She Song

Chapter 216 It’s the goldfish that bites the hook
The sound of the cannons shook the sky for nine days, and the hearts of everyone present were ups and downs.

Regarding the exercise's ability to boost people's morale, the senior officials of Zhenguojun and Hanji both had positive views, but there were particularly large differences on whether to invite the imperial court and the Jurchens to observe.

The civil service system represented by Sima Hengru believed that subduing the enemy's troops without fighting was a good thing!

It is the naked force that scares these young people who covet Yan Yun and makes them settle down.

However, the generals represented by Yuan Shishi and Xiao Yunhe believed that confidentiality measures should be taken, and at least limited display should be carried out, so that they could surprise their opponents and severely deceive them.

Now that the imperial court and the Jurchens have discovered the power of artillery, it will definitely trigger spying and imitation. Once the secret is leaked, the advantage of the Zhenguo Army will definitely be greatly reduced.

After fully affirming the opinions of both parties, Han Xiaoyao did not change his plan and still held the exercise openly and honestly, which puzzled both parties.

Amid the exclamations of the soldiers and civilians, Han Ji and civilian officials were very satisfied when they saw the Jurchen mission and Wang Anzhong panicking.

Ha, it’s working, don’t worry, this is just an appetizer, the fun is yet to come!

After the initial panic, the Jurchens and the court quickly calmed down. After all, except for louder sounds and more smoke, they didn't see anything unusual.

But after a while, a fast horse came running in the distance, and the observer immediately saluted and reported to the rostrum: "To King Zhenbei, two of the ten tents at [-] paces were destroyed by shells!"

Han Xiaoyao stood up and returned the greeting: "Thank you for your hard work, be sure to pay attention to safety!"

The spotter rode off to observe a target a thousand paces away.

Wanyan Wushu and Han Qixian also heard the effects of the shelling, and they were surprised to pick up their telescopes to look at the "red dots" in the distance.

As the other party claimed, there seemed to be one or two tents missing, but they did not see how the cannonballs were projected so far. Could it be that the Suppressing Army used a deception method to create a mystery?

Under the influence of existing concepts, they all adopted a skeptical attitude. After all, at this time, trying to hit a target [-] steps away with just a pile of iron lumps was nothing more than a myth.

For a target of [-] steps, it cannot actually be measured by the number of tents destroyed. The kinetic lethality of at least [-] shells bouncing off the ground is definitely much more terrifying for the assembled army or city wall.

Li Azhuang, who had been prepared for a long time, blew the brass whistle again and raised the second red flag. Sixty fuses flashed with sparks and got into the fire door.

At this time, everyone looked curiously at the target set a thousand steps away, which were also ten red tents.

Wanyan Wushu and Han Qixian used telescopes to observe the second round target when the whistle sounded.

And a thousand steps is the clearest observation distance of the telescope. If the Zhenguo Army is up to something mysterious, they will find out the clues immediately.

When the roar of cannonballs in their ears had not stopped, five of the ten tents in the telescope seemed to be suddenly pulled apart and fell apart.

Moreover, there are still many black spots bouncing on the ground non-stop, splashing a burst of dust... Is that the shell?
Suck!
Wanyan Wushu put down his telescope and stared at the artillery group on the position, his expression serious for the first time.

Han Qixian was also shocked!
The effective killing distance of bows and arrows is [-] steps, and the most powerful divine arm crossbow is only [-] steps. Only by this can the weak Song army become invincible in land battles.

The attack launched by these thousand or fifteen hundred steps is still astonishingly powerful. No matter how powerful the Jurchen cavalry is, it will be for nothing!
It's not that the Jurchens are afraid of death, but it is difficult for them to attack their opponents against one-sided long-range attacks, and it is difficult for even the best generals to maintain their morale.

Why is there a saying that when the Liao army faced the Song army, they "formed themselves in formation but did not fight"?

Not only are they afraid of [-]% of the Song army's crossbowmen, anyone who faces a long-range attack will wisely choose to avoid it.

In fact, it will be the same in later generations, such as: the truth is only within the range of cannons, launch-and-forget beyond-visual-range combat, stealth fighters, etc.

