Li Shimin

Chapter 831
Wait until after the inspection.

A curer of ink carefully took a bomb and handed it to the band.

The bandstand checked again before carefully putting the bomb into the iron pipe of the artillery.

Afterwards, Le Tai stood behind the rear cannon, closed one eye, gave a thumbs up, and gestured for a long time at the distant hill.

Then he commanded a group of moxie rulers, and carefully turned the cannon a few times.

This begins to ignite the fuse below the cannon.

As the green smoke rose, all the ink curers ran away.

In the distance, Li Xuan, Li Shimin and others stared at the cannon expectantly.

"boom……"

After the fuse burned into the cannon, the heavy cannon trembled, and a puff of blue smoke came out of the muzzle, and a bomb that was too fast to be seen flew out of the muzzle.

It drew an arc and hit the hill that Le Tai and the others were aiming at.

There was a burst of dust, and several big trees flew down in all directions, blown to pieces.

When the dust cleared, Li Xuan, Li Shimin and the others, through their clairvoyance, saw a big pit one person deep appeared on the top of the mountain in the distance!
"hiss……"

Seeing this, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes with shock.

"How powerful is this cannon?"

"Zhijie, that mountain should be more than a thousand steps away from here, right?"

"Your Majesty is wise, that mountain is at least [-] steps away from where I am waiting?"

"Only such a thick steel pipe can throw the bomb so far?"

"If this artillery is used to attack cities and land, wouldn't there be no city in the world that can resist..."

With that said, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and the others hurried to the cannon and looked at it curiously.

On the side, Li Xuan was also full of shock.

This is also the first time for him to watch the firing at such a close distance!
"Be careful, Your Majesty!"

Suddenly, Le Tai's expression changed, and he quickly shouted at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was startled and hurriedly took a step back.

But Cheng Zhijie and Li Xiaogong confiscated them, and held the steel pipe of the cannon with both hands, ready to examine it carefully.

However, as soon as he hugged it, his face changed drastically, he quickly let go of his hand, and shook it vigorously.

"Why is it so hot?"

Cheng Zhijie and Li Xiaogong looked at their red hands that had been burned, and asked puzzledly while blowing quickly.

On the side, Li Shimin's face was full of luck.

If the band hadn't called him to stop, he would have put his hand directly on it.

"Back to Hejian County King, Su Guogong, after the bomb is fired, the barrel of this cannon will be extremely hot! But I don't know why it is like this!"

Le Tai quickly replied.

Hearing this, Li Shimin thought of something, and quickly asked again: "In this case, can you continue to launch bombs?"

"Return to Your Majesty, according to this temperature, three bombs can be fired in a row. If there are more, the barrel will not be able to withstand it!"

Le Tai said.

Li Shimin nodded slightly, and said excitedly: "So, put this bomb in again, and I will launch it myself!"

"His Majesty……"

Le Tai's face was shocked.

How powerful the bomb is, he knows better than anyone else.

Therefore, he absolutely did not dare to let Li Shimin fire the cannon.

"Your Majesty, this kind of artillery has just been developed, and I don't know how many bombs it can withstand. Your Majesty is a man of gold. I will never let Your Majesty take such a risk!"

Li Xuan quickly persuaded him.

On the side, Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others hurriedly stood in front of Li Shimin, all with sincere faces.

"Your Majesty, what King Jin said is absolutely true. This kind of artillery is extremely dangerous. As a sage of the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty must not take any risks!"

"Your Majesty, leave this cannon to Lao Cheng to fire. Your Majesty can rest assured!"

"Your Majesty, it's better to leave this cannon to me, and you can command it from the side..."

"Pooh!"

Looking at the group of veterans in front of him, Li Shimin looked disgusted.

"How can I not know what you are waiting for, old man? Besides, it's just such a bomb, and you are waiting for so many people, who will release it?"

Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and the others subconsciously smiled.

Such a powerful artillery, they are naturally very excited.

"Your Majesty, this kind of artillery is too dangerous, let me try it first!"

On the side, Li Xuan also had itchy hands.

"Xuan Ba ​​also wants to fight with me?"

Li Shimin's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "Xuan Ba, this kind of artillery is in your village, you can release it at any time. But I want to release it once first, but I came here from Chang'an all the way.

So, today's bomb, let me come first! "

Hearing this, Letai couldn't help but look worried.

He never thought that not only His Majesty is unreliable, but also his own king is also unreliable.

