Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 467 Evaluation
The final testing ground for the "Crossbow and Spear Battle" is right in the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry - Gongkou City!
The Privy Council decided on a total of twenty evaluators to be responsible for this evaluation, most of whom were generals serving in the Privy Council. There were also a few special evaluators, such as Chen Gong and Fa Zheng, who theoretically did not work in the Privy Council but were counselors who were also good at strategic decision-making and tactical command. They were also invited to evaluate.
Together with the five great secretaries of the palace and Bai Tu himself, these twenty-six people are the evaluation team that finally ended the "Crossbow and Spear Dispute" and determined the future development direction of the Chu State in military equipment!
Because it was near the end of the year, most of the generals who were invited by the Privy Council to participate in the evaluation were transferred back on the pretext of "returning to Beijing to report on their work."
For most reviewers, this is also their first time entering Gongkou City, one of the most mysterious places in Chu State.
Even though most of the confidential workshops have now moved to Yizhou, Gongkou City still has a large number of technical backbones and is responsible for the design and experimental tasks of most confidential projects.
Most people seemed a little confused about being called back in a hurry to participate in the evaluation of experimental weapons, but... they also had a hidden sense of pride in their hearts.
Apart from the Grand Secretaries of the Palace and Bai Tu himself, there are only twenty people who are qualified - this alone is enough to make people feel emotional.
Among them, Fa Zheng and Huang Zhong had the lowest official positions.
Because of his young experience, Fa Zheng was valued but not given an important position. However, everyone knew that after three to five years, his colleagues might remain where they were, but Fa Zheng would surely rise rapidly and even have the hope of entering the cabinet in the future.
As for Huang Zhong...
Needless to say, it was because of "historical issues" that he was not awarded a high military rank when the country was founded. There were few wars after the founding of the country, and there were no opportunities for him to make meritorious services. He remained a general of miscellaneous troops.
However, the fact that he was invited here shows that Bai Tu trusts him - in fact, Lu Bu originally did not bring him because he was holding a grudge, but Bai Tu specially added him in.
In addition, there are the "all-stars" of the Chu army such as Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, etc., as well as the "new generation" including Lu Meng and Wei Yan.
Xu Shu, who had been cooperating with the Ministry of Industry to develop tactics for the new armaments, was not among the evaluators this time, but he was the commander of this experiment!
When Bai Tu led the way and watched the weapons testing below on the high platform built on the test site, all the famous generals in the world also concentrated their attention.
In fact... quite a few of them also had something on their mind, mainly because they had some opinions about the previous Chu Jia transaction and wanted to reflect it to Bai Tu - most of the main forces were not equipped with Chu Jia, so why should they sell it to outsiders?
The State of Chu is not short of money!
But now was obviously not the right time, so they decided to wait until after the "real business" had been done before bringing it up.
After all, many of them had come back from far away, and when they saw Bai Tu's serious look, they couldn't help but care.
"Zhongda, you have to work harder this time. The cavalry used for the experiment will be commanded by you! You don't need to get close to the test square to avoid accidental injuries." Bai Tu specifically instructed Gao Shun.
Gao Shun: ...
"Ahem, come forward and talk." Bai Tu vaguely saw that Gao Shun seemed to be mumbling something.
Unfortunately, because the experiment is very confidential, Hao Meng's level is obviously not enough to enter the Gongkou City.
Gao Shun approached Bai Tu within five steps and tried to speak as loudly as possible so that Bai Tu could hear him: "Your Majesty, do you want me to go all out or imitate an ordinary enemy general?"
"As long as the goal is to rush into the safety line, you can go all out . However, the Ji-made soldiers used in the experiment are different from ordinary soldiers, and the orders they can accept are very monotonous." Bai Tu said after hearing it clearly.
The first thing that was pushed up was recognized by these generals. It was the Baigong Cannon, the "most advanced" catapult of the Chu State.
The target was a group of ordinary war horses wearing thin armor and a group of Ji-made soldiers who looked very dull.
These Ji-made soldiers, both human and horse, were specially designed for experiments using cheaper manpower and horsepower. They could not exist for a long time, and did not need to undergo normal training, because they only needed to receive the simplest movement instructions...
A total of fifteen hundred people!
At this time, if Gao Shun commanded his own Xianzhen Camp, he could command 3,000 people at will, and the non-Xianzhen Camp could also command 1,500 people...
The commander who launched the attack with ten Baigong cannons in the simulated "cavalry phalanx" was Xu Shu!
When Fa Zheng saw Xu Shu, he had some vague intention of comparing them - Xu Shu was not much older than him. However, when it came to battlefield command alone, Fa Zheng had once been dissatisfied and challenged him to a sand table simulation competition, only to be completely defeated.
Of course, in terms of strategic control and other aspects, Fa Zheng is still confident that he can defeat Xu Shu , but Xu Shu is not willing to compete with him. Xu Shu is only focused on battlefield command!
Gao Shun silently commanded the cavalry phalanx to move closer, but because it was not the trap camp, the awkward feeling made Gao Shun feel uncomfortable.
If it wasn't for the trap camp, Gao Shun couldn't micro-manage, and could only barely "pull" it up...
After a series of "thunder" sounds from air friction, the cavalry suddenly decreased in number.
Xu Shu naturally just pretended not to see the commander, and mainly vented his firepower on the cavalry in the open...
Before the second round of hurling stones, Gao Shun had barely managed to command the cavalry to shoot arrows at the enemy formation. The catapults were also surrounded by shield guards, and the two coordinating gunners were receiving protection while loading bullets and pulling the capstan in preparation for the next attack.
However, it is obvious that the effect of directly using the Baigong Cannon to attack the Ji Zao soldier formation is not very good. After all, even though the Baigong Cannon has been improved many times in terms of turning performance, it still looks bulky compared to the moving cavalry. In addition, the loading speed is slow, and there are only two waves of throws that cause major damage.
Then the test cavalry crossed the "safety line", that is, it had advanced to within ten meters of the artillery, and the test ended.
Lu Bu and others watched from the high platform and nodded secretly - Xu Shu's reaction was already quite good, and Gao Shun... needless to say, for a command of this scale, without considering the strategies of the "evil demons", no one can beat Gao Shun purely in battlefield command!
The results were immediately counted...
The cavalry suffered nearly 200 casualties, 70% of which were caused by the second throw. The first throw was about 500 meters away, and the second was about 200 meters.
Meter is also a unit of length in the State of Chu. In a world without the unit "meter", Bai Tu didn't know how to determine "meter", nor did he want to continue using "step" which had a large error , so he had to set the unit of "meter" based on his own height of 1.8 meters.
If it were a real battlefield, the artillery would definitely be slaughtered next. Of course... if the ordinary cavalry was not commanded by Gao Shun, they might also collapse before this.
The Huihui cannon was an "old guy", but it was only used for comparison. Soon ten new "cannons" were pushed up.
Obviously, everyone is very curious about this black, long-barreled "cannon" that looks like it is made entirely of high-speed rail.
Many people couldn't figure out how this thing could shoot out the stone bullets. Could it be that... the black long tube was used like a seesaw?
On the contrary, some generals who had come into contact with sample guns before, looking at the pitch-black barrel, vaguely guessed something.
Soon, everyone's doubts were answered.
After Gao Shun replenished his manpower, he started charging again from 1,500 meters away, and this time... not long after he started to speed up, before he actually charged, the artillery took action!
The shells used by the long-barreled black cannon were also seen during the loading process - each one was only the size of a fist, and looked very small compared to the heavy stone bullets. Many generals directly picked up their "clairvoyants" and saw that the shells should be metal .
