Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 382, ​​this is too accurate

"The distance is 12 miles~"

"Wind speed level 4~"

On the 'Grand General', Li Yuanshan came to the deck where the artillery was arranged, holding a telescope, and using the knowledge he learned here at the Maritime Academy, he quickly calculated the many small Japanese pirate ships that were rushing towards him.

"Gunpowder 10%~"

Then he calmly gave the order to load the gunpowder.

"Captain, 10% gunpowder, will it explode?"

It's just that his order has just been issued, and someone next to him said worriedly.

"You can rest assured that this is a cannon made by the Miyun Iron Works."

Li Yuanshan said very confidently, his eyes looked at the dozens of cannons lined up side by side on the deck, these dozens of cannons were very different from the cannons used by the Ming Dynasty army now.

These cannons were modified by Liu Jin according to the long cannons widely used in Europe in the 17th century in later generations. This long cannon also has a popular name called Hongyi Cannon.

This kind of long gun has many advantages. The barrel is long, the wall of the barrel is thick, and the caliber is large.

There are cylindrical lugs on both sides of the center of gravity of the gun body. The gun can adjust the shooting angle based on this axis, and the shooting range can be changed according to the amount of gunpowder. There are front sights and rear sights, and the trajectory is calculated according to the parabola. The accuracy is very high, and the shooting range Very far away, theoretically up to twenty miles.

The most important thing in casting artillery is naturally the material.

Some people are worried about bombing, which is not unreasonable, especially the artillery of the Ming army. Because of the military expenses being deducted layer upon layer and the armaments were slack, the quality of the manufactured artillery and firecrackers was extremely poor, and they often exploded. Therefore, when artillerymen shoot, they often only dare to load a small amount of gunpowder when they are shooting, fearing that they will be killed by the explosion.

But the artillery manufactured by Miyun Iron Works is completely different. All these artillery were manufactured under the guidance of Liu Jin. Liu Jin directly used abrasive tools and poured molten iron at one time, and all the artillery used were of the highest quality. of steel.

Hearing Li Yuanshan's words, the people in charge of controlling the cannon looked at each other without any further hesitation. One hundred percent of the gunpowder was loaded into it, and the cannon was quickly set up so that it could be fired at any time.

"ignite~"

Li Yuanshan calculated slightly, and coldly gave the order to light the fire.

"Boom~~"

Accompanied by the burning of the fuses, flames were ejected from the muzzles of more than a dozen cannons, and at the same time there was a deafening loud noise.

"Om~Om~"

The ears of the people around the artillery roared.

"I'll go~ This cannon is too powerful."

"It's not that I haven't fired a cannon before. Compared with this, the sound is no different from a cannon battle."

The knowledgeable person couldn't help digging out his ears, and couldn't help but marvel.

Just by listening to the sound, you can tell that the quality of this artillery is high, and [-]% of the gunpowder is added. There is nothing wrong with this artillery, and the sound it makes is deafening.

"Boom~Boom~"

On the sea more than ten miles away, there are many Japanese pirate ships that are speeding here, accompanied by iron pellets falling from the sky, and huge water columns rise up on the sea in an instant.

"What a powerful cannon~"

A team of Matsuura Takanobu, who was paying attention to every move on the battlefield, was taken aback. The opponent's artillery was able to hit it from such a long distance, and it seemed that they were very accurate. A few of them almost hit the target just now. up.

"What kind of cannon is this?"

Matsuura Takanobu asked what Wang Zhi was facing.

"I don't know. As far as I know, the quality of the Ming army's artillery is very poor, and it can only hit a few hundred meters."

Wang Zhi thought for a while, shook his head and said.

"Only a few hundred meters?"

Matsuura Takanobu had a vague premonition.

"Who fired the cannon?"

"How far can you beat someone?"

On the 'Huo Qu Bing', Dong Mu, the leader of the advance team, heard the loud sound of cannons, and immediately roared.

"It was from Vice Captain Li's side~"

The subordinates took a closer look and quickly replied.

"Come on, no matter how far away, firing a cannon will not hit the enemy at all, it will only waste gunpowder."

When Dong Mu heard this, he couldn't help but said that he knew a little about this. He was very clear about how far Daming's artillery could shoot.

However, before his words fell, in his field of vision, he saw huge water columns rising from the sea on the side of the Japanese pirates.

"This~"

He hurriedly came to the artillery firing deck of his ship, carefully looked at the dozens of artillery pieces in front of him, and then touched them around on his body.

"What kind of cannon is this?"

"The shooting range is so far~"

Dong Mu was dumbfounded. The cannons in front of him were completely different from the cannons he had seen before. They were longer and thicker, and the tops of the cannons were very smooth without a trace of potholes. More importantly, this cannon, its cannon Although there is not even a trace of gap, there are sights and rear sights on it, and a lot of numbers are depicted on it.

