My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  Chapter 226 Big Killer

  Wu Xing was so angry when he heard the word Zhang Gong.

   It's just that he is a gentleman after all, so it's inconvenient for him to attack.

  He pursed his lips tightly, holding back the anger in his stomach.

  He is good at speaking the truth.

   But when it comes to nonsense, a hundred Wu Xings are not Zhang Anshi's opponent.

  In one day and night, all the thieves in Zhuangzi were punished?

  Zhu Di and the others didn't care about Wu Xing at this time, but now they are all focused on suppressing the thieves.

   Zhu Di had a deep fear of attacking cities and pulling out villages.

  He is good at field battles. In Jingnan, his most painful defeat was attacking Jinan City.

  The battle of Jinan can be said to be one of the biggest fiascos in Zhu Di's life. In order to deal with this city of Jinan, he resorted to flooding, shelling, and even forcibly besieging the city.

  Fighted for three full months. During the three months, soldiers were lost and generals were lost, and morale fell to the bottom, so Zhu Di had no choice but to withdraw his troops and run away with buckets.

   Zhu Di’s failure, on the one hand, stemmed from the fact that Jinan was a strong city;

  But Jinan City is large in scale after all, and it is easier for the army to deploy, and it is already even more difficult to attack the city.

   And Ji Gang's Zhuangzi is obviously the result of his painstaking efforts. It is to ensure that, once something happens, it can persist for at least a year and a half, so as to wait for the response.

  In addition, Ji Gang has a lot of money, and a group of desperadoes are working for him, and this place is close to Nanjing City. Once the imperial court dispatches a large army, it will inevitably cause a lot of discussions in Nanjing City.

   It can be said that these are all detrimental effects on the court.

  At this time, Zhu Di couldn't help being suspicious. It wasn't that he didn't trust Zhang Anshi, but that this completely overturned Zhu Di's usual understanding of the military.

   "You want to dig a tunnel?" Zhu Di asked.

  Zhang Anshi shook his head directly and said: "Among the lofty mountains, and the ground is mostly granite, it is absolutely impossible to dig a tunnel."

  Zhu Di frowned and said: "However, if you use artillery, you will bombard it from the bottom up, and there are artillery in the village, but they can be condescending. Their range is much farther than ours, and I am afraid it will be difficult to do anything."

  Zhu Di rested his chin in thought. All his thoughts are now on this fortress.

  After so many years of fighting, the only thing I am most afraid of is gnawing on such a hard bone.

  At this time, Zhu Di once again hated Ji Gang to the core, and this Ji Gang obviously made him a stone in a latrine even before he died.

  The so-called latrine is full of stones, which are smelly and hard. If you ignore him, he will disgust you all day long, but once you want to move it, the price will be too high.

  Yi Shiha stood at the side gloomily, with a somewhat dejected expression. He was mourning for more than 500 dead and injured warrior camp athletes.

   This is the warrior battalion, the elite of the elite, the most elite force in the guard palace!

  We are eunuchs, it’s so real, Uchisenhu fooled us to say that it’s true, and we don’t even think that the model camp is nearby, why don’t they go?

   Thanks to bleeding.

  Xie Jin and others, look at this, look at that, although they don't understand military affairs, they are good at observing words and expressions.

   Just from the expressions of His Majesty and the princes, it can be seen that it is almost impossible to complete the task in one day and night.

   Xie Jin only felt it was funny, but he had some expectations in his heart. If Zhang Anshi couldn't do it, then... he could just take advantage of the situation and try his best to create an atmosphere. Please His Majesty shut down the official school.

  Ten thousand steps back, even if it doesn’t shut down, tens of thousands of scholars will be furious, and the reputation of this official school is not good, but it is good.

  So Xie Jin smiled and said, "Marquis Annan, it's noon..."

   This means, I'm pinching the time.

  If it cannot be resolved at noon tomorrow, then... Marquis Annan may break his promise.

   Zhang Anshi was too lazy to understand Jin, so he just looked at Zhu Di and said, "Oh, Your Majesty, the minister is resigning, so I'm going to make preparations."

  Zhu Di said: "Go, go, tomorrow I will personally go to Zhongshan to supervise the battle."

   After saying that, he lowered his head again, and put his mind on the map again.

   Zhu Neng suddenly asserted at this time: "Impossible, absolutely impossible, Your Majesty...why do you think Zhang Anshi is bragging?"

   Seeing Zhang Anshi leave in a hurry, Zhu Nengcai said: "Yichen sees...this matter can't be done, even if Daluo Jinxian comes. He Zhang Anshi can do it, and I **** on the crotch on the spot."

