When Wang Xiaolie was preparing to go to Shizhou, the Song army finally became proficient in artillery drills. On this day, Yang Yizhong ordered his gunners to prepare carefully and respectfully invited Zhao Gou to observe the troops in person. This was Zhao Gou's order, so he naturally agreed.
On the second day, Zhao Gouchi drove out of Jiahui Gate and led the ministers to the place where martial arts were performed.
Seeing that the soldiers and horses on both sides were brightly armored and majestic, Zhao Gou smiled and said: "The Chinese army's soldiers and horses are so elite that they cannot be compared with before. General Yang has been in charge, and it has been really hard these days. Today's artillery drills are skillful, so there is nothing to be afraid of." Northern Army!”
Yang Yizhong bowed and said he didn't dare.
Zhao Gou climbed to the high platform and watched intently. I saw three gun positions in front, each with ten artillery pieces. The gunner stood behind the cannon, and there were red-hot iron bars in the brazier next to it. In front of them was a military formation imitating the enemy's army. The military formation was composed of rough-looking wooden figures. There were about a thousand people, like thousands of troops. No one spoke, it looked solemn and desolate.
After watching it for a while, Zhao Gou said: "People often say that a cannon fired is like thunder, and jade and stone tools are burned. I have seen artillery launches a few days ago, and the power is really amazing. It's just how it is used in the battle formation. I haven't seen it. After all, in my heart No idea. Today I learned a trick from Wang Xiaolie’s army, using wooden figures to imitate military formations to see how powerful it is. Speaking of which, Wang Xiaolie really has a lot of ingenuity.”
Zhang Jun on the side said: "He certainly has many clever ideas and often wins in battles. But he has never fought against the Jin army, so I don't know what he is really like."
Lu Yihao on the side said: "In the battle of Shaanzhou, we killed more than 20,000 golden soldiers, which can be regarded as a great victory."
Zhao Gou said: "Let's give it a try today to see how the artillery is. If it's as promised, we'll make plans again."
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Xu Fu cupped his hands and said: "Artillery is a weapon for military strategists, and it is a gift from heaven to your majesty! If it is as powerful as it says, we should unite our troops and go north to recover the rivers and mountains!"
Zhao Gou nodded silently and said nothing. He said to Yang Yizhong behind him: "Let's test the cannon."
Yang Yizhong nodded. He took a big step to the side and forward, picked up the flag beside him, and waved it violently. He said sternly: "His Majesty's decree, test the cannon!"
Below, Li Cheng wore a helmet and armor with a solemn expression. Seeing the handsome flag waving, he raised the small flag in his hand and glanced at the sun rising in the sky in the east. He was captured outside the city of Zhongmou that day, and he was convinced of his defeat. There was nothing to say, the battle was clean and tidy, and he had no chance. But I lost because I had never seen an artillery piece before, and I didn't know how powerful this thing was, so I was really unwilling to do so. Fortunately, Zhao Gou cherished talents and gave him the opportunity after much hesitation to serve in the army. He was placed under Yang Yizhong and allowed to take charge of the artillery.
In that battle that year, his leg was broken by artillery at the beginning, which made Li Cheng unforgettable. Now that I am in charge of the artillery, of course I have put all my efforts into it. Li Chengdu was familiar with the usage experience and operation manuals passed down from Wang Xiaolie. He also made some improvements based on his own military experience. Now Li Cheng felt that no one in Wang Xiao's hunting army could use it better than him.
Turning his head, taking a deep breath, Li Cheng shouted: "Fire!"
The small flag in his hand was waved down heavily.
As soon as the flag fell, all the gunners pulled out the red-hot iron bars from the brazier and lit the letters.
Zhang Jundao: "Artillery is called artillery because it requires fire to fire. After lighting the powder with fire and twisting it, the fire was introduced into the medicine chamber, and suddenly -"
Before he finished speaking, a series of earth-shattering sounds came. Black smoke came out of the muzzle, and shells flew out of the barrel. Smashing towards the wooden army formation in front. The minister on the stage could even see the trajectory of the cannonball flying by, and felt that it was not too fast.
