Martial arts arena.

The emperor and the crown prince came in person, and the senior generals of the Beijing camp learned the news, and they all ran over, and the military bigwigs gathered here, and the scene was grand.

Soon, the Franc cannon was transported, along with the sailor gunners, who had a full understanding of the Franc cannon and were proficient in it, and were able to use it much better than the Franc man.

Zhu Houzhao stepped forward and said in surprise, "This is Franc's artillery?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Li Hong nodded and arched his hand, "The biggest difference between this artillery structure and the Daming artillery is this. ”

"This is the sub-cannon?"

"The prince is wise." Li Hong continued, "In fact, the structure of this artillery is not complicated, and it is not difficult for us to imitate the barrel, belly, and sub-cannon. ”

"I see." Zhu Houzhao nodded slowly, with the real thing, he finally understood why he could make three shots in ten breaths.

Indeed, one artillery is equipped with three sub-cannons, which can be prepared in advance, and only need to replace the sub-cannons in wartime, eliminating the necessary steps such as clearing, filling, and loading, and maximizing firepower instantly.

After Zhu Youzhu saw the real thing, he no longer doubted the rate of fire of the Franc cannon.

Li Hongdao: "The advantage of this kind of artillery is not only the fast rate of fire, but also the heat dissipation is fast thanks to the inlaid sub-cannon, which can not only improve the life of the seasonal artillery, but also greatly avoid the explosion of the chamber, in addition, the follow-up maintenance cost will be greatly reduced." ”

After a pause, "In addition, since the sub-cannons are all of a unified standard, this also determines the gunpowder capacity, which is very conducive to the gunner's grasp of the firing range, and the firing range can be determined according to the size of the sub-cannon." ”

He suggested: "We can cast large, medium and small three-seed cannons according to the three needs of far, medium and near, so that our Daming artillery will cover a wider area." ”

The range of the artillery is positively related to the filling of gunpowder, and the range of the gun has always been determined by the number of gunpowder, but the so-called use of gunpowder does not determine how far the range is.

Without him, these are all dependent on the feeling of the gunner, the same seventy percent gunpowder, but the range is not the same, the difference is usually tens of meters or less.

Of course, if the various doses of gunpowder are dispensed in advance, it can be accurate, but that would be too time-consuming, and it will greatly increase the difficulty of storing gunpowder.

Now there are more independent sub-cannons, which limit the fire filling, but also accurately range.

"Good, good, good!" Zhu Youzhu was overjoyed and chuckled: "It seems that overseas barbarians also have good things!" You can't underestimate it......"

Not only him, but also the bigwigs in the army were also inexplicably excited.

The Ming army has a great application of artillery, not only the naval division, but also the land warfare and even the city defense, all equipped with a large number of firearms, among them, the Shenji battalion is specialized in firearms!

There is no doubt that the appearance of the Fran cannon will raise the combat power of the Ming army to a higher level!

"Just talk about not practicing fake tricks, let's put a few shots first to see the effect!" Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands and couldn't wait.

Li Hong nodded with a smile and said, "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness the Prince, please move." ”

"This prince is not scared ......"

Before Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he was dragged aside by his father.

Just kidding, just this one seedling, Zhu Youzhu didn't dare to let him take a little risk.

After the father and son stepped aside, Li Hong said, "Show it to the emperor, His Royal Highness the Prince, and the generals." ”

"Yes."

The sailor gunner stepped forward and got started......

"Boom, boom, boom......!"

The cannon roared, and the smoke of gunpowder swayed......

"Eight breaths, the first three guns only used eight breaths." Some people were amazed, and then the crowd became noisy, and the faces of the military bigwigs were full of shock.

It's incredible.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have dared to believe that the artillery could be fired so fast.

After the three cannons, the firing speed has been reduced, but it is still not comparable to the Daming artillery, under the skillful operation of the gunner, the average is one shot in four breaths!

After a short time, the gunpowder and projectiles were exhausted.

The smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air.

Shocking, shocking!

Everyone can't count how many cannons they have fired, but they only know that if they change to the Ming Dynasty, they won't be able to do it.

What kind of firearm is this, it's an artifact!

An artifact on the battlefield!

Although there has been almost no war in the Ming Dynasty in recent years, as a soldier, how can you not like firearms?

This thing is good!

Imitation, must be imitated, a lot of imitation...... Zhu Youzhu was excited.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao stepped forward, circled around the Franc machine gun, and said: "If the artillery can be like this, the fire gun should also be able to do it, right?" ”

Li Hong was stunned for a moment, and then arched his hand and said: "The prince is wise, and Weichen thinks ...... OK. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao smiled proudly and said:

"Father, you have to let the Firearms Bureau cast quickly!"

Frizzy and frizzy, look at you in a hurry...... Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "That...... Zhang Yong, quickly go to the Firearms Bureau, immediately step up imitation, and report what you need...... No, report it directly to me. ”

"The slave obeys." Zhang Yonggong snorted and went.

Zhu Youzhu looked at the smoke that had not yet dissipated, and his mood was extremely happy, this was all his Hongzhi's merits!

"Li Aiqing, does this artillery have a name?"

"Invincible...... Uh, please give the emperor a name. Li Hong arched his hand.

Zhu Youzhu smiled even more, groaned with his beard, thinking about how to link it with 'Hongzhi', Yongle Bean, Xuande Potato, but whenever it was mentioned, the people all sang the praises of the Second Emperor, but he was greedy.

However, firearms are different, they can't be put on hard, and they have to take into account the power and domineering, otherwise, the appearance will be too ugly.

