The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 69

Seeing that Zhao Fujin ordered to withdraw twenty feet, Li Gang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Guanjia, I brought a few martial arts people with me. Do you want to ask the Guanjia?"

Zhao Fujin's attention then shifted to Li Gang. He looked Li Gang up and down and said with a smile, "What Li Qing is wearing today is quite a contrast..."

Li Gang was stunned for a moment, then pointed to several martial arts exercises beside him with a smile, indicating whether Zhao Fujin should ask something?
Zhao Fujin turned to look at some of the unsatisfactory martial arts contestants beside Li Gang: "What year's contestants were there?"

"The sixth year of Xuanhe!"

Those people all replied.

Zhao Fujin nodded: "Yes, protect Prime Minister Li and retreat twenty feet to the right!"

That's the end of the question?
Li Gang was speechless: "Guan, don't you ask about the city defense?"

Zhao Fujin just wanted to stay away from the things in the box at this time: "Back off first, back off first!"

After retreating twenty feet, Zhao Fujin saw Shen Qiong still standing in front of the double-shooting cannon and waved repeatedly: "Mr. Shen, why don't you retreat?"

Shen Qiong shouted: "I want to teach them how to shoot!"

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Not long after, the double-shooting cannon set up under the city head, under the command of the city's flag, took the lead in attacking!

The huge stone rolled in the air and hit the Nanxunmen city. Although there was only one shot, it was still very coercive in the eyes of the civil servants on the city who had never experienced war.

Because the distance had been calculated in advance, the boulders thrown by the twin cannons below the city did not hit the city head, but fell one or two feet away from the city head.

There was a "boom", and smoke and dust billowed under the city.

Li Gang was confused. Is this for practice?

Zhao Fujin waved, and an official from the Ministry of War quickly stepped forward from the side. Zhao Fujin nodded and said, "Come and tell everyone."

The official was obviously well prepared. He pointed to the twin cannons under the city and said, "My dear sirs, the two cannons placed under the city and at the top of the city are the main cannons equipped by our Song Army at the moment. One hundred people can hurl boulders weighing less than forty kilograms and a distance of forty feet."

"How is it better than the Jin Army?" After hearing this, Zhao Fujin turned to look at Pharmacist Guo on the side.

Pharmacist Guo can now be regarded as a know-it-all about the Jin army in the entire Kaifeng city. After all, after the gold was dropped, he is also a person who is eager to learn and ask questions.

"Back at home, I followed Wanyan Zongwang and attacked several cities in Liao. The artillery used by the Jin army can throw fifty feet within forty pounds."

Zhao Fujin nodded and turned to ask the Ministry of War official who was explaining: "Do we have a gun that can project farther?"

Without waiting for the officials to speak, Li Gang, who knew a little about military affairs but not much, asked: "This is a double-shooting cannon. Don't we also have five-shooting cannons and seven-shooting cannons?"

The official explained: "Back to Prime Minister Li, the five-tip cannon and the seven-tip cannon can only throw boulders of one hundred kilograms and two hundred kilograms, but the throwing distance is not as good as the two-tip cannon, which is only more than twenty feet."

In short, the rocks that can be thrown are larger and the damage when hit is greater, but the range will not be improved.

Li Gang was speechless. If the Song Army's current longest-range double-shooter cannon can't match the range of the Jin Army's artillery, then once the Jin Army is fully prepared and sets up the artillery outside Kaifeng City, Kaifeng City will only be beaten. .

You can't open the city gate and rush out to fight in the field, right?Then Jin Jun must die of joy!

Seeing that Li Gang had stopped talking, Zhao Fujin smiled and asked the martial artists beside Li Gang: "Is there any way to increase the range of our cannons?"

You looked at me during those martial arts exercises, and I looked at you. I thought to myself, I am a martial arts practitioner, not an ordnance institute. How can I understand how to improve weapons?
However, when officials ask questions, they have to answer a few sentences, otherwise Prime Minister Li will really lose his face.

"Back at the official house, the general thinks that since the Jin army's artillery has a longer range, then if we move the outer city wall back, won't they be unable to hit it?"

Zhao Fujin was stunned, and his heart suddenly started to gallop with ten thousand grass and mud horses: "Huh... Is the Jin Army a piece of wood that can't move?"

Another martial artist was more direct: "If the Jin army sets up artillery, the general will only need [-] troops to rush out of the city and burn their artillery!" Zhao Fujin smiled and nodded happily. : "Be brave!"

