It's really strange outside the city today. In the middle of winter, there were several thunder blasts for no reason. Look at the sky. The sun is just right and there's not even a cloud. How could there be thunder?
"Hey, these days are not peaceful! First there is a war, and then there is a monster! Fortunately, the monster is a good monster, but now there is thunder. What on earth is going on this winter?!"
Several families who were relatively close to the ravine were lying on the cracks of the windows, listening to the thunder coming from outside from time to time, while holding their wives and children in panic and making random guesses. It was not until the thunder stopped and stopped ringing for a long time that they plucked up the courage. Invite neighbors and go together to find the place where the sound came from.
The thunder just now was very loud, so they found the remote ravine without much confirmation.
"Can we get in or not?"
"Enter!"
"Ahem, who said to enter, go to the front?"
"..."
After a while of whispering and excusing each other, these farm men finally walked into the valley cautiously. Just looking at the confused looks on their faces, it was estimated that if they found anything wrong inside, they would turn around and run away for sure!
Huh, I can't outrun anything else, I can't outrun you guys!
Thinking like this, several people finally became a little bolder, and after groping forward for a while, they saw the place where Xiao Han had been.
That place was no longer the scene in their memories.
Broken trees, cracked rocks, uprooted bushes, and hanging bushes, all of them are like the fight between gods described by the storyteller!
"Could it be that our place used to be the legendary Wuzhishan Mountain, so we are rushing to cause trouble with goblins this year?"
Looking at everything in front of them, a young man suddenly realized and shouted! But then, he was hit hard on the head, and then he heard someone scolding: "Don't be so fucking stupid! Wuzhi Mountain is to the west!"
The young man who was beaten covered his head and said unconvinced: "How do you know? Have you been there?"
The attacker rubbed his wrist, spit on the ground and said: "Bah! You don't want to hear that you are stupid! The lecturer said that when the Chinese monk left Chang'an in Journey to the West, he met the monkeys when he went west. ! If Wuzhishan is not in the west, where can it be?"
"Hmph, maybe the Han monk got lost..."
"Hmm? What did you say?"
"No, nothing? I mean, let's go back quickly! It looks scary here!"
"Yes, it's better to go back quickly and find a Taoist priest to do rituals for our village in two days to drive away evil spirits!"
The few men who came to check on the situation did not dare to stay in the place where the matter was right and wrong, and left in a hurry.
As for what they saw today, it was no surprise that it would probably become a popular fairy tale from all over the country, but they just didn’t know who the unseen protagonist would be.
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"Xiao Han, I just saw the distance this thing hit. It doesn't seem too far, right?"
On a bullock cart going to Yangzhou City, Chai Shao was sitting cross-legged on the wide cart frame and asked Xiao Han carefully beside him.
Xiao Han had an injury on his butt and couldn't sit cross-legged, so he was lying comfortably on a pile of soft brocade quilts at the moment. One injured foot was raised high, like a lightning rod. When Chai Shao asked him, he also Too lazy to raise his head, he just said angrily: "This small one is not as far as a bow and arrow. The big ones in the Qinling Mountains are much farther than a bow and arrow, but they are too big. They can easily weigh a thousand kilograms and require two or three oxen to pull them!"
"You need two or three oxen to pull you? Then the cavalry is not needed at all? As for this small one, although it is easy to carry, its range is not as far as a bow and arrow! Once you charge on the battlefield, there is no time to fire a second time!" Chai Shaoting Upon seeing Xiao Han's introduction, I thought about it in my mind and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Sure enough, nothing is perfect in this world! He has seen the power of this thing with his own eyes. It is absolutely terrifying. If it were really put on the battlefield, he could imagine its effects with his toes!
But its shortcomings are equally obvious: it is expensive, the range is too close, and loading once is extremely cumbersome! With these shortcomings restricting it, even if it can be used on the battlefield, its effectiveness will undoubtedly be greatly reduced!
Xiao Han heard Chai Shao's sigh, turned his head to look at him, and comforted him: "Okay, don't think about it! I told you a long time ago that these are just semi-finished products! Used to secure the city, or It might be okay to bully someone, but no one can say how effective it can be when you really encounter a strong enemy!
Therefore, you don’t have to think about it for the time being. Just train your troops how you want! Why does Your Majesty want to form a new Fire Guard? Let us first explore and find an effective method of using these firearms, and only after we are sure that they are of good use will we pass them on to you, so don't put your mind on it. "
Xiao Han meant it sincerely when he said these words, because he knew that soon! Datang is about to face its most dangerous and critical battle, against the Turkic Army!
He didn't want to change the direction of history and cause any trouble in this crucial battle just because of his stupidity.
Xiao Han said it sincerely, but he forgot: Human beings all have the habit of liking the new and hating the old!
Cheng Yaojin and Chai Shao, who had seen enough of assassinations with swords and guns, were already itching to be exposed to firearms, a completely different weapon of war. Do you want them to put it down as soon as they say it? It's not that easy!
"Hey! I'm talking about Xiao Han, you always talk about semi-finished products! Semi-finished products! What does the finished product look like? Can't you show it to us? Even if you don't use it, you can always let me see it!" Cheng Yao Jin was sitting on the front shaft of the car driving the car. After listening to Xiao Han's words, he couldn't help but turn around and interrupt.
"What? Take out the finished product and show it to you?" Xiao Han was still secretly pleased with his wit in persuading the two of them, but after hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Xiao Han almost died of anger on the spot!
"You think I'm hiding good things from you? Do you know how much craftsmanship went into just this little thing? I haven't even seen the finished product! I really don't think I'm talking to you about anything. As easy as farting?”
"Tch, it's hard for me to fart when I talk..."
Cheng Yaojin was lectured by Xiao Han, and he lost interest in talking. He could only curse in secret and turned around to drive angrily.
Hey, didn’t I accidentally stub your toe? The pestle didn’t break! As for the nose is not a nose and the face is not a face?
Chai Shao must have been used to Xiao Han and Cheng Yaojin's mutual love and killing for a long time. When he saw them fighting again, he didn't stop them. He lowered his head and thought for a while. After the two of them had had enough trouble, he smiled bitterly. With a sound, he said:
"Xiao Han, Lao Cheng didn't mean that you were hiding him! He meant that he wanted to help you! When you were at home, you made such a big turn, didn't you mean the same thing! We brothers are not outsiders. , you just say, what is missing! If you are short of money, we will collect the money! If you are short of people, we will kidnap them for you! If you are short of something, we will ask your Majesty for it! In short, you just need to say it, and we will take care of the rest! Yes! With this thing, our soldiers will be less likely to die!"
