The cannon was pulled up.
This is already the second generation.
The structure of the first-generation cannon was simple. Black powder was stuffed into it, and it was stabbed with a wooden stick to make it strong, and then a big iron ball was stuffed into it.
Then the big iron ball is shot out with the power of the gunpowder explosion.
Although this can still kill people, it is not very efficient after all.
The one Li Shui ordered to pull out was the second generation, using explosives instead of black powder.
No one had ever seen this thing before, and they just thought it was smaller than an ordinary cannon.
Lili stroked the barrel and said with emotion: "This steel pipe alone has exhausted the efforts of countless people in Shangjun Courtyard. Once this thing comes out, the future war will undergo earth-shaking changes."
He waved his hand and said to a craftsman in Shangjun Courtyard: "Can you use a cannon?"
The craftsman nodded excitedly and said to Li Shui: "He knows how to use it. This little guy was sent by Miss Zhu to use the cannon."
Then, he said with some embarrassment: "It's just that the villain's hitting is not accurate enough."
Li Shui smiled slightly, pointed at Fengcheng in front of him and said, "Can such a big city be accurately targeted?"
The craftsman nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay."
Li Shui hummed and said to the generals beside him: "Look, how long will it take for Anthony to capture this city?"
The generals thought for a while and said one after another: "The people in the city are resisting desperately, but Anthony's army is also extremely brave. We estimate that three days will be enough to capture it."
Li Shui added: "How many casualties do you think our army will have?"
The generals added: "There may be hundreds of casualties."
Li Shui said: "Now my cannon can capture this city in only three quarters of an hour without any casualties. Do you believe it?"
The generals looked in disbelief.
Li Shui chuckled and said to the messenger: "Go tell Anthony to withdraw."
The messenger responded and rode towards the city on his fast horse.
Anthony was supervising the battle in a frantic manner. When he saw the messenger coming, he immediately went up to meet him and said to the messenger: "Please tell me to banish the immortal. In a few more hours, I will definitely be able to break through this city."
The messenger smiled and shook his head: "No need, I will banish you to retreat."
Anthony said with some disappointment: "As long as Banxian gives me a little more time, I will prove that I can..."
The messenger smiled and shook his head, and said to Anthony: "What can you do? Can you attack the city in three quarters of an hour? Can you attack this place without losing a single soldier?"
Anthony was stunned for a moment, with a hint of anger in his heart: "Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for others? Can anyone conquer the city within three-quarters of an hour?"
"If the soldiers are brave and not afraid of death, it is possible to capture it within three-quarters of an hour. However, without losing a single soldier, is there anyone in the world who can do it?"
The messenger smiled: "You didn't grow up in the Central Plains. You have never seen the ability to banish an immortal. Banishing an immortal is omnipotent."
Anthony: "..."
He nodded and said angrily: "Okay, okay. I'll step back now and see how powerful the Immortal is."
Anthony ordered his troops to retreat, and the soldiers who were fighting slowly came back like an ebbing tide.
The city lord of Fengcheng breathed a sigh of relief.
The surrounding officials all said to the city lord: "We drove them back."
The city lord was a little uneasy: "Were they really the ones we repulsed? These people's strength is clearly intact, and their casualties are not heavy enough. If we persist for a while, our small city will definitely be breached."
"Why did they retreat? Is there some conspiracy?"
The people around me said with a smile: "No matter what conspiracy they have, as long as we can't hold on, what can they do to me?"
The city lord nodded and said, "This makes sense."
Antony's army fell back.
Anthony himself looked at Li Shui gloomily.
Li Shui patted his shoulder and comforted him: "The world has changed. Today I want you to see my new things in Da Qin."
Anthony nodded and didn't say anything. He just looked at it with his hands folded, as if he wanted to see how he could capture the city within a quarter of an hour and achieve zero casualties.
Li Shui smiled slightly, waved his hand, and said to everyone: "Everyone, step back."
Everyone asked in confusion: "Why are you retreating?"
Li Shui coughed dryly: "Reduce casualties."
Everyone looked at Li Shui in surprise: "When this cannon starts running, will there be any casualties?"
Li Shui smiled and said, "Just in case."
The craftsman said aggrievedly: "You can't do that. Our Shangjun Courtyard has gone through a series of verifications. Miss Zhu even tested it herself. This cannon is absolutely safe."
