wild trail

Chapter 347
After two months of voyage, the first batch of savages were transported back. With so many people transported and the long sea voyage, when they arrived at the southern port, only two of the original savages, who had nearly 3000 people, were left. More than 500 people.

When they arrived on land, the savages wept with joy. In the past two months, they were used to seeing death. They watched their companions die one after another. The fear of the ocean had been deeply imprinted in their bones.

When they saw the majestic buildings in the southern port, the savages who broke through the gate of hell hugged each other, and after going through all kinds of hardships, they finally came to the kingdom of gods they dreamed of.

The busy folks at the port looked at these naked savages, as if they were looking at their former self. The clothes made people feel ashamed. Compared with these savages, the common people suddenly felt that they were indeed different from before. Looking down at this group of human beings whose eyes are full of fear and excitement.

When the sea ship was about to dock, Zhou Fengyu got the news that he was bound to get this batch of labor. After he sent someone to greet the county magistrate, he hurried to the port with them to receive this group of labor.

Looking at the group of savages gathered together, Zhou Yufeng laughed, but the scar on his face made him look a little hideous and terrifying.

The reception process went smoothly. The young and strong were selected by Zhou Yuyu, and the remaining old and weak women and children were arranged by the county magistrate to live outside the city. They waited for the order of the imperial court and then decided how to allocate these people.

The savages who came back with Zhou Yuyu followed him to the shipyard with anxiety.

The person in front who seemed to be of considerable status did not disappoint them. After arranging accommodation for them, what awaited them was an extremely sumptuous dinner, which could be said to be the best meal they had ever had in their lives. meal.

With longing for a better life in the future, the savages fell asleep in this strange country. This time they slept peacefully, not worrying about the threat of wild animals, nor worrying about the terrible sea and crowded cabins taking people's lives away. life.

After resting for a few days, Zhou Fengfeng began to assign tasks to this group of people. They couldn't do delicate work. The biggest use of hundreds of laborers was to move materials and cut down trees.

People have done these tasks when they were in the Southwest stronghold, and this time they are very quick to do. Under the luxurious life of two meals a day, the savages are full of energy, and hundreds of thick trees are killed in one day. Cut down to clear a large open view around the shipyard.

Zhou Fengyu wrote a memorial, and the celebrity sent it to the capital. In the memorial, he stated the importance of these young men to the shipyard, and asked that the two savage children brought back before be sent here to act as translators, although These people respect Xia Guo very much, but it is inevitable that there will be some misunderstandings due to the language barrier.

The one in Yancheng, the gunpowder base of the Ministry of Industry.

After the firearms demonstration years ago, people realized the great power of this weapon.

After that, the Ministry of Industry devoted most of its energy here.

After more than half a year of little exploration and experimentation, a breakthrough has finally been made.

After continuous experiments, it was found that the problem of insufficient artillery range is mainly due to the problem of charge and air tightness. Excessive charge can easily cause the gun to explode. This problem can only be solved by thickening the barrel. The problem has troubled the craftsmen for a long time, and they only solved this problem not long ago.

This newly made heavy bronze cannon has a heavy identity, and the cannon body is much longer than before. Since the power of the gunpowder explosion is mainly concentrated on the back, the rear cannon body is much thicker than the front, and the overall appearance is from the back to the front. The trend of gradually becoming thinner, so this bronze cannon looks like a pregnant woman with a big belly.

As for the problem of the honeycomb in the barrel, since the iron mold casting method was used, the inside of the barrel is extremely smooth, and it only needs to be polished to be as bright as a mirror.

Looking at the big guy in front of him, Mu Feng was very proud, and couldn't wait to let the craftsmen push it to the experimental field for test shooting.

It is very inconvenient to transport the heavy artillery. Even the wheels added to the artillery require two horned dragons to barely pull it.

After transporting the cannon to the experimental field, and watching the craftsmen methodically load the gunpowder and adjust the angle, Mu Feng was nervous and looking forward to seeing the power geometry of this beautiful cannon.

Ten minutes later, the craftsmen were ready, and after Wooden Wind gave the order to start, the long fuze was ignited.

"boom!"

After a loud noise that shook the sky, the iron ball weighing more than ten kilograms flew into the distance at an extremely fast speed.

