Chapter 8 Chapter Eight

"A thousand steps!" When the target reporter reported the number of steps, all the people exclaimed at the same time. Most of the strong bows commonly used by the imperial army have five strengths. The piercing sun bow I used before is a super strong bow with eight strengths, which is no longer usable by ordinary people.There is a ten-strength Tiantian bow in the army, which was used by Min Chao, the most powerful of the twelve generals at that time. It is said that Marquis Wu once drew it when he was young.The greater the power, the harder it is to control the bow. Archery is not only about being strong enough to pull it apart. After shooting an arrow with a nine-strength bow, it is difficult to control the force of the bowstring. If you are not careful, even your fingers may collapse. Well, back then there was a strong man in the army, Chen Kaidao, who was said to have the power of subduing a cow. He made a bet with someone that he could pull the Sky-Shocking Bow, but the arrow was shot, and his thumb was also broken by the rebounding force of the Sky-Shocking Bow. .But even if the Sky-Shocking Bow is fully drawn, it can shoot at most 500 paces away. The Thunderbolt Crossbow made by Xue Wenyi can easily shoot 1,000 paces away. Isn't it as powerful as twenty?And this thunder crossbow can also be used by an ordinary soldier. It can be said that once the thunder crossbow is released, it will greatly increase the attack power of the army.

Marquis Wen raised his eyebrows and said, "One thousand steps? Is there nothing wrong?" The target reporter said: "There is no mistake, I counted carefully, a total of 1,070 steps, a total of five arrows were fired, and two arrows hit the target." People's steps are big or small, but no matter what, the Thunderbolt crossbow shot so far is really appalling.Marquis Wen turned around and bowed his hands to the prince, saying: "Congratulations, Your Highness, with this sharp weapon, the imperial army is like a tiger with wings added, and we are more confident in defeating the enemy."

The prince murmured: "Is a thousand steps very far?" He still hasn't realized the meaning of these thousand steps, he is still at a loss, and doesn't understand why we are so amazed.Marquis Wen said: "This Thunderbolt crossbow increases the shooting range of bows and arrows several times. Equipping the army well, it's like...it's like we have sharp blades in our hands, while the enemy is still bare-handed." The analogy of Marquis Wen is very easy to understand, and the crown prince also showed a smile on his face, saying: "Really? In this way, why don't you hurry up and make a batch. Xue Qing, how much can you make in a month?"

Xue Wen also pushed the wheelchair, came to the prince, saluted and said: "Your Highness, this Thunderbolt crossbow is exquisitely made. Now most of the people in the Mufu are rushing to make warships, and the ministers rush to make them day and night, and they can only make twenty pieces a day. .” Marquis Wen twisted his beard, smiled and said: "There are still more than 20 days, then we can make four or five hundred pieces, and maybe form a crossbow army." He straightened his face and said: "Bi Wei!" A young general beside him came out and said, "The end is here."

"You cooperate with Xue Yuanwai and practice day and night. There are five hundred people in your department. Everyone must be proficient in this thunder crossbow." Bi Wei raised his head and said loudly: "The last general has orders!" His voice was extremely loud, as if Jiao Lei had rolled across the playground.Although he is not very old, he has a bearded face, and with such a loud voice, he is even more mighty. On the playground, no matter the instructors or students, they are all affected by him and are full of vigor.Standing among the group of students I was leading, I only felt a heat in my heart.

The news of the annihilation of the Southern Expeditionary Army dealt a heavy blow to the empire. Even though I was in the military academy these days, I could feel a sense of panic throughout the empire. It has been nearly ten days since the Second Prince’s reinforcements left. Well, it is said that the first battle was not good, and secret envoys have been sent back for emergency, and rumors have spread, saying that Dongping City is in danger under the onslaught of the Snake People, and the Snake People are about to break through Dongping City and cross the sea to the north.Some of the imaginative ones even said that this was the reinforcements invited by Duke Cang Yue after he betrayed himself to the demons.None of them had ever seen a snake man before, but after adding more oil and vinegar, the appearance of the snake man they spoke of was almost the same.Naturally, these are all rumors. The snake people who attacked Dongping City were only a vanguard force, not many in number. Shao Fengguan originally had 20,000 troops in the city, plus the 20,000 reinforcements commanded by the Second Crown Prince and Lu Gongxing, it was absolutely impossible. It is not possible to lose so quickly.

However, when most of the Snakemen attacked, I also knew that the mere 40,000 defenders in Dongping would definitely not be able to do much, and at most they could only protect themselves.As time goes on, if Dongping City falls, the gates of the capital will be opened wide, and the snake people will be able to march northward.Marquis Wen seems to be indifferent to everything, but he is actually thinking about counterattack all the time, and his foresight is far superior to others. It seems that Marquis Wu is known as a famous general. If he compares his military skills, even Marquis Wu may not be as good as Marquis Wen.I looked at Wenhou who was in high spirits, and my heart was also excited.

