Chapter 289 Chapter 132: Great Qin’s Artillery Preliminary Show (2-in-1)
Not long after the arrival of the Xiongnu mission, the Baiyue mission also arrived in Xianyang one after another. The reason why it happened one after another was because Baiyue was not the only one. Country is a general term for the Guyue people, of whom there are many tribes.
Most of these tribes operate independently, not as a whole country or alliance. Just like black people are collectively called black people, but it cannot be said that black people are all one country. They established diplomatic relations with Da Qin and sent envoys to Da Qin. Naturally, each of them had diplomatic relations with each other. , each faction has its own ideas and purposes.
In addition, due to different geographical locations, Tu Sui and others arrived earlier or later on their missions. The tribes of Baiyue sent their missions to Da Qin at different times and places. For example, Xiou was the first to send missions to Da Qin. mission, while other Baiyue tribes came later, which resulted in this continuous phenomenon.
With the arrival of the Baiyue Tribe Mission, Daqin International College has also added a new unit: Baiyue International Students!
The arrival of the Baiyue tribe's envoy brought many benefits to Daqin, but it also brought some problems. One of the more obvious problems was that too many people came from the Baiyue envoy.
Although the Baiyue tribes’ missions were not as large as the Huns’ mission in terms of the number of people in a single mission, the total number of people combined far exceeded the Huns’ mission.
And because they did not belong to a country or alliance, they could not be placed in an embassy. Da Qin finally designated a street for Baiyue ministries to set up their embassies.
But the First Emperor and Li Nian had no time to take care of the Baiyue mission today. They received a message: Da Qin's artillery had been developed.
Da Qin’s plan to forge artillery was started before the First Emperor proclaimed himself emperor. After watching the scene of nuclear bombs destroying the city in "Resident Evil" from Li Nian’s mobile phone, how could a king like the First Emperor be possible? Don’t worry about the powerful weapons of future generations.
But it is impossible to build a nuclear bomb in Daqin. Unless one day you meet a villager who shares the technology of making a nuclear bomb with Daqin, it is simply impossible.
But the First Emperor, whose curiosity had been aroused, gave up at that moment: Hey, if we can’t build those advanced weapons in later generations, then we can build some powerful weapons that Great Qin can make!
So, shortly after agreeing to Li Nian’s request and sparing the lives of the alchemists (see Chapter 70 of Volume 1), Da Qin’s cannon-building plan was launched. To be precise, this was not a cannon-building plan, but Da Qin’s. Thermal weapons research and casting artillery are just one of the projects.
This plan is very confidential, and even Wang Wan, Wang Jian and other officials of the Qin Dynasty do not know about it. With the technical support provided by Li Nian, the overall progress of the plan is relatively smooth.
Although Li Nian has never actually smelted iron or cast cannons, the technology and insights he provided can help Da Qin avoid many detours in the manufacturing of thermal weapons.
Sometimes it's not that the technology or ability isn't up to par, but that the path is wrong. Someone can directly point out a clear path, which can save a lot of cost of exploring the path.
But no matter how smooth it is, there will be problems. After all, Li Nian has never made a cannon. Although there is information from later generations, it still has to be combined with the technology of this era, just like the Trisolarans gave the technology to the earth to make water droplets. , it will take time for the earth to fully understand the theory, and it will also take time to combine the earth's industrial capabilities to actually create water droplets.
Of course, Da Qin just built an artillery piece, which was much simpler than the Earth's water droplets in the Crisis Era and Deterrence Era.
After almost half a year of casting, Da Qin’s artillery was finally successfully manufactured and reached the standards required by Li Nian.
In the Zhangtai Palace, the important officials of the Qin Dynasty were gathered here. When they saw Li Nian appearing here, the officials knew that there must be another big event today.
This person generally does not go to court or participate in political discussions, but every time he appears in Zhangtai Palace, it must be when something important needs to be announced or decided.
And even Meng Tian, who gave up his official position and went to study at Nasha Naval Academy, also came, indicating that there was indeed an important matter, and it was probably related to the military.
Is there another rebellion happening somewhere and troops are going to be sent out again?
The ministers were thinking in their hearts. At the same time, they also noticed that there was another child in the hall, but they were not surprised. No one in the government or the public knew that this child's name was "Han Xin", and he was the son of Mr. Li Nian. The disciple of old General Wang Jian and the younger brother of General Wang Ben, even His Majesty values him very much.
This child's background is very strong. As long as he can grow up smoothly, he will definitely have a bright future. He may be able to reach the level of old general Wang Jian. But this little Han Xin is here, which means that today's events and Military related.
