Episode 1989 The confrontation between chariots and gunpowder
The shipyards on Earth manufactured these things after ten days of production, mainly because these things are not difficult for the productivity on Earth. What Li Cong wanted was how to make these sailors
Learning how to adapt to these battleships is the most important thing.
In fact, when Li Cong knew that the Eastern Empire began to develop the ocean, he had already begun to look for deep-water ports on the ocean. This is what Li Cong found. Li Cong named this place the New World. It was said to be a continent, but in fact it was just a
It's just a relatively large island. This island is nothing here, that is, it only covers 12.5 million square kilometers. This kind of territory is about the same as a province on the mainland, but it is the same size as the continent on Earth.
It's almost done. Li Cong has already had all the airships survey this island. The island is basically an undeveloped place. Most of the land is plain. It can be said to be a very good place. You can treat it as your own.
The base is very good.
The strategic location here is also very important. It is only 1,390km from the coast of the Eastern Empire, which can be said to be very close. It is also only 1,566km from the coast of the Southern Empire, which can be said to be very close on such a planet.
place, but they have no intention of mining here, so no one comes here. The Eastern Empire is developing to the east of them. As for the south, they have no such intention. The Southern Empire has no such intention.
Any marine development plan, so this area became a blank area. What Li Cong thought was that this would be his future naval base, and even the source of maritime trade would start from here.
There are currently about 300,000 people camped here in the New World. All supplies here are transported by airship, mainly because it needs to be kept secret. Using airships can be said to be the most confidential thing. Nan
At the beginning, the empire did not allow Li Cong's airship to move on their territory, but now it has opened its airspace to them, mainly because the Southern Empire also understands now. Even if they ban it, Li Cong just needs to
Just change the flight time to night and then raise the flight altitude. There is nothing they can do.
Looking at this place from the airship, most of the place is still very primitive. Although 300,000 people is already a lot, for such a huge piece of land, 300,000 people are still very few, but
Li Cong is already preparing to slowly transform this place within a year. The main thing is to use airships to carry out airship sowing in the places where it is used. He will first turn this place into a huge grain base. In addition to using
Ports are to be built in several places, and the other land totals 11 million square kilometers, which translates to 16.5 billion acres of land. Almost all of it can be turned into cultivated land. Such good places are really rare. Now
Li Cong's food sales are already on track. It can be said that relying on some supplies on the rty planet is already making ends meet. It is a very normal idea to have such a plan now. What needs to be solved is how to proceed.
There is a problem, so Li Cong plans to use a month to train hundreds of people step by step. Their role is to use modern machinery to carry out agricultural activities. They should be able to do simple mechanical work very easily.
, and then they will continue to teach the rest of the people. Of course, these people will also have to take genetic medicine. According to the ratio on the earth, this will require at least tens of millions of people. To find so many people in a short time
It is not an easy task for many people to come, it is a huge challenge.
To build a huge farm, Li Cong only needs to spare a few hours every day. The remaining two or three hours he has to spend are teaching those people how to sail the boat. Then at night, he has to look at himself.
The third son, it can be said that Li Cong is really tired now and doesn’t know what to say. After two days on the island, he finally achieved some results.
First of all, in terms of agricultural production, more than fifty people have learned how to drive and use machines for watering the ground. The underground water source here is also very rich, and the precipitation is also very abundant. It can be said that there is no such thing here at all.
There are some things that need to be considered about the weather. As for things like harvesters, Li has no way to demonstrate them to them now. The machines used for farming can just be pulled by tractors. These things have been modified to a certain extent and are now
It’s time to use solid energy. Many people on the earth have not started to use solid energy. We should supply it here first. A piece of solid energy the size of a palm can allow a tractor to cultivate more than 5,000 acres of land. Such solid energy
It's really good. The task of these fifty people is to teach thousands of people every day, and then these thousands of people will become their teachers. If they continue to reproduce like this, one of them will be born in a month.
There will be an exam, and those who pass the exam will become instructors. From now on, their task is to train these people specifically. The rest who fail can go to work. Anyway, there is nothing here.
People, they can just slowly explore on their own.
The sailors are also doing a very good job. In the past few days, they have become proficient in using those artillery. As for sailing the ship, it is not difficult for them. They have already begun to hit distant targets.
