The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Under the cover of naval guns, they defeated an army of 20,000 men, the damned Second Qi Army. In the end, they only managed to rob a small county town, which exposed their shrapnel shells.

That's it?

He is still smug and thinks he has made some great contribution?

Li Jize couldn't get rid of the hatred in his heart unless he beat him up!

Useless stuff!

To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter whether it's military secrets or defeating the enemy.

Li Jize felt that what he had robbed was not enough. Since your secrets have been exposed, you should just take more back.

I'm not saying that Zhang Tashan's ideas are wrong. There's nothing wrong with disobeying orders and actively looking for opportunities to fight, but your behavior is problematic.

It's like a thief who breaks into a house. He becomes complacent after stealing something, but is afraid that the owner will come back, so he quickly runs away.

What is this called?

This is called a petty thief's mentality! If you want to be a thief, be a big thief and empty the owner's house! Don't even leave him a pair of underwear.

Finally, after giving Zhang Tashan thirty lashes, he was put in "confinement" for three days, and the punishment was finally over.

The other soldiers did their training, and Li Jize went back!

Zhang Tashan was unwilling to accept it before, but now he really feels that he has violated a taboo. Not only did he disobey military orders, but he also exposed the secrets of the Qin army.

Surely the King of Qin’s next attack will be thwarted?

It hurts! It really hurts!

……

the other side……

Happy! Really happy!

Who is happy? Of course it is Li Jize’s elder aunt, the empress of the south.

Why happy?

Because both sides had been "sitting in silence" on the front line, and because of the "bride price" sent by Li Jize, a batch of flintlock rifles and artillery began to directly affect the war situation.

The matchlock gun is actually useless. To be frank, its range is not even as good as that of a bow and arrow, okay?

Moreover, since the matchlock gun needs to be ignited from the outside, a fuse must be installed, and a torch must be prepared when lighting it.

This means that...

When loading ammunition and gunpowder, there is an extra step to install the fuse. If it encounters windy and rainy weather, the torch cannot be lit.

This thing is really something that even a dog wouldn’t need!

This was already a natural constraint, but what about the human factor? The corrupt bureaucracy and rampant corruption of the Great Qi Dynasty made it easy for firearms to explode.

But the weapons Li Jize sent were epoch-making: flintlock rifles! They eliminated the need for a matchlock and no longer relied on torches, eliminating a crucial link.

Secondly, it is produced in Qingzhou and must be a high-quality product!

The muskets produced in Qingzhou will not explode and are of very high quality.

Among this batch of firearms, flintlock rifles are secondary. The most terrifying and useful ones must be the cannons and rifles!

The range of these two things is more exaggerated than the other.

Raising a gun is so damn scary!

Two people operate it, one carries the barrel on his shoulder in front, and the other shoots from behind. Because the barrel has been lengthened, the acceleration force of the projectile has been increased, and the range and penetration power have also been strengthened.

Any armor or weapon is as useless as paper in front of this thing.

As for the artillery...

This thing is even more awesome. When you face the enemy's fortifications, you can fire a shot at them and destroy everything they have, no matter what they are.

Zuo Santong had firearms. After all, the advent of firearms was so shocking, and their performance on the battlefield was also surprising and admirable.

So if you have military power, you will definitely not let this thing go and will definitely study it. And because the matchlock gun actually does not require much technical content, it is just an iron pipe and you put some gunpowder in it.

Without using bullets, just putting a stone inside can also cause damage to the enemy.

Firearms have a low entry threshold, but it is quite difficult to master them, because the higher you go, the higher the technical content required.

This kind of technical content does not mean that you can just improve something. To be precise, it should be a reflection of the comprehensive technology and strength of the territory under your rule.

for example……

The Qin army’s current standard weapon is the rifle!

To drill a rifling, this thing can make the current Da Qi, no! It is the current world, all countries are afraid to even think about it.

Money is hard to earn, but shit is hard to eat!

The musket is not fun, don't touch it if you don't have enough skills.

When the Qi army was in a stalemate with Zuo Santong before, it was because their weapons were almost the same, all matchlock guns, bows and arrows, and swords.

but now……

The fragmentation gun was ahead of its time, and with the support of artillery, rifles and other powerful weapons, the original situation of mutual silence began to change immediately.

Now, with artillery fire leading the way, the Qi army not only tore through the defense line of Zuo Santong's troops, but also relied on their longer range than the enemy. Their favorite thing to do was to line up and be shot.

Because their weapons have a longer range, are easier to load, and are less dependent on the weather.

After the empress received one victory report after another from the front line, she had a smile on her face all day long, especially as she saw the territory constantly expanding, which meant an increase in population and tax revenue.

Isn’t she happy!

But this happiness didn't last long...

The good news is that we are still victorious over the Sabu, and we are still advancing. But the bad news is that we are running out of ammunition and gunpowder.

This feeling made the empress feel good at the beginning, but unfortunately it couldn't last long and the pleasure began to fade away.

How the hell is this possible?

Without ammunition and gunpowder, did this mean that her victory would not last long? And that she would not be able to expand her territory any further?

The empress was a little angry, and immediately convened a court meeting, summoning all the civil and military officials and asking them what to do.

All the civil and military ministers were speechless!

How presumptuous? How rare?

Look at this problem, isn't it just about solving the problem of ammunition and gunpowder?

Just ask Qingzhou directly!

Is this a problem?

Aren't you family anyway? Isn't that your childhood sweetheart, your brother-in-law?

But the problem is, everyone knows that Li Jize is a Pixiu. He only comes in and never leaves! This time, he was willing to spend such a large price and produce so many firearms, just because you married a princess and they gave him a betrothal gift.

Seeing that the group was silent, the empress was no fool, so she naturally thought of asking Li Jize for it. However, because she knew Li Jize's personality very well, she was afraid that he would not be able to get it.

Why do I only have one sister? If I had more princesses, wouldn't I be able to exchange them for more muskets and cannons?

At last……

The empress thought about it and decided to ask Li Jize for ammunition and gunpowder replenishment. Obviously, she decided not to ask him in the end. So forget it! It should be okay for me to ask my sister for it, right?

When the time comes, let my younger sister persuade you. My younger sister is still young and beautiful, and you don’t have to worry about Li Jize committing the crime.