The battle between Fangcheng Pass and Luyang Pass has already begun, and the two sides have shown their own means, and the battle has gradually reached a climax.

Li Yu was not in a hurry.

He came to the Shenji Workshop in the east of the city.

Zhang Yi and other officials in charge of the Shenji Workshop and the craftsmen all greeted them outside.

"Lord, you can be regarded as having time to come to the Divine Machine Workshop."

Zhang Yi spoke incoherently excitedly.

"yes, I haven't been here in a while."

Li Yu helped everyone up and walked into the compound of Shenji Fang together.

He hadn't been here in over a year.

When he first got firearms, he had to be there every day.

The hairier's hair became whiter, and his body was also stiff.

"Master craftsman, what new gadgets can be developed?"

"The little old man has made a gadget that can't be made, can the lord take a look?"

"Okay."

Li Yu has not visited the scientific research department for a long time, I am afraid that it will chill their hearts, how can it not?!

Seeing that the lord was very interested, the master was very happy, after all, this was the lord's affirmation of their Shenji Workshop.

"Lord, we have borrowed the principle of the six-turn gun, although the experiment was successful, it is terrible to enter your eyes."

"Eh~ As long as there is a little progress in the weapons developed every time, it is good, don't think that there is little progress, success depends on a little bit of accumulation, in order to have the final big achievement."

"That's what the lord said."

The crowd nodded.

The master craftsman had the weapons transported to the proving ground.

With little effort, an ox cart came slowly.

There was an object half a person high in the car, covered with a burlap cloth, and it was not small at first glance.

Li Yujing and other results.

A dozen young craftsmen lifted the linen cloth, and he saw his true face.

It turned out to be an iron shelf.

There is also a large round iron bucket next to it.

The craftsmen installed this round iron bucket on the shelf.

Pour gunpowder into the bucket, tamp it with a wooden handle, and stuff a thumb-sized pellet into the bucket.

Li Yu was curious and walked over to take a closer look.

Only then did I see that this iron bucket was composed of hundreds of thumb-thick iron pipes, and from the appearance it was a large round iron bucket, but it was actually a hundred iron pipes.

Craftsmen are loading ammunition one by one.

"It's too slow to reload like this, and I'm afraid it's too late on the battlefield."

"Well, that's right."

The master scratched the sparse white hair, a little embarrassed.

My lord, this is a veto.

Seeing this, Li Yu said with a smile: "If you prepare more than a dozen of these cartridges for it and fill them in advance, you can just replace the cartridges, and the speed will be much faster." ”

"Huh? Yes, yes, yes. It's still the lord who wants to understand. ”

After waiting for half an hour, it was finally filled.

"Let's go."

When the master saw that the lord had a better idea, he was happy in his heart, and this would also be full of spirits.

A craftsman pours primer into a groove at the end of the barrel and ignites it.

Sneer~~~

There was a burst of white smoke and a loud bang, and a large cloud of smoke rose from the iron bucket.

Crackling ~~~

More than 300 paces ahead, a wooden wall collapsed.

Li Yu's eyes lit up.

Everyone hurried to the wooden wall.

He saw that the wooden wall was densely inlaid with iron bullets, and some of them passed through the wall, leaving a hole the size of a thumb.

The range of the iron bullet is nearly a square circle.

Hiss~~

Li Yu secretly took a cool breath.

This is more amazing than the effect of a platoon gun.

If you shoot at a dense crowd, it's a deadly weapon.

If the cartridge can be replaced in time, six rounds can be fired in one minute, which is much more powerful than the current revolver.

Such a large killing weapon has a huge effect on the dense charge of foot cavalry.

"Master Craftsman, how much can this weapon be produced in a month?"

"Lord, this requirement is not high, and about 100 planes can be produced in a month."

"In this way, a hundred shelves are produced, and a thousand cartridges are produced, can it be done?"

"Thousand?"

The master was shocked.

"If it's difficult, just produce as much as you can."

Li Yu knew that he couldn't be embarrassed by these craftsmen, this thing seemed simple, but it was actually very difficult to do.

"Okay, let's try to speed up production as much as possible."

Leaving the Shenji Workshop, Li Yu moved to another mysterious place.

His Strategic Rocket Forces.

This is a very mysterious unit, and many people are unaware of its existence.

It hasn't been officially unveiled since its inception.

The rocket battalion that was formed at the beginning has been secretly expanded into a rocket regiment.

After more than two years of development, the original 10 launch vehicles have grown to 50.

One launcher is equipped with three ammunition vehicles, and a battalion has ten launchers, thirty ammunition vehicles, and five hundred soldiers.

There are now five battalion formations.

