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A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and Chen Xing, who was so busy in the dark, finally brought news to Zhou Huchen.

When Zhou Huchen came to Chen Xing's house, ten cannonballs with a dark luster were placed in Chen Xing's house, while Chen Xing was lying on the table and fiddling with a flintlock device.

"It's finished?"

Hearing Zhou Huchen's voice, Chen Xing stood up: "Back to the young marshal, it's done!" Also solved a somewhat tricky problem! ”

Zhou Huchen stepped forward to Chen Xing: "Let's talk about it!" ”

Chen Xingshun took a cannonball in his hand and compared it with a flintlock device: "Look at the young marshal, there is no problem with the installation of this flintlock device, and there is no problem with igniting the gunpowder, as long as it is installed in reverse." The problem is that this lighter is afraid of water, and in addition, in the wet season, the gunpowder will return to moisture, and it will not be able to ignite the gunpowder when it is fired. This kind of shell is very convenient, but unfortunately it cannot be stored for a long time, I pondered for a long time, the only solution is to use a thin layer of oiled paper to seal, which should neither affect the firing, but also for a long time, the only thing to note is that you must be very careful when transporting! ”

"Sure enough, I didn't mistake you, you are very competent as a craftsman!" Zhou Huchen had to sigh that this Chen Xing was very talented and responsible.

Without modesty, he handed the cannonball in his hand to Zhou Huchen, and Chen Xing said a little reasonably: "Fill the gunpowder first, and then install the lighter." ”

"Don't load the gunpowder in the front medicine warehouse, now install the inducing medicine and the ignition device, and we'll try the cannon later." Zhou Huchen's first mortar has been completed, and the seat board and bracket are also complete, and now it is time to test the gun.

The gunpowder was easy to load, and it was not a problem to install the ignition device, and when Chen Xing had ten shells ready, a group of main figures from the workshop gathered together again.

With the wish of infinite beauty, a large group of people rushed to the wilderness of Datong Province.

Today's guinea pig is Chen Xing, who volunteered, and Zhou Mo originally had to operate the cannon himself, but Chen Xing, who was willing to be a guinea pig, made Zhou Mo speechless with one sentence: "Zhou Jiangshou, do you know how this cannonball is fired?" ”

There is no fire gate, no fire rope, this thing that is not a projectile at all in Zhou Mo's consciousness is a little weird no matter how you look at it, Zhou Mo, who is full of anticipation, is very frustrated, he can only respond to Chen Xing with silence.

There is no danger in triggering gunpowder, Zhou Huchen is happy to watch, he commands the installation of artillery, and at the same time says to Zhou Mo with great interest: "Today, Zhou Jiangshou is decided, for a lifetime!" It was given to me for nothing, let's see if our character is about to explode! ”

Zhou Mo had no intention of teasing Zhou Huchen, and his eyes never left the artillery that was being installed. In his imagination, how should this cannon without a fire gate be fired? This occupied all of him, so much so that he turned a blind eye to Zhou Huchen's ridicule.

A bracket, a pedestal, a barrel, very simple, the cannon was set up very quickly.

Zhou Huchen was very proud, but this cannon was not mighty no matter how he looked at it, compared with the coarseness of those general cannons and tiger squat cannons, it seemed too thin, like a lonely wooden stake reclining on a shelf, not to mention compared to the huge Hongyi cannon.

But Zhou Huchen attached great importance to this small artillery that was not mighty, and he happily squatted down and began to command the mouse Chen Xing: "This bracket can adjust the angle of the shot by itself, you also understand how to launch it, and you must quickly retract your hand after putting it straight in." As for the precautions after launching, you just need to turn around, if this cannon moves sideways, it will not disfigure your handsome face, although the possibility is very small, you can ask for more blessings! ”

After speaking, Zhou Huchen patted Chen Xing's shoulder fiercely, turned around and left.

The seat plate of the cannon is very heavy, it is cast of pig iron, there should be no possibility of rolling, as for whether it will move horizontally, Zhou Huchen did not dare to pack the ticket, so he still had to tell Chen Xing.

Zhou Huchen ran away, and the rest of the people also ran after him, Chen Shouye was concerned about his son's safety, and his eyes wandered to stand beside Chen Xing to express concern: "This is really not that dangerous, right?" ”

"Nope!" Chen Xing is very sure that the promo-boosting medicine is filled by him, and as for the power and dosage, he knows it in his heart:

Reluctantly and slowly leaving, Chen Shouye also turned back frequently, and the fatherly worry obviously could not be retreated.

