Chapter 112 A Good Place with Great People and Beautiful Scenery

Led by Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin, Ou Zanghua and his party entered the central military tent.

In addition to the seats, there is also a huge sand table inside.

Ou Zanghua walked over to take a look and found that it was made quite delicately.

Seeing Ou Zanghua's interest, Qian Zhongyi explained immediately: "Master Ou, please look, this is Ruizhou Prefecture, currently occupied by Hualin thieves Luo Guangquan and Chen Fu. This is Fuzhou Prefecture, where local thieves Wang Yuwu, Xu Yangsan, Fu Jieyi, and Jie Duansan have gathered to rebel. This is Yaoyuan County in Raozhou Prefecture, where thieves Wang Chenger, Wang Haoba, Yin Yongshi, and Hong Ruiqi are located. This is Ganzhou Damao Mountain, where the mountain thief He Jiqin is causing trouble."

Ou Zanghua now understood why Li Chengxun suddenly asked this question yesterday. Looking at the current situation, if it were in modern times, Gao'an, Fuzhou, Yingtan, Shangrao and Ganzhou would join forces to attack Nanchang.

Except for Jiujiang above and Jingdezhen next to it, Nanchang is almost surrounded.

Fortunately, Nanchang City has high walls and various artillery, so defense is not a problem.

Ou Zanghua did not rush to check on the officers and soldiers, but asked Qian Zhongyi and Ma Xiaolin to continue as usual, and then asked the people of Songshan School to disperse and follow the officers and soldiers.

Whatever the officers and soldiers did, the disciples of Songshan Sect would do the same.

He himself sat in the central military camp, looking through various documents left by his predecessor.

Soon, Ou Zanghua found what he wanted. There were four hundred iron guns, thirty blunderbusses, and one hundred magic arrows in the camp.

In addition, there are ninety-five Ming helmets, eighty-five sets of Ming armor, ten sets of blue armor, and eighty sets of arms and hands. There are many cold weapons such as spears, waist knives, steel forks, bows and arrows, and crescent-shaped swords, which can be equipped to every officer and soldier.

After all, they are just soldiers from inland counties and can't expect to be treated like border troops.

"Da Nian," Ou Zanghua said after reading the information, "Please invite Taoist Priest Tianmen."

"Yes!" Xiang Da Nian responded and called Taoist Tianmen, who was studying wind power in the tent next to him.

Ou Zanghua didn't waste any words and directly gave Taoist Tianmen a token, saying: "Uncle Tianmen, take everyone from the Taishan Sect and go to the artillery camp with Zhao Tuiguan to participate in their training and see if the new version of "How is Daizong" can improve the accuracy."

Taoist Tianmen was delighted when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would be able to master the artillery so quickly. He immediately agreed with a smile.

When he arrived at the artillery camp with more than fifty Taoists, Captain Zhang Erlong was stunned.

He looked at the Taoist priests and shouted, "Master Ou, what does this mean? Asking Taoist priests to exorcise the evil spirits from the cannons? You are a scholar after all, how could you do such a thing?!"

"Captain Zhang, please be careful with your words. Lord Ou must have his reasons for doing this." Zhao Tuiguan reminded with a wry smile.

He was also a little confused and didn't understand what Ou Zanghua was doing.

But who made Ou Zanghua the deputy envoy of Jiangxi Province?

He could only hold his nose and help others settle these troubles.

"no!"

Zhang Erlong pushed Taoist Tianmen away and said, "Cannons are no joke. I want to ask Lord Ou in person."

Taoist priest Tianmen had a hot temper to begin with, and after being pushed by Zhang Erlong, he immediately became furious. He immediately used his long sleeve fist to kick and force Zhang Erlong back.

"How dare you, Taoist priest, fight with me in the military camp!" Zhang Erlong was not someone to be trifled with either. He picked up the long-handled shovel used to shovel gunpowder and prepared to teach Taoist priest Tianmen a lesson.

Fortunately, Zhang Erlong still had some sense and didn't shout out "Brothers, fuck!"

Otherwise things will get even worse.

When Zhao Tuiguan saw what was happening, he immediately stood between the two men and shouted, "Stop it! Where do you think this is? Captain Zhang wants to see Lord Ou, right? Follow me, Taoist Tianmen, come with you."

Having said that, Officer Zhao turned and left.

Taoist Tianmen and Zhang Erlong looked down on each other and ignored each other, following the pace of Zhao Tuiguan. Xiang Danian stood outside the central army camp, and did not expect Taoist Tianmen to return so soon.

"This is..." He looked at Zhao Tuiguan with a confused and unhappy look on his face.

