She Song

Chapter 215 The sound of cannon welcomes guests
When her mother asked about Han Xiaoyao's appearance, Dong Xiaowan retorted without thinking: "How is that possible? He is very tall, very upright, and always has a smile on his face. By the way, he doesn't look like a soldier at all. He is polite. But he has killed bullies, and I heard it was because of Minister Da Shen!
Mom, you know, when he was about to die from hunger, it was Minister Da Shen who saved him with rice soup, so he beheaded the bully who bullied Minister Da Shen. He is such a kind and righteous person!

Later, he took a hundred or so refugees from Daming Mansion and got rid of thousands of big bullies.Later, he opened the Hanji Chamber of Commerce, which not only provided food to the refugees, but also provided them with bamboo houses to live in. Therefore, more than 2 refugees followed him and settled in Yanjing..."

Looking at her daughter who was talking endlessly, Dong Ye didn't know whether she would be happy or worried about the future.

Dong Xiaowan suddenly and mysteriously leaned into her mother's ear and whispered: "Mom, the moon I saw tonight is strange!"

As long as it doesn't rain, you can see this child every night. Is there any wonder?

However, Dong Xiaowan then whispered: "The moon is full of desert, there is nothing like Chang'e's palace, rabbit, laurel, etc."

"No nonsense!"

Dong Ye, a Buddhist, subconsciously scolded her daughter and reached out to test her forehead.

Dong Xiaowan pulled away her mother's hand and said eagerly: "It's true! My daughter saw with her own eyes that the astronomical telescope made by King Zhenbei on the east gate of the palace city could see everything clearly on the moon... "

Ok?
Dong Yeshi asked keenly: "Are you also with the prince tonight?"

"Yeah..." Dong Xiaowan suddenly understood the meaning of her mother's question. She blushed and said angrily: "Mother, where did you think you were going? I went to do business, report on the project, related to wind and temperature measurement... and , His Highness Maode and the Captain of the Imperial Guard are both here!"

Mrs. Dong Ye nodded her daughter's forehead and said, "Mom, I have been around your age and am afraid that you will be bullied~"

Dong Xiaowan smiled and said: "Don't worry, when it comes to fighting, I'm not afraid of that little prince! Besides, His Highness Maode is prettier than my daughter. Hey, she's really good-looking. So, how can the little prince like me?"

Women are all confident in their appearance, but what Dong Xiaowan said was so convincing that Maode was so impeccably beautiful that she couldn't believe it.

However, Dong Ye was still worried and warned: "Having said that, how can a man dislike having too many women? I always feel that this young prince cannot be nice to you for no reason. You have to be careful in the future! Mother does not expect glory. Fugui, I just hope you have a safe life!"

Dong Xiaowan was not in the mood to listen to these nagging, and asked again: "Mom, aren't you surprised? The moon looks as bright and clean as jade, but in fact it is full of craters. The young prince said that it was a crater formed by the impact of meteorites from the sky. I don't know what it is. True or false..."

Mr. Dong Ye is not interested at all. It is business to be careful of her daughter's cabbage being eaten by pigs. Not to mention the crater, even if a flower grows, what does it have to do with me?

Therefore, regarding two matters, moving and her daughter's marriage, according to Dong Xiaowan's wishes, the marriage is not urgent and should be discussed first after moving out of Jiedu Mansion.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you! But there's no rush. We have to find a place to live in these two days before we can move there. I'll ask someone to do it tomorrow. You can be your bachelor with peace of mind! I didn't expect that a female craftsman could also be a bachelor." Officer, the young prince is really messing around..."

"What happened to becoming an official? Wu Meiniang became the emperor!" Dong Xiaowan said disapprovingly.

Mrs. Dong Ye quickly covered her daughter's mouth: "You don't want to live anymore! Can you say such treasonous words?"

"Woooo~" After finally breaking free, Dong Xiaowan said with a smile: "It's not me who said this, it was the young prince who said it, and he said it in front of everyone! He said: Whether we know it or not, history is there."

Seeing her daughter talking about it endlessly, Mrs. Dong Ye smiled inexplicably and said: "I say I won't marry, but in my heart I think about it all day long. I think it's better to accept Guo Shishu and send her to the palace, so as to fulfill your wish!"

"That's not possible!" Dong Xiaowan immediately refused: "My daughter will not marry anyone in this life, she will live with her mother!"

Dong Ye asked: "If you like each other in the future, won't the little prince come to propose marriage and not marry?"

