"I asked why they suddenly withdrew their troops. It turned out that they played a trick with us of attacking the east and attacking the west. In the end, they failed to attack the west. They were afraid that their cover would be revealed and they would be surrounded and suppressed, so they withdrew their troops in a hurry."

After understanding this truth, the military supervisor finally showed a relaxed smile on his face, and then said to the soldier who reported the news: "You have worked hard all the way here. I will ask someone to take you down to eat something and have a rest. We will come back tomorrow."

go back."

"Thank you, Lord Governor."

The soldiers and horses all sent a man to take the soldier who reported the news down, and then went to the magistrate's house and explained the situation to him.

"What a cunning Liao army."

After hearing this, he shook his head slightly and said, "Fortunately, Wuzhou was aware of their conspiracy, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

The Commander of the Army and Horses nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty is right."

The prefect said: "Wuzhou was attacked by the Liao and Jin armies twice before, and many people died, so the people in the city were very vigilant, which made the Liao army's plan fail.

If we, the people of Yunzhou, can be of one mind with the government like the people of Wuzhou, then not only will it be much easier for us to govern, but we will also be able to get everyone's help when facing enemies."

The Military Supervisor knew what the prefect was thinking and said: "We, the people of Wuzhou, are actually standing with us, but we have not experienced an emergency like Wuzhou, so we can't see it. But

I believe that if those Liao troops sneak into Yunzhou, our people will also report to us.

After all, people's hearts are made of flesh. Since you arrived in Yunzhou, you have implemented the New Deal and done a lot of practical things and good things for the people. You have redressed all the unfair grievances they had suffered in the past and distributed land and houses to them.

, help them buy shops, open workshops, develop commerce and trade, and make the people's lives better day by day. These people all see it.

Therefore, they would never want those Liao people to rule them again, and they knew that the only way to keep everything they had now was to stay close to the government.

Therefore, if the Liao army really wants to attack Yunzhou, the people will definitely work together with us to fight against the Liao army."

The prefect also agrees with the statement of the Military Supervisor. He has been in Yunzhou for a few months and is familiar with the situation of the people in the city. He knows that their lives are not just a little better than before, but also

There's a huge difference.

Especially those who did not have real estate or fields before, now all have their own fields and houses. Many people have also set up workshops and shops by relying on their crafts and abilities, and their small lives are getting richer and richer day by day, so they are also becoming richer and richer.

How do you hope that the Liao people will come back to rule them and take away everything they have now?

"The fact that we are so supported by the people now is all due to the court's new policies and has won the hearts of the people. Therefore, we must implement the court's new policies to the end so that more people can benefit, so that the people will support us more and more.

And our rule will become stronger and stronger. Even if the Liao army is really capable of taking Yunzhou back in the future, the people will no longer recognize them.

Therefore, when we manage Yunzhou in the future, we must pay more attention, we must put the people first, and we must not hurt the hearts of the people." The prefect said.

The Superintendent of Soldiers and Horses said: "My lord, I have taken note of my humble position and will definitely put the people first in the future."

The prefect nodded and said: "Since the Liao army has really withdrawn, let's let the soldiers go back to rest in rotation. They have worked hard and it's time to relax."

"Yes, I'll make arrangements right now." said the Superintendent of Soldiers and Horses.

"In addition, I will instruct the gangtou army to get more meat to improve the food for the soldiers." The prefect said.

The Superintendent of Soldiers and Horses said: "Yes, I will make arrangements immediately."

After the commander of the army and horses left the prefect's house, he immediately ordered the soldiers guarding the city to return to the barracks to rest in rotation. At the same time, he sent people to tell the gang leaders in the barracks to buy more meat and cook some delicious food for the soldiers.

Give it a treat.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

In the palace of Xixia, the king of Xixia was reading this chapter sent from the border. Suddenly a servant came in from outside and said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zuo is outside asking for an audience. He has something important to tell your Majesty."

"Let him come in." said the King of Xixia.

The chamberlain went out and brought Prime Minister Zuo in. After Prime Minister Zuo saluted the King of Xixia, he said to the King of Xixia with joy on his face: "Your Majesty, I have brought you good news."

"What good news?" asked the King of Xixia.

Prime Minister Zuo said: "Yeluda Shi and others attacked Wuzhou among the sixteen states of Yanyun three days ago. As a result, they were defeated and returned with a heavy defeat. Now they have been defeated and retreated to Kedun City."

"What kind of good news is this?"

The King of Xixia said with some displeasure: "Although we and Yeluda Shi are only using each other, we are now allies with the same hatred. Their loss of troops will only do us harm but no good. Especially now that they have retreated to Kedun City, which is separated by Yan

Yunliu Prefecture is thousands of miles away, and it is impossible for the Song army to lead troops to attack them in a short time.

And we are on the edge of the Song Dynasty. When Hua Ju led his troops back, he must have thought of destroying us first and then attacking Yelüda Stone.

Therefore, their failure is not only not good news for us, but also makes our promotion more difficult."

Prime Minister Zuo knew that he was too happy at the moment and did not speak clearly, so the King of Xixia misunderstood him. He quickly said: "The king misunderstood. The good news I said was not that the Liao army was defeated, but that the Liao army was here."

