Chapter 151: Open treasure chests! Various technological items! For future technology

Even in the bloody battlefield of siege and slaughter, Zhu Ying still reserved some of his own strength.

If he were to reveal his full strength, the scene would be too terrifying.

Just in terms of speed, with one step he took, ordinary people would find it hard to see his back; that was already non-human and beyond imagination.

After all, Zhu Ying still needs to rely on the great tree that is Great Ming to absorb nutrients and develop and grow.

Therefore, some edges should be hidden; in this complex situation, accurately obtaining what he needs is the royal way of survival and development.

"Then General Zhu is perhaps truly naturally gifted!" Guo Ying was full of emotion and couldn't help but praise.

The fact is indeed so; the degree of Zhu Ying's fierce bravery is such that using "naturally gifted" to describe it seems a bit inadequate, and it seems that no other more appropriate word can be found to describe it.

And on the side, Zhu Di's gaze was deep, staring meaningfully at Zhu Ying; deep in his eyes, the dread of Zhu Ying was growing, and it had reached an indescribable degree.

"In one day, he actually killed more than one thousand five hundred armored Yuan troops and charged at the very front of the team, facing the most fierce offensive of the Yuan army."

Zhu Di pondered secretly in his heart: "If I really want to deal with him, what kind of means must I use to have a chance of putting him to death?"

At this very moment, Zhu Di's heart was filled with shock and dread; in his eyes, Zhu Ying had long transcended the category of ordinary people.

Dread!

Worry!

At this moment, Zhu Di's heart was exactly like this.

"Haha." Li Jinglong laughed loudly and said loudly: "General Zhu is indeed a god-man!"

"In the past, Xiang Yu, the Western Chu Overlord, was invincible and left a heavy stroke in the history books."

"In my opinion, in the future, General Zhu Ying, by virtue of this strength, will surely be able to leave his name in history and be remembered by future generations!"

During the conversation, the look in his eyes when he looked at Zhu Ying was full of undisguised admiration.

Although Li Jinglong was much older than Zhu Ying and his status was more noble, this did not hinder his heartfelt respect for Zhu Ying in the slightest.

After all, he had also been influenced by his father Li Wenzhong since he was a child, advocating military life and advocating fierce generals in the army.

"Then I will borrow General Li's auspicious words." Zhu Ying revealed a smile and responded calmly.

"General Zhu." Guo Ying sorted out his thoughts, recovered, looked at Zhu Ying, and said: "The results of yesterday's battle have basically been counted, and today the urgent report can be sent to Ying Tianfu by fast horse."

"The first merit of this Northern Expedition must be yours."

"However, Zhentangcheng has been pacified; do you have any insights on the plan for the next step of the march?"

Although Guo Ying is the Grand General, holding military power and coordinating the overall situation, Zhu Ying shone brightly in the first battle and performed extremely well.

In terms of reason and emotion, Guo Ying felt it necessary to ask about Zhu Ying's thoughts, even if he had already planned the strategy for the march in his heart.

"Naturally, it is to strike while the iron is hot, seize this hard-won victory, and continue to march forward."

Zhu Ying did not hesitate and gave his own suggestion immediately, and then added: "While the Northern Yuan is still busy with the battle report of the defense, we should quickly divide our troops to attack, catching them off guard, and never give them a chance to breathe or reorganize."

"Prince Yan." Guo Ying turned to look at Zhu Di and asked: "The Beiping Army should be arriving soon, right?"

"Reporting to the Grand General." Zhu Di immediately recovered and replied: "Tomorrow, the Beiping Army can arrive at Zhenmingcheng and press down on the city."

"Good." Guo Ying nodded slightly, his expression serious: "Tomorrow, General Zhang Yu will lead the army to launch an attack, which will surely contain part of the Yuan army's strength."

"And the remaining one hundred thousand troops can take advantage of the situation to continue to advance and press directly on the Zhentangcheng where the Yuan army hurriedly retreated after their defeat."

