Chapter 55: Attack on Zhang Jun 2
In the previous chapter, it was mentioned that Zhao Gou watched Zhang Jun attack the village, and the stability of the thunderbolt cannon was limited, so Zhao Gou followed Zhang Jun's suggestion and took a hundred steps back first, and watched the battle from a distance. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info [Fengyun Novel Reading]
Zhao Gou watched the battle humbly at the bottom of the slope, only to see the rumbling of thunderbolt cannons, but no matter the cavalry and infantry, although the killing sound shook the sky, they did not move at all, as if it was a posture of letting the artillery go first.
Soon, the smoke from the thunderbolt filled the entire battlefield, especially at this time, the wind was blowing towards the side of Huangcun, and even Zhao Gou's side could be affected by the thick white smoke, and at this time, the visibility in Huangcun would definitely not exceed five meters.
When Zhao Gou was in the Daimyo's Mansion, he asked Lin Yunshan, the commander of the firearms battalion, in detail about the range and power of the thunderbolt cannons, although Lin Yunshan boasted about his two thunderbolts. But he still heard that the ability of the two thunderbolts was very limited. Thunderbolts, similar to modern cannons, have a long range, but because they do not have a smoothbore line, they are very inaccurate; The Thunderbolt, which resembles a catapult, is slightly more accurate, but because it is not fast enough, the range is not long enough. At the same time, gunpowder is not easy to preserve, and it cannot be used after a long time. Zhao Gou just learned from Zhang Jun that these two kinds of thunderbolt cannons are easy to blow up their own people, and they are both detonated with fuses and are easy to extinguish. All this taken together, Zhao Gou always had a feeling that although artillery was a modern weapon of great destruction, in the Song Dynasty, the main meaning of artillery was to scare people and horses. For example, now Zhang Jun's cavalry battalion uses eye patches and earmuffs to block the eyes and ears of his war horses.
However, it seems that if the wind happens to be in the right direction, you can also use the smoke released by the artillery to bluff and charm the hearts and eyes of the enemy.
After about half a cup of tea, the position suddenly shook the sky, listening to the shouts, probably the gate of the village was finally collapsed! Zhao Gou decided to retract his idea, although the main meaning was to scare people, but it was also useful to blow up the camp for a while (although an ordinary catapult throwing stones for so long would definitely be able to collapse the wooden camp.) )
Suddenly, the drums and trumpets sounded, and several banners of the words "Song", "Zhang", and "Miao" were waved desperately in the smoke, and Zhang Jun's voice was hoarse and he shouted, "Kill!" ”
Miao Fu shouted from the side, "Kill!" ”
The five hundred cavalry were well-trained, and when they heard the shouts of the two generals, they echoed in unison, "Kill!! "The sound of hundreds of people killing shook the sky, and with the momentum of thick smoke, like heavenly soldiers and generals, they were mighty and slaughtered towards Huangcun.
Zhao Gou saw the cavalry rushing out, and hurriedly went uphill again, and sure enough, looking down condescendingly, the entire Huangcun was like a stage with smoke effects. The smoke was heavier than the air and sank to the surface, so Zhao Gou could only see the houses and see the upper body of the cavalry who were slashing and killing on horseback, while the infantry, or the peasant rebels without horses, were basically invisible.
The cavalry battalion of the Volunteer Army was in the posture of a divine soldier, Zhang Jun and Miao Fu especially took the lead, and all the cavalry rushed to be the first, slashing and stabbing, and they rushed into the land of no one like wolves. The so-called destruction is nothing more than this!
Zhao Gouzheng sighed at the majesty of the cavalry, and said in his heart when I am the Great Song Dynasty against the Jin people, it can also be the same. Suddenly, Shi Erlang beside him said loudly to Xin Wencong, "Sir! What are you doing? I'm waiting for this claireye, I'm afraid of flying in my hand, I'm afraid of melting in my mouth, why does Mr. dare to knock on it!? ”
Zhao Gou turned his head to look, and saw that Xin Wencong seemed to be studying how the telescope was made, because he was really curious, he tapped the mirror with his finger. Zhao Gou was overjoyed in his heart, and said that someone was curious about the structure of the telescope!
