Taxa is a little difficult to get off the road.

This is a common situation that normal people encounter, which means that they imagine things too beautiful and then conflict with reality leads to a dilemma.

Everyone has a spirit of adventure, more or less.

Few people are like lifting tiles on the house and raising trees to get eggs on eggs. However, some people can’t even deal with such adventures, and they can’t get out once they go up.

Taxa is now a little up and can't get off.

He didn't expect that these herders would have so many problems, so messy, or so stupid.

In other words, Taxa thought of it, but did not pay attention to it. Because humans are empirical creatures, the brain prefers to deal with problems based on their existing experience, rather than deducing the final conclusions as new problems every time.

So Taxas thought that the herdsmen in the Western Regions might be probably similar to the Kushan militias he had remembered before...

But in fact, it is much worse.

The Kushans were fighting all year round, and almost all the people were soldiers. During the entire war, the Kushans national strength was consumed. This was undoubtedly the case, but it also brought some other gains, that is, ordinary Kushan people were more familiar with war and could understand many things without special teaching.

The Western Regions are different.

Among these herdsmen in the Western Regions, most of them came under the name of Buddha because of Master Bu Sen. However, these herdsmen who came may regard life and death as a slim hope for the Buddha, for karma, and for the sake of a better life in the next life. They do not have much combat skills, nor do they have any military qualities.

Only the ability to work.

Therefore, these herdsmen have no problems when working on their daily lives, but when they enter a state of combat, they inevitably have problems of one kind or another. These problems should not have occurred in Taxa's original understanding...

Just like the power of road in later generations, under the national law, exercising on the left or on the right is basically something that everyone knows and does not need to emphasize it extra, but they will encounter some people going against the flow and then say that I am someone, shouldn’t you give in to me?

These chaos that could not be understood by Taxas led to a beautiful plan and a helpless implementation. Especially when the third batch of elite warriors began to rush up, something even more angered and feared by Taxas.

These elite warriors from various countries were bombed.

When these elite national warriors were preparing to climb up along the set up ladder, some black powder grenades were thrown out on the back wall of the military camp.

To be honest, these black gunpowder grenades have little lethality. Even if they are protected within five meters, the fatality rate is extremely high. Within fifteen meters, the main range of killing is basically the main range, and the fragments can even damage the armorless body about 30 meters. However, at the moment of the Han Dynasty, the black gunpowder grenades under the command of the cavalry have very weak direct lethality. As long as you are not hit by splashed stones or something outside, you will basically hear a sound.

The latest grenade now should be the fourth generation...

Even if the first generation of grenades does not have powerful direct killing ability, they can produce thick smoke and dust, a pungent smell, and the irresistible roar, which has caused great psychological oppression to these warriors in the Western Regions, scaring these people to lose their souls and their hands and feet. The pungent sulfur breath made these people think they were poisoned, and their noses and tears were stuttering and staggering back. Some people were injured and bloody during the escape, and they also counted the injury as the power of the grenade.

The elite warriors of the Western Regions are like this, not to mention those ordinary herders. In addition to some stupid and bold, most herders also thought it was a bolt from the blue, and some herders even knelt down on the spot and shivered...

In this case, can we continue to attack?

Obviously I can't fight anymore.

Taxa and his helplessly issued a ceasefire order, asking these people to withdraw and repair.

Twilight is coming.

After the adrenaline stopped secreting and all the passion was cooled a little by the wind in the wilderness, the originally covered emotions gradually churned.

Losing relatives and friends' sadness.

The sorrow caused by injury.

Confused.

All of this gradually summarized and became the most likely emotion to spread.

Fear of the unknown.

This kind of fear is engraved in almost everyone's genes and is easily triggered, and then influences each other, causing more and more people to fall into this huge vortex.

Discussions began to arise. Even if a ban is issued, it would not stop these herdsmen from spreading everything that happened to more people's ears, and planting the seeds of fear in the hearts of others.

The night was low, and Taxa felt a basin of cold water poured on his head, which made his originally dizzy head start to think more or less, and found that the things in front of him were not as simple as he imagined.

"Master!" Taxa found Bu Sen, stepped back and said in a deep voice, "That is the Han people's demonic magic! The demonic magic! I believe that the master has high magic power and can definitely restrain the other party's demonic magic!"

Bu Sen's wrinkles on his face were confused, and he couldn't turn around for a while. "What? What are you talking about?"

Taxa pointed to the green smoke that had not yet dissipated from the military camp, "That is a demonic technique, the demonic technique of the Han people! The master can now open an altar to recite scriptures and practice it for us, so that the power of the Buddha can defend against the demonic technique of the Han people!"

Bu Sen glared wide and understood a little, but he still felt incredible, "General, you are..."

"Demonic Technique! The Han people's demonic Technique!" Taxa emphasized again, "This is just a demonic Technique!"

