In the night, Chen Dexing and Lu Shihu rode side by side, just walking through the streets of Yangzhou City. Zhu Sijiu led more than ten soldiers and guarded them silently.

Although the Song army was short of war horses at this time, as a senior officer like the commander and commander, he could still be equipped with war horses. Now Chen Dexing was riding a tall horse from the Western Regions, which was seized from the Mongolian Iron Cavalry a few days ago. Lu Shihu rode a shorter military horse and could not be used as war horses. Not all horses could be used as war horses. The war horses were the best among horses. The Southern Song Dynasty, which was extremely short of horses, had only 10,000 or 20,000 horses, and there were very few people who could be used as war horses. The only function was probably to let the generals ride on the horses.

The streets and alleys were very lively at this time. The streets were brightly lit everywhere. The brothels and Chu Pavilion were filled with pleasant sounds of silk and bamboo. The restaurants and restaurants were filled with guests, and the fragrance wafted out even seduced people's greed.

Unlike the dynasties before and after, the Song Dynasty emphasized business. After the southward transition, military expenditure increased day by day and the national use was scarce, so the court naturally emphasized commerce. Whether it was domestic and foreign trade or urban service industries, they were extremely prosperous. Large cities generally did not have curfews, but cities like Yangzhou, which were on the front line, usually had curfews, and tonight was just an exception. Because the Lianghuai Fushi had just given the rewards for the war a few days ago, now is the time for the soldiers to indulge in joy, and Jia Sidao, the Lianghuai Fushi Ambassador, was very reasonable in some aspects.

Although Lu Shihu was born in a general, he was familiar with military books and mastered martial arts, he had always lived in the prosperous and comfortable Lin'an City. This was the first time he came to Yangzhou City north of the Yangtze River. This was the arrangement of the elders in his family. Maybe he saw that he failed to pass the exam and knew that he had no hope in the imperial examination.

Seeing the prosperous night view of Yangzhou City, Lu Shihu sighed slightly. The enemy was outside the city, but there was a joyful song in the city. It really means to be happy every day!

But Lin'an, located in the rear, isn't that the same? Why is the entire Song Dynasty just living alone?

Lu Shihu suddenly whispered: "Qingzhi..."

Chen Dexing seemed to know what he wanted to say, and smiled and raised his hand, "Brother Lu Shi, the matter is due to human affairs. The country's affairs have not yet come to an end. My Song Dynasty still has a boundary of thousands of miles and a household registration. How could the military generals and civil servants like you and me be insulted by the Northern Capitols all the time?

Moreover, I have gained the trust of the Privy Councillor, trained the army and built stone-making machines, and I am confident that I can use this weapon to destroy the Northern Territory and reverse the disadvantages of my Song Dynasty. However, I have just started this army, and some of them are working behind closed doors. After I find experience, I will also write the scriptures and present them to the Privy Councillor. If Brother Lu Shi does not dislike the art of cannonism, he can explore with Dexing."

Lu Shihu looked at him, "Qingzhi, are you really sure?"

Chen Dexing smiled: "It's natural to grasp it, but it can be achieved to what extent... It's easy for the cannon army to attack cities and draw villages, and it can be used for field battles. However, it's not easy to train the cannon army into our Song Dynasty's killer weapon on land."

This naval army is not an artillery, and there is no naval army in history that can launch stone aircraft across the battlefield on land.

"But I am quite sure of the use of the navy on the water!"

"On the water? Qingzhi is still in the water war?" Lu Shihu became more interested in his brother.

"I have learned some water warfare, but it is not the method of water warfare in China, but learned from a military book of the Great Qin Kingdom." Of course, Chen Dexing could not say that his water warfare skills were discovered by later generations when he was playing ship models at Dalian Maritime Transport Academy, so he could only fall on the head of the Roman Empire. Otherwise, how could he explain that his young warfare suddenly took out a torsion stone generator, was proficient in food and mathematics, and also knew about shipbuilding, water warfare, and sailing... There are too many skills.

