Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 130 Chen Youliang's Arms Race!Sugar rocket launcher【Seeking further reading】

Now that Zou Pusheng told him that the goal of 1000 cannons could not be achieved, Chen Youliang was naturally even more dissatisfied.

At this time, Zou Pusheng saw that Chen Youliang had shown an unhappy expression, so he quickly explained, "Your Majesty, the copper used in this cannon is really too much. I have just established the dynasty now, and there is nothing to do, and all kinds of money are spent. There are too many places, and the money is really not enough to make cannons!"

Chen Youliang frowned, "Then I will issue an imperial decree to confiscate copper materials throughout the country! First of all, confiscate all the bronze bells and Buddha statues in those temples, and use them to cast artillery, waste these good things, and support those bald donkey monks. What bird is it for?"

For the monks in the Han Dynasty, Chen Youliang is very disgusted.

In particular, Zhu Yuanzhang from Jiangnan used to be a monk, and Chen Youliang hated the monk even more, so he hated him together.

After hearing Chen Youliang's words, Zou Pusheng also nodded, and said, "Your Majesty is wise, those monks and monks are indeed not engaged in production. If you confiscate the bronze bells and Buddha statues in their temples, you can cast some bronze cannons, but the gap is not small!"

When Chen Youliang heard this, his brows furrowed even more, and he received: "Prime Minister, is there any good way to solve it? Prime Minister, you know that even if it is 1000 cannons, it is far from Zhu Yuanzhang's two or three thousand cannons." Not enough."

Zou Pusheng said to Chen Youliang: "Your Majesty, I sent someone to find out that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang's brothers are so rich and able to cast so many copper cannons is that on the one hand, they have enough copper materials in their original reserves, and on the other hand, it is because of their prosperous sea trade. , There is a lot of money, after the prosperity of the sea trade, with a lot of money, it is natural to buy more materials, hire more craftsmen, and naturally cast more cannons!"

"Haimao?" Chen Youliang frowned when he heard the word Haimao.

Huguang is close to the inland. Although the Yangtze River waterway, known as the golden waterway, has convenient transportation, it is too far away from the sea.

Moreover, after Jiangxi was lost, the Yangtze River water transportation was full of difficulties.

Chen Youliang asked: "Prime Minister, what can you do? Is the sea trade something we can do?"

Zou Pusheng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten? Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han occupy Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian, and have such a large port as Quanzhou and Mingzhou, there is still one place, which is also an excellent sea trade The place is still not occupied by them!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Youliang immediately asked, "Prime Minister, what are you talking about?"

Zou Pusheng guided the direction with his hand, "Your Majesty, what I'm talking about is Guangzhou!"

"Guangzhou?"

Chen Youliang was immediately happy when he heard it.

That's right, why did I forget about Guangzhou?
Historically speaking, Guangzhou's maritime trade status was much earlier than that of Quanzhou and Mingzhou.

During the Han Dynasty in history, Panyu in Guangzhou was already the starting point of the famous Maritime Silk Road. The silk of the Han Dynasty transported from here, crossing many waves, was able to be transported to the Nanyang Islands of Ni Borneo, and then from the Nanyang Islands. The island was transferred to the west of Tianzhu India.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Guangqing from Zengcheng raised troops, and Lin Guifang from Guangzhou raised troops. Although the rebels in Guangdong were also anti-Yuan.

However, they did not accept the idea of ​​the Red Scarf Army of the White Lotus Sect.

They are all locals from Guangdong, and they used their local clan power to resist the Mongolian and Yuan rule.

The Guangdong Rebels, fighting on their own, basically focused on self-protection.

Historically, Guangdong’s resistance to the Yuan Dynasty was quite fierce. Not long before the Yashan naval battle in the Southern Song Dynasty, the city of Guangzhou was breached by the Yuan army, and even the Yuan army issued a cruel order to massacre the city. The prosperous and prosperous Guangzhou became a white land. .

Today, the Yuan Dynasty is in chaos!
The local Han people in Guangzhou raised volunteer soldiers early on, and drove away the Mongolian and Yuan forces in Guangzhou.

