Cowardly Stepmother Dressed As the Hero

Changling.

Qi An carried a special small wooden gun and danced vigorously in front of Qi Rui.

After practicing for a while, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, but his spirit was still high.

"Brother, how is it?" After stopping, he excitedly confirmed to Qi Rui.

Qi Rui nodded and said with a smile, "Well, not bad. Much more energetic than before."

"Hehe!" Qi An proudly puffed out her small chest after receiving the compliment.

The two buried their heads in one place, and after talking for a while, Qi You walked out of the room.

He said to Chen He behind him: "No need to send it. You remember what I said to you, just go back and arrange it yourself.

"This king will return to Jurong after patrolling the surrounding area. If you have anything to report, send it directly to Jurong."

"Yes." Chen He bowed to Qi You-, turned around and went back directly.

Qi You raised his hand to greet the two children in the yard: "Come here, we're leaving."

"Yes!" Qi Rui and Qi An responded in unison.

Holding his father's hand, Qi An raised his head and asked, "Father, where are we going next?"

"Go to an unnamed small village in the southwest of Changling." Qi You replied.

"Small village?" Qi An's eyes widened: "What are you going to do there?"

Qi You chuckled lightly and said, "Because of the war, that village has long since been relocated, but now it is less populated, and it is better to be quiet.

"I've got an important thing in there, let's go and see."

Qi Rui and Qi An nodded and stopped talking.

Of course, they couldn't hear anything from these few sentences, but when Qi You mentioned it, they knew that they should not continue to ask questions.

Two days later, they arrived in a quiet wasteland.

It was a polite name for Qi You to call this place a "village" before. In fact, this abandoned land is even more desolate than the original Jirong City.

A group of people who had been stationed here for a long time greeted their motorcade respectfully. Qi You dismounted with his two children, and people saluted them along the way.

Qi Er was waiting in front of the door, and when he saw Qi You coming from a distance, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted, saying, "Your Highness."

"Well." Qi You nodded and asked, "How are you preparing?"

"It's almost ready, just wait for you and the two sons to come over." Qi Er replied.

Then, he asked: "You and the two young masters have a night's rest, and then start tomorrow?"

Qi You looked back at Qi Rui and Qi An, and agreed: "Well, let's do as you said."

Qi Er said "yes" respectfully, turned around and took them to a specially cleaned courtyard.

On the second day, just after the hour, everyone came to a wide wasteland.

Qi Er waved his hand, and a soldier launched three dark gun carts.

"What is that?" Qi An's eyes widened, and he pulled Qi You's shirt and asked.

Qi You said: "It's a new weapon developed."

"New weapon?" Qi Rui was stunned when he heard the words.

He guessed: "Um... siege equipment?"

He and Qi An had stayed in Changling for a period of time, and had also seen various large-scale warfare equipment, such as siege vehicles and catapults.

But Qi Rui carefully searched his memory for a while, but couldn't find out which category could be associated with the cold iron block in front of him.

"Siege?" Qi You chewed on the word silently, and said with a smile, "Well, it can indeed be used to attack a city."

After saying this, he nodded to Qi Er next to him, indicating that he could start.

Qi Er nodded, and before leaving, he squatted down slightly and said to Qi Rui and Qi An: "You two young masters, this thing makes a lot of noise when it is lit, please see your subordinate's reminder later, Cover your ears and keep your mouth shut."

He didn't mention this to Qi You, obviously this was a reminder for their two children.

Although a little unconvinced, Qi An still followed his elder brother and nodded obediently.

Seeing this, Qi Er left with peace of mind.

After a while, he did "cover his ears" towards Qi Rui and Qi An.

After the two children took precautions according to the previous reminder, Qi Er's people lit the lead on the gun cart.

The fire quickly devoured the white lead and disappeared into the gun carriage.

Just when Qi An stretched his neck and wanted to see what happened, three loud bangs seemed to appear out of nowhere, shocking him, and he fell back directly.

Fortunately, Qi You quickly supported him, which saved him from a tragic fall.

But Qi An's attention was not on him at all.

He stared blankly at where the gun muzzle was.

After the smoke dissipated slightly, he could see that the sign that originally stood there had been blown to smithereens, and the surrounding land also showed an unnatural charred black.

He put down the hand on his ear and turned back to find Qi You, but he could only make two sounds: "Father..."

Qi You patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go, let's go and have a look."

After saying that, he took a step forward.

Qi Rui quickly picked up Qi An, who was still in a daze, and followed him firmly.

There was a lingering smell of sulfur and other indescribable special smells in the air. As Qi Rui walked, he was still thinking about the ingredients of this kind of thing.

Soon, they reached the vicinity of those hit points.

"Lord, look, this is the most powerful shell that we can make now after we have developed several ratios." Qi Er has already begun to introduce, "The first hit point is that we can do it now. The shortest hit point of , and the third, farthest, is the farthest hit point.

