Chapter 794 Ming Lu Fang Jie had someone place a deck chair outside the gate of the camp, and he lay on it and squinted in the sun. The weather is already hot, and only the morning sun is the most comfortable. The breeze brings a rare refreshing feeling throughout the day, and the warmth from the rising sun makes your skin take a deep breath. It was already the third day in Dali City, and Fang Jie seemed to have no intention of attacking the city yet. The generals below would ask for battle every day at Mao. Fang Jie only said that there was no rush. The generals did not know when he planned to start attacking the city. Someone asked Wu Yiyi, who smiled and said that the steamed buns had been put in the pot, and they had to wait until they were cooked before opening the lid. ??We still don¡¯t quite understand, when will it be mature? Several war horses roared in the distance. The knight on the horse jumped down when he was still far away and walked quickly to Fang Jie. The appearance of the leader was obviously very different from that of the Han people. He had yellow hair, blue eyes and a high nose, so that his body was Even wearing Hanfu looks a bit nondescript. "Master, I've seen it." The person who came was none other than Andrew, who arrived at the camp last night. This Russian was already accustomed to life in the Central Plains, and his Chinese was becoming more and more fluent. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with a solemn expression. "My subordinates have observed the artillery on the city wall. In terms of appearance, it is larger than the ones cast in our workshop, and the barrel is also larger. It is estimated that the range is farther than our artillery. Because it does not comply with regulations, the captured shells of our artillery If you want to use the improved artillery shells, the artillery that was cast in the past cannot be used. You have to re-mold it. I will dismantle the artillery we captured to see if there is any difference in the structure. " " It can't be wasted." Fang Jie frowned slightly. He had already thought of such a result, and it was inevitable that he felt a little regretful. The most important thing about the power of artillery is its explosive power and range. The artillery cast by Black Flag Military Factory is not as good as the artillery of the Opuru Empire in terms of range. If there is a war in the future, they will definitely be at a disadvantage. ¡°It¡¯s not useful when fighting foreigners, but it can still be used when fighting other enemies.¡± The enemies in the future, at least in a short period of time, will not be foreigners. Andrew nodded: "There is no rush to re-define the model. I plan to take it apart and see if there is anything that can be improved on the Opuru Empire's artillery. If we rush to finalize the product, what we can produce will always be If we follow the Opuru Empire and put it into production after thinking of ways to improve it, at least we won't be left too far behind by the enemy. And in our factory, once the mold is finalized, it can't be changed at will. Within a few years at least, the artillery of the Opuru Empire will be what it is now, and there will be no major changes. " "After the artillery is formed, the main research direction is to improve the artillery shells. Far ahead, all that can be done is to maximize the power of the artillery shells. " Andrew said: "It is undeniable that the firearms equipment of the Opuru Empire is more advanced than that of the Ross Principality, even if the firearms factory of the Ross Principality has not been improved for many years. With the same power, the difference in range is enough to cause a fatal blow. If the opponent's range is one thousand meters, and ours is eight hundred meters, countless lives can be lost in these two hundred meters. " "However, if If there are only these artillery in Dali City, they will not be enough to stop the army from attacking the city. "Andrew concluded: "The power of artillery is indeed far greater than that of trebuchets, but now Sui's trebuchets have reached the ultimate level of manufacturing technology. I have seen the largest trebuchet in the army, which requires 200 people to operate. It can send huge rocks two to three miles away. This range is almost the same as the artillery of the Opulu Empire, and is even slightly stronger. " Fang Jie said: "But there are only three such giant trebuchets in the army." It is extremely difficult to manufacture such a huge trebuchet, and it is too bulky to transport. Just operating it requires 200 people. , it is not easy to transport it to the battlefield and install it. Andrew said: "Three are enough. My subordinates have observed that in order to ensure stability, the artillery on Dali City is fixed, which means that it can only be adjusted up and down, but it is difficult to adjust left and right. For defensive infantry warfare, The impact of the array is very effective, but it is not able to accurately attack the enemy. The subordinates immediately found the blind spot of the enemy's artillery, and then set up the three giant trebuchets, which was enough to make a mess on the city wall. " Nodding: "You go and make arrangements. In addition, you come to interrogate those foreigners who were captured alive. I will ask the people from the Xiaoqi Riding School to assist you. Not only do you want to ask about the manufacturing process of the artillery, but also whether the Opulu Empire has any plans for the Central Plains. The plan to mobilize troops." "My subordinates understand!" Andrew nodded. "How much do you know about the Opuru Empire?"? Fang explains the question. In the past, the name of this empire had not attracted such attention from Fang Jie, so Fang Jie did not ask Andrew about this matter. Now it seems that this ambitious empire intends to use force on this side of the ocean. "My subordinates don't know much." Andrew thought for a while and said: "The emperor of the Opuru Empire was named Peter Lehmann, and was known as Emperor Lehmann. When he succeeded to the throne, there was no love in the territory of the Opuru Empire. One-third of the Qin Empire is because its national power is not strong. On the continent on the other side of the sea, the Opulu Empire can only be regarded as a third-rate country. " "But this man is particularly smart and cold-hearted. Legend has it that he is poisonous. He succeeded to the throne after his father and elder brother died. The first thing he did after he succeeded was to kill his two younger brothers and his elder brother's entire family, and then promoted his cronies to become the most important ministers under