  People are different. Wu Xing said it couldn’t be done, but he deliberately satirized Zhang Anshi.

  Zhu Neng is different, his **** son is still growing up with his elder brother Zhang Anshi. Nine times out of ten, Zhang Anshi wants to encourage Zhu Yong to do it.

   Now, of course, we need to lay out the difficulties, so that His Majesty can know in his heart, if we really can’t make it by then, it’s better to have an excuse. It’s not that my son doesn’t work hard, it’s because the fortress of the thieves is too strong.

   Qiu Fu, who was standing on the side, seemed to be startled all of a sudden, and he also said quickly: "What Cheng Guogong said is very true. Your Majesty, I see... Zhang Anshi's words, you can listen to them..."

  In fact, Qiu Fu was even more worried than Zhu Neng. What Zhu Neng was worried about was whether his son would lose face, but Qiu Fu knew the virtues of his son Qiu Fu. That stupid son could throw his life into it.

  Zhu Di finally raised his head again, but frowned and said, "What if it happens?"

   Then he looked at Xu Huizu and said, "Xu Qing's family, you are considered a veteran. In your opinion, how much food, grass and soldiers do you need to take down this fortress?"

  As his own son-in-law, in theory, Xu Huizu should also worry about Zhang Anshi's safety.

   But he was not worried about Zhang Anshi losing his life. According to his careful observation these days, even if the army horses of Ming Dynasty were all dead, Zhang Anshi would still be able to save his own life.

   Save your life, Zhang Anshi is a professional.

Therefore, Xu Huizu was the most calm and calm, and said calmly at this time: "Your Majesty, 30,000 elite soldiers, one and a half months of troops, first order 20,000 horses to attack in turn, so that the bandits can't rest day and night, take the strategy of exhausting the enemy, and wait for more than a month later. , and then mobilize the 10,000 soldiers and horses that have been recharged to launch a strong attack, if the bandits are negligent, the village will be destroyed."

Zhu Di smiled and said: "I'm stronger than you. I just thought about it. I think that 20,000 elite soldiers can break into the city within a month. But... this method will cost a lot. It must be more than five thousand."

  5,000 casualties is not a small number. Don't look at Daming's frequent shouting that he has a million troops, but in fact, there may not even be 200,000 real elite soldiers, and a death is a huge loss.

  After the Battle of Jingnan, the most important reason for Zhu Di's success was that Zhu Di wiped out the elite of the Southern Army through field battles. Since then, he has mastered the initiative of the entire battlefield and can fight wherever he wants.

  The so-called millions of soldiers and horses of the imperial court can only hide in various cities, and can no longer mobilize elite forces to compete with Zhu Di.

  Zhu Di and the others were chattering all over the place.

   On the other side, Xie Jin and others resigned one after another.

   Wu Xing immediately became the focus of everyone's attention.

  Many people looked at him differently.

  So after leaving the Chongwen Hall, many colleagues, both acquainted and unfamiliar, greeted him: "Wu Gong's words are very happy."

   "In all dynasties, there have always been people like Wu Gong who turned the tide. This is the strength of Confucianism."

   Facing the boasting and admiration of many.

  Wu Xing is very useful, he knows very well that in a few days, his reputation will spread all over the world, and he will become a model for scholars all over the world.

   Even, some people will compare him with Wei Zheng, his name will go down in history, and he will be admired by all generations.

At this time, Wu Xing couldn't help but feel a little proud, and couldn't help but said: "I expected that Zhang An Shi...frivolous, and this time he took the initiative to ask for a job, and he must not succeed. Now, gentlemen, the arrow is on the string, so I have to send it. The school and our sages are incompatible and irreconcilable."

"After this battle, when Zhang An Shigong is on the verge of defeat, it is time for me to strike while the iron is hot. Please, like Wu, don't care about personal gains and losses, and take the common people and the community into consideration, and show your character as a scholar. Official school, what is our face, seeing a saint?"

  Everyone said yes and was encouraged.

   Several Wenyuan Pavilion bachelors returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, Xie Jin was beaming, and kept praising Wu Xing's character.

   "Wu Xing is... really admirable..."

  This is often the case. Maybe Xie Jin doesn't have the courage to go hard, but he is a scholar.

  The most powerful thing about scholars is to praise those tough warriors to express their opinions.

   In this way, if something really happens, Wu Xing will be sent to death, but if this happens, he can also enjoy the honor and show his unique insight.

  Hu Guang also wanted to say something, it can be seen that as soon as Yang Rong returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, he went directly to his public room, and he also kept silent.

  Until it was time to be on duty, he went to Yang Rong's duty room to drink tea and sit around with an excuse.