What Xue Wenyi brought was forty Thunderbolt Crossbows, exactly one for each class, and Marquis Wen asked each class to take one.Order to practice day and night. After the prince and Marquis Wen left, Xue Wen also asked several craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to explain to us how to use the thunder crossbow.The power of the thunder crossbow shocked everyone, everyone huddled together and listened carefully to the explanation.Although Thunderbolt Crossbow is also called "Crossbow", it is completely different from previous crossbows. The idea of ​​this arrow box is quite different from before. Each time it is fired, there is no need to install another arrow, which greatly improves the firing efficiency.

I was looking at the Thunderbolt Crossbow with the students in my class. At this moment, Xue Wenyi came over in a wheelchair. I went up to him and said, "Mr. Xue, you have made great achievements in building this Thunderbolt Crossbow." If you train a team of crossbowmen, with such power, it will be like hundreds of sharpshooters like Tan Qing and Jiang Zaixuan gathered together. As long as there are enough crossbow arrows, the snakemen will not be afraid.If Xue Wen could make it in Gaojiu City, I'm afraid the snake man might not be able to break through the city. Xue Wen also sighed, and said: "Oh, it's also God's will. In the city, I have already planned to build this crossbow, but the crossbow is really difficult to make, and it can only be made with the help of the Jinfu and Huofu in the Ministry of Industry. And , the power of this thunderbolt crossbow is far from close, if the enemy gets close, it will be difficult to exert its power."

The Thunderbolt Crossbow is too heavy, and it is not convenient to transport it on a small cart.I said: "You don't have to think too much first, just improve slowly. By the way, where is Mr. Zhang?" He smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang is now in the Tufu, and I heard that he is also stepping up to manufacture new weapons. I'm afraid it will be in the past few days. General Chu, how are you now?" My face fell.At this time the crown prince and Marquis Wen hadn't gone out yet, I said, "Did you hear that, they have been taken into the harem by the emperor."

Xue Wenyi was startled, he couldn't think of who I was talking about for a while, and said after a while: "This is also fate." He looked at the imperial palace in the distance. In the sky, the imperial palace was majestic and majestic.He sighed and said: "For her, this may not be a good home. Forget it, General Chu, a good man has a long-term ambition, how can he ignore the overall situation because of a woman." My heart hurts.What Xue Wenyi said is correct, but if you want me to forget her, I can't do it no matter what.But what if I can't forget?She and I are like a lifetime apart. Xue Wenyi probably didn't want to think about Qin Yanchun any more, and said, "General Chu, I heard that the Second Crown Prince was unfavorable in the battle in Dongping City. He suffered a big defeat two days ago, losing thousands of soldiers and half of the warship." I was taken aback and said, "How do you know?" Xue Wen also said: "Our Mu Mansion received the notice and hastened to build the warship. I heard that the second prince asked for help with the feather book." There is a canal from the imperial capital to Dajiang. Ships can be built from the imperial capital, and they can go directly to Dongping City from the inland.While Dongping City is backed by water, warships are also the main force.Half of the warships were lost, and half of the water combat power was also lost. The defense of Dongping City became even more difficult.I pondered for a moment and said, "Is this news true?" "Nine times out of ten. General Chu, maybe you will have to put on your battle robe again soon." I let out a long breath, touched the Baipi Saber on my waist, and said: "If the country wants to use me, I will certainly die. This time with your Thunderbolt Crossbow, I hope there is still a chance of victory." Thinking of the tide-like offensive of the snake people in Gaojiu City, I couldn't help shivering. Looking at Xue Wenyi, his eyes were also straightened, probably thinking of the horror of the snake people. The news came quickly, ten days later, the second prince's urgent envoy officially arrived. Ten days ago, the snake people launched a surprise attack.Originally, Shaofeng watched the land and water help each other, and the defense was extremely strict. When the snakemen attacked on the shore, they were often attacked by arrows from the water army. , Suddenly the whole army turned to attack the water army.Because the warships were relatively close to the shore, and the snakemen were born with water skills, the navy was severely damaged, half of the 200 warships were sunk, and one-third of the 5,000 navy was lost. Changli was killed in battle. "At that time, knives and guns were used simultaneously, and the sound of killing shook the sky. The warship was either sunk or burned, and the fragments of the river were floating on the river. The river was full of red. The ministers couldn't reach them, and they only gnashed their