Chapter 994 Ji Zi Juan is finally here
When the tide of cavalry began to appear on the horizon, Feng Ziying stood on the top of the city and looked over, her palms slightly moist.
After all, this is the first time to experience such a head-on confrontation. The Mongols are coming fiercely, and Qian'an City is the first to bear the brunt. This battle will determine the fate of many people.
Feng Ziying knew that this battle was inevitable when he received detailed reports and scout reports from all parties.
The Mongols broke through from the mouth of the river, and the three forts were breached in one day and night. The Mongols immediately organized a large number of manpower to destroy the border walls, and even used gunpowder to blast them, opening three places overnight. The gap allowed the Mongolian army to advance in at a long distance.
The neighboring Tiemen Pass and Lengkou Pass were constantly alerted, but the Mongols bypassed these two key passes and entered from behind, then launched an attack on Lengkou Pass.
The alarm received by the border wall was quickly passed to the Jianchang Battalion, which was deployed on the second line. The Jianchang Battalion, together with the Taiping Battalion, fought fiercely with the five Inner Khalkha cavalry in the Liujiakou area, and both sides suffered heavy losses.
However, it is obvious that the main force of the Ji Zhen Army was not on this line. When the Ji Zhen Army retreated westward, the Mongolian Army did not follow the westward advance. Instead, the main force went straight southwest along the Qinglong River and attacked Qian'an. The troops stationed on the banks of the Qinglong River to guard against dangers coming from the east.
According to the scouts' reports, the main force of the Mongolian army going south was about 40,000 people. Whether it was the breakthrough on the border wall or the engagement with the Jianchang Camp and the Taiping Camp, they did not have too much impact on it. Big threat.
The entire Qian'an County only has about 100,000 people, and the people who fled into Qian'an County plus the soldiers who defended the city are only 70,000 or 80,000. But now they have to face the attack of more than half of the Mongolian army. The pressure can be imagined. .
"Sir,..." Feng Ziying handed the telescope in her hand to You Shiren, who was looking nervous, before he could speak.
This is a telescope made of two lenses made of ground glass. The principle is actually very simple, but the key is that the quality of the glass is very high, and the grinding process is also very demanding. Feng Ziying asked for it very early. Zhuang Limin imported Dutch lenses from Europe. Various concave and convex lenses were imported and then superimposed. A convex lens was used for the objective lens and a concave lens for the eyepiece. A tubular object was selected for distance testing, adjustment and installation to obtain a telescope.
Because the lenses imported from Europe were intermittent and some of the effects were not good, Feng Ziying had assembled about seven telescopes for this purpose by the time of the war. She kept it secret and only sent four to her father and kept three for herself. , left one to Huang Degong, one to Zuo Liangyu in Qian'an City, and one in his own hand.
You Shiren was also shocked by what he saw in the telescope. Although it could not be said to be meticulous, it could basically be seen at a glance.
With the adjustment of the lens, the distance and distance are increased, and the direction is moved, basically everything can be brought into the line of sight. This is almost a decisive victory from thousands of miles away. No wonder it is called a telescope.
After a long time, the traveler Rencai put down his telescope.
Feng Ziying handed it to Hou Chengzu next to him. Hou Chengzu was even more shocked after using it. He thought that this kind of instrument was used on ships at sea, and its power was almost as powerful as a ten-meter type artillery!
“Ziying,…”
Feng Ziying waved her hand to stop Hou Chengzu's trembling lips, "Let's talk about it after the war. I know how powerful this thing is, but it has been widely used in Europe a few years ago. The red-haired fan was the first to be used on ships, but they tried to restrict others from using it. But the principle is not complicated, so I made it after a little trial and error.”
"Sir, do you know..." Hou Chengzu also wanted to remind him of the power of this thing.
"Of course I know, but how to make the most perfect telescope is also quite complicated. Although it is difficult for us to limit the spread of this kind of thing, we should still try our best to prevent such objects from being learned by the enemy, right? ?" Feng Ziying said calmly.
Hou Chengzu thought so deeply.
Busia Mara, who was standing aside, watched curiously as the iron pipe-like object took turns on several people. They placed it in front of their eyes, facing forward, and kept moving, as if they were performing some kind of prayer ceremony. , which made her very curious.
She had the impression that this guy didn't believe in any gods and Buddhas, and he didn't care about the shamans in his tribe. This was what made Busiyamala most at ease. Otherwise, if this guy also believed in something..." If she said, "If you can prosper the world, you can destroy the world", if you want to get yourself, then she really doesn't know what to do.
However, seeing this group of people praying over and over with this "ritual", Busia Mara became a little impatient. This was too pious and sincere. The war was about to break out, and this kind of prayer to gods and Buddhas alone could defeat the enemy. Win the Mongols?
