I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Zheng Zhilong and Cao Wenzhao walked into an unremarkable barracks, and under the leadership of several Ming students, they came to an open field.

"Zheng Zhilong, king of Zhenhai, and Cao Wenzhao, Marquis of Liaodong, please show the emperor's secret decree and the military amulets in their hands. Only after they have been confirmed can they enter this place."

A Ming student greeted him and said with a smile.

Zheng Zhilong took out a piece of paper and handed it to the student together with a piece of Tiger Head Soldier Talisman, and said with a smile: "My third brother's secret decree is getting worse and worse now. A piece of paper is an order from afar."

Several people laughed.

In today's world, people who can receive this "single piece of paper" are really rare.

For example, the secret decree Cao Wenzhao received was not a piece of paper, but... a broken note.

There is a simple sentence above: "Cao Wenzhao, wait for Zheng Zhilong to come, and follow his command. Stab Mangurtai's fart swallow fiercely. Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian..."

"It's still the favor of His Majesty the Emperor of Zhenhai Wangshen..."

Cao Wenzhao smiled wryly in his heart, but he didn't show any abnormal expression on his face. Instead, he handed over the note and the tiger-head soldier amulet in his hand, and said with a smile: "This gentleman, I have never met before. .”

The student smiled and didn't say much.

He turned around to say hello, and shouted, "No problem, you can open the door."

There was a muffled bang.

In a clearing of ice and snow, a crack seven to eight feet wide suddenly opened.

A sloping concrete corridor suddenly appeared, dark and rumbling, all the way to the depths of the earth, with no end in sight at a glance, and no idea where it led.

"Lord Zhenhai, Lord Liaodong, please send an order to summon two thousand trusted soldiers to come in and carry things." The student stood at the entrance of the corridor, with his hands folded in the sleeves of the sheepskin robe, with a calm expression on his face.

"Thank you sir."

Zheng Zhilong and Cao Wenzhao handed over their hands and ordered their own soldiers to pass on the order, each summoning a thousand soldiers.

"My lord, my lord, please." The student said with a smile.

So, a group of people walked into the dark tunnel and walked all the way deep underground...

……

After nearly an hour.

Zheng Zhilong, Cao Wenzhao and others who walked out of the underground passage one after another were stunned and looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.

The two hundred big iron frames in front of me...

What is it for?
Moreover, under each large iron frame, a carriage-like base was installed, with steel bearings and wheels installed on it.

What puzzled everyone was that there were forty "rails" neatly arranged on the iron frame. The design was exquisite, and the material used was naturally the most advanced fine steel in the Ming Dynasty. It looked very ... domineering.

"What is this...?" Cao Wenzhao caressed an iron shelf with a look of astonishment on his face.

Zheng Zhilong was also at a loss.

He was in charge of a batch of ammunition shipped by sea, which was shells, and he knew this very well.

However, there is nothing like a gun barrel on the iron frame. How should the ammunition be loaded and fired?He was literally blinded.

"Sir." The two came to the student of the Ming Dynasty, bowed and saluted, and said: "Please ask this gentleman, this thing..."

The student smiled and said, "This is a new type of firearm that His Majesty and Mr. Song have personally developed. It has only been fired twice before, and it has no name.

This batch of firearms needs one more item. Please send an order from the Marquis of Liaodong to bring the ammunition brought by sea with the prince of Zhenhai.

We received His Majesty's secret decree, and three days later, we fired a shot at the slave cavalry outside the city to let them disappear from this world.

His Majesty said that originally, the old man wanted to leave some room for the cavalry and take his time, but the betrayal of Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang made him very angry.

In addition, Mao Wenlong's three generals, Geng Jingzhong, Kong Youde and Shang Kexi, also rebelled.

His Majesty was not happy, so he wanted to end the battle as soon as possible. "

The student put his hands in his sleeves, and his dark face was very calm. He said these words without any emotional fluctuations, as if he was saying a simple geometric theorem.

This indifference made Zheng Zhilong and Cao Wenzhao feel even more emotional.

