The first test shot was a scatter bomb, and Li Qingyuan did not expect this small cannon to exert much power in the siege of the city, he only hoped that it could fire a shot bomb and strike at the enemy's dense charge formation.

The tiger squat cannon can be carried away by two soldiers by splitting it, plus the one carrying lead bullets and gunpowder, one artillery squad can carry two tiger squat cannons, so Li Qingyuan believes that he has a battalion of artillery, and he will definitely be able to defeat twice the number of shotgun Qing troops.

The soldiers loaded the ammunition according to the operation instructions provided by Li Qingyuan, first stuffing a medicine bag, then adding a spacer, and then stuffing a loose bomb bag, which is a kind of cork, in order to improve the airtightness of the gunpowder explosion.

After placing it, the soldier took a thin wire and smashed the puncture bag against the fire door of the artillery, and then poured gunpowder into the fire door and inserted the fire rope.

The ready soldiers looked at Li Qingyuan, and Li Qingyuan nodded: "Launch!" ”

There was a boom and the smoke cleared, and several of the large targets placed at the distance of 50 to 100 meters in front were knocked down.

Li Qingyuan stepped forward to take a look, and the projectiles were mainly concentrated at a distance of seventy to one hundred steps, and the range had been improved compared to the old-fashioned Tiger Squat Cannon, but this improvement was also very limited, only twenty meters.

Li Qingyuan frowned and asked, "Then can this still increase the range?" ”

The gunsmith shook his head and looked at Li Qingyuan and said cautiously: "I can't stand this cannon in the distance, and it will be thickened and lengthened, and it will be ...... when the time comes."

Li Qingyuan nodded and sighed: "Okay, that's it, how far can you hit a solid bullet?" ”

The gunsmith cautiously asked, "Do you want to try it?" ”

"Haven't you tried?" If the other party wants to say that he hasn't tried Li Qingyuan, he will definitely not believe it, and he is too lazy to look at it, this is just a thing to restore the Ming Dynasty, and it is not high-level equipment, so it is the same thing whether he sees it or not.

The gunsmith thought for a while and said: "Generally, you can only shoot five or six hundred steps, and if you increase the charge, you can hit a little farther, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to stand ......." ”

Li Qingyuan looked at the cannons, then at the gunsmiths, and said with a smile: "Okay, you have also worked hard, you are doing well, I will instruct the logistics to give you the corresponding wages, you all have to work hard!" ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they were different from those who came voluntarily and those who were deceived, strictly speaking, they were all robbed by Li Qingyuan, which was considered a trophy, and it was also robbed by Li Qingyuan in the name of Wu Duyan.

These people work for the bandits for fear that the king of the mountain will be dissatisfied with them, and now that the king is satisfied, their heads can be regarded as covered?

Li Qingyuan asked casually: "How many artillery pieces can you produce in a month?" ”

These people discussed with each other for a moment and said, "If the materials are sufficient, there is still a guarantee of 100 doors a month." ”

Li Qingyuan plans to equip each battalion with two such artillery platoons, that is, twelve guns, one hundred guns a month, so I am afraid that it will not be able to keep up with the speed of the replacement of troops in the later period.

Li Qingyuan thought for a while and said: "That's it, you also learn to make muskets, divide labor in groups, and perform their own duties, I am transferring a group of apprentices to you, and some unimportant work for those apprentices to do, this kind of tiger squat cannon will produce at least 200 units per month." ”

As soon as these people heard this, they all started talking, and Li Qingyuan saw that they were wiping their sweat and looking dazed, and waved his hand directly: "Someone will take you to see how their muskets are made immediately, and when the time comes, you can tell me when you come back after reading it." ”

Li Qingyuan returned to his room and began to calculate, if this artillery was equipped with the battalion, then the number of people in each battalion in the future would not be as simple as 300.

Two artillery platoons are 60 people, and the total strength of such a battalion has risen to 360 people, which is okay to say, Li Qingyuan did not think that he had to keep one battalion unchanged at 300 people.

However, there are new problems that need to be solved, the first is the training of artillery, and in Li Qingyuan's current unit, the two soldiers who can shoot artillery and operate the artillery today are still temporarily taught by Li Qingyuan.

Although it is said that it is only this kind of small cannon now, even if you don't understand ballistics and what parabola, you can use it, but this loading and use must always be taught, so do these people use newcomers or veterans?

The advantage of using a veteran who has fired a musket is that the loading steps of the musket and the gun are more or less common, and the veteran is easier to learn and learn.

But what if a novice starts over without splitting the existing company and without making the soldier sloppy, what if the veteran thinks that he has learned the musket and brought the operation of the musket to the operation of the artillery?

This is easy to solve, anyway, Li Qingyuan is not in a hurry to fight now, it is just a matter of slow training, but is this artillery only equipped to the battalion level, or will it continue to be rationed to the company level? This one is also a problem.

Assigned only to the battalion level, the artillery can be used intensively and give full play to the advantages of concentration, but if it is assigned to the company, it can indeed strengthen the company's firepower.

Not to mention anything else, a company of 100 people did not have the ability to attack fortifications at all, nor did they have the ability to fight alone, but if there is a tiger squat cannon, then not to mention fighting a county town, a small village and town, a company with four tiger squat cannons can still be easily taken.

Moreover, since Li Qingyuan chose this route of encircling the cities from the countryside, for a long time to come, Li Qingyuan's main enemies were all these landlords, and the places he attacked were all these small towns.

Li Qingyuan also had no relevant experience, so in the end, he was simply assigned to the battalion first, set up two artillery platoons, and when it was time to fight, let the battalion commander adjust it according to his own needs.

The third question is whether this kind of artillery should be exported, artillery is different from muskets, Li Qingyuan is confident that his musket can be fired outside the enemy's range of fire, and the enemy's range can gain an advantage to end the battle.

However, although Li Qingyuan, the current tiger squat cannon, can produce old-fashioned shotshots and reduce the range of scattered bullets to about 50 paces, if it hits solid bullets, then it will still be 500 meters, and I am afraid that it will cause huge casualties to Li Qingyuan at that time.

If you don't sell it, it's not that people can't make it, this kind of lightweight small cannon is just a glance, and the average blacksmith can imitate it, not to mention that people sincerely want to build it.

Li Qingyuan thought about it for a long time and decided to sell it, anyway, this is not his unique high-tech, now instead of worrying about cultivating his own enemies, it is better to expect everyone's strength to be stronger!

At least everyone is strong, whoever succeeds in rebelling together, the Han dynasty will still return to the hands of the Han people, it is better than now, and in the future, Li Qingyuan can completely build a more powerful cannon to restrain this small cannon.

Now is the era of rapid development of science and technology, rather than guarding their own little technology nest, it is better to open up a little, and everyone grows up quickly.