Ah Chao was very fast and made the sniper rifle in a few days. Li Zhao asked Wu Quan to train ten snipers. A few days later, the snipers left secretly and divided into two groups and rushed to Chudi and Pei County.
His purpose was obvious, to use sniper gunner beheadings to speed up the pace of the rebels, so that they could develop as quickly as possible and form an encirclement of Xianyang.
In history, both Xiang Yu and Liu Ji's rebel armies captured Xianyang. Xiang Yu even massacred Xianyang and burned down the Xianyang Palace. Will it develop according to historical development now?
Li Zhao couldn't guarantee it, but he had to make it happen, otherwise it would be impossible to destroy Hu Hai's Qin. He couldn't care about so much now. Only by destroying Hu Hai's Qin could Lin Yuan's peace be restored.
During this period, Hu Hai's court was very calm. They did not send out Qin troops to harass them, and they took no other actions. It was as if they had abandoned Shanglin Garden.
But Li Zhao knew that this was the calm before the storm, and Hu Hai would never let go of Shanglin Garden, because there was the real emperor Qin Shihuang in Shanglin Garden.
He had to prepare everything.
A few days later, Ah Chao received good news that the red cannon was manufactured and Li Zhao was asked to test it.
Li Zhao was not surprised. After many practical experiences, the mere red cannon was not a problem for the craftsmen.
At the testing site, many craftsmen gathered together. In front of them was a huge iron lump. The round barrel gave people a sense of oppression. There were some iron balls and gunpowder piled next to it.
This is the red cannon that Li Zhao asked Ah Chao to make. Judging from the barrel, it is much larger than what the rebels used at that time, so I don't know how powerful it is.
Li Zhao rushed over and was stunned when he saw this thing. Although he had seen the structure from the secret book, it was really strange to see the real thing now.
The red cannon is a product of the Ming Dynasty. It did not exist in the society of the previous life, let alone visible. Of course, it can still be seen in some famous scenic spots, but they are all dilapidated things and it is impossible to really get a glimpse of its clues.
What I see now is the real thing, and it feels a bit like I came to the Ming Dynasty.
"Master, should you test it or let the craftsmen do it?"
Ah Chao asked Li Zhao.
Compared with modern weapons, the red cannon is still in its primitive stage. It uses a front-mounted smoothbore fire door for ignition. It is much behind some artillery in previous generations, but it is a giant when used in Da Qin.
"Let the craftsmen do it!"
Although he could produce the secret book, he was not familiar with the red cannon. Only craftsmen were the most qualified to test it.
A craftsman came out, and he prepared his greetings to Li Zhaoxing without saying much.
"Are all the men within the range ready?"
According to the range of the more advanced red cannon, it should be within three miles. However, this is Da Qin. Considering that the technology is not as advanced as that of later generations, he thinks that the range should not be that far. Within two miles is already very good.
"We are fully prepared. There are people monitoring within one to three miles."
Ah Chao is pragmatic and does not predict too much. In fact, this range is already outrageous enough. If the range can reach three miles, no one dares to imagine how sharp it will be.
Without Xiang Gong's artillery, the most powerful weapon of war in the Qin Dynasty in the cold weapon era would not be a strong crossbow, and the range of a strong crossbow would never reach three miles. Even if it could reach two miles, its power would be greatly reduced. But this cannon is different. Although it is not a hollow cannonball that can explode, it is solid, and solid cannonballs focus on destruction.
In the "Northern Strategy of the Ming Dynasty", it is recorded that the red cannon can be damaged for several miles, and one cannon can reach several miles.
Although this number is far less than that of modern artillery, it was extremely powerful at the time.
Of course, Li Zhao did not have high requirements for this cannon, as long as it could be corroded within two miles. It is enough to kill any enemy within two miles.
"Okay, let's get started!"
Li Zhao waved his hand gently, and the craftsman lit the fire. With a loud noise, a black thing shot out of the barrel. The power made everyone change their expressions.
Some of the two thousand elites actually came to participate. Even though they had seen the rebel artillery, they were dumbfounded at the moment and could not express their emotions for a long time.
If such a cannon was hit, they could imagine the consequences.
The black thing shot out at a very fast speed, passed through the dense woods, and disappeared into the horizon.
Li Zhao estimated that the range would definitely not be bad, probably more than two miles if not three miles.
"Quick, let's go to the front and have a look."
Everyone impatiently followed Li Zhao and ran forward. After a mile, there was no trace of artillery shells. For two miles, they only heard a burst of noise. Finally, after more than two miles, they saw the supervisors. They were surrounding him. Cheering in one place.