Although the hit rate is not very high, Li Cong has prepared enough artillery shells for them. Such things can keep them in contact for a long time as long as the factory on the earth is open for one day. Mainly things like this
There is no technical content at all.
Of course, what makes Li Cong the happiest is his third son. This boy is already at level three. Li Cong also knows a lot of things from books and the little guy’s inherited memories, that is, this boy no longer needs to eat.
It's money. You only need to eat a little of this thing every day. Now he can extend more than a dozen tentacles that are fifty meters long. Li Cong carefully counted 18 tentacles, and his attack power is still good.
, at least a fifth-level warrior will feel great pain when he hits him. Of course, Li Cong will not ask this little guy to kill people. He can do such a thing two levels higher, which is really good, but Li Cong
There was no reason to be complacent. Knowing that he had officially started to develop, Li Cong could not hold back this little guy at this time. When he came, Li Cong had already bought enough things he needed.
At this stage, what this kid wants to eat is a kind of fruit in the Warcraft Mountains. It is called plum fruit. This thing grows anywhere in the Warcraft Mountains. It can be said that as long as you have time, you can carry a lot of it.
Come on, the price of this thing is slightly more expensive than a grenade, only 0 taels of silver. There are many outside the Warcraft Mountains. Many first-level and second-level warriors can get more than a dozen of them in a day.
Of course, this is risky. Ordinary people naturally don’t dare to come here, but they eat a lot of worthless things. This little guy eats a million plums like this in a day.
When Li came here, he directly plundered a lot of plums from the entire Northern Empire, and had to transport a lot of them every day. This is 200 million taels of silver per day. This is only the first stage of the third level. Li Cong
When I talked to him, I knew that in the second stage, it would be double this number. In the third stage, it would be four times, which means that at that time, 4 million pieces would be eaten every day, and 800 million silver pieces would be needed every day.
This kind of amount is a bit too much for Li Cong. Fortunately, Li Cong has a complete acquisition network. If he didn't have such a network, it is estimated that Li Cong would not be able to find so many plums even if he has so much money.
. Because basically everyone does it for themselves.
In addition, this kid had to suck away Li Cong's mental energy every day. Li Cong knew from books that if he ate so many plums every day, he would not become so powerful.
It is estimated that this has something to do with my mental power. At the beginning, my mental power also made many of my subordinates in the Warcraft Mountains become very powerful. Maybe this time is completely the same as that time, otherwise this
There is no way to explain things.
In addition, Li Cong also often needs to understand his own magic. Li Cong has not delved into magic for a long time. In fact, there are a lot of magic that Li Cong needs to learn now, but all the magic books in the future are required.
If you don't do the task, it will never be given to you. Even if you are the president of the Magician's Guild, you can't do it, but Li Cong is already very powerful with some ground magic.
So Li Cong felt that he should just slowly improve his mental power. As for those magic books, forget about them. He had no intention of learning them at all.
Just when Li Cong was living his life peacefully, a new war was ushering in on the front line of the Northern Empire.
Linghu and Tuoba Yuanye were both smart people. Tuoba Yuanye knew that Li Cong wanted to cooperate with this guy, so he had no intention of treating him as a prisoner. This guy didn't want to be a prisoner himself.
Awakening, this guy doesn’t know anything about things in the army, so the two of them usually get along very well.
"Why did you get up so early? Isn't today the same as yesterday? It's pointless for you to fight a war like this. Why did you drag me up? Aren't they very powerful? I'm too lazy to watch your one-sided war."
On this day, the sky had just dawned, and Linghu was still rubbing his eyes vigorously. Tuoba Yuanye pulled this boy up. What was going on? Why did he need this boy to come?
Watch.
"Today is different from the past. Our spies have come to report that there is a very large chariot in the Eastern Empire's army. I asked you to come and see if you have seen anything like this. If not,
If you are careful, something may happen. The most important thing is that the people in the Eastern Empire think they can break through our defense line with this thing." Tuoba Yuanye said worriedly, and he told him when Li Cong left.
Nothing will change on the front line. I will definitely stick here and nothing will happen.
"Chariot? Are you kidding? That thing was eliminated from our Eastern Empire's army a long time ago. They want to use it to fight you? This is simply seeking death. There is absolutely no way such a thing will happen.
