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"Your Majesty, the ministers are all here."
Qian Ning said respectfully.
The man in the dragon robe in front of him was Zhu Houzhao.
"Call them over."
Zhu Houzhao said lightly.
"Yes, sir!"
Qian Ning nodded.
Soon, the ministers were brought before Zhu Houzhao.
"This lowly subject greets Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!”
All the officials knelt down and bowed, shouting in unison.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was no need to kneel when the monarch and his subjects met.
Usually, one only needed to cup their hands and bow.
Only at the beginning of the court session did they need to kneel down.
"Get up."
Zhu Houzhao said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone stood up one by one.
Many of the ministers looked at the huge cannon formation.
All of them wanted to say something but hesitated.
In reality.
Since the Yongle dynasty, the Franch series of cannons had slowly spread in the Ming Dynasty.
Later, it went through the years of Renzong, Xuan Zong and Chenghua.
The Franky series of cannons had been improved generation after generation.
Cavalry cannons, infantry cannons, muskets, etc.
There were all kinds of firearms.
Big Ming's thermal weapon system was definitely at the top of the world today!
But with so many cannons
The ministers were still dumbfounded.
After all, cannons were considered the most powerful and costly of all firearms.
Where did His Majesty get so many cannons?
"I believe you know why I called you to the firearms shooting range today.”
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.
He pointed at the terrifying artillery group and said,"It's not for anything else. I just want you to come and witness the ceremony of my Ming Dynasty's first artillery unit!"”
The first artillery unit?
The old general from before walked out shakily.
"Your Majesty, I'm stupid. I don't know if this artillery unit... Could it be an army made up of cannons?”
"That's right."
Zhu Houzhao nodded.
As soon as he said this,
The old general almost lost his grip on the wooden board.
He looked at the huge cannon formation.
An inexplicable emotion surged into his heart.
She felt as if her eyes were covered by something.
He was also a vanguard in the army back then, a young general who had fought in the northern border during the Chenghua years.
Although it was now the Zheng De Dynasty and decades had passed since the war, he still remembered the brutality of the war!
"Old minister, congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Great Ming!!!”
In the end, the old general couldn't hold back his tears.
Back then, the Ming Dynasty had just suffered a great loss of vitality, and they were facing the wolf-like Wala and Jurchen.
How aggrieved was that?
If at that time, the Great Ming Army had such a powerful cannon formation.
Those clowns.
How could he provoke Da Ming and dare to bare his teeth with Da Ming?!
"We congratulate Your Majesty and Great Ming!!!”
The rest of the officials also shouted in excitement.
Even civil officials who had never seen cannons before could understand the weight of this.
What kind of terrifying martial strength was this!？
Zhu Houzhao chuckled.
He slowly walked up the slope.
He looked at the 126 cannons.
His memories came back to six months ago.
After he left the chat group, he began to prepare for the upgrade of the ironworks and the construction of the steel casting plant.
There are still many talents in Da Ming.
With the support of technology.
Very soon, the Advanced Iron-Forging Technique and the Intermediate Steel-Forging Technique were completely implemented.
With the appearance of large amounts of high-precision iron, copper, and other metal pieces, the number of metal pieces that could be refined increased.
Steel of various hardness and toughness was also slowly being produced.
This batch of cannons was made of steel that was more resistant to high temperatures and impacts!
Whether it was power or durability.
It was much stronger than the Franky Cannons of the past!
"Your Majesty, the fourth volley of cannons is ready!”
A young general ran over and reported.
"Very good."
Zhu Houzhao pulled out his sword and stabbed it into the ground.
"Let's begin!"
"Yes, sir!"
The general nodded and immediately ran back.
Following the roars of 'prepare' and 'release'…
Hong ~
With a terrifying explosion, the cannon at the front let out a tearing roar.
No one could see what had happened clearly.
He only felt his ears buzzing.
Then, on a small mountain in front of them.
It instantly cracked open, blasting out a huge hole.
Even though they were hundreds of steps apart.
However, they could already see it clearly.
"This power is even greater than ordinary cannons!”
The old general's eyes widened.
However, before the other ministers could praise him, he had already said something.
An even more terrifying explosion erupted.
It resounded through the clouds like thunder.
The silent sky seemed to be completely torn apart at this moment!!!
Countless pitch-black cannonballs shot out from the cannons, shooting into the sky like Houyi's arrows.
The first shot was just to lock onto the target.
The rest was to destroy the target.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless shells landed on the hill.
Accompanied by a shocking explosion, the shells exploded one after another.
Flames shot out in all directions, and smoke and dust rose everywhere.
After the dust settled.
There were no hills left, only potholes and scattered stones.
As for the ministers who were stunned by the terrifying sound.
All of them finally came back to their senses.
They saw the small mountain that had been wiped out alive, and then they saw the roaring cannon formation.
The expression on his face instantly became incomparably excited.
"Divine Punishment! This must be divine punishment!"
"Hahaha, my Great Ming has such a divine weapon. Who else dares to touch my Great Ming's tiger beard?!”
"Long live Your Majesty! Long live Great Ming!"
Everyone was ecstatic.
Many of the old generals had even knelt down with tears streaming down their faces, wailing like ghosts.
The first artillery formation of the Ming Dynasty,
What kind of great undertaking was this?
Now that it had actually appeared in front of them, how could they not go crazy?!
"Your Majesty, I request to fight!"
An old general with a resolute look stood out.
He was filled with tears.
"My Great Ming has such a divine weapon. If we don't go to Liaodong to test its power, wouldn't we be crippling our martial arts?”
"This general is willing to lead troops to attack. If we don't destroy Wala, we won't return!”
His voice was hoarse, but it sounded as if he had landed on the ground.
After seeing these terrifying cannons, he only wanted to fire them.
Use it on those damn Walas!
Big Ming had already lost his dignity for too long!
Once upon a time, Hongwu, Yongle, Renxuan two dynasties.
Those guys on the grassland, who dared to split it with Da Ming?
But what happened after that?
Since the British Emperor.
Chenghua, Hongzhi, and now Zhengde.
Big Ming had already been aggrieved for three generations!!!
Although the border defense was still stable, the Wala would occasionally enter the pass to harass and plunder.
Even female bandits.
He even dared to come to Da Ming to take advantage of him!
How impudent!
How arrogant!
Now!
All the humiliation!
All the grievances!
It was time to wash it off!
"Are you Zhang Ming?"
Zhu Houzhao had some impression of this general.
Zhang Ming was not just anyone.
He was the grandson of the famous general, Zhang Fu.
The famous general Zhang Fu had followed Zhu Di to participate in the Battle of Jingnan in his early years, and was later conferred the title of Duke of England. He was known as the " Fan captured the false king three times and dominated the southwest!"
But later on, Zhang Fu died in the Tumu Fortress because he followed Zhu Qizhen out to battle.
Even though Zhang Ming was not born yet.
But from the stories passed down from his parents, he must have a deep understanding.
His hatred for Wala.
Naturally, it was engraved in his heart!
"This matter must be done, but not now.。”
Zhu Houzhao personally stepped forward and helped Zhang Ming up.
To such an ambitious and loyal general.
He still valued it very much.
Zhu Houzhao patted Zhang Ming's shoulder and glanced at the other ministers.
"Zhen, I still want to bring you to see something.”
"You'll know after you're done.”
"Wala or Jurchen."
"But it's just floating grass and void wood blocking in front of me. The handrail can be swept away!”
At this point.
Zhu Houzhao's eyes also lit up.
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