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Chapter 161 Matchmaker
This gun stab is not scientific.

Chen Mu had an impromptu idea on the battlefield, and recorded his flash of ideas. It is estimated that the total weight of the capital will reach [-] to [-] catties, and the thorns are long. What it brings is only an advantage when facing short spears and waist knives. , Compared with the two or three feet long spear, its power is still limited.

Unless the firepower has undergone a qualitative change and can directly destroy the morale of the enemy army in the shooting, it will be difficult to win even if the opponent is the Spanish formation.

It can only be used as supplementary firepower and can be used for defense.

The main thing is that it is a waste. For good steel, you need to make more long thorns. If you only use the part where the muzzle is exposed, one can make two two-foot thorns.

But the grenade has a lot to offer.

Paper-shelled marijuana seeds are wrapped in pre-fabricated iron wire shells. The most indispensable thing in China is sulfur-containing pig iron. The price is affordable and it is guaranteed to be crispy once fried.

"Qianhu, this is much more useful!" Guan Yuangu saw that Chen Mu was full of praise for the design and structure of Zhangxinlei, and it seemed that he was not satisfied with the scrapped steel muzzle thorn, and said: "Light it and throw it away!" Going out is similar to Fei Zhen Tian Lei."

Flying Thunder?

Chen Mu asked: "What is that?"

He stopped Guan Yuangu for questioning, and then stammered after a pause: "I've never seen this before. I only heard that it was made by a blacksmith named Li Changsun at the beginning of the Japanese War. Lei Lisheng made triangular broken iron. Light the primer and stuff it into the cannon, shoot it out quickly, and hit the ground with flowers and hurt people."

Talented.

The ancient craftsmen were indeed talented.

He has seen the embryonic form of a rocket, a hundred tigers running together, and the embryonic form of a firearm, and now he knows that there are flowering bullets in this era... although it sounds less safe and powerful.

Great enough for this day and age.

"There is one more thing. Everything else is easy to make, but this one is not easy to make." Chen Mu turned another page, on which was a picture of an iron shell triggering a landmine, and explained to Guan Yuangu: "A round cake, the following If there is good iron and scrap iron is used on it, it is also necessary to cast cut patterns, the key lies in this small load-bearing iron pipe."

The Ming Dynasty itself had the kind of mine that ignited the fuse, but it was too limited on the battlefield; more than 200 years ago, there was also a steel wheel ignition structure, but it is a pity that Guan Jiang is not a serious military craftsman, and it is not easy for them to make suitable ones. Steel wheel ignition mechanism.

"The pole is suspended in the air with three bent pieces of scrap iron, and the iron is weighed under it, and flint is attached to the bottom of the load-bearing pole. When you step on it, the piece breaks, and the flint hits the iron to catch fire." Chen Mu said more and more energetically, and said happily: "You can also try A series of mines, I didn't think about the structure, stepped on the last mine, and figured out a way to blow up all the mines buried in front, the narrow area must be very useful against the marching enemy!"

After talking about the idea of ​​making new weapons, Chen Mu directly ate a meal in Guan Yuangu's iron workshop. Anyway, he was the only one at home, so it would be the same wherever he ate.

During the meal, Guan Yuangu smiled embarrassedly, and told Chen Mu where the matchmaker came to the door and said that there was a girl waiting to be married at the family of a wealthy businessman in the suburbs of Guangcheng, "Why don't thousands of households think about it and get married as soon as possible?"

Many times.

Too many times.

In the past, no one in Qingyuanwei recognized him, let alone a low official position or a run-down military household who died at some point, no one cared about him.But it's different in Xiangshan. The young five-rank Xiangshan Qianhu has made great achievements one after another, and he doesn't need to be notified before entering the governor's office-even a blind man can see a bright future.

Chen Mu smiled and said: "Thanks to others not being able to find me, I have caused you to suffer for me."

