Zhang Guoan is completely ignorant of the techniques and tactics of the pre-gun era, and looks at the data to build. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

So, he's usually just giving advice or helping out with hardware.

As for actual combat, now it is mainly by hunting deer, and as for the two battles with the natives, it is easier than hunting, so it is not worth mentioning.

Huang Zu and Captain Bao Wei work very well, and he does have a hand in cold weapon training.

Sometimes, Zhang Guoan also looks at their training, and they look like the same thing.

Huang Zu often discharged a line of spears.

Zhang Guoan saw that the dozens of pikemen were tightly side by side, they advanced and retreated at the same time, holding a spear of one zhang and two feet, only doing two actions: stabbing and picking, on both sides of them, there were knife players to protect them, and they also advanced and retreated together.

Their movements are extremely simple.

Of course, Zhang Guoan understands that on the battlefield of cold weapons, there may not be any opportunities for individual tricks.

He felt that the scene was a little boring, and there was no momentum.

He suddenly remembered the double-sided marching drum on his chest and the single-sided waisted marching drum...... And, of course, the bamboo flute, and then he remembered the March of the Grenadiers.

He casually whistled that tune, and then looked at the march of their pikemen, well, quite applicable.

For whale launches, they are generally used to make fertilizer, or to fertilize farmland, or to plant nitrate.

But for the whale liver, they obeyed Zhang Guoan's request, and always tore off a thin film on the liver, tanned it, and used it to make thin leather gloves, which were issued to some laborers who needed to come into contact with chemical products.

Of course, it would be easier to change to a skin for marching drums.

After this set of simple military instruments is matched, it really increases the momentum of the Liuqiu Guard!

The rhythm of "March of the Grenadiers" is strong and bright, and it can perfectly match the footsteps of the players.

Captain Bao Wei and Huang Zu also made some changes. Use different drum sounds to conduct live.

In short, they are getting better and better together, and the two sides will complement each other.

Captain Bao Wei asked Huang Zu to help the arquebusiers practice their swordsmanship, and at the same time familiarized the cold weapons team members with arquebuses, palm mines, and artillery.

Huang Zu has always wanted to build an artillery unit that can keep up with the march, but he still doesn't look down on the acacia wood cannon, and always pesters Zhang Guoan to ask him to find a way.

Huang Zu said: "Zhang Ship's head." If you can come up with the bronze cannon and the acacia wood cannon, you must have a way of coming up with a cannon that can keep up with the march......"

Zhang Guoan said: "What kind of army, we don't need it now...... The artillery can hold the mouth of the river. ”

“…… For a rainy day! ”

Well, Zhang Guoan's pragmatism was defeated by his entanglement, agreeing with his ideas.

Zhang Guoan is really reluctant to use precious metals to make cannons, a few can hold the mouth of the river, deep down he has always believed that a shovel and a plow are more useful than an arquebus.

A cannon came out, and one of his mule-drawn harvesters was gone......

However, you can't help but prepare in advance.

He went back and casually checked the information. A cannon was found that could be carried by a man, a donkey or a mule, or a cannon that could be combined with a gun cart...... Tiger Squat Cannon.

He changed to two styles, one is twenty-five kilograms, which can be carried by a single person, with a length of sixty centimeters and a caliber of seven centimeters, and when firing, the two front claws and tail are nailed to the ground, or the cannon will turn over.

This one mainly fires shotguns. With the butt, it can form a surface kill within 50 meters.

The second is fifty kilograms. It needs to be carried by two people or donkeys and mules, of course, it can also be equipped with a gun cart, and two people can pull it, so that they can quickly keep up with the march.

This one can inflict a suppressive blow on the enemy in a predetermined area of eighty to one hundred meters.

Their biggest problem is that they can't adjust the angle of artillery firing, and can only be fixed, which is not as good as their castle artillery.

When the cannon is cast. Huang Zu stopped pestering Zhang Guoan and changed to the craftsmen.

Zhang Guoan ordered to use bronze casting, not wrought iron for the time being.

A fifty-kilogram tiger squat cannon is counted as a copper coin, but it is only twelve yuan, which is far less important than a full-fledged gunner.

When the gun was tested, Zhang Guoan also arrived at the scene. said to Huang Zu: "In the future, if you have a chance, think about it, what is the benefit of this thing for defense and offense...... Don't you like to study formations? ”

Huang Zu was very happy when he saw the results of the bronze tiger squatting cannon test, and said, "Ah, this thing is very useful...... The more enemies there are, the more useful they become...... Let's mint more! ”

Zhang Guoan calculated according to the ratio of three to five people in charge of a bronze tiger squat artillery, and said: "Don't have too much, five of each, a total of ten is enough......

Huang Zu muttered something, but Zhang Guoan didn't hear it clearly.

"What did you say?"

Huang Zu rolled his eyes and said, "It's okay...... Zhang Chuan first said that this thing can be used on a warship? ”

"Yes...... However, depending on the size of the ship, for example, the bow of the swordfish ship can only place a small tiger squat cannon......"

Huang Zu began to make up for it at that time, and when he thought about it and came back to his senses, Zhang Guoan had already left.

Let them repeat the exercises themselves, Zhang Guoan doesn't want to care.

At that time, the first phase of his shipyard was completed, and that was his focus.

At present, the cost of a ship with a thousand materials (one material is about 0.325 tons deadweight) is only 100 copper coins, which is equivalent to 700 yuan, but the goods transported from Liuqiu Island to Lin'an City are worth 1,000 stones, and those who help them transport goods will have to pay 50 copper coins themselves...... It's still a fair price.

In fact, sea freight is much cheaper than river and land transportation, what is the cost of sea navigation?

So, it's really a lucrative industry.

The most important thing is that Zhang Guoan must have his own marine strength, not only to be able to invite in, but also to be able to go out.

When he arrived at the shipyard, the director Zhang Laoshi was looking for him.

The factory director Zhang honestly said: "The sails of this ship model are too big...... I can't think of any kind of fabric that can withstand such a wind......"

Zhang Guoan said: "Isn't there a canvas yet? ”

"I haven't heard of it...... If you add sail ribs, I am afraid that the sail will be too heavy. ”

Zhang Guoan thought about the information left by Wanshida, and then remembered that the ship model would wait for the canvas factory to be built before starting construction, and he was in a hurry and took it out early.

Zhang Guoan knew that the sisal he brought was far from being able to be used on a large scale, so he could only wait.

He covered up his mistake and said, "Well, you should think about the type of ship you are most familiar with...... This fast sea boat, I'm just letting you see it first...... Let's wait until I build a canvas factory. ”

Zhang honestly, the director of the factory, said: "I know the 2,000 material sea ships in my heart, but the canvas can also be built into a factory?" ”

Zhang Guoan nodded and said: "Shipbuilding has always been a system project, in the future, you will only build, and others will provide the rest...... When the time comes, you may be able to build a ship of all kinds of things! ”

Thousands of big ships!

The factory director, Zhang Laoshi, began to imagine it at that time...... (To be continued.) )