"Fuck..."
"seriously……"
"what the hell..."
When the clumsy moving thing climbed to the front, the shield wall spread out, and the Chamber of Commerce convoy on the opposite side was so shocked that even the horses couldn't stop trembling and staggering back with their hooves.
People who know this thing have basically the same thoughts. They all hope that this thing is just for show.
The things in front of them were not living, intelligent and thinking creatures, but weapons representing death and destruction.
At the end of the cold weapon age represented by bronze and iron, and before the completion of the second military revolution, the battlefield hegemon - AKA "artillery".
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The development of things comes from choices, and the interweaving of different choices eventually evolves into new events, and also affects the future evolution.
And in "selection", in addition to human factors, of course it also includes natural selection.
As mentioned earlier, due to natural changes in this world such as asteroid impacts and crustal movements, human beings, including Homo sapiens, are reproducing a little later. The changes caused by the butterfly effect have also caused the world to The history of China is "a little" different.
For example, the existence of "True Qi" may have been brought about by the fall of a meteorite from outer space, and some of the substances or chemical elements contained in it can also be absorbed by the creatures on this planet. Utilizing, the combination of hatchback produced an immeasurable reaction.
Of course, the changes definitely don’t stop there. For example, the butterfly effect brought about by Zhenqi - this may have resulted in some gadgets that should have been adapted to the times not appearing, and there are also many things that should have been formed in the future. It has advanced a few years, and a very important point is the change of the technology tree.
Gunpowder in this world was also invented by a certain Central Plains people in the Middle Ages when they were refining alchemy, and it spread to various continents along the trade routes - but it is obvious that Eastern and Western civilizations have different understandings of weapons derived from gunpowder. There is a difference.
Western civilization does not pay much attention to the use of "true Qi" for personal cultivation to extremely enhance the combat capabilities of individual soldiers. Therefore, the invention of weapons such as cannons was earlier than in the East. In order to adapt to its functionality in warfare, The Western development of weapons such as artillery can be said to be very balanced - for example, structure, range, mobility, reloading speed, etc. It is basically similar to the development in history that you and I are familiar with.
But the Eastern civilization in this world is a little different...
The purpose of the artillery they invented, although it cannot be said to be the only purpose, at least accounts for a large proportion of the factor, is to make the army composed of ordinary soldiers have the power to fight against the masters who use Zhen Qi on the battlefield. It can even achieve the effect of suppressing the opponent - so the artillery made by Eastern civilization focuses almost all its technological points on "power".
And why was the imperial court so concerned about suppressing martial arts masters? This means that the legendary and funny emperor Chai Zhengkuang of the previous dynasty had to be pulled out and whipped to death - this emperor single-handedly directed the largest confrontation between the world and the court in history, triggering a murder that lasted for more than ten years. And it will be a disaster for future generations. This group of stragglers in Jianghu began to engage in organized tactics, using public security warfare and guerrilla warfare as the main strategies to drag down the great dynasty to the point where the people were in dire straits, causing the empire's fiscal deficit and the arteries to spurt out. Blood is just as scary.
Youdao is a lesson learned from the past and a guide for those who follow. Although the two sides have returned to the peace of the past since the establishment of the Sheng Kingdom, in order to prevent the slightest change, the court still put this matter on the agenda - it can be said that Jianghu is still immersed in "national martial arts training" When they were in the lively atmosphere, the cold muzzle was already placed on their heads, and there was no need to specifically aim this thing. As long as it was filled with explosive ammunition, it didn't matter if it was three to five meters away.
Of course, this thing cannot be easily taken out and used, because cannonballs are consumables like food and grass. Every time you use a round, you have to make another one, and this thing is not very portable. You Pushing a cannon to challenge an expert is silly enough. In a one-on-one and close range situation, they will definitely kill you before you light the fuse, so the main area where it plays a role is the frontal battlefield.
