After Emperor Lizong saw that picture, the shock on his face became even stronger, because this kind of tiger squat cannon was at least powerful and domineering in appearance, and it was much better than the iron fireballs produced by the Ordnance Supervisor, although the Great Song Dynasty made one or two thousand iron fireballs in a month; There are tens of thousands of firearms such as fire bows and arrows, fire crossbow arrows, thunderbolts, and fire rushes, but the role they play on the battlefield is not as great as imagined. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Historically, about 3 centuries from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty were the early stages of the creation of firearms. During this period, firearms were used in warfare and had a certain scale, and some firearms were stockpiled in the tens of thousands, which played an important role in warfare. However, as far as the overall situation is concerned, the weapons that played a decisive role in equipping the army with a large number of weapons at that time were still cold weapons. The gunpowder arrows and fireballs invented in the Northern Song Dynasty were mainly fire-attacking instruments used for arson, which could burn the enemy and frighten the enemy's soldiers and horses.

The firearms invented in the Southern Song Dynasty such as iron fireballs and muskets have a great killing and destructive effect. However, except for a few types of firearms that can be thrown by hand, they are mainly launched and thrown with cold weapons such as bows, crossbows, and balls. Therefore, although this period is already a period of both firearms and cold weapons, it is still a period dominated by cold weapons.

Emperor Lizong hurriedly asked: "Is this tiger squat cannon good, but the range still doesn't seem to be far enough, what is the range of that kind of cannon that is more than a foot long?" ”

Li Xiang nodded and said, "The emperor is right, it is true that the range of the tiger squat cannon is only two hundred steps, which is not enough to deal with the impact of the Mongolian cavalry. Therefore, this kind of large artillery is used for long-range attacks, and Weichen is eighty percent sure, this kind of large artillery has a range of up to a thousand steps, and can even be used to siege cities, of course, it is not a problem to deal with Mongolian cavalry, and the two artillery pieces are absolutely seamless. ”

Emperor Lizong said excitedly: "If this is the case, then my Great Song Dynasty will not be afraid of Mongolian iron horses!" ”

Li Xiang Zhengse said: "Your Majesty, weapons are only a key factor in the outcome of the war, but it is still people who decide the outcome of the war!" So even with such a powerful weapon, there must be tactics, good soldiers and generals. Because the Mongolian cavalry was equipped with soft bows and small bows, they were restricted by shooting arrows on horses, and their stability and operability were naturally inferior to those of infantry archers, so they could not be equipped with large bows and hard bows, because the Mongols were only equipped with small bows and soft bows, resulting in insufficient range and penetration, as long as the infantry was equipped with armor and shields, they were generally not afraid of this threat! And the Mongolian cavalry is mainly light cavalry, there is no heavy armor, and the armor is also leather, so the frontal surprise attack, itself is also vulnerable to the opponent's killing, and the impact is not enough, not enough to break through the phalanx built by the infantry, infantry defense often the first row is a large shield, as a temporary city wall, the second row is a pikeman, able to use spears to contain the impact of the opponent, the third row is a knife hand, ready to rush up to hand-to-hand combat, and the last row is an archer, shooting the opponent from a distance! Therefore, in the face of the well-layered infantry phalanx, the Mongolian cavalry of the light cavalry, even if they could rush to the front, would suffer heavy casualties! And after having this kind of artillery, it is possible to create the artillery of the Shenji battalion. During the battle, the artillery of the Shenji is lined up behind the formation, and a certain distance between the shooters should be kept so that they can reload ammunition and fire in turn to destroy the enemy's forward; When the enemy's formation was in chaos, the dense cavalry of the rear team, with the momentum of overwhelming the mountains and seas, attacked the enemy's own team, and pursued and annihilated the defeated and fleeing enemy. ”

Emperor Lizong was surprised when he heard it, he didn't expect that Li Xiang actually had a study of the art of war, he said in his heart that this son is not simple, looked at Li Xiang, and then looked at Li Kang, Emperor Lizong smiled and said: "Well said! Xiao Li Aiqing, I left your design of the tiger squat cannon, and then I handed it over to the ordnance supervisor, made it as soon as possible, and trained it as soon as possible, now the Mongolian wolf cavalry is about to hit Sichuan, and I have to guard against it! ”

Li Xiang hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Majesty!" If there are any problems, Wechen can go to the Ordnance Supervision at any time to solve them. ”

Emperor Lizong picked up the pistol again, and he couldn't put it down, and Li Xiang also knew that the emperor had taken a good eye on this thing, so he smiled slightly and said: "If the emperor likes it, this iron musket can also be kept by his side for self-defense!" ”

Emperor Lizong was happy in his heart, in fact, when he saw this iron musket, he wanted it, but he was also embarrassed to say it, and now that Li Xiang took the initiative to bring it up, he was naturally very happy.

"Little Li Aiqing, how is this musket used?" Emperor Lizong asked.

"Your Majesty, let Weichen explain it to you!" Li Xiang approached the emperor, then picked up the pistol and said: "This iron musket is used for self-defense, there are three steps, the first is to pull the carriage, the second step is to open the insurance, and the third step is to aim at the enemy and pull the trigger, so that the iron bullet inside will be launched." However, the emperor should pay attention to the fact that the safety of this iron musket cannot be opened in normal times, otherwise it may misfire and accidentally injure himself or the people around the emperor. ”

After speaking, Li Xiang personally demonstrated to Emperor Lizong how to pull the bolt, how to open the insurance, and how to aim, of course, there were only six bullets in the magazine of this pistol, so Li Xiang did not demonstrate live shooting.

Emperor Lizong quickly learned how to shoot, and at this time he said excitedly: "Little Li Aiqing, can I try to shoot?" ”

Li Xiang nodded and said: "Your Majesty, of course you can, but the emperor can only try once, because there are only a few bullets in the musket, and if you finish this iron musket, it will be just a toy, and it will not be able to play a role in self-defense." Come on, Your Majesty, aim at that screen and find a target to shoot, say that peony flower, if you can shoot that flower twenty paces away, that's fine. ”

The three of them came to the screen twenty paces away, and when the emperor aimed the spear with both hands at the peony flower, Li Xiang reminded again: "Your Majesty, you must pay attention to the fact that your hands must be held steadily, this kind of musket has a lot of recoil when fired, and if you don't hold it firmly, it can even hurt you." Now you can shoot as Wei Chen said. ”

Li Kang also watched the emperor shoot curiously, after all, it was the first time he had seen this kind of musket for live ammunition shooting, and it was the emperor who was shooting, if the emperor was injured, his father and son would definitely die, so the risk was still very great. Of course, there are risks and rewards, and if this iron musket really satisfies the emperor, then the future of his father and son will naturally be promising.

Of course, the most excited person is still Emperor Lizong, this is the first iron musket in the world, and now this iron musket is already his, if it really has so much power, it can even be worth a master of Ouchi!