"Brother Jiang, you will definitely be satisfied with this weapon today."

As soon as the school's affairs were on track, Xie Hong once again became the shopkeeper, named Tang Bohu as an executive vice principal, and then pushed everything to the great talent, he put most of his energy on the Ordnance Department.

It will take a long time for the school to be effective, but the conflict with the scholars is likely to occur in the near future, and now the hardliners in the Shilin are growing, except for Liu Daxia, there are quite a few people who fan the flames everywhere, it is difficult to say what the final result will be, Xie Hong certainly will not take it lightly.

Of course, advocating the Qing Jun's side will not be put on the surface, most of it is discussed in private, and the relevant information is collected by the midnight system. Due to the effective operation of the intelligence system, Xie Hong also knew the process very well, and his response was of course not to back down, but to speed up the steps to strengthen himself.

Just when Liu Daxia and the two scholars were negotiating on solving Xie Hong's problem, Xie Hong also summoned Jiang Bin and others to announce that the new type of sky-shaking thunder of the Ordnance Division had been officially developed.

"Hmm." Jiang Bin's eyes were worried, and he replied listlessly, "Firearms, right?" I already knew, although I don't know what the power is, but this movement is really not small, Brother Xie, I haven't slept for a good night's sleep recently, and I was scared by you. ”

"Hawkers, there is no way to do this, for the progress of the times and the improvement of the level of science and technology, someone always has to make sacrifices, Brother Jiang, don't care too much, right?" Xie Hong snorted, casually perfunctory Jiang Bin, studied firearms, and was fortunate that there was no major accident, what is the noise?

However, the sky made him a little worried, and at this time there were many clouds in the sky, and it was gloomy, as if it was going to rain, and this kind of weather was not a good day for practicing firearms.

Of course, Jiang Bin was not so perfunctory, and he was still reluctant to say something, Xie Hong turned his head and smiled: "That's okay, after passing the test, in addition to the Guards, how about I equip the brothers of the Ordnance Division with this sharp weapon?" ”

"Cut!" Regarding Xie Hong's compensation plan, Scarface was completely dismissive, and he sneered and said, "What does a certain martial artist rely on to live and survive?" A knife in the palm of your hand, an arrow in your waist! In the military, firearms are just a trail, as long as you are not afraid of that sound, what are firearms? Brother Xie, I didn't say anything about you, but in terms of military affairs, you really ......"

Jiang Bin is now very familiar with Xie Hong, and he can say whatever comes to his mind, and he doesn't talk about those vanities and politeness, but when he thinks of baseball and the Guards, his criticism turned around a few times in his mouth, but he still didn't say it.

Although there is a reason for the supply of good food and drink, but that baseball thing is really effective in training, and many of the young men in Xuanfu were still children when they first came, and now they all have the posture of strong men.

And it's not a glamorous shelf on the surface, one by one's strength and speed have increased a lot, if you go back to Xuanfu, I'm afraid it will be enough to go into battle.

These teenagers have also learned from the fans, and they are not opponents at all; However, if it is nine against nine, although most of the fans win in the end, it is not easy for them to win, and generally speaking, they will be put down by the other party, unless Jiang Bin personally goes down, otherwise, it is impossible for the fans to get out of the way.

And that's just two months, what if it's a year and a half from now? What it will be like at that time, Jiang Bin really can't say, anyway, it won't be bad.

Scarface participated in the whole process of military training, and he knew it very clearly, and the method of baseball was completely figured out by Xie Hong alone, so to say that Xie Hong didn't understand military affairs at all, Jiang Bin really couldn't say it.

"For example, the firearm you had to practice last time, that thing was originally useful in the border town, mainly because it scared the Tartar horse with that sound, but the Tartar is also learning to be obedient now, and the horse's ears are blocked before going into battle, so it is useless. What's the use of hitting close, and the charge slow? ”

What the progress of the times! Jiang Bin had long been accustomed to Xie Hong's nonsense from time to time, and he didn't believe Xie Hong's set at all, he opened his hands, compared, and said, "As long as you give a certain strong bow, it's that firebolt?" Before he fired his first shot, he could have killed at least ten gunmen, and his first shot might not have hit him. ”

"If you don't, don't regret it." The corners of Xie Hong's mouth twitched, and he smiled mysteriously: "This time it's different from the musket, it's a good thing, it's amazing!" You don't want this, I'll ask someone to buy a few jars of good wine for you to send to you, so that you can drink well enough. ”

"Huh?" Although Jiang Bin didn't make a mistake because of greed, he was an out-and-out drunkard, and when he heard good wine, the gluttonous worms in his stomach were immediately hooked.

