Then the two of them began to specify the artillery they had brought: "We brought back a total of eighteen guns, four of which were rifled in the inner cavity.

Rifled artillery is more accurate and has a greater firing range, which can reach more than 400 steps, and about 350 steps without rifling.

But according to the experiment, the rifled cannon does not have a long service life, about twenty more fires, and the rifling inside will be smoothed.

Now in Zhengzhou, the craftsmen are still discussing how to solve this problem."

Li Hao's confidence in artillery is naturally very full, after all, Li Hao came from the future and knew that the future would be the world of firearms after all.

But Li Hao had only seen the old cannon before the improvement, and to be honest, Li Hao was not very satisfied.

And the effect of this new cannon can't be clearly understood just by listening to it.

It just so happens that now there is an opportunity to fight, and Li Hao can see his power with his own eyes.

By the way, make history too, after all, this should be the first artillery battle in history.

I only heard Li Hao say: "On the way here, I should have told you about the rebellion in the city, and now I want you to command the artillery and blast open the gate of Bianjing City for me, can you do it?"

The person who came did not hesitate, because he thought very clearly, he was originally Li Hao's person, and he should have acted according to orders.

And not to talk about the position, now that Li Hao's side is almost sure to win, from the perspective of his own pros and cons, he should also help Li Hao.

When even said, "No problem, the lower official will not disappoint the adults."

After hearing this, Li Hao smiled and said, "Okay, then it's up to you to perform, how to do it, you say, I'll let people cooperate."

The visitor pondered for a while and said, "When I first came, I heard that the gate of the city gate had been blocked by the female thieves in the city.

In this case, if only one or two shells hit, I am afraid that it will not be able to penetrate the door hole, and if you want to hit continuously, you can only use rifled guns.

However, rifled guns, although more accurate than guns without rifling, still deviate, and the farther the distance, the greater the deviation.

Therefore, it is better to be able to close the artillery to two hundred paces from the city wall, so that the accuracy can be greatly improved.

But in this way, you need to guard against arrows on the city walls, especially rockets, because once the gunpowder is ignited, it is dangerous."

After hearing this, Li Hao said, "Then get closer to two hundred steps, and then I will have people follow you and set up a big shield in front of you to help you block some of the arrows.

As for gunpowder, there was no rush anyway, and the rebels in the city couldn't get out of the city.

Just put the gunpowder in the back and take it as you please, and make a few more trips.

In addition, if you have enough gunpowder belts, then in addition to rifled guns, all guns without rifling will be used.

Maybe the blind cat will hit the city gate when it encounters a dead mouse.

Even if you don't hit the city gate, it will scare the rebels if you hit the city wall, and there is no harm in it."

The visitor replied, "This time, after listening to your personal guards, all the gunpowder in the workshop has been brought, which is enough to use."

Since there was no problem, Li Hao asked him to go down to prepare first, and plan the specific location of the cannon first.

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Originally, this work was supposed to be done by soldiers, but whoever made the artillery not officially assembled, no one in the army could do it, so these craftsmen could only do this work.

However, Li Hao believes that since today, everyone has seen the power of artillery.

There will be no shortage of people in the army who can use artillery, and then they will only worry that there will be too many people who want to learn artillery and they will not be able to hand it over.

Of course, Li Hao will not let the artillery overflow, it must be restricted.

But this is all for later, and what we need to care about now is to quickly blast Bianjing City away.

After selecting the gun position, Li Hao asked the artillery to be transported up from the back and placed them in the selected position one by one.

In addition, in order to control the recoil, it is also necessary to fix the artillery on the ground with planks and wedges, and use a hard connection method

to allow the ground to absorb the recoil.

Seeing this step, Li Hao really believed that these craftsmen from the stomach hospital really put their hearts into developing the experiment.

And when Li Hao was busy here, the defenders on the Nanxun Gate were watching the excitement.

After all, they had never seen the power of artillery, and they only thought that the one below was a large assault gun.

And they know the power of the assault rifle, so naturally they feel that there is nothing to worry about.

It's just that I don't understand what Li Hao is doing, but in order to delay more time for Zhao Zongquan.