"The Daning border army has been exhausted after a day of fierce killing." Mu Sheng saw this and immediately stepped forward, taking the initiative to ask for orders: "This subordinate is willing to lead the Huizhou Guard to take on the heavy responsibility of attacking this city."

"As for Zhentangcheng, the Yuan army gathered quite a lot of troops when they retreated."

"And it also has troops stationed there itself." Zhu Ying heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he analyzed: "With the existing troops of the Huizhou Guard, wanting to break this city, the difficulty is extremely great, almost impossible."

"Then what high insights does General Zhu have?" Guo Ying asked immediately upon hearing this.

"This city will be attacked by the Daning Guard." Zhu Ying's expression remained unchanged, and he said immediately: "As for the Huizhou Guard, they will turn to attack the neighboring city with relatively weak defenses."

"This time we will divide our troops into three routes and break the remaining four border cities of the Northern Yuan in one fell swoop with the fastest speed."

"In this way, our Great Ming army will be able to drive straight in and kill into the hinterland of the Northern Yuan without any obstacles."

"On the battlefield, soldiers value speed."

Undoubtedly, the Yuan army originally stationed in Zhentangcheng was the strongest among the many border cities of the Northern Yuan.

The reason Zhu Ying opposed Mu Sheng's order to attack Zhentangcheng was partly because he considered the troops and strength of the Huizhou Guard, making it difficult to win in this siege battle, and partly, naturally, he had his own considerations, wanting to fight for more opportunities for the Daning Guard to kill enemies and make merits, accumulating military merit.

Of course, there was also the opportunity for Zhu Ying to kill enemies and pick up attributes.

"General." Mu Sheng was unwilling and argued: "In yesterday's battle, the soldiers of the Huizhou Guard performed extremely outstandingly."

"Although they were once surrendered soldiers, after this period of running-in, they have now sincerely returned to our Great Ming."

"This subordinate has full confidence that he can lead them to break the enemy city."

"General Mu." Zhu Ying explained patiently: "The integration and running-in of surrendered soldiers is not a matter of one day or one night; it is not that after fighting a winning battle, they can be completely integrated."

"In yesterday's battle, the soldiers of the Huizhou Guard did indeed fight bravely, and their performance was indeed commendable."

"But they have not experienced the test of a truly cruel siege battle."

"A well-trained elite army, if it suffers thirty percent casualties, it is very likely to have low morale and become a routed army."

"And the army formed by the reorganization of surrendered soldiers has an even more severe situation; only one or two percent of casualties can make their morale collapse instantly and lose their fighting will."

"Therefore, letting the Huizhou Guard face the enemy head-on might be worth a try, but if they are let to fight a siege battle, especially against an enemy army with stronger strength than themselves, they will not only find it difficult to break the city, but even extremely likely to collapse at the first touch."

"Our Great Ming's Northern Expedition army will also suffer from it."

This army of the Huizhou Guard, although it had been carefully trained by Zhu Ying for nearly a year, Zhu Ying knew the temper and characteristics of the surrendered soldiers in it better than anyone.

Although he could not know the specific situation of everyone, his insight into human nature made him deeply understand the pros and cons.

Hearing this analysis, Mu Sheng, who had originally been determined, couldn't help but hesitate.

He raised his head, his eyes carrying a hint of worry, looked at Zhu Ying, and said: "But... after yesterday's battle, the number of casualties of the Daning border army was no less than five thousand, and they were also exhausted from the great battle."

"If they continue to carry out the siege battle, can the physical strength and morale of the soldiers still support it?"

"Rest assured." Zhu Ying smiled slightly, revealing a hint of confidence, and comforted: "The Daning border army will surely break the city."

Hearing this, Guo Ying looked at Li Jinglong and asked: "General Li, regarding the troop deployment and arrangement for this attack, what is your opinion?"

Li Jinglong almost did not hesitate at all and said immediately: "This subordinate feels that General Zhu's proposal is very appropriate; we should just listen to General Zhu."

"After all, General Zhu has experienced countless conquests in Liaodong, most of which were siege battles, accumulating extremely rich experience in conquest. I believe General Zhu must have a comprehensive response strategy in his heart."

