After the deafening loud bang, the ground near it shook suddenly, and the moment a huge cannonball flew out of the barrel, it suddenly split in half, and a cold and flickering iron chain was attached in the middle, which rotated and twisted in the air and flew into the distance.

Chainbomb!

The cannonball flew out more than two miles, fell to the ground and bounced up, and flew forward against the ground. Ma Lan put down his hand covering his ears and watched the two iron balls connected by the chain spin back and forth, and finally hit the mound behind him.

One can imagine what would have been the situation at this time if the opposite side was not an open field, but a dense enemy cavalry.

This kind of giant cannon of more than 2,000 catties is already the limit of Master Li Xiu's now, and the range of using chain bullets has been reduced, but it is the best for strangling cavalry. For smoothbore guns, the larger the caliber, the greater the range, the slower the rate of fire, and in Ma Lu's opinion, this kind of cannon is used for defense, and it is best to defend the city. In the future, big cities such as Chang'an and Luoyang should have this kind of cannon to guard. Of course, the big cities in the west of the moraine, such as Dingxi City, Xihai City, Wannian City, Capture and Drink Sassa Jianjian, and of course, there are Ma family workshops in various places, which will also use this kind of cannon as a defense.

With a weight of more than 2,000 catties, it is not impossible to use it as a naval gun, but it can only be used as one or two guns in the bow and stern of the ship, which can be used as the main gun. At this stage, there is no need for this, after all, the current Anxi Naval Division, relying on the new Eight Bull Crossbow and the Greek Fire Sky Thunder Arrow, is enough to dominate, plus the rapid-fire artillery is enough, there is no need to use such a big guy for the time being.

After the chain bullet was fired, when the cannon had cooled down, another regular solid shell was fired, and the direction of the fourth degree angle smashed directly on the far mound. Jumping up and down the mound and smashing out several large holes. For the firing range of such a giant cannon. Ma Lan is also quite satisfied. At this stage, these things are enough. As for rifled guns with a longer range, they will have to wait at least ten or eight years later, after a large number of talents have been produced in the craftsman school.

Generally speaking, Master Li Xiu's work is perfect, and he is also glad to meet such a genius Ma Lu, he only read enough books in his previous life, but he does not have much practical experience, and it is the limit to make a crossbow, without Master Li Xiu, there would be no Anxi New Army today. There is no Huanghuang Datang today's pattern.

However, if you want to develop faster, then a craftsman school is the foundation, and more schools of various kinds need to be established in the west of the city. After all, it can't rely on Li Xiu alone, not to mention that when Master Li Xiu and he will eventually leave, if you want the Han civilization to squeeze the space of Hu Da civilization to the west, it is not something that can be completed in one or two generations, and the Tang Dynasty must maintain an absolute advantage over Hu Da's followers for a long enough time, so that it can finally be done. Therefore, the mission cannot be completed by just one generation, and it is necessary to leave as much as possible to future generations. Lay a better foundation for future generations.

This kind of thing is naturally more important than the big wedding. The marriage has its own seven uncles and Gao Qianqian to worry about. Since Master Li Xiu proposed it, he began to discuss the establishment of the school with Li Xiu.

Several cannons that have become the standard were tested in turn, and the gunners nervously measured the shooting elements to determine the range of various cannons at all angles.

"Artillery is such a thing as the direction of future warfare. You've done the best job of forging artillery, but a well-trained gunner is just as important, if not more so, than a good gun. Therefore, we must build not only a school for craftsmen, but also a school for gunners. ”

"The general's words are very true, the artillery is very powerful, but it is in vain to be inaccurate, and this cannot be aimed with the eyes, the angle, the amount of gunpowder, and even the size of the wind will affect the accuracy of the shot. This is different from other weapons, and you have to train well to be effective. ”

"An artillery school, a craftsman school, this is the most important thing to establish. After that, various schools will be built, and all kinds of talents in Datang will be produced from these schools in the future. It is impossible for the west to become the center of the Tang Dynasty, but it will become the talent base of the Tang Dynasty - of course, to that extent, there is no difference between it and the center of the Tang Dynasty - what we want to change is not only a Qixi, but the entire Huanghuang Datang. ”

"If there is a day, the general and I will become famous in history."

"It's the things we're doing now that we're going down in history......"

“…………”

Artillery, the god of war, Ma Lan attaches great importance to this kind of thing. The more Datang expands, the more enemies it will face around it, and it is naturally extremely important to maintain a leading edge in weapons. In Ma Lan's view, artillery is the top priority.

The Yuan Rong crossbow came from the ingenuity of Zhuge Wuhou, and the emergence of the new eight-bull crossbow relied on the genius of Master Li Xiu, these two weapons represent the limit of mechanical power, but it is impossible to go further. The development of artillery, on the other hand, has infinite possibilities.

