Wang Fangyi's eyes widened, and he waved the small flag in his hand violently, and shouted: "Ignition!" ”

The screwed leads were lit by torches, and sparks stretched forward.

"Launch!" This was followed by another yell.

Boom, the sledgehammer lifted and fell, smashed the iron hook, and the counterweight sandbox suddenly fell, driving the long rod and grenadier belt, throwing a dozen black things into the air.

To be honest, the accuracy of this stone thrower is really not flattering. Thanks to Xu Qilin's thoughtfulness, the area where the wooden people and straw men are distributed is not small, and they have been tested many times.

More than a dozen black bombs sparked in the air, smashing into the imaginary enemy in a graceful arc.

In the eyes of everyone, these iron guys smashed the grass man and the wood man with kinetic energy, and rolled on the ground without losing momentum.

"Hehe, this has to be smashed, no matter how strong the armor is, it's useless." Cheng Biting Jin grinned and said, "It's just-"

Before he could finish his words, more than a dozen bombs had exploded one after another.

Boom, boom, boom...... Clusters of fire burst out, puffs of smoke rose, and dirt and wood chips flew into the air.

The sudden loud roar startled everyone.

His Majesty Li Er was also shocked, he didn't expect this gunpowder bomb to be so violent, and the explosion was so amazing.

It's no wonder that they were shocked, the gunpowder explosion just now was in the tunnel, and it was certainly powerful enough to overturn the city wall. But when a ground explosion like this happens, the sound and light effects are even more gorgeous and shocking.

It took a long time for the roar to end. Looking at the area of the imaginary enemy, it is already a mess.

"Good guys, there's an explosion." Li Tao's eyes shot an aggressive light, and the improved stone thrower coupled with the exploding gunpowder bullet made this power bonus definitely a sharp weapon on the battlefield.

Cheng Yanjin plucked his ears, stretched out his hand to point at Xu Qilin, and said with a smile: "You kid is not authentic, and you don't say it in advance, which makes the old man's ears buzz." ”

His Majesty Li Er was so happy in his heart that he was so excited that he almost rushed to the scene in one step, but he still pretended to be reserved, glared at Xu Qilin, and scolded with a smile: "First let me and the bureaucrats eat the soil, and then make this noise scary, and I should be punished." ”

Xu Qilin smiled wryly, stretched out his hand and asked, "After the exercise, please Your Majesty, and all the princes of the country to come and observe." ”

His Majesty Li Er nodded, waved his hand at several veterans, and said with a smile: "You don't have to follow behind me, go and observe by yourself." ”

Then, he beckoned to Xu Qilin and said, "You stay with me and talk about this gunpowder and stone thrower." ”

"Yes, Wechen obeys." Xu Qilin obediently approached His Majesty Li Er's side, and said with a smile: "The improved stone throwing machine has not yet been named, please give Your Majesty a powerful and domineering name." ”

His Majesty Li Er smiled, stepped off the high platform, and walked without hurry, Xu Qilin hurriedly followed.

When several princes got the edict, they all quickened their pace and rushed to the scene of the exercise.

Li Jing stepped off the high platform, hesitated for a moment, and then stretched out his hand and beckoned to one of the guards.

The man hurriedly rushed over and respectfully saluted Li Jing.

"No need to be polite, follow me over there to have a good look." Li Jing said lightly: "You have also seen the sharpness of this weapon. In the future, it is necessary to use it on the battle array. ”

"Yes, obedience." Su Dingfang bowed and saluted again, and walked away with Li Jing.

His Majesty Li Er walked unhurriedly, knowing that Xu Qilin was behind him, and asked in a deep voice: "The one who commanded the launch of the stone thrower just now, but it was the Thousand Niu Wei Wang Fang Yi?" ”

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

His Majesty Li Er was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "It's true that you can't just teach it, just teach it, and it's good to have the opportunity to let Wang Fangyi go out and practice." ”

"According to Weichen's observation, Wang Fangyi seems to be stronger in business than marching and fighting." Xu Qilin said: "Didn't he lead handymen to reclaim farmland and plant trees when he was young, so as to become a wealthy family!" ”

His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard, thought for a while, and said, "He has had this kind of experience, and he can be regarded as knowing the suffering of the people. Speaking of business, do you know anything about the land west of the river? ”

Xu Qilin was stunned for a moment, this jump was a bit big, and he didn't speak for a while.

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

"What Your Majesty means by Hexi, Liang, Ganzhou, Suzhou and other places?" Xu Qilin thought for a while and asked.