Zhao Gou was happy in his heart, but the soldiers under his command had always regarded the telescope as a sacred object invited by Zhao Gou from the sky, and they were beaten by Xin Wencong at this time, which was like blasphemy in their eyes.
Although Xin Wencong's ears were red by Shi Erlang's words, he still took advantage of the sunlight to glance at the telescope several times, and then beat the horse close to Zhao Gou, lowered his body and asked, "Dashuai, please forgive me, the bright objects on both sides of the clairvoyance are glass?" ”
Zhao Gou was very happy when he heard Xin Wencong ask, "This thing is called a telescope, not a claireye." Moreover, "Zhao Gou also knocked on the telescope objective lens, broke the superstition, and cut the railway, "This is indeed made of glass." ”
Xin Wencong was thoughtful, and then his excited body trembled slightly, "Ah, Wencong never thought that glass could be used like this. The handsome man is really a god! ”
Zhao Gou listened to Xin Wencong's chatter like this, and rolled his eyes with disdain, and suddenly felt that perhaps modern middle-aged and elderly people in rural areas were more scientifically literate than young men like Xin Wencong.
Xin Wencong didn't know about Zhao Gou's ideological activities, but he was still quite excited, and asked, "Dashuai, is this kind of visible glass easy to make?" ”
Zhao said, "This is called 'transparent' glass, and if you fire it a hundred times, you can get this transparency once." However, if you don't make a telescope, just make a glass window, you can produce a finished product once out of ten times. ”
"Transparency? Transparent - translucent, clear, haha, the handsome words are really appropriate. Xin Wencong seemed to feel that what Zhao Gou said was very level, and he kept nodding his head, looking at Zhao Gou's eyes differently. This made Zhao Gou feel that as a modern person, he still had a lot of advantages in standing on the shoulders of giants.
To tell the truth, since Xin Wencong saw the telescope, he was like he had fallen into an evil spirit, about three minutes to clap his hands, five minutes to hold his forehead, and now he is trembling again. This made Zhao Gou very curious to know what Xin Wencong's mental journey was.
Finally, Xin Wencong's eyes lit up and said, "Handsome! Wen Cong has a plan, but the soldiers can defeat the enemy without blood! Just ......"
"Oh?" As a modern person, Zhao Gou was terrified when he saw the killing of pigs, not to mention killing people, of course he was very interested in hearing that the soldiers were bloodless, so he asked, "Just what?" ”
"It's just: first, it's too expensive; Second, it is quite suspicious of strange tricks. ”
"Humph!" Zhao Gou has always believed that the reason for the backwardness of Chinese culture is that the ancients used the word 'strange skills and tricks' to slander science. Therefore, as soon as he heard this, Zhao Goudeng snorted coldly and said seriously, "Hong Gradual, Prime Minister Zhuge Mu Niu Liuma transports grain and grass, but is it a trick and trick?" I used a thunderbolt rocket to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty against Taizu, but it was a trick? Although Chinese culture governs people with benevolence, it should also use science to open up the universe. In the future, stop using the word "tricky"! ”
Xin Wencong heard that Zhao Gou had moved Song Taizu out, his face flushed, and he hurriedly pleaded guilty, and then attached it to Zhao Gou's ear, talking about the plan he thought of because of this transparent glass.
When Zhao Gou heard this, he immediately thought that it was extremely feasible, and thought, how could he not have thought of such a big killing move before? It seems that although the technology is mastered by him, it is not as good as Zhang Jun and Xin Wencong in terms of application; Even the cakes he made were not as delicious as Hu Die's. Ah, China is really full of talents, he is indeed just a mortal, but he is more proficient in crossing.
After Zhao Gou heard Xin Wencong finish speaking, he immediately made a decision, and the craftsmen entered Dongping Mansion and began to make glass glasses and masks, as for the glasses, they don't have to be as transparent as telescopes, just be able to see them almost.
Zhao Gouzheng and Xin Wencong calculated how much it would cost to use this tactic once, and Qiu Shi cheered, "Dashuai! Handsome! Lord Wang has been rescued! ”
Zhao Gou heard Qiu Shi shouting like this, smiled slightly, and said in his heart that good people don't live long, and they will be harmed for thousands of years, and he already knew that Wang Boyan would be fine. But on the lips, he still said, "Good! Generals, follow Ben Shuai into the village and comfort Lord Wang! ”