teeth and ears." In the second prince's emergency document, there was also a look of desperation.However, I was shocked by the sentence "or burn by fire" in this passage. In Gaojiu City, the snake people are still afraid of fire, so at first we planned to block the snake people with a wall of fire, but when we came to attack Dongping City, the snake people would attack with fire. Don't be afraid of fire anymore. In just a few months, it was like a world turned upside down. Although the emergency document has never been published to the world, but the emperor did not know where to get the news, the city is full of wind and rain, and people are in panic.Even though the snake man was far away from the imperial capital, everyone panicked, as if the snake man had already approached the city.Because of the strict discipline in the military academy, it is better. Every day I take the students to practice.The students in this class are very able to endure hardships, most of them can use the thunder crossbow freely, but the accuracy is not good enough. This day it was my turn to take the students to practice the Thunder Crossbow.Because there is only one arrow in each class, you have to pick the arrow back after shooting the arrow. Because the thunder crossbow shoots too far, it is too tiring for the reporter to run around, so I asked a student to dig a fortification at the target. Raise the flag to report the target there, the black flag is for the target, and the white flag is for the miss.After shooting for a long time, I saw that the white flags were raised non-stop, but not many black flags were raised.A group led by Wu Wanling also practiced crossbows beside us. His students were not much different from mine, and they also missed a lot of targets. I stood aside and watched them practice one by one, thinking about something, when I suddenly heard them making a noise, I don't know what happened. The class I lead has better military discipline than Wu Wanling's class, so it shouldn't be so noisy.Hearing them shout for a while, I was also unhappy for a while, and said: "What are you doing?" A student turned his head and said, "Teacher, look!" He was referring to Wu Wanling's side.When I looked over, I saw a student at his side practicing crossbows, almost every time a crossbow was fired, black flags kept protruding out.I did the math, and he shot five arrows, and four of them hit. This man is a master archer.I was taken aback, and said: "You guys practice first." Then I walked over.When Wu Wanling saw me, he pulled a chair over and said, "General Chu, please sit down." Now a different student is shooting. Although this student is not as good as the one just now, he still hits two arrows.In comparison, most of my students failed to hit even one of the five arrows, which is far worse.I wondered: "General Wu, how did you practice, how can you shoot so accurately in one shot?" Wu Wanling smiled and said: "A student made a sight. I asked him to try it. If it works, I will report it to Lord Wenhou. It seems that this little devil is really smart, and this thing is very useful." "Which student is it?" He pointed to a student and said, "Here, his name is Yuan Kezhen. Yuan Kezhen, come here to meet General Chu." The words "Yuan Kezhen" hit my ears like nails.His name is so similar to Yuan Kexiang, could it be Yuan Kexiang's younger brother?The student raised his head to look at me, and I looked at him. He was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but his face was older than his age, and his appearance also had the shadow of Yuan Kexiang. "Your name is Yuan Kezhen?" Seeing the boy nod his head, I asked, "Do you have a brother?" He raised his eyes, as if he didn't know why I suddenly asked this question, and said: "Yes, my brother is also a soldier, and he insisted on my going to the military academy. He went to the south with Marquis Wu and hasn't returned yet." "Is his name Yuan Kexiang?" Yuan Kezhen nodded, and I grabbed his shoulder and said, "Are you really Yuan Kexiang's younger brother?" Yuan Kezhen was a little stunned. He probably thought that Yuan Kexiang had committed some crimes in the army, so that when I asked, his face turned pale, and he said, "I haven't seen him since my brother left." What happened to him? Did he do something wrong?" I was speechless, but I just said: "Your brother has already died in battle, he is very brave." Yuan Kexiang was involved in the army and left the city when Zhu Tianwei led the mutiny of the Huwei camp. I don't know if he fought bravely or not.Seeing him reminded me of Yuan Kexiang's arrival, and I couldn't help but have mixed feelings. Yuan Kezhen heard that her brother had done nothing wrong, and said with a long sigh of relief: "That's good. It's the duty of a soldier to die for the country." What he said didn't look like a fifteen or sixteen year old boy, so I smiled wryly and said, "Yes, you should be proud of your brother, he is a hero." Wu Wanling listened a little confused, and when Yuan Kezhen retreated into the team, he whispered, "General Chu, who is Yuan Kexiang?" I said, "It's nothing, it's just an inspector from Huwei Camp, I know him." Yuan Kexiang and Wu Wanling