Fu Song

Chapter 679 Shocked
Ganquan received a very high standard of reception in Jiangning.

Many things that the Great Song Dynasty still considered confidential to the outside world were completely undefended against him.

For example, the most secret weapon of Song Dynasty now, the Artillery Production Bureau.

In the Battle of Sui County, Lu Ben'an was defeated and lost. A large reason was that he was subjected to concentrated and fierce bombardment by dozens of artillery pieces from the Song Army.

This caused the Liao people to be caught off guard, and the proud cavalry charge suffered a big loss.

Thus laying an irreversible foundation for this great defeat.

In the workshop, three bronze cannons that had been basically completed were placed on the cannon mounts, touching the cold cannon bodies, Gan Quan couldn't hide his envy in his eyes.

"I really want to see his power with my own eyes!" He said with emotion.

"No problem!" Liu Xin, who accompanied him, agreed without even thinking about it. Under Gan Quan's surprised gaze, Liu Xin asked the director of the Artillery Production Bureau who was accompanying him to arrange a test gun on the spot.

"What's so funny about that?"

"It's nothing, anyway, every time they produce a cannon, they have to test it!" Liu Xin laughed.

On the artillery field, amidst the rumbling roar, the live ammunition accurately hit the imitation city wall a mile away for the first time. A big hole was punched in the city wall several feet thick, and the thick wooden door was blasted into pieces. It's slag.

And the image left by the flowering bomb on Ganquan is deeper.

The armor brought to them was completely changed.

Looking through it, the high-quality iron armor that is difficult for Yujian to tear completely is riddled with holes. If this armor is not worn on a wooden figure but a living flesh and blood body, then even if this armor is not dead , has long been covered in bruises.

"When will we have such a sharp weapon!" Gan Quan sighed.

"The production of bronze artillery is very slow. Our manufacturing bureau can only produce two to three guns a month!" Liu Xin said.

"Why can't we invest more manpower and increase production?"

"We also think about it!" Liu Xin said with a smile: "But it is too difficult to make a suitable cannon barrel. Often ten cannon barrels are cast, and only half of them meet the requirements. In the project, half will be destroyed, so two to three doors will come out every month, which is not bad."

Gan Quan looked at the cannon barrel in front of him with some doubts.

Is this thing difficult?
Seemingly seeing the other party's doubts, Liu Xin patted the body of the cannon and said: "We laymen can't see anything, but the most feared thing about this thing is that there are trachoma and air bubbles in it, as long as there are these things , this gun body is unqualified, if the gunpowder is put in it, the fuse is ignited, and there is a bang, it might explode. It is not killing the enemy, but suicide!"

"So that's how it is!" Gan Quan suddenly realized, but at the same time couldn't hide his disappointment.

With two to three schools a month, Xiao Cheng is far from enough to equip his direct troops. Even if Xiao Cheng agrees to their troops, it will have to wait until the year of the monkey?

"Cannon is not good, but there are other things!" Liu Xin laughed and waved his hand, and saw several workers wearing the unique green robes of the Artillery Manufacturing Bureau walking over carrying a box.

"What is this?" Gan Quan wondered.

"In Sui County, the Liao people used a throwing gunpowder weapon!" Liu Xin said: "Put the gunpowder in a special pottery pot, ignite the fuse and throw it out, which has caused great damage to our infantry. Killing, after we came back, we started to develop the same weapon. Our development level is not comparable to that of the Liao people. This is our latest throwing gunpowder weapon, the hand cannon."

Opening the box, Gan Quan saw a strange thing with a hammer attached to the wooden handle. The hammer on the front had patterns on it, which looked like a turtle shell, and the wooden handle was actually hollow, with a lead wire hanging down inside. down.

"This is a hand cannon!" Liu Xin bent down and picked up one, saying: "Light this fuse, then throw it out, and it explodes with a bang. General Gan, have you seen that these patterns are specially made during casting?" Once it is made, once it is exploded, the iron mound will burst along these patterns, forming countless fragments. The force is quite strong, and it will cause injury even if it is wearing iron armor. If it is not wearing iron armor, it is basically a Dead boy. And this thing is easy to make and easy to use.”

