Wang Fangyi widened his eyes, waved the small flag in his hand suddenly, and shouted: "Immediately!"

The twisted leads were lit by a torch, and sparks stretched forward.

"Start!" Then another loud roar was heard.

Bang, the sledgehammer was lifted and dropped, smashed the iron hook, and the counterweight sandbox suddenly fell, driving the long rod and grenade belt, throwing more than a dozen black things into the air.

To be honest, the accuracy of this stone thrower is really not satisfactory. Thanks to Xu Qilin's thoughtful thinking, the area distributed by wooden men and grass men is quite large, and he has undergone many test shots.

More than a dozen black bombs were still sparkling in the air, and they drew graceful arcs into the imaginary enemy.

In the eyes of everyone, these iron guys smashed the grass man and wooden man with kinetic energy, and their remaining momentum was still rolling on the ground.

"Hehe, if you want to smash it, even the strong armor will be useless." Cheng Yaojin grinned and said, "It's just--"

Before he finished speaking, more than a dozen bombs had exploded one after another.

Boom, boom, boom... Balls of fire burst out, smoke rose, and soil and wood chips flew into the air.

The sudden loud roar scared everyone.

His Majesty Li Er was also shocked, and he didn't expect that the gunpowder bullet was so violent and the explosion was so amazing.

It’s not their fault that they were shocked. The gunpowder explosion just now was in a tunnel, and overturning the city wall was of course powerful enough. But if the ground explosion is like this, the light effect will be even more gorgeous and shocking.

After a while, the roar ended. Looking at the imaginary enemy's area, it was already in chaos.

"Good guy, there is an explosion." Aggressive light shot out from Li Jie's eyes. The improved stone thrower and explosive gunpowder bombs were definitely a sharp killer on the battlefield.

Cheng Yaojin took out his ears, reached out to light Xu Qilin, and smiled and said, "You are not authentic, and you don't say anything in advance, which makes my ears buzz."

His Majesty Li Er was so happy that he almost rushed to the scene in one step, but he pretended to be reserved, glared at Xu Qilin, and cursed with a smile: "First I asked me and the bureaucrats to eat the soil, and then made a frightening sound. I should punish me."

Xu Qilin smiled embarrassedly and reached out to invite him, "After the exercise, please ask your Majesty and all the Dukes to come close to observe."

His Majesty Li Er nodded, waved his hands at the veterans, and smiled and said, "You don't have to follow me anymore, just go and observe it yourself."

Then, he waved to Xu Qilin and said, "You are by my side and talk about this gunpowder and stone thrower."

"Yes, I am obediently." Xu Qilin obediently approached His Majesty Li Er and said with a smile: "The improved stone throwing machine has not been named yet. Please give it a powerful and domineering name."

His Majesty Li Er smiled and stepped down from the platform. He walked without any rush or slow down. Xu Qilin quickly followed.

Several dukes received the decree and all accelerated their pace and rushed to the exercise site.

Li Jing walked off the platform, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to wave to one of the guards.

The man rushed over and respectfully saluted Li Jing.

"No need to be polite, follow me to take a look." Li Jing said lightly: "You have also seen the sharpness of this weapon. You must use it in the future."

"Yes, I obey my duties." Su Dingfang bowed and politely followed Li Jing away.

His Majesty Li Er walked slowly, knowing that Xu Qilin was behind him, he pondered and asked, "I just commanded the stone throwing machine to launch it, but Fang Yi, the King of Qianniu Guard?"

Xu Qilin replied: "It was Wang Fangyi. Seeing that he was studious and intelligent, and had the ambition to fight for the country and make contributions on the battlefield, he taught him the operation of the stone throwing machine. After all, if the stone throwing machine is used on the battlefield, it also requires some people who know how to operate and command."

His Majesty Li Er was silent for a moment and said slowly: "You really can't be the only one who knows it. If you have the opportunity to let Wang Fangyi go out for some experience."

"According to the observation of Weichen, Wang Fangyi seems to be stronger in business than in marching and fighting." Xu Qilin said: "When he was young, he brought mail-and-many servants to reclaim farmland and plant trees to become a wealthy family!"

His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard, thought for a while, and said, "He has had such an experience, and he is also aware of the sufferings of the people. Speaking of management, do you have any understanding of the land of Hexi?"

Xu Qilin was stunned for a moment. The jump was a bit big and he didn't say anything for a moment.

His Majesty Li Er was not in a hurry and walked forward, waiting for Xu Qilin to reply.

