When all the ministers came here, Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun on the side and said, "Okay, let's start!" ”

I saw that the soldiers on both sides lifted a black cloth beside them, revealing a long black tube.

Qi Xiaobai looked at the things in front of him, he knew what this was, this was artillery, what Zhou Baotong had equipped on the ship was only an experimental product, and this was a finished product.

The experiment has been completed, these things have been assembled, and Qi Xiaobai allocated so much money to the Ministry of Industry for the purpose of building a firearms army.

And the soldiers in the two rows each held up their firearms, and Guan Zhong on the side looked at Qi Xiaobai: "Isn't this the firearm with a very short range?" ”

"What's the use of equipping the army with something like this? It's not as useful as a bow and arrow, and although it's very lethal, the release delay is slow and the range is long! Guan Zhong on the side said.

And Lu Yun looked at Guan Zhong and said: "Zhong Jun's words are wrong, this is my improved firearm, the range has reached a distance of 100 meters, and the lethality remains the same!" ”

"Secondly, it only takes half a minute to reload, and you can fire three shots in a row!" Lu Yun looked at Guan Zhong and said.

Guan Zhong was stunned, Lu Yun looked at Qi Xiaobai, Qi Xiaobai nodded, Lu Yun stood up, looked at the soldiers and said, "Take the target!" ”

Then a target was released, and the soldier stood at a distance of 100 meters and fired a shot, only to see that the target was broken.

Qi Xiaobai clapped his hands and shouted, "Not bad, very good, very good!" ”

Qi Xiaobai is very satisfied with this, the range has increased, the lethality remains the same, the focus can be fired three times in a row, although the range is still not as good as the crossbow arrow, but the lethality is far beyond the crossbow arrow, and it is also very effective against the cavalry.

A crossbow bolt may not necessarily kill the opponent, but a firebolt can definitely kill the opponent.

Qi Xiaobai looked at Guan Zhong and said, "I'm going to let this firearms army go to the battlefield!" ”

Guan Zhong looked at Qi Xiaobai and said, "Your Majesty, although the performance of this firearm has improved, it is still far worse than a crossbow arrow or something!" ”

"This has new equipment. The way of fighting will also change, and when it comes time to fight for hegemony with the nations, I will personally command this army and show you! Qi Xiaobai looked at Guan Zhong and said.

Guan Zhong was stunned for a moment, and muttered in his heart, Your Majesty, when you fought in Luoyang, you almost let the Qi country die, and you still planned to fight, Guan Zhong didn't say it, but he was not poor in his heart, and he didn't want Qi Xiaobai to go to the battlefield.

But Qi Xiaobai didn't care, walked in front of an artillery, looked at Guan Zhong and said, "Do you know what this is?" ”

Guan Zhong shook his head, and then Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun: "Let Zhong Jun see the power of this artillery!" ”

"Your Majesty, this thing needs to be watched in the mountains, and his range can be reached! Fifteen hundred meters, the range is very far, and the power is very great! Lu Yun looked at Qi Xiaobai and said.

Qi Xiaobai nodded: "Then, let's go to the vicinity of the mountain to watch!" ”

Then this firearms army, followed by Lu Yun, Qi Xiaobai and others, came to the mountain on the outskirts of Qi Guoying Hill, and then they stood at a distance of 1,000 meters, Qi Xiaobai did not let this artillery reach a distance of 1,500 meters, mainly for fear of any accidents, but the distance of 1,000 meters is already a long distance.

The artillery was fired, the deafening sound was deafening, and everyone was shocked when they looked at the destructive force in front of them.

Lu Yun looked at Qi Xiaobai and said, "Your Majesty, although the lethality of this artillery is strong, every shell is very precious!" ”

"However, the minister has greatly reduced the cost, and the cost is much cheaper than when he experimented with Zhou Baotong, and each shell only needs one or two silver!" Lu Yun looked at Qi Xiaobai and said.

"How many cannons, how many guns do we have today!" Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun and asked.

"Your Majesty, we have a storage capacity of 1,000 artillery pieces, 30,000 guns, and 100,000 shells!" Lu Yun looked at Qi Xiaobai and said.

And Tian Ji on the side asked: "How long does it take for this artillery to be shelled?" ”

Time is very important in this fight, and if you fire very slowly, and the enemy comes to you, you only launch one, which is a bit of a chicken help.

"The main half a minute, that's it!" Lu Yun looked at Qi Xiaobai and said, this artillery is improved from Zhou Baotong's artillery, whether it is the time to release the shell, or the distance, it is far more than what Zhou Baotong used at that time.

Qi Xiaobai looked at Zhang Tianshang: "Zhang Shangqing, at this time, do you still think that I have lost money in the Ministry of Industry?" ”

Zhang Tianshang lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty can have such a sharp weapon, the world can be unified, and the cost is very worthwhile!" ”

Qi Xiaobai smiled and nodded: "Force can dominate the world, but it can't settle the world!" ”

"It won't be long before the army of my Qi country will sweep the world!" Qi Xiaobai looked at everyone and said.

Everyone was silent at this time, this kind of killing weapon came out, and everyone believed that the day when the Qi country swept the world was not far off.

But now Qi Xiaobai has to do to reserve grain and grass and silver, what the war needs is grain and grass, and at the same time, it also needs money, only if Qi has more money and more grain and grass, can Qi start a war.

Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun and asked, "How many people have you trained who can use firearms?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there are a total of 50,000 people, they can all use artillery and firearms, although they can be familiar with the use, but these days, they are learning to master firearms, but since they are soldiers, they need physical strength, combat effectiveness training, but they haven't carried out it yet!" Lu Yun looked at Qi Xiaobai and said.

Lu Yun is the Minister of Industry, not a member of the army, he can only teach these how to use firearms at most, and the soldiers still need to be handed over to the military department for training.

Qi Xiaobai nodded: "From now on, this is the exclusive army of the widows, called the War Battalion!" ”

"Wherever they go, the flames of war are burning, and they will surely become the myth of our Qi country like the samurai army!" Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun and said.

Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun and said: "Lu Yun, from now on, you are not only the secretary of state of Qi and the minister of engineering, but you are also the military adviser of my war battalion, and I am giving you the official title of lieutenant general!" ”

"One person has two official titles, civil and military!" Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun and said.

Lu Yun was stunned, he didn't expect Qi Xiaobai to do this and give him the rank of lieutenant general.

"Your Majesty, this ......" Lu Yun looked at Qi Xiaobai, a little difficult, he was just a minister, he liked some engineering things, but he never thought about being a lieutenant general.

And he didn't think he had the ability to be this lieutenant general, Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun and said: "Firearms can be said to have been invented, this kind of thing is only available to you, and it can be used best!" ”

"This army is the only one who can't do without you, Lu Yun!" Qi Xiaobai looked at Lu Yun and said.