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A seventy-mm gun was ready, and this gun was definitely different from the usual one, because this was a breech-loading gun, and copper-shelled shells were used.

On the hillside in the distance, the distance is at least six or seven hundred meters, and on the hillside there are big white circles, which are painted with lime powder, which is equivalent to a cannon target, and there are more than a dozen such large circles, numbered, and the big Arabic numerals in the middle of the white circle are very conspicuous.

Zhang Feng held a monocular, seriously and happily looked at the artillery target in the distance, behind Zhang Feng, there was a large group of people, not only Zhao Zuolin and other backbones of the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, but also Wang Chaoyong, Zhao Weibin and other officers.

"Commander-in-chief, I'm in a little bit of a hurry, do you want to test the cannon now?" Wang Chaoyong looked at Zhang Feng with blank eyes.

At the beginning, this breech loading gun was still under development, Wang Chaoyong soaked in the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau for several days, which shows the eagerness in Wang Chaoyong's heart, and now the trial production of the cannon has been completed, with the first sample gun, Wang Chaoyong is eager to test the gun as soon as possible, and take a good look at the power of this cannon.

"Ready, ready to test the gun!"

A major in charge of testing the artillery trotted all the way to Zhang Feng, stood upright, saluted, and reported loudly. Zhang Feng waved his hand, "Start testing the gun." ”

"Yes!"

The major replied loudly, then with a standard turn, he ran towards the cannon not far away, next to the artillery, several fighters were ready.

When the shell box was opened, everyone saw that the wooden box was neatly placed one by one copper-shelled shells, and everyone who was accustomed to seeing gunpowder wrapped in oil paper suddenly brightened up.

These copper-shelled shells are very similar, they look similar to the appearance of modern artillery shells, and they are also pointed cylindrical warheads, yellow-orange-orange, which look very pleasing and durable.

As you know, the shells are no longer black powder, but fine granular smokeless powder, and the primer is thunder-mercury.

The chamber of the cannon opened, a soldier picked up a shell, stuffed it into the chamber, closed the gun door, and finished loading, everyone saw that the loading was so simple and fast, and they couldn't help but light up, especially Wang Chaoyong and Zhao Weibin, who were even brighter, looking at this cannon intently, as if this was a peerless treasure.

"Reloaded!"

The soldier shouted loudly, and the gunner shook the handle and began to aim at the distant target, and after aiming, the major in charge of the command shouted: "Fire!" ”

When the gunner heard the order, he pulled the gun rope, and suddenly, with a loud bang, the gun retreated under the action of recoil, but the gun hoe was firmly on the ground, and the gun body was steady.

This is no longer done by loading from the muzzle, and no longer with ignition, but by loading the shell from the breech, and then firing the gun with a pull of the gun rope.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, everyone could see clearly, the shell basically hit the target, and exploded violently on the distant hillside, blowing up a large crater and flying dirt.

This power!

This effect!

Suddenly, many people became excited, and some even waved their fists excitedly, this is the breech loading rear gun, which is enjoyable!

Not only is it powerful, but it also does not have the large amount of gunpowder that was common in the past, and the previous artillery, using black powder, after a single shot, a large amount of choking smoke, but now there is basically none, only a faint bit of gunsmoke.

"One more shot!"

Zhang Feng was interested, shouted loudly, heard the order, reloaded, aimed again, fired again, the shell whistled out, hit the distant target again, the shell exploded, still the dirt flying, blowing out a big crater.

"Haha, it's so enjoyable!"

Wang Chaoyong held the monoculars and watched the spectacular explosion of the cannonball in the distance, and suddenly laughed out loud without any image.

After more than a dozen shells were fired, Zhang Feng waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's take a look at the effect." ”

A large group of people, under the leadership of Zhang Feng, walked towards the hillside in the distance, walked to the hillside, and saw the craters one by one, many people were shocked.

Even though the soil on the hillside is relatively soft, the large pits with a diameter of two or three meters and a depth of one or two feet are still very impactful, and many people look at these big pits with excitement!

"Oh my God, it's so powerful, our 150mm cannon doesn't have this effect!" Zhao Weibin shouted in astonishment, the 150 mm naval gun can be regarded as the largest naval gun at present, and it belongs to the main gun of the ironclad ship, but because of the black powder used, it is basically not much different from the power of the 70 mm gun.

Zhang Feng was also very satisfied, facing Zhao Zuolin and a large group of backbones, in front of everyone, Zhang Feng praised: "Old Zhao, you have made great contributions, the artillery is very good, I want to reward you heavily." ”

The artillery test firing was successful, and the sense of accomplishment in the hearts of Zhao Zuolin and others was also full, recalling the **** night and night spent in order to develop this breech loading gun, Zhao Zuolin felt that it was completely worth it.

Wang Chaoyong and Zhao Weibin, as military commanders, witnessed the test firing of the rear-loading cannon, and the two of them already wished that their troops would be equipped with this kind of artillery earlier.