What's the name...... Zhu Youzhu pondered.

Unexpectedly, just as he was thinking, Zhu Houzhao picked a peach:

"Let's call it the mighty general's cannon!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at his father with a smile and said proudly: "Father, isn't this name powerful enough?" ”

The corners of Zhu Youzhang's mouth twitched, and for the first time, he had a bad idea of his baby son.

"You're really a little clever ghost...... Zhu Youzhu was about to grit his teeth, if it weren't for everyone's eyes, he would have to let his son open his eyes - a loving father, it could also be very harsh!

Zhu Houzhao was unconscious, and with a 'no thanks' expression, he raised his fist and said loudly: "Mighty, mighty!" ”

"Mighty! Mighty!! ”

The crowd agreed, and the passion was surging.

Follow the prince to shout, there is absolutely no accident, without him, the prince is not only the prince, but also the only son of the emperor, he can't be wrong, he can't be wrong at all.

Especially now that the prince has a lot of martial aspirations, which makes them even happier.

"Mighty General Cannon!"

"Mighty General Cannon!!"

Zhu Houzhao shouted, and the people below shouted several times, and after a while, the pseudonym of the Ming Dynasty of the Franc machine gun had been determined.

Completely out of touch with 'Hongji'.

The mighty general's cannon is the mighty general's cannon, but it's no worse than the invincible general's cannon, uh, Daming doesn't seem to have the official position of a mighty general...... Li Hong slandered.

~

Qianqing Palace.

After a meal of father's kindness and filial piety, Zhu Houzhao acted like no one else, but Zhu Youzhu was panting and scolding: "The ...... of the rebel son and the rebel son"

"Father, what did I do wrong?" Zhu Houzhao was aggrieved, "Is the mighty general's cannon not powerful enough?" ”

"You ......" Zhu Youzhang's lungs were about to explode, but he couldn't say it clearly, so he had to hate and find a reason to beat his son, "Have you ever thought that if you name it like this, the title of mighty general will definitely be sought after by generals in the future, in case it is scrambled...... What to do? ”

"Hehe......" Zhu Houzhao smiled, "It's simple, isn't it just that I'm a mighty general?" ”

Zhu Youzhu was stunned, and then he was furious, "Evil obstacles, evil obstacles!" ”

Saying that, rolling up your sleeves is beating ......

Zhu Houzhao's missing childhood is finally complete......

~

Celebration feast.

The emperor, the crown prince, and the military generals gathered in Fengtiandian Square, and the three major battalions also had senior generals to the banquet.

At the banquet, the generals will talk and laugh happily.

Originally, this was just a celebration banquet for the sailors, but Zhu Youzhu called all of them in order to take care of the psychology of the generals in the army and boost the morale of the army.

Hongzhi was almost free of war, and the sense of existence of military generals was getting lower and lower, this phenomenon was not healthy, and it was rare to have a chance, so Zhu Youzhu naturally had to operate.

At the banquet, Zhu Youzhu greeted his uncle with warmth, which can be said to be extremely caring, and at the same time, he also made a very generous reward.

The reward for the sailor is also extremely rich, and the shot is 500,000 taels, which can make the generals envious.

However, no one was jealous.

In the army, it is about seniority and military exploits, Li Hong has both of these points, and he also brought back such a powerful firearm, he was rewarded by the emperor and no one was dissatisfied.

Even, they were surprised why the emperor didn't give the Marquis of Yongqing the title of duke.

Clearing out smuggling caravans, cracking down on Japanese pirates, and going to sea to raise the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, this General Li has made a lot of achievements, especially this time, and has definitely reached the standard of sealing the duke.

For Li Hong, who is about to be in his sixtieth year, sealing the prince is the greatest comfort before retirement.

Zhu Youzhu didn't give Li Hong the title of duke, so he naturally had his considerations, but these were not enough for outsiders.

The banquet was over, and Zhu Youzhu called Li Hong to taste tea alone.

Zhu Youzhu got straight to the point and said, "Li Qing, I already know about the eldest princess. ”

Li Hong was slightly shocked in his heart, and the drunkenness subsided a little, and then he calmed down again, as if this was reasonable.

"Does Li Hao have the will to develop in the army?"

Li Hong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Tiger father and dog, that guy is okay to do business, to be a general...... Cannot. ”

"Is this ......" Zhu Youzhu was not surprised, but he still felt pity, groaned, and asked, "How old is Li Qing's grandson?" ”

"I'm eleven years old."

"There are still five years to ......" Zhu Youzhu nodded slowly and said, "Li Qing is not sixty this year, right?" ”

"Fifty-eight years old, two years away."

Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "Lian Po still has spare strength in his sixties, and Li Qing is not far behind a person in the prime of life, why not work for a few more years, and then train a chief military officer of the Navy Division?" ”

Li Hong was stunned and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is not appropriate, there will be a ......"

"Huh? Li Qing doesn't have to be like this, I'm not testing you. Zhu Youzhu raised his hand and pressed down, and said, "According to the generation, I still call you uncle, they are all a family, speaking of which...... Alas, don't talk about that. ”

He said solemnly: "Although these can't be said explicitly, they are facts. ”

After a pause, he sighed: "I took over a prosperous Ming Dynasty, however, it is precisely because of this that the armament is slackened, and the future sea is the top priority, there is no trustworthy and capable general, I am uneasy!" ”

Zhu Youzhu took a sip of tea, his eyes burning: "Li Qing is willing to train another water division for the Ming Dynasty, General Li Bing?" ”

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