The next morning, Xia Jian brought the 5,000 men of the Gun Battalion back to the capital.
These five thousand people included the three hundred craftsmen.
From Noble Consort Feng's secret letter, Xia Jian learned that the Demonic Priest Li Zilong had made the palace a mess. Most of the palace maids, even the noble consorts, had an affair with the Taoist priest Li Zilong had brought into the palace.
As for the eunuchs, they had all been bribed by Li Zilong. Moreover, Noble Consort Feng guessed that this was Wan Zhen 'er's plot. It seemed that she was going to launch a coup!
The three battalions of the capital, the Divine Arms Battalion, the five battalions, and the three thousand battalions seemed to be the people of this Demonic Priest.
The letter also reminded Xia Jian that this Demonic Priest Li Zilong did know some demonic arts!
Xia Jian brought 5,000 musketeers out of the city overnight, which naturally alarmed Xiang Zhong. He hurriedly brought people to chase after them from Guyuan.
It was a big deal for the army supervisor to secretly transfer troops back to the capital. It was even possible to say that he wanted to rebel.
Xiang Zhong was the commander, so he had to stop Xia Jian from returning to the city.
Otherwise, the Imperial Court would be really unlucky if they charged Xia Jian with treason and gave him an accomplice.
Xiang Zhong led his men and whipped his horse, finally catching up.
"Master, that Xiang Zhong is chasing after us with his men. What should we do?”Xu Ren, the commander of the Firearms Battalion, asked.
"What are you panicking for? Just continue on your way!”Xia Jian rode on his horse and pretended not to hear Xiang Zhong's shouts behind him. He continued to walk forward indifferently.
In the end, when Xiang Zhong completely caught up to Xia Jian and blocked the path of Xia Jian's 5,000 men, the troops were forced to stop.
"Eunuch Xia, why did you take away five thousand people from the Firearms Battalion?”Xiang Zhong said with his eyes wide open.
Xia Jian had already asked the 5,000 soldiers to take off their Ming army uniforms and put on ordinary clothes.
"Xiang Zhong, Lord Xiang, this is funny. These 5,000 people are the people of Qingyang City. What does it have to do with me if they want to hurry?”
Indeed, these five thousand people had taken off their uniforms and changed into ordinary clothes. Who could say that they were soldiers?
Deserter? Xia Jian holds the Shangfang Sword and is also the supervisor. If the supervisor says no, what can you do?
"Humph, I don't care what you do, but I won't allow you to take those 5,000 guns back!”Xiang Zhong snorted coldly.
Xiang Zhong had seen the power of those 5,000 flintlocks before. They were extremely shocking and were able to repel the attack of tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry.
Because of their immense power, Xiang Zhong takes them very seriously. This new force is an existence that is even more terrifying than 20,000 cavalry.
Moreover, if Xia Jian were to bring back 5,000 firearms, wouldn't the capital be turned upside down?
"I don't seem to understand what Lord Xiang Zhong is saying, but I can tell you that I have an important mission to return to. If you delay, even ten heads won't be enough to repay!”Xia Jian's tone suddenly changed as he said sternly.
Xiang Zhong did not know what had happened in the capital's Imperial Palace and thought that Xia Jian was scaring him.
"I don't care what mission you have. I didn't receive an imperial edict. Anyway, don't even think about bringing these 5,000 firearms back! Men, search."
"Yes, my lord!"
Xiang Zhong's men began to search Xia Jian's carriage and trailer one by one, but they couldn't find the 5,000 firearms.
"Sir, I found it!"
Xiang Zhong's heart calmed down when he heard this. It was fine as long as he still had 5,000 firearms.
However, when he went over to take a look, he discovered that the dozens of carriages and carts weren't filled with guns at all. Instead, they were filled with some strange things.
For example, there was a small iron block with a hook and handle, and some wood that had been modified by carpenters. How could there be a gun?
If it was a gun, then it would be those pieces of wood. However, this piece of wood was too different from a gun. It was not even as big as a gun, and it was not sharp. It would be good if it could knock someone unconscious, let alone kill them.
Xiang Zhong grabbed the soldier who said that he had found it and said,"Didn't you say you found it? Where's the flintlock?”
"Y-Y-Lord, we only found these!”
Xiang Zhong was so angry that he was about to vomit blood. He pushed the soldier away and walked to Xia Jian with a small piece of iron. He grabbed Xia Jian's collar and asked,"Eunuch Xia, tell me what this is. Where is the gun? Where did you hide the musket?”
Xia Jian didn't get angry. He smiled and held the small piece of iron with a hook in his hand."Do I need to tell you what this is? Don't tell me I have to report to you about the little things I brought to the emperor?”
"As for guns? I just want to ask, these 5,000 firearms, did your Ming Border Guards originally have them?”
Xiang Zhong has neglected this point. The firearms of the border guards of the Ming Dynasty have not been purchased for decades. Many of the firearms inside have long been unusable. Moreover, the appearance of those muskets was completely different from those 5,000 flintlocks.
In other words, these 5,000 firearms were made by Xia Jian. Originally, the Ming border guards did not have these firearms.
"You brought this to the emperor? Do you think I'm retarded?" Xiang Zhong said.
"I can't guarantee that. Maybe those concubines in the harem like these strange things!”
"I'll count to three. You better let go of me, or else my Shang Fang Sword will chop off your arm!”
"You dare?" Xiang Zhong shouted angrily.
“3、2、1！”
Just as Xia Jian shouted for the last second, Xiang Zhong finally chose to let go of him.
After all, this guy was a fearless person. In the Great Ming Country, he probably didn't dare to kill anyone other than the Transformation Monarch.
Seeing Xiang Zhong let go, Xia Jian shook his head and smiled. He said indifferently,""Coward!"
"You!" Xiang Zhong's old face flushed red with anger. When had he ever suffered such humiliation?
"You... you... What do you mean you? Hurry up and get your people to scram, or don't blame me for falling out with you!”Xia Jian's expression changed, and he suddenly became very domineering.
After all, he had the Shang Fang Sword in his hands. Other than the Emperor, who would dare to provoke him?
Under Xia Jian's imposing manner, Xiang Zhong finally chose to back down.
Xia Jian patted Xiang Zhong's shoulder, then swaggered into the carriage and continued to rush in the direction of the capital.
"Milord, are we just going to let that eunuch go?”The deputy general stood beside Xiang Zhong and asked.
"Not letting him go? You dare to stop him? He has the Shang Fang Sword. I don't want to become Deputy General Zhao, a one-armed general!”
After Xiang Zhong finished speaking, he left angrily. However, he didn't lose out either. At that time, he would say that he captured this child alive and had nothing to do with Xia Jian.
Who asked Xia Jian to run away at this time? If he was in a bad mood, he could even impeach him for fleeing!
The 5,000 men led by Xia Jian gradually left Qingyang City. After a long time, seeing that no one was chasing after them, Xia Jian ordered his men to take out the gun barrels hidden under their clothes.
Ancient clothes were very loose. If one hid a gun barrel that was not very long, under normal circumstances, no one would notice it if they did not look carefully.
As for the wood in the carriage, there were iron pieces such as handles, hooks, and so on. Those were the gun parts such as the butt, bolt, and trigger.
The ancients didn't know that these things were nothing when they were separated. When they were combined, they were a powerful gun.
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