Qiang Qin

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Science and technology are primary productive forces.

This sentence was changed to more than two thousand years ago, and it is also the unbreakable truth.

The Seven Heroes of the Warring States fought for hegemony, and Western Qin finally won. In addition to the rigor and advanced nature of the Legalist system, there were factors such as VI Fenlie and the First Emperor, the eternal emperor, but the most important thing was Qin's achievements in agriculture, handicrafts, In many fields such as military manufacturing (army manufacturing), it is ahead of the opponents of the six countries.

In terms of agriculture, the dredging of the two major water conservancy projects, Zhengguo Canal and Dujiangyan, provided sufficient food and fodder for the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Qin State to fight.

In terms of handicraft industry, Xianyang, Linxia, ​​Yiqu, Didao and other Qin cities all had professional workshops, and the objects produced and processed by them were trafficked to the farther west by merchants from the Western Regions and other places, thus bringing Qin After obtaining additional profits, these incomes were uniformly distributed to the operation of the entire state machine, and finally contributed to the great cause of Qin's unification.

On the contrary, although the six Kanto countries also have offensives in this regard, the national economy and trade under the control of the four princes, no matter how much benefits they can provide, is only for the thousands of guests under their door, so that there is another country besides the country. The country's weakness is in stark contrast to the wealth of the four sons of Lord Pingyuan, Lord Xinling, Lord Chunshen, and Lord Mengchang.

As for the last military manufacturing industry, needless to say, the Great Qin army is famous all over the world. Every weapon has the name of the craftsman, the time of manufacture, and the person who supervised the production. This production line is no different from the factories of later generations. , and the traditional model of masters leading apprentices on the side of the Six Nations obviously cannot compete with it.

Of course, these are just the glory of Qin in the past. Facing the Xiongnu, a powerful opponent who is in its heyday, if Qin is only satisfied with this little progress in the past and does not think about making progress.At best, the result of the Qin and Hun struggle for hegemony can only be a loss for both sides. At worst, it would be like the big man in history, who had to be humiliated and "married" time and time again, in exchange for time to recuperate and recuperate with a humble attitude.

The development of science and technology will inevitably bring about the improvement of comprehensive national strength, and the upgrading of military technology, especially at the level of weapons, will be able to give a strong support to the new Qin, which is based on military affairs, in a short period of time.

At that time, the machine crossbow, which represented the highest level of bronze weapons, supported the rapid advance of the Qin army. The Qin army was guided by uniform weapons, supplemented by strict military discipline, and brave soldiers could sweep through the pass.Help them sweep the six countries and achieve Great Qin.

But all this does not mean that Qin can sit back and relax.After the opponent was replaced by the Huns, although these advantages of the Qin army still existed, they were no longer obvious.

Today, the new Qin urgently needs another epoch-making military innovation to help Qin soldiers deal with the most fat opponent in the cold weapon era-the Xiongnu cavalry.

The immediate guerrilla tactics of the Huns are like the German submarine sea wolves during World War II.Tracking all the way and biting all the way, no matter how powerful Qin Jun's bronze crossbow is, it will always be shot one day, and at that time.The bare-handed soldiers of the Qin army had little chance of winning against the lightning-fast knights on horseback.

Of course, with the early application of saddles, harnesses, and stirrups, the performance of Qin cavalry on the battlefield was not much worse than that of the Huns.But how long this equilibrium can be maintained, Li Yuan is not sure.

After all, things like saddles and harnesses.It's just a simple technical innovation, and there is no possibility of keeping it secret. In other words, as long as a cavalry soldier of the Qin army dies in battle or is captured by the enemy, it may be imitated by the enemy. will be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, from a long-term perspective, Qin must have a trump card capable of surpassing all opponents in this era, and it is the invention and application of gunpowder.

Two years ago, Peng Sheng "unexpectedly" used the "Heavenly Fire" that he accidentally discovered during alchemy while guarding the Jushui Bingzao. This discovery was not realized by the officials of the Qin State when it was reported to Li Yuan before the case. This is a major discovery that may affect the course of history.

Fortunately, Li Yuan is not the fatuous emperor who finally turned gunpowder into fireworks in Chinese history. From his personal experience, his understanding and understanding of gunpowder is deeper than that of everyone in this era.

After Peng Sheng was promoted to the Second Military Division, he put the most energy into developing the formula of gunpowder, especially the research and development of powerful explosive gunpowder, but there is an old saying that haste makes waste.Peng Sheng's impatience did not allow him to make much progress within the expected time.

The "Sky Fire" team that accompanied Ji Bu and Ji Xin to the Western Regions was all the achievements Peng Sheng had made in two years, and the so-called "Sky Fire" was just a simple innovation based on black powder. Its power is not much different from the firecrackers of later generations.

