From ancient times to the present, if you want to ask which weapon is the most powerful in a battle or campaign, you will get many answers. Some people will say it is the gun, because it changed the type and method of war. Some people will say it is the horse, because it changed the type and way of war.
It affects the speed and direction of the war. Some people say it is human beings, because human beings are the cause and foundation of war. However, when it comes to what is the most enduring and powerful weapon in war that is recognized by everyone, everyone will agree.
Said to time the cannon known as the God of War. Su Ren advanced this thing by more than a thousand years this time, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
The moment the gun jacket was uncovered, some people were surprised, some were sighing, and some were confused. A bronze cannon like a monster stretched its neck, opened its huge mouth and looked at the outside of the city quietly. The bronze cannon was not what Su Ren imagined.
It is huge and powerful, only about three feet, and the thick barrel is five inches long. Even if the bronze cannon is very large, after such a heavy bonus, the caliber left to fire is only a pitiful three inches.
Lei Quilt and Liu Jian didn't know what it was. After touching it up, down, left, right, and back, they touched their heads and looked at the strange weapon in front of them inexplicably: "General, this is what you said.
The god of war?”
Su Ren nodded, reached out and took a shot, and the bronze cannon made a banging sound: "Don't look like that, you will understand when you use it. It doesn't look good, but it is powerful. If the Huns dare to attack,
City, a wave of volley fire, I can guarantee that no matter how thick the battle formation is in front of him, it will be in vain, but unfortunately it is still too bulky. If it can be placed on the chariot and horse, the end of the Huns will be at hand."
Lei Guan and Liu Jian glanced at each other. They didn't see where the power of the cannon came from. The thing in front of them had neither sharp edges nor superior dynamic performance. They could only lie quietly on the top of the city, lifeless.
There is no beauty at all.
Seeing that several people were dismissive of his explanation, Su Ren shouted: "Shi Manzhu, fire a round to show these bumpkin!"
For these cannons, Su Ren worked hard. After the first cannon was successfully cast, professional artillery followed. The most troublesome thing about firing front-loaded cannons was the loading of ammunition. Su Ren started from the very beginning.
He ordered Shi Manzhu to continue to improve, and until its official debut today, it has been able to achieve the standard of three rounds per minute, surpassing the limit of less than one round per minute when the artillery roared for the first time hundreds of years later.
From charging to loading, everything was done in one go. When more than ten kilograms of stone bullets were stuffed into the barrel, most of them understood how the thing Su Ren created worked. Liu Jian asked: "It seems that this thing is a simple
It's just a trebuchet, but it's indeed much lighter than the trebuchet."
Lei was rubbed the powder that was put into the barrel and sniffed: "This should be the same thing as what's in the thunder bomb, right?"
Li Cheng had been standing on the edge, and only then asked: "I wonder how far this magical weapon the general mentioned can throw stone bullets?"
Su Ren snorted: "Look, don't talk so much nonsense, stay away, and don't hinder the artillery work. I'm talking about you, Lei, get out of your way!"
Lei was hurriedly throwing down the gunpowder in his hand, taking two steps back to make way for the artillery. A soldier holding a red flag stood behind the cannon. When everything was ready, he raised the red flag high and loudly reported: "One shot,
good!"
Shi Manzhu glanced at Su Ren, Su Ren nodded slightly, and Shi Manzhu also shouted: "Let go!"
"put!"
The red flag fell suddenly, and the soldiers holding the red-hot iron hooks fiercely inserted the iron hooks into the holes prepared in advance on the cannon. There was no nonsense, and there was no long wait. Before everyone could react, huge smoke and
A huge noise exploded on the city wall. The unprepared Lei Fei and Liu Jian were frightened by the noise. They did not expect that such a thing could make such a loud noise.
Li Cheng reacted the fastest and was the first to rush to the city wall. He used his sleeves to disperse the smoke that filled his eyes and looked at the beautiful arc in the air: "Three hundred steps, four hundred steps, five hundred steps, hit!"
A big tree as thick as a bowl grew inconspicuously on the trajectory of the cannonball. After flying five hundred steps, the stone bullet with huge inertia hit the big tree heavily. What Li Cheng saw
It was clear that debris was flying everywhere, and the big tree began to tilt slowly, falling towards the opposite side at a speed visible to the naked eye. The huge trunk and branches were like a brush, overwhelming the surrounding shrubs and night grass.
"Yeah! It hasn't stopped yet!"
The stone bullet passed through the big tree and continued to fly forward for thirty or fifty steps before landing. It bounced violently a few times and slowly stopped rolling. Just when everyone thought the performance was over, there was another burst of smoke, and then
A thunderous sound came over, and with the stone bullet as the center of the circle, all living things within a radius of thirty feet outward, whether plants or animals, were not spared, either torn to pieces or broken in half.
There was deathly silence at the top of the city. Su Ren was very satisfied with this and nodded slightly towards Shi Manzhu, then clapped his hands twice: "Hey! Hey! Everyone, everyone? How about it?"
"This..." Lei Feng was so shocked by the scene in front of him that he couldn't speak, and stared blankly into the distance.
"Amazing skills! Amazing skills! We have this treasure, why should we fear the Huns' thousands of troops?" Liu Jian cheered loudly.