are actually very similar, but he has been in the Huwei camp and has never had a bright future, and he has no ambitions.I still remember that Yuan Kexiang said that he had a book of war. Originally, he wanted to give it to me silently, but that day because Zhu Tianwei led a mutiny, this matter fell through. I looked at Yuan Kezhen who had retreated to the team, and said, "General Wu, you asked Yuan Kezhen to come to me after class, and I have something to ask him. By the way, this sight is very useful. Bring it too, I'll go talk to Xue Gongzheng." Yuan Kezhen was in the queue, but also disappeared from everyone.Yuan Kexiang never went to a military academy, so he couldn't get promoted in the army, so he must let Yuan Kezhen go to a military academy.It's just that Yuan Kezhen looks a little thin, and I'm afraid she is not suitable for the army, and Yuan Kexiang is also wishful thinking. Brother Yuan, no matter what, I will definitely make your brother stand out.I spoke silently, as if Yuan Kexiang was standing in front of me.But what's the use of my guarantee?When it comes to getting ahead, even I am still early. I sighed and looked at the sky.It is now the evening of spring, and the weather has not improved because the emperor's birthday is approaching. It has always been cloudy, and it seems that it will rain, but there will be no births. After school, I stayed late especially.Yuan Kezhen came to me and brought the sight he made.After I took it off, I realized that the sight is actually extremely simple. It is just a circle sawn from two bamboo tubes of the same size, with a hole pierced on the side, and a slender bamboo stick goes through it, just like a circle. Like the word "中", the bamboo tube ring can slide up and down along the bamboo stick.The sticks are divided into many small grids with equal colors and painted in different colors. Looking at these two things, I really can't believe that this thing can be so useful.I said, "Can you aim with this? How did you do it?" When Yuan Kezhen heard me ask him, she suddenly became radiant and said, "Teacher, let's start from the beginning. Teacher, you know how to shoot an arrow the farthest when it flies out?" To make the crossbow shoot the farthest, I naturally know.Although my archery is not top-notch, I have worked hard.There is a saying in archery that "shoot high but not low", which means that when shooting far away, you cannot aim at the target itself, you must aim higher.How high you want to aim depends on the distance between the bow strength and the target, and the exact amount depends on how well the archer uses it.I have tried it with a sun-piercing bow before. Generally, it can shoot three or four hundred steps in a straight line. If you aim higher, you can shoot farther. It is exactly in the middle of the arrow horizontally and vertically, and the arrow flies the longest distance.I said, "It needs to be raised higher." "Then teacher, if you know that a flat shot can shoot two hundred steps, how far can you shoot?" I was dumbfounded for a while.I really don't know this, Yuan Kezhen showed a smug smile on her face, and said: "Look, if the same person shoots an arrow, they can shoot two hundred paces with a flat shot, here." He took out a bunch of counting chips from his pocket, After doing some calculations, he said: "The furthest you can shoot is three hundred and seventy-seven steps, which is nearly double the length. When a person draws a bow, the strength varies, and it is difficult to control, but the distances shot by crossbow arrows are generally the same each time. Therefore, as long as you know the exact position of the target, you can hit every shot. These two sights can measure the position of the target and the direction in which the crossbow arrow should be lifted. I have calculated that the measured distance is generally only one or two steps apart, which is quite useful. gone." Yuan Kezhen pointed to a table of counting chips, and said happily.As a soldier, he charged forward on the battlefield, and he may not be successful in his life, but I am really surprised that he has such a skill.The sight certainly works, I've seen it with my own eyes.I patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yuan Kezhen, where did you learn this skill?" Yuan Kezhen said: "I have two books at home, one of which is about this. It says it's called 'mathematics'." I had never heard of the word "mathematics", and I didn't care what it was called, and said, "I'm afraid the other book is "Victory Strategy"?" Yuan Kezhen raised her eyebrows: "Teacher, you also know?" Suddenly my heart felt sour, and I thought of Yuan Kexiang who died so worthless.When Marquis Wu ordered me to reorganize the Dragon Scale Army, I also wanted to transfer Yuan Kexiang to the Dragon Scale Army, but after Wu Wanling, it would be a bit repetitive to transfer Yuan Kexiang to come again, so I put it aside at that time up.If Yuan Kexiang also came to the Dragon Scale Army, he might escape Gaojiu City with me, right? I couldn't help but feel a little guilty, so I changed the subject and said, "Let's go to the Ministry of Industry right away. Yuan Kexiang, can you lend me a copy of your family's "Victory in War Strategy"?" Yuan Kexiang said: "Naturally, I will bring it to you tomorrow." I picked up the sight he put on the table and said, "Let's go." There are five prefectures in the engineering department, and each prefecture has one servant and five Yuanwailang, with Tufu as the head.But now that the warship is being built, the Mufu is an important place, and Xue Wenyi is still injured and cannot climb up and down the boat, so he is allowed to stay in the mansion. Xue Wenyi is the only one in the huge Mufu for the past few days . When Yuan Kezhen and I walked into the Mufu, Xue Wen was directing the craftsmen to make the thunder crossbow, and he was measuring the cut crossbow.As soon as he saw me coming in, he put down the ruler in his hand and called out, "General Chu, you are here." I quickly went up to meet him, and said: "Mr. Xue, you don't need to come here, I brought a child, he gave you the Thunderbolt Crossbow like a tiger with wings." I talked about the aiming device, but I really didn't know the details, and what I said didn't make sense. Xue Wen was also confused.Seeing that I couldn't explain clearly, I simply let Yuan Kezhen talk about it.After Yuan Kezhen said a few words, Xue Wenyi showed surprise on his face. Before he finished speaking, Xue Wenyi shouted: "I have thought about this too! It's just that I really can't calculate the exact number. If If it’s not done well, it’s superfluous, so I didn’t install it in the end. If that’s the case, then I’ll install sights on all the Thunder Crossbows.” He was inexplicably excited, Heyuan Kezhen talked to each other, and threw me aside.I listened to what they said, and I was still discussing the matter of making this sight. Fortunately, when Xue Wenyi made the thunder crossbow, he ordered all the crossbows to be made in the same style, even the shape of the bow was similar, and the sight only needed to be slightly adjusted. Then it can be applied.In addition, Xue Wen also said that it is not good to use bamboo rings to make sights. The bamboo rings are not necessarily the same size. He said that the size of the sights should be stipulated and all made of wood, so that all sights can be used in common. I was so bored listening to it, I was watching some small things made by Xue Wenyi.Sometimes when he was free, he would carve some small things out of wood. They lined up in front of the table, which looked very delicate. It is very delicate, and it seems that even the thread ends on the armor can be seen.The statue of another woman is very vague, it seems that the work is not finished, but judging from the knife technique, it does not look like it is not finished, so I don't know what Xue Wenyi's intention is. When their conversation came to an end, I interjected and said, "Mr. Xue, where are the Tubu and the others now? It makes you seem to be the only one in the Ministry of Industry." Xue Wenyi was also very interested in discussing with Yuan Kezhen. Hearing my question, he said: "Mr. Zhang was brought to the Beishan hunting ground by the Marquis Wen. He heard that he was going to build something, and no one else was allowed to visit him. I haven't seen him these days. .The other ministries of gold, fire, and water are all in the shipyard." Zhang Longyou probably asked him to make fire bombs again.It’s just that in the past, only the wood department and the water department were needed for shipbuilding, but now even the fire department and the gold department are brought along. Xue Wen also said "ah" and said, "Yes." He was talking to Yuan Kezhen again.After a lot of difficulty, they finally broke up like two old friends who hit it off. When I left the Mufu, Xue Wen also sent me out, and when I reached the door, he said: "General Chu, you said that I asked Lord Wenhou to let this child come to the Ministry of Industry, would he agree?" I said: "Mr. Xue, you look down on yourself too much. You are now a member of the Ministry of Industry, and you can decide on your own. How can Wen Hou disagree. Just ask Yuan Kezhen and see if he wants to willing." Xue Wen also looked at Yuan Kezhen, and said with a smile: "General Chu, you probably didn't listen to what I said to him. I asked him a long time ago. He was not very interested in the military academy, but he also intends to come to the Ministry of Industry." At this time, Yuan Kezhen and I had arrived at the door, and I cupped my hands and said, "Mr. Xue, there is no need to send him away, and I will take my leave." When I said goodbye to Xue Wenyi, it was almost dark.I said, "Yuan Kezhen, where is your home? I'll take you home." Yuan Kezhen said: "It's not far, just three blocks away. Teacher, go to my house and get that copy of "Victory in War Strategy." I said: "Alright." I really want to read that "Victory Strategy".Na Tingtian's "Seven Essentials of March" is certainly a standard of military art, but it mainly focuses on tactics. According to Yuan Kexiang, "Victory and Failure Strategies" mainly talks about the strategy of leading troops, which is exactly complementary to "Seven Essentials of March" Succession. Yuan Kezhen's home is not far from the Ministry of Industry.Most of the places where he lived