Li Longji was anxious at the side. He couldn't wait to see a railway appear tomorrow, no, immediately. He wanted to see a train running on the railway.
He was thinking about the transportation of grain. The canal was the easiest, but when it reached the Yellow River, every mile was so difficult.
The railway was built to Luoyang, and the Grand Canal was built with Luoyang as its center.
The section from the Grand Canal to Luoyang didn't freeze in winter. If the railway could be built this year …
"Since Xiao Yi said that the steam engine is good, build more and put it on the Yellow River and Yangtze River. Put the Yellow River above Hukou Waterfall and don't come down.
Build the canal, use other boats for the short distance, and build a railway along the canal. In any case, we'll have to dig a mountain there. "
Noble Consort Lu suddenly thought of an idea. The canal wasn't built yet, so she wanted to see if the railway could be extended there.
She wanted to leave some space first so that it wouldn't be filled with water.
Li Yi thought for a moment. "Build the canal first. The railway can't be built on the side. It needs to go through the mountain.
When the time comes, we'll see the direction of the river on the mountain, where we need to dig a mountain and where to build a bridge. "
As Li Yi spoke, he suddenly admired the people of his time.
The country's roads were built, and there seemed to be no place that couldn't be built.
Provincial roads, national highways, high-speed railways, high-speed railways, no country with such a large land area could build roads like that.
Moreover, they were still being built and never wanted to stop.
In the Tang dynasty, not to mention all the roads, even the railway network 20 years ago would be good.
Everyone was thinking about the railway in the future, and the meal was very comfortable.
Li Yi took Princess Yongmu for a walk to help with digestion.
The little girl followed them at first, but after walking for a while, she dozed off and ran to find the children in Zhuangzi.
After finding them, she went straight to the sleeping area and insisted on going to her small bed. She threw herself on the bed, turned over, and fell asleep without even taking off her shoes.
The caretaker quickly took off her shoes, adjusted her posture, and covered her with a small blanket.
Li Tan also found a place to sleep. Li Yi told him to sleep more, and the scars on his face would heal faster.
… …
Before noon, the 516 guards, led by Hao Lingquan, finally arrived at the Yellow River's Nine Bends.
Each of them had two horses, and they also had to carry muskets and bullets.
The scouts had already reported the situation to Guo Zhiyun. Everyone prepared food in advance to welcome their allies.
The Winged Knights ran over first and helped to unload the items. They didn't care about anything else and only took the bullets.
The gun was a new gun, so it needed to be mastered first.
Every gun had a different ballistics, so he had to shoot a few times to familiarize himself with it.
One by one, the dead fish were tied up at a position of a hundred steps. They were prepared to be eaten, and the bullets were taken out first.
Behind the big fish was a pillar, and behind the pillar were other pieces of wood. The areas that were not blocked by the pillar were blocked by other pieces of wood.
Qin Li held his gun and walked forward. A hundred steps was too far. He needed to shoot at a closer place to see if there was any deviation in the trajectory.
The others followed along, and the young generals gathered around them.
They had heard that there was a powerful gun, but they were not sure how powerful it was.
"First, open up the air seal. The bullet is one piece. Stuff it in and pull it back. Cut off the finger behind the bullet.
The trigger was pulled. This place was the medicine pool.
Originally, there was a medicine bag. Pour the gunpowder into the medicine pool. Now, it was replaced with a small paper bag. Pull it out, and the gunpowder will fall into the medicine pool.
Aim, the camera, the crosshairs, and the target are the fish. Three points in a line.
Thirty steps away. There is a scale on the camera. Adjust it to this position. You need to smell it. Pull the trigger … "
Bang! The gun fired, and a cloud of smoke came out.
The surrounding people were shocked. What a big commotion!
They looked at the fish again. From their current position, they found that the fish was fine.
Everyone walked over. The fish was indeed fine. There was a small hole in the wood behind it.
"I missed. Go back and try again." Qin Li observed for a while and roughly knew the trajectory of the bullet. He walked back.
He did not feel embarrassed. This gun was different from the guns he used to practice.
Bang! The second shot was fired. This time, there was a change in the fish. There was a hole in it.
Everyone went over again. There was indeed a hole. The front was big and the back was small. The bullet had entered the wooden pillar.
This fish was taken down and replaced with another one.
The third shot was fifty steps away. Qin Li successfully hit the fish again. It looked similar to the previous shot.
One hundred steps away. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. He held the gun and took a deep breath. He paused and pulled the trigger. The gun fired.
A group of people ran over to take a look. There was a hole in the fish. The bullet was still embedded in the wood.
A piece of skin in the shape of a big fish was in front of the fish. It was as thick as a leather armor.
The fifth shot was fired. This time, the skin was penetrated. The fish was also penetrated. The bullet hit the pillar.
"Use mine." One of the generals placed his upper body armor in front of the big fish and drew the image of the big fish on the armor.
Bang! The gunshot was heard. Everyone ran over to take a look.
The upper body armor was penetrated. The bullet hit the fish's body and came out. It was left on the pillar.
Guo Zhiyun and the rest were silent. They put on the double layer armor a hundred steps away.
"The gun looks easy to operate." Wang Junkui commented. Even a person holding the gun could shoot so accurately.
Once they were fixed in place, any random child would be able to kill the enemy. It was just like someone helping to load a crossbow.
The child found a place to set it up, aimed, and fired.
"Bullets are expensive?" Zhang Zhongliang was shocked by the result.
"It's much cheaper than arrows. 20 bullets are not as expensive as one arrow." A Winged Knight beside him said.
"There is a bag over there. It's not as good as this one." A young soldier ran to look at other people shooting and came back to report.
"Dongzhu wants to see which one is better. I think Dongzhu is making a better shooting device. You guys try?"
Qin Li did not try. He knew that a hundred steps was enough. He did not have the ability to aim any further. He could only shoot at places with more people. There was a scale on the camera, but it was not accurate.
Guo Zhiyun clenched his fist and waved his hand. "I'll leave the bullets for you guys. Every time we try, we'll waste one. Maybe we can exchange it for a Tubo life."
As soon as he said that, the other young soldiers who wanted to try held back.
They wanted to shoot a dozen, but they knew that bullets were precious, just like arrows.
No, they could take back arrows after practice. How could they take back bullets? They were out of gunpowder.
The other 499 people were also shooting while standing, adjusting the distance, squatting, and shooting while lying prone. Every shot was focused.
"Li Yi!" Zhang Zhongliang said Li Yi's name and did not say anything else.
He once again understood the value of Li Yi. As long as there were enough guns and bullets, he could defend a city. One soldier for one citizen, and a very powerful one at that.
Normal people without armor would probably be shot from a few hundred steps away.
"Bring a sheep here and put it a hundred steps away." Qin Li was ready to show everyone the damage caused by bullets.
"There's a dead sheep that is ready to be eaten. Don't touch the living ones." The Winged Knights beside him said as they rode to find the sheep.
Not long after, a sheep that had been drained of blood was brought back.
After setting it up, Qin Li crouched down, aimed and fired.
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