Steel Dynasty - Chapter 232

[Chapter 232: A show of force]

“Poof!”

Zhao Kuan, who was drinking water, spit out all the tea in his mouth.

“Twenty thousand taels of silver, this is enough to form a black armored cavalry of four hundred people.” Zhao Kuan blurted out.

Zhao Yuanliang also frowned, “Your Highness, the price of this artillery is too high, I’m afraid we can’t afford it.”

When talking to Xiao Wenxuan about the price of this artillery, Xiao Ming specifically told Xiao Wenxuan that these eight thousand taels are for the imperial court. The price will not be the same as the price outside the court.

And he also politely told Xiao Wenxuan not to tell the price, and Xiao Wenxuan agreed at that time.

Therefore, except Xiao Wenxuan, no one knew the price of Xiao Ming’s artillery casting, but he also knew that King Zhao was not stupid, and he must have cared about the price of the artillery.

“Then how much do you think this artillery is worth?” Xiao Ming asked.

“Six thousand taels is enough. Of course, we will be responsible for the transportation.” Zhao Yuanliang said.

Hearing this, Xiao Ming stood up and said, “Well, Yuan Liang, you may not have seen what this artillery is like, but you have only heard of its reputation. Why don’t I take you to see it?”

“I have it. I hope His Highness will lead the way.” Zhao Yuanliang looked forward to it.

Xiao Ming nodded and took Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan to the Qingzhou camp.

Now there is an open space on one side of the Qingzhou camp. There are three artillery pieces specially used for training in this space. Xiao Ming took Zhao Yuanliang to the artillery training ground.

At this time, Luo Xin was instructing artillery training in the training ground. The last battle in Cangzhou was very hasty. The accuracy of the artillery on the battlefield was too poor. Basically, the artillery shells were flying randomly on the battlefield.

If the use of artillery for the first time had not caused psychological shock to the barbarians, the effect of this artillery would really be unsatisfactory.

So after the Battle of Cangzhou, Xiao Ming asked Luo Xin to train soldiers on how to aim, how to adjust the angle, and how to hit the vibrator to maximize the power of the artillery.

“Your Highness!”

Seeing Xiao Ming coming, Luo Xin and the soldiers on the training ground immediately saluted him, and the armor on their bodies made the sound of metal friction.

Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan glanced at the armor on the soldiers, with a strange look in their eyes.

According to their understanding, in this battle of Cangzhou, although the artillery contributed a lot, in their opinion, the Qingzhou Army’s full-body armor also contributed.

At the city gate, it was inconvenient for them to observe the armor of the defenders, so now they took a closer look at this special armor.

“Isn’t this His Highness the Crown Prince?” Luo Xin saluted and looked at Zhao Yuanliang.

“Luo Xin.” Zhao Yuanliang has seen Luo Xin more times than he has met Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming said: “Now that we all know each other, this matter is simple. Luo Xin, the prince came here this time for the artillery. Now let the soldiers fire a cannonball for the prince to see.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Luo Xin. Xin responded.

Peace is normal, but in the army Xiao Ming is the top general, and he must obey orders as a subordinate, because Xiao Ming is ruthless when it comes to military discipline.

Even Lu Fei was dealt with by military law many times before he became honest now.

Zhao Yuanliang looked at the artillery in front of him with a little anticipation in his heart, and Zhao Kuan’s eyes were even brighter.

At the Cangzhou stop, the name of this artillery spread throughout the Chongqing Kingdom. On the contrary, Xiao Ming’s contribution was not as loud as this artillery.

On the one hand, Cui Hao and others deliberately suppressed Xiao Ming. On the other hand, what they didn’t know was that Xiao Ming did this deliberately to sell arms.

Now, after Xiao Ming’s guidance, each artillery in the artillery battalion is equipped with four people as standard. One is responsible for cleaning the barrel, one is responsible for loading ammunition, one is the aiming hand, and one is responsible for ignition. In this way, the artillery can achieve continuous firing as quickly as possible.

At this time, the four soldiers in front of the artillery completed the loading and aiming of the artillery. All that was left was to light it.

“Your Highness, this time we are shooting at a target of 200 steps.” Luo Xin said.

Xiao Ming nodded. After all, he was one of his own and had a clear understanding. If he wanted to demonstrate it to outsiders, he would naturally have to show the most shocking effect.

At this time, there was a stone wall two hundred meters away, which was specially used as a target.

“Yuanliang, you’d better cover your ears, the sound will be very loud later.” Xiao Ming suggested.

Zhao Yuanliang said: “Your Highness, there is no need. Since we want to buy artillery, we naturally have to experience it for ourselves.”

When the four artillerymen heard this, they immediately looked like idiots, because they knew very well how loud the artillery was, and it lasted for a long time. The training even caused some hearing loss.

Xiao Ming didn’t stop them. He wanted to maintain the superficial harmony, but he didn’t bother to care about them. After all, this vassal king with a different surname was not a good person.

“Light the fire.” Luo Xin shouted at this time.

At the same time, he put a cotton plug into his ear, and Xiao Ming also stood far away.

The four soldiers also put cotton plugs into their ears at the same time. The soldier in charge of igniting the cannon lit the cannon. “Boom”, the fire flickered, and with a loud noise, Xiao Ming felt the ground shake.

“My mother…”

At the moment when the artillery fired, Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan screamed in fright, staggered back and almost fell down.

“Is Yuanliang okay?” Xiao Ming asked.

Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan looked pale at this time. There was a fire cannon on their city wall. When they saw the cannon, they thought that the sound of the cannon was similar to that of the fire cannon. Now they regretted it. They were embarrassed in front of Xiao Ming. .

“It’s okay, Your Highness.” Zhao Yuanliang said with strength, while Zhao Kuan’s legs kept trembling.

When the four artillerymen saw this, they all suppressed their laughter. Luo Xin also couldn’t help laughing. There was nothing they could do about it. They both asked for it.

Zhao Yuanliang naturally noticed the expressions of Luo Xin and the four soldiers. He was secretly angry in his heart, but he still looked kind on the surface and said: “Your Highness, the sound of this artillery is really loud, but I don’t know how powerful it is?”

“Yuanliang, you You’ll know just by looking over there.” Xiao Ming pointed to the stone wall 200 meters away.

Looking in the direction of Xiao Ming’s finger, Zhao Yuanliang and Zhao Kuan’s eyes flashed with shock. A section of the stone wall that had been standing on the ground just now collapsed suddenly.

“Your Highness, this does not fully demonstrate the power of the artillery. Maybe the stone wall is not strong enough.” Zhao Yuanliang said.

Since he brought Zhao Yuanliang here, Xiao Ming naturally made various preparations. He said: “Since Yuanliang doesn’t believe it, let’s change the goal.”

Then Xiao Ming led Zhao Yuanliang to the training ground and walked until he walked 400 steps. At that moment, a row of targets that looked like clay cavalry appeared in front of them.

“This is a cavalry statue built in the shape of a barbarian cavalry. There are one every ten meters, and there are thirty in this row. These clay sculptures are strong enough.” Xiao Ming introduced, “At this time, the artillery is four hundred steps away. Look at the power of the artillery,” Xiao Ming said.

After seeing it, Xiao Ming took the two of them back, when the soldiers opened fire on the cavalry clay sculpture again.

However, because the distance was very far and the target was too small, the artillery missed three consecutive times. It was not until the fourth time that the artillery hit the cavalry clay sculpture.

At this time, Xiao Ming and Zhao Yuanliang came closer. When they saw the mess on the ground and all thirty clay sculptures smashed, Zhao Yuanliang was stunned.

(End of chapter)