Even if you don't use a claircase, you can see that the huge solid bullet fell on the opposite hill, knocking the soil into a big pit. The splashed dirt was as if a small explosive package had exploded. And the gun carriage of the red-coated cannon after the launch also shook the ground with constant dust. It seems that the recoil of this red-coated cannon is also quite powerful. Ordinary gun carriages or gun carriages simply can't withstand it.

Xu Xingxia raised the clairlife mirror and looked at it, and found that the solid bullet had sunk deep into the mud and could not be seen at all. Subsequently, more than a dozen rounds of solid bullets were test-fired in succession. Some solid bullets hit the trees, and the trees with thick bowls broke off on the spot. Some of the solid bullets hit the rocks, and the rocks shattered on the spot. Even the hard granite was shattered. One can imagine what effect it would have if it fell into the crowd.

After the solid bullets, more than a dozen shotguns were test-fired. The shotgun fired by the redcoat cannon had a range of more than five miles, which was farther than the solid shells fired by the Franc machine gun. But when I saw a loud bang, a large area of projectiles, like raindrops, fell on the opposite hillside, and the sound kept coming, and suddenly all the trees on the hillside were unrecognizable. After a dozen shots in a row, all the leaves were knocked off, and only the bare trunk remained.

Xu Xingxia checked the shotguns with great interest and found that the marbles inside were only the size of a thumb, and they were all in any shape. Most of the marbles are made from scrap iron scraps, and some are rusty. In such a solid bullet, there are at least more than a hundred such marbles. One can imagine how many people would fall if the enemy launched a dense crowd charge and a shotgun fell. It was an absolutely spectacular scene.

Purely from the point of view of power, the 120 mm caliber red cannon is indeed much more powerful than the 60 mm caliber Franc machine gun. If the white-clothed army used this kind of red-clothed cannon on Gulang City, Mo Yuegen would have fled long ago. Similarly, if Mo Yuegen also had such a cannon, I was afraid that he Xu Xingxia would also run away from the wind. With such a cannon, it would be too easy to destroy the tiny city of Gulang.

After the test was completed, Xu Xingxia expressed considerable satisfaction with the artillery's surname. He circled around the artillery a few times, and learned in detail about the various surnames of the artillery. It's a pity that in addition to the power and range, all the other data made Xu Xingxia not very satisfied. First of all, the cost is too expensive. The cost of one such cannon was close to two thousand five hundred taels of silver. It's too expensive. Even if he Xu Xingxia is wealthy, there is no way to equip many doors. Secondly, the weight is too heavy, and the ordinary gun carriage can't pull it at all.

He finally said: "How much does such a cannon weigh?" ”

Liu Guangliang said helplessly: "If you don't count the gun carriage, it's about four thousand three hundred catties." ”

Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "Try to reduce the weight as much as possible, at least to less than three thousand catties." ”

Obviously, this is quite a difficult task. The power of the redcoat cannon is based on the powerful gunpowder firing power. Without a barrel of sufficient thickness, it simply could not withstand such tremendous pressure. It can be said that the chamber of the redcoat cannon is the main reason for the overweight. It is indeed difficult to reduce the thickness of the barrel.

However, for Xu Xingxia's request, the craftsmen present had no objection. They all know that Xu Xingxia will not make unreasonable demands. If it really can't be done, Xu Xingxia won't blame them. But if you don't work hard, how can you say you can't do it? With Xu Xingxia's surname, he will never be stingy with rewards. As long as this technical problem is solved, there will definitely be a generous bonus. This is the greatest motivation for craftsmen to research.

