As Ang Lee looked at the Mo Sword in the Colosseum, he was thinking about how to invent a more powerful rifle, or even a more powerful machine gun.
Ever since the invention of gunpowder, Ang Lee had the urge to invent a gun, especially after the artillery was equipped with the Tang dynasty's army. However, Ang Lee really didn't like the early guns. Matchlocks and flintlocks couldn't enter Ang Lee's eyes at all.
Matchlocks, in particular, were too troublesome to use. Once it rained, the slow match would be extinguished by the rain, and the entire army equipped with such weapons would completely lose their combat effectiveness. In the European battlefields of the later generations, there were often cases where the entire army couldn't fire a single bullet due to the rain, which severely limited the combat effectiveness of the army.
Under such circumstances, if they encountered the enemy's cold weapons army, they would only be courting death. Although guns had bayonets, they were definitely not as good as cold weapons. The consequences of a battle were too terrifying. Moreover, matchlocks had higher requirements for logistics. When a matchlock was fired, it required a burning slow match to ignite the gunpowder. However, even the slow burning slow match would burn out in a short period of time, so it needed to be replaced. Therefore, such a matchlock army not only had to carry a large number of bullets, but also a sufficient number of slow matches. One could imagine the logistical pressure.
If it was sunny during a battle, the situation was still considered good. However, once it was rainy, such a matchlock army's combat effectiveness was much weaker than that of a cold weapon army. They could only die. Therefore, Ang Lee wasn't willing to invent such a weapon. Even if it was the advancement of the times and was stronger than cold weapons in certain circumstances, Ang Lee still wouldn't choose to invent such a thing. Moreover, the Tang dynasty's army now had artillery as support weapons, so they didn't have an urgent need for matchlocks. They didn't urgently need such an immature weapon.
Flintlocks used flint and didn't need things like slow matches. They were much more advanced than matchlocks, but they weren't omnipotent. There was a high chance that the flint would be unreliable when it was fired. In other words, if the flint didn't ignite and ignite the gunpowder, then the bullet might still be in the barrel. However, during a large-scale battle, due to the special circumstances of the battlefield, it was often difficult for the gunmen to realize that their bullets were not fired. Thus, they would reload the gun with bullets and gunpowder. In this way, there would be two or even more bullets in the gun.
Obviously, this would cause a big problem. The firing ability of gunpowder was fixed. If more than two bullets were gathered in the barrel, the power of gunpowder wouldn't be enough to drive the bullets to fire normally. It might cause the firing distance of the bullets to be too short, or it might cause some malfunction in the gun, which would seriously affect its combat effectiveness.
Therefore, the flintlock was also an immature gun. However, it was much more effective and powerful than matchlocks. For more than two hundred years before the invention of the rifle, the world had always been dominated by the flintlock.
A gun that could be used for two hundred years and become a must-have weapon for the armies of western countries naturally had its merits. However, its shortcomings couldn't be ignored. Its power wasn't as great as imagined. At least, the cotton armor of the Plaits Dynasty could defend against the bullets of the flintlock. As long as the distance wasn't too close, the bullets wouldn't cause fatal injuries to the soldiers.
Therefore, Ang Lee didn't like to invent the flintlock either. Moreover, the reason was the same as not inventing matchlocks. The Tang dynasty didn't have such an urgent need, and the performance of the gun didn't satisfy Ang Lee too much.
All kinds of science and technology in the Tang dynasty were in a state of eruption. All of this couldn't be done without Ang Lee's leadership and guidance. Now, all kinds of machines and technologies were improving. Once the requirements for inventing the rifle were met, Ang Lee would choose to invent this weapon and form a rifle army. It would be used to defend the capital and mobile deployments all over the country to eliminate resistance forces all over the country.
Of course, these were all in the future. He had to return to Chang 'an City before the plan to develop the rifle could be put on the agenda. For now, he could only think about it.
Just as Ang Lee was thinking about the rifle, the two gladiators in the Colosseum had already fought several rounds. The rapist with the Mo sword had the upper hand. After a few rounds, he cut the other party's mace in half.
The pirate was shocked and quickly threw the mace at the other party. He took the opportunity to quickly run to the weapon rack, picked up his own Mo sword, and went forward to fight.
In this way, the two soon entered the duel of the Mo sword. The two powerful Mo swords kept colliding, and the fight was very fierce.
However, these two gladiators had obviously never used the Mo sword before. This could be seen from the way they held the sword and the way they used it.
The main way to use the Mo sword was to wave and chop, but they used it more for assassination. It was a waste to use the Mo sword as a spear.
"These two bastards used the Mo sword as a spear. If my soldiers dared to do this, they would definitely beat their butts."
A general of the Tang dynasty couldn't stand it anymore and scolded.
"Forget it! They are all people who have committed serious crimes. They are not soldiers of the Tang dynasty. How can they know the real use of the Mo sword? It's normal to use it wrongly. "
The other general expressed his understanding.
"These bastards are really annoying. I really want to go down and have a good fight. I haven't fought for a long time."
Another general said.
When Ang Lee heard this, he said with a smile, "If your hands are really itchy, I can satisfy your request and let you go down and have a good fight. However, you can't fight like them. Don't fight too much."
"Then what's the point? Only a life and death duel can show a person's true combat strength."
A general said.
"Assistant Minister Li, let me go down and fight with the pirates! Let the two of them come together. This subordinate can kill them both within three moves. "
Another general said confidently.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "General Nan's martial arts are excellent. Not to mention two gladiators, even if ten gladiators come together, they won't be a match for the general. You'd better let the gladiators live a little longer! Haha! "
Occasionally praising one's subordinates could be a good way to adjust the relationship between one's subordinates and one's subordinates. Moreover, Li An's words could not be considered a compliment. Going South indeed had the strength to deal with these weaklings. It would not take much effort.
