Tiantang

Chapter 209 The Seed of Fear in An Lushan's Heart
Chapter 220 The Seed of Fear in An Lushan's Heart

"Give me a charge! If you can protect me and return to Fan Yang safely, each person will be rewarded with a hundred taels!"

An Lushan shouted in a deep voice.

Obeying orders from left to right, they immediately brandished their long knives to protect An Lushan's horses and cover them up. These guards were also some tough soldiers of Fan Yang's army. In critical moments, they would not spare their lives or fear death in order to protect their master.

Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, and beat the horse to the side.

However, Lei Wanchun and Nan Jiyun's two cavalry did not fight head-on with An Lushan's men. Instead, their formation was not chaotic, giving way to the frontal position, allowing An Lushan's men to charge forward.

This is of course Zhang Xuan's order.

Otherwise, the 500 cavalry led by Lei Wanchun and Nan Jiyun would definitely be able to keep the more than [-] people from Anlu Mountain outside Puzhou City, and perhaps pay a certain price in casualties.

But Zhang Xuan's purpose was just to deter, not to really kill An Lushan.

If An Lushan is really killed, firstly, it will be impossible to explain to the court; secondly, it will break the temporarily balanced situation.An Lushan is dead, but An Lushan's power is still there, which can only force An Lushan's son, An Qingxu, to rebel immediately after hearing the news.

If this is the case, it will definitely disrupt Zhang Xuan's overall layout.

"Arrows! Use rockets!"

Nan Jiyun led his cavalry to chase after them with a bluff, and at the same time ordered the soldiers to immediately use the first batch of simple firearms that Zhang Xuan had just successfully developed - rockets.

This kind of rocket looks like a crow. When it is used, the fuse is ignited, and the thrust of the fire is used to lift the rocket into the air. When it lands, the gunpowder in it ignites and explodes, so as to burn the enemy.

Originally, this kind of rocket was only suitable for positional warfare and siege warfare. During the pursuit process, it may not be accurate. Although the momentum is huge, it will not cause too many casualties to the enemy.

However, in order to test the power of the rocket, Zhang Xuan ordered people to take the first batch of rockets and equip them with Nan Jiyun's subordinates, and planned to borrow the people from An Lushan to do a real combat drill to see the actual effect.

Rockets flew out from the hands of Nan Jiyun's cavalrymen, making a soft sound, piercing the night sky in an instant, and falling towards the escape formation of Anlu Mountain.

However, the accuracy is really bad.Some rockets fall in front, some fall behind, and only a very few fall in the middle of the formation.

Weird arrows with blue smoke descended from the sky, and they were still flickering in the front or back. An Lushan was shocked and could only shout loudly for the guards to flee.

boom!
A rocket exploded, and the sharp substance from the head of the arrow flew straight into the throat of a guard beside An Lushan.The guard only had time to let out a scream before falling off the horse's back, and was immediately trampled into a pulp by the galloping army horses.

Immediately afterwards, there were loud explosions one after another, sharp arrows splashed in the night sky, and many guards or horses were hit by the lottery.More importantly, the horses under their crotches were frightened, and began to disobey the command, neighing and fleeing in any direction.

The formation was messed up, but An Lushan couldn't care less about these things in the panic, and under the desperate protection of several confidantes, he ran away towards Fan Yang with his head covered.

Nan Jiyun didn't chase after him anymore, he reined in his horse and waved his hand, "Stop! Go back!"

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"Governor, the last general will pay the order!" Nan Jiyun walked into Zhang Xuan's handsome tent, cupped his fists and said, "Great governor, the last general led his army to chase Anlu Mountain for dozens of miles, An Lushan and his party fled in embarrassment, with heavy casualties many."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Okay, very good. Nanba, you scared An Lushan out of courage this night. How is it? How effective is the rocket?"

When Zhang Xuan mentioned the rocket, Nan Jiyun's expression suddenly became a little excited, and there was a trace of awe in Zhang Xuan's eyes.

He never imagined that a scholar like Zhang Xuan, who had no strength to restrain a chicken, could develop such a magical and powerful firearm.Although the rockets are not accurate enough, but if equipped with the whole army, when the two armies are at war, if one side suddenly shoots rockets like rain, how can the enemy's army stay in chaos?Undoubtedly lost.

"Governor, the rockets are powerful. If you equip the whole army..." Nan Jiyun looked at Zhang Xuan excitedly, "Wherever our army arrives, the enemy will be terrified and retreat without fighting."

Zhang Xuan laughed, but shook his head and said, "It's impossible to equip the whole army. The rockets are not easy to make, and the cost is too high. The development of the first batch of rockets has almost exhausted my family's wealth."

Nan Jiyun was startled for a moment, and then laughed too.

It is understandable that this kind of firearm is not easy to make, and the cost will be very expensive.

In fact, Nan Jiyun wanted to ask Zhang Xuan why he didn't provide the blueprints and formulas of the firearms to the imperial court, and the imperial court would use the power of the whole country to make them, so as to equip the whole army.But Nan Jiyun is cautious and has a sense of proportion. He knows that Zhang Xuan has his own opinions in everything he does. Since he did not contribute to the court, it means that he has his intentions. As a subordinate, he must not ask questions that should not be asked.

