abnabooks Chapter 126. Red Cannon, Datang's First Cannon!
Chapter 126. Red Cannon, Datang's First Cannon!
"Bang bang bang bang!"
The loud gunshot startled Li Yuan, Changsun Wugou and all the officials behind him!
Li Shimin stared at the targets in the distance with eyes full of excitement, only to see that after the sound of the gunshot, eight of the ten targets more than 200 steps away were knocked down!
In addition to one miss, the other wooden rake was even cracked!
The broken wood flew straight out!
Li Shimin and all the ministers behind him were excited and excited!
"Wow! Wow! Such a high hit rate! Nine out of ten wooden targets hit!"
"Yes! Eight targets, 200 steps away, were all knocked down, and one was directly smashed! Is this a musket? Its hit rate is much higher than that of a crossbow!"
"Not only is the hit rate high? Its momentum is even more incomparable with a bow and crossbow! It is no exaggeration to say that it is as fast as lightning! When the gunshot rang out, the wooden target in the distance fell to the ground in response! Tsk tsk, if it were an enemy, one shot If you fight, the enemy may not have time to react at all!"
"This flintlock gun from Wonderland is amazing! I just don't know its power, are they all that big? After all, only one wooden target was cracked just now, and the other eight wooden targets were just-knocked down... ..”
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All the ministers were discussing, Fang Xuanling had already sent people to check the eight wooden targets that had been knocked down!
Soon, the soldiers who checked the wooden target ran back and bowed to Li Shimin,
"Report to Your Majesty! Of the eight wooden targets that were knocked down, each shot hit eight points! Six of the wooden targets were cracked faintly! They were almost torn apart..."
Hearing the report from the soldiers, Li Shimin, Li Yuan and the officials behind them all showed expressions of surprise!
"Hahaha! Wow! I didn't expect that the flintlock gun made by my Tang Dynasty is so powerful! If it is replaced by the enemy, it only needs one shot, and the enemy will lose his battle record if he buys it without dying!"
Li Shimin said happily, Li Yuan was so excited that he blew his beard and stared, saying,
"A divine weapon! This thing is truly a divine weapon! This is so much more powerful than ordinary swords! With this flintlock gun, the soldiers' swords can almost be eliminated..."
Shen Han looked at Li Yuan in surprise, but he didn't expect Li Yuan to have such foresight!
In fact, it is no wonder that Li Yuan said this, because compared with long-range weapons such as muskets, which are powerful and have a high hit rate, melee weapons such as swords will indeed gradually withdraw from the stage of history!
The pattern of the battlefield will undergo tremendous changes in the future!
After all, if you have a musket in your hand, who will fight you with a sword and fight you desperately?
Just shoot at a distance and it's over!
Just like modern warfare, hot weapon combat is the mainstream!
Unless the ammunition and food are exhausted, bayonet fights will generally not happen
Li Shimin also realized the meaning of Li Yuan's words at this time, his eyes lit up and he said,
"Father's words reminded me! I decided to increase the production of flintlock guns! I want all my Tang soldiers to replace them with flintlock guns! With this kind of weapon, I believe
On the battlefield with the Turks in the future, the casualty rate of our Tang soldiers will drop to a very gratifying figure! And the Turks will be defeated by our Tang army..."
After Li Shimin finished speaking, all the officials and ministers behind him were all excited!
"Your Majesty's decision is good! My old Cheng also wants to replace it with a flintlock gun! It's his fault! Another day, my old Cheng will take a flintlock gun and blow off Lao Xie Li's head with one shot!"
Cheng Yaojin said excitedly, and Yuchi Jingde beside him also said excitedly,
"I want it too! I want it too! I think that each of us generals should customize an exclusive flintlock gun! From now on, we will bring our exclusive flintlock guns, and all of us are equipped with flintlock guns. Soldiers and soldiers of the Western Tang Dynasty, charge forward and open up the frontiers!"
Hearing this, Li Jing cheered up and said,
"Okay! Good! Your Majesty should really think about being like Daqin, and let us lead the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to conquer the world..."
Du Ruhui nodded, obviously agreeing with Li Jing's statement, saying,
"Our Datang possesses magical weapons such as flintlock guns. As long as the production of flintlock guns and gunpowder is firmly in our own hands, no country in the world can compete with our Datang! Besides, there are high-yielding grains such as sweet potatoes and hybrid rice. With the supply of the back, it might be possible to conquer the world!"
Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and other ministers all stared at Li Shimin eagerly, obviously looking forward to the day when Tang Dynasty can conquer the world!
And Li Shimin looked at Shen Han with a smile, then looked at the ministers and said,
"My dear friends, the matter of conquering the world should be discussed after the destruction of the Turks! Before the destruction of the Turks, I believe that we must equip our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty with the best weapons! Guaranteed to minimize losses, Get the biggest wins...."
All the officials and ministers bowed their hands to Li Shimin and worshiped Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty is a benevolent king! The soldiers will not hesitate to receive such love from His Majesty, even if they are heartbroken for Datang!"
"Yes, yes! Your Majesty thinks too much about the soldiers! With a benevolent and wise monarch like Your Majesty, why should I, Tang Dynasty, not want it?"
