The Republic of China: Twins with a beautiful start, navigating a troubled world

"Oh my God! A cannon, it's a cannon."

"Hey, boom, boom, boom. Is that an Italian cannon? I saw it before when I was a soldier. It was so powerful."

"I, this is my first time seeing this thing. I must not be dreaming."

Guo Xiaofeng, Chen Zhanyun and others let out bursts of exclamations, each of them was shocked by the scene in front of them.

I saw mortars and Italian cannons placed on the training ground in the distance, with black shells piled next to them. It was chilling and shocking.

In this era, guns and ammunition such as box guns, Mauser guns, and 38-guns were very common, but large weapons such as mortars and Italian guns were extremely rare.

Weapons with astonishing power like this are usually in the hands of some warlords. Guo Xiaofeng and Chen Zhanyun are just ordinary gang forces. They had never seen such a weapon. Everyone was shocked.

At the same time, I felt extremely scared in my heart. I didn’t expect that the Tiandao Gang could actually bring out large weapons such as mortars and Italian cannons. If they really got into a fight, they would be able to blow themselves to pieces by just firing a few cannons.

"Gang Leader Guo, Gang Leader Chen, what's wrong with you? Our gang leader is waiting for you in front, come with me!"

At this time, Deng Gang suddenly stopped and looked back at Guo Xiaofeng and others who were shocked.

"Oh, okay, sorry, sorry, I just got distracted."

Guo Xiaofeng came to his senses and said apologetically, then glanced at Chen Zhanyun and led everyone to catch up.

"Brother Deng, I want to ask you something." Chen Zhanyun caught up with Deng Gang and asked respectfully.

His attitude and tone were obviously more respectful than at the beginning.

Not only him, but everyone who saw the mortars and Italian artillery became more respectful and even lowered their heads involuntarily, giving people a feeling of inferiority.

If before entering Peach Blossom Village, they thought they were on equal footing with the Tiandao Gang because they were all gangs after all, then now, they were afraid of the Tiandao Gang from the bottom of their hearts, and they completely regarded themselves as slaves and servants.

"What's going on?" Deng Gang asked pretending to be curious.

"Um, I want to ask, where did you get those weapons?" Chen Zhanyun asked, motioning to the mortars and Italian artillery in the distance.

"Oh, you mean mortars and Italian artillery! You have to ask the gang leader about this, we don't know either." Deng Gang said this and quickened his pace.

Guo Xiaofeng, Chen Zhanyun and others could only follow him quickly with doubts.

At this moment, Zhao He was standing in front of a mortar, explaining some basic knowledge to everyone.

The people in front of him were carefully selected artillerymen. They had never been exposed to mortars and Italian artillery. Zhao He would have to work hard to teach them.

"Brothers, before we start learning formally, let me introduce to you the principle of a mortar. This mortar uses a seat plate to withstand the recoil force, uses a muzzle loading method, and launches a curved-firing smoothbore artillery with finned projectiles."

"The mortar is easy to operate, has a curved trajectory, and can shoot close to the target. There is almost no blind spot that cannot be shot. Look at this barrel. After the shell is loaded from the muzzle, it relies on its own weight to slide down and be forced to fire, causing the shell to be fired. "

"Also, look at this, the mortar has a large firing angle, generally 45°-85°, a curved trajectory, and a small muzzle velocity... It is suitable for firing at targets behind shelters and targets on reverse slopes... "

"Gang leader, how should we aim?"

"Well, this is a very good question. Look at this place. When we shoot, we need to set and fine-tune the left and right directions, and then adjust the muzzle to this distance mark according to the target distance. This is considered aiming."

While Zhao He was teaching everyone knowledge, he was also hands-on with the operation. Everyone was very serious and eager to learn, with their eyes wide open and staring unblinkingly.

Just when Zhao He was talking deeply, a voice suddenly sounded.

"Reporting to the gang leader, Chen Zhanyun from the Chen Family Gang and Guo Xiaofeng from the Ax Gang are here."