Chen Youliang felt that he had [-] soldiers in Huguang, and once he crossed Hunan and entered Guangdong, he would definitely be able to control Guangdong easily. After all, the rebels in Guangdong were scattered and not strong, and they liked fighting each other, so they were no match for Chen Youliang's Han army.

Chen Youliang clapped his hands happily and said with a smile:

"Prime Minister, you really came up with a good idea! As long as Guangzhou is captured, there will be a steady stream of wealth!"

Not only the wealth of Guangzhou, but also many copper mines in Guangxi.

As long as Guangzhou is captured, it means that there will be sea trade and money, and with money, more artillery can be built, and then there will be the strength to avenge Zhu Yuanzhang's Zhuhai brothers!
Chen Youliang immediately ordered Zou Pusheng to be the general of the military division, led an army of 15, entered Hunan and began to fight south.

Chen Youliang is going to win Guangzhou in a year's time!
Following the news of the Han Empire's march in Huguang, the local rebels in Guangdong immediately heard the news.

They are not the same as the Red Turban Army in the north. Once the Huguang Red Turban Army invades Guangdong, it will deprive the locals of Guangdong of their military power, or they will definitely burn, kill and loot in Guangdong.

These days, the army doesn't have any national consciousness, but more of the local clan consciousness.

When troops from other places enter another unfamiliar place to fight, they often burn, kill and loot.

An army that does not disturb, rob, or kill is really rare in ancient times.

Therefore, after the news that Chen Youliang was about to raise troops to attack Guangdong, the local rebel forces in Guangdong immediately wanted to protect themselves.

They elected Lin Guifang, the leader of the Guangzhou rebel army, as the chief rudder of the rebel army, and immediately established the Guangdong Grand Marshal's Mansion.

First of all, on the one hand, they intensified their efforts to mobilize their troops and prepare for battle, ready to resist the Red Turban Army who was about to invade at any time.

On the other hand, they also knew that their military strength was weak, and it would be difficult for them to resist Chen Youliang's Red Turban Army, so they took a sea boat to Jinling along the sea route, and paid tribute to Zhu Yuanzhang, king of Wu, in order to seek Zhu Yuanzhang's asylum.

Of course, the conditions for their asylum are quite generous. They can pay 1/10 of the tax to Wu Wang Zhu Yuanzhang every year, and they also promised to set up a city shipping department in Guangzhou, allowing the invitation of Wu Wang to send officials to collect business taxes locally. They retain all the local governance rights in their own hands.

Regarding Guangdong, Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of occupying it.

Now, Zhu Yuanzhang is naturally very happy that the Guangdong Rebel Army has come to take the initiative to surrender.

Because it's just like picking up for nothing.

Zhu Han was naturally very happy about the return of these rebels from Guangdong.

The person who came to Jinling personally from the Guangdong Rebel Army was none other than Lin Guifang, the chief rudder of the Guangdong Rebel Army.

As the leader of the rebel army elected by Guangdong, the chief rudder of Lin immediately put forward his request for military assistance after knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang accepted their vassal and tribute.

The shrewd Cantonese know clearly that it is easier to ask the gods than to send them away, and the local rebels in Guangdong do not want many soldiers sent by Wu Wang Zhu Yuanzhang.

They just wanted to get weapons and armor from King Wu.

According to the numbers they gave, Zhu Han was also very surprised immediately after reading it.

It can fully arm about 10 people!
It has to be said that the local wealth in Guangdong is still very rich.

Lin Guifang was invited to Zhu Han's residence to personally discuss the procurement of this batch of military supplies.

"Deputy Marshal, this time, what we mainly want to buy are guns and artillery, as well as light armor. If possible, it is best to get that kind of light half-body armor!" Lin Guifang said.

The weather in Guangdong is hot, and half-length plate armor is the most suitable.

"Since Guangdong has been subordinated to the King of Wu, there are some things that must be agreed with you first, so as to save some misunderstandings from time to time, which will spoil the harmony between each other." Zhu Han said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Guifang immediately agreed, "Don't worry, deputy commander, as long as we can do it, we will definitely obey King Wu's arrangement!"

After coming to Jinling, Lin Guifang immediately realized the great strength of Zhu Yuanzhang's many soldiers and generals.

