Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 1156

"Before Wei Wu appeared, Ming Dynasty firearms were already invincible. This is why the Yuan Dynasty retreated to the desert."

"And Wei Wu, his appearance made Ming Dynasty firearms even more terrifying. You've seen steam engines and rifled flintlocks, haven't you?"

Tian Baonu could not refute what Yao Guangxiao said. He had indeed seen these two things in real life and was greatly shocked.

It was precisely because of these two things that Yao Guangxiao was valued by his father and was granted the position of national teacher.

Therefore, when Yao Guangxiao said that only Wei Wu had the means to make the heavenly fire fall from the sky, he believed it in his heart.

Seeing that Tianbaonu didn't speak, Yao Guangxiao spoke again:

"Wei Wu was a man who would never give up until he achieved his goal. He hated the Japanese pirates so much that he advised Zhu Yuanzhang several times to attack Japan."

"It can be said that Japan's current situation is entirely due to his own efforts, but even so, he still has to do it himself."

"My Northern Yuan has always been considered a serious threat by the Ming Dynasty. Since Wei Wu has taken action, it must be more than just to kill Your Majesty."

Having said that, Yao Guangxiao suddenly paused, as if to give Tianbaonu time to digest.

After a long while, he continued:

"If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you might as well think about why the Khan's throne remained vacant for a year and a half after His Majesty's accident."

"As the Crown Prince, you should have inherited the Khanate directly if something happened to His Majesty. Your Highness Dibaonu would not have been able to compete for it."

"But the fact is that you and His Highness Dibaonu have been fighting for a year and a half, and every time one side has the upper hand, something bad will happen."

"From this, we can infer that besides you and His Highness Di Baonu, there is another force hiding in the dark, deliberately causing trouble."

Tian Baonu frowned slightly, but he had to admit that everything Yao Guangxiao said was right.

After a moment of silence, Tian Baonu looked at Yao Guangxiao again and slowly asked:

"As you said, what is Wei Wu's purpose? Is it just to cause civil unrest in us?"

Hearing this, Yao Guangxiao nodded first, but then shook his head again and said:

"He's not just trying to cause internal strife among us, but using our internal strife to buy time for the Ming Dynasty to develop. He knows what we want to do."

"Although I have been contacting the surrounding small countries to win allies for us, I have never relaxed my efforts in obtaining information about the Ming Dynasty."

"I got the news that Wei Wu hasn't been seen since Zhu Biao returned to the capital. He hasn't even been to the Academy of Science and Technology."

"And since things that don't make sense keep happening in Helin City, I'm sure Wei Wu must be here, but he's hiding too deep."

In fact, there was one thing Yao Guangxiao didn't say, that is, the news he received was not just that Wei Wu did not show up.

In addition, 80 percent of the garrisons across the Ming Dynasty have completed their weapon replacements, and are now all equipped with new firearms.

He was very curious about this new type of firearm and tried to get someone to make one, but unfortunately, he failed.

The Ming Dynasty kept a very close eye on this new type of firearm, and implemented all kinds of preventive measures flawlessly, but he was not in the Ming Dynasty.

So until now, Yao Guangxiao only has a vague understanding of this new type of firearm, no, it should be said that he only knows the basics.

At present, he only knows that this new type of firearm is not afraid of rain and can be used even when it rains heavily.

But he had no idea about information such as range, rate of fire, power and ammunition capacity.

The key point is that even if there is some information about the new firearms, he cannot tell it in front of Tian Baonu.

Otherwise, if the Northern Yuan heard about the new firearms and finally chose to retreat after weighing the pros and cons, then his year and a half would have been in vain.

Yao Guangxiao knew better than anyone that he didn't have much time and this was his only chance.

Judging from the current development of the Ming Dynasty, it will surely usher in a prosperous era in the near future, as can be seen from the equalization of land tax and tax.

The longer the time goes, the stronger the Ming Dynasty will become. By that time, the Northern Yuan Dynasty will no longer pose any threat to the Ming Dynasty.

Once the Ming Dynasty launched an army to the north to attack and the Northern Yuan Dynasty was defeated, there would be no other forces in the surrounding area that could pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty.

So no matter what, he must seize this opportunity this time to promote the multinational coalition to collectively declare war on the Ming Dynasty.

In Yao Guangxiao's mind, no matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty's new firearms were, it would be impossible to withstand the invasion of so many countries.

But if that possibility really happened, Yao Guangxiao would have to accept his fate and realize that he was not capable enough to slay the dragon of the Ming Dynasty.

If you lose, you lose. Then you can retire to the mountains and become a monk under an assumed name until you die of old age!

In fact, Yao Guangxiao is a person who can be open-minded. He doesn't care about fame and fortune when he wins, and he can let it go when he loses.

To put it bluntly, although he caused chaos in the Ming Dynasty under the pretext of revenge for the Kong family, he actually knew it best in his heart.

His biggest goal was to verify what he had learned and to find out whether he had the ability to change the world.

However, what Yao Guangxiao did not know was that he thought he could succeed by uniting multiple countries, but he did not know that the changes of the times far exceeded his cognition.

Under Wei Wu's leadership, the weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty are no longer enough for the enemy to defeat by sheer numbers.

For example, in the Battle of Baliqiao between the British and French Allied Forces and the Qing Army, the British and French Allied Forces used the Field P1853 muzzle-loading rifle.

The Qing army, on the other hand, had tens of thousands of cavalry. After a fierce battle, the Anglo-French forces suffered only five casualties.

This is just a muzzle-loading rifle, but the Ming soldiers are now using Mauser rifles that use metal fixed bullets.

Not to mention other differences, just in terms of firing rate, the Mauser rifle is more than three times that of the Field P1853.

Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty had more powerful mortars, and the outcome of the war was actually doomed from the beginning.

It’s a pity that Yao Guangxiao didn’t know all this. Of course, even if he knew, he would probably still push for this war.

He definitely won't give up unless he really tries, but the most important thing now is to deal with Wei Wu first.

On the other hand, after listening to Yao Guangxiao's speculation about Wei Wu, Tian Baonu also felt that it made sense.

However, for Tianbaonu, Wei Wu was not the most important issue. He cared more about his own interests.

So after Yao Guangxiao finished speaking, he stared at Yao Guangxiao and said:

"It was because you said we shouldn't waste our national strength and that Wei Wu could help me ascend to the throne of the Great Khan that I was willing to cooperate with you and make concessions."

"He will inherit the Khanate in a month, but you only have ten days. If you don't fulfill your promise by then..."

Although Tianbaonu didn't finish his words, the cold light in his eyes said it all.