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These Han flag soldiers had already been frightened out of their courage, and it didn't take long before they explained what they knew about the situation, like "beans poured into a bamboo tube."

Xipingbao and Shaling were defeated in both battles, and the Ming army's Guangning defense line had completely collapsed.

Sun Degong fled back to Guangning City, took control of the situation in Guangning City, begged for surrender, and sincerely invited the old slave to enter the city.

But perhaps because the old slave was unsure of Sun Degong's attitude and did not believe in Sun Degong's sincerity, he did not enter Guangning City immediately, but stayed outside the city.

At the same time, Hou Jin's battlefield on the western front was also extremely smooth. The vanguard had captured Youtun and was approaching the Jinzhou front line.

These refugee women are the people of the Ming Dynasty in Youtun area. As for the men, they have been taken away first and headed to the west of Liaohe River. Regarding their treatment, these Han army flag soldiers can't say clearly. However, the old slave is extremely worried at this time.

Qiu Han, a Han flag soldier predicted that these men would be in danger.

Seeing that it was almost done, Guan Canghai waved his hand to let these Han flag soldiers be taken down, and asked Li Yuanqing in a low voice, "Sir, these people..."

Li Yuanqing raised his head and glanced at the sky, then looked tiredly at the Han flag soldiers, "They have merit, but their sins are even greater. Throw them into the sea."

"Yes." Guan Canghai saluted and waved his hand to the soldiers around him.

After a moment, several soldiers strode forward, stabbed each one, and threw him directly into the sea.

It was already a deep sea here, and as the smell of blood spread, not long after, dark fish fins swam over.

The wind and snow on the sea were getting heavier and heavier. Li Yuanqing looked at the somewhat blurry sea surface and pondered for a long time without saying a word.

The collapse of the Guangning War meant that the Ming Dynasty had completely lost the initiative in Liao. Except for the small area of ​​​​the Western Liaoning Corridor, thousands of miles of fertile land had fallen into the hands of the old slaves.

It is no longer possible for Ming Dynasty to take any action outside the customs.

And with Guangning City in hand, Lao Nu can rest easy in the future war against Mongolia. North Korea may also have to re-evaluate the situation and think carefully about their future.

But if there is loss, there will also be gain.

With the collapse of the entire Guangning Army, Mao Wenlong's role will also be highlighted. The generals of Mao Wenlong's line will also receive more attention from the court and the people of the world...

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In the evening of the next day, the fleet arrived at Changsheng Island.

Although there was still snow in the sky and the wind was strong, it was already mid-month after all, and the offshore ice had begun to thaw, and the fleet successfully landed at Nanxin Port.

At this time, here, there is already a gap of more than 300 meters in the sea water from the other shore, so there is no need to worry about the golden cavalry rushing over.

Although Li Yuanqing had only been out for a short time, at this time, the construction of the new city in Nanxinkou was already quite large-scale.

The side of the hill has turned into a huge construction site. Although the weather is cold and the ground is very hard, this does not hinder the enthusiasm of the craftsmen and the people. They have enough to eat and drink, and they are building their own homes. They are eager to

Use all your strength.

Shang Laoliu didn't expect that Li Yuanqing would gain such a big harvest this time, especially since they were all strong women and laborers, so he couldn't help but be very happy.

Li Yuanqing thought about it and did not choose to take these women to Guanglu Island. Instead, he let them settle down on Changsheng Island and join the construction army of Changsheng Island.

Shang Laoliu accompanied Li Yuanqing to inspect the project construction, and then directed people to settle these refugee women. Only then did he have time to talk to Li Yuanqing.

"Yuanqing, it's a good thing to have more people. But our food and grass will be insufficient again. The food trade with the Qu family must be carried out in advance."

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Things that can be solved with money are nothing. Brother Shang, you are responsible for arranging this matter. Notify the Qu family and prepare food as soon as possible. First... let's get 20,000 taels of silver.

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Shang Laoliu nodded, "By the way, Yuan Qing, the new musket you asked Xu Liang and the old craftsman to make has come to fruition. It's a pity that you are out. They are very anxious."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be overjoyed, "This is great. Brother Shang, please take care of me first. I'll go to Guanglu Island right away."

"Don't worry, Yuan Qing." Shang Laoliu couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Then Xu Liang is on Changsheng Island now and has been here for several days. I'll have someone call him right away."

Not long after, Xu Liang was brought over. He and the entourage behind him held two new-style blunderbuss.

Seeing Li Yuanqing again, Xu Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly kowtowed to Li Yuanqing and then brought the blunderbuss to Li Yuanqing like a treasure, "Sir, we have made the blunderbuss you mentioned."

Li Yuanqing took the gun and looked at it carefully.

This new type of bird gun is about 1.75 to 1.85 meters tall. It is at least 50 to 60 centimeters shorter than the traditional bird gun of the Ming Dynasty. The barrel is also thicker. The smallest part of the gun mouth is

It should also be about the thickness of an adult thumb.

The butt of the gun is made of pine. Although it is not a good wood, it is polished very smooth and feels good to the hand.

"How many steps can this gun hit?"

Although it looks good, Li Yuanqing wants to know more about the effectiveness of this gun.

Xu Liangdao: "Sir, I will demonstrate it to you now."

As he spoke, he waved his hand and asked his entourage to place a heavy wooden board 80 steps away, and then simply drew a line on the ground with his feet, and he stood behind the line.