"This is the Miyun Cannon cast by the Miyun Iron Works~"

The person in charge of directing the design was a person named Duan Ping, who also graduated from a college in Tianjin. At this time, he was holding a pen and a notebook in his hand, and many numbers were recorded on it.

"Miyun Cannon?"

"This gun is truly remarkable."

Dong Mu nodded and said after listening.

"Captain, may we fire?"

Duan Ping asked for instructions.

"Fire, kill these pirates~"

Dong Mu nodded and gave the order, and then said: "Send the order to the ships to fire immediately!"

"Yes~"

The messenger at the side immediately replied, and then the semaphore began to use several flags of different colors to convey Dong Mu's orders.

"Boom~"

Just after Dong Mu delivered the order, the dozens of cannons on the 'Huo Qubing' also fired.

The loud sound made Dong Mu's brain buzz, and he was a little dumbfounded, but he quickly picked up the binoculars and looked at the sea ahead.

"Boom~Boom~"

The first round of shooting, one missed.

It is definitely not an easy task to shoot a moving ship on rough seas, not to mention that there are still more than ten miles between the two sides.

"The distance is 11 miles, the wind speed is 4 miles, and the angle is lowered by one point~"

"Ten percent gunpowder~"

Here, Duan Ping is also holding a telescope to carefully observe the first round of shell firing, and then quickly writes and draws with a pen and paper, and calculates.

After calculating the corresponding data, he immediately ordered very calmly.

As soon as the gunner heard it, his face began to operate, loading gunpowder, and adjusting the shooting angle.

"Shoot~"

As soon as Duan Ping waved the flag in his hand, more than a dozen cannons roared again.

"Boom~Boom~"

On more than a dozen ships, the artillery began to roar.

All the people in charge of directing the shooting on each ship are graduates from Tianjin Maritime Academy, and they are also very good students in mathematics.

Calculating data, measuring distance, these are basically what they must learn, and they just need to use it at this time.

"Kill it~"

"Come on~"

On the sea, hundreds of Japanese pirate ships rushed towards more than a dozen large ships, and the Japanese pirates and pirates on board were all excited.

"Boom~Boom"

A series of projectiles continued to fall towards them, and huge water columns rose from the sea.

"Boom~"

An unlucky Japanese pirate ship, a cannonball fell on it very accurately, and instantly smashed a huge hole in the small boat, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese pirates and pirates near the hole.

"Ah~"

The Japanese pirates and pirates let out painful screams, and then began to panic, because this small boat was hit by this cannon, and a large hole appeared, and the seawater began to pour in from a distance from the hole. .

"Crack~"

Before they could react, there was a crisp sound, and the boat broke into two pieces. The remaining Japanese pirates and pirates on board all fell into the sea and began to struggle desperately.

"This is so accurate!"

Matsuura Takanobu wiped his eyes and looked at it in disbelief. The second round of attack just now directly destroyed 3 of his own ships.

Three ships are nothing, but the key point is that the distance between the two sides is more than ten miles away at this time. It is a bit scary that the other party can hit it with such a long distance.

"Speed ​​up and rush over~"

Matsuura Takanobu immediately roared, as long as they let them get close, he believed that with the bravery of his men, he could definitely easily capture these ships from the other side.

However, the nightmare has just begun.

After the first and second rounds of shooting, the person in charge of directing the shooting knew everything in his heart, and he had a general understanding of the range, elevation angle, and parabola of the artillery.

Then comes the time to really show off the technology.

"Target, 10 miles, wind speed level 4, angle down by 2 blocks, [-]% gunpowder~"

"Shoot~"

On each ship, the person in charge of directing the shooting kept calculating, and immediately ordered the attack after the calculation was completed.

"Boom~"

Accompanied by deafening bangs, one after another shells attacked the Japanese bandits.

"beautiful~"

Dong Mu has been watching the Japanese pirates' ships with binoculars. In his field of vision, under the third round of attacks, several Japanese pirates' ships were hit, and huge holes were directly made on these ships. The Japanese pirates and pirates were all bloody and bloody.

"This cannon is too accurate!"

Dong Mu clenched his fists excitedly. It was unbelievable that he could shoot so accurately from such a long distance.

This made him couldn't help but look at Duan Ping on the side with admiration, don't look at him who is young, only eighteen years old, and born with mud legs, holding a pen and a notebook, writing and drawing on the notebook, even when directing the shelling It's unbelievably accurate.

"Attack~Attack~"

"Keep shooting~"

"Kill these Japanese pirates raised by dogs~"

　Some details are not explained clearly~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)