『…』Bu Sen was silent.

There seemed to be an invisible pressure between the two people, which was heavy on their heads and in their hearts.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! After a long time, Bu Sen whispered: "General, do you think... can really win?"

A small military camp is so hard to fight, what else do you need to do to fight against the Han people's "demonic magic". This huge gap between ideals and reality has led to even the blindly optimistic Taxa being a little bit frightened. What's more, Bu Sen, who was originally cautiously optimistic, was even more worried.

Taxa also realized that he had some problems, took a deep breath, and then said calmly: "Master, don't worry, I have a plan, a new, and a more complete plan."

Taxa pointed to the military camp in the distance, where there was a faint light of fire in the night. "What was our original plan to build this military camp? Isn't it just to train troops? This is like a whetstone, which will make our swords sharper!"

Bu Sen listened silently, looked silently, and thought silently, yes, it was indeed like a whetstone. The whetstone that was grinding blood may indeed make the sword sharp, but it may also be so sharp that the sword will break!

But Bu Sen didn't say anything, he just listened.

Taxa seemed to have regained some confidence and guided the country, "Since it is a whetstone, hasn't our goal been basically achieved today? New recruits always have to see blood before they become veterans. And one thing is certain, since the Han army camp is tightly defended, it means that the Han people have arranged heavy troops here! So it is normal for us ordinary men to defeat them... Yes, it is normal. Moreover, since the Han people have heavy troops in the army camp, we can revise the original plan..."

"Since this military camp is difficult to fight, we won't fight, we can fight well!" Taxa said in a deep voice, "Our boys are indeed a bit in siege and pulling the village... Well, so we can play the aspects we are better at. No, we are not going around to fight the Han people's Xihai City, but waiting for the Han people's reinforcements here! We will fight these Han people's reinforcements!"

Bu Sen was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help asking: "Are you sure...the Han people will have reinforcements?"

『…』Taxa seemed to have a little stuck, 『Of course! Since this military camp has heavy Han troops, the Han people in Xihai City will definitely come to help! Even if the Han people in Xihai City don’t come, wouldn’t it be better? It proves that the Han people in Xihai City are afraid, and even their brothers are ignored and they will not save them. This will definitely be a huge blow to the Han people!』

Taxa turned to Bu Sen, "In order for our new plan to be implemented smoothly... Master, we must first eliminate the influence of these "demonic techniques" of the Han people on our sons, so... we can't delay it, Master will do it tomorrow!"

'Practice...' Bu Sen said slowly, 'It's not difficult, but the question is... If the Han soldiers come to help, they still carry those "demonic techniques"? What will the general deal with it?"

『This…』 Taxa was stunned for a moment, 『This is impossible! If the Han people want to practice demonic magic, it must be necessary to have certain conditions, otherwise the Han people would have fought to the horizon long ago! Do the Han people still need to be here? Do they still need to be in the military camp? So, don't worry! I have made a plan! There must be no problem this time!"

…щ('w'щ)…

Yellow sand rolls.

On the edge of the Western Regions, neat arrays are displayed.

"Is there any problem this time?" Fei Qian walked slowly under Xu Chu's guard, and then asked the craftsmen around him, "If you have any questions, you should ask them in time."

When Bu Sen started preparing for a Dharma Assembly, Fei Qian was also preparing for the "practice". However, Fei Qian was asking the craftsmen who followed the army, not religious Taoists.

In order to keep it a secret, Fei Qian once again pulled out the cannons for testing after arriving at Yumen Pass. Of course, in name, it was used to perform strategic martial arts in front of the entire army.

From stone cannons to artillery, it is undoubtedly a huge flight.

But Fei Qian looked at the current "flying" and was somewhat helpless.

After the initial artillery trial, the appearance of this artillery is becoming increasingly difficult to look. It needs to be close to the actual situation, rather than following Fei Qian's original aesthetic.

"Please rest assured, General!" The craftsman patted his chest and patted the cast iron cannon beside him. "We have tried it many times, and it will not explode now!"

Fei Qian nodded, and then told the craftsmen to be careful, so he rode his horse away from the dangerous area and reached the high platform behind.

And below the platform, there are long arrays of infantry and cavalry.

Flags are flying, people and horses are energetic.

Fei Qian stood on the high platform, then nodded, indicating that the martial arts performance was ready to begin.

Regarding the current artillery development, Fei Qian has repeatedly reduced his understanding and requirements for artillery. That's right, Fei Qian is not pursuing range or demanding destructive power. It is just the most basic durability and not exploding the boredom.

During this artillery exercise, new equipment, iron cannons, appeared.

Fei Qian had previously modified the second generation of bronze cannons into warship cannons, which were installed in some large tower ships. The combat effectiveness was indeed outstanding, but similarly, the second generation of bronze cannons still had many problems.