Li Shui nodded: "Yes, but you still have to pay attention to safety."
Craftsman: "..."
Everyone retreated more than ten feet away.
The craftsman opened the box aggrievedly, took out the brass cannonball, wiped it on his sleeve, and then stuffed it into the cannon.
The generals and soldiers around looked at him curiously.
The craftsman lay down behind the cannon and began to aim at the city.
After a while, he turned around and said to Li Shui, "Okay."
Li Shui nodded, coughed dryly, and said, "Then let it go."
The craftsman pulled a rope and said: "As soon as you pull this rope, the cannonball will be sent out."
Li Shui hummed: "I know, just let it go."
The craftsman was a bit embarrassed: "Miss Zhu specifically told me that the first shot of the barbarian country would be fired by the banished immortal. She said this is of commemorative significance."
Li Shui: "...What the hell kind of rules are these?"
Li Shui said: "It doesn't matter if you don't want this kind of commemorative significance, I don't care about it."
The craftsman said in embarrassment: "However, Miss Zhu personally told me that if the villain fails, he will be blamed when he returns. This..."
Li Shui said helplessly: "It's really troublesome."
The craftsman whispered: "Don't worry, Exiled Immortal, there is absolutely no problem with the cannon."
Li Shui thought for a while and said to the craftsman: "Lengthen the rope."
As long as Li Shui is willing to fire the cannon, the craftsmen will have absolutely no objection, just lengthen it.
So he began to lengthen the rope.
Finally the rope grew to fifty meters.
Li Shui stood fifty meters away and pulled the rope hard.
The cannon didn't move at all.
Li Xin laughed loudly beside him: "Brother Huai, your rope is too long, can you pull it?"
Li Shui felt a little pain in his arm.
Li Xin said: "Why don't you tie the horse to a horse and hit the horse hard? The horse can pull the rope."
Li Shui's eyes lit up: "That makes sense. Come on, come on, bring the horse over."
After tying the rope, Li Shui spanked the horse's butt hard, then ran away as fast as he could.
The horse neighed and galloped away into the distance.
Then, the cannon made a loud roar.
The horse was completely frightened and rushed somewhere.
All the soldiers in the army were also shocked, not only because of the loud noise just made, but also because the cannon hit the city wall and made a sound like the sky was shattering and the earth was shattering.
Then, a large piece of the city wall collapsed.
Li Shui looked up to the sky and laughed: "Go and capture Fengcheng for me."
The general beside him came to his senses, pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed it straight at the sky, and shouted loudly: "To banish the immortal, take Fengcheng."
The soldiers behind him screamed and ran forward with spears in hand.
Within a quarter of an hour, they had already rushed to Fengcheng.
Then it flooded into the city like a tidal wave.
The barbarian soldiers in the city resisted for a while, collapsed at the first touch, and then surrendered in large numbers.
They had been shocked by the shells just now. How could such a divine object resist?
Qin soldiers really didn't hurt a single soldier.
Two quarters of an hour later, the entire Fengcheng had been pacified, and the city lord was tied up and pushed out.
Li Shui looked at Anthony and said with a smile: "Are you willing to follow me to accept surrender?"
Anthony's lips moved and he suddenly fell to his knees.
He knelt on the ground and said piously to Li Shui: "Exiled Immortal, you... you are really a god. I will admire you so much that I am willing to serve you in this life and never regret it."
Li Shui smiled slightly: "General, please get up. This is nothing, haha."
The surrounding generals also said with a smile: "General An, the magic of banishing immortals is more than that. If you have to kneel down when you see a divine object, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand up in this life."
Anthony also smiled awkwardly.
Later, Li Shui led everyone to Fengcheng.
The city lord looked at Li Shui uneasily. He didn't know what Li Shui would do with him.
Li Shui smiled and said, "Now, do you still dare to resist the heavenly soldiers?"
The city lord's lips moved, and he suddenly said loudly: "I...why should I be afraid of death?"
Li Shui sighed, leaned into the ear of the city lord, and whispered: "You have to think carefully. After you die, I will send people to spread the word that you are a spy of the Qin people. When the city was destroyed, you were killed." Your soldiers were beheaded."
The city lord's body trembled. He stared at Li Shui and said tremblingly, "Are you a devil?"
Li Shui smiled slightly: "I am a banished immortal."
