Moha laughed and said: "Brother Hai Long, you don't have to be so polite, isn't everything the same? However, I was so negligent in the morning that I came out without asking everyone to eat early."
Hai Long smiled and said: "When we arrive in the Central Plains, we have to show our friendship as landlords, not to mention, I have to ask my apprentice to do something. Let's go, let's go to the city not far ahead and find the best hotel to entertain us." The three great gods and Miss Miao Miao."
Hearing Hai Long's hearty words, Soto couldn't help but secretly nodded, it was very human to be able to be so free and easy while being poisoned by the poisonous Gu. Glancing at his daughter who kept her head down, she sighed secretly, if Hai Long could really be his son-in-law, that would be a great thing! It's a pity that even if he is willing to let his daughter be his concubine, he may not be willing to.
A group of eleven people walked forward slowly. As time passed, Miao Miao's gloomy mood seemed to relax a little. The scenery in the Central Plains was obviously different from that in Southern Xinjiang. It was less mysterious, but more vast and broad.
Not long after, a big city came into view in front of them. With the eyesight of everyone, they could clearly see two big characters engraved on the huge gate five meters away - Licheng. The overall height of the city wall is more than 15 meters, and there is a wide moat in front of the city. When the suspension bridge was lowered, it was enough for four carriages to pass in parallel. There were not many pedestrians, and there were hundreds of soldiers guarding the city gate.
Huang Han said respectfully: "Master, this Licheng is an important border defense town in our country, with a hoard of 200,000 troops, and this city also has 60 artillery pieces. It is one of the few cities in our country that has artillery." , he couldn't help but glanced at the three great gods from southern Xinjiang.
Moha snorted, and said: "Isn't the heavily armed defense just to guard against our southern border? Don't worry, at least when we old guys are alive, southern border will never launch an attack on the Central Plains."
Hai Long patted Moha on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Moha, you don't have to worry about anything. Who made you so powerful in southern Xinjiang? The so-called defensiveness is indispensable. Huang Han, what is a cannon? It sounds like It seems very powerful."
Huang Han said: "The artillery is a defensive weapon jointly developed by our Zhao Songguo and Li Tangguo. It is cast from refined iron. The barrel is three meters long and about half a meter in diameter. It is filled with gunpowder and iron bullets. They are extremely powerful. Although they are too bulky, they are extremely powerful for defense. As long as they are well tuned, they can hit any target 5,000 meters away. They are very suitable for attacking the enemy's catapults and archery towers. But this kind of artillery is very troublesome to cast, so now only a few frontier towns and Bianliang City have it. If all our cities are equipped with this kind of artillery in the future, we will not be afraid of enemy invasion."
Hai Long smiled and said: "Since this thing is so powerful, why don't you equip it with the army? If you equip your heavy armored infantry with artillery, even if the cavalry of the Yuanmeng Kingdom are powerful, they may not be able to handle it. If there is a chance, I will really I want to see how powerful this artillery is."
Hearing Hai Long's words, Huang Han's heart moved, and said: "Master, when we and Li Tangguo were studying artillery, we used it for defense. No one has ever proposed the idea you mentioned. It's just that this Although the cannon is powerful, it is too heavy. A complete cannon weighs 500 kilograms. I am afraid that no carriage can carry it! Not to mention the gunpowder and shells, how much manpower is needed to transport them?"
Hai Long thought for a while, and said: "That's not easy, you make the cannon smaller, and the shells are smaller, it's fine. Even if the power will be smaller, but if you make more, it will be better than bows and arrows."
Huang Han scratched his head and said, "I don't know much about the technical issues of artillery, but I heard that if the barrel of the artillery is too small, there will be a danger of explosion at the moment when the gunpowder explodes."
Hai Long was very interested in this artillery, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go into the city first, and after we have finished eating, call me the leader in charge of the city's defense, and let him order someone to find an open place to test the artillery." Show it to me, and then I'm thinking about whether there is a way to improve it."
Moha said: "Okay! I also want to see how powerful this artillery is, and whether it has the capital to fight against my army in southern Xinjiang." Although he has given up the idea of attacking the Central Plains, his competitive heart is not It can disappear in a day or two. Hearing Huang Han say that the artillery is powerful, he couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied.