All the officials and ministers admired, Li Shimin waved his hands modestly, looked at Fang Xuanling again, and said,
"Xuan Ling! Now the Immortal and I have seen the flintlock guns made by our Great Tang! Before I came here, I heard that the red cannon was also made by our Great Tang! Should I let the Immortal and I see it now? Have you seen the red-clothed cannon made by our Tang dynasty?"
Hearing Li Shimin's words, all the officials and ministers fell silent, looked at Fang Xuanling, and thought in their minds,
"The cannon in red? The flintlock is already so powerful! How powerful should this cannon be?"
"This red-clothed cannon is the same as the flintlock gun. It is made from the blueprints His Majesty brought back from the fairyland! I believe that the power of the red-clothed cannon is absolutely no worse than the flintlock gun!"
"I'm so curious! I don't know what the red cannon looks like? Is its power the same as what His Majesty said at the beginning, can open mountains and crack rocks, and is more powerful than explosives?"
"Your Majesty said that the red-clothed cannon in the fairyland video introduction has a maximum range of ten miles! Such a long range is unimaginable..."
All the officials and ministers thought that Fang Xuanling had already bowed to Shen Han and Li Shimin respectfully,
"Immortal, Your Majesty! The red-clothed cannon has indeed been made! Please wait a moment, Immortal, Your Majesty! I will ask someone to pull the cannon up!"
Li Shimin nodded happily, and Fang Xuanling immediately summoned a soldier and asked the soldier to pull the cannon!
Soon a cannon cart covered with red cloth was slowly pushed out by several soldiers, and pushed it to a position more than ten steps away from Li Shimin and others, facing the distant mountain!
The eyes of Li Shimin, Li Yuan and others, as well as all the officials and ministers, were all focused on the cannon carriage covered with red silk!
"Is this...is this a cannon?"
Li Yuan stared at the cannon carriage under the red silk, took a deep breath and said.
Shen Han smiled, unexpectedly, Fang Xuanling also knew to cover the cannon with red silk for good luck and celebration!
I don't know which video Fang Xuanling saw in Wonderland!
All eyes were on the cannon carriage, Fang Xuanling immediately had the red silk removed to reveal the cannon carriage's true colors!
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Everyone suddenly widened their eyes, took a long breath and said,
"Hey! What a guy! This is a dark, thick gun barrel!"
"I didn't expect this cannon in red to be so big! How much ammunition does it have to fill?"
"Just this thing...could it really be able to blast ten miles away? Isn't this too unbelievable? After all... this so-called red cannon looks so ordinary
As the officials and ministers spoke, some of them shook their heads, obviously thinking that being able to shoot ten miles away with a single shot was too sensational!
Hearing that a minister behind him questioned the power of the red-clothed cannon, Li Shimin was not angry. He smiled and said to the officials and ministers,
"Dear dears! You only see that this red cannon is ordinary in appearance, but don't forget that it was made according to the blueprint I brought back from the fairyland! And from the appearance, the red cannon made by our Tang Dynasty The cannon is exactly the same as the red cannon I saw in the fairyland image!
I believe that this red cannon, just like the flintlock gun just now, will surely disappoint me!"
When the ministers heard the words, they were all surprised and said,
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"Your Majesty is right! This is made according to the blueprint passed down from the fairyland! How could I forget this? Damn! I'm so confused..."
"Everything that Datang got from the fairyland is not a treasure! I also believe that the power of this red cannon will not be bad!"
"It takes several soldiers to push this cannon! I also believe that there must be something extraordinary about it!"
All the officials and ministers said, Li Shimin had already said to Fang Xuanling,
"Xuanling, let the soldiers load the cannonballs and shoot them at the distant hills. Let's see if the first red cannon made by Tang Dynasty is easy to use!"
Fang Xuanling immediately accepted the order, and at this moment, Cheng Yaojin walked out swaggeringly, bowed to Shen Han and Li Shimin respectively, and then said,
"Your Majesty! Let me, Old Cheng, try the power of this great medicine in person?"
All the officials and officials looked at Cheng Yaojin in surprise, and Li Shimin also showed a trace of astonishment, saying,
"Yi Jin, you don't know how to operate this cannon! How do you try?"
Cheng bites the golden urn and sighs,
"Damn! What's so difficult about this? Isn't it easy for the soldiers to use the flintlock just now? Presumably the cannon is not too difficult. Let those soldiers teach me Lao Cheng! "
Hearing what Cheng Yaojin said, Li Shimin laughed and said,
"Okay! Then as you wish! Bite Jin, you go!"
Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed and ran to the cannon in red, and asked the soldiers next to him to teach him how to use the cannon!
Fortunately, when the cannon was first made, those soldiers had heard the craftsmen who made the cannon teach how to use the cannon. Therefore, after a few soldiers explained in detail, after a while, Cheng Yaojin loaded the cannonball and started He took out a fire pocket from his arms, turned his head and shouted at Shen Han and Li Shimin,
"Immortal! Your Majesty! Old Cheng, I'm going to fire!"
Shen Han smiled slightly, and Li Shimin also smiled and nodded!
All the officials and ministers had the experience of watching the explosion of the explosive package, and they all subconsciously covered their ears!
The torch in Cheng Yaojin's hand ignited the fuse——
"呲"
The fuse burns and makes a loud noise!
Cheng Yaojin and the soldiers next to the cannon all took two steps back subconsciously!
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A deafening loud noise suddenly resounded throughout the world!