dognovel Chapter 629 Champion Marquis? You look like a monkey to me!
Chapter 629 Champion Marquis? You look like a monkey to me!
Xu Da felt that his eyes weren't enough to take it all in.
"boom!"
Twenty paces away, the mannequin made of straw was blown to pieces, especially the pieces of iron and nails stuck in its body, which were terrifying to behold.
"boom!"
The mannequins three miles away were in an even more miserable state; the phrase "torn to pieces" was insufficient to describe their plight.
"boom!"
Although we don't know what the dummy looks like even though it's less than ten miles away, just by looking at the high-flying dust and the deafening roar, we can imagine that the dummy won't have a good end.
Tears welled up in Xu Da's eyes as he felt sorry for the straw dummy, and they unconsciously streamed down his face.
How could explosive charges be pre-positioned without considering the firing range?
It smells fucking good!
Furthermore, although the cannon that Yang Dianfeng brought out had not improved much in terms of range, the shells of his cannon could explode, and the broken iron shells were shattered into pieces, which could be described as instant death if they were near it, and injury if they were grazed.
If this were thrown at Hu Yuan's cavalry, wouldn't these shrapnel alone kill or injure a large number of them?
Even if it doesn't kill many, it will at least scare Hu Yuan's warhorse badly!
Once Hu Yuan's cavalry, having suffered heavy casualties, have charged close, this grenade will kill or wound another group.
Poison, damn poison.
Weighing the grenade in his hand, Xu Da couldn't resist taking out a tinderbox to light the fuse, and then throwing the grenade at the dummy about twenty paces away.
Listening to the roaring sound in his ears and looking at the even more miserable straw dummy in the distance, Xu Da couldn't help but boast a little.
If I had had this equipment earlier, I would have beaten Hu Yuan to a pulp long ago!
While inwardly marveling at the quality of the goods, Xu Da looked at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "These are the good things you mentioned when you were in the capital before the New Year?"
Seeing Xu Da's naive and unsophisticated appearance, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but curl his lip.
Xu Da is a generation older than Yang Shaofeng, which is a problem that gives Yang Shaofeng a lot of headaches.
Otherwise, Yang Shaofeng would have loved to grab Xu Da and ask, "Isn't it fun? You've never seen anything like it before, have you?"
While inwardly grumbling, Yang Shaofeng smiled and said to Xu Da, "That's right, these are the things. However, we only managed to make hand grenades and explosive packs back then. There's another good thing that we just made recently."
Xu Da said with a big smile, "This is enough, this is enough."
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and said, "Is this enough?"
Xu Da opened his eyes wide and asked dumbly, "There's more?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded seriously, then turned and pulled Zhao Xiangyu, the commander of the Ningyang Thousand-Household Office, over to whisper a few instructions.
A short while later, Zhao Qianhu, who had left in a hurry, returned with several soldiers carrying a pile of things.
"This thing is barbed wire, it's not worth much, but it can entangle a horse's legs and also pierce them, and the wounds are deep enough to be difficult to heal."
"The key is that Hu Yuan's cavalry have never seen these things before, and they may not pay too much attention to them when they first see them."
"Taking advantage of someone's unpreparedness and striking unexpectedly is truly an essential method for robbing, murder, and robbery."
Yang Shaofeng was somewhat disappointed, since there was really no way to demonstrate the barbed wire.
Surely they couldn't actually have someone ride a warhorse to demonstrate the effects to Xu Da, could they?
While Yang Shaofeng was pondering this, Xu Da fell into deep thought.
"First, plant the explosives, then send someone to lure the Tartar cavalry."
“Once the Tartar cavalry are tricked, first bomb them with explosives, then bomb them with exploding shells.”
"Under repeated bombardment, the Tartar cavalry were unable to launch volleys."
"Even if you manage to get a little closer, you'll still get hit by grenades when you're about twenty paces away."
"If you get any closer, there's barbed wire that can entangle a horse's legs."
"Sigh~"
After going through the idea in his mind, Xu Da was immediately dissatisfied and looked at Yang Shaofeng, asking, "Um, is there a way to only hurt people and not horses?"
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback, but Xu Da clicked his tongue and said, "Just like you said, this thing can wrap around a horse's leg and make the wound difficult to heal. Wouldn't that render the warhorse useless?"
This time, Yang Shaofeng was dumbfounded.
Want both?
Seriously, Xu Tiande, you've got some nerve!
Yang Shaofeng shook his head directly: "This humble official cannot think of a way that would only hurt people and not horses."
Xu Da was somewhat disappointed.
Pity.
If I could injure only the men and not the horses, I would have a thousand ways to snatch enough warhorses back from Wang Baobao.
Thinking of the warhorse and Wang Baobao, Xu Da first shook his head regretfully, and then began to wonder if he would have any way to deal with these new things if he were Wang Baobao.
After frowning and thinking for a long time, Xu Da finally came to a conclusion in despair.
no way.
Unless a cannon with a longer range, greater accuracy, and greater power is developed, it will be the same no matter who is in charge.
The phrase "fearless of death" seemed pale and powerless at this moment.
Forcing himself to regain his composure, Xu Da stared intently at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "Are all these for me?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded, and Xu Da was overjoyed, saying repeatedly, "Don't worry, my dear nephew, I will definitely recommend you for promotion! I will certainly not treat you unfairly!"
Huh~
He was the prince consort before, and now he's become a nephew?
Look at your worthless face!
While inwardly complaining, Yang Shaofeng said with a forced smile, "Uncle Xu, what are you saying? We're family, why be so polite?"
Xu Da nodded repeatedly, replying, "Yes, yes, we are family, family. I was previously misled by those old scoundrels Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, and had many misunderstandings about you, my nephew. Fortunately, you are broad-minded..."
Before Xu Da could finish speaking, Yang Shaofeng said with a hopeful look on his face, "So, my nephew's contribution this time should be enough to get me a Marquis of Champion, right?"
Ok?
Xu Da was completely dumbfounded.
No.
Do you have some serious illness?
I was thinking, why does the higher-up keep telling me to be extremely careful and never give you a chance to climb the ladder?
So you were waiting for me here all along, huh?
Champion Marquis? You look more like a monkey jumping around!
While cursing inwardly, Xu Da said with a dark face, "Don't even think about the title of Marquis of Champion. The higher-ups have already said that they will not give you the title of Marquis of Champion under any circumstances."
As soon as Xu Da finished speaking, Yang Shaofeng's face darkened.
Zhu Chongba, that old scoundrel, is truly despicable. Not only does he keep a close watch on me, but he also gave Xu Da and his men advance notice!
The story of Miss Liu was exaggerated!
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering how to make the old man kneel on the washboard, Xu Da frowned slightly and said, "I need to think about these things carefully."
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Xu Da glanced at Yang Shaofeng and said sarcastically, "Your soldiers in Ningyang Thousand Household Garrison know how to use these things, but the idiots under my command don't, and neither do the idiots under Chang Heizi."
"Moreover, the emergence of these things will inevitably change the way we fight on the battlefield, and many things will have to be changed."
Xu Da smacked his lips, his mind racing with ideas on how to make the best use of these new gadgets.
Yang Shaofeng pursed his lips again.
These things aren't simple enough?
If I were to have someone explain the concept of artillery mils to you, would you, Old Xu, be unable to fight a war?
If I were to have someone bring out something like a mortar, wouldn't you, Old Xu, laugh yourself silly?