Inside the Sangjak Palace, King Wu held a report in his hand with a solemn expression on his face.
He has been studying this memorial for several days.
The news of the capture of the first city had already been reported back, although Dajing began to attack in depth as he had imagined.
But things did not develop as optimistically as he thought.
The reason is simple, it was too fast!
For the first city, we should have held out for at least half a month before withdrawing the troops. Why did we retreat in just two or three days?
He once suspected that the message above was written incorrectly.
What’s more, Li Pan has not returned yet, which makes it even more strange.
Could it be that Li Pan voluntarily abandoned the city and surrendered, and cooperated with Dajing?
It's unlikely. After all, he is his son and will inherit his throne in the future. How could he do such a stupid thing?
But unless there was collusion between internal and external forces, how could a city be taken down so quickly?
Could it be that... they have some new type of weapon?
This is possible, but what kind of thing can take down the city in two days?
The King of Wu frowned deeply, puzzled.
The content of the report was beyond his ability to understand.
While he was thinking, a palace servant came into the hall to report.
He knelt before the King of Wu and said, "Your Majesty, the latest report from the front line is that the Dajing army has captured another city and is temporarily resting in the city. Dajing's scouts have already gone to the Hongfeng Basin."
King Wu pondered and said, "Is this the news from our troops stationed in the Hongfeng Basin?"
He was beyond his expectations of the other party's speed of advance, as if they were in a hurry.
Hongfeng Basin is the thoroughfare between all the parishes, so it is the perfect place to set up an ambush with a large number of troops and horses.
He originally had such a plan, but now the opponent's behavior was abnormal, so he dared not take action.
"Your Majesty, that's right."
"Has there been any news from the Crown Prince?"
“No news yet.”
The King of Wu waved his sleeves to signal the palace maid to leave, and picked up the report alone to continue reading it carefully.
Just as his eyes fell on the report, a eunuch rushed in, knelt down with a panicked look on his face and said, "Your Majesty...something big has happened!"
"Why are you so nervous?" King Wu's eyes narrowed.
"Crown Prince...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is back..." The eunuch broke out in a cold sweat.
The King of Wu suddenly raised his head and said, "Where is he? Let him come to see me!"
"It's just outside the palace. I dare not tell anyone, Your Majesty...you'd better go and take a look?" The eunuch fell to the ground and sobbed.
Seeing his performance, King Wu felt as if his heart was being violently gripped.
A feeling of panic surged in his heart. He picked up his yellow robe and ran quickly out of the hall, with the eunuch following closely behind.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the hall, he seemed to be under a spell and stood outside the hall with his head down.
There was a corpse lying on the ground, its face was severely decayed and only half of it was left.
Even the clothes on his body were in tatters.
But just that half face was enough to make the King of Wu stop breathing!
After being stunned for a long while, a sad look appeared on the face of the King of Wu. He swayed slightly and asked, "Who...who sent him back?"
The eunuch beside him replied, "It was a member of the Brotherhood who brought Your Highness here. He said that after the Dajing people entered the city, he saw Your Highness's body on the street and took it away in the chaos... He also picked up the Dajing people's weapons on the street, but he didn't know how to use them, so he brought them to Your Majesty."
Taken away during the chaos?
Before King Wu could think about it, the eunuch took out a flintlock rifle from beside Li Pan's body and presented it to the King.
At a single glance, the King of Wu was captivated.
Even the pain of losing a child was reduced a little.
This long flintlock rifle has a cloth bag hanging on the end of the handle, and a removable long metal pole under the barrel.
Looks sophisticated and intricate.
The King of Wu took the flintlock and put it to his nose to smell it.
A familiar smell immediately rushed into his nose, which instantly made him perk up.
After taking a look at Li Pan lying on the ground, the King of Wu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Come here, first take the crown prince to his bedroom."
After saying that, he walked towards the backyard alone with a gun in hand.
Now is not the time to be sentimental. This weapon must play an important role in the Dajing army.
Only by knowing the effect of this weapon can we plan the next strategy!
When he arrived at the backyard, the King of Wu was still fiddling with the flintlock rifle. He first naturally pulled the hammer and trigger twice.
There was a clicking sound coming from the gun body.
He opened the cloth bag again and took out a bamboo tube and a small cloth bag.
The bamboo tube is filled with gunpowder.
Inside the cloth bag are projectiles and projectile gaskets.
Several things were placed in front of him, and the King of Wu fell into deep thought.
This weapon, judging by its accessories, looks like a miniature cannon...but what is that thing that makes a clicking sound?
After thinking for two minutes, King Wu picked up the gunpowder and poured some into the barrel, then took out a bullet and put it into the barrel.
The bullet fell smoothly to the bottom of the barrel.
It seems too loose...
King Wu instinctively realized that something was wrong, so he poured out the bullets again, wrapped the bullets with bullet gaskets, and stuffed them tightly into the muzzle of the gun.
Seeing the wrapped bullet stuck in the muzzle of the gun, he instantly remembered the long pole under the barrel whose use was unknown.
He removed the long pole and pushed the pellet hard to the bottom.
Press the hammer, pull the trigger...
There was a bang of gunfire and a wisp of green smoke came out of the muzzle.
The King of Wu suddenly realized... As expected, there was a flint design in the gun for igniting fire, and the clicking sound was the sound of ignition.
In just five minutes, a man who had never seen a musket used before had mastered the skills of using a flintlock!
After trying it several times, he has completely mastered it and can even imagine the internal structure!
There are requirements for the gunpowder in this weapon, it cannot be too much or too little.
It is slightly less powerful than a bow and arrow, but it is easy to learn and does not require any physical effort.
An ordinary person with this weapon can also form a reliable combat force.
This is not surprising... If the entire army of Dajing is equipped with such weapons, it would be equivalent to having all archers, and coupled with the divine punishment weapons, it would not be a miracle to capture a city in two days.
However, it is not without disadvantages. The loading time is too slow, and the bow can shoot several arrows in the same amount of time.
"Is this Da Jing's confidence?" King Wu stared at the spear and murmured, "It is indeed a clever idea, but it is not enough to turn the tide of the battle."
A million-strong army with nearly five times the strength of the enemy cannot be compensated by this weapon!
He has plenty of archers too!
"Hurry up and have all the commanders of the camps come to see me!" King Wu shouted in a deep voice, "Notify the navy immediately, and send all the fleets out to capture the holy city!"
The accompanying eunuch asked in horror: "Your Majesty, is that all?"
"All of them! I have made it very clear, all the warships in the port must be dispatched! We will attack from both inside and outside, and kill all the Dajing soldiers and generals we meet without mercy!" The King of Wu was extremely angry, and his fingers holding the gun were clenched until they turned white.
Hongfeng Basin, ambush on the road they must pass, and besiege them from all sides! That will be his best chance!
Now that we know the weapons used by Dajing, there is no need to be timid anymore!
Let’s settle all the new and old grudges together!
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