"I've seen a thousand households!" Hundreds of people saluted respectfully. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, unlike the average strong soldier, these people are some thin people, not strong people. Because those strong people were all transferred from other troops, these thin and too weak people to fight in the front-line troops were given to Zhang Feiyang. However, Zhang Feiyang didn't care too much, because he, an artillery man, was not responsible for front-line operations, but supported and manufactured artillery in the rear. And those who are strong, even if he asks for it, others will not necessarily give it to him.

However, these thin people also looked at Zhang Feiyang, and their faces were also excited, and they finally felt that they were useful. You must know that in the past, they were thin people, and they were not taken seriously by the rebels of the Red Jacket Army. They are discriminated against as a waste of food. But since Zhang Feiyang made this rocket, he finally realized that he could also participate in the battle with these thin people. Although they can't go to the front line to fight, they don't need such complicated means to operate these firearms, as long as they can aim these weapons according to a certain level, there is nothing to worry about.

Moreover, this Zhang Feiyang has a special status in the Red Jacket Army. Not only did he become a thousand households in one day, but he also wanted to "toad want to eat swan meat" so swaggeringly, and he actually thought about the leader's sister, the martial arts master. You must know that no one dared to think about Yang Miaozhen in the past, but now Zhang Feiyang actually dares to have thoughts about her, so that everyone feels that Zhang Feiyang is bold at the same time, and they also feel a little looking forward to it. Because if Zhang Feiyang can marry Yang Miaozhen, then wouldn't their artillery thousand-man team be able to get more attention? In this way, they can completely rise in status, and then they are no longer the old, weak, sick and disabled they used to be.

"How many blacksmiths do you have?" Zhang Feiyang asked.

Immediately some people raised their hands, and then identified themselves as blacksmiths.

"Do you know how to make iron and steel?" Zhang Fei asked.

The blacksmiths shook their heads, and someone said, "We can make iron, but we can't make steel!" ”

"Oh? Oh my God, you can't smelt iron and steel? It seems that this is a problem, if there is no way to smelt enough qualified steel, then I am afraid that it will not be possible to make artillery! Zhang Feiyang thought.

If Zhang Feiyang wants to make artillery, he must have suitable cannon steel. Even if Zhang Feiyang did not study metallurgy professionally, he was very aware of the importance of metallurgy to artillery. The cannon steel used to make artillery is often a special He Jin, and it is not possible to find some scrap iron casually. The barrel of the gun should not be too soft, nor too hard, but should be a combination of parameters such as toughness, yield, etc. If the steel is too hard, it will not seem to be easy to blow up, but once it is blown up, the consequences will be unimaginable. But if the cannon is too soft, it will also be easy to explode. The best cannon steel is toughness, hardness, etc., to achieve a most suitable set.

"It's not that easy to make alloy steel. I could make such a rocket, but it was expensive and not accurate enough. Rockets and artillery shells cannot replace each other, and this is a truth that later generations have understood. However, there is currently no suitable cannon steel to make artillery. But how can you make a product that is simple and easy to manufacture? So how can we make it? Moreover, what can we use in the next artillery thousands? If we don't have a product for too long, then we're afraid we're going to have problems. My identity was obtained by relying on firearms, and if we were like this, then it would be difficult for us to achieve stability! Zhang Feiyang thought.

Zhang Feiyang's current method is to rely on this firearm to obtain status. The entire Red Jacket Army was able to obtain such a status only if Zhang Feiyang was able to get firearms. If Zhang Feiyang is unable to have new firearms appear for a long time, then his status will also be worried. Zhang Feiyang is in the army, he is not a mixed meal. He knows that if a person can't reflect his own value, he will definitely be eliminated, and even eliminated by many rising stars. He was able to get the treatment of a civilian cadre equivalent to the rank of army commander when he was in his forties, which was climbed on the heads of many people, so he was very clear that a person who could not reflect his own value would definitely lose his own treatment and be trampled on by later generations.

