Chapter 395 Sweet Jujubes

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It was agreed that the next few days would be to wait for the fleet to return and choose a day to set out for the battle.

During this period, the two coaches of similar age got along very speculatively, drinking tea and playing games every day, and talking about their future visions from time to time.

In addition, Lin Xiao also personally served as an instructor and taught Zheng Chenggong how to shoot with an M92 pistol.

Personally feeling the range and accuracy of this exquisite weapon, and seeing Lin Xiao's various equipment that he had never seen before, Zheng Chenggong sighed and envied again.

Of course, there must still be some doubts - these demons don't know where to get so many weird things!

In order to firmly envelop this national hero and avoid turning his face into an enemy in the future, Lin Xiao gave Zheng Chenggong several surprises.

Since he was determined to be a fellow believer, Lin Xiao was no longer stingy, and offered all the sweet dates that had been prepared a long time ago.

First of all, Lin Xiao generously said that for the spoils of war after the recovery of the army, the captured army only needs to divide half of the grain and transport it to Guangdong, and in addition, all the captured weapons and property belong to the Zheng army.

Secondly, Lin Xiao mysteriously ordered someone to bring up more than 500 gunpowder packs from the "Qinzhou" and send them to Zheng Chenggong in person.

These gunpowder packs, of course, are not the high-powered TNT explosives packs that Ding Shuai used in Annan before, and they are full of black powder.

After several battles, tens of thousands of catties of this black powder were seized by various units of the captive army, and almost all of them were transported to Qinzhou.

There was so much gunpowder, but it made Lin Xiao difficult.

Due to the limited production of steel, Lin Xiao did not plan to make flintlock pistols for the time being, so for them, this black powder was of little use except for the need to use some of the captured battleship breech guns.

Even so, all of what they used was produced by Lao Cao after improving the formula.

Since tens of thousands of catties of old-fashioned gunpowder have been seized, it is a waste not to use them, so Lin Xiao asked Lao Cao to think of a way to design some explosive bags similar to those used by the Eighth Route Army in later generations, and then ordered Mo Yuanwei to manufacture them in large quantities in the Firearms Bureau in Qinzhou.

Lin Xiao felt that although the power of this thing was far less than that of yellow explosives, it was very versatile, especially when attacking the city, and its lethality to personnel was no worse than that of artillery that fired solid bullets.

Lao Cao is naturally familiar with it, and immediately designed two specifications, one is ten catties and the other is five catties.

He felt that this weight was easier to carry on foot in the mountains, and that it could also be used for siege purposes, allowing small stone throwers to throw them farther.

In addition, Lao Cao also improved the lead and accurately calculated the length of the lead, which greatly improved the accuracy of the explosion.

However, after testing, it was found that this thing still has obvious shortcomings.

One is that in addition to gunpowder, it is only loaded with a small amount of stones, and even iron nails and other things are reluctant to be used, and the lethality basically depends only on the air waves and fireballs generated by the explosion, even if it is blown up at close range, it can only injure people, and almost cannot kill people.

Another disadvantage is that the range of the catapult is still too close, and the size is much larger than the artillery, if the opponent has a sufficient number of artillery, then these treultomes will not be able to kill the other party, and basically become a live target for artillery, which is also the reason why the trebuchet is gradually replaced by artillery in this era.

From this, Lao Cao remembered a high-powered earthen cannon used by the people's army in later generations - the conscienceless cannon.

This thing was first used in Liu Deng's army, and it was terrified by the enemy in the War of Liberation.

In fact, this is precisely because the equipment of the earth eight roads is too simple, and it was forced to come up with it, and its structure is very simple, that is, the explosives package is placed in a large oil drum, and the oil drum is half buried in the mud when the battle is in place, and after igniting the lead of the propellant, the explosive package is launched one by one, and then exploded in the air when it flies to the enemy formation, and its principle is similar to the old mortar cannon.

