From ancient times to the present, if you want to say what weapon is the most powerful in a battle or battle, you will get many answers. Some would say it was the gun, because he changed the type and manner of warfare. Others say it was the horse, because he changed the speed and direction of the war. Others say that it is people, because talent is the cause and foundation of war. However, if there is one of the most enduring and powerful weapons in war, which is recognized by everyone, it would be to say in unison that the cannon is known as the god of war. Su Ren advanced this thing by more than a thousand years this time, and he didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

The moment the gun suit was uncovered, some people were surprised, some people sighed, and some people were inexplicable. A bronze cannon like a monster stretched its neck and looked out of the city quietly with its huge mouth open. The copper cannon is not as powerful as Su Ren imagined, only about three feet, and the heavy barrel is five inches, even if the copper cannon is very large, after such a heavy bonus, the caliber of the firing power left behind is only a pitiful three inches.

Lei was surrounded by Liu Jian didn't know what it was, and after touching it up and down, left and right, back and forth, they touched their heads and looked at the strange-shaped weapon in front of them inexplicably: "General, this is what you call the god of war?" ”

Su Ren nodded, stretched out his hand and patted it, and the copper cannon made a banging sound: "Don't use such eyes, you will understand when you use it, it doesn't look good, but it is very powerful, if the Huns dare to attack the city, a volley, I can guarantee that no matter how thick the battle formation is in vain in front of him, it's a pity that it's still too cumbersome, if it can be placed on the carriage and horse, then the end of the Huns is now." ”

Lei was given a look at each other by Liu Jian, and they didn't see where the power of the cannon came from. The things in front of you have neither sharp edges, nor superior abnormal performance, so they can only lie quietly at the head of the city, lifeless and without beauty at all.

Seeing that several people were disdainful of his explanation, Su Ren shouted: "Shi Manzhu, launch a shot, let these soil buns see and understand!" ”

For this batch of cannons, Su Ren can be described as laborious, from the first cannon was successfully cast, the professional artillery born of the followers appeared. The most troublesome thing about the firing of the front-loading gun is the ammunition loading, and Su Ren ordered Shi Manzhu to continue to improve it from the beginning, until today's official debut, it has been able to achieve the standard of three rounds per minute, exceeding the limit of less than one round per minute when the artillery roared for the first time hundreds of years later.

From the charge to the reloading in one go, when the stone bullets in the dozen catties were stuffed into the barrel, most of them understood how the things that Su Ren made worked out. Liu Jian asked, "It seems that this thing is just a simple trebuchet, but it is indeed much lighter than a trebuchet." ”

Ray rubbed the powder that was packed into the barrel and sniffed: "This should be the same thing as the thunder fire bomb, right?" ”

Li Cheng had been standing on the side, knowing that he was only now asking, "I don't know how many steps this Shenwu that the general said can throw a stone bullet?" ”

Su Ren snorted: "Look at it, don't talk so much nonsense, stay away, don't hinder the artillery work, it's you who is talking about it, Lei was let out of you by you!" ”

Ray was hurriedly thrown down the * in his hand, took two steps back, and gave way to the artillerymen. A soldier with a red flag stood behind the cannon, and when everything was ready, he raised the red flag and reported loudly: "One cannon, good!" ”

Shi Manzhu glanced at Su Ren, Su Ren nodded slightly, and Shi Manzhu also shouted: "Release!" ”

"Put!"

The red flag fell suddenly, and the soldier with the red-hot iron hook fiercely stuffed the iron hook into the hole prepared in advance on the cannon body. No nonsense and no long waits. Before everyone could react, huge smoke and loud noises exploded on the city walls. The unprepared Lei and Liu Jian were frightened by the sound, and they didn't expect such a thing to make such a loud noise.

Li Cheng reacted the fastest, and was the first to rush to the city wall, using his sleeves to disperse the smoke in front of him, and looking at the graceful arc in the air: "Three hundred steps, four hundred steps, five hundred steps, hit!" ”

A large tree the size of a bowl grew very inconspicuously on the trajectory of the cannonballs. After flying 500 paces, the stone projectile with huge inertia smashed heavily into the tree. Li Cheng could see it clearly, debris was flying, and the big tree began to tilt slowly, falling towards the opposite side at a speed visible to the naked eye. The huge trunks and branches of the trees act like a brush, overwhelming the surrounding shrubs and night grass.

"Yikes! It's not stopped! ”

The stone bullet passed through the tree, and continued to fly forward for thirty or fifty steps before landing, bouncing violently a few times, and slowly stopping rolling. Just when everyone thought that the performance was over, there was another puff of smoke, and then a muffled sound of thunder came, with the stone bullet as the center, and all living creatures, whether plants or animals, were spared, either broken or broken.

There was a dead silence at the head of the city. Su Ren was very satisfied with this, nodded slightly at Shi Manzhu, and then slapped his palm twice: "Eh! Huh! Guys, guys? How is it? ”

"This ......" Ray was speechless from the shock of the scene in front of him, and looked into the distance in a daze.

"Amazing! Amazing! We have this treasure, why are we afraid of the Huns? Liu Jian cheered loudly.

