Inside a secret base on Zhoushan Island.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but despise Xu Da and others when he saw them being mysterious and solemn.
It's just artillery, what's the fuss about? These facts are quite rare and strange.
At this moment, a stout officer strode up to Li Jin and others.
"Snapped!"
In a standard military salute, the officer shouted:
"The artillery base guard has seen the commander, please give me instructions."
Li Jin nodded with satisfaction, returned the military salute and said:
"Go and pull out the Italian cannon from the camp so that the distinguished guests can see it."
"yes!"
The officer said nothing and turned to leave.
After the officer left, Li Jin saw Zhu Yuanzhang's confused eyes and explained:
"This man's name is Sun Dapao. He is responsible for the development and management of artillery."
"He is responsible for the management of this secret base."
"This man is not only great at artillery research, he is also a master of artillery. I will let you see it later."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked ugly and shouted:
"We don't care about how he fucks, we just want to ask you, what the hell is that Italian gun?"
Li Jin suddenly realized it and said:
"That Italian gun was improved based on the artillery imported from the West."
"I named him Italian Cannon."
"This kind of artillery is very powerful. After our modification, it not only has a long range, but also has great power. Most importantly, this kind of artillery is relatively convenient."
"The carriage can be pulled. Just put two wheels on the bottom and a horse can pull it."
"In the near future, this Italian gun will inevitably become a weapon on the battlefield, allowing everyone to see the power of Italian guns."
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless when he saw Li Jin boasting loudly.
How powerful can a cannon that can be pulled by a horse-drawn carriage be? If you think about it, you will know that the tonnage of this kind of artillery will not be too large.
No tonnage means no caliber. How far can a cannon without caliber shoot? It’s pure self-deception.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was scorning in his heart, he saw the artillery that he was dismissive of.
I saw a group of artillerymen coming out of a barracks below. These soldiers were in groups of five and five, and each group of soldiers surrounded a carriage.
On the carriage, there was the Italian cannon that Li Jin mentioned just now.
I saw that the Italian cannon was all black, and compared with the ordinary cannon barrel, the barrel of the Italian cannon looked more slender.
In addition, the Italian cannon seems to be made of fine steel instead of the traditional copper.
"Li Jin, why isn't the barrel of this artillery made of bronze?"
"A gun barrel made of iron cannot be used at all, don't you know?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was very confused and couldn't understand it at all.
You must know that artillery made of pig iron not only has poor thermal conductivity, but the most important thing is that although the pig iron is hard, it is not flexible enough.
Ordinary artillery fires no more than five times, and the barrel made of pig iron may explode.
This is why today's artillery is made of copper.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang actually saw an iron cannon here in Li Jin. This was simply making fun of the lives of soldiers.
Li Jin did not answer, but said mysteriously:
"Old Huang, don't borrow it, look back slowly."
Zhu Yuanzhang was even more curious. Did Li Jin have any secret methods?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang had to endure it and continued to look down.
I saw these artillerymen, with the help of horses, quickly moved the artillery to an artillery position.
There is a shooting range about eight or nine miles away from the position.
On the shooting range, some cattle, sheep, scarecrows, horses, etc. are placed to simulate a real battlefield environment.
This shooting range covers an area of almost two miles and looks relatively spacious.
There are ten artillery pieces in the artillery position. Now all the artillerymen, under the command of Sun Dapao, have begun to adjust their directions and angles in a hurry, apparently preparing to bombard the shooting range.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood on the observation deck and could clearly see every move below.
He watched helplessly as the soldiers below took aim with their artillery at a distance of about seven or eight miles.
"What...what does this mean?"
"what do you mean?"
Li Jin rolled his eyes and said:
"Having sex, can't you see?"
"Fuck?"
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't wait to dunk on Li Jin's head. How about shooting from such a long distance?
"This is at least eight miles away. Tell us what they plan to fight?"
"You should let them go another five miles or so."
"You're just wasting your time, and a cannon like yours can easily explode."
"With so many artillery guns firing at the same time, it's just a joke with the lives of soldiers. Please tell them to stop."
