The banging sound of firecrackers continued into the night, when the moon came out on the east wall of the city, wandering between the bullfights. Zhao Xingde's clothes were soaked and he was almost exhausted. Two thousand soldiers worked hard for a day and injured twelve people.

One person was wounded in the hip by a military stick, and a total of 3,127 fire blunderbuss that could withstand double doses of powder were counted. Zhao Xingde immediately ordered people to put two layers of walking armor on the wooden stakes, and ignited the blunderbuss within thirty steps.

Not only did it penetrate the double-layered infantry armor, it also left a big hole in the wooden stake. Zhao Xingde breathed a sigh of relief and ordered Wang Yan's soldiers to invite the commander to come again to see the power of the fire cannon.

In order to impress Wang Yan, he specially selected ten calm soldiers and taught them on the spot to follow the three movements of standing, raising the gun, lighting the fire, and collecting the gun. They practiced repeatedly, and they had to be as neat as one person.

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When Zhao Xingde was training soldiers, the blacksmith foreman Han Tiedan came over happily and bowed and said: "The style of the iron spear head has been made. Please take a look." After saying this, the craftsman behind him carefully presented a blunderbuss.

Without waiting for instructions, he disassembled and assembled it and made gestures twice.

"This is..." Zhao Xingde looked at this strange thing and said that it was a fire gun with a bayonet attached. It would be better to simply change the fire gun into a seven-foot spear, but the front two feet or so were

The gun shaft made of pure iron looks a little weird. A wooden stick is connected to the back of the iron gun head with a ring. The upper end of the wooden stick is slightly thicker than the mouth of the gun. Three grooves are carved into it. Just use the notches of the grooves to align and weld on the gun barrel.

Insert the wooden stick into the gun tube with three small copper protrusions at the mouth of the gun, then rotate the gun head of the iron gun so that the copper protrusions slide to the bottom of the groove, and the gun head will be firmly stuck on the gun tube.

If it weren't for the short wooden handle behind the wooden shaft of the gun to withstand the recoil, it would look just like a seven-foot-long spear.

"Isn't this what you are talking about?" Seeing Zhao Xingde's hesitation, Han Tietang took the gun from the craftsman's hand, removed the gun head, and hung the rope ring at the end of the stick on the body of the gun.

On the hook under the gun, the iron spear head was stuck on the ground and turned into a stick for shooting firecrackers. Only then did Zhao Xingde see that the wooden stick installed behind the gun head was made of the original fire gun.

It was made from the support rod of the gun, and I couldn't help but admire the craftsman's ingenuity.

Han Tietang couldn't help but feel a little uneasy when he saw that Zhao Xingde still didn't nod his head in approval. Someone had just eaten a military stick in the afternoon. He was speechless and explained: "This fire gun has an iron front and a wooden back. It is heavy on the front and light on the back. From a villain's point of view,

, it seems more appropriate to add heavy weapons such as axes and maces in front of the blunderbuss tube. In addition, the long pole soldier falling in front is equipped with a spear head to facilitate downward and horizontal hooks. However, adults need to change it to a long spear.

, the villain only makes changes to the spear. If there is anything wrong, as long as the adults say something, the villain can take care of it, no problem, no problem."

Zhao Xingde did not expect that there were so many principles and details here. After thinking for a moment, he felt that since the cold weapons installed on firearms were ever-changing and only one spear stab would be left in future generations, it would be better not to change it easily. He considered and said:

"The musket hits directly dozens of steps away. It is an extension of the spear. When you rush closer, you will naturally use it as a spear. This is called the same origin, so there is no need to change it." He made up a random reason, but he felt that he couldn't believe it, so he casually made up a reason.

He handed the blunderbuss with the iron tip to Su Wenyu and said, "Will it work if you try it?"

Su Wenyu took it with joy on his face, danced it a few times, and stabbed it forward a few times, and said with a smile: "Compared with the spear, the front is a little heavier, but it doesn't matter, it's very useful."

Han Tietan also praised: "Mr. Zhao's words make sense. A villain is like a toilet." He was originally an uneducated blacksmith. He was promoted to the head craftsman because of his clever mind and superb craftsmanship. Yuan Dao talked to Shangguan.

I wanted to put some books in my bag to decorate my appearance, but unexpectedly, I suddenly remembered the flattering words that I had finally memorized, and thought of it as a toilet.

Su Wenyu was so suffocated that he almost lost his breath. Zhao Xingde smiled bitterly and said: "Thank you." After thinking about it, he felt that he should respect the advice of the autocratic ordnance craftsman, and changed his words: "Since the front and the back are light, it is beneficial to the ax and the gun.

Then add axes to the heads of three hundred of the spears, and add Heng Ge to the heads of three hundred spears."

Han Tie smiled bravely: "Your Majesty's orders, no problem, no problem." But he thought to himself: "There is no need to add more weapons, just add a short cast iron halberd head to the fire gun."

.That ax is a bit troublesome. Maybe it needs to be welded to make it strong and durable." However, he always kept these thoughts in his heart. When dealing with Shangguan, he always said "no problem", but because the things he finished were often better than what Shangguan originally imagined.

It's better, but no one is trying to find fault with him.

When Zhao Xingde was looking for other soldiers to try out the modified iron gun, Wang Yan came with a tired look on his face. He said nothing with a sullen face. Zhao Xingde was busy with the ten soldiers who had been practicing performing a horizontal formation and firing. Although the burning of the gun was not done first.

Later, but also within a very short period of time, ten gunshots rang out, and iron pellets struck the iron leaves of five sets of infantry armor placed thirty steps away.

