Chapter 44: Ten Years of Cultivation (7)
[Second Update.] It's a little slow to write, and the third one can't be updated until noon. Gotta say sorry. 】
Hearing the news that Guo Kui was going to the side of the ordnance supervisor to kill, Zhang Dian suddenly looked helpless.
Pointing at Han Gang, he sighed: "Yukun, I've hurt you now!" ”
Han Gang refused to admit the charge, and said with a smile: "It wasn't me who lit the fire." ”
"This is the time to laugh? Guo Zhongtong is about to hit the door. Listening to Han Gang's push, Zhang Dian said angrily.
"I can only admit it when I knock on the door. Taiwei Guo just moved in, and the house was smashed by Brother Zihou, can he not be angry? ”
"It's like there's nothing about Yukun here!"
“…… In fact, Kaifeng Mansion has more responsibilities. Han Gang was silent for a moment, and then said, the object of shirking responsibility was changed to Kaifeng Mansion, and he would not hesitate, "How big is the cannonball, and how big is the main hall of Guo Kui's house?" Can an embroidery needle pierce an elephant to death? Joke! ”
An iron ball that is slightly larger than a fist and weighs eleven or twelve pounds has actually demolished a house a few feet high, except for cutting corners during the maintenance of Kaifeng Mansion, can there be any other explanation? It is the main hall of the Jiedu Envoy's mansion, just like the status of the Daqing Palace in the imperial city. If a stone falls to the ground, it will collapse the Daqing Palace, will the person who threw the stone be punished, or the person who supervised the construction and repair will be punished?
Han Gang's statement, Zhang Dian liked, "Kaifeng Mansion is indeed to blame." But it was an accident, maybe it hit the beam, as if it hit the vital point. ”
"That's right. The snake is seven inches, and the house is about the same. ”
"It's also Guo Zhongtong's luck." Zhang Dian sighed, "Fortunately, the bad place was blown out earlier." If you don't find it today, and it will be windy and rainy in the future, it will be out of control. Han Gang turned his head and asked Zhang Dian, "Oh? After Mrs. Guo came, is it okay to say this? ”
“…… Alas! Zhang Duan smiled bitterly and sighed. Such faceless and skinless words, it's nothing to laugh here, where can you say it to the outside?
Han Gang also sighed: "Fortunately, Guo Zhongtong didn't go to sue the royal court, but just called the door." ”
"Guo Zhongtong can cut off the horse's head with one sword, but I am powerless. It's all up to Yukun to deal with it. ”
"Han Gang's level, his thesis talent, but he can beat the generals of the dynasty, and in terms of martial arts, no one in the Eastern Class can compare. But if you want to say that you want to compete with Guo Zhongtong in martial arts, it's like comparing your literary talents with Jiayue, Brother Zihou, aren't you embarrassed? ”
The two of you say a word, I say a word, the footsteps do not stop, and rush to the door of the ordnance prison to pick up people. Guo Kui came angrily, if he dared to put on a shelf, he wouldn't even be able to do it.
In fact, the mood of the two was still very relaxed, but fortunately, the shell did not hurt anyone when it fell to Guo's house. Compared with the collapse of Guo Kui's house, whether anyone was injured is more important.
The artillery experiment hit the main hall of the Guo family, but it was just an unfortunate little accident, as long as no one was injured in the accident, it was just a conversation after tea and dinner, and it was said as a joke in the mouths of millions of soldiers, civilians and officials. Of course, the fame of artillery will spread all over Kyushu through Guo Kui's light. But it's different when it hurts people, Han Gang or Zhang Dian, which one can get away with it?
Fortunately, no one was hurt, and Han Gang didn't know how many times he was lucky in the dark way in this moment.
If the first record of artillery was Guo Kui, I don't know what Lu Dao would say about this weapon that killed his own famous marshal.
After hearing that the main hall of Guo Kui's house had collapsed, Zang Zhang immediately sent someone to report back and went over to inquire about the news. With the official robe he was wearing, it didn't take much effort to ask from Si Yan's mouth that no one in Guo Kui's family was injured, and he immediately sent another person back to report the news.
When the first person came to report, Han Gang and Zhang Dian shouted in their hearts that it was not good, in case Guo Kui or his family bumped into a little, they would have to hand over the resignation form. This is the first instance since the founding of the country, the privy envoy intends to kill his colleagues with his own hands, no matter what the reason, to give an explanation to the generals, by no means something that can be laughed at.
Fortunately, the second messenger soon followed, and when they heard that Guo Kui's family was safe, the two of them were relieved at the same time. At least this newly baked weapon will not just come out, and it will be able to catch up with the spaceship with an emperor star and get the record of solving the three auxiliary ministers of the current dynasty.
The sound of shouting was getting closer and closer, and Guo Kui's guard of honor turned around the street and appeared on the street at the main gate of the ordnance superintendent.
When Han Gang and Zhang Dian saw it, they immediately smiled bitterly.
"I'm glad I didn't have a knife or gun."
"You can't win even empty-handed."
The attitude of making fun in suffering, in fact, Han Gang and Zhang Dian both think that today's events are too interesting. There is no human life on my heart, but I want to joke. However, as Guo Kui got closer and closer, the expressions on the faces of the two became serious.
Guo Kui came to the door with a full guard of honor, just like when he was fully armed when he went into battle, this is an attitude to seek justice in person.
The Xiangfang where the ordnance supervisor is located, there is only the residence of the craftsman, and there are not many idle people, but Zhang Dian and Han Gang came in front, and now Guo Kui is here, which still attracts the attention of many people.
Especially when I saw the envoy Zhang and Han Xuanhui descending to greet each other, the surrounding discussion suddenly became louder.