Zhang Xuan smiled calmly, glanced at him, seemed to guess what he was thinking, and said calmly, "This firearm was originally a gadget that I accidentally made, and it is still very immature. I will settle down in the future." , I will report to the court again."

"Nanba, after arriving in Longshuo, I plan to build a rocket battalion under your command, would you like it?" Zhang Xuan said softly.

Nan Jiyun was overjoyed, bowed down and bowed down, "The general thanks the governor for his trust, the general dares not obey orders!"

"Go, it's late at night, go to rest." Zhang Xuan waved his hand, got up and went back to the back tent.

Back account.

Hua Nuer sat there, holding a finished rocket in her hand, playing with it left and right, her eyes were extremely complicated.

At the beginning, she had an "intersection" with Zhang Xuan just for this thing, and thus fell into the hands of this man, becoming a very sad female slave.Tonight, she really saw the great power of this kind of "Shenhuo Flying Crow" named by Zhang Xuan, and the shock in her heart has not dissipated until now.

Zhang Xuan strode in, glanced at Hua Nuer, and smiled softly, "Haven't seen enough? Do you want to go out and have a try yourself?"

Hua Nuer sighed quietly, carefully placed the "Shenhuo Flying Crow" in her hand on the table, stood up and bowed to Zhang Xuan, "Hua Nuer serves the governor to change clothes and rest!"

This night, Hua Nuer's mood changed a lot.This person Zhang Xuan brought her too much impact tonight, almost overnight, Zhang Xuan's figure was infinitely elevated and magnified in her heart, so that she had no choice but to accept the reality silently.

She hardly had any illusions anymore, unless this person agreed, it would be very difficult for her to escape from his clutches.

Hua Nuer resigned to her fate.

Zhang Xuan was taken aback by Hua Nuer's "obedient" attitude, and then smiled slightly, "You are much more obedient. Okay, yes, yes, it will be like this from now on. Come on, undress me, let's rest. "

If it was normal, Hua Nuer would definitely turn around in shame and anger.

But now, his face turned red, he hesitated a little, and then nodded.

Hua Nuer walked over with her head down, and began to undress Zhang Xuan, with a clumsy movement.

Zhang Xuan froze, waved his hand speechlessly, and smiled awkwardly.

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at dawn.

On a hillside more than 100 miles away from Puzhou City.An Lushan sat down on a huge boulder with the help of several guards in embarrassment, and was harassed by Zhang Xuan's cavalry with rockets for dozens of miles. Apart from casualties, there were many more than a hundred of his men Scattered, there are currently less than 50 people staying with him.

An Lushan took a breath and looked back in the direction of Puzhou with a complicated and pale complexion.At this moment, some kind of resentment towards Zhang Xuan has long been replaced by some kind of great fear.

He didn't know what kind of weapon Zhang Xuan's cavalry used last night, but he knew how powerful it was.If this mysterious weapon is used in corps combat, it is almost a magic weapon to defeat the enemy.

This must be the firearm secretly developed by Zhang Xuan that Qing Xuer mentioned not long ago.If this kind of firearm is equipped in a large army, with thousands of arrows fired at once, the fire will soar into the sky, and the two armies confront each other, who can be the enemy?

An Lushan sat there with lightning flashes in his mind, and the fear in his heart became more and more intense.

"No, this king must obtain the method of making this firearm at all costs." An Lushan suddenly got up and said coldly, "Let's go, let's go back to Fan Yang first!"

An Lushan fled in embarrassment with the rest of the guards. When he returned to Fanyang, his frightened mood still did not calm down.

Perhaps even An Lushan himself didn't realize it, but a seed of fear of Zhang Xuan had been quietly planted in his heart, and it would sprout and grow at some point.

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In the early morning of the second day, Li De, the governor of Puzhou, sent people out secretly to inquire about the news, but found nothing except a messy empty field covered with traces of fire more than ten miles outside the city.

Li De was fidgeting in the mansion. He vaguely guessed what happened last night, but he didn't dare to imagine the result.

He didn't know, if An Lushan really died at the hands of Zhang Xuan, how he, a local official in Puzhou, would face the following shocking waves.

He didn't understand why An Lushan and Zhang Xuan had to fight outside Puzhou, but he understood that if An Lushan died, he would definitely be to blame.

Li De gritted his teeth and lingered for more than an hour. He was about to go to the camp outside the city to find out what Zhang Xuan said, but he was rewarded, saying that Zhang Xuan's army had left the camp and continued to march.

Li De let out a long sigh, waved his hands dejectedly, withdrew the servants, locked himself in the study, wrote a secret letter, and called his confidant Li Er over.

Li Er saluted respectfully, "My lord!"

"Li Er, you set off immediately and take this official's secret letter to the capital, throw it in Yang Xiang's mansion, and hand it over to Yang Xiang. This official will prepare a box of gold and silver for you as your expenses." Li De held his hands He handed over the sealed letter, and said in a deep voice, "Remember, find a way to meet Prime Minister Yang in person, without any mistakes!"

(End of this chapter)