Daming: Start with an Altar of Luck

Chapter 46

"Hurry up and introduce to the emperor." Zhu Biao saw the old Zhu lovingly stroking the general and ran away, and immediately said to Ban Zhu who was still standing there.

"Yes, it's Your Highness. I'm going to introduce this artillery to the emperor." Ban Zhu also reacted to Zhu Biao's reminder, and immediately stepped forward to introduce the artillery to Emperor Zhu.

"Your Majesty, this cannon was cast by the ministers and the craftsmen of the Science and Technology Bureau through the drawings provided by His Royal Highness, according to the drawings. At the beginning, several failed castings, and this one is one of the successful ones."

"Different from the mixed casting of copper and iron like the current Daming cannon, there are not a lot of trachoma in the cannon body, and the inner bore of the cannon is also smooth and uniform. This alone can reduce a lot of bombing problems, and it will not be like our current cannons in the Ming Dynasty. , the service life is short, and it can be used for a long period of time."

Ban Zhu quickly walked behind Lao Zhu and began to introduce information about artillery.

"Oh, doesn't this mean that the damage of my Ming sergeants will be greatly reduced in the future. You must know that if the current artillery explodes, all the sergeants around will be injured, and even the heavier ones will die."

Lao Zhu heard Ban Zhu say that he didn't understand trachoma or smooth bore, but he understood a sentence, that is, this artillery will not easily explode in the future.

"Your Majesty, that's exactly the case, and the number of bombings will be greatly reduced in the future."

"Well, that's good, let's continue!" Lao Zhu continued to caress the giant door curiously.

"This general cannon also has many advantages. The barrel is long, the wall is thick, the caliber is large, and the overall shape gradually becomes thicker from the muzzle to the tail, which conforms to the principle that the chamber pressure changes from high to low when gunpowder burns. There are cylindrical lugs on both sides of the center of gravity, and the gun can use this as an axis to adjust the firing angle and change the firing range according to the amount of gunpowder.”

"All right, all right, Ban Zhu, you are indeed a skilled craftsman, but can you focus on the key points." Seeing that Ban Zhu was going to tell himself about the beginning of the world, Lao Zhu immediately interrupted Ban Zhu who was about to continue talking.

"Just get to the point!" Lao Zhu waved his hand and let Ban Zhu get to the point.

"This, this..." Ban Zhu has been a craftsman all his life. Some time ago, Lao Zhu appointed him an official. As for whether this official status is useful to Ban Zhu, it is really hard to say. Before he became an official, the followers of the Science and Technology Bureau The people who came from Ban Zhu listened to Ban Zhu, and they still listened to Ban Zhu after being appointed as an official, so Ban Zhu basically didn't feel any changes, so his speech remained the same as before.

"Ahem, Mr. Ban, let me introduce the power of the cannon and how far it can hit." Zhu Biao saw the confused Ban Zhu beside him and had to remind him.

"Oh, the caliber of this big general gun is the caliber mentioned in the drawings of His Royal Highness. The caliber is 130 mm, the length is 2 meters 7, and the weight is 5000 catties. The maximum range is 10 miles, and the accuracy can be guaranteed within five miles. As for The power depends on the style of the shell."

"However, according to my guess, 2 meters is not the maximum state of this cannon. With casting experience, it should be able to cast a three-meter-long cannon. The weight is also because all the new steel is used. Otherwise, I am afraid it will be close to 7 jin. .”

"What, Ban Zhu, are you sure you can fight this far?" Lao Zhu was immediately startled, what is the concept of ten miles, you can't be seen from the opposite side, and your cannon has hit the other camp, how can this war be fought?
"My lord, I dare not lie to the emperor. I tested the cannons outside the Science and Technology Bureau before, and all the shells fell into the water. I had no choice but to tear down the walls of the Science and Technology Bureau and test the cannons in the school grounds." Ban Zhu hurriedly ensured that the range was true and effective.

"Suppressing the country's artifact!" Lao Zhu's hands trembled a little, thinking of those brothers who died head-on with the cavalry of the Yuan army without equipment in those years.