"Exactly." His Majesty Li Er paused and said: "During the Han Dynasty, the people were in vain and settled more than 100,000 poor people in Hexi. However, 'the cost is hundreds of millions, innumerable', and in the end, it actually leads to 'the county officials are empty'. ”

Xu Qilin groaned and said: "Hexi is the throat of the Silk Road, and the development of trade can promote the prosperity of trade routes. If the imperial court introduced a policy to encourage merchants to do business with the countries of the Western Regions, or to pay for certain scarce materials, it would attract more people to engage in trade, and the imperial court would also earn a lot of money in terms of tariffs. ”

His Majesty Li Er nodded and said, "This is not a creative idea. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recruited low-status merchants, rationed goods, and did business in the Western Regions. Of course, this does play a big role. ”

Well? There were also people walking in front of him, Xu Qilin was very surprised. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, judging from the perspective of time, isn't he plagiarizing other people's ideas?

However, of course, Xu Qilin refused to appear incompetent in His Majesty Li Er. After being stunned for a moment, he said again: "Hexi can grow cotton, and there is also a Hetao, which is a big entry." ”

His Majesty Li Er smiled and said, "I have already seen the cotton cloth you presented, and it is still good. But running Hexi is not so simple, and you don't have to rush to answer. Go back and study it well, and if you have suggestions, you can play it. ”

"Yes, Weichen will go back and study." Xu Qilin replied: "If you have a foolish opinion, you will play Your Majesty." ”

As he spoke, he had already walked to the scene of the explosion. Several old soldiers were observing and discussing the collapsed city wall, and they all praised the power of the gunpowder blast.

"Your Majesty, this method of breaking the city is not only innovative, but also extremely powerful, and it is simply impossible to prevent it." Li Tao threw away the dirt in his hand and said: "It's just that digging a tunnel in actual combat needs to be hidden, and it also takes time. But if it encounters a strong city, it is much stronger than the ant-attached strong attack, and it should be broken in one fell swoop. ”

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

The gap is two or three feet, and if it is a real battle, it may be even larger. Not only will the breach be opened, but the enemy forces defending the city in this area will also suffer heavy losses. When the time comes, the troops will be suppressed with bows and arrows, and the assault troops will be able to swarm into the city.

"If there is a moat, I am afraid it will increase the difficulties." Hou Junji doesn't seem to be belittling, because he is telling the truth.

Cheng Yanjin said: "It's just that the difficulty has increased, but it doesn't necessarily mean that this method can't be used." As he spoke, he looked at Xu Qilin with an inquiring gaze.

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

Li Jing nodded and said slowly: "Let's look at the difficulties, those who dig holes may find it easy." Your Majesty, Wechen thought that he could recruit some miners to act with the army like craftsmen. ”

"Good." His Majesty Li Er agreed, stretched out his hand again, and said, "Go over there and take a look, the improved stone thrower is not small, and it is also a siege weapon." ”

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

Cheng Yanjin stepped forward and moved the big stone, which was nothing to him, but he smiled and said: "Hehe, this stone of more than 100 catties is smashed in the air, and this momentum alone is amazing enough." ”

Li Tao nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand to point to the broken city wall, and said, "If there are dozens of stone throwers, bombarding in turn, no kind of city wall will be able to hold up." ”

Li Jing asked Xu Qilin: "Xu Cheng, can this stone throwing machine be improved and increase its power?" ”

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said, "Xia Guan thinks that it can be made bigger, and the power will be enhanced." ”

"If it's bigger, you can throw heavier stone projectiles." His Majesty Li Er nodded in praise, "I think this stone thrower is enough, and no matter how strong the city is, it can't stop the continuous bombardment and destruction." ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Hou Junji echoed: "This thing should be made anywhere, and it is an improvement of the trebuchet, and there is no difficulty in how to use it." Gunpowder blasting is not something that ordinary people can master, and digging and digging also requires special craftsmen. ”

The military general who followed behind everyone interjected: "Wei Chen sees that the combination of stone throwing machine and gunpowder bullets is very sharp, and it can deal with the enemy's group charge. It's just that the loud roar, even if it is our army's war horse, it has to be adapted. ”

Xu Qilin's eyes lit up, staring at this general, this guy looked at it carefully, thought deeply, and even he ignored this.

The war horses of the cold weapon era were trained accordingly, but the firearms era was different. The sound of gunfire and cannons is easy to be startled by war horses that have not been trained for adaptation.

