Sending off the bantam tiger Wang Ying to leave, there are still heroes waiting in the county hall hall.

This person was about thirty years old, about eight feet tall, with a thin and honest face, and wore a short black brown cloth coat. There is a poem that praises: "When the artillery falls, the city is broken, and the ghosts and spirits are sad when the smoke and clouds are scattered." Thunder and thunder galloped wind cannons, and Ling Zhen was famous in four hundred states". This person is none other than Ling Zhen, nicknamed Thunder.

I saw that he waited for the heroes to leave, and bowed deeply to Song Shijiang, the master of Tiangang Star, and said: "Ling Zhen is terrified, thanks to Brother Song Jiang's attention, I am promoted to the commander of the first battalion." The younger brother is here to thank the elder brother. ”

Song Shijiang carefully looked at Ling Zhen, the thunder of the sky, and said softly: "Brother Ling Zhen, everyone knows that you have been immersed in artillery for decades, I don't know what you think of artillery?" Can you elaborate?"

Ling Zhen replied respectfully: "I said that I know with my brother, and my younger brother has been groping for the construction of artillery since he was a child, and has made sub-mother cannons, golden wheel cannons, wind cannons, car box cannons, sky-bombing cannons, etc., the artillery shocks people with sound, charms with smoke, and hurts people with stones, which is a great auxiliary on the battlefield." ”

"A good aid?" Song Shijiang smiled and said, "Have you ever thought that artillery would one day become the biggest weapon of war in war?" As soon as the artillery bombarded, the enemy's corpses were scattered all over the field, and a large number of them were knocked down and killed? What you said earlier is insignificant to shock people with sound, charm with smoke, and hurt people with stones, just like the difference between ants and elephants. ”

"Hehe," Ling Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Brother doesn't know, compared with the stone, although it is a good formation, the sound of the cannon is full of smoke and clouds, in fact, the artillery is just bluffing the layman for the time being, and the real lethality is really the same as the return cannon and the catapult. You can't really bang a big piece. The younger brother has always been obsessed with research, and even ridiculed by others, and put a good cannon battle, just to create a powerful artillery. ”

"No, Brother Ling Zhen, you are arrogant, and you think that your path is right. Artillery will surely become the greatest weapon of war, as long as you study it, you explore it. I support you, I believe that one day, you will become the most dazzling star in the world because of your artillery, which will be recorded in the annals of history forever. ”

Song Shijiang continued: "I will talk to Li Yuanwai, a big official of Chai, and they will vigorously support you financially and materially. For one, you need to build a lot of artillery. You think, your artillery is far beyond the artifacts of the era of the Later Han Dynasty, and suddenly appeared in front of the battlefield, who is not frightened and scattered, thinking that the sky is thundering, and the sky wants to die. Haha"

Ling Zhen also smiled: "If the younger brother saves it, he will live up to his brother's support." ”

"Besides, I think you have to keep exploring, don't be complacent just because the artillery is higher than this era, don't rest on your laurels. Brother Ling Zhen, you have to study it, study the explosive power of gunpowder, and make the most powerful gunpowder. Do not focus on the smoke of gunpowder to confuse and irritate people, and do not focus on the loud sound of gunpowder, which can frighten the enemy for the first time, and again it is useless. The power of gunpowder lies in its explosion, the impact of the explosion and the destructive power of the explosion. "Song Shijiang is a liberal arts student, he really doesn't understand gunpowder, he has never seen guns in later generations, the only thing he has seen related to gunpowder is firecrackers, professionally speaking, it is not as good as Ling Zhen. However, he has more vision than Ling Zhen in later generations, just as Ling Zhen in the Song Dynasty has more vision in later generations than the current Han Dynasty. Song Shijiang knew the crooked path that China had taken in the research of gunpowder and guns, and now that he had the opportunity to guide and correct it, he absolutely did not want to miss it.

"Little brother knows." Ling Zhen was still respectful.

Song Shijiang knew his temperament, and it was not surprising. Continue to rely on the understanding of later generations to guide the insiders to thunder, regardless of whether it has technical terms: "Two ideas." First, forge the most suitable steel cannon barrel to increase the explosive power of gunpowder and seal the gun, so that the gun can be farther and stronger. And our shells can also be studied, now the shells are all solid stone shells, right?. ”

"Yes," Ling Zhen replied.

"You can design more of them, like chain bullets......"

"There is, and there is something that is being made." Ling Zhen honestly stated the current situation.

Song Shijiang's old face flushed, because he didn't know very well, he continued: "Even if you can think about it because of this, for example, the inside of the cannonball is hollow, and the heart is filled with sharp weapons, and when the cannonball falls to the ground, it can bloom everywhere, both smashing and exploding, isn't it beautiful." It can even be filled with gunpowder, designed so that it explodes in enemy groups......"

"Brother, the proposal is very good," Ling Zhen nodded yes.

Song Shijiang was very happy, and finally guided the experts in place. "Idea two, you can design a firearm that you can handle in your hand, which is the miniaturized artillery. Improve the accuracy of firearms and increase the power of gunpowder, so that their shells can penetrate the flesh with holes and be full of damage. This will definitely be stronger than a crossbow, and eventually replace a crossbow. ”

Ling Zhen's eyes lit up, could he be like this? He looked at Song Shijiang with admiration and clenched his fists and said, "Listening to my brother's words, it's really like reading a book for ten years." The little brother was stunned. My brother is extremely intelligent, and I admire him very much. I must follow my brother's instructions, build artillery, and continue to research. ”

"The younger brother is now on fire, thinking about selecting some capable people, so he won't bother his brother." How can Ling Zhen, a research-oriented scientific and technological personnel, waste time, not to mention that he has to build an artillery battalion from scratch, and there is not enough time. He hurriedly bowed to Song Shijiang, and then hurried out.

Song Shijiang looked at Ling Zhen's back, and he was also full of emotion. In his memory, Song Jiang ranked Ling Zhen in the fifty-second place, and was only responsible for the large and small cannons after he got to Liangshan, and later fought as an infantry leader. Such a professional talent is really a tyrannical thing. I must tap into him and develop his potential, and the goal is the Nobel and Rommel of the Han Dynasty, yes, that's it. Wait, there are several such professionals on my Liangshan, and now they are even more valuable in this Han Dynasty, much more precious than those brave generals, and they must be used well. Who are they? I have to plan well, the jade banner pole Meng Kang is one, supervising the construction of large and small warships, and he will be able to far surpass the Han Dynasty naval army, especially the Jiangdong naval army. There is also a money leopard Tang Long, who is responsible for creating all kinds of weapons and iron tools, and he has to make full use of it...... Song Shijiang couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts, and he was more inspired and confident in his princes. And those professional and technical personnel who are not very strong in their own martial arts, and who have not had much status among the talented heroes, they can't imagine how brilliant and dazzling they will be in the future.