In the eyes of outsiders, one of them is the owner of the Daming iron-clad battleship, capable of sweeping the seas of the world, and is a veritable King of Zhenhai; , also seems to be easy...

Actually.

They knew in their hearts at this moment that they wanted to rebel?

Unless it is to go all out and take a gamble, His Majesty the Emperor has no cards in his hands.

But is this possible?
All the core components of Zheng Zhilong's ironclad warship are in Zhu Youjian's hands. Once damaged, it may be a pile of scrap iron, drifting with the current on the vast sea, and gradually becoming a rusty hulk.

Cao Wenzhao is actually the same...

……

"Lord Zhenhai, Marquis of Liaodong, go to the barracks and drink a bowl of mutton soup to warm up your body. When the ammunition and other parts are brought over, we can prepare to fire."

Just as the two were thinking wildly, the student smiled and beckoned the two to go in.

In the middle of winter, the cold wind howled outside, but in the barracks of the students of the Ming Dynasty, a huge white iron stove was burning, and the blue flames quietly licked a big iron pot.

Inside the pot, two sheep were stewed.

"Today is a good day. Would you like to drink a bowl of wine and send the tens of thousands of people outside the city a treat in advance?" the student said with a smile.

Zheng Zhilong and Cao Wenzhao nodded.

As a result, the aroma of wine was overflowing and the meat was delicious. On the eve of a peerless war, this pot of mutton made Zheng Zhilong, Cao Wenzhao and others feel a little absurd when they thought about it many years later.

At the same time, I couldn't help thinking about it silently over and over again in my heart.

That pot of meat is really delicious...

……

"Mount these tubes."

"There are also those mechanisms made of gold and iron, and they are installed together. Remember, all components must be installed according to the drawings, and there must be no mistakes."

Under the command of that Ming student, another hundred Ming students braved the bitter cold, wind and snow to assemble two hundred large iron frames and a lot of 'parts'.

After a busy day and night.

Finally, Zheng Zhilong and Cao Wenzhao understood what the iron frame in front of them was.

However, they knew that this new type of firearm called "Rocket" should be a big killer, but without a barrel, how would these rockets be launched?
A King of Zhenhai and a Marquis of Liaodong carefully inspected the "Rocket" and looked at each other in blank dismay.

The two of them, as princes and marquises of the Ming Dynasty, have led troops to fight all year round. Naturally, they have both read Mao Yuanyi's "Wu Bei Zhi".

However, there is another saying that the world rocket was first invented and produced by Zhuge Kongming during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was used to fight against the two armies, which is very powerful.

Later, in the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, there was a substantial improvement.

During the Hongwu period, rocket technology was more advanced, and there were "peerless killers" such as Hundred Tigers Running Arrows and Swarms of Bees. They also performed well when dealing with Jiannu cavalry.

However, the accuracy of this thing is not good...

"King Zhenhai, is this designed and manufactured by Mr. Song... a swarm?" Cao Wenzhao's face showed a hint of doubt.

"It should be..." Zheng Zhilong also looked confused, "But, does this thing really work?"

The idiot emperor invented the steam engine and various new firearms, which have always been extremely shocking, and each of them can be regarded as the most frightening "big hand" in the world.

Especially for the development and manufacture of various firearms, both of them have some understanding.

But the two hundred iron frames in front of me...

Rocket technology has existed in ancient times. Although it has been continuously improved by generations of ancestors for thousands of years, it has made great achievements. The problem is that that thing is really not accurate. With a bang, many arrows may turn a corner in mid-air...

"Pass down the order, let those soldiers enter the bunker ahead of time when the fire is lit tomorrow!"

Zheng Zhilong thought of what he was afraid of, and sent the order directly.

"Yes, light the fire after hiding in the bunker!" Naturally, Cao Wenzhao also thought of the consequences, and hurriedly passed on the order.

The hundred Ming students didn't say anything when they heard the words, they just shook their heads and smiled wryly.

The "rockets" designed by His Majesty the Emperor, Lord Xu Guangqi, Teacher Song Yingxing and others, can these rough and rough people understand?
"Order: In the early morning of tomorrow, shoot one round first!"