Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 174 Can demolish the city wall

Zhu Yuanzhang was immersed in the congratulations of everyone and did not understand the meaning of Li Wei's smile. Of course, he would probably ignore it if he saw it.

The divine machine gun in the field temporarily became quiet after firing three shots. Two people were busy loading the gun, and the other three began to adjust the angle under the command to shoot at the ground ring target two miles away.

Due to the long distance, the ring target is also larger, 30 meters long.

A moment later, there were three more cannon shots in succession, and the shells roared into the distance. After firing these three cannons, the craftsmen stopped completely.

Everyone on the stage also fell silent. The fast horses that had been arranged in advance rushed to the location of the ring target, picked up the shells, and reported the hit status.

After Li Wei learned from Lu Ti, he reported to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, in this artillery test, all three shots at one mile hit, two at two miles hit, and one shot missed the target."

This test launch was tested in advance, and the results are already very good.

"Yes, the shot was quite accurate." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, and then urged: "There are two more kinds of artillery, right? Bring them up too."

"Yes, please wait a moment, Your Majesty."

Li Wei agreed and asked Lu Ti to arrange it as soon as possible.

After a while, several more craftsmen led horses to pull up the divine cannon.

The mighty cannon's thick body is more than three meters long. Compared with the divine machine cannon next to it, the identity of the eldest brother is undoubtedly revealed.

After some manipulations by the craftsman, Shenwei aimed at a large flag on a distant barren mountain and fired a cannon, and then the cannonball disappeared.

The shells of the Divine Machine Cannon are slightly slower and can barely be seen with the naked eye, but the shells of the Divine Cannon are different. The shells are ejected extremely fast and are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

When everyone squinted their eyes and looked into the distance, Li Wei calmly took out his binoculars and searched around the big flag. Finally he saw a big tree cut off by the middle, and then he relaxed with satisfaction. tone.

Fortunately, although the flag missed, it was not far off.

"Your Majesty, this divine cannon has a range of more than five miles and is extremely powerful. If it is bombarded continuously at close range, an ordinary city wall will be damaged in less than a day."

Li Wei opened his mouth and introduced.

"You mean this cannon can destroy the city wall?"

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked in shock.

Zhu Biao, Feng Sheng and other generals also looked over in shock.

In ancient times, the most difficult thing to fight was the siege. Even if the siege was ten times more powerful, it was not easy to defeat it. Once the defenders encountered fierce resistance, they often could not defeat it for a year and a half.

But if cannons like Li Wei can really knock down city walls, then attacking the city will be much easier!
"It's definitely possible, but it just takes more time and shells."

Li Wei affirmed that because this divine cannon is made of steel, it is even more powerful than the most famous Hongyi cannon in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This powerful artillery is most suitable for siege.

When everyone heard this, they were extremely shocked and started whispering!
Although Li Wei said that it would take a whole day of bombardment to destroy the city, but compared to the siege that lasted for a year and a half, this time was almost negligible.

Now when they attack a city, they mainly rely on human lives. Of course, they also have returning artillery and mortar artillery, but their effect is not very great.

If his divine cannon really had such power, it would be a powerful weapon for attacking cities and demolishing strongholds!

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression also became serious, he was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "You must keep this kind of artillery secret!"

Li Wei smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty, don't worry."

He is not worried about this. Casting a cannon is not a simple matter. From the steel-making blast furnace to the mold making, the diameter of the gun barrel, and the granulated black powder, these are all technical barriers. If you want to do it all, Understand, even if you come to the Ordnance Bureau to learn, you won't be able to learn it in a short time.

Technology is like this. If you can't keep up, the gap will become wider and wider, making it difficult to learn.Seeing his confident look, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his eyes and suddenly saw the telescope in his hand, and asked curiously: "What is this of yours?"

Li Wei followed his gaze and looked at the telescope in his hand, and smiled: "Oh, this is a telescope, through which you can see things in the distance clearly."

"Show us." Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hand and said.

Li Wei did not hesitate, handed him the telescope, and explained how to use it.

This is a simple telescopic telescope, made of two copper tubes put together. By adjusting the length, you can see distant scenery clearly.

Zhu Yuanzhang followed the method he said, put the telescope in front of his eyes, and looked towards the barren mountains in the distance. He could only see some outline trees with the naked eye, but through this telescope, he could see the branches and leaves clearly, and it felt like he was right in front of his eyes. generally.

Such a magical thing made his face show surprise again.

He had been a soldier for most of his life, and he immediately realized the importance of this thing in marching and fighting.

"This thing must also be kept secret!"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Li Wei solemnly agreed, but he didn't care in his heart. Although these things were good, they were just emergency supplies that he took out to hand over to Zhu Yuanzhang. He would naturally make better ones in the future, but should he hand them over? , then you have to consider it.

"Father, can you let me try?"

Zhu Biao was a little curious when he saw his father looking here and there with the telescope, and said quickly as soon as he put it down.

Of course Zhu Yuanzhang was not stingy with his elder son, so he handed him the telescope.

Zhu Biao took it over and tried it like he just did, and was immediately amazed.

Feng Sheng, a veteran general, was also very curious, but he was too thin-skinned to ask His Majesty for it. The same was true for other generals.

After a while, Zhu Biao had enough fun. When he saw the generals next to him looking at him, he suddenly understood. He glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, and when he saw him nodding slightly, he handed the binoculars to the generals next to him and tried them one by one. .

"It's amazing that I can see things in the distance so clearly."

“I can see the bugs on the leaves over there!”

"..."

A group of generals were shouting and fighting over each other.

"Make more of these telescopes for us, and we will reward them for the soldiers who go to war. These artillery must also be produced at full capacity."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and said to Li Wei.

"Okay Your Majesty."

After thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "You should continue to supervise the Shenji Battalion and train them in the tactics of these artillery."

Li Wei nodded in agreement.

After the generals scrambled for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang took the telescope back and put it directly into his sleeve.

Li Wei just pretended not to see it. This was what he was going to give, and he didn't think about asking for it back.

(End of this chapter)