Although many military books in the Ming Dynasty have recorded the range of firearms, most of them are false and untrue except for the "Practical Record of Military Training" written by Qi Shaobao. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and the fact that the artillery in each border town was not mass-produced, resulting in the caliber and materials of the artillery could not be unified, and its firing range was naturally very different.

After the inspection, it was found that the artillery sent by Li Rumei this time was of the highest quality, and the fine materials were sufficient, and there was basically no suspicion of exploding. Ziren immediately ordered someone to push the artillery to the Taizi River, and set fire to the river to test the artillery, and for a while, the cannon sound on the outskirts of Changning Fort rang out.

After several rounds of test firing, it was found that the range of the two jack franc machines was within one mile when they were fired horizontally, and they were only used for defending the city for the time being because of their heavy weight. The killing distance of several exterminators is around 150 paces, but due to the different sizes of each gun, the firing range between the guns is somewhat different, and Ziren arranges the calibers that are not much different to facilitate the unification of the caliber of the projectile.

Although the maximum firing range of this Tiger Squat Cannon can reach 100 paces, in order to ensure the density of the scattered bullets sprayed, the firing distance is set at between 50 and 70 paces. Coupled with the two Furlong machines with a range of about 200 paces, Ziren's artillery can inflict continuous damage on the enemy between 200 and 50 paces. Enemy troops that rush within 50 are left to the three-eyed guns in the hands of the infantry.

At the same time as the test firing of the artillery, Ziren ordered the Lei family father and son to record the amount of gunpowder required for each cannon to be loaded one by one, and prepare 30 rounds of gunpowder for each gun. At the same time, an equal number of arquebuses and projectiles were prepared for easy carrying when going out. In order to ensure the airtightness of the artillery and increase the firing range, Ziren also ordered people to make a batch of Trojan horses according to the size of the muzzle.

After some busyness, it was nearly noon when I returned to the fort. Ziren had enough of the hardships of this cannon, and made up his mind to wait for the three-eyed gun that Hao Jie needed to be ready, and then mobilized craftsmen to start making his own artillery. First, try to produce a few small and medium-sized artillery pieces such as tiger squat guns and exterminators, unify the caliber of the artillery, and then uniformly configure 'flowering shells' to increase the lethality. After accumulating enough experience, we will gradually manufacture artillery with high technical requirements, such as the Furlong machine and the general cannon.

However, the charcoal and iron materials required to make this cannon are huge, and the quality of the self-produced iron ore in Liaodong Town is good, and it can be used directly, but the sulfur content in the coal is too high, so Ziren still feels at ease to use charcoal to make iron. For this reason, after a hurried lunch, he was ready to go to the construction site to supervise the work, and instructed the hungry people to repair the side wall as soon as possible, and then to transfer manpower to build a charcoal field. As soon as he walked to the gate of the fort, he saw Li Chengcai's family walking towards him with a lot of people in the distance.

Could it be that the Li family wants to tie me up and marry Li Ruliu? Ziren muttered in his heart, and then thought: "The last time I was tricked into going to Tieling to see a doctor, I was tied up once, and it was the second time in Liaoyang City yesterday. Thinking of this, he was furious in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Ding Bi and Wang ordered to gather all the soldiers and line up on both sides of the city gate, so that the Li family can see the majesty of my Changning Fort." ”

The fact that Ziren was kidnapped by the Li family was not glorious, and he did not inform others after returning to the fort, and everyone mistakenly thought that his general's move was to raise his face in front of his father-in-law, and replied in unison. When everyone was actively forming the team, only this Shu Chuchu pouted, and seemed to have eaten Li Ruliu's dry vinegar.

Li Chengliang calculated that Ziren was now angry, so yesterday he specially sent Li Rumei, who had a good relationship with him, to investigate the situation under the pretext of forming a pacesetter camp. Seeing that Ziren was not angry with Li Rumei, Li Chengcai came to visit. Li Runan saw that there were soldiers lined up outside Changning Fort, and mistakenly thought that his brother-in-law was bringing people to greet him, so he walked up to Ziren and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, I will come to visit you today, and you will welcome the soldiers in the middle of the road, let the soldiers all withdraw, make us embarrassed." ”

"Brother Runan, I appreciate your kindness, you don't need to visit this little injury, if it's okay, you can leave." Ziren saw that the other side misunderstood what he meant, and looked at the ground with his eyes and said angrily. While speaking, he deliberately raised his thumb with his nails removed, and kept dangling in front of Li Chengcai's family.

Combined with Ziren's actions, Li Runan heard the meaning of these words: "If you have something to do in the Li family, don't stay here, don't hang around in front of my eyes." Knowing that Ziren still had anger in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh slightly, and he didn't know how to speak for a while. "Ziren, in the future, it will be a family, just such a trivial matter, how can you still hold a grudge." At this time, Li Liushi said with a smiling face.

"I was brought from the Taoist temple when I was a child, and I can't climb the Li family, a wealthy family" Ziren replied coldly, and then seemed to remember something, and said with a sinking face: "Lord Li, Aunt Li, the food and armor I sent last time, I have urgent needs now." Since you are all here, I will discount two thousand taels of silver to the second elder later, which can be regarded as what I Ding Shouming asked the Li family to buy. "Ah~" After passing through the scene in the cell, Li Liushi had seen Ziren's hard temper, and saw that he was determined not to recognize this marriage, and he didn't know what to do for a while, so he was stunned there with his mouth open.

"Don't be angry Ziren first, Li Ruzhen's kid doesn't choose to speak, and he has been grounded by my brother for three months." Li Chengcai saw that Huang personally opened his mouth to persuade him in this family matter, and seeing that Ziren did not mean to be moved at all, he remembered Li Chengliang's instructions, and said with a twist: "A few days ago, my Li family has investigated the Tong family's harm to you, and Tong Yangzhen committed many illegal acts in Liaoyang City, and was demoted by my eldest brother to the 'Jiulian City' by the Yalu River. The Tong family's little industry in Liaoyang City has also been confiscated, and it will be assigned to your name later, this time you eradicate the black sheep for my Li family, and you will be promoted to the position of commander of the guard later. ”

The Tong family's shop doesn't matter, but the position of the commander of the guard is conducive to recruiting troops and horses for himself, Ziren made a gesture of invitation with a slight increase in the corners of his mouth after hearing it, and said: "Lord Li has worked hard all the way and has not had lunch, so it is better to take a rest in the fort and let me Ding Shouming do the friendship of the landlord." While reciprocating with good words, he was secretly thinking about how to push off this marriage and take the benefits promised by the Li family.

"Ziren, that's right, rest assured that my Li family is here, no one in Liaodong Town will dare to ask for your trouble!" Li Chengcai saw that Ziren's attitude was loose, and said with a smile. "My lord, I'm going to the city to do some errands according to your instructions, and on the way, I saw Zhao San coming to my Changning Fort with a group of people named Huazi, this kid probably wants to come to us for trouble." At this moment, Zu Damu, who was sent by Ziren to buy cotton and fabric, came to report with an anxious face, and slapped Li Chengcai, who had just boasted about Haikou.

"Master Li, what are you talking about earlier?" Ziren didn't laugh angrily when he heard this, and asked Li Chengcai with something in his words.

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