Kowloon wins

Chapter 440 Nanyuan Performing Martial Arts ([-])

Following Hong Qing's semaphore, nearly a hundred artillerymen entered the field with two types of infantry cannons of three each, and dozens of soldiers quickly started at a distance of [-] and [-] steps from the artillery position. Arranging all kinds of simulated targets, in a short while, the infantry position has been deployed, but seeing six cannons standing one after another, the muzzles of the black holes pointing obliquely to the front, before firing, a chilling air is already rising into the sky .

"Target, the target ahead, all gun positions are ready!"

After the simulated targets were in place one by one, a commander standing behind the artillery position raised a small red flag and issued an order for combat readiness. Immediately, the gunners at each artillery position were busy - The three light infantry guns are reloaded extremely fast, and the shells are still the old-style round flower shells. The difference from the old-style artillery is that these three light infantry guns all use breech loading, and the firing powder is not like the old-style artillery. Relying on the filling method estimated by experience, but using the standard gunpowder package wrapped in a cardboard shell in advance, it only needs to be inserted from the breech of the artillery to complete the loading. As for the loading mode of the three heavy infantry guns, it is roughly the same as the The light infantry artillery is comparable, probably because the shells are heavy and the firing powder pack is much larger. In terms of loading speed, it is obviously much slower, but compared to the old artillery, it is still a lot faster, and more The advanced point is that the two types of infantry guns have a scale reticle for auxiliary calibration and a height adjustment machine for adjusting the angle of the muzzle. In terms of accuracy, it is far from what the old artillery can match.

"Get ready, let go!"

After the artillery positions were ready one after another, the commander in charge immediately waved down the small red flag in his hand vigorously, and gave the order to fire in a confident manner.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

As soon as the battle order was issued, the gunners who had already been ready did not dare to neglect the slightest, and pulled the firing ropes one after another, but after hearing six muffled sounds, six shells roared through the sky and crashed heavily into the sky. In the group of targets, there was a loud bang immediately, earth and wood splashed everywhere, and rocks flew horizontally. The scene can be described as astonishing.

"Each artillery position is ready, let it go!"

Despite the great power of the artillery and the aid of sights, it was still impossible to destroy all the targets in one salvo. In fact, under the bombardment of six shells, only two targets were completely destroyed, and the remaining Only one of the four was half-destroyed, and the other three were basically uninjured. These results are supposed to be quite impressive, but the commander in charge was obviously not satisfied, and immediately issued another order. The fire concentration order was issued, and this time luck was obviously much stronger than the first fire. After a round of covering fire, the remaining four targets were all turned into flying fragments.

"Take off the cannon coat!"

After the infantry artillery shooting performance was over, Dai Zi couldn't hold back the ecstasy in his heart, and roared with all his might.

"twitter!"

The ship-borne heavy gun weighs more than 300 catties, which is because it is made of fine steel. If it is replaced with cast iron, it will definitely not weigh more than [-] catties. It is very inconvenient to move such a behemoth. Because of this, the three heavy artillery did not have a grand appearance ceremony like the previous infantry and infantry artillery. The artillery position was set a hundred steps away from the left side of the high platform, at right angles to the high platform, facing the water, nearly five The ten gunners lined up neatly behind the position. At this moment, they heard Dai Zi's order, and the group of gunners dared not delay any longer. The green cloth on his body was lifted off, revealing three extremely hideous and huge cannon barrels.

"Om..."

The dignitaries who had just been shocked by the fierce shelling of the infantry artillery suddenly saw the figures of the three giant cannons, and couldn't help but chattered endlessly, but they were not shocked by the shape of the giant cannons. I'm scared, but I'm wondering how powerful these giant cannons can be. Besides, there were many cannons cast in the early Qing Dynasty, and the heavy cannons were as big as four thousand catties. Coming here, it is obviously much more formidable than the three giant cannons in the audience. It is inevitable that everyone will doubt the power of the three so-called "heavy artillery". Although there were whispers, no one dared to question Hong Qing on the spot.

Hey, a bunch of bastards, really waiting to see our jokes, there is no door!
Although she never turned her head back, Hong Qing heard all the voices of the officials behind her, and she sneered secretly in her heart. front end.

"Each artillery position is ready, the target: the warship moored in front, fire!"

Dai Zi was standing behind the heavy artillery position, so he couldn't hear the discussion on the high platform. Of course, even if he heard it, he must have just sneered. Seeing that the artillerymen were already in position, Dai Zi He raised the red flag in his hand high above his head, swung it down with all his strength, and let out a loud roar with enough energy.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

As soon as Dai Zi gave an order, the gunners who were already ready did not dare to be careless. They all pulled hard on the matchlock at the breech, but after hearing three loud noises, the three huge cannonballs fired immediately. It came out, pierced the sky, and flew towards the water with a whistling. In an instant, it slammed heavily on a building boat used as a target. In just an instant, three huge flowers exploded. There was a fireball, but seeing three mushroom clouds soaring into the sky, the three-story ship that was about ten feet long was blown out of the sky in an instant, leaving only half of the building on the ship. The fire burst into the sky. After swaying on the surface of the water for a few times, it sank to the bottom of the water.

