December 29 of the first year of Xianchun. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Hao Jing, Li Siqi, Cai Siwei, Zhang Binghui, Wu Shaozun, Wu Shaowu, Cao Wengang, Li Run, Li Chensun, Li Yousun, Huang Jiaming, Lu Xiufu, Zhang Jue, Ma Long, Zheng Tongwu, Yuan Shichun, Wang Shisan, Du Xiaoqi, Tan Changxuan, Liu Bingzhong, Zhang Rou, Zhang Hongluo, Zhang Hongfan, Xu Heng, Guo Shoujing, and others all came to the Arms Bureau.

Yamen has been rested, there is still one day is the Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone came to the Arms Bureau at this time, it was also a little surprised, not many people knew about artillery, after learning that the artillery was successfully developed, Hao Jing and others suggested keeping the news secret, Wu Shaogang also agreed, after all, this belongs to the category of top secret, but he still made a decision, all his henchmen, as well as those who came from the Mongolian court, all participated in this artillery test firing.

The reason why Wu Shaogang did this was to establish a strong confidence in everyone.

The imperial armies of Hezhou, Xingyuanfu and Jinzhou are obviously unable to resist the Mongol iron cavalry, Liu Bingzhong once directly explained this meaning, whether it is from the scale of the army, or in terms of combat effectiveness, it is impossible to surpass the Mongolian army in a short time, so they can only think of ways from other places.

The development of the situation has made Wu Shaogang have a sense of urgency, Abuligo's submission, the temporary calm of the Mongolian steppe, means that Kublai Khan is about to start a large-scale army, began to start the pace of destroying the Song Dynasty, and the Mobei Rebellion, made Kublai Khan more aware of the importance of unifying the world, according to historical records, Xianchun three years, the expedition officially began, leaving Wu Shaogang with only a little more than a year.

Even Wu Shaogang's absolute henchmen Zhang Binghui and others have no absolute confidence in defeating the Mongol army, let alone the rational Hao Jing and others.

Allegiance is conditional, foolish loyalty has no effect, only by showing their own strength and giving many followers confidence, will the situation develop in a benign direction.

It is precisely because of this situation that Wu Shaogang made a decision to let almost everyone around him participate in this artillery test firing, so that everyone can see the power of artillery.

Arms Bureau, South Proving Ground.

The shining artillery is ready.

On the temporary mound, Wu Shaogang stood at the front, and the rest of the people stood behind him, except for Hao Jing and others, there were also officers above the commander of the imperial army of Hezhou, the imperial army of Xingyuan Mansion and the commander of the imperial army of Jinzhou, hundreds of people were standing here.

No seats were arranged, and everyone, including Wu Shaogang, was standing.

The area around the Arms Bureau has long been heavily guarded, and no one is allowed to approach.

Cao Wengang personally commanded the test launch.

Three miles away, there were five houses that had been erected, and these houses were the targets, and the artillery used 20 shells to destroy these five houses, and the time of the test firing was planned for one hour due to the heat of the gun chambers and other reasons.

The effective firing range of the artillery is five miles, that is, its lethality can continue for five miles, but the test firing needs to ensure the success rate and produce a shocking effect, so Wu Shaogang decided to use it for three miles.

By the hour, everything was ready.

Cao Wengang trotted briskly, arrived in front of Wu Shaogang, and saluted with his fists.

Wu Shaogang nodded and ordered the test launch to begin.

The crowd watched as the sergeant put the shell into the chamber, aimed it at the target in front of him with the light door and the guard door, and then began to ignite the fire.

With a loud bang, a whistling cannonball flew out of the barrel and headed towards the target in front of it.

Caught off guard, many people's bodies trembled, and the sound of this cannon was louder than the sound of earth-shaking thunder.

Houses in the distance were hit, dusty, and already someone saw that a large hole appeared in the house after being hit, and someone could even feel the tremor of the house.

In just five minutes, the second shell began to fire.

Many people subconsciously prepared to cover their ears, but when they saw Wu Shaogang standing in front, he was still holding his hands behind his back, and everyone put down their hands and followed to look ahead.

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An hour passed, all 20 shells were fired, and the process of firing was also from fast to slow, the interval between firing at the beginning was very short, but the interval between the latter was a little long, after all, the chamber needed to be cooled, and cold water was poured to cool it.

Such a scene would have been unimaginable in a thousand years, but it is also groundbreaking today.

No one spoke, and it was unusually quiet.

Cao Wen just ran over and reported that the artillery test firing had been completed.

Wu Shaogang turned his head, turned around and spoke loudly to everyone.

"Guys, let's go see how the house is going in front of us."

In fact, the five houses have long ceased to exist and are in ruins.

However, Wu Shaogang still had to take everyone to the scene to have a look, so that everyone could feel it personally.

When they walked to the front of the house, everyone was stunned, they saw an unbelievable scene.

