"Artillery?" Li Zicheng was surprised and delighted.

If cotton, medicinal herbs, and soju are all urgently needed materials in the army, then artillery is a good thing that cannot be found. When fighting with officers and soldiers, he occasionally captured artillery such as Franc machine, and thousands of pounds of general artillery have also been seen, but the former has limited power, and there is a lack of supplies of shells and gunpowder, and the latter is really inconvenient to carry with the army. But the thirst for artillery has never stopped.

Outside the city, Li Zicheng and other leaders watched Huang Dang lead people to take out the parts in the box, and after being busy for a while, they assembled a mountain cannon.

"This little cannon looks quite delicate, but it's not much bigger than the court's furlong machine?" Gao Yigong was in charge of logistics, and he had served these iron lumps, and he was more familiar with artillery such as the Furlong machine, and raised questions.

Liu Heizi next to him heard it and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate this small cannon, the Qiong Navy is fighting in the south and the north, and it is mainly relied on!" We call this small cannon a mountain cannon, a 6-pound cannon is much more powerful than the Furlong machine, and it is almost too much more than the thousands of pounds of Hongyi cannon in the imperial court, but it is far better than being light and flexible. The cannon body weighs no more than three hundred pounds, and the mule can be carried away, and several people can also carry it after it is dismantled, which is the most suitable for mobile combat like King Chuang......"

Li Zicheng was very happy to hear it, "light and flexible", "suitable for mobile combat", such artillery is simply tailor-made for him.

After the cannon was assembled, Huang Dan motioned to the observers to retreat, and then aimed at the county city wall at a distance of about five hundred meters. The maximum firing range of the mountain gun can reach 800 meters, and considerable accuracy can be guaranteed within 500 meters.

Under the silent gaze of everyone, the soldiers of the special combat team lit the fuse, and hundreds of pairs of eyes stared at the sparks and drilled into the ignition hole.

With a loud "boom", the cannonball shot out of the barrel like a meteor, drew an arc, and smashed on the city wall, several green bricks were smashed to pieces, and the rubble splashed, and the momentum was amazing.

Li Zicheng and the others looked at the power of this small cannon, stunned for a while, came back to their senses and were about to shout, they were already ready to fire the second cannon.

Gao Yigong was taken aback and blurted out: "Could it be that this cannon can be fired in such a short time?" ”

The facts gave him the answer. In more than a minute, the soldiers completed the steps of cleaning the chamber, resetting, loading, and ignition, and soon fired the second shot.

"Boom", the second cannon raised the firing angle and hit the city tower impartially, the bricks and stones were splashed everywhere, the rubble fell like rain, the roof seemed to be collapsing, and the visual effect was more shocking than the first shot.

Liu Zongmin and the others opened their mouths wide, and after coming back to their senses, they hurriedly clapped their hands and applauded: "Good, good, this cannon is a good thing!" ”

Gao Yigong couldn't help but ask: "Brother, your cannon is not very powerful, why can you still fire continuously in such a short period of effort?" ”

Liu Heizi pointed to the fixed shells in the shell box and introduced: "The reason why it can be fired continuously is that this cannon has played a great role. We measured the amount of gunpowder needed to fire different cannons, wrapped them in cloth, and fixed them at the bottom of the cannons, separated by wooden discs. When firing the cannon, there is no need to temporarily use a spoon to measure the medicine, and the speed is naturally fast. In addition, the bore and gun of our gun barrel are smooth and flexible, there are no unevenness, there is no obscure obstacle when firing the gun, there is no need to worry about the easy explosion of the bore, and the gunner has no scruples, which is also one of the reasons for the fast firing of the gun......"

Gao Yigong couldn't help but walk to the gun position, regardless of the fact that the barrel was still hot, he stretched out his hand and rubbed it, and was full of praise: "It's really exquisite, I don't know how many times stronger than the tattered things of the imperial court......"

Li Zicheng was very happy. This kind of small cannon is easy to carry, powerful and can be fired continuously for a short time, which is simply a must-have artifact for home travel and murder and arson. He patted Liu Heizi on the shoulder heavily, and said with a smile: "I see your sincerity, and I accept your general's proposal." However, you'll have to stay with us for a while, and you'll have to teach my people how to do it before you leave. ”

Liu Heizi was going to stay, and he was overjoyed when he heard this, and the task was basically completed. He nodded and said, "Since King Chuang has spoken, then I will stay." ”

"Haha, I'm happy today, I'll bring up all the good wine and food in the evening and send it to the county office, I want to accompany this ......" Li Zicheng hadn't asked Liu Heizi's name before, and looked at him with an inquiring gaze.

Liu Heizi said respectfully: "My surname is Liu, and my name is Heizi." ”

“…… I'll drink with Brother Liu Heizi tonight, and you will all have to toast when you arrive. Li Zicheng nodded at Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong and others. The crowd responded.

"It's still early at this time, the Liu Heizi brothers and their entourage have traveled a long way, so let's go and rest first, and call you when it's dark." Li Zicheng arranged for Li Heizi and the people of the special combat team to rest.

After arranging Liu Heizi and his party, Li Zicheng returned to the lobby with everyone.

Gao Yigong has always been steady, and after sitting down, he raised his own questions: "King Chuang, this surnamed Xia is the head of the road, but one mountain does not allow two tigers, if King Chuang really enters the capital in the future, will it be possible to really share the world with him?" ”

Liu Zongmin sneered: "I don't think there will be such a good intention, the reader has a saying called 'drive the wolf and devour the tiger', I think this surnamed Xia is the idea, let us be cannon fodder, and when the capital is broken, he will go down the mountain to pick peaches, maybe he will also be under the banner of revenge for Chongzhen, we will do the wicked, he will pretend to be a good person." Liu Zongmin didn't expect that he would tell the truth of the matter with a casual remark.

"You have a point." Li Zicheng waved his hand, "But don't worry, with his support, we can recruit troops and expand our strength, if it really comes to the day when we can sweep the world, it is not his surname Xia who has the final say on whether to divide the world equally, it depends on my face." ”

Another general stood up and said, "That's what King Chuang said. At present, we are weak and ranked at the bottom of the thirty-six battalions, rather than being eaten by the eight kings, Cao Cao and others, it is better to rely on this Qionghai town to fight. In any case, let's stand out from the rebels first. "This person is Hao Shaoqi, another general under Li Zicheng, and he is also a veteran general.

Li Zicheng nodded: "What you said is good. Regardless of whether this surnamed Xia has a conspiracy or not, these materials and artillery are really good things, so we might as well accept them first. The rice should be eaten one bite at a time, first jump out of Hong Chengchou's encirclement, and then talk about developing in Henan. Fight for the world, take your time, don't rush. ”

At this moment, Li Zicheng and his subordinates never thought about fighting for the world, if it weren't for Liu Heizi's proverb of "Eighteen sons, the main artifact", and the courage of artillery, they never thought that they would one day fight in the capital. But now, their ambitions have been stirred up, like a spark that can ignite a prairie fire.