It's not just expensive.

Of course Fei Qian knew that the artillery was made of steel in later generations, but the problem was that the current great man could not make artillery made of steel at all. It is not difficult to make a spare part of steel, but is it a large artillery...

Therefore, there are only two options now, one is bronze and the other is cast iron.

Brass, or red copper, etc. are also considered other types of copper alloys, but bronze is the most suitable copper alloy. On the one hand, bronze has higher hardness, and on the other hand, bronze has a low melting point. Another very important reason is that bronze has less shrinkage, so it is very suitable for casting.

In addition, the technology of bronze casting is also very mature.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Another time when the Qin and Han dynasties is cast iron.

Cast iron can also be used as a material for cannons, and cast iron cannons have the advantage of cast iron running, which is that they are cheap.

The price of a bronze cannon is equivalent to five cast iron cannons.

So whether to use more expensive bronze cannons or cheaper cast iron cannons, Fei Qian is actually more difficult.

Bronze is relatively more proficient. Although this proficiency is only relative, at least at present, the main problem of bronze cannons is not blowing up, but deformation. This is due to the characteristics of bronze itself.

The melting point of bronze is low, so after firing some projectiles, under high temperature and pressure, the barrel and muzzle will deform before the explosion. Once the deformation is serious, the entire artillery will be wiped out. Even if it can be fired forcibly, it is not known that the shells will fly there.

Because of the craftsmanship of the Han Dynasty, it is impossible to ensure that the shells and the barrels are purely round and perfectly match each other. Therefore, shells that seem to be the same on the outside cannot actually be standard round. Each time the shells are fired, they will pull the barrels and muzzles of the bronze artillery. After multiple launches, this problem will inevitably occur.

Therefore, there is a cast iron cannon.

The problem with the cast iron cannon generation is that it is easy to explode the chamber. Although the melting point of the cast iron cannon is higher than that of bronze cannons and will not deform like a bronze cannon, it brings a higher probability of explosion than bronze cannons. According to the inspection and analysis after the accident, the craftsmen came to a rough conclusion that when cast iron cannons were poured, there was an unbalanced material on the cannon cannons, such as hollows, trachoma, etc.

Then some craftsmen proposed to use forged iron instead of cast iron as the cannon body, but it immediately brought about the extension of the forging process, such as the demand for large workpieces, large stamping equipment, etc. during the forging process...

This is the relevance of production technology.

Fei Qian cannot directly cross the branches and forks of these scientific and technological trees, but can only allow craftsmen to accelerate their climbs, or skip some not very important development directions with purpose.

For example, Fei Qian said that copper cannons can still be developed, but at the same time, iron cannons must also be developed. Among iron cannons, not only will they continue to study the iron alloy technology in the direction of cast iron, but also the development of forging technology.

Steel is going to replace copper after all.

This time in the battle against the Western Regions, Fei Qian asked craftsmen to bring bronze cannons and cast iron cannons. However, because these heavy transport speeds of big guys could not keep up with the cavalry, Fei Qian integrated the Western Qiang soldiers on the one hand, so that these Western Qiang people could better adapt to their lives in the Han army. On the other hand, they were also waiting for the subsequent craftsmen to transport these cannons to Yumen Pass.

Now, craftsmen lined up artillery in the Gobi desert, waiting for Fei Qian's order.

The five on the left are bronze cannons, and the five on the right of the bronze cannons are cast iron cannons.

On the far right two seats are forged iron cannons.

The forged iron cannon is smaller than the big brother's bronze cannon and his second brother's cast iron cannon, and it is even uglier.

The bronze cannon and cast iron cannon at least look smooth and bright, with straight lines and beautiful curves. However, due to the innate shortcomings of the forged cannon, not only can some forged spots be seen on the whole, but also because the entire cannon body is made of two semicircular cannon bodies, with layers of iron hoops added to the outer layer, so it is like a long section of flat large bamboo, and even the iron shells fired are one size smaller than other cannons.

It is very intuitive. The power of forged iron cannons is obviously not as powerful as bronze cannons and cast iron cannons. The only advantage is that this thing is smaller in size, lighter in weight, and more convenient for transportation. It may be used as a key equipment cannon on boats and ships, or as a military cannon to support infantry in the medium and short range.

While Fei Qian was thinking, the various groups of the artillery were ready and were waving flags with red bottoms and yellow sides.

"Five rapid fire shots!" Fei Qian issued an order.

As the orders on the stage were conveyed, the whole world seemed to tremble the next moment. A huge roar rolled on the Gobi Desert, shaking some of the war horses and soldiers under the platform moved uneasily. Not to mention the Western Qiang infantry who had just joined the array, some Han people who had never seen artillery were also trembling, and some of the war horses could not control their fear. They actually rushed out of the queue and ran out to the open space.
Chapter completed!