, Unless none of them want to live anymore, I feel that such a thing will never happen." Linghu said with some disbelief. The chariot was indeed a good weapon in history, but with the increase of the cavalry,
As it grows, this thing becomes useless. Basically no one likes this thing anymore. Sitting on it means death.
"This is definitely not a joke. This is definitely the most real thing. We are not wrong at all. We got the news that this is the latest tank. It seems that it is the one." Takuba Yuanye said one
The telescope taught this guy that such a huge thing had already appeared on the horizon in the distance. Linghu saw this thing vaguely at first, but later he felt that it was as tall as himself. Damn it, this is it.
That so-called chariot? It's a little too high, it's very huge. Something like this might really be able to come over.
"The war may become even more cruel." Takuba Yuanye said with some worry. He was not worried about whether he could deal with this. He was really worried about how many of these things there were. A small number would be fine, but if there were too many, then...
Linghu is not a fool. He naturally knows that this matter will be similar to what Tuoba Yuanye said. Now it is at the last moment. The combat effectiveness of these tanks is definitely very powerful, and the people over there are also
They all used their lives to block some of the trenches dug by Li Cong and others, and then the people below shouted at the top of their lungs to rush over. The slow process caused more people to lose their lives. But this time, it was to the Eastern Empire.
People have seen hope. They can follow this thing and break through the previously insurmountable line of defense. This is such exciting news for them.
"The enemy is coming fiercely. We can't just sit back and wait for death. We have to change our previous tactics. Otherwise, we will suffer heavy losses. If they break through this line of defense, then you are finished and I am finished too." Linghu said worriedly.
, Although I was worried about the people in the Eastern Empire before, but now I think about my cooperation with Li Cong and what I did on that warehouse island. If this fails, I will have nothing after I go back. This is
This must never happen. I don't want to be like those idle children of the family who eat, drink and play with women every day.
"How to attack? Our army may not be able to get through it now. Even if it can, look at that thing. It's so huge. The cavalry and infantry may not have any effect in the past." Takuba Yuanye said worriedly.
Those tanks are about to break through the trench area. Their losses are also very heavy, but being able to break through here is their greatest victory. Next will be those iron wires. Iron wire is very effective for people and horses.
Yes, but for something so tall, the iron wire may not have any effect at all and can only become a stumbling block for the opponent.
"By the way, the gunpowder that Cao Ke left behind." Linghu was still not very clear about these new things, so he might not be able to remember them when he mentioned them. "Hurry up, use that thing."
, that is the most effective, it will definitely be no problem if you hit it on that thing." It was good that he could think of this at this time, but if Li Cong were here, he would definitely not do that, he would definitely let him
These things continued to move forward, and when they were close to him, when they opened the iron lid, they directly wrapped the gunpowder with bows and arrows and shot it in. This was the result Li Cong wanted, so that the largest scale attack could be carried out.
Killing, otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve a complete victory. The so-called complete victory is what Li Cong did before. Thousands of his own people died, and others lost hundreds of thousands.
Tuoba Yuanye also thought of that thing, but that thing is their last guarantee. If it is used now, and if the enemy has something powerful, then wouldn't we have no trump card? As the commander-in-chief of an army,
He must think that way, otherwise there will be serious consequences. Is it now the last moment?
The shouts of killing in front were already very powerful. After a rough observation this time, there were about 500,000 people coming from the Eastern Empire, and there were more than 20 such tall tanks. What Linghu Pinqiu wanted at the beginning was
They did twenty, and the people below did five more. They didn’t want their research to be cut off so soon, and they also wanted to hear news of victory. As a result, they are doing really well now.
Millions of cavalry were lost but they did not advance into the trench. Several generals at the back of the Eastern Empire seemed to have seen the hope of victory in this war. This huge tank was really their blessing. They
When they go back, they can tell Linghu Pinqiu that the construction of this thing must begin on a large scale. Breaking through the entire defense line will be just around the corner. They all seem to see Cao Ke's army retreating quickly now.
"Haha, I said this thing is absolutely powerful. At the beginning, many people said that I was wasting my life and wasting my money. Damn it, next time I will definitely board the chariot myself and kill it. Haha,
It’s so satisfying. From the beginning of the battle to now, only this time we have crossed over, and our future victory is certain. We must give good rewards when we go back." The general who led the team said loudly, and the generals around him also responded one by one.