The cannonballs hit the wooden man like claws chopping vegetables, smashing several pieces of wood before stopping.
The gunner behind the gun position below quickly cleaned the gun barrel, reloaded the gunpowder, and loaded the shells. Everything was in order. In just a few breaths, the gunner was ready and reloaded the gun.
Li Cheng below waved his flag and shouted for gunfire again.
Zhao Gou was so frightened by the scene just now that his legs were shaking and he almost couldn't stand. But he pretended to be calm and silently looked at Li Cheng below.
Li Cheng gave the order and the gunner fired again.
Artillery shells still hit the military formation. Although the effect was a little worse than the first time, it still knocked down many wooden figures left last time and smashed through the military formation in a blink of an eye.
Some ministers were shocked by the momentum of the artillery, their faces turned pale and their legs trembled. It's just that Zhao Gou stood there and no one dared to shout.
Following Li Cheng's order, the third round of cannon was fired. After the cannonballs passed through the military formation this time, almost all the wooden figures in front fell down. Only a few who had not been hit by the cannonballs stood there, feeling quite desolate.
After the third round of cannons was fired, Li Cheng put away the small flag and crossed his hands below to salute.
Zhao Gou was shocked for a long time. After coming back to his senses, he slammed the railing: "With such a magical weapon in the army, why be afraid of the Northerners!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers congratulated him one after another.
Lu Yihao's chest was filled with excitement, and he raised his hands and said to Zhao Gou: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! For obtaining such a magical weapon, everything will be in vain! We will join the troops to go north and regain our homeland!"
Zhao Gou nodded and quickly walked off the stage. When he came to Li Cheng, he said to him: "The artillerymen you trained are very good, very good! If there are such artillerymen, everything on the opposite side will be like clay, so why be afraid!"
Li Cheng crossed his hands: "It all depends on the divine power of the Holy One!"
Zhao Gou looked at Li Cheng and nodded heavily. Walk quickly towards the wooden army formation.
Li Cheng was startled, and hurriedly handed the flag in his hand to the soldiers to put it away, and stayed with Zhao Gou himself.
When other ministers saw Zhao Gou going to the military formation, they hurriedly followed him. Many people's legs were still shaking and they fell down a lot.
Arriving in front of the military formation, Zhao Gou looked at the wooden man who fell to the ground. The wooden figures were all made of solid wood and had been smashed to pieces by cannonballs, with sawdust everywhere. Zhao Gou even bent down, picked up the sawdust, and squeezed it in his hand.
Lu Yihao stood behind Zhao Gou, looked at the wooden figures lying on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "Such a magical weapon has never been seen before! Even the Eight Bull Crossbow is far from such power! Your Majesty, the country has such Divine weapon, why fear the golden man in the north!"
Zhao Gou nodded: "Yes, with such a magical weapon, why should we be afraid of the Jin people? As long as the two armies are stationed, as long as they set up their military formations, the Jin army will have nothing but death! It's ridiculous that Qin Hui was the prime minister a few days ago, and he said that there is What kind of strategy to secure the country? When I asked him, he said that the southerners should return to the south, and the northerners should return to the north. Since I am a northerner, should I also give it to the Jin people or Liu Yu? It’s ridiculous. Zhang Jun will come back in a few days, and he will be the leader. Army, march to the Northern Expedition!"
At this time, Zhao Gou was in high spirits and looked extremely powerful. Yes, with weapons like artillery, what could the Jin army have to fear?
After the artillery was transported to Hangzhou, Zhao Gou took a look at it and became ready to fight. A few days ago, the phase changed. Qin Hui guarded the palace and asked Zhang Jun from Sichuan to come back. Now that the artillery is so sharp, the main battle is even more serious.