But he didn't respond immediately, Brother Xie said that good things have never been bad, the fire gun can't be counted that time, that thing was not made by Brother Xie, it was bought from the Shenji Battalion, those guys are all in the eyes of money, what good things will be strange.

"Then let's take a look first." After pondering for a while, Scarface smashed his mouth, and decided to take a look at the situation first, wine is what he wants, but as a martial artist, he also likes weapons, after all, the latter is the foundation of his life.

The gunpowder workshop was located in the corner of the Ordnance Division, which was originally planned, and not only was there a vacant lot next to it, but it was also surrounded by an artificial river, for safety, of course.

The research and development site of the grenade is here, and the relevant personnel all know Xie Hong's plan, and they cleared a vacant lot nearby, and a hut was built with stone slabs in the middle of the clearing, and a box was placed on the edge of the field, which was very tightly sealed.

"Alright, let's get started." Xie Hong glanced at it and saw that everything was normal, so he gave a faint order: "Hou Cheng, you come and do it." ”

In addition to Jiang Bin, the leaders of the monks and other cadres are also here, different from Jiang Bin's gains and losses, these people are all giggling and disapproving, they all have their own unique skills, and they don't even look at Qian Ning's chain crossbow, where do they care about other weapons?

Although the chain crossbow thing is delicate and powerful, the power is too small, and there is no need to be afraid if it is a little farther away or with armor on it, where can it compare to the neatness of a bow and arrow? As long as the arrow is heavy enough, pull up the strong bow, you can't carry it with armor, an arrow is a life, delicate things are usually very useful, but it will definitely not be possible to go on the battlefield.

Although they didn't care about weapons, but after listening to Xie Hong's orders, these people still obediently shut their mouths, although Xie Hong was young, but in the minds of the fans, no one dared to despise him, or treat him as a teenager, they all said that Xie Hong was the star monarch, so he had the ability to turn the clouds and rain.

"Yes, sir." Hou Cheng is a squadron leader on the baseball team and is said to be a distant relative of the monkeys. However, thinking of the monkey's horse bandit origin, Xie Hong is not sure how much truth there is in these words, but as long as he can confirm that the other party is reliable, Xie Hong, who has a background or something, doesn't care.

Because he wanted to avoid people's eyes and ears, there were relatively few opportunities for the Guards to conduct drills as a whole, so Xie Hong didn't bother to solve the problem of establishment, but just divided the establishment according to a squad of nine people, a squadron of nine squadrons, and a squadron of nine squadrons, which is at least sufficient for the time being.

Of course, Xie Hong's statement to Jiang Bin and the others was: This is called the Nine Palace Bagua Array. Because of this, Scarface often questioned his words, and he could set up a formation in a team, and a fool would believe it.

There is also a baseball team in Nanzhen Fusi, in order to test, Xie Hong specially summoned a few veterans, Hou Cheng is one of them, this weapon will be mainly equipped for the guards in the future, and of course they are indispensable for testing.

When Hou Cheng opened the wooden box, Jiang Bin took a look from a distance and saw that there were a lot of black iron balls neatly placed inside, with straw filled in the middle of these iron balls, and he didn't know what it was for.

After Hou Cheng took out an iron ball and held it in his hand, Jiang Bin could see it more clearly, the iron ball was slightly larger than the ball used in baseball, and the material should be made of fine iron, and it was covered with lines vertically and horizontally. He wondered a little, what else was this weapon carved for? Is it distracted by the enemy's sights?

Scarface was very surprised by this size, he had seen the Heaven-shattering Thunder of the Divine Machine Battalion as early as when he was in the border town, and knew that it was about the same size as a watermelon, but the power was only average; Today's one can be held with one hand, it is very exquisite, very beautiful, but the power can also be imagined, whether it can blow up a rabbit is a problem, right?

"Won't it be too heavy?" Compared with Jiang Bin and the others, Xie Hong's eyebrows were a little solemn, and when he asked, he thought about it and added: "How does it compare to baseball?" ”

Jiang Bin pursed his lips, Brother Xie asked too unlevelly, that baseball is sand in it, and this thing in front of him is made of iron, can it be compared?

"About ......" Hou Cheng weighed the iron ball in his hand a few more times, compared it in his heart, and then replied: "There is the weight of two or three baseballs, but the subordinates should throw it." ”

"Hmm." Xie Hong nodded noncommittally, "You go on." ”

"Yes."

