Chapter 263 Firearms, Battle Report, Bad News

On May 34, the Blade Mountains were still the valley where Professor Bob conducted his gunpowder tests.

The thunderous rumble continued to sound, and the deafening sound of cannon reverberated through the valley......

Lorist climbed out of the trench with a shocked and disgraced face, Master Sid, Professor Bob, Master Fallin, and a dozen or so guards including Old Yu Lian and Schward, who had also been promoted to the treatment of masters, and walked towards the seven bronze cannons more than twenty meters away.

Lorist found that he had underestimated the casting level of this other world, and ten days ago, under the guidance of Master Sid, he looked at the bronze cannon barrels cast by Lao Yulian according to his design drawings, only to find that in less than a month, Lao Yulian had actually cast twelve bronze cannons for him. Master Sid disdainfully said that bronze casting is actually the lowest level of blacksmith apprenticeship skills, and the highest level of real casting is the steel he has now trained.

Lorist smiled bitterly, Master Sid's so-called steel is refined by the constant hammering of a hydraulic forging machine, and it cannot be used to cast artillery without refractory bricks to build a new refining furnace.

In his previous life, Lorist was just the director of a small handicraft factory, and he didn't know how to make steel or cast cannons. But one of the products of his small handicraft factory is a bronze cannon model, the size of a palm, which is a very good ornament on the desk and can also be used as a paperweight. Of course, these small bronze cannons were not cast, but were turned out on a lathe.

I remember that at that time Lorist also had a great interest in the model of this small bronze cannon, it is very strange why the ancient times would use bronze to cast artillery instead of fine iron, Baidu has read some articles about bronze casting artillery, only to find that the ancients were really smart, and the applicability and cost performance of casting artillery with bronze are higher than those of fine iron. Of course, Lorist couldn't remember the messy data, but he had the impression that before the development of the steel industry without a certain industrial base, it would be best to cast guns in bronze.

Thanks to the fact that the model of the small bronze cannon was made in a downsized version of the real gun, Lorist was able to restore it easily, and all the data was clearly marked on the blueprints. And Lao Yulian also cast twelve bronze cannons in one go according to his design drawings.

However, after careful inspection, the five guns were removed due to trachoma on the wall of the barrel or the lack of straightness of the inner barrel, and the remaining seven bronze guns Lorist instructed the workers to polish the inner barrel and equip it with gun mounts, and finally transported it to the valley where Professor Bob tested gunpowder.

Today was the first test of the artillery, and the seven bronze cannons were aimed at a cliff 400 meters away. After the launch, the artillery positions were filled with smoke, and the cliffs that had become targets were also pouring down rocks......

"Sigva is on top, this, isn't this a magic crystal cannon?" Professor Bob exclaimed as he looked at the devastated cliffs in the distance.

"Crystal Cannon?" Lorist was a little puzzled, what was that?

"My lord, I have read some records about the era of magical civilization, which mentions that the magician excavated the remains of the sky fleet handed down by the goblins, and improved and invented a long-range and powerful weapon powered by magic crystals, called the magic crystal cannon, which can shatter a mountain with a single cannon. It is said that the power of the largest magic crystal cannon can shoot down the stars, and later after the war with the gods, the magic crystal cannon was transported to the kingdom of God, and at first it showed great power, killing several gods, but later due to slow charging and slow reaction speed, the magic crystal cannon army was wiped out under the surprise attack of the kingdom of God...... "Professor Bob explained.

"Oh, that's right, but this is an artillery, and it's not comparable to the Crystal Cannon. It is purely a use of the explosive power of gunpowder to launch the projectile, which is not as powerful as the magic crystal cannon. "Lorist felt that compared to the legendary magic crystal cannons, these bronze cannons of his own were simply weak.

"My lord, the temperature of the first to third guns is normal, the tentacles are a little warm, and the gun mount has not been displaced. Guns No. 4 to No. 6 were a little hot, and the hottest was No. 6, and the displacement was also the most serious, almost 12 centimeters offset. In addition, a small crack appeared in the body of the No. 7 gun, and the whole body of the gun was red and hot, and even the gun mount was tilted to the left, leaving its original position......"

The guards who went to inspect the seven bronze cannons came to report to Lorist with a folder of animal skin paper recording the results of the inspection, and the old Yu Lian on the side was a little red, and he was reimbursed for one after just one round of test firing, which made him feel very embarrassed to cast these bronze cannons.

Lorist smiled and said: "Master Yu Lian, it's none of your business, this is a test of the maximum gunpowder loading of these bronze cannons, the gunpowder loaded by the No. 7 cannon is almost seven times that of the No. 1 gun, and only a small crack appeared when it didn't explode on the spot, which already means that the quality of these bronze cannons you cast is very good." ”

Next, Lorist instructed the guards to re-clean the chamber and continue the test firing of the charge, but now it was a test shot of one door to test the optimal number of charges, as well as its range, power, interval and recovery speed of the gun's heat dissipation, and the durability of the bronze gun, and how many shots could be fired in a row to achieve the maximum number of shots.

