Chapter 1448
Siege, Alternatives [2]
Chapter 1448 Siege, Alternatives [2]
Clang!
The charlatan prince couldn't understand it, so he angrily smashed a semi-circular iron ring.
The enemy soldiers inside the imperial tent were so shocked that they all knelt down, while the second, fifth, and sixth princes bowed deeply, their faces almost touching the ground.
"Your Highness, please calm down. Don't be angry over the lowly Liangwei. Liangwei belongs to our Divine Protectorate of the Eastern Desert. Liangwei won't be arrogant for long. The great cause of destroying Wei will surely be accomplished!"
The enemy troops cursed the Great Wei together, venting their anger.
"Summon Master Nu," the eldest prince ordered.
Not long after, the slave craftsman, who came from the east, crawled into the imperial tent on his knees.
After a series of obsequious greetings, the eldest prince asked him, "If the grain supply increases the length of firearms and adds this iron tube to the bottom of each gunpowder cartridge, would each additional gunpowder cartridge increase the range significantly?"
Master Nu hurriedly went to study the remains of the weapon... In fact, he had been studying it for some time, but he had not been able to recreate it.
However, the old craftsmen all know that when the bottom of a sealed item burns and explodes, it will increase the thrust.
This principle is based on the old method of hiding a sharp object in a pine oil cupping jar, so that the sharp object will explode when the jar bursts open.
"Your Highness, it does increase thrust, but it's not an infinitely cumulative effect. It depends on how much weight the projectile can throw."
The projectile refers to the iron-barreled cannon vehicle.
“If long objects are too heavy, there is a risk of them falling or missing the target during flight, making them difficult to control… Therefore, Liang Wei can only make a maximum of three gunpowder packs. Any more than that, and the weight will affect the range and accuracy.”
"The gods protect the Eastern Desert." The eldest prince performed another scene.
Upon hearing this, the enemy soldiers automatically understood: "The gods protect the Eastern Desert. Even if the lowly Wei tribe steals the powerful weapons, they cannot improve them without divine guidance and use them to harm our Eastern Desert heroes!"
Help! They're such good at making things up!
"Go back."
Upon hearing this, the master craftsman felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He kowtowed in gratitude and then left the imperial tent on his knees.
After the servant left, a brief silence fell over the imperial tent.
"Divine Envoy, leader of the war effort, you have been to the heartland of Liangwei, met with the Liangwei Jiang, and know the Qin family. Tell the heroes about their weaknesses so that they can avenge themselves," the eldest prince asked the Rong royal family.
After bowing and nodding, Rong Huangzu began to recount what he knew about the Jiang and Qin families when he was in Wei.
The Sixth Prince, emboldened by his favor with the Emperor, grew impatient and interrupted directly: "The matter of Liang Weijiang and the Poisonous Woman Qin was already reported to the Emperor by the Fourth Prince and Chief Rong when they returned to the Royal Court. It's been said countless times already. Is there any need to repeat it? It's just a waste of time!"
The spies from the Eastern Desert had been lurking in the Great Wei for many years and had obtained a great deal of intelligence.
The Fourth Prince and the Rong royal family had met Liang Weijiang before... but because of their different appearances, they all covered their faces. Jiang Dalang had only seen their eyes and still did not know who they were.
But Jiang Dalang was naturally perceptive, so he knew very well that there were many leaders of the Red Feather spies who had infiltrated the Great Wei.
It seems there's one in Fenfang Courtyard, one in the bandit stronghold on the mountaintop, and one in Azu Old Village, and none of them are the same person.
The Sixth Prince continued his blunt questioning: "Your Highness, there's really no need to repeat this information over and over again. The actual grain supply is completely different from what's in the intelligence reports."
"Now, our army has lost three princes and dozens of generals in a single day, and we are forced to retreat due to the range of our weapons. What should we do next? I urge the powerful Crown Prince to give us his advice immediately!" Stop spouting useless intelligence.
And don't you have supernatural powers?
Why don't you go and ask a god for a good idea?
If you can't summon a useful divine revelation, then your supernatural powers are fake. In that case, I, who am favored, must compete for the position of the prince with supernatural powers and the future emperor of the Eastern Desert!
See, the enemy forces are so disunited; they can fall apart at the slightest conflict.