There are many people in the Tang Dynasty, the people in the border states are fierce, but the people in the Central Plains are weak, and the three states in the west can easily find warriors who can use the Mo knife, but it is not easy to find in the Central Plains. As a whole, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have no advantage over the alien race in terms of physique, and there will be obvious disadvantages in the face of some races, so if you want the Tang army to stay ahead forever, it is impossible to rely on the Modao knights, but more on the army that uses firearms. And in such an army, artillery also plays a great deterrent role.

When the Tang army is equipped with a large number of artillery, it may take more than ten years or even decades, but this is the direction after all. Everything is foreseen, and if it is not prepared, it is wasted, and many things need to be prepared for a rainy day.

Since you have come to this time and space, you always have to do something for the Han civilization, and these things to do now are even more important than going to expand the territory in person.

Ma Lan and Li Xiu were both decisive people, and they quickly agreed on the details amid the sound of the cannon, and the order was quickly issued.

It's winter now, and apart from the people working in the Ma family's workshop, Qiuzi Hanmin has nothing to do, and at this time, it's just the right time to build a school. This time it was in the name of the Governor's Palace, and the place was just outside the artillery test site.

The school recruits students, the first qualification is the Han people, the children of the Han people in the west are willing to join the Anxi New Army very much, many people because of physical problems can not join, this time it is considered to open the door to them, all those who enter the school, will be incorporated into the sequence of the Anxi New Army, enjoy the same treatment as the athletes of the Anxi New Army. There are no physical requirements, but there is one that requires a bold text.

This is not a big problem, the old soldiers in the border also uphold the tradition of attaching importance to culture and education, plus in recent years, most of the capital protectors have done a lot of basic work, and most of the children have either voluntarily or been forced to read some books. This is also Ma Lan's request, when Ma Lan fought west of the Green Mountain, these orders have been strictly implemented in the west of the city, and these things learned now will naturally come in handy.

Opening a school is a plan that Ma Lan had early on, so there will be various arrangements in advance.

The land of the west of the moraine, the three prefectures of Yi, Xi and Ting, the four towns of Yanqi, Qiuzi, Shule and Khotan, are all places where the Han people live, and here is the west of the so-called quicksand, which has been the territory of Ma Lan for several years. Compulsory initiation education has been in place for several years, and now is the time to take effect.

For the Han people in the western part of the country, it was naturally a great honor to join the new army of Anxi, and the military tuns near Qiuzi quickly reacted, and a large number of young children of the border army immediately rushed over. The order is still being conveyed to other parts of the western part of the city, and more Han family disciples will soon come.

The people who came, after a simple test, immediately incorporated into the Anxi New Army sequence, and enjoyed the various treatments of the Anxi New Army, but they did not start learning directly, but participated in the construction of the school. This is also a test for them, without the spirit of hardship, Ma Lu will not let them stay in the school.

Of course, the school is still a large construction site, and there is no way for them to learn things.

Master Li Xiu was in charge of this matter as a whole, while Ma Lan began to compile various teaching materials. In his previous life, he read a lot of books, and he could be said to be an all-rounder, and many things had to be written in easy-to-understand language, and then let the children of the Han family learn. These people can only learn some introductory things for the time being, and as for the really systematic things, he also wrote them out and handed them to Li Xiu, and he will still rely on Li Xiu to teach these people in the future.

Outside the artillery test site, it soon became extremely lively, and thousands of Han people were busy in full swing, and although it was winter, they were all very energetic. There was no work in the winter, and the treatment given by the Governor's Mansion was generous enough, coupled with Ma Lu's prestige in Anxi now, there was nothing to be happy about doing things for the protection of the capital.

There are not too many buildings in the whole area for the time being, but the enclosed area is very large, and it is all saline-alkali land that cannot be cultivated. The courtyard wall soon took shape, and the two buildings gradually took shape, which were two courtyards in the compound, covering an area of more than 1,000 acres, and there was a stone tablet at the door, one of which was engraved with "Anxi Artillery Yard", and the other was engraved with "Anxi Technical College".

Every day is extremely busy, busy building the school here, and at the same time worrying about the wedding, after all, this is a big deal for Gao Qianqian, and she can't let her feel that she doesn't pay attention to it. He naturally attaches great importance to this girl, and can even be said to be extremely fond of it, due to some experiences in his previous life, he can be said to be extremely cold in the relationship between men and women, but Gao Qianqian is the woman who really entered his heart.

The ten-day period agreed with Gao Qianqian has actually passed a long time ago, but the wedding has not yet been held, which is no way to do it, and there is a slight deviation in the development of things. Originally, it was expected that Yang Youniang would come to Qiuzi within ten days, but Yang Youniang did not appear in time, and she did not arrive, so this wedding naturally could not be held. (To be continued......)