At that time, if there was such a magic weapon in front of him, Lao Zhu would have beaten most of them ten years earlier.

This is not bragging. When Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were still alive, Lao Zhu was just a small prince. Although he had some power, he was not regarded by Chen Youliang and others.

Chen Youliang conquered Lao Zhu first because he wanted to solve Lao Zhu's worries. After solving Lao Zhu, he had a showdown with Zhang Shicheng. Unexpectedly, Lao Zhu defeated his own advantages with disadvantages.

Erhu, who had been following Lao Zhu all this time, had his eyes widened at this time. The flintlock gun produced by the Science and Technology Bureau had already shocked him greatly. It has a long range and powerful power, and it reloads ammunition quickly. That is not what it is now. Big fire guns are comparable.

Erhu, as the leader of the Guard Division, secretly sent back the news from the front line of the Northern Expedition that the flintlock guns had already shined on the battlefield, and before the Yuan army arrived in front of the Ming army, they were already in a state of collapse. With the impact, the Yuan army was directly defeated.

"Now that the Bureau of Science and Technology has cast a general cannon that is stronger than a flintlock gun, I am afraid that this inconspicuous old man in front of him will really go to Lao Zhu's heart." Erhu looked at Ban Zhu with a little envy in his heart .

"Ban Zhu, were you firing guns before we came?" Old Zhu asked excitedly.

"Your Majesty, I am experimenting with different shells. During this period of time, the Science and Technology Bureau is not only casting the General Cannon, but also improving the shells according to the General Cannon. In conjunction with the new gunpowder obtained by His Royal Highness a while ago, the power of the blooming shell has now been reduced. great."

Speaking of the shells they newly researched, Ban Zhu was even more proud. He was scolded by Zhu Biao before for not knowing how to work around, but this time Ban Zhu has learned to work around. Unexpectedly, the flower shells produced are extremely powerful, and put some stones in them As well as broken iron pieces, etc., the effect of exploding in the crowd is simply amazing.

"Come on, try the power now." Lao Zhu asked Ban Zhu to test the cannon directly. He was still a little worried after hearing what Ban Zhu said, and wanted to see it with his own eyes. After all, according to the battle report sent back by Xu Da from the front line, I am afraid that the Northern Expedition is about to end. That's right, the city of Jinan has already been breached in the last report, and the next step is for the Northern Expeditionary Army to approach the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, it's too dangerous. Your Majesty, please stay away from this artillery." Before Ban Zhu could respond, Er Hu spoke first. It was Er Hu's duty to protect Lao Zhu's safety.

"Didn't you hear from Ban Zhu that the risk of bombing is very low? Get out and watch with us." Lao Zhu seemed to trust Ban Zhu, but his body was still very honest, and he walked a distance to the side.

"Thank you for the trust of the emperor, I will definitely not disappoint the emperor." When Ban Zhu heard that the emperor trusted him so much, he didn't even care about the danger of bombing, and he wanted to stay here, secretly vowing in his heart that he would die for Daming and Emperor Zhu.

Zhu Biao watched Lao Zhu's performance from the sidelines, and at the same time kept some words, mannerisms, etc. in his heart, which were all the means to be used in the future.

After a while, someone dragged a box of shells and began to fill them with gunpowder, and then put the shells in from the front.

"Light it up!" Seeing that Lao Zhu's position was safe, Ban Zhu did not leave the cannon, and lit the fuse on the cannon with his own hands.

"Boom~~"

A deafening sound came out.

Afterwards, Ban Zhu immediately arranged for someone to clean the barrel. This thing is not like the TV show, where one shot is fired, the shells are loaded, and then another shot is fired. The remaining gunpowder must be cleaned up before the ammunition can be refilled and fired.

In the past, some rags and papers would be placed inside just to ignite the fire quickly, but now after Zhu Biao's improvement of gunpowder, it is no longer needed, and it can be cleaned quickly.

After cleaning up, someone began to adjust the angle of the general's cannon, and after the adjustment, the fire was fired again.

"Boom~~"

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