I, the patron saint of the frontier of the Tang Dynasty, was forced to rebel

Chapter 35 Zhuge Liang, developing the artifact
I'm afraid, it's all because of the secret protection of King Xian's people!
This also explains why, when attacking, there will be crossbow arrows shooting Turkic people for no reason.

"woke up?"

Suddenly, a gentle voice came.

The two quickly turned their heads and knelt down, "Xian Wang!"

"You don't need to be too polite, how's the injury?" Qin Mu waved his hand, just knowing that this group of people woke up.

"Xie Xianwang, save me, my life will be yours from now on, and I will be at your disposal!"

Brother Lan bowed his hands and thanked him without saying a word.

Qin Mu was taken aback when he heard this, and couldn't help laughing, "You look simple and honest, are you thinking carefully all the time?"

"My subordinates dare not."

"Since you have thought it through and understand my reason for coming, then take good care of your wounds and take the rest of you to Lingzhou to report in three days. I will make my own arrangements."

After speaking, Qin Mu turned and left.

"Yes!"

Brother Lan's voice was sonorous and powerful, and his heart was extremely excited.

As long as the virtuous king agrees to take him and his subordinates back, then everything is easy to talk about.

"You're really smart, kid. Since King Xian asked you to go to Lingzhou, I'm afraid it won't be an easy thing!"

The centurion next to him stroked his chin, with envy in his eyes.

"Dutou, could you please tell me?" Brother Lan took out a piece of broken silver without any trace, and stuffed it into the centurion's hand.

unexpectedly
The centurion's face darkened, and he slapped Brother Lan's hand away.

"Since you have joined our Lingzhou army, you must abide by the rules. The last thing you can do in the army is to accept bribes, and you will be punished by the next military law!"

"Yes, yes, little one understands!"

Brother Lan was taken aback for a moment, but now that he thought about it, he was really used to it.

When I was in Youzhou City, everything could be done as long as I had enough money.

But Qin Mu's army was different. Several times before, Langzhou quartermasters accepted bribes and were directly beheaded on the spot.

Thinking about it now, I'm in a cold sweat!
"Dutou, then I am now"

"Didn't you hear what King Xian said? Take good care of your wounds, and then go to Lingzhou to report. I can tell you that the current situation in Lingzhou is no better than other states. It is a concentration camp for elites. If you go there, you must be prepared to suffer!"

The centurion reminded casually, turned and left the yard.

Lingzhou Prince's Mansion was also renamed from the former City Lord's Mansion.

Qin Mu waved his hand and dismissed Zhuge Kongming's gift, "I came to you for one thing."

"Is King Xian bothered about the border?"

"Liang, you are indeed my right-hand man, you can guess right."

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands slightly, "Sharing the worries of the virtuous king is my top priority as a subject. Regarding the Turkic border issue, I think it is not appropriate to start a dispute now, but to maintain the status quo as much as possible!"

"How to say?" Qin Mu frowned, thinking that the army would crush the territory and destroy the Turks directly, but he didn't expect Zhuge Liang to object.

For a long time, the Turks have been like bandits, and the people on the border have suffered terribly.

In the past, there were no soldiers and horses, and no rights.

Now he is in charge of everything, whether to attack or not is just a matter of order.

"Your Majesty, we are facing enemies from both sides. There is an imperial court in the front and a small foreign country in the back. If the Turks are forced to rush, they will probably unite with a group of forces to attack. Even if they are able to resist at that time, then the imperial court will take advantage of the loopholes in the rear. Yes. We are at a disadvantage!"

"That's right, but you can't just let them continue to burn, kill, and loot?"

"Of course not, so today Liang brought a sharp weapon to King Xian!"

Qin Mu was taken aback, "Oh? Take me to have a look."

On the school grounds, a group of soldiers gathered around something, discussing curiously.

"Is this thing really worth hundreds of soldiers?"

"No, what's the use of just an iron pipe?"

"The virtuous king is here! Line up!"

Suddenly, Dutou found King Xian and Prime Minister Zhuge, and everyone immediately stood neatly.

"The virtuous king!"

Qin Mu pressed his hand, "Continue with your training."

However, what he saw in front of him made his blood boil!

It was a thick iron pipe about 1.5 meters long, supported by a wooden frame.

It turned out to be a soil cannon!

That's right, it's a shape similar to a cannon in red.

Zhuge Liang stepped forward, took two steps back slightly, and kept a certain distance from King Xian.

"King Xian, this is the sharp weapon I am talking about. This thing is evolved from an arquebus, and it is so powerful that it can be used for siege!"

"I know this stuff."

"You know?" Hearing this, Zhuge Liang was shocked.

Qin Mu smiled immediately, realizing that he had slipped his tongue, "That's right, I'm also paying attention to your research and development. Have you tested this thing?"

"I tried it, the sound is like thunder, and the attack distance is at least two miles!"

"Two miles? So short?"

Zhuge Liang pointed at the earthen cannon, "It's not short, it's powerful, but it has a fatal flaw, the iron tube will burst if you hit it three times at most!"

Qin Mu nodded, but did not speak.

However, he had guessed in his heart that the most important issue with this kind of thing was the basic material.

If the materials are not resolved, everything is nonsense.

"If there are stable materials, can they be mass-produced?"

"cannot!"

In an instant, Qin Mu's blood was shattered
"why?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head, "The requirement for this item is more troublesome than the arquebus gun. It takes dozens of workers and dozens of days of hard work to cast such a gun, and the solid bullet needs to fit the iron pipe. There are five or six waste products out of ten!"

According to this, then this thing is not very useful at all?
According to Qin Mu's vision, at least dozens of cannons are needed to achieve the effect.

But he ignored one point.
In this era, not to mention artillery, matchlock guns have not yet appeared. If their current matchlock guns are taken out, the world will be shocked.

Even if it is a war between countries, having one or two cannons can change the whole situation!
"Your Majesty, what I said before is to maintain a stable war attitude with the Turks, but that doesn't mean we won't take the initiative to harass."

"You mean to use artillery to put pressure on the opponent from a long distance, so that the Turks will not dare to send troops out of fear?"

Zhuge Liang nodded: "That's right, and our next step is to attack the city, such a sharp weapon is indispensable!"

"Okay, then step up efforts to continue manufacturing, and I will find a way about the materials."

After speaking, Qin Mu turned and walked towards the distant military camp.

Zhuge Liang looked at this majestic figure with a look of joy in his eyes.

The reason why I brought King Xian here is because of this sentence!

The workshop, here can be said to be three steps and one sentry, and outsiders have no way to enter.

However, there was one exception.

Cai Bo!

This defeated general stayed in the barracks after being seriously injured and rescued by Qin Mu.

However, Qin Mu did not restrict his freedom, as long as he was in Lingzhou City, except for some special places, he could check and move around at will.

For many days, Cai Bo suddenly realized that he was not wronged in his defeat!
(End of this chapter)