An ink master carefully took a bomb and handed it to the orchestra.
The band stage checked again before carefully placing the bomb into the iron tube of the artillery.
Then, Bandai stood behind the rear gun, closed one eye, gave a thumbs up, and gestured towards the mountains in the distance for a long time.
Then he directed a group of ink masters to carefully turn the cannon a few times.
Only then did the fuse under the cannon begin to light.
As the green smoke rose, all the ink practitioners ran away.
In the distance, Li Xuan, Li Shimin and others were staring at the artillery expectantly.
"boom……"
After the fuse burned into the cannon, the heavy cannon shuddered, a burst of green smoke came out of the muzzle, and a bomb that was so fast that it could not be seen flew out from the muzzle.
It drew an arc and hit the top of the mountain where Le Tai and others were aiming.
There was a burst of dust, and several big trees flew down and were blown to pieces.
When the dust cleared, Li Xuan, Li Shimin and others, through clairvoyance, saw a large pit deep for one person on the mountain in the distance!
"hiss……"
Seeing this, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others couldn't help but widen their eyes with shock on their faces.
"How powerful is this artillery?"
"Zhijie, that mountain top should be more than a thousand steps away from here, right?"
"Your Majesty is wise, that mountain top is at least 1,200 steps away from where I am waiting?"
"How can such a thick steel pipe throw a bomb so far?"
"If we use this artillery to attack a city and seize territory, no city in the world can withstand it..."
With that said, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others quickly ran to the artillery and looked at it with curiosity on their faces.
On the side, Li Xuan was also shocked.
This was also his first time to watch a cannon fire at such a close distance!
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
Suddenly, Bandai's expression changed and he shouted to Li Shimin quickly.
Li Shimin was startled and hurriedly took a step back.
Cheng Zhijie and Li Xiaogong, on the other hand, did not hold it back and directly held the steel pipe of the artillery with both hands, ready to examine it carefully.
However, as soon as he hugged her, his expression changed drastically, he quickly let go of his hand and shook it vigorously.
"Why is it so hot?"
Cheng Zhijie and Li Xiaogong looked at their hands that had been burned red, and asked in confusion while blowing air quickly.
On the side, Li Shimin's face was full of luck.
If the bandstand hadn't called him to stop him, he would have put his hand directly on it.
"Back to the Prince of Hejian County, Mr. Su Guogong, after this artillery fires the bomb, the barrel will be extremely hot! But why it is like this, I don't know!"
Le Tai quickly replied.
Hearing this, Li Shimin thought of something and quickly asked again: "Under such circumstances, can we still continue to launch bombs?"
"Your Majesty, at this temperature, three bombs can be fired continuously. If there are more, the barrel will not be able to withstand it!"
Letai said.
Li Shimin nodded slightly and said excitedly: "In this case, put this bomb in again and I will launch it myself!"
"His Majesty……"
Le Tai looked shocked.
He knows better than anyone how powerful the bomb is.
Therefore, he absolutely did not dare to let Li Shimin fire the cannon.
"Your Majesty, this kind of artillery has just been developed, and we still don't know how many bombs it can withstand. Your Majesty is a man of wealth, and we absolutely dare not let you take such a risk!"
Li Xuan quickly tried to persuade him.
On the side, Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others quickly stood in front of Li Shimin, their faces full of sincerity.
"Your Majesty, what the King of Jin said is absolutely true. This kind of artillery is extremely dangerous. As a saint of the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty, you must not take any risks!"
"Your Majesty, please leave this artillery to Lao Cheng. Your Majesty can rest assured!"
"Your Majesty, you'd better leave this artillery to me and wait for it to be fired. You can just command it from the side..."
"Pooh!"
Looking at the group of old guys in front of him, Li Shimin looked disgusted.
"How can I not know what you are paying attention to, old man? Moreover, there is just such a bomb, and there are so many people here, who is going to release it?"
Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others all subconsciously smiled with ridicule on their faces.
Naturally, they were very excited about such a powerful artillery piece.
"Your Majesty, this kind of artillery is too dangerous, so let me test it first!"
On the side, Li Xuan also had itchy hands.
"Xuan Ba also wants to fight with me?"
Li Shimin felt nervous and said hurriedly: "Xuanba, this kind of artillery is in your village, you can fire it at any time. I want to fire it once first, but I have to travel a long way from Chang'an to get here.
Therefore, let me come first for this bomb today!"
Hearing this, Le Tai couldn't help but feel worried.
He never thought that not only was his majesty unreliable, but his own king was also unreliable.