Xu Xingxia thought for a moment and felt that the power of the two sample cannons was quite good, and they might be used in Zhenyuan Pass to scare Lin Dan Khan. No matter how powerful the Mongolian cavalry is, in front of the red-coated cannons, they are all scum. If you use it well, if you ambush Lin Dan Khan, you may be able to kill him all. He said slowly: "In this way, these two finished products, as well as the other ten semi-finished products, you all assemble them and send them to Zhenyuan Pass." ”

Liu Guangliang naturally agreed. Xu Xingxia's meaning, of course, he can guess a thing or two. The craftsmen present also gradually guessed. Thinking that the cannon he had researched could give the Mongols a head-on blow, the craftsmen present were very excited. They all had a light on their faces. Isn't their hard work and night of research and exploration just to make the new weapons go berserk?

…… After leaving the cannon casting workshop, Xu Xingxia went around the three iron-making blast furnaces again. In just a few months, the output of these three blast furnaces has almost doubled. A large amount of pig iron is continuously refined and used in various fields. It seems that the power of money is indeed infinite. Once the positive surnames of those workers are stimulated, all the potential of the iron-making furnace is tapped.

What makes Xu Xingxia even more pleased is that a special steel blast furnace has also been built and started production. The person who is specifically responsible for this steel blast furnace is Zhou Qinghai. At the beginning, it was he who proposed the steel frying technology, and now, it is finally applied to reality. According to his introduction, this steel blast furnace alone can refine 3,000 catties of steel every day. These steels are already of very good quality, with a moderate degree of softness, and can be used to make gun barrels or gun barrels with only a little machining.

Due to the emergence of this steel blast furnace, the craftsman workshop of Weizhenbao can free up a large number of manpower, and there is no longer a need to repeatedly forge hundreds of steel. In this way, the output of the craftsman's workshop can reach 300 per day. It can reach about 10,000 pieces a month. Of course, this is a theoretical value. In fact, due to the limitation of money, the output of the craftsman's workshop cannot be so perverted. Xu Xingxia didn't have so much money.

"Good, good, good." Xu Xingxia was very satisfied, and said three times in a row.

Damn Mo Yuegen, damn Lin Dan Khan, come up and watch Lao Tzu smash you to death with steel gunpowder. What's so great about your cavalry? Lao Tzu has steel, Lao Tzu has gunpowder! Come on! Let's come up together!

…… With excitement, Xu Xingxia came to the Black Mountain Camp. This is the camp of the White Army, and it is the core of the White Army. The headquarters of the White Army, the headquarters of the Xuanying Guard, and the headquarters of various units are all set up here. In terms of the number of troops, there are many more troops stationed here than in the area around Ningxia City. If you look around, you can see almost all of them armed soldiers. When Xu Xingxia came here, he found that Tesna was busy.

"Why did you come? I've been waiting for you for a long time......" Tesna said with a sly expression. She hasn't been intimate with Xu Xingxia for a while. This is simply unbearable for young men and women, especially those who have just eaten the marrow. She is a Tatar woman, different from ordinary Central Plains women, her surname is relatively open, and in front of Xu Xingxia, she does not hide her ** and needs at all.

Xu Xingxia didn't say anything, just hugged Tesna to the bed, threw herself on top of her, took off all her clothes, and then enjoyed herself. He hasn't been close to a woman for a long time, and he has already accumulated countless **, waiting to vent. At first, Tesna pretended to resist a few times, and then she lost her strength softly. During this period, she changed several new tricks according to Xu Xingxia's requirements, and she was very obedient.

As the saying goes, a little farewell is better than a newlywed, the two have not seen each other for many days, and when they get to bed, they are naturally like glue and inseparable. One night, the two of them turned upside down, like vines entangled in trees, lingering for a full night, and Xu Xingxia fell asleep contentedly. When she woke up in the morning, Tesna was already dressed and seemed to have something to do.

Xu Xingxia reluctantly said, "What are you going to do?" Let's come back. ”

Tesna kissed him softly on the cheek and said mysteriously, "You get up first, and I'll take you to see a place." A moment there is something for you to enjoy. ”

Xu Xingxia looked at her mysterious face, and said more and more curiously: "What to do?" ”

Tesna just waved at him mysteriously and said nothing. Xu Xingxia had no choice but to stand up, get dressed, and follow her. The two left Xu Xingxia's separate wooden house and entered a nearby wooden house. This wooden house, which was built later according to Tessna's request, was specially built for Xu Xingxia's personal guards to live in. I don't know what kind of arrangement Tesna made, but in the room, there were more than two dozen naked women standing.