The confidence in resisting Chen Youliang has already increased greatly!

Lin Guifang knew that even if she offended Chen Youliang, she couldn't offend the brothers Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, the news of the demise of Pu Shougeng and the Semu people in Quanzhou had already spread to Guangzhou. The powerful Semu people and water army were not enough for Zhu Yuanzhang's army to fight teeth, let alone Guangzhou.

"We have no interest in the governance of Guangdong. My brother told me that I agree that you will continue to preside over the military affairs of Guangdong. As for the establishment of a city ship department in Guangzhou, this is what should be done, so there is another request. Only if you agree!" Zhu Han said.

Lin Guifang quickly asked, "Deputy Marshal, what is this request?"

"Our request is...the Shibo Department established in Guangzhou is not only to collect tariffs, but also to manage all maritime trade in Guangdong, stipulating what kind of goods can be sold at sea, and what kind of goods can be sold. Trafficking in, and without the permission of the Guangzhou Municipal Shipbuilding Department, anyone who traffics in contraband will be severely punished." Zhu Han said.

Hearing that the Guangzhou Bureau of Shipping has such great power, Lin Guifang did not immediately agree.

Half of the wealth of Guangzhou City comes from Haimao!

If the management of Maritime Trade is controlled by the so-called Guangzhou Shipping Department, the autonomy of Lin Guifang and other leaders of the Guangzhou Rebel Army will naturally be greatly reduced.

However, Zhu Han's position on this matter is very firm, and there is no room for compromise.

In history, the Yuan Dynasty's management of maritime trade was very loose!
Many advanced technological and cultural technologies were inadvertently spread and lost through these sea trades.

This is also since the Yuan Dynasty, a large number of South Sea and Western countries have made rapid progress in science and technology, and even the Western Enlightenment Movement in history has been influenced by many scientific and technological humanities from the East.

Therefore, it is naturally impossible for Zhu Han to actively spread these advanced technologies of the Central Plains, and must be strictly controlled.

After hearing Zhu Han's words, Lin Guifang also knew that his attitude was very firm. If she didn't agree, the way to Jinling to ask for help this time might be abandoned halfway.

So Lin Guifang gritted her teeth and agreed.

"Don't worry, the deputy commander, I promise to come down for the brothers in Guangdong!"

The two brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han have no intention of actually occupying the land of Guangdong at this stage.

All they need is Guangzhou's important position in carrying the sea trade territory.

Now, the Guangzhou Shipping Department is also under its own jurisdiction, which means that all the sea trade in the Central Plains is under its own control.

If the foreign merchants in the South Seas and Western Oceans wanted to transport and traffic any goods, they would no longer be able to escape their own control.

"Okay! How about this, you stay in Jinling for a few more days, and I will send people to prepare all the guns, artillery, and armor you need, and then I will let you all take the boat back to Guangzhou!" Zhu Han said generously. Said.

When Lin Guifang heard this, she was overjoyed!

But he said worriedly: "Deputy Marshal, we didn't bring so much money this time!"

What Lin Guifang said was a little dishonest, because according to the price of the military supplies they purchased, even if they brought money, they couldn't bring so much.

After all, it is an astronomical figure to be able to assemble 10 weapons, armor and artillery!
The leaders of the rebel army in Guangdong Province alone can't afford it even if they sell everything.

Therefore, Lin Guifang and others made up their minds to eat and drink for nothing in the name of seeking refuge.

Zhu Han said: "As the saying goes, brothers must settle accounts clearly. Guangzhou has been prosperous in commerce since ancient times. I don't need to say more about these things. It doesn't matter if you don't have money. I can give this batch of armaments on credit first. You guys, wait until you beat Chen Youliang away, and then pay it back slowly!"

Now the military workshops in Jinling, Chuzhou, and Suzhou have already produced several batches of military supplies in advance.

Because technology updates too fast!
The first few batches of newly released military supplies were soon reduced to obsolete products and accumulated in the warehouse.

Annual maintenance and storage is a huge expense.

Therefore, without hesitation, Zhu Han packed this batch of supplies to the Guangdong Rebel Army.