Zhu Yuanzhang only felt that Li Jin was mentally retarded.
You must know that even the artillery on the city wall can't shoot more than five miles away.
Now on the mountain, shooting from the bottom up, Li Jin actually asked them to shoot at a distance of more than eight miles. Isn't this a joke?
And that kind of dark artillery is very unsafe at first glance, especially the long and thin barrel, the barrel must be very weak.
Once the gunpowder explodes, it will explode instantly.
Li Jin, this piece of shit, doesn’t take human life seriously at all! !
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was gnashing his teeth, Xu Da next to him had already asked the messenger behind him to wave the flag and issue the signal to prepare for firing.
While Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, the soldiers below adjusted their angles and returned behind the cannon.
After fixing the base of the artillery, the two soldiers knelt down on one knee and began loading the shells into the barrel.
After all the shells were loaded into the barrel, the two soldiers immediately stood up, turned around, saluted the officer behind them, and reported loudly:
"Report, Zhuyuan has been calibrated, please give instructions."
The officer nodded, and then all the soldiers who had loaded their ammunition saluted the officer, indicating that Zhu Yuan had taken aim and was ready to fire at any time.
The officer shouted:
"Gunner ready."
Then the remaining three soldiers in each team all stood at the cannon firing position, ready to fire at any time.
After the officer saw that everyone was in their positions, he looked at Li Jin and waited for Li Jin's order to fire.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the orderly drill below and did not say anything to stop him. He just looked at Li Jin.
Seeing this, Li Jin smiled slightly and took a deep breath.
Then, he suddenly shouted:
"fire!"
"fire!"
The officers' orders were issued simultaneously, followed by an explosion like thunder.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Thunder breaks out from the ground.
Zhu Yuanzhang was startled by the thunderous sound, but the scene on the shooting range below made his pupils suddenly dilate.
On the shooting range eight miles away, the cows, sheep, and old horses that had been leisurely eating grass and enjoying the good time were all lying dead on the spot.
The shooting range with a radius of two miles was like being ravaged by strong winds. None of the scarecrows originally placed inside was still intact, and none of them could stand up.
Centered on the shooting range, all small trees within a radius of 5 miles were blown down by the air waves generated by the explosion. There were various masonry tiles and even countless iron nails on the big trees, which looked extremely miserable.
The stone at the center of the explosion was blown to pieces.
A small, dark mushroom cloud slowly rose over the shooting range.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally dismissive in his heart, now had his mouth hanging open, his pupils constantly dilating, and he looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.
Standing on the watchtower, Zhu Yuanzhang was condescending and naturally had a panoramic view of everything.
Just now, he saw with his own eyes that the shells fired by the artillery exploded the moment they landed.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's impression, artillery shells have always been solid, and they only rely on huge power to kill people.
But now this kind of cannonball exploded in front of his eyes. He thought he had seen it wrong, but then all the cannonballs exploded the moment they landed.
The power of this explosion instantly swallowed up the cattle, sheep, and war horses on the shooting range, and then all these things disappeared, turning into pairs of mutilated flesh and blood.
The scene was extremely bloody, but it just illustrates the power of this kind of artillery shell.
After one shot, it was destroyed for miles, but no living person was seen.
It was the first time Zhu Yuanzhang saw this kind of weapon, and it was also the first time he was deeply shocked by this kind of weapon.
"Li Jin, what kind of weapon is this?"
Li Jin gently picked his ears. The sound of the cannon just now was still too loud, which made his ears feel uncomfortable.
"Artillery, what else could it be?"
"No way, it can't be artillery."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face became extremely serious at this moment. He must understand such a destructive weapon, otherwise he will definitely have trouble sleeping and eating.
"The power of artillery is by no means that great. Even the largest and heaviest Shenwei General Cannon cannot shoot so far."
"And the material of your firearm is obviously made of iron. Everyone knows that iron materials can never be used to make artillery."
"Otherwise, the gunpowder in the barrel will explode the barrel first instead of shooting out the gun."
"Li Jin, tell us honestly, what on earth is this, or we will have the emperor punish your nine tribes."
