People in the Three Kingdoms, start to capture Jiangdong

But the power and range of the artillery made Sun Ce extremely satisfied.

Let me talk about power first.

A small hill was hit by artillery, and a third of it was blown away!

If this kind of power falls in a neat phalanx, it may kill hundreds of people.

If it is used to attack the city, it is a super weapon.

Just aim at the city gate, and the city gate can be easily torn apart, allowing the army to enter the city.

But the city defenders couldn't resist.

I can only watch the artillery shoot through the city gate.

Besides, the range of the artillery has reached an astonishing three to four kilometers!

Wait 3, 4000 meters.

In this era, the best range of long-range weapons is the sharpshooter.

They can shoot a hundred paces.

A hundred steps through Yang shows the maximum range of the bow and arrow.

If a sharpshooter can shoot a thousand steps, ten thousand steps.

That is Thousand Steps Through Yang and Ten Thousand Steps Through Yang.

Later, Sun Ce developed the Zhuge Liannu.

The range is up to three hundred paces.

That's pretty amazing.

Anyone who has come into contact with Zhuge Liannu is extremely eager for it.

want to have.

Such as Liu Bei, such as Cao Cao.

If Sun Ce is willing to give them Zhuge Liannu.

Even if Sun Ce wanted their women.

They would all give it to Sun Ce without hesitation.

He will also tell his own woman.

"Be sure to serve Sun Ce well, and serve him comfortably."

This is the charm of Zhuge Liannu.

But in front of the artillery, Zhuge Liannu was overshadowed.

The Zhuge Liannu has a range of three hundred steps.

The artillery is three or four kilometers away.

In conversion, there are six or seven thousand steps!

This is twenty times that of Zhuge Liannu!

Moreover, this is just the most common artillery.

Historically, the range of powerful artillery such as cannons can easily reach tens of kilometers.

The best ones are even hundreds of kilometers.

How amazing is this?

"Perhaps I should drop the musket for a while.

Put all your energy into the artillery. "

Sun Ce's eyes flickered, and he secretly said in his heart.

It's not that muskets are weaker than artillery.

Can only say that each has its own merits.

The musket is easy to carry and can be done by one person.

The artillery is relatively bulky and difficult to maneuver.

But the victory lies in its great power and long enough range.

There was a Shenji camp in the Ming Dynasty.

There are muskets and artillery inside.

But muskets were not taken seriously.

The main reason is that there are too many problems and the power is small.

Meet the cavalry.

It is easy to miss the fast-moving cavalry.

Then the accident that was reversed.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty did not pay much attention to muskets.

But the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to artillery.

This is a siege and defense weapon.

Ancient wars paid attention to human sea tactics.

Whoever has more is awesome.

Countless people stood neatly together.

Not to mention the majesty and prestige, but also has great combat effectiveness.

But thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers stood together.

That is the best environment for artillery to show off its power.

A single shot can kill hundreds of people casually!

Chapter 403 All-out Research on Artillery

Resources are limited in this era.

Even if the Tiangong Institute has improved its metallurgical technology.

Production of metals such as iron and copper is still not enough.

It is very precious and belongs to strategic materials.

If Sun Ce insists on studying artillery and muskets at the same time.

Maybe a few years later.

Endless resources were spent with little success.

It is better to concentrate all resources on muskets or artillery.

This increases the chances of success.

It is evident that cannon are of greater value than muskets.

Therefore, Sun Ce decided to go all out to develop artillery.

Put the musket aside.

Of course not abandoning muskets forever.

After the artillery research is more mature, it can be used in actual combat.

The output of metals such as iron and copper has also increased.

Sun Ce will start research on muskets again.

Thinking of this, Sun Ce made a decision in his mind.

Give up the musket for the time being, and study the artillery with all your strength!

"Ma Jun, I've finished the experiment.

What do you have to say. "

Sun Ce's eyes fell on Ma Jun and said with a faint smile.

"Reporting to my lord, this subordinate does have something to say."

Ma Jun arched his hands and said.

"Your Majesty just tested it.

The flaws of muskets and artillery should also be known.

The range of muskets is short, not as good as bows and arrows.

Difficult to aim, high recoil.

As for the artillery, although it is powerful, it has a long range.

But too hard to aim.

To be honest, muskets and artillery have limited potential.

Development value is not great. "

After a pause, Ma Jun continued.

"The biggest drawback of guns and artillery is that they are expensive.

A cannon consumes hundreds or even thousands of catties of iron.

Too much money is needed to develop guns and artillery.

Since you ordered the study of musket artillery.

The money consumed by Tiangongyuan is astronomical.