Cultivation of Immortals Begins with Drilling Wood To Make Fire

  Chapter 458 [Preparing to enter the city]

  The news of Yu Qingling's appointment as Marshal of the Army and Horses quickly spread throughout the entire military camp, and spread to the entire world along the news channels of the rebels.

  When the four of them exchanged pleasantries for a long time and came out of the big tent, ready to see the new artillery that Liu Dan brought this time, the soldiers at the sentry station called Qing Ling "Marshal Yu".

  But Fang Chang among the four made everyone a little confused. After all, he had never seen such a man in white before, but the other party walked with the lord, the marshal and the prime minister, and they were very familiar with each other.

   "The new cannon is here, we just go in."

  Liu Dan walked to the gate of a fenced camp and said to the three of them.

  It turned out that these four heavy artillery were absolutely sharp and heavy weapons for the rebels, and they were tight, so each of them was assigned a separate tent to keep out the rain. Of course, this is actually a bit of over-preservation, because essentially the four cannons are big metal bumps and are not afraid of rain.

  They walked into the military tent where the artillery was stored, and there were two soldiers guarding it. When they saw the leader coming, they immediately stood up and saluted:

   "Meet the lord."

   "Thanks for your hard work, let's take a look at the cannon, you just continue to perform the task."

   Liu Dan said, then waved his hand.

  The two soldiers guarding the cannon saluted again, and then continued to stand guard on both sides of the cannon, because the lord had just been inspected by the lord, and the lord and the prime minister and marshal were by his side at this time. The two rebel soldiers held their chests tightly, and the hand holding the knife handle trembled slightly, revealing their inner excitement.

  But the eyes of the three of them are now on the tall cannon in the tent.

  It is made of bronze, about fourteen feet long, and it is mounted on the cannon carriage. It is extremely powerful. The axle frame of the gun carriage was thick and obviously reinforced, and the wheels were wrapped in brass and fastened with rivets the size of a bull's eye.

Liu Dan told the three people that even so, this artillery cannot be fired on the cannon carriage, because unlike the small field artillery, if this kind of heavy artillery is fired on the cannon carriage, even if the tail is fixed, one shot will pass the cannon carriage. It will also fall apart.

  So when you need to use it, you can only lift the artillery down and put it on a special position.

  At that time, there will be special artillerymen. After wiping the gun bore, gunpowder packs and shells will be inserted from the muzzle, and then fired with a red-hot wire.

  At the same time, the most dangerous gunpowder is stored in small piles at a sufficient distance in the special camp next to it to ensure safety.

  Liu Yuande and Yu Qingling stepped forward to check the muzzle, barrel, lugs, and firing holes. The quality is very good.

   "Originally, there were not enough craftsmen who cast cannons, but they tried their best to find some bell-casting people from across the industry to join in, and they completed these four cannons."

  Liu Dan gently stroked the pattern cast on the outside of the bronze cannon, and said:

"In order to make enough copper materials to make them, we even melted down 30% of the balance of copper coins we have seized over the years. When I heard the news of the successful casting from the workshop, I rushed over to try it out, and brought the cannon over here. "

  Hearing this, Liu Yuande and Yu Qingling's expressions became solemn. They knew that this number was not low, and the bright heavy artillery in front of them naturally added a bit of seriousness.

  Liu Yuande didn't know about the consumption of casting them before. He only received a report from the factory that the copper materials for casting guns were insufficient, so he asked the factory to ask the Lord for help. I didn't expect the lord to allocate copper coins to melt the cast cannons, and I didn't expect the cannons cast in the workshop to come out so quickly.

Liu Dan went on to say: "Since we have brought them here, we must first show their power and let the people in the imperial city know that the city is difficult to defend. In this way, after the front position is set up, we will pull these four cannons over, first Do it, so that the following will have the confidence whether it is to surrender or attack."

  ...

   "This subordinate has met the lord."

   "Are you the messenger Lu Ze that the prime minister found?" Looking at the man with the white beard in front of him, Liu Dan asked.

   "It's the subordinate." The person in front of him bent down again and said.

"After the front-line cannon fires, you can set off. Even if you have a cultivation base, you should be careful and pay attention to safety on the road, let alone let the wind go." Liu Dan continued, and then gestured to the side, "By the way, this Mr. Fang Changfang will go with you."

   Lu Ze raised his head with a slightly confused look.

  He looked in the direction indicated by the lord, only to find that apart from Prime Minister Liu and Marshal Yu, there were other people in the tent.

  But he immediately recognized the other party, and said in surprise: "Grandfather, why are you here! I miss you so much."

   As he said that, he ran two steps forward, bowed down, but was unable to support Fang Chang with all his strength.

   "Oh?" Liu Dan was surprised when he saw this scene and the address in the other party's mouth. He made a sound very curiously, but immediately stopped talking to see what was going on. And Liu Yuande and Yu Qingling who were beside them also widened their eyes instantly and raised their ears.

  Fang Chang took a closer look at the other party, but to no avail, but he felt quite familiar, so he sensed the aura of the person in front of him, searched his memory again, and finally confirmed the other party's identity, and said with a smile:

   "It's you. I didn't expect you to look like this after your transformation. It's been several years since the last time we met at the border between Liyu and Yuzhou. When we meet now, you have already joined the rebel army. It's your luck."

   Lu Ze stroked his gray beard and said with a smile:

"Back then, I was nearing my end, little demon. I was lucky enough to be guided by an immortal, and my body and mentality were a little old. That's why I looked like this, but my lifespan was still sufficient. Ze, now I am afraid that I have become a dead bone in the mountains, and my great kindness and virtue will never be forgotten."

Then he turned around and said to Liu Dan and Liu Yuande and Yu Qingling: "I want to teach my lord, the prime minister, and the marshal to know that when I was not transformed, I had no way to practice and wasted time in the mountains. Fortunately, One day, when I met Fang Shangxian passing by, I turned my heart and went forward to ask, but the fate came, and I got the advice of Shangxian, so I transformed into a successful form."

  Liu Yuande and the three nodded together. They knew Lu Ze's identity as a monster, but they had never heard Lu Ze say that he and Mr. Fang had such a story back then.

  So they clapped their hands and smiled, congratulating Lu Ze for finding a benefactor.

   But Fang Chang didn't understand this, he waved his hand and said:

"You can't talk about kindness, it's just a pointer. You got me all the way back then. You don't owe me anything, and don't worry too much about it. This time I went to the city quietly, and I will go with you. Let's talk about it." , what do you think about this trip, and how can I cooperate?"

  The reason why Lu Ze was called here was because he was Liu Yuande's candidate for "Yongjian".

  (end of this chapter)