Unless it is the prime minister, who else among the ministers can stand such etiquette? is not to learn martial arts, only to talk about the official train, Guo Kui is also under Zhang Dian and Han Gang.
At first glance, when he saw Han Gang and Zhang Tun, Guo Kui's eyelids jumped. He didn't expect that Zhang Dian and Han Gang would be in the ordnance prison.
If it was just the officials in the ordnance prison, Guo Kui really didn't care about the seizure, and breathed a sigh of relief. is just a sentence of military weapons supervisors, Guo Kui will not take it seriously when he is upright.
But Han Gang and Zhang Dian are different. It is true that Han Gang is the culprit, but his presence and absence are two different things.
The reason why Guo Kui didn't go to sue the royal court was because he didn't want to really turn his face with Han Gang.
Anger is anger, but there is still reason. After all, there were no dead people, just smashed the house, and anyway, this matter didn't make much trouble. Unless it's really the Ordnance Warden who shoots at them, but even then, will they admit it?
It's just that this grievance in my heart makes Guo Kui's heart more and more unhappy.
When Han Gang and Zhang Dian came up together, Guo Kui also turned over and dismounted and took two steps forward.
When Han Gang arrived, he saluted Guo Kui, "Han Gang has seen Taiwei. The artillery accidentally hit the captain's house, and Han Gang was about to go to the door to apologize. ”
Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Han Gang bowed his head first and apologized, Guo Kui is angry, and he can't attack in front of so many people. But the meaning of Han Gang's words is that he is small-minded when he knocks on the door? There's no need to come at all?
Guo Kui's heart was even more panicked.
Zhang Dian also came over: "Fang Cai was also Zhang Tun's mistake, and he accidentally raised the muzzle of the cannon by half an inch. If it weren't for this mistake, he wouldn't have flown out of the ordnance prison and injured the captain's house. ”
Can't you just apologize? Guo Kui's face was gloomy, and he said in a muffled voice: "Guo Kui can't afford it." It's just a room. ”
"One room is also the captain's home. I'm really sorry for the captain. This is indeed Han Gang's fault. If the captain has anything to say, Han Gang admits punishment! ”
"Where." Guo Kui said with a calm face, "Since the main hall of Guo Kui's house has been demolished, Guo Kui can take a look at the culprit." ”
"I wonder what the captain wants to see, is it artillery, or the person who ignited the fire?" Han Gang immediately asked.
"Artillery." Guo Kui said. What is he doing with a pawn who lights a fire? He wants to see the artillery now!
After being smashed by a cannonball, Guo Kui was angry and interested in artillery. It really got it for Han Gang, and it really had to be better than the thunderbolt cannon and the Eight Bull crossbow.
"In that case, then ask the captain to move to the courtyard." Han Gang invited Guo Kui to enter the military weapons prison, and said with a smile: "It would be easier for the captain to only look at the person who lit the fire, and Brother Zihou is here." But to see the artillery, you can only take a few more steps. ”
Guo Kui looked at Zhang Dian in surprise, it was this privy envoy who lit the fire?
Zhang Dian smiled embarrassedly, Han Gang betrayed him in person, "Artillery is really a militaristic weapon, Zhang Dian saw it, and he also wanted to experience it with his own hands." Eat the king's luck, the matter of loyalty. ”
Guo Kui is not exhaustive, Zhang Dian is a bold man, which everyone in the DPRK knows.
"This is artillery?" Seeing the real thing, Guo Kui's problem is no different from Zhang Dan's.
"Exactly." Han Gang nodded.
"Just this artillery, shooting those dozen pounds of iron projectiles out of the cannon?" Guo Kui looked at this bronze pipe, and immediately became interested, put the previous unhappiness behind him, and looked back and forth several times with his eyes shining. Then he asked, "Guo Kui just heard from his subordinates, first there was thunder and thunder, and then something flew over and smashed the main hall. It must be related, right? ”
"It's artillery, indeed. The artillery fired very loudly, and gunpowder was originally used to make firecrackers. With the propulsion of gunpowder, the range of the cannon could easily exceed three hundred paces. ”
"Five hundred steps. One and a half miles! Guo Kui's tone suddenly became very impulsive, and his face stinked. But Han Gang and Zhang Dian didn't take it to heart. Anyone's house collapses, and they won't be in a good mood, and it's a new home that they just moved into.
Han Gang walked to the wooden target that had not yet been put away, and pointed to the gap at the upper end: "This five hundred steps is the five hundred steps after hitting the target." If there is no blockage, it should have a range of seven or eight hundred paces. ”
Originally, the direction of the shell was only slightly higher than the target, and the parabola was almost straight, so even if it was flying, it should not fly far. If you didn't hit the courtyard wall in front of you, you should have landed quickly. However, as it flew out, the shell rubbed the bottom of the wooden plank that was the target, and although it was only a little bit, the direction of progress immediately changed. The orbit became taller, from a shallow curve to an angled curve. So I flew all the way to Guo Kui's house.
If the cannon had been fired from an angle of 35 to 40 degrees for the purpose of the maximum firing range from the beginning, seven or eight hundred paces would not have been a problem.
The angle of the muzzle was not properly placed, and it seemed like an accident, but Han Gang would never think so. If there is a gun carriage that can adjust the angle, this will not happen at all, as long as there is no wrong number, you can read the angle table to know whether the road is aiming or not.
Today's artillery, in fact, is just a barrel, which requires observation equipment, but also a stable and adjustable gun mount, and only when these accessories are ready, the development of the gun can be regarded as a success. But in that case, I really don't know when the road will be, and some people may think that this is a waste of time, but now that Guo Kui is an example, it is easy to explain.
Where blessings and misfortunes lurk, and where misfortunes and blessings depend.
Han Gang glanced at Guo Kui, bad things can also become good things.