Chapter 531 Should My Eighteen-Story Palace Still Be Repaired?
The grand military exercise in Tianjin should not be a solo performance by the Da Yuan Army. This was originally Qin Mu and others' idea, but when they saw the Da Yuan Army's superior firepower and advanced tactics, they stopped mentioning it.
But Wang Yushi wouldn't have it. Since they'd invited her here to inspect the troops, she was going to show them all off!
At Wang Yushi's insistence, Qin Mu had no choice but to send out the cavalry from the Great Xia side. They circled the defensive positions of the Da Yuan army, pretending to look for an opportunity to fight. The momentum of tens of thousands of cavalry running around was quite spectacular. Anyway, since it wasn't a real battle, ordinary people couldn't tell who was going up and who was going down.
However, Wang Yushi and the others on the high platform could vaguely see that the Da Yuan army was also constantly changing its formation in the face of the Da Xia cavalry that was constantly circling and galloping on the periphery. The Da Yuan army's artillery always maintained a deterrent against the Da Xia cavalry. As long as the Da Xia cavalry showed any intention to launch a strong attack, a large number of cannons would appear in their attack route.
"Clang clang clang"
Half an hour later, with the urgent sound of the retreating gong, the Xia cavalry and barbarian light cavalry retreated like a tide, revealing the large Yuan army in the middle that was still constantly adjusting its formation.
"Barely satisfactory!" This was Wang Yushi's only comment during the entire martial arts performance.
On the stage, Zhao Qirui nodded slightly in agreement, while Qin Mu's face darkened, and he remained silent, expressionless.
Qin Mu originally summoned Zhao Qirui back to ask him for help. After Zhao Qirui returned, Qin Mu told him all his concerns about Qin Mo, but General Zhao did not express any attitude, which made Qin Mu somewhat unprepared.
Today, Zhao Qirui did show some attitude, but this was definitely not the attitude Qin Mu wanted. He actually showed great interest in Qin Mo's firearms in this setting...
The martial arts exercise finally came to an end. In the final confrontation, neither side seemed to be able to gain the upper hand. However, anyone who had witnessed the power of the Type 3 rifle had already made their own judgment on the confrontation. After all, anyone who wasn't stupid could see how much damage a five-shot rifle with a range of nearly three hundred paces could inflict on a dense cavalry formation.
Qin Mo, following Wang Yushi's wishes, set up a temporary camp for her outside Tianjin City, refusing the ministers' suggestion that she rest inside the city. This disappointed Xiao Xinyan and others who wanted to ease tensions with Wang Yushi.
With heavy hearts, Qin Mu and the others bid farewell to the Empress one after another. They needed to return and urgently discuss countermeasures. At this point, they had to carefully consider every step they took. The results of the military exercise had shown that using force was the worst possible strategy, especially given the unclear attitude of the General Who Conquers the North.
"Prince Heng, please wait! I have something to discuss with you!"
Qin Mo had just seen Wang Yushi's gaze. He had originally planned to sneak back later, but Wang Yushi unceremoniously kept him there, making the court officials even more worried. With Qin Mo as a powerful ally, Wang Yushi was indeed a troublesome situation.
"Yu Shi, you're not being discreet at all. I was planning to sneak over tonight..."
"Smack!"
"Ouch! My head..."
"You've made something perfectly legitimate out of nothing! You're now my most loyal confidante, why are you avoiding me?" Wang Yushi slapped Qin Mo and said fiercely. Of course, she didn't hit her hard, otherwise she would have had to massage and rub Qin Mo later.
“You shouldn’t make promises to the General so easily. He’s too obsessed with the strength of the Imperial Army. If you don’t give him a satisfactory answer in seven months, he will…” Wang Yushi frowned, considering the right words.
What will he do?
"He'll probably keep pestering you until you give him the weapons, then he'll stay in your house and won't leave!"
"...No way! I've dealt with him in the Northern Frontier before, and he doesn't seem like a scoundrel!"
Wang Yushi rolled her eyes at Qin Mo, "The General has spent his whole life fighting for the country and guarding the harsh northern frontier for decades. Compared to the Prince of Yan, he is the model of the imperial soldiers. He doesn't care about his own face as long as it gives his soldiers a better chance of survival. But the more he does that, the more he deserves our respect!"
"I didn't say I wouldn't give him a rifle! As long as he supports you, I don't care. Anyway, my Type 4 rifle is about to be put into service, so I'll just treat it as an old one to get rid of!"
"Scrap..."
Wang Yushi was shocked by Qin Mo's words. The Type 3 rifle, such a powerful weapon, was being called obsolete. Her former trusted guards were still using Type 1 rifles!
"The Type 4 rifle looks similar to the Type 3 rifle. The main difference is the bullet caliber. The smokeless powder of the Da Yuan has begun to be mass-produced. In order to ensure penetration, the current rifles are all large-caliber, which results in too much recoil and is not suitable for the body shape of us East Asians."
Qin Mo gave Wang Yushi a long explanation with gestures, analyzing the difference between smokeless gunpowder and black powder, but Wang Yushi was still confused. Although she was a prodigy in cultivation, she couldn't understand the high school physics and chemistry of the Great Celestial Empire.
"What if I can't give birth to a son in seven months? I feel like we're in a bind now."
"Then it depends on whether you want to be an empress or an empress dowager?"
Wang Yushi narrowed her eyes, sat down next to Qin Mo, and whispered, "What do you mean by that?"
"If you want to be the empress, then there's no need to say anything more, just go for it and beat them all into submission!"
“There was once an empress in the history of the Great Xia Dynasty, but she met a bad end!” Wang Yushi thought for a moment, and finally shook her head.
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