Time Travel: After Seizing the Throne, I Lead the Ming Dynasty to Take Off

"Wait a minute? The muskets are already set up again in such a short time!?"

When Zhang Cheng subconsciously looked towards Wu Zhenhai and the other musketeers of the Shenji Battalion, he suddenly noticed that—even though Wu Zhenhai and the others had just fired their muskets not long ago, they had already picked them up again and were aiming at the battlefield!

Logically speaking, shouldn't they have rested their muskets, cleaned out the slag, and let them cool down?

Should we replace them for the next round of attacks?

Zhang Cheng was a little confused: "Isn't this the right one??? Won't it explode?"

However, he also knew in his heart that Wu Zhenhai and the others who used muskets couldn't possibly be unaware of the dangers of muskets.

There's only one reason they'd do this: this new type of musket not only has a long range and excellent accuracy, but it also ignores cooldown time!

While Zhang Cheng was still in a daze and astonishment.

"Bang—bang bang bang—bang bang bang bang..."

The same loud sound rang out again, followed by... the painful neighing of warhorses, the sound of the three guards of Yanshan falling to the ground in surprise, and their panicked screams...

Zhang Cheng stared in disbelief, dumbfounded.

The three guards of Yanshan on the entire battlefield seemed to be under some kind of sorcery curse, and they inexplicably fell to the ground in a sorry state, not even knowing what had happened when they were sprawled out on their backs.

And the muskets in the hands of the Shenji Battalion were indeed as he had guessed.

There is absolutely no cooldown time.

They stood in groups of three at various firing positions, repeatedly performing a fixed process of loading gunpowder, loading bullets, aiming, firing, and so on.

The interval between each two shots by the same person is only a few breaths!

The group is set up with three people per group.

Furthermore, it ensured that while two of the people were replenishing their gunpowder and bullets, the third person would be aiming at the target and firing!

With such cooperation.

It could even be described as a continuous barrage of gunfire!

Fluid and flawless!

In an instant, the entire battlefield was filled with the deafening sound of gunfire, which swept through the enemy and rendered every Yanshan Three Guards who tried to resist powerless!

"Hiss... This... Is this still a musket? It's simply not something or a power that should exist in this world!!!"

"My God! If we had this thing in our hands, we could end any major battle in no time! It's simply beyond human resistance!"

"..."

Seeing that the Yanshan Three Guards were still fighting to the death, the soldiers stationed in the many garrisons on the battlefield were subconsciously tense for a moment, but the tension quickly turned into amazement.

Because they discovered...

The Three Guards of Yanshan are indeed renowned and have an outstanding record, but in today's battle, they hardly had to lift a finger!

Or you could say that this couldn't even be called a "battle," it was pure one-sided crushing! Completely powerless to fight back!

This is the clearest view of the entire battlefield.

It was none other than Qiu Fu, Zhang Yu, Tan Yuan, and many other commanders of the Yanshan Three Guards who had been tied up and hung high up.

They were looking down from above.

Looking at this battlefield, it feels like an invisible hand is reaching down from the sky, playing a game of "whack-a-mole." The Three Guards of Yanshan are the moles, and this invisible hand is hitting each and every one of them with perfect accuracy!

"A musket... it can be like this!?"

"There's no chance! We had absolutely no chance from the very beginning!"

"The Yanshan Three Guards outnumber us, yet we can't even hold them off for a moment! How can we fight them? We can't! We simply can't! Heh... We'll only suffer a crushing defeat..."

"..."

A gentle breeze ruffled their disheveled hair and brushed against their despairing, reddened eyes.

And below them.

"This is amazing! This is incredible!"

"Now I understand what really happened at the Alchemy Bureau more than half a month ago! No matter if you're from the Three Guards of Yanshan or the noble families of Huaixi, who can stop this?"

"His Majesty is absolutely right!!! Hahahaha!!"

Sitting on horseback, Zhang Cheng watched all this unfold, his expression gradually shifting from astonishment and shock to excitement and exhilaration.

It took him a while to come to his senses.

He ordered, "What are you all standing there for? Arrest people! Clean up the battlefield! Send a garrison of men to come directly into the city with me!"

At this point, no one could stop him; he had to go to the Prince of Yan's residence to deliver the imperial decree.

The deputy behind him also heard his voice, and only then did he come to his senses, clasping his hands in a fist and replying, "Yes, sir!"

Then, Zhang Cheng immediately added casually, "Oh, and bring those commanders and deputy commanders along too."

After saying that, he gripped the reins and spurred his horse to gallop towards the city gate.

With the wind howling and tigers roaring in his ears, he looked smugly at the approaching gates of Beiping and muttered, "Ha! I'll have to show this Prince Yan whether he... is truly worthy of coveting His Majesty's position."

By this time, the Yanshan Three Guards were already in complete disarray; it was a miracle they weren't terrified, let alone have the strength to continue blocking Zhang Cheng.

Even if there are some who still want to obstruct, they can be easily dismissed.

in this way.

Zhang Cheng, leading a garrison of soldiers, easily stormed into Beiping City.

The commotion outside the city gates was quite significant, and naturally, no one in the city dared to wander around the streets; they had all retreated into their homes to avoid trouble.

This made the streets of Beiping seem particularly deserted.

However, this saved Zhang Cheng some trouble.

He could proceed without any hesitation, heading straight for the Prince of Yan's residence.

When they arrived at Prince Yan's Mansion.

Zhang Cheng frowned, a hint of confusion on his face: "Hiss... How come the Prince of Yan's residence is in such a mess? What happened?"

He was unaware that not long ago, someone had forcibly broken into the Prince of Yan's residence.

Looking at the mess on the ground, he was naturally a little stunned.

However, he couldn't care less about that right now. After pondering for a moment and finding no solution, he immediately ordered, "Men, surround the Prince of Yan's residence immediately."