Chapter 103 Isn’t this thunder from the sky?
Zhao Yi then ordered Li Fu to demonstrate the use of the hand-cranked machine gun to Ying Zheng and Wang Jian.

Accompanied by a series of crisp tapping sounds.

The iron target in the distance was completely shattered and fell to the ground under the machine gun fire.

Ying Zheng and the other man couldn't help but think that there was probably no army in the world that could break through the defense line formed by this hand-cranked machine gun!

While Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were still shocked by the power of the hand-cranked machine gun, Zhao Yi walked to the barrel of the Flying Thunder Cannon.

The so-called Flying Thunder Cannon is nicknamed the Heartless Cannon.

This is a simple cannon developed by our army during the Jie Fang period due to the lack of artillery support.

Its principle is a projectile tube made according to the principle of mortar.

Then put the propellant and the things that need to be launched into it.

Those things can be cluster grenades made up of several grenades or explosive packs.

However, its range is very short, only one or two hundred meters.

But its short range is relative to the modern battlefield, which is still an era of close combat weapons.

The Flying Thunder Cannon is the ultimate killer weapon, and it is one of the most important trump cards in Zhao Yi's possession.

Moreover, the level of technology Zhao Yi had previously mastered was only capable of making this flying thunder cannon.

Mortar shells require a lot of technical skills and are not something that Zhao Yi could have produced before.

Zhao Yi patted the Feilei Cannon barrel and introduced it to Ying Zheng and Wang Jian: "This thing is called Feilei Cannon."

Ying Zheng and Wang Jian came to their senses and were very confused after hearing what Zhao Yi had just said.

"Zhao Yi, Father Emperor understands what you said about Fei Lei. Isn't that cannon behind a catapult? Could this also be a catapult?"

In fact, the reason why Ying Zheng said this was because there were no gunpowder weapons during the Qin Dynasty, only a catapult called a cannon.

Zhao Yi nodded. "This can also be considered a catapult. However, it doesn't project stones, but bombs."

Wang Jian asked in confusion, "Wait a minute, what is the bomb you are talking about, sir?"

Because gunpowder had not yet been invented in that era, Wang Jian and Ying Zheng had no concept of bombs at all.

"A bomb, then it can be understood as a grenade that is ten times more powerful." Zhao Yi explained.

After hearing this, Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were speechless. They were both shocked to the point of numbness.

You have to know that the killing range of grenades was five to ten meters before.

The power of Zhao Yi's bomb is more than ten times that of a grenade.

That is to say, the killing range of the bomb is fifty to one hundred meters.

The Flying Thunder Cannon can launch bombs, which means it is a long-range weapon.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng asked, "Zhao Yi, how far can your flying thunder cannon shoot?"

Zhao Yi replied: "The range of the Flying Thunder Cannon is a bit short compared to rifles and machine guns, only about 100 to 200 meters."

Ying Zheng and Wang Jian didn't know what to say.

What do you mean a little short?
One or two hundred meters can be considered short!

According to what Zhao Yi said, aren't archers also short?
And the catapult is also broken?

(Due to technical limitations, the catapults of the Qin Dynasty could only reach a hundred meters. They also took time to build. There was no need for siege, so it was better to use archers to shoot at them.)
As expected, Zhao Yi's perspective on things is different from that of normal people.

Then Zhao Yi turned around and asked Li Fu to prepare to demonstrate the power of the Flying Thunder Cannon.

But before that, Zhao Yi asked Ying Zheng and Wang Jian to go to the trench in the explosion-proof safety zone first.

After all, this flying thunder cannon is a very dangerous thing. If something unexpected happens, Zhao Yi and others standing nearby will definitely die.

So to be on the safe side, Zhao Yi wanted everyone to go to the safe zone.

After everyone reached the safe zone, Li Fu placed the bomb and propellant into the barrel of the Flying Thunder Cannon at a set angle, and then Li Fu lit the fuse.

Then Li Fu also ran to the trench in the safety zone.

A few seconds later there was a bang.

The gas produced by the explosion of the propellant launched the bomb far away. Ying Zheng and Wang Jian watched the bomb draw a curve in the air and fall to the ground.

Finally, there was a huge explosion.

Boom!

The bomb exploded, and the resulting debris destroyed everything around it, leaving a crater several meters across on the ground, while the debris formed a large circle with a radius of fifty meters.

Ying Zheng and the other man looked at the scene after the explosion in shock. They didn't know what to say.

Is there such a weapon in this world?
No wonder Zhao Yi called him Flying Thunder Cannon.

How is this sound different from thunder?

Ying Zheng and Wang Jian could imagine what a bloody scene would be like if a bomb from the Flying Thunder Cannon exploded in the army.

I'm afraid there is no army in this world that can maintain its fighting spirit after being attacked by this flying thunder cannon.

Because it is so terrifying, it makes a huge noise and can cause terrible casualties.

People of this era viewed this as an attack from the gods, and the soldiers would be so frightened that they would flee in all directions to avoid the battle.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but take a breath when he thought about what would have happened if he had fallen out with Zhao Yi before.

If the Qin army attacked Shahe Village, the first thing they would face was rifle and machine gun attacks.

Even if we rely on piling up numbers to gradually advance the front line.

Once they reach about a hundred meters, Shahe Village will use flying thunder cannons to attack.

At that time the entire army would be defeated in an instant.

Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel fortunate that he met Zhao Yi, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Fortunately, Zhao Yi is very conservative and doesn't take risks.

Otherwise he could rebel alone with his weapons.

Even with only a few hundred people from Shahe Village, they could capture Julu County.

The Qin army really had no way to deal with him.

Because Zhao Yi really has weapons of mass destruction that can dominate the battlefield.

Gathering a large army to suppress him would only serve to give him military achievements and boost his reputation.

At that time, Zhao Yi could really ascend to the throne.

After all, Zhao Yi had too many things that were ahead of his time. Even his own Qin was no match for him, let alone the remnants of the six kingdoms that he had defeated.

But now Zhao Yi is his own child, which means that Zhao Yi's things are also his things.

With weapons like the Flying Thunder Cannon, conquering the world is a piece of cake.

It took me ten years to conquer the six kingdoms and unify the Central Plains. I believe in the level of technology demonstrated by Zhao Yi.

It is entirely possible for the Qin Dynasty to conquer the world within ten years!

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng became excited.

Ying Zheng wanted to see the flag of the Qin Dynasty planted on every continent on earth before he died.

Wang Jian, standing aside, was lamenting the changes in the war.

Because what Zhao Yi demonstrated were completely new weapons that had formed a system in the new era.

Is this the era of hot weapons that Zhao Yi mentioned?

Wang Jian felt that swords would soon be withdrawn from the battlefield, and from now on it would be the era of hot weapons.

I wonder what the northern Huns’ expressions would be like when they saw the Qin soldiers suddenly take out rifles, machine guns and other weapons?

You must be surprised.

Wang Jian couldn't help but look forward to this scene that would happen in the future.

Looks like I need to ask His Majesty for a place to go to the North...

(End of this chapter)