Just after firing, Wang Yan ignored the dissuasion of his followers and went to check the effect of the fire pellets in person. When he saw the huge holes in the wooden stakes in the infantry armor made by the iron pellets, he was silent for a moment and said to Zhao Xingde.

He said: "This fire gun does have merits. But without further ado, I will give you three thousand soldiers and train them for fifteen days. Will they be worthy of a battle?" What he values ​​​​about this fire gun is its ability to penetrate the human body after penetrating iron armor.

The huge damage caused. Even if an ordinary crossbow shoots through the iron armor, as long as it misses the vital point and the arrow is not pulled out at the right time, there will be no serious harm. Therefore, there are fierce generals and soldiers in the army who are still fighting endlessly with more than a dozen arrows in their bodies. There are also

"It is better to be hit by three arrows than to be stabbed once. It is better to be hit by three arrows than to be shot again." The iron bullets of this fire gun are different from the arrow clusters. When they hit the hardwood pile, they also create a hole and penetrate into the human body.

It must be a bloody hole, which is worse than pulling out the arrow on the spot after being hit by an arrow.

"If lead poison or mercury poison is used to temper the projectiles, it may be more powerful." Wang Yan secretly thought, even if the Liao people's Tiebei camp had strong armor and thick skin, they would definitely be embarrassed to fight again. The soldiers also

Wearing heavy armor, it is inconvenient to dodge the blunderbuss. Five of them are tied together with iron chains. If one or two are disabled, it means that all five are useless. It is even more rare that this fire blunderbuss can be changed into an iron gun. After firing, it can

Melee combat. Because the fire blunderbuss does not rely on the physical strength of the crossbowman to fire the projectile, it is almost impossible to be accurate when fired at close range. There is no need to worry about consuming the archer in melee combat.

"On the 15th?" Zhao Xingde was stunned. He heard the bombardment of the Liao army's artillery, and the flames kept flashing in the distance. He finally nodded and said: "I will try my best, general!"

"Okay!" Wang Yan said in a deep voice, "Fifteen days later, we will go out of the city to invite the Liao army to attack. Let the Liao people also taste the power of our Song Dynasty firearms." He looked around at the hundreds of soldiers present and shouted sternly: "Before going to battle, the fire cannons

Anyone who leaks something will be killed. Anyone who hears it and is sitting with him will also be killed!" All the soldiers were shocked and agreed in a deep voice. Only then did Wang Yan's tone soften and he said to Zhao Xingde: "I don't care about anything.

Second Master, the two thousand soldiers of the Second Army of Zhenbei who came to test the fire cannons today are under your training and command. I will allocate another one thousand elite soldiers to you. This archery range is for you to practice the fire cannon camp. Without my order, no one can enter without permission.

Anyone who doesn't respect orders in the fire gun camp will be killed without mercy. I will replenish you as much as you kill."

Zhao Xingde's expression changed, and he thought that the news about the use of military sticks in the afternoon might reach Wang Yan. But Wang Yan said: "Follow me back to the Yamen first, and report the details of the inspection of fire cannons."

"Why didn't Zhu Houwu beheaded on the spot?" This was the first sentence Wang Yan said after entering the Tongzhi Yamen.

Zhao Xingde was stunned, bowed and replied: "Zhu Hou's five crimes will not lead to death." Su Wenyu said that he committed four of the seventy-four beheads, which was actually a slap in the face. If he really followed the seventy-four beheads to manage the army, he would only

I was afraid that half of the entire Hebei army would be killed.

Wang Yan's face was as dark as water. He looked at the slightly trembling candlelight. He turned his head to a carved window next to him and said slowly: "At the second quarter of the ugly hour, Zhu Houwu of the Second Army of Zhenbei was patrolling the city.

He was hit by a hidden arrow from the Khitan people, lost his footing and fell off the city wall, and his body was nowhere to be found."

"What?" Zhao Xingde was shocked. He looked at the oval that marked the hour. It was half an hour before Li Chou fashion. Wang Yan said this to get rid of Zhu Houwu's trouble for him. Tonight,

Zhu Houwu, who had received thirty military sticks, must have been lying in the camp recovering from his injuries. If the house was on fire, he would not be able to get up.

"Zhu Houwu is just a collateral member of the Zhu family in Bianjing. If he falls into the city and dies, the Zhu family will not start a big war." Wang Yan said while flipping through the military books, "If we spare his life, we will bear the grudge in our hearts and go back to climb the mountain."

If a relative is brought in to stand up for him, the trouble will get bigger and bigger, and it might really turn into a big trouble. Yuan Zhi, as a general, cannot be benevolent as a woman."

"However, this is against military law and against the court system!" Zhao Xingde argued forcefully. He could not believe that the ruler Wang whom he admired so much would actually execute his subordinates without going through the court system.

"Military law, system?" Wang Yan raised his head and stared at Zhao Xingde, making him feel hairy in his heart, and then slowly said: "Then when Zhu Houwu violated military law based on his family background, where was the court system? National law and system, then

It is the means by which the imperial court governs the people. In this world, there are naturally some people who are outside the national legal system, or who think they are above the national legal system. Yuanzhi, whether you like it or not, there is only one system between you and them.

Duke Wen of Chao and Han made it clear, the weak is the meat of the strong and the strong is the food.”

Zhao Xingde's hands and feet were cold, and he seemed to be forced to face a reality that he had been unwilling to face. He heard Wang Yan say: "Should you be a law-abiding commoner and seek shelter from the strong, or should you accept this system of the weak and the strong? These two paths, you can

Make your own choice. If you don’t want to be a strange man who saves the world, benefits the people, and protects the common people, don’t try to be the best in everything from now on. For the sake of your merit in choosing the fire gun, I will say this." Wang Yanfan looked at Jin.
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