boom……
boom……
boom……
One thunderbolt after another was launched.
The violent explosion echoed in the valley. Even though everyone covered their ears, their brains were still buzzing.
After firing a full twenty cannons, Xu Guangqi gave the order to stop.
"Your Majesty, please go to the testing area and take a look!"
After the smoke and dust dissipated, Xu Guangqi took the lead out of the bunker and headed towards the testing area. When passing the flying thunder cannon, Chongzhen carefully inspected the flying thunder cannon.
Except for some unevenness on the inner wall and a broken buffer layer in the middle, the entire appearance is intact.
This made Chongzhen very satisfied. It seemed that there would be no problem in firing fifty rounds at a time without interruption.
"Your Majesty, the test city wall is three meters high, two meters on the base, two meters thick, and thirty meters long. The masonry and craftsmanship used are the same as those of the Beijing city wall."
"Test sixty wooden men on the city wall."
As soon as they spoke, everyone crossed the launch distance and arrived in front of the test city wall.
hiss……
"Oh my God!"
"Dry!"
"damn it!"
"This this……"
…
Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone opened their mouths and their eyes were full of horror.
Most of the thirty-meter-long city wall has collapsed, and the areas that have not collapsed are also full of cracks and crumbling. There are very few intact green bricks on the city wall, and many of them have flown a hundred meters away.
Wooden figures used for testing are scattered everywhere, with broken limbs and arms, and some are still burning and emitting thick smoke.
"Why……"
Just when everyone was shocked, Xu Guangqi glanced around and sighed.
"Dean Xu, why are you still sighing?"
"It's a pity, it's not accurate."
Everyone followed Xu Guangqi's gaze and saw that with the city wall as the center and a hundred meters around, there were large pits that were still smoking, with small flags stuck in the middle of the pits.
"Only six of them landed on the city wall, otherwise these twenty sky-shattering thunders would have directly reduced the thirty-meter city wall to rubble!"
Good guy... everyone calls him good guy!
"Dean Xu, that's not how the account was calculated. When we attacked the city, dozens of flying thunder cannons attacked together. The city wall was several miles long. There were also houses and accumulated military supplies in the city. As long as it fell into the city, it was enough. ,
In a field battle, as long as the opponent's tens of thousands of troops fall into the enemy's formation, no matter where they land, all the enemy soldiers will be killed. It doesn't matter whether they are accurate or not. "
"Having said that, firing a thunderbolt costs twelve taels of silver. I feel so distressed!"
Everyone rolled their eyes in unison.
Even if ten thousand thunderbolts were launched in a war, it would only cost 120,000 taels of silver. Using 120,000 taels of silver in exchange for the lives of more than 10,000 enemies was a ridiculous deal.
It's just like getting a good deal and still being nice.
There are two hundred flying thunder cannons and more than ten thousand thunder cannon shells. As long as the leader of the army is not an idiot, no matter who the enemy is, they can only die obediently.
PS: According to records, the raw materials for gunpowder during the Chongzhen period were: 0.21 taels per catty of nitrate, 0.31 taels per catty of sulfur, and 0.31 taels per catty of gunpowder.
Saltpeter costs 7 taels and 4 cents, yellow 1 tael and 3 cents, and charcoal ash costs 1 tael and 3 cents. In this way, ordinary gunpowder is about 2 taels. It takes ten kilograms of ordinary gunpowder raw materials to get one kilogram of granulated gunpowder. Mass production plus residual utilization , and it’s not much cheaper.
"With such a magical weapon, the destruction of Jiannu is only a matter of seconds!"
"Your Majesty, I am requesting a battle. After next spring, I am willing to lead a large army to attack and destroy Jiannu!"
"Yes, there are more than a hundred of these thunder cannons with tens of thousands of shells. Even if Jiannu really obtains Fuso and North Korea's firearms technology and manufactures a large number of firearms, I guarantee that I can completely destroy them!"
"God bless our Ming Dynasty. With this artifact, we can establish the foundation of our Ming Dynasty for thousands of years!"
"Master Liu, you are mistaken. This was designed by His Majesty and is all due to His Majesty."
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
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The ministers stood in the ruins full of excitement, and the melancholy of the previous few days was swept away.
Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Rites, suppressed his excitement and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, with the flying thunder cannon, even if the iron mold cannon casting technology cannot be perfected in three months, we will not be afraid of Jiannu's firearms."
"Master Liu, Hongyi cannons are still needed, and they must be in large quantities!"
Yuan Keli took Liu Zongzhou's words, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "My lords, from the situation of the twenty thunder cannons just launched, it can be seen that its range is between 180 meters and 220 meters. About meters,
If you want to attack the city wall and the buildings inside the city, you have to mount the flying thunder cannon 150 meters away from the city wall. This distance is already within the attack range of the enemy's archers and firearms. These can be defended with chariots.
But what about bed crossbows and large trebuchets? Can the chariot still block it?
Secondly, the time of explosion of the launched thunder cannon cannot be accurately controlled. Some of them have not exploded before they hit the ground, and some may explode in the air.
Even if the Firearms Research Institute has made careful calculations, these cannot be avoided. The enemy can easily escape or be thrown out before it hits the ground;
Third, this requires a large number of thunderbolts to be piled on the position. If a bunch of them explode in a chaotic situation, it will be great fun;
Fourth, in a field battle, at a distance of 150 meters, it only takes three or four breaths for the enemy's cavalry to charge. Based on the launch time just now, it will take at least fifty breaths. You should be very clear about what this means. ;"
Having said this, Yuan Keli glanced at the crowd again: "So, there must be Hongyi cannons, and there must be a large number of them. Together with the medium-range general cannons, Folan cannons and tiger squatting cannons,
Only by cooperating with the three elements of far, medium and near can we kill more enemies within the safety range of our sergeants and reduce close-quarters contact. Only in this way can we win the war at the minimum cost! "
"Yuan Ge's old saying makes sense. Whether it's a field battle or a city siege, as long as the opponent also has long-range firearms, the flying thunder cannon will lose its effect. The flying thunder cannon may be more used for defending cities and camps, or in other words Used when the enemy is charging."
Snap, snap, snap...
Everyone was lost in thought by Yuan Keli's words, but Xu Guangqi applauded directly: "Mr. Yuan Ge, Mr. Sun Ge, you see it very clearly!"
Yuan Keli smiled slightly, did not speak, but looked at the emperor.
Chongzhen was very satisfied with the analysis of his two right-hand men: "Yuan Aiqing has made it very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of flying thunder cannons. Weapons are dead and people are alive. There is no useless weapon. It all depends on how it is used and how it is combined with other weapons." Firearms coordination,
So far, I am very satisfied with this flying thunder cannon.
Xu Aiqing, before April next year, at least two hundred doors will be made, and each door will be equipped with at least one hundred missiles. I will use this to entertain the Jiannu, Fusang and Mongolian tribes. "
"In addition, all the personnel involved in the research and development of the flying thunder cannon will first be rewarded with silver ranging from a thousand taels to a hundred taels, and a royal banquet. The rest of the rewards will be reported to Xu Aiqing after research. After the Jian Nu is defeated, the reward will be unified."
"I obey the decree!"
Xu Guangqi responded immediately and said: "Your Majesty, please come to the meeting hall for tea!"
