"I just built a squatting cannon, Ling Zhen is preparing to test the cannon, do you want to take a look?" Shi Jin said with a smile, he has been very happy to follow Ling Zhen to blow up this and that in the past few days. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Da Lang leads the way!" Zheng Zhi was overjoyed when he heard that Ling Zhen was already testing the gun. Artillery is too important, and it is an invincible weapon in battle.

Shi Jin turned around and walked Zheng Zhi to an empty area inside.

There were only a few people in the clearing, and they were tinkering around a black object.

Zheng Zhi stepped forward directly, Ling Zhen only saw Zheng Zhi at this time, and hurriedly bowed his hand.

Zheng Zhi already only had a cannon in his eyes, this cannon was smaller than Zheng Zhi imagined, it felt similar to the mouth of the bowl, and the caliber of the barrel was even smaller. In total, it is only about a meter long, which is much smaller than the black powder cannon in Zheng Zhi's impression.

Seeing this cannon, Zheng Zhi's brows furrowed, and he looked at Ling Zhen with a questioning expression.

Ling Zhen saw Zheng Zhi's expression, thinking that Zheng Zhi was a little disappointed, and smiled awkwardly: "Xianggong, this is a small cannon, try the casting method first if it is unreliable, and also try how powerful the gunpowder is." Make a record that you can refer to later. ”

Zheng Zhi listened to Ling Zhen's explanation, and then he frowned and asked, "You try it first!" ”

Ling Zhen was a little nervous for no reason when he was interviewing a cannon in Zheng Zhi, so he took out a wooden stick tied with a cloth ball and stuffed it into the barrel, and cleaned up the debris in the barrel back and forth.

Then he took out a scale, scooped out gunpowder from a clay jar, weighed it several times, and said: "Six taels of medicine, can hit two miles away!" ”

Zheng Zhi also nodded when he heard it, if he could fight two miles, it would be six or seven hundred steps, and the power was already good, so he asked, "Can you break the city gate?" ”

"This cannon is too small, the effect of breaking the door is not good, if it is magnified three times, it is not a problem to break the city gate." Ling Zhen poured the gunpowder into the barrel of the cannon, and at the same time brought in a solid cannonball, and his answer was smooth.

"How many pounds is this cannon?" Zheng Zhi naturally thought about it a lot, the range of six or seven hundred steps was already more than twice that of the bed crossbow, and the solid round cannonball, even if it landed, would bounce, and the power was still huge, not to mention killing people and horses.

"This cannon is two hundred and thirty-seven pounds." Ling Zhen stuffed some rags into the barrel of the cannon, and brought a wooden stick to poke the gunpowder into the barrel.

"It's not heavy, one horse can carry two marches. Field warfare can be used as a sharp weapon. Zheng Zhi nodded, the small cannon has the role of a small cannon, and the heavy artillery has the role of a heavy cannon.

Looking at Ling Zhen again, he poked the gunpowder and stuffed it into a solid iron ball, and the twist was also inserted at the tail of the gun. The helper on the side handed over a torch, Ling Zhen took it, and was about to fire.

Zheng Zhi took two steps forward and reached out to catch the torch: "Let me try!" ”

Ling Zhen handed the torch to Zheng Zhi and asked, "Xianggong, where are you going to fight?" ”

Zheng Zhi looked at the hill where the muzzle of the cannon was pointed, looked left and right, selected a small tree, and pointed: "Then hit that tree." ”

When Ling Zhen heard this, he bowed down and went to move the artillery, and several helpers naturally came forward to help.

Fiddling for a moment, Ling Zhen looked down, got up and looked at it again, and said, "That's almost, Xianggong, it should be able to hit." ”

Zheng Zhi heard that he should be able to hit, and naturally knew that Ling Zhen had no bottom in his heart, artillery aiming is a science in itself, experience is extremely important, and test data is also the key, a cannon, what angle, where it will hit, after countless tests, there will be a basic aiming ethics.

When it is actually launched, it should also be corrected according to the landing point. In ancient times, artillery calibration was also particularly important, also because of the problem of production technology, even if it was a standard artillery, each gun was always different in the production process. Correction is what the gunner has to do based on his own experience.

The artillery of later generations was manufactured to a very uniform standard, and after countless test data calculations, it was natural that the data solved all the firing problems.

"This cannon also has to be equipped with a base, with wheels on both sides and brackets on the back. Otherwise, it's really cumbersome to move. Zheng Zhi put forward his own opinions, which are also focused on practical operational issues.

"Xianggong, this matter is not difficult, I wonder if Xianggong wants to be the cannon that breaks the city?" Ling Zhen asked again.

"It is inevitable to make cannons, and cannons that can break the city have a great effect." Zheng Zhi replied without thinking about it, if it is all this kind of small cannon, it is not very meaningful, and it is just a more powerful bed crossbow. The operation is much more troublesome than the bed crossbow, even the ammunition supply is also troublesome, and the bed crossbow may not be easy to use in the early stage.

As Zheng Zhi spoke, he raised his torch and was ready to light the fire.

Ling Zhen heard Zheng Zhi's words and reminded: "Xianggong, if you really make that kind of cannon, one will cost more than a thousand catties, which is not very practical, this kind of cannon can be used to defend the city, where can you take it to attack the city." ”

What Ling Zhen said is also right, such a big lump of iron, walking around with the army, is really an impossible task in the hearts of people in this era.