Hearing Li Jinglong's statement, Guo Ying made a decisive decision: "In that case, do as General Zhu says."

"The Second Route Army will be divided into three routes to attack three cities respectively."

"However, the number of Yuan troops in Zhentangcheng is quite large, so to prevent accidents and for the sake of stability, it is still necessary to dispatch twenty thousand troops from the Huizhou Guard to join the Daning border army to strengthen the power of the siege."

Regarding this proposal, Mu Sheng pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement: "What the Grand General said is very true."

After the military meeting was decided, everyone acted quickly, following the established plan, divided into three routes, and set off toward their respective targets.

And Zhu Ying also got his wish and was ordered to attack Zhentangcheng, where the Yuan army had the most troops stationed.

Inside Zhu Di's camp!

"Zhu Ying." As soon as Zhu Di returned to the camp, he said to Yao Guangxiao with a gloomy face: "In yesterday's battle, he was actually able to kill more than one thousand five hundred Yuan troops and behead more than a dozen enemy generals."

"Is this kind of terrifying combat power really still within the scope of human reach?"

At this moment, the expression on his face revealed the strong dread in his heart.

"Is the Prince afraid?" Yao Guangxiao's eyes were like torches, pointing out what Zhu Di was thinking in his heart, staring intently at him.

"Indeed." Zhu Di did not deny it, but nodded solemnly, and said frankly: "Regarding this Zhu Ying, a hint of fear actually arose in my heart."

"With such extraordinary bravery, if I really meet him on the battlefield in the future, what kind of means should I use to defeat him and kill him before the formation?"

"The more I ponder this, the more intense the worry in my heart becomes, and it is hard to dissipate!"

Looking at Zhu Di's worried appearance, Yao Guangxiao shook his head gently and said: "The Prince is obsessed!"

"This Zhu Ying is indeed extraordinarily brave and rare in the world, but his bravery also needs the assistance of his subordinate army."

"If there is no support from the army, Zhu Ying will be trapped in heavy encirclement alone; no matter how brave he is, there is only a dead end."

"In this vast world, who can be safe and sound in the desperate situation of ten thousand arrows being fired at once?"

"Even if he has the ability to reach the sky and is extraordinarily brave, he is ultimately just flesh and blood, not a real immortal."

"In the past, Xiang Yu, the Western Chu Overlord, was brave and invincible; how majestic was he?"

"But in the end, wasn't he dragged down bit by bit by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, with strategy and a war of attrition, ending up with the tragic end of committing suicide at Wujiang?"

"Furthermore, it has not yet reached the point of swords drawn and bows bent, fighting for life and death; what the Prince is worried about is just an imagination that has not yet happened."

"Future events are unpredictable and full of many variables; the Prince really does not need to add trouble to himself for this matter and think too much."

"Perhaps one day in the future, this Zhu Ying will be used by the Prince."

The voice fell.

Regarding Yao Guangxiao's comfort, Zhu Di fell into silence and did not respond for a long time.

He knew clearly in his heart that what Yao Guangxiao said was reasonable, but facing Zhu Ying's chilling strength, the dread in his heart could not be easily eliminated by a few words?

If he could really be used by him, that would be the best.

But what if not?

If Zhu Ying becomes a general in the future, how can he resist?

And at this moment, Zhu Ying, who was in his own camp, was relaxed, with a smile on his face, seemingly looking forward to something.

"Fifteen treasure chests." Zhu Ying's eyes shone with excitement, thinking secretly in his heart: "Seven First-Rank treasure chests, eight ordinary treasure chests."

"As long as my luck is not too bad, this wave will definitely open up many good things."

"The Three Pure Ancestors are above; please bless me more."

"Open all treasure chests." Zhu Ying took a deep breath and gave the order.

The next moment!

The panel in his mind immediately sent a prompt: "Host order received; start opening all treasure chests."