Such a dangerous cannon, even if they don't stop each other, they are all scrambling to release it.

Li Xuan thought for a while, then looked at Li Shimin solemnly.

"Your Majesty, you have set off bombs before, so you know the power of the bomb after it explodes. If there is any malfunction in this kind of artillery, or if it is not operated properly, the bomb will explode in the steel pipe. The crowd will never be spared, especially the one closest to the artillery...

You are my Great Tang Sage, no matter who I wait to release, I cannot let you take this risk! "

Li Shimin: "..."

However, after seeing Li Xuan's shining eyes, a thought flashed in his mind.

"Xuan Ba, don't you try to scare me, the cannon still has a fuse, before the fuse burns out, I can run twenty steps away!"

Li Xuan couldn't help showing a wry smile.

"Since His Majesty insists on firing the cannon himself, let His Majesty do it, but His Majesty must listen to the band's instructions in all operations!"

"Xuanba don't worry, I will never be careless with such a powerful cannon!" Li Shimin said.

Hearing this, a trace of helplessness flashed across Le Tai's eyes.

Then, he hurried to the front of the artillery.

As for Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others, under Li Shimin's gaze, they could only retreat in embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, for this type of artillery, you must first open the base of the artillery to check whether there is any debris left in the steel pipe of the artillery... Then, reset the artillery, and let the muzzle aim at the target to be blown up... Then carefully release the bomb. Go into the base of the cannon...Your Majesty, you need to give another thumbs up to ensure that the cannon is aimed at the target..."

For teaching Li Shimin to fire the cannon, the music platform dared not miss any details.

It was only after Li Shimin finished all the operation steps that Letai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, you can ignite the fuse! Your Majesty must remember that after igniting the fuse, you need to quickly run ten steps away from the artillery!"

"I am aware of this matter!"

Li Shimin nodded, took the torch handed over by the bandstand, and lit the long lead wire under the cannon.

Immediately, he ran away quickly.

When Li Shimin ran to Li Xuan and the others, stood firm, and turned his head to look at the artillery.

The cannon trembled, and there was another roar.

The mountain in the distance was once again dusty, and the branches were flying in all directions.

The smoke and dust dissipated, and a large pit appeared halfway up the mountain.

"Your Majesty is brave!"

Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji, and the others each held a clairvoyance, stared blankly for a while, and then praised.

"It's really a magic soldier!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but beam with joy.

After a while, Cheng Zhijie thought of something, and quickly looked at the bandstand beside him again: "Jiang Mohou, are there any bombs?"

"Exactly, Carpenter Mohou, are there still such artillery and bombs in the forge in the village?"

Li Xiaogong and the others also stared at the bandstand expectantly.

"Going back to King Hejian, gentlemen, I only made this one cannon, and there are no extra cannons or bombs!"

Le Tai quickly replied.

Even if there is, he will say no!
When he himself experimented with firing cannons, he was very cautious and even a little apprehensive.

And His Majesty and the princes are really unreliable. Seeing the cannon is like seeing a woman, with eyes glued to the cannon, and they are reluctant to let go.

Most importantly, his own king seems to be even more unreliable!
"Why are you so petty?"

Hearing what the band said, Cheng Zhijie immediately looked unhappy.

"How can you manufacture such a powerful cannon? There are also these bombs. I remember that there should be many in Jinwang's courtyard. How can you say that there are no bombs?"

"Exactly, if there is no artillery, there must be bombs, right?"

"Carpenter Mohou, you didn't want me to wait for the test to fire the cannon, so you said that on purpose?"

Li Xiaogong, Changsun Wuji and the others also narrowed their eyes slightly, staring at the stage closely, as if they wanted to see into the depths of the stage.

However, fortunately, only such a cannon and three bombs were really produced this time!
Otherwise, it is really a crime of deceiving the emperor!
The stage trembled, and he hurriedly said with fear on his face: "Your Majesty, the king of the county, all the princes, I really only built such a cannon and three bombs this time.

Don't look at the appearance of this kind of artillery, which looks very bulky and simple.However, the interior is very delicate, and it takes more than ten days to manufacture one piece.

Moreover, we only manufacture this kind of artillery as a test piece. Before that, we have produced dozens of artillery test pieces, large and small, but none of them succeeded this time. Every time we tested the artillery before, Either the bomb exploded directly inside the artillery steel pipe, or the bomb could not fly very far, and some even couldn't fly out...

