Chapter 339 Large Amount of Military Supplies
"Hahaha..."
In the imperial garden, Zhao Heng laughed out loud, and Ma Yuan stood behind him. Read М
After the court session, he called Ma Yuan over.
He remembered Dou Wei's expression when he learned that Ma Han was not dead.
He couldn't help but feel very happy.
Ma Yuan showed a rare bright smile in the past few months.
Since he learned that his brother and nephew were dead, he has been living in a daze these days.
Now that he knows that Ma Han is not dead, it is undoubtedly a huge surprise for him.
The most important thing is that Ma Han is alive, and the position of the head of the Ma family has returned to the orthodox.
After that Ma Chong went to Xiancheng, it is said that he can't live without wine and women every day.
How can such a person be the head of the Ma family.
And that Ma Jin, who grew up together since childhood, he knew very well that Ma Jin was a violent and greedy person.
Ma Chong plus Ma Jin, this is equivalent to leading the Ma family to death.
After all, the Ma family is different from other powerful families. They need to face Xiliang.
If they act recklessly, under the iron hoof of foreign races, the Ma family will be destroyed.
"The King of Yan concealed this news for two months, and he did not release the news until Jinzhou was recovered, so a big chaos was avoided." Ma Yuan sighed.
Zhao Heng nodded.
This ninth son really made him look at him with new eyes.
The contest between the royal family and the powerful family was because of him, which gave him confidence.
In the court today, if it were in the past, he would not have challenged Dou Wei.
Because he knew that he would only bring shame upon himself.
Including the matter of restoring the position of the crown prince, he would not have been so tough before and dismissed so many officials.
Although he finally compromised, it was also a counterattack against the powerful family.
When his imperial guards are equipped with firearms provided by the King of Yan, they will surpass the powerful family in military strength.
He will further suppress the powerful family headed by Dou Wei and slowly take back the power.
Wait until the day when the royal power overwhelms the powerful family again.
He will not have to be nervous when sleeping with a beauty.
He does not need to take into account Queen Xie and the Xie family behind her, and can boldly welcome Xiao Shishi into the harem.
This is the supreme power that an emperor should have.
And to achieve all this, he has to continue to support the King of Yan.
So he said: "The King of Yan still considers the overall situation."
Shaking his sleeves, Zhao Heng sat down on the white jade stool, "This time when you go to Yancheng, bring me some words, just say that I am very pleased, and let him immediately remember his duty to protect the royal family."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Ma Yuan said respectfully.
Remembering something, he continued: "Also, tell the King of Yan that I will give him a military supply list, let him prepare, and provide firearms and armor to the imperial army in time. The person in charge of this matter is still Prince Chun."
Ma Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard it.
He envied the King of Yan in his heart. In these few battles, the King of Yan made a name for himself with firearms and armor.
At present, not only did the powerful families give him a large number of orders, but now even the military supplies of the imperial army will fall into the hands of the King of Yan.
This means that silver will flow into the four counties continuously.
Ma Yuan said yes again.
Then the monarch and his ministers discussed the matter of Jinzhou again.
After all, his real duty this time was to serve as the governor of Jinzhou.
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Dou Mansion.
As soon as Dou Wei entered the gate, he asked someone to call Dou Kuang.
“Send someone to the Ma family immediately to tell Ma Chong and Ma Jin that Ma Han is not dead.” Dou Wei said solemnly.
“Ma Han is not dead?” Dou Kuang was surprised.
Dou Wei nodded, “The memorial just sent by the King of Yan.”
Dou Kuang frowned. When the war in Jinzhou was about to end, the Ma family army was suddenly attacked by the Xiliang army.
Later, Ma Jin captured several fleeing Xiliang scouts.
These scouts mentioned that their deputy leader decided to attack the Ma family army after seizing a letter from the King of Yan to the Ma family.
When Ma Jin sent the news, they guessed that the King of Yan had noticed that there was something fishy between the Ma family and Xiliang.
Otherwise, he would not have adopted a strategy of alienation.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the war in Jinzhou ended, the King of Yan started a fight.
“Father, will the King of Yan suspect our Dou family?” Dou Kuang asked.
"Of course, Ma Chong is on good terms with you, who wouldn't suspect our Dou family at the moment? But there is no evidence, so what if they suspect?" Dou Wei snorted softly.
"But if Ma Han returns to the Ma family and captures Ma Chong and Ma Jin, wouldn't it be..." Dou Kuang didn't dare to say anything more.
"So I want you to send the assassins to inform Ma Chong and Ma Jin." Dou Wei sighed, "Since the King of Yan has submitted a memorial, he must have an idea in his mind. This time, our Dou family's layout is likely to become the King of Yan's wedding dress, so it's fine if Ma Han can't get back the position of the head of the Ma family. If he gets it back, let them shut up forever."
Dou Kuang was shocked, "Yes, father, I understand, but Ma Han is alone, how can it be so easy to return to the Ma family."
"Stupid, you are really too different from the third prince, how can the King of Yan let him go back alone." Dou Wei suddenly became impatient.
He was just stubborn in the court, but he actually understood that he had no choice this time.
Dou Kuang's face darkened, and he whispered, "Does father just let the King of Yan do whatever he wants?"
"It's all for the artillery. The Dou family can't offend the King of Yan too much right now. So, while sending people to Qinzhou, you pack up and go to Yanzhou to buy 300 artillery from the King of Yan."
Dou Kuang was completely deflated after hearing this. The King of Yan had indeed caught the Dou family.
He answered yes and turned to leave.
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Yancheng.
After Zhao Xu finished his lecture at the school in the morning, he went to the Nanfang District of Chengdefang.
In this battle in Jinzhou, the flintlock performed very well and eliminated a large number of cavalry and infantry in Xiliang.
So after the war, he planned to further increase the equipment rate of flintlock in the royal army.
"Your Highness, the workshop has been busy for more than two months. Now there are more than 30,000 flintlocks in the warehouse." Wang Ying said.
Zhao Xu nodded, "But this time, the bayonets must be delivered together."
The lack of bayonets in the flintlocks caused a lot of trouble in this battle.
In close combat, the flintlock soldiers lacked melee ability.
Now, he has to face this problem.
Not only should the bayonets be installed on the flintlocks, but the bayonet skills should also be taught to the soldiers and let them train every day.
In this way, the spearmen and crossbowmen in the royal army can be cancelled.
After all, the flintlock soldiers already have the functions of two arms.
"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Ying was a little ashamed.
He learned from the generals that many soldiers were sacrificed this time.
If the soldiers could be equipped with bayonets at that time.
Maybe it will reduce some casualties.
"I plan to equip the army with 100,000 flintlock rifles, and you soldiers in the Armory can't sit idle." Zhao Xu continued.
Now his royal army has expanded to 150,000.
He re-planned the number of each branch of the army.
Among them, there are 100,000 infantry with flintlock rifles.
30,000 light cavalry and 10,000 heavy cavalry.
There are also 10,000 people who he plans to form a special army, the chariot camp.
After all, in this battle, he felt that his army was still a little powerless when facing cavalry.
This is just Xiliang. If it is Beidi, he really doesn't know how to fight.