frightfiction Chapter 273 Secret Weapon
Chapter 273 Secret Weapon
"pheasant?"
Lin Wanfu picked up a dead pigeon and asked with a smile, "Xiaowu, you call this a pheasant? Of course, you're a delicate young lady, how could you have ever seen a pheasant? This is clearly a pigeon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Wanfu exclaimed "Huh".
"It's not a pheasant?" Lin Wantang wiped his hands and stood up. "I was wondering, what pheasant is so small? It turns out it's a pigeon. Even a pigeon can be made into soup. Fourth brother, please give me a hand."
But Lin Wanfu didn't listen to her at all. He pulled out a small bamboo tube from the leg of one of the pigeons, and even pulled out a piece of cloth from the bamboo tube.
One look and he was horrified.
He squatted on the ground and searched for a while, then dug out a few small bamboo tubes from the pile of dead pigeons, and ran towards the general's tent without stopping.
Lin Wanfu also realized that something was wrong. However, after seeing the dead pigeons on the ground, she rolled up her sleeves and
"Don't waste such a good pigeon."
……
In the tent, Prince Su read the message on the small piece of cloth and immediately gave the order:
"They have accomplices in the south. The team that went out to meet them this morning should be preparing to receive the food and fodder they were about to intercept and send to us. Lieutenant General Lin, lead the team and set off immediately. We must not let the food and fodder fall into the hands of the Beimang people."
"Yes!"
Lin Wanfu took the order and set off.
Looking at Lin Wanfu riding past with his men on horseback, Lin Wantang held the bowl and shouted:
"Hey! You haven't had your soup yet!"
"That's too late!"
Lin Wanfu whipped his whip and the troops rushed out of the military camp.
"What soup?"
The voice of Prince Su suddenly sounded behind him, frightening Lin Wantang so much that her neck shrank. She quickly lowered her head and turned around, holding the pigeon soup high above her head.
"Your Highness, yes, yes, pigeon soup."
Prince Su looked at the top of Lin Wantang's head, frowned, picked up the pigeon soup and drank it all in one gulp.
"The back mountain is dangerous, don't go there again. Also, you caught a pigeon and intercepted intelligence, so I give you a credit!"
After saying that, Prince Su threw the soup bowl back to Lin Wantang and left without looking back.
Lin Wantang patted his chest, that was a close call.
But she did a great job!
Although she didn't know how she had accomplished such a great feat, she was still very happy because she was finally not a useless person.
……
Unlike the wide surface of the Wei River in the lower reaches, the river in this upper reaches is much narrower, and the water is also much more turbulent.
Su Yanzhi stood on the cliff. Not far away, Helan Yue, Qin Chuan, Qi Min and others were accompanied by dozens of guards, inspecting the terrain around them.
An old man with a little kid stood beside him, pointing to the turbulent river below:
"Sir, although the river here is a bit turbulent, I have been crossing the river here for decades and have never been in danger."
"If you trust me, I can take you across the river. I also know some of the villagers who can help."
Su Yanzhi looked at the old man gently,
"The old man is noble and righteous."
The old man shed tears and said:
"Sir, the villagers are all hoping that the army can cross the river and drive out the Beimang dogs. My eldest son, the baby's father, went to the north bank and never came back. Sir, as long as you say the word, these old bones of mine will belong to you. I only ask that you recapture the north bank so that I can go find the baby's father."
The baby raised his head, looked at the old man and said:
"Grandpa, don't cry. When I grow up, I can help you row the boat."
The old man nodded repeatedly with tears in his eyes.
After Su Yanzhi looked at the terrain, he had an idea in mind. He led his men down the mountain and mounted their horses.
"Go, go back."
As soon as I returned to the military camp, I saw the dusty Qian team. The caravan was unloading goods in the camp, and Qian team was asking people about Mr. Su's whereabouts.
"Mr. Su? Hey, I just got back."
A soldier pointed at Su Yanzhidao who was riding a horse into the barracks with admiration in his eyes.
The man was dressed in a long gown and looked like a scholar, but he was really handsome. He was riding a big black horse with shiny hair. The moment he rushed into the military camp, he was so handsome and elegant. If his face had not been so unfamiliar, he would have almost thought that it was his own general.
Captain Qian hurried up and saluted Su Yanzhi with a fist clasped.
"Meet sir."
"Let's talk inside the tent." Su Yanzhi was particularly excited when he saw an acquaintance in the mansion.
After being away from home for so long, I finally got news about A-Li.
Captain Qian followed him into the tent and pointed at a cart of things that had been moved outside the tent.
"Sir, this is something my wife asked me to bring to you."
"Thank you for your hard work. How is your wife?"
"Madam is fine." Captain Qian responded politely, feeling somewhat puzzled. He had never heard of such a person as Su Yanzhi before, and he asked about his wife's recent situation right away.
Su Yanzhi smiled helplessly.
Only a few people knew that he was traveling north in disguise, not even Captain Qian, so he quickly explained:
"I am familiar with your general. I used to be a staff member under your general."
"I see."
Although Captain Qian said this, he was even more confused in his heart.
Since he's an old acquaintance of the general, shouldn't he ask him how the general is doing? Why is he thinking about his wife right away?
"In addition to this cart of things, Madam also specifically instructed that the contents of this box must be delivered to you personally."
As he spoke, he took out a box from his bag. The box was still sealed with Su Li's private seal.
Su Yanzhi took it and looked at the beautiful handwriting of his beloved wife on the seal. His eyes were full of love and he stroked the seal gently with his thumb.
"Captain Qian has had a hard time traveling north. Rest in camp for one night. It won't be too late to return tomorrow."
After Captain Qian left, Su Yanzhi dismissed his attendants and then opened the box.
Inside was a thick letter and a stack of drawings.
He opened the letter, and the words written by Su Li came to him. It would be more accurate to say that this was a diary rather than a stack of letters.
Judging from the date, this thick stack of notes was written over a period of nearly half a month, recording what Su Li did every day, what the children did, and what happened around Su Li.
Looking at these words, Su Yanzhi felt as if Su Li was right in front of him, sipping porridge mouthful by mouthful with a small silver spoon, picking new tea leaves one by one with Xi Jie'er's chubby hands, listening to Huan Ge'er reading aloud under the magnolia tree, as if he could feel the child punching and kicking in Su Li's belly...
It was a thick stack, and he read it until the lights were turned on. Then he reluctantly put it away carefully, saving it for rereading and savoring in the future.
Then open the stack of drawings that came with the letter.
He only read a few of them before he slammed the table and stood up.
The Ministry of War had spent a long time researching and replicating the fire muskets Liuxu had made in Shengjing, bringing them with the army on this expedition. However, refilling the gunpowder was troublesome and time-consuming. Furthermore, they were fighting on the humid waters of the Wei River, which easily absorbed moisture. Furthermore, the army was equipped with repeating crossbows, which were much more convenient to use than fire muskets.
Therefore, few soldiers were willing to use firearms, and most were more accustomed to using repeating crossbows.
But the drawings that Su Li sent before him were improvements based on the musket. A flint was added, so the gun could be ignited by simply pulling the trigger, and it could be fired by installing a steel ball.
After studying it for a while, Su Yanzhi realized that A'li's improved musket was more convenient to use and lighter to carry.
There was also a drawing of an enlarged musket, complete with two wheels. Ali said it was a cannon. It worked on a similar principle to the musket, but could achieve a far more terrifying siege effect than a catapult.
With these, the war process will be greatly shortened after the Nanqi army crosses the river to Hebei.
Su Yanzhi took the blueprint and went to Prince Su's tent overnight.