Perhaps everyone has already understood that this is not a cannon in the traditional sense at all, but an equipment similar to a mortar.

This is the inspiration given to Yang Huairen by Wang Dacang's son when he used an iron pipe to release fireworks, and the design is not troublesome, a barrel that can adjust the shooting angle is fixed on the cart and can be pulled and moved by horses or other livestock.

Although there is an aiming system, the accuracy is not high because there are some differences in the production of the shells.

The design and shape of the cannonball conceal the cylinder, which is similar to that of a cannonball in the real sense, but it is not comparable in quality, or it can be said that it is an oversized colored bead cylinder.

Yang Huairen gave an order, and the soldiers aimed the muzzle of the cannon at Badger Island, stuffed the shell into the barrel, and lit the fuse in a uniform motion. "A volley of shells flew out of the chamber at high speed.

The explosion of gunpowder in the second half of the shell only gives the warhead of the shell an initial kinetic energy, and the real explosive and lethal part is still in the warhead made of iron balls.

The iron ball is hollow, filled with explosives with stronger explosive power, and the fuse design is still very scientific, basically taking into account the range of the shell, before and after the shell lands, it should explode on time.

The water bandits on Badger Island felt strange when they saw a row of carts on the opposite shore, and suddenly heard a muffled "dong dong" sound, and no one knew what was going on.

But soon they found that something had been fired from a hole in a black hole in the cart, and when the cannonball flew in front of them in mid-air, they saw that it was a fist-sized black iron ball.

Seeing such a thing, the water bandits naturally know how to dodge, even if it is a stone that flies over, the fool knows how to dodge. It's just that they dodged the iron ball, but they didn't avoid bad luck.

The iron ball had just slammed into the ground a second ago, and suddenly exploded in the blink of an eye, and a few of them exploded into a large ball of flames in mid-air before they could land, and the water bandits who were responsible for observing the movement on the shore had already been blown to pieces before they could react.

The people on the other side of the river bank saw the successful explosion of the cannonball, and they didn't know whether the explosion stimulated their nerves or the large flame formed by the explosion was too spectacular, and the soldiers cheered loudly.

In Yang Huairen's eyes, the scale of such an explosion is not too large, but it has indeed achieved the effect he wants.

After the bomb exploded, the flames ignited the reeds on Badger Island, and soon the entire river bank was burning, and the wind was not very strong at the moment, so the water bandits on the island still had enough time to extinguish the fire or escape.

But the explosion just now scared almost all the water bandits stupid, and a companion who was still standing next to him just now was blown up to a blur of flesh and blood in the blink of an eye, and some of them couldn't even find a single person, only the blood and scorched black in front of them remained, and such an impact was really frightening for the water bandits.

The loud explosion also had a deterrent effect, and the bandits had never seen anything like this before, and for a moment they were in a mess, crying and fleeing in all directions.

The flames of the reeds were high and crackling. Because the reeds and aquatic plants by the river in this season have a lot of moisture, in fact, even if the fire burns, it does not burn quickly.

But because of the large amount of moisture, a large amount of smoke will be produced after the reeds are burned, and the billowing smoke quickly fills the entire Badger Island, and disperses in the direction of the lower reaches of the river with the wind.

Yang Huairen nodded, feeling that the effect of these simple firearms had been tested in this actual battle, and it was generally not bad, but of course there were still many parts that needed to be improved.

He asked, "Was that a high-explosive bomb?" ”

An officer of a firearms battalion behind him replied, "Back to the prince, it is a high-explosive bomb, characterized by a powerful explosion and a loud sound, and even if it misses the target, the huge sound and explosive power will make the enemy lose most of his combat ability because of the momentary fear." ”

Yang Huairen asked again, "What about the incendiary bomb?" Do you want to try it? ”

The officer replied, "When the incendiary bomb explodes, it will blow up the accelerant everywhere, and it will cause widespread fires, whether it is to people, or to buildings or fortifications, but it is ...... It shouldn't be needed at the moment, there are too many flammable reeds on Badger Island, and high-explosive shells have already caused a fire. ”

Yang Huairen looked at the raging fire on the Badger Island, shook his head and felt that it was better to forget it, there was no need to use incendiary bombs.

The people in the Suzhou Yamen in the distance were left behind by Yang Huairen, also to prevent them from seeing Yang Huairen's firearms battalion and leaking the matter.

Lord Liu saw that the badger island in the distance seemed to be on fire, and the billowing smoke drifted into the sky, although he didn't understand what the rumbling sound was, but he also understood that Yang Huairen was attacking with fire.

Looking at the picture in front of him, thinking about the fate of those water bandits on Badger Island, Lord Liu couldn't help but twitch his body, and said in his heart that this Yang Huairen really deserves his reputation, and the fire attack is really ruthless, burning nearly 100 people to death with a fire, which is not something that ordinary people have the courage to do.

Lord Liu was still pedantic, he felt that the burning of Badger Island was a bit cruel, but he didn't think that the way the innocent boatmen and fishermen who were killed by the bandits was also cruel.

And the death of every innocent person often causes the tragedy of the whole family behind them, just like the old woman who complained, her husband and son died, leaving them orphans and widows, and there was no happy life at all.

The way of countering violence with violence may be despised by Sven people like Lord Liu, but they have not thought that the weakness and tolerance of the wicked is the cruelty to the innocent people.

The moment these bandits cruelly kill shipwrights without a reason, ignoring the lives of others, they give up the respect their lives deserve, and they must know what the consequences will be.

Don't forget, Yang Huairen also gave them a chance before, but they didn't cherish it.

Not only that, but the fire on Badger Island quickly spread to the entire island, and there were not many water bandits who died in the explosion, but more were burned to death by the next fire or smoked to death.

Less than half of them were still active, and immediately dragged the grasshopper boat out, intending to escape, but their boat had just driven out of Badger Island, and no matter which side, there were archers who were ready early.

When the soldiers saw the bandits' boat emerging from the smoke, they immediately drew their bows and arrows and aimed them at the people on board. Immediately, many more bandits were shot and fell overboard.

But there are still many people who hold the wooden plank high as a shield and want to rush out, and some even shoot arrows to fight back.

It's a pity that their bows and arrows are all earthen wooden bows, and the range is already short, so it's okay to bully unarmed merchant ships at close range, but if they really fight, it won't have much effect.