flstandardbreds Chapter 124: The Flintlock Rifle is Invented, Lan Xinhou Attacks Huanglong from the Sea
Chapter 124: The Flintlock Rifle is Invented, Lan Xinhou Attacks Huanglong from the Sea
Pretty!
After seeing the memorial, Li Tian was very satisfied.
It seems that Rand has grown up!
Knowing that going to Dai Viet to fight would be a risk of death, he stayed in Xiangjiang River and dared not move!
OK!
Li Tian was very satisfied.
This Lu Weibin was also very good at extorting money from the people.
The governor of Lingnan sued him for digging three feet into the ground and disturbing the people.
The Lingnan governor even secretly said in a memorial that Lu Weibin was still doing grain business with merchants in Xiangjiang and Nanyang.
That is a very serious accusation!
The Governor of Lingnan accused Lu Weibin of plundering the people in Lingnan and then reselling them to Southeast Asia.
Talent!
This corrupt official is truly a talent!
There is a saying that is indeed true: educated hooligans are more terrifying!
Li Tian was particularly satisfied with their performance!
satisfaction!
We cannot allow these officials to obstruct my two good "traitors".
So Li Tian immediately announced that no one in the court was allowed to discuss Rand and Lu Weibin.
He even directly dismissed the Lingnan Governor and sent the unfortunate guy to Qionglin Island as Governor.
After the dispute was suppressed with thundering means, no one in Lingnan dared to have any more opinions.
Rand trained his troops directly on the Xiangjiang River.
Lu Weibin taught the elite soldiers how to calculate the parabola and aim at the landing point.
At the same time, they were preparing food in Lingnan and Nanyang.
Almost half a month passed like this.
Even the soldiers were a little confused. Wasn't Shennan going to fight with Dai Viet? Why were they staying in Xiangjiang and not leaving?
Besides, why should a soldier learn to read and do arithmetic?
Tang Yan was not idle either.
He got the drawings of the improved musket barrel brought by Rand, which were from his master Zhang Yingchai.
It is humid in the tropics and the fuse is difficult to light.
Then you can't use the musket barrel.
Zhang Yuchai studied Leidan and found that Leidan powder would explode under impact.
So Zhang Yingchai developed a new device.
At the base of the bullet, apply Redan's powder.
Then install a special spring to hit the bottom of the Leidan.
In this way, the highly explosive thunderdan powder will explode and ignite the thunderdan in the bullet again.
This design does not require a fuse and is very convenient to shoot; all you have to do is fill the bullet.
Zhang Yingchai named this gun "Huosui Gun"!
Tang Yan was ecstatic when he received the improved drawings made by his master.
While conducting research, he also established a musket factory in Xiangjiang River to mass-produce muskets.
Finally, the first batch of fire guns was manufactured!
After training in Xiangjiang for so long, Rand finally decided to send troops.
But this time, Rand did not choose to go west.
He had all the officers on board.
Before boarding the ship, Rand said: "Today we are going to take a ship, land on the Nan'an Peninsula, and directly attack the capital of Dai Viet!"
The soldiers were all confused.
Not to mention the soldiers, even Lu Weibin was dumbfounded.
Rand said: "Don't worry, everyone. I have made sufficient preparations!"
“Food has been stored on the islands along the way.”
"It only takes ten days of sailing for us to reach the southern part of Nan'an!"
"From the landing point, heading north, it only takes fifty kilometers to reach the capital of Dai Viet!"
Now Lu Weibin understood why Rand stayed in Xiangjiang River.
It turned out that he wanted to attack Dai Viet directly from the sea!
Is this plan okay?
of course!
There are many mountains in the north of Dai Viet, so the King of Dai Viet is so fearless.
The North only needs elite troops to resist the attack of the Great Zhou.
Dai Viet has a long coastline with many landing points.
But Dai Viet had never been attacked at sea, so the coastline was undefended.
Even if Dai Viet wanted to defend itself, it would not be able to do so with such a long coastline.
So although Rand's plan sounds a bit bold, it is actually very effective!
Land by sea and directly attack the capital of Dai Viet!
Dai Viet's elite troops were all in the north resisting the Great Zhou, or on the front lines in Cao Cambodia, intending to annex Cao Cambodia.
There are no troops at all to defend the capital.
If Rand's plan can succeed, the effect will be significant!
The systems of Dai Viet and Da Zhou were similar, with all the country's key facilities concentrated in the capital.
The most powerful force is the mountain army recruited in the capital.
If the Great Zhou really captured the capital of Dai Viet, the troops on the front line would immediately collapse.
Dai Viet’s domestic finances and grain reserves were all concentrated in the capital.
It can be said that if the plan to attack Huanglong directly succeeds, Dai Viet will surrender immediately.
This time, Lu Weibin and Tang Yan were both very impressed.
Rand came up with such a plan in such a short time.
In order to conceal their whereabouts, all the soldiers boarded the ship immediately after notifying the pacification envoy.
Tang Yan's ship, carrying 11,000 soldiers, headed towards the Nangan Peninsula.
Rand has already found a Nanyang person who is familiar with this route.
With the help of navigation, this large army arrived at a small town on the coastline of Dai Viet in less than two days.
"When we get to the shore, we will land directly and take control of this city!"
At Rand's command, the huge ship docked beside the small town.
It’s a pity that this small city in Dai Yue doesn’t even have a name.
There are only a few families here, and they make a living by fishing.
These fishermen had never seen such a terrible scene.
The people in the small town were all dumbfounded!
The small town didn't even have any guards, and it took Rand less than an hour to completely control the town.
The biggest casualty of the Rand troops was an officer who sprained his ankle while getting off the ship.
It all went so smoothly that it was unbelievable.
Then, Rand rested in the small town and let the soldiers have their meal there.
Replenish your strength and check your equipment.
Rand was a very easy-going general. He inspected the barracks one by one, talked with the soldiers and mobilized their emotions.
With Rand leading the way, the morale of the Great Zhou expeditionary force was high.
Everyone remembered their mission and struck hard at Dai Yue! To avenge the people of Da Zhou who were harassed in Shennan!
After eating the dry food, Rand assembled his troops and began to march towards the capital of Dai Viet!
At this time, Dai Viet was still immersed in an illusory dream.
King Hu Shengchen of Dayue drank a glass of fine wine from Da Zhou.
Looking at the ministers under his seat, Hu Shengchen saw that he had unified the Nan'an Peninsula.
Unify the Nan'an Peninsula, inflict heavy damage on Portugal, and head north to attack the Great Zhou.
Dai Viet once occupied the Lingnan region of the Central Plains during a time of turmoil in the Central Plains.
At that time it was the famous Dai Viet Dynasty!
At that time, the entire southern Central Plains and Nangan belonged to Dai Viet!
Hu Shengchen always wants to restore the territory of Dai Viet during its heyday!
Yesterday, Hu Shengchen dreamed again that he became the master of the entire Nan'an Peninsula!
He even dreamed of leading his troops to the Central Plains, replacing the Great Zhou and becoming the overlord of the Central Plains!
After waking up from the dream, Hu Shengchen felt a strong sense of disappointment.
The palace maids in his palace were commoners who were snatched back from the Great Zhou.
After humiliating her, Hu Shengchen came to the small court of Dai Viet.
Women from the Great Zhou are still the best!
While Hu Shengchen was thinking, he listened to his general reporting on the situation at the front line.