Although the power is far less than the TNT explosive bag of later generations, Lao Cao found that the range of this kind of earthen cannon is far beyond that of the stone thrower, and the disadvantage is that the outer packaging of the gunpowder bag must be thickened, and it is best to clamp a thin layer of iron sheet, otherwise it is easy to explode.

Of course, oil barrels are strategic materials, so naturally they will not be easily given to outsiders, and at present, Zheng Chenggong can only use a stone thrower to throw.

Looking at the gunpowder bags neatly stacked on the dock, Zheng Chenggong couldn't mention how happy he was, and asked repeatedly: "Is this, thrown with a stone thrower?" ”

"Yes, Lord Wang,"

Lin Xiao said with a smile, "This thing looks inconspicuous, but it is very useful when attacking the city." ”

"Oh? Really? ”

Zheng Chenggong will be skeptical.

"Why don't you go to the martial arts arena and let people try it?"

"Okay, let's go."

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"Great!"

Watching the "swishing" smoking gunpowder packets being thrown hundreds of steps and then exploding in the air, Zheng Chenggong was so excited that he danced with his hands and waved his arms vigorously.

The mystery in this, he naturally understood at a glance: "Isn't this equivalent to a flowering bomb?" ”

"Almost, it's just not far enough,"

Lin Xiao smiled faintly, "Lord Wang, hurry up and order someone to practice, and let Yangyi taste the power of our firearms......"

"Yes, yes, yes,"

Zheng Chenggong responded repeatedly, and after a little thought, he said to his soldiers, "Go, invite General Shi." ”

Not long after, Shi Lang, the disgruntled general of the forward town, hurried to the martial arts arena.

Recently, Shi Lang has been a little depressed, and he has been neglected for a long time since the last time he lost his handsome and fell out.

This time to recover so many places in Fujian, Zheng Chenggong did not send him into battle, obviously he has fallen out of favor, this time, the army is about to go out, this young coach does not know what to do, where to send himself......

After saluting, Zheng Chenggong waved his hand and said with a smile: "Honorable Hou, how is your new forward town?" ”

"Forehead ......"

Shi Lang replied anxiously, "Hui Dashuai, I am practicing day and night, waiting to go into battle to kill the enemy." ”

"Well, aren't you dissatisfied with my arrangement? A new errand for you today. ”

"Handsome ......"

Shi Lang was a little confused.

"See? This was given by the Marquis of Qinchuan, flowering and playing,"

Zheng Chenggong ordered someone to throw a few more gunpowder packets for him to see, and then said lightly, "You will order someone to repair the stone throwing machine and let the sons and daughters step up their practice." ”

"Yes!"

Shi Lang reacted immediately, with a look of excitement on his face, and hurriedly gave up.

It's okay now, Dashuai didn't abandon himself after all!

With this new mission, when attacking the Dutch city, he will be able to make a contribution and will not be marginalized.

Lin Xiao on the side saw this scene in his eyes, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time sighed with emotion.

This Shi Lang is a general, but unfortunately, in real history, due to the loss of harmony among the generals, first he angrily beheaded Zheng Chenggong's henchmen and generals, and Zheng Chenggong killed his father and brothers, so that he was angry and surrendered to the enemy, and finally became a lackey of the Tartars, until later, he led the Qing army to cross the sea to capture Taiwan, and destroyed the last foothold of the Zheng family.

Now it seems that Zheng Chenggong's snubbing of Shi Lang is indeed just an expedient measure, which shows that he is broad-minded and still loves talents in his heart.

In this way, Zheng Chenggong and General Shi Lang finally reconciled and avoided tragedy.

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As a result, after several days of practice, Shi Lang greatly appreciated this new weapon, and saw that its structure was very simple, so he immediately suggested that Zheng Chenggong order people to think about it carefully, and in the future, they would also make it on a large scale.

(Question: Zheng Chenggong entertained guests with tea, what kind of tea did he make to entertain Qu Shiyun and Lin Xiao?) ）

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