After Zuo Houde looked at Han Yuan and the others, he walked inside.

After passing through one level after another, Zuo Houde came to the interior of the Hundred Workshops.

This interior can be described as a unique cave, piling up all kinds of machinery, Zuo Houde found a middle-aged man with big eyebrows, this person is concocting some kind of machinery.

Seeing Zuo Houde, this person hurriedly came and saluted with his hands: "I've seen the lord!" ”

Zuo Houde laughed, picked up the man, and said with a gentle face: "Shizhen! Thank you! ”

This person's name is Zhao Shizhen, and he is also an ink master. A few years ago, Han Yuan found that he was really not good at the research of firearms, so he bothered to recruit this person, and Zuo Houde handed over the research on firearms to him.

Zhao Shizhen is simply a genius in weapons, especially good at firearms, and under his organization over the years, the firearms under Zuo Houde can be described as making extraordinary progress.

In less than a month, Zhao Shizhen researched the "improvised bomb" under some suggestions from Zuo Houde, and then vigorously and deeply studied it, and then greatly improved its power and security stability.

Of course, Zhao Shizhen also developed mines and mines according to Zuo Houde's requirements, and then he was able to adapt to a variety of battles!

After that, for a year or two, Zhao Shizhen was mainly attacking muskets, and now although there is still no suitable musket that can be adapted to the battlefield instead of bows and arrows, Zhao Shizhen has also greatly improved the performance of ordinary muskets.

At the same time, Zhao Shizhen also invented the thunderbolt - multi-barreled arquebus, absorbing the advantages of bird guns and three-eyed guns, the gun is equipped with five guns, each shot after turning 72 degrees to fire another tube, after the five tubes are shot, the front end of the gun body can launch fireballs to burn the enemy. The barrel is equipped with a medallion as a shield, and the axe that supports the barrel can also be used for defense after firing.

Of course, this kind of musket has met Zuo Houde's requirements in terms of range, but the cost is too high, and Zuo Houde cannot make this weapon popular, so he can only organize a small musket team of 3,000 people.

"Don't dare to say it's hard! If it weren't for the support of the lord, the minister would be useless! ”

Zuo Houde looked at Zhao Shizhen and nodded with satisfaction, the cost of researching firearms over the years is not small, that is, Zuo Houde knows that firearms are the mainstream in the future, so he has always insisted.

Next, Zhao Shizhen began to introduce his latest research.

"Lord, please look, this is the tiger squat cannon developed by the minister at the request of the lord!" As he spoke, he pointed to a cannon in front of him.

Zuo Houde looked at the cannon in front of him with some joy, this thing is a siege weapon, so he immediately asked, "What is the range?" How powerful? ”

Zhao Shizhen looked confident and said arrogantly: "Lord, the range of the tiger squat cannon can reach five hundred steps, of course, in order to ensure accuracy, it is best to take three hundred steps!" As for the power, it can break through the three-foot wall."

Zuo Houde looked at the cannon in front of him, of course Zuo Houde, who was born in the military, knew that this distance represented something, and this distance represented that if the city was to be attacked, the enemy in the city would not have the strength to fight back at all.

The three-foot city wall is not much, but it is enough, that is, the thickness of most cities is only a few zhang, even if it is a military town like Dingcheng, it is only a seventeen-zhang city wall.

"Three hundred steps is enough, let alone five hundred!" Zuo Houde's heart also suddenly gave birth to a burst of pride.

Zhao Shizhen looked at Zuo Houde, hesitated for a while, and then said: "Lord, although this is a weapon of war, the cost of this cannon and cannonball is not low!" ”

Zuo Houde waved his hand: "This can be put aside, how many cannons can be produced in a day!" ”

Zhao Shizhen pondered for a while and said: "Lord, our 100 workshops can only produce a maximum of five cannons and 300 shells a day!" ”

Zuo Houde frowned, this is too little, the next is a tough battle, Zuo Houde also wants to popularize this cannon into the army, so he said: "Try to expand the scale, I fully support, how many can I estimate?" ”

Zhao Shizhen opened his mouth and said: "My lord, if the scale is to be expanded, more people must be gathered, and the minister is sure that within a month, the output will be quadrupled!" ”

Zuo Houde thought about it and felt that it was enough, twenty doors a day, half a year could cover the whole army, and it would be almost time at that time!

Zuo Houde thought about it, nodded and said, "Okay!" That's enough! At the same time, it is necessary to step up the production of artillery shells. ”

Zhao Shizhen nodded, and he agreed.

Zuo Houde looked at Lin Dong beside him again and said: "Next, select two thousand shrewd and capable gunners from your subordinates, this time I want you to set up a tiger artillery battalion, and at the same time let this cannon be popularized in the army!" ”

Lin Dongshi nodded immediately, looking at the cannon in front of him with excitement, although Zuo Houde still controls the leakage of these firearms over the years, he still applies grenades, mines, and mines to the army on a small scale, and senior generals like Lin Dongshi have experienced the power of these firearms.

Not to mention a military weapon like the Tiger Squat Cannon, as long as those who know the army know the range and power of this Tiger Squat Cannon, they can immediately understand how much advantage this cannon can have in military affairs.

……

night

The General's Tent of the Barracks.

Zuo Houde recruited senior generals in the army, and a group of high-ranking people in the army looked at Zuo Houde together, wanting to listen to what his lord commanded! For a moment, the atmosphere seemed a little serious.

Zuo Houde looked around at everyone and showed a smile on his face: "Okay, everyone, there is no need to be so serious, today I will tell you a piece of news, and at the same time arrange some things!" ”

Seeing Zuo Houde smile, the rest of the people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, their faces were obviously a lot more relaxed, but they still didn't speak casually, after all, this is in the barracks.

Zuo Houde looked at everyone and said slowly: "I received information that there are military mobilizations in the Daming and Dayan frontiers, and according to my estimates, at most half a year, the two sides will inevitably be another big battle!" ”

Hearing Zuo Houde's words, everyone was obviously a little excited, just like last time, Da Ming and Da Yan were fighting, which meant that their side had an opportunity.

Zuo Houde's face also showed a hint of excitement: "This time may be different from the last time, the spies in the direction of Youzhou have also sent information, Youzhou has begun to recruit troops again, and the four battalions have begun to train again, this time it may be a battle to destroy the country!" ”

Hearing Zuo Houde say this, everyone was obviously stunned, and everyone didn't expect that this time it would be such a big battle.

Zuo Houde looked at everyone and said lightly: "Hong Zaixing will fight the whole country, Hanzhou and Qingzhou will inevitably be empty, and this is our opportunity." In the next six months, I will gather all the 400,000 volunteers from the previous Tuntian period into the army, and it will be decided when the time comes! ”

The generals were also very excited when they heard Zuo Houde's plan, and at the same time clenched their fists: "No! ”

Zuo Houde then spoke: "Recently, the Hundred Workshops have researched a military weapon, and I have arranged for Dongshi to be in charge, and within half a year, I will strive to popularize it in the army." ”

"No!"