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Those apprentices had also seen Lu Chengqi's true face, and the expressions on their faces were excited, and even the hands holding the fire fold were clenched very tightly. "Your Majesty, please move to the distant house." Shen Kuo was not at all confused, and said calmly.

Lu Chengqi nodded, this is not the first time. Artillery, the god of war, is an extremely unstable thing. The probability of the cannon exploding, not to mention these primitive artillery, is that the well-made artillery of later generations will also explode if it is not operated properly. If you really blow up the chamber, you can't say that this little life that was finally reborn is explained here again, and it can't be worth it at all.

If you want to see the artillery, it's better to hide farther away, your life matters. Besides, these flowering bombs are flowering bombs made using the most primitive method, and who knows what will explode? If there is no quality assurance, the disembowelment will be blown up, and the death will be unjust.

After retreating to the stone house, Lu Chengqi occupied an excellent position and watched the artillery fire and fire. Shen Kuo was at the door, waving a small flag, signaling that it was time to start loading.

The apprentice in the distance saw the flag waving, calmly took a few deep breaths, and then began to clean the chamber and reload the shells. After the loading was completed, the man holding the fire fold pulled out the plug and blew the fire fold, and turned to look at Shen Kuo's instructions. Shen Kuo waved the small flag vigorously, and when the apprentice saw it, he put the fire fold in front of the lead, and the lead burned in an instant.

The sub-cannon is loaded with flowering shells, which are not solid shells, and if one is not done well, it is normal to hurt the gunner. As soon as the fuse was lit, the apprentices ran much faster than before, and retreated dozens of feet back. Because the leads are placed too long, there is enough time for them to retreat to a safe position.

These apprentices are not stupid and make reasonable use of the lead length to ensure their own safety. However, this made Lu Chengqi suffer, and he was eager to know whether the artillery that had been built with so much money and silver could restrain the cavalry of the northern nomads. After all, the Han people are an agrarian people and are not good at riding horses. If you compete with cavalry, you will definitely not be able to defeat the nomads. The only advantage is that the Han Chinese have a much higher cultural process than the nomads, and can create more powerful weapons to restrain the northern nomads. The Song Dynasty in the official history, don't look at it has been repeatedly invaded by foreign enemies, in fact, the science and technology of the Song Dynasty is the pinnacle of ancient China, and the weapons are even more varied, all kinds of whimsical ideas, and even future generations are amazed.

Lu Chengqi couldn't help but complain: "Why is it so slow? ”

Shen Kuo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please wait, maybe the lead is a little long, it will be fine in a while......" Before the words fell, the barrel of the sub-mother cannon burst out a huge orange-red spark, followed by a slight shaking of the ground, and at the same time, accompanied by a loud "boom", it was much more violent than before.

Lu Chengqi was caught off guard, and his ears hurt a little from being shocked, and his head was a little dizzy.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Tang Xun saw Lu Chengqi covering his ears, and immediately asked with concern.

Lu Chengqi shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'll just take a rest." Isn't this flowering bomb too fierce? ”

Su Song had been silent just now, but now he spoke: "Your Majesty, it should be that the apprentices have loaded too much gunpowder." If it were loaded normally, it shouldn't be like this. Such a charge is already close to the limit. It is estimated that they deliberately loaded more gunpowder when they learned that His Majesty wanted to measure the maximum range of the projectile......"

Lu Chengqi was stunned, he dared to be cheated! He plucked his ears, sighed and said, "Shen Qing, you go and tell them, you don't need the maximum charge, it's normal!" Measure the range of this time first, and then reload and fire a round normally! ”

Shen Kuo hurriedly said: "Obey!" Then he left the stone house. Lu Chengqi still felt his head buzzing, and said in his heart: "No wonder the battlefield is not for everyone to go, the sound of artillery is already deafening." If there are hundreds of volleys, who can stand it? ”

Seeing that the little emperor didn't speak, his face was cloudy, Tang Xun and Su Song thought that the little emperor was dissatisfied. The companion is like a tiger, and they are so nervous that they dare not breathe.

About two quarters of an hour later, Lu Chengqi was still thinking, can the new wooden warship withstand such a large recoil? Even if the latest keel technology is adopted, it is still made of wood after all, and it will be embarrassing if you install too many artillery pieces and sink yourself yourself.

After Shen Kuo came back, he was shocked when he saw Lu Chengqi looking into the distance and was silent. Looking at Tang Xun and Su Song again, a trace of helplessness flashed in their eyes. After Shen Kuo had some mental preparation, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the range just measured is five miles......

Lu Chengqi came back to his senses, let out an "oh", and said, "Let's start loading normally, don't make any more oolongs." ”

Shen Kuo didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly waved the small flag in his hand, waving at the four apprentices. In fact, before Shen Kuo turned around, they had already been loaded. This is because Shen Kuo was afraid that they would be clever and cocooned again, so he deliberately watched them turn around after they finished loading.

"Your Majesty, please cover your ears!" After Shen Kuo waved the small flag, he reminded Lu Chengqi.

Lu Chengqi had just eliminated the discomfort and didn't want to try such an uncomfortable taste again. After hurriedly plugging his ears with the silk handkerchief he carried with him, he faintly heard a loud "boom", and the ground also shook.

"It's much less powerful this time......" Lu Chengqi thought in his heart. After all, full load loading and normal loading are still a little less powerful, even a layman understands this truth.

Lu Chengqi took off the silk handkerchief and said, "Shen Qing, how many can you put this sub-mother cannon on a new warship?" ”

Shen Kuo was stunned, he had never thought about this question. The new warships, parked in front of the dock on the Wei River, were not built much because they were not an outlet to the sea. He had personally inspected the performance of the new warship, but he could only say in a positive tone, so he could only say conservatively: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers have not tested the new warship. In the opinion of the ministers, it should be possible to put four to six sub-cannons......"

Lu Chengqi said: "After measuring the range this time, let's go to the new warship to test it." It's rare that I have time today, so I watched them all. ”

Su Song said a little embarrassed: "But Your Majesty, it is almost noon now, and Your Majesty has not eaten yet, how dare the ministers ask Your Majesty to move to the bank of the Weishui Feng River?" ”

Lu Chengqi said indifferently: "Could it be that the ordnance supervisor doesn't care about food? ”

Tang Xun knew that Lu Chengqi had also eaten in the canteen at Royal Roads University, but how could the food at Royal Roads University be compared to the Ordnance Warden? He said in embarrassment: "But Your Majesty is a body of a daughter, and it is better for Your Majesty not to eat the food of the weapons prison......" (To be continued.) )