his command. In the following years, he gradually took back the imperial army from the hands of the Grand Dukes and Marquises, and then trained it himself. " "On the day of the Lantern Festival the Lantern Festival is like the Spring Festival in the Central Plains, which is the most peaceful day. The Lantern Festival is a day when the Emperor of Heaven allows the people to relax and have fun, and war is not allowed. However, Emperor Leman obviously has no respect for the Emperor of Heaven. He went to war with neighboring countries on the day of the Lantern Festival, and annexed two hundred people to the west in one day. Then, before the enemy could react, he attacked the neighboring country's capital in one fell swoop, and then used trickery to lure the neighboring emperor out of the city to negotiate and kill him. " "In just two months, he destroyed the neighboring country. . From then on, the Opuru Empire began to invade continuously. Emperor Lyman knew how to use tactics. He formed alliances with distant countries, sent a lot of money and beautiful women, and continued to attack neighboring countries. With the division, he tripled the territory of the Opuru Empire in just three years, making it even larger than the once largest empire, the Aegean Empire. " "Emperor Lyman was a ruthless man, and he exploited the occupied territories. The people, just like squeezing oranges to get juice, use all the harvest to equip the army. In terms of the country's wealth, the Aegean Empire is comparable to three Opulus, but in terms of the power of force, Opurus is comparable to three. "Aegean." Andrew sighed and said: "The Opuru Empire is like a deformed giant with powerful arms capable of wielding huge weapons." Fang Jie suddenly thought of the one who brazenly launched a world war in his previous life. mad Men. "When my subordinates came to the Central Plains, the Aupulus Empire was at war with the Aegean Empire. In order to paralyze the people of the Aegean Empire, Emperor Leman submitted his credentials to the Aegean Empire and expressed his willingness to surrender to the emperor of the Aegean Empire. . He was also willing to give half of the profits from each war to the Aegean Empire, so that the emperor and nobles of the Aegean Empire were blinded by the huge benefits. " "Until the Opuru Empire's army invaded. During the Aegean Empire, the nobles were still arguing about how to divide the gold and silver jewelry presented by the Opulu Empire. Emperor Lyman was a man who was good at using gold as weapons, and he often defeated his enemies more easily than his army. " Andrew said with some sadness: "So, until the army of the Aupulus Empire had invaded the two principalities of the Aegean Empire, the emperor of the Aegean Empire was still refuting the envoy who asked for help, scolding him for deliberately destroying the Aegean Empire and the Austro-Aegean Empire. The pure friendship between the Prussian Empire and the Prussian Empire." He spread his hands: "In this case, how could the Aegean Empire be undefeated? Although the war was not over when the subordinates came down, everyone knows that the Aegean Empire will be destroyed sooner or later. Something." Fang Jie nodded and kept the name Peter Lehmann in his heart. "Master, when will we attack Dali City?" Andrew asked. "Wait a moment." Fang Jie's eyes drifted to Dali City: "Give them some more time." Dali City The street closest to the palace is called Shengchang Street. You can live on this street. There are not many ordinary people. Although this place is not as valuable as the land on the south street of Taiji Palace in Chang'an City during the Sui Dynasty, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it, it is not a location that ordinary people can dream of. The Prime Minister¡¯s Office is located to the east of Shengchang Street, and it takes less than half an hour to walk from the palace. As the most powerful of the families in Nanyan, the Zhu family not only had absolute power in the local area, but was also one of the families in Dali that could influence Murong Shai. Zhu Chijian has been able to sit firmly in the position of prime minister for so many years, not just because he can be an official. There is sandalwood burning in the living room, and the smell penetrates into people's noses as if it can be rolled directly into their minds. It is said that this fragrance has a soothing effect. In fact, it is chosen by the rich because it is valuable. SitThe person in front of Zhu Chijian was still very young. It was probably the first time he had undertaken such an important task alone, so he seemed a little unnatural. Zhu Chijian glanced at him and couldn't help but smile: "I have to admire Lord Zhen Guo. Having young and courageous subordinates like you is a matter of pride. I can't understand how you can do it." It¡¯s hard to understand how you have the courage to walk into my home.¡± ¡°How old are you?¡± he asked. The young man replied: "Nineteen." Zhu Chijian was slightly startled: "You can take on such a big responsibility at the age of nineteen The Duke of Zhen Guo really dares to employ people." The young man smiled: "The Duke of Zhen Guo is only twenty. "Zhu Chijian found that although this young man was a little unnatural, this unnaturalness was by no means awkward, not worried, not timid, just excited? "Aren't you afraid that I will take you down with an order? As long as I wave my hand, the guards outside will rush in. I don't believe you can withstand the torture and catch all of you who have sneaked in. It's the plan of the Duke of Zhen. Is it difficult to continue?" The young man curled his lips: "There is a distance of seven steps between you and me. In order to keep this conversation confidential, you asked the servants to go out. If you give the order to arrest me, the people outside will rush to You need to run at least fifteen steps to come in. I can kill you half the time than they do. The Duke of Zhen said that you only need to measure a little when doing something. Does that mean you are at a disadvantage? I am just a small person, and you are Nan. Prime Minister of Yan, if I can kill you, it will definitely not be a loss." He smiled: "What's more, if you want to arrest me, why wait until now?" Zhu Chijian couldn't help but praise: "If Zhen Guo. The people in the Black Flag Army under the command are as courageous as you, so there are really few people who can match you." "You are wrong." The young man said with a smile, "How can they all be like me? "Strong." Zhu Chijian was slightly stunned: "Tell me what the Lord wants you to do." The young man said, "Show the Prime Minister a clear path."