"This general is thoughtful, and the subordinate admires it." Xu Qilin really admired, people are ancient people, just after watching the exercise, he can think of the things he ignored, this head is definitely not ordinary.

His Majesty Li Er also bowed his head in agreement, looked at this military general with deep meaning, and said with a smile: "The decision is carefully considered, if you rashly use gunpowder weapons, there may be unexpected things on the battlefield. ”

Prescription?! Xu Qilin touched his chin, feeling very familiar, but he was not sure yet.

Everyone walked towards the scene of the explosion of the gunpowder bomb again, Xu Qilin deliberately lagged behind, arched his hand towards the general, and asked politely: "Dare to ask the general's surname?" ”

The military general returned the salute and replied: "Under the surname Su Minglie, the word is fixed." After a pause, he said again: "Xu Cheng's whimsical ideas, unmatched ingenuity, I admire it very much. ”

Don't, don't, I have to admire you. A famous general through the ages, a madman who destroys the country, Xu Qilin hurried to be humble, and he also felt that he had to respect others.

Su Lie, the word is fixed, and the word is in the world. Therefore, when people know Su Dingfang, they have to say Su Lie, nine out of ten shake their heads, who is this, they are not familiar with it!

In history, Su Dingfang galloped the frontier for decades, attacking Jieli in the north, destroying the Turks in the west, Baekje in the east, and Tubo in the south.

If the ox is not broken, not only will the country be destroyed, but the lord of the country will be captured alive. Other achievements include leading 200 cavalry to raid the Jieli Khan's tooth tent, defeating 100,000 Western Turks with 10,000 people, and 8,000 cavalry breaking 100,000 Tibetan troops......

With such a remarkable record, it is not an exaggeration to call Su Dingfang the god of war.

But in history, Su Dingfang's popularity is far less than that of Li Jing, Li Tao, Hou Junji and others. Even, he was hacked into a despicable and shameless traitor in storytelling and writing.

Of course, Su Dingfang, as Liu Heimin's subordinate, later returned to the Tang Dynasty, and indeed belonged to the general. But to say that he was not reused by His Majesty Li Er because of his background, I am afraid it is unreasonable.

After following Li Jing to defeat the Eastern Turks, Su Dingfang was awarded the title of Zuowu Hou Zhonglang General for his merits. Then, there was no chance to show his face during the Zhenguan period, and it was not until the Gaozong period that it bloomed.

If His Majesty Li Er didn't want to use him, he wouldn't have sent someone to ask him to come out and serve as the commander of Kuangdao Mansion after defeating Liu Heimin and Su Dingfang and returning to the mountains and forests.

If it was suspicion and suspicion, His Majesty Li Er would not have made Su Dingfang the general of Zuowu Hou. This official position was to lead the royal bodyguards and be responsible for protecting the emperor's safety.

Therefore, the main reason is that there were too many famous generals who could fight in the early Tang Dynasty, and in terms of qualifications and age, it was not Su Dingfang's turn to perform.

Li Tao, Hou Junji, Xue Wanche, plus Cheng Yanjin, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and others, they are all famous founding generals, and they are at the age of being able to fight. Pull out one at random, and it's basically a victory and no running.

With these people on top, a young man like Su Dingfang naturally has no chance to perform. In other words, His Majesty Li Er deliberately suppressed it and left it for his children and grandchildren.

may also be the reason why he has been holding back for too long, in the era of Gaozong, most of the founding generals have withered, and Su Dingyi is like taking a strong pill, galloping vertically and horizontally, and swaying to his heart's content.

But gold will shine, and Su Dingfang's reminder after the exercise not only made Xu Qilin admire, but His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but re-examine this general who was hidden in the snow.

And Li Jing has long had the intention of promoting Su Dingfang. Otherwise, he would not have been sent as a pioneer to attack the tooth tent of Jieli Khan.

Wang Fangyi is already a famous general in the second generation, but compared with Su Dingfang, it is a small thing.

Xu Qilin didn't expect to see another fierce general, and Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui should be regarded as the two heroes of the second generation of generals.

Su Dingfang is a middle-class general, a fourth-grade official, and he can be regarded as a senior general; Xue Rengui, I don't know where to shave!

Everyone has their own fate, Xu Qilin certainly admires the exploits of this mad demon who destroyed the country, but he will not act in vain.

Maybe His Majesty Li Er's suppression caused Su Dingfang's soaring and accumulation in the future! What's more, the current Tang Army is mighty, and the famous generals are like clouds, and it is not necessary for Su Dingfang to come out and perform whoever he kneels.