Then, Xu Liang took out the projectile from a small cloth bag on his waist, put it in his mouth, took out the poke, put it into the barrel, checked it, then put the projectile into the barrel, and used the poke

Stab firmly.

Then, open the fire door, put in the gunpowder, check it carefully, cover the fire door, take out the flint, and light the match rope on the side.

Immediately, he picked up the blunderbuss, supported it with his shoulders, aimed his eyes at the center of the blunderbuss tube, and placed his right index finger tightly on the trigger.

As the match rope ignited into the fire door, Xu Liang pulled the trigger hard.

In an instant, there was a crisp sound of "pop", and white smoke rose. Not far away, the wooden board, which was almost a finger thick, instantly shattered in the middle, with a hole broken and sawdust flying.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Brother Xu, that's good. Very good. When was this gun made?"

Xu Liang's eyes also shone with excitement, "Sir, on the eighth day after you left, I worked with my colleagues to build it. Fortunately, I lived up to my mission."

Although Shang Laoliu knew that Xu Liang had made a new type of gun, he had never seen him demonstrate it. At this time, seeing that the gun was so powerful, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide, and after a long time he said: "Hey, darling, this,

Is this still a blunderbuss?"

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "Brother Shang, first take fifty taels of silver and give it to Brother Xu."

"Yeah." Shang Laoliu quickly sent someone to get the cash and handed it to Xu Liang.

With the heavy amount of silver in his hand, Xu Liang couldn't help but blush, but he looked at Li Yuanqing and realized that the amount he had promised was one hundred taels.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "These fifty taels are the reward now. We will make up for the rest later. Brother Xu, can this blunderbuss be fired again?"

Xu Liang also understood what Li Yuanqing meant and hurriedly smiled and said: "Sir, yes."

Li Yuanqing was overjoyed, "Come here, call Shunzi and the others over. Let them take a look too."

"yes."

Not long after, officers such as Shunzi, Duan Xiliang, and Guan Canghai were also called here.

Xu Liang did not choose a target this time, but chose a pine tree not far away, filled the projectiles, ignited the match, aimed in the direction, and pulled the trigger, almost in one go.

After a moment, with a crisp sound, a hole as big as a baby's fist was blown open on the trunk of a pine tree not far away, and sawdust flew everywhere.

Shunzi looked at this scene in disbelief and ran to the tree to check it out personally.

Li Yuanqing and others also came to the tree to check.

I saw that this was a piece of pine as thick as an adult's thigh. The trunk was obviously seriously injured. The projectile penetrated at least 4.5 centimeters into the trunk and was stuck inside.

Shunzi took out the dagger from his boot, and after a long effort, he took out the projectile, put it in his hand, and looked at it carefully.

"My grandma. Brother, this, this, is this a gun? It seems different from what we have seen before." Shunzi's face was full of disbelief.

Xu Liang smiled and said: "This tree is about seventy steps away from the location of the launch. If it could be closer, the effect might be even better."

Li Yuanqing asked: "Can this blunderbuss be fired again?"

Xu Liang nodded confidently, "The little one will demonstrate it for the adults."

As he spoke, he quickly walked sixty steps away with the gun in hand, and Li Yuanqing and others hurriedly followed him.

Filling the projectile, igniting the match, and pulling the trigger, Xu Liang had already moved smoothly, and his movements became smoother. With a 'pop' sound, the unlucky pine tree was damaged again.

Li Yuanqing and others hurriedly went to the tree to check again. Because the distance was closer, the launch force this time was stronger. The projectiles had penetrated deep into the pine wood and could not be picked out with a dagger.

Duan Xiliang couldn't help but marvel, "In my early years, I heard that the muskets owned by Grandpa Qi could break through the armor of Japanese slaves and directly kill them. I still didn't believe it. I didn't expect this, this..."

Li Yuanqing also couldn't bear the surprise in his heart. He waved his hand and said to Shang Laoliu: "Send someone to collect 100 taels of cash and reward Brother Xu."

"Yes." Shang Laoliu hurriedly sent someone.

Not long after, two heavy ingots of silver were handed over to Xu Liang's hands.

Xu Liang was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Yuanqing, "Thank you, sir, for the reward."

Li Yuanqing laughed loudly, "Brother Xu, you have served our army and you deserve it. By the way, can this blunderbuss be fired? How much silver does it take to make such a blunderbuss?"

Xu Liang said hurriedly: "Sir, please touch it. This barrel is very hot now. If you feel small, you can fire it once or twice more, but if it is fired more, I'm afraid it won't work, and it may explode.

The risk. The main reason is that in order to rush for time, a few people did not polish the blunderbuss tube to a surprising degree. If there is enough time, I can guarantee that a bird blunderbuss can be fired at least 6 times in a row, or more."

Li Yuanqing nodded.

In the era of arquebuses, the army generally adopted the 'segment strike' shooting method, such as 'two-segment strike' and 'three-segment strike'.

Generally speaking, on the battlefield, a blunderbuss is fired two to three times, and the blunderbuss tube also has time to cool down between the partial hits.

This new type of gun made by Xu Liang is considered to be qualified.

However, Li Yuanqing was more concerned about cost and time at this time. "Brother Xu, how long does it take to make such a blunderbuss? How much is the specific cost?"

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Chapter completed!