Looking at these weak gladiators, Ang Lee wanted to go up personally and kill them to vent his anger. However, his current status was too high. He couldn't do that even if he wanted to. This kind of dangerous thing was not what a senior official should do. If all the senior officials of the Tang dynasty were to play dangerous games, it would be a mess.
However, the fight between the two gladiators soon became exciting again. Both of them were fighting with Mo swords. After fumbling for a while, they figured out how to use the Mo sword, which was to swing and slash.
The two gladiators swung their Mo swords back and forth. The sound of the Mo swords colliding was very shocking. Even the noise made by more than a thousand people around them could not be completely covered.
The Mo sword was undoubtedly very sharp, but the armor worn by the two gladiators was just ordinary armor. Its defensive power was very ordinary. Therefore, after a while of slashing, both of them were bleeding, and their armor was dyed red.
Injuries would cause pain and slow down people's reactions. However, at the critical moment of life and death, people's desire to survive would make them ignore the pain and concentrate all the energy in the body to fight.
There were many wounds on the two gladiators' bodies, and blood was gurgling. However, they did not have time to bandage their wounds because as soon as they stopped, they would be killed by the other party and lose their lives.
"There's blood. This is exciting. This is exciting enough! Haha! "
"That's right. This battle is much more exciting than the previous one. It's even more bloody and interesting."
"I don't know who will win this battle! It looks like they are evenly matched! "
"I support the warrior of Western Tianzhu. I think he will win."
"The warrior of Southern Tianzhu is not bad. Maybe he will win."
"Stop arguing. I don't think they will win. Look at how much blood they have lost. I think they will all die here."
"I think so too. People's blood will run dry sooner or later. Look at how happy they are fighting now. When the blood is almost gone, they will not be able to move. They can only lie on the ground and wait for death."
The onlookers gathered together to discuss.
Of course, those who were only talking about the result of the duel were decent businessmen. However, some businessmen took this opportunity to gather together and gamble.
The content of the gamble was very simple. It was to guess who would win and who would lose according to whether their guess was right or not.
The cost of the bet was generally not very large. It was something that the businessmen could afford. However, this kind of practice was very bad because gambling meant that they would reap without sowing.
However, since ancient times, gambling had never been banned. No matter what era it was, gambling was difficult to stop because gambling was addictive. It made people feel happy and difficult to extricate themselves from it.
Naturally, Li An didn't like gambling in Anzhu City, but he didn't care too much about it. This was because gambling was very difficult to control. If the government banned it, these gambling activities might go underground, making it more hidden and difficult for people to find out.
Moreover, Ang Lee could not stay in Anzhu City forever. Sooner or later, he would have to leave. Therefore, he had no energy to care about such things.
Businessmen were very keen on gambling. Of course, most of them participated in gambling because they wanted to be on good terms with others. They did not place a lot of bets. Therefore, even if they lost, they would not lose much.
As long as the scale of gambling could be controlled well, the harm of gambling would be relatively small. In many places, during festivals, relatives would gamble with a small amount of money. It was very lively and very happy, and nothing unpleasant happened. Moreover, it was unlikely that the government would know about small gambling behind closed doors, and they did not have the energy to care about these trivial matters. As long as there were no vicious incidents, there would not be too big of a problem.
The fighting in the Colosseum continued. A few more scars appeared on the bodies of the two gladiators. Their movements gradually became less flexible as if their strength was suddenly drained.
This was a phenomenon caused by excessive blood loss. It was estimated that it would not be long before they fell into a state of shock and fainted completely.
"It seems that this competition is about to end. At most, both of them will fall down in a moment."
"A moment? It won't take that long. They are already staggering and will fall down soon."
The two generals of the Tang dynasty discussed.
Ang Lee was very satisfied with this competition. He nodded and said, "This competition is good. It's very exciting. However, it's going to end soon. It's a pity."
Hearing this, his subordinate hurried forward and said with a smile, "Assistant Minister Li, if you are not satisfied, let's have another competition. Anyway, there are many pirates and other felons."
Ang Lee thought for a moment and said, "If it's all the same competition, it will be boring. There must be some changes to make it interesting. What's the next competition?"
These three matches were indeed different. The first match was between a pirate and a hound. Later on, the fat merchant accidentally jumped in. It could be said that it was very exciting. The second match was between two heavy armors. This time, it was a match between a large number of weapons and ordinary armors. In short, there were always some differences. If there was another match, it definitely couldn't be the same as the previous one. Otherwise, there would definitely be aesthetic fatigue. And once aesthetic fatigue appeared, the audience would feel bored and wouldn't come to watch next time.
Seeing this, Nan Xia got up and walked over. He said, "Assistant Minister Li, let me go down for the next competition! I haven't exercised for a long time. "
Looking at Nan Xia's eager and expectant expression, Ang Lee felt that there was nothing wrong with it. However, for the glory of the Tang Empire, Nan Xia could not lose. He must win. Moreover, he could not be seriously injured.
Sabers and swords did not have eyes. Ang Lee would not let Nan Xia take such a big risk. Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Ang Lee said, "Nan Xia, if you really want to go down and exercise, then use your fists to teach the pirates a lesson! It's safer that way. "
"Assistant Minister Li, you can't look down on me like this. Even if several pirates come with weapons, they can't hurt me. Why do you need to fight bare-handed?"
Nan Xia complained.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "What's wrong? Isn't it fun to fight bare-handed? If you don't want to exercise, I'll find someone else. "
"Okay, I'll fight bare-handed. But one opponent is definitely not enough. It's too boring."
Nan Xia continued to make conditions.
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