Hai Long's face suddenly changed, as if he remembered something, he said to Moha: "Master, there is something I haven't had time to ask you. Before we went to southern Xinjiang, we met a person from your Qiang nationality. With hundreds of monsters, a thousand-person village in Zhao Song State was completely destroyed, leaving no one alive, do you know about this?"
Moha frowned, and said: "I have never sent anyone to make trouble in the Central Plains! I just drove wild giants here to test it out. What kind of monsters did you drive when you mentioned what the people looked like?" Hai Long Knowing that as Moha, he would never lie. Since he was not sent by him, it can reduce many conflicts, relax his heart, and recount what he saw and heard at the beginning.
After listening to Hai Long's narration, Moha's eyes burst into anger, "It turned out to be this bastard. He killed well, really well. Brother Hai Long, the person you mentioned is indeed from our Qiang tribe. However, he is a traitor to our Qiang tribe." In my Qiang nationality, there are two main occupations, one is raising Gu, and the other is driving beasts. You have been back for a short time, and you have not seen the southern border monsters we drove. What a strange scene! If we really want to attack the interior, the wild and exotic beasts in the southern border will definitely be the main force. After all, our number is much smaller than yours. There are thousands of exotic beasts in the southern border, and There are countless species that can be driven by us. Many of them are powerful. However, the more powerful the beast, the more difficult it is to drive. Think of the three-headed Qiujiao, the ancestor of ten thousand snakes released from your body that day. It is not something we can deal with. Four or five thousand years ago, I could often see strange beasts, but now they are extremely rare in southern Xinjiang. The person you just mentioned is one of my subordinates who is in charge of exorcising beasts. This guy is lazy and lazy, and he knows how to drink and gamble all day long. Once, he fed the wrong food to monsters, resulting in the death of several rare monsters. My subordinates found him and beat him up. That kid actually held a grudge, not only will he People killed people with Gu poison, and drove some monsters to escape overnight. I sent many people to look for him, but he was extremely slippery. I didn't expect him to escape to the Central Plains. Fortunately, I met you, so forget about my concern."
Hai Long smiled and said: "As long as it wasn't you sent by Brother Moha, otherwise, the Central Plains and Southern Xinjiang will really have an indissoluble enmity." While talking, they had already walked to the front of the city. Moha, Wula and Suoto are fine, they are all wearing ordinary robes, but Miao Miao's attire is more eye-catching. The Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains are very conservative, and the sudden appearance of such a scantily clad beauty like her immediately aroused It caught the attention of the defenders. Dozens of soldiers cautiously stopped Hai Long and the others. The leader shouted: "Who are you? Where are you from?" While talking, his eyes kept gliding over Miao Miao.
Huang Han took a step forward, took out a token from his pocket with a sullen face and handed it over, "The hall of worship is ordered by His Majesty to do business. Get out of the way."
The soldier leader took the token and looked at it, he was startled immediately, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to get out of the way, and sent them into the city respectfully. Ula looked at Huang Han strangely, and said, "Are you from the official family of Zhao Song State?" Huang Han said, "I belong to the Zhao Song State's worship hall. To tell the truth to the seniors, this time I went to southern Xinjiang with my master just to investigate It’s about the giant attack on the city a few days ago.”
Hai Long said: "Okay, it's all over now, the three great gods don't need to worry about it, Huang Han, you can lead the way, and find the best hotel to clean up the dust for the seniors."
Huang Han didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly led everyone to the city. It was obviously not the first time he had been to Licheng, and he led everyone to a hotel named Guihualou with ease.
With the cultivation base of Moha and others, they have already been less interested in eating and drinking, but the dishes in the Central Plains are obviously very different from those in Southern Xinjiang, and they are much more refined. Looking at the dishes with good color, aroma and taste Food, they can't help but increase their appetite. Huang Sui sat next to Miao Miao, serving her dishes frequently, and explaining the beauty of each dish to everyone. Although Miao Miao has practiced for many years, she is still a girl at heart. Gradually let go of the gloomy mood because of Hai Long, and within a meal, he and Huang Sui have become good friends.