Hou Cheng concentrated slightly, and then just like throwing a ball on a baseball field, he raised the iron ball in his hand above the top, and then threw it violently. The stone house in the middle of the field was not fully enclosed, there was already a rather small vacancy, Hou Cheng cast it very accurately, and the iron ball passed directly through the vacancy and fell into the stone house.

"Boom!"

Immediately, I saw a flash of light in the stone house, followed by a muffled sound, Jiang Bin and the others were used to hearing the sound of gunpowder explosions during this time, and they also knew the level of the guards' young pitching, so they didn't care. However, when the explosion sounded, the sight made them a little frightened.

The stone houses are surrounded by wide and heavy bluestone slabs, which are often used for paving roads in the capital, and the weight and thickness go without saying, even if Jiang Bin himself wants to pick up a piece, it is quite difficult.

However, the explosion just now actually shook the slate faintly, although it quickly returned to its original state, but according to Jiang Bin's prediction, if another one was thrown into it immediately, the slate might be overturned, and the power of such an explosion really made him a little frightened.

Not only him, but also those teenagers were dumbfounded, they didn't expect this effect to be so amazing, only Hou Cheng was quite calm, such a dangerous thing, of course he had practiced it in advance, otherwise even if he dared, Xie Hong would not be at ease.

"Well, Brother Jiang, please open the slate and see the effect." Xie Hong commanded quietly.

"Effect?" Jiang Bin was a little stunned, could it be that he could still blow up the slate? In that case, is it still a weapon that can be made by man? It's clearly the thunder released by Thor to subdue demons and eliminate demons, so wow!

He hesitated and walked closer, opened one of the stone slabs, looked at it, and immediately gasped. The slate was not broken, but there were many cracks on it, and the culprit of these cracks was still on it—the black iron sheet, which was obviously a little related to the iron ball just now.

"This is ......" Jiang Bin was shocked, this is a bluestone slab, not a wooden plank, if you want to shoot an arrow into the slate, I am afraid that you have to use a strong bow and be close enough, if there is no difficulty, can the ancients use the words 'Dawn to find white feathers, submerged in the stone ridge' to praise the flying general Li Guang?

But these pieces of iron in front of me are all deep into the stone slab, even if there are still tail ends exposed, but the strength can be imagined, quite terrifying power! If you are struck on someone by the same thing...... Scarface shuddered, and it didn't matter how thick the armor was!

"Phew!" Seeing that his eldest brother was stunned, the fans also gathered around, Leng Ding looked at it, they were all shocked, they were all old soldiers, what did the scene in front of them mean, how could they not know?

What a weapon!

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Xie Hong nodded with satisfaction, the power of the grenade seems to be fine, but it is a little heavier. But there was no way, he even thought about the shell, in order to facilitate the formation of shrapnel in the event of an explosion, it was processed, and if he wanted to reduce the weight, he could only wait for further breakthroughs in gunpowder and smelting technology.

Now that the expectations were met, Xie Hong immediately issued a series of orders.

"Hou Cheng, inform me that the balls that will be practiced in the future will be replaced with iron sand, so that everyone can be safe."

"Yes, sir."

"Brother Zeng, the matter of production is going to bother you."

"Don't worry, it's okay to produce, but you have to keep it carefully, remember not to shake violently, otherwise you ......" Zeng Zheng nodded, and said a few words uneasily.

"Brother Zeng, I'm sorry for you to come up with a regulation to explain how this thing should be kept, and then distribute it, but everyone involved must have a copy, and the important matter of the surname is not to be ignored."

"There is one more thing, which is the problem of saltpeter sulfur...... Zeng Zheng thought about it and raised another concern.

Xie Hong frowned, this matter is really a bit tricky. In later generations, gunpowder was regulated, and this era was similar. In the past, it was mainly used for research, and it was easy to solve the problem if the amount was not large, but now to make weapons, of course, there will be no shortage of raw materials.

If the amount is large, it is not easy to buy in private, if it is in the face of officials, I am afraid that it will arouse the vigilance of civil officials, this is a secret weapon, and it will not work if it is known in advance. Besides, after the civil officials found out, it was difficult to ensure that these people would not get in the way, and getting stuck in the neck has always been their forte.

Seemingly...... Xie Hong raised his eyes to look to the west, where the Beijing camp was located, and he had to bother the wealthy general of the Shenji Battalion, who was a wonderful person.

(To be continued)