Although the artillery of the Tang Dynasty was much more sophisticated than the crude artillery of the Romans.
Under the premise that the power is equal or similar, the artillery made by Datang is far lighter and easier to transport than the other party's. However,
This is convenient for transportation, but there are still limitations. The area north of the Arbei Mountains is not only freezing cold, but also covered with ice and snow all year round. At the same time, the mountains and rivers are intertwined, and the complex terrain is comparable to the 100,000 mountains in China - although this is not an exaggeration.
To that point, but if you eat it in conjunction with the severe cold, you will inevitably suffer from indigestion!
The army can trek across mountains and rivers, but if the army's mules and horses drag carriages carrying artillery into this place, it will be much more difficult.
So now things are in trouble. The artillery that Datang is proud of
It turns out that this skill has become an advantage for the Romans!
Of course, it’s hard to say how big this advantage is, because even though the Romans were a local leader in Europe, they couldn’t transport such heavy bronze cannons too far. Even if they could transport them far, the efficiency and speed would be quite low.
- Considering that the use of artillery often requires a certain amount of preparation time, if the Romans really wanted to carry artillery around, they would inevitably be "robbed of birth" by the Tang Dynasty's imperial army, which is very funny.
It was impossible for the Romans to do that, so they could only shrink back.
but.
It was difficult for the Romans to use bronze cannons to gain any advantage, but they could only retreat. This was not a bad thing for the Romans, because they were originally on the defensive. Now that the entire country of Rome had just suffered a defeat, it was time to stabilize the situation.
Although this bronze cannon cannot dominate the world, it is very easy to buy the Romans some breathing time!
The Romans were easy to stabilize, which meant that,
Datang's current situation has become extremely difficult!
The opponent turned into an iron hedgehog overnight. Apart from having headaches and toothaches all night long, Li Jing could not think of any good way to deal with the bronze cannons installed by the opponent - if the army could directly kill them, they would be able to defeat the Romans.
Some armies can also do this.
However, the army that fired artillery to surround the base in front of the Tang Dynasty, that is, the guard post, was not the entire Roman army. When the army withstood the power of the artillery and killed this wave of Roman legions, most of the other country's troops would be killed.
The main players are also going to be out in force - what will happen then?
That's probably because Li Jing probably doesn't need to think about how to explain and apologize to His Majesty, because his head speaks for itself and there is no need to explain, and there is no question of whether to apologize or not.
This situation.
Even though Li Jing had a headache, he felt even more strange.
Since this guard, including himself, His Majesty, and so many good people in the court, all thought it was a good strategy, the key was that Li Sheng came up with it - he recognized this guy's combat effectiveness anyway.
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Why is it so troublesome to use it?
If the forward base is not a small guard base, but a fortress, the matter this time will be much simpler, because a large fortress can withstand the output of bronze artillery for a period of time, and at the same time deal a high amount of damage. At this time, the base camp will
If they lead their troops to fight against him, the Romans will definitely not be able to withstand it. If they say they want to retreat, they will have to retreat.
Thinking about it this way, Li Jing felt that something was wrong even more.
Well, since ordinary fortresses are much easier to use, why do we have to create such a thing as a guard station?
This confusion continued to trouble Li Jing.
One month later.
Li Er, who was walking around in the Li Zheng Hall, thinking about a way out, received something.
This thing didn't come from anywhere else, it was from the Weapons Research Institute of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, Li Er was of course worried, and the things that worried him were of course the same things that Li Jing was worried about. Everything had been paid off long ago. Of course, Li Er at this moment was also thinking hard about what to do about this matter. So as soon as he received the call from the Ordnance Research Institute
Li Er's mood was very unhappy. What was there to report at this time?
The artillery of the Tang Dynasty is a little stronger and a little lighter than in the past. Although it is a good thing, it is undoubtedly not helpful for the current war in eastern Europe. It is not intentional to use the emergency passage to annoy people after the meeting is over.
,
Thinking like this, Li Er looked suspiciously at the long wooden box that the eunuch put on the ground. While complaining about how the old naughty boy Cheng Zhijie was doing his job again, he also opened the memorial in his hand. The only thing that made Li Er feel a little surprised was that maybe
There is indeed something important to report, but the thickness of this memorial is indeed unusual.
Then Li Er opened the memorial and saw the first page, and couldn't help but be stunned on the spot.
"Musket?"
"What is this?"
This term looked very strange, and Li Er couldn't help but frown.
I am well versed in military affairs, and I know that arrows dipped in tung oil are commonly used in military operations to launch rockets - but what is a musket?
The arrows are dipped in tung oil and used to shoot rockets, which is to ignite, cause fires and cause panic among the enemy troops, but muskets?,
What can a spear dipped in tung oil ignite? This can only make it look more majestic, but what use is it for charging into the battle formation?
No matter how long the spear is, it is still a weapon in your hand. When your tung oil flame touches the enemy, won't it have the same effect if you stab it directly? This enchantment with the fire attribute is obviously of no use.
But Li Er, who looked at the first page and complained in his heart, then turned to the second page. But when he saw the second page, Li Er was stunned.
Holy shit, this musket is a kind of artillery??
Although this absurd feeling occurred for a moment - no matter how he looked at the diagram above, no matter how many times he read the above description, Li Er could clearly see that what was mentioned above was undoubtedly a kind of artillery.
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Artillery can now be said to be the highest military achievement of the Tang Dynasty. It can be said to be a crystallization, a kind of glory, and even a secret. As long as it is within the scope of conditions, as long as it is within one's ability, even for Li Er, as long as he
As long as the tone is there, we must prevent it from being lost to any place outside the Tang Dynasty at all costs.
Although Li Er also knew in his heart that it was extremely complicated and difficult to make this thing, and it was impossible for any foreign country to make it, but knowing it, knowing it, and whether it was convinced or not was another matter. In the end, Li Er did not continue to worry in this direction.
I went down, not only because I was too busy, but also because the artillery was indeed very difficult to make.
But the thing in front of you is, as you can see at a glance, more difficult to build than an artillery piece!