Chapter 327: Earth Cannon

After fixing the cannon, Li Hang began to stuff gunpowder into it, then threw the shells into it, and finally the last step, he installed the lead he had made into the ignition hole.

Only then did he take out the prepared fire fold.

"It looks like this shot is going to be amazing." This time, Li Hang's chosen target was a huge reef directly ahead.

The reef was chosen because there was no one nearby, and the place was surrounded by large rocks, which were just used for cover.

A well-dug pit can also protect oneself.

The most important thing is that this gun is flat-fired, and basically there is no need to think about hits.

If you can't shoot at a distance of less than twenty paces, it's funny.

After putting the lead, Li Hang ignited it directly, and then quickly rolled into the dug hole, and covered the animal skin on his body according to the old method.

About two seconds later, with a loud "boom", like the roar of a beast, Li Hang felt that he was shocked.

"My God, this shock is really ......" Lifting the animal skin, Li Hang couldn't wait to stand up and rush out, but everything in front of him made him a little frightened.

At this time, the car that was originally in front of it retreated a full half a meter, not to mention, the huge reef twenty paces away had already been torn apart.

The billowing black smoke from the barrel seemed to tell of its power.

"Tut-tut, there was a burst of smoke afterwards, and I was as happy as a fairy!" Looking at the cracked reef in the distance, Li Hang laughed.

Wang Dali and the others, who rushed to the scene when they heard the sound, thought that something was wrong at first, but when they saw the cracked reef, they were all speechless in surprise.

"Master, how did you get this?"

Wang Dali really didn't believe in any immortals before, even if he followed Li Xing, Li Hang wouldn't tell him anything like immortals, but seeing this situation today, he believed in this immortal a little, but this immortal was his own master, Li Hang himself.

The stone is beaten in the wind and rain here, let alone taking wood, I am afraid that there will be no problem with the sword to cut it, and at this time the solid stone is already torn apart, no matter how you look at it, it does not look like it can be caused by a person.

What's more, the loud bang just now was more like Lei Gong's might.

And now looking at the pile of broken stones, he was even more sure.

"Pack up, cover this thing with a black cloth, get the top half of the carriage ready, and get ready to go home!" Li Hang was a little excited, but before he could get excited, Wang Dali came over with a sad face.

"Master, the axle is broken!"

"Huh?" Li Hang looked at the axle with a strange expression, and the axle was directly broken because of the impact of the artillery, which made Li Hang a little surprised.

"So what do we have to do here?" At this time, Wang Dali was also a little at a loss.

He knew how heavy this thing was, and he was curious as to why it was broken.

"Hmmm! Prepare someone, get a sturdy cart over, and we'll tow it back. It's okay! "This time a shot on the beach scared a few people enough, and now I wrapped it all in cloth, tied it up with rope, and picked up a bunch of ropes.

"I'll go find someone in a moment and have them come over and tie this thing to the car."

Li Hang thought for a moment, and then shook his head helplessly. "If it really doesn't work, let people get two cars over and nail the two cars to death with wooden planks, so that you can share a lot of pressure."

This cannon is just a trial type, if you need to increase the power, not only do you need to use better materials, the rear of the gun chamber can also be properly thickened, used to withstand greater chamber pressure, although there is no way to make it into the kind of firing and loading in later generations, but such a gun is definitely enough in this era.

If these things are not counted, Li Hang can also use his own way to improve his combat effectiveness, and in this era, he occupies an absolutely dominant position.

Wait until the steel structure of the cannon is completed, and wait until this gun can gradually reduce the thickness of the barrel.

Then the test to a certain extent, you can make a musket from this steel material.

Even if it's just the most basic front-loading ammunition.

After all, many of the primary guns are made of copper, and this kind of cannon is used to carry out a large number of attacks on the entire gun body.

There are not many things in Li Hang's hands, but everything can be fatal.

When Li Hang delivered the things, the nearby residents came over curiously.

They were all curious about what the thing that caused such a huge noise, and they were also very concerned about what these things that Li Hang had come to transport were going to do.

The salt was purchased from them, and they also brought up the sea intestines, but they dried them and handed them over to Li Hang.

They are still very confused about this.

After all, they don't know what this thing is for, and they don't know what this thing can do, but the price Li Hang buys is still very high, you must know that these things are just by-products of fishing, and this kind of by-product is something that almost no one wants on weekdays.

Now it can be used.

This is really surprising.

On the other hand, these marine fish can be sold everywhere after being developed directly with salt and made into salted fish.

In addition, they live by the sea, and there are fields nearby that can produce a small amount of grain, and they think it is not bad to make a living with these seafood.

In addition, Li Hang also promised that if they catch a certain amount of seafood, they can also make it into dry goods, and the purchase price of these dry goods will be higher in the future.

This makes them even more excited, dry goods! If these things are really in their hands, it will not be real money, and it will not be easy to buy food when the time comes. In addition, Li Hang was still preparing fishing boats for them, which was simply gospel, and in the words of their private discussion, they had really never seen such a nobleman.

Li Hang pulled the artillery and a cart of fish to his home, and the wooden barrels were filled with all kinds of fish, which had to be scooped up every once in a while to increase the oxygen in the barrels and improve the survival rate of those fish and seafood.

By the time I got home, half of the truckload of fish was still alive, and the shellfish and sea cucumbers were still alive.

This trip over, I brought back these things, it seems that they are only for my own home, but in fact, the most important thing is to test the artillery.

Although this earthen cannon is useless and very rudimentary, the experimental data this time is enough to explain some problems.

That kind of stone has been broken to pieces, but what about the city walls?

What happens if it's thrown in a crowd?

The most powerful thing about artillery is not its lethality, but its deterrent power was even more powerful before the advent of explosive shells. Tear apart the opponent's formation and cause unparalleled psychological pressure on the opponent's soldiers.