Li Cheng took a deep breath, suddenly turned around and bowed respectfully to Shi Manzhu. Shi Manzhu was so shocked that he was at a loss. In terms of status, Shi Manzhu had been Su Ren's slave since the day he followed Su Ren. And Li Cheng was a real servant of the imperial court.
Shi Manzhu, who was granted the title of Captain, has been staying in the deep mountains and deep valleys and has never shown his face in front of others. Today he just showed his hand and was treated as a Captain. Shi Manzhu no longer knew where to put his hands.
"I have experienced Mr. Shi's magical skills today, and I will rely on Mr. Shi's help in the future!"
"Eh? You are trying to poach me!" Su Ren flew up and kicked Li Cheng on the butt: "Don't get it wrong, Lao Shi will be sealed this time when he returns.
As you hold an official position, there is no need to be so anxious when you kowtow."
Lei Fei also reacted and immediately said: "So that's it. When Mr. Shi is granted the title by His Majesty, we will become colleagues, and we should help each other. If my brother gets into trouble that day, Mr. Shi can't just sit back and watch."
"Yes, yes, yes...!" Shi Manzhu could no longer speak. He was originally dull, but he was even more humble in front of so many captains, captains, and generals. At this time, it was difficult to adapt to being worshiped like a god. He was pitiful.
Ask Su Ren for help.
Su Ren laughed loudly: "Who said just now that this thing is just a small trebuchet? Now look at your faces, you still look like a court minister. How are you different from me, a merchant? Lao Shi, I will tell you
You said, whoever wants to use your people in the future can't even think about it if they don't have ten thousand dollars to make a cannonball. It must not be easy to make cannonballs, don't you think?"
Xie Baichuan, who was acting as the county captain, was temporarily transferred to Su Ren's command. He has been stationed at the border fortress all year round and is very aware of the role that artillery can play in war. He stroked his beard with one hand and said with a smile: "Ten thousand dollars is not much.
Although I am honest, I can still spend one hundred and eighty thousand. As long as I can kill more Xiongnu, it means selling my ancestral home and property, so what’s the harm?”
Shi Manzhu kept saying that he didn't dare. Su Ren sighed and said, "You are the only one who has a clear heart, old Shi, and you will become soft when old Xie cries that you are poor."
"Hahaha..." The crowd burst into laughter, and surrounded Su Ren and Shi Manzhu as they descended from the city wall.
The Xiongnu army has been stationed at Yanmen Pass, and every move at Yanmen Pass is under the surveillance of the Huns. The unforgettable incident just now reached the army camp in less than a stick of incense.
After hearing the news, the king of the military camp, who was having a banquet because he had made a thunderbolt, was stunned and did not speak for a long time.
Ashina's tribe glanced at the Juntun King and waved for everyone to go out. Everyone in the big tent heard the sound just now. Everyone including Ashina's tribe and Juntun King thought that the Han people were throwing thunder bullets again.
So they didn't take it to heart. They believed that as long as they had enough thunderbolts, they could compete with the Han people. However, none of them thought that the Han people actually had more powerful thunderbolts.
"Your Majesty, the Han people are demonstrating to us! Do you want to..."
The king of Juntun drank all the wine in his hand, thought for a moment, and said to Ashina's tribe: "You go out first and let me think about it!"
Ash's tribe didn't say much and saluted and left the tent. As soon as Ash's tribe left, Luan Da walked out of the back tent wearing black clothes and a hood. He had been hiding in the military camp for these days.
In the king's tent, one could not go out or move around. Luan Da, who was already fair and handsome, became even fairer and more handsome. If it weren't for the slight hair on his lips and wearing men's clothes, many people would have mistaken him for a woman.
"What is this? Didn't you promise me that there will never be anything more powerful than a thunderbolt? You heard what I just said. Five hundred steps can not only break a big tree, but also cause
A more powerful explosion, tell me! What secrets do the Han people have that you haven’t told me?"
The king of the army looked angry, gritted his teeth, and stared at Luan Da fiercely. Luan Da sighed softly: "Hey! It seems that we all underestimated this Su Ren, including you and me, and your self-defeating Shan Yu Yizhi.
incline!"
"Don't say these are useless, the Han people actually have such powerful things, I will not send my people to die!"
Luan Da raised the corner of his mouth and smiled very charmingly: "What? The king is afraid? Hasn't the king ever thought about why Su Ren exposed his secret for no reason? If Su Ren kept this thing until the king's army arrived at Yanmen Pass, suddenly
Come on, the effect will definitely be much better than before!"
The king of the military camp frowned and sat down slowly. Luan Da continued: "This just shows that although Su Ren has such powerful weapons, they are definitely not in large numbers. He only uses them to scare the king. Su Ren's troops are insufficient.
Half of the kings can only defend the Yanmen road, but facing the king's army, Su Ren may be worried, so Su Ren will act like this and arouse the king's suspicion, so he will not attack Yanmen."
The king of the military camp still did not speak. Luan Da found a place to sit down and poured himself a glass of wine: "So the king should not hesitate, but should immediately send troops to attack the city. Su Ren thought that he had used his little tricks to frighten the city.
If you defeat the king, your defenses will definitely be relaxed, and the siege of the city will definitely have miraculous effects!" (To be continued)