Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 366 Recovering Shangjun

When talking about attacking Shangjun, the new army soldiers showed no fear.

When they came to fight, each soldier was equipped with 500 rounds of bullets, which was sufficient ammunition.

However, the situation of the Zuo Wuwei led by Rong Yao was not so optimistic.

When they attacked Yanzhou earlier, they fired at full force, consuming a huge amount of ammunition. Now, for the attack on Shangjun, they really had no confidence that they could guarantee sufficient ammunition.

Although mortar shells are universal, the new army can spare some.

"You can use the captured gunpowder to load bullets. Do you have any ignitions with you?" Shan Ning asked Rong Yu with concern.

"We didn't think about these issues at all when we came out. Kyoto has a reserve of fire starters, but we didn't bring any with us when we marched." Rong Yao answered helplessly.

Seeing Rong Yu's answer, Danning was helpless and could only sigh and say, "Use it sparingly later. Don't shoot without reason."

Things have come to this point, and this is the only way. Rong Yu knows that the new army has done its best to help.

In accordance with Yan Ruxiang's order, Shi Yongzhi left 20,000 people in Yanzhou to maintain daily affairs, and the rest of the troops followed the army towards Shangjun.

Shi Yongzhi knew that the so-called staying to maintain daily life was actually an opportunity to take the captured cannons and small-caliber shotguns for himself.

During the days of rest, Shi Yongzhi and his men took great pains to curry favor with Ma Damao, Cao Yiba and others from the new army.

He tried his best, and finally learned how to operate the cannons from Liang State and Zhao Hong.

However, when heading to Shangjun, these cannons were too heavy to be taken with them for use, so they had to be left in Yanzhou for defending the city.

On the third day after leaving Yanzhou, a tall and majestic city wall slowly came into the sight of Shi Yongzhi and others.

As an important city for defending against foreign invaders, Shangjun was built taller and had much thicker walls than Yanzhou.

Conikoda in the city had already learned from the generals who had escaped that the military weapons brought by Yan Ruxiang were incredibly powerful, and a sense of fear inexplicably surged in his heart.

When he heard that the army was coming, he quickly raised the white flag and tried to ask for peace.

"What bullshit peace talks? If you can't win, just use this trick. I won't give him this chance." The outspoken Ma Damo couldn't help but start talking nonsense again.

Similarly, he was glared back at by Danning again.

As the general representing the Qin army, Shi Yongzhi has the most say here.

"There's no need to negotiate peace. As our general said, if you can't win, you're resorting to this tactic. We definitely don't agree. Either surrender, or..."

Shi Yongzhi cast a vicious look at the envoys who came to negotiate peace, as if to say, if you don't surrender, I will kill you all without leaving a single survivor.

The messenger was frightened by Shi Yongzhi's eyes and trembled all over, and hurried back to report.

That night, Conicoda chose to abandon the city and flee.

The army successfully took over Shangjun. The artillery workshop was still there, but all the craftsmen were gone. Everything that could be taken away was swept away by the Liang people.

When Yan Ruxiang heard the news, he gave Ma Biao a meaningful smile.

"Is there anything wrong?" Ma Biao asked doubtfully.

"The Liang army fled, leaving behind a mess. My troops are obviously not strong enough to guard this place." Yan Ruxiang said with anticipation in his eyes.

In terms of IQ, Ma Biao is indeed slightly inferior to Dan Ning.

He handed over his two regiments to Shan Ning, and followed Yan Ruxiang.

"I can't do anything about what you said. This is the fiefdom of the King of Qin. We have no say in any matters." Ma Biao said helplessly.

"Can you stay and help defend Shangjun?" Yan Ruxiang was still unwilling and asked tentatively again.

"We are not the imperial army, but we are under the command of Prince Consort Zhao Sheng. I can only answer you after asking you about this matter."

Ma Biao knew very well that this matter was of great importance and he could not make a decision on his own, so he could only tell the truth.

"That's easy. Just write a letter and I'll have a messenger deliver it to Dingzhou, and have your Prince Consort of Dingzhou County give you a reply."

"This..., let General Yan write it. The letter I wrote may not be able to clearly express the general's meaning." Ma Biao looked embarrassed.

Yan Ruxiang seemed to recall something, and stroking his beard, he said, "That's easy. I'll write it."

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A few days later, Zhao Sheng received a letter from Yan Ruxiang. The letter was very simple and clear. In addition to requesting assistance in defending Shangjun, it also implicitly expressed his desire for new weapons.

Zhao Sheng knew that some things were easy to imitate, but some were difficult.

Therefore, in his reply, he introduced to Yan Ruxiang in detail the principles of the cannons produced in Bingzhou, Liangguo and other places, and also pointed out that guns are not something that can be easily purchased with money.

This involves a secret agreement with the emperor, and many details cannot be made public.

However, Mr. Zhao was willing to provide the method of making grenades and explosive packs, and was willing to provide detonator fuses.

Zhao Sheng did not introduce some things in too much detail. Anyway, he had already started integrated production. Even if it was cracked, it would be difficult to figure out the key in a short period of time.

What's more, he has more powerful and convenient weapons in the future, and he firmly believes that he can defeat these relatively backward weapons.

If you support a local lord, you must seek corresponding rewards.

Shangjun is rich in resources and has many rare minerals.

Among them, resources such as copper, iron, manganese, and aluminum are almost everywhere, but have not yet been fully discovered.

Some people say that the modern industrial revolution was caused by the birth of rubber and gasoline, which triggered large-scale industrial production.

As a person from the future, Zhao Sheng firmly believed that he could achieve a qualitative breakthrough in the industrial field.

Steam engines and gas-fired internal combustion engines were the important products that Zhao Sheng planned to produce.

He was determined to take alloy technology to a whole new level.

However, the production of all these products depends on the acquisition and deep processing of raw materials.

In his reply to Ma Biao, Zhao Sheng ordered Ma Biao to lead his troops back, while Shan Ning's army remained in Shangjun.

Meanwhile, Zhao Sheng convened a meeting of several families. Construction of the expressway to Shangjun would begin at Shizhou.

The Wang family is still not allowed to participate in the investment this time, and the reason is very simple.

When the Lu family mutinied, the Wang family had an ambiguous attitude and even supported them behind the scenes.

This kind of double-minded behavior not only made the major families ashamed, but also made Zhao Sheng wary of it.

In this world, there is no group that is forever stable and unchanging. Only interests can bring people together more closely.

The commercial trend in Qin was shifting northward, a change that greatly displeased the Sima family, as the opening of the Shangjun Road meant that Chang'an would no longer be the end point of the commercial route.

Shangjun is about to become a brand new economic beginning.