were poor, and one street was deserted.I took the books out of his house, and the street was also dark.Because most of them were poor people, most of them probably couldn't even afford candles, and a small shop selling food still had lanterns, and there was a lot of people inside, all of them were coolies eating dinner.The emperor's birthday is approaching, and they are also busy. Walking in the gradually darkened street, the sound of my footsteps resounded in the air, feeling unspeakably lonely.Suddenly, I stood still. Xue Wenyi's vague portrait of a woman is none other than Qin Yanchun. Xue Wen also told me that a man should not have an affair with his son or daughter. He seemed to have forgotten about Qin Yanchun, but in fact, in his heart, he was still thinking about that woman who shared hardships along the way. I looked at the sky with some confusion.In the west, the sun has already set, and there is still some light there, but there is already a sapphire night sky above, and a few stars can be seen twinkling. What is she doing this night?Perhaps, she is already one of the numerous beings in the emperor's harem, and she will never have the chance to come outside again. My heart hurts like being bitten by something. I was just thinking about it, when suddenly there was a loud noise in the twilight, almost shaking the earth.The loud noise came so suddenly that I was shocked, and I didn't know what was going on for a while. The sound came from the north. Originally, there was only one small shop on this street, but with this loud noise, it was like a dam collapsed, and the cries of women and children came from all around, and the small shop rushed out. Many men were panicked, and one of them was still shouting: "The monster is attacking the city! The monster is attacking the city!" Hearing his cry, I almost thought it was the snake man attacking, but I immediately realized that it was impossible.It is absolutely impossible for the snake man to attack the imperial capital without anyone noticing it. Moreover, the sound sounded very familiar, and the sky in the north suddenly lit up. It was probably the explosion of gunpowder.And Xue Wen also said that Zhang Longyou was in the Beishan hunting ground, could it be that the gunpowder made by Zhang Longyou crashed? The thought made me break out in a cold sweat.I have also seen the power of gunpowder, a small fire bomb can blow up a snake man to pieces, this time there is such a loud sound, if Zhang Longyou is among them, wouldn't it be blown up like powder?For a moment, I felt cold sweat running down my back, and I lost sight of her appearance. A street suddenly boiled like boiling water, and almost all the people on both sides rushed out, some of them were disheveled, and some people shouted: "Dead, die, run away!" The sound made the crowd panic even more. In the chaos, there must have been a child who was squeezed and cried loudly, making it even more panicky. Many people appeared around me, and they crowded around me like headless chickens. Random drilling. At this time, there was a sound of horseshoes from behind, and someone shouted behind me: "Don't make a mess! Zhi Jinwu is here, don't move!" Here comes Jinwu Zhijin, one of the imperial guards.There are 30,000 imperial troops, 10,000 are the guards guarding the imperial city, 15,000 are the five battalions guarding the outer city, and 5,000 are Zhijinwu who maintain order in the imperial capital.These Zhijinwu are probably in charge of this area. It is not the time of the forbidden night, and they may also be having fun when something like this happened, so they rushed here immediately. Although Zhi Jinwu yelled loudly, the street was in chaos. Although his voice was loud, even though it was drowned in the crying, his voice was only heard by the ears of a few people around him.But even if a group of people here stood still after hearing the shout, they were immediately squeezed away by the people around them.At this time, there were more and more people on the street, even though Zhi Jinwu was riding on horseback, he would be scattered by the flow of people. I looked back and saw that the team officer holding Jinwu was flustered even though he was wearing a helmet.Holding the whip in his hand, he suddenly stretched out his hand and shouted: "Anyone who moves will be killed!" I was taken aback.Zhi Jinwu's reputation has always been not very good. People say that they are domineering, but I didn't expect them to kill people.Disturbing order, shoot to kill, this order is not new in the army, but this is on the streets of the imperial capital, those people are just civilians, not soldiers, do you really have to kill a few civilians to clear up order? Two Zhijinwus rushed over with spears in their hands, and it seemed that they were about to kill one or two people.I was so anxious that I didn't dare to be negligent. I put my hand on the shoulder of a man next to me, and he jumped up. At this time, the two spears just hit the crowd here. They didn't really intend to kill people, or they would stab me straight in, and I would be caught in the crowd, and I would inevitably suffer from unwarranted disasters.It's just that if