"Open eight ordinary treasure chests."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 【Skill Point +1】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 【100 Refined Steel Sabers】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 【1000 taels of silver】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 【10 bottles of Fine Hemostatic Powder】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the design drawing of 【Assault Boat】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 【Refined Iron Smelting Method】 atlas."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 【5 bottles of Xiaohuan Dan】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 【300 Refined Steel Armor-Piercing Arrows】."

"Open First-Rank treasure chests."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining 【Skill Point +2】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 【Steel Smelting Method】 atlas."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 【Concrete Manufacturing Method】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Xuan Rank, Low-grade 【Golden Scale Inner Armor】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 【Hot Air Balloon Manufacturing Atlas】."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 【Telegraph Machine】 atlas and principle."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 【Heavy Armor Casting Atlas】."

The panel prompt sounded continuously, and in just the blink of an eye, all fifteen treasure chests were opened.

Seeing the items opened from these treasure chests, Zhu Ying's expression couldn't help but carry a hint of strangeness.

"Martial arts manuals haven't been seen for a long time, and divine weapons haven't been opened for a long time either."

"This time, the only one that can be called a rank is actually a Xuan Rank, Low-grade inner armor."

"Sigh, although I already have an inner armor, this Xuan Rank one must have stronger protective capabilities, so I can be safer on the battlefield in the future."

"I obtained three more skill points, which is not bad."

"With these skill points, I can improve the proficiency of martial arts, which might play a miraculous effect at critical moments."

"Refined steel sabers can also be considered practical items, just right to be bestowed upon the personal guards."

"This time entering the city to kill, the weapons in the hands of the personal guards played a significant role, and it is time to bestow them upon the personal guards who don't have refined steel sabers."

"As for the others..." Zhu Ying's gaze swept over the items opened from the treasure chests, and for a time, he didn't know how to evaluate them.

Assault boat?

This thing might come in handy in water battles.

However, this era actually already has similar assault boats, but the ones opened from the treasure chests must be superior in speed and performance.

Refined iron smelting method?

It sounds good; when there is an opportunity in the future, I can try to use it to smelt iron and forge more refined weapons.

Armor-piercing arrows are also quite good, but Zhu Ying doesn't need them urgently at the moment.

After all, he had opened quite a few refined steel armor-piercing arrows before, and in his view, the people he would be willing to use these armor-piercing arrows against haven't appeared yet.

Then, there are those eye-catching key items.

Steel smelting?

In this era, the development of steel smelting technology is still far from the mature stage; this is undoubtedly an extremely advanced technology.

And concrete, this is even more unexpected.

The most outrageous one is the hot air balloon; even the manufacturing atlas of this thing was opened.

And the most unimaginable one is the telegraph machine.

You must know that in this era where even electricity has not been discovered and utilized, and the Industrial Revolution has not even started, the telegraph machine is simply an existence like Arabian Nights.

Zhu Ying held the atlas and principle of this telegraph machine, and for a time, he felt both amused and annoyed; this thing has simply no use in the present!

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Ying soon felt relieved.

"Forget it." Zhu Ying shook his head helplessly, comforting himself secretly in his heart: "It's still the same as before; just treat it as accumulating wealth for the future."

"When I create my own nation in the future, relying on these precious atlases opened from the treasure chests, I will surely be able to make the nation I control jump to become the world's leading technological power in a very short time."

"I have opened flintlock guns, fine gunpowder refining methods, and red-clothed cannons before."

"Tsk tsk... these things, if they can all be manufactured in reality, that would really be incredible."

Thinking of this, Zhu Ying couldn't help but laugh out loud, his eyes full of longing and anticipation for the future.

Technological power!

Modern power!

These don't seem to be dreams!

Although these high-tech items opened from the treasure chests cannot be realized due to the limitations of the era, Zhu Ying firmly believes that one day in the future, these things will surely become sharp weapons in his hands, helping him create a technological power that truly leads the world.

In the era where Zhu Ying lived in his previous life, foreign powers used strong ships and cannons to break open Huaxia's national gates, burning, killing, and looting, bringing heavy disasters and humiliation to the Huaxia land.