Mu Feng looked at the graceful arc drawn by the cannonball in the air with the binoculars, and opened his mouth in surprise.

The cannon shot was so far that the cannonball could not be seen in the telescope until later. Only when the cannonball fell and raised a cloud of dust did we know where the cannonball landed.

"Go quickly and see how far this cannon has shot." Mu Feng said excitedly.

The craftsmen, carrying ropes on their backs, hurried towards the drop point of the shells.

Half an hour later, the distance of this shot was calculated.

"Shang Shu, this cannon fired 500 meters, what a miracle!" The craftsman reported excitedly.

"One thousand and five hundred meters!" Mu Feng exclaimed when he heard the words.

"It is indeed 500 meters." The craftsman said with certainty.

Mu Feng's hands trembled excitedly, Mang Python said: "Test firing is in progress, shoot all the shells."

"As ordered!"

The excited craftsman hurriedly cleaned the barrel.

"Boom!"

The sound of cannons lasted for more than an hour, and it was not until the cannon body became extremely hot that Mufeng made people stop firing.

Walking to the cannon and looking at the intact cannon body, Mu Feng wept with joy.

"Successful, finally successful."

In the palace, an official from the Ministry of Industry hurried to see Wang Lang.

"Your Majesty, great joy, great joy!"

Wang Lang was taken aback, and quickly asked, "Where does the joy come from!"

"Your Majesty, the artillery has been improved successfully. The test firing just now has a full distance of 500 meters, and more than a dozen shells have been fired continuously, but the artillery has not exploded." The official said excitedly.

Hearing this, Wang Lang quickly stood up from his seat and said, "Prepare the car!"

Not long after, Wang Lang rushed to the gunpowder base in a hurry. After seeing Mu Feng, he quickly asked, "Mu Feng, the test shooting is true."

Mu Feng said excitedly: "Your Majesty, it's true, we succeeded."

"Okay, okay, take me to see that artillery." Wang Lang said excitedly.

When Mu Feng took Wang Lang to see the cannon, Wang Lang stroked the smooth cannon body with trembling hands, as if he was treating a beauty.

"With such a sharp weapon, my Great Xia will never have to worry about it."

"Your Majesty, this cannon is so sharp, it will surely double the strength of our army after being equipped with the rescue team." Mu Feng said slowly.

Wang Lang nodded and said, "This cannon is named the General Cannon. How long will it take to make this cannon?"

Mu Feng smiled and said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's reminder to use the iron mold casting method, the production of artillery now saves the process of drying the clay mold in the shade, and there is no need to repeat the production, which saves a lot of time at once. The production of this artillery Half a month is enough."

Wang Lang nodded and said: "Since this is the case, we will produce a large number of artillery pieces in the future, and strive to equip them with the army before the end of the year. Such heavy artillery pieces will be produced first. This is our great weapon for the coastal defense of Great Xia. Small artillery pieces of other specifications must also be produced at the same time. , By the way, let you study the artillery that can be moved by one person, how is it going?"

Mu Feng shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, although the range of the Naturalized Fury Run has been greatly improved, it is too small for one person to carry, basically it is of no practical value. We tried it, and even animal skins can be shot at a distance of 20 meters." Not broken."

Wang Lang sighed and said: "Continue to study. If this kind of firearm can penetrate armor at 50 meters, it will be more useful than bows and arrows. It takes a lot of time to train an archer, but if you have this kind of firearm, even women and children can do it." Can kill a warrior, research cannot be stopped."

Mu Feng said: "I will do my best to research it."

Speaking of this, Wang Lang said: "Yesterday, the dragon cavalry sent the news that Li Mu's side has sent back the first batch of manpower. I also agreed to Zhou Fengfeng's request to keep the young and strong in the shipyard. In the future, more labor will be sent. , let’s give priority to your Ministry of Industry, I have invested a lot of manpower and money in you, you must make achievements, or other ministers will come to me to make trouble, and I will have an explanation.”

When Mu Feng heard the words, those who went to the market paid homage to Wang Lang, "I will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations."

"Okay, Xia Guo's technology will be handed over to you. The artillery matter should be done as soon as possible. Dozens of them will be produced this month. After they are finished, they will be sent to the harbor first." Wang Lang said in a deep voice.

