Therefore, the military actually does not have much hope for this new weapon.
When Wei Xiaokuan and others saw the thin iron pipe held by the Han soldier in charge of testing the gun, they were somewhat disdainful.
This thing should be inferior to a crossbow in terms of shooting, and inferior to a spear in terms of killing, so what's the use?
"Get ready!" Wu Ping looked confident, "Let go!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Suddenly the school grounds were filled with smoke.
The dull sound of muskets struck people's hearts time and time again.
Wei Xiaokuan, Li Mu and others suddenly stood up.
They saw a row of scarecrows in the distance as if they had been torn apart. The straws were scattered in all directions, holes of various sizes appeared on the scarecrows' bodies, and the straws were scattered all over the ground.
These scarecrows were all covered in armor, but obviously neither ordinary leather armor nor lighter armor had any blocking effect on the lead bullets fired from the muskets. Only the heavy iron armor had some effect.
However, there were also deep holes in the armor.
They couldn't imagine what it would be like to be a human standing in that place.
Even a scarecrow stuck on the ground will be directly knocked away by a lead bullet, let alone a person standing there. Armor and straw, equipment that can definitely absorb arrows, cannot stop the penetration of lead bullets at all.
In an instant, they seemed to have realized that a revolution in warfare had already begun. These so-called firearms were far from being as simple as they imagined.
Wei Xiaokuan took a deep breath. The air was still filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke that had not dissipated. Of course, the gunpowder quality of the newly invented musket could not be expected to be any better. Although the Ministry of Industry was still improving, this was not the case after all.
It is a slow process from scratch.
Wei Xiaokuan didn't seem to find the smell unpleasant, and even enjoyed it a little.
From the air, he smelled war and killing.
"Load!" Wu Ping had already given the order once more at this time.
Of course, the muskets and muskets currently equipped by the Han army are still the simplest front-loading type, but these rigorously trained soldiers still completed the loading quickly. After all, Li Xingchen was commanding from behind, whether it was gunpowder or lead bullets, they were produced.
The quality is already very high, so as long as you follow the operating rules, there will naturally be no problems.
"Let go!" Wu Ping ordered again.
At this time, the new batch of scarecrows have been moved closer to each other. You don't need to think about it to know that this is simulating a rapidly approaching enemy.
The volley of guns rang out again, and all the scarecrows shook and fell down as if they had been blown by a violent wind.
"Fix the bayonet!" Wu Ping's last command left Li Mu and others holding their breaths confused as to what he meant.
I saw this row of soldiers pulling out a knife and sheathing their muskets at the same time, while the general holding a blunderbuss pulled out a horizontal knife from his waist. Everyone lined up and rushed forward, and the long bayonets stabbed into the scarecrow at the same time.
in the body.
"Your Majesty, such a weapon sounds like thunder, and is like a thunderclap descending to earth. It can be used for long-range shooting and close combat. It is truly a miracle!" Li Mu couldn't help but clapped his hands and cheered. If there really was such a thing before, there would be nothing else in the world.
What can stop yourself?
But maybe I should be lucky that I can at least see something like this in my lifetime.
The trend is surging and the times are progressing.
Li Xingchen laughed and said: "The Han Dynasty has a strong army and these firearms, so why worry about the injustice of the world? A bunch of clowns, bed bugs and flies, no matter how much they dance, am I really afraid of them?!"
Everyone looked at Li Xingchen at the same time.
Li Xingchen indeed used his strength to prove to them today that Dahan is not only the current master of Chang'an, but also the future master, and even the future master of the entire world.
If there were people who were worried about the current situation before, they are no longer worried about it.
It was only the first time that Wei Xiaokuan, Li Mu and others felt the power of firearms.
At this time, Yu Wenshu on the north bank of Luoshui River did not know what he was facing.
The Han army came very quickly after leaving the state. They rushed to the shore of Luoshui in two days, and then launched an attack on Luoshui.
The bamboo rafts and wooden boats carried by the Ministry of Works naturally came into play at this time, but in fact the Luoshui River was not very deep. Amidst the neat slogans of the Han army, the boats were pulled off one by one, and little by little from the
Transfer from shore to water.
There were already soldiers of the Han army rushing into the water. The soldiers at the front were already waist-deep in the water, but they did not loosen at all. The water hit their bodies, but they stood side by side, holding hands.
It's like a wall. The ships behind it have passed little by little.
The leader of the team and the generals ordered four soldiers, two on the left and two on the right, to stabilize the ship, while the remaining soldiers climbed aboard quickly.
"Let's go!" the soldiers behind shouted and stepped forward, pushing the ships to move. When their companions' ships moved forward, they stood at the front again, forming a new wall, waiting for the ships behind them.
The ships of the Han army gradually moved forward, and the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty on the other side were also ready.
The Luoshui River is not very wide, but the crossbows of the Northern Zhou Dynasty could reach the center of the river.
Seeing that the Han army ships were getting closer and closer to the center line, Yu Wenshu waved his hand decisively: "Fire the arrow!"
Arrows roared out, but the Han army had already been prepared. Shields were erected one after another, and the arrows hit the shields, which had almost no effect. More arrows fell on the water between the ships, setting off
After waves of water splashing, it floated helplessly.
Of course, there were still some arrows that circled over the shields, and some Han soldiers who were unlucky were naturally struck by arrows and fell down.
"Plop!" Splashes appeared on the water, and Han soldiers had already fallen into the water.
"Fire arrows!" Less than half of the Han troops in the front row of ships were crossbowmen. After hearing the order, they also started to fight back at the same time.
Compared with the scattered ships of the Han army scattered on the water, the formation of the Northern Zhou army was obviously more dense. The Han army's arrows shot over, and the Northern Zhou soldiers also fell in pieces.
"Prepare the muskets!" the leader of the Han army ordered loudly.
This time the Han army marched north lightly, leaving all the large equipment behind. However, Pei Zilie still brought his muskets, and this time in order to break through the Luoshui defense line, he also placed a dozen trained musketeers on the front line.
, just to have an unexpected effect.
As for the leader of the Han army, he knew very well that without the cover of the Thunderbolt Chariot, the 100 men under his command were facing the sternly prepared military formation on the opposite side. If they wanted to survive, muskets might be the last hope.
.
I hope this new weapon doesn't disappoint me.
"Bang bang bang!"
The muskets fired.
The sound is like thunder.
The soldiers around him were coughing and fanning themselves.
As for the Northern Zhou soldiers on the shore, more than ten of them had fallen, and the entire formation seemed to have been bitten by something.