They all agreed. They all knew that if this thing was really good, the old general would definitely vigorously promote this guy. They originally thought that following them would lead to death, but who knew that this would be a great achievement. Such a thing they
If you don't want to, then you are really a fool. The credit is waiting for you. Of course, they are trying their best to flatter this guy at this time. They are afraid that they will be left behind when the merits are rewarded. That is a big deal.
Isn't it just for that day that you came to the front line? If this is all gone, what else are you doing?
"The general's vision is naturally good. When we go back one by one, we will have to rely on the general's glory. If this thing can directly break through the defense line today, I think the day when the general will become a great general is not far away.
, when the time comes, don’t forget that we, the brothers, all rely on the general for promotion.” What a general can do best in normal times is to flatter him. He basically can’t do other things, so hurry up.
He stood up and said, how could it be less at this time?
"Haha, this is for sure. Everyone, we must have a big victory today and go back to the old general to report the good news. Let these three-legged cat troops see what kind of army they are. Come on, all the troops.
Assault." This guy didn't know who he was after being flattered for a few words. Everyone started to urge their horses forward. Now it was clear that it was time for one to go up and take the credit. Even the ten people hiding behind were ready to respond.
All 10,000 troops also rushed out. The entire 500,000 troops, including 400,000 cavalry, and 100,000 infantry also marched forward slowly in orderly formation. If such an offensive formation really rushed forward, it would be those who did not
A nightmare for those who have been on the battlefield.
Looking at Tuoba Yuanye's side, the 1,500 archers bundled with gunpowder were already ready. The ammunition men beside them had already prepared torches, waiting for the general's command flag to come down, and then quickly
Ignite, lie down, and all that's left is to let these archers fire them directly. Takuba Yuanye stood on the highest turret and slowly watched these. The huge crossbows on the turret had already fired a lot, but this
Things seem to have no effect on the opponent's chariot, mainly because the front of the chariot is made of iron, so it is not easy to break it. The invincible crossbow arrows have no effect at this time, but
These cavalrymen who came from behind gave them a chance one by one. Don't these guys know that you are just about to break through the defense line, but you haven't broken through yet. If you really came here one by one, wouldn't you be the same as before?
Are you going to die the same way as before? Don’t you have that consciousness?
"General, the enemy has already passed the trench area. Shall we start attacking? They have already entered our firing range." The general in charge of gunpowder has already come twice, and there is no way to intercept them on the other side of the wire.
Possibly, but Takuba Yuanye also wanted to see this scene. He wanted to see if the wire could intercept it. These things were naturally meant to be tested. Now that the enemy had already come, he naturally wanted to kill them.
Are you waiting for them to rush over?
"Well, prepare to attack. Remember, your people must cherish gunpowder. Don't attack those cavalry. Your target is those chariots. As long as you kill them all, they will come with ten times the cavalry and infantry.
There is no possibility of rushing over, do you understand?" Takuba Yuanye said loudly. He was afraid that this army would panic. This is the most important army. They are the most critical part of the entire defense line, especially now.
when.
"Yes, I understand that I will definitely live up to expectations and I will definitely be able to kill them." said the young general.
Immediately the torches in the camp started to light up. Linghu knew that the confrontation between the strongest weapons was about to begin. If Li Cong didn't have these gunpowder, this battle might really be one-sided.
, but people have such a thing now, and the result is unknown. From his heart, he felt that Li Cong's gunpowder was more powerful.
"Target, the East Empire tank, the upward angle is 65 degrees, the direction is 15 degrees to the left, launch." The 1,500 people were divided into fifteen teams. Each team was responsible for dealing with a tank, and they all quickly arrived at different locations.
area, upon hearing the order of their squad leader, each one launched their own rockets. After the first launch, the observers immediately stood up and rushed to the edge to see the effect of their attacks. Then they adjusted their attack direction.
, this is also a very important thing.
The nearest chariot had already rushed into the wire area ten meters away. They wanted to continue to move forward and they could rush in soon, but at this time they all saw some bows and arrows coming from the sky, but they didn't pay attention.
Yes, what they care about is why this thing is smoking. They have also seen rocket attacks. How can something like this burn? These people in the Northern Empire must not have any brain problems. We are all iron-clad.