When Lin Guifang heard this, she was immediately overjoyed, "The deputy commander is unparalleled in kindness and righteousness. The soldiers and civilians in Guangdong are very grateful. Please be respected by Lin!"

.........

However, these weapons workshops in Jinling cast guns and cannons, etc., even if the models are outdated, they are all advanced weapons for this era.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still very surprised that these things were handed over to the Guangdong Rebels so easily by Zhu Han.

"Qiwu, our weapons are priceless. Although they are not the best we have now, they cannot be handed over to the Guangdong Rebels so easily. Who knows if Lin Guifang will be a capricious person? , what can we do after handing it over to them?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little worried.

Zhu Han said with a smile:

"Brother, don't worry, I did this to have better weapons!"

"If the old ones don't go out, the new ones won't come in. There is no benefit in piling up these old ones in the warehouse. Only by selling them and exchanging them for a suitable profit can there be more money to support the invention of new ones. arms!"

Zhu Yuanzhang has always trusted Zhu Han's judgment.

"Qiwu, since you said that, then we can rest assured! However, these weapons and armor, as well as muskets and cannons, are all good equipment that can't be bought for a thousand dollars. It is so cheap to give it to the Guangdong Rebel Army, as long as a Guangzhou city ship Is it really not a big profit?"

After the massacre of Guangzhou by the Yuan Dynasty army at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the wealth accumulated in Guangzhou for hundreds of years was burned!
After a hundred years of operation, Guangzhou has not recovered to the original level, so the city ship tax in Guangzhou is destined not to be higher than that in Quanzhou and Mingzhou.

Zhu Han actually didn't pay much attention to the profit issue.

He smiled and said, "Brother, as the saying goes, drunkards don't care about drinking. I control the Guangzhou Shipping Department, not just a maritime trade company. Do you know what we are most lacking now?"

"Ok?"

When the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was taken aback.

What is the most lacking, this question really makes Lao Zhu a little embarrassed.

There is nothing lacking in Jiangnan now.

In terms of money, the commerce and trade in Jinling, Suzhou, Mingzhou, and Quanzhou can be said to be very prosperous, and Lao Zhu, who collects business taxes, has sore hands and necks.

In terms of gold mines and silver mines, the gold mines have not had much output for the time being. It is difficult to mine the gold mines in Laizhou, Shandong, and the speed of gold production cannot keep up. The mining went extremely smoothly, and millions of taels of silver had already arrived in Jinling City.

No shortage of money, no shortage of people, no shortage of troops or anything.

Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't figure out what he lacked.

"Qiwu, what do you think we are lacking now?"

Zhu Han said with a smile, "Brother, what we need the most right now is sugar!"

"Sugar?"

The elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled for a while, and then he suddenly realized.

What is most lacking now is indeed white sugar, because sucrose is not produced here in the south of the Yangtze River!
All are shipped from other places, and sucrose is only produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and other places!
Because Zhu Han invented the sugar production technology of the yellow mud water method, the cost of sugar has been greatly reduced, and the sugar consumption level in Jinling has even increased several floors.

Any wealthy family who does not eat some white sugar during the holidays is simply a manifestation of the family's decline, so the consumption of white sugar in the south of the Yangtze River has increased several times.

"Are you saying that we can make more money by taxing sugar?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhu Han shook his head and said, "Brother, the matter of white sugar is not so simple. The canning workshops we set up in Jinling and Chuzhou have already been able to test qualified canned food and tinplate canned food. These things are produced , we will have a large amount of canned munitions production capacity!"

Canned munitions is a good thing. It can store excess meat and other things conveniently, and it can last for several years or even ten years without rot and deterioration.

Moreover, in places like the south of the Yangtze River where the water and soil are warm and humid, there will be a large number of fruits on the market every spring and summer, which is extremely cheap. A basket of fruits can often be bought for only one or two pennies, but When it's out of season, several taels of money may not be able to buy a suitable fruit.

This allowed the canning workshop opened by Zhu Han to have a lot of profit margins!
Canned food, which is durable and easy to transport, is more suitable as a reserve military ration than ordinary grain.

And more importantly!

The gunpowder workshop set up by Zhu Han, under the guidance of Zhu Han, made a new type of gunpowder.