"What Your Majesty said about Hexi refers to Liang, Gan, Suzhou and other places?" Xu Qilin thought for a while and asked.

"That's right." His Majesty Li Er paused and said, "During the Han Dynasty, he used to be a border and placed tens of thousands of poor people in Kanto in Hexi. However, the cost of 'million yuan was innumerable', and finally it ended up being a 'county official'."

Xu Qilin pondered and said: "Hexi is the throat of the Silk Road, and trade development can promote the prosperity of the trade route. If the court introduces policies to encourage merchants to do business with countries in the Western Regions, or to withdraw certain shortages, it will attract more people to engage in trade, and the court will also earn a lot of revenue in terms of tariffs."

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "This is not a mystery. Emperor Wu of Han once recruited low-ranking merchants to allocate goods and do business in the Western Regions. Of course, this did play a big role."

Hum? There was someone walking in front of him, and Xu Qilin was very surprised. Emperor Wu of Han, from the perspective of time, wasn’t he plagiarizing other people’s creativity?

However, Xu Qilin certainly refused to appear incompetent to His Majesty Li Er. He was stunned for a moment and then said, "You can grow cotton in Hexi, and Hetao, that's a big investment."

His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "I have seen the cotton cloth you presented, it's still good. But managing Hexi is not that simple, so you don't have to rush to answer. Go back and study it carefully. If you have any suggestions, you can report it."

"Yes, I'm going back to study." Xu Qilin replied: "If you have any foolish opinions, I will report to Your Majesty."

While speaking, he had already reached the explosion site. Several old soldiers were observing and discussing next to the collapsed city wall, and they all praised the power of the gunpowder explosion.

"Your Majesty, this method of breaking the city is both innovative and powerful, and it is simply unpredictable." Li Jie threw away the soil and rubble in his hand and said, "It is just that digging tunnels in actual combat should be time-consuming. But if you encounter a strong city, it is much stronger than an ants' strong attack, you should also break it in one fell swoop."

His Majesty Li Er looked at the ruins on the ground, then walked up the slope formed by fragments of soil, and looked at the broken city walls on both sides.

The gap is two or three feet long, and if it is actual combat, it may be even bigger. Not only will the breakthrough be opened, the enemy troops defending the city in this area will also suffer heavy losses. At that time, the troops will suppress the two sides of the bow and arrow, and the assault troops will flock into the city.

"If there is a moat, it will probably increase the difficulties." Hou Junji did not seem to be depreciating, because he was talking about the truth.

Cheng Yaojin said: "It's just that the difficulty is increasing, so it may not be impossible to use this method." As he said that, he looked at Xu Qilin with his gaze.

Xu Qilin scratched his head and said, "If there are professional diggers, such as miners, many difficulties can be overcome."

Li Jing nodded and said slowly: "We see difficulties. Those who dig holes may find it easy. Your Majesty, I think you can recruit some miners and follow the army like craftsmen."

"Good." His Majesty Li Er agreed, then pointed his hand and said, "Go over there and take a look. The improved stone thrower is powerful and is also a powerful weapon to siege."

Everyone surrounded His Majesty Li Er and walked dozens of meters to the section of the city wall bombarded by the stone thrower.

Cheng Yaojin stepped forward and moved the big stone. This weight was nothing to him, but he laughed and said, "Hehe, this stone of more than 100 kilograms was smashed into the air. This momentum alone is amazing enough."

Li Ji nodded with a smile, pointed to the broken city wall, and said, "If there are dozens of stone throwers and bombarding them in turn, no kind of city wall can stand up."

Li Jing asked Xu Qilin: "Xu Cheng, can this stone thrower be further improved and increase its power?"

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said, "Xiao Guan thinks that he can create more, and his power will be enhanced accordingly."

"If it's bigger, it can throw heavier rock bullets." His Majesty Li Er nodded and praised, "I see that this stone throwing machine is enough. No matter how strong the city is, it cannot stop the continuous bombardment and destruction."

"Your Majesty is wise." Hou Junji echoed: "This thing should be made anywhere, and it is also an improvement of a catapult. There is no difficulty in how to use it. Gunpowder blasting is beyond the control of ordinary people, and special craftsmen are required to dig holes."

The general who followed behind everyone interrupted, "Weichen sees that the combination of stone throwing machines and gunpowder bullets is very sharp, and can deal with the enemy's group charge. But the loud bang, even our army's war horses must adapt."

Xu Qilin's eyes lit up and stared at the general. This guy looked carefully and thought deeply, and even he ignored this point.

