back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 374

Lu Chengqi also knew that if he wanted to build a cannon with excellent power, speed of fire, and mobility all at once, that would be a dream.Being able to create a cannon that can be fired based on the principle of artillery is considered a success.

It's just that the big black man in front of him is a little too shabby, right?Lu Chengqi couldn't help complaining in his heart, could this ugly cannon have any good performance?
Glancing at Su Song and Tang Xun who were eager to try, Lu Chengqi remained calm and made up his mind to observe how such an ugly cannon behaved.Thinking of this, Lu Chengqi said: "Since both Su Qing and Tang Qing have strong confidence in this cannon, of course I want to see it soon."

Su Song and Tang Xun got the emperor's permission, and immediately found two apprentices and asked them to start loading black, gunpowder, and extremely small charcoal, and then loaded the shells.These charcoals are combustion aids for full combustion.Su Shi and Tang Xun gained experience from the loading of Hongxiang rifles. The smaller the charcoal particles, the more fully the combustion and the greater the power of the artillery.After the two apprentices put the fuse into the gun port, the front-loading smoothbore gun was considered to be loaded.

After loading, raise the muzzle again, at an angle of about thirty degrees.After finishing all this, Lu Chengqi estimated that it took about a quarter of an hour.This may be because the two apprentices are not proficient in reloading. Lu Chengqi estimates that if they are proficient, the reloading time will be reduced to about seven or eight minutes.

Even Lu Chengqi, who is not a fan of military affairs, knows that without a ruler, if he wants to hit a shot, it is luck.Lu Chengqi, who was far away, discovered that the shells used by this artillery were actually solid shells.Although this solid projectile shoots relatively far, its lethality is only a straight line.If the solid shell hits the ground, it may bounce back, causing secondary damage.If it hits the stone ground, the crushed stones are also one of the lethal forces.But in general, the lethality is still too low, far inferior to the flowering bomb.But these days, it is a fantasy to make explosive bombs. Without thunder, mercury, and systematic chemical knowledge, it is not easy to make explosive bombs!

By the time the two apprentices finished everything and applied for firing, a quarter of an hour had passed, almost two quarters of an hour.Su Song got the news from the apprentice, and then asked Lu Chengqi, Lu Chengqi nodded, and Su Song shouted: "Light it up!"

The cannon was stuck in the sandbag, and there was no other fixed object. After the two apprentices lit the fuse, they let go of their feet and ran back.Even if they know, the performance of this artillery is still superior.However, during the experiment, several apprentices were injured due to operating errors, but luckily the injuries were not serious.Lessons learned from the past made these apprentices frightened, and they would subconsciously run back every time they ignited the ignition.

They are also clever, and they install the lead wire a little longer, so that they will have more time to retreat.After these apprentices ran to Su Song's side, in this stone house, the cannon finally burned out its fuse.

"Bang!!!"

There was a loud noise, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Lu Chengqi felt the ground tremble, and dust fell from the top of his head.At this moment, Lu Chengqi almost thought that he had come to the battlefield of later generations.

This loud noise came and went quickly.Lu Chengqi estimated that it took almost 2 minutes from the ignition of the fuse to the firing of the cannon.And look at the cannon that fired a shell again. Fortunately, it was stuck in the sandbag end and end, and it didn't move at all.

Seeing this, Lu Chengqi smiled at the two apprentices and said, "Why, are you afraid of firing cannons?"

The two apprentices were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground and begged for mercy repeatedly: "My lord, please forgive me, my lord, please forgive me, the little one... the little one... is afraid of being ignited. In the past experiments, many people have been injured..."

Su Song heard it, and said with a calm face: "It's just a minor injury, a little self-cultivation, and a golden sore medicine will be fine. Besides, it is an experimental artillery, and its performance is unstable. It is normal that there is no major problem. Going right. This artillery uses the latest cannon casting technology. The barrel is long and the wall is very thick. It gradually becomes thicker from the muzzle to the tail of the gun. Not only the power is greatly increased, but the safety performance is also very good. Like a tiger?"

Lu Chengqi saw that Su Song hated iron but not steel, felt it was funny, and said: "This is human nature, Su Qing, don't get angry. Besides, don't you and I stay in this stone house? Safety comes first. , There is nothing wrong with what they did. Human life is precious, and ants are willing to cherish their lives, let alone them? Get up, you are not only innocent, but the test firing of artillery is a great achievement!"

Hearing the words of forgiveness from the little emperor, the two apprentices thanked them a thousand times and bowed their heads to stand up.Lu Chengqi sighed: "I have often said that black and gunpowder are strong and difficult to control. If you don't pay attention, you will die. If black and gunpowder develop further, it will turn into yellow and gunpowder, and its power will be even more earth-shattering. If you are negligent, you will die. My ugly words are up front, you are the most high-end talents in Dashun, I don't want you to die because of inattention..."

At this time, a person behind said: "That's right, although I have only been in contact with this gunpowder for a while, it is far more powerful than a tiger. Your Majesty said that artillery is an artifact of war. I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it. That's it." The loud noise is beyond the reach of the power of heaven and earth."

Lu Chengqi looked back, and saw that the speaker stepped into the stone house, it was Shen Kuo.When artillery research was about to succeed, he was still teaching at the Royal University.It's not that he didn't want to participate in casting the cannon, but he knew that the cannon had already entered the experimental stage at that time, if he joined now, wouldn't it be taking credit for it!

No matter how dazed Shen Kuo was and how ignorant of the world he was, he would not be able to do such a thing, and his conscience would be ashamed.He just came from the Royal University when he heard that the artillery was finalized and tested today.Before arriving at the military weapons supervision test range, he heard the loud noise and almost paralyzed him to the ground.After finally regaining his composure, he rushed to the stone house of the test shooting range, when he heard Lu Chengqi emphasizing the safety issue, he couldn't help but second his opinion.

When Shen Kuo interrupted, Lu Chengqi didn't take it for granted, but instead asked: "Shen Qing is here too, just in time, and I'll go with you to see how this cannon works."

Let the two apprentices walk in front, pour water into the cannon chamber, extinguish the sparks, and then tie a dry cloth to the stick and put it into the cannon chamber to dry it, before they dared to invite the emperor to the cannon.The performance of this black and gunpowder is unstable. If there is a spark, it may cause an explosion.

Lu Chengqi touched the gun barrel lightly with his hand, and found that the temperature of the cleaned gun barrel was not high, but it looked warm.It seems that this gun barrel is indeed made of high-quality steel, which absorbs heat quickly and dissipates heat quickly.According to this temperature, it is no problem to fire more than ten cannons in a row.

Seeing Lu Chengqi reaching out to touch the barrel, Tang Xun was so frightened that he shouted: "Your Majesty, no!" It's just that Lu Chengqi was so stupid, he just touched it lightly and felt the temperature of the barrel, and he had to burn himself. Are you willing?
Seeing that Lu Chengqi was fine, Tang Xun was relieved, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, after the artillery shells are fired, the barrel will be very hot. Your Majesty, don't do this risky thing again. If you get burned, you will die! "

　Happy Friday everyone!

　　
　
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