He doesn't reject matchmakers or even blind dates at all. To be honest, every time he goes out for an expedition, he has to put his head on the waistband of his trousers first. Who doesn't want to have a pillow man behind him waiting at the door to watch him go out?
Others were busy saying goodbye to the family, the bastard Fu Yuan and his mother Li Dan were waiting, only him and Ba Ye.

Ba Ye hugged the old dog, and he walked the big goose, even if he had completed the solemn farewell ceremony and stepped onto the battlefield.

Who can feel better about this feeling?

He rejected the blind date and refused to meet.

Chen Mu also thought about it, those old worldly rituals don't need to be bothered, but he is as good as the sky, those things are there, he can't ignore them, he can't ignore them.

Marriage is a big event, far more important than future generations.

Marrying the daughter of a commoner means accepting the intricate business relationships; marrying the daughter of a wealthy merchant means giving financial support as well as political support; For offense and defense.

Even Mo Chaoyu, the military general in the past, married the daughter of the local chieftain when he formed the militia. After the chieftain passed away, he took over the post of local chief, thus laying the foundation for him to act among the seven genus Zhuang Yao.

Guan Yuangu smiled, and said: "I know what Qianhu thinks, so don't marry a wife, take a concubine, if it's not possible, buy two maidservants to wait in the room, it's better than being alone, isn't it?"

Chen Mu shook his head, waved his hands and smiled: "Let's talk about it later, a matchmaker came to Guan Jiang and blocked it for me... Zeng Yiben is a big enemy, so there is no time to take care of these things."

"Building a few more cannons is much more important than taking a concubine."

The warnings along the coast of Guangdong haven’t stopped after the Battle of Guanghai. Zeng Ben was like a slippery loach. Qiongzhou, Leizhou, Chaozhou, Xiangshan, and Guanghai’s guards were all his targets. In a few months, the entire coastal area will be harassed.

Chen Mu silently planned Zeng Yiben's attack with Bai Yuanjie and Deng Zilong in the thousand-household yamen.

Compared with Zhibing, whether it is Bai Yuanjie, who has been educated since childhood, or Deng Zilong, who has a background in martial arts, they are somewhat stronger than Chen Mu in terms of strategy.

The yamen of thousands of households is like a small staff department, with a map of the coast of Guangzhou hanging in the middle, including the map of Xiangshan, Xin'an County, and Lingdingyang at the Pearl River Estuary in the middle. He kept talking about Zeng Yiben's defense.

The temple counts.

"Zeng Yi was aggressive at first, most likely hiding in overseas islands, and will attack Guangcheng in summer." Bai Yuanjie said firmly, "He will attack Guangcheng in just a few months."

Especially at the turn of autumn and summer, rushing into Lingdingyang with the wind, and then leaving with the wind when the sea wind changes, it is easiest to break through the coastal defense.

"In April and May, barbarian merchants from Xiangshan Mountain will come by boat. Don't expect them to follow and attack. As long as they can defend Haojing well, it will be enough to take care of Zeng Yiben." Chen Mu said so, Zeng Yiben meant to him The biggest threat comes from the sea, and the land battle is not worrying. "If Elder Zeng dares to land in Xiangshan, no matter how many thousand people come, Xiangshan can eat them all. I'm afraid he will directly attack Guangcheng."

Chen Mu, a barbarian businessman in Haojing, can understand that even if there is an agreement to assist in the defense, they will be rewarded. If the war happened in Haojing, they would fight enthusiastically, but if the war happened in other places, they would not Will help fight the war.

Deng Zilong smiled, got up and patted his palm on the map, and said: "Then there is nothing to worry about. It is impossible for Zeng Yiben to cross Xiangshan and directly attack Guangzhou City, unless Xin'an guards... Qianhu, can Xin'an defend against it?"

Chen Mu's confident smile froze on his face, yes!
"Xin'an, can you guard against it?"

(End of this chapter)