The war horses in the Cold Weapon Age received corresponding training, while the firearms Age was different. Gunshots and cannons were easily shocked for war horses that had not undergone adaptive training.

"This general is so thoughtful, and I admire him." Xu Qilin really admired him. He was an ancient man. After watching the exercise, he could think of what he ignored. His head was definitely not ordinary.

His Majesty Li Er agreed, looked at the general with a deep meaning, and said with a smile: "Ding Fang has considered it carefully. If he rashly uses gunpowder weapons, something unexpected may happen on the battlefield."

Dingfang?! Xu Qilin touched his chin and felt very familiar, but he was still not sure.

Everyone walked towards the explosion site of the gunpowder bullets again. Xu Qilin deliberately lagged behind, bowed to the general, and asked politely: "Do you dare to ask the general's surname?"

The general bowed his hand and replied, "I am named Su Lie, and his name is Dingfang." After pausing, he said, "Emperor Xu's wonderful ideas and skillless skills are unmatched. I admire him very much."

No, no, I admire you. Famous generals throughout the ages and mad demons who destroyed the country, Xu Qilin hurriedly was humble, and he also felt respectful to others from the bottom of his heart.

Su Lie, whose name is Dingfang, is written in the world. Therefore, when people know Su Dingfang, they want to say Su Lie. Nine out of ten are shook their heads. Who is this? I’m not familiar with it!

In history, Su Dingfang galloped on the battlefield for decades, attacking Jie Li in the north, destroying the Turks in the west, pacifying Baiji in the east, and conquering Tubo in the south, and traversing thousands of miles. "The three kingdoms were destroyed in the front and back, and they all captured their masters alive."

It’s amazing, not only to destroy the country, but also to capture the king alive. Other achievements include leading 200 cavalry to raid Jie Li Khan’s tent, defeating the 100,000 Western Turks with 10,000 cavalry, and 8,000 cavalry to defeat the 100,000 Tubo army...

With such outstanding achievements, it is not an exaggeration to call Su Dingfang the God of War.

But in history, Su Dingfang's popularity was far less than that of Li Jing, Li Ji, Hou Junji and others. He was even criticized in storytelling and novels and became a despicable and shameless treacherous minister.

Of course, Su Dingfang, as a subordinate of Liu Heita, later surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, was indeed a surrendered general. But it is probably unreasonable to say that he was not valued by His Majesty Li Er because of his origin.

After following Li Jing to defeat the Eastern Turks, Su Dingfang was named the General of the Left Wuhou Zhonglang for his merits. Then, he had no chance to show his face during the Zhenguan period, and it was not until the Emperor Gaozong period that he shone brightly.

If His Majesty Li Er did not want to use him, he would not have defeated Liu Heita. After Su Dingfang retired to the mountains and forests, he would have sent someone to ask him to serve as the Zhechong of the Kuang Dao Mansion.

If it is suspicion and suspicion, His Majesty Li Er would not have appointed Su Dingfang as the General of the Left Wuhou. This official position is the commander of the royal guard and responsible for protecting the emperor's safety.

Therefore, the main reason is that there were too many famous generals who were used to fighting in the early Tang Dynasty. In terms of qualifications and age, it was not the turn of Su Dingfang to show it.

Li Ji, Hou Junji, Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and others, they are all famous founding generals and are able to fight. If you just want one, you will basically win the battle but don’t run away.

With these people on top, young people like Su Dingfang naturally have no chance to show their performance. In other words, His Majesty Li Er deliberately suppressed it for his children and grandchildren.

Maybe it was because of the reason why I had been holding it in my arms for too long. By the time of Emperor Gaozong, most of the founding generals had withered. Su Ding was like taking Dali Pills, galloping and exerting it with all his heart.

But gold will shine. After the exercise, Su Dingfang's reminder not only made Xu Qilin admire him, but His Majesty Li Er could not help but re-examine the general who was hidden.

Li Jing had long been trying to promote Su Dingfang. Otherwise, he would not have been sent to be the pioneer and attacked Jie Li Khan's tent.

Wang Fangyi is already a famous general in the second generation, but compared with Su Dingfang, he is a tiny witch.

Xu Qilin didn't expect to meet another powerful general, and Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui should be considered two heroes among the second generation of generals.

Su Dingfang had become a general of the Central Army and a fourth-rank official, and he was also considered a senior general; Xue Rengui was probably not sure where to dig food!

Everyone has their own fate. Although Xu Qilin admires the achievements of this country-destroying madman, he will not act rashly.
Chapter completed!