The bearded man walked to the carriage and lifted the canvas covering it. The swarthy ferocious steel beast lay obediently there, seemingly harmless at all. Even the generals of the Black Banner Army are not all familiar with firearms, and the firearms workshop in Suzaku Mountain is still heavily guarded.
Fang Xie walked up to have a look, and the steel beast in front of him was just there so quietly. It was basically no different from the artillery in Fang Xie's impression. This kind of thing was often seen in TV dramas and movies in his previous life. But judging from the bearded man's description, this guy's power is far stronger than the so-called red cannon.
There are actually two types of shells for this artillery, which is beyond Fang Jie's knowledge.
"How many shells did you bring?"
Fang asked.
The shopkeeper of Huotong Tianxia translated it, and the bearded man quickly replied: "I brought 60 shells with strong penetrating power, and 80 shells with strong explosive power. The artillery can also be equipped, but the people of the Opru Empire do not allow us to do so. They said that it is an insult to use the artillery shells of the Principality of Ross for the artillery of the Opru Empire.”
"Try shooting two, one kind of one."
Fang Xie ordered, so he didn't bother to pay attention to the dissatisfaction in the bearded man's tone. However, one could tell from the tone of voice that the people of the Principality of Ross also hated the Opru Empire very much.
The bearded man and the remaining foreigner with a mustache from the Principality of Ross hurriedly operated it. This kind of artillery required at least three people to operate it smoothly, and two people seemed to be in a hurry. There were originally seven of them this time, four of them were beheaded by Fang Jie's fire knife last night, and the team leader was split into two pieces in Fang Jie's study.
The two men with big beards and young beards were busy sweating before they calibrated the artillery, then took out a shell and put it into the chamber, and pushed it in with a cork. After adjusting, they aimed at a temporary house built on the school grounds. , the cannonball turned into a huge fireball and flew out, but maybe because the bearded man was nervous or unskilled, the cannonball was shot crookedly, and a hole was blasted out next to the room.
This is the cannonball with a very strong explosion power. After it hit the ground, it exploded. After the cannonball exploded, it was as gorgeous as fireworks, and countless sparks shot out in all directions. Fang Jie's heart was shocked when he saw it. This kind of powerful cannon is completely incomparable to the red-clothed cannon in the past and modern times. If it falls into the crowd, the casualties will inevitably be heavy.
I don't know how the Opulu Empire can develop the shells like this. From a technological point of view, it has surpassed Da Sui by a lot. Fang Jie couldn't help but feel chills in his heart. When a civilization develops to a certain extent, it will inevitably invade the backward civilization. If it weren't for the sea and the Aegean Empire in the middle, the Opru Empire might have already begun to prepare to explore the land on the other side of the ocean.
However, now the Opru Empire seems to be brewing this matter. Perhaps this powerful empire has no rivals across the ocean, and often such an empire will have an ambitious monarch...
Fang Xie couldn't help but shook his head, and suddenly realized that he might be in a more complicated era than before.
The first shot was shot crookedly, and the bearded man's face turned red involuntarily. He and the little bearded man hurriedly recalibrated, and then fired the second shell. This penetrating cannonball accurately hit that room, and it exploded after punching a hole in the front wall, overturning the humble house.
The soldiers and followers behind Fang's relief let out an exclamation, and their faces changed color. Mo Ningzhi, Shen Qingfan and the others also had serious expressions on their faces, and they couldn't help but look at Fang Jie.
"Chen Xiaoru!"
Fang Jie suddenly called out, and Chen Xiaoru hurried over: "What orders does the General have?!"
"Send competent personnel, take the water route, bring ten of each of the two types of shells back to Suzaku Mountain, and hand them over to the people in the Firearms Workshop. In addition, let the Xiaoqi School bring Andrew as quickly as possible!"
"Here!"
Chen Xiaoru saw that Fang Jie had a serious expression on his face, he didn't dare to delay, and immediately sent someone to carry it out.
"Let me ask you, how many artillery pieces did you bring this time?"
Fang Jie turned around and asked the bearded man.
The bearded man replied: "My lord, we have brought fourteen artillery pieces this time, most of them are in Dali City. We have assigned one artillery piece in every other city, the purpose is to kill the enemy general..."
He looked at Fang Jie's face and continued, "Because the emperor of Nanyan said that there are many people in the Central Plains who are stronger than mages, and they can reverse a war with their own abilities. The enemy doesn't know that we have Cannons, if you don't expect them, you may be able to kill the enemy's chief general, and in that way, victory in the war will become easier."
The bearded man didn't believe Emperor Nanyan's words at first, but after seeing the fire dragon in Fang Jie's hand last night, he had to believe it.
"Has anyone come from the Opulu Empire?"
Fang Jie asked again.
"no… "
The bearded man said uncertainly: "Our team does not come from the same place. We are the bodyguards of the Grand Duke Ross. After the assassination of the Grand Duke Ross, our status is no longer as noble as before. The Opru Empire The general sent here told us to bring artillery to the Central Plains, and some of the other people were mercenaries with murder cases on their backs, not all of them were soldiers of the Principality of Ross."
"The people of the Opru Empire look down on the soldiers of the Principality of Ross, saying that they are ducks on the battlefield, they are so clumsy and ugly when they run..."
"What do you think?"
Fang Jie turned around and asked Shen Qingfan.
Shen Qingfan shook his head: "The first cannonball was too powerful, and the range after it exploded was also very large. The time from when the cannonball was fired to where it landed was very short. For practitioners who don't understand firearms, If you do not dodge in time, or if you underestimate the enemy and think you can block it instead of dodging... even a cultivator of the ninth rank may not be able to block the power of a cannonball. This is completely different from the power of cultivation. It bursts out instantly with great force .”