they hit it like this, they might also damage a few people.I was already standing on the man's shoulder, gritted my teeth, saw where the spear was coming, reached out with both hands, and grabbed the handle of the spear.Even though they knew that their spears smashed down with great force, but at this time they had no choice but to resist. As soon as I grabbed the two spears, I felt a shock in my body, but it was not as powerful as I imagined.However, the man I was stepping on couldn't take it anymore, and let out a cry under my feet. I quickly jumped off his shoulders, but I still didn't dare to let go of the two spears. The man shouted loudly enough that everyone probably heard it, but after this, the flow of people on the street stopped and immediately fell silent.At this time, Zhi Jinwu, who was shouting just now, said again: "Go home immediately, don't come out, it's okay. If there are any more yelling, immediately kill!" This time everyone on the street heard it.They came out in a hurry, but they went back quickly, and immediately the street was empty.At this time, the Zhijin Wu shouted: "Who are you? Still not letting go?" Only then did I realize that I was still holding on to those two spears, and the two Immediate King Wu were trying to grab the spears, their faces were flushed, but where did they win?I was disappointed for a while, and let go of the spear. The two men on the horse also leaned back. If they were not on the horse, they might fall off. The imperial guards are pampered and pampered. Although they are all tall and decent, they are really vulnerable.I tried my best not to show contempt on my face, bowed and said: "I am the next general, Chu Xiuhong. I was in a hurry just now, and I offended you. Please, two generals, Haihan." The Zhi Jinwu looked at me, as if to see if I was lying, and I knew what he meant, he took the badge from his waist and handed it over: "This is my badge, please look." He took it over to look at it, and said back to me: "General Chu Xia, please go back to your residence immediately and don't wander around." What he said was right, if the city was in chaos, and the snake man didn't come, but he made chaos instead, that would be a joke.I nodded and said, "Of order." My subordinate general belongs to the fifth rank, although it is the lowest rank of the superior officer, but the chief of Jinwu is just a partial general, only one rank higher than me, this person is at most equal to me, I can say Being so polite, he softened his tone a lot, and said again: "Your Majesty, your duty lies, please don't blame me." I said: "What the general says is the right way, Chu must obey his orders. However, people are not soldiers, so they can't kill people to gain power." He blushed and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know something, the people here are extremely cunning, they don't even listen to ordinary words." I didn't want to say anything more to him, but I just said: "This person was trampled by me, let me send him back first." The person I stepped on just now probably injured his shoulder bone, and was lying on the ground humming, the Zhi Jinwu said: "It's okay, I'll see him off." I touched in my arms and found a few gold coins.Marquis Wen has suggested many times that military academies should recruit students regardless of high or low, and the instructors will be treated favorably, so that they can concentrate on educating people, and the emperor will do it, so the instructors of military academies are treated quite well.I put the gold coins in the man's hand and said, "Sorry, are you okay? You can take the money to see a doctor." He just had some flesh and blood wounds, holding these few gold coins, he felt a little embarrassed, and said: "General, I..." I stopped his words, and said to the Zhi Jinwu: "Generals, please send him back, I will go back to my residence immediately." Back at the military academy, it was already in chaos.However, the chaos in the military academy is different from the chaos in the street, and they are still separated by class.As soon as I entered the door, Wu Wanling stabbed in and said, "General Chu, you are finally here. Marquis Wen just sent someone to order us to get ready to go. I have helped you gather all the students in the class." I said, "What's the matter? Even the students in the military academy are screaming." Wu Wanling frowned, and said: "I heard that it was the Wozhuang rebellion, attacking the hunting grounds, and the forbidden army was unable to clean up the mess. Marquis Wen ordered the military academy to dispatch. I really don't know if those island barbarians have gone crazy because of the spring. They really want to die." Wozhuang lived originally from the islanders of Wodao in the East China Sea. Several decades ago, the islanders of Wodao invaded Juluo Island, a vassal of the Northeast. The king of Juluo Island asked for help from the former emperor. He captured all the thousand men and women who were colonized by Daoyi on a small island off the coast of Guluo Island, so as to prevent future troubles.Originally, someone in the court suggested that the ambitions of the Daoyi wolves should be wiped out. The late emperor