This kind of gunpowder is filled with sugar and replaces part of charcoal, which can be used as a very stable new gunpowder.

This gunpowder can be used to make powerful rockets.

This kind of rocket can provide longer-lasting thrust when launching, and it can hit farther and more accurately.

Zhu Han named it Honey Gunpowder or White Sugar Gunpowder.

White sugar gunpowder requires a large amount of white sugar, which naturally makes white sugar an important military product.

After listening to Zhu Han's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang was pleasantly surprised again. Unexpectedly, this sweet white sugar can be used as gunpowder.

"Qiwu, you really think long-term!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

For the praise of his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Han was naturally full of joy.

He smiled and said, "We are currently extremely short of white sugar. The raw materials for sugarcane are only available in Guangdong and Guangxi, and it is the most abundant sugarcane producing area in the world. The local sugarcane accounts for almost seven or eight out of ten of the world's sugarcane production. Bosi can buy large quantities of local sugar cane and then produce white sugar. As long as you monopolize white sugar, not to mention the profit of white sugar, the white sugar gunpowder alone can become our great magic weapon."

Therefore, one of the important purposes of Zhu Han's funding of the Guangzhou Rebel Army was to control the sugar production in the entire Guangdong and Guangxi areas in the name of entering the Guangzhou Municipal Shipping Department.

Once you master the production of sucrose, you have mastered an important raw material for the arms industry.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy about Zhu Han's supernatural layout.

"Qiwu, your ability is beyond my expectation!"

Zhu Han smiled slightly, and said to his brother Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, don't rush to praise me, wait until we take Guangdong, and then develop for a year or two, when we take Chen Youliang and the Central Plains, I will return to you." There are even greater abilities for you to see!"

After hearing Zhu Han's words, Zhu Yuanzhang also laughed and said:
"Okay! Then let's wait and see what you can do!"

After ten days.

Lin Guifang, the chief rudder of the Guangdong Rebel Army, led nearly a hundred warship merchants from Jinling, and set off southward for Guangzhou.

The merchant ships that followed Lin Guifang to the south carried a large number of weapons, armor, muskets and artillery, all of which were urgently needed by the Guangdong Rebels.

After these materials arrived in Guangzhou City, all the rebels in Guangzhou immediately cheered.

Now they not only protect their own local power, but also get strong support from Wu Wang Zhu Yuanzhang!

Naturally one by one rejoiced.

For Chen Youliang's soldiers who were about to attack from the north, they didn't know the strength of the rebel army in Guangdong, and earth-shaking changes had taken place.

Chen Youliang only heard about the military reconnaissance in the Guangdong area through some inquiries in the northern Guangdong area.

The northern part of Guangdong is the most isolated place in Guangdong, and many local rebels have no communication with Guangzhou.

Therefore, after Chen Youliang's Han army passed through northern Guangdong to investigate, they thought they knew the situation of the entire Guangdong rebel army, and immediately relaxed.

General Zou Pusheng, the commander of the army, quickly led an army of 10 from Hunan to Guangdong.

Several sporadic small resistance along the way were easily defeated by the Han army led by Zou Pusheng.

Then, they quickly stepped out of the mountains in northern Guangdong and entered the Pearl River Delta Plain in Guangzhou.

but!

Here, Zou Pusheng encountered an unexpectedly powerful army!

boom!
Boom!

Boom boom boom!
Bursts of fierce artillery roared on the battlefield, stunned the Han army who came from afar.

Although the strength of the Guangdong Rebel Army was very scattered, they were all brave and good at fighting, and they were familiar with the terrain. Seven or eight of the horse scouts sent by Zou Pusheng were wiped out by the Guangdong Rebel Army, and they knew nothing about the information ahead.

Therefore, as soon as Zou Pusheng entered the Pearl River Delta Plain, seeing this Guangdong rebel army suddenly appeared, he immediately felt that something was wrong!

Especially when the sound of roaring artillery sounded on the battlefield, Zou Pusheng was even more shocked!
Such a powerful artillery, how come the Guangdong Rebels also have it?

Is it...

Is everyone in the world equipped with artillery now?