After holding back his words for a long time, he couldn't help but said to Yang Rong: "Mr. Yang, the matter of the official school is indeed absurd, but why didn't Mr. Yang say a word about it? Although the most important thing for me to be a courtier is To assist His Majesty in governing the world, but if you encounter injustice, don't you just say nothing?"

Yang Rong sighed and said, "You and I are both responsible for the rise and fall of the country. But let me ask you, the official school recruits its students, and the scholars naturally take their imperial examinations. Everyone is like a well, why are you now Outraged?"

  As soon as this remark came out, Hu Guang frowned, and said: "This...after all...after all...they use the signboard of the emperor's disciples...presumably...someone is afraid that some children will go astray."

Yang Rong smiled and said: "There are more than a million scholars in the world. How many people may have fame? How many people are able to be promoted, Jinshi, and become officials? How many scholars have studied hard all their lives without getting anything , why worry about someone going astray? I don’t know if the official school is useful, whether the skills you learn are right or wrong, and I don’t care. Is it really beneficial to people?"

  Hu Guang subconsciously said: "This is different, this is the learning of sages, and it will always be useful to learn."

Yang Rong shook his head slightly and said: "Whether it is useful or not depends on whether there are opportunities for them to display their talents and learning. There are so many capable people in ancient times, and how many people can show their talents? If everyone can show their ambitions, then why are there so many poems?" Are they all complaining about their own circumstances? People in government schools, after studying, go to his pro-army or go to Jinyiwei, it has nothing to do with us after all. As for whether your majesty loves you or not, this is also your majesty's business .As long as we don’t offend the rules and regulations, don’t teach the people to burn, don’t we make irresponsible remarks, isn’t it ridiculous?”

  Hu Guang still frowned, he still felt that something was wrong, as for what was wrong, but he couldn't tell for a while, so he said: "Sages, I should..."

Without waiting for him to continue, Yang Rong waved his hands and said, "In my opinion, the reason for the trouble now is that some people want to use this to invite fame. It is an excuse to create panic among scholars, and to take advantage of the disgust of scholars. Then stand up and show your strength of character. Hey...you and I are all stupid people. Human life span also has a limit. How far can a person see? people and future generations to judge?"

Yang Rong immediately lowered his head, sorted out his draft, and said: "In my opinion, many problems in the past dynasties are caused by too many people who want to be smart and too few people who are willing to work diligently. Scholars are here. On the one hand, the problem is particularly serious, everyone only thinks about the so-called long-term peace and stability when they open their mouths, thinks about things after a thousand years, thinks about eternal peace, everyone is vainly trying to achieve these by pointing fingers."

"However, many people who talk like this can't even do what they are doing right now. Some people don't even know how to wear clothes, and they have to be fed by others. They have two legs, but they travel by carriages, horses and soft sedan chairs. Hey... the world rises and falls, and the bad is here."

Speaking of this, Yang Rong raised his head, and continued: "Let's do what is in front of us first. Whether a government school is good or bad, it doesn't take thousands of years or a hundred years. It only takes three to five years to see the difference. It won't be too late to discuss it at that time. You guys... are in too much of a hurry."

   Hu Guang muttered: "Isn't this the so-called good fighters have no great achievements? It is too late to solve the problem after discovering it."

Yang Rong said: "There is always a way to try. If you don't do anything, it will be bad. From my point of view, Zhang Anshi...Although there are many criticisms, he is not without merits. Why should he throw cold water with others at this time? "

  Hu Guang thought for a while, then said: "Forget it, let's not quarrel, let's see what is the use of this official school."

  …

   Zhang Anshi came out of the palace and returned to the official school without stopping.

  The first thing he thought of was Qiu Song.

  So Qiu Song was quickly called in front of Zhang Anshi.

  Zhang Anshi looked at him and said, "Our things are useful."

  Qiu Song picked his nose: "What?"

Zhang Anshi said: "Bring me out of the hot air balloons we experimented with, and prepare them for me tonight. Give me a good overhaul and see if there is any problem. And...the gunpowder bombs, also take them out of the warehouse , you have to check it again and again, but don’t make mistakes.”

  When Qiu Song heard this, his eyes lit up visibly with the naked eye, and he seemed excited.

  The mud ball he picked out from his nose was reluctant to bounce off, and he looked at Zhang Anshi with bright eyes and said, "Brother won't lie to me, will he?"

  Zhang Anshi glared at him impatiently and said, "Stop rambling, go get ready."

   "Oh, oh." After saying that, Qiu Song turned around and left immediately.

   Last time, when Zhu Zhanji came to Qixia, he saw a huge gunpowder explosion.

