Now everyone didn't believe it even more. Gou Chengxuan knew that everyone didn't trust what he said, so he quickly confessed:

"A few days after the bandits landed, Wu Ling ordered thousands of warriors from all over the county to attack the enemy camp fiercely. However, the enemy's bullets rained down like bullets. Most of the warriors were killed or injured before they could get close. Everyone in Lingao knows about this. It is not a villain who deceives you.

grown ups."

"What's a volley of guns?"

"A platoon gun is made up of more than ten bird guns connected into one, and the gun hand can be fired by hand. The bird gun can be fired continuously, or three or four times in a row, or seven or eight times in a row, or it can be fired all at once. The power of the projectile is as much as

Dense mud is no different - iron armor can be penetrated from four hundred paces away."

There was a burst of surprised sighs in the big tent. Although Akito had never seen a repeating gun, he was still aware of the power of rapid-fire weapons.

Chang Qingyun, who was sitting aside, couldn't help but said: "That's nonsense! How can a firearm in the world ignite gunpowder without a match rope or fuse, and without using incense sticks to ignite the fire door? Put a piece of copper and it will start a fire. Isn't it a monster!"

Other staff were also very skeptical. After all, this was too beyond the common sense of the people at the time. However, Lu Yizhong was more cautious and said: "There are quite strange things overseas, such as crystal mirrors, self-propelled igniters, iron clippers, etc. Kun Thief He is also known for his ingenious and obscene skills, so it is not surprising that he has such a firearm."

Seeing that Gou Chengxuan did not dare to speak, He Rubin said, "You don't have to be afraid, just say it."

"Yes, yes." Gou Chengxuan became more courageous when he saw someone defending him and the Commander-in-Chief did not refute his words, "Australia... no, the gunpowder used by the Kun thieves is actually the same as that of the Ming Dynasty, but their gunpowder The production is more refined, and there are several secret medicines used on guns and cannons, which can withstand wind and rain and cause spontaneous fires."

"Do you know how to make this secret medicine?"

"The secret medicines are all made in Kun Thief's Bairen Village. All the manufacturing is done by the real Kun, and the fake Kun can only do some hands-on work. Therefore, the villain doesn't know how to make it."

Gou Chengxuan then said that all the soldiers of the Lu division of the Kun thieves did not wear armor. They only wore cloth shorts and rattan helmets. No one used knives or the like. They all used dense mud quick guns. The guns were equipped with three-edged short spears, which were very special. sharp.

"...Kun thieves use gunshots from a distance and stabbings with short three-edged spears from close range."

When they heard that the Kun thieves did not wear armor, but only wore cloth and rattan helmets, several generals couldn't help laughing with contempt. Because it had long been rumored that the Kun thieves' troops did not wear armor - not even cotton armor. As for wearing rattan helmets, it was even more Is it strange? Could it be that they are modeled after the vine-armored soldiers in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

"The whole army of Kun thieves uses blunderbuss, why don't they just practice swords and spears?"

"Yes, I have only seen the thieves use blunderbuss and practice stabbing skills. However, some of the people he enslaved are accustomed to using spears."

"I heard that the Kun bandits have a huge cannon on top of the Bopu beacon, which can be fired up to ten miles away. Do you know?"

"You know, I know, there is one on the beacon, and there is one on the deck of the big iron ship."

"One shot makes ten miles, is this possible?"

Gou Chengxuan had seen the test firing of these two cannons. The naval fortress artillery in Bopu fired live ammunition once a month. He had witnessed the astonishing range of the cannonballs with his own eyes, but the reaction of the officials just now made him a little hesitant. It's not that I just made the range smaller according to their wishes. However, if I said it was too small, when the Kun thief fires the gun, his lie will be exposed immediately, and he may be "pushed out and beheaded" by the army. He thought for a moment. He said, "I have never seen it with my own eyes, but every time I fire it, the sound shakes for ten miles. According to people, it can indeed fire the cannon ten miles away."

He Rubin asked again: "How many men and horses do the Kun thieves, the land division and the navy have? How many real Kuns are there among them?"

"My lord, the army of Kunthief has more than 10,000 troops." Of course Gou Chengxuan knew that the Australians did not have such a large army, but he was determined to exaggerate, so as not to offend the officer by underestimating it. "The navy also has 10,000 troops." "People." He quickly added, "There are very few true Kun among them, only more than a thousand, all of them are traitors from the Fujian and Guangdong seas and common people who are hijacked everywhere."

"How many cannons does the bandit have?"

"As far as a villain can see, they are almost everywhere." Gou Chengxuan said that Australian cannons can be seen everywhere in Lingao - many gun towers along the road are equipped with a small cannon. As for the cannons used in field battles, he has seen some

There were more than ten people. He also told He Rubin and others: Kun Thief's cannon is lighter than Hongyi's cannon. The cannon body is not thick, and the gun frame is also very light. It can be easily dragged by horses. The smallest small artillery cart uses a

A Sichuan horse can pull it and gallop away.

"The kun thieves have no mules and horses, and they only use civilian men to pull cannons. One shot requires dozens of people, so they only use light cannons in field battles, not heavy cannons."

"So, the Kun thieves don't have the Red Yi cannon anymore?"

"As far as I can see, there is indeed no such thing." Gou Chengxuan hesitated and said.
Chapter completed!