat. Later, after the defeat of Yanzhou, Xu Xuanfu had to transfer troops, and in order to save the western army and leave a little strength for the imperial court in the northwest, he had to resist completely out of public interest, not for personal gain."

Speaking of this, he paused, and felt more and more that his words were clever, and said with a smile: "Maybe my father will be unlucky if this book goes up."

"Hmph, he deserves it," Xu Yuan said angrily.

Xu Yan got up and said, "I'm going to get pen, ink and paper for my father, this matter should not be ...... urgently."

"Don't be in a hurry, the edict just asks me to be promoted as the imperial camp secretary, and there is no word mentioning 'violating the festival', if I just defend myself, I will seem weak-hearted. I also need to state the reason why I am inconvenient to leave, and this father has not thought of the reason. Xu Yuan said.

Xu Yan's eyes rolled a few times, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, he sat back again, and whispered, "Father, this is not easy?" ”

"What do you do?" Xu Yuan had two sons, and his favorite was this eldest son. The first is because Xu Yan is the best at pleasing and selling, and the second is because his brain turns quickly and often has some unexpected ideas.

"Not long ago, didn't the party members attack Suirong Fort in Xi'an Prefecture? At that time, I didn't care, and there were no soldiers stationed in the broken village, and the party wanted it, so I should send it to Huazi. But now, just making a fuss about this matter, I am willing to personally lead a partial division and take back Suirong Fort, won't I fight with the party members? Although it is a trivial matter, my father can say that he wants to take advantage of the opportunity of Song Jin's attack to recapture the first line of Tiandu Mountain. The south is so far away, and I don't know the details, do you dare not take it true after hearing this? In this way, how dare you transfer your father to the south? Xu Yan suggested.

Xu Yuan thought twice, nodded and said: "You are also a method, but you can deceive the south, I am afraid that you will not be able to hide it from the Xuanfu Disposal Division." ”

"Xuanfu Disposal Division? Uncle and ancestor have all stepped down, and now Wang Shu is in charge, how old is he? How dare he? Don't forget, now in Shaanxi, Huanqing Liu Guangshi with a crooked army, can't become a climate, Yao Pingzhong almost wiped out the whole army, only we Jingyuan all the way, Bingwei took a step back and said, the ninth uncle is still Qin Fengshuai, and the fourth uncle is still in the army directly under the Xuanfu Disposal Division, even if they don't face their father, they won't help outsiders to harm their father, right? Wang Shu must not consider this? The more Xu Yan spoke, the more proud he became, and in the end he simply shook his head.

Xu Wei didn't hesitate any longer, and struck with both palms: "Just do it, you go north immediately, expand the formation, give you 20,000 troops, you just go north with great fanfare, and after recapturing Suirong Fort, you can turn north again." But be careful not to make things too big. Although the party members have been unlucky in the past few years, there is no need for me to find trouble for myself. It was not easy to bypass the Jurchens, and don't start a large-scale conflict with the party members, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Order," Xu Yan replied loudly.

On September 27, Xu Wei received a report that the newly cast cannon of the Duzuo Institute had been demolded and removed from the sand, and asked him to inspect and test the cannon. Since Qin Feng settled down, Xu Wei has been immersed in military training and research and development of equipment. For the flying fire cannon that was used in actual combat for the first time in this operation, Zijin Tiger was very dissatisfied. In addition to the short firing range, the operation is inconvenient for a long time, and the problem of exploding the chamber is particularly prominent.

He put forward several requirements to the craftsmen of the Tosakuin, the first was to solve the problem of exploding, the second was to solve the problem of too close range, and finally, of course, it was to carry and operate. At the same time, he also made some suggestions based on his limited knowledge of tubular firearms.

Throwing fire cannons are easy to explode, the first is because the iron quality is not high, the second is because the cannon tube is too thin, and there is no standard for the gunpowder operator to load, there is no fixed number, once the gunpowder is too much, it is strange not to explode. Therefore, the steel should be smelted, the cannon body should be solid and heavy, and the charge should be set to a standard. Of course, this first requires that there be a standard for the cast cannon. Of course, this is not something that can be done in a day or two, and I hope that in the next war, the Spitfire Cannon will become a highlight.