Glancing at the ministers in the palace, the First Emperor said: "Today I am calling you all because Da Qin has just made a weapon. This weapon is quite powerful. According to Li Nian's words, it will change the war in the future. Therefore, I want to join hands with you all." Let’s go and watch this military exercise.”
It turns out that a new weapon has been produced, and it is indeed related to the military. It sounds like a very powerful weapon, but how powerful can it be?
If ordinary people said that they had created a weapon that could change the future of war, the ministers would probably not take it seriously. Weapons are nothing more than swords, guns, swords, halberds, bows and crossbows. No matter how powerful they are, how powerful can they be?
But these words came from the mouth of His Majesty the Emperor, and they were also commented by the magical Mr. Li Nian. He opened their eyes a lot, and maybe he actually came up with an amazing weapon.
For Li Nian, the general view of the ministers is: This person is very magical, this person has peerless talent, and he is likely to do any amazing things.
Little Han Xin in the palace was thinking that this should be the new weapon that Master Li had said would change the existing war model. It was also the main reason why Master Li wanted him to go to Liuying Academy.
Meng Tianze's eyes lit up. The weapons created by Da Qin should not be weapons of later generations, but weapons close to later generations. There must be a big gap between them and the real weapons of later generations.
Because he learned from his younger brother Meng Yi that future generations have mastered a weapon called a "nuclear bomb" that can attack enemies from thousands of miles away and fly down from the sky, making it impossible to avoid and escape. It can be escaped, and one can destroy a city larger than Xianyang.
That thing is definitely not something that Great Qin can build, but it is incredible to be able to create weapons that are close to the weapons of later generations. It will definitely increase Great Qin's strength again.
It would be better if that kind of weapon could be installed on Da Qin’s warships, so that it could be carried across the sea and sweep away injustices in all directions.
Hearing that it was a new weapon, Wang Jian also became interested. After bowing to the First Emperor, he said: "May I ask Your Majesty, what kind of weapon is it?"
The First Emperor smiled and said: "It is a kind of weapon that the old general has never seen before. It’s hard for me to talk to the old general about the weapons I’ve passed. , You have to see it after the old general has seen it."
This aroused Wang Jian's interest. He has led the army in wars for decades and has never seen any strange weapons. His Majesty actually said that he had never seen them before. He wanted to go to Haosheng to see the weapons he had passed.
After answering Wang Jian's question, the First Emperor said again: "I would like to invite the envoys of the Huns and the envoys of Baiyue to come and have a look. What do you think?"
Your Majesty said this He must have thought that that kind of weapon was very powerful, and wanted to use it to frighten the Xiongnu and Baiyue tribes, and show them the great martial arts of the Qin Dynasty, so that they would not dare to have any delusions.
From the perspective of deterrence, this can be done, but it also means that this weapon will be exposed to the Huns and Baiyue people, and it will be difficult to use it to catch people by surprise on the battlefield in the future.
Wang Jian gave his answer: "If this weapon is indeed powerful, I think it is not appropriate for others to know it! Although the Huns and Baiyue people are now shown this weapon, it can deter them, but the deterrence is only temporary. If we fight with others in the future, It would be better to hide this soldier in the field."
Wang Wan said: "I agree with the old general. Rather than gain the advantage of temporary deterrence, it is better to take advantage of the reality of the battlefield in the future. Yue now wants to seek help from Da Qin, so there is no need to intimidate him anymore. It's too much of a deterrent, and it may cause others to be too afraid, and things may change!"
The First Emperor looked at Li Nian and motioned for Li Nian to say a few words. Li Nian said: "I also think it is inappropriate to let the Huns and Bai people go! The people of Yue know that this is an important weapon of the country, and it can be given away one day later. If the Xiongnu and Baiyue people know about it, it will only take one day that night!" Some other civil and military officials suggested not to bring the Huns and Baiyue people to see the weapon, so the First Emperor gave up the idea, but this made the ministers even more curious about what the weapon was. What is it that makes His Majesty so confident?
The First Emperor waved his sleeves and said: "I will follow the words of your ministers! Your ministers, come with me to see that important weapon of the country!"
Under the escort of the guards, the First Emperor, Li Nian and many important officials of the Qin Dynasty , add a little Han Xin, and go to Li Nian's Liuying Palace area.
In order to get timely guidance from Li Nian and to keep confidentiality, the artillery casting project is also located within the jurisdiction of Liuying Palace.
Some ministers who had been to Liuying Palace looked strange at this moment. Is this Liuying Palace?
It is quite different from the Liuying Palace in their memory. Some places can still see its original appearance, but many places have been changed.
Your Majesty really thinks highly of this person, and actually let him change the Liuying Palace into this appearance. Moreover, the Liuying Palace now occupies a very large area. Many people in the city have been moved away, and their original houses and land have become Part of Liuying Palace.