But the feasible conditions of this era are really too poor, which makes him very depressed. The conditions of this era really made him speechless, if there is no cannon steel, he, an artillery technician, is also a clever woman, and it is difficult for him to cook without rice! What to do next, this is a very huge problem, if you don't want to find a way, then there will definitely be more problems in the future. This is the most frustrating one, after all, there are too few feasible conditions.

"Oh no, no, the general of the Jin Army, Sanan Anzhen, has come over with tens of thousands of Jin troops, what should we do?"

"What? The Jin army is coming? Yang Miaozhen exclaimed.

As a leader at the level of thousands of households, Zhang Feiyang also attended the meeting.

"Servant Anzhen, why did you come at this time? The brothers have just entered this Weizhou, and they have not yet been able to rest, how did they come so quickly? Yang Miaozhen asked.

"Fusan Anzhen, this guy is a famous general of the Jin Army, and he is good at using soldiers. And it's the colt of the Jin country, this guy is very difficult to entangle. But I didn't expect him to come so soon. Now the brothers have just gone through several wars, and they have not yet rested! How so? Yang An'er also scolded.

Zhang Feiyang also has a little understanding of this Red Jacket Army, this Yang An'er's rebel army, in fact, many of them are coerced into the people, these rebel troops seem to be tens of thousands, but many of them are strong men, not voluntary rebels. And there is not much difference between their rebel army and other rebel armies, and they mostly use cannon fodder. The combat effectiveness of these rebel armies has not yet been run-in, and they must be under great pressure in the face of the attack of tens of thousands of Jin troops. Moreover, it had just experienced several major wars before, and the army was much tired.

Even if Zhang Feiyang is a civilian cadre in the army, he is very clear about the difference between the regular army and the ordinary militia. The strength of the regular army is far from being comparable to those peasants who have just laid down their hoes, these regular armies are very powerful, and ordinary militia is not of the same grade no matter how they are.

If Zhang Feiyang hadn't made those rockets before, then I'm afraid they would have to pay a lot of price even if they wanted to conquer Weizhou.

"Zhang Feiyang, do you still have rockets?" Yang An'er asked.

However, Zhang Feiyang hurriedly shook his head and said, "Chief, the rockets are almost running out." Moreover, saltpeter, sulfur, charcoal, and other materials for making rockets have to be collected, and there are not many of them at present. We don't have enough gunpowder left to make too many missiles. Moreover, rockets are such a thing, the hit rate is too low, too much gunpowder is consumed, and it is not very worthwhile. If it's used to siege cities, it might be up to the task. However, if it is used to face tens of thousands of troops, it must have a lot of difficulties. In the face of tens of thousands of troops, the current gunpowder is obviously not enough! ”

Yang An'er immediately asked, "How many materials do you want?" I'll have someone collect it for you right away! ”

Zhang Feiyang said: "If I want to make enough gunpowder, I have some new products that I can replace. But do you have the time to stop the enemy's forces, Chief? ”

"Yes! Big brother, I'm afraid that Anzhen will attack soon. According to Tanma's report, they will all come to us in less than a day and a half. If we collect it at this time, I'm afraid it's too late! If we collect it and make it, then we won't have time at all. Last time, in order to conquer Weizhou, the enemy was only more than a thousand people, and it took more than half a day to build. And this is tens of thousands of people, and these scattered troops are even more scattered, so I think the power of this rocket is much smaller, right? Yang Miaozhen said.