They didn't want to provoke either, so even if Li Hao's men were within the range of bows and arrows, Qing Haibo at the head of the city strictly ordered them not to release arrows, hoping that they could extend this period of calm indefinitely.

Especially now that it was almost dusk, they even hoped that Li Hao would not attack the city all night and could leave them a night's time.

But how could Li Hao really release water to Zhao Zongquan, after the artillery was completely placed, Li Hao ordered the whole army to prepare.

Once the city gate was really blasted open, the whole army rushed straight up, not giving the defenders time to react.

Of course, although those Qinghaibo under Li Hao also conveyed the words, they still didn't believe Li Hao's words in their hearts.

In this regard, Li Hao naturally saw it, but he didn't say anything more in words, just let it look at the actual effect.

In addition, for the other three city walls, Li Hao also sent a message to ask them to prepare first, but there was no need to rush to attack the city.

When their side enters the city, they will send a specific signal, and then they will start to contain the other three defenders and prevent them from coming to support.

When everything was ready, the sun was already slowly setting, and the vision was still clear.

Li Hao gave an order, and artillery, the king of war, finally revealed his demeanor at this time.

All the cannons ignited at the same time, and a deafening roar erupted one after another, and then all the shells were accurately landed on the city wall, and the city wall was hit with potholes in an instant.

But it's a pity that none of the shots hit the city gate, just when Li Hao had some regrets.

Whether it was the defenders at the head of the city or the men and horses under Li Hao, they were all in shock.

Speaking of which, in terms of power alone, the artillery at this time may not be stronger than the Eight Bull Crossbow.

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The visual effects and shocking sound that can be embodied by artillery are beyond the reach of the Eight Bull Crossbow.

It is precisely because of this that when the people of the stomach courtyard wanted to command the soldiers to adjust the artillery on a small scale, they found that they could not be moved.

It took a long time to pull and shout before they came back to their senses and worked.

But this time they were much more careful in their work, and that kind of reverence for the cannon made them do things carefully.

It made the stomach people cry and laugh, to know where these bronze guys would be so fragile.

And the people above the city will have to come back to their senses much later, after all, they are the ones who face the cannon, and the experience is naturally deeper.

Although because Li Hao's target was the city gate, the artillery was aimed at a very low position, and it did not cause any damage to the city head.

The only few of the defenders who died were those standing on the edge of the city walls, frightened by the shelling and falling to their deaths.

Although most of them are physically fine, this mental impact has never been able to subside for a long time.

In the end, when the guard saw that he was fiddling with the cannon again, he shouted for people to shoot arrows down to stop him, but no one obeyed the order.

So he had no choice but to draw his sword, cut down a few archers who had not recovered nearby, and finally woke up the people around him under the stimulation of blood, and began to shoot arrows below.

But after all, the fright was too great, and the arrow shot crookedly, and there were few people who could touch the shield in front of the cannon, not to mention what damage it caused.

Soon, after the artillery was adjusted, a second round of attacks came, and this time there was finally a shell

Broke the city gate, but was blocked by something behind.

Seeing this scene, Li Hao's side was naturally overjoyed, because he had a hit and had actual results.

That proved to be useful, and now it was just a matter of taking the time to fire a few more shots, and the gates would always be blasted open.

But Li Hao was happy here, and the atmosphere above the city naturally became more and more solemn.

Especially the archers, who were already pretending to be calm, were even more unbearable when they withstood the second shelling.

Seeing this scene, although Qing Haibo above the city was also scared, he still stood up to preside over the order.

Because he knew that if Li Hao was really allowed to enter the city and Zhao Zongquan was resolved, maybe his soldiers would be able to escape to death.

But Qing Haibo like himself, if he is good, he may just lose his life, and if he is bad, he may be full of children, so although he is afraid, he must not admit defeat.

So he immediately sent someone to find Zhao Zongquan and tell him the news here, so that he had to speed up the progress.

On the other hand, he knew that the city gate must have been unable to be guarded, so simply leave the city gate unguarded and let Li Hao go to bomb.

Anyway, after blasting open the city gate, Li Hao also needs to let the soldiers and horses rush into the city, and then directly place the men and horses near the city gate, and he will rely on his real skills at that time.

