Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 778
When Wang Xiaolie was about to go to Shizhou, Song Jun finally mastered artillery drills.On this day, Yang Yizhong ordered his gunners to make careful preparations, and respectfully invited Zhao Gou to observe the troops in person.This is what Zhao Gou ordered, so he naturally agreed.

On the second day, Zhao Gou drove out of Jiahui Gate and led all the ministers to the place where martial arts was performed.

Seeing that the soldiers and horses on both sides were brightly armored and imposing, Zhao Gou said with a smile: "The soldiers and horses of the Chinese army are so elite that they can't be compared with before. General Yang has been in charge, and these days are really hard. Today's artillery drills are proficient, so why not be afraid?" North Army!"

Yang Yizhong bowed and said he didn't dare.

Zhao Gou climbed onto the high platform and stared at it.I saw three gun positions in front, each with ten guns.Behind the cannon stood the gunner, and beside it stood red-hot iron bars in the brazier.In front of them is a military formation imitating the enemy's army.The army formation is composed of rough wooden men, and there are about 1000 people, as if there are thousands of troops.No one spoke, looking solemn and desolate.

After watching for a while, Zhao Gou said: "People often say that a cannon fire is like thunder, burning jade and stone. I have seen cannon fire a few days ago, and the power is really amazing. It's just how it is used on the battlefield. No idea. Today I learned the method from Wang Xiaolie's army, imitating the army formation with wooden figures to see how powerful it is. Speaking of it, Wang Xiaolie really has a lot of ingenuity."

Zhang Jun on the side said: "He has a lot of ingenious thoughts, and he often wins battles. It's just that he hasn't fought the Jin army, so I don't know what it really is."

Lu Yihao on the side said: "In the battle of Shanzhou, more than [-] gold soldiers were killed, which can be regarded as a great victory."

Zhao Gou said: "Try it today to see how the artillery is. If it's true, then make another plan."

Xu Fu cupped his hands and said: "Cannons are powerful weapons for military strategists, God bestows on His Majesty! If the power is as powerful as it is said, we should go north and recover the rivers and mountains!"

Zhao Gou nodded silently, without speaking.He said to Yang Yizhong who was behind him, "Let's test the cannon."

Yang Yizhong nodded.He took a big step forward, picked up the handsome flag beside him, and waved it violently.He sternly said: "It is the order of the Holy Majesty, test the cannon!"

Underneath, Li Cheng was wearing a helmet and his face was dignified.Seeing the handsome flag waving, he raised the small flag in his hand, and glanced at the sun rising in the sky in the east.That day when Zhongmu was captured outside the city, he was convinced of the defeat.There is nothing to say, that battle was clean and neat, and I didn't have any chance.But I lost because I had never seen a cannon before. I didn't know how powerful this thing was, so I was really unwilling.Fortunately, Zhao Gou cherishes talents, so he hesitated and gave himself a chance to commit crimes and make meritorious service in the army.Call Yang Yizhong's subordinates and let him take charge of the artillery.

In that battle back then, he was broken by the artillery at the beginning, which made Li Cheng unforgettable.Now managing the artillery by myself, of course I have exhausted my mind.Li Chengcheng is familiar with the use experience and operation booklet from Wang Xiaolie.Some improvements were made based on my own military experience.Now Li Cheng felt that Wang Xiao's hunting army would not use it better than himself.

Turning his head and taking a deep breath, Li Cheng shouted loudly: "Fire the cannon!"

The small flag in his hand waved down heavily.

As soon as the small flag fell, all the gunners pulled out the red-hot iron bars from the brazier and lit the letter.

Zhang Jundao: "The cannon is called a cannon because it needs fire. After lighting the medicine with fire, it is fired into the medicine room, and suddenly—"

Before the words fell, a series of earth-shattering sounds came.Black smoke rose from the muzzle, and shells flew out of the barrel.Hit the wooden army formation in front.The ministers on the stage could even see the trajectory of the shells flying by, and felt that it was not too fast.

The cannonball hit the wooden man like cutting claws and chopping vegetables, and it stopped after smashing several wooden figures.

The gunner behind the gun position below quickly cleaned up the barrel, reloaded the gunpowder, reloaded the shells, and everything was in order.In just a few breaths, the gunner was ready and reloaded the cannon.

Li Cheng, who was below, waved his flag fiercely and shouted to fire again.

Zhao Gou was so frightened by the scene just now that his legs trembled and he almost couldn't stand up.But pretending to be calm, he silently looked at Li Cheng below.

Li Cheng gave an order, and the gunner fired again.

The shells still hit the army formation.Although the effect was worse than the first time, it still knocked down a lot of wooden people left over from last time, smashing through the army formation.

Some ministers were shocked by the momentum of the artillery, their faces turned pale and their legs trembled.It's just that Zhao Gou stood there, and no one dared to shout.

Following Li Cheng's order, the third round of guns was fired.After the shells passed the army formation this time, almost all the wooden men in front fell down, and there were only a few sporadic ones who didn't hit the shells and stood there, feeling rather bleak.

After the third round of cannon was fired, Li Cheng put away the small flag and crossed his hands below to salute.

Zhao Gou was shocked for a long time.When he came back to his senses, he slammed on the railing: "There is such a magic weapon in the army, why be afraid of the northerners!"

As soon as the words fell, the ministers congratulated one after another.

Lu Yihao's chest was agitated, and he cupped his hands and said to Zhao Gou: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! With such a magical weapon, everything will be ashes! I will go north with all the troops and regain my homeland!"

Zhao Gou nodded and quickly walked off the stage.Going up to Li Cheng, he said to him: "The gunners you trained are very good, very good! If you have such artillery, everything on the opposite side will be like mud, so why not be afraid!"

Li Cheng crossed his hands: "It's all thanks to the power of the Holy Spirit!"

Zhao Gou looked at Li Cheng and nodded heavily.Quickly walked towards the wooden army formation.

Li Cheng was taken aback, and hurriedly handed over the flag in his hand to the soldiers to keep it away, and stayed beside Zhao Gou himself.

Seeing that Zhao Gou had gone to the army formation, the other ministers hurried to follow.Many people's legs were still trembling, and they fell a lot at once.

Arriving in front of the army formation, Zhao Gou looked at the fallen wooden man.The wooden figures are made of solid wood, smashed by shells, and there are sawdust everywhere.Zhao Gou even bent down, picked up the sawdust, and squeezed it in his hands.

Lu Yihao stood behind Zhao Gou, looked at the fallen wooden figures, and said in a deep voice, "Such a magical weapon, never seen before! Even if it is an eight-ox bed crossbow, it is far from such power! Your Majesty, the country has such a powerful weapon!" Artifact, why are you afraid of the golden man in the north!"

Zhao Gou nodded: "Yes, with such a magical weapon, why are you afraid of the Jin people? When the two armies set up a stand, as long as the army formation is set up, the Jin army has only one word of death! It is ridiculous that Qin Hui, the prime minister, said that there is What kind of policy to stabilize the country. When I asked him, he said that people from the south should return to the south, and people from the north should return to the north. Great army, command the Northern Expedition!"

At this time, Zhao Gou was full of spirit and looked extremely mighty.Yes, with weapons like artillery, what is so scary about the Jin Army?
After the artillery was transported to Hangzhou, Zhao Gou saw it, and he had the idea of ​​​​the main battle.A few days ago, Qin Hui changed his appearance and let Zhang Jun from Sichuan come back.Now that the artillery is so sharp, the main battle is even more serious.

(End of this chapter)