Chapter 753: Artillery
With a shout, the cylindrical bronze vessel was lifted up by the soldiers, and was lifted onto an ox cart to the sound of cheering trumpets.
"Old tree, work hard here, before the four shots are not completed, for the sake of secrecy, and it is hard for you to stay here for a few more days.
There is food and drink here, no different from home, you can rest assured. ”
"I understand, when I made this thing, I already memorized the secrecy regulations very clearly!"
The roots and the workers thumped their chests.
Ye Feng was slightly relieved, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go first!" ”
With a crisp sound of a horsewhip, the ox cart slowly started.
It is worth noting that behind such an ox cart, there is also an ox cart, on which it is loaded with a full load of goods, which is tightly covered with a piece of cloth, and it is not known what it is.
The group came to a remote valley that was deserted.
The population density of primitive people is small, the range of activities is not large, it is said that it is inaccessible, but it is better to say that it is completely a no-man's land.
"Marshal, do you want to start the test launch?"
"Let's get started!"
With a wave of Ye Feng's hand, a group of soldiers began to get busy.
Several soldiers rushed forward and told the tightly covered ox cart to tear off the cloth, revealing the goods inside.
There were several large wooden frames on it, and there were black iron balls piled up inside.
On one side were several large sealed wooden barrels, on which were written in the most striking letters: "Gunpowder is dangerous!" No fireworks! ”
The soldiers were then busy again, and some of them took out the scales, opened the barrels, filled the gunpowder, and began to weigh them in different quantities.
Some people were tinkering with the cylindrical bronze vessel, while others were starting to raise a vigorous bonfire and insert a long iron chisel into it......
Looking at the busy scene in front of him, Ye Feng sighed and shook his head.
"At this rate, the enemy has already rushed over before the cannon has been fired."
Yes, that's right, that cylindrical bronze is the front-loading gun!
"Report to the marshal, the gun carriage has been erected, request instructions!"
"Report to the marshal, the iron drill has burned red, ask for instructions!"
"Report to the marshal, the gunpowder has been weighed, ask for instructions!"
"Report to the marshal, the shells have been wiped off, request instructions!" ……
The soldiers fed back the latest situation to Ye Feng one by one.
Ye Feng took a deep breath, and the following was the most critical moment that was about to be.
If he succeeds, it means that he will have the greatest weapon of destruction at the current level of human technology.
The mood was indescribable, and he wanted to yell a few times and laugh heartily a few times now.
However, reason told him that he must not do this, otherwise his majesty as a marshal will be lost, and how will he lead the generals in the future.
suppressed his excitement and pretended to be a superior person with nothing on his face, which made him feel very uncomfortable, but he had to do it, so he had to grit his teeth and persevere.
The soldiers were busy again, and the first shells were finally loaded.
Since this was the first time to build a cannon, I don't know what the quality is, and it is very likely to explode, so Ye Feng's soldiers hid as far away as possible and dug a big pit behind this cannon, which is where the ignition man hid.
I saw a soldier take out the red-hot iron drill from the bonfire, aim it at the hole reserved at the end of the cannon, and slam it down. At the moment of stabbing, the muzzle of the cannon snorted, and a puff of white smoke burst out, and then an orange-red firework flashed, followed by a deafening loud sound that resounded throughout the valley.
Before the thunderous cannon sound dissipated, a black shadow flew out of the cannon, threw a perfect arc in the air, and smashed straight to the ground.
There was a thud, and dirt and stones were splashing.
Soldiers, you look at me, I look at you, and they all see the whiteness of each other's faces.
Although they had been repeatedly told by Ye Feng in advance, this weapon was extremely powerful, and it was the weapon they had used before, and it could not be compared.
It's one thing to hear with your ears, it's another thing to see with your own eyes.
From Ye Feng's description, it was difficult for them to imagine how powerful the weapon was, and now that they saw it with their own eyes, they knew that what Ye Feng said was far more than that.
They knew very well that these shells weighed more than 20 pounds, and the distance from which five or six of them combined was only a few steps away.
What would it be like if it were on the battlefield and shells like this fell in the enemy's camp?
The crowd didn't dare to imagine it anymore.
Just when the primitive people thought that this power was already very shocking, Ye Feng shook his head and sighed: "No, no, this cannon can't work!" ”
He turned his head and shouted to the two of them, "Surveyor, hurry up and measure the distance between the muzzle and the landing point!" ”
"Yes!"
The two stood up and saluted, and hurriedly went.
Soon, the data came back: "51 meters! ”
At this distance, there is not as far as the tribe's strong bow can shoot.
After checking the barrel, it was found that there was no deformation or any gaps, indicating that the charge just now was within the tolerance range of this gun.
So, Ye Feng decisively decided to increase the charge and conduct the second round of test firing.
Sure enough, with an even more deafening loud bang, the cannonball turned into a phantom in the air and flew straight into the distance.
The surveyor rushed over to measure and got a result of 63 meters. It seems that increasing the charge is still very effective!
Ye Feng decided to gradually increase the charge and find the maximum charge of this bubble.
In the next period of time, Ye Feng commanded the soldiers to carry out round after round of test firing, and with the gradual stacking of the special amount, the range became longer and farther, and finally at a distance of 280 meters, the cannon finally lived up to its weight and was blown out of a big crack.
Luckily, there was no explosion, otherwise it would have been very dangerous even if you hid farther.
"Second son, have you written down all the data?"
Ye Feng turned his head and said to Xiao Er.
Xiao Er nodded, raised the record book in his hand, and said, "Don't worry, young master, every weakness of the shell, every distance, and every charge of the shell are recorded very clearly!" ”
Ye Feng's face finally showed a relaxed smile.
Since the artillery was fired, his nerves were like a string, tense all the time, for fear that there would be an explosion accident and cause casualties.
At present, his worries have not happened, which makes him finally have a chance to breathe a sigh of relief.
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