Of course, the sound and power of firecrackers can only scare the horses of the Huns at best. Once the opponents get used to this new thing that is loud but not very lethal, the effect of "Sky Fire" will not be so great.

How to make gunpowder a member of the Qin army's arsenal is a difficult problem before Li Yuan. It is definitely unrealistic to expect Peng Sheng to build a car behind closed doors. Therefore, in the past two months, Li Yuan used the method of confusing the Huns By chance, I arrived in Jushui secretly, and concentrated on instructing Peng Sheng and the craftsmen of Bingzao.

Among the three major military establishments, Lishan Military Construction mainly produces traditional bronze weapons, and Jinyang Military Construction is under the auspices of Sima Yin, taking advantage of the rich open-air coal resources in Yunzhong and Hedong, and incorporating the The wrought iron craftsmen in Handan and Xiping took the lead in the production of iron weapons and agricultural tools.

At present, the large-scale refitting of the Qin Army is coming to an end. Except for the special units like the Frontier Army who are accustomed to the bronze machine crossbow, most of the main field troops of the Qin Army are equipped with iron weapons. , the temporary young men in the county, and the guards in the township pavilions are still using the bronze weapons that have been eliminated.

In contrast, the Jushui military construction is the most mysterious, especially after the accidental invention of gunpowder, Li Yuan even mobilized the Imperial Army Habayashi troops to designate the Jushui area as a military restricted area.

This time in Jushui, Li Yuan personally explained to Peng Sheng and others some of the knowledge he had learned from the Republican Party. This knowledge is nothing but popular things in the 21st century. I know, but in Qin Shi, these purely theoretical things shocked Peng Sheng and others.

"King Wu, he is indeed the king appointed by the gods, and he can even know these profound conclusions that it will take many trials to get to-!" Peng Sheng was shocked, and his heart was turbulent.

Knowledge is like a sponge soaked in water.

These days, Li Yuan is like a teacher, helping Peng Sheng and other students to understand the relevant knowledge of physics and chemistry little by little. During the trials, Peng Sheng and the others went from being surprised at the beginning to getting used to it. At the end of the day, by inference, these simple Qin people gave Li Yuan surprises one after another.

September [-]th.

A day worth remembering forever by Qin people.

In the deep mountains in the west of the Qinling Mountains, the craftsmen of Jushui Bingzhou finally succeeded in developing the "Tianlei" explosive with good reliability, stability and practicability after 310 eight experiments.

Thunder and Fire.

One word difference.Its power is incomparable.

Skyfire, at best, is an ignition device that can breathe fire and produce a small-scale explosion sound, which can scare horses within a certain range.

Tianlei, on the other hand, is filled in pottery pots. In addition to the proportioned black powder, there are also tiles, stones, copper clusters, and even white ash that blinds people's eyes. Fill them together, and then use the twine as the fuse. During combat, soldiers with cans can hide behind shield soldiers and pikemen, and when the enemy rushes to a suitable distance, ignite the twine and throw it out quickly.

This method of warfare is somewhat similar to the hand grenade of later generations. Of course, its power cannot be compared. However, the role of sky thunder is not to kill or kill many enemy soldiers, but to make the enemy's soldiers The horses were panicked, throwing the enemy cavalry into chaos.

This time back in Chang'an, Li Yuan came back with nearly a thousand specially trained Tianlei fighters. These young soldiers from the Forbidden Army overcame unimaginable difficulties in the deep mountains of the Qinling Mountains. Among them Some people lost their young lives in experiments before waiting for the application of this new weapon.

There are still many defects in the production and application of Tianlei.Just like the fuse problem, now only hemp thread can be used instead of cotton thread.This is because cotton in the true sense has not yet spread to China from the Indian Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula. In the area south of Bashu, there may be kapok, but in the Central Plains, there is almost no such thing as cotton, and the clothes of the people are also Linen and Gebu are mostly used, while rich merchants and nobles mainly use brocade and silk.

The burning stability of hemp thread is lower than that of cotton thread.The main reason is that the ignition point is unstable. Sometimes it burns too fast, causing the thunder to explode before it is shot. Sometimes, because the twine is damp or other reasons, the fuse is extinguished when it is half burned or almost connected to the entrance of the clay pot. .

Under the experience and lessons of blood and life time and time again, the makers and designers of Tianlei explored the infinite mysteries of new technologies with the rigorous attitude of an ancient scientific explorer.

With the expectation of the people of Qin State, Li Yuan, the king of martial arts, finally returned to Chang'an.

Facing the large-scale invasion of the Huns, he wants to conquer Hetao himself. He will lead the soldiers of the Qin army to recover the lost land occupied by the Huns and rescue the compatriots who are struggling to survive under the iron heels of the Huns.

Great Qin!

Dignity cannot be trampled on.

The newly born Qin State is rising like the sun, and the soldiers of the Qin army will use their victories to prove their strength and glory. (To be continued..)