Ming Zuo

Chapter 553 Weights
Is this a compromise?
Regarding this peace talk, Li Banghua had discussed it with Chonghua and Guo Wei before.

Everyone believes that victory is inevitable, but the process must be tortuous.

Unexpectedly, the court gave up so soon.

However, this result is obviously the most hoped for Shandong.

Regarding the negotiation, Li Banghua and others were both apprehensive and novel at the beginning.

After all, it was their first time doing this kind of thing, so it was inevitable that they could not grasp it.If it weren't for the strong strength of the new army as a backing, Zuo Menggeng would have to go out in person.

But after experiencing it once, although it was only a short period of more than an hour, everyone still felt differently tired than before.

It turns out that the confrontation in the diplomatic negotiation occasion is no worse than the real battlefield.

Among them, Chong Hua and Guo Wei must be the ones who learned the most.

One is from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has accumulated experience and knows how to operate diplomatic negotiations in the future; the other is from the military, who understands how to use power to overwhelm others on the battlefield in the future.

"Well, since you have no objection, it's convenient for me to draft a peace agreement."

Zhang Fengyi didn't even want to continue the peace talks.

The completely unfamiliar way made him very uncomfortable and felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

End sooner, get rid sooner.

"it is good."

Li Banghua got up and extended his invitation: "Everyone, it will take some time to make an agreement. Let's choose a place to rest, and let me wait to do my best as a landlord."

Zhang Fengyi and the others looked at each other, thinking what kind of friendship is there between us?

It is very rare to be able to reach a temporary peace in a relationship that is originally hostile.

Are they really sitting together, drinking tea and chatting?

Dare you please, dare we go?
There is a eunuch here.

If he went back and sued, saying that I was waiting for internal and external enemies, wouldn't he lose his head?
Only Lu Xiangsheng is so beautiful and fearless.

"Guo... Brigadier Guo, may I have a look at your army's firearms?"

Before Guo Wei could answer, Zuo Fu said, "My commander-in-chief has met Mr. Lu once. He once said that there are many people in the imperial court, and there are not many people who are as loyal and talented as Mr. Lu. Please, Mr. Lu." , nothing is impossible."

These words promoted Lu Xiang to the sky, but it also made other people look ugly.

He, Lu Xiangsheng, is a capable minister and official, so are we just wine bags and rice bags when we co-author it?
Lu Xiangsheng also felt that Zuo Fu's words seemed to contain evil intentions.But when he heard that he promised to show himself the firearm, he couldn't care about anything else for a while.

"It's annoying."

Zuo Fu and Guo Wei took Lu Xiangsheng and left. The remaining courtiers did not dare to deal with the traitors, so they simply returned to the previous small house and waited quietly for an agreement to be made.

Seeing this, Li Banghua did not invite him anymore, and went back with Chonghua to discuss the gains and losses of today's negotiations.

Diplomatic negotiations are also a new thing for Shandong.

Although we won today, Shandong's style is that regardless of success or failure, we must sum up the lessons and think that the latecomers will be warned.

Lu Xiangsheng followed Zuo Fu and Guo Wei to the school field.

When there is no war, the training of the new army will not be interrupted.Although it is not as lively as before, there are still many tricks.

Lu Xiangsheng saw rows of soldiers standing under the sun, holding firecrackers in their hands.What's strange is that there is a stone hanging under the barrel of each firecracker.

Obviously many soldiers were already grinning, but no one relaxed.

He wanted to ask, but thought it was wrong, so he forcibly held back.

Zuo Fu and Guo Wei didn't explain to him, they waved and brought over a musket.

"Lord Lu, how about seeing our army's firearms?"

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help being surprised, he didn't expect these two people to be so generous, not only let him see, but also let him touch it with his own hands.

For a moment, Lu Xiangsheng seemed to meet his beloved woman, and his whole heart was beating wildly.

The muskets are close at hand and can be seen at a glance.

In the sunlight, the barrel of the gun shone with a silver-white light, and every part was shining brightly.Compared with the dull and gloomy appearance of the Ming army, one looks like exquisite porcelain, while the other looks broken.

Lu Xiangsheng took the gun carefully, and felt the difference as soon as he took it.

The muskets of the new army are much lighter than the bird guns of the Ming army.

He weighed it and estimated that it was only one-third of the bird's gun.

Moreover, unlike the slightly bulky gun body of the bird gun, the one in his hand is slender and has beautiful lines.Even the barrel of the gun is much thinner than that of the blunderbuss, and the wall of the barrel is much thinner.

"Can you let me try it?"

Zuo Fu asked for a bullet from the guard and taught Lu Xiangsheng how to load it.

It was only this time that Lu Xiangsheng felt the mystery when he did it himself.

After filling the gun barrel with gunpowder, he held the small iron pipe and looked at it carefully, feeling even more annoyed.

Why didn't you think about building such a charging tool?
This way of loading medicine is far more convenient than the medicine pots used by the Ming army.

Even the medicine pots of the Ming army have a design with a rated amount of gunpowder, but it is all up to the soldiers to master it by themselves.In a messy environment, coupled with the uneven quality of soldiers, it is still impossible to guarantee the same charge.

Minnie bomb also gave Lu Xiangsheng great confusion.

"Why is the projectile made like this?"

Zuo Fu showed him the inside of the gun barrel.

"There are rifling inside, so that the projectile will rotate after being fired, so that the projectile will be fired farther and more accurately."

Lu Xiangsheng quickly remembered it in his heart.

I don't know why, Zuo Fu would tell him such a secret.

Zuo Fu took the flash cap again and instructed him to put it on the ignition hole.

The small fire cap made Lu Xiangsheng hungry and thirsty.

"This thing looks like it's made of copper, but somehow it can be struck and ignited?"

Zuo Fu was still generous, turned the flash cap over and showed him the inside.

"Hercuric acid powder is added to it, and sparks can be generated just by hitting it."

Lu Xiangsheng was very frustrated, even to the point of doubting his life.

He clearly heard what Zuo Fu said, and the thing was right in front of him, but the feeling of knowing nothing made him want to vomit blood.

He was too embarrassed to ask again, otherwise he would really be suspected of spying on the military situation.

Following Zuo Fu's instructions, he broke the hammer, placed the cap, and aimed at the target fifty paces away.

Since he led the army to fight, he has been learning military knowledge.As for the firecrackers, he even handled them himself.

But the one in his hand gave him a very different feeling.

The posture of holding it is very comfortable, and the shoulders are firmly against the butt of the gun, unlike the bird guns of the Ming army, who are always worried that they will suddenly jump up when shooting.

"boom……"

Violent white smoke spewed from the muzzle, and there was a clear hole in the opposite target.

The strong recoil made Lu Xiangsheng shake a little.

There was no need to look at the condition of the target, the recoil alone let him know how powerful the firecracker in his hand was.

Seeing that he hit the target in the first try, Zuo Fu and Guo Wei couldn't help admiring and applauded together.

"As the saying goes, red powder is given to a beautiful woman, and a sword is given to a hero. Mr. Lu is a hero in the world. When we meet for the first time, it is not polite. I will give this musket to my lord. Please accept it."

Lu Xiangsheng was stunned.

"Send...to this officer?"

Zuo Fu nodded, and asked for a bullet box from the guard, with twenty rounds of ammunition in it, and stuffed them into Lu Xiangsheng's hand.

"It's a great honor for Mr. Lu to like a mere musket."

Lu Xiangsheng instinctively felt that there must be a conspiracy.

But feeling the wonderful touch of the gun in his hand, he couldn't say no to it.

(End of this chapter)