"In terms of artillery production technology, we also have advantages that the imperial court cannot match. Until now, the imperial court still used sand molds for casting red-coated cannons. After that, a lot of bubbles will appear on the gun, which greatly affects the strength and service life of the gun. ”

"And the cannon we are equipped with not only uses a steel mold casting cannon that the imperial court has never seen, but also uses the centrifugal rotation method that you handed over to the Equipment Division to cast the cannon."

"By combining the two methods, we were able to cast a cannon barrel that was not only free of air bubbles, but also denser. In terms of strength alone, it is more than fifty percent higher than the red-clothed cannon of the imperial court. ”

"In this case, the thickness of the barrel of our cannon, under the condition of ensuring a certain strength, is only half the thickness of the official army's red-coat cannon."

"However, even so, the strength of the cannon is far greater than that of the redcoat cannon. We have done tests, and without compromising safety, the charge of the cannon is more than 30% of that of an ordinary redcoat cannon. ”

"According to the calculation of the charge and the firing range, the effective range of the cannon is also thirty percent more than that of the ordinary redcoat cannon."

Seeing Wei Zheng nodded, the satisfied smile on his face became stronger and stronger. The confident head of the regiment continued to speak.

"In addition, compared with the ordinary red-coated cannons equipped by the officers and soldiers, our cannons have two advantages."

"The first advantage is the ...... rate of fire of the artillery"

"Because of the improvement of the quality of steel, plus a large number of excellent craftsmen from the imperial court joined. The armament department directly used the way of rear-loading shells of the Furlong machine to the cannon. ”

"The time it takes for the officer and army redcoat cannon to fire a flowering shell, our cannon. At least two flowering shells can be fired. If you are proficient, shoot three flowering shells. It's all possible ......."

"So, in terms of rate of fire. Our cannon, with an overwhelming advantage. ”

"The second advantage is the accuracy of the artillery...... fire"

Speaking of which, the regiment commander directly asked a gunner behind him to bring a special cannon shell.

After looking at the shells in front of him, which had both similarities and differences with the shells of later generations, Wei Zheng immediately understood the reason for the so-called improvement of shooting accuracy.

Because there is no rifling in the barrel of the artillery, the shells fired by the artillery will not rotate at high speed.

Shoot at close range, maybe you can't see anything. But. As long as the firing distance is long, the firing accuracy of the shells will be greatly reduced due to various factors.

Take the red-coat cannon equipped by the officers and soldiers as an example, because the shells are round, after being fired, the shells will be affected by the outside world, and they will be very large. When the redcoat cannon was aimed at a target two miles away, even an experienced gunner fired a shell. It is very normal to offset a distance of dozens of paces.

And this leads to zhì, although the effective range of the red-coated cannon is more than two miles. However, the officers and soldiers who equipped it. But he never fired at a target two miles away. Most commonly, it is to shoot at a target of about a mile.

And the shells that are in front of you are very different.

Let's take the flowering part first, which is not a common round shape. Rather, it is a common pointed pyramid in later generations. However, it is different from the shells of later generations. In order to increase the stability of the shell after flying out of the barrel. The armament department actually made a tail fin at the tail of the shell that was the same as that of a mortar flowering shell......

Of course. If the tail part is wrapped in oiled paper and the gunpowder has been measured in advance, the whole shell is almost identical to the shells of later generations, except for the rougher construction.

Clearly, the various numbers of the cannon in front of him are known only to the regiment commander in front of him.

So, Wei Zheng, who had a suddenly realized expression on his face, asked directly.

"You said this, Ben Shuai understands...... Ben Shuai should know that all aspects of this cannon are specific jù......"

"Yes, handsome......"

"After specific tests by the Armament Division, the effective range of this cannon is between 300 and 1,500 paces. Solid shells and flowering shells can be fired, respectively. ”

"When firing the flowering bomb, because of the tail of the flowering bomb, the hit rate can reach 90% within 500 steps......"

"When the target is between 500 and 1,000 paces, the hit rate of the flowering shell can reach seventy percent. Of course, even if you don't hit the target, the error will not exceed fifteen steps...... With a charge of up to two catties of flowering shells, fifteen paces away, it is still within the killing range. ”

"However, after the target is more than 1,000 paces, the accuracy of the artillery is less than 50%. The error also reached a staggering thirty steps. However, in response to this problem, we looked at a play that had never been played before. If this method of play is used to fire at a target a thousand paces away, it can weaken the impact of artillery firing accuracy on power within a certain distance. ”

In this world, to have such a powerful artillery, Wei Zheng is still very satisfied from the bottom of his heart.

However, the next sentence of the head of the regiment in front of him made the satisfied smile on Wei Zheng's face immediately covered with interest.