For this reason, he also sent people to the other three city gates to ask for help, after all, listening to the sound, the other three city gates have not been bombed, and there should be still spare strength.

However, although this plan is good, he is really a little uneasy when he looks at the undecided energy of his subordinates.

….

He simply didn't let people shoot arrows, and directly left a part of the city to watch, lest Li Hao suddenly attack the city with a cloud ladder.

The rest of the people were taken directly down the city, which did not have to face the artillery, which really made people feel a lot better.

But Qing Haibo was not satisfied with this, after all, the troops at hand were not superior, so he couldn't lose in other aspects.

So he asked his cronies to find a way to get a batch of gold and silver, and he was here to appease people's hearts.

I saw my cronies ask, "How much money does this cost, and where will I get it?"

Qing Haibo said, "The more silver, the better, as for where to get it, you can figure it out yourself."

As he spoke, he sent the people away, and then said to the soldiers present, "Now the eldest prince is rescuing the official family outside the palace, as long as the eldest prince succeeds in saving people, there will be a decree.

Those soldiers outside the city were all deceived by villains, as long as the will of the official family came, they would understand the truth, and naturally retreated.

At that time, all of you will be the heroes of King Qin's rescue, and the prince and the officials will not forget you."

After saying this, he analyzed it to everyone and relieved their panic about artillery: "In addition, you have just seen that although the large assault rifle is very powerful, it is too bulky and inconvenient to carry.

And he strikes in a straight line, so when the gates are opened, we will let the enemy in and fight, and then they will not be able to fight their own people.

Without that assault gun, you are still afraid of them?"

When they heard that they would not be attacked by artillery, but would still fight as before, everyone was relieved.

was provoked by Qing Haibo again, and everyone naturally disagreed, and even in order to hide their fear just now, their reactions were particularly excited.

Then at this time, the people sent by Qing Haibo to find the silver came back, and brought back more than a dozen carts of silver, Qing Haibo roughly estimated the amount, and was a little stunned.

I don't understand where this guy got so much, but now is not the time to figure it out, so he immediately said:

"This is the reward given to you by the great prince, each of you will be given ten taels of silver first, and when this battle is won, each of the living will receive another ten taels.

The families of the war dead shall receive a pension of fifty taels of silver, and another five acres of land."

Hearing this, these soldiers present were stimulated all of a sudden, after all, they are all poor and scared people, and they can really do these things

Risking his life.

At this moment, I saw someone suddenly shouting, "Die for the great prince."

Then one after another, some people shouted along, until everyone shouted together.

At this time, Qing Haibo suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, because with such morale, he could have the strength to fight.

However, outside the city gate, because the artillery was still being prepared, Li Hao and the others heard the movement.

Now Li Hao is very strange, he doesn't understand what the people inside are doing, how to raise morale again.

But it doesn't matter, anyway, Li Hao always believes that the advantage is on his side after all, and no matter how hard the person on the other side struggles, he can't turn over.

So it's just a matter of getting the torches ready first, getting ready for the night battle, and then just waiting quietly for the city gates to be blasted open.

At this time, Qing Haibo called his cronies and asked, "Where did you get so much silver?"

I only heard my cronies say, "Didn't you let me figure it out for myself, and the more the better, for the place with the most silver in the city was naturally handed over to the son, so I took someone to get the silver there."

Hearing this, Qing Haibo's eyes darkened, you must know that Jiaoziwu is a transaction of the imperial court, and most of the silver in it belongs to the families of high-ranking officials and nobles in Bianjing City, how many people will be offended by this take.

Now Qing Haibo can only hope that he can ensure that Zhao Zongquan can ascend the throne, and with the protection of the emperor, he can still be safe.

Otherwise, if you offend so many people, I'm afraid that I won't have any good fruit to eat.

So next, Qing Haibo arranged defenses at the city gates, and reinforcements from the other three city gates also arrived.

But at the same time, the city gate did not resist the round of bombardment after all, and was blasted out of a way by the artillery.

Li Haodang ordered his soldiers and horses to attack the city.

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