"General Sun."

Wang Shiyun and An Ziruo went to meet them.

Sun Guangyi smiled and said, "I'm not too late."

"You've arrived just in time."

Wang Shiyun smiled, then asked in confusion, "General, you came so quickly. Did you bring the cannons with you?"

He sent the message yesterday at noon, and by this afternoon, about fifteen hours had passed, which is almost thirty hours.

It is normal for cavalry to arrive at the destination in one night if they travel day and night for a distance of three hundred miles. For example, Cao Cao sent the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to chase Liu Bei, covering a distance of more than three hundred miles in one day and night.

The problem is that you have to bring the small cannon.

In this case, the speed would be much slower, so Wang Shiyun guessed that they would not arrive until tomorrow.

Who knew it would happen so soon?

"What cannon do you want? Do you know what I picked up on the road?"

Sun Guangyi smiled.

"What?"

Wang Shiyun was puzzled.

Sun Guangyi pointed at the two young officers behind him and said, "We found them."

The young officer bowed and said, "Zeng Yong, commander of the Dragon Might Corps' Third Tokyo Firearms Battalion, greets the General!"

Another person also bowed and said, "Zhang Wenwu, commander of the 4th Battalion of the Dragon Might Corps' Tokyo Firearms, greets the General!"

Firearms Battalion?

Even Wang Shiyun knew the other party's reputation at the border.

In fact, Wang Shiyun and Sun Guangyi were investigated by envoys sent from Bianliang just last month.

Neither of them had committed any crime, nor had they colluded with the enemy country, so the envoy was very satisfied. Not only was he friendly to them, but he also told them a lot about things in Tokyo.

It is said that this firearms battalion was organized and built by Prime Minister Fan and Prime Minister Zhang last year. They drew 50,000 elite soldiers from the army and divided them into ten legions. Each legion has 5,000 soldiers. It has strong combat effectiveness and is the national treasure of the Song Dynasty.

During this major military reorganization, envoys were sent from all regions to strictly inspect the troops and improve military discipline. To prevent invasions from the Western Xia and Liao states, the court specially dispatched 35,000 soldiers from the Firearms Battalion to guard the border, 20,000 of whom were stationed in Hebei and 15,000 in Shaanxi.

I didn't expect to encounter two battalions of a thousand people this time.

Sun Guangyi introduced: "The two of them were ordered to go north to Huining to defend the city. They passed by Guwei Village, and I happened to see the beacon fire you sent, so I immediately asked them to come to your aid."

"How many cannons did you bring?"

Wang Shiyun asked hurriedly.

cannon?

Zeng Yong and Zhang Wenwu looked at each other and said with a smile, "Not a single one."

"No cannons? What can we do?"

Wang Shiyun said worriedly, "I don't know when the Western bandits also made cannons. Although they are not as good as ours, their range is much longer than ours."

"No problem."

Zhang Wenwu pulled out a long, thin object from behind his back, patted it, and said, "We have guns!"

"gun?"

Wang Shiyun looked it up and down and asked, "Is this considered a gun?"

Although the musket was successfully produced two years ago, it has always been a secret. From its manufacture to its official mass production, it has only been available to the Firearms Battalion.

Zeng Yong said, "General, if you don't believe me, when the Western bandits come to attack us someday, we will show them how powerful we are."

"Let's go into the city first."

An Ziruo hurriedly greeted them.

At that moment, Wang Shiyun led Sun Guangyi and others into the city first.

After entering the city, everyone gathered at the City Lord's Mansion.

They briefly explained the current situation to a few people.

The current disparity in military strength is huge. Even if Sun Guangyi and others come, the coalition forces of Qingtang and Song will only have more than 10,000 people, while the enemy has 100,000.

Therefore, Wang Shiyun suggested installing the captured Xixia cannons on the mountain, so that the cannons combined with the range of the mountains could reach the enemy positions.

The only problem was that it was easy for them to carry a small cannon weighing more than 100 kilograms up the mountain, but it was difficult to carry a large cannon weighing more than 2,000 kilograms.

The mountain road is already rugged and difficult to travel on, and it is difficult to carry the cannon up.

However, Zhang Wenwu and Zeng Yong rejected their proposal. They suggested placing cannons on the city walls to confront the enemy, and they would launch a surprise attack from the flank after the battle began.

Since it is difficult to turn the cannon, and the enemy will definitely place the cannon in front of the formation for long-range shooting, as long as they attack from the side or rear, the side and rear are all occupied by the Western Xia army, and the enemy will not be able to hit them with cannons.

At that time, Zhang Wenwu and Zeng Yong will let the Western Xia army taste the power of muskets.

Wang Shiyun and An Ziruo both felt that they were a little too confident, and it was obvious that they were full of confidence. They also felt that since the court had established a firearms camp, it would not be aimless. Finally, after discussion, they decided to implement it according to their method.

So the next day, the Qingtang and Song Dynasty coalition forces began to take a serious approach.