Li Cheng took a deep breath, suddenly turned around and saluted Shi Manzhu respectfully, and Shi Manzhu was at a loss. In terms of status, he Shi Manzhu has been Su Ren's house slave since the day he followed Su Ren. And Li Cheng is a real lieutenant of the imperial court. Shi Manzhu has been staying in the deep mountains and valleys, and has never shown his face in front of people, he just showed his hand today, and he was able to get the etiquette of a captain, and Shi Manzhu no longer knew where to put his hand.

"Mr. Shi's magic skills, I will see it today, and he will rely on Mr. Shi to help him a lot in the future!"

"Huh? You kid are going to dig into the corner of Lao Tzu's wall! Su Ren flew up and kicked Li Cheng's buttocks: "Don't have a bad idea, Lao Shi is going back this time to be sealed, and if you don't get it, it's still above your official position, and when you kid kowtows, don't be so anxious." ”

Lei was also reacted, and immediately said: "I see, when Mr. Shi is enthroned by His Majesty, we will be colleagues, and we should help each other, if my brother is in trouble that day, Mr. Shi can't stand by and watch." ”

"Yes, yes, yes......!" Shi Manzhu couldn't speak anymore, he was already a little wooden, and he was even more humble in front of so many captains, captains, and generals, and it was a little difficult to adapt to being offered like a god at this time, so he pitifully asked Su Ren for help.

Su Ren laughed: "Who just said that this thing is just a small trebuchet, now look at your faces, there is also the appearance of the minister of the court, what is the difference between me and this businessman, Lao Shi, let me tell you, who will use your people in the future, don't even think about a cannonball without 10,000 yuan, it is not easy to make cannonballs, do you say?" ”

Xie Baichuan was able to act as the lieutenant of the county, and was temporarily transferred to Su Ren's command. Being stationed at the border all year round is very clear about the role that artillery can play in war. Holding his beard with one hand, he said with a smile: "10,000 yuan is not much, although the old man is honest, he can still take out 180,000 yuan, as long as he can kill more Huns, it is to sell the ancestral mansion and property, so what's the matter?" ”

Shi Manzhu didn't even dare to say it. Su Ren sighed, very iron-clad and steel-cling: "Just your old stone heart, as soon as Lao Xie cries poor, you will be soft." ”

"Hahaha......" Everyone laughed loudly, and surrounded Su Ren and Shi Manzhu and went down the city wall.

The Xiongnu army has been stationed at Yanmen Pass, and every move in Yanmen Pass is under the surveillance of the Huns. Just the memorable thing just now, it took less than a stick of incense to reach the big tent of King Juntun. After hearing the news, King Juntun, who was drinking and feasting because he had already made a thunderbolt, was stunned for a long time and did not speak.

Ashi Nabu glanced at King Juntun and waved his hand to signal everyone to go out. The people in the big tent heard the sound just now, including Ashi Nabu and King Juntun, they all thought that the Han people were throwing thunderbolts again, so they didn't take it to heart, they believed that as long as they had enough thunderbolts, they could completely compete with the Han people, but none of them thought that the Han people would have more powerful thunderbolts.

"King, the Han people are demonstrating to us! Do you want to ......?"

King Juntun drank all the wine in his hand, thought for a moment, and said to Ashi Nabu: "You go out first, let this king think about it!" ”

Ashi didn't say much, and Shi Li came out of the big tent. As soon as Ashi left, Luan Da was dressed in black and walked out of the back account with a hood, he had been hiding in the big tent of the king of Juntun for so many days, and he couldn't go out or move around, Luan Da, who was already white and handsome, was even more white and handsome, if it weren't for a little fluff on the side of his mouth, wearing men's clothes, there must have been many people who would treat him as a woman.

"What is this? Didn't you promise this king that there would be nothing more powerful than a thunderbolt? You also heard what you said just now, 500 steps can not only smash a big tree, but also cause a more powerful explosion, you say! What other secrets of the Han people did you not tell this king? ”

King Juntun looked angry, gritted his teeth, and stared at Luan Da viciously. Luan Da sighed lightly: "Hey! It seems that we all underestimate this Su Ren, including you and me, as well as your self-fighting Shan Yu Yizhi! ”

"Don't talk about these useless things, the Han people have such powerful things, I won't send my people to death!"

The corners of Luan's mouth curled, and his smile was very charming: "What? The king is scared? Didn't the king think about why Su Ren exposed his secret for no reason? If Su Ren left this thing until the king's army arrived at Yanmen Pass, and suddenly came, the effect would definitely be much better than just now! ”

King Juntun frowned and sat down slowly. Luan Da continued: "This just shows that although Su Ren has such a powerful weapon, the number will definitely not be very large, he just uses this to scare the king, Su Ren's troops are less than half of the king, and he can only defend Yanmen one way, but in the face of the king's army, Su Ren is probably also worried, so Su Ren will be like this, causing the king to suspect, so he will not attack Yanmen." ”

The king of Juntun still did not speak. Luan Da found a place to sit down and poured himself a glass of wine: "So the king should not hesitate, but should immediately send troops to attack the city, Su Ren thought that he had used his little tricks to bluff the king, and his defense would be relaxed, and the siege would definitely be miraculous at this time!" ”