Zhao Tuiguan also smiled helplessly and said, "This matter is a bit complicated. Let's ask Lord Ou to handle it!"

"Please wait a moment, all three of you." Xiang Danian was speechless, but turned around and entered the camp.

After a moment, he came out and said, "Master Ou, please come in."

"Thank you!" Zhao Tuiguan bowed to Xiang Da Nian and led No-Brain and Unhappy into the camp.

Even if Zhang Erlong disliked Ou Zanghua, he still had to kneel and bow in the central army tent and shouted, "General Zhang Erlong, I pay my respects to Lord Ou."

"No need to formalize, Captain Zhang, what do you want to see me about?" Ou Zanghua asked with amusement as he looked at the three people who were performing their own formalities.

"Yes, I don't understand why Lord Ou wanted to find dozens of Taoists to stuff into the artillery camp?"

Zhang Erlong bowed and said, "I have never heard of a Taoist priest chanting sutras to ward off evil spirits when using iron guns or cannons."

Ou Zanghua was a little surprised. Could a centurion in the Ming Dynasty be an atheist?

So, he asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid of the thunder punishment from the Thunder Lord?"

"I am not afraid!"

Zhang Erlong straightened his chest and said with determination, "Two years ago, during the spring ploughing in Nanchang Prefecture, it didn't rain for dozens of days. The prefect, Lord Li, organized Taoists and monks to pray for rain for seven days, which wasted manpower and material resources, but to no avail. So Lord Li was furious and ordered me to bomb the Dragon King Temple. I hit it with a cannon in the morning, and it rained in the afternoon. It shows that the Dragon King is also afraid of cannons, so what gods should I be afraid of?"

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Ou Zanghua and Tianmen Taoist both gasped, shocked at the courage of the prefect and Zhang Erlong.

These days, it's rare to find someone who dares to fire at the Dragon King.

However, Ou Zanghua noticed that Zhao Tuiguan looked a little unhappy, and thought there might be something else going on, so he planned to ask him more after sending Zhang Erlong away.

"I understand Captain Zhang's intention, but this time Captain Zhang misunderstood."

Ou Zanghua explained gently, "Master Tianmen is a meteorologist. He can help us improve the accuracy and shooting range of our guns and cannons, so I specially invited him here."

Zhang Erlong was stunned after hearing this. He looked at Taoist Tianmen with some hesitation and said, "Isn't it a talisman to ward off evil spirits?"

Taoist Priest Tianmen snorted coldly and said, "Who told you that Taoist priests can only ward off evil spirits and put up talismans? I not only know a little about medicine and swordsmanship, but I also have some research in arithmetic, boxing, and meteorology."

"Can it really improve the accuracy?" Zhang Erlong continued to ask, with a hint of anticipation in his heart.

If the guns and cannons had been more accurate, Lord Zhou and his son would not have died in the battlefield.

Ou Zanghua said, "At present, these are just some guesses, and we need to test them to know the truth. How about this! Captain Zhang, you should cooperate with Taoist Tianmen on this matter. If you succeed, I will reward you."

"I obey your command!" Zhang Erlong saw Ou Zanghua patiently explaining so much to him, and noticed that Zhao Tuiguan next to him was winking at him. He knew clearly that it would be no good for him to continue making trouble, so he stopped while he was ahead.

After the two of them left, Ou Zanghua looked at Zhao Tuiguan and asked about what had just happened.

Zhao Tuiguan smiled awkwardly and explained, "Two years ago, when Lord Li had just taken office, Fengxin County encountered a drought. Although water conservancy projects were implemented to alleviate irrigation in some areas, there were still areas in drought. Lord Li had no choice but to try the power of the gods. Not only did he fail to pray for rain, but rumors spread among the people that Lord Li was the reincarnation of a demon star. Otherwise, why would there be a drought as soon as Lord Li arrived?"

"Lord Li was afraid that rumors would spread and cause public outrage, so he simply staged a show to draw everyone's attention elsewhere. Pretending to bombard the Dragon King was also a way to imitate the folk practice of scaring children. But what made Lord Li miscalculate was that Captain Zhang, who could not hit the target even once out of ten shots in the past, was extremely brave that day and bombarded the Dragon King's statue with one shot."

"In fact, that day, Mr. Li had already thought about how to write his resignation letter, but he never expected that it would rain in the afternoon."

"From then on, Captain Zhang was fearless."

Ou Zanghua suppressed his smile and quickly waved his hand to tell Zhao Tuiguan to leave and not to stay here and affect his work.
(End of this chapter)