At the request of the marshal, the craftsmen redrew the drawings and discarded the previous shapes. Boss, please take a look," the governor of the Metropolitan Academy, who was walking quickly by Xu Wei's side, pointed ahead.

This is the southwest suburb of Qinzhou City, the flying artillery is all body, earth-shattering, if you try the cannon in the city, I am afraid that the soldiers and civilians of the city will be shocked.

Xu Wei looked in the direction he pointed, and saw that in the distance, there was already a group of soldiers waiting in line. The newly cast cannon was just in front of the queue, but it was a little far away and I couldn't really see it.

When he passed, the soldiers held their heads high and did not squint, and a team of generals came out to salute and report: "I am ordered to test the cannon, please give instructions to the commander."

Xu Wei nodded, looking carefully at the newly cast cannon. Thankfully, I finally saw a little shadow of the "cannon" in the previous Spitfire Gun, how clumsy was it? It was an iron pipe with the same thickness at the front and back, and this time, the craftsmen obviously racked their brains.

The black iron cannon, more than three feet long, the shape is very different from before, the front is thin and the back is thick, showing a decreasing shape, especially the part of the medicine chamber where the gunpowder burns, especially the thick Xu Wei touched the inner and outer walls, which was much thicker than before. He was especially pleased that the new cannon had two ears and a protruding handle on each side of the cannon body in front of the medicine room. In this way, the cannon can be mounted on the car, and the elevation angle can be flexibly adjusted, although it cannot be aimed, but it can always be controlled when hitting far and near.

"It looks okay, whether it's good or bad, you only know if you put a cannon, come on." Xu Wei waved his hand.

As soon as the military order was given, several gunners swarmed up, loaded gunpowder, put the lead, sealed it, and loaded the artillery shells, and everything was ready. At this time, the governor added: "Dashuai, just because this cannon is newly cast, there is only one one, and there is no standard, so the question about the amount of medicine is ......."

"You know, let it go." Xu Wei nodded.

The governor was relieved, nodded to the gunners, and as soon as the fire was put into the lead, a cloud of gunpowder smoke immediately burst up, and everyone covered their ears and watched the spark whizz into the fire gate

The ground trembled, Xu Wei only saw that the cannon body suddenly shook violently, and the iron cannon bullet whistled out of the cannon, and in the blink of an eye, a cloud of dust was raised in the distance

Xu Wei cheered, because just by visual inspection, he could also see that the range of this cannon was definitely beyond the old spitting cannon in the past

The soldier in charge of measuring the distance carried a small flag and walked slowly at a steady pace from the place where the artillery was placed, and with each step he took, he counted it with his mouth. When he reached the crater where the shell had been hit, the soldiers cheered. Because everyone is following the count, a total of one hundred and six steps

Xu Wei smiled: "It's a good one hundred orders and six steps, which is more than before, and you did a good job this time, remember it."

"Xie Dashuai," the craftsmen of the capital courtyard said in unison.

"From now on, you will test the artillery, keep trying to see what problems still exist, and at the same time, observe the change in range by increasing or decreasing the amount of medicine to find the best amount. Ben Shuai doesn't urge you, do a meticulous job, once the standard is set, it is a great achievement, understand? Xu Wei commanded.

"Yes," the craftsmen replied in unison.

Xu Wei watched for a while, and then drove back to the city. This artillery has made progress, and the assault rifle should be tightened out. However, it should be noted that tubular firearms are still in their infancy, and although they should be taken seriously, they should not be superstitious. After all, the current war is still dominated by cold weapons, and artillery muskets are far from replacing bows, crossbows, knives and axes.

To the Xuanfu Disposal Division, he got the news that Xu Liu came again. It's just that this time I came back from an inspection from another place.

handed over the horse and walked inside, but Xu Liang was not in the second hall. It's just that when Xu Wei's staff was working in the second hall, some things were inconvenient to say.

Turning to the flower hall, when he saw Xu Liuzheng tasting tea, Xu Wei smiled before entering the door: "Senator Xu is treating this handsome mansion as a tea shop?" ”

Xu Liang didn't seem to be in the mood to joke, got up and said, "You're back?" Sit down and say. ”

Xu Wei stepped forward and sat down, untied his saber, and asked with a smile, "Where did the sixth brother come from?" Are they all done? ”