Of course, since this thing can still be relied upon with so many restrictions, its advantage is of course its incomparable power. So just how powerful can it be - the most advanced fusillade of this era. When the gun uses lead bullets, it is probably capable of killing any unprotected person with one shot, but it is slightly powerless when faced with first-class or above masters who are prepared. As for the artillery... let's put it this way, the power of solid bullets such as stone balls or iron balls is equivalent to that of a top-notch master throwing the same thing with all his strength or using his true energy, but the distance is farther and there is no true energy or defensive martial arts. If a person is next to someone, they will be seriously injured; while the explosive bombs that rely on fragmentation do not need to deliberately aim for impact. As long as they are within the explosion range, all living beings below the first-class master are equal, and whether they live or die depends on luck.
In other words, every cannonball fired by this thing is equivalent to the move of a super-first-class master, and it will take nearly thirty years at the fastest for a warrior to become a super-class master. To build an artillery and Although the maintenance cost is not low and is not completely equivalent to that of a master of that level, the efficiency is high enough.
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"Are you... serious?" Although Qi Jun's expression did not change, he was already cursing in his heart - Did Lao Wu's brain burn out? This approach was obviously to perish with him.
If he connives at the Chamber of Commerce to manufacture and sell opium and his father finds out about it, he will certainly face death. Being demoted to a commoner is considered a light thing. Even if he is lucky enough to survive, he will have to be locked up in a deep palace and cold courtyard for the rest of his life. His name as King of Qin will no longer exist. But the fate of Lao Wu’s private deployment of military ordnance would not be much lighter than his own—didn’t it end up paving the way for the boss in the end?
"Ah... I always keep my word." Qi Dan had already put on the iron mask of Tianbian Guard at this time: "Today, it was Tianbian Guard, Shanhe Mansion and Jianghu forces who joined forces to kill the Chamber of Commerce. It had nothing to do with anyone else."
Qi Dan's behavior represents two meanings - one is the importance of the vest; the other is that he still sends a signal that he does not want to kill brothers, but the members of the chamber of commerce must be eradicated.
However, in Qi Jun's view, in addition to interpreting Qi Dan's original intention, he also thought about one more thing - Qi Dan mentioned Tianbian Wei, and he was also wearing the uniform of Tianbian Wei, and Tianbian Wei But the royal father's personal guard...could it be possible that there is also the royal father's intention in this? Could it be that Andre told everything?
In fact, we really can’t blame him for overthinking. We can only blame Qi Dan for predicting his third brother’s paranoia. This costume that He Nan mocked as a “bat weirdo” was also used by Qi Dan to put pressure on his third brother. A plan to attack the heart.
Of course he couldn't bear to let his third brother die, because he still wanted to keep him to involve the eldest brother - to force him to rebel. If he didn't push Qi Jun to a desperate situation where he had to make things worse, Qi Jun's mentality would really You may not be able to challenge your elder brother clearly.
Even if he was as bold as He Nan or Qi Dan, he would not dare to bring out more artillery pieces. The two artillery pieces were already the limit of what Qi Dan could do without alarming the capital, and he was not at ease about putting this trump card in He Nan's hands... Of course, there is still room for consideration between calling this thing and actually lighting the fuse.
Now Qi Dan is only unsure about one thing - whether he has gone too far. If the third brother really fights with him here, then... is this shot of his... fired? Not open?
The King of Qin also had a score to settle in his mind. He had devoted more than ten years to the great plan, how could he fall short of this? If it were a competition, there was no telling who would win - he was just afraid that Lao Wu would lose his mind and fire directly at him.
Just when the leaders of the two parties were making their own calculations, and everyone was at war, one person's action suddenly broke all the stalemates.
Mr. Yan suddenly jumped down from the carriage, still holding the pile of account books and documents gathered on Qi Jun's desk, and ran away like crazy.
Qi Jun reacted quickly. He thought that Mr. Yan, a scholar, couldn't bear to see the solemn scene of fighting, so he was afraid. He was about to warn the people outside that it was more dangerous, but as soon as he poked his head out of the car, he realized that it was like fucking Not quite right.
I saw that Mr. Yan was not escaping in the village, but in the opposite shield wall.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute! One of our own! One of our own!" Mr. Yan stumbled towards Qi Dan.
