Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

One of them was as big as a baby's head, and looked quite heavy.

The other is the same size, slightly lighter in color.

Li Er became even more curious, and took the dark iron lump from Xu Chu's hand.

After looking at it carefully for a while, he said a little unconfidently: "Do you want to put this thing in a big tube and punch it out?"

It wasn't because Li Er was well-informed and knew that the shells had to be fired through the barrel.

It's because this thing is so similar to the big firecrackers that have become popular in Datang in recent years!

During the Shangyuan Festival this year, the students of the academy held a fireworks show in Longshouyuan, inviting all the people in Chang'an City to watch it.

Li Er once saw with his own eyes that Li Yifu of the academy threw a ball the size of a fist into a wooden pipe, and was then beaten into the sky.

At that time, he wondered whether this thing could be used on the battlefield.

Unexpectedly, it was realized by Liu Bai now!

"The principle is similar, but His Majesty still needs to verify it with his own hands."

Liu Bai pointed and drew out the twister of the gun barrel.

Needless to say, Li Er also understood how to play.

In his heart, he was a little disapproving.

If he didn't know that Liu Bai always likes to do shocking things, he would have left long ago.

The cannonballs during the Shangyuan Festival look extremely gorgeous, but in fact, even if they fall in front of people, they are not very lethal.

On the contrary, it is easy to dazzle the eyes.

Even if the thing in front of me is made of pure copper, so what?

He didn't believe that on the battlefield of thousands of troops, a few big artillery battles could do anything.

Li Er went straight to the Jinwu Guard in the dark and asked for a torch.

As soon as he brought the torch, the craftsmen were scared to death!

Kneeling on the ground with a 'plop plop', Li Er immediately extinguished the torch before he could speak.

Because he saw that when he brought the torch just now, Liu Bai pulled Li Chengqian and Cheng Chumo and walked back quickly

Recalling the scene when he saw gunpowder for the first time, Li Er broke into a cold sweat from fright.

If this big tube is filled with gunpowder

No wonder it's no wonder others, who made me quick?

Li Er felt that it was better to be honest.

He couldn't wait, and pulled up the craftsman who had spoken just now.

"Come and tell me how to use this thing!"

The craftsman's psychological quality is good, and he introduced the usage to Li Er, and finally said: "Your Majesty, the biggest taboo of using this thing is to get close to the fire source. Remember, never let the fire source get close to the shells!"

After finishing speaking, he added a sentence.

"The villain didn't have time to remind His Majesty just now that you don't need torches to light the fire."

He took out a fire pocket from his pocket.

Open the lid, blow lightly a few times, and sparks start to come out.

Li Er learned a lesson this time, and stuffed the cannonball into Liu Jin's hands.

Only then did I bring the Huozhangzi over.

"It's a rarity"

The craftsman lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, this object is called Huozhezi, and it was made by a court lady in the previous dynasty. It has been more than 50 years ago."

"Then why have I never heard of it?"

The craftsman accompanied him cautiously, and said: "This thing is nothing more than a wild thing from the countryside, and it cannot enter the eyes of Your Majesty."

Li Er was very satisfied with the flattery of the craftsman.

According to the introduction just now, he ordered Liu Jin to stuff the shells into the big pipe, and then use a fire to ignite the fuze.

The fuze was very long, burning for more than a dozen breaths.

Li Er pinched his fingers, calculating how long the fuze would last to burn.

As an expert in marching and fighting, he is very clear about the conditions under which weapons can achieve the highest lethality.

Anyway, this thing is bound to explode.

boom!

Boom!

Under everyone's gaze, a two-foot-long tongue of flame protruded from the gun barrel.

Although the recoil of the cannon had been lowered as much as possible, the entire barrel, together with the frame below, was still three or four steps back.

The brakes on the wheels whined.

Plowed long marks on the ground.

Rumble!

Two miles away, there was originally a dense jungle.

After the shells were fired, the jungle disappeared without a trace in an instant.

After a burst of tinnitus, everyone saw that there was only a fierce burning flame in the jungle!

Immediately afterwards, within a radius of a hundred miles, all the mountains boiled!

For many years, the Qinling Mountains, which had not experienced much movement, suddenly shook the mountains.

Those unknown beasts ran out like crazy.

Almost instantly, a huge beast tide formed!

The most terrible thing is that the beast horde actually came in the direction of Liu Bai and the others!

