Please ask me to be the emperor

On the same day, Song Xiance got the seal and other items from King Fu and gave them to King Shun Zhang Shun. Along with it, there was also a letter of authorization entrusting all matters at home and abroad to King Shun.

Zhang Shun and Zhang Shenyan were both a little confused and couldn't help asking: "What kind of ecstasy soup did you pour into King Fu? How did you deceive all the seals?"

Song Xiance smiled mysteriously and said: "My lord, don't blame the old Taoist priest for taking the decision without authorization. I gave King Fu an object and promised to help him save his life! King Fu agreed in order to survive."

Zhang Shun suddenly had a question mark on his forehead, and asked subconsciously: "What object? An iron coupon with an alchemy book?"

"When it is really useful, my lord will know it as soon as he sees it. Forgive the old Taoist priest for holding back!" Song Xiance saluted Zhang Shun and said with a smile, "I hope that after my lord sees it, he will not deny it!"

Zhang Shun had no intention of doing anything to King Fu. Although he was a little curious, he stopped asking.

Now that King Fu's hidden worries have been resolved, the rest involves the management and defense of Luoyang City. Of course, Zhang Shun would not think that just by forcing Cao Wenzhao back, he would be able to make peace with the imperial court.

He was certain that the imperial court's next attack would be more violent and vicious. If you can't prepare in advance, you will only end up being wiped out.

Therefore, Zhang Shun simply called his subordinates, whether civil officials or military generals, including the former Nanjing Ministry of War Shangshu Lu Weiqi, Henan Commander-in-Chief Wang Shaoyu and the newly surrendered general Cao Bianjiao, to discuss what the rebels would do next.

First of all, Zhang Shenyan briefly reported to him the situation and situation in the city, and said to him: "Thanks to King Shun for defeating the officers and soldiers in the previous campaign. At that time, He Yilong and the 'King of Chaos' escorted the officers and soldiers prisoners into the city. There was a huge crowd of spectators, and in a moment they The news has spread throughout the city. Seeing the power of the lord's army in Luoyang, the young people dare not move, so the city is at peace."

Zhang Shun nodded, just as he expected, as long as he could maintain military victory, Luoyang City would not be in chaos for a while.

Then, he turned to look at the red lady. Although the red lady is pregnant now, the lives and fortunes of the rebel army are at stake at this time. She didn't dare to slack off at all, so she had to put on loose clothes to cover up a little bit. It looked so fierce that it didn't show much.

When the red lady saw Zhang Shun coming, she knew what he meant and hurriedly reported: "Although the rebels captured a lot, after rewarding the soldiers and staff, they now spent more than 100,000 silver taels. In addition, building enemy towers, making defensive equipment and other items cost another 10,000. There are still more than 2,601,000 taels left."

"There are 70,000 shi of food in the city, and there is no shortage for the time being. We also seized 3,000 pieces of armor from the Luoyang Armory, as well as countless swords, guns and firecrackers. Although the quality of the weapons is poor, they are still usable and are enough to equip the entire rebel army."

Zhang Shun was quite pleased when he heard this. He still had 3,500 "hair gourds" under his command who were quite brave, but lacked equipment and tactical training.

If protected by armor, in addition to defending the city, it can also be used to participate in some less intense field battles, which greatly alleviates the problem of insufficient troops under his command.

After the red lady's report was completed, Han Lin and Gao Yizhi, who were quite aware of the situation, stood up and reported at the signal of Governor Zhang: "Now that the enemy towers at the four corners of Luoyang City have been built, even if there are more than 10,000 troops coming to attack, they can still be defeated. And return."

"There are just two things that I need to explain clearly to my lord. One is that although there are four enemy towers, the city defense is not perfect. Luoyang City has eight miles and 345 steps, and each wall is 800 steps long."

"If we defend it with these four enemy towers and use the artillery on the left and right to attack the thieves, the range will only be three to four hundred steps, and there is still room for firepower!"

"Secondly, the only way to defend the city from the enemy's tower is to rely on the city's cannons. Although the enemy's tower is built now, if there are no artillery and fire guns to support it, it will be difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!"

