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Chapter 252: Promoting cronies (please subscribe)

Each Krug gun had four gunners.

Two people are responsible for loading the artillery shells, and one is the observer. The person with good eyesight is selected to be responsible for watching the impact point of the bullet.

The other is that the gunner also serves as the rangefinder, who is an experienced veteran. His main task is to adjust the angle of the gun body based on the rangefinder's report.

When he heard Guo Zuoguang say that the distance was two miles, the gunner immediately began to adjust the angle of the gun body. The method of adjusting the angle was also extremely simple, that is, by placing a sandbag on the tail of the gun.

After hearing this, the gunner placed two sandbags behind the gun, then fine-tuned the gun body and aimed it at the shooting range.

Seeing that the artillery was fully prepared, Guo Zuoguang shouted loudly:

"Test three rounds!"

The three guns of a column of artillery, starting from the leftmost, middle and rightmost guns, heard the words and immediately began to prepare and light the fuses.

As the "Boom" fuse burned out, three gunshots of "Boom", "Boom" and "Boom" instantly resounded from the artillery position throughout the entire Beijing camp.

After a while, three huge explosions were heard from in front of the shooting range in the distance. The observer took a closer look and immediately shouted:
"100 meters before the bomb hits!"

Some gunners understood the words and immediately changed to a thinner sack.There were also a few gunners who frowned and had doubts, and even took out a brochure and flipped it through to see how much elevation to raise, and they immediately realized it after a while.

Seeing what they did, Guo Zuoguang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thanks to this tool, otherwise he would have really relied on his eyes and experience to get lucky.

"Let's start! Load and launch!"

The adjutant behind Guo Zuoguang waved his flag, and the gunners knew exactly what it meant. They immediately brought the torches close to the artillery fuses and lit them all in unison.

"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"

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A series of gunshots rang out from the position, followed by a series of explosions from the shooting range on the opposite side.

Zhu Youxiao was surprised and immediately picked up the telescope and looked at it, and found that the target in the shooting range had been twisted and blown into a ball. Seeing this scene, he shouted "Hello!"

At this moment, his cheers have not ended yet, and Guo Zuoguang continues to give orders.

"Second burst, keep loading!"

Zhu Daoxin's Bird Gun team played four rounds, and Guo Zuoguang didn't want to end it with just one test shot.

The gunners saw that they had hit the target with a high probability, and their confidence increased greatly.Seeing the sentry officer giving the order for another shelling, he immediately rubbed his hands and hurriedly beckoned the gunners below to move.

Load gunpowder, shells, plug in fuse, and light.
A series of actions flowed smoothly.

The roar of the cannon sounded again in front of Zhu Youxiao, and the shooting range was devastated by artillery shells again. All the targets inside had been blown up and fell to the ground in a mess, and no target was spared.

But it was not over yet. The whistling sound of artillery shells came from the shooting range, which was still filled with gunpowder smoke. The target that had been torn into pieces was once again blown into pieces.

After the second salvo ended, Guo Zuoguang nodded with satisfaction. Although he was not completely happy, he finally completed the mission successfully.

So he quickly stood up and turned around, trotted to the platform with his head held high, knelt down to Zhu Youxiao and reported:

"Your Majesty, the artillery sentry unit of Wuxiong Camp fired three rounds of ten Krupp cannons. Almost all of them hit the target. Your Majesty is also invited to review them." Zhu Youxiao was very happy, and he was so happy that he boasted to everyone.Only ten artillery pieces are so powerful, but what if there are dozens or hundreds of them?He didn't believe that the wild boar skin of Lao Nu could withstand such indiscriminate bombing.

The explosion sounded suddenly and stopped suddenly.

"Okay, okay, okay, it's true that a tiger has a father but no son. You really impress me. Come up and talk to me quickly."

When Guo Zuoguang heard the words, he immediately stepped forward and saw Zhu Daoxin standing behind Jiang Lin on the platform and secretly giving him a thumbs up. He was also happy in his heart and immediately walked to the emperor, knelt down and shouted:
"His Majesty Saint Ann!"