And now, Zhu Ying secretly swore in his heart that in the future, he must use the cannons in his hands to break open the national gates of those foreign races, treat them as they treat others, let them taste the taste of being invaded, raise our Huaxia's heavenly might, and wash away the shame of the previous life!

Of course!

Zhu Ying is also very confident that he will surely be able to witness the transformation of modern technology from this agricultural era to the industrial era, and even the electrical era, and all of this will be led by him, led by Huaxia.

Northern Yuan, New Capital!

"Report!" A Northern Yuan soldier, looking flustered, rushed into the hall, knelt on the ground with a thud, and reported urgently: "Reporting to the Emperor, something bad has happened!"

"Urgent news has just arrived; Zhentangcheng has fallen."

"General Mahawu fought hard but was defeated and unfortunately died on the battlefield; tens of thousands of sons were also slaughtered by the Ming army."

"The Second Prince had no choice but to lead the army to retreat into Zhentangcheng."

"Now the Ming army is coming aggressively; the Second Prince begs the Emperor to quickly send reinforcements, otherwise, many cities on our Great Yuan's border will be in danger!"

The voice fell.

The atmosphere in the court changed.

"What?" The Yuan Emperor heard this, his face instantly turned pale, his eyes widened, staring dead at the soldier in the hall, seemingly unable to believe his ears: "Say it again!"

"Zhentangcheng has fallen? How is this possible?"

Not only the Yuan Emperor, but the many Northern Yuan ministers in the court were also stunned by this sudden news.

Zhentangcheng was a solid city; even if the Ming army was prepared, according to common sense, it would be acceptable to be broken after defending for more than ten days.

But now, it actually fell in one day; this is really hard to accept and beyond everyone's imagination.

How did the Ming army do it?

Even if a thousand cannons were fired together, it would be impossible to break the city in one day, right?

"Emperor."

The soldier kneeling on the ground, his body trembling slightly, said tremblingly: "Zhentangcheng has indeed fallen!"

"General Mahawu also... died in battle."

"I heard it was the Ming general Zhu Ying who led the army to break the city, and General Mahawu also died at his hands."

After receiving the affirmative answer, the Yuan Emperor felt his eyes go dark, and his whole body seemed to lose all strength instantly, directly collapsing on the Dragon Throne.

"How could this be? How is this possible?" The Yuan Emperor muttered to himself, his eyes full of panic and despair: "It has only been one day! We spent countless financial and human resources to build border cities and sent more than one hundred thousand troops to guard them; why couldn't we hold it for even one day? Why!"

After struggling for a moment.

Recovering.

The Yuan Emperor was anxious and hurriedly looked at Shilie Men in the court and asked: "Prime Minister! Where have the troops of all the generals been mobilized to?"

"Emperor." Shilie Men's expression was solemn, and he replied immediately: "The imperial decree for troop mobilization has already been issued."

"Only, wanting to quickly gather troops from all over to the New Capital will take at least half a month."

"Moreover, the Emperor has not yet decided on the commander-in-chief."

"These key matters still need the Emperor's holy decision."

"Commander-in-chief?" The Yuan Emperor was slightly stunned, then immediately recovered, scanned the crowd, looked directly at Guili Chi standing in the military ranks, and said: "Beloved minister. We appoint you as Grand General; this time, all the summoned troops will be under your command."

"Including the one hundred thousand iron cavalry urgently recalled from the northern frontier, all will be under your command."

"We don't ask for anything else; We only hope that you can lead the army to defeat the Ming army and drive them back to the south, out of our Great Yuan's territory."

"As long as you can do it, We... We..." The Yuan Emperor pondered for a moment, his eyes instantly becoming firm, and said loudly: "We appoint you as Prince!"

Hearing the Yuan Emperor's personal promise of appointing him as Prince, Guili Chi, who had originally been calm, instantly became flushed with excitement, immediately stood out, cupped his hands, and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Emperor; this subject will definitely do his best and not fail the Emperor's trust."

"This subject will definitely slaughter all the Ming army that invaded our Great Yuan to repay the Emperor's vast imperial grace!"

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