Chapter 382 Preparation

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Ma Chao looked at the mountains with smoke and dust in the distance, and turned to look at Lu Bu: "Father-in-law, I'm afraid it's eight hundred steps!"

"Absolutely." Lu Bu nodded and said, "This is a Vulcan cannon. It is based on stone bullets. It has an extremely long range, up to a thousand steps. You have also seen its power. It is a powerful weapon for siege. Go and try it yourself."

Lu Bu nodded and signaled Dian Wei to teach Ma Chao how to use cannon.

Under Dian Wei's guidance, Ma Chao also fired a cannon. Up to this moment, he was still a little unbelievable. Guanzhong siege equipment has always been known as the best in the world. The giant trebuchet built by Lu Bu had a range of only 180 steps. , the range of the repeating crossbow bed is between 200 and 300 steps, and the single-shot powerful crossbow is modified on the basis of the three-stone big yellow crossbow, with a range of 240 steps.

When the normal bows and arrows of the heroes in Guanzhong did not exceed a hundred steps, and the crossbows could only move around two hundred steps, these siege equipment in Guanzhong were already the best in the world, and now there is such a cannon that can shoot a thousand steps!

The most important thing is that Ma Chao can roughly understand the principle of a crossbow even if he can't make it, but he can't understand why this thing can be fired.

"Let's look at the others." Lu Bu didn't explain. After taking Ma Chao to look at Zhentian Lei and Thunder God Crossbow, Ma Chao became a little numb.

Looking at the crossbow arrows that exploded directly after being fired, although the crossbow arrows were not accurate, in an instant, at least an area of ​​two feet in radius was covered. With this kind of power, accuracy is actually not too important.

"Father-in-law, are these things difficult to do?" Ma Chao finally regained his consciousness and looked at Lu Bu.

"It used to be difficult, but now it's not so difficult. The mines here are about to be hollowed out. Starting next year, the railway tracks will be laid. When the railway tracks are completed, at least sending these cannons to Luoyang and Nanyang will not be a problem." Lu Bu shook his head. Now It is not difficult to make gun barrels or polish stone bullets, and the transportation problem will be alleviated after the two railway tracks are completed.

In the next few years, the biggest project in Beigong City will be the construction of railway tracks.

The imperial court also cooperated in maintaining the railway tracks.

Ma Chao took a deep breath, thought carefully and said, "This Vulcan cannon seems unable to attack accurately."

"Yes, it's roughly in this direction. As for where it will land, there is only a rough range." Lu Bu nodded. Ma Chao was very pleased to understand this quickly.

Ma Chao touched his chin and nodded. In this way, apart from being useful when attacking a city, this Vulcan cannon actually only has a far range... Looking at the rows of Vulcan cannons, Ma Chao stopped talking. If a few If hundreds or thousands of Vulcan cannons fire at the same time, the result will be different.

"Father-in-law, when will we enter the Central Plains?" Ma Chao suddenly looked at Lu Bu and asked.

"In a few years, Guanzhong has been busy building railway tracks in the past few years and has no time to take care of the Central Plains." Lu Bu said casually. The various scouts sent to the Central Plains have not found any powerful tricks among the princes. Even if there are, they are not as powerful as those in Beigong. With such a complete industrial city and equipment, it is difficult to compare with Guanzhong in terms of quantity. Lu Bu does not want to attack the Central Plains now, but he just does not want to waste too much time.

Although these things are available now, fighting is still too labor-intensive. Once the railway tracks are established and completed, the consumption of transporting supplies will be greatly reduced.

In addition, commanders-in-chief also need to familiarize themselves with these things in advance. In the next few years, he will gradually recall Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Xu Rong, and Hua Xiong to familiarize themselves with the use of these new weapons.

In short, the past few years have been a stage of accumulating strength. In this world, Lu Bu wants to defeat him in one battle.

No one told Ma Chao what the rails were, but it was not difficult to understand. After all, there were wooden rails in Guanzhong.

"This car..." Ma Chao looked at Lu Bu and asked, "Father-in-law, can this car run all the time?"

If the Yin-Yang Furnace Cart could keep running, it would be much easier to carry goods than a horse-drawn carriage or a human back.

"As long as you have coal and water," Lu Bu nodded. When the last generation of Yin-Yang furnace cars comes out, coal consumption will be controlled to a minimum.

Ma Chao thought about the running speed of the Yin-Yang Furnace Car. If it could keep going, it would probably take one day to get from here to Luoyang, and it wouldn't even take a day to go to the south. It would be better if one could also drive one to Bingzhou and Shu. At least The cost of transporting supplies within the country would be significantly reduced.

Not to mention the advantages in weapons, the Yin-Yang Furnace Cart alone can stretch the logistics of both sides. Just fighting a war of attrition can kill the so-called four princes.

Not to mention new weapons such as Vulcan Cannon, Thunder God Crossbow, and Sky-shattering Thunder. In Ma Chao's opinion, when Guanzhong decides to unify the world, what hinders Lu Bu from conquering the world may be that there are no railway tracks in the Central Plains, and the transportation speed will be much slower. Other than that, I can't think of any other obstacles.

"This is our secret. The Yin-Yang Furnace has been revised several times, and now the blueprints have been given to the Kanto princes. They may not be able to build it. The Yin-Yang Furnace Car will gradually be put into use and the rails will be laid to bring you here. The Yin-Yang Furnace Cart is the second one, so that you can familiarize yourself with the use of new weapons such as the Vulcan Cannon, so that when you go into battle, you will have weapons but don't know how to use them!" Lu Bu said as he walked.