A total of 1,500 live rockets were fired. It is a decisive force that can decide not only the victory or defeat of a battle, but also the survival of a force.

The station is in the west of Nanyang, on the edge of the military reclamation farm town.

When Li Yu and his entourage secretly came to inspect the rocket regiment, the rocket regiment was conducting ammunition reloading training for rocket vehicles in battalion units.

The strength of the rocket car's attack on the enemy lies in the continuous output of firepower.

So the speed and proficiency of reloading rockets is key.

As a strategic force, the rocket regiment has always been Li Yu's direct subordinate unit, and he is the regiment commander.

Li Yu came to the station.

The generals of the battalions came to salute.

Accompanied by them, Li Yu inspected the results of the training.

The officers and men of the battalions gathered in the school yard to listen to his instructions.

"Okay, your training has been very effective."

Li Yu first affirmed the results of their training, and then talked about the current war.

"Zhu is a thief and has always wanted to enter Nanyang. This year, he ran out of food and drove the people to Nanyang. Now they are attacking us, they want to grab food! Can we say yes? ”

"Can't, can't!"

These soldiers were the children of displaced people, they were hungry, and some of them almost died on the way to escape the famine.

"The Great Age of Genes"

finally came to Nanyang, with food, clothing, and land, Zhu Wen still has to come and grab it back! This is what kills them!

Zhu Yi, if you don't give us a way to live, we will fight with you!

This is the will of the people.

The common people are the most real, who is good to them, who wants to let them die, like a mirror in their hearts.

"I order, the rocket regiment marches towards the city."

"Yes."

Li Yu left, and the rocket regiment got busy.

Packed up the carts, horses, ammunition, grain and grass, and left for the city three days later.

However, he said that Li Yu returned to Nanyang and immediately asked Chen Ban to assist in recruiting the 10th battalion of recruits.

This is a soldier for a new type of weapon.

The weapon developed by Shenji Fang this time is a bit like a mortar cannon, a shotgun.

The mortar is a barrel filled with shotguns, although it is convenient, but the power is much weaker, at least the range is not far.

The mortar cannon of Shenjifang is an independent small barrel for each iron bullet, which gives full play to the energy of gunpowder, and the thrust is used to push this iron bullet, which not only has a long range, but also has great power. It is important that the power of each iron bullet is approximate and can effectively stop the enemy's dense charge.

It is also inaccurate to say that it is a mortar, a bit like a hundred rifles bundled together and firing at the same time.

It's a bit like a modern interdiction weapon phalanx.

Li Yu pondered for a long time, so he named it the Dense Cannon, after all, this weapon is designed for dense enemies, and it is well deserved to be called a Dense Cannon.

He recalled Gao Luanping, who was in Suiguo, to Nanyang.

He was appointed commander of the Intensive Artillery Regiment in charge of ten Intensive Artillery Battalions.

Gao Luanping received the assignment and his heart was overjoyed.

Although he was literate and could manage, he still enjoyed a military career.

Sending him to Suizhou, he was unhappy.

Now that he can go back to Nanyang on an errand by the lord's side, he is happy.

Nanyang County Yaqian Hall.

Li Yu said to Gao Luanping: "I know you like to lead soldiers, so I'll satisfy you." ”

"Thank you, Lord."

After all, Gao Luanping is the sister-in-law of the Gao family, and Li Yu still values it very much.

"This time, a dense artillery regiment will be formed, and ten battalions will be formed, you must train carefully and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and I need your regiment to be dispatched at a critical moment."

"Yes, my lord."

"Chen Changshi's recruitment has also been completed, you go to pick up the troops, I will ask the Shenji Fang to send the samples first, you can study it carefully."

"Yes."

Gao Luanping went happily.

Li Yu ordered Shenjifang to send the samples to the station of the dense artillery regiment and explain the details clearly.

The station of the dense artillery regiment is the station of the rocket regiment.

When Gao Luanping and his team entered the Zhenping camp, he saw the craftsmen of the Shenji Workshop.

When he got the stuff off the car, he was a little dumbfounded.

Watch the craftsmen demonstrate how to fill gunpowder, how to fire, how to load and unload, how to transport.

Gao Luanping has a big head.

This reload speed! It's really touching.

Head Gao was so dazed, the craftsmen didn't know it.

"Uh...... How can you meet the enemy with such a slow reload speed? ”

"Oh? General Gao, that's ......"

Only then did the craftsman explain.

"This large cartridge is loaded with ammunition in advance, and each launcher is equipped with several cartridges, and when one is fired, it is unloaded and replaced with another."

"Oh."

Gao Luanping came to his senses.

I say, how could the lord use such a useless weapon? I see.