Li Jin glanced at the domineering Zhu Yuanzhang angrily and explained casually:
“It’s true that pig iron doesn’t work, but that doesn’t mean steel doesn’t work.”
"Pig iron is too brittle and will break when exploded. But steel not only has the hardness of pig iron, but its flexibility is even better than copper, so it can be used to cast artillery instead of bronze."
"Furthermore, this kind of artillery is lighter and more air-tight. In addition to its poor thermal conductivity, it is simply the best material for making cannons."
Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't believe it when he heard this and said:
"What about the cannons? Why do the cannons you shoot explode? Is this completely different from artillery?"
Li Jin said:
"Exploding cannonballs are just one of them. Of course we also have solid cannonballs here. If you want to see them, you can also have a look."
"Compared with solid artillery shells, the biggest effect of this kind of exploding artillery shells is to kill a large number of enemies. The lethality is at least ten times higher than that of solid artillery shells."
"This kind of shell contains a lot of iron nails and iron sand, and it explodes violently."
"The speed of these iron nails and iron sand is not much slower than the bullets fired from the firecrackers."
"Within a distance of twenty steps, whether it is a human or an animal, it will die if it touches it, and it will be injured if it touches it. The lethality can be described as extremely terrifying."
"Of course there is also the air wave generated by the explosion. The violent air wave can shake a person's internal organs and make them lose their combat effectiveness instantly."
"This is a new generation of artillery."
"I call him, God of War!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang stared blankly at Li Jin's somewhat crazy eyes, recalling the tragedy on the shooting range just now.
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang had seen life and death, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. Fortunately, this kind of thing did not appear opposite him during the war, otherwise he would be afraid of his own end, which would be very tragic.
At this time, Xu Da also came to Zhu Yuanzhang and asked with a smile:
"How about it? Can this thing be called a weapon of the country? Should it be guarded so closely?"
"Definitely, of course."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face looked slightly ferocious, and then he said fiercely:
"Not only that, we also want the emperor to send heavy troops to protect this place."
"From now on, this place will be a restricted military area. No one can enter or exit at will."
"These things will become the most important thing in our Ming Dynasty, and anyone who dares to provoke Ming Dynasty will pay the price with blood!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was loud and clear. It seemed that he had regarded this thing as a forbidden object and would not allow anyone to get close to it.
When the people around him heard this, they looked at each other and were at a loss.
Isn't this thing Li Jin's? When did you become the emperor's?
Everyone looked at Li Jin, wanting to see what Li Jin said?
Li Jin acted indifferently and said:
"Old Huang, why do you act like you have never seen the world?"
"Do you know what the cannon is for?"
Zhu Yuanzhang had already made up his mind to take this kind of artillery as his own.
After hearing Li Jin's question, he couldn't help but snorted coldly and said:
"Of course it is used to guard the border and prevent foreign enemies from invading."
"This kind of national weapon must naturally be handed over to the emperor for safekeeping. Do you, a small county magistrate, still want to hold it in your hands?"
Li Jin burst out laughing when he heard this, shook his head at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"Old Huang, your layout is too small."
"Leave this kind of thing to the Emperor for safekeeping? What can the Emperor do with it? Can it be fired as a salute? Two cannons are fired every year during the holidays?"
"Should we keep it in the arsenal of the capital, wait until foreign enemies attack the capital, and then take it out to protect the capital?"
"This is simply a waste of natural resources. Holding such a sharp weapon in your hand, you actually want to shrink down and only think about your own one-third of an acre of land."
"I tell you that cannons are used to measure the land area."
"Dignity is only as good as the edge of the sword!"
"The truth is always within the range of the cannon!"
"I want to use this sharp weapon to teach those ignorant Japanese pirates and Japanese islanders who dare to invade the Ming Dynasty."
"This time, I want to see who else dares to reason with me within the range of the cannon!!"
Li Jin's words were sonorous and powerful, and his face was resolute and unyielding.
It seems that Li Jin has a deep resentment against the Japanese islands. This kind of powerful artillery was prepared by Li Jin for the Japanese people.
Next, the fun has just begun!