"Chaoding lives up to the great trust!" Ma Chao said solemnly.

In the next few days, Ma Chao stayed at the artillery all day, and mobilized a team of troops to try to use this weapon to fight. In fact, it was the coordination of various attacks. The Vulcan cannon alone was obviously not enough, but if it was paired with the Thor With crossbows and thunderbolts in the field, Ma Chao estimated that the enemy had little hope.

Of course, it is not easy to preserve these two things, especially the Sky Thunder, which can explode directly under violent vibrations. It can kill enemies, but it is also easy to hurt yourself. If it explodes at home, it may be possible for one person to explode it. Explode everyone together, so that you can destroy an army of your own.

What Ma Chao meant was that the army set up a special firearms battalion to use the thunder and thunder crossbow. During the battle, it was just a round of bombing. It is estimated that the enemy's morale has been almost destroyed. If someone appears here and bombs his own. The problem is that this battalion was damaged.

The firearms battalion is powerful, but it is not difficult to cultivate. After all, these things can only cooperate with each other in coordinated operations. They can understand the commands and can be quickly reorganized after losses.

Coordinated operations with multiple arms are a common idea used by generals in combat command. This idea is normal, and Lu Bu is also very fond of it.

In this way, Ma Chao stayed in Beigong City for half a month. When Lu Bu was about to return to Chang'an, he was a little reluctant to leave. Until he returned to Chang'an, Ma Chao was thinking about how to use Li Yong's fire cannon to cover the city, and then use gunpowder to blow up the city. Door combat.

Next, Ma Chao accompanied Lu Lingqi to raise the fetus and wait for the baby to arrive, while Lu Bu summoned Xu Rong to Beigong City to familiarize himself with the use of these new weapons.

"Lord, these firearms are extremely powerful. Our army's future casualties may not be during the siege, but in the street fighting after the city is broken." Xu Rong had his own views on the use of firearms.

Lu Bu nodded: "Of course you can't use firearms after entering the city. This is why I summoned you and others in advance. It is normal for people to die in a battle, but after the city is broken, the casualties must be reduced. Massacre of the city will never be allowed. The officers and soldiers of the army must Make sure you don’t hurt the people.”

Nowadays, it is not difficult for Lu Bu to bring peace to the world, but how to minimize the casualties in the world so that there are still people to rebuild the Central Plains after the war. This problem is more important than the peace of the world.

Xu Rong smiled bitterly and said: "It's quite difficult to do this."

In wars, especially after the city is broken, it is almost normal for soldiers to loot and smash, and it is difficult to restrain them. In other words, sometimes the generals are unwilling to restrain them. If you want to correct this problem, you may have to take action in the military system.

"It must be changed even if it is difficult. Normalcy does not mean that it is right. In the next few years, the army will focus on military discipline and moral education. I want a benevolent and righteous army, not a bloody and cruel army. That way, even if we can win The world, but it can also destroy the world!" Lu Bu said solemnly.

"The general will understand!" Xu Rong quickly saluted.

He understood that the next step was to prepare for sending troops. With the current strength of the Guanzhong Army, it was indeed qualified to build a benevolent and righteous army.

A few days later, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were also transferred back, leaving Wei Yan, Xu Huang and others in charge of the troops in Shuzhong and Nanyang.

The two of them originally thought that Lu Bu was worried about them having more troops in their respective territories. Although they understood, they were somewhat uncomfortable. However, when they saw the new weapons in Beigong City, the discomfort naturally dissipated.

After seeing the Yin-Yang Furnace Car, Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu with an aggrieved face and said, "My lord, it is easy to build railway tracks in Luoyang and Chang'an, but it is difficult for me to build this in Shu!"

The road to Shu is difficult to travel. The plank road has not been completed yet. As for laying railway tracks, the plank road will definitely not be able to support it. It is not a simple matter to connect the railway tracks to the middle of Shu.

"I have thought about this. After the new Yin-Yang furnace comes out, I will take Ma Jun and the Yin-Yang furnace to Sichuan. The army in Shu will mainly go south by ship." Lu Bu said with a smile.

When fighting from the center of Shu, it is still better to rely on infantry. In fact, it is better to use the navy to go down the river. However, it is difficult to establish a navy in the center of Shu. Neither Liu Biao nor Jiangdong will allow Lu Bu to build ships in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Once they discovered Then they will come to attack. It is okay to build some small ships for transportation, but it is not possible to build large ships on a large scale.

There is no condition to encounter a ship equipped with a Yin-Yang furnace. If Youzhou is in hand, Lu Bu will build the ship there, and then sail directly from the East China Sea to the Yangtze River. At that time, Lu Bu will directly rule the world on the water.

It's a pity that Youzhou is no longer in his hands now. Lu Bu's plan for Shu is to conquer Jingzhou, so Lu Bu plans to bring a Yin and Yang furnace and let people build a site directly in Shu to equip Zhang Liao with Vulcan cannons and thunder gods. Things like crossbows and thunderbolts.

Although Shu is dangerous and difficult to get out of, it is not easy to break in with these things, but it is much easier to break out.

"Thank you, Lord!" Zhang Liao was overjoyed when he heard this. It is indeed not easy to transport these things from Guanzhong to Shu, but it is much easier to transport them from Shu to Jingzhou via the Yangtze River.

"continue."

"Here!"