was kind enough to place them next to the Beishan hunting ground and order them to manage the hunting ground, which was called Wozhuang.In order to prevent any accidents, the first emperor ordered that the Wozhuang should not use iron utensils, not even iron pots, so the Wozhuang always used casserole.Those Japanese are recuperating, and now there are more than 2,000 people. Out of boredom, they opened some restaurants in Wazhuang, called "Shaguoju". They have a unique flavor, but their business is booming. Many wealthy people in the empire made a special trip to Wazhuang to eat their food. Game casserole.I didn't expect them to rebel. Is it really too long?Although Wa Village has a population of about 2,000, it is probably less than 1,000 strong, and even the Zhijinwu in the city is five times more than them.This time of rebellion, Wo Zhuang will be uprooted, and no one will be left behind. As soon as I arrived in my first class, those little ghosts were already standing in one place. When they saw me coming, they shouted, "Teacher, what happened?" I lowered my face and said: "Everything is just as ordered." The order was also issued very quickly. It was Wen Hou's subordinates who came, and ordered all the teachers and students in the school to be fully armed and rushed to the Beishan hunting ground. Hearing this order, I couldn't help feeling a little strange.I have also seen Zhijinwu's strength. It is indeed not high, but even if it is not high, it is not enough to call the students of the military academy to help. There are also 10,000 people, although 2,000 of them were borrowed to enrich the Chinese army during the Wuhou Southern Expedition, and there are 8,000 troops on hand.The 8,000 troops can definitely be compared with the Central Army of the Southern Expedition Army. The Second General of Water and Fire under Wenhou is also a rising star in the army. The joke of the world. Perhaps, the purpose of Marquis Wen's transfer to the military academy was to allow those students to observe actual combat.In name, the military school sacrificial wine is the crown prince, and Wenhou is only the deputy sacrificial wine, but in fact, Wenhou is in charge of it all.Marquis Wen attached great importance to the military academy, thinking that it was the training ground for the next generation of officers.Marquis Wen is opposed to empty talk. Since he took over the military academy, he has attached great importance to the art of war and actual combat. Now he must take this rare opportunity to let the military academy students train soldiers. In the military academy, everyone has a horse.I rode on the flying feathers and set off with them.Since this class is a freshman, it is already at the end of the line, and there is only Wu Wanling's class behind me. 北山猎场在北门外十七里的地方，属帝君专用的猎场，不过帝君不爱行猎，每年只是来应个景，猎场显得颇为荒凉。远远望去，猎场中一片火光，人影绰绰，杀声震天，听声音，都是帝国语，根本听不出岛夷的话在里面。 看样子，我猜得不错。 一到猎场门口，我便看见文侯搬着一张大椅子坐在阵中，两边都是盔甲鲜明的文侯府兵。我们四十个班的教师过去齐齐向文侯行礼。刚站起来，文侯向我们点了点头道：“你们来了，此番岛夷不知死活，列位要努力争先，这回斩草除根，不论妇孺，不留活口！” 文侯的样子在火光中显得极其威严，我几乎吓了一跳。他本来貌不惊人，此时却似换了个人一般。 这时身后有人高声道：“甄卿！甄卿！” 文侯站起身，道：“殿下，臣在此，反贼已尽数被困。” 太子的十马大车慢吞吞过来了。他的马车马匹太多，那马夫将马解开几匹，只用了四匹拉车，另六匹拴在一边，总算是快了一些，可到底有六匹马牵制，还是比一般的四马拉车要慢许多，和我们这批骑军更是不能比了。文侯没让我们跟随太子齐来，也是怕我们来得太晚，要误事吧。 太子一到跟前，跳下大车，军校里所有人都滚鞍下马跪下行礼，但文侯的府军却只是举着手中武器向太子致意，算是行礼。我们四十个教官又跪下行了一回礼，站起来时只见太子气喘吁吁，不知他坐在车里怎么也会象自己跑过来的一样。他道：“甄卿，你打得过他们么？不会出事吧？” 文侯道：“殿下，臣罪该万死，驻在此地的一千禁军被岛夷击溃，火药厂遭焚，现在禁军死两百零七人，伤三百十一人，工部驻此地人员死七人，伤两人，尚无人被俘。我已命禁军回去，由我府兵攻击。臣未能虑及此，望太子降罪。” 文侯的声音尽管沉着，但我也听得出有三分惊恐。他虽然号称足智多谋，但这番没料到倭庄会在庄里反乱，吃这么个大亏，定让他气恼异常。他惋惜的绝不是这一千形同虚设的禁军被击溃，而是工部死了的七人吧。 我的心猛地一凛。张龙友也在这儿，他会不会也在死的七人里？我一心想问，但现在文侯正在和太子说话，我也不敢插嘴。 太子道：“能打败他们就好。甄卿，听说岛夷的女子肤如凝脂，笑靥如花，这个……” 文侯正色道：“殿下，若不斩草除根，终难免后患。若纳岛夷妇人入宫，殿下千金之体，不可以身涉险。” 他说得正经，但那“以身涉险”四字还是让我想笑。文侯这种话也有弦外之意，只是太子也根本没去管那些，只是道：“若是有一个也是好的，甄卿，大不了过几天赐死她们便是。” 文侯叹了口气，道：“好吧。”他转身对身边两将道：“沧澜，阿炜，有顷攻入，女子不得斩杀，定要生俘。” 那两个是文侯的爱将水将邓沧澜和火将毕炜。他们我原先在醉枫楼里也见过，文侯来试验雷霆弩时也见过一次。火光中，只见毕炜虬髯如怒，而邓沧澜却是一张极秀气的脸。 他们一躬身道：“末将遵命。” 文侯看了他们一眼，道：“现在军校学生已来，你们定要给他们看看，帝国最强之军当如何。” 果然是让我们来观摩啊。我看了一眼邓沧澜和毕炜，他们已经在点自己的人马了。他们各统领支八百人队，合在一处有一千六，绝无败北之虞。 这时，猎场中忽然有一骑冲来，火光中只见那人穿着一身不合身的甲胄，大概是从禁军身上剥来的。他一到门口便大叫道：“我们投降！我们投降！” 文侯面沉似水，喝道：“不准！” 那人叫道：“我们上当了！大人，我们愿做牛做马，绝不敢再起二心……” 他话音未落，忽然发出了一声惨叫，火光中，只见一道电光射过，却是有箭飞出，那人跌跌撞撞地冲出来扑倒在地，身上插了四五支箭。那正是毕炜队中射出的雷霆弩。此时相距不过三百余地，雷霆弩之威，更是骇人，这四五支箭全部透胸而过，箭头从他背后伸出来。 毕炜手下，到底是强兵，军校生与他的部下虽然练雷霆弩的时日相同，却远不及他。何况，他手下的雷霆弩还是全不带瞄准器的。 猎场中，火光熊熊，只见那里聚集着一些人影也在乱动，只听得有人在说些我听不懂的话。那是岛夷的方言吧，虽然听不懂，但我也听得出他们的慌乱。 突然间，从当中传出了女子的尖声惨叫。我不由得纳闷，看了看文侯，他仍是面色不动。我看看边上几个教官，他们也一阵茫然，不知到底出了什么事。邓沧澜和毕炜端坐马上，动也不动。这时太子叫道：“甄卿，他们在杀妇孺了，怎么还不攻进去？” 文侯道：“殿下，岛夷是要孤注一掷，此时进去，枉自损折我方兵力。” 岛夷是在自杀妇孺！也许岛夷是知道绝无幸理，绝望之下，先杀妇孺，再来血战至死吧。我不禁暗笑，文侯定是早算准了这一点，所以才会给太子做个空头人情。不过，看不出，文侯之狠，竟然远在武侯之上！ 妇孺的哭声弱了下来，这时只听得一阵鬼哭狼嚎之声，一片人影冲了出来。只是看过去，很少见刀光，那些冲出来的岛夷用的全是些木棒之类，偶尔有人用些刀枪，大概也是从禁军手里抢过来的。禁军的刀枪实在是中看不中用，武侯以前未被准许抽调禁军，其实也是件好事吧，不然我们在高鹫城只怕败得更快。 毕炜这时突然道：“邓兄，我们还是给后辈们看看，不要用雷霆弩吧。” 的确，猎场已被围，岛夷也只有从大门冲出来，若是此时发射雷霆弩，满目平坦，别无遮挡，别说只有一千岛夷，就算有一万，也会被尽数射杀。 邓沧澜点了点头，回头道：“太子、大人在上，弟兄们，吾辈努力！” 他说话很文雅，但话语间也有一股豪气。这一千六百人齐齐冲出，抵住冲上来的岛夷。登时，场中杀声震天，鲜血四溅。 水火二将的部下名不虚传，前年苍月公在大江南岸陈兵欲渡，正是这二人的部队强渡成攻，使得苍月公一败涂地。他们训练既精，又有实战经验，而那些岛夷又大多是岛夷在此地生的第二代，久不动军器，更是不堪一击，哪里抵得住水火二将的精兵？场中，鲜血喷涌，残肢四飞，哪里是战斗，简直就是一场屠杀。 仅仅是一杯茶的功夫，猎场门口已是一片狼藉。一千岛夷已被尽数斩尽，毕炜的部队用的大多是长刀，被他们斩杀的岛夷几乎没有一个是完整的。场中，弥漫着一股血腥气，空气也几乎要凝结。水火二将还在场中试探那些尸首，看看有没有没死透的，不时传来零星的一两声岛夷的惨叫。