Chapter 346 Brothers, clear accounts

"Eighty-eight, since they are all anti-Yuan volunteers, it is also appropriate to help each other. However, as you know, my eldest brother's army has captured Hangzhou. The troops are tight and there is a shortage of weapons, especially Tianque. Even the main troops are not well equipped enough, let alone support friendly troops." Tang He said with a sad face.

"Dingchen, we have been playing since childhood. Don't fool your brothers." Zhou Dexing said, "Mr. Zhang's equipment is advanced, and he has been a man for a long time. Where did he even lack his troops? It's Shixin and other salt sellers, all of whom have a short one.

Tang He said sincerely, "How can I lie to my brothers? Maybe you don't know that there is a serious defect in this day?"

Looking at Tang and the mysterious appearance, the two of them were overjoyed.

After capturing Shixin's group of people, the short fire gun they equipped naturally fell into Zhu Yuanzhang's hands. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately ordered his men to imitate. However, the continuous mechanism was imitated, and the appearance was exactly the same. However, the range was less than one-third of that of the other party, and the accuracy was extremely poor, and it could not reach the other party's water at all. Flat.

This is also the weakness of all craftsmen. They are working hard to study the shape. No one wants to look inside the tube and look for the internal structure of the tube.

Therefore, they charge more and lengthen the manium tube, which has no effect on improving accuracy.

In fact, they can't find a problem. There is another reason. After shooting hundreds of shots, the rifling inside the sump tube will be flattened, so they have to be replaced with a new sump tube. Fortunately, the manufacture of the sump tube has been semi-mechanized, especially the use of steam engines, which has accelerated the manufacture of the sump tube. On the contrary, hand-made has become the most labor-consuming thing.

Shixin's men are as lazy as Shixin. They feel that there will be no big problem in transporting salt. It is enough to have a symbolic fire. The rifling has long been flat and has not been replaced. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's most outstanding craftsmen can't find the reason.

Hearing Tang He's words, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Tang He was about to leak again.

"Although the accuracy of this Tianque is improved, its lifespan is very short. Every other month, we have to replace it with a new batch. Therefore, our manufacturing speed is not as fast as that of consumption, especially when we go south to the Yangtze River, which consumes too much. Some soldiers have begun to be equipped with spears again. My two hundred-man teams have been carefully selected. Other troops have changed their spears for a long time. Tang said in a low voice.

So that's it! I have always thought that Zhang Shicheng's army's firepower was fierce, and it turned out that there was also such a defect! Zhu Yuanzhang understood the god.

"After all, Shixin has caused trouble to everyone, so before coming, the eldest brother asked me to make good compensation to everyone. The eldest brother has explained his things, and he always doesn't listen. Tianque can't afford it. However, if you like it, you can bring some of this kind of things to everyone." Tang He said and took out a guy from his back pocket.

A cylindrical iron pimple, below is a bamboo handle. Zhu Yuanzhang took a look and knew that it was the kind of thing that could explode when he came to him last time: a grenade!

If it hadn't been opened by Zhang Shicheng with accurate shooting last time, I'm afraid I would have come to another world now.

Zhu Yuanzhang still remembers this kind of thing.

"The eldest brother said that this kind of grenade can be given ten boxes. Although we are also quite short of fine iron now, we are still willing to provide 1,000 catties for free to support the battle of the brother troops. As for Tianque, there is really nothing we can do!" Tang He also learned some methods. First, he said half less, and then added it later. Originally, the eldest brother promised two thousand catties, but when he added it later, it also rounded the love between brothers.

"No, no, it's too little." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Brother Shixin brought so much refined salt, which is a very bad example. If it is less, how can I explain it to the people of Yingtianfu? And Tianque, at least give me 200, just leave me your two hundred-person team.

I knew you were going to bargain like this. As the saying goes, brother, settle accounts clearly.

Tang He said with a worried look on his face and said, "Eight, you don't know that my eldest brother governs the army very strictly, especially the army equipped with Tianque. Every soldier is taught that he is in the world, and the dead are dead. If you let them leave the Tianque he is equipped with, it will kill them! Well, I'll risk it. I'll give you an extra 500 catties of fine iron and five boxes of grenades. Oh, I don't know how to punish me when I go back. After saying that, Tang He's face seemed to have been forcibly anniled.

Is the person dead, and the dead are dead? This man is too cruel. It seems that this day is really precious. Zhu Yuanzhang made up his mind. What's the matter? Tianque is what he is determined to get. However, his main purpose is not to get a few Tianque, but Xu Da's assault troops to capture all his bases to make Tianque. At that time, he can build as much as he wants, and he is not in a hurry to do it quickly.

