Chapter 1454
Li Shimin was speechless.
But suddenly I thought of Niu Jianhu, and couldn't help asking in surprise: "By the way, Xiaohu, how come I haven't seen Xiaohu for a long time?"
Several people are also embarrassed. .
Since the last time I saw it, I have never seen Niu Jianhu again, but I heard that it seems to be training at home, and it seems that my legs can basically walk down the ground for two steps.
But no one knows the specifics.
Zhang Feng also curiously said: "Stop talking about the calf, Old Ox has no idea where to go during this time, no silhouette."
"He went to Kuche City , The last time we transported a batch of strong crossbows, after all, the border war has changed, we must act, and we contracted the manufacture of these arms, and Old Ox is very familiar with Kuche's road, so I let him personally arrange it. "
Li Shimin took the opportunity to say.
This is something he wanted to ask a long time ago.
Now the internal worries are dealt with, but the external worries still exist, and I heard that the Kuche side seems to have reached the point where they have to fight. Turkic and India have assembled a total of more than 300,000 troops and they are already under the city of Kuche. Stationed, and the armaments here are being made crazily.
Although the mountain has already handed over the smelting of steel essence to the mountain, the Ministry of Works under the mountain has gathered at least a thousand people around the clock, but even so, it can only support daily The output of five hundred strong crossbows.
Moreover, this is still in accordance with the set of rules previously formulated by Zhang Feng.
Although these people have been desperate, the armament iteration of the 100,000 army is still somewhat an utterly inadequate measure. In addition, it is far away from Kuche City, and it is just to transport this batch of materials. It would take five days, and it was still five days without sleep, to a state capital, immediately dispatched local government soldiers to take over, and then escorted to the next state capital, the previous transporter returned again, and so on.
But even so, every day has not been interrupted, and in these short days, more than 5,000 soldiers can use strong crossbows and 30,000 lances.
This is really an utterly inadequate measure compared to the more than 300,000 enemy troops.
When I thought of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but ask: "Feng'zi, you said last time, this Gunpowder and that cannon can be done?"
This is what Li Shimin thought of when Zhang Feng asked Niu Jianhu just now, and it was the question he most wanted to ask.
Although he didn't see the artillery, he vaguely felt that this thing seemed to be the key to the victory or defeat of a big battle from Zhang Feng's description.
That’s why Li Shimin asked.
In fact, he wanted to ask about this matter a long time ago, but because of the imperial court and Tang Family matters, there are too many moths that rise up, so he learned about the army. People from the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Works are not worried too much on the premise that they are stabilizing the production of 500 crossbows every day.
Although five hundred a day.
Only five thousand in ten days. ,
This number is a bit small, but it is better than nothing!
Zhang Feng hearing this, he patted his forehead and said, "If you don’t tell me, I really forgot about it thoroughly. The cannon thing is not in a hurry. This thing is actually very easy to make. Wait for me to get this waterwheel. What happened to..."
"Don't tell me!"
Li Shimin hearing this was shocked and hurriedly said: "You don't know, the war on the border is about to start, if There are not a few things that can be used as a facade. If you are shocked, Kuche City will be defeated in ten days!"
"We, Great Tang, haven't fought a major victory for a long time. I won a good one. So, Feng'zi, can you..."
See Li Shimin. Although Zhang Feng is a bit speechless.
But still said: "Then... I will try?"
"I will say yes first, I can only say that I take the time, but within three days, I will definitely be able to Let me give you an answer, but first, let someone send me twenty carts of Iron ore stones, otherwise I can't get this cannon."
hearing this, Li Shimin immediately rushed out of the door and shouted: "Takako!"
"Hurry up and ask someone to send 20 iron ore cars to the mountain. No, 200 cars. I must send them tonight!"
After that, Li Shimin didn't care if the people outside heard it, and asked: "Is two hundred cars enough?"
Zhang Feng was a bit speechless.
"Perhaps, probably enough material for ten cannons."
Li Shimin hearing this, his eyes staring as big as coins.
Iron ore with 200 cars can make almost ten cannons? ? ? ? ?
Is this eating iron?
Li Shimin was a little speechless, but some expectantly asked: "This thing, can..."
Zhang Feng has been pondering each minding their own business for a long time, but he didn't even listen. To Li Shimin, he said: "I wondered, if these ten cannons come out, they will be enough to retreat! And what kind of crossbow, if I am improving, almost no matter how many people come in this battle. , Our ten cannons and thirty crossbows are enough."