These women are all about 20 years old. The posture and figure are quite good. There are a few of them, and they feel quite beautiful. It's just that they are naked, without the slightest concealment on their bodies, and all the most secret places of women are exposed in front of Xu Xingxia. This made Xu Xingxia a little unaccustomed. He likes to explore slowly, and he doesn't like to expose everything at once. Fortunately, all his rations were handed over to Tessna, and there was no big faux pas.

The strange thing is that these women don't seem to be shy about Xu Xingxia's arrival. They are as free as if they were in their own home. Except for a hint of awe at Xu Xingxia's arrival, there was no other reaction. I really don't know how Tesna trained them. Judging from their particularly fair complexion, they should be from the Western Regions or other tribes, and there seems to be no Han among them.

Xu Xingxia frowned and said, "Tessna, what's going on?" ”

Tesna waved her hand, so that the naked women were all lined up, as if they were being reviewed by Xu Xingxia. A group of **naked women, standing in front of them, waiting for their own review, Xu Xingxia felt weird. Tessna, however, didn't see anything wrong with it at all. She smiled and said, "This is the slave girl I bought from all over the world. After training, it's your guard. ”

Xu Xingxia sighed for a moment and didn't speak. When he stepped into the cabin, he guessed that this was the result. This wooden house was originally intended for the use of personal guards. Sure enough, these women will be members of his personal guards in the future. It's just that why they are naked [***], one is standing in front of him like a little white sheep, Xu Xingxia doesn't understand it for the time being. Perhaps, Tesna will have a reasonable explanation.

Sure enough, Tesna was quick to explain. These women, in fact, are all slave girls, which she bought at a high price, and each one is the result of careful selection. Some of them came from the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions, some from some small tribes of the Tatars, and some from the distant tribes of the Rakas. Anyway, there are people everywhere. There were twenty-four of these female slaves in total, and there were exactly four in one class, which became six. Each shift is responsible for guarding for two hours.

At that time, the female slave trade was still very popular in the Western Regions. It is the Kingdom of Khorasan, where Sawana is located, and countless women are sold to the market every year. These women may have come from captive tribes, or from large families who committed crimes, or they were simply stolen from other tribes. Those who buy female slaves, of course, are rich people. Those young and beautiful slave girls who are virgins can usually be sold for a good price.

In fact, in the Central Plains, how can there be no female slave trade? What is the difference between a handmaid or something, in fact, and a slave girl? It's just artificially covered up. For those ministers' families who committed crimes, their children were sent to the Church Division, in fact, there was no difference between them and the girls. In troubled times, human trafficking is even more prevalent. It seems that there was turmoil at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and half a steamed bun could buy several women, which was really inhumane.

After Tesna's introduction, she smiled and said, "How's it going?" Are you happy with them? ”

Xu Xingxia said seriously: "What I need is a guard, not a young and beautiful girl." I feel like you're picking women for me, not the guards. ”

Tesna said disapprerovingly, "Chairman's Guard, doesn't it look a little more pleasing to the eye?" I don't want to be ugly all day. I'm telling you, I don't want any of the things that aren't good-looking, or they're not virgins. ”

Xu Xingxia shook his head and did not speak. In fact, he is also duplicitous and pretending. Who wants a bunch of dinosaurs instead of a bunch of beautiful women? He's not an idiot. Since he chose the women's guard, of course he didn't want to make himself look like Gaddafi, the female bodyguards around him were all five big and three thick, full of fat, and he was unappetizing when he looked at it. In the days when muskets existed, these aunts and grandmothers only needed to know how to make muskets.

(To be continued)