Chapter 740 Are you looking for a gun again?

On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, Wang Xiaoli sat in the yard and looked at the full moon in the sky. There was no cloud in the sky, the moonlight was bright and shining on the earth, which was a bit cold.

The people of Song Dynasty had the habit of playing with the moon. At this time, it was very lively outside. As long as the decent restaurants were full of customers, the Luo River was crowded with people. In the past, when the peace was peaceful, wealthy families occupied terraces and pavilions, and ordinary people occupied restaurants of large and small restaurants, and had fun all night.

Mid-Autumn Festival is also the time when new wine is released, and everyone is rushing to buy it. Most restaurants sell out the wine at noon and go to bed. At night, people drink new wine and eat pomegranates, pears, and dates that are in season, and have fun together.

Wang Xiaolie was the only one, looking at the moon in the sky.

My sister got married, and the family suddenly became deserted. Wang Xiaolie was not interested in anything. There were a few mooncakes, a few pomegranates, a few pears, and a plate of dates on the table. Wang Xiaolie didn't want to eat them, but was just placing them there.

A pot of new wine is stewed with carrots in the sand jar next to it. Carrots are rare in this era, and many people don’t know how to eat them. Wang Xiaoli saw them by chance when he was in Xiangyang and cultivated them on a large scale.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, Wang Xiaoli only thought about eating a pot of carrot stewed mutton and drinking a pot of wine.

There were loud noises outside, but Wang Xiaoli was deserted here. This was the capital of the capital, and this was the only one who was alone and haggard.

The next morning, Wang Xiaoliu had just arrived at the government office, and Wang Ruohai came over and said, "Xuanfu, Zhe Yanzhi sent Han Yu, the governor of Ezhou, to report that the cannon was robbed in Tuanfeng Town. I heard from him that he wanted the cannon and the craftsman again."

Wang Xiao Lieqi said: "Can the magistrate of a state be sent out?"

Wang Ruohai said: "In this year, the magistrate could not even control the affairs of the prefecture city, and it was not uncommon to send it out. This Han Yu was originally a county in Xiaogan. Zhang Taiwei was a good teacher to transport grain when he suppressed Kong Yanzhou. He was appointed as the magistrate, so he could not be called the magistrate."

"So that's the case, no wonder." Wang Xiaoli nodded. In areas where wars are frequent, the magistrates and counties cannot be really done. If you do well, you must be lucky so that the officials can continue to do it. If you do not do well, it will be just a transition.

Just like Wang Xiaoli, the prefect of De'an Prefecture, next to Wang Xiaoli, Chen Gui, was a Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Jingkang, he was the magistrate of Anlu and led his troops to defend the king. As a result, the defeated soldiers attacked the city and the prefect escaped. He temporarily took over the prefect of De'an and defeated the defeated soldiers and bandits many times. By the first year of Jianyan, he was promoted to Zhilongtu Pavilion and the magistrate of De'an. Chen Gui was truly capable, and all the surrounding areas were occupied by several major forces. He firmly defended De'an. It can be said that he was the best at defending the city in this era. In addition to Chen Gui, most officials like Han Yu were replaced only after being the magistrate for a few months.

Many of the officials who could fight at this time were not from the Jinshi class. For example, Chen Gui was a law subject in the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Ruohai was a Tai student, but he was the top scholar in the martial arts in the second year of Jingkang. However, he was originally a Tai student, and the court also regarded him as a Jinshi classmate.

The martial arts of the Song Dynasty tested military books and martial arts skills. The martial arts of the archery and horses were not important, which was different from the impressions of later generations. Therefore, many martial arts Jinshi did not go to the army after passing the imperial examination, but became officials like other Jinshi. Xu Sui, the top scholar in the martial arts in the second year of Jianyan, also regarded him as a Jinshi.

After thinking about it, Wang Xiaolie asked, "Zhe Yanzhi doesn't come, so what reason should I use to send a Han sect?"

Wang Ruohai couldn't help but shook his head: "It was said that the river from Ezhou to Jiangzhou was not peaceful, so he wanted to command Ezhou. It was just an excuse. He wanted to get artillery from Xuanfu, but at that time he had a brilliant exit from Luoyang City. Not many days later, he had to come again, and his face was not that thick."

