“Stay?”
“Mr. Zifang, what brings you here?”
At that moment, Ying Su asked him with a smile!
Zhang Liang bowed to Ying Su and said: “Zhang Liang is willing to serve the Emperor!”
He shouted, dragging his weak body, kneeling and bowing to Ying Su!
As these words came out, Ying Su was pleased.
He couldn't help but feel relieved!
Although he understood that Zhang Liang couldn't possibly be loyal to him now, at least, he shouldn't be seeking death.
And realizing this, Ying Su couldn't help but laugh at his own foolishness at the beginning.
After all, Zhang Liang was the staunch leader against Qin. To have him submit, how could it be so easy?
Did he really think that a few bottles of fine wine, a few delicious meals, and a little bit of courtesy would easily win him over?
Impossible!
Since the fall of Han, since the death of Han Fei, the resistance against Qin had been ingrained in his bones.
To have him pledge allegiance was almost impossible!
But that wasn't what he wanted!
He only wanted him to strategize!
And to have him strategize, the best way was still to threaten!
To threaten him with the Han royal family, the one he cared about most, to let him know that the Han royal family would all die because of him, this was the most effective strategy!
Ying Su felt a sense of relief, and at this moment, he couldn't help but laugh out loud!
And he didn't hide his joy at all. He walked over to Zhang Liang immediately, grabbed his arm and said, “Since Mr. Zifang is not seeking death, then there's no need for the guards to watch you tonight!”
“Mr. Zifang, get a good rest tonight, and I'll come see you again when you're better!”
He finished, then turned and left.
How should I say it?
Even if you knew he couldn't be loyal to you, you still had to try to win him over!
After all, it was a thousand points!
At that moment, Ying Su left!
While Zhang Liang felt a sense of remorse.
He hated himself for actually pledging allegiance to Qin, and he hated Ying Su for being so despicable!
He actually threatened him with the lives of the Han royal family.
What could he do?
He was angry and filled with remorse, but… he was helpless!
Because… Ying Su had guessed right!
He did care about the lives of the Han royal family!
Moreover, he couldn't let the Han royal family die because of him!
“Ah!”
Zhang Liang was in pain, and at that moment, he grabbed the fruit wine that Ying Su had brought him and drank it heavily!
He finished one bottle, then another!
One bottle was empty, then another!
In a short time, the five bottles of fruit wine that Ying Su had brought were all finished by Zhang Liang!
Looking at the empty bottles on the ground, Zhang Liang smacked his lips repeatedly, and actually felt a sense of unfinished business!
Alas!
What a sin!
What a sin!
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After leaving Zhang Liang, Ying Su went straight to the Engineering Office of the Internal Palace!
Why?
Of course, it was to find Cai Lun!
Just yesterday, Cai Lun had sent someone to find him, saying that the smoothbore cannon was ready!
Moreover, using the potassium nitrate scraped from the latrines, they had made five cannonballs.
They had agreed to test fire it today!
“Test fire?”
“Smoothbore cannon?”
On a mountain outside the suburbs of Xianyang City!
There were tents everywhere, densely packed!
This was the training ground where Han Xin was training his troops.
It must be said that Han Xin's training methods were indeed effective!
In just ten days, he had already recruited a new army of 50,000!
Moreover, watching these new recruits, they were actually training well.
Their marching, posture, military salutes, and even their aura were strong!
Fan Kui, Lu Wan, Cao Can, and Xia Hou Ying had also become his deputies.
At this moment, they were all practicing with the new recruits!
When they heard Ying Su say that he was coming to test fire, Han Xin, Lu Wan, and Fan Kui were all stunned!
Fan Kui even asked Ying Su in a gruff voice:
“Your Majesty, what… what is a cannon?”
“What is a cannon?”
Ying Su smiled, and looked towards Cai Lun, who didn't delay, and immediately ordered someone to load the cannonball, then handed a torch to Ying Su!
Ying Su aimed the torch at the fuse!
In an instant, there was a hissing sound!
The next second!
Boom!
A deafening roar echoed through the air.
The sound startled everyone.
But the scene in the distance was even more shocking!
Because… a large crater had appeared on the ground!
“This… this…”
The sight made Fan Kui dumbfounded. He couldn't help but smack his lips in shock: “Good heavens, if someone were standing there, they would be blown to pieces!”
His scalp tingled, but Han Xin's eyes gleamed. He couldn't help but bow to Ying Su: “Your Majesty, how many of these cannons do you have?”
Ying Su knew what he wanted, and he simply smiled: “Don't be impatient. Now is not the time to fight the Xiongnu. There aren't many of these yet. We've only made five!”
“Cannonballs…”
He spoke, looking towards Cai Lun!
Cai Lun bowed and said: “We've scraped all the latrines in Xianyang City, and we've only made fifty cannonballs!”
“If we want to make more cannonballs, we can only find potassium nitrate mines. Otherwise, we'll have to scrape all the latrines in Da Qin!”
“Alas!”
Ying Su sighed!
Han Xin didn't understand the words scraping latrines and potassium nitrate mines, but… he knew that this thing could make cannons. For a while, he bowed to Cai Lun and said:
“Dare I ask, sir, what is potassium nitrate? Can I have a look? I will send out a thousand men to search the whole land for potassium nitrate mines!”
“Without cannons, I estimate that I would need at least 500,000 men to defeat the Xiongnu!”
“But with cannons, at most 200,000!”
“No! 100,000!”
“100,000 men can destroy the main force of the Xiongnu!”
“200,000 men can kill all the Xiongnu soldiers!”
Han Xin's eyes gleamed!
His words, not to mention making Cao Can and Fan Kui's eyes light up, even Ying Su's eyes gleamed!
The Xiongnu!
They had been a major threat throughout the dynasties. Throughout history, only Huo Qubing, who had defeated the Xiongnu, had truly crippled them.
But Han Xin said that he could destroy the Xiongnu, kill all their soldiers!
Just these words were enough to make people excited!
Ying Su was excited, and Cai Lun didn't delay at all. He immediately handed some potassium nitrate to Han Xin.
Han Xin looked at it carefully for a while, then bowed to Cai Lun: “Thank you, sir. I will start looking for this immediately!”
He finished, then ran off excitedly to arrange for people to find the potassium nitrate mines!
While Ying Su just smiled. This military fanatic!
However, Ying Su was looking forward to the moment he went to attack the Xiongnu!
It was hard to imagine what kind of spectacle it would be!
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