Li An looked at the Mo knife in the Colosseum, but what he was thinking about was how to invent a more powerful rifle, or even a high-powered machine gun.

Since the gunpowder was made, Li An has the urge to invent muskets, especially after the artillery is equipped with the Tang Army, this idea is even stronger, but Li An really can't look down on the muskets that get up early, and the arquebuses and flintlock pistols can't get into Li An's eyes at all.

Especially the arquebus, this kind of thing, it is too laborious to use, and once it encounters rainy weather, the arquebus will be extinguished by the rain, and the entire army equipped with this weapon will completely lose its combat effectiveness.

If in this case, encounter the opponent's cold weapon troops, then there is only a chance to find death, although the gun has bayonets, but it is certainly not as easy to use as cold weapons, the consequences of fighting are too terrible, moreover, the arquebus unit has higher requirements for logistics, when the arquebus is fired, it needs a burning arquebus to ignite the gunpowder, but even the burning arquebus will burn out in a relatively short period of time, so it needs to be replaced, so, such an arquebus unit, not only to carry a large number of bullets, It is also necessary to carry a sufficient number of arquebuses, and the logistical pressure can be imagined.

If it is a sunny day when the war is fought, the situation is not bad, once it encounters rainy weather, such a musket unit, the combat effectiveness is much weaker than the general cold weapon unit, and it can only be a dead end, so Li An is reluctant to invent this kind of weapon, even if he is the progress of the times, in some cases it is stronger than cold weapons, Li An will not choose to invent this kind of thing, besides, the Tang army now has artillery as a support weapon, and the demand for muskets is not urgent, and there is no urgent need for this immature weapon.

The flintlock pistol uses flint, and does not need such a thing as a fire rope, which is much more advanced than the arquebus, but the flintlock pistol is not omnipotent, and the flint is very likely to be unreliable when firing, that is, it failed to fire successfully, and the gunpowder was not ignited, so that the projectile may still be in the barrel, but when it comes to large-scale operations, because the situation on the battlefield is relatively special, it is often difficult for the gunner to find that his bullet has not been fired, so as to decorate the projectile and gunpowder again, so that Two or more projectiles will appear in a single gun.

If more than two bullets are concentrated in the chamber, the power of gunpowder is not enough to push the projectile to launch normally, which may lead to the projectile firing distance being too short, or cause some malfunctions of the gun, thus seriously affecting the play of combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the flintlock pistol is also a less mature firearm, however, the effect of use is much stronger than the arquebus, far stronger than the arquebus, and it has been the world of flintlock pistol for more than two hundred years before the appearance of the rifle.

A gun can be used for two hundred years, become a necessary weapon for the armies of Western countries, naturally has its merits, but its shortcomings can not be ignored, the power is not as great as imagined, at least, the cotton armor of the braid towards can defend against the ammunition of this flintlock pistol, as long as the distance is not too close to be able to defend, at least not let the soldiers cause fatal injuries.

Therefore, Ang Lee also did not like to invent the flintlock pistol, and, for the same reason as not inventing the arquebus, Datang did not have this urgent need, and the performance of the gun did not make Ang Lee too satisfied.

All kinds of science and technology in Datang are in a state of blowout, these are inseparable from Li An's leadership and guidance, now, all kinds of machines and all kinds of technologies are improving, once the requirements for the invention of the rifle are met, Li An will choose to invent this weapon, and form a rifle army, specially used to defend the capital, as well as mobile deployment to all parts of the country, eliminate the resistance forces throughout the country.

Of course, these are all later words, and after returning to Chang'an City, the plan to develop a rifle can be put on the agenda, and now it can only be thought about.

Just as Ang Lee was thinking about the rifle, in the Colosseum, the two gladiators had been fighting for several rounds, and the rapist with the Mo knife had the advantage, and after a few back and forth, he cut off the opponent's mace.

The pirate was startled, and hurriedly smashed the severed mace at the other party, and took the opportunity to quickly run to the weapon rack, picked up his own Mo knife and stepped forward to meet it.

In this way, the two soon entered the duel of Mo Dao, and the two Mo knives with amazing deterrent power kept colliding, and the fight was very fierce.

However, the two gladiators apparently never used the Mosake, as evidenced by the way they held the knife and used it.

The main method of use of the Mo Knife is to swing and slash, but they use more assassination, and it is really a waste to use the Mo Knife as a long spear.

"These two turtle grandsons, they use the Mo knife as a spear, if my soldiers dare to do this, they will definitely break his ass."

A Tang military general couldn't stand it anymore and opened his mouth to scold.

"Forget it! They are all people who have committed serious crimes, and they are not my Tang Dynasty soldiers, how can they know the true use of the Mo knife, and it is normal to use it wrongly. ”

Another general understood.

"These turtle grandsons, they are really angry to watch, they really want to go down and have a good fight, they haven't fought for a long time."

Another military general said.

When Li An heard this, he said with a smile: "If you really have itchy hands, this official can meet your requirements and let you go down and have a good fight, but you can't fight like them, just stop it." ”

"What's the point of that, a duel of life and death can reflect a person's true combat power."

A military general said.

"Li Shilang, let me go down and fight the pirates! Let the two of them go up together, and their subordinates can kill them both within three moves. ”

Another military general said confidently.

Li An smiled and said: "General Nan's martial arts are strong, not to mention two gladiators, even if ten gladiators go together, they will not be the general's opponents, you better let the gladiators live a little longer!" Ha ha! ”

Occasionally praising his subordinates can well adjust the relationship with his subordinates and ease some contradictions between his superiors and subordinates, besides, Li An is not a compliment, he does have this strength in the south, and it really doesn't take much to deal with these three-legged cat guys.

