Hee Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 143 The Soaring Cannon Appears in the World (Second Change)
The arrival of Pang Tong made Yuan Xi even more powerful, adding a new mastermind, and the military commander finally had a real leader. Although the fifth younger brother Yuan Ping did a good job, he liked to lead troops and disliked literary affairs. After all, the heart is not as delicate as that of civil servants. Yuan Xi ordered Yuan Ping to come back from Zhujun to hand over to Pang Tong.

In the governor's mansion, after the Yukun murder case, a group of veterans have left, the young and strong faction began to take important positions, and some new policies began to be implemented rapidly. Without the original obstacles, the atmosphere in the mansion is peaceful , stabilized a lot, a group of officials with serious corruption in the local area were directly pulled down, replaced by promising young people, the policies were in place, the officials were clean, the economy of each district immediately recovered quickly, and the treasury gradually filled up .

The iron guards under Yuan Xi's command, Raging Waves, Blood Tigers, and Fengqi Fourth Army are also silently recruiting and cultivating manpower. The number is as large as the day, and the number of iron guards is as high as more than 2, which is almost comparable The total number of people in the Fourth Army has been exceeded, but this is the maximum number that can be supported at present. If the recruitment continues, the finances of the inner government will not be able to keep up.

Of course, speaking of it, it was Pang Tong’s military commander who made the biggest move. After Yuan Ping came to Su County to hand over, Pang Tong immediately began to make drastic moves. He has a strong memory, keen knowledge of people, strict logic, and innovative thinking. The number of military commanders is simply geometric. times, it quickly spread to every army under Yuan Xi's command, causing a lot of trouble, but because of Yuan Xi's strong support, they were all suppressed. Pang Tong's management of the military commander was stricter than Yuan Ping's. There are two of them that once violated, they will be dealt with directly, one is disloyal to Yuan Xi, the other is directly involved in military deployment, and as long as they become third-level officers, they will go to Su County for training for a period of time. To test his loyalty, the scale of the military division and the system gradually improved, and Yuan Xi's prestige in the army became higher and higher.

After more than a month, the Tiangong Institute, which was coveted by Yuan Xi, finally got something. The soaring cannon developed by Ma Jun was finally made. After countless experiments, Yuan Xi's in front of it.

Not far from a low mountain outside the city of Su County, hundreds of personal guards have already surrounded the place. Yuan Xi, Yuan Ping, Li Ru, Pang Tong, Han Yan, Juhu, Jiao Touch and other high-level civil and military officials have appeared in the crowd. In front of his eyes, Ma Jun, who was wearing an official uniform, led a group of Tiangongyuan personnel, and was slowly pushing a huge object covered with a black cloth. Under him, there were four wooden wheels. Constantly moving.

"Dean Ma, what is this?" Han Yan asked curiously after coming to him.

Ma Jun smiled slightly, and gently lifted the black cloth away. Suddenly, a two-meter-high, rectangular body with a bracket on it appeared in everyone's sight. Inside.

"My lord, my lords, this is the soaring cannon that I spent more than a month working with academicians in the Tiangong Academy to develop the sky cannon. The striking distance can reach [-] steps, the flying height is eight feet, and it can bear the weight of rocks. Fifty catties, easy to operate and powerful, in order to facilitate the army to walk, we also specially made four wooden wheels, which will definitely become a sharp weapon for our army to attack cities in the future." When Ma Jun introduced his invention, he talked aloud , without stuttering at all, with a trace of fanaticism in his eyes.

"This is a trebuchet! Tong once saw it in an ancient book, but the stone weighed only twenty catties at most, and the distance seemed to be only two hundred steps." After seeing it clearly, Pang Tong was a little surprised.

"Zhizhong is really well-informed. This is really a stone trebuchet. Originally, the load-bearing capacity was not high, but the lever was specially strengthened to increase its load-bearing capacity and launch force. Now, if the stone falls down quickly, it will definitely kill a piece of it." Ma Jun was a little proud.

"Haha, I'm just waiting for this thing to come out!" After Yuan Xi touched it, he nodded in satisfaction, turned to look at the other ministers who were still in a daze, and said with a smile: "Deheng, hit me!" Post it for everyone to see, remember what I told you? Practice is the only criterion for testing results."

"Yes, sir." Ma Jun turned around, looked at the personnel manipulating the sky cannon and shouted, "Shangshi!"

"promise!"

A few strong men immediately lifted a huge stone, weighing at least 40 kilograms, walked over from a short distance, and placed it heavily on the support of the sky cannon, and the weight was immediately pressed down.

"Lock on the target, the hill ahead, zip the lock for me" Ma Jun shouted. He had already been waiting for three strong men in front of the sky cannon. , The scale beam bounced off the ground with a bang, and the huge stone flew out instantly under the terrible reaction force. It was at least six or seven feet high, which had surpassed the height of the walls of ordinary cities, and the speed was quite fast, like a shooting star. The ministers looked surprised, leaped four hundred steps, and slammed hard on the short mountain in the distance. Suddenly there was a bang and a loud noise. After the dust and mist drifted past in front of them, a big pits.

"Okay, okay." Seeing this scene, Yuan Xi couldn't help applauding. Although compared with the planes and cannons in his previous life, they are not worth mentioning, but in this era, they can definitely be regarded as magical weapons.

The other civil and military men were even more stunned. Pang Tong, who had learned about this aspect, was the first to wake up, a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he said loudly: "Master Tianyou, you have won the talent of Ma Jun! Our army was originally close to the grassland. There are countless horses, and the cavalry is invincible, the only thing to worry about is the obstruction of the city, now with this sharp weapon, the young master is sure to be invincible!"

"What Shi Yuan said is very true, but his top secret must be guaranteed. Young Master, the defense of Tiangongyuan needs to be greatly strengthened, and the production method must not be leaked." After being surprised, Li Ru immediately reminded seriously. .

"Military teacher, don't worry." Yuan Xi nodded with a smile, looked at Han Yan and Juhu, the two big housekeepers, and said with a smile: "The sky cannon is indeed very good, but due to the load-bearing problem, there are also regulations on the size of the stones. , must be specially prepared, it is estimated that it will cost some money, and the pressure on logistics and logistics will be greater.”

Han Yan was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Young master, don't worry, for your great cause, even if my inner palace is empty, I will not hesitate."

"That's right, if you don't have strong military strength, how can you protect the environment and the people? You don't have to worry about it. The inner government still has money," Juhu also supported.

"Okay." Yuan Xi laughed loudly, looked at Ma Jun and said, "Since the two big butlers have agreed, the sky cannons have officially entered the category of military supplies. You will vigorously produce them for me. After ten days, first make [-] sky cannons for me. "

"No!" Ma Jun immediately responded, as long as the money is in place, production will be much easier.

"In addition, we must continue to work hard on research and development to increase its range and weight. The current batch is okay for ordinary cities, but it is more difficult for those indestructible fortified cities. Don't be complacent, research and develop There is no end to the one, except for the sky cannon, any other project can also be launched directly, if you are too busy alone, you should divide into several groups, understand?" Yuan Xi asked.

"Ming, understand, please, please, sir, don't worry, my son, I, we have decided to divide it into ordnance, agriculture, and water conservancy, three small pieces." Ma Jun began to stammer again.

"Okay, that's good." Yuan Xi smiled.

"Young master, Dean Ma should be rewarded for making such a powerful siege weapon," Li Ru reminded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)