After drinking and eating, Huang Han remembered Hai Long's order, and was just about to find the general in charge of guarding the frontier here, but the general had already arrived. The status of the Enshrinement Hall in Zhao Song Kingdom can be said to be inferior to one person, and with Hai Long's help, they defeated the Yuan Meng State's Enshrining Hall. In the entire Zhao Song Kingdom, they were already heroic figures. The general rushed over when he learned that someone from the worship hall had come to his jurisdiction. When he heard that everyone was eating inside, he didn't bother him. It wasn't until Huang Han stepped out of the hotel that he happened to meet him.
"Master, let me introduce you. This is General Zhao Feng, who is in charge of guarding the southern border. General Zhao Feng, this is His Royal Highness, my master."
Zhao Feng was more than two meters tall, with a resolute face, and an extraordinary aura exuded from his whole body. Everyone could clearly feel the chilling feeling emanating from him. After hearing Huang Han's words, Zhao Feng hurriedly took a step forward, knelt down in front of Hai Long, and said respectfully: "My subordinate, Zhao Feng, has seen His Highness standing shoulder to shoulder with the word His Royal Highness. I have heard of His Royal Highness's name for a long time." Seeing Hai Long, He couldn't help feeling a little puzzled in his heart, the name of the king who stood side by side had already been spread in the territory of Zhao Song, he didn't expect that the prince who can be said to have saved Zhao Song would be so young.
With a wave of Hai Long's hand, Zhao Feng felt a warm energy lift him up, "General Zhao, you're welcome, and I'm not an official in the court, so I don't need to meet you with a big gift. Please take a seat."
Under Hai Long's unintentional display of strength, Zhao Feng immediately lost all contempt in his heart, and said respectfully: "My lord is the pillar of Zhao Song, in front of you, there is no place for the last general."
Hai Long said with a smile: "Why do you all look the same, there are so many rules, just sit down."
Hai Long's approachable approach immediately won Zhao Feng's favor, and this important figure in Zhao Song's military sat aside. Seeing him sit down, Hai Long said: "I'm very interested in the artillery in the city, can the general find an open place to test the artillery for me, maybe I can come up with some ways to improve it."
Hearing Hai Long mention the cannon, Zhao Feng's eyes lit up immediately, the previous respect disappeared, replaced by excitement, "Your Highness, this cannon is a good thing! The power is so powerful that no weapon can compare with it, no matter in terms of range. It is still explosive, enough to destroy anything within a radius of tens of meters when the shell falls. It is extremely lethal. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to manufacture. If I want to expand to 120 doors here, I am afraid it will take four or five years. Since you want to Look, I'm going to prepare now." After speaking, he apologized to Hai Long and hurried away.
Hai Long looked at Zhao Feng's hurried figure, laughed and said, "This general is really short-tempered."
Huang Han smiled and said: "Master, you don't know, General Zhao Feng loves guns like his life, wishing to sleep with his precious artillery every day. You haven't seen it before, I was there when the gun was tested last time , The scene when the sixty cannons fired in unison was simply amazing. A huge hole was blown out in front of Licheng, and all the targets prepared in advance were blown to pieces. Such a powerful weapon is simply a siege army It’s a nightmare. If you can have more, you can even reduce the number of soldiers stationed.”
Moha said disapprovingly: "Is it so magical? I'm about to see it."
Huang Han said: "Senior, I'm not afraid of your blame. Speaking of which, the sixty cannons in Licheng were forced to install by the monsters in Southern Border. How could we not know the strength of Southern Border? If there is no such sharp weapon Now, I am afraid that even if we mobilize the whole country, we may not be able to resist it!"
Hai Long stopped Huang Han from continuing, saying: "What's the good of fighting? It's a waste of people and money. Besides, no matter how powerful the artillery is, I'm afraid it can't stop the Gu worms in southern Xinjiang."
Miao Miao's delicate body trembled, she looked up at Hai Long angrily, and said, "Are you talking about me?"
Hai Long was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, Miao Miao, I didn't mean that. It's just a feeling. The power of Gu worms is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Miao Miao snorted, bowed her head in silence, Huang Sui who was beside her hurriedly comforted her.
After a while, Zhao Feng ordered his men to come down to invite everyone. In a delicate atmosphere, Hai Long and his party of eleven people boarded the carriage prepared by Zhao Feng and went out of the city.