The artillery of the Guangdong Rebel Army broke into the formation of the Han army one after another!
A tragic wail sounded among the army.

However, the artillery skills of these Guangdong Rebels were unfamiliar, and after they fired a round of shells, they reloaded very slowly.

This also made Zou Pusheng feel relieved.

After all, as long as the whole army is deployed and then charged, he believes that with the strength of the elite Han army, he can crush the Guangdong Rebel Army on the opposite side.

After a round of artillery bombardment by the Guangdong Rebel Army, the Han army remained calm!
And there was no panic at all, which made the Guangdong volunteers feel a little worried.

Because when this batch of artillery came from Jinling to Guangdong, the Guangdong Rebel Army visited them all. The power of these artillery, the flames and the loud noise made many people in the Guangdong Rebel Army collapse in fright. , not to mention standing still and bearing the blow of these artillery pieces.

Therefore, Chen Youliang's Han army was able to stand still in the face of artillery bombardment, which was indeed much stronger than the Guangdong rebel army.

At this time, Lin Guifang, the chief rudder of the Guangdong Rebel Army, stood at the position of the middle army on horseback, and asked a general wearing plate armor next to him, "General Zhang, what should we do next?"

"Any more artillery bombardment?"

The person in front of him, called General Zhang, was none other than Zhang Dingbian, the left commander of the Musketeers under Zhu Han's command.

As a representative of the new army, the new weapons of the Jinling Arms Workshop are naturally tested by the new army.

The musketeers used even more exquisite and novel things, so Zhang Dingbian was sent by Zhu Han to Guangdong this time to guide the rebels to use artillery and other new weapons, and as a military observer to observe the actual combat situation of the new weapons.

Hearing Lin Guifang's words, Zhang Dingbian smiled slightly, and then said,

"Master Lin, it's not easy for the enemy on the opposite side to keep their positions stable in the face of the artillery. The gunners of our rebel army are still very familiar. If things go on like this, I'm afraid they won't be able to hit three shots when they fight hand-to-hand. Two shots, now it's time for our rocket to play!"

Lin Guifang nodded and said, "That's right, then there is General Lao Zhang!"

Then, under the command of Zhang Dingbian, a row of soldiers pushed four-wheeled vehicles to the front of the front line.

There are four thick and long huge cylinders placed on these four-wheeled vehicles.

This thing is the sugar rocket newly developed by Zhu Han's gunpowder workshop.

Sugar powder can greatly increase the range and accuracy of a rocket.

This time is a rare opportunity for actual combat. Zhang Dingbian was sent to observe the power of the new rocket on the battlefield.

As the rocket cars were placed in place one after another, Zhang Dingbian waved his hand and shouted an order.

"ignition!"

"ignition!"

With an order, these rocket launchers held up the torches in their hands and lit the fuse behind the rocket's butt.

With a chirping sound, these rockets suddenly burst into a roar!
It rushed straight into the midair, and then made a smooth horizontal leap.

When those rockets are gone...

With a bang, he plunged into the battle formation of the big Han army on the opposite side!

A burst of orange flames erupted, followed by bursts of black smoke!
The power of these rocket launchers is more than that. Before they hit the enemy, they made a sharp roar, and the hundreds of rockets fired at one time made the soldiers of the big Han army unable to hold on anymore.

Boom!
The Han army was in chaos!

Countless soldiers began to flee in all directions, avoiding these rockets from the sky.

The entire Han army was in chaos, General Zou Pusheng ordered to beat the drums and regroup!

But the effect is very little!

Taking advantage of the chaos, the Guangdong Rebel Army on the opposite side had already shouted and launched a desperate charge!

Kill!Kill!

Kill it!

In the midst of loud shouts, the Guangdong Rebel Army assaulted left and right, and pressed the formation in the center, immediately defeating the Han army led by Zou Pusheng!

No matter how experienced the big Han army is, facing these terrible rocket bombardments, it will be defeated in an instant!
General Zou Pusheng, although experienced, had never faced this kind of situation, and he didn't know how to save the defeat for a while.

lost!

Lost!run!

Run!
General Zou Pusheng led his soldiers and fled the battlefield quickly on horseback.