When everyone walked in, they saw that the cannonball had penetrated deeply into the soil, and a large hole was made in the soil at an angle, which was half a foot long.
"It's amazing. What would it be like if this cannon hit a group of enemies?" Someone marveled and guessed with a smile.
"Needless to say, the whole country will be wailing."
Everyone agreed.
Li Zhao was also shocked by such a range. If used on the battlefield, it would definitely make people scream. However, he was even more curious that this cannon succeeded in just one shot. It was really strange.
Nothing can be accomplished overnight, but this cannon was successful in the first test. I have to say that God is still caring.
Of course, this is due to the superb skills of the craftsmen. No matter what kind of weapon, it is successful in the first time. In fact, what Li Zhao doesn't know is why the success rate is so high. It all depends on his secret book, which is produced by the system and does not need to be passed through. Any thinking process only needs to be done step by step.
Maybe this is the benefit of having a system.
"Okay, it's more than two miles away. It can definitely crush the rebel army's artillery. Ah Chao, the matter is urgent. You must produce more in a short period of time to meet the needs as soon as possible."
Li Zhao ordered and Ah Chao agreed. He was also aware of the current situation and felt a heavy responsibility.
"Master, how many cannons are you planning to build?"
"Build a thousand cannons first, and the more you can build later, the better."
I don’t know how many artillery pieces Gong Xiang will bring out, but they will definitely not be less. Especially now that there are frequent uprisings, he will never be stingy. Last time there were hundreds of artillery pieces, but what about this time?
I'm afraid it's more than a thousand, or even more. If he builds less, he will never be able to deal with Xiang Gong, even if the red cannon is better than the tiger crouching cannon.
Of course, it would only be difficult for Ah Chao to create thousands of cannons in a short period of time.
"One thousand?" As expected, Ah Chao looked embarrassed, but he gritted his teeth and agreed.
Time passed bit by bit. With the help of the beheading operation, the rebel armies of Liu Ji and Xiang Yu were unstoppable. They captured one county after another and were unstoppable. Under such an offensive, some other rebel armies were annexed, and the two rebels were defeated. The team grew rapidly.
It has become the mainstream of the rebel army.
At the same time, the Shanglinyuan Guards turned into detectives and traveled between places, passing news to each other.
Even though a lot of news reached Li Zhao's ears, Li Zhao still felt that it was too slow. Compared with the communication in his previous life, it was too time-consuming and labor-intensive.
"We have to change the way we communicate."
Li Zhao muttered and began to think.
At present, the communication methods in Daqin are very primitive, and most of them rely on fast horses to convey messages. Even flying pigeons to convey messages have not yet become popular, so the delay of messages is very serious.
The Shanglinyuan Guards are now spread across the Six Kingdoms. Of course, he has also prepared walkie-talkies for them, but the transmission range of the walkie-talkies is too narrow. It is useful if it is a short distance, but it is useless if the distance is far.
Of course, flying pigeons are still useful for sending messages, but the cultivation of flying pigeons requires a lot of time, manpower and material resources, which is no longer advisable in such a situation.
"The use of electricity is still not fast enough!"
Li Zhao fiercely slapped his head. During this period, in order to deal with unknown conspiracies, the construction of electricity was delayed, so the telephone line was still stuck in Shanglinyuan. Otherwise, if the electric wires could be stretched across the six countries and installed telephones, wouldn't it be possible to be the first at any time? Time knows.
Of course, this is a wishful thinking, and it is currently impossible to achieve.
"Maybe a telegraph machine will do."
Li Zhao thought of a communication tool that was widely used in later wars. This kind of thing was not as cumbersome as a landline phone. As long as it received a signal, it could send out a telegram. It was comparable to a modern mobile phone, but of course much simpler than a mobile phone.
Mobile phones need communication towers, and long-distance ones also need satellites. Currently, Daqin does not have any communication towers, not to mention satellites, and it will take a while to build them.
But the telegraph machine is different. If there is no need for a relay base station within a thousand miles without any obstruction, the two telegraph machines can receive the information if the frequency is the same. The telegraph machine can be purchased in the store. It is a great success in transmitting information. Of course, there can be no obstacles anywhere. If you want to receive information in the six countries, you still need a relay base station.
After careful consideration, Li Zhao decided to secretly install some telegraph relay stations in the Guanzhong area, and then buy telegraph machines from stores, so that sending messages would be much faster and more convenient.
Often timely information is the key to victory.