"No... no!" Dong Xiaowan suddenly felt guilty and reluctantly changed her words: "They say he has a strong army and will be an emperor in the future. He has so many beauties in the harem. How can he remember his daughter? Well... I'm sleepy, mother, good night !”

After saying that, Dong Xiaowan hurried upstairs with her skirt in hand and went back to her room.

As a mother, Dong Ye did not reveal the truth. She shook her head and entered the Buddhist hall with a wry smile, and continued to burn incense and pray.

……

On the eighth day of August, thousands of people gathered at the Hanwang Artillery Exercise Site in the northern suburbs of Yanjing.Sixty bronze cannons were divided into three rows, pointing at a 45-degree angle to the sky, quietly waiting for orders.

According to artillery maneuvers, the distance between each gun is no less than ten steps, so the width of the entire artillery position is close to half a mile.

In order to demonstrate the powerful power of artillery fire, this exercise used up almost all the inventory of the gunpowder workshop. Each gun can be fired five times.

The artillery targets were fixed targets of [-], [-], [-], [-] and [-] steps respectively.

This time, the person commanding the artillery was not Jiang Queer, but Li Azhuang, the first battalion commander of the artillery. He was transferred from the same level as the cavalry brigade and formed the youngest unit of the Zhenguo Army.

Although he is already the battalion commander, he cannot be compared with the battalion commander of the independent artillery battalion. This unit is under the direct control of Han Xiaoyao, just like the special operations brigade.

Therefore, judging from his treatment, he is at least the leader or above.

After about ten days of repeated training, Li Azhuang has practiced the Korean King Artillery from the inside out countless times, including the selected artillerymen.

Before the exercise, Yuan Shisi asked without joking: "Are you sure? Thousands of people are watching. If you make a mistake, the Zhenguo Army will lose its face!"

"Please rest assured, Commander Yuan, and ensure that we complete the exercise mission!"

The fourteenth year of Yuan Dynasty couldn't help but feel calm. In addition to the common people who came spontaneously, there were also prominent people from Yanjing, senior generals of the Zhenguo Army, heads of various businesses in Hanji, as well as the Changsheng Army, Pingzhou Army, and Xi Ren , Khitan people, etc.

There were even Jurchen envoys who returned to Beijing from Tokyo and were invited by Han Xiaoyao to observe the work, euphemistically calling it: "Seeing the teachings and learning."

With the arrival of Han Xiaoyao and Shen Erniang, the exercise officially started.

Wanyan Wushu glanced at Han Xiaoyao on the rostrum and asked the deputy envoy Han Qixian: "I heard that it only took three months for this person to be named Wang Yanyun?"

Han Qixian knew a lot about the Song Dynasty, and he was particularly concerned about a person like Han Xiaoyao who defied the will of heaven.

This time Aguda ordered Wu Shu to go to Tokyo. In addition to testing the reality of the Song Dynasty, it also meant to cultivate the younger generation. Han Qixian, as a Liao minister who was proficient in Han civilization, was to answer his questions.

Han Qi nodded first and said: "It is true. It is said that he is extremely resourceful and his soldiers are brave and good at fighting. When I saw him today, he certainly lived up to his reputation!"

Wanyan Wushu pointed at the artillery position and asked, "What's so special about this King of Han artillery?"

Han Qi first pointed to the farthest red dot, and said: "I checked with their binoculars, it was a tent, they said it was a target, it was [-] paces away, maybe the King Han cannon could hit there …”

Wanyan Wushu also found it funny and said, "If this is the case, wouldn't it mean that he is invincible in the world?"

Han Qixian is also very strange.

One thousand five hundred steps, without a telescope, Nuo Da's tent is really just a small dot. Even the cavalry has to run for a while at such a long distance. If the King of Han cannon can really attack, then why bother?
This is simply impossible, unless Han Xiaoyao knows magic!
However, while they were joking, sixty Hanwang artillery pieces were already preparing for the bombardment in accordance with Li Azhuang's instructions.

After all preparations were completed, Li Azhuang blew the bronze whistle and raised a red flag.

Sixty gunners ignited the fire at the same time, and then hid in the bunker nearby.

Looking at the wisps of green smoke floating on the position, the scene was silent.

Wanyan Wushu felt bored and just used his little finger to pick his ears, but he heard a series of explosions like thunderbolts in the clear sky, which scared him to stand up.

Han Qixian's tea bowl also fell to the ground in shock and broke into several pieces.

(End of this chapter)