Handing the hand cannon to a worker beside him, the man took out the torch, ignited the fuse, and then threw it forcefully behind a wall in the distance. After a while, there was the sound of bursting smoke and flames. .

Gan Quan's eyes shined brightly.

"This hand cannon, can you equip us with some?"

"This hand cannon was developed and produced after Sui County. The quality is not very stable at present. Sometimes it can't be exploded. Sometimes, it can be exploded in two halves. The technology has yet to mature, so it has not been formally equipped with troops. If General Gan wants it, he can make a request to the chief assistant. But all gunpowder weapons and equipment for troops must be personally approved by the chief assistant.”

"Okay, I'll ask the chief assistant later. Cannons are rare, and we don't need them for a while, but this hand cannon is very important to us!" Gan Quan said excitedly.

"Actually, General Gan, what is more important now, I think guys like the God Arm Crossbow are more suitable." Liu Xin said with a smile: "Why don't we go and look at the God Arm Crossbow, the Enemy Bow, Weapon workshops like Liannu? We basically don’t produce heavy crossbows like Baoxu, and trebuchets. It’s inconvenient to carry, cumbersome to use, and the ratio of input to output is too low. They will all be replaced by artillery in the future!”

"Okay, take a look, take a look!" Gan Quan nodded repeatedly.

What is he here for?

One is to express their attitude with Jiangning Xinsong, that is, Xiao Zhang Taiwei recognizes Jiangning Xinsong, and the other is to witness the strength of Jiangning Xinsong with his own eyes.Let's not talk about whether the Northern Expedition can defeat the Liao people, as long as they can have the strength to fight the Liao people.If you can't even do this most basic point, then Taiwei Zhang will have to find another way.

So as long as it is related to Xin Song's strength, he wants to take a look.

As for Ming Ting, it seemed that he also understood what Gan Quan meant, so he was shown all military weapons.

After a few days, Gan Quan already knew that the output of these weapon workshops around Jiangning alone far exceeded the master craftsman in Tokyo back then.

And this is not counting the weapon production workshops in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places far behind.

Not only these, but also those military food production workshops, military uniform production workshops, etc., Ganquan also patronized them one by one.

War is an all-round thing, fighting not only weapons, not only soldiers, but also the background of power.

Like they just occupied Jingzhao Mansion, it can be said that they are poor and white.

Not to mention a complete range of logistics supplements, even the knives in your hands are always lost when they are broken. With the few blacksmiths, how much can they supply even if they knock day and night?

Unfortunately, when they went down the mountain, the army of thousands of people had no more than 1000 sets of armor.

It was only after taking down the Jingzhao Mansion that the troops looked a little better.

But now looking at the equipment of Jiang Ning's troops, Gan Quan instantly felt that his troops were just beggars.

This time he saw how Song Jun's small square rations were made, and he also saw the piles of military uniforms, hats, gloves, socks, etc. in the warehouse.

Winter has passed, but these workshops are still producing non-stop. It is said that this autumn, the troops will be replaced with new clothes.

It is simply extravagant and inhumane.

Going back to the post house and recording what he saw and heard throughout the day in detail, Gan Quan felt a little excited for no reason.

The stronger Jiangning Xinsong was, the more likely it would be to defeat Liao.

Of course Gan Quan hopes that Da Song can win.

Ganquan, who was born in Tokyo and grew up in Tokyo, has never left Tokyo in the first half of his life, and his relatives also live in that once prosperous city.

But when the Liao people came, everything was over.

There is no trace of his family anymore.

He thought of various ways to find traces of his former relatives, but there was no news.

Although he still didn't want to believe it, he had to admit painfully that most of his relatives were probably gone.

After a catastrophe, more than [-]% of the millions of people in the city of Tokyo disappeared.

In the current Tokyo city, there are only 30 to [-] people.

Among the core members of the army that came down from the Qinling Mountains, basically all of them had similar experiences to Gan Quan.

They are all Zhang Cheng's confidantes,
They were all members of the Fourth Army.
They even participated in the battle of defending Miyagi with Zhang Cheng during King Jing's rebellion.

Then, they followed Zhang Cheng all the way to Shaanxi, until they were completely defeated in the battle with the Western Army.