Chapter 800 Good things, really good things

Animals have an instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

However, that is the feeling that only animals that have been in contact with people have.

In the Qinling Mountains, it is very different!

Even though there are hunters haunting the mountains and forests from time to time, for most wild beasts, they may not see living people in their entire lives.

Sound, of course, can drive away some timid beasts.

And for really ferocious beasts, the sound just makes them angrier!

Because this is a paradise for beasts, there has never been a soil for human survival.

If you don't have hundreds of soldiers to protect you, and you don't have familiar experience, entering this kind of place rashly is purely looking for death!

The beast tide rushed towards Liu Bai and the others.

There is no doubt that they have discovered the threat and must completely eliminate the threat!

Li Chengqian, who was covering his ears just now with a face full of pain, saw the beast tide before he could recover.

His face turned pale in an instant!

"Father, run!"

Cheng Chumo was also taken aback, and hurriedly pulled the horse over from the side, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, hurry up, we are blocking here!"

Li Er was motionless.

His eyes were shining, and he was fascinated by the direction where the shells landed just now.

Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and said, "Father, you have offended me!"

He planned to forcibly send Li Er to the horse.

But with his small body, even after several years of training, how could he be Li Er's opponent?

Li Er didn't move at all, and Li Chengqian couldn't even move his legs.

Burning with anxiety, Li Chengqian yelled at Liu Jin and the others, "Are you all dead? Father's accident happened, who of you can afford it?"

Taking time out, he also took a look at the beast horde that was attacking rapidly.

The herds of beasts gathered from various hilltops, and there were more and more of them. Calculate the distance, and you can talk!

Seeing that Li Er didn't answer, Li Chengqian slapped his thigh fiercely, turned to Liu Bai, and said urgently, "Brother Liu, let's go!"

He twisted his arm hard to keep the tears from falling.

"With me and Chu Mo in the way, you will definitely be able to go back safely!"

Liu Bai was speechless.

He didn't want to deal with these two big fools.

But seeing the two of them about to come up to carry him, he said helplessly, "There's a cannon next to it, can't you see it?"

Li Chengqian and Cheng Chumo were taken aback at the same time.

The next moment, as if there was a tacit understanding between the two, they stretched out their hands on their faces and slapped each other

Yup!

There is a cannon next to it, why are you afraid of wild animals?

The cannonball just now razed at least seventy to eighty feet to the ground.

A mere animal horde, what a fart?

Once the gun goes down, there is no need to buy food this month!

Li Erchong waved his hand to Liu Bai, signaling him not to run on Li Chengqian and Cheng Chumo anymore.

In Li Er's eyes, this is a commendable act of filial piety, which should be greatly encouraged.

"What's the difference between this shell and the previous one?"

Li Er took the cannonball with a slightly lighter color.

The craftsmen all knew what His Majesty was going to do next, and began to move the cannon, aiming the muzzle in the direction of the beast tide.

Only Liu Bai could do the job he introduced.

"The one just now was an iron-core bullet, which was filled with extremely high-quality gunpowder, and this one is a shotgun, which not only contains gunpowder, but also contains a lot of iron nails and broken porcelain pieces."

Li Er's eyes brightened even more.

"You mean, it can cause greater damage? Can the range be longer?"

Li Er's comprehension ability is very strong.

Perhaps, it is the way of thinking that he has personally led the troops for many years.

Liu Bai nodded, and said, "The effective range of iron-core bullets is two miles, while shotgun bullets can hit ten miles away."

Li Er bowed his head and thought silently in his heart for a moment.

"In this way, iron-core bombs can be used to attack cities, and can even directly blast through city walls, while shotgun shells are good things that can be used to attack large-scale battle formations. They are really good things!"

At the end, Li Er laughed out loud.

The iron lump in his hand seemed to be made of pure gold, which made him fondle admiringly.

Perhaps, in Li Er's eyes, the value of this cannonball was much higher than that of pure gold.

"No need to adjust, this time I will come in person!"

He walked up to the cannon, and under the introduction of the craftsman, he stretched out a thumb, closed one eye, and stared for a while at the beast horde that was less than five miles away.

After adjusting the direction of the cannon several times, he stuffed the shotgun into the barrel.

The fuze had been put back a long time ago. Li Er held the torch, took a deep breath, and lit it slowly.