Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 725

Only people like Songtsen Gampo who have never seen high technology would believe that one hundred bronze cannons with a barrel length of more than one foot and a weight of more than 2000 catties were new weapons for experimentation.

With gunpowder, a very high level of smelting, and Sun Xiangfu's guidance on the direction of research, as well as unlimited materials and manpower, used to do cannon casting experiments, this thing that does not have much technical content at all, will soon be Molded and mass-produced.

Having money is a super power, and having money can do whatever you want. This is a theory that has been verified in later generations. Therefore, everyone who is defeated by capital will die well.

Being poor is the original sin.

These copper cast guns are actually not the best choice for Datang now. Marseilles has researched many kinds of alloy metals that are tough enough to be used as gun barrels several years ago. Datang can choose them at a lower cost. for mass production of this new type of weapon.

The reason why copper is used is because it has better stability and is not so easy to explode the chamber. Moreover, the melting point is only about [-] degrees, which is about [-] degrees lower than steel. It is simple and trouble-free to cast, and has strong controllability.

Of course, as the old saying goes, Datang is not short of money, if it is easy to use, it is worth spending a little more money.

The reason why it was built so big was that after seeing the original artillery model, Li Shimin felt that its lethality was still not shocking enough to crush the enemy.

Anyway, Datang now has ball bearings and rubber tire carts that can easily transport gun barrels weighing more than 2000 kilograms.

Therefore, after the barrel is thickened and lengthened, its shooting range is 100 to 70 percent higher than that of the "Invincible General Cannon" that was widely equipped for military use in the Ming Dynasty in the [-]th century. The shotgun loaded with [-] steel balls can still reach nearly [-] meters, the effective kill is also more than [-] meters.

After all, its overall mass is more than double that of the 'Invincible General's Cannon'. After the thickness of the barrel is increased, more gunpowder can be loaded, and the length of the barrel increases, which increases its firing range.

If a single lead bullet is installed at a 45-degree angle, it will hit farther. As long as it hits a person, it will be effective in killing. So far, the range is almost the same as that of the Hongyi cannon in the late Ming Dynasty, and the effective range has reached nearly 500 meters, with a maximum range of 500 meters.

After all, the overall quality of this cannon is almost equivalent to that of the Hongyi Cannon. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Hongyi Cannon modified with a smoothbore had an effective range of 500 meters and a maximum range of 500 meters.Western mass-produced guns for military use have different calibers and barrel lengths, reaching three ranges of up to 8000 meters, 6000 meters and 4000 meters.

Moreover, the barrel of the gun with a range of 8000 meters is only one foot long. It can be seen that the research and improvement task of the Weapons Research Institute is still very arduous. From the casting of the gun to the ratio of gunpowder, a lot of improvement is needed.

When he first saw these cannons, Songtsan Gampo thought they were a new type of siege vehicle. After all, the copper-cast cannon barrels, which were more than ten feet long, seemed to him very easy to hit the city gates. good.

Therefore, he didn't understand why all Tang Jun who manipulated these things would wear a big cotton earmuff.

"Report Your Majesty, after the target is set up, do you want to start the shelling test?" Dugu Mou, the commander of the imperial guards, dressed in combat uniform, gave a standard military salute after seeing Li Shimin enter the arena, and said loudly.

"Start the experiment."

Li Shimin gave the order, and the servant Wang Deyong immediately brought an earmuff and a pair of binoculars to Li Shimin on a tray, and other courtiers also had them.

Of course, Songtsan Gampo didn't have it. When Wang Deyong saw him, he just showed a surprised expression. Then, Songtsan Gampo felt embarrassed to ask Wang Deyong for it.

After all, he was a person who followed the minister's crowd without Li Shimin's consent.

Now, he was just glad that Wang Deyong didn't drive him away, but he didn't notice that after Li Shimin and the courtiers got the earmuffs and binoculars, although they were walking towards the center of the long line, the whole crowd was in the same The rows of neatly arranged gun barrels were separated by a few steps.

Then, Songtsan Gampo saw Dugu Mou, who had just reported to Li Shimin, waving the flag. The next moment, he smelled the smell of fireworks, and the next moment, he felt that his brain began to roar, and the sound came from his ears. The stinging pain caused him to instinctively cover his ears, but the sound wave caused the air to vibrate, making his chest feel stuffy, and his heart beat rapidly.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

One hundred cannons fired alternately, Dugumou waved the red flag, the soldiers loaded shotguns, Dugumou waved the black flag, soldiers loaded lead bullets, each time the flag was waved, the shells would be fired on time, and the corresponding targets would also be shot. Shot in the next moment.

Li Shimin and a group of ministers, behind the artillery array, at a relatively high place, looked for an angle where the smoke was not so dense, watched the effect of the shells hitting the target, and nodded repeatedly. Songtsan Gampo sat down on the ground with a terrifying bang, his crotch was already wet.

It's totally intimidating.

Not only because of the sound of the artillery, but also because he saw some scenes of those wooden figures and earthen walls, which collapsed into slag under the bombardment of the shells tens of meters away.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Shimin finally raised his hand to stop the bombardment. He led the ministers towards the target with interest. After the whole place quieted down, Songtsan Gampo finally realized that something was wrong with him. While getting up on the ground, he used the hem of his robe to cover the crotch, but he couldn't wipe off the wet thing on the ground. He looked around in embarrassment and found that no one was paying attention to him. They quickly left here.