Each of them is looking forward to one day being able to fight back to Tokyo, to return to their hometown, to defeat the Liao people, to kill in Zhongjing, and to do what the Liao people did in Tokyo, they can also do in Zhongjing.

After packing up these records, Gan Quan picked up his pen again.

Tomorrow, he was going to the martial arts school in Yanziji.

Yang Wanfu, the mountain chief of the martial arts school and the left servant of the Ministry of War, invited him to give a lesson to the students there.

Gan Cheng also came from a martial arts school under the Imperial College.

It's just that their martial arts school at that time was just a name, and Gan Cheng didn't even go to it for a day. He just put his name there so as to lay a foundation for promotion.

But the martial arts school in Jiangning is obviously different now.

After inquiring with Liu Xin, there are now thousands of students there, and quite a few of them are grassroots officers from various units.

This can't be fooled, because there are many experts sitting below.

If I make a mistake, I'm afraid they will make me unable to step down on the spot.

After all, they are not from here, so they don't care if they offend themselves.

Moreover, I can't fall into the role of Little Zhang Taiwei!

Since Yang Shilang is willing to give himself this opportunity, he also wants to let the people here take a look. These warriors who have been fighting on the front line against the enemy are not just for nothing. Just have a long face.

Yang Shilang wants to talk about his experience in fighting behind enemy lines and fighting in mountains, which is exactly what he is good at. Isn't that what he has been doing in the Qinling Mountains for the past few years?
While Gan Quan was writing vigorously in the post house, Xiao Cheng was still fighting at night in the first auxiliary office. For him, this was just a normal state of work.

In the eyes of the outside world, he is naturally an out-and-out minister of power.

But it is not easy to be a good minister.

Xiao Cheng has already delegated power enough. Through the political reform, the Six Ministries, the Three Courts and other related ministries have become real power departments, each managing a share and handling its own affairs, but there are still countless things that require him to personally deal with them. Decision-making matters were continuously sent to his desk by the scribes.

With the sound of clappers at the third watch, Xiao Cheng also stood up, stretched himself, and yawned big.

There is nothing special, at this point, he is going to rest, this is a rigid rule he has set for himself.

Even though you are young now, it seems that staying up late is not a big deal, but once you get older, problems will definitely follow.

He, Xiao Cheng, was going to be a power minister for decades, so he must not break down his body.

"How does Gan Quan feel these days?" Looking at Liu Xin who was also rubbing his wrist, Xiao Cheng asked with a smile.

The one in front of me had to walk around with Gan Quan during the day and come back here to work with him at night, which was much harder than him.

"Shocked, shocked, still shocked!" Liu Xin laughed happily: "It's really like an old man from the country who came to Beijing. When he couldn't see it, he was only shocked. According to your instructions, the chief minister, I will take him to see Let him truly see our strength."

"Li Chun is unreliable, but Zhang Ziming still has a bottom line. But to make Zhang Ziming completely determined to stand with us, we must let him understand that as long as he follows us, victory can be expected." Xiao Cheng said .

"Ganquan has also put forward a lot of requests these days, most of which are asking us to provide various supplies, but he avoided talking about the dispatch of corresponding officials by us, and even showed resistance. Fu, they still have a heart for us!" Liu Xin said. "Acknowledge the imperial court and accept the adaptation, otherwise how can we do it in the future?"

"Step by step!" Xiao Cheng said, "Has Li Chun accepted our adaptation now? Has Li Shilong accepted our adaptation? None. If Zhang Ziming replaces Li Chun, it will be a big step forward."

"When Yelu Longxu had the upper hand, he suddenly stopped advancing. I'm afraid there are articles here!" Liu Xin said.

"Of course there are articles!" Xiao Cheng said: "The Liao Kingdom has been trying its best to win over Li Chun, and it is still the case now. This battle, I am afraid it is a routine of fighting and pulling."

"This time they captured Li Gang, wouldn't the hope of success be greatly increased?"

"Li Chun wants to collude with the Liao people. It doesn't matter whether he has Li Gang or not. He is not the only son." Xiao Cheng said indifferently: "But in comparison, now that we have Zhang Ziming, the situation is even better than before. Some. Let’s wait and see for a while, Zhiqiuyuan, the Imperial City Division should have something for us to make a judgment on.”

(End of this chapter)