After hearing this, Zhao He turned around and saw Chen Zhanyun, Guo Xiaofeng and others at a glance.

"Gang Leader Zhao, I have admired you for a long time. When I meet you today, you are truly worthy of your reputation. You are a hero in your youth!" Chen Zhanyun immediately came up to you with a smile and saluted respectfully: "My Excellency, Chen Zhanyun, I have met Gang Leader Zhao."

After Guo Xiaofeng was stunned for a moment, he also saluted respectfully: "Guo Xiaofeng, I have met Gang Leader Zhao."

At this moment, the two of them looked respectful and looked like subordinates.

"Gang Leader Chen, Gang Leader Guo, you are too outsider. We are all brothers, why do you need to give such a big gift?" Zhao He said hurriedly.

Although he said this, he had no intention of stopping the two of them from saluting. It was obvious that he was just pretending to be polite.

The reason why Zhao He invited Guo Xiaofeng and Chen Zhanyun was just to recruit them, remember! It is co-optation, not cooperation.

This means that he wants to accept the two of them as his subordinates.

The reason why Zhao He took out the mortars and Italian artillery at this time was obviously to intimidate the two of them, and the effect was obvious. Now Guo Xiaofeng and Chen Zhanyun were completely shocked. To Zhao He, that was Respect from the bottom of my heart.

"Don't dare, don't dare. How can we call ourselves gang leaders in front of Gang Leader Zhao?" Chen Zhanyun said.

"That's right, Gang Leader Zhao, please don't make fun of us two."

Guo Xiaofeng agreed. When he said this, he turned to look at his subordinates behind him, frowned and scolded: "Don't you have any sharp eyesight? You are still not polite when you meet Gang Leader Zhao."

"I've met Gang Leader Zhao!"

After hearing this, everyone hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted Zhao He, all of them were extremely respectful.

"We are all brothers, don't be so polite." Zhao He looked at everyone and said with a smile.

At this time, Chen Zhanyun seemed to have made up his mind. He gritted his teeth, suddenly came to Zhao He, knelt down on one knee and said: "Gang Leader Zhao, I'm not talented. I want to work with you in the future. I wonder if you can accept it." Accept me? Accept our Chen Family Gang? From now on, our Chen Family Gang is the people of Gang Leader Zhao and will definitely obey your dispatch!"

I have to admit that Chen Zhanyun is not only a smart man, but also acts decisively. After seeing the power of the Tiandao Gang, he immediately decided to join Zhao He and the Tiandao Gang.

He knew very well that the current strength of the Tiandao Gang was too terrifying. If he did not surrender, he was afraid that Zhao He would lead his men to attack Qingyun County the next day. With the power of these mortars and Italian artillery, it would be easy to Break the tower.

There are only two outcomes waiting for them at that time, either surrender or death.

Instead of doing this, it is better to take refuge now, so that not only can you save your life, but you can also get benefits.

Guo Xiaofeng on the side was secretly surprised when he saw this scene. He didn't expect Chen Zhanyun to be so decisive. At the same time, he was a little hesitant to ask him to give up the Ax Gang that he had worked hard for many years. Now he had to join someone else as his younger brother. Naturally, he was very unwilling. .

But when he looked at the mortars and Italian artillery on the side, Guo Xiaofeng immediately made up his mind. He also kneeled on the ground, clasped his fists towards Zhao He and said: "Gang leader Zhao, like Chen Zhanyun, I want to carry an axe." We have helped more than 800 people seek refuge with you, and we hope that you can serve us, and we will not hesitate to go through fire and water for you in the future!"

The gang leaders who saw him all knelt down, and the others quickly got down on one knee and saluted Zhao He.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Zhao He's mouth raised slightly. His goal today was achieved.

Without even using a single soldier, they managed to capture more than a thousand people from the Ax Gang and the Chen Family Gang. This is definitely a great victory!