After a short period of contemplation, Wei Zheng, who seemed to think of something, asked thoughtfully and rhetorically: "You have the right way, is it possible to concentrate multiple artillery pieces and shoot at one target at the same time, which is the so-called artillery fire covering ......?"

Not to Wei Zheng's surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, the head of the regiment in front of him showed a stunned and shocked expression on his face.

Then, he asked Wei Zheng with an incredible face: "Dashuai, how do you know...... Our heavy artillery division, after two full months of training and summarization, came to this conclusion ......"

Wei Zheng replied with a smile: "Ben Shuai not only knows the artillery coverage, but also knows a lot of fighting methods that you don't know......"

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng's face had unconsciously regained his solemnity. Pointing to the county seat with only one outline a few miles away, he asked sternly.

"Is it possible to set up cannons three miles away from the city wall, and cover the officers and troops on the city wall of the county town with dozens of rounds of artillery fire. Let these imperial court officers and soldiers first understand the strong military strength of our Tiger and Leopard Army little by little from your heavy artillery division. ”

The regiment commander, who was standing in front of him, loudly assured: "Please rest assured, the heavy artillery regiment guarantees to complete the task......"

In the county town that was about to be attacked, in order to block the front of the northern army, it held out for a longer time. Thousands of young men and men in the city, driven by the officials and soldiers, used logs and sacks full of earth to increase the height little by little, and strengthened the city wall under their feet.

Xu Guohou, the supreme commander of thousands of official armies, was wearing a fine suit of armor, surrounded by a group of generals, standing in the city gate tower, pointing at the busy people who were holding meetings on the city wall.

As for the generals around him, except for a few who have always remained strict and did not say a word to what the general soldier said, he remained silent. The rest of the people, without exception, all had flattery on their faces and agreed with Xu Guohou's pointing.

At this moment, a general suddenly rushed over, directly destroying the harmonious atmosphere in the city tower.

Then, he didn't seem to see Xu Guohou's face stepping down in an instant, and reported loudly.

"My lord, the rebels stationed outside the city have begun to move, and they seem to be three miles outside the city, setting up artillery......"

"Three miles outside the city, you read it right......" Xu Guohou, who was just about to get angry after listening to the general report, immediately showed an interested smile and asked the general manager in front of him.

"Yes, Lord General...... The small one has already sent scouts out of the city to investigate. The rebels did set up artillery three miles outside the city...... After statistics, the number of artillery pieces is about fifty, and they are all red-coat cannons with huge barrels. ”

After hearing the result that the rebels had fifty red-clothed cannons, the faces of the generals standing beside Xu Guohou instantly turned pale.

On the contrary, it is Xu Guohou. On his high-spirited face, not only did he not show the slightest intention, but he also showed a mocking smile towards the tiger and leopard army outside the city.

As a noble born in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Guohou, who relied on the merits of his ancestors and climbed to the position of the general soldier step by step, looked down on a bandit like Wei Zheng in his heart.

Since he looked down on Wei Zheng, he looked down on the Tiger and Leopard Army commanded by Wei Zheng even more.

Although the Haw Par Army's many external and internal battles shocked the entire Ming Dynasty. Because of this, the Haw Par Army was also rumored to be the strongest army of the Ming Dynasty by ordinary people. But in the eyes of Xu Guohou, who is high in the sky, all these honors are due to his good luck in defending the expedition, the equipment of the Tiger and Leopard Army is too well-equipped, and the enemies he encounters are too weak.

Under such circumstances, Xu Guohou, who prides himself on being high above and is from a family of military generals, has always fantasized that the soldiers under the command of the commander who are equipped with the same sophisticated firearms will teach the Tiger and Leopard Army a good lesson on the battlefield, so that the Tiger and Leopard Army will know who is the strongest army in the world......

Therefore, in this operation to intercept the Tiger and Leopard Army, Xu Guohou, who had almost no combat experience and could only talk on paper, was the first to ask the imperial court for war and the first to engage the Tiger and Leopard Army.

Of course, Xu Guohou, who looks down on him and has read a lot of military books, also knows the truth that if he underestimates the enemy, he will be defeated.

Therefore, after entering the county seat at his feet, Xu Guohou, the chief soldier, gathered a large number of people and young men to strengthen the city defense of the county town at his feet. Then, in the following battle, inflict heavy losses on the Haw Par Army outside the city.

As for Xu Guohou's mocking smile at this moment, it was not that Xu Guohou was arrogant enough to ignore the dozens of heavy artillery pieces of the Haw Par Army. Rather, it is because the general report has just been put on a certain course, which further confirms the judgment in his heart about the combat effectiveness of the Haw Par Army.

In Xu Guohou's eyes, the most sophisticated red-clothed cannon equipped by the imperial court did not have any accuracy in shelling targets three miles away. Could it be that the Tiger and Leopard Army thought that their artillery was more powerful than the finest red-coated cannons of the imperial court...... (To be continued......)