Noticing the displeasure on the face of Busia Mara next to her, Feng Ziying knew that this bumpkin didn't know what this thing was.
However, don’t call Bushiya Mara a country bumpkin. None of the people here have just come into contact with this telescope. Aren’t they all shocked and inexplicable?
However, Feng Ziying knew that once this thing started to be used in front of others, it would be difficult to keep it a secret. Busia Mara was by his side and they would have to fight side by side for a while in the future. How could he hide it from the other party?
So he simply handed the telescope to the other party generously: "Let's take a look."
Bushia Mara inexplicably took the tube-shaped object handed over by Feng Ziying and placed it in front of her eyes. She looked closely and saw that there seemed to be some blurry scenery inside. She was slightly startled. Then she took a closer look and was subconsciously startled.
The galloping war horses in the distance, the ferocious beast-faced armor, and the waving flag suddenly appeared in front of me, lifelike, as if they were in front of me.
"Ah?!" Busia Mara couldn't help but screamed, and she took a step back suddenly. She almost threw away the telescope in her hand. Her eyes suddenly left the lens hole, and when she looked around, she realized that several people were there. Looking at herself with a half-smiling look, Busia Mara's face suddenly became hot.
What kind of witchcraft and secret technique is this? Bushiya Mara's heart turned sharply. With such an ability that could be seen so close and thousands of miles away, it was enough to change the entire situation of the war. How could Dazhou have such magical skills?
Bushiyamala took a deep breath, put the mirror in front of her eyes again, and looked at it.
With a small lateral movement, various situations on the horizon to the north of Qian'an City slowly came into view. They were so clearly visible that even the gestures and movements of some people gesticulating there could be clearly seen.
Busia Mara noticed that Feng Ziying seemed to be twisting the tube with both hands just now when she was looking at it. She also tried to follow suit. Sure enough, the tube could be rotated, and the scene in the mirror hole also changed accordingly, and suddenly it was zoomed in. Suddenly zoom out, but after reaching a certain point, you can no longer move, and the mirror will become blurry.
But even so, Busia Mara couldn't help but her chest was pounding. She even had an impulse to take this object and run away, taking it back to her clan. Of course, this impulse only lasted a moment. , was quickly suppressed. Since people dared to show it to me, they didn't worry about having any evil intentions.
“Busiya Mara, does it look good?” Feng Ziying smiled.
“It looks good.” Bushiyamala took a deep breath.
“Do you want it?” Feng Ziying asked again with a smile, as if she was asking a little girl with a lollipop.
"Of course." Bushiyamala was shocked, and a strange light flashed in her eyes, "Is it okay, sir?"
"Of course." Feng Ziying smiled faintly, "But it's definitely not now..."
“Do you want to see how our Yehe tribe performs in this battle?” Bushiya Mara understood.
"This is just one factor..." Feng Ziying shook her head, "Without this thing, wouldn't your Ye He tribe be willing to fight hard? I have said that the fate of Ye He tribe is actually tied to Dazhou Yes, you can neither surrender to the Mongols nor coexist with the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Who else can protect you except Zhou?"
Bushiyamala was silent. It was obvious that her mind was not on these issues at this time. She just wanted to get the thing in her hand.
Feng Ziying naturally understood what the other party was thinking, "Okay, this thing is not as mysterious as you think, and there is no need to learn anything, but it is not easy to make, but I can provide a few for Ye Hebu."
“Sir, you have nothing to say?!” Bushiyamala became energetic and looked directly at the other party.
"A few telescopes are not enough to make Feng break his promise, right?" Feng Ziying smiled proudly, and Busia Mara's mood was also uplifted.
Telescope? Only then did Bushiya Mara know the name of this thing, but she felt that it really matched the literal meaning. It was really close to a thousand miles away, but the military significance of this thing was too important. Bushiya Mara didn't believe that the other party would not see it. out.
If you can give it to Ye Hebe, it means you really regard Ye Hebe as an ally, which is even more significant than dozens of firecrackers.
"Okay, sir, in this case, Yehebe will naturally show our sincerity. Please see the performance of our Yehebe warriors." Bushiya Mara also nodded and said in a deep voice: "Definitely not. It will disappoint adults.”
"Okay, then we'll just wait for the good news." Feng Ziying didn't waste any time, and looked back at the battlefield in front of her, "Kunshan!"
Zuo Liangyu, who came quickly from the other side of the city wall, cupped his fists and saluted, "My subordinate is here!"
“Let us teach the Mongols a lesson in this battle and let them understand that war is no longer what they imagined!” Feng Ziying stood with her hands behind her back, her tall figure looking particularly deep and majestic on the top of the city.
(End of this chapter)