But I couldn't help scolding my mother in my heart: "Made is mentally retarded. If the Song Army can fight with the Jin Army in the field, why should I consider artillery?"

As soon as the third martial artist opened his mouth, Li Gang scolded him: "Okay, don't say anything anymore!"

Li Gang had an old face, but Zhao Fujin had a bright smile.

Li Bangyan on the side interjected: "If the rocks are smaller and lighter, can they be thrown farther?"

Li Gang sneered: "What's the use of throwing a stone?"

"Well, what Li Bangyan said makes sense." Zhao Fujin smiled and pointed at Li Bangyan: "Not bad!"

In the past few months since Zhao Fujin ascended the throne, Li Bangyan has always been criticized. Li Bangyan even felt that he was almost as stupid as a donkey. There was nothing he could say to the official's heart. Unexpectedly, this time, Being praised by the officials, I couldn't bear the joy for a moment, and said unabashedly: "Use pebbles to scatter the flowers and smash them to death!"

Zhong Shidao finally couldn't help it anymore and looked at Li Bangyan like a fool: "Oh, Mr. Li, even if you smash Jin Jun's head all over, it's of no use."

Seeing that Li Bangyan was still arguing, Zhao Fujin raised his hand: "Stop arguing, I want you to open your eyes. Herald, let the gunners below the city withdraw to Kaifeng City."

After everything was ready, Zhao Fujin patted Li Gang and pointed in the direction of the artillery machine at the head of the city: "Li Xiang, look carefully. This is why I set up a section officer."

After saying that, Zhao Fujin waved to Shen Qiong: "Mr. Shen, you can start!"

Everyone turned to look and saw Shen Qiong carefully taking out a dark round object from the box, carefully placing it in the drag trough of the double-tip cannon, and then pulling out the lead. So far away.Then he said: "Everyone, get ready. Listen to my command. When I say throw it, you have to throw it out in an instant."

Seeing the cannon operators nodding, Shen Qiong took out the fuse from his arms. After blowing it, he took a deep breath and moved towards the fuse.

The fuse ignited, and the thorns burst into flames.

Shen Qiong stared at the fuse nervously, and when he saw it was halfway burning, he shouted loudly: "Throw it!"

The 100 operators behind the gun machine released the lead rope in their hands, and a dark ball was instantly thrown out, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.

Looking at the black ball rolling in the air, Li Gang thought to himself: "This is one-third less than a [-]-pound stone. What kind of damage can it cause?"

As soon as his thoughts flashed through his mind, he saw that the pitch-black ball had already flown past the artillery machine below the city, and landed between the artillery machine and the straw man fifteen feet behind him. When it was less than three feet away from landing, that The pitch-black ball exploded with a bang, and flames shot out in all directions, like a firework exploding!
How the debris exploded was no longer visible to the naked eye, but what could be seen was that the hundred straw men were instantly ignited by the flames, and even the cannons in front fell in response and burst into flames.

On the top of the city, everyone was dumbfounded and remained silent for a long time.

"Well, the power looks pretty good." Zhao Fujin pointed at the mess under the city: "Prime Minister Li, do you see it? This is the power of science!"

Only then did Li Gang come to his senses: "Science...science?"

Zhao Fujin nodded: "Well, what the scientific officers want to study is science."

"Officials, if our army of the Song Dynasty can be equipped with this weapon, not to mention being a scientific officer, the veteran minister and the Privy Council can be replaced." Zhong Shidao was very excited. He had fought for a lifetime and knew that after being equipped with such weapons, , what will be the scene on the battlefield.

Zhao Fujin sighed in his heart: "There is still a huge gap between experimental products and mass production! How can it be so easy?"

Zongze also exclaimed: "If there are officials for this purpose, I think there is nothing wrong with it!"

Of course Li Bangyan supported all the officials' decisions: "I second the proposal!"

Zhao Fujin looked at Li Gang with a smile: "I know what you are worried about. Don't worry, I won't be like the Supreme Emperor, making one-sided remarks. The scientific officers will not come to the court to discuss affairs within ten years. I just want to give them a respected status." , let them eat my Song Dynasty’s salary and serve me in the Song Dynasty!”

The officials had made their words clear, but Li Gang could say nothing more. He could only bow and sigh: "The officials are wise! I will withdraw my refutation immediately!"

After Li Gang finished speaking, he took off his phoenix-winged helmet and put his dark face forward: "Guan, please fight! I am convinced!"

(End of this chapter)