Steel Dynasty - Chapter 270

[Chapter 270 Scared the Prince]

The sound of horse hooves sounded, and the people in Chang’an City quickly dodged on both sides of the road.

They looked at the officials riding horses on the avenue and talked about it. Such a chaotic scene would only appear when the barbarians approached Chang’an.

At this time, they couldn’t help but murmur, and felt a little confused.

Riding a horse, Xiao Wenxuan galloped all the way. He had rarely been so happy in so many years, and there were more happy events this year than in the past ten years.

And this was all brought about by Xiao Ming. Thinking of this, Xiao Ming’s weight in his heart became heavier.

“Fiji, please hurry up. You are really taking your time and it makes me anxious.”

The small yellow gate in the palace notified officials in Chang’an City everywhere. Luo Quan also got the message. After learning the news, he was overjoyed and came over immediately. Find Fiji and go with us.

Luo Xin mentioned this artillery to him many times when he was in Chang’an, and Luo Xin was in charge of the artillery in Qingzhou, so Luo Quan became more and more interested in artillery.

Fiji looked lazily and said, “You also got the message from Xiaohuangmen?”

“You got it all. Aren’t the officials heading south on Zhuque Street all because of the artillery incident? Don’t wait any longer. Come on, this is from your son-in-law.” Luo Quan said, “Luo Xin said that this cannon can destroy a stone wall with one shot. I don’t know whether it is true or not. I can’t wait any longer.

” “Although Fiji’s movements are lazy, he is actually very anxious. As Luo Quan said, this is a treasure sent by his future son-in-law. How can he not care?

On the surface, he still wants to save some face, but he doesn’t want to Ridiculed by other officials.

The two of them talked all the way, followed a group of officials out of the south gate, and soon arrived at the firearms camp. At this time, the firearms camp was already surrounded by civil and military officials on three floors, and many officials were whispering to each other. Pointing at things outside the door from time to time.

The prince and other princes also arrived, and they were all beside Xiao Wenxuan at this time.

Entering the firearms camp, the two saw a hundred dark things lined up in a row. The ground was covered with a black canvas, which seemed to have just been lifted off.

Luo Quan and Fiji squeezed inside. It was their first time seeing such a thing. It must be the legendary artillery.

Xiao Wenxuan was the first to arrive at the firearms camp, and he also asked him to lift the canvas. This time Xiao Ming sent a hundred artillery pieces at once, and will continue to provide artillery pieces in the future. Of course, the premise is that the court also has to allocate funds.

Xiao Wenxuan looked excited as he walked around in front of the cannon. He tried it just now. This thing was so heavy that he couldn’t push it. However, Xiao Ming did not lie to him. This cannon did look very similar to a fire barrel.

This time, three artillerymen from Qingzhou followed the cannon. They will stay in Chang’an for a while to teach the firearms battalion how to use the artillery. After all, there is still a set of procedures for the operation of the artillery.

After all, he still had to provide adequate service to the artillery sent to Chang’an. After all, it was related to whether Xiao Wenxuan could happily pay for it.

Looking at the black cannon, Xiao Wenxuan felt proud. At this time, he saw Luo Quan and Fiji squeezing in, and said: “Come on, come on, I’m waiting for you to come over and try the power of this cannon.”

Luo Quan went up and looked carefully. He looked at the artillery on the ground, and rubbed his hands on the body of the artillery from time to time. The feeling of thick metal shocked him.

Finally, he put his face against the muzzle and looked inside carefully.

“Father, this cannon is just like a fire tube, there’s nothing special about it.”

The prince kicked the cannon with a look of disdain.

Today, his position as the crown prince is stable, and he knows that King Zhao has helped a lot, so he has always vented his anger with King Zhao, and he and Zhao Yuanliang are very close.

He was very angry when he learned that Zhao Yuanliang had been humiliated in Qingzhou, and at this time he spoke belittling the artillery.

Xiao Wenxuan was a little unhappy when he heard this, but he was happy now and didn’t want to spoil his mood, so he said: “You can’t just talk about artillery, of course you have to see the specific power.”

Luo Quan nodded, “Yes, Your Majesty, just let Let’s see how powerful this artillery is?”

Xiao Wenxuan was a little impatient at this time, and he said: “I have this intention, and I will show you the power of this artillery today.”

After that, Xiao Wenxuan asked the artilleryman from Qingzhou to demonstrate it in person.

Before the three gunners came, Xiao Ming had told them to obey Xiao Wenxuan’s words, so the three of them quickly took out the tools from the ammunition box on the side of the gun.

Gunpowder was loaded into the cannon according to the procedure.

Before igniting the fire, a gunner said to Xiao Wenxuan: “Your Majesty, please cover your ears. This artillery is very loud and may scare the Emperor.”

“And cover your ears?” Xiao Wenxuan was confused, but still followed the artilleryman’s request. .

The other ministers also covered their ears when they saw it.

However, the prince looked disdainful at this time and said to the second prince, third prince and fourth prince: “Yuanliang said that the power of this artillery is mediocre, so don’t be nervous.”

He didn’t know that Zhao Yuanliang did it deliberately to belittle the artillery. Because of this, most of what he said was not the truth.

The two princes and three princes looked at each other. They were not as idiots as the prince, so they still covered their ears. The prince was the only one left who was very proud, as if waiting to see a joke.

On one side of the firearms camp was a small forest. The artillerymen aimed their artillery at the forest. When they saw Xiao Wenxuan covering his ears, they lit the fuse.

“Boom”, fire shot out, the earth trembled, and a thunderous sound came.

For an instant, the prince was stunned by the loud noise, and then his body began to shake violently, and his legs also began to tremble.

A trace of warmth came out of his pants, and he was so frightened that he was incontinent.

The second prince and others let go of their hands at this time, and were shocked in their hearts. The sound of the artillery was like thunder, and the horses in the firearms camp were frightened so that they roared repeatedly.

Just now they even felt the ground beneath their feet shake.

But what shocked them the most was the “click, click, click” in which three bowl-sized trees snapped in a row in the grove.

Xiao Wenxuan’s face was also a little pale, but he was more surprised than frightened. The woods were two hundred meters away from the firearms camp. Even so, three trees were broken, which is enough to show the power of the artillery.

“Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty. With such a sharp weapon, the Imperial Army will find no rival in the world.” After Feng Deshui was shocked, he immediately began to flatter him.

Xiao Wenxuan did not speak, but walked to the cannon. He found the words “Made in Qingzhou” on the cannon.

His face remained calm, but Xiao Wenxuan’s heart was like a turbulent sea. In his opinion, the power of this artillery was simply unbelievable.

He finally understood why Xiao Ming was able to defend Cangzhou. When the barbarians saw this weapon for the first time, they must have been more shocked and frightened than him.

If this artillery was placed at the top of the city, who would dare to attack the city lightly?

(End of chapter)