Looking at these three-legged cat kung fu guys, Li An wanted to play in person, kill happily, and let himself out of anger, but his current status is too high, and he can't do it if he wants to, because this kind of dangerous thing is not what a high-ranking official should do.

However, the fight between the two gladiators soon became exciting again, both of them were fighting with Mo knives, and after groping for a while, they figured out how to use Mo knives, that is, wielding and slashing.

The two of them slashed back and forth with the Mo knife, and the sound of the Mo knife hitting was very shocking, even if it was the noisy sound of more than a thousand people around, it couldn't be covered at all.

The Mo knife is undoubtedly very sharp, but the armor worn by the two of them is just ordinary armor, and the protection is very average, so after a burst of slashing, blood is coming out of both of them, and the armor is dyed red.

Injuries can make people hurt and slow down their reactions, but in a life-or-death situation, a person's desire to survive can make people ignore the pain and concentrate all the energy of the body for fighting.

Both gladiators had many scars on their bodies, and blood was gushing, but they didn't have time to bandage their wounds, because if they stopped, they would be killed by the other and lose their lives.

"Seeing blood, this is wonderful, this is wonderful enough! Ha ha! ”

"That's right, this gladiatorial fight is much more exciting than the last one, and this gladiatorial fight is more bloody and flavorful."

"I don't know who will win this competition! It looks like it's evenly matched! ”

"I support the warriors of Xi Tianzhu, I think he will win."

"Nantianzhu Warrior is not bad, maybe he will win."

"Don't fight, I don't think they will win, look at how much blood they have shed, I guess they will all die here."

"I also think so, people's blood will drain sooner or later, look at their joy now, when the blood is almost gone, they can't move, they can only lie on the ground and wait for death."

Onlookers gathered together to talk about the Tao.

Of course, those who simply talk about the outcome of the duel are considered good businessmen, but some businessmen take this opportunity to get together and gamble.

The content of gambling is also very simple, that is, guess who wins or loses between the two gladiators, and then win or lose according to whether they guess correctly or not.

The cost of betting is generally not very large, and businessmen can afford it, but this atmosphere is very bad, because gambling means getting something for nothing.

But since ancient times, gambling has never been banned, no matter what the era, gambling is difficult to stop, because gambling is addictive, will make people feel happy, and difficult to extricate themselves.

Li Ang built Anzhu City, naturally he didn't like to have a gambling atmosphere, but he didn't care too much, because gambling is difficult to control, if the official prohibition, these gambling behaviors may go underground, so that it is more hidden and more difficult for people to discover.

Besides, Li An can't stay in Anzhu City all the time, he will have to leave sooner or later, so he has no energy to care about such a thing.

Businessmen are very keen on betting, of course, the vast majority of those who participate in gambling are in order to be able to mingle with others, and there are not many bets, so even if they lose, there is not much loss.

As long as the scale of gambling can be well controlled, then, the harm of gambling will be relatively small, in many places, during the New Year's holidays, relatives will carry out a small amount of gambling, lively and lively is very happy, and nothing unpleasant happens, moreover, behind closed doors to play small gambling, the official family is unlikely to know, and there is no energy to care about these idle things, as long as there is no vicious incident, there will be no big problem.

The slashing in the Colosseum continued, and several more scars were added to the bodies of the two gladiators, and their movements gradually became less flexible, as if their strength had suddenly been drained.

This is caused by excessive blood loss, and it is estimated that it will not be long before they fall into a state of shock and faint completely.

"This competition, it looks like it's coming to an end, at most, both of them will fall."

"In a moment, it won't be long before they falter and are about to fall."

The two Tang generals opened their mouths to talk.

Li An was very satisfied with this competition, nodded, and said: "This competition is good, it is very exciting, but it is about to end, which is too regrettable." ”

When his subordinates heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "If Li Shilang is not enjoyable, then there will be another competition, anyway, there are many pirates and other felons." ”

Li An thought for a moment and said: "If it is all the same competition, it will be more boring than the next, and it must be changed to be interesting, what is the next comparison?" ”

These three games, it is indeed different, the first competition is a competition between pirates and hunting dogs, and then the fat merchant accidentally jumped in, which can be described as very exciting, the second competition is a competition of two heavy armor, this time it is a competition of a large number of weapons and ordinary armor, in short, there are always some differences, if it is another one, it must not be repeated with the previous one, otherwise, there will be aesthetic fatigue, and once there is aesthetic fatigue, the audience will feel bored, and they will not come to watch it next time.

Seeing this, Nanxia got up and walked over, and said, "Li Shilang, let me go down and try it in the next game!" It's been a long time since I've moved my muscles and bones. ”

Looking at the expression of eagerly anticipation in the south, Li An felt that there was nothing that could not be done, but for the honor of the Tang Empire, the southward movement could not be lost, it must be won, and there could be no serious injuries.

The sword is not long-sighted, and Li An will not let the south take such a big risk, so Li An thought for a moment and said: "Go south, if you really want to go down and move your muscles, then use your fists to teach the pirates a lesson!" It's also safer. ”

"Li Shilang, you can't look down on people so much, even if a few pirates go up with weapons, it is impossible to hurt me, why fight empty-handed."

Nanxia opened his mouth to complain.

Li An smiled and said, "What's the matter, isn't it fun to fight empty-handed?" If you don't want to move your muscles, the official will change people. ”

"Okay, it's good to be empty-handed, but it's definitely not enough for an opponent, it's not enough to fight, it's too boring."

Going south continues to put forward conditions.

Li An did not refuse to go south this time, and said, "Okay! Since you are so capable of fighting, then give you two opponents, one pirate and one repeat offender, you are one enemy and two, you are only allowed to win and not lose, the face of the Tang Empire cannot afford to lose! ”