"The world is mysterious and yellow, the universe is vast and vast..." Li Zhang just returned to the capital and entered his house, and immediately heard a loud reading sound from a yard in the front yard, which made him smile a little. He had long wanted to find a gentleman for his family to teach Douzi and others to study, but first he had no time, and secondly, he couldn't find a suitable person. It was not until this year during the Chinese New Year that news came from his family that he had found a suitable gentleman and that his private school was also established.

Li Zhang walked into the yard and stood in front of the window and looked inside. He saw an old man with white hair and beard inside holding a scroll and was teaching the children below to recite "Thousand Character Text". Douzi, Li'er and other groups of children listened very seriously. Even Xiuxiu sat behind and recited it word by word with the husband.

Seeing these children studying so seriously, Li Zhang couldn't help but smile again, and then quietly exited the yard to avoid disturbing their studies. Speaking of which, these children are not old and have learned from him before, but Li Zhang taught them too well, so they still need to learn some knowledge of this era. For example, Li Zhang had also learned the basics of Confucianism in Zishantang before.

After school, Li'er and the others realized that Li Zhang was back. They all surrounded him happily and kept talking. Li Zhang brought gifts to each of them. When dinner was over, Lu Wu also came back, but Li Yonghe went to Kaocheng County to work. Although Kaocheng County was very close to the capital, it was impossible for him to go home every day, so he usually lived in the county town.

"Go to the battlefield to fight?" Lu Wu said with surprise at this time. After dinner, Li Zhang found him and told him about the Musket Battalion's desire to go to the battlefield. After all, Lu Wu had been to the battlefield before, so Li Zhang wanted to hear his opinion.

"Are you really sure that musket can be used for actual combat?" Lu Wu asked disbelief at this time. Although Li Zhang had talked to him about muskets before, he had never seen the real thing and was still somewhat suspicious of the power of muskets.

"Uncle Wu, you don't have to doubt the power of the musket. I just came back this time and brought you a short gun. Usually, I can carry it with you on my own to defend myself." Li Zhang said as he picked up a box he brought, and then sent it to Lu Wu with both hands.

In the past, muskets needed to be kept confidential, so even if Li Zhang had muskets in his hand, he didn't dare to take them out casually. However, now muskets can be mass-produced and will be used for actual combat immediately. There is no need to keep confidentiality inside, so he prepared a short gun for Lu Wu as a gift.

Lu Wu was not polite either. He took the box and opened it, revealing a short gun inside. Although it was still a flintlock rifle, it was very exquisite and gorgeous. The barrel was much shorter, which would definitely affect the power of the musket. However, this was impossible. After all, the barrel was too long and was inconvenient to carry.

Lu Wu was also very curious about this musket. Li Zhang now taught him how to fill the bullets. As a result, after Lu Wu filled the bullets, he shot directly at his door and fired. Li Zhang couldn't even stop him.

"Bang!" With the sound of a gunshot, Lu Wu shivered in fear, and the bullet naturally missed. Fortunately, it was still hitting the door. If it hit the wall, it might form a jump, and it might accidentally hurt them.

"Why is it so loud?" Lu Wu quickly reacted and asked with shock. After saying that, the uncle came to the door and found that the small projectile that had just been shot was embedded in the wooden board. Thanks to his heavy door, he used good wood, otherwise ordinary wooden boards would definitely be penetrated.

"Uncle Wu, it's better not to shoot in the room in the future, nor to face the wall, otherwise the bullet will bounce back and hurt yourself." Li Zhang waved his hand to disperse the smoke from the room, coughed twice before speaking again.

"Good thing, it's a little troublesome to load, but there's really a lot to do on the battlefield!" Lu Wu said happily as he weighed the musket in his hand. He was a warrior and liked such murderous things. Moreover, this musket looks exquisite and gorgeous, but its power is quite good. I'm afraid that the blind darts can't beat the musket's bullets.

After seeing the power of muskets with his own eyes, Lu Wu also felt a clear mind, especially when he learned that the muskets in the army were stronger than the short guns in his hand, and the range was no worse than that of bows and arrows. Especially the penetration power within the effective range was much stronger than that of bows and arrows. Ordinary iron armor could not block the shooting of bullets, which shocked him even more.

"No wonder you have been staying in the imperial village for a while and never came back. But this musket is indeed worth your efforts. If you can really promote muskets in the army, you might be able to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun one day!" Lu Wu finally exclaimed again. Now he had no doubts about muskets, and even secretly regretted that if the Song army equipped muskets during the Battle of Chanyuan, why would he have signed a humiliating city alliance with the Liao Kingdom?

"Uncle Wu, if the eldest lady agrees to the Musket Battalion go to the border, do you think the Musket Battalion is better to go to Hebei or the Northwest?" Li Zhang asked again at this time. Liu E was not in military affairs. Even if she agreed to set the Musket Battalion go to the border, she probably didn't know where to go. Maybe she would ask Li Zhang for her opinion, so he also had to have a plan in her mind.

Hearing Li Zhang's inquiry, Lu Wu also showed a meditative expression. After a moment, he finally spoke: "If I were to say something, if the Musket Battalion wants to open up the situation as quickly as possible and attract the attention of the court, it is best to go to the northwest, where Dangxiang, Tubo and other forces are mixed, and there are constant conflicts with our Song Dynasty. In contrast, although the Liao army is heading south in Hebei, it is generally concentrated in the autumn harvest. Moreover, after the two signed the alliance, although the private struggle has never stopped, it still maintains a friendly situation on the surface, so even if the Musket Battalion goes to Hebei, it may not be easy to find an opportunity to show its strength."

Li Zhang nodded in agreement when he heard Lu Wu's words. In fact, he also tended to put the musket camp in the northwest, because as far as he knew, although the Dangxiang people have been suppressed by the Song Dynasty, the Dangxiang people are slowly accumulating strength. Now the leader of the Dangxiang people is Li Deming, who is Li Yuanhao's father. When Li Deming dies, it is probably the time when the Dangxiang people rebel. At that time, the Song Dynasty will also experience the biggest strategic mistake in history, which leads to the rise of the Western Xia.
Chapter completed!