Chapter 398
Chapter 398 The Search
"I came here precisely for this matter." Lin Wanrong nodded, patting Du Xiuyuan's shoulder with a smile, "Is it about those nomads wanting to play with the cannon?"
Du Xiuyuan looked at him in surprise, folding his hands in salute, "General, your strategic thinking is beyond compare; I'm nowhere close."
Lin Wanrong laughed heartily, "What strategic thinking? Brother Du, don't flatter me. These northern nomads want to borrow this 'F*ck Cannon'; do you think they intend to use it for mountain hunting? They're obviously planning to use our Great Hua's cannons, it's clear as day."
Du Xiuyuan nodded, "Upon receiving your instructions, General, I dispatched personnel to watch over these northern nomads around the clock. When the F*ck Cannon was first delivered to their camp, the northern nomads were amazed. They had probably never seen such an exquisite piece of ironwork before, and immediately treated it like a treasure, allocating a large tent specifically for it. Although these northern nomads are skilled horse archers, they have suffered from our cannons during our battles. Naturally, they are extremely interested in it. It's quite funny. They consider themselves the majestic eagles of the vast plains, yet they don't know how to operate even this simple cannon, unaware of how to load ammunition or adjust its position, let alone fire it."
"Oh, really?" Lin Wanrong thought for a moment, puzzled, "Other people may not know, but the Turkic National Tutor Lu Dongzan is no ordinary man; he's knowledgeable and well-versed in physics. To say he doesn't know how to operate even this simple cannon is a bit exaggerated."
"I'm not sure about that," Du Xiuyuan replied, "Our spies have been watching them closely, including Lu Dongzan and the Turkic special envoy Ashile. They're completely baffled by the cannon. In the end, they had to find a few skilled blacksmiths from the city and reward them handsomely to learn how to operate it. This incident has become a joke known to everyone in the capital."
Lu Dongzan can't really be that stupid, can he? To make such a fuss in the city by hiring craftsmen? Isn't that playing dumb? Lin Wanrong frowned, "What happened later? Did they fire the cannon after learning how to use it?"
Du Xiuyuan laughed loudly, "General, this is a cannon that our Great Hua has long abandoned. How could it be fired? Besides, even if the northern nomads had the courage, they wouldn't dare fire it within the crucial areas of our capital. As for the gunpowder, our control is extremely strict; they wouldn't be able to get their hands on it."