Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 76 The Thunder Rolls
The Nanyuan Campus is still the old place, and the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion are almost the same as before. Even the uniforms on them have not had time to be replaced, and they are still tattered.

However, their appearance has changed.

Because, there are soldiers from the Qi family army among them.

The prestige of the Qi Family Army is not just blown out. Every Qi Family Army officer has undergone rigorous drills and countless battlefield baptisms. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the best in the Ming Army no matter in formation or swordsmanship. The presence.

After these Qi Family Army soldiers joined the Shenji Battalion, they basically started as corporal leaders. From the bottom, one led four, and each of them could take care of it.

Under their influence, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had acquired a bit of fearless perseverance in just a few days, and they looked like veterans in the battlefield in every move.

"block!"

"drink!"

"top!"

"what!"

"prick!"

"kill!"

Taichang had just entered the Nanyuan fence when he heard a burst of neat and powerful slogans and drills coming from the front.

Qi Jin's angry voice could be distinguished from a long distance away, and the shouting of tens of thousands of soldiers in unison was even more imposing.

He couldn't wait to ride his horse and ran over to see, good guy, the phalanx formed by the soldiers of the Wanshenji Battalion was as neat as it had been measured with a ruler, and they were practicing hard with long guns in their hands.

Long spears are the easiest weapons to equip, because only one spear head needs to be made. As for the gun barrel, it is used by ordinary soldiers, and you can find suitable materials to make it yourself. A thousand is not a problem at all.

How does it feel to have tens of thousands of people raise their guns at the same time to block the assassination?
Taichang only felt a murderous aura rushing towards his face!

He really didn't expect that after only a few days of seeing each other, the Shenji Camp would have such momentum.

Qi Jin didn't expect that the emperor came to inspect the Shenji camp in such a short time.

He quickly raised his hand to order everyone to stop practicing, and then ran to Taichang, kneeling respectfully on one knee and said: "The last general, Qi Jin, pays homage to the emperor."

This old general really practiced himself like a machine, his movements, tone, and expression were all the same as last time, nothing changed.

Taichang hurriedly got off his horse, stepped forward to help Qi Jin, and praised repeatedly: "General Qi, you really impress me. In just a few days, you can train the Shenji Battalion to such an aura!"

Qi Jin was a little ashamed and said: "The emperor forgives the sin, they can only stand in formation now, if they keep moving and changing formation, it will still be a bit chaotic."

Taichang patted him on the shoulder and smiled slightly: "It's good enough. There will be a long time to come. Don't worry about this. I'm here today mainly to let you try the new artillery."

New artillery?

Hearing this, Qi Jin couldn't help but excitedly said: "Dare to ask the emperor, what kind of artillery is it?"

Taichang said with a little pride: "Thor light artillery."

Uh, Thor?

Qi Jin had never heard of it.

He stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Fortunately, Jin Yiwei soon drove over with a flat carriage, on which was a cannon, several shells, a can of gunpowder and a box of fuses.

This cannon is so exquisitely made!

Qi Jin is an old expert, he can tell at a glance that the caliber of this artillery is the same as that of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, but the structure looks much more complicated.

He rubbed his hands impatiently and said, "Your Majesty, how about starting now?"

OK!

Taichang immediately pulled him to the cannon, opened the cannon door and introduced: "General Qi, you see, you can open the cannon door by pulling out this pin. This is a sub-cannon shell, which can be loaded in advance, just like the Fran cannon. It is the same as the sub-cannonball, except that this sub-cannonball is loaded from the breech, not from the top."

Qi Jin, of course, had fired the Francophone gun before. He took the sub-cannon in Taichang's hand without hesitation, first took a lead wire and passed it through the small hole on the bottom side of the sub-cannon, and then opened the gunpowder. Fill it, scoop out the gunpowder inside, fill it up and plug it tightly, and finally, he took another round shell and pressed it up hard, and the shell was considered loaded.

After he finished loading, he habitually grabbed the round shell and pulled it out, because the shell had to be stuck in the opening of the sub-shell, or if it was stuck, the sub-shell would fall off during the process of loading it into the gun body.

This kind of thing often happens in the use of Francois machine guns. Once the round shells fall off, it will be troublesome, because some gunpowder inside will also fall off, and they have to be reloaded.

Unexpectedly, the round cannonball was still stuck quite tightly, and he didn't move even after digging it a few times.

The size is so accurate!
He secretly praised in his heart, and then he stuffed the sub-cannonballs into the cannon body, and closed the cannon door smoothly.

This time, he couldn't help admiring: "It's loaded like this. After the sub-shells of the Fran cannon are inserted, they have to be knocked forward with iron wedges. After knocking, they have to be backed up with iron blocks. Otherwise, when the shell is fired, the sub-shell is likely to pop out."

Well, it really is an experienced veteran.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "There is another advantage of this new type of artillery, that is, there is no need for a torch to ignite the fire. Look here, there is a handle. You only need to lock the lead wire at this position, and then quickly move this handle to light it. On the lead."

There is a small slot at the back of the cannon body. Qi Jin naturally knew that this was where the lead wire came out, so before closing the gun door, he deliberately pressed the lead wire into the small slot and stretched it out, but he didn't know that the lead wire was still there It should be stuck in the small box above the barrel of the gun.

After fixing the lead wires, he looked up to the right front of the phalanx, then pointed to a piece of grass in the distance and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you bomb there?"

This is of course no problem.

It seemed that Qi Jin was going to shoot cannonballs in front of the interviews of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion. After all, most of these people would be manipulating artillery in the future, so it would be good to let them experience it first.

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "That's it. By the way, the position of the gun lug can adjust the angle of the muzzle, loosen it, turn the handle, adjust it to a suitable angle, and then tighten it."

When Qi Jin heard this, his eyes lit up.

This thing, good!

Excitedly, he held the handles on both sides of the cannon mount and lifted the cannon connected to the cannon mount from the carriage, placed it on the ground and moved it a few times. After confirming the direction, he adjusted the angle again, and then solemnly said: " Your Majesty, this cannon doesn't have a trace of gunpowder, so it must have never been fired, right?"

Taichang was startled by his action.

This cannon is indeed not heavy, less than a hundred catties, but the cannon mount weighs more than one hundred catties!

Qi Jin easily carried something weighing more than 200 kilograms. How strong is this old general?

He nodded in a daze and said, "Yes, this is the first time to test a cannon."

Qi Jin said again solemnly: "During the test of the cannon, it might explode, so please step back twenty steps, Your Majesty."

This is unlikely to blow up, right?
You know, the gun barrel and the gun bore of the sub-cannonball have been finely ground, and they fit perfectly. How could it be possible to explode the bore?
Don't be afraid of [-], just be afraid of what happens.

Although Taichang didn't quite believe that his chest would explode, he still led Ge Cheng and others back twenty steps.

Seeing him walking away, Qi Jin put his hand on the trigger and pulled it quickly.

A puff of blue smoke rose, and the fuse actually ignited!
He hastily made a diving leap and lay down sideways and forward.

It's not that he's afraid. It's too common to test the cannon. When the cannon is tested, it's stupid to stand next to the cannon. Basically, it's either dead or disabled. Of course, he won't take such unnecessary risks. risk.

There was a loud "boom", and just as he lay down on the ground, the artillery roared.

The gun barrel did not explode, and the shells had already flown out and smashed into the grass ahead.

Taichang couldn't help but put down the binoculars, and excitedly clenched his fists.

That's great, the Thunder God Cannon finally let out its first roar, and from now on, thunder will roll on the battlefield!
(End of this chapter)