On the road they are walking on now, they can only see part of the Liuying Palace, and the entire area under the jurisdiction of the Liuying Palace is even larger.
After entering a certain area, everyone smelled a strange smell in the air. Zhao Gao asked: "What is this smell?"
Isn't this poisonous? Some ministers were thinking in their hearts, but His Majesty and Li Nian didn't react at all. The smell should not be poisonous.
Hearing that Zhao Gao was asking, Li Niandao: "This is the smell of industry!"
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Zhao Gao suddenly showed an expression of "I see": "No wonder this smell is so special, it turns out to be the smell of industry!"
Said, Zhao Gao Gao took a deep breath and took a strong sniff. His action made the First Emperor look back at him, which made Zhao Gao even more excited and continued to smell the smell in the air.
Who knows what the First Emperor was thinking: Li Nian said that these tastes are not good, and being exposed to them for a long time will harm the body. Since Zhao Gao likes him so much, it is better to tie him up when he is to be executed in the future. This smells like death.
When other ministers saw Zhao Gao's actions, they all stayed away from Zhao Gao, as if they were ashamed to be associated with Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao doesn't care about the reaction of the ministers. As long as he can gain His Majesty's favor and be on good terms with Mr. Li Nian, it doesn't matter if he loses face. I, Zhao Gao, don't eat your rice.
Soon, everyone followed the First Emperor to a school ground.
Here, they saw at a glance the wooden signs placed on the school grounds, and the thick and long pipes that seemed to be made of copper placed on the other side of the school grounds.
These thick and long copper pipes have a unique shape and look very heavy. Each copper pipe is equipped with two wheels.
No need to ask, these copper pipes should be the newly manufactured weapons of Da Qin, the kind of powerful weapons that Your Majesty believes in.
But, how to use this thing on the battlefield?
With such a large shape, it is estimated to weigh several thousand kilograms. Even if it is equipped with wheels, it will be absolutely laborious to move, so it cannot be charging on the battlefield.
One end of it is not closed, but faces diagonally forward. In all likelihood, something is emitted from it.
While everyone was guessing, they saw the First Emperor arriving with his ministers. People in the school grounds immediately saluted the First Emperor and paid homage: "Meet your Majesty!"
"Pingshen!"
The First Emperor asked several people in front of him: "Are you ready?"
One of them said to the First Emperor: "Back to Your Majesty, the cannons have been debugged and can be inspected by Your Majesty at any time!"
< br>The First Emperor ordered: "Start the drill, let me see if this artillery is as powerful as you said, try it with one first!"
After the First Emperor's order, several people The order began, and then the ministers saw a man standing next to a copper pipe operating:
something was stuffed into the copper pipe, and what seemed to be a stick was inserted into the copper pipe. When pushing inside, the object stuffed into the copper pipe should be squeezed firmly, and then an object, which is unknown to be a copper ball or an iron ball, is stuffed in, and then a torch is used to light it at the end of the copper pipe. What.
After a set of operations that I couldn't understand and didn't know what they were doing, I just heard a "boom" sound. The sudden sound startled some ministers, and a ball of fire appeared at the mouth of the copper pipe. Along with a puff of smoke, something was launched from the copper pipe.
The thing was very fast and they didn’t see what it was exactly, but they saw a wooden sign on the other side of the school field. It was smashed open with a "bang", and even the wooden pole of the tree sign was smashed open. Break off and fall far away.
For a moment, the whole school was silent. The copper pipe was indeed a weapon, but it was different from the weapons they had thought of when they came. It was indeed as His Majesty said, it was a kind of weapon they had never seen before. weapon.
Not to mention the power of the collision, the sound of this thing is also very useful on the battlefield. It is like thunder and can definitely scare the enemy's horses and soldiers.
Furthermore, the power of the thing launched would smash the wooden sign directly. What would happen if it fell on people or horses?
Humans and horses will definitely not be able to withstand such power. Even if they are wearing armor, they will not be able to block it. Even their bones will be smashed and turned into rotten flesh.
This is just the power of a copper pipe. If dozens, hundreds, or thousands of them are spread out on the battlefield and fired at the enemy, the scene will be absolutely devastating and unstoppable.
Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Meng Tian and other generals looked serious. Your Majesty was right, and Li Nian was not exaggerating. This weapon will indeed change the future war pattern, and it can indeed be called a weapon for the country!
The First Emperor was also quite satisfied with the debut performance of the artillery. Although it was not as good as the nuclear bomb that could destroy a city, it was quite good and surpassed other armies of this era.
It’s just that it costs money to build this thing. What that guy Li Nian said, “One cannon blast brings ten thousand taels of gold” is true.
(End of this chapter)