Chapter 301 Barbarian Artillery

"Really four or five meters long?"

In the main hall, Xiao Ming paced back and forth.

"You can't be wrong, and the gun muzzle is very thick. Your Highness, the lower official thought, this gun must be used to attack the city." Wang Xuan said.

"If it's like what you said, then this cannon is indeed used to attack the city." Xiao Ming frowned.

Urban artillery is a famous siege artillery in history. The Ottoman Empire used this artillery to blast away the walls of Constantinople, but this kind of artillery is very bulky and spliced.

During the war, it needs to be transported piece by piece, and then assembled in the battlefield.

However, to forge such a rough thing can be described as laborious and laborious, and Urban's technology is a product of the mid-15th century. Although it is powerful, its range is also very short.

He did not believe that the barbarians would use this kind of artillery as their main artillery. After all, Bei Shan had seen the range of Qingzhou artillery on the grassland.

"It's just that when Xiaguan sneaked into the test firing range, he saw other traces of cannonballs on the ground. Xiaguan suspected that the barbarians had more than one type of artillery, so he planned to continue to lurk, but he was dismantled at this moment and had to escape." Wang Xuan said.

Wang Xuan said so, he nodded, this was in line with the characteristics of barbarians, he didn't believe that Bei Shan came up with something similar to Huihui Cannon like last time.

This thing must be reserved for the last siege.

Wang Xuan talked about being betrayed many times, and he couldn't help asking: "Who betrayed you."

"It's also the caravan of the Great Yu Kingdom, but this caravan is from Zhao, and they seem to be spying on the barbarian artillery, and we were discovered to them." Wang Xuan said.

"Zhao Di? It seems that he belongs to King Zhao, but this is a pain for you. Since the last time when Zhao Yuanliang was asked to go back, King Zhao has always held a grudge against this king. At this time, it is the style of King Zhao who is with you. Ya will report, no one knows him."

"It's just that this has delayed our further exploration of the barbarian artillery." Wang Xuan was a little unhappy.

"It doesn't matter, this king has already made up his mind. Since the urban artillery has appeared, the artillery skills of this barbarian are not much better." Xiao Ming said to himself.

First of all, through the color, it shows that the barbarians cast bronze cannons, which shows that the barbarians have not mastered the technology of iron cannons.

In this way, the barbarians have to spend a lot of money to cast artillery, which is a matter of throwing money into it.

Because of the quality of the steel and cast iron, his artillery can not only be mass-produced, but also of good quality and low price. After all, iron is still cheaper than copper, otherwise copper would not have been used as an ancient currency, precisely because of the lack of copper.

Wang Xuan nodded, "It's just that this time I was almost killed by King Zhao's people. Your Highness, I really can't swallow this breath."

"Hmph, since King Zhao doesn't give me face so much, I don't have to give him face. Li San has found out a lot of Zhao Di's whereabouts during this period of time. These people will be handed over to you and killed." Xiao Ming's voice had a hint of chill.

Wang Xuan sneered gloomily twice, "Your Highness, it seems that this King Zhao is about to go crazy because of the artillery, and now he is sending people everywhere to spy on the art of artillery."

"That's natural. King Zhao is ambitious and has always wanted to replace my Xiao family. Now that the Qingzhou artillery is launched, and the forbidden army is equipped with artillery, King Zhao has to weigh whether his black armored cavalry can capture Chang'an. "Xiao Ming said.

"With the lessons of the barbarians in Cangzhou, this King Zhao is naturally anxious." Wang Xuan said with a smile, "But Your Highness, although we were exposed to the barbarians this time, the lower officials did not make them feel better, and they also dismantled them. The identity of the barbarians, when the barbarians chased us, was also chasing them. Now King Zhao has not only cut off the fine work in Qingzhou, but also cut off the fine work in the barbarians. As a result, he can only buy artillery from Qingzhou. At that time, His Royal Highness could Don't be merciless."

Xiao Ming could imagine the danger of Wang Xuan at that time. Fortunately, the barbarians were different from the Great Yu Kingdom, and did not like to live in a city surrounded by city walls, otherwise Wang Xuan would really not be able to escape.

Squinting his eyes, since Zhao Yuanliang left last time, the artillery business has stopped.

In addition to the imperial court, only King Wei, King Chu, King Liang, and King Yong sent people to contact him, and at the same time, they also placed orders. The military workshop is producing export-type artillery for them.

And these orders have also brought him huge profits, and it is because of this that he has the money to make such a big move in Qingzhou.

"Hmph, he is unkind, so don't blame this king for being unjust." Xiao Ming said bitterly.

This time Wang Xuan was injured and his identity was exposed, which would bring a lot of inconvenience to information collection on the grassland in the future.

King Zhao's actions made it clear that he wanted Xiao Mingcheng to be blinded, and he was caught off guard by the barbarians.

In his plan, it is estimated that he still hopes that the barbarians can take Cangzhou City and go south, so that the two pillars of the royal family will fall.

At that time, King Zhao could sit on the ground and raise the price.

Asking Wang Xuan to go back to rest and recover, Xiao Ming frowned. After so long, it was finally confirmed that the barbarians were forging artillery.

In this way, I am afraid that the decisive battle between him and Bei Shan in Youzhou is not far away.

In the last battle of Cangzhou, Bei Shan was humiliated in Shengdu, but this time he will definitely come with an army to regain his lost reputation.

And this time, the revenge is bound to be fierce.

It's just that Xiao Ming is also waiting for this opportunity. The installation of the flintlock gun will give him the ability to fight the barbarians in the wild.

In this way, he and Zhan Xingchang's fortress advancement plan can continue to be implemented, so that he can erode the land of Youzhou step by step, until the barbarians are driven out of Youzhou and recapture the former sixteen states of Yanyun.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming clenched his fists. During this time, he had to grasp the production of the flintlock gun, and after the flintlock gun came out, he would have to train for at least three months, which was still a long process.

But this is also a long process for Bei Shan.

In Shengdu, in a silver tent, Bei Shan closed his eyes slightly.

In front of him was an Ottoman with curly hair, brown eyes and a high nose.

"Are you sure that the Urban Artillery can smash the city walls of Cangzhou?" Bei Shan said coldly.

"Beishantaiji, please believe me, Urban artillery has ever blasted away the strongest city wall, and the city wall of Dayu Kingdom is even more vulnerable." The Ottoman craftsman looked at Beishan in awe.

He was plundered when the barbarians took the city, where they were forging artillery.

Bei Shan nodded. A few days ago, there had been a detailed work from the Great Yu Kingdom in Shengdu, which was enough to show that the Great Yu Kingdom was equally afraid of artillery.

"I hope your words are correct, otherwise I will definitely chop off your head." Bei Shan said sharply.

Hearing this, the craftsman trembled with fright. At this moment, a guard suddenly came in and said, "Taegi, the envoy of Goryeo has arrived."