He patted the city lord on the shoulder: "Listen to me, surrender to the Heavenly Soldiers, and promote the Heavenly Soldiers. In the future, when we conquer this place, we will have high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and you will be indispensable."
The city lord gritted his teeth and said, "However, people in the Kingdom of Gods will all despise me. In my lifetime..."
Li Shui smiled and said, "If you refuse to surrender and are killed by me, the world will still despise you."
"If you do something for the Heavenly Soldiers, I will publicize it widely and promote you as a hero. In less than ten years, people here will really think that you are a hero, and you won't have to be spurned."
The city lord looked at Li Shui in surprise and said, "Then... isn't that deceiving the world?"
Li Shui glared and said, "Whether you want to deceive the world or be infamy for eternity, you think about it for yourself. To tell you the truth, countless people have been deceiving the world throughout the ages. Who do you think you are?"
The city lord was speechless.
Li Shui patted him on the shoulder: "I'll give you an hour to think about it. After an hour, it will be decided whether you are alive or dead."
The city lord was silent.
Li Shui said to Li Xin: "Brother Li, let's go have a drink? Let's meet the beautiful women in the city?"
Li Xin sighed: "The wine is okay, but the beauty is not comparable."
Li Shui said with a smile: "It's not bad to have an eye addiction."
He waved his hand and said to the pawns around him: "Go and sharpen the knife. Sharpen the knife faster. The city lord is a man of iron bones, and he is a person whom I respect."
"When I chop off his head later, I won't allow him to suffer. It must be cut off with one stroke. If it's not done right, I will definitely hold you accountable."
Afterwards, Li Shui cast a considerate look at the city lord.
The city lord suddenly trembled.
Li Shui and Li Xin went to drink.
An hour later, the city lord slipped over the wall.
Li Shui smiled and asked, "How are you thinking about it?"
The city lord hesitated for a moment and knelt on the ground.
Li Shui smiled and nodded: "Congratulations on making the right choice."
The next thing will be easy to handle.
Li Shui led his army to attack the city and seize the territory.
They no longer simply established base areas in the countryside, but began to occupy cities.
Before every attack on the city, Anthony and the city lord would be at the front, announcing Qin's policies.
If the local city lord is willing to surrender, it will be easy. Everyone can eat and drink together, and then add the city lord to the surrender team.
If the city lord refuses to surrender, then he will be bombarded with artillery.
For a city that is not very strong, one shot will suffice; for a city that is strong, three or four cannons will suffice.
The most important thing is that this cannon is so shocking.
After the cannons were fired, the soldiers and horses in the city basically gave up resistance.
Li Shui's army basically walked in with great swagger and took over the city.
Li Xin said to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, if this continues, I'm afraid we will be able to capture all the barbarian countries in a few months."
Li Shui nodded, and then said with emotion: "The barbarian country is really big."
Li Xin said: "Yes, and there is a sea in the middle. It is said that the other side of the sea is also a barbarian country. There are long yellow sands there and it is very hot. It is a bit like the Western Region of our Great Qin."
Li Shui said in surprise: "Brother Li, when did you know these things?"
Li Xin smiled slightly and said, "It's those city lords who said it. Now our surrender team is getting bigger and bigger, and those city lords who surrendered told a lot about the situation in the barbarian country."
"In addition, the intelligence network you established previously also played a huge role."
Li Shui nodded: "Intelligence is really important."
At the same time, the situation in the barbarian country was being continuously communicated to Da Qin through messengers.
The power of the cannon, its flaws, calibration problems, and the new features that Ban Xian hopes to add. All spread to Shangjun Courtyard.
The results of the barbarian country's battles have also been continuously spread to Da Qin.
Li Shui looked at the departing messenger and said with emotion: "The railway has only been built to the Western Region. It will probably take several months for the messenger to return to Daqin from here. This is too slow."
"The general is out there, and your life is a little compromised. That's because information spreads too slowly, and things are changing rapidly on the battlefield."
"If there is something that can spread the news on the battlefield to Xianyang in a matter of seconds, and can spread the emperor's edict throughout the world, then the Great Qin Dynasty will really be as stable as Mount Tai."
Li Xin asked curiously: "Is there such a thing as Dingxi?"
Li Shui nodded: "Yes, I have already stated the general idea in the letter. It depends on whether the people in Shangjun Courtyard have such a skill."