Such dangerous artillery, they didn't stop each other or told each other, but they actually fought to release it.
Li Xuan thought for a while, then looked at Li Shimin solemnly.
"Your Majesty, you have fired bombs before, so you also know the power of the bomb after it explodes. If there is any malfunction of this kind of artillery, or it is not operated properly, the bomb will explode in the steel pipe. At that time, the surrounding area of the artillery
A group of people will never be spared, especially the person closest to the artillery...
You are the Saint of the Tang Dynasty, no matter who we are waiting for to release you, we cannot let you take this risk!"
Li Shimin: "..."
However, after seeing Li Xuan's shining eyes, an idea flashed in his mind.
"Xuanba, don't try to scare me. The artillery still has a fuse. Before the fuse burns out, I can run twenty steps away!"
Li Xuan couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.
"Since Your Majesty insists on firing the cannon in person, let Him do it. However, Your Majesty must listen to the instructions of the orchestra in all operations!"
"Xuan Ba, don't worry, I will never be careless with such a powerful artillery!" Li Shimin said.
Hearing this, a trace of helplessness flashed in Le Tai's eyes.
Then, he quickly walked to the cannon.
Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others, under Li Shimin's gaze, could only retreat.
"Your Majesty, for this kind of artillery, you must first open the base of the artillery and check whether there are any debris left in the steel pipe of the artillery... Then, reset the artillery and aim its muzzle at the target to be blown up... and then carefully release the bomb.
Enter the artillery base...Your Majesty, you need to give a thumbs up again to ensure that the artillery is aiming at the target..."
When it came to teaching Li Shimin how to fire cannons, the band stage did not dare to miss any detail.
It was not until Li Shimin completed all the steps that Bandai breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, you can light the fuse! Your Majesty must remember that after lighting the fuse, you need to quickly run ten steps away from the artillery!"
"I know this matter!"
Li Shimin nodded, took the fire stick passed by the band, and lit the long fuse under the artillery.
Immediately, he quickly ran away.
When Li Shimin ran to Li Xuan and others, stood firm, and turned back to look at the artillery.
The cannon trembled and roared again.
The mountain in the distance was once again dusty and branches were flying everywhere.
When the smoke and dust dispersed, a large crater appeared halfway up the mountain.
"Your Majesty is brave!"
Cheng Zhijie, Changsun Wuji and others, each holding a clairvoyant eye, stared blankly for a long time, and then expressed admiration on their faces.
"He is truly a divine weapon!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel happy.
After a while, Cheng Zhijie remembered something and quickly looked at the bandstand aside: "Jiang Mohou, are there any bombs?"
"Exactly, Craftsman Mohou, are there such artillery and bombs in the forge inside the village?"
Li Xiaogong and others also stared at the band stage with expectant faces.
"Back to the Prince of Hejian County, gentlemen, I have only made this one piece of artillery, and there are no extra artillery pieces or bombs!"
Le Tai quickly replied.
Even if there is, he will say no!
When he tried to fire off the cannons himself, he was very cautious and even a little scared.
But His Majesty and all the princes are so unreliable. Seeing the cannon is like seeing a mother-in-law, their eyes are glued to the cannon, and they are reluctant to let go.
The most important thing is that my own king seems to be even more unreliable!
"Why are you so stingy?"
Hearing what Bandai said, Cheng Zhijie suddenly looked unhappy.
"How could you make just one such powerful artillery piece? And these bombs, I remember that there should be many in the Jinwang Courtyard. How can you say there are no bombs?"
"Exactly, if you don't have artillery, you should have bombs, right?"
"Jiang Mohou, are you saying this deliberately because you don't want me to wait for the test and fire the cannon?"
Li Xiaogong, Changsun Wuji and others also squinted their eyes slightly and stared at Le Tai, as if they wanted to look into the depths of Le Tai's heart.
However, fortunately, this time we only made one piece of artillery and three bombs!
Otherwise, it would really be a crime of deceiving the emperor!
The orchestra trembled, and he quickly said with a face full of fear: "Your Majesty, the princes, the princes, and the ministers really only built such a cannon and three bombs this time.
Although this kind of artillery looks very bulky and simple on the outside, it is very delicate on the inside. It takes more than ten days to manufacture one piece.
Moreover, we only manufacture this kind of artillery as test pieces. Before this, we have manufactured dozens of artillery test pieces in large and small sizes, but none of them were successful this time. Every time we tested the artillery before,
Either the bomb exploded directly inside the artillery steel pipe, or the bomb couldn't fly far, and some even couldn't fly out...