After a few more rounds of firing, Lorist returned to his resting quarters with the masters, while the guards in the valley continued to test the artillery.

The rumbling sound of cannon fire no longer affected the conversation of everyone in the room. Lorist looked at a few, Professor Bob was thoughtful, and Master Julien looked very excited, he didn't expect these bronze cannons he had forged to be so powerful. Master Sid was amazed and eager to try, perhaps in his mind, artillery was a novelty, worthy of his study. The one with a depressed face was Master Falin, whose face was pale as if he had lost his soul.

"Master Farin, what's wrong with you?" asked Lorist with concern.

Master Falin replied with some disappointment: "My lord, with artillery, the ballista and steel crossbow in the future are useless, whether it is range or power, the artillery far exceeds the steel crossbow, and the artillery can continue to develop, but the steel crossbow and the ballista are about to come to an end." I thought that when artillery replaced steel crossbows, my crossbow master would be of little use, and he would no longer be able to serve his family. ”

I see, Lorist understood what was going on with Master Fallin's low mood. He gently patted Master Falin's shoulder, smiled and comforted, "Master Falin, some things don't look like this. I classify the steel crossbow catapult as a long-range attack weapon in cold weapons, while the artillery is a hot weapon, and the two are different. You are a true master in cold weapons, like the steel crossbow you made, I think it is already the pinnacle, and there is no one who can surpass you in cold weapons. As for artillery, we are all beginners in thermal weapons, and everyone is now at the same level. In the next research on firearms, I will also need your skillful hands to make some delicate parts, don't worry, the family has always been proud to have a master like you......"

Cold weapons, hot weapons, and firearms?

Master Sid was interested: "My lord, why do you classify them so much, and what are the firearms? Are they just those artillery?"

Lorist explains: "Like the steel crossbow catapult, the projectile is mainly launched by using the elastic force and tension of the steel sheet, and it is by relying on its own ability that I classify them as cold weapons.

Artillery, on the other hand, uses the explosive force and impact of gunpowder to launch projectiles, while the bronze barrel is used as a supporting pipe to bind the explosive force of gunpowder and make it form an impact force on the target in the barrel, and it does not have the ability to fire projectiles. That's why I call all long-range weapons that rely on the explosive power of gunpowder firearms and classify them as thermal weapons. Of course, now my classification is also very crude, just a general distinction. ”

Lorist motioned for everyone to sit down at the table: "Everyone has seen the firing of these bronze cannons, but there are still a lot of tests for these bronze cannons, and I want to ask several of you here to set up a firearms research and development team to complete the test standards of bronze artillery first, and formulate a complete firing system for these artillery." For example, the bronze cannon is equipped with aiming equipment, and the approximate firing elevation angle is estimated according to the distance of the target, etc., and this work is completed in the shortest possible time.

The family faced a serious situation, the last time the island of Hilovas was coveted by the Chikrid Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Business Alliance, but fortunately, the war between the Business Alliance and the Kingdom of Trimber prevented our family territory from being annexed. After you have completed the testing of these bronze cannons, Master Yu Lian will immediately arrange for someone to cast a batch of bronze cannons of the same specification. I am going to equip this batch of guns on the warships, and with the gunboats, we can defend our family territory and maritime interests from being violated. ”

Lorist clapped his hands, and Schward came in with a box, opened it, and inside was the dwarven musket.

"This is the famous dwarven musket, which works in much the same way as our bronze cannons, which also uses gunpowder to fire buckshot. But because of Professor Bob, it seems that their gunpowder is simply useless, and the gunpowder developed by Professor Bob is more powerful, more reasonable in proportion, and less expensive than the dwarves used for thousands of years, all thanks to Professor Bob. ”

Lorist first praised Professor Bob, and then instructed Schward to hang a few drawings on the wall: "These are the two firearms I designed based on the dwarven musket, one is also a long-barreled musket, and the other is a roulette pistol, all the parts and data I have marked on it, but these are only my speculation calculations, and they need to be modified according to the actual situation in the actual manufacturing." ”

The two guns designed by Lorist this time are flintlock smoothbore guns, and of course the firing mechanism is not as exaggerated as the dwarve's carved dragon statue. The dwarven musket is a clockwork, and it is normal for three or four out of ten to have a dumb fire. The flintlock smoothbore gun designed by Lorist uses the mature flint and steel firing device of the previous life, but he doesn't know if these masters can make it.

The short roulette pistol is the revolver of the previous life, and the biggest difficulty of this revolver designed by Lorist is the cartridge case and fire cap, as well as the rifled barrel. Like those magazines and ramming bolts, Lorist could be sure that his skilled craftsmen were hand-made, and that bullet casings and rifled barrels could be done with a little effort, but not with fire caps, but Lorist was going to throw the problem to Professor Cellb to study, and he himself was not prepared to have a headache.