Mu Feng nodded and said, "I obey!" '

"Apart from the bronze cannon, is there any progress on the iron cannon?" Wang Lang asked.

"We have tested it. Although iron cannons can be used to make them, it will be scary, but our quality is indeed not as good as bronze cannons. With the same thickness, the shooting range is not as good as bronze cannons. Moreover, the steel cannon body is easy to explode, but it is used to It is not a problem to produce some small guns, and the range can also hit a distance of 400 meters."

Wang Lang nodded and said: "After all, our copper is limited. Before new copper mines are discovered, bronze is used for heavy artillery, and iron is used for those used in field battles. We strive to have hundreds of them in the Xia Kingdom within a year." Large and small artillery."

Hearing such a difficult task, Mu Feng suddenly felt that he was under a lot of pressure, but Wang Lang gave him such a large degree of support, even if he had to bite the bullet, he still had to complete it.

"I obey the order." Mu Feng bowed.

The two puppet chatted for a while, and Wang Lang left here.

The successful production of the cannon immediately increased his confidence in winning. As long as he was the first to master the firearm, he would have enough capital to fight against the dinosaurs with cold weapons. In front of firearms, even if they have physical advantages, A single shot can also make their flesh and blood fly.

Back at the palace, Wang Lang issued an order to the defenders of Tongshan City, asking them to send an army of 500 people to the south to clear up the giant bugs entrenched in the south.

According to the news sent back by the navy, Wang Lang believed that these congregations were a threat to the development of the south. Since these disgusting things are so huge and dare to reproduce on their own territory, he will naturally not let them continue to keep this In the world, this military order can be said to be a reminder for those giant insects. Human beings who have entered a civilized society want to exterminate a certain animal, it is simply a piece of cake.

With the dragon cavalry, Xia Guo can pass military orders much faster than in ancient China. Good communication can greatly consolidate the rule of Xia Guo. In today's Xia Kingdom, the size of the dragoon cavalry is about 100 people. Except for the use of soldiers, the rest are distributed in every major city for message transmission.

After the military order arrived at Tongshan City, the local generals immediately dispatched two troops to prepare supplies and march to the south.

What is the enemy of this battle? Wang Lang has clearly written in the military order. It is just a giant bug. The soldiers who went out did not have the slightest pressure in their hearts. A large part of the 500 people sent out were recruits who had just joined the army for a year. , this time just to test the results of a year of training.

With 500 soldiers and 300 auxiliary soldiers, the army of nearly 1000 people lined up in a long line, walking on a smooth road like a red dragon.

At the same time as the army set off, three sea ships set off again from the southern port, and the next return will be four months later.

Zhou Fengyu received Wang Lang's reply, and after learning that his request was approved, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. If Wang Lang disagreed with his request and sent these labors to other places, the shipyard would be in a situation where no one could be used.

The construction of the sea ship is very fast, with such sufficient manpower, the craftsmen and labor in the dock, shuttle back and forth like ants, the huge skeleton of the sea ship is placed in the dock, and in a few months, two brand new sea ships It will be officially equipped with the Dao Navy, and in Wang Lang's order, Tiebei explained that gun ports should be left on both sides of the new ship's hull for the future placement of the general's guns.

In terms of the tonnage of Xia Guo's naturalized sea ships, only a dozen cannons can be placed on a ship. Even so, Wang Lang feels that such firepower, after training, is enough to repel any invading enemy.

In a few months, there are bare tree stumps everywhere around the shipbuilding. At this rate, within a few years, the jungle near the port will completely disappear in this world. The trees that have multiplied for millions of years, With the rise of Xia Kingdom, it will slowly disappear in the long river of history.

The dense jungle disappeared, and the sun shone from the heart on this perennially dark land. The wet land gradually became dry and hard, and the low weeds did not have to compete with the tall trees for the once rare sunshine. After the trees disappeared, the shipyard There are lush weeds everywhere, and bright wild flowers bloom in patches, attracting all kinds of nectar-loving insects.

The folks who have seen beekeeping in Yancheng made beehives for these bees flying around. These insects gave the folks here a rare taste of delicacies that they could not afford before.

(End of this chapter)