"Okay, get up and talk."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Guo Zuoguang with satisfaction, which was really rare. What's more, he was very satisfied with today's drill, no matter who he liked.This artillery general is a precious resource, and he must make good use of it.

"I see that the shooting skills of the artillery team you are in charge of are very accurate. I wonder if you have any tips to share with everyone? Hahaha."

"Your Majesty, originally aiming was all based on experience, but the credit must go to Sun Yuanhua and the Western instructors for sorting out a set of aiming methods, which is the artillery chart. It details the different angles of the cannon and the different ranges of the cannon. As long as According to this gun chart, it is not difficult to measure the range."

Zhu Youxiao can understand this truth, because the artillery launch is a parabola. Different angles, of course, the distance will be different.

"I've heard of this too, but if that's the case, do different types of cannons and different projectiles use different cannon specifications?"

Seeing that the emperor knew everything, but after listening to his explanation, he instantly understood another big secret. Guo Zuoguang was shocked and secretly thought that your majesty is really the emperor, and that being knowledgeable and knowledgeable is not something ordinary people can achieve.

"Your Majesty, although this gun list is convenient, different models of Krug guns have different gun lists, which makes it very troublesome to memorize. Therefore, as the gunner of the Krug gun, he is not only responsible for the artillery process, but also He is responsible for reciting the artillery list, and it is also troublesome to train. Currently, there are only [-] soldiers in the entire sentry team, out of [-] gun commanders, who can recite it."

Zhu Youxiao nodded when he heard this. The artillery in this era can be considered a high-quality unit.This is still a ready-made artillery list recitation. There will be a lot more to memorize in the future. Artillery can be said to be a technical position at that time.

"Indeed, our Ming Dynasty has powerful firearms and many types, but why couldn't we defeat the Jianlu before? In my opinion, it's not that the soldiers are not strong, but the maintenance and use of the firearms. The firearms are rotten and explode as soon as they are used. They are used without rules and chaos. Just put it on once and then turn it off. From now on, I will use elite firearms, which are developed and used by dedicated personnel. I don’t believe that the power cannot be improved.”

Listening to the emperor's speech, Guo Zuoguang agreed very much. He had been dealing with the Krug Cannon during this period, and he increasingly felt that this thing was so powerful that it could not be compared with previous firearms.But it is not easy to use it well because it is so powerful. It requires hard work. Isn't this what the emperor said that special people develop and use it.

"His Majesty is a wise man who cannot be compared with me. I am so impressed that I am so impressed."

"Hey, I'm just talking casually. The future of the Ming Dynasty must be your loyal soldiers."

Seeing Guo Zuoguang bend down to flatter him, Zhu Youxiao smiled and waved his hand so that he didn't need to compliment him. Then he looked back at the crowd and saw Zhu Daoxin behind Jiang Lin.

"Zhu Daoxin, Guo Zuoguang."

Seeing the emperor calling him, Zhu Daoxin immediately walked to Guo Zuoguang's side, and they both stood and bowed to listen to the emperor's instructions.

"Half a year ago, you two were also selected by me in this school, and then you entered the grass field to study. Now half a year has passed, and you two have lived up to my expectations. Today's cannon and artillery test firings are very exciting to me. If you are satisfied, you should be rewarded."

As Zhu Youxiao spoke, he turned his attention to Chen Liangbi, as well as Jiang Lin, the commander-in-chief of the Zhenwu Army, and Tan Mian, the commander-in-chief of the Yaowu Army behind him.

"I have heard from Chen Liangbi before that Wuyi Camp and Wuxiong Camp each have a vacancy of one thousand generals. I will let you two fill this vacancy today."

The two were overjoyed when they heard the words, their eyes were burning, and they immediately kowtowed to Zhu Youxiao to express their gratitude:
"Thank you for Your Majesty's grace. I will fulfill my duties faithfully and swear allegiance to the death to repay Your Majesty."

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