  Of course... that kind of gunpowder explosion is only experimental.

  At that time, Zhu Yong and Zhang Fu complained that this thing...has no possibility of actual combat at all.

   This is actually no wonder to them. Gunpowder bombs as big as wheels can be blasted out by any artillery. This is a thing that weighs hundreds of catties.

  So besides putting it on the spot and detonating it and hearing a sound, it is a waste of money.

  But Qiu Song is different, Qiu Song is happy to hear such a sound. He even... On this basis, he increased the amount of gunpowder, and at the same time, on the basis of this gunpowder bullet, he increased it by a few points.

  Now, the largest gunpowder bomb already weighs 350 jin, and is sealed with a bronze sphere on the outside. This bomb is known as the Qiusong bomb.

   As for the detonation...

  Zhang Anshi stopped him.

  Because this thing...is too terrifying, too powerful, and it can only be a joke if it is detonated on the spot, not to mention that Zhang Anshi himself can't predict the consequences of this thing's explosion.

  Three hundred and fifty catties of gunpowder, this is an enhanced version of gunpowder. Even one kilogram is enough to blow up mountains and rocks. As for three hundred and fifty catties, and it is also sealed, this thing...

  At least Zhang Anshi couldn't predict its power.

  Of course, in order to solve the problem of launching this thing, Zhang Anshi was heartbroken.

   Cannons must be forgotten, and catapults... that is absolutely impossible.

   As for being a mine...

   Obviously not very useful.

   After much deliberation, Zhang Anshi thought of the bomber.

   Of course, in this era, bombers must be a dream.

  But...hot air balloons are fine.

  Using the heat to stay away, fly up, and then drop bombs, this is obviously the only possibility.

  Hot air balloons are actually very easy to make.

  As long as you understand its basic principles, at the same time, you are willing to spend money, and you have enough hands, all of this will be easy.

   The difficulty lies in making a hot air balloon suitable for this era.

  So... a group of craftsmen have been working behind closed doors for several months. After repeated experiments, they can barely produce a few hot air balloons like this.

   Qiu Song is the overall director of this project.

  He is very concerned about explosives and throwing explosives. Therefore, this flying ball project has almost been subjected to extremely strict inspections by him.

  So much so that the craftsmen complained that this job can't be done, and every now and then, they will be picked out for faults and have to rework at any time.

   Fortunately, Zhang Anshi added money.

   Now... three flying balls, three giant mounds, ready.

  Of course...Qiu Song will take some people with him to make final preparations.

  All the procedures have to be gone through, and several bombers responsible for flying **** must also memorize the outline of the plan.

  In the past, they tried a few times, but all they threw were boulders, but now they are really going to fight.

   Not only that, the cables, the refined alcohol fuel, and the canvas all need to be tested again to be foolproof.

   Immediately afterwards, someone pushed a bronze sealed gunpowder ejection warehouse that was nearly half the height of a person.

   This thing is extremely dangerous, so in the process of pushing it, a wooden board with pulleys was installed underneath, and then it was pushed onto the carriage.

  Zhang Anshi was not idle either. He summoned all the students and gave them a day off, intending to let them watch a performance.

  This thing can be manufactured, which involves a lot of knowledge, including alchemy, engineering, and even mathematics.

   Without these basic knowledge, there is no way to explain these phenomena and finally produce finished products.

  These students originally applied for the official school with the intention of changing their own destiny, but most of them have no confidence in whether what they have learned is useful or not.

  But when they saw the huge monsters one by one, they started talking about it.

  The instructors, at this time, took out the syllabus prepared by Zhang Anshi, and began to explain the principle of heat in front of everyone.

   At this time, many people just looked at it fresh, and they only half understood the outline of these teachings.

However, in this world, you may not be interested in learning, or you may be disgusted with boring teaching, but everyone is born to be a fun person. With such fun, many people can no longer move their feet, watching each other intently. .

   Zhang Anshi cursed at the side: "If you are in his mother's place, you will be excited if you have fun, and you will die when you study."

  The next day...

  Dawn, the sun rises.

  Zhu Di got up early and led all the officials to Zhongshan.

  Here, Habayashi guards have already blocked the main roads.

  Zhu Di stationed here with civil servants and military generals.

  From the foot of the mountain, looking at the Zhuangzi hidden in the mountain, Zhu Di couldn't help talking.

  This is a natural moat, there is only one narrow path to go up the mountain, it is really a man guarding the gate, and no one can open it.

  The appearance of Zhuangzi seemed to be mocking Zhu Di, which made Zhu Di think of the Battle of Jinan again.