To give the most obvious example: the Gulf War woke up the whole world. Iraq, known as a regional power, could do nothing but bomb. After its morale collapsed, it could not survive for a month.

Wanyan Wushu and Han Qixian were both elite figures in the Jin Kingdom, and they immediately realized the horror of artillery.

Their first thought was that they must destroy the artillery of the Zhenguo Army, otherwise the Jurchen's most proud cavalry would suffer unbearable casualties.

However, as an envoy, they only had two hundred cavalry following them, which was impossible for them to do.Just as the observer was reporting the results of the battle, Wanyan Wushu couldn't help but leave the table and wanted to go to the artillery position to see what was going on, but was stopped by Xiao Yunhe on the side.

"Artillery is not very safe. Please ask the Fourth Prince to stay in the audience until the end of the exercise!"

In desperation, Wanyan Wushu stood on tiptoes and tried his best to look, but he couldn't understand anything, so he could only return to his seat unwillingly.

Han Xiaoyao took a panoramic view of these situations and said with a smile: "The fish bit the hook!"

Shen Erniang asked curiously: "Brother Xiaoyao, what kind of fish is it?"

"Goldfish, a big goldfish!" Han Xiaoyao laughed.

Yuan Shishi and Sima Hengru looked at the Jurchens, then at Han Xiaoyao who was smiling broadly, and a ridiculous idea came to their minds.

Could this exercise be deliberately shown to the Jurchens and the court?
The exercise continued, and the [-]- to [-]-step masonry and earthen walls were riddled with holes and crumbling under the precise shelling.

Nearly a hundred large livestock such as pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, which were penned three hundred paces, were left dead on the ground under the bombardment of artillery shells. The scene was quite bloody.

From such a close distance, it can be seen with the naked eye that the power of the Hanwang Cannon is unquestionable!

Wang Anzhong was stunned!
Wanyan Wushu and Han Qixian had dark faces and remained silent.

They felt Han Xiaoyao's silent threat, even naked intimidation!
After the bombardment ended, the soldiers and civilians of Yanjing were delighted by the tremendous power of Hanwang Artillery, and cheered and applauded one after another.

Han Xiaoyao took the opportunity to issue a recruitment notice and announced in public that [-] Hanwang cannons would be built within this year and [-] artillerymen would be recruited. The more craftsmen who could make cannons and gunpowder, the better.

Wanyan Wushu and Han Qixian returned to the posthouse with mixed feelings, relatively speechless.

What broke the silence, however, was an invitation neither of them expected.

The King of Zhenbei invited the two men to visit the gunpowder factory and artillery factory tomorrow, and experience the work and rest of the artillery battalion officers and soldiers.

"What the hell is he going to do?!"

Wanyan Wushu couldn't believe the words on the invitation.

Han Qixian was also puzzled. No matter who had a peerless weapon, they would keep it secret. How could there be any reason to make it public in a big way?
If Han Xiaoyao was not an idiot, then he must have lost his mind. There was no other explanation.

Wanyan Wushu hesitated and asked, "Are they deliberately intimidating, or do they have a special conspiracy?"

Han Qixian smiled bitterly and said: "This boy is young and ambitious, and his behavior is very unusual. It cannot be inferred by common sense, but they must have a plan after spending so much time... The advice of the minister: take it as it comes, and the fourth prince may as well wait and see what happens!"

Wanyan Wushu had no choice but to act according to the other party's suggestions.

There was no words all night, and as the sky gradually became brighter, Wanyan Wushu got up early to practice fighting with his subordinates.

Han Qixian also got up early to wash up with panda eyes.

So, after the meal, the officials of the Jurchen mission set off on horseback and in cars, and arrived at the cannon factory under the leadership of their accompanying personnel.

Looking at the fiery red steel solution, it only takes an hour to turn into a Hanwang cannon, and it is made of five guns.

Of course, there are only two or three good cannons that meet the requirements, but the spent cannons can be refurbished without worrying about wasting materials.

The entire artillery factory can produce five cannons at the fastest a day. In other words, if there are enough manpower and materials, the Zhenguo Army will have [-] artillery pieces in two months.

terrible!

However, when they arrived at the gunpowder factory, they once again set a new level of terror!
(End of this chapter)