Zheng Zhi didn't think much about it, but said: "You just do it, and if you make it, you can naturally take it away!" ”

Napoleon brought hundreds of cannons from France to Russia, and traveled all over Europe and Asia, and he didn't come this way. Zheng Zhi didn't take this issue to heart at all.

As he spoke, the fire twist burned, and everyone on the left and right went back to hide. But it was this Ling Zhen who was standing a few steps away and looking at the artillery. Zheng Zhi didn't go far, only by Ling Zhen's side.

"Bang!" There was a loud bang, and the whole artillery also jumped. The flames flew a few meters forward, and a puff of smoke filled the air.

Zheng Zhi looked up at the big tree in the distance, only to see that the big tree suddenly shook violently, and a branch fell to the ground, as if the middle of a person's hair had been shaved.

Zheng Zhi saw this scene, his face was full of smiles, and he said, "Haha... Not bad, not bad, this cannon is good. Hurry up and build a cannon to try. ”

Ling Zhen didn't answer, he ran directly to the artillery, his body was already lying on the ground, and he stretched his head to the cannon and lowered his look.

Zheng Zhi saw Ling vibrate, and he also leaned forward in curiosity, only to see that there was a crack less than the length of a thumb under the barrel. Zheng Zhi was shocked in his heart, if this artillery exploded, he was afraid that his little life would not be saved.

Ling Zhen got up with a look of loss and said, "Xianggong, the casting method still needs to be improved, there are bubbles in this cannon barrel. ”

Zheng Zhi didn't know any casting methods, he only cared about whether it would explode, and asked, "But will it explode?" ”

Ling Zhen shook his head, stared at the artillery, and replied: "At this time, it is impossible to explode the chamber, wait until the crack slowly grows, the power will be greatly reduced, and then the crack will be too large, and then the chamber will be exploded." ”

At this time, everyone gathered around again, and Ruda smiled and said, "Brother, this thing is much more powerful than a bed crossbow, and you can make more." ”

"Yes, the power of this thing that Ling Zhen is making is really huge, brother, quickly build him a few hundred doors, and he will be invincible in the battle array." Shi Jin had seen a few test firings, and he had already been shocked, thinking that after his brother saw the power, he would build him a few hundred doors, and then encounter any party cavalry, and he would be bombarded, and it would be pleasant to think about it.

Zheng Zhi heard Ling Zhen say that he would not blow up the chamber, and his heart was also a lot more relaxed, and he shook his head and said: "This small cannon is average, don't build it first, build a cannon first." Ling Zhen, do you have a way to improve the casting method? ”

Zheng Zhi is naturally well-informed, although this small cannon is good, Zheng Zhi is not eye-catching. The artillery is not just made, but also the production of gunpowder and the production of projectiles, all of which are matched. Iron itself is a valuable material, and now Cangzhou is not very rich, and good steel is naturally used on the blade.

"Xianggong, Rong Beizhi turned around and thought about it slowly, and also discussed it with the craftsmen. The method of casting must be improved. After some time, build a thousand-pound cannon, and then ask the minister to come and see. Ling Zhen was full of confidence.

Zheng Zhi was also thinking in his heart, the weight of a thousand catties was less than a ton, and he seemed to remember which magazine he had seen in his previous life, the eighteenth-century artillery, which weighed more than a ton. Naturally, he felt that the thousand catties were still a little smaller, and he opened his mouth and said: "The thousand catties are too small, two thousand catties are one door, you can build them first and try it." ”

At this stage, it is naturally too early to talk about caliber and range, and the size of the gun can only be described by the weight of the gun.

When Ling Zhen heard this, he was already dumbfounded, two thousand catties, it was really beyond Ling Zhen's imagination, and between his dumbfoundedness, he said in a hesitant voice: "Xianggong, two thousand catties, how can you move?" ”

Even Luda felt a little unbelievable, and said, "Brother, how can two thousand catties of things be brought to the battle array to kill the enemy." ”

But Zheng Zhi didn't care at all, he saw that it was not early, he had already turned his head to the horse, and only said casually: "The stone of the official family is higher than the city gate, not to mention a few thousand catties, isn't it also transported from Taihu Lake to Tokyo?" ”

Luda nodded when he heard this, but he still felt a little unimaginable, if he went to war with two thousand pounds of things, he really felt that it was a burden.

Everyone beat their horses and went back to the school field on the edge of Qingchi City. Only Ling Zhen was still murmuring to Shi Jin: "General Shi, is Xianggong really going to make these two thousand catties of giant cannons?" ”

Shi Jin didn't understand either, so he just said: "My brother must want to get as big as possible, so you can build one and try it, if it's not easy to use, my brother will also have a plan in his heart." ”

At this time, Ling Zhen calmed down, but he had some longing, and he also wanted to see what kind of scene these two thousand catties of giant cannons roared into, thinking of this, Ling Zhen couldn't help laughing: "Haha... If you build such a huge cannon and try it, it will be indestructible. ”

Shi Jin also nodded again and again: "Indestructible must be excellent, put it on the top of the city, go down with one shot, and kill a piece of enemies." ”

Obviously, Shi Jin also felt that it was unrealistic for this giant cannon to march with him, and it was just right to put it at the head of the city to defend the city. It is not a lie that this cannon will kill a single piece, even if it is not loaded with loose bullets, but with solid bullets. As soon as the cannon went down, the shells landed and bounced, and there were countless casualties.