Therefore, every time I wait, I only manufacture a test piece of artillery, and prepare to make more after it is really successful. "

"As for the bombs, your majesty, the king of the county, and all the princes, the bombs of this kind of artillery are different from the bombs we used to set off with fuses before, even the world is different.

It is also several times more difficult to manufacture than the ordinary bombs before.

Therefore, every time we test a cannon, we only make three bombs, otherwise the cannon fails, and no amount of bombs will be wasted! "

On the side, Li Yuanjia and the group of Mohists all nodded their heads.

Now, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others believed Le Tai's words.

"I see!"

"Why don't you hurry up and make a few more cannons, and make hundreds more bombs for the old man. After watching His Majesty set off the fire, the old man's hands are itchy!"

Cheng Zhijie hastily urged.

"Returning to Su Guogong, although this cannon seems to have been successful, the skin of the steel pipe is still a little thin, and the furthest it can explode is a thousand steps away. Each time the bomb is fired up to three times, the steel pipe will burn and cannot continue to fire!

Therefore, this piece of artillery has not yet met the requirements of the king, and it has not been completely successful. The next official needs to improve it before it can continue to be used! "

Le Tai explained again with a serious face.

Li Xuan had high requirements for cannons, and those ink masters had even higher requirements for the objects they made themselves.

Even if this is an enemy-killing weapon that will be used in war, they must strive for perfection!

However, after hearing Letai's words, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and the others couldn't help being dumbfounded again, their faces filled with astonishment.

"Carpenter Mohou, what do you mean, the power of this type of artillery can continue to increase?"

Li Shimin asked in shock.

"Return to Your Majesty, the king requested that this type of artillery needs to be able to blow up to a target that is [-] paces away!"

Letai hurriedly cupped his hands and replied, "It's just that my humble minister is stupid, and it took nearly two years to develop it before it can blow up a thousand steps away!"

"Two thousand steps?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but secretly calculated in his heart, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, with such a long distance, he couldn't directly blow up his Tai Chi Palace!
However, Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others on the side were puzzled.

"His Royal Highness, the distance of a thousand steps is enough for my master of the Tang Dynasty to attack the city and capture the territory, and he is invincible. Why do we have to blow two thousand steps?"

"Gentlemen, my Great Tang Commander-in-Chief is now on land, isn't he already invincible?"

Li Xuan smiled lightly and said slowly.

"..."

Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others were all taken aback.

Li Xuan continued: "I asked Letai and others to develop artillery, mainly to install this artillery on my steel ship. Moreover, in the sea, a distance of two thousand steps is enough for my steel Fleets attack or defend against other navies.

It is enough to allow a fleet of steel ships to cross the sea, even if there are vassal states in Goguryeo, Japan, Baekje, and Silla, who dare not listen to my orders from Datang, they can directly suppress them by sending a fleet! "

Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others all subconsciously widened their eyes. When they thought of the scene of hundreds of steel ships mooring overseas and firing artillery at Goguryeo, Japan and other small countries, they couldn't help being excited, and there was even a tinge of anticipation.

"Of course, the main purpose of installing cannons on the big steel ship is to improve the combat effectiveness of our Great Tang Navy, and prepare for our Great Tang Navy's conquest of various overseas barbarian countries in the future!"

Li Xuan didn't know that these veteran killers had already started to think sideways, so he explained again.

"It doesn't matter, although this kind of artillery is used to be mounted on a large steel ship, it can also be mounted on a cart, and our soldiers from the Tang Dynasty will carry it to conquer and suppress Tubo, Tuyuhun, the Western Regions, and even the extreme north! "

At this moment, Li Shimin was extremely excited.

Since the matter of the Langya Wang family two months ago, which led to the entire family of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin has begun to worry that those families that have closed the country will gradually lose control of the Tang Dynasty.

It is even possible to do rebellious and rebellious things!
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Li Xuan unexpectedly gave him such a big surprise.

As long as Datang is equipped with an artillery army, even if all the feudal families unite together, Datang will not have the slightest fear!
Similarly, Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others were also very excited.

You must know that although the Great Tang conquered Goguryeo, Turks, Tuyuhun, and Tubo, these border powers.

However, everyone knows that beyond the extreme west, there are many remote and small countries, and even a big food empire!

With this kind of artillery, wouldn't they still have a chance to lead the Great Tang King Division to expedition to the countries of the Western Regions again?

(End of this chapter)