"The widow tried the musket again." King Qin continued.

Shang Wen took a freshly crafted musket from the craftsman behind him. This musket is slightly more elaborate than the first one. It seems that the craftsmen have already begun to figure out how to do it.

Shang Wen quickly loaded the bullet. Hand it to Queen Qin and open the door of fire for King Qin.

"Your Majesty, you can shoot now." Shang Wen said.

"Oh. Give it a try. King Qin picked up the musket. Aim. Shoot at a target fifty paces away.

"Bang." Musket fired. After the gunpowder dissipated, Shang Wen could see clearly where the bullet hit, and the position below the target was similar to the position where he fired the first time. This time a projectile was used, so the effect was still not very obvious.

"Come, you guys try it too." King Qin turned his head and said to the military general standing on the side.

"Whoa." The generals replied.

The first to come up was Wang Ben, the son of Wang Qian. Shangwen took the musket and loaded it with ammunition. Wang Ben watched carefully from the side. And then. Shang Wen handed it to Wang Ben and told him to open the fire door and he could shoot. Wang Ben nodded.

Opening the fire door, Wang Ben raised his gun and shot.

"Bang" a gunshot. Projectiles fly out. Hit the target.

Then Wang Ben filled it himself. Shang Wen watched carefully from the sidelines. After seeing that Wang Ben was loaded correctly, he nodded. Wang Ben nodded. Raise your gun and shoot again.

Next, the other generals also began to shoot. And some began to gather around the artillery. Since only one gun was mounted on the gun carriage, there were a lot of people in that gun. Rather, the civil officials gathered the artillery placed on the mound. Those craftsmen who had learned the power of muskets and artillery became gunsmiths, standing aside and teaching.

The king of Qin saw that Wang Ben had finished testing the gun. He asked, "How do you feel?" ”

"Back to the king, this musket is very powerful, and the last general has just checked it. Being able to penetrate such a thick plank is something that only a long-range bow and crossbow can have. It is difficult to achieve such an effect with an ordinary bow and crossbow. Saying that, Wang Ben gestured.

"However, there are still some shortcomings to this musket." Wang Ben said.

"Oh. Let's hear it. King Qin said.

"First of all, the distance of this musket. In a very awkward position. As soon as Wang Ben came up, he pointed out some problems with the current musket.

"The musket has a longer range than the spear and the sword attack. Moreover, the killing effect is also relatively good. But compared to a long-range bow and crossbow. But it's a little worse. Such a distance is very deadly, after all, a bow and arrow, and the men and horses equipped with muskets will suffer. ”

"If it is accompanied by artillery. That's another story. If the artillery can knock out those archers in time, it can be said otherwise. But from the case just used. Artillery is more suitable for siege, but it is used to shoot those running archers, I'm afraid it will ・・・・・・・" Wang Ben pointed out the current status of muskets sharply. Actually, the question is very simple. That is, there is a very spatial distance between the artillery and the musket. This distance is exactly within the range of the artillery, but it cannot be cleared in time. And the distance of the musket is out of reach. In this way, this vacuum. Gave the ancient archers a chance to exploit the loopholes. Shang Wen still has a clear understanding of this current situation. After all, smoothbore guns are still used at the moment. Is it possible to let the soldiers of the Qin army rush forward in a dense line like Napoleon, if the other side is equipped with a large number of archers. It's a terrible situation.

"Then do you have any solutions to solve it?" After listening to Wang Ben's story, King Qin asked.

"Well, there's a bit of difficulty. First of all, the musket was very cumbersome to load. It needs to be equipped with soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, as well as shieldmen for protection. As a result, the formation of the team is more chaotic. There is no good solution for a while. Wang Ben clenched his fists and said.

"Yes." King Qin nodded and said.

"Mr. Qin, there is already a solution, why don't you take a look at Mr. Qin's improved musket first." King Qin said.

"Oh, Mr. Qin, there are more powerful muskets?" Wang Ben asked.

"Well, I've just improved the shape of the bullet. It's like a cannonball over there. The streamlined type is used. Shang Wen said.

"Oh. Is there a mystery in this? Wang Ben asked.

"Yes, if it is made streamlined, it will fly farther than a spherical projectile. The range of the musket naturally increased. Shang Wen said.

"I've ordered someone to make bullets for muskets. It is estimated that it will not take long for it to be ready for use. Shang Wen continued.

"Oh. That's right. Wang Ben said.

"The widow sees that you are attentive to this musket and the artillery. So be it. The widow ordered you to choose 5,000 sergeants to form a musket team and an artillery team to prepare for my Daqin to equip this sharp weapon in the future, what do you think? King Qin looked at Wang Ben and said.

"The last general is willing to take orders." Wang Ben knelt down with a fist on one knee and bowed.

"Get up. Follow Mr. Qin to see this arsenal. Find out what's going on. Go ahead. King Qin said.

"Whoa." Wang Ben and Shangwen agreed. Then Shang Wen took Wang Ben and began to understand some information about the artillery.

This time. The bullets for the musket have been cast. Waiting for cooling. Shang Wen took Wang Ben to understand the shape of some bullets. Originally, there were some technical ones that were overcome by those drugs. Wang Ben listened carefully to Shang Wen's explanation without saying a word.

For the principle of some muskets, Shang Wen also explained by the way. This is to prepare for how to maintain the muskets after the formation of the musket team in the future・・・・・・・

At the same time, the 20,000 Hu people who had quickly evacuated scattered into scattered teams and escaped from the Great Wall of Yan. Wang Qian's army, which was waiting outside the Great Wall, only wiped out a few very weak teams. The remaining men and horses of the Hu people fled from other places.

This situation made Wang Jian feel very tricky. Because, Wang Qian's army is like a huge cat. And those Hu people who scattered and escaped from the Great Wall were like rats. One or two, the cat can still cope, but a whole bunch of them come out at once. Cats can't do anything either. And it lasted for a short time. There was no time to react. Wang Jian felt that something was wrong with the situation. Hurriedly ordered people to organize a team to pursue. The range of the pursuit is strictly controlled within a hundred miles. When encountering complex terrain, it is not allowed to fall in love with the battle, and evacuate quickly. At the same time, Wang Jian immediately repaired the book and sent it to Meng Tian, who swept the Hu tribe, and King Qin, who was far away in Xianyang. Wang Jian's army was stationed in place. Continue to wait for instructions on the next step. And Wang Jian carefully looked at the situation of his army.