"Reporting to Huang Mafa, all weapons have been calibrated, please express it to Huang Mafa!"

Looking at the astonishing scene in front of them, all the ministers and workers who were discussing indiscriminately fell silent at once, and they were all dumbfounded by the shock, only Hong Qing was calm and calm, chic As soon as he turned around, he took a few strides to grab the front of the imperial court, and asked for instructions loudly.

"Well, this cannon fires well, and it looks much better than the red-haired Xiyi cannon. Well, it's not bad, but I just want to know why you supervise the manufacture of such a sharp weapon, let me tell you."

The old man spent the first half of his life in the flames of war, and he always attached great importance to casting cannons. However, after defeating Galdan, the old man stopped casting cannons, and he never allocated money to develop new types of artillery. I really appreciate the cannon made by Hongqing, but after a few words of praise, I suddenly asked a heartbreaking question. Obviously, the old man has become suspicious of Hongqing's motives for casting the cannon .

"In the words of Huihuang Mafa, the sub-sage has a saying: if you go out, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish. Then you know that you are born in adversity, but you die in peace. Therefore, my grandson thinks that the military is indefatigable and the army is inexhaustible. Only then can we protect us. The foundation of the Qing Dynasty will last forever, and since the grandson has been favored by the Emperor Mafa Hong to help run the Ministry of Industry, he should be a weapon for the country to prepare for emergencies."

As soon as the old man asked such a question, the third master and the others couldn't help but sweat for Hong Qing. There was nothing else to do, but it was really difficult to answer because of the question. Qing herself didn't care at all, and replied calmly.

"Well, I'm very happy that you have such intentions. Well, has this cannon ever been named?"

The old man looked at Hong Qing solemnly for a long time, and seeing that Hong Qing was always very calm, he nodded approvingly, praised Hong Qing, and then changed the topic to heavy artillery.

"Returning to Huang Mafa, this naval gun has made great progress compared with Xiyi artillery, both in terms of range and power. It's just that the naval gun has just been developed, but it has not yet been named. Please give it to Huang Mafa. The name is one."

Hearing the old man's question, Hong Qing immediately guessed the old man's intentions, it was nothing more than intending to write an autograph for this naval gun, and happily climbed up the pole.

"Okay, then I will give it a name, well, let's call it 'Zhen Tianlei'."

Seeing that Hong Qing was so knowledgeable, the old man was very satisfied in his heart, stretched out his hand to stroke the long beard on his chest, and gave the naval gun a name with a smile.

"Thank you for the name given by Huang Mafa. This heavy artillery will surely be famous all over the world. Let all nations come to court, so that we can show the strength of our Qing Dynasty!"

Giving a name or not giving a name is actually the same thing. Hong Qing herself doesn't care about it at all, but it's enough to make the old man happy, even though she doesn't like "Zhen Tianlei" in her heart. Ji's name was really not interesting, but he still put on a look of ecstasy, knelt down on the ground, and thanked him loudly.

"Oh? Hahaha..., you little brat, you're making me happy, that's all, let's be flat."

The old man has always been respectable and respects his reputation. Hearing Hong Qing's words now, Dang even couldn't stop laughing out loud.

"Huang Ma Fa Mingjian, all kinds of weapons here can be released, all of which are made by Dai Zi, the doctor in the palm of the library. My grandson dare not plunder the beauty of others. Today, our Ministry of Industry still lacks a servant. My grandson thinks that Dai Zi may be able to do so. Let it go, and ask the emperor Mafa to make a judgment."

Taking advantage of the old man's joy, Hong Qing hurriedly asked for credit for Dai Zi.

"Well, it's not urgent, let Dai Zi come to see Xuan later."

The old man was very excited, but he didn't get too excited. Although he never rejected Hong Qing's proposal, he didn't even agree to it, he just said something vaguely.

"Emperor Mafa Shengming."

Hearing the old man's answer, Hong Qing was quite dissatisfied in her heart, but it was hard to say anything more at this moment, so she could only praise her and then stepped aside.

"Huang Ama, with the help of such a sharp weapon, a great victory in the Eastern Expedition can be expected. My son and minister are not talented. I am willing to lead the army to the expedition. If I don't break the Japanese slaves, I will not return to the court!"

Hong Qing had just stepped back, but seeing that the old fourteenth had stepped out boldly, he simply beat a thousand, and once again asked himself to be in command.

(End of this chapter)