  His eyes turned red in an instant, and he could not wait to shout: "Whoever breaks the village first will be named Marquis!"

   Civil servants and military generals looked up one by one, and people talked a lot.

  At the foot of the mountain, there are assembled elite soldiers from the Warrior Battalion and officers and soldiers from the Model Battalion. In the camp of the Warrior Battalion, the wounded soldiers wailed, and the rest of them were not much better.

  The model camp is obviously quite different, and they are still full of energy.

Yi Shiha took the opportunity to go to the Warriors' Camp to condolence to the soldiers. Seeing two or three hundred soldiers with missing arms and legs in the camp, he couldn't help yelling in distress: "Listen up, if you don't make it to the model camp in the future, you guys Don't die rashly, oh... oh..."

  Yi Shiha wiped tears.

  The admiral eunuch, and several other **** officials followed Yi Shiha step by step, not daring to show their air.

  Everyone said one after another: "It is said that we eunuchs are treacherous. When it comes to treachery, there is no one more treacherous than those in the model camp."

   "Grand Duke, the soldiers... It's too miserable, the bones that have been buried all night... Hey..."

After Yi Shiha felt distressed, it was his turn to get angry. He wiped away his tears and said sullenly, "Don't talk about it. In short, don't make jokes about the soldiers of our warrior battalion. That's what we said, Chen Li And those guys like Zhu Yong, if they still want to lie to you, tell them to come to us."

   After finishing speaking, Yi Shiha hurried back to Zhu Di's camp.

   But at this time, Zhang Anshi has arrived.

  Zhu Di was riding on the horse at this time, still looking at the Zhuangzi, and said in his mouth: "Zhang Anshi, there is still an hour and a half, the time is coming, your soldiers and horses... still go up the mountain to attack?"

  Zhang Anshi seemed unhurried, and even said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it has already started."

  Zhu Di looked at the camp of the Model Camp in the distance, but there was no sign of attacking there.

  Qi State Duke Qiu Fu was behind, looking around nervously, looking for his son.

  Zhu Neng let out a long sigh of relief, and said braggingly: "My son is in the model camp, oh, he's alive and kicking, I think... he won't be in any danger."

  Qiu Fu couldn't help but said anxiously: "Have you seen Qiu Song?"

  Zhu Neng shook his head like a rattle drum and said: "I don't know...but I heard from the Model Camp that Qiu Song is the main attacker, and he takes the lead."

   Duke Qi Qiu Fu's blood turned cold after hearing this, and he stood where he was, with a sallow face, without saying a word.

Zhu Neng patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Oh, the tiger father has no dogs and sons. I think Qiu Song is a blessed man. Auspicious people have their own appearance. Don't worry, I will definitely not die. I dare to bet five taels of silver Our nephew Qiu can come back safely."

  Qiu Fu: "..."

   Looking at it, a long time has passed.

   But the model camp has not moved yet.

  Zhu Di frowned, couldn't help staring at Zhang Anshi and said, "Zhang Anshi, there is still an hour."

The civil servants and generals in the back also talked a lot, especially Wu Xing, who was beaming and said to others: "Although the old man doesn't know about soldiers, he also knows... This Haikou boasted by An Shi is guaranteed to fail. Some people are best at Boasting..."

  His voice is getting lower and lower. In general, when the voice is lower, the speech tends to be more unpleasant.

  Looking at it, noon is approaching.

  Many are growing impatient.

  But at this time...

  From the main peak of Zhongshan Mountain, a few black spots suddenly appeared, and seemed to be moving slowly towards this side.

  The black dot was moving very slowly, drifting slowly towards Zhuangzi.

  Most people haven't noticed the difference yet.

Even Zhu Di thought it was just a bird. He was a little disappointed, and sighed: "It seems that I can only use my method. Rebellious officials and thieves are so bold, and I will teach you within a month at any cost. Their bones are gone."

   As he said that, Zhu Di couldn't help but a trace of ruthlessness flashed across his face.

   At all costs, these light words represent that countless families will give everything.

  Zhang Anshi kept looking up into the distance, and said at this moment: "Your Majesty, look... here we come."

  Zhu Di was surprised, and followed Zhang Anshi's gaze, and looked up.

  The black spot began to grow bigger, obviously... it was no longer a bird, it was like a huge ball with something hanging from its head, appearing in front of his eyes.

   "That's..." Zhu Di opened his eyes and looked at it, inexplicably surprised.

   Wait until it's closer.

  Suddenly someone said in surprise: "Look, look, there is someone...someone...flying up there."

  As soon as this remark came out, almost everyone was shocked like a thunderbolt on the ground.

  (end of this chapter)