Iron Dynasty

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.

Of course it's a barbarian cavalry. Niu Ben said.

Lu Fei also nodded, And the cavalry of the barbarians are all skilled in bowing and horses, but it takes us a few years to train a cavalry. Once it is consumed in the war, we will lose a lot, and we will not be able to organize again for a long time. attack.

Xiao Ming nodded, You're all right, whether it's cavalry, archer or sword and shield, the Great Yu Kingdom needs several years of training to narrow the gap with the barbarian soldiers one-on-one, and the barbarians are not They need training, because they are qualified warriors when they grow up, and they have a foundation for more than ten years of training, which is why the Da Yu Kingdom has been defeated by the barbarians these years.

But it's different now.

Xiao Ming took the flintlock spear and said, It only takes three months for this king to let an ordinary commoner easily kill a barbarian cavalry, which is equivalent to the bow horses trained by the barbarians since childhood and shooting in front of the flintlock spear. It doesn't work anymore.

Niu Ben and Lu Fei nodded slowly, the flintlock gun doesn't need much strength, as long as the trigger can be pulled, it can kill people.

Moreover, it was able to penetrate plate armor at a distance of 80 meters. Chen Qi, Zhang Liu and others have proved this.

Your Highness will understand at the end, it's just that this flintlock spear has such poor accuracy, how can we deal with the barbarian cavalry? Niu Ben asked.

This is the need for large-scale equipment and musket formations. Xiao Ming said: The one you fought in the past will soon be a thing of the past. Now go to Bowen College to study.

Niu Ben and Lu Fei were suddenly embarrassed.

The advent of artillery has changed their way of fighting, and now that the flintlock gun is produced, their way of fighting is about 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 gun was tested in the military workshop. Niu Ben and Lu Fei also had preliminary contact with the main battle equipment of the future Qingzhou army. Xiao Ming relaxed.

The rest is the issue of production, equipment, and training. After all, the weapons are still used by humans. If the training can't keep up, the flintlock guns are also burning sticks in their hands.

His Royal Highness, now that there is a flintlock gun, is artillery less important? Chen Qi was a little sour, and he 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 will only become more important, you have to calm down and think about the role of artillery on the battlefield. application.

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

That's right, once the flintlock guns are installed, the Qingzhou army will have to fight with the barbarians on the grasslands. The cumbersome cannons on the city walls are useless. Xiao Ming said.

Chen Qi nodded. In fact, he had been thinking about the field gun all this time. Now that the flintlock gun is about to be installed, he has to hurry up.

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

Now that the flintlock gun 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 Great Yu Kingdom, which is like inserting a knife in the heart of the Great Yu Kingdom.

At this time, the Japanese country above the East China Sea was about to move. If the barbarians and the Japanese country really attacked from both sides, he would definitely lose in the two-front battle.

Therefore, he had to drive the barbarians out of Youzhou. In this way, the barbarians could not bypass Jizhou and attack Qingzhou from the flank, and the pressure on the front line of Cangzhou would disappear.

At that time, he can free up his hands to vigorously develop the navy to pack up Japan and Korea, open up trade routes by sea, and transport his goods from the sea to the southern states of the Great Yu Kingdom.

After all, his commodities are only circulating in the 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, Aster smiled and said, Congratulations, Your Highness, Hexi, His Highness is getting married this year.

What nonsense are you talking about, girl?

Xiao Ming was in a good mood just after the test shot of the flintlock gun, and at this moment he laughed with Aster.

Aster giggled and said: Your Highness, Aster is not talking nonsense. Feng Shilang is waiting for His Highness in the main hall. It is said that the emperor's decree for marriage has come down, and His Highness will get married this year.

Feng Shilang is here? Xiao Ming frowned, he had not received any news that Feng Deshui was coming to Qingzhou before.

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

Your Highness.

In the main hall, Feng Deshui was pacing back and forth. Seeing Xiao Ming coming in, Feng Deshui came towards Xiao Ming.

Feng Shilang. Xiao Ming cupped his hands and greeted him. When I came to Qingzhou this time, why didn't Feng Shilang say hello? This king can also greet him in person.

Feng Deshui said: Your Highness, don't make fun of the old slave. This time I came to Qingzhou, the old slave is here to report good news and sorrow. I came here in a hurry, but there is no need for these false courtesy.

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

Feng Deshui said: This good news is of course the marriage between Your Highness and Fei Yue'er, the youngest daughter of the book of Fei Zhongshu. Knowing that the barbarians have now built two kinds of artillery, one of which is called the Urban Siege Artillery, and the other is called the mighty artillery. Knowing this, Your Majesty has been sleepless for several nights. The Great Yu Kingdom is suffering, how can it be good to add artillery now?

It turned out to be this. Xiao Ming's heart sank, and it seemed that the news that Wang Xuan brought back was correct.

His Royal Highness has also learned? Feng Deshui asked.

Xiao Ming nodded.

Feng Deshui sighed, Since Your Highness knows about this, the old slave is relieved, but the point is not this matter, but that Your Majesty has the intention of moving the capital now.

Moving the capital? Xiao Ming was taken aback.

Feng Deshui seemed to have a premonition that Xiao Ming would have this reaction, he said: Faced with the barbarians, Chang'an is safe to defend, and the king of Zhao is unreliable. Now that the barbarians have more weapons, they are ready to move, and the next time they raise their troops, they will definitely be aggressive. , Your Majesty is also thinking about the safety of the millions of people in Chang'an and the royal family.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming gave a wry smile. In fact, the matter of moving the capital was not mentioned by Xiao Wenxuan when he was the emperor. Several previous emperors had discussed this matter.

Chang'an faces the barbarians, and it can be said that they are in danger all the time.

Now that Xiao Wenxuan learned that the barbarians had created a weapon like artillery, he must feel that Chang'an City could not stop the barbarian artillery.

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