What effect can your burning have on you? Ignore him, just keep moving forward. The general just said that the first one to rush in will be rewarded with thirty taels of silver each. If you don't risk your life, what will happen after you go back?
Go meet your sweethearts. Thirty taels of silver is not a small amount of money.
About 0.5 seconds later, the first rocket "kissed" the first tank. What a passionate kiss. When it came up, this thing basically burned out its own fuse and exploded directly. It was made of iron.
The power was quite acceptable, and it was not directly exploded. But the ears of the people inside were immediately blinded. What was the movement just now? How could there be such a loud sound? Damn it, my own brain seems to be a little messed up.
It works, what's going on with this ***? Is there something wrong inside? The whole front is sealed with iron sheets, and the people inside have no idea what's going on in front. They are all asking if they can see the front.
What happened to the people.
The guys above also felt something was wrong under the chariot. They were about to open the observation hole above to take a look. But when this guy opened it, a rocket came in and this guy was hit by an arrow... inside.
The people quickly closed the observation hole. As for the man who was hit by the arrow, he fell directly from the ten-meter-high platform because he could not stand firmly. No one would care whether a guy is dead or alive. Such a person
If you die, you will die, because there is nothing worth seeing, but the fatal problem is that this guy is also carrying a rocket. The fuse of this rocket is also relatively long, and it has not exploded when he fell.
The soldiers had no idea of cleaning up this guy at all, because they all wanted to rush forward quickly so that they could win and get so much money. This was what they were thinking about at this time, and they didn't think about other things at all.
Boom...exploded. The second rocket exploded inside the tank. The people below were almost unable to walk. More than a dozen people were directly blown up by the gunpowder. Several people in the innermost
The individual was killed on the spot. There was only gunpowder but nothing else. If a grenade had been thrown in, the lethality of the shrapnel would definitely kill most of the people inside. The entire tank stopped immediately.
It didn't matter that he stopped, but there were thousands of people following behind them. After the rockets flew down from the sky, these people suffered a lot, being blown up and down.
The general of the Eastern Empire who was charging also felt that something was wrong. Why did the fastest one stop? What was going on? Don't they want the silver reward? How could they be like this one by one? What follows?
What is that thing that exploded? How could it produce such a big smoke? Because Li Cong used some old versions of gunpowder with relatively low power. This was mainly because the operations of these soldiers were not very standardized. What if
If something goes wrong, it can be rectified. The new version of gunpowder is really too powerful. This can also give the soldiers time to adapt.
"What's going on ahead? Why does it seem to have stopped?" Just when the general finished speaking, thousands of rockets had already fallen. The first wave of attacks did not reach the designated position. Mainly
It was because the gunpowder was tied to the arrows that their weight increased a lot. It seemed that the angle needed to be lowered. The observers immediately began to modify the first shooting Zhu Yuan so that they could be used in the next time.
Let the remaining people shoot more accurately.
The first wave of attacks only paralyzed three tanks. Of course, the one at the front was the most seriously injured. If there were grenades now, that one would have been blown to pieces, but now it is also scarred.
, mainly because the people inside no longer had the strength to push this huge thing. The people behind quickly entered through the entrance, threw out the corpses inside, and then added new living people so that they could continue.
It's moving forward. But now that the outside of the tank has been bombed and a lot of it is exposed, it's impossible for it to be able to run forward so efficiently.
"The shooting Zhuyuan has been adjusted and launched." The second attack began. The first attack only achieved less than 3,000 kills. This made these guys feel very depressed one by one, mainly because
Because the enemy adopted this chariot, the generals of the Eastern Empire also understood at this time how powerful the enemy's rocket was. They immediately issued an order to let the chariot advance quickly. It must be done before the enemy's second attack
Before the attack, they all rushed into the iron wire area. In fact, their army could not reach this level. If they really rushed in, this would be a fatal time. Although the iron wire could not stop them from advancing, it would slow them down.
At such a speed, they were as slow as crawling, and the chance of killing them would become even greater.
When the second wave of rockets went out, more than ten tanks of the Eastern Empire had already passed through the trench area. They only passed at a cost of less than 30,000 people, which was ten times more than before.