Seeing that the main general Zou Pusheng had already fled, the rest of the Han soldiers fled. The Guangdong Rebel Army chased and killed the 10,000+ Han army all the way, killing corpses all over the field.

A large number of soldiers could not run away, and they became prisoners of the Guangdong Rebel Army one after another.

Later, under the personal pursuit of Lin Guifang and other generals of the Guangdong Rebel Army, they chased for more than [-] miles, and drove the Han army out of the mountainous area of ​​northern Guangdong and retreated into the territory of Hunan, before giving up!

Lin Guifang and other generals of the Guangdong Rebel Army set up camp checkpoints in the mountainous area of ​​northern Guangdong to prevent Chen Youliang from sending troops to retaliate in surprise attacks, and then led the army back to Guangzhou!
After returning to Guangzhou, Lin Guifang and other generals of the Guangdong Rebel Army praised Zhang Dingbian one after another!
Their greatest contribution to this battle was created by the Rocket New Army led by Zhang Dingbian!

Hundreds of sugar rockets drilled into the formation of the Han army and disrupted the enemy's phalanx, and then gave the Guangdong rebels a chance to win with one blow.

All the generals of the Guangzhou Rebel Army realized that this sugar rocket is a magic weapon!
If you don't have this kind of thing in your hand, if Chen Youliang calls again, it will be completely finished.

"General Zhang, do you know if there are any rockets like this?"

After drinking for three rounds at the celebration banquet, Lin Guifang was the first to ask.

The rest of the generals of the Guangdong Rebel Army also cast curious eyes.

Zhang Dingbian is also very satisfied with the power of the new rocket, and he is quite complacent at the moment. He said to Lin Guifang and others, "The gunpowder workshops in Suzhou and Jinling can make a hundred of this kind of rocket in a day. With this kind of rocket in hand, district chief Chen Youliang and these miscellaneous soldiers are nothing to worry about! Mr. Lin, if you need to protect the environment and the people, you can buy one or two hundred new rockets from the deputy commander! Let Chen Youliang never Don’t dare to step into Guangdong!”

After hearing this, Lin Guifang and the others immediately felt that it made sense. They heard from Zhang Dingbian that the output of this new type of rocket in Jiangnan was very high. Lin Tingfeng and others immediately jointly reported the success to Wu Wang Zhu Yuanzhang.

The Guangdong Rebel Army not only praised and appreciated King Wu's military assistance this time!

He also expressed his desire to buy another 200 new rockets to prevent the remnants of Chen Youliang from counterattacking.

For this suggestion, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang agreed without hesitation after asking Zhu Han.

Zhu Han is also very happy about the fact that the Guangdong Rebels are relying on new weapons.

The forces of the Guangdong Rebels are scattered. If they gather together, it will really not be conducive to their own control of Guangdong in the future.

They're relying on these new weapons now, so that's great.

These new weapons are as much as Zhu Han wants, and they are a treasure that is hard to find for the Guangdong Rebels.

If you don't provide them with these weapons, then the Guangdong Rebel Army will lose its strong self-protection ability.

So after Zhu Han sent more than 200 rockets, he immediately sent people to set up the Guangzhou Shipping Department in Guangzhou, and quickly dispatched a group of capable officers to set it up.

Just as Zhu Han expanded his power to Guangdong, Chen Youliang's general Zou Pusheng led the remnants of the defeated army and fled back to Hanyang in embarrassment.

As the first battle since the founding of the Han Dynasty, Chen Youliang was furious that he had suffered such a tragic defeat.

If it weren't for Zou Pusheng being his confidant, he has always been loyal.

Chen Youliang will settle the score with him no matter what.

In this case, Chen Youliang just reprimanded him a few words, and then let him go home to rest.

Not two days later, Zou Pusheng was recruited back from home, and he was reinstated as an official.

For this battle in Guangdong, Chen Youliang never expected that he would lose so quickly and completely.

Under Zou Pusheng's explanation, Chen Youliang had a general understanding of the whole process of the battle.

He can basically conclude that it must be Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han brothers who joined the Guangdong Rebel Army.

Subsequently, Chen Youliang sent multiple spies to inquire about the intelligence of the Guangdong War, and the information was sent back to Hanyang one by one. Chen Youliang could basically conclude that Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang supported the Guangdong Rebels.