The destroyed house, not only the main body is gone, the doors and windows are already sparse, and the original appearance can hardly be seen, the walls made of earth and stone, there are no traces of it, the stones scattered on the ground have almost become powdery, and there are few large stones.

The five houses that were completely blown up revealed a deathly silence.

The power of artillery is so great.

There are already whispers that such artillery, if it is on the battlefield, the threat is huge, you must know that even the Mongolian iron cavalry is flesh and blood, compared with the stones of the house, it is nothing at all, and the strong house is not worth mentioning in front of the artillery, let alone the army.

Many people looked excited, uncontrollable joy, and everyone understood that this kind of artillery would soon be equipped in the army, and it would need to be used on the battlefield.

Wu Shaogang waved his hand, and the surroundings quickly fell silent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I named the artillery that was tested today as the Dingkun Cannon, the Dingkun Cannon."

"The Dingkun cannon was successfully tested today, and from now on, the Arms Bureau will begin to make every effort to manufacture the Dingkun cannon, and it must be equipped with 100 Dingkun cannons in the army before May next year."

"With the assistance of the Dingkun cannon, the Hezhou Imperial Army, the Xingyuan Mansion Imperial Army and the Jinzhou Imperial Army, the combat effectiveness will be greatly enhanced, from now on, we are not afraid of any opponent, no matter how strong the opponent has been, in front of the Dingkun Cannon, there is only a wailing rout."

"We used to have cavalry and foot soldiers, and from now on, we will have a new branch of the army, that is, artillery, and our artillery is formed separately and belongs to an independent branch."

"The artillery will be composed of sergeants drawn from the Hezhou Imperial Army, the Xingyuan Mansion Imperial Army, and the Jinzhou Imperial Army, whose name is the Dingkun Army, and there are many artillery battalions, and the supreme commander of the Dingkun Army is also under the control of the capital."

"Today, you have all seen the power of the Dingkun cannon, and I, like you, have great confidence after seeing the power of the Dingkun cannon, but I also want to emphasize a few things here."

"First, the Dingkun cannon is our top-secret weapon, but also our reliance, any matter related to the Dingkun cannon, there can be no leakage in the slightest, no matter who it is, once the production method of the Dingkun cannon is coveted, it is our enemy, and we must punish it mercilessly."

"Second, the Dingkun cannon to participate in the operation, it will take some time, which requires the efforts of the Arms Bureau, as soon as possible to produce a huge number of Dingkun artillery, must not delay time, just now I asked to manufacture a hundred Dingkun cannons before May next year, this does not mean that the Dingkun artillery will participate in the operation in May, before that, will also participate in many key battles."

"Third, the Dingkun cannon not only participates in field operations, siege and uprooting, etc., but also needs to be placed on the city, used to defend the key places and key cities, I must explain, the next time, the research on the Dingkun cannon, but also continue, we must continue to improve the Dingkun cannon, so that it has greater power, the Dingkun cannon itself is heavy, in the combat process, we need to have more time to prepare, so the next step, the development of small weight artillery, that is, the next responsibility of the Arms Bureau."

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"Finally, I would like to remind you that any matter related to the Dingkun cannon is not allowed to leak out, this is a request to all of us, and it must not be violated, once there is an intelligence leak, the intelligence agency will definitely investigate, and no matter who it is, no matter what your identity is, you will be punished mercilessly."

The Arms Agency has prepared a feast, albeit not particularly sumptuous.

Wu Shaogang smiled and picked up his wine glass.

Hundreds of people eat together, this is Wu Shaogang's team and Wu Shaogang's dependence.

This is the first time this has happened.

Enthusiastic discussion and congratulations finally appeared at this time.

Maybe it's been suppressed for too long, many people are worried about the courage of the Mongolian army, but it's hard to say, today I saw the power of the Dingkun cannon, and the suppressed emotions broke out, and there was a way to vent.

Especially officers in the army.

Many people toasted Cao Wengang with wine glasses.

Even if Cao Wengang was massive, he couldn't stand so many people toasting, and he was soon drunk.

Wu Shaogang's mood was very good, but he didn't drink wildly, after all, he hadn't spent the Spring Festival at home for many years, and finally had a chance, but he couldn't get drunk, otherwise there would be no way to eat tomorrow's New Year's dinner.

Wu Shaozun, Wu Shaowu, Li Run, Li Chensun, Li Yousun and their families are all going to come to Wu Shaogang for the New Year.

As soon as the banquet ended, Wu Shaogang discussed with Hao Jing and others about the formation of the Dingkun Army, which was also a big matter, and there could be no negligence.

For a whole day, Wu Shaogang was excited, and it wasn't until it was dark that he returned to Fucheng.

This Spring Festival, Wu Shaogang has too many things to consider, and at the beginning of the year, he will have to make corresponding arrangements.

The pace of progress has begun, and it is impossible to stop. (To be continued.) )

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