Tang Xidong was helpless, after all, everyone was a novice, and it was the first time to launch artillery, although he knew that the cast artillery was made of good steel, so he didn't have to worry about blowing up the chamber, but obviously the members of the company who ignited and fired did not have this confidence.

Tang Xidong had no choice but to let the two team members add twice as much gunpowder to the oiled paper packet.

The members of the company trembled and filled the propellant packs, then put in the shells, carefully checked them, and once again hid far away and lit the fire with long branches.

This time, after the gunpowder was fired, the cannonballs were like lightning, and they flew out of their chambers and towards the top of the opposite mountain.

Seeing that the shell was shot far away, it was difficult for the naked eye to follow the speed and arc of the shell, his face just showed joy, and then he froze, the shell was flying, but the whole artillery with the gun frame also flew, Tang Xidong knew at a glance that this was the excessive dose of excitation gunpowder caused by too much recoil.

After thinking about it, Tang Xidong guessed that maybe the lead of the cannonball had been shot into the peak when it was not completely burned, and the shock caused the cannonball lead to extinguish.

One or two times in a row did not achieve the expected effect of the shelling, Liu Lianqing and the others were more or less disappointed, but Tang Xidong's face was as usual.

Everyone is inexperienced, everything is difficult at the beginning, Liu Lianqing and others don't understand the difficulties, and it is inevitable that their expectations are too high, but he is different, Tang Xidong is very sober.

The trial continued.

The two shells with the longest lead have been fired, followed by the next two shells with the length of the lead.

Tang Xidong asked the team members to adjust the dosage of the excitation gunpowder, and this time only half of the original was added, so that a number of artillery pieces were prepared before the experiment.

The team members who loaded the ammunition and shells looked up for instructions, Tang Xidong nodded and then lit the fire, the sound of explosions and smoke enveloped the artillery, the muzzle fire shone brightly, and then the black shells came out of their chambers and shot towards the distant peaks.

Seconds later, a fire erupted on the opposite peak, followed by violent shaking and explosions, and smoke billowed in the distance, and dust flew and rocks fell.

Although the artillery shook for a while, the gun carriage was still stable, apparently withstanding the impact of the gunpowder.

Tang Xidong waved his hand fiercely, and a smile appeared on his face,

Liu Lianqing and the others also reacted and were overjoyed.

This time, the launch was clearly a success.

Putting away his smile, Tang Xidong asked the craftsman to record the dose of the excitation gunpowder, the firing mileage of the cannonball, and the length of the lead.

Then the second shell was fired again, still completing the explosion, but apparently the angle was slightly off, and it was a little far from the previous drop point.

Although the explosion was completed in the same way, Tang Xidong still found the problem, that is, the dose of excitation gunpowder is easy to cause excessive recoil of the gun, and the gun carriage is difficult to bear, and there is a solution, that is, to use a heavier gun to fire a large amount of gunpowder to reduce recoil.

Second, he needed to make a scale that was simple to measure the angular accuracy of the gun, and then fixed it to the gun to ensure that the landing point of the gun could be accurately controlled after firing.

With success, today's goal has been achieved, and time-delay shells are feasible, but the experiment must continue.

Different shells have different ranges, different explosion times, and different levels of excitation gunpowder.

Tang Xidong needed to collect data through experiments to develop teaching materials for the manufacture of artillery and future artillery teams.

One after another, the shells are excited, and there are successful ones and there are frequent problems.

Whether it is a success or a failure, it needs to be recorded so that it can be queried and corrected later.

But apparently, after an experiment, it was officially announced that Luoliangshan had artillery and more advanced artillery.

Twenty shells were test-fired, and craftsmen recorded several thick sheets of paper.

Tang Xidong hurriedly looked at it, and he roughly knew in his heart that it was basically what he had considered before the test launch.

The test firing of artillery cannot be decided from this test firing, and it takes a lot of time and a large number of test firing to determine the stability of the artillery and the reliability of the shells.

Tang Xidong is ready to continue to carry out test firing in the future, according to the size and weight of the artillery, arrange the models, and the same is true for the excitation of gunpowder, the dosage, the selection of shells, and the applicable artillery must be recorded through the artillery test, so as to provide valuable literature and scientific data for manufacturing improvement and the formation of artillery parts.

