Above the public hall of Yueyang Mansion, seeing that Yan Sidao had made the first pitcher at such a close distance, he had not been able to put the wooden chopsticks into the pot, and Jiang Wangcai and Fang Dongfeng both showed disdain on their faces one after another. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Hearing that Yan Sidao was not ashamed, saying that now was the time for Xie Qinghui's army to march, Jiang Wangcai was a little curious after all, and then asked with a smile: "Although Jiang has not participated in today's Dragon Leap Island, he knows a little bit about it. At present, Zheng Qianjin, who is sitting on Longyue Island, heard that the imperial army was coming from Chengtianfu in the east, and he had withdrawn all the boats on the Dongting Lake early in the morning and drove into the wet lake to the west of the Dongting Lake, and even the fishing boats of the people did not let go. I don't know how General Xiao Xie led his troops to the shore of Dongting Lake, how should he get to that Dragon Leap Island?"

You must know that at this moment, on the left, center, and right seats above the public court, only Jiang Wangcai, Fang Dongfeng and Yan Sidao are sitting, and there is Jiang Wangcai's personal guard, Yun Lao, who has been standing beside him with his head bowed and speechless. Yan Sidao saw that his first throw did not enter the pot, and in addition to being disappointed, he couldn't help but sigh, and the sleepiness that had not slept all night last night finally came up. However, when he heard Jiang Wangcai finally ask, he seemed to have some interest in the war on Longyue Island today, and said in his heart: "After all, this person has been operating on Dongting Lake for many years, and now that the war is coming, the survival of Longyue Island is only in the mist, and the so-called people are not plants and trees, and he can't be transcendent after all." ”

At that moment, he said that he was strong in spirit, and said with a smile: "What Brother Jiang said is extremely true, that Zheng Qianjin's hand 'strong wall and clear wilderness', although it is inferior, it is also very effective. It must be known that the current imperial court has not been good at water warfare since the uprising of the righteous army, and the garrison of Chengtianfu came in a hurry, so it is the end of the so-called strong crossbow that cannot wear Lu Min. Now that there are no boats on Dongting Lake, hehe, to be honest, Xie Qinghui's army does not have the strength to attack Longyue Island at all. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Sidao's tone changed abruptly, and he raised his voice and asked, "However, Brother Jiang has ever thought that if the main force attacking Dragon Leap Island today is actually not the 20,000 army of the Chengtian Mansion, what should it be?"

Jiang Wangcai was stunned by his question, and then blurted out a smile: "Isn't it the 20,000 garrisons of Chengtian Mansion?" Could it be that Mr. Feiyi's meaning, the one who attacked Longyue Island today could be those martial arts people who were gathered by you? Haha, why did Mr. think that these rabbles could ......" As soon as he was halfway through his words, he suddenly heard an earth-shattering loud noise coming from the north of this Yueyang Mansion, and it seemed that something suddenly exploded and resounded throughout Yueyang City. Before the aftermath of this loud bang died down, more than a dozen of the same loud noises exploded in unison, shaking the ears of several people in the public court.

This loud bang lasted straight for a cup of tea, and even Fang Dongfeng, who was in the middle seat of the public court, opened his eyes and blurted out: "Artillery?" When the sound gradually stopped, Jiang Wangcai and Fang Dongfeng looked at each other silently for a moment, and couldn't help laughing at the same time. Jiang Wangcai couldn't help but ask, "Sir, don't you want to attack my Dragon Leap Island with artillery?"

Yan Sidao raised his eyebrows, and said: "Yes, the loud sound just now is the sound of the 'Amazing Cannon' bombarding Dragon Leap Island made by the current Imperial Court War Bureau. This time, the garrison of Chengtianfu went west, and brought all the 16 'astonishing cannons' in the camp, and they were built on the east bank of Dongting Lake at this moment. Fang Dongfeng immediately snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Nonsense." With that, he closed his eyes again, and ignored the words.

It turned out that the reason why Jiang Wangcai and Fang Dongfeng laughed at Yan Sidao's "artillery attack on the island" was because the so-called artillery was originally a salute used in the ceremonial battle, and it was not used on the battlefield until the previous court test. The principle is to use the force of the gunpowder in the chamber to burn and explode, excite iron filings or balls to injure the enemy, and the shooting range is no more than four or five hundred paces. And there is also a great hidden danger in the meantime, that is, the firing range of the artillery is related to the amount of gunpowder charged, and the more it is loaded, the farther it will hit; if it is less loaded, the closer it will be, and it must be controlled by extremely skilled veterans. If there is a slight excess, the ignition will immediately trigger a bore, causing the cannon to explode on its own, injuring the sergeant who is in control. Therefore, on the battlefield, a cannon often explodes, and the probability of hurting others or oneself can be almost half.

Now looking across Dongting Lake, the closest direction to Longyue Island in Yueyang is Baishui Village in the south of the city. However, although it is the closest village to Longyue Island, there are several miles of Dongting Lake waterway in the middle. If the so-called artillery is only mounted on the shore of Baishui Village, relying on the artillery's four or five hundred paces alone, which is more than a mile away, no matter how it is bombarded, it will definitely not be able to hurt Longyue Island in the slightest. So right now, Jiang Wangcai and Fang Dongfeng heard what they said, and they actually wanted to bombard Longyue Island with artillery, so they naturally scoffed.

At that moment, Jiang Wangcai opened his mouth and said with a smile: "Sir, please forgive Jiang for saying bluntly, this artillery is extremely powerful, but it has five fatal weaknesses: complex loading, difficult aim, limited range, easy to explode, and bulky and inconvenient. Therefore, even the largest 'Flying Tiger Divine Ship' on Dongting Lake has never used artillery as a weapon. In contrast, this cannon is not as effective as a catapult. ”

Jiang Wangcai opened his chatterbox, but he still couldn't help but continue: "Listening to the cannon fire just now, these artillery pieces of Mr. are only erected in the area of Baishui Village in the south of Dongting Lake, but because of the limitation of the range of the artillery, they cannot threaten Longyue Island at all. If the imperial army can find ships and carry these cannons to the center of Dongting Lake, it may pose a slight threat to our Longyue Island. Hehe, but if you think that on my 'Flying Tiger Divine Ship', each ship is equipped with six trebuchets, if you throw them diagonally upwards as much as possible, and the range can even reach a thousand paces away, how can you allow your ships carrying artillery to approach?"

Yan Sidao kept smiling and silent, and quietly listened to Jiang Wangcai's words, and then asked rhetorically: "Since Brother Jiang also knows that 'throw in the direction of diagonal upward', you can increase the firing range, what if I bombard the artillery diagonally upward?"

Jiang Wangcai was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said, "It turns out that Brother Feng is really right, Mr. is indeed messing around." This artillery is nothing more than a ball of iron filings fired with the impact of a gunpowder explosion, and if it is aimed at a straight line, it is barely powerful enough to penetrate the city wall. If you shoot diagonally upward, you will throw it out, and the range will be farther, but in the end it will be equivalent to iron filings or iron balls falling in the air, and what power can you do to hurt the enemy?"

Yan Sidao couldn't help laughing, and was about to continue, but Fang Dongfeng was already impatient, and said to himself with his eyes closed: "Even if this person can really level the Dragon Leap Island, what does it matter? ”