Fang Jie hummed, and his mood became heavier.
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If it wasn't for knowing that Fang Jie was in Dingyuan City, Fu Zhengnan, the lord of Qingyuan City, would not have sent someone to attack at night with artillery. After Murong Shame obtained these cannons, he distributed them to Qingyuan City and Fengping City. These two big cities are the gateways to the north of Nanyan. Door.
According to Murong Shame's order, this cannon was used at the most critical time. He thought that Fang Xie didn't know that the Nanyan army had such powerful firearms, and he was going to launch a sneak attack on the battlefield and kill the leader of the Black Banner Army with artillery. I have to say that if Fang Jie didn't know the news, Murong Shame's arrangement would be very effective.
Fu Zhengnan wanted to use this cannon to blast open the gate of Dingyuan City, and then attack it. Unexpectedly, just after crossing the Jinshui River, Fang Jie killed the night attack team to pieces.
On the surface, there seems to be no big difference in the attack power of the artillery and the great practitioner. When Fang Jie first arrived in Chang'an City, he had seen Taoist Heju blast the hard official road out of a deep hole with one finger, allowing scalpers to fall into it. Now we can see that the power of the cannonball is greater than that of this finger, because the attack power of that finger is one point, while the power of the shell after it explodes is one. The penetrating power may not be as good as that finger. But the power, that finger is not as good as a cannonball.
There is no doubt that practitioners' attacks are more flexible. But as long as you are a practitioner, you will definitely affect the changes in the vitality of the world, so your opponent can make predictions in advance. After discovering that the vitality of the world had changed, there was naturally a big killer move. But artillery will not change the vitality of the world, and it is farther than ordinary practitioners.
There is only one Wanxingchen in this world, who can reach seven hundred miles with a single sword.
There is only one Dalun Mingwang in this world, and the King Kong can be indestructible.
Ordinary practitioners are very likely to suffer a disadvantage when faced with the intruding shells. Fang Jie calculated that the range of the artillery produced by Opulu is not much farther than that of the catapult, about two miles, and its power is not enough to severely damage practitioners in the enlightened realm, but how many practitioners in the enlightened realm exist in the entire Central Plains
"You don't have to worry too much..."
Wanyan Yunshu doesn't know much about practitioners, but she also has her own opinion: "Although artillery is very powerful, it is a dead thing after all, and it cannot exert its power without someone operating it. Relatively speaking, practitioners need to be flexible. A lot. It is not difficult to avoid the artillery, but is it possible to charge straight up?"
Fang Jie shook his head: "Although that is the case, it is just a cannon. If there is a powerful empire that sends troops to invade the Central Plains, it will be difficult for the Central Plains army to fight head-on. Undefeated elite soldiers will also suffer big losses. So facing such a powerful army, practitioners will be forcibly drawn into the war... Artillery is dead, and the loss of some enemy countries can bear it. But the loss of practitioners... It is difficult to recover in a short period of time. A practitioner with good talent, if he wants to enter the ninth rank, it will be difficult to succeed in a few decades."
"The vast majority of practitioners stop below the ninth rank. After all, there are only a few practitioners with amazing talents in this world. Qingfan can enter the ninth rank in one go, and the small waist can burst into the extreme realm. Rank nine, but how many people like them are there in the whole Central Plains?"
"Once a war starts, the ordinary army is not the enemy's opponent, so it can only be dealt with by practitioners. Even if the enemy's losses are greater at that time, what the enemy loses is only firearms, which can be rebuilt. But what about practitioners?"
"You think too much."
Mo Ningzhi didn't care much about these things: "Isn't this tiring? It's just that some foreigners have come, and it may really lead to a war before it happens."
Fang Jie shook his head, he knew that such a war was inevitable.
"If it wasn't for this intention, the people of the Opru Empire would not assassinate Grand Duke Ross and then directly deal with the Emperor of Eastern Chu. It's just that the Emperor of Eastern Chu didn't trust these people or the power of artillery, so he sent these people Sending it to Nanyan, he wants to see if the foreigner's things can be of great use."
"If Murong Shame defeats me with foreigner's stuff, then the Eastern Chu Emperor will definitely be very happy. Next, he will invite the troops of the Aupru Empire and the Eastern Chu Army to jointly attack the Great Sui..."
Fang Jie's frown became tighter and tighter, because he felt more and more clearly that he might catch up with a chaotic era, just like the dark and bloody era in the past and modern times, perhaps even more tragic.
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Jiangnan
Tongu Academy
Luo Tu stood outside the broken tower, staring at his hands in a daze. His face looked calm, but if someone got close to him, they would find that the excitement in his eyes was so intense. In the Broken Tower, a one-armed old man looked at him and couldn't help but nodded: "Your talent is better than I expected... In just a few months, you have entered the room and comprehended the three things that the old man Dao intended. point."
"Master, before I practiced the sword, I had a ninth-grade cultivation base. Can I improve my realm now?"
he asks.
The one-armed old man said: "It's still rank nine."
Luo Tu was stunned, apparently in disbelief.
"However, with your current cultivation base, you are invincible under the ninth rank. You have a good foundation, and you have comprehended the three-point sword intent. It is reasonable to have the current advancement. From the ninth rank to Tongming It is extremely difficult without a great opportunity, otherwise why do most practitioners in this world stop at the ninth rank?"
"What opportunity do you need?"
Luo Tu asked.
"The next thing you need to do is to settle down. When your inner strength reaches a certain level, then the opportunity may come. Unless you find a way to increase your inner strength by more than double, otherwise it is impossible for you to enter the transparent state."
"Is it possible to enter the Transparency Realm by more than doubling the internal strength?"
Luo Tu murmured, then suddenly smiled.
very weird