Daqin: My weak and virtuous minister

Chapter 178 Artillery Success

The next day, Li Xin led his troops to fight against the Ou Yue people.

Having received orders from General Tu Sui, he did not linger in the battle, but fought while pretending to be defeated to confuse the Yue people.

Before they knew it, they had led these Yue people to the prepared mountain stream.

Li Xin quickly led his troops to evacuate, and only a deafening sound was heard.

The Qin army thought that the mountain was collapsing, so Li Xin quickly commanded the Qin army to evacuate the area.

The Yue people were also frightened by the loud noise.

Then there were a series of deafening noises.

What accompanied it were the broken limbs and flying blood and flesh of the Yue people.

However, this is not the end.

Black balls fell from the sky and landed around them, accompanied by a loud bang, and then the bodies were blown into powder.

"This is a punishment from heaven, the wrath of the mountain god."

I don't know who shouted.

Then more and more people spoke in fear.

I even forgot to escape.

Accompanied by loud noises, the people around him either died tragically or had their arms broken.

The Yue people didn't even have the courage to stand up.

They all prostrated themselves on the ground, begging the mountain god to calm down.

At this time, the Qin army was also frightened by the power of these black balls.

Then, excitement ensued.

To the Qin army, these loud noises sounded like the sounds of nature.

The movements of his hands became more and more skillful.

artifact.

artifact.

The originally depressed momentum suddenly recovered.

Ren Qi had been observing the reactions of the Yue people and saw that most of them had lost their fighting ability.

"stop."

After receiving the order, the soldier looked at the black ball with lingering interest.

Keep it and use it next time.

As the sound faded, the long-awaited Qin army on the other side roared loudly.

"kill."

The generals charged ahead, and the soldiers behind them were full of energy.

Wherever they went, they slaughtered people like pigs and sheep, and the Yue people had no power to fight back.

In this battle, the Qin army won a great victory.

"General, we have such a magical weapon, why didn't you take it out earlier?"

"Yes, General, these black bumps are too powerful."

"That's right, that's right. Look how scared those Yue people are. Their legs are weak."

"Weren't you also weak-kneed at that time?"

"Hahaha"

Inside the big tent, all the generals sat together, surrounding Tu Sui and talking to each other.

Tu Sui listened quietly to everyone laughing.

"Alright, although these divine weapons are extremely powerful, their production is limited, so we must use them sparingly."

A basin of cold water was poured on the generals' heads, making them completely cold.

"However, after today's shock, those fleeing Yue people must have known that we have this divine weapon."

"I'm afraid they will hide even more secretly in the future."

"Those people in the row are investigating carefully."

"promise."

Tu Sui's progress was relatively smooth, but Wang Jian encountered desperate resistance from the Nanyue people.

"General, our army's food and supplies have been robbed by the Yue people."

"General, General Huan Xi was attacked by the Xiou tribe, and the Qin army suffered over 20,000 casualties."

Bad news kept coming, and Wang Jian sat in the main tent in silence for a long time.

"Go, deliver those artifacts to General Huan Xi and tell him to resist the attack from Xiou."

"Send a message to Zitu, asking him to bring in food and fodder. Also send a message to the king."

"promise."

When the news of Qin's attack on Baiyue spread to Xianyang.

Zhang Yuanqing and others were immediately called to Zhangtai Palace.

When everyone looked at the letters sent back by the two generals, they realized that the Qin State had a magical weapon with great power.

"Your Majesty, do you still have the artifact? Why not send some to General Wang Jian and Tu Sui?"

"Exactly."

"Exactly."

Ying Zheng looked at the courtiers for a long time before speaking: "The artifacts were not easy to obtain. When Wang Jian and Tu Sui's army left, they took away most of the stock."

"We have to wait for this matter."

The court officials looked at each other.

"Your Majesty, can you please take out the map?"

At this moment, Zhang Yuanqing spoke.

"allow."

Soon, Shi Yi and his men carefully carried the map into the hall.

"Your Majesty, I have learned from Zitu that there is a river in this part of Nanyue. The river is wide and can accommodate cargo ships."

“It just disconnected here.”

"Your Majesty, this is my Qin territory. If we can connect the river channel in my Qin territory with the river channel in Nanyue."

"Our Qin army's food and fodder can be transported by water. Not only that, it can also strengthen the connection between Qin and Nanyue."

"It will be very beneficial for conquering South Vietnam."

"Right Prime Minister, if we dig a canal now, it will take a lot of manpower and time."

Some court officials raised questions.

"In the past, it would have taken at least three or four years to dig a river channel, but now that we have gunpowder, the time can be greatly shortened."

The court officials had never seen the power of gunpowder, but Ying Zheng had witnessed it with his own eyes and nodded immediately.

"allow."

Eventually, Li Bing was assigned to dig canals, and cartloads of gunpowder were sent to the land of Baiyue.

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye and summer has arrived.

That day, Zhang Yuanqing was resting at home when Ada hurried in.

"My Lord, General Meng Wu sent someone to report that the Mohist School has completed the production of the cannon."

At that moment, Zhang Yuanqing's recliner stopped shaking, and he lifted the thin blanket on his body and stood up.

However, because he was too anxious, he felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.

"Master Hou."

A Da and A Er hurriedly supported Zhang Yuanqing.

"Nothing, I just got up too hastily."

When he felt better, Zhang Yuanqing immediately brought people out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When I arrived at the place, I saw Meng Wu pacing around the door.

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing's carriage, Meng Wu hurried over.

"My Lord, I have just brought people here to test the artillery, but I'm not sure if it will work as you said. I'm waiting for you to see the results."

"Okay, let's go right now."

The group hurried to the experimental site, and Zhang Yuanqing saw the Mo family and the cannon.

We walked around the place and received an explanation from the person who lived there.

"Okay, let's try to see how powerful it is now."

At that moment, Meng Wu arranged for Zhang Yuanqing and the people from the Mohist School to stand at a distance, as he would come in person this time.

As Meng Wu moved, the gunpowder flew out at a high speed, penetrated the air, and finally landed on the distant mountain wall.

There was a loud "bang" sound.

The mountain wall, which already had a gap, was rustling with rubble and raising dust.

"This really worked."

Zhang Yuanqing covered his chest and muttered something, suppressing the discomfort in his chest and relaxing for a while.

Then Meng Wu fired several more shells in succession, which made the people around him excited.

"My Lord, how powerful is this?"

Youzhu asked excitedly with his fists clenched, and the others were all waiting for Zhang Yuanqing's answer with eager eyes.

"very good."

"Great!"

"Success!"

"We succeeded!"

After receiving Zhang Yuanqing's affirmation, the Mo family danced with joy.

Meng Wu had also finished his craving and came over.

"My Lord, if this artillery is used on the battlefield, my Qin army will be unstoppable."

"Okay, okay, it's too late today. I'll send someone to inform His Majesty tomorrow."

"Your Majesty would be delighted if he knew the artillery was ready."

"promise."

Afterwards, Zhang Yuanqing went back with the Mo family to talk about some things. By the time they left, it was already the hour of Xu.

"My Lord, it's too late today. I'll take you back."

Looking at the sky, Meng Wu felt worried.

Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand: "It's okay, the general has seen it too. I brought people with me when I went out. With so many people protecting me, nothing will happen."