Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

Emperor Dingwen sat on the throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The princes, ministers, civil officials and military generals were divided into two columns.

Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi came into the hall, and all the officials in the court looked at him.

Zhou Chang put the wooden box aside and bowed respectfully.

"I humble myself to pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Emperor Dingwen's majestic voice sounded:

"Did Lord Zhou see what he saw during his visit to the northern border this time? Was it consistent with what the King of Zhenbei said in the urgent memorial he sent over 800 miles?"

Zhou Changzhi said respectfully:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the King of Zhenbei sent his personal guards to deliver an urgent memorial of 800 miles, saying that he killed 180,000 cavalrymen of the Northern Shang Kingdom and occupied Baidi City, while his own 120,000 cavalrymen were unharmed. This is true."

The four words "This is true" seemed to explode like thunder, shocking everyone and making them look at each other in surprise.

Prince Hongze stepped out:

"Commander Zhou, since you have gone to the northern border, investigate the truth."

"This prince asks you, did you see with your own eyes the killing of 180,000 Northern Shang cavalrymen as mentioned in the memorial submitted by the King of Zhenbei?"

Jinyiwei Commander Zhou Changzhi replied respectfully:

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, I did see it with my own eyes. Not only did I see it with my own eyes,"

"Even the other 500 Jinyiwei who went to investigate the truth saw with their own eyes that the battlefield was littered with corpses. They were all the bodies of the Northern Shang cavalry. Although I was unable to count them one by one, it is an indisputable fact that there were more than 100,000 corpses and blood in this mountain of blood."

After these words came out from the mouth of Jinyiwei Zhou Changzhi, all the officials in the court were shocked.

The Minister of Justice Cao Qing stepped out:

"How did the King of Zhenbei do it?"

Zhang Shoufu also appeared:

"Master Zhou, have you met the King of Zhenbei in person? Is he in Baidi City?"

Zhou Changzhi said:

"This commander saw the King of Zhenbei in Baidi City."

Now everyone believes it.

Emperor Dingwen, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, looked at Zhou Changzhi and said:

"Since Lord Zhou has met Zhenbei King Hongxuan in Baidi City, do you know why Zhenbei King Hongxuan killed 130,000 cavalrymen from the Beishang Kingdom without sacrificing a single soldier?"

Jinyiwei commander Zhou Changzhi picked up the wooden box beside him, opened it, and took out a composite military crossbow.

He replied respectfully:

"Reporting to Your Majesty! The reason why the King of Zhenbei was able to achieve such a brilliant record is because he developed this battlefield killing weapon that shocked the world and made ghosts weep."

A battlefield killing weapon that shocks the world and makes ghosts cry?

Everyone in the Hall of Supreme Harmony looked at the composite military crossbow raised by Zhou Changzhi.

Emperor Dingwen signaled with his eyes to the eunuch Shen Qian.

The old eunuch Shen Qian hurried down the stairs.

He took the composite crossbow raised by Zhou Changzhi,

Then he presented it with both hands and placed it on the desk of Emperor Dingwen.

Emperor Dingwen picked up the composite military crossbow and examined it carefully.

He found that the bowstring of this composite crossbow was three times thicker than that of an ordinary composite crossbow, and there were four metal wheels at each end of the crossbow.

A device for placing multiple crossbow arrows was also installed.

Emperor Dingwen asked suspiciously as he looked at the crossbow arrow, which looked very different from an ordinary crossbow.

"The King of Zhenbei used this weapon to achieve such brilliant results?"

"This crossbow allows infantry to kill cavalry? It laid the foundation for such a glorious military achievement?"

Obviously Emperor Dingwen didn't believe it.

He didn't believe that this crossbow could play such a huge role.

Prince Hongze saw that the reason Zhou Changzhi gave was a military crossbow.

"Hahaha! This is so ridiculous that one hundred and twenty thousand infantrymen can kill eighteen hundred thousand Northern Merchants' cavalrymen with just a military crossbow. This reason is really too ridiculous."

None of the civil and military officials in the hall believed that this crossbow could have such a terrifying effect.

Even Emperor Dingwen showed suspicion at this time.

But he knew that Zhenbei King Hongxuan had indeed occupied Baidi City.

The noisy sounds in the hall gradually grew louder.

I only heard Zhou Changzhi say:

"When I first saw this crossbow, I had the same suspicion as the ministers in the court."

"You will know once you give it a try, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Dingwen picked up the composite crossbow:

"I really want to test the power of this crossbow. Most of the cavalry of the Northern Shang Kingdom are heavily armored."

"Minister of the Dali Temple, go to the dungeon and bring out a death row prisoner!"

"Minister of War, go to the armory and get a set of the strongest armor."

Tang Deyuan, the Minister of Justice, and Yang Shou, the Minister of War

Respectfully accept the order and leave

How powerful is this composite crossbow? You can only know it after you try it.

Soon, Dali Temple Minister Tang Deyuan ordered his subordinates to bring out a death row prisoner from the dungeon.

The Minister of War also ordered his subordinates to fetch a set of the Dafeng Kingdom's strongest armor from the arsenal to protect the body of the condemned prisoner.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said to Emperor Dingwen:

"Father! Let me test this crossbow!"

Emperor Dingwen looked at the prince and said:

"You are the crown prince, how can you use weapons at will? Let the Minister of War Yang Shou come."

Prince Hongze showed disappointment on his face. He really wanted to try out the power of this weapon himself.

Yang Shou responded respectfully:

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

He took the composite military crossbow from the old eunuch, looked at it carefully, and then shot at the blindfolded prisoner wearing heavy armor.

"call out!"

A sharp whistle that tore through the air.

"Ugh! Ah!"

The condemned prisoner, who was wearing heavy armor, fell to the ground as the crossbow arrow pierced through his armor.

The entire court suddenly changed color and looked at this scene in shock.

"This! This military crossbow has such powerful penetrating power! No wonder the King of Zhenbei can sweep away the cavalry of Beishang Kingdom."

Seeing this result, Emperor Dingwen stood up and said excitedly:

"Hahaha, God really helps our Great Feng Kingdom!"

Now the entire court was looking at the crossbow in Yang Shou's hand with great excitement.

Zhang Shoufu said:

"Your Majesty! It is a blessing for Dafeng that the King of Zhenbei possesses such a powerful weapon. I hope Your Majesty will popularize this weapon in Dafeng, so that the danger to the southern border and the northern Shang Kingdom can be eliminated."

"By then, my Great Feng Kingdom will be able to unify the world!"

The idea of ​​four people unifying the world touched the emperor's heart.

Did Emperor Dingwen show any excitement?

"Hahaha! Prime Minister Zhang is right!"

"My army has such weapons, and all the time in the world belongs to me!"

Emperor Dingwen's gaze once again fell on Jinyiwei leader Zhou Changzhi.

"Why did Zhenbei King Hongxuan only give you a military crossbow?"

Zhou Changzhi said respectfully:

"King Zhenbei said that this kind of killing weapon must be kept secret and not be used by all soldiers. Once it becomes popular, it is very likely to be leaked to the Northern Business Kingdom."

Emperor Dingwen frowned upon hearing this.

"What Hongxuan said is correct, but we should have the Imperial Guards and Embroidered Uniform Guards to protect me."

If Emperor Dingwen didn't know that there was such a powerful weapon in the world, he naturally wouldn't care.

But now that he knew that there were such advanced weapons in the world, Emperor Dingwen would definitely equip his guards with this new type of military crossbow.