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Chapter 585 Witness the Birth of the Cannon

When Lu Yan and others arrived, Ma Jun had already been notified of the news.

When Lu Yan and the others reached the gate of the forge, Ma Jun had already run out with three sweaty assistants.

"Meet Lu Hussar!"

"I've seen Lu Hussars!" Ma Jun and his three assistants saluted Lu Yan and the others respectfully.

Lu Yan looked at Ma Jun, who had turned black but also became stronger, and asked, "How is it? Has the cannon been made yet?"

"Back to Luhuyuqi, it has been built! And we have improved ten cannons according to different specifications and proportions!"

Hearing this, Lu Yan praised: "That's right! New things need to be constantly tested and improved, so that we can create better things!"

The original ten-shot crossbow was continuously researched and modified by Ma Jun. While its power was greatly increased, it became more and more convenient to use.

From the very beginning, the ten-shot crossbow required the cooperation of two people to use it, and then the cavalry could shoot arrows with one hand. Every improvement in this is the painstaking efforts of Ma Jun and countless craftsmen.

In fact, the cannon has already been built, but the effect of the first test firing of the cannon was not satisfactory, so Ma Jun did not pass the news to Lu Yan, but chose to continue to study together with experienced blacksmiths. and various details of the improved cannon.

When the tenth cannon was improved, Lu Yan, Zhuge Liang and others happened to come.

Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong and Huang Xu kept silent all the way.

After walking several kilometers with Ma Jun, they finally saw the cannon that Lu Yan and Ma Jun were talking about when they came to another open space!

There is only one cannon in the open space, which is the latest version that has been improved but has not had time to experiment.

Not far away, there are three cannons lined up neatly, which should have been eliminated.

Lu Yan and the others circled the cannon a few times, while Zhuge Liang, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu were full of doubts.

"What is this thing for?" Huang Xu quietly asked Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong actually didn't know, but he still replied affirmatively: "It's a weapon!"

Everyone knows it's a weapon
"But how does it kill the enemy?" So Huang Xu asked again.

Huang Zhong glared at Huang Xu, and said, "Where are there so many questions? Don't you know after reading it later?"

"Oh..." Huang Xu shrank his head and let out a oh, Zhuge Liang next to him almost couldn't laugh out loud.

Ma Jun was worried that the bombing would hurt Lu Yan and the others, so he said to Lu Yan and the others: "Please also lu hussars and... all. Everyone, stay a little far away. Big... The cannon may hurt you. You guys."

Lu Yan knew that the cannon might explode, so he said to Zhuge Liang and the others, "Stay away, this thing might explode and accidentally hurt people around."

Zhuge Liang and Huang Xu were very curious, but also very scared.They retreated far away, half-closed their eyes, and stared at the cannon.

Huang Zhong stood in front of Lu Yan with half of his body. Even if there was danger, he was sure to use his body to block the crisis for Lu Yan.

The distance is almost 200 meters away, no matter how much the chamber is blown up, it will not be able to blow up here.But Lu Yan didn't remind Huang Zhong, and even if he reminded, Huang Zhong might not get out of the way
"Prepare the gunpowder!"

"Filled Iron Bullets!"

Following an order, the craftsman in charge of operating the cannon began to make various preparations.

After the ammunition was filled, someone began to prepare the fuse for the ignition point.

In front of the muzzle is an open space, and three hundred paces away from the open space is a dense forest.Looking into the woods from here, you can still see a few big trees that have broken down the middle, and at the end of the woods is a cliff. The distance from the cannon to the cliff is about three kilometers.

The angle of the cannon's muzzle has already been calibrated.

Ma Jun looked at Lu Yan from a distance, and when he saw Lu Yan nodding, he waved his hands vigorously and said, "Fire the cannon!"

Following Ma Jun's order, the craftsman in charge of ignition immediately lit the fuse on the buttock of the barrel with a torch.

The fuze ignited, and Ma Jun and the craftsmen retreated quickly.

The first time, two people were injured because of the bombing, so the craftsmen who operated the cannon became more careful.

As the fuse burns out,

Accompanied by a loud bang of "Boom!", an orange-red flame suddenly burst out from the mouth of the cannon!

The cannon roared, and the huge recoil shook the ground slightly. The dust under the cannon suddenly flew up, covering the cannon.

As the flames spurted out from the muzzle, a solid iron ball spewed out from the muzzle, flew to the woods three hundred steps away in the blink of an eye, and then slammed into the woods fiercely!

"Crack!"

"Boom!!"

The moment he entered the woods, there were countless sounds of tree trunks breaking and trees falling to the ground.

In just one breath, the place where the cannon was facing was directly blasted out of a passage!

"hiss!!!"

Zhuge Liang, Huang Xu, including Huang Zhong, couldn't help but gasp!
Although Huang Zhong is not young, his eyesight is still sharp.

He saw the situation inside from the passage in the woods from a distance, "It's almost like being trampled by a thousand-man cavalry. Numerous tree trunks were torn apart, and branches and leaves were scattered all over the ground. It was extremely tragic."

Zhuge Liang and Huang Xu opened their mouths wide and stared at the forest ahead.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Huang Xu, who had looked down on the iron lump just now, couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed his eyes vigorously, "Am I not mistaken?"

Zhuge Liang next to him regained his sanity faster. He suppressed the shock in his heart and replied: "You read that right, there is at least a three-person-wide passage in the woods ahead!"

"This cannon is so terrifying!" Huang Xu sighed.

That's just the power of a cannon
Huang Zhong has experienced many battles, and he undoubtedly thinks more about cannons than Huang Xu and Zhuge Liang.

He frowned, and asked Lu Yan beside him, "Sir, if there are a hundred such cannons on the battlefield, then?"

"No one can stop it, destroy the world!" Lu Yan only answered eight words, and Huang Zhong felt a chill in his heart.

Huang Zhong couldn't help but sighed, "If this is the case, what's the use of waiting for me to be a warrior?"

Hearing this, Lu Yan said with a smile: "Cannons are dead, but talents are alive. And even if cannons appear on the battlefield, it may take a long time for them to completely replace the existence of fierce generals.

Although personal bravery will become more and more pale with the development of the battlefield after the emergence of cannons, but when commanding a large army on the battlefield, the importance of the commander is even more important. "

After hearing Lu Yan's words, although Huang Zhong was still disappointed, he felt better after all.

The emergence of cannons means that this era will transition from the era of cold weapons to the era of hot weapons, but it may take a lot of time to fully enter the era of hot weapons.

But no matter what, Lu Yan has now made history, and this is destined to be a moment that will be remembered by history!
(End of this chapter)