Zhang Shun was quite anxious when he heard this. He never thought that he could easily resist Cao Wenzhao. Luoyang City still did not do a good job in defense.

Fortunately, the joy and anger in his heart were not visible, and he just asked: "The four enemy towers are not enough. In your opinion, how can we improve them?"

Han Lin also knew that he and others had made a mistake in their previous plan, so he quickly responded: "Luoyang City happens to have four city gates, all of which have towers. In my opinion, it would be better to improve the shape of the towers."

"Adhere to the city tower, build a small enemy tower on the left and right of the city gate. Firstly, it can strengthen the defense of the city gate, and secondly, it can also eliminate the risk of firepower failure."

"In addition to this, a high place should be chosen in Luoyang City and a watchtower should be built. This will allow one to observe the movements of the enemy outside the city from a distance, and also allow one to retreat here when the city gate is breached."

Zhang Shun agreed upon hearing this, leaving Han Lin and Gao Yizhi to continue to take charge of the matter. Afterwards, Zhang Shun took the initiative to ask: "Captain Zhang, tell me how the artillery in the city is doing now and how many can be cast!"

Governor Zhang quickly stood up and said: "My lord, the rebels originally had one 'golden cannon', more than ten general cannons, and three Western cannons. Let's bring them together."

"In the stronghold, four new field cannons were built according to the caliber of general cannons and the shape of Western cannons. In Luoyang City, four more new field cannons were built, for a total of eight new field cannons."

"Now that we have obtained another 5,000 jins of bronze, we can make five more 'golden cannons'. We have obtained 100,000 jins of iron materials, and we can forge hundreds more field cannons."

The so-called field artillery by Captain Zhang was actually Zhang Shun's improvement of the shape of the Hongyi cannon based on the caliber and purpose of the general's cannon.

In order to solve the problem of the forged artillery being too heavy and not easy to maneuver, the method adopted by Governor Zhang was to use the method of forging general cannons to forge this field cannon.

The caliber of these artillery pieces ranges from 3 inches 8 to 3 inches 9, and can fire about ten pounds of iron. The artillery has a magnification of about twelve. In addition to firing solid bullets, it is also specially used to fire shotgun shells.

The whole gun weighs about a thousand kilograms. Put it on the gun mount and pull it by horse. It can run like flying. Therefore, Zhang Shun named it "Field Cannon".

After listening to Governor Zhang's report, Zhang Shun couldn't help but do some mental calculations. According to the method used by Han Lin and Gao Yizhi to build the enemy tower, an enemy tower should have two shooting ports on the left and right.

If Luoyang City completes all enemy towers, there should be twelve. Each firing port is equipped with an artillery piece, and there should be as many as twenty-four.

And if you want the enemy's firepower to be uninterrupted, I'm afraid this number will have to be tripled to meet the enemy's needs. If more were equipped on the Luoyang city wall, hundreds of artillery pieces might not be enough.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Shun quickly said: "This method is too slow and is only a method for fighting guns. If you make a guard gun, quantity must be the priority. Guard guns can release more shotshells and the chamber pressure is not high, so they can be cast!"

Governor Zhang had studied artillery with Zhang Shun before and understood what Zhang Shun meant.

He had no choice but to explain: "Even if it is cast, it still needs to be molded with sand, then melted and cast, and finally dried in the shade. After all this process, it will take more than ten days to barely complete it, which is not enough."

Zhang Shun had no choice but to ask again: "I have heard that there is a method of casting cannons with iron molds. Is it possible? At least it can reduce the time of making molds."

Governor Zhang was originally from Qinshui and had some knowledge of nearby casting techniques, so he responded: "Then let me give it a try and see if it succeeds or not. Please don't blame me, my lord."

The artillery incident had just been explained, and Zhang Shun was about to ask about other incidents. Lu Weiqi, who had never wanted to say anything, suddenly stood up and said: "I have something to report to King Shun! I want to expose Governor Zhang for causing trouble to Luoyang City, causing the people to complain. Things!"

There is only one chapter today, and the author is a bit stuck. I don’t know how to express what I want. I have been writing for a long time today, and I am not very satisfied!