Iron Dynasty

Your Highness, what is it?

Lu Fei couldn't wait to ask, it's not a crossbow, it's not a catapult, this question has been hanging in his mind for a few days.

Luo Xin also came over, his eyes were still stained with mucus, the confrontation for these three days was boring enough.

At this time, Xiao Ming couldn't hide it anymore, he asked Chen Qi and others to lift the sackcloth.

Immediately, an artillery with a dark body and a metallic cold texture appeared in front of them.

Hey, isn't this a torch? Luo Xin looked strange, but this looks much stronger than a torch.

Niu Ben carefully looked at the artillery in front of him, unlike Luo Xin who came to a conclusion as easily, he walked around the artillery and looked at the artillery carefully.

Your Highness, I don't know what this is called? Niu Ben asked.

This king calls it a cannon. Xiao Ming said, Luo Xin's words are not wrong, after all, this cannon is the predecessor of the cannon.

Nodding his head, Niu Ben circled the cannon again, slapped the cannon body, and looked inside for a while with his head against the muzzle, This cannon is well-made, but it can't be compared to a torch. Moreover, the torches are thick and short, with a range of only about 200 meters, so your Highness will definitely not use this to attack the city, right?

The old general is thoughtful. The reason why this cannon is different from the fire tube is naturally subtle. We will see it later. Luo Xin, don't be scared to piss your pants.

Luo Xin smiled and said, Your Highness, you can underestimate me. In the army, I can light a torch.

Really? Since that's the case, I can only leave this matter to you. Others have no experience. Xiao Ming said solemnly.

Luo Xin grew up in Chang'an City, and his father was the grand general Luo Quan. His personality was naturally a little frivolous like a son's brother, but he didn't look like other people.

It's too simple, he said.

If Lu Fei usually grabbed this job, but he knew Xiao Ming very well, and when he saw the wicked smile on Xiao Ming's face, he knew that it was definitely not a good thing. This time, he was honest and didn't argue with Luo Xin. .

Luo Xin wanted to be the first to be the death squad. Chen Qi and others were quite helpless, but they still called dozens of people to help remove the gun from the car and fix it on the gun mount.

At this time, the artillery was pointed at the gate of Wubao at an oblique angle.

Then Chen Qi unloaded the cannonballs, gunpowder, arquebus, and tools for cleaning the artillery from the car and placed them in front of the artillery.

On the tower at this time, Liu Chuang was watching the movements of the Qingzhou army below.

When he saw a strange thing placed in front of the Qingzhou army, he suddenly had a very ominous feeling.

He asked the people around him, When will the tunnel be cleared?

Not known to outsiders, in fact, there are two tunnels leading to the outside in this Liujia Wubao, one of which was blown up by him.

Originally, Liu Chuang wanted to escape through another tunnel, but he never wanted to be trapped in this Wubao because some of the tunnels had collapsed due to the disrepair of the tunnel.

However, these **** have been allowing his subordinates to clear the tunnel, and once the clearing is successful, they can escape.

In the past few days, the Qingzhou Army has been besieging and not attacking, which is exactly what he wants, but this situation seems to be ending today.

More than 200 people have been sent to clear the tunnel. Now more than 50 meters have been cleared. It should be soon. I remember that only this section of soil is very soft, and it should be fine after that.

Speed ​​up, or we'll be planted here this time, and take away all the food and salaries. Liu Chuang said.

Yes. The man replied, and then said, What about the cement? Take it away too?

Idiot, how can you take this heavy thing away, and you can't eat it or use it.

From the capture of the slave, Liu Chuang learned that this thing was called cement, but it was obviously useless to him.

The man nodded, turned around and went down the tower.

Liu Chuang looked down the city again, and saw a man dressed as a captain who was stabbing inside the strange thing with a long stick.

This person is Luo Xin, and he is clearing the cannon.

And what he was holding in his hand was the bore rod for clearing the barrel.

At present, the artillery produced by the Equipment Division is a front-loading smoothbore gun, and the gunpowder and shells must be loaded from the front, and the firing of the artillery requires a certain process, not random.

Xiao Ming understands the reloading procedure of the artillery, so naturally he doesn't need to explore further.

Because when the artillery was being produced, he asked Chen Qi to prepare all the barrel rods, gun barrels, gunpowder shovels, ignition rods, etc., so as not to be in a hurry.

At the beginning, Luo Xin was about to put gunpowder and shells in it, but he stopped him in time.

This cannon is not a fire barrel, and the tightness of the fire barrel no longer needs to be mentioned. The shell of this cannon is almost as big as the muzzle, and it can just be stuffed in.

This ensures that the ammunition explodes and the shell has sufficient power and range.

If there is something like sand mixed into it, it is likely to cause suffocation.

According to Xiao Ming's request, the gun chamber was cleaned, and then the gunpowder and shells were filled. At this time, Luo Xin used a gunpowder shovel to take out a fork full of gunpowder and put it into the gun chamber.

The top of the gunpowder shovel is in the shape of a groove, which is exactly what the gun needs to fire at one time.

Finally, Luo Xincai stuffed the solid shell into the gun chamber, and then used the chamber rod to compact the shell and gunpowder.

Your Highness, can you do it now? Luo Xin asked at this time.

He had never been so precise when using a torch before.

Okay. Xiao Ming said.

The ignition of the torch and the artillery are the same, so Xiao Ming did not teach the rest, but stepped back a few steps and stood far away.

Seeing Xiao Ming like this, the others followed suit and took a few steps back.

As soon as Luo Xin turned around, he suddenly realized that he was alone, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.

He looked at Lu Fei, and he had to pull the bastard if he was going to die, and said, Xiaowei Lu, come together?

Xiaowei Luo, please invite me. I'll give you the credit. Lu Fei looked humble.

Luo Xin looked at Xiao Ming again, and saw that Xiao Ming gave him an encouraging look.

Gritting his teeth, Luo Xin stuffed the match rope into the ammunition chamber through the hole in the back of the gun.

And the ignition stick Chen Qi has already lit it for him, it is enough for him to light the match.

Your Highness, I ordered. Luo Xin shouted to Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming nodded. Although he was playing a prank on Luo Xin, he still reminded: Don't forget to cover your ears and stand farther away.

Luo Xin nodded, holding a spark stick and lighting the match at this time.

Zizi, when it touches the flame, the matchstick quickly begins to burn. The twine twisted by the hemp rope has been soaked in oil and burns very quickly.

After Luo Xin lit the fire, he took a step back and immediately covered his ears.

At this moment, a thunderous roar suddenly rang out. I saw flames and blue smoke coming out of the muzzle, and black cannonballs slammed into the city gate like lightning.

And the war horses in the Qingzhou army neighed in panic and made a mess.