Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 398 Preparation

Changsun Wuji also knew that the emperor was in a difficult situation, so he said with a smile: "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, how can such a trivial matter bother His Majesty to make an order?"

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Yes, the academy is a private academy after all. Your Majesty and the imperial court have always been lenient and never interfered. Moreover, studying is expensive and sincere. If you want to study sincerely, the Duke of Ankang will not refuse."

What?You said that Sujiazhuang does not accept you to study?That must be because you are not sincere!

After hearing this, Chao Heng couldn't say anything more, as if he didn't sincerely study.

After returning to Sifang Hall, Chao Heng immediately made preparations to go to Sujiazhuang to study.

He was shocked all the way to Sujiazhuang.

He didn't expect the suburbs of Chang'an to be so prosperous. What shocked him even more was the road. The road from Chang'an City to Sujiazhuang turned out to be a flat and hard road, a road he had never seen before.

After listening to the discussions around him, he realized that this is the cement road!

His heart is full of longing, if their Wa country can also be paved with such concrete roads, that would be great!

Hearing that the cement was created by the Ankang County Lord, his desire to study in Sujiazhuang became even more urgent.

However, when he went to Sujiazhuang, he was rejected.

The Duke of Ankang was away and went to the barracks.

Why is Ankang County Duke not here?

Must have deliberately said no!

This is to test whether he is sincere, Chao Heng said silently in his heart.

In fact, Su Cheng was really not there, he did go to Shenji camp.

I'm going to get married soon, and if I want to have a comfortable honeymoon, I have to take care of the Shenji camp first.

On the school field of Shenji Camp, thousands of soldiers stood upright, motionless like pine trees.

On the other side, a team of 180 people stood in three rows, while Su Cheng accompanied Li Shimin, Li Jing and others stood on the other side of the team to watch the drill.

"stop!"

"Lift!"

"put!"

There was a volley of muskets, loud gunshots, and smoke.

The corporal in the first row squatted down immediately after shooting and began to load the musket.

"Lift!"

"put!"

……

The entire school field was silent, and even Li Shimin and others were attentively observing.

After two consecutive rounds of shooting, the gunfire stopped.

Xue Rengui turned around and came to Su Cheng in unison, and said loudly.

"The drill is over, please give instructions to the general!"

"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Su Cheng turned his head and asked with a smile.

In fact, they already knew it in their hearts, but they still couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after seeing the Shenji Camp's rehearsal.

This drill thoroughly proved the power of the musket and its feasibility on the battlefield!

So Li Shimin was very happy in his heart, his face was full of smiles, he looked around and said with a smile: "Tell me about it!"

Cheng Yaojin was the first to yell: "This loading speed is faster than Su Cheng's, it's not 01:30!"

Su Cheng has black lines on his face, isn't this nonsense?He has only reloaded a few times in total, and these soldiers usually reload hundreds of times a day during training!

Li Ji smiled and said: "Generally speaking, it was expected, and of course I was a little surprised. I think the musket is very useful, and it is definitely a weapon on the battlefield!"

This is indeed the truth, everyone thought so, whether it was the appearance of muskets or artillery, they were amazed.

Li Jing murmured: "After the three consecutive strikes, there will still be a pause, which cannot be connected. Su Cheng, can the reloading time be shortened?"

Everyone looked at Su Cheng after hearing this, and they all noticed one thing, it's really a fly in the ointment!

If there is no pause in the middle, it is really refreshing!

"Loading can be made faster, but the change will be too great. The pause in the middle will not disappear unless improvements are made to the musket." Su Cheng pondered.

After hearing this, everyone was inevitably disappointed. Li Shimin asked, "Why didn't you install a bayonet?"

"It hasn't been developed yet." Su Cheng said helplessly.

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help shouting after hearing this: "What? It hasn't been developed yet? Isn't it just a bayonet? How simple is that?"

Simple?Su Cheng couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

Li Shimin asked suspiciously: "Is it difficult?"

Su Cheng explained: "It is not difficult to install a bayonet, but it is not easy to install a bayonet that is stable, capable of continuous combat, and able to withstand the impact of cavalry."

"The original idea of ​​the firearms monitor was a plug-in type. The other end of the bayonet was inserted into the barrel to form a stab, but first, it affected shooting, second, it was unstable, and third, it would damage the barrel, so I rejected it."

Li Shimin looked at the barrel and thought about it, and he knew that the plug-in barrel could not withstand the impact of the cavalry at all!

"Then you can only use the slip-in type. After trying it out, it still doesn't work. The root of the problem is that the strength of the steel and the casting process are not up to standard. This is not a bayonet problem. It must be fundamentally improved." Su Cheng explained.

Li Shimin was dumbfounded, he could understand the first half of the paragraph, but he was dumbfounded after that.

So Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "I see, the firearms supervisor will focus on two aspects next, one is to develop the bayonet, and the other is to shorten the loading time!"

Su Chenggong said yes.

"I appointed you as the general of the Shenji Battalion at the beginning, and you have lived up to my expectations. The training of the Shenji Battalion is very good, even better than I imagined!" Li Shimin praised.

"It's been hard work for you in a short period of time. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have learned how to train, so you can take a good rest."

Cheng Yaojin and others immediately laughed when they heard this, because Su Cheng was about to get married soon, and the emperor was looking for a reason for Su Cheng.

After all, the emperor loves his daughter.

"Yeah, yeah, after studying with you for so long, Xue Rengui probably got the hang of it, just let him continue training step by step." Li Ji laughed.

"As for you, Su Cheng, let's put it aside from the Shenji Camp, it's a matter of getting married and giving birth to a big fat boy as soon as possible!" Cheng Yaojin laughed.

"Your Majesty, I actually want to equip the Shenji Battalion with cavalry." Su Cheng took the opportunity to make a suggestion.

Li Shimin nodded slightly and said: "The Shenji Battalion only has muskets and cannons, it is too monotonous. I will expand the scale of the Shenji Battalion as appropriate, and it is indeed necessary to deploy cavalry."

After sending off Li Shimin and his party, all the generals gathered together.

Su Chengduan sat on the commander's seat and said with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard. The drill is successfully completed. Your Majesty appreciates it very much. The rewards will be issued later."

All the generals were very excited when they heard this, not only because of the reward, but also because they had fully understood the power of firearms.

Those who have personally used firearms are already sure in their hearts that firearms will definitely shine on the battlefield in the future.

In other words, their Firearms Battalion will definitely shine on the battlefield in the future!

And these firearms battalion generals must have a bright future!

(End of this chapter)