Therefore, we only make one artillery test piece every time, and prepare to make more after it is truly successful."
"As for the bombs, your majesty, princes, and princes, the bombs of this kind of artillery are completely different from the bombs we used to simply use fuses to set off. They are even different.
It is also several times more difficult to manufacture than the previous ordinary bombs.
Therefore, every time we test an artillery piece, we only make three bombs, otherwise the artillery fails and no matter how many bombs we have, they will be wasted!"
On the side, Li Yuanjia and all the ink masters nodded their heads.
Only then did Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others believe what Le Tai said.
"I see!"
"Why don't you hurry up and make a few more artillery pieces? I'll also make hundreds of more bombs for you. Your Majesty will make my hands itch after watching them set off!"
Cheng Zhijie urged.
"Back to Su Guogong, although this artillery piece seems to have been successful, the steel pipe skin is still a bit thin, and it can only explode up to a thousand steps away. If the bomb is fired at most three times each time, the steel pipe will be burned and cannot be fired anymore!
Therefore, this artillery piece has not yet met the King’s requirements and has not been completely successful. I need to improve it before it can continue to be used!”
Bandai once again explained with a serious look.
Li Xuan had high requirements for artillery, and they, the rulers of ink, had even higher requirements for the objects they made themselves.
Even if this is an enemy-killing weapon that will be used in war, they must strive for perfection!
However, after hearing Le Tai's words, Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others could not help but be stunned again, with faces full of surprise.
"Jiang Mohou, do you mean that the power of this kind of artillery can continue to increase?"
Li Shimin asked with a shocked look on his face.
"Back to Your Majesty, Your Majesty requires that this type of artillery must be able to explode to a target two thousand steps away!"
Le Tai quickly handed over his hand and replied, "It's just that Wei Chen is stupid and it took nearly two years of development before he could make it explode a thousand steps away!"
"Two thousand steps?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but make some calculations in his heart, and he felt a little relieved.
Fortunately, such a long distance can't directly reach his Tai Chi Palace!
However, Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others on the side looked puzzled.
"His Royal Highness, King Jin, a thousand steps away is enough for our Tang Dynasty King's army to conquer the city and be invincible. Why does it have to be blown up to two thousand steps away?"
"Everyone, I, the Commander-in-Chief of the Tang Dynasty, am now on land. Doesn't that mean I am invincible in the world?"
Li Xuan smiled lightly and said slowly.
"..."
Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others were all stunned.
Li Xuan continued: "I asked Le Tai and others to develop artillery, mainly to install this kind of artillery on my steel ship. Moreover, in the sea, a distance of two thousand steps is enough to make my steel
Fleets attack or defend against other naval forces.
It is enough to allow fleets of steel ships to traverse the sea. Even if there are vassal states in places like Goguryeo, Wa, Baekje, and Silla that dare not listen to my orders from the Tang Dynasty, they can be directly suppressed by sending out fleets!"
Li Shimin, Cheng Zhijie and others subconsciously widened their eyes. When they thought of the scene of hundreds of steel ship fleets anchored overseas and firing artillery towards small countries such as Goguryeo and Japan, they couldn't help but feel excited and even a little bit expectant.
"Of course, the main purpose of installing artillery on the big steel ships is to improve the combat effectiveness of our Datang Navy and prepare for our Datang Navy's future expeditions to various barbarian countries overseas!"
Li Xuan didn't know that these old killers had begun to think differently, so he explained again.
"It doesn't matter. Although this kind of artillery is used to be mounted on steel ships, it can also be mounted on carts and carried by our soldiers from the Tang Dynasty to conquer and suppress Tubo, Tuyuhun, the Western Regions, and even the Far North and other places!
"
At this moment, Li Shimin was already extremely excited.
Ever since the Langya Wang family incident two months ago had triggered the entire Tang Dynasty family incident, Li Shimin had begun to worry that those feudal aristocratic families would gradually lose control of the Tang Dynasty.
You may even do something treacherous and rebellious!
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Li Xuan would give him such a big surprise.
As long as the Tang Dynasty is equipped with another artillery army, even if all the feudal families unite together, the Tang Dynasty will not be afraid at all!
Similarly, Cheng Zhijie, Li Xiaogong and others were also very excited.
You know, although the Tang Dynasty conquered big frontier countries such as Goguryeo, Turks, Tuyuhun, and Tubo.
However, everyone knows that outside the extreme west, there are a number of remote small countries, and even a big food empire!
With this kind of artillery, wouldn't they still have the opportunity to lead the Tang Dynasty King's Army to expedition to the countries in the Western Regions again?