During an attack on Wuzhou, they discovered the secret of one of the Song Army's firearms. They sent people to inform us in order to tell us this secret so that we can create firearms as powerful as the Song Army's."

Hearing that he knew the secret of sending arms and weapons, the King of Xixia suddenly became energetic. He stood up from the golden chair, walked to Prime Minister Zuo in a few steps and said, "Tell me, what is the secret of Song's arms?"

Prime Minister Zuo told the King of Xixia truthfully what the people sent by Yeluqin told him. After hearing this, the King of Xixia frowned and said, "If you add iron nails to the bubble battle, will it be so powerful?"

"Whether it's true or not, let's have someone make one and give it a try," said Prime Minister Zuo.

The King of Xixia nodded and said, "Then go and ask someone to make a few to try."

"I obey the decree."

Prime Minister Zuo immediately went down and asked someone to make several large firecrackers that were similar to the gunpowder sticks described by the Liao army and stuffed with iron nails, and then took them to see the King of Xixia. The two of them went to the open space of the palace garden and asked people to try them.

boom!

With a loud sound, the gunpowder stick exploded. Because the person who was trying it didn't know how powerful the gunpowder stick was, he wasn't very far away. Suddenly, the iron nail inside shot out and hit his chest, causing him to scream.

He fell to the ground.

The other nails that did not hit anyone also destroyed nearby flowers and trees.

The King of Xixia and Prime Minister Zuo were so shocked when they saw the power of the gunpowder stick that they even forgot about the injured man.

After more than ten seconds to recover, the King of Xixia asked someone to carry the injured man down for treatment. Then he picked up the remaining two gunpowder sticks and prepared to try them himself. Prime Minister Zuo wanted to stop him quickly and said:

"No, Your Majesty, this thing is too dangerous. You are rich in gold and cannot take risks easily. It is better to let the people below try it."

The King of Xixia said: "Don't worry, after lighting it I will throw it far away and it won't hurt me."

No matter how Prime Minister Zuo tried to persuade him, the King of Xixia decided to give it a try himself. Prime Minister Zuo really couldn't persuade him so he stopped trying.

Later, the King of Xixia personally lit a fire and threw it out. After the explosion, he took people to look around the explosion and found that all the trees and flowers several meters away were destroyed, and iron nails were even inserted into the tree trunks as deep as

More than half an inch. You must know that this is a hard tree trunk. If it were flesh, it would have been pierced into it.

"Prime Minister Zuo, go immediately and ask someone to bring twenty meat horses."

The King of Xixia felt that he could not fully understand the power of gunpowder sticks in this way, so he decided to try it with meat horses specially bred to eat meat.

Prime Minister Zuo immediately asked people to bring twenty meat horses. The King of Xixia asked people to tie gunpowder sticks to arrows, lit the gunpowder sticks fifty meters away, and shot toward the middle of the horses.

Immediately after the explosion, thirteen meat horses fell down. Seven of them died on the spot because their vital organs were injured by iron nails. The other six were still alive because their legs were injured.

The King of Xixia went over to check and said excitedly to Prime Minister Zuo: "I didn't expect that adding iron nails to the firecrackers would be so powerful. No wonder the Song army was able to defeat the Liao Kingdom and destroy the Jin Kingdom so easily."

Prime Minister Zuo immediately said: "Your Majesty, since the power of this thing is so great, we might as well make it vigorously, so that we no longer have to be afraid of the Song army's attack."

"You are right."

The King of Xixia said: "The reason why we failed in the previous confrontation with the Song Army was because they had powerful firearms. As long as we also have such powerful firearms, we no longer need to be afraid of their smoking and fire-breathing things.

We are no longer afraid that Hua Ju will lead his troops to attack us.

Pass my order to gather together all the firecrackers and gunpowder in Xixia and make every effort to make this powerful... cannon and thunder stick."

The King of Xixia originally wanted to say "Big Firecracker", but after thinking about it, the name "Big Firecracker" really didn't sound good, but he couldn't think of a better name, so he just named it casually.

Prime Minister Zuo clasped his hands together, bowed and said, "I obey your decree."

Prime Minister Zuo retreated, and the King of Xixia looked at the dead and injured horses with excitement. He thought: "Hua Ju, I thought you were so powerful. It turns out that you only defeated them with the help of cannons and thunder sticks."

The Liao Kingdom destroyed the Jin Kingdom, and now I, Xixia, also have this kind of firearm, let me see how you can attack us."

The King of Xixia is now very much like Wan Yanmin who first knew the secret of gunpowder sticks. He thinks that as long as he has this kind of firearm, he can fight against the Song army and even defeat the Song army. Little does he know that Hua Ju now has a more powerful and advanced flying weapon.

Thunder cannons and firecrackers.

"You pull these meat horses to the imperial kitchen and give them to the imperial chefs, and ask them to make a whole horse feast and share them with the guards in the palace in the evening." The King of Xixia said to the guards of the palace.

"yes."

The guards of the palace happily carried the dead and injured horses to the royal kitchen. As for the horses that were not dead or injured, they were led by two soldiers to the horse slaughtering place. They were slaughtered and then sent to the royal kitchen.
Chapter completed!