After the artillery test firing was completed, there was another major test subject, which was an earthen wooden handle grenade.

The experiment of the wooden-handled grenade was chosen in a secluded and open field in the back mountain.

The test firing of the grenade is different from the artillery, the artillery Tang Xidong is confident that it will not explode, but the grenade obviously cannot.

Therefore, the experimenters, fully armed, and the complete armor collected from the officers and soldiers of the self-defense center, were draped over the company members in three layers.

After checking and making sure that the preparations are complete, the experiment officially begins.

The lead of the grenade is relatively short, and the test batch of grenades contains a relatively small dose of gunpowder.

The main test items are the time it takes for the grenade to burn between ignition and explosion, and the problems that will occur with the lead during the throwing process.

One by one, the grenades are thrown, still the length of the lead is different, personal safety is the most important, the process of explosion and unexploded again and again, the craftsman is still carefully recorded, and the heavily armed team members will also wait for a long time, come forward to check the situation of the unexploded grenade, and then report back.

The fuse burning time of the grenade is divided into two types, one is to explode between two and three seconds, and the other is to explode between four and five seconds. Don't underestimate the difference between the two in just one or two seconds, the former can explode above the enemy's head, as long as the grenade is filled with iron sand and iron nails, it will definitely be able to achieve the effect of group killing, while the latter is to extend the damage to the enemy's depth, in the melee between the two sides, kill and injure the opponent's reinforcements.

The experiment of hand grenades is relatively simple, only need to determine the relationship between the length of the lead of the grenade and the delay time, as for the size and weight of the grenade filled with gunpowder on the distance of throwing, it is a matter of hard training for soldiers in the future.

There are three kinds of time-delay shells, home-made grenades, and fixed ammunition, except for the latter excitation carrier, the flintlock pistol, which has not yet been successfully manufactured, and the first two have determined the feasibility of these two killer features through experiments.

But the experiment still needs to continue, and more and better improvements are needed in the coming time.

Considering that there were not a few experiments after that, Tang Xidong also asked Li Shangquan to select loyal and motivated members of the company, let them enter the test site in batches and times, and familiarize themselves with artillery shooting and grenade throwing in advance, so that they could also have a training effect in advance, and the team members participated in the experiment and research and development and improvement process of artillery to explore on their own, maybe they could train a group of artillery instructors for Tang Xidong in advance, and it would be much easier to form an artillery unit when the time came.

Experiments, at first, were new and expected for Liu Lianqing and others, but for craftsmen, they would slowly find that it was a boring thing.

However, this day, for Luoliang Mountain, is a day that changes history.

The emergence of thermal weapons and artillery indicates that Luoliangshan has the armed guarantee to survive in the troubled times, and for Tang Xidong, it has the capital to improve.

The reform has not yet succeeded, and the comrades still need to work hard.

Seeing the success of the two killer features in front of him, Tang Xidong looked forward more and more to the successful development and manufacturing of flintlock pistols as soon as possible, and then large-scale deployment of troops.

Therefore, Tang Xidong, who was bent on making the flintlock pistol as soon as possible, said goodbye to everyone after the experiment was completed, and continued to plunge into the craftsman's workshop.

Looking at Tang Xidong's figure, Liu Lianqing's eyes showed a trace of loneliness and gloom, she hadn't been alone with Tang Xidong for a long time, for Tang Xidong from the original emotionless to change his views and then to feelings and feelings, and now seeing that his thinking can no longer keep up with the development in front of him, Liu Lianqing slowly gave birth to a trace of inferiority complex and a sense of crisis.

The inferiority complex in her heart made her feel that she couldn't keep up with Tang Xidong's pace more and more, and the sense of crisis was because this piece of jade was getting brighter and brighter day by day, and she knew that there must be many people who saw it, and there would be a young and beautiful woman like her who would take the initiative to appear by Tang Xidong's side one day.

Deng Dahu and Liu Dagou next to him glanced at each other, and opened their mouths to blame: "The military advisor is really, and I don't know if I take time to accompany my niece, isn't this pretending to be blind?" ”

Liu Lianqing put away the bitterness on her face, looked at Tang Xidong's disappearing back, and comforted her mouth: "Second Uncle doesn't know, Xidong is like this, he can't take care of anything when he's busy, just wait for him to finish everything, he is so tired and tired for everyone, we shouldn't bother him." ”