He is a ruthless person, his ears were ringing all the time, but he still didn't give up. He followed the flow of people, jumped up and down, and walked into the target with unnatural steps. After that, he really felt these things. The power of artillery.

The targets nailed on those wooden stakes are all densely packed with holes made by steel balls, and even many steel balls are deeply embedded in the wood. If the person standing here is a person of flesh and blood, Songtsan Gan Bu didn't dare to think about it. If a person was beaten into a picture of holes all over his body, just thinking about it would make his scalp tingle.

Then, compared to the nearby piles that were full of holes, those brick and tile houses that were directly blasted to pieces in the distance and farther away gave him even more shock. The current location, looking at the direction of the artillery array, is already very blurred. However, those spherical shells smashed layers of brick walls, beams, and everything shattered.

From this moment on, a feeling of fear was generated in Songtsan Gampo's body, and some imaginary images lingered in his mind.

Under such a round of artillery bombardment, will the Luoxi city, which he built carefully after he took office, be reduced to pieces like the ruins in front of him?
He feels bad all over now. It turns out that Datang can really easily destroy their Tubo, and he really doesn't care whether he surrenders or not.

"Well, yes, it only took ten rounds to destroy all the targets to this extent. Even a thick city wall may not be able to withstand its bombardment, let alone flesh and blood." Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction. nodded.

When he turned around and walked back, he immediately saw Songtsan Gampo who was hanging at the end, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"Uh, this, His Majesty the Emperor, I think we can still talk about it." The wet Songtsan Gampo felt very embarrassed under the eyes of everyone. Previously, he had the demeanor of arguing in front of the officials of the Tang Dynasty. His aura was completely gone. When he spoke, everyone felt that his confidence was very insufficient. This was the effect of absolute crushing by force.

"Really? You decided to follow the rules formulated by my Tang court and submit to my Tang Dynasty?" Li Shimin said as he walked out of the target area in a hurry.

His powerful aura that didn't even bother to look at Songtsan Gampo crushed the last bit of kingly demeanor in Songtsan Gampo's body.

"Yes, yes!"

Hearing Songtsan Gampo's not-so-firm answer, Li Shimin just turned around, showed half of his face and said to him, "I believe that the people of future generations in Tubo will be grateful for the wise decision you made today."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the outside of the shooting range again, and on the left and right sides of Songtsan Gampo, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, Duan Zhixuan, Feng Zhidai and other ministers also smiled a little. Yiyi walked past him on the left and right sides. In Songtsan Gampo's view, their smiles were somewhat arrogant.

"Bah."

Someone patted him on the shoulder. This was a habit Chang Sun Chong learned from Sun Xiangfu. Sun Xiangfu was good at patting people on the shoulder.

When Songtsan Gampo turned his head, what he saw was Chang Sun Chong, who was covering his nose with one hand.

"Songtsan Gampo, according to the rules, you should give a big salute to thank you now. However, your Majesty has gone far away now, so you can avoid it. However, I have to remind you that it is a great opportunity for your Majesty to give you a chance to surrender to Tang Dynasty." Your majesty will reward you for what you deserve, and as for what your majesty has not rewarded you, you must not think about it." As he spoke, Chang Sun Chong quickly pulled away the bond with Songtsan Gampo. Distance, because the urine from Songtsan Gampo, which mainly eats beef and mutton, has an unpleasant smell.

"Well, can I ask, who do I want to discuss with after this matter?" Songtsan Gampo felt that he had completely humiliated himself today, but he still did not forget to talk about the matter.

"In our Great Tang court, the Ministry of Rites is in charge of diplomacy. Under the Ministry of Rites, there is a new government office that is responsible for the management of foreign subjects, called the Lifan Office. You have the geographical atlas of Tubo, the number of cities, tribes, and people under its jurisdiction. , and the memorial form begging for surrender from my Tang Dynasty, and hand it over to the Lifan Office, and they will arrange all subsequent handover matters, including the final reward you will receive, based on their assigned contributions.

At present, you, Tubo, are the first Fanbang kingdom approved by His Majesty to be merged into my Tang Dynasty, and the treatment should be favorable. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask the officials of the government office at any time, but I advise you to go first. Go back and wash up, change your clothes, and go to them again. "

"Lifan Office? A five-rank government office? Is it true that Tubo, a kingdom with a population of one million and a territory of thousands of miles, surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, and only needs to discuss with a courtier of the fifth rank of the Tang Dynasty to make a decision?" Song Tsangan Buffy explained.

The eldest grandson, who was already more than ten meters away from Songtsan Gambra, turned back and said indifferently, "Look at how obedient the Persian Dynasty and the Tianzhu Dynasty are to my Tang Dynasty with a population of 500 million, you should feel balanced in your heart." .”

Hearing Chang Sun Chong's words, Songtsan Gampo opened his mouth, but did not make a sound.

The Persian Sasanian Dynasty and the Tianzhu Jieri Dynasty are now obedient to the Tang Dynasty like kittens. With the volume of the Lingnan fleet, if they continue to transport at the current pace, I really don’t know if their dynasties can survive. last a few years.

Because the Persians are helping Li Tai to get the Indians, and the big cannibals are helping Li Tai to get the Persians. There is no way, because Persia has a large population, but its defense is weak!
Now, they can only pray that Li Tai stops at the source.

Because, many of their own people, in order to come to Datang, are willing to be arrested and sold. They have reliable information, and it is better to go to Datang as slave labor than they are hungry and full in their own country. Being trafficked by others, they may not be able to go to Datang on their own.

(End of this chapter)