Zhang Feiyang hurriedly nodded and said, "Miss Yang is right, the original enemies were concentrated on the city wall, so they are very powerful, and they can kill many people at one time." But once in the field, the enemy is scattered, the power is very small, and a single explosion can kill four or five people, which is already a blessing from heaven. Therefore, if you want to defeat tens of thousands of people in a field battle, the cost will increase dozens of times. Therefore, it takes a lot of time just to collect materials. It's not difficult to gather materials. First of all, this is the most difficult to obtain nitrate, which can be collected in the vicinity of the hut. I think there will be a lot of soil and nitrate accumulated over the years near many thatched houses in the city. ”

Zhang Feiyang, of course, is very aware of the history of the development of artillery, when there was a shortage of saltpeter in European countries, in order to concentrate the raw materials of gunpowder, he even did not hesitate to order that even the toilets in the people's homes should be reported, and everyone had the important task of helping to collect nitrate. Even the nitrate near the toilet of the thatched hut has to be registered, and if necessary, people have to collect it.

However, Zhang Feiyang knew that during the current Song Dynasty, firearms had not been developed, so it was not difficult for them to obtain firearms. In almost every city, there is a lot of soil in the corners of the thatched houses, and this is not difficult to obtain. In this era, not many people realize the preciousness of these things, and a large amount of thick soil nitrate is piled up here, which is naturally very wasteful, so soil nitrate is not a problem.

"As for the brimstone, I don't think it's difficult. Sulfur can go and seal the pharmacy, so you can get a lot of sulfur! ”

Sulfur was a medicinal herb in ancient times, so there should be a lot of it in the pharmacy. Although it may not be too much, the proportion of sulfur in gunpowder is not high, and it can barely be supported. Therefore, if the pharmacy is sealed, there may be a lot of sulfur coming out.

"As for the charcoal at the end, I guess it's not too difficult, right? This is probably something that many people will do! Zhang Feiyang said.

Yang An'er immediately said: "Everyone hurry up and prepare, and then go collect these things." ”

"But, big brother, it's time! I'm afraid that it won't be long before that servant Anzhen will also arrive in our Weizhou, so that they will attack soon. Do we have the time to gather and make rockets? Moreover, this rocket costs too much, and the materials we have gathered are enough to defeat the tens of thousands of troops of Anzhen of Fusan? Yang Miaozhen asked.

Yang An'er was also silent, this obviously didn't have enough time. If there is enough time, they can, of course, make enough rockets to pop out. However, there is not enough time to produce it quickly. The enemy has arrived in front of him, and his own people still have problems at this time. The current troops under his command have just fought a big battle and want to rest. But the enemy is still more than a day away, and at that time, the means of dispersing and recovering will not give you time to rest.

"Can you delay them for a few days, and then we can prepare well? Just give us ten days, and we'll get things right! Liu Quan said.

Liu Quan also hoped that Zhang Feiyang's firearm could be used to attack the enemy, because as long as he was not a fool, he would not despise the role of this firearm. Except for a certain elite nation, anyone who has a little brain and has seen the power of firearms made by Zhang Feiyang will know that firearms are very important.

They are also seasoned and know how important the power of firearms is. With firearms, it is possible to win a battle with many fewer deaths, and even almost no dead people. So in the face of this enemy, everyone also supported and helped Zhang Feiyang to get firearms. As long as the firearm can be properly obtained, then this can also gain a lot of benefits, and many casualties can be avoided.

"I figured that if I was just going to delay the enemy for a while, I could use some of the gunpowder we had left right now and make something good. In this way, it should not be too difficult to delay for ten days and a half months! Zhang Feiyang said.

"Oh? What the hell is this? Yang Miaozhen immediately hurriedly asked, what can delay the enemy's tens of thousands of troops for ten days?

Even Yang Miaozhen knew that if the enemy could delay the attack by more than ten days later, this would have a great strategic effect. Sometimes, a day of delay can make a huge difference in the battle situation! Yang Miaozhen also wants to learn the art of war when he learns martial arts, so he knows that this weapon is definitely of great help. If there really is such a weapon, it will be of great help to these Red Jacket troops when they leave and retreat in the future. When the time comes, when it comes to retreating, maybe there will be no need to leave someone behind, and directly using this weapon to break the back can avoid a lot of casualties among soldiers, so of course this is very good.

"Hey, this thing, it's called a mine!" Zhang Feiyang replied.