"Da Qin? Qin Shihuang's Da Qin..."

Chen Dexing shook his head, "No, it is not the Great Qin Kingdom of our China, but the Great Qin Kingdom of the Western Regions, also known as Haixi Kingdom, it was called Pulan and Fuluni during the Northern Dynasties, and Fuluni during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This country is a great country with a long history of no less than that of our China. It was once prosperous for a time, with a fertile field of tens of millions, a population of tens of millions, and a huge army of more than one million, and dominates the western region."

Lu Shihu was surprised, "There is such a big country in the West? Isn't it a rumor?"

Chen Dexing smiled, "I heard what the merchant said, and this time the merchant claimed to have come from Fuqi Country."

"This country is still there?"

"It's still here, but it's no longer as strong as before." Chen Dexing paused and sighed, "The land of thousands of miles in the past is now only a corner of the land. How similar is it to my China?"

"I wonder how the military books of his country are better than those of our China?" Lu Shihu asked tentatively. He originally thought that the stone-driving machine offered by Chen Dexing was the work of his father Chen Huaiqing. But now he guessed that the stone-driving machine might be a book introduced to China from the Western Regions.

"I have never seen any military books for land battles in his country," Chen Dexing smiled, "but I have seen a military book for water battles... This country is on the verge of the sea in the west. This sea is called the Mediterranean. The surrounding powerful countries are stacked up, and the wars on the sea have not been extinguished for two thousand years. Naturally, they are good at water battles. There are several types of warship patterns, which are quite good."

"That torque generator is..."

"It is a weapon above his country's warships," Chen Dexing admitted openly, "it can throw fireballs and burn enemy ships."

Lu Shihu's expression changed slightly, "If the Northern Barbarians learned about it and placed it on their warships, I'm afraid that our Song Dynasty naval army..."

Chen Dexing shook his head and said, "The Beilu will know sooner or later, because the cavalry of the Beilu had already attacked the edge of the Fuli Kingdom, and maybe it had already destroyed the Fuli Kingdom... According to the merchants in Lin'an, many great powers in the west have been destroyed by the Beili. Now the Beilu are already a great power with a population of tens of thousands of miles, a population of tens of millions, and a million armoured men."

Lu Shihu shook his body and said no longer. The fact that Mongolia's western expedition and destroyed countless countries was not a secret to the senior officials of the Song Dynasty at that time. On the one hand, they could learn about this information through the merchants of the Dashi Kingdom who traded. On the other hand, the Seizure sent to the north would also bring back similar news. There were many Han craftsmen in the Mongols' Western expedition army, and some Han army Shihou also sent troops to participate in the Mongolian Western expedition. For example, Guo Kan, who followed Xulawu to the west and claimed to have captured more than 300 cities in West Asia, was a general sent by Shi Tianze, the Han army Shihou, and it is said that he was a descendant of Guo Ziyi.

After a while, I heard Lu Shihu say, "Qingzhi, can you borrow the book of water war military that you have obtained to read?"

"How can't it be?" Chen Dexing smiled generously, "Brother Shi is interested, I should present this copy of this book with both hands, but..." At this point, he frowned, "But some things in the book are quite important, and they must be presented to the Lord Shumi first. Well, just wait a few days and present them together when the stone machine samples are made. Then I will give you a look at it?"

"That's nature, that's nature... Then I'm waiting to read this Western Region military book." Lu Shihu's expression remained unchanged, and he just nodded.

It is also a contribution to presenting military books. This is Chen Dexing's fortune. Although he is envious, he will not take action to snatch it. As Lu Wende's follower, he does not need to do anything like this. Moreover, the old military leader Lu Zhaoqi had just suffered a great loss under Chen Dexing's hands, so he was not interested in trying Chen Dexing's methods again.
Chapter completed!