Wang Chaoyong immediately said: "Commander-in-chief, our army should give priority to equipping this kind of artillery, and equip a few artillery regiments first. ”

Zhao Weibin immediately quit and immediately retorted: "Why should your army be the first to be equipped, and our navy should be the first to be equipped, and all kinds of our warships need to be reequipped with this new artillery." ”

Seeing the two arguing, Zhang Feng smiled and said: "Look at you, where is there a military commander, but it looks like a street vendor, let me tell you, our artillery factory is already under construction, and a large number of this artillery will be produced in the future." ”

"Not only will we produce 70 mm breech guns, but we will also produce 100 mm guns, 120 mm guns, 150 mm guns, and even 200 mm breech guns.

That's right, there are artillery factories, what are we fighting for?

The two immediately understood, looked at each other and smiled, and looked forward to when the artillery factory would be completed and put into production, and when they would install this advanced breech-loading artillery in large quantities.

Even though thousands of laborers worked day and night, it was estimated that it would take several months before it could be put into production, and until the artillery factory was built, the task of producing and manufacturing artillery was temporarily undertaken by the Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau.

It will take a few months for the construction of the artillery factory, and the Jinling Arsenal has been completed and put into operation, and it has begun to mass-produce rear-loading guns, mass production of copper-shelled bullets, etc., of course, the rear-loading guns are still 15 mm caliber black powder muskets, and copper-shelled bullets still use black powder.

Smokeless gunpowder is preferentially used in artillery, and secondarily in the production of grenades, and there are currently 15 mm caliber black powder rear-loading guns, which are completely sufficient.

Perhaps in the future, when the industrial base is stronger and the manufacturing process level is more advanced, Zhang Feng will consider producing small-caliber smokeless gunpowder rifles, but not now.

Because of the barrel of the same length, the smaller the caliber, the more difficult it is to process, the higher the requirements for the process, the use of smokeless gunpowder bullets, the caliber of the barrel must be reduced, from the current 15 mm caliber to below 10 mm, and even to 7 or 8 mm caliber.

Shanghai Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, Xiaoqingshan Arsenal, Jinling Arsenal, all efforts to produce and manufacture 15 mm caliber rear-loading guns, full production and manufacturing of copper-shelled bullets, the five major infantry divisions, began to gradually change their equipment, replacing the previous front-loading rifled guns, and replacing the current 15 mm caliber rear-loading guns.

Soon after the artillery test, Xu Liangyi's ocean-going trading fleet brought back news that it had been driven away by the Hirado clan in Japan.

The matter is important, the first time, Xu Liangyi personally went to the headquarters to report to Zhang Feng, only to see Xu Liangyi hurriedly walked into the headquarters, walked into the headquarters hall, saw Zhang Feng, and immediately said anxiously and worriedly: "Commander-in-chief, something is wrong!" ”

Zhang Feng was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked: "What's the matter, don't worry, tell me in detail." ”

Xu Liangyi immediately told him what happened in Hirado, Japan a few days ago, and after listening, Zhang Feng's face changed slightly, and he walked to the huge world map hanging on the wall, and nodded heavily at the location of Hirado, Japan.

Zhang Feng slowly said to everyone: "Look, the Hirado Clan is so big, have they eaten leopard gall?" ”

Located in the southwest of Japan, the Hirado Domain is a small feudal domain consisting of Hirado Island and surrounding islands, and is known for its navy and foreign trade, and is one of the few trading ports in Japan that is open to the outside world.

Zhang Feng was surprised, it was not the first time that Xu Liangyi's fleet had traveled back and forth to the Hirado Domain to carry out trade, and it had always been relatively smooth, but this time he actually encountered such a thing, Zhang Feng thought in his heart, this matter is not simple.

"Commander-in-chief, this Hirado clan is too short-sighted, and he must be taught a lesson, how about I personally lead the troops this time?" Wang Chaoyong immediately took the initiative to ask for battle.

Zhang Feng groaned and said: "Order the General Staff, together with the Navy, to come up with a battle plan, this time I will personally lead the troops and teach the Japanese a good lesson." ”

Zhang Feng knows Japan too well, but he is not fighting, just like during World War II, when the two atomic bombs of the United States were dropped, the Japanese were honest and almost called Mei Dad, while China paid attention to benevolence and righteousness, and as a result, the Japanese not only distorted the historical facts of aggression against China, but also opposed China everywhere in the international community.

It's just underplayed!

Therefore, Zhang Feng didn't want to think about it, that is, to send troops, go up and beat him hard, it is estimated that he will be honest.

Meng Mingzhao seemed more cautious and suggested: "Childe, it is estimated that this is a conspiracy, and Japan has set up a trap so that we can jump into it." ”

Zhang Feng waved his hand and said: "I want to tell the Japanese this time that in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies are paper tigers." ”

With five infantry divisions and 100,000 men in his hands, Zhang Feng was very bold, so whether it was the army or the navy, he immediately took action, and the first to act was the Second Fleet stationed in Naha Military Port.

Isn't the Hirado Domain famous for its naval army, Lao Tzu will fight your naval army first.

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Today's two watches, the second one will be sent. (To be continued.) )