I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 1105 Unexpected accident

It was almost ten o'clock in the evening when we returned to the town.

Looking from a distance, there are rows of neatly arranged tents outside the town.

Needless to say, just by taking a casual look, Li Tian knew that it must be the temporary station of the new army.

The tents of the new army are specially made by Li Tianming Tiangong Institute, which is a special textile.

This kind of cloth is commonly known as canvas, and when it was first made, it was indeed specially used as a sail for ships.

But later, this kind of cloth was recognized by more people because of its excellent wear resistance and rain and cold protection.

After some sailors used old canvas to make strong and durable trousers, the fabric slowly entered thousands of households.

It has become a very eye-catching mark that did not go to the West that year.

The main raw material of canvas is actually cotton. Of course, there are also cheap ones made of flax and other things.

But no matter what material is used, the characteristics of this kind of fabric are very obvious, that is, it is thick and wear-resistant.

When Li Tian tinkered with the Jenny loom, fine weaving became possible.

Therefore, under the research of everyone in the Tiangong Institute, many fabrics that have never been produced before were born.

Lighter and softer, it is a cotton cloth that is very suitable as a material for pajamas.

Or the canvas that can resist severe cold and humidity is just one of the products they have researched.

The soft and light cotton cloth is comparable to silk, but the price difference is indeed ten times higher. It can be regarded as Li Tian's trump card in the cotton cloth market in the future.

But the heavier canvas is his favorite and most useful.

Not to mention, when the sailing industry starts in the future, there will inevitably be more ships pouring into the vast sea. The demand for this kind of fabric with a reasonable price and super good quality will inevitably have a very large explosive period.

In other words, the role of canvas in other aspects cannot be underestimated.

There is no rainproof plastic in this era. If you want to keep food and ammunition dry during heavy rain, you must use kraft paper soaked in tung oil. When the conditions are worse, even straw woven capes can be used.

But these two things are difficult to make, and they are not easy to carry and prevent fire.

And the reuse rate is extremely low. Basically, after using it once, it cannot be used for the second time.

But the thick canvas is completely different. As long as there are no special circumstances, a piece of canvas can be used for at least three or four years.

In this way, it becomes possible to provide each soldier with a tent.

Of course, the benefits of canvas are more than that.

Considering the thickness of the current canvas, if it is not too close, a bow and arrow can easily shoot through the canvas.

At critical times, the soldiers' tents can be used as shields to defend against the opponent's long-range attacks.

Of course, as long as the brain is not short of strings, it is estimated that no one will use this lowest-efficiency method of use.

Neat canvas tents spread out outside the town, forming a special landscape.

On the contrary, Li Tian, ​​who saw such a scene in this world for the first time, was amazed.

"Unexpectedly, they were able to use this kind of thing so proficiently so quickly, which is quite surprising."

Just thinking about it, I went to the camp to take a look around to see the specific situation.

But before he could move, a few torches quickly moved towards them not far ahead.

Several guards couldn't see clearly who the other party was for a while, and guarded Li Tian vigilantly in the middle.

But Li Tian knew that the person who came was either Zheng He or Jiang Bao, and there was absolutely no need for them to do so.

Sure enough, after a while, Jiang Bao's voice came over.

"The old slave kowtowed to His Majesty..."

Li Tian nodded slightly, and was about to tell him to get up, but found that Jiang Bao's expression seemed a little sluggish, as if he had been injured.

His face changed slightly, he stepped forward hurriedly, and said in a low voice,
"Jiang Bao, what's the matter with you, did you encounter any obstacles on this trip?"

After Jiang Bao got up, he said with a complicated expression,
"Your Majesty, there are too many people here, let's go to another place and talk about it in detail!"

Li Tian thought it was the same, so he nodded his head in agreement.

Soon, they met Zheng He in a relatively large tent, who was looking at a map carefully.

To Li Tian's surprise, Zheng He was just like Jiang Bao, with some fluctuating energy and blood, obviously suffering from internal injuries.

At this time, Li Tian's face became even more serious.

"Uncle Bao, what's the matter with you, could it be that Jiang Bao gave you an early warning, and you still suffered a big loss?

How about the loss, is it serious! "

Although Zheng He is nearly 40 years old, but because of the proficiency in his internal martial arts, he looks like he is in his [-]s.

But at this moment, he seemed to have grown five or six years old overnight, and his expression was much sluggish.

Hearing Li Tian's question, Zheng He knelt down on one knee and said to Li Tian,
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the new army didn't suffer much loss, it's just... just..."

The more he hesitated, the more anxious Li Tian became.

"What happened, Uncle Bao, tell me."

Zheng He lowered his head in shame, as if he was very ashamed, and refused to speak.

Jiang Bao on the side sighed and said slowly,

"Hey, let the old slave tell the story!"

"Since His Majesty handed over the task to the old slave, the old slave has been traveling day and night, and finally received the governor and others after a few hours."

"The Dugong also attached great importance to it, and hastily dispatched capable scouts to investigate.

It didn't take long to find the traces of the location where the enemy set up an ambush. "

"At that time, the old slave and the duke both wanted to use some people as bait to lure the enemy into our encirclement before the enemy found out that we were aware of it, and then cooperate inside and outside to wipe out all the enemies who will commit crimes in the future..."

Speaking of this, Li Tian nodded silently and said,
"There is no problem with such an arrangement. The new army is so well equipped, so there shouldn't be any major problems."

Jiang Bao nodded and said,
"That's true, but in order to speed up our march and quickly form an encirclement, we naturally can't carry too many things.

Therefore, we temporarily left the artillery ammunition and other things that are not convenient to carry in the rear, and arranged 200 people to be responsible for guarding. "

Having said this, the expressions of both of them became dim, Li Tian seemed to understand something, and said with a frown,
"Is there something wrong with the artillery ammunition?"

At this time Zheng He also stood up, took over the conversation, and sighed,

"I waited too carelessly."

"The number of enemies is not very large, but most of them are well-trained elites. However, under the suppression of the firepower of the new army and the cooperation from inside and outside, they were quickly defeated by us and were unable to fight back."

(End of this chapter)