"The second is the calculated optimal strike distance."

Qi You nodded while listening.

Then, Qi Er rearranged the strike points, so that Qi You could intuitively see the destructive ability of the shells to the concrete city walls and ordinary armor.

The emergence of hot-weapon-weapons has undoubtedly brought a huge shock to everyone who has been living in the era of cold weapons. Qi An had woken up from the initial daze, but every time the sound of cannonballs sounded, his whole body trembled with excitement.

"It's amazing." His eyes lit up and he said to Qi Rui, "Brother, if you have something like this, wouldn't your father be invincible?

"Not to mention Zhen Rong and Si Rong who have not been brought back, even the royal court in the depths of the grasslands, we can also beat them."

Hearing this, Qi You turned to look at the two of them and smiled with great interest.

He asked Qi Rui, "Rui Er, what do you think?"

Qi Rui was stunned for a moment, and then said: "We have indeed experienced the power of this kind of weapon today. But in my opinion... This kind of weapon is not as 'invincible' as An'er said."

From what he saw just now, he began to analyze the shortcomings of the gun cart: "This thing is bulky and difficult to transport. It is actually fine on the flat grassland, but if it is replaced with rough terrain, I am afraid it will cost a lot to get it. After a lot of effort, Qi Erfang also said that the shells can't stand the dick, so it's not suitable for any battlefield.

"Secondly...it takes too long between launches."

Having said this, Qi Rui's brows furrowed slightly: "The distance that the cannonball can be fired is about 200 steps, and the striking range is so huge that it is impossible to distinguish the enemy from me.

"Before the two armies meet, they can fire one or two rounds at most, and then they have to rely on hand-to-hand combat."

Qi You nodded, obviously very satisfied with his analysis.

"And..." Qi You finally said: "The siege is okay, if you go deep into the royal court, you may encounter a small cavalry army.

"The flexibility of the artillery cart is too low, and I am afraid there is no room for it to be used against the small cavalry with strong mobility."

After he finished speaking, he patted Qi An on the shoulder: "You just said it, you didn't think about it at all."

Even more embarrassed than Qi An at this time is Qi Er, who is in charge of this project.

He smiled awkwardly: "The eldest son is right, these shortcomings are indeed problems that subordinates cannot overcome at present."

Hearing this, Qi Rui shook his head and said, "It's not bad that you can do this. I just picked up the shortcomings and said, because the advantages are obvious to all.

"Anyway, with this kind of thing, father can add a big help!"

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Qi You.

Qi You nodded in satisfaction.

He said to Qi Er, "You have done a good job. Today's situation, this king is very satisfied."

Qi Er was affirmed, and he also stretched his eyebrows and said, "Thank you, Prince, and the two young masters for your praise."

Through this, Qi You discussed with him the production and storage of artillery vehicles and artillery shells.

Qi Rui and Qi An have been following him closely, and they can be considered wholehearted.

At night, Qi You took Qi Rui and Qi An back to the residence.

Before parting, he said to the two: "No matter how good a weapon is, it is a foreign object after all, and it must not be a reliance.

"I insisted on bringing you here this time, I just hope you understand that if you want to control powerful weapons or subordinates, you need to be strong enough.

"So, no matter what happens in the future, remember that your talent is your forever bargaining chip."

Calm and self-controlled like Qi Rui, she trembled with excitement when she heard these words, and together with Qi An next to her, nodded heavily towards Qi You.

Qi You nodded with satisfaction and sent them into the house to rest.

——

outside the plug.

Luo Ke was playing a huqin in a bored way, when suddenly he saw Prince Zuo Yi rushing in.

Seemingly furious, he walked to the table and threw the whole plate of hard-to-see fruits to the ground together with the plate.

Luo Ke was suddenly startled, but his body was faster than his brain, and he leaned directly towards Zuo Yi.

"My lord, my lord!" She hugged Zuo Yi's arm and said sadly, "What's the matter? Why are you so angry?"

As she spoke, she spread out a hand and patted Zuo Yi's back.

Zuo Yi glanced at her, was calmed down a little, took a deep breath and stopped moving.

Luo Ke gave the maids in the room a wink and told them to clean up the place, and he took him to the couch in the inner room.

"My lord, what happened?" She asked softly, "Why don't you tell me and let your concubine share your worries?"

Hearing this, Zuo Yi slapped his thigh hard.

Seeing that Luo Ke was frightened, he quickly coaxed: "Don't be afraid, beauty, I'm not here for you."

He exhaled and said bitterly, "It's not the fifth prince's servant.

"He sent a letter to me today, saying that he didn't want to confront me head-on.

"He is going to send letters to the most powerful tribes on the grassland in the name of the prince, inviting them to witness the blood in the royal court—

"Whoever regains the three border cities that were taken by King Sheng Chao Bei'an can become the only khan!"

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