Han Shizhong's face was not good, and he sarcastically said angrily at the moment: "I'm not afraid of the wind flashing my tongue, and I am also the god of war!" It's ridiculous. ”

didn't take Han Shizhong's ridicule to heart, he had never seen the power of a cannon, and when he saw it, I was afraid it would be a different face.

"Don't be angry, since Zhang Zhixian boasted of Haikou, this artillery can be the god of war, why don't you go and see it together?"

As soon as Tong Guan said this, Han Shizhong was even more surprised. Although these words sounded like they were breaking the siege, Han Shizhong could obviously hear that Tong Guan was deliberately biased.

Now Han Shizhong is a little drumming in his heart, what is the origin of this publicity? It can make Tong Guan, who is in a high position, favored! Lao Tzu didn't give face just now, he won't be hated, right? It seems that literati are quite cautious, not good...

"Your Excellency Xuanfu, General Han, please come with me."

The three of them came out of the big tent, and at this time, it was already lively outside the gate. Zhang Jiajun is definitely a wonderful existence in this era! Not only are they seventeen or eighteen years old, but they are also ruddy and energetic. One by one, like pillars, they stood neatly outside the gate.

Looking at the uniform clothes they are wearing, they look like they are made of good materials. Holding a guy who can't see the name in his hand, he has a horizontal knife on his waist, and there are dozens of big iron pipes behind him! It's weird everywhere.

"Get out of the way!"

Han Shizhong blasted away the crowd who were watching the excitement, with his experience in the army for more than ten years, he could naturally see at a glance that this was definitely an elite army!

Zhang Yang led the two of them to the rear of the team, pointed to the big iron pipe that emitted a ghostly light, and said, "Lord Xuanfu, General Han, this is artillery!" ”

Tong Guan is Zhao Hu, of course he recognizes these rough and backward artillery. And Han Shizhong was like a curious baby, looking left and right, and wandered around for a long time, except for finding that the big iron pipe was big and small, he didn't understand anything.

Isn't it just a big iron pipe mounted on two iron wheels, how can you become a 'god of war'?

Zhang Yang could see Han Shizhong's suspicions, so he introduced him: "This small one is a nine-pound cannon!" Launched from the breech, the maximum range can reach 500 steps! ”

After speaking, the gunner handed a nine-pound shell to Han Shizhong. Han Shizhong looked at the smooth big iron ball in his hand and was a little confused, and there was a wooden tray at the back of the iron ball.

This nine-pound gun is actually a 75mm smoothbore gun, and the biggest advantage is that it is cheap!

Although the rifled gun is good, it is expensive, if the troops are equipped in large quantities, Zhang Yang will have to go bankrupt! Moreover, against the army of this era, smoothbore artillery is completely sufficient.

It's better to say it a hundred times than to look at it once! With a wave of Zhang Yang's big hand, the artillery crew of five people immediately took action. A nine-pound cannon was quickly unwound from the horse, but it took only half a minute to complete the preparation for firing.

"Report to the sir, the first artillery group is ready, please instruct!"

"One shot in the direction of the canal."

"Yes!"

Zhang Yang handed the shell in Han Shizhong's hand to the shooter, and the shooter quickly opened the gun door, quickly stuffed the shell into it, and then took out a package of fixed propellant, filled it in the medicine room, and after closing the gun door, the gunner suddenly pulled the gun rope!

Boom –

After a loud bang, a thick burst of smoke erupted from the barrel, and the shells exploded on the embankment on the other side of the canal!

A cadre of soldiers was choked by the choking smoke of gunpowder, because they had been destroyed by the divine thunder of the righteous army, and when they heard the explosion, they instinctively lay on the ground! It seems to have left a psychological shadow...

Han Shizhong is good, still standing in place. But I was still terrified to see the big crater on the other side of the river!

"This, this..."

Zhang Yang did not use 'nitrocellulose', but used the backward 'maroon gunpowder' as the propellant. After the firing, several gunners cleaned the chamber neatly, and the whole firing process took no more than two minutes.

Han Shizhong felt for a moment that Zhang Yang had collusion with the rebels, but after thinking about it, he felt ridiculous. The rebels' divine thunder was not only several times greater than the nine-pound cannon in terms of power, but also did not have such a thick smoke.

What's more, if the rebels had a connection with Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang would not have come with such a weapon so ostentatious.

Zhang Yang smiled: "How does General Han feel?" ”

"Unstoppable!" Han Shizhong's eyes lit up, and he said, "This weapon is indeed worthy of the reputation of the god of war!" "As a veteran of the battlefield. Han Shizhong saw the role of 'artillery' in future wars almost instantly. In front of such a weapon, what big Liao wolf rides, what Xixia iron harriers, will die without a place to be buried!

It is even possible that Da Song may rely on this weapon to achieve a reversal of offense and defense!

Thinking of this, Han Shizhong's eyes changed when he looked at Zhang Yang again, and he immediately bowed down and said, "Shizhong has no words, please forgive me." ”

Zhang Yang immediately turned his body sideways, he couldn't just accept someone's salute like this.

"Why is it wrong for General Han to be loyal to the country? The lower officials don't dare to accept your courtesy. The two looked at each other and smiled, and the matter was over.

In fact, Zhang Yang's heart is secretly cool, this is Han Shizhong, who was praised by later generations as the 'Four Generals of Zhongxing'! A person who can be compared to Yue Fei admits his mistakes, and his vanity is greatly satisfied.

Zhang Yangle pulled Han Shizhong and continued to introduce: "These five cannons are the secret weapons of the lower officials!" Specially designed and manufactured for siege, don't look at its caliber is only twice as large as the nine-pound cannon, but the weight of the cannonball is thirty-six pounds! And the barrel is longer, the firing range can reach two thousand steps! ”

Listening to Zhang Yang's explanation, Han Shizhong was excited, the nine-pound cannon is so powerful, and the thirty-six-pound cannon should be so powerful!

"Can you test a shot?"

Zhang Yang was embarrassed: "If you return to the general, it is not that the subordinate officials shirk it, but that the production of shells for this kind of artillery is very difficult, and the cost of a shell is as high as 10,000 yuan!" Plus the propellant, that's at least 20,000 dollars! And that's just the cost, not the labor and scraps. ”

This is not lying, and the most important thing is the wear and tear of the rifling!

Zhang Yang is still willing to spend money on this siege artillery, because the production quantity will not be very large, so Zhang Yang also uses the rifle extravagantly!

The advantage of rifling is that it has a long range and a stable trajectory. In layman's terms, it is to hit far and accurately.

When Han Shizhong heard this price, he immediately gasped. The big soldiers of this era are 10,000 yuan a year, and this shell costs 10,000 yuan! It's almost enough to catch up with a soldier's salary for a year!

"Then forget it, such an expensive cannonball should be left on the battlefield for use!"

Han Shizhong was fascinated by the pointed shells in the ammunition box, as if he was caressing the soft skin of a young girl.

The corners of Zhang Yang's mouth twitched when he saw this scene, and he said secretly: The terrible law of true fragrance...