Now, the first task is to delay Tang He and listen to his tone. After fighting a large area of land in the south of the Yangtze River, the combat effectiveness of Zhang Shicheng's army has dropped to a certain extent. If it is true, as he said, all the Tianque should be replaced, and his base has not produced new ones, then his firearms, even if A fire stick can't work, and the army led by Xu Da can definitely defeat the other side with short soldiers.

Zhang Shicheng's army has always been hiding in the trench from afar and firing, rushing to the real knife and gun, almost nothing.

"Since Brother Dingchen insists so much, he will no longer be reluctant to do it that day. However, he has to add 500 catties of fine iron and 15 boxes of grenades." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "We are all fighting against the tars of the Yuan Dynasty. We should support and help each other."

That's 2,000 catties of fine iron and 30 boxes of grenades? There are a lot of grenades, but he didn't say how many there are in a box. At that time, just use some small boxes. Tang He suddenly felt that he had learned a lot from Shixin.

"Well, then I'll try my best to make it happen." Tang He said, "Let me meet the scholars and believe them."

Now that it has been settled, he let go of the big deal, and Tang He felt relaxed for a while.

"Dingchen, don't be so anxious. Look at you. As soon as you come, you start to talk about business. We are all old friends we haven't seen in a few years. Now we are hungry. It's time to have a meal together and have a drink, right? Do you look down on everyone after following Mr. Zhang? Don't even give me this face?" Zhou Dexing said.

"Okay, let's have a drink and talk together." Tang He agreed.

On the ground, a black cockroach is looking for the other half of his life.

Suddenly, a big hand fell from the sky and buckled it upside down on the ground.

"Caught, caught!" A voice shouted.

"Come on, come on, lift it up, I haven't eaten meat for a few days," another drooling sound came from next to it.

The innocent cockroach was picked up by its thighs and leaned against its compound eyes to see several people around it.

This is a group of people with loose hair and untidy clothes. Moreover, it seems that they haven't eaten for a few days, or they haven't eaten meat for a few days. Is their own meat really so fragrant?

Shixin leaned against the wall. It has been more than ten days since he came here, and there has been no news.

Will the eldest brother send someone to save himself? How can Zhu Yuanzhang blackmail his eldest brother? All the question marks have been thought countless times in Shixin's mind.

Looking at his men boringly robbing a cockroach to eat, Shi Xin was a little disdainful.

These days, I only give one meal a day, and it's still a musty rice. These people follow themselves and eat meat almost every day. Now I can't stand being a vegetarian like this. Seeing cockroaches is like seeing pig's feet.

Shixin is not looking forward to giving meat. If he is given a meal of meat and rice that can be full one day, I'm afraid it means that he won't be a starving ghost.

I really took a bad move and caused so much trouble to my eldest brother!

It would be great if there was a way to escape by yourself! Shixin is already thinking about how to escape from here.

"Don't quarrel. If you quarrel again, today's meal will be gone." A guard outside said. Yaruden.

Shi Xin's eyes stared at the string of keys at the waist of the ward. If he could deceive him over and take the key, he might be able to escape.

But where is it outside? Is there anyone to guard? He didn't know this. After all, these people now are unarmed and hungry for several days in a row.

Hearing the voice of the yamen outside, several people inside suddenly lost their voices.

"Here comes the meal!" At this time, the voice of a servant came from outside.

Every day's meals are delivered by a short and ugly old man. Why did you change an old woman today?

"My old man was ill today, so he sent me to the cell to cook." The old woman said, holding the plate and walking inside.

Looking at the trembling old woman, Shi Xin suddenly felt a little familiar.

Put down the plate. It's not rice today. It's a big cake.

Although he just robbed the cockroach, now that the rice has come, Shixin's men still brought the rice first and handed it to Shixin.

Shixin picked up the top cake. Fortunately, there was no cake.

Everyone else also took one, just right.

"I didn't find the rice jar. I made a big cake today." The old woman said, "Eat slowly. There is a lot of sand in the noodles."

Sure enough, a quick-mouthed man bit it down and found that his teeth were cacted.

You have to eat it even if there is sand. It's much better than the moldy rice.

Shi Xin took a bite and suddenly felt as if he had bitten something. He quietly turned his back and spit it out. It was a note. Fortunately, he knew those big words: Hold on, we are trying to save you out.

(to be continued)