Upon hearing this, the First Prince, with supernatural powers, glanced at the Sixth Prince, his eyes gleaming with greed, wishing he could roast him alive.
"Sixth Prince, what's the rush? Wait a little longer, the Divine Physician is almost here." The First Prince's words startled all the enemy soldiers present. They hurriedly asked, "The Divine Physician is coming? Is this true?!"
"Your Highness, please calm down. We are not questioning you, we are just too agitated." After saying this, the Second Prince cautiously asked, "Your Highness, may we stay and meet the Divine Physician?"
The reason why Dongmo was able to rise was entirely due to the divinely bestowed medical master clan... This clan was originally just an ordinary citizen of Dongmo, but in the last five generations, they developed powerful poisons.
Using various poisons, they helped the Eastern Desert expand its territory layer by layer; they also used poisons to help the Eastern Desert Emperor tame the various tribes and win their hearts.
Twelve years ago, the eldest prince was a sickly prince, and the word "supernatural power" was not yet in his title.
But after the divine physician cured his illness, he also opened his heavenly aperture, giving him supernatural powers.
The god also said that the eldest prince was related to the divine physician in his previous life, which is why he was able to receive the physician's help, recover from his illness, and gain supernatural powers. The god then arranged for the eldest prince to become godparents of the divine physician to fulfill their past life bond.
The divinely appointed physician became the eldest prince's maternal grandfather, so the eldest prince now has two powerful maternal clans!
Damn it, the Second Prince was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred. If he could become the god-grandson of the Divine Physician, he might also be able to open his Heavenly Aperture with secret techniques, gain supernatural powers, and become the Divine Prince and heir to the throne!
Opening the Heavenly Aperture?
How do I open it?
Shall I smash a hole in your forehead?
That's enough, stop being so superstitious.
Thump thump thump, thump thump thump!
Strange war drums sounded loudly, and the eldest prince's royal guards shouted: "The divinely bestowed physician has arrived! No princes in line, kneel to welcome him!"
Its status is really high; even the Rong royal family has to kneel to greet it... This thing is also very dissatisfied with kneeling and wants to seize the throne.
"Grandson pays respects to his maternal grandfather, the divinely bestowed physician!" The eldest prince personally came out of the imperial tent to greet him.
The divinely appointed healer, dressed in loose red robes, was supported by four divine disciples and great physicians as he walked shakily toward the imperial tent.
Well, I don't know if it's because I'm getting old or because I've been using drugs too much, but I'm almost dying from the poison.
In short, the Rong royal family members looked at this old man and felt that he was about to die, but they dared not show it on their faces and knelt very respectfully.
"The Second Prince pays respects to the Divine Physician. May the Divine Physician live ten thousand years and create new miraculous poisons!" The Second Prince really wanted this useful relative, so he kept flattering him.
The phrase "May you live ten thousand years" can be used to describe a divinely ordained healer.
Upon hearing this, the old man, the divinely gifted physician, glanced at the Second Prince, a hint of disdain flashing in his old eyes... Ha, do you think I don't know what you're thinking?
Do you think I'll help you?
If even an outsider would help me, why would I have bothered to eliminate the former eldest prince?
Help! What shocking gossip is this?!
The people of Dongmo always wore their faces covered, which allowed the divinely appointed healer to take advantage of the situation and put his own grandson on the throne.
The Eastern Desert Emperor also helped, simply because he disliked the previous eldest prince and feared that he would be eliminated by the already grown-up eldest prince before he even died of old age.
In order to remain the Emperor of Dongmo for a longer period of time, he conspired with the Divine Physician to kill the previous eldest prince and put an illegitimate son in the position of eldest prince.
They also created hype, claiming that the substitute prince possessed supernatural powers.
Through a series of efforts, the eldest prince with supernatural powers has reached his current position.
Well, the Eastern Desert has a whole host of problems, yet it still dares to launch an expedition against the Great Wei. It's really stubborn of them.
However, the Emperor of Dongmo believed that as long as the eldest prince of the Divine Power made great contributions to the destruction of Wei, even if the identity of the substitute was exposed, the maternal clan of the real eldest prince would not be able to do anything to the eldest prince of the Divine Power.
Its wings have grown strong enough that it can hardly move anymore.