This also shows that their tank is absolutely effective. No matter what the outcome of this war is, the Eastern Empire will definitely manufacture such things on a large scale. They will definitely not stop here.
They are very good at this.
But then the generals of the Eastern Empire were immediately in pain. Damn, all the 800,000 taels of silver chariots were destroyed in the second wave of attacks. No one could rush through and follow them.
More than half of the 100,000 troops were lost in this attack, and more than half of the 400,000 troops were lost in this attack. Even the tanks were the same. Their experiment basically failed. Because there were no reinforcements, even if they rushed into the bunker area,
It's of no use and they can't defend it. Now is the best time to retreat. Anyway, it's just to verify those things.
"Retreat, retreat quickly..." This is what the generals of the Eastern Empire are saying now. They have tasted the power of rockets. Especially in a dense formation like theirs, that is the most fatal thing. If one person falls from that thing
It can finish the game for more than a dozen people in no time. The bodies of those who were blown up were all cut off piece by piece. The battlefield was cruel in the past, but no one knew it was so cruel. Broken hands and feet can be said to be everywhere.
Yes, how could the soldiers not be afraid when they saw these things? After all, they had not seen a war for many years, and each one of them died before even seeing the appearance of the enemy. Before such a war, they were
I have never seen it before. As for the infantry of the Eastern Empire, they were originally at the back. They retreated too fast this time. Except for the loss of hundreds of people due to the trampling of cavalry, their losses can be said to be minimal. The previous
At that time, they felt that they had no merit and were running slowly. Now that they could save a life than most of the cavalry, they were really lucky. If they didn't have such an opportunity, they might have died faster.
Takuba Yuanye felt relieved when he saw the mess on the battlefield after their retreat. It seemed that his training was not enough. These rocketeers usually used bows and arrows without gunpowder for shooting training.
Naturally, they can feel where they should shoot, but after adding such a heavy thing, it is useless. It seems that they will not be able to save this money in the future, but they need to waste too much flame every time they test.
I still feel a little uncomfortable. Should I go ahead and bomb the ground? But I have seen what happened just now. If they can hit the target in a large area for the first time, this war may end earlier.
While he was thinking, a general came over. He knew that this guy was here to report the battle damage report. It was time to listen to it. Although there was no defeat, the victory was not easy. It was simply incomparable to the previous few days.
The biggest thing is that the soldiers' thoughts are different from before.
"Just tell me." Tuoba Yuanye didn't let the general salute him, it was unnecessary.
"Yes, General. This time, 3,564 of our 12,500 soldiers died and 4,110 were injured in the trench area. 2,110 soldiers died and 1,254 were injured in the barbed wire area. They tore a 330-meter-long hole in the barbed wire. If necessary, all
To repair it, we will need about 800 tons of iron wire, and our trenches need urgent repairs. We made a plan and it will take 100,000 migrant workers two days to clean it up." The general said, and he felt very heavy when he reported the report.
, calculated this way, this battle only wiped out more than 200,000 enemies, including a dozen burning tanks, but their casualties also exceeded 10,000 for the first time. If this battle loss ratio was
They were very good in the past, but they also suffered the biggest loss. There is no doubt about this.
"Well, I understand. Try to find all the bodies of the brothers and give them pensions according to our rules. Take care of the family members as they should. In addition, let some counselors in the team pay attention to the thoughts of the soldiers.
Emotions, this is very important. Although we have not failed, today's situation is not what we want to see. Their thoughts are very important." Fifty people in the army will have an ideological counselor. These people are all in
I have learned in the training camp that their presence can definitely increase the combat effectiveness of these fifty people by 3% to 5%. It is also extraordinary that one of the fifty people is not a combatant but can improve their combat effectiveness.
That's right, what Li Cong suggested was not very good at first, but now it seems that this is correct.
The situation in the Eastern Empire was equally gloomy, but several generals still talked about the usefulness of this chariot. Although Linghu Pinqiu did not come to the front line to see what was going on, he still ordered the immediate production of 5,000 tanks.
The Eastern Empire can still come up with the money to order Taiwan tanks, and they will also carry out a series of modifications on the tanks, which will definitely allow the tanks to be updated in a short time. Both sides have begun to fight on the battlefield.
They have learned their lesson and are ready to fight again in the future. As for the outcome, only they themselves know. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is