Chen Xing belongs to the kind of person who is rarely spoken, he just waved his hand to show that it was okay for his father's concern, and then, he put into his work, reached out to test the stability of the artillery, he picked up a cannonball and began to examine it carefully.

Chen Shouye finally slowly joined everyone dozens of steps away, and when he came to Zhou Huchen's side, he began to ramble worriedly: "Young marshal, this artillery is not dangerous, right?" ”

"You can't die, you can see for yourself!"

This was an unsatisfactory answer, Chen Shouye had no choice, his eyes began to focus only on Chen Xing, who was putting the cannonball into the barrel.

A little farther away, a faint cannon sound, and then, an object visible to the naked eye rose diagonally into the sky.

When the cannonball fell far away with a graceful arc, everyone's eyes looked at Chen Xing, at this time, Chen Xing had already turned around, and the gun carriage and artillery beside him were intact, standing in place in a regular manner.

"It's done!" This is Zhou Huchen's voice: "Come on, hurry up and measure the shooting distance!" ”

A group of people got Zhou Huchen's prompt, and rushed to the small artillery that didn't seem to be very powerful.

Following Zhou Hucheng's side, Zhou Mobian raised his own question: "Young Marshal, although this artillery does not use a fire gate and the firing is very simple, but this power and range do not seem to be very good?" ”

"Oh, really?" Zhou Huchen dealt with it noncommittally, he didn't want to explain in detail now: "This is the shiyan stage, as for the power, what will be seen in the future may be a surprise!" ”

The range of the shell, which weighed about seven or eight kilograms, was 200 paces, and this was the first firing data. The small steel cannon did not show any abnormality after this test firing, and the design of the gun carriage and seat plate seemed to be reasonable, with no lateral movement and no large jumps.

"Lower the elevation angle and come again!" The first step was successful, and Zhou Huchen still had to look at the specific range of this artillery, as for the power, it would be a matter for later.

This is a movable bracket, as long as it is adjusted, it can be raised or lowered, Chen Xing adjusted it lightly, and everyone began to retreat again. Zhou Mo, who was full of curiosity, simply didn't leave this time, he resolutely squatted beside Chen Xing, and decided to take a closer look at how the cannon of this unwanted fire gate was fired.

Seeing that everyone had withdrawn from a certain distance, Chen Xing proudly picked up a cannonball with both hands and deliberately showed it to Zhou Mo beside him. Then, a pin-shaped object was twitched and put directly into the barrel: "It's as simple as that, just throw it in!" ”

As Chen Xing turned around, there was another dull sound, the cannonball was discharged at a speed visible to the naked eye, the cannon body and gun carriage shook, and the long cannonball magically drew an arc and rose far into the air without any rolling, and then fell into the wilderness.

This time the range was much higher, just less than 300 paces, and most of the heavy shells were planted in the hard loess.

Zhou Mo couldn't hold back any longer, he picked up a cannonball and began to study, but the result, of course, was unknown. Because, the flintlock device was inside the shell, and the end of the only tail that could be leaked was sealed, Zhou Mo didn't dare to open it when he looked at the thin layer of oiled paper, he didn't even dare to touch the lock pin on it.

This small cannon is not powerful in the eyes of others, but it is very successful in the eyes of Zhou Huchen. Its longest range should be more than one mile, and it is still limited by gunpowder, but the launch speed will definitely not be a problem, and Zhou Huchen estimates that it will be easy to fire ten shells in one minute.

The range and rate of fire are basically satisfied, and Zhou Huchen does not want to make all kinds of mortars, for him, it is enough: "Based on this artillery, some craftsmen will be dispatched to make hundreds of them first, and Chen Xing will work harder, and temporarily serve as the manufacturing manager of this artillery." ”

I am afraid that it will take a long time for small artillery to be produced before it can be equipped in the army, after all, this is a non-industrial era, the production efficiency is lackluster, and all aspects have to be taken care of, and there is still a shortage of craftsmen and talents.

The first kind of artillery in the Datong firearms workshop began to be produced in this way, as Zhou Huchen said, in the following days, this small artillery without a fire door did become the basis of the workshop artillery, and on its basis, another large artillery was put on the agenda.

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