Lorist divided the work among his masters, and Professor Bob, needless to say, was in charge of studying the fire cap and, incidentally, the flowering shells fired from the bronze cannons. Master Sid and Master Yu Lian cooperated to develop the production of two types of barrels and the selection of materials for making guns, and had time to study how to improve the bronze cannon. As for Master Farin, he is the most skillful of the hand, and he is responsible for all the bolts and firing devices......

After assigning the test of the bronze cannon and the development of two muskets to them, Lorist patted his ass and left the valley with ease......

On June 2, Lorist returned to Rock Castle, and the Speer steward who remained at the castle hurriedly brought Lorist two large stacks of thick papers, which needed to be signed by Lorist or had to be reported to him. Lorist sighed and threw himself into all the tedious business.

Schward knocked on the door and walked in: "My lord, this is the letter that has just been delivered from the island of Hilowas, and the first report sent back by the Knight of Remmerd from the city of Morente, which also contains a report on the conquest of the Merchant Alliance against the Kingdom of Trimber and the expedition of His Royal Highness in the Kingdom of Ridleys. ”

Lorist perked up: "Show me." ”

In early April, Renmend took his three wives to Moriente City, where he planned to set up a pediatric and gynecologic pharmacist treatment center, which would serve as a center for the Norton family's intelligence gathering in Moriente City. It seemed that he was well adapted to this new appointment, and it was only two months before the first report was sent.

In the letter, Renmerd first recounted their arrival in the city of Moriente and their settlement, and then reported on the war between the Merchant Alliance and the Kingdom of Trimber. The Second Sit-in War has begun again. However, this time, it was the troops of nearly 100,000 troops from the seven countries who confronted the 150,000 troops of the Commercial Alliance under the city of King Fayes in the Kingdom of Trimber. According to the daily newspaper Morente, it seems that the war will not end until Trimbert VII's coffers are drained.

Then the Second Highness encountered big trouble in the campaign of the Kingdom of Redlis, and the nobles of the territory of the Anderwolf Province of the Kingdom of Redlis were not intimidated by the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Second Highness, and they did not buy the account of the Second Highness. His Royal Highness sent an army of 100,000 to sweep up, but these territorial nobles who relied on the geographical advantage fought more with less, and suffered several defeats in a row, and even two corps composed of soldiers from the Kingdom of Redlis mutinied on the spot, which boosted the momentum of those territorial nobles. As a result, the 100,000-strong army only ran back to more than 40,000, and it is said that His Royal Highness vomited blood in anger.

Lorist smiled, the longer the two wars dragged on, the better the family's situation, and he wished those people would fight for ten or eight years.

Put down Remmer's report letter, and then pick up the letter from Hilowas, sure enough, Shi Fat Man wrote more than a dozen thick pieces of animal skin paper, and the big and small things were not omitted, and the report was extremely detailed.

First of all, the first batch of fur transactions with the Peterson Chamber of Commerce has been completed, and 500,000 of the more than 500,000 goldfords received have been transported back to the family territory with this cargo merchant ship, and the remaining gold coins and the one million catties of grain shipped by the Peterson Chamber of Commerce have been stored on Hilovas Island as a development reserve.

Secondly, Shi Fatzi and the Peterson Chamber of Commerce reached an agreement, he handed over seventeen sets of samples of fine iron equipment and the atlas with dozens of sets of gorgeous armor and equipment to the Peterson Chamber of Commerce, and the Peterson Chamber of Commerce came forward to fight for orders, of course, the Peterson Chamber of Commerce did not work in vain, they asked for ten percent of the profits, and Shi Fatzi had agreed. In the letter, he stated that it was the best of both worlds, with the Peterson Chamber of Commerce going to get more orders when it had revenue, and the Norton family being able to hide behind and not be a target for others.

The next is about the resource exploration of Hilois Island, the eldest son of Master Sid Delokova led people into the volcanic area of Hilois Island in April to explore, and it has only been more than a month that the good news has been spreading, and he has discovered seven kinds of mineral resources in the mountainous area, among which there are large reserves of iron ore and silver ore. It is believed that there will be more new discoveries in the mountainous areas when all the explorations are completed. Shi Fatzi has decided to wait for the completion of those development projects to convert those displaced laborers into miners for resource extraction.

In the end, Shi Fatzi complained a few words, and by the way, told Lorist that this time his father had gone to the Northland with the ship, and was going to buy a house and set up a shop in the newly built harbor city, and let Lorist take care of it......

After reading the letter, Lorist asked Schward to pack his bags and rush to the newly built harbor city, just in time to go to the Oxhorn Bay shipyard to supervise the completion and launch of the latest sail warship and arrange for sailors to conduct bronze gun shooting training.

In June, Lorist was still busy in the dark, until one day at the end of June, Schward came in: "My lord, my lord, no, the island of Shilovas has been attacked!"

...... (To be continued.) )