This is the reason why the Guangdong Rebel Army defeated the Han army led by Zou Pusheng!

In particular, the powerful, long-range, and accurate rockets used by the Guangdong Rebel Army surprised Chen Youliang even more.

"Brother Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han, they were able to give such a magical weapon to the Cantonese, which shows that they must have something more powerful in their hands. I originally thought that 1000 cannons, plus some tricks, should be able to capture Jiangnan , now it seems that it is simply hitting the stone with softness!"

"There aren't two or three thousand cannons, no, even if there are two or three thousand cannons, the rockets like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han's are probably in danger!"

Chen Youliang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was suddenly depressed.

He is summing up with Zou Pusheng the reasons for the failure of this Guangdong battle.

Zou Pusheng's mistakes in this command can be said to be obvious, but in that sudden situation, no matter how powerful the general is, he will be in a hurry.

It is even more difficult for Zou Pusheng, a general with mediocre talents, to recover from defeat.

After hearing the words of the Great Han Emperor Chen Youliang, Zou Pusheng quickly said:
"Your Majesty, the Zhu thief is rampant now, and the Cantonese are following the foxes to pretend to be tigers. We must find another way. The artillery and rockets are all invented by the Zhu thieves. They are so powerful, we have to learn from them!"

Chen Youliang agreed with this statement very much.

The last time the sneak attack on Jinling failed miserably, it was defeated by Zhu Thief's artillery.

This time the raid on Guangdong failed, and it was also defeated by the Zhu thief's rocket.

In this way, the biggest culprit for the defeat in the two wars was the backwardness in ordnance and equipment.

Chen Youliang immediately made up his mind and said, "We must learn these two trump cards of the Zhu thief!"

"Otherwise, let alone fighting for world hegemony, even if you want to preserve Huguang's shelter in the future, I'm afraid it will not be easy!"

It is not unreasonable for Chen Youliang to be so worried. He is untenable in his inner loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and then he makes enemies on all sides. In the north is Liu Futong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, in the east is Zhu Yuanzhang, who was attacked by him, and in the south, there is someone who just fled back after being defeated. Cantonese, and to the west are Ming Yuzhen and others who are at odds with him. In such a place where there are four wars, Chen Youliang naturally wants to step up the development of his own weapons and equipment.

"However, how can I learn these two magical weapons of Zhu Thief?"

This is a big problem.

"Such a magical weapon, they have the confidence to hand it over to the Cantonese, which means that it is difficult to imitate it. Is there any good way for the military master to steal these two secret weapons of Zhu Thief?" Chen Youliang asked humbly. .

Zou Pusheng rolled his eyes, thought for a while and said:
"Your Majesty, I don't have any confidence, but there is a way to try!"

Chen Youliang quickly asked, "Quickly tell me, what can I do?"

Zou Pusheng said:
"I heard that the Zhu thief is promoting some new Confucianism in the south of the Yangtze River. It is full of novelties such as investigating things and gaining knowledge. The secret of gunpowder, artillery and rockets is probably hidden in this new learning?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han Brothers Daxing Nankong in the south of the Yangtze River!

That is, the new Confucianism, in the name of returning to the righteous way of Confucianism, it can be said that everyone knows it.

Chen Youliang had heard about it a long time ago in Huguang, and he even thought about doing Confucianism. It's just that Huguang has been scrambled by the Tianwan Red Scarf Army and the Yuan Army for several times, and the style of writing has already withered. , also somewhat powerless.

"Military Master, do you mean that we send people to steal new Confucianism?" Chen Youliang asked.

"That's right, Your Majesty, I think so." Zou Pusheng said.

After some discussion between Zou Pusheng and Chen Youliang, both of them believed that the mysterious weapons such as artillery and rockets in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang brothers must have something to do with the new Confucianism of Nankong.

Maybe the old Confucius in those days really had the ability to reach the sky, and he had already tinkered with some mysterious weapons, but because later generations lost them or deliberately treasured them, they didn't let the world know. Now, for some reason, let the two brothers Zhu Yuanzhang I learned so many novel weapons before tinkering with them.

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