"This Zhe Yanzhi is really not enough to succeed, but he has enough trouble!" Wang Xiaoli walked back and forth. "Just go and do this. You can't give it whatever you want as last time. The craftsmen who cast cannons, after the last time, are afraid they won't want to go there. You can give more rewards, at least send a few. As for the pattern, you still have to give them the artillery. Just pick up the cannons, the medium cannons, and the small cannons, and you can't give them more."

Wang Ruohai said: "Don't Xuanfu see Han Yu?"

Wang Xiaolei said: "What are you doing when you see him? He came to ask for a cannon, so he cannon. There is no need to talk to him about other things."

Wang Ruohai said yes. After a while, he said: "Xuanfu, the Jin army has cannons and patterns. How long do you think they can cast cannons?"

Wang Xiaoli said: "It depends on how much the Jin army spends. They don't care about money, they just want to get a shot quickly, and they can be made in two or three months. Once the first door is made, it will be much easier as long as they are willing to invest money later. However, they don't have craftsmen, and gunpowder is not that easy."

Wang Ruohai said: "I also consider this matter. Under the rule of the Jin army, only Hedong Road produces tincture, so it is difficult for them to have sufficient gunpowder. Without gunpowder, even if artillery is made, what's the use?"

Wang Xiaoli said: "Staff, don't think too hard about this. The gunpowder in the capital has been produced for a hundred years, but the formula is just wrong. The Jin army always has a way to search for gunpowder. This matter is hosted by Wanyan Chang. We have never had any suspicion in him and do not know the specific situation. You can choose a reliable person as soon as possible and go to Wanyan Chang's station to collect the information completely."

The patterns robbed by the Jin army included gunpowder formula. Of course, there was no mistake in Wang Xiaoli tribute to the imperial court. As long as the Jin army grasped medicine according to the prescription, it would not lack gunpowder for combat. The quantity may not be sufficient, but it would not affect the use of artillery.

Since getting the news that the artillery was robbed by the Jin army, Wang Xiaolie was not lucky and prepared to fight the Jin army with artillery. Of course, this would inevitably take the energy and time of the Jin army and make full use of this period.

Wang Ruohai nodded: "Xuanfu is right. The artillery has been stolen by the Jin army, so we cannot be lucky. It will take more than a year to install artillery in the army. This year, the Jin army should not attack on a large scale."

Wang Xiaoliu said: "Yes, we must make full use of this year. Our main attack direction is Hedong. We must use this year to form an absolute siege of Taiyuan Prefecture. In fact, if it weren't for the short time to expand the army, the attack time this year would be better. What a pity."

Wang Ruohai said: "Jiang Min has already entered Shizhou. Did he let him advance north and even occupy Xianzhou directly? Only with Xianzhou can the Jin army's retreat be cut off."

Wang Xiaoli shook his head: "No need. Without Xianzhou, the Jin army may have lost the courage to fight us in Taiyuan. Let Jiang Min prepare in advance and be able to go north quickly during the war. I think Jiang Min will have an idea, so we should not force him."

Wang Ruohai said: "I understand when Xuan Fu said this."

Given Jiang Min's experience, everyone knows that he is different from other generals. Wang Ruohai also looks at him differently.

Wang Xiaolei said: "The best result is that the Jin army has artillery, and Nianhan mobilizes a large army to fight us in Taiyuan. In one battle, half of the Jin army's troops were removed, and the future war would be easier. Even if Nianhan could not be solved, most of his troops would be wiped out."

Wang Ruohai said: "Nianhan has been in Datong Prefecture for many years and has been supported by the Khitans. His strength cannot be underestimated. In this battle, the Khitans' attitude is very important. If the Khitans do their best to help the Jin people, we will be equivalent to going to war with Jin and Liao at the same time."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and shook his head: "Staff, the Khitans are humans, and they are not without tempers. As long as we have the upper hand, even if there are still Khitans who want to work hard on the Jin people, there will definitely be some people who don't want to. You can't think about this kind of thing in advance, and then take a step at that time. In short, we must prepare to fight a war of more than 100,000 troops in the Taiyuan area. With the Khitans, Xi people and other small tribes, it is not impossible for the Jin army to have more than 200,000 troops in this war. We must invest at least one army, and add Jiang Min's division, or even one or two divisions."
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