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"You immediately find a few recruits, give them a brief training, and let them go to the capital with the fleet transporting artillery." Zhao Xu said.

Chang Wei knew about this white iron artillery piece.

He teased: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid that the cannon will explode during the test? It will scare the emperor."

"Even if it is a white iron cannon, the artillery made by the War Department will definitely be better than the Liang family's artillery, so there is no need to worry." Zhao Xu rolled his eyes at him.

Although the white iron cannon is of the worst quality, it doesn't explode at the first glance.

Instead, there are many operating restrictions during use. If it exceeds this limit, it will easily explode.

For example, steel has lower thermal conductivity than iron, so iron heats up more easily when heated.

Therefore, compared with iron cannons, steel cannons can be fired continuously and have a shorter cooling time.

The white iron cannon needs to be fired once and then cooled down for a period of time.

Otherwise, if it is overheated, the material will become soft and the chamber will explode easily.

It is for this reason that the rate of fire per minute of white iron cannons is not as fast as that of steel cannons.

The second issue is the amount of ammunition.

Because white iron is hard and brittle and does not have the excellent ductility of steel, the same caliber cannot hold the same amount of ammunition.

Otherwise, it will easily explode.

And this means that the range of the white-mouthed iron cannon must not be far.

"Yes, I will understand." Chang Wei laughed twice, turned and left.

the next day.

A batch of twelve white-mouthed iron cannons were loaded onto a ship, heading east from the Haihe River passing through Yan County and entering the sea through Jing'an County, then southward along the coast, and arrived at the foot of Jinling City in seven days.

royal palace.

Learned that artillery from Yanzhou had arrived.

Zhao Heng, who was about to have a private meeting with Master Xiao, immediately changed his mind.

After summoning Liang Cheng, he took Luan Yu to the north of the city.

This news also reached the ears of powerful nobles.

They arrived one after another, following Zhao Heng one by one, looking at the ships coming from Yanzhou with their heads tilted.

Seeing the cylinders being lifted off the ship one by one, their eyes were full of curiosity.

After the Yanzhou Rebellion, King Yan's artillery had already spread its magic in Jinling City.

Everyone says that one shot can cause damage for dozens of miles.

It was this artillery that frightened the Beidi people to the point of losing their courage.

"Your Majesty, look, this artillery is so thick and heavy, it looks like it's not ordinary at first glance." Liang Cheng smiled with wrinkles on his old face.

Zhao Heng smiled and nodded, enjoying the envious eyes of the powerful people and nobles.

This cannon was given to him by King Yan.

"Is this an artillery piece? It's very similar to a firecracker."

Cannons were lifted off the ship one by one.

The Sixth Prince Zhao Fang said sourly.

The third prince Zhao Mu and the deposed prince Zhao Gang stood with him.

Hearing this, Zhao Gang chuckled quite proudly, "Sixth brother must be ignorant now. This artillery and fire blunderbuss are indeed very similar, but their power is very different."

"So, brother knows a lot about artillery, so how to fire this artillery?" Zhao Fang looked like he was asking for advice.

Zhao Gang was asked.

His eyes were darting, and he wanted to make nonsense but didn't dare.

If he said something wrong, he would definitely be laughed at by Zhao Fang.

But not to mention that it was very embarrassing in front of Zhao Fang and Zhao Mu.

An idea suddenly occurred to him, and he suddenly thought of a way to anger the two of them and increase his own power, so he said: "How to use this, Ninth Brother has not told me, I will definitely ask clearly next time."

Sure enough, when he moved Zhao Xu out, the expressions of Zhao Fang and Zhao Mu changed.

Zhao Fang's face turned purple and he said angrily: "Everyone in Jinling City is touting artillery. In my opinion, this artillery is just a false name. It's just that the barbarians in Beidi have no knowledge."

The Yuan family's soldiers and horses were severely wounded by King Yan, and he was thrown into prison by Zhao Heng in anger.

Although there was no evidence of his uncle's crimes, he was released from prison.

But he always felt that his father was a lot alienated from him.

All the things he suffered made him hate King Yan.

So when the deposed prince mentioned King Yan, he seemed to regard him as his patron, which made him very angry.

Zhao Mu glanced at Zhao Fang lightly, his expression calm.

But there was a burst of disdain in my heart.

The current Sixth Prince is not as good as before, and the Second Prince is naturally not as good as before.

His only enemy now is the deposed prince.

If the deposed prince really gets the support of King Yan, it will indeed be a trouble for him.

He just hoped that his uncle's plan would be implemented smoothly.

Even if King Yan does not die, he will still have to shed his skin.

However, when it came to artillery, he was not as contemptuous as the Sixth Prince.

Intentionally embarrassing the sixth prince, he said: "No matter how powerful it is, my father seems to be very happy. Since it was specially sent by the ninth brother, why don't we also help our father and choose one of us to light the cannon in person?" ,how?"

When the Sixth Prince heard this, his heart suddenly moved.

He hadn't shown his face in front of his father for a long time.

This is an opportunity.

Zhao Gang was also eager to give it a try. He had been looking forward to regaining his position as prince as soon as possible.

But before he could move, he saw the Sixth Prince rushing to his father's side.

Seeing this, he flicked his sleeves angrily.

"My son, I will meet my father."

At this time, Dou Wei, six ministers and other officials were all around Zhao Heng.

They were pointing and discussing artillery.

Zhao Heng was filled with joy, and the royal honor had been stagnant for a long time.

It was rare for him to be surrounded by ministers like this and treat him respectfully.

The last time King Yan sent Beidi prisoners was once, and this time he sent artillery for the second time.

He was increasingly surprised by this ninth son.

But the more this happened, the more he wanted to hold King Yan in his hand, relying on him and suppressing him at the same time, to prevent him from falling out of his control like the Yuan family.

In this way, he will listen to himself honestly.

Just as he was thinking about it, when he saw Zhao Fang appearing in front of him, he was in a particularly good mood and temporarily forgot about the Yuan family.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

Zhao Fang said: "Father, on this glorious occasion, I am willing to personally fire the cannon to promote the power of my royal family and to cheer for my father. I hope my father will agree."

"Hahaha... Yes, if you have the courage, I'll leave this matter to you." Zhao Heng was very satisfied with Zhao Fang's performance this time.

The cannon sent by King Yan will be ordered by the prince himself.

It can better reflect the royal majesty.

Xie Duanze looked at the deposed prince and sighed softly when he saw the regret on his face.

Sometimes he is annoyed that his nephew cannot hold up the wall.

Just for the Xie family, he could only bite the bullet and fight for the throne for him.

Dou Wei glanced at the third prince and saw him shaking his head with a playful smile on his face.

He was still at ease with the third prince, he was always cautious, this was like him.

"My son, I will obey my father's teachings." Zhao Fang was overjoyed. He seized this opportunity.

When all twelve artillery pieces were unloaded.

A general came to Zhao Heng and said, "Your Majesty, all the artillery has been unloaded."

Zhao Heng nodded and looked at Liang Kai: "When will your Liang family's artillery arrive?"

"Back to the Emperor, it's a coincidence. I got the message and will be here in the afternoon." Liang Kai said.

From the moment King Yan's artillery appeared, his eyes never left.

Zhao Heng heard this and said to the general: "It is said that King Yan's artillery is unparalleled in power. This time you will show it to me and the ministers in Jinling City. Which one is more powerful, your artillery or the Liang family's artillery?"

After that, he was about to drive back to Jinling City.

Hearing this, the general said: "Your Majesty, you cannot test cannons in Jinling City."