"You have returned from the Yan Kingdom, have you made any important discoveries?" Shang Wen immediately asked.

"This, it's too much." As he spoke, he took out a notebook from his arms, which Shang Wen gave to Wang Ben when he was leaving, and two pencils were given at the same time.

"First of all, those guns are very powerful, they just can't be melee, if they are equipped with a knife or sword or something. In addition, there is the question of range, the shooting distance of the musket is similar to that of the bow and arrow, but the distance of the bow and arrow is far more than that of the musket when shooting in a curve, and the shooting distance needs to be improved. Wang Ben said, turned a page and continued.

"You get busy first." Shang Wen turned to Meng Yi and said.

Meng Yi gave up his hand and left.

"There is also the power of the artillery, the power of two inches is a little small, and the range can only be increased when the muzzle of the gun is raised. When firing in a straight line, the range is only a little farther than a long-range crossbow. Wang Ben looked at his notebook and said.

"What else?" Shang Wen felt that these suggestions had almost been solved by himself. This guy didn't ask me how much I had improved, he just made suggestions.

"There is also the question of whether there are more types of shells in artillery, just like those grenades, which can shoot into the middle of the enemy and explode, so that more people can be killed." Wang Ben said.

"There is also the problem of ranging, especially the ranging of artillery, the traditional methods currently used cannot measure the distance within the range of artillery." Wang Ben said.

This suggestion is not bad, now the range of the artillery is getting farther and farther, and it can be used improvisedly according to the sighting equipment used now, after all, they are all cannons, just aim directly. However, as the range of artillery became longer and farther, it was no longer possible to take a direct shot. And in order to achieve the effect of fire coverage of the artillery, it was necessary to re-fire the sights. That's a good point.

"Then there's the issue of artillery siege. Unable to effectively hit the enemy on the tower, our artillery can only fire directly, and those who are hiding on the tower cannot hit at all. This is very infuriating. Wang Ben specifically pointed out this article. When he was attacking the enemy on the tower of Yanguo City, it was like this, the Zhao army lowered his body and hid behind the city wall, and the artillery could only hit the city wall, and it couldn't hit the Zhao army hiding on the head of the city at all. Those Zhao troops could only be suppressed by artillery fire, but could not be completely defeated.

"Yes." Shang Wen nodded graciously. At present, there is only one type of artillery, and there is no derivation of mortars for siege purposes, that is, mortars. The artillery in Wang Ben's hands could only fight field battles, and they obviously suffered losses in siege battles.

"You're not fighting a defensive battle, how did you attack the city." Shang Wen said with some confusion.

"Oh, don't mention it, those stupid people in the Yan army, they made a mistake when they changed their defenses, so that Li Mu took advantage of the gap and was captured, if I hadn't rescued in time, I'm afraid, the Yan Kingdom would have been destroyed long ago." Wang Ben said angrily.

"Oh, I see." Shang Wen suddenly realized.

"However, I have solved most of the problems you mentioned, and there are still some things that have not been solved because I haven't thought of them yet, for example, this mortar is a mortar, I haven't thought of it." Shang Wen took out his notebook and began to record this.

"By the way, there's also the issue of shooting distance. After we finished shooting, there was still a little free time for the enemy to rush over. There is no time to react at all, and when shooting, if it is not well-trained, it will become a swarm of shooting like Yan Guo, and there is still room for it. I can't imagine it. Wang Ben said.

"And what do you mean?" Shang Wen said incomprehensibly.

"If you can equip grenades, it would be perfect. Three rows of fire in the front, and grenades in the back, so that the waves of the enemy's attack can be separated. Musketeers were given the opportunity to reload their ammunition. In this way, it is not okay. Wang Ben proposed.

Oh my God. This guy is the same as his father, how can he be so forward-thinking, and he even knows that there is a grenadier class.

"However, I think that in the middle of the shooting from artillery to muskets, the firepower covers a large gap. Big one. It can't be connected. It is not possible to form a wave that consumes the enemy's vital forces. This. Gotta come up with a solution. Wang Ben said.

Shang Wen recorded this in his notebook. Wang Ben comes from the army, and is very skilled in the Qin army's set of operations, especially the old-style weapons, the Qin army from the spear, to the halberd of close combat, as high as four long-handled weapons, if you add bows and arrows, then it will form a perfect firepower covering strike net, as long as you touch the corner of this net, you will definitely suffer a devastating blow.

Even if the current US military thinks about the same problem as the Qin army, they are very particular about the connection of firepower strikes. And from far to near, the division of labor is very clear, so that a formation is perfectly combined.

Now, with the advent of muskets and artillery hot weapons, the mode of warfare has begun to change again. According to the habits of human habitual thinking, it is easy to borrow some characteristics of things that have been used before. That's why Wang Ben made such a suggestion.

"Yes." Shang Wen recorded these problems one by one. With the use of these front-line applications, it will play a certain enlightening role in the development of weapons. The advantages and disadvantages of the weapon can only be known if it is used.

"Is there any?" Shang Wen asked as he recorded.

"That's all for now. The rest are military training and battle formations. These are the things we are fighting for. Wang Ben said.

"Yes." Shang Wen nodded. Then record some usage.

"By the way, I'll take you to see the new artillery, and the Celestial Army. Weapons, lately, have been focused on economic construction, and there has not been much attention, and there are not many new weapons other than artillery. Shang Wen said.

"No new weapons." Wang Ben said loudly.

"That's, I'm very busy, I'm doing the right phase. There are a lot of things to deal with every day, if it weren't for the King of Qin who sent Meng Yi, I would be very busy, and I was still sick during that time. I had time to work on weapons development. Shang Wen said with a lot of reasons.

"Sick?" Wang Ben said.

"Yes, thanks to this illness, I am in the process of setting up a field hospital system, and those who are wounded by guns and artillery will die almost nine times out of ten if they do not receive timely assistance. Our current level of medical care cannot save them at all, and the wound infection has caused secondary casualties. Shang Wen said.

"